Deng Ai left with his front foot, and Lu Xun said with his back foot: "Your Majesty, as Mr. Wenhe said, in case Zhuge Liang reminded Liu Bei to be on guard, didn't Deng Shizai go with 10,000 soldiers to die." ”

"Don't worry, I have another plan." Su Zhe looked up at a glass of wine, and his words were full of confidence.

Lu Xun and the generals looked at each other, and their hearts were full of suspicions, guessing what kind of tricks their unpredictable heavenly sons had.

Could it be that it has something to do with Ma Jun?

However, Ma Jun is just a master of machinery, and what kind of trick can he have, at most, it is just a sharp weapon like the Divine Thunder Cannon.

Facts have proven that the Divine Thunder Cannon is useless against the Sword Pavilion Pass, and it is obviously unrealistic to want to break through the level with new weapons alone.

In that case, what did Ma Jun say to the Son of Heaven?

Everyone was suspicious and speculated, but Su Zhe didn't say anything to them, deliberately hanging their appetite.

That night, Deng Ai led 10,000 soldiers and horses to leave the Sword Pavilion camp, but went south to Chengdu.

After Deng Ai left, Su Zhe stopped attacking the Sword Pavilion Pass, and ordered the 200,000 troops to set up camp in front of the pass and stand still.

Deng Ai took 10,000 soldiers and horses and arrived at Fucheng first, but suddenly turned halfway down the road and went straight to Jiangyou City in the west.

……

Sword Pavilion Pass.

Above the Guancheng, Liu Bei stood proudly with his sword, looking down at the boundless Wei camp in front of the pass, and there was a trace of pride between the gray eyebrows.

"Prime Minister, everything is as you expected, the Su thief can't attack the Sword Pavilion, so he can only consume it with us." Liu Bei stroked his short beard and looked at Zhuge Liang with a smile.

What he saw was a face with dark sword eyebrows and a silent voice.

Zhuge Liang didn't have much pride, nor did he relax a little, looking at that serious expression, he seemed to be pondering something.

"Is the prime minister still worried about anything?" Liu Bei saw some clues, and his tone became uneasy.

Zhuge Liang's thoughts returned to reality, but he said: "The minister is thinking, the Su thief is the head of the Nine Wonders, and he has always been a treacherous traitor, knowing that the Sword Pavilion Pass is indestructible, but he still refuses to withdraw his troops in front of the Guan, and the minister feels that he will not fight a protracted war with us so easily." ”

"The prime minister's meaning ......" Liu Bei became more and more uneasy.

"The minister guesses that with the treacherous nature of the Su thief, it is likely that some conspiracy is brewing again."

Liu Bei's face changed slightly, and he shivered behind his back, and the smugness on his face dissipated.

Guan Yu snorted coldly: "Prime Minister, I think you are too cautious, we have the Sword Pavilion in our hands, blocking his way to the north, let him play tricks again, what can we do." ”

"Yun Chang, are you sure that the Sword Pavilion is the only pass connecting the north and the south?" Zhuge Liang asked rhetorically.

Guan Yu was stunned, but said: "The pass connecting the north and south of Yizhou, of course, is not only the Sword Pavilion, but also from Bajun to the north, through Langzhong, bypassing the Sword Pavilion, and leading to Hanzhong." However, these roads are densely covered with mountains, not to mention that it is difficult to walk, and it is not easy to transport grain, which is far less easy to walk than the Sword Pavilion Road. ”

After a pause, Guan Yu said again: "But the prime minister doesn't have to worry, I have left people and horses on the front line in Langzhong, and I have arranged many sentry posts, as long as the Su thief dares to divide the troops, we will know soon." ”

"It turns out that the prime minister is worried that Su Zhe thief wants to divide his troops to bypass the Sword Pavilion and attack our flank."

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "The prime minister also heard it, Yun Chang has already taken precautions, and there is nothing to worry about." ”

Zhuge Liang was silent, and the vigilance between his eyebrows was still not dissipated.

After a while, he looked at Zhang Ren: "General Zhang, you are the number one general in Shu, and you have lived in Yizhou for a long time, tell me, in addition to the trail in Langzhong, is there any other way to bypass our Sword Pavilion?" ”

"Well, let me think about it......" Zhang Ren frowned, meditating and thinking hard.

After a while, Zhang Ren suddenly thought of something, and said: "I remember, in fact, there is another road, which is to walk seven hundred miles of mountain road from Jiangyou City to Yinping City, and this road is called Yinping Road." ”

As soon as these words came out, Guan Yu's expression immediately changed, and he said hurriedly: "What Yin Ping Dao, Ben will guard Yizhou for so long, why have you never heard of it?" ”

Zhang Ren said with a smile: "The general doesn't know, most of the seven hundred miles of Yinping Mountain are lofty mountains, since ancient times, only smuggler salt dealers, in order to avoid the check-in at the pass, will take the risk of taking this road, and often only two or three out of ten people can get out alive." ”

"Such a difficult trail, naturally few people know, don't say it's General Guan, we don't know about it, if I hadn't gone to Jiangyou to quell the rebellion, I wouldn't have remembered such a road."

Hearing this, Guan Yu disagreed, "Since it is a dead end of nine lives and one death, then there is nothing to worry about." ”

"No!"

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan and said in a deep voice: "That Su thief likes to be strange the most in his life, he hasn't used any dangerous tricks, and he must have wanted to divide his troops to take this yin and flat path, and unexpectedly copied the back road of our army!" ”

Liu Bei's expression was shocked, but he said, "Prime Minister, does that Su thief really have such courage?" ”

"Your Majesty, let's eat that thief's loss, even if it is only a possibility, we must not underestimate it." Zhuge Liang's tone became more and more solemn.

Liu Bei suddenly became nervous, didn't dare not pay attention to it, and hurriedly said: "Then according to the prime minister's opinion, should I immediately send heavy troops to Yinping to increase the defense?" ”

"Not really." Zhuge Liang smiled again, "This road is so difficult to walk, it is impossible for the Su thieves to send many soldiers and horses, Your Majesty only needs to send 3,000 soldiers and horses to Yinping, and hold on to the crossing without fighting, the sneak attack of the Su thieves is blocked in the mountains and cannot come out, and the food will be exhausted in a few days, and there is no need for our army to do it." ”

Liu Bei suddenly realized, and shouted: "Guan Ping listens to the order!" ”

"The end will be." Guan Ping hurriedly stepped forward.

Liu Bei said sharply: "You should have heard the Prime Minister's words, I will give you 3,000 soldiers and horses now, and order you to go to the village at the Yinping Pass, only defend and not fight, do you understand?" ”

"The last general will take the order, Your Majesty, rest assured, the last general will never let the Su thief's conspiracy succeed!"

Guan Ping was generous and confident, received Liu Bei's will, and left happily.

Three thousand elite soldiers of the Han Kingdom, under the leadership of Guan Ping, came out of the north gate of the Sword Pavilion and went straight to Yinping.

After sending Guan Ping away, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Zhuge Liang with approving, and sighed: "Fortunately, there is a prime minister, who has seen through the tricks of the Su thief, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled faintly, shook his feather fan and said: "Your Majesty, just wait for General Xiaoguan's good news, this battle is expected to lose at least more than 10,000 people, which is enough to severely frustrate the Wei army." ”

Liu Bei laughed, looked at Wei Ying outside the gate, and sneered: "Su Zhe, do you really think that you are omnipotent, this time, it is finally a step higher!" ”