Liu Yong immediately asked Pang Tong to send someone to send a letter to Liu Zhang in Chengdu, which said: "Jingzhou is in trouble, Yong has lived in Xichuan for a long time, and it is difficult to sleep and eat, and if you want to leave, I hereby resign!" ”

As soon as he sent a letter to Liu Zhang, Liu Yong once again received a fast horse from Jingzhou: "Chaisang is unharmed, Jiangdong is defeated!" ”

Liu Yong was overjoyed: "Gan Xingba and Liu Ziyang really live up to high expectations!" And personally replied to praise Gan Ning, Liu Ye and Lou Gui, but the good times did not last long, and before Liu Yong set off, he received a letter of guilt from Gan Ning again: "Jiangdong Ming attacked Chaisang, and while I was unprepared, I sent Huang Gai to attack Nanchang secretly, and Pan Zhang and Chen Wu got away with it." Chen Ganning knows that he is guilty of the crime, and he has the grace of the king, and now he is leading the troops to capture Nanchang, and he will atone for his crimes, and he will not give up if he does not take Nanchang! ”

Liu Yong was shocked, and immediately raised troops to march to Baishui Pass, leaving Huo Jun to lead 3,000 people to guard Jiameng Pass, and at the same time sent a message to Chengdu again.

Liu Zhang received two letters from Liu Yong in succession, and he was even more shocked, if Liu Yong left Jiameng Pass, he was afraid that Zhang Lu would attack again, and immediately convened the civil and military to discuss, and even Huang Quan, who was ordered to "think about the wall" at home, was summoned again.

The civil and military forces were divided into two factions, Zhang Song, Fa Zheng and several others, who advocated opening all the checkpoints, allowing them to pass smoothly, and giving support to all sides. Of course, their purpose is only to let Liu Yong's people get closer to Chengdu more smoothly. Most of the people led by Huang Quan, Zhang Ren, and Yan Yan were a faction that resolutely prevented Liu Yong from leaving Jiameng Pass, preventing Liu Yong from turning his head and attacking Chengdu.

In the end, compared with the two parties, Liu Zhang still issued an order to let Liu Yong stay in Jiameng Pass, while Baishui Pass guards Lei Tong, and Fushui Pass guards Yang Huai and Gao Pei stick to the city and are not allowed to go without authorization. After all, compared with the country, it is still much lighter than human courtesy.

Liu Yong received a reply, and the generals were so angry that they asked for war to lead troops to Chengdu to attack the city and capture the pass. Pang Tong smiled secretly in his heart, this Liu Zhang finally gave the lord a great opportunity, and also tried his best to encourage Liu Yong to enter Chengdu.

However, Liu Yong was silent, and it was difficult to make a decision for a while, and the generals were angry and asked for war again.

Liu Yong was trapped in Jiameng Pass, naturally there were scouts from all walks of life to report to his father-in-law, and Zhang Lu was even more overjoyed: "Liu Yong's child is arrogant and arrogant, and he finally met a wicked person, and the wicked still need to be governed by the wicked!" ”

"Take advantage of your illness to kill you! Since you are trapped in Xichuan and it is difficult to get out, it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me Zhang Lu! Zhang Lu immediately summoned his younger brother Zhang Wei, a certain name Yan Pu and others to discuss, and said: "The herald immediately marches into Shangyong and marches to Xiangyang, as long as Xiangyang is taken, I, Zhang Lu, can become the real master of the party!" ”

When the news came, everyone was angry, just after being trapped, someone immediately fell into the well, Jiangdong Sun Quan shot at Chai Sang, even Zhang Lu dared to hit Xiangyang's idea, it was really a wall and everyone pushed it!

"I haven't fallen yet!" Liu Yong laughed, just because he Zhang Lu also wanted to push, he was afraid that his ability would not be at home, and he would not be able to push it down, hehe! ”

Liu Yong's eyes shot a cold light, and his smile made everyone feel a chill, and there was a hint of the gloom of the conspiracy.

