Yuan Yun's plan was only to pass through Chang'an, and he did not plan to enter the city, and Zhang Liao had long since received the message, but at this time, there was a surprising news that Liu Zhang actually invited Liu Bei to Shu, the purpose of which was to prevent the Luoyang army in the direction of Chang'an and the border of Hanzhong.

With this news, everything that was originally prepared immediately changed, Zhang Liao originally planned to send a team of 10,000 people to Xiliang to follow him, but now that Liu Zhang has returned to Liu Bei's camp, then Chang'an must take precautions, and it is impossible to draw 10,000 soldiers out.

Ten miles away from Chang'an, Zhang Liao only brought a few personal soldiers, and rushed to Yuan Yun's Chinese army camp, for the current situation, naturally everyone is nervous, and Zhang Liao must have a lot to say.

Yuan Yun looked at Zhang Liao who was sitting down, and then pointed at Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang immediately smiled and said: "Liu Bei will definitely try to seize it when he enters Shu, this is definitely a great opportunity, and he will never miss it." ”

Zhang Liao frowned and wondered: "Why is Liu Zhang so stupid, he actually let Liu Bei enter Shu, and he doesn't plan to surrender to us, now Liu Bei has entered Shu, I'm afraid that Liu Zhang will be overthrown immediately, so it means that Liu Bei will master Jingzhou and Yizhou at once." ”

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and then explained: "Liu Zhang was originally an indecisive person, most of his ideas were obtained by asking his subordinates, and now that Liu Bei is in control of Jingzhou, and he has always had an excellent reputation, it is estimated that the famous people in Shu have long admired him."

Although Liu Bei actually controls Jingzhou, Jingzhou Mu is still Liu Qi on the bright side, Liu Bei is equivalent to a person with no identity, Liang expected it to be good, Liu Zhang's subordinates must have been enveloped by Liu Bei, so he offered such a strategy, poor Liu Zhang's father and son have been operating in Yizhou for many years, but they have become the wedding dress of others. ”

Zhang Liao's brows furrowed even tighter, and he asked eagerly: "In this way, Yizhou must already be in Liu Bei's bag?" ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "Although things are developing in this direction, Liu Zhang is not completely stupid, he will definitely be on guard, so even if Liu Bei leads troops into Yizhou, it is estimated that he will only allocate some passes and towns close to our boundaries to him, Liu Bei wants to take Yizhou, he must rob it with real knives and guns, so that his nature is immediately exposed, in this case, there are still many people in Yizhou who will resist, so General Zhang Liao does not need to be too anxious, and it is still too late to start arming now." ”

Zhang Liao nodded, before Chang'an was mainly to develop urban construction, especially to establish many markets, and consumed a lot of building materials, and wanted to replenish it in a short time, Luoyang could not provide it, especially Cao Hong had taken a lot of cement and masonry to Wancheng before this.

However, since Liu Bei still needed some time to seize Yizhou, Zhang Liao had enough time to prepare, as long as cement and masonry were gradually transported from Luoyang, then it was still possible to build fortifications south of Chang'an City.

Yuan Yun has been listening to Zhuge Liang's analysis, and he can't help but admire in his heart, he himself has obtained the later development through history, but Zhuge Liang has relied on the analysis of his own brain, so it seems that this wise man through the ages is really an extremely powerful figure.

"Although Liu Bei will encounter some obstacles when he enters Shu, but we can't think too well, now since many people want Liu Bei to enter Shudi, then even if there is resistance, I believe Liu Bei will soon settle down, and Shu will become Liu Bei's bag, I don't think it will take half a year." Yuan Yun paused a little when he said this, then looked at Zhang Liao and continued: "So General Zhang Liao has to work harder, and the defense south of Chang'an still needs to be tightened. ”

Zhang Liao nodded when he heard this: "Now that the Wancheng defense line has been built, as long as my side is encircled again, Liu Bei's alliance will definitely be difficult to cross, in order to unify the south later, I will definitely not make a mistake here, and the two of you can rest assured." ”

After saying this, Zhang Liao changed his words and said: "Chang'an does not send reinforcements, and only relies on Yuan Hou's 25,000 soldiers, will it be too difficult to go to Xiliang like this?" ”

The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth raised slightly, and then pointed to the open space outside the camp tent and said: "General Zhang Liao might as well follow me to see something, that guy Ma Jun just made it, and there are not many people who know it now." ”

Zhang Liao was stunned when he heard this, and there was a smile on the corner of his mouth in an instant, he had already guessed that he was afraid that a new weapon had been developed, and after seeing the large tanks in the crusade against the Karasuma people before, he was already surprised by the sharp weapons of the battle formation that Yuan Yun had smashed.

And seeing that Yuan Yun said so calmly, it can be imagined that this time he went to Xiliang to crusade against Ma Chao and Han Sui, so that the sharp weapon will inevitably play the most important role, and it can also foresee the future trend of the war in Xiliang.

