Ye Zhao and Xi Zhicai joined Fang Yue and Ji Ling, and it was already a month after the two men arrived at Zitong Pass, but there was no trace of any enemy in Zitong Pass.

"That's interesting!" Ye Zhao read the information during this time, and even Shuzhong sent grain and grass to be received by Ding Li, although it was not much, but there was no reason not to give it for nothing.

Xi Zhicai, who handed the information to the side, said: "This Uncle Liu Huang doesn't think that with Zhang Xiu's 10,000 horses, he can capture Hanzhong, right?" ”

The news that Ye Zhao occupied Hanzhong was not a secret, Liu Yan must have known it, otherwise it would be impossible to gather so many people with 3,000 soldiers and horses in Baishui Pass.

"It is impossible for Liu Yan to be so unwise, but if someone wants Zhang Xiu to be defeated, it is not difficult to understand." Xi Zhicai smiled and looked at Zhao Wei on the side and said, "What do you think, Brother Junnian?" ”

When Zhao Wei heard this, he frowned and said: "Mr. atonement, the state and county are determined, and it has not yet reached Baishui, the three passes have been broken, and I really don't know who is in charge of the army, but although Zhang Xiuqi has a reputation in Bashu, he pursues the ghost way, demagogues the people, and despises the scholars, but he will not take the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers to frame him!" ”

"Or, Brother Jun Nian can think about it, if Zhang Xiu dies, who can benefit?" Xi Zhicai smiled.

"The Five Dou Mi Sect is quite popular among the people in the Ba County area, but in our eyes, it is no different, Zhang Xiu used to be as famous as Zhang Jiao, but if you want to emulate that Zhang Jiao, although this Bashu is big, there is no place for him." Zhao Wei smiled and shook his head: "Although he has entered the officialdom now and can command thousands of troops, it is just that Uncle Huang wants to use his popularity to appease the people of Ba County. ”

"What about the Five Dou Rice Sect?" Ye Zhao asked suddenly.

"Five Bucket Rice Sect?" Zhao Wei was slightly stunned, and then reacted: "Zhang Lu! ”

"Who is Zhang Lu?" Xi Zhicai said curiously, and at the same time was more curious about whether this surnamed Zhang generally likes to pretend to be a ghost? In the past, there were three brothers Zhang Jiao who brought disaster to the world with ghosts and gods, and now there are also Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu in Shu.

"This man is also illustrious if he says he is from a prominent background." Zhao Wei said with a smile: "After his person is the Marquis, speaking of which, it can be regarded as the queen of the wang clan, but since his grandfather Zhang Ling, he prefers the theory of ghosts and gods, and created the Wudou Rice Sect, and now that Zhang Lu is also a person with high prestige in the Wudou Rice Sect, but somehow, this system fell into the hands of Zhang Xiu, but the relationship between the two is quite close......

Liuhou, that is, Zhang Liang, and Han Xin, Xiao He are known as the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty, and among the three, the only one who died well, Zhang Lu, as a descendant of Zhang Liang, can be regarded as the top in the entire Han Dynasty.

"What does the advisor think?" Ye Zhao turned his head, looked at Xi Zhicai and smiled.

"Although I don't dare to assert it, I secretly think that this is the main general of Hanzhong, and it is not that Zhang Lu, I am afraid that this person also has a lot of status in the army." Xi Zhicai smiled.

Don't look at the Wudoumi Sect is Zhang Xiu's master, but in the officialdom, you don't care about your status in the religion, you pay more attention to the court, Zhang Lu, as a descendant of the Hou, in terms of background, can put aside Zhang Xiu's 108,000 miles, and it will naturally go more smoothly in the officialdom, Zhang Xiu is the vanguard, and Zhang Lu will be the master.

Xi Zhicai's implication was that he obviously decided that Zhang Lu wanted to kill Zhang Xiu, so he stood still and waited for the news of Zhang Xiu's defeat to come.

