Dou came to Wuguan City, but Tian Yu did not leave Wuguan.

On Wuguan City, Tian Yu looked at Adou under the city, and sighed silently in his heart, if he is really a hero out of a young man, Cao Cao once sighed, and he should be like Sun Zhongmou when he gave birth to a son, but Sun Quan was far inferior to Adou at Adou's age.

Tian Yu hugged his fist at Adou and said loudly: "Childe, go straight along the road after Wuguan, and it will be Yongzhou after passing through the Qingni Pass, Tian will not send it!" ”

"Lord Tian, today's grace, I will repay him tomorrow!" After Adou finished speaking, he walked towards the Wuguan with the Seven Evil Guards.

The Wuguan was empty, there was no one on the street, and it was obvious that Tian Yu had transferred all the people and horses in advance. Adou rode his horse wildly, and in a blink of an eye, he was out of the martial arts.

Tian Yu walked down the city tower and looked west, the smoke and dust brought up by the Seven Guards gradually disappeared outside the pass, and Tian Yu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Close the gates of the city at once, and give a decree that every soldier who is at the gate today shall be rewarded with a gold. Today's events, no one is allowed to spread the word, and they will be beheaded if they violate the order, and their families will be worthy of the frontier! Tian Yu said.

"The last will be ordered!" The general immediately replied.

Tian Yu looked into the distance again, and then sighed softly: "Uncle Liuhuang, for the kindness of the year, I, Tian Yu, can be regarded as repaying you today...... Liu Chan Gongzi, don't be careless when you go, don't think that when you arrive in Yongzhou, you will have a wide sky, this Yongzhou assassin Zhang Ji is not so easy to deal with......"

……

Changan.

At this time, Yongzhou Thorn Shi Zhang was in Chang'an. And except for Zhang Ji. The former military division Zhong and Wudu Taishou Yang Fu were also in Chang'an City.

Zhang Ji was an official in the seventeenth year of Jian'an. Served as the assassin of Yongzhou. Because after Cao Cao returned from Hanzhong, he did not set up a history of Liangzhou Thorn. Therefore, Zhang Ji, the Yongzhou, managed the two states of Yongliang at the same time at this time.

Zhong Xuan is Zhong Huidi's father. When Cao Cao conquered Zhang Ludi in Hanzhong. was appointed as a former military division. It is located in Chang'an. Responsible for the distribution of grain and grass. Ensure the supply of Cao Cao's army. And not long after. Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong. Zhong Xuan then took charge of the supply of grain and grass to Cao Cao in Chang'an. Followed by. Wu Wei, Yan Jun, Zhang Ye and Luan. Jiuquan Huanghua, Xiping and so on simultaneously raised the county counter. Liangzhou fell into chaos. At this time, Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou because of Guan Yu. There is no way to crusade. So he ordered Zhong Miao to continue to sit in Chang'an. Assist Zhang Ji to guard Yongzhou.

Yang Fu is the Taishou of Wudu. At the beginning, Ma Chao was defeated and returned to Liangzhou. Regroup your forces and prepare to attack Cao Cao again. At that time, Ma Chao felt that Yang Fu was a righteous man. did not kill Yang Fu. But I didn't expect that Yang Fu was not only not grateful. Instead, he was determined to oppose Ma Chao. borrowed soldiers and horses from Jiang Xu. Counterattack Ma Chao. Later, there was a big battle with Ma Chao. He was shot five times and still did not die. After Cao Cao retired from Hanzhong. Feng Yang Fu is the Taishou of Wudu. However, Yang Fu has not been in office for long. met Wu Wei, Yan Jun, Zhang Ye and Luan. Jiuquan Huanghua, Xiping and so on simultaneously raised the county counter. Yang Fu was forced to flee to Chang'an.

Other than that. There is also a powerful figure in Chang'an City. It is Guo Huai, the mayor of Zhenxi. Guo Huai was originally Zhang Di's deputy general. At the beginning, Adou went to Jingzhou to rescue Guan Yu. Wei Yan and Ma Chaoyangping attacked Chang'an. Cao Cao had ordered Zhang to resist. Later, Zhang Huijun. Guo Huai was left in Chang'an. He served as the mayor of Zhenxi.

Coupled with second-rate generals such as Jiang Xu, Liang Kuan, Zhao Qu, Yin Feng, and Zhao Ang, Chang'an City at this time can be regarded as a hidden dragon and a crouching tiger, with a lot of talents.