After a while, the three of them left the camp tent, and after those tanks were lined up, Zhang Liao began to keep the mouth shape of the word oh throughout the whole process.

When Yuan Yun sent Zhang Liao back to Luoyang, he suddenly said: "I thought that the remaining nine tanks would be sent to Luoyang in advance, but now it seems that they can't catch up. ”

Zhang Liao was overjoyed when he heard this, and after watching the performance of the twenty-one tanks, he was now full of curiosity and yearning for this miniature version of the tank, and he just wanted to drive it himself, and it was best to go and charge into battle.

A few days later, the Luoyang Gunpowder Army left the range of Chang'an City, so that the entire army under the command of Li Li also entered a state of defense, the scouts began to pour three batches without interruption, constantly moving around the army, and the hot air balloon also began to rise into the air every day, always ten miles ahead of the army to explore.

Looking at Li Li, who was so cautious, Yuan Yun and Zhuge Liang immediately became a lot more relaxed, and they affirmed Li Li's talent again and again.

When the team crossed the Tianshui, the marching speed of the gunpowder army immediately slowed down, and the daily journey was only fifty miles, and when the fifty miles were completed, they would set up camp at any time, and the craftsmen also began to maintain the tanks for the first time at this time, so as to achieve the best condition.

This kind of time is the area that was planned before, and it will be ambushed by Ma Chao and Han Sui, so everyone is nervous, the construction of the camp has become more cautious, and the construction of fortifications has taken longer than before.

Looking at the trench outside the camp that was almost ten meters wide, Yuan Yun nodded with satisfaction, such a length is even the legendary Liu Bei's Lu, it is estimated that he will not be able to jump, if Xiliang's cavalry sneaks up at this time, then they will definitely let them know that it is powerful.

In the afternoon of the third day, the gunpowder army set up camp again, this time the news brought back from the hot ball, there was still no shadow of half of the enemy, and behind it was Longxi, where a large number of natural mounds began to appear, some of which were as high as hills.

After reading the marching map, Deng Ai immediately suggested: "Although these mounds are not very high, it is still possible to hide the army in them, if Ma Chao and Han Sui really come, then they will definitely hide in them, and they will attack us in the next few days." ”

Zhuge Liang patted Deng Ai's head with satisfaction, for this child, the more he looked at it, the more he liked it, so he always thought, if he was a student with himself, then what he had learned all his life would definitely make him infinitely useful, but unfortunately he was robbed by Yuan Yun, but thinking about it like this, he thought of Jiang Wei who was still in Luoyang, if that little guy was really as Yuan Yun said, then he must also be a talent that can be created.

After praising Deng Ai's cleverness, Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Not a few days later, but tonight, Xiao Aike knows the reason?" ”

Deng Ai thought carefully for a long time, but there was still no sign of it, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know, the military teacher taught me." ”

Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "We have sent many scouts, as well as hot air balloons, but we can't even see the other party's scouts these days, isn't it too strange?" Then it can only prove that the other party has now judged our whereabouts, so there is no need to send scouts to investigate, and then it is just a direct attack. ”

Deng Ai's eyes lit up, and he immediately began to nod, admiring Zhuge Liang's analysis.

Yuan Yun has been cooking noodles on the side at this time, the weather outside is too cold, if he doesn't eat a bowl of hot noodle soup, he feels trembling all over, he is not surprised that Deng Ai always likes to pester Zhuge Liang these days, so he is too lazy to talk about what tactical strategies the two of them start to talk about, according to Deng Ai's development, he will inevitably be a leading handsome in the future, and it is good to learn more from Zhuge Liang now.

When Yuan Yun's noodle soup was almost cooked, night fell, and because it was winter, he couldn't see his fingers outside the camp, only a hot air balloon floating in the air could be seen from a distance, occasionally dropping a Molotov cocktail, and then lighting up the surrounding area immediately.

And Li Li scattered seven or eight hot air balloons around the camp, and this arrangement can also play a role in vigilance to the greatest extent, but Yuan Yun is more worried, such a reconnaissance in the air, it will inevitably not escape the eyes of the enemy, if they don't come to attack for this reason, it is not equivalent to the gain outweighs the loss.

Thinking of this, Yuan Yun fooled a chopstick noodle into his mouth, and then instructed Shi Shen beside him: "Let Li Li take back the surrounding hot air balloons a little, and then strengthen his guard in that direction, it is best to ......"

Yuan Yun generally chose to shut his mouth when he said this, and then pricked up his ears to listen, and after a while, the sound of the horse's hooves shaking the earth finally came, and at the same time, the hot air balloon located in the north immediately launched a signal flare into the air, only to see that the projectile that was glowing drew a long arc in the air.

Yuan Yun took a deep breath and instantly sucked all the noodles into his mouth, and then muttered, "It's coming, it's coming, it's finally here." ”