"Can the sentinels get something?" Ye Zhao turned his head and looked at Ding Li and the others beside him.

"Back to the lord, I waited for a radius of fifty miles, but I didn't notice any traces of the army." Ding Li bowed down and said: "Asking about the surrender of the army, it is also vague, and I don't know the location of the main force of the Shu army." ”

Ye Zhao stood up, walked to a huge map behind him, frowned at the map and said, "Jun Nian, if you lead the army, where should you station your troops?" ”

"If it's down, be in the middle of the army!" Zhao Wei bowed.

"Langzhong?" Ye Zhao looked at Zhao Wei suspiciously, then looked at the map and said, "If it's Langzhong, it's too far?" ”

Zitong is located in the west of Langzhong, the straight-line distance is about one hundred and fifty miles, but the Shu road is difficult to travel, the Shu army does not have a flying boat as a means of transportation, even if it is Ye Zhao, the army wants to go to Langzhong, it is impossible to use the flying boat to send it over, if you march, I am afraid that it will not be less than three hundred miles or even farther.

"The lord doesn't know, this Langzhong is surrounded by mountains and three rivers, and it is very convenient for the army to be here." Zhao Wei bowed and said: "And if you send troops from Langzhong, you can take the waterway to reach Jiameng Pass without having to detour to Zitong, the waterway is only more than two hundred miles, and there are many mountains and rivers along the way, deserted, not easy to be noticed, the waterway journey is extremely fast, you can travel fifty miles a day, if you rush to the night, you can arrive at Jiameng Pass in three days!" ”

"There is also a navy in Shu?" The drama is wonderful.

"There are self-contained, but not many, but there are many people in Langzhong who rely on this river for a living, just recruit civilian ships, and then transfer some cargo ships from the government that can transport baggage, and you can carry people directly to Jiameng Pass!" Zhao Wei said with a smile.

Ye Zhao looked at the map, turned his head to look at the generals and said, "Send someone to quickly investigate the area around Langzhong, Fang Yue, you immediately take my flying boat back to Jiameng Pass, so as not to be attacked by a sneak attack!" ”

"Whoa!" Fang Yue saluted Ye Zhao, and also knew that the matter was urgent, so he didn't delay much, received the talisman and left, and rushed to Jiameng Pass by flying boat to set up defenses.

glanced at Zhao Wei deeply, such an important joy, if he hadn't asked himself, this Zhao Wei had never taken the initiative to mention it, it seems that although this person agreed to surrender, he may still have reservations about himself in his heart.

"Everyone, go and rest, Ji Ling will rectify Fang Yue's soldiers and horses, and if you find out the movement of the Shu army, you will be ready to send troops at any time." Ye Zhao said to Ji Ling again.

"Whoa!" Ji Ling got up and bowed.

After arranging some trivial matters, Ye Zhao ordered everyone to go back to the camp to rest.

"Our army has occupied Zitong for two months, and the news will inevitably leak, if that Zhang Lu knows, it will not be easy for our army to take the opportunity to break through Langzhong." Ye Zhao left Xi Zhicai behind, walked in the mansion with Xi Zhicai, frowned and thought.

"How is the lord going to deal with that Zhao Wei?" Xi Zhicai did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"Disposition?" Ye Zhao was stunned when he heard this, and then suddenly shook his head and said: "Although he didn't take the initiative to explain, he didn't deliberately harm me, the current situation in Shuzhong is unknown, and it is understandable for Mingzhe to protect himself, why should he deal with it?" ”

"The lord is broad-minded, and his subordinates admire him!" Xi Zhicai smiled.

"You don't have to hold me." Ye Zhao smiled and said: "If he doesn't even have this amount of tolerance, how can he point to the world in the future?" ”

"But fortunately, this matter must be detected early, otherwise if Zhang Lu is allowed to sneak attack Zitong and cut off the return route of our army, I am afraid that these 30,000 troops will all be lost here!" When Xi Zhicai said this, he also had some lingering palpitations.