However, even if Chang'an has such a luxurious lineup, Yongzhou Zhang is still sad at this time. This Wuwei Yan Jun, Zhang Ye and Luan, Jiuquan Huanghua, Xiping Yan and others simultaneously rebelled, and seeing that they had threatened Tianshui, Zhang Ji's troops to defend Yongzhou were slightly insufficient. Originally, Zhang Ji planned to wait for Cao Cao to return to the army from Morocco to be able to send some people to Yongzhou, but at this time, Runan was in turmoil, and Cao Cao would inevitably send troops to solve the chaos in Runan first, and he should not care about Liangzhou in a short time. And today, Zhang Ji received even worse news, Cao Cao is dead!

Zhang Ji felt that if Cao Cao died, Liu Bei and Sun Quan would definitely not be idle, and they might attack in a big way when the time came. Sun Quan's side said that he had just occupied Jingzhou, and he should not be able to draw out many soldiers and horses, and there were Cao Ren in Xiangyang and Zhang Liao in Hefei, and the two were battle-hardened veterans, and Sun Quan had just lost Lu Meng and others, so even if Sun Quan attacked Xiangyang and Hefei, he should not be able to take advantage of anything.

But Liu Bei is different, now Liu Bei sits on two rivers, has hundreds of thousands of troops under his command, and Liu Bei has lost Jingzhou, if you want to go north to the Central Plains, the only way is to attack Yongzhou out of Yangping Pass.

Zhang Ji has been overwhelmed by the rebellion in Liangzhou, if Liu Bei takes advantage of this time to send troops to rob with real fire, then it is really very difficult to hold Yongzhou.

Zhang Ji and Zhong are both strategic masters, the two discussed it, and decided to abandon the peripheral cities of Yongzhou, instead shrink the defense, directly abandon Longxi and other cities, and concentrate their troops in Tianshui, Chencang and other important places, and at the same time Zhang Ji also sent people to Hexi, Beidi and other places to mobilize reinforcements.

In the small courtyard, Zhong Miao was holding a brush in his hand and was practicing calligraphy with ink. Next to him, Zhang Ji walked back and forth, and beads of sweat appeared faintly on his head.

Zhong Xuan put down the pen and said, "De Rong, don't shake back and forth, it's all shaking me dizzy!" ”

"I said, Lord Zhong, why aren't you in a hurry! The prime minister is gone, maybe Liu Bei will come over soon! Zhang Ji said.

"The soldiers are coming to the enemy water to the earth weir, Liu Bei is just a small trouble, not to worry about!" Saying this, Zhong Xuan sighed and looked at the sky in the distance.

"Troubles?" Zhang Ji opened his mouth in surprise, this Zhong Xuan is too good, Liu Bei is such a powerful character, in Zhong Xuan's eyes, it is just a small trouble

"Then I don't know what the big trouble is in the eyes of Lord Zhong?" Zhang Ji said.

"Liu Bei's son Liu Chan!" Zhong said softly.

"Liu Chan?" Zhang Ji was stunned again, and then said, "Lord Zhong is too alarmist. This Liu Chan is just a yellow-haired son, although he is both civil and military, but where can he compare to Liu Bei! ”

"De Jong, listen to me slowly. Thirty years ago, the world was in turmoil, and a group of heroes rose together, but this group of heroes can be regarded as heroes at most, and among them, only the prime minister and Liu Bei can be called heroes. The prime minister raised troops from Chen Liu, and fought for decades before he laid down this great country; And Liu Bei started from scratch, and now he has become a prince. However, the real trace of this Liu Bei is after meeting Zhuge Liang again, before that, Liu Bei has always been under the fence, but when he met Zhuge Liang, in just ten years, he has achieved such a big foundation, it can be said that Liu Bei can have today, all thanks to Zhuge Kongming's strategy! ”

"Although Liu Bei has great ambitions, he has no strategy and mediocre ability, and now Liu Bei is over sixty years old and is about to die, so I say that Liu Bei is just a small trouble. But this Liu Chan is different, Liu Chan is only sixteen years old this year, but he can rely on the power of one person to reverse the situation of Guan Yu's death in Jingzhou, looking at the world, even if it is Emperor Qin and Han Wu, at the age of sixteen, he is not as powerful as Liu Chan! Zhong Xuan said.

"Hmph, it's just luck......" Zhang glanced disdainfully. Hearing Zhong praise Liu Chan like this, Zhang Ji was very unhappy.

"De Jong, don't say that! This Liu Chan is not just because of good luck. Liu Chan's scheming is so deep that it is by no means imaginable to ordinary people! Just imagine, Liu Chan, as the son of Liu Bei, stayed well in Chengdu, why did he risk going to Jingzhou? Zhong asked.

