When the Sword Pavilion is in hand, there is a natural barrier in the west, Ma Chao no longer has to worry about Liu Zhang sneaking into Hanzhong, he only needs to guard against the east and the south; So he continued to build a high wall, accumulate grain, and train more troops.

At this time, the scout came to report: "Report to the general, an army of about 30,000 people in the direction of Chang'an has been sent out, and the target may be my Yangping Pass!" ”

Ma Chao was shocked, it was only three days before he took the Sword Pavilion, and someone actually wanted to attack Hanzhong, did he think that Hanzhong City was empty? Is it Li Dao or Guo Yan? Fortunately, Ma Chao attaches great importance to intelligence after crossing, and for the surrounding hostile forces, he naturally spreads scouts, which has the advantage that once the enemy has a large-scale military operation, Ma Chao can obtain intelligence in the first time. Then he asked, "Who will lead the troops?" How much cavalry and infantry are there? ”

"The commander flag in the army is 'Li', it should be Li Dao who personally leads the troops! Among them, about 20,000 cavalry are the vanguard troops, which are expected to reach Yangping Pass tomorrow afternoon, and the other 10,000 are infantry, including large siege equipment. ”

"Got it, continue to investigate, and report the situation as soon as possible!"

"No, my subordinates retire!"

After getting the news, Ma Chao unfolded the military map; In the current situation, Ma Chao's Eastern Army is very strong, but unfortunately there are only 10,000 horses, but the enemy has a full 30,000, and there are 20,000 Xiliang cavalry of Li Dao, which should not be underestimated! And Ma Chao's newly built Pingdong Army has just conquered the Sword Pavilion, and it is still resting, and it will not be able to come back for a while and a half; The infantry of Hanzhong City can only be used to defend the city, and there is no way to go out of the city to meet the enemy! How to deal with this battle still has to be carefully considered. It's a pity that the Xiliang Army is not short of money and food, and there is no shortage of soldiers and horses, but it lacks a high-intelligence military advisor; If there is a powerful military advisor, Ma Chao can discuss with the military advisor, let the military advisor come up with a good strategy, and Ma Chao will be able to save a lot of trouble. Ma Chao is good at strategy, can accurately grasp the situation, and can also understand the detailed information and personality traits of the enemy generals, but Ma Chao is not good at tactics, this time Ma Chao is stumped, it seems that he has to hurry up and collect a high-intelligence strategist, otherwise there is no way to fight in the future, just a small Li Dao can make Ma Chao's brain cells die a small half, not to mention Cao Cao and Sun Ce.

Judging from the time in history, this should be the period of the Chang'an Rebellion. Li Dao, Guo Yan and others since taking Chang'an City hostage Emperor Han Xian, fighting for power and profit, civil strife endlessly, not long ago there was an incident of Emperor Han Xian fleeing, attracting Yuan Shu to be the emperor, opened the prelude to the world's disputes. At that time, Yang Feng protected Emperor Han Xian to flee Chang'an, but unfortunately he was defeated by the Xiliang cavalry led by Li Dao and Guo Yan, who were good at using soldiers, and Emperor Han Xian was captured by Li Dao and Guo Yan. So Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wanted to divide Li Dao and Guo Yan and disintegrate their combat effectiveness.

In Ma Chao's impression, the fuse of Li Dao and Guo Yan's rebellion was Taiwei Yang Biao: Yang Biao knew that Li Dao and Guo Yan were tiger and wolf gangsters and were a great threat to Emperor Han Xian, so he offered a plan to Emperor Han Xian, taking advantage of the jealous characteristics of Guo Yan's wife, and lied to her husband that the relationship between Li Dao's wife was warm, Guo Yan's wife believed it to be true, and as soon as she was jealous, she lost her mind, and through a series of actions such as slander and poisoning, Guo Bi became suspicious of Li Dao, and finally turned against him, which caused the chaos in Chang'an City.

