A man was full of misery and shouted for mercy, but it was useless and he was taken away directly.

"Zilong, I'll leave it to you! Go back and interrogate them strictly, and there may be important situations. Liu Yong commanded.

Everyone then returned to the camp, and in less than two hours, Zhao Yun asked to see Liu Yong again: "Lord, that person has been recruited, he is actually Zhong Xuan's subordinate, who came to inquire about the situation in Hanzhong, and it is said that there is a messenger who came to contact him and prepare to surrender Zhang Lu!" ”

It seems that Cao Cao can't sit still and realizes the importance of Hanzhong. Anything else? Liu Yong pondered for a moment and continued to ask.

Zhao Yun continued: "There is also important news, it is said that Xiahou Yuan is about to lead 30,000 people to Hangu Pass and prepare to garrison Wuguan!" ”

"Wuguan, it's really Wuguan! Cao Cao wanted to use troops against Jingzhou. Liu Yong nodded and said, "Order the generals and military advisors to come to discuss the matter!" ”

After a while, everyone arrived, and Liu Yong asked Zhao Yun to roughly explain the interrogation situation, and everyone talked about it.

Pang Tong said: "Lord, since Cao Cao sent Xiahou Yuan to come, it means that the situation in Hebei is already under control, if it is stationed in Wuguan, it is to guard against our Jingzhou, and at the same time, he also wants to wait for the opportunity to seize the fat of Hanzhong." This is a springboard for the conquest of Xichuan! ”

Li Hui and others also agreed.

"What do you think we should do?" Liu Yong glanced around and asked.

Pang Tong was the first to say: "We must take Wuguan, if we miss Wuguan, not only will there be a rare opportunity in the future, but even if we take Hanzhong, we must always be on guard against Cao's army in Wuguan, and the supply of grain and grass will be suppressed." Besides, the Wuguan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the Cao army is on the pass, so he can send troops at any time, and he can't prevent it! But if we take Wuguan, it will be different, when the situation is reversed, our army can go out of the pass at any time to attack Guanzhong and the Central Plains, and there will be no harm! ”

"What do other people think?" Liu Yong looked at the general.

Wei Yan said: "Everything is in accordance with the orders of the lord's army, if you tell me to attack, I will attack, and if you tell me to retreat, I will retreat!" ”

Liu Yong smiled slightly, this Wei Yan is really simple-minded, but it seems to be a little different from history, maybe he has not yet reached a high position, and the ambition in his heart has not been stimulated. 、

Zhao Yundao: "My subordinates also think that Pang Junshi's suggestion is feasible, if we can't occupy Wuguan, in the future, Hanzhong will inevitably be controlled everywhere, and if we take it truthfully, then Cao Jun will be subject to us." ”

Zhao Yun has a transcendent status in the army, does not compete for fame and fortune, does not form gangs, has a good reputation, and is one of the earliest generals to follow, but earlier than Huang Zhong and Wei Yan joined Liu Yong, and is very respected by others, and they also nodded their heads on this matter.

Liu Yong just wants to seize Wuguan, but he also has to get the support of all his subordinates, and now he can't discuss with a group of strategists in Xiangyang, but at least he must get the support of the people around him. Seeing that everyone agreed, he pointed his finger like a sword and pointed to Wuguan: "Messenger Zangba, no matter what, you must seize Wuguan, and if you take this pass, the credit is comparable to an army of 100,000!" In addition, pass the book to Xiangyang, let Mr. Zibo deploy manpower and increase the number of troops Zang Ba! ”

"No!" The generals commanded.

"Also, continue to order Zhang He, attack Nanzheng, attack inside and outside, and must take Hanzhong before May next year!" Liu Yong added, but this sentence was obviously said to the generals in front of him, 50,000 horses were blocked outside Yangping Pass, although it was really too difficult, but it could also be said that they were incompetent. The generals' faces were a little hot.

After receiving Liu Yong's order, Zang Ba discussed with Zhang He, Sun Qian, and Yuan Lian, and finally decided to let Yang Ren follow Zang Ba to capture Wuguan, after all, Yang Ren was originally a military general in Hanzhong, and he had been operating in Xicheng for several years.

The autumn wind has risen, the weather is gradually getting cooler, although the weather is cold south of the Qinling Mountains, but fighting in winter will also increase the difficulty of a lot. Besides, no one dared to disobey the military order, and they were about to go on the expedition for three days.

After Zang Ba and Zhang He respectively made a pre-war encouragement and encouragement to their respective men, the army immediately set out and went to the front line. Sun Gan, Yuan Jian and everyone's families, and the people in the city came to see them off.

The Jingzhou army took Xicheng, which had already spread throughout Hanzhong, and rested in Xicheng for many days, recruited more than 3,000 young and strong new troops, and there were also 5,000 bandits around the surrender, plus the original 30,000 horses, and the 15,000 Hanzhong soldiers who had to surrender, all of which were 50,000 horses. Zang Ba led 30,000 to the expedition, Zhang He led 23,000, and Xicheng left 2,000 and handed it over to Sun Gan for command. Under Yang Ren, Tian Lin, Lu Hong' Lu Ming and others did not stay with the army to fight. ’

Arriving in Xunyang, Xunyang County Cheng directly opened the door and surrendered, and Zang Ba took Xunyang without a single soldier. Then marched into Tin County, Tin County Cheng was a pair of Zhang Lu loyal, did not surrender, led 500 defenders to defend, and mobilized the people of the city to defend, vowing to live and die with Tin County.

Zang Ba sent people to persuade him, and he was immediately furious, and the whole army of 30,000 people attacked the city, and in less than an hour, the city broke through, and no one in the city fled. But this county swore not to surrender, and Zang Ba originally admired his loyalty, but he was provoked to anger, withdrew and beheaded, and slaughtered all those who resisted. When the people saw that the county was killed, they tried their best, but the result can be imagined, in the end, Tin County was slaughtered by Zang Ba one-third of the population, and Zang Ba was called the "butcher" from then on!

Shangyong Taishou Shi Tao quickly sent a new county to educate the people of Tin County and set up a righteous school, which alleviated some contradictions, but the people who died were still very hostile to the government and full of hatred.

Leaving a thousand remnants of the army, throwing the mess to the new county, Zang Ba continued to conquer Changli, and Guan Yu, who received the order, also sent Zhou Cang to lead 5,000 men and horses to attack the county at night. The morale of the whole army was high, and the prestige shook the world.

The two armies did not stop, marching all the way to continue the attack and punishment, until they reached Wuguan. Bao Zhong, the general of Wuguan, was shocked and hurriedly asked Xuchang for help.

Bao Zhong's eldest brother is Bao Xin, who is a powerful character. In that year, he participated in the anti-Dong League with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and was one of the princes of the Eighteen Roads. Later, Cao Cao was welcomed as the pastor of Yanzhou, so that Cao Cao had a place to stand, and also saved Cao Cao's life. Bao Xin died in battle, Cao Cao was extremely sad, so his sons and nephews were promoted and cared for by Cao Cao, and Bao Zhong, as Bao Xin's own brother, could be reused to guard such an important place as Wuguan.

Xuchang Chengyu received Bao Zhong's letter for help, but did not panic, sent someone to send a letter to Hanguguan quickly, just arrived at Hanguguan general Xiahou Yuan immediately led an army of 30,000 to Wuguan, the two armies confronted each other in Wuguan, from time to time to fight, each other was killed and wounded.