Without waiting for Zhang Ji to answer, Zhong Xuan continued: "Liu Bei has not established a reserve for a long time, and Liu Chan has saved Guan Gong for thousands of miles, just for this storage position!" ”

Zhang Ji also understood at this time, but Zhang Ji still frowned, and said, "But this is too risky!" Although you can get Guan Yu's support in this way, it is not worth gambling with your own life! Besides, Liu Bei has many courtiers, and only the officials of Yizhou are divided into factions, and only one Guan Yu can play a big role? ”

"De Jong, you have to underestimate Guan Yu. Although Liu Bei had many officials and factions, the civil servants were mainly Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and Zhang Song, while the military generals were Guan Yu. Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong are both wise people, and they are wise to protect themselves, and this prince is Liu Bei's family affair, and the two will not participate in this battle for succession; Therefore, the only people who can influence Liu Bei are Zhang Song and Guan Yu. Although this Zhang Song is an official from Shudi, he is just a courtier. Guan Yu is different, the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu is a brotherhood.

As long as Guan Yuhua supports Liu Chan, presumably Liu Chan's position is nine out of ten! Zhong said.

Zhang Ji nodded: "This Liu Chan is really bold enough, dare to risk his life to fight for this storage position!" ”

"Yes, I look at Liu Bei, quite the style of Jin Chong'er back then, but this Chong'er is just a prince, so although Liu Bei is ambitious, he can only become a prince. But looking at what Liu Chan did, he was resolute, with the courage of the overlord of Chu, the strategy of Zhang Zifang, and the ambition of Gaozu, if he was left alone, he would become a generation of heroes one day, and it would be impossible to dominate the world. That's why I said, this Liu Chan is a big trouble! Zhong Xuan said.

Zhang Ji nodded, to be honest, Zhang Ji didn't think that Cao Cao's sons could compare to Adou, but now Zhang Ji still cares about Liu Bei, so Zhang Ji said: "What Lord Zhong said is, but I think it will take time to wait for Liu Chancheng to become a climate, and now this Liu Bei is the urgent need." If Liu Bei is attacking with all his might, what should we do? ”

"Four words, keep Chang'an!" Zhong Xuan replied.

"Please also ask Lord Zhong for advice." Zhang said humbly.

Although Zhang Ji is the Taishou of Yongzhou, his familiarity with Yongzhou is still not as good as Zhong Xuan. Zhong was named the captain of Sili by Cao Cao in the early years of Jian'an, and the governor of the Guanzhong army. Zhong Miao has been guarding Chang'an for decades, except for Ma Chao's time, Yongzhou has never missed, so Zhang Ji still hopes to get some experience from Zhong.

Zhong Xuan stroked his beard lightly and said: "The most important place in Guanzhong is Chang'an, this Chang'an is like a gate between Guanzhong and Guanwai, so other places in Guanzhong can be abandoned, but Chang'an must be guarded." If Liu Bei really attacked, Tianshui and other places could be defended, and if they couldn't defend it, they would simply give up, as long as Chang'an was still in our hands, then there would still be a chance to counterattack. ”

"Lord Zhong, wouldn't that give Liangzhou to Liu Bei?" Zhang Ji asked.

"The kind of place in Liangzhou, the land is vast and sparsely populated, and it is connected to the Qiang land, plus the people in Liangzhou are wild and do not obey education, if Liu Bei occupies Liangzhou, it will contain Liu Bei's forces." Zhong Kai explained.

Zhang Ji nodded, this Zhong Xuan said that Liangzhou is too far away from the Central Plains, even if there is the existence of the Western Regions Protectorate, but Liangzhou is still not easy to manage. In the past few years, Liangzhou has had several rebellions, and the rebellion in the four counties of Liangzhou is a good example. Coupled with the constant harassment of the Qiang and ethnic groups, Liangzhou is indeed very unpeaceful. It would be good if the Han Dynasty was peaceful and prosperous, but now that the Han Dynasty is in a civil war, the eyes of the princes are focused on the Central Plains, and Liangzhou, which is vast and sparsely populated and difficult to govern, does seem very chicken.

Then Zhang Ji asked again: "Lord Zhong, this Yongzhou is also a vast field for thousands of miles, rich in products, and it is abandoned without it."

Isn't it cheap Liu Bei? ”

"Don't worry about this, we can't get it, and we can't let Liu Bei get it. If Liu Bei does not attack Chang'an for a long time, when the reinforcements from Xudu arrive, this Longdi will become a battlefield. As long as we spread the war to the entire Yongzhou, when the time comes, the people will not be able to produce, and Liu Bei will not get anything. ”

"Isn't it bitter for the people of Yongzhou since then?" Zhang Ji said a little unbearably.

"A few years ago, the prime minister moved the people of Nanyang, if that is really the case, we will move the people of Yongzhou to Nanyang." Zhong said.

"That's all there is to it." Zhang Ji nodded slightly, and at this moment, Xiao Xiao ran in, saw Zhang Ji, and immediately opened his mouth to report: "Lord Hui, Hao Zhao and Wei Ping, the generals of Hexi Miscellaneous Horn, have arrived outside the city with three thousand men. ”

"It seems that the reinforcements from Hexi have arrived, Lord Zhong, how about we go and meet this Zhao and Wei Ping together?" Zhang Ji asked.