"Turn the direction, Huang Zhong is the vanguard, I personally am the Chinese army, Zhao Yun guards, after Wei Yan is broken, the troops go out of Jiameng Pass and capture Yangping Pass! Take Nan Zheng directly! ”

Everyone was surprised, why did the lord attack Hanzhong? Is it because you are confused?

Liu Yong saw that everyone looked like they were hitting ghosts, and their heads were immediately full of black lines, these people were still suspicious of him, and their hearts were quite calm, and they immediately said angrily: "Do you want to disobey?" ”

Liu Yong rarely speaks in this tone, and this time he was really angry.

When everyone saw that the lord was really angry, they immediately knelt down and confessed: "The subordinates don't dare!" ”

Although everyone didn't say it, Liu Yong also knew that they couldn't figure out why they were suddenly attacking Hanzhong. In fact, Liu Yong has long wanted to attack Hanzhong, once Hanzhong is captured, it will be more convenient to enter Sichuan from Xiangyang, and it can also curb Cao Cao's future attack on Xichuan, and really take Xichuan into his arms, as for when to capture it, it is only a matter of time. In short, he wanted to get Hanzhong earlier than Cao Cao, and he would never let Cao Cao get involved in Xichuan.

Hanzhong is mountainous, blocked by the Qinling Mountains, which is the only way to enter Sichuan from Guanzhong, and taking Hanzhong will directly cut off Cao Cao's road to Sichuan. Liu Yong had already planned a problem, he couldn't pretend to be benevolent like Liu Bei to abandon Pang Tong and seize Xichuan, he wanted to change his life for Pang Tong and let him live a long time!

The capture of Hanzhong has long been in his plan, but it is difficult to achieve, this time he has made two preparations, otherwise, he has the whole Jingzhou, and he will learn Liu Bei to enter Sichuan if he has a sick brain.

"Hanzhong is a place where soldiers must fight since ancient times, there are Qinling Mountains in the north, surrounded by Bashu mountains in the south, there is Hanzhong Plain, the terrain is dangerous, the location is unique, you can spy on the land of Chang'an and Luoyang Central Plains, and you can defend the pass to resist the enemy. Although Yizhou is fertile and rich, it can compare to the nine counties of Jingzhou? Liu Yong saw that everyone didn't understand, since he wanted to let the civil and military use his life, he naturally had to tell him something.

Everyone was a little relieved, and Pang Tong was even more amazed: "Good! The lord is so calculating, the ministers are still not as good as the lord, Pang Tong bows to him! ”

Zhao Yun has read a lot, and he is already very smart, so he naturally understands it immediately, only Huang Zhong and Wei Yanda, the two brothers, still don't understand it too much, but they understand a little, occupying Hanzhong, they can attack the Central Plains, or they can go south to Xichuan.

That's enough!

"The lord is a great talent in the world, I will wait to obey!" Although I can't read a few words, I often spend time with those literati, and I learn a lot of flattery. I used to think that what people said was sour, but now it is really easy to use, and the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile, knowing themselves.

Now that they understood Liu Yong's intentions, the generals immediately acted on orders, and Huang Zhong led an army of 10,000 to take the first step, quietly leaving the north of the Guanbei and marching towards Yangping Pass. Wei Yan was red-eyed and made Huang Zhong a pioneer, full of unhappiness.

The road in the mountains is difficult and dangerous, there are countless trees and strange stones, mountain streams and streams are vertical and horizontal, there are all kinds of beasts and poisonous insects, there is no road at all in many places, although there are guides to lead the way, the march is also cautious, the road is less than sixty miles a day, and slowly march to Yangping Pass.

Zhang Lu knew that Liu Yong was trapped in Jiameng Pass, and sent the general Yang Ang to guard Ma Ming Pass, the only way from Hanzhong to Jiameng Pass. Ma Ming Pass is originally a stream passing by, called Ma Ming Stream, which can be seen the danger of the terrain. A natural barrier formed here, easy to defend and difficult to attack, Zhang Lu originally in order to prevent Liu Yan from entering Hanzhong, built a checkpoint here, looking at the heights, you can see all the surrounding movements, the real one is a man when the pass is not open.