In May of the sixth year of Jian'an, Liu Qi led 7,000 soldiers from Nanyang to garrison Fangling, and Liu Bei ordered Guan Yu to garrison Wancheng, and took Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to lead 2,000 troops to garrison Fangling with Liu Qi. Huang Zu sent his nephew Huang Yan to Fangling with 3,000 troops, Liu Biao recruited Changsha Huang Zhong to lead 2,000 troops to Fangling, and Nanjun Taishou drew 4,000 soldiers to Fangling. In addition, 2,000 soldiers were drawn from the three counties of Wuling, Lingling and Guiyang and transferred to Fangling. In order to capture Hanzhong, the Jingzhou army dispatched 20,000 horses to gather in Fangling. Among them, the generals who participated in the war were Liu Qi, Liu Bei, Ma Hong, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong, Li Yan, Wei Yan, and Huang Yan.

Liu Biao took Liu Qi as the commander, Ma Hong as the military advisor, and Liu Bei as the vanguard general. Liu Qi took Li Yan and Huang Yan as grain and grass officials, responsible for escorting grain and grass. Ma Hong ordered Li Yan and Huang Yan to lead an army of 2,000 to go to Shangyong, build granaries along the road, and arrange grain and grass in points. Since the soldiers were drawn from various counties, Ma Hong suggested training for a month before attacking Hanzhong.

In May, Zhang Lu's brother Zhang Weizheng led his army to confront Pang Xi, the Brazilian Taishou of Yizhou, and confronted the Sword Pavilion. Liu Zhang sent Wu Yi as the main general, and Zhang Ren Yan Yan led 10,000 troops to cross the Dianjiang River and attack Hanzhong.

In June, the vanguard general Liu Bei took Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to lead an army of 6,000 to Shangyong. On the third day, it broke through Shangyong City, and then went to Xicheng County, Liu Qi led the Chinese army, and took 100 boats along the Han River.

When Zhang Lu heard that Jingzhou was attacking Hanzhong with Liu Bei as the vanguard, he sent the general Yang Ren Yang Ang to lead 8,000 troops to block Liu Bei, and ordered Zhang Wei to withdraw from Jiange to reinforce Hanzhong. Yang Ren Yang Ang was defeated by Liu Bei's army in the east of Xicheng County, abandoned Xicheng, which was difficult to garrison, and led the remnants of the army to retreat to Chenggu. Ma Hong ordered Ganning Wei Yan to lead his army north to capture Xixian, and then continued to march towards Chenggu. 【Hanzhong Nine Counties, Nanzheng County, Chenggu County, Xicheng County, Baozhong County, Chuyang County, Anyang County, Xi County, Shangyong County, Fangling County】

In July of the sixth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei besieged Chenggu, and Liu Qi led a large army to arrive at Chenggu City. Ma Hong had prepared siege equipment in Nanyang for a year, and made 50 catapults and 10 punching cars, of which the punching car was transformed by Ma Hong, which was different from the general punching car, which was three meters high, five meters wide and eight meters long. Six wheels, the door is made of pine, the top of which is wrapped with iron sheets, the left and right sides of the pine are inserted with iron handles to push the car, fourteen handles on each side, and a large handle at the rear of the car can be pushed by six people at the same time. On top of the chariot was a thick iron shed cast with 29 handles to block arrows and oil spilled from the towers.

As soon as Liu Qi arrived at Chenggu City, he couldn't help frowning when he saw the solid city wall and the dense soldiers and people who helped defend the city.

"Brother Hong, the people defend the city for him, why are there children and women among the people?"

Liu Qi's face was slightly unhappy, he thought that this Zhang Luding was forcing children and women to come to defend the city, although Liu Qi had no great talent, but he was also considerate of the people, this was for him, he would never let children and women participate in the defense of the city.

Ma Hong was holding a round bamboo tube similar to a telescope, but this was only a bamboo tube, there were no lenses, and the bamboo tube alone could lock a small area, and he looked at the expression of Yang Ren, the general of the city guard, and then he looked at the expressions on the faces of the women and children. I couldn't help but take off the bamboo tube, rubbed my eyes and continued to look, because the distance was too far, although my eyes were not myopic in this life, but I couldn't see clearly, but the expression seemed to be a little strange.

"Brother Hong, what are you doing?" Liu Qi saw that Ma Hong didn't answer his words, so he asked again.