Thinking of this, Ma Chao called Yan Pu, Yan Pu is currently the highest intelligence in the Xiliang Army, although Yan Pu is good at internal affairs and is not good at strategy, but his intelligence is also 82, which is barely enough. Liu Bei in history, in the early days, also relied on Sun Qian, Jian Yong and others to fight the country. Yan Pu is much stronger than Sun Qian and Jian Yong!

"Meet the Lord!"

"Brother Zimao doesn't have to be polite, please come in!"

"I don't know what the lord told him to come over."

According to the scout's report, Li Dao personally led 20,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry, and with large siege equipment, and was rushing to my Yangping Pass, according to Brother Zimao's opinion, why did Li Dao attack my Hanzhong City, and how should our army break the enemy?"

Yan Pu thought for a while and said: "There should be three reasons why Li Dao attacked at this time: First, after the Chang'an Rebellion, Li Dao's prestige was greatly lost, so he wanted to use troops abroad, intending to save the political defeat through military victories, so as to achieve the purpose of re-establishing his prestige!" The second is that the lord has just captured Hanzhong City, his name is not right, his words are not good, and the lord is young, so he will be underestimated by Li Dao; The third is that the lord has just sent 10,000 cavalry to capture the Sword Pavilion, this 10,000 cavalry is the new army that the lord has just established, and it is not known to outsiders. ”

"Brother Zimao is really good at politics and analyzes very thoroughly, so in Brother Zimao's opinion, how should our army deal with it?"

"Li Dao is a famous general on the battlefield, good at using soldiers, defeating many princes in Chang'an City, and the Xiliang cavalry is powerful in the world, the lord should not be despised ! But now the advantages of our army are also obvious: first, the lord is young, and Li Dao will inevitably despise the lord. The second is that Li Dao's army came from afar, our army waited for work, and our army won great victories one after another, the soldiers were like rainbows, and our army's combat power should be far better than Li Dao's army; The third is that Li Daojun came with siege equipment, thinking that the main force of our army had gone to the Sword Pavilion and must not be ready for a cavalry battle. Therefore, our army should take advantage of its unpreparedness, and when the cavalry of Li Dao's army had just come to Yangping Pass and had not yet gained a stable foothold, the eastern army led by the lord and his father-in-law raided the camp of Li Dao's army. I believe that with the bravery of the lord, Li Daojun is unstoppable and can be broken! ”

When Ma Chao heard this, he was very happy, Yan Pu is really a rare talent! Ma Chao felt that Yan Pu's analysis was very reasonable, so he ordered the Zhengdong Army to prepare for battle, and at the same time ordered the Pingdong Army to return to Hanzhong with 5,000 cavalry led by Cheng Yi to aid Hanzhong, in case of emergency, Pang De continued to guard the Sword Pavilion and stabilize people's hearts.

The battle is coming, Ma Chao is excited, the battle of Hanzhong City is the first battle after Ma Chao crosses, but the Zhang Lu army in Hanzhong is too weak, and the heavy cavalry is the first time, so it is easy to defeat Zhang Lujun, Ma Chao is not enough! People are not hot-blooded teenagers, since they have traveled to troubled times, and with Ma Chao's martial arts, they naturally have to make good use of it! Ma Chao has been fighting on the battlefield, picking Lu Bu with a gun, fighting Zhang Fei, Ma Chao wants to meet the heroes of the world for a while, and realize his dream of being a hero for many years! And the famous general Li Dao is the first!

However, with the influence of the Battle of Hanzhong, Li Daojun must have some understanding of the heavy cavalry, and also had some precautions against the Eastern Army; But Ma Chao's Eastern Army has grown a lot after the Battle of Hanzhong, with the resources of Hanzhong City, the heavy cavalry brigade has also developed from 500 to 800, and the Eastern Army has improved its combat effectiveness after this period of training. , Thinking of this, Ma Chao couldn't help but be enthusiastic, looking forward to the arrival of tomorrow!