"Hopefully in time." Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Zhang Lu, can Zhicai understand?" ”

"Although my subordinates have also traveled to Shu in the past, they don't have much intersection with the Shu sergeant, listening to what Jun Nian said, this person seems to be more religious, and his subordinates have no way of knowing." Xi Zhicai shook his head and said. "If Jia Meng is okay, but this person can be tempted to attack, and our army can take advantage of the situation to capture Langzhong, not only can cut off the retreat of the Shu army, but also get the land of Langzhong, and the lord can also gain a foothold in this Ba County."

Ye Zhao nodded, the matter has not yet been decided, and it is a bit too early to make a decision, but if Zhang Lu's team can be eliminated, at least it will not be a problem to attack Ba County.

Five days later, the spies who had gone to investigate Langzhong finally returned.

"My lord, it has been determined that there are indeed a large number of troops stationed in Langzhong, but there are no Shu people in our army's spies, and they don't understand the words of Bashu, so it's not good to rush close to investigate." Ding Li bowed.

"That's enough." Ye Zhao nodded, yesterday Fang Yue had already put the flying boat back, Jiameng Pass was temporarily worry-free, Fang Yue had already begun to set up a beacon tower along the riverbank, once the enemy army was found to be coming by land and water, Jiameng Pass would also quickly know and respond.

The rear is worry-free for the time being, and it is time to consider the next action.

"My lord has two paths to go now." Xi Zhicai looked at Ye Zhao and said in a deep voice: "First, it is to lead the army to attack Langzhong, cut off Zhang Lu's way back, first break Zhang Lu, and then Tuba County; Second, it is to ignore Zhang Lu for the time being, there is General Fang Yue here, and there are soldiers and horses in Hanzhong to support, Jia Meng is enough to defend the palace, the lord can lead the army to attack Mianzhu Pass, directly attack Cheng/Du, and defeat Liu Yan in one fell swoop, but in this way, Shuzhong will be chaotic! ”

Although he understood Zhao Wei's attitude, Ye Zhao couldn't tell all the secrets in the general, after all, at such a critical moment, if he told all the military frankly, Zhao Wei's thought was enough to influence the direction of this war.

Zhang Lutun Bing Langzhong, this position is very autonomous, but it also exposed the Shu army to Ye Zhao's attack, compared to Langzhong's unique geographical advantages, the direction of Shu County is a horse Pingchuan, which is more conducive to the battle of the army, and more importantly, since Liu Yan has the heart of Hanzhong, I am afraid that most of the soldiers and horses have been sent, and this moment is the weakest time in Chengdu.

"Our army has been staying in Zitong for a month, and the news will inevitably leak!" Ye Zhao groaned: "This battle, I don't want to spend too much time, if Zhang Lu is solved, step by step to attack Bashu, it will inevitably take a long time, in this case, it is better to directly attack Shu County, break through Cheng/Du, Zhang Lu's danger will be solved!" ”

"The lord is wise!" Xi Zhicai smiled and saluted Ye Zhao, he was also more inclined to the second way, after all, Zhang Lu had a heavy army, and it was not as good as taking Chengdu/Dulai, although Chengdu was broken, Bashu would be in chaos for a while, but Ye Zhao only needed to break each one at that time, after all, Ye Zhao was different from Liu Yan when he first entered Sichuan, Ye Zhao had his own power, and he didn't have to be tied up like Liu Yan at the beginning, and was threatened by the family, so he had to use Dongzhou Shi, and Zhao Wei was reluctant to help Ye Zhao contact the wealthy clan in Shuzhong, and wanted the attitude of both ends of the first rat, It also made Ye Zhao lose his patience, since Liu Yan can use Dongzhou Shi, Ye Zhao can also do it.

"Ding Li led 3,000 soldiers and horses to stay in Zitong to ensure that the two roads were not lost, Ji Ling counted the rest of the men and horses, and followed me to attack Mianzhu Pass!" Ye Zhao stood up and said loudly.

"Whoa!"