"That's fine." Zhong replied with a smile.

……

Adou took the Seven Evil Guards to run all the way along the road, and when they got out of the Qingni Pass, they entered the boundary of Yongzhou.

The defenders of the Qingni Pass were unable to stop the charge of the Seven Guards at all. However, Adou knew that his whereabouts were also exposed, and the pursuers should arrive soon, and now they should return to Shu as quickly as possible.

Walk northwest along the mountain road, and after Lantian is Chang'an City, and if you go directly to the west, it won't take long to reach the Meridian Valley. And the meridian valley and then go west is the sloping valley, from the sloping valley to the west through the Chencang is the Sanguan, and then the Sanguan goes west to the boundary of Tianshui, where you can still go from the upper valley or the wooden gate to the Qishan into Hanzhong. It can be said that for today's Adou, there are many roads to go.

The north entrance of the Meridian Valley is the closest to the Qingwa Pass, only a little more than a hundred miles, and a hundred miles can be reached by the cavalry in Adou's hands in half a day.

Half a day later, Adou and the Seven Guards had arrived at the mouth of the Meridian Valley.

Adou took Wen Qin disguised as a common man, came to the mouth of the valley, looking from a distance, the guards of the Meridian Valley are not very many, but a little lax, the Cao army did not build a city wall or anything like that at the mouth of the Meridian Valley, only a few rejecting deer and horses blocked there, is there a merchant traveling in and out from here, and the defenders in front of the door did not make it difficult, as long as they paid enough money to pass through, they were allowed to pass.

Seeing this situation, Adou was confident, with the charging speed and piercing ability of the Seven Evil Guards, he would definitely be able to easily break through the defender strength in front of the Meridian Valley and enter the valley.

"Wen Qin, you wait here, I'll go and find out the situation." After Adou finished speaking, he got up and walked towards Taniguchi.

In order to prevent people from recognizing him, Adou deliberately brought a big hat on his head. And with his head down, he covered most of Zhang Lian, plus the samurai uniform on his body and the sword at his waist, he was no different from a ranger.

The defenders in front of Meridian Valley were obviously not in charge enough, and seeing that Adou was dressed as a ranger, he was a little vigilant, but after Adou handed over the passing Lijin, the defenders did not embarrass him, and directly let Adou pass.

After Adou entered the Meridian Valley, he immediately rushed forward, and according to the speed of Adou's thousands of miles a day, he ran out of dozens of miles in a short time. At this time, Adou has appeared, the road in front of him is becoming more and more difficult to walk, not only the road has become very narrow, and the road surface is undulating, and then going forward, the road is more difficult to walk, at this time Adou finally appeared a problem, the road in the Meridian Valley, so rugged, and there are many detours, such a road horses simply run, marching in the Meridian Valley, the car and the horse may not be able to walk dozens of miles a day, and the speed of walking is the fastest, running faster and even able to catch up with the horses.

Adou frowned, the people under his command were all cavalry, and the advantage in speed of walking the Meridian Valley could not be waved at all. Moreover, the Meridian Valley is 660 miles long, and it takes nearly a month for people to walk on foot. In a month's time, people's food can still be solved, but the forage consumed by the more than 700 horses is several times that of people, and Adou has no place to get enough food and grass now.

According to Adou's current grain and grass situation, it is definitely unrealistic for cavalry to go to Meridian Valley. And if you dismount and walk, the risk is too great. Once Cao Jun chased after him from behind and lost the advantage of his horses, it was a chase battle. In a place like Meridian Valley, where the road is difficult, the pursuers definitely have an advantage over those who flee. At that time, Adou could have run away with light skills, but the other brothers were miserable.

At this time, Adou was the commander, and although he only had more than 200 brothers under his command, Adou still had to take on the responsibility of the commander. Moreover, after more than a month, the Seven Guards followed Adou's side, loyal to Adou, and fought without complaints, Adou and the Seven Guards also had feelings, after all, the chivalrous thoughts have been deeply ingrained in Adou's heart, if Adou is now allowed to abandon the Seven Guards and return to Hanzhong alone, Adou will definitely feel guilty for a lifetime.

"It seems that this Meridian Valley is impossible to go!" Adou sighed softly, flew back, and soon returned to the outside of Meridian Valley.

"Childe, what's the situation, this Meridian Valley may pass?" Wen Qin asked.

Adou shook his head, and then spoke, "Our Seven Guards can't get through the Meridian Valley. I don't think it's as good as this, you first take your family back to Shu from the Meridian Valley, and I will lead the Seven Guards to attract Cao Jun's attention and go back to Shu through the Slope Valley. ”

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