Zitong Pass, as the last checkpoint from Hanzhong to Shuzhong, Zitong is not like Baishui, Jiameng is an absolute military fortress, and the Qiang people in Hanzhong and the west will pass from here, after all, even if Bashu is rich in materials, Shu brocade is famous all over the world, it is the standard configuration of princes and nobles, these things must be transported out to bring an endless supply of materials for Bashu, and many people around will also use some mountain goods with the Han people here to exchange necessary survival materials.

And no Buddha enemy can easily break into Zitong without alarming Baishui and Jiameng, and therefore, Zitong is dangerous for Bashu, but the strategic significance is not great, and after a long time, it is more like a transit station.

"Eight hundred troops guarding the pass, for the permanent garrison of soldiers and horses, set up Zitong order, there are thousands of households, the city gate is opened for the time of the hour to the ugly thing, eight hundred people are divided into four songs, every three hours a rotation, in addition, according to the news, Shuzhong sent to Baishui, Jiameng two passes of grain and grass, every month through Zitong will be sent to Baishui, Jiameng two passes."

In a manor on the bank of Zitong Pass, Ye Zhao, who had quietly followed the Relief Army here, listened to the report of a general of the Relief Army in front of him.

As a unit trained by Ye Zhao as a special combat battalion, without using a flying boat, the Xie Fu Army could still rush to Zitong through the mountains without being detected by the Shu army.

This was also the first time that the Relief Army was engaged in actual combat, so Ye Zhaocai personally followed.

"Eight hundred guards, the precautions are not too strict." Ye Zhao sat on a simple Hu bed, looked at the general of the Relief Army in front of him and said: "Gu Cheng, this is the first battle of the Relief Army, I am not ready to come forward to command, as the chief general of the Relief Army, you can have a strategy to break the pass, one thing, you must ensure that before the two passes of Jiameng and Baishui are taken, the Shu army will not know that Jiameng Pass has changed hands." ”

"Dare to ask the lord...... Gu Cheng is the chief general of the trouble-relieving army, and when he heard this, he intervened in Ye Zhao and said: "Baishui and Jiameng, when will they be broken?" ”

"On the battlefield, it is changing rapidly, and there is never an absolute thing, but there is one thing, if the second level is not broken within a month, you can evacuate by yourself!" Ye Zhao looked at Gu Cheng and said seriously.

One month is enough time for Bashu to notice that something is wrong, the total number of the Liberation Army is now only 600 people, even if it can fight again, it is impossible to hold it, and this kind of army is a bit wasteful to use to fight a war of attrition.

"If there is a month, I will be able to give it a try." Gu Cheng bowed and said.

"Tell me." Hearing this, Ye Zhao looked at Gu Cheng with a smile and encouraged.

"The enemy army is defenseless, and it is not difficult for our army to capture Zitong, but if we want to support January, the last general suggests that we wait until the next time the Shu army transports grain and grass!" Gu Cheng bowed down and said: "The officers and soldiers of our army can attack and kill the Shu army at night, change into the clothes of the Shu army guarding the pass, arrest its generals, torture Zitong Pass how to contact Yizhou, Zitong Pass is still running on its own, and at the same time cut off the intelligence transmission of Baishui and Jiameng Erguan, unless there is an emergency, it is not difficult to be full of chaos for a month." ”

Ye Zhao thought for a while, nodded and said, "How to take the pass, that's something you have to consider, can you be sure when to do it?" ”

"Three days later, the troops who went to Jiameng and Baishui No. 2 to escort the grain and grass will be withdrawn, and after this grain team leaves, they will start that night!" Gu Cheng bowed down and said, before this, they had already found out the information of Zitong, and before seeing Ye Zhao, they already had a detailed belly case.

"Good!" Ye Zhao nodded and said: "Three days later, Jia Meng and Baishui Erguan will mobilize troops at the same time, and the war will be together, I don't want any relevant news to be sent to Shuzhong." ”

"The last general commands!" Gu Cheng said solemnly.

Ye Zhao got up immediately, and led the team to come this time, which was also the last lesson for the Relief Army, the intelligence practice, what the Relief Army did exceeded Ye Zhao's expectations, and it also allowed him to completely rest assured that Zitong Pass would be handed over to the Relief Army to deal with.

