Chapter 1307: Fa Zheng arrives at Jiameng Pass
If you can convince Meng Da, it will be a great credit, Lu Bu wants to attack Yizhou, Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Sword Pavilion are the only way to go, if the defense is tight, just these three places can make the army pay a heavy price, and convincing Meng Da means that he controls Jiameng Pass and Sword Pavilion, which is of great significance.
Under Lu Bu, if you want to get a higher position, you must have enough credit, and the same is true for civil officials, Qin Tian believes that with the background of the Black Ice Platform, he can become the core figure under Lu Bu, and the attack on Yizhou is the beginning of this matter.
Jiameng Pass, Meng Da is more leisurely, at this time there are 5,000 troops in Jiameng Pass, with the danger of Jiameng Pass, even if the enemy army has 100,000 soldiers and horses, but also to stop at Jiameng Pass, for Liu Bei to conquer Yizhou, Meng Da has absolute confidence, as the initial general who took refuge in Liu Bei, he will get benefits are also obvious.
Meng Da was very fortunate about the original choice, but Zhang Song's death in Yizhou still made Meng Da more vigilant, and now the people of the Meng family are in Yizhou, so he just shirked the order issued by Liu Zhang, after all, it is difficult for the army in Jiameng Pass at this time to form too much threat to Liu Bei, as long as Liu Bei can seize Yizhou, he is a great hero.
However, after the news of Hanzhong's troops reached Jiameng Pass, Meng Da did not have the leisure he used to have, what kind of person was Lu Bu, and even the princes and the alliance army had to suffer a big loss in his hands, even if he had 5,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, Meng Da still did not have much confidence.
Lu Bu has absolute prestige among the generals, not only in the army under Lu Bu, but also in the armies of other princes.
When Liu Bei is mentioned, the generals of the other princes may call him Liu Da'er, but when they mention LΓΌ Bu, they are more likely to be called a general or the Marquis of Jin, and LΓΌ Bu has already won the respect of other generals with his martial prowess.
"The Marquis of Jin sent troops to attack Baishui Pass, and there were only 2,000 soldiers and horses in Baishui Pass at this time." Meng Da had a sad face.
"General, General Liu has tens of thousands of troops in his hands, you might as well let him send troops to rescue Jiameng Pass, and General Liu's army has such sharp weapons as thunderbolts and bed crossbows, with the topography of Jiameng Pass, it is naturally easy to block the army of the Marquis of Jin." Adjutant said.
Meng Da nodded and said: "This is reasonable, but General Liu does not have many soldiers and horses in his hands, and if you ask him for help, I am afraid it will be difficult to get reinforcements." β
The adjutant general said in a low voice: "General Liu doesn't have the soldiers of the Yizhou Army in his hands, these soldiers, even if they are General Liu, they will not be appointed with confidence, rather than this, it is better to let him send these soldiers to the general's command, with the prestige of the general in the Yizhou Army, if you get the help of these soldiers and horses, why worry about the army of the Marquis of Jin." β
Meng Da's eyes lit up, if he wants to get more benefits, he must have enough strength in his hands, and now he controls no more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, which is still a little small in number, even if he has no intention of competing with Liu Bei, after the strength in his hands is strong, even Liu Bei has to give him more respect.
"General Ben ordered you to go to General Liu's army to ask for thunderbolts, bed crossbows, and reinforcements." Meng Dadao.
As soon as the words fell, a general walked into the room and said, "General, Lord Fazheng has arrived outside the gate." β
Meng Da was shocked, although he secretly took refuge in Liu Bei, indicating that Shang was still Yizhou's soldiers and horses, and Meng Da really betrayed Liu Zhang, which is known to everyone in Yizhou, and the fate of the Legalist family in Yizhou can be imagined, regardless of the old and young, all of them will be executed.
"Let the Fa-sama enter the customs quietly." Meng Da instructed.
The matter of his defection to Liu Bei is only known to his confidants and generals, and he must not be too public.
After Fa Zheng listened to the general's words, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, he chose to take refuge in Liu Bei, there were him, Zhang Song and Meng Da, but now Zhang Song is dead, the Fa family is unlucky, but the Meng family has not been damaged in Yizhou, he understands Liu Bei's intentions, and he is more worried about Meng Da.
Not only Liu Bei, Fa Zheng also has some scruples about Meng Da, the three of them have been friends for many years, he still knows more about Meng Da's temperament, as long as there are enough interests, Meng Da will be shaken, what kind of person is Lu Bunai, that is a world-famous general, if Lu Bu allows heavy profits, will Meng Da maintain his current position.
Fa Zheng's arrival was not only to supervise Meng Da, but also to control the army, and he believed that Meng Da would not choose this time to go against Liu Bei.
"Xiaozhi, now that the battle of Mianzhu has just been won, the lord will definitely lead the troops to attack Yucheng, at such a critical moment, how did Xiaozhi get to Jiameng Pass?" Meng Da wondered.
"The Marquis of Jin ordered Zhao Yun to be the vanguard of the army, and he was coming to Baishui Pass, so the lord sent him to help." Fa Zheng stared at Meng Dadao with burning eyes, Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass and Sword Pavilion, and now they are all in the hands of Meng Da, if Meng Da betrays Liu Bei at this time, it will have a huge impact on the Jingzhou army.
Meng Dadao: "With the danger of Jiameng Pass and Sword Pavilion, even if the Marquis of Jin has 100,000 soldiers and horses, he will not want to enter Yizhou. β
Fa Zheng, who had been quietly observing Meng Da, nodded slightly and said, "Having said that, the means of the Marquis of Jin have to be guarded against. β
"That's right, with filial piety and help, why can't you stop the army of the Marquis of Jin." Meng Da sneered.
"The lord has an order, and now the affairs in the army, you and I will discuss and act." Fa Zheng said lightly.
Meng Da clenched his fists and said: "Obey General Liu's orders." β
Seeing that between Meng Da's words, he did not call Liu Bei the lord, Fa Zheng asked: "Could it be that at such a time, General Meng still has concerns?" Liu Zhang is bound to not last long, although the Marquis of Jin occupies Hanzhong, as long as he sticks to Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass, it will be difficult for his army to advance. β
"Filial piety, the Jin Marquis army has such siege weapons as thunderbolts, even if it is the Jiameng Pass and Baishui Pass, with the help of thunderbolts, I don't know, how dangerous Longguan is, but Ma Teng relied on the power of the thunderbolt to break through the Longguan guarded by the Bingzhou army, does Xiaozhi think that the soldiers and horses under the command of this general are stronger than the Bingzhou army?"
Fa Zheng fell silent when he heard this, he knew that what Meng Da said was very reasonable, under the condition that the princes were vigorously developing the strength of their armies, Yizhou had fallen too far behind, and the thunderbolt and bed crossbow and other sharp weapons to defend the city had become an important force on the battlefield.
"Filial piety, if General Liu is willing to send craftsmen to the army to be responsible for building thunderbolts and bed crossbows, it will be much easier to defend Jiameng Pass, and it will greatly avoid the loss of the army." Speaking of this, Meng Da's eyes lit up.
(End of chapter)