At that moment, Ye Zhao took Dian Wei and Guan Hai to leave, and climbed over a mountain, where there was a flying boat waiting, this is the most successful one made by the Shengong Battalion so far, the shape is somewhat similar to the airship of later generations, there is really a boat hanging below, the hot air balloon above has two layers, the outer layer is wrapped in cowhide, which can resist bows and arrows, and the inside is like the previous lantern, just made into a shuttle, which is very safe, but the volume is scary, and the load capacity is stronger than the previous five-person flying boat, It can accommodate 20 people without being crowded.

In order to avoid accidents, Ye Zhao also equipped a few large umbrellas in the cabin, and once there was an accident, he would not be completely helpless.

When he came, he wanted to understand the ability of the Relief Army, so he came with Dian Wei and Guan Hai to follow the Liberation Army over the mountains and mountains, but now he wants to go back to deploy the war as soon as possible, so he can't go over the mountains and mountains, not to mention the time-consuming, the mountains are not safe, poisonous snakes and beasts are infested, and the team of people and horses is good to say before, but now there are only three of them, even if they are all brave, it is impossible not to sleep for several days in a row.

When I came, it took half a month to climb the mountains and mountains, but it only took half a day to return to Hanzhong.

Ding Li, Fang Yue, Ji Ling, Xu Rong, and Zhao Yun were already waiting in Ye Mansion when Ye Zhao returned to Hanzhong, and in order to avoid the detection of the defenders of Baishui Pass, they did not gather troops and horses, but the main general came to ask Ye Zhao for battle.

"This battle is mainly strange, and it can also be said to be a dangerous move for the sword to go sideways." Ye Zhao motioned for the five of them to sit down and said, "I have already deployed for this battle?" ”

"The generals must have heard about the flying boat." Ye Zhao looked at the five people and smiled.

"The Lord's talent, I am impressed!" The five of them bowed.

It's hard to think about it, there will be flying boats in the vicinity of Nanzheng from time to time recently, don't say it's them, it's the people of Nanzheng, and most of them have seen it, but they don't know what it is, and even every time the flying boat takes off, there will be many people bowing to the flying boat.

During this time, Ye Zhao ordered several times to strengthen the blockade of the main roads at various checkpoints to avoid news leakage, and at the same time, the Shengong Battalion was also heavily guarded, and no one was allowed to approach except Ye Zhao and the designated soldiers.

However, as several core generals under Ye Zhao's command, they still heard of this flying boat, and when they heard Ye Zhao mention it at this moment, they suddenly became a little excited.

"If our army wants to enter Shu, the three passes of Baishui, Jiameng, and Zitong must be broken!" Ye Zhao looked at the five people: "Zitong has been deployed, leaving Baishui and Jiameng two passes, I plan to use the flying boat to break Jiameng, Jiameng is broken, Baishui Pass army is in chaos, and then send a army lord, Jiameng soldiers and horses are attacked from behind, under the front and rear attacks, Baishui Pass is easy to break!" ”

"As for who leads the army...... Ye Zhao looked at Xu Rong and Zhao Yun and said: "This time to attack Shu, not for one city and one place, Hanzhong as the foundation of our army, there must be no mistakes, I mean that General Xu and Zilong will lead the headquarters to guard Hanzhong, and the remaining four generals will all follow me into Shu." ”

"The last general will obey the orders of the lord!" Xu Rong and Zhao Yun looked solemn and bowed.

"Ding Li!" Ye Zhao looked at Ding Li again.

"The last general!" Ding Li hurriedly stepped forward and bowed.

"You are the imperial court's imperial court, and you will fight for the first time!" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"The last will obey." Ding Li's eyes flashed with joy, and he bowed in response.

"Ji Ling, Fang Yue, gather soldiers and horses, as soon as Baishui is broken, immediately lead the army to Zitong to join me, prepare for the battle of Bashu, this battle is fast, once the three levels are broken, you need to occupy Bajun before Liu Yan reacts!"

"The last general commands!" Ji Ling and Fang Yue hurriedly bowed their hands.

"Let's go and prepare for battle, and we will go on the expedition the day after tomorrow."

"Whoa!"