Ma Hong handed the bamboo tube to Liu Qi and said, "Brother, take a look." ”

Liu Qi put the bamboo tube on his right eye, looked at it for a while, rubbed his eyes and said, "It looks a little wrong, but I can't see it clearly." Gan Ning, take a look! ”

"What's it, let me see it." Zhang Fei took the bamboo tube from Liu Qi's hand, put it on his eyes and looked at the city tower.

"Pay attention to the expressions and eyes of the people."

Ma Hong reminded that although the expression can be seen a little clearly, but the eyes, I hope Zhang Fei can see clearly.

"Good boy!" Zhang Fei couldn't help but say: "What's the matter with these people! ”

Liu Bei's eyesight was not good, he could just see that the people were mixed with women and children, and now when he heard Zhang Fei's emotion, he couldn't help asking: "Third brother, what's the matter!" ”

"The people glared at us with great anger in their eyes, as if they wanted to eat our skins and our flesh......"

Zhang Fei spoke, his voice trembling a little.

"What!" Liu Bei couldn't believe it, he had been in the army for so many years, and he had attacked the city a lot, and the people who defended the city were also common, but most of the people's eyes were full of fear and uneasiness, and some were desperate. And the current scene is not seen once, even when he Liu Bei led the people to defend the city, the people were the same, why are Zhang Lu's people different, why?

Gan Ning said with a smile: "I also saw this Zhang Lu in his early years, and he does have some skills. ”

Ma Hong sighed and said: "This is the power of religion, it seems that it is not easy to become solid, and these people and soldiers who regard death as if they are at home will definitely try their best to resist." ”

Liu Bei also nodded and said, "The last time I fought with Yang Ren, I felt that the soldiers he led were very strong. ”

Liu Qi couldn't help frowning, and asked Ma Hong and Liu Bei, "Uncle Huang and the military advisor, what are your plans?" ”

Liu Bei didn't speak, but looked at Ma Hong, of course, Ma Hong is a military advisor, although Liu Qi asked Liu Bei for advice, but when Liu Bei is an elder, the real decision-making power is still Liu Qi and Ma Hong. And as a guest player, he can't go beyond the norm.

It seems that Liu Bei has been fighting for many years, and he has been hiding in the officialdom to polish, his heart has long matured, and he knows when to speak and when not to speak, which is much stronger than himself, Ma Hong thought in his heart, and has opened his mouth to draw up a plan: "Hong suggested, Gan Ning Wei Yan led 5,000 troops to surround the north gate of Chenggu and set up a camp; Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun led 5,000 troops to surround the south gate of Chenggu and set up camps and main roads; Uncle Liu Huang and Zhang Feitun soldiers here. Do you think it's possible? ”

Siege three is missing one, this is the most common trick of the soldiers to besiege the city, and it is also the most stable trick, Liu Bei and the generals are meaningless, but Ma Hong's plan did not make the main general feel how surprised and unfathomable.

Ma Hong saw that the master had no objection, so he spoke again: "Second, some big war drums have been made this time, and you will see how big these war drums are later." I distributed two war drums to Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, two war drums to Gan Ning and Wei Yan, and one war drum to Uncle Liu Huang and Zhang Fei. What are these war drums used for? Naturally, it is to beat, starting from the day and night (from 19 o'clock to 21 o'clock), every half a pillar of incense (a stick of incense for half an hour) is struck, each time beating thirty-six times, the sound of the Ganning military drum falls, Huang Zhongjun picks up, Huang Zhongjun drums fall, Gan Ningjun picks up. Beat until sunrise (midnight, 05 a.m. to 07 a.m.) before stopping. In addition, drumming is not allowed to send troops. ”

This move is Ma Hong's tired strategy, and there is nothing special, and no one in the generals has any objections.

Seeing this, Ma Hong continued: "Third, Gan Ningjun and Huang Zhongjun dug seven soil pits three meters deep in the south and north of the city, respectively, and I will go to see how the soil is like. ”

This is to check the quality of the soil, if the soil is not good, it is used to dig the foundation of the enemy's wall, if the soil is good, you can dig a tunnel into the city.

"Doesn't the military advisor have a better plan? How long will it take to rely on tunnels and dig down enemy walls? ”

Huang Zhong suddenly jumped out and said to Ma Hong, although he had also heard of Ma Hong from Liu Pan's mouth, and there were also rumors of Ma Hong in Jingzhou, but he had contact with Ma Hong for a period of time, and he didn't find anything outstanding about this son, and his strategy was also decent. As a veteran, he was commanded by such a young man who was not weak, and he was inevitably unconvinced.

Gan Ning watched Huang Zhong jump out to embarrass Ma Hong, glanced at Ma Hong, saw Ma Hong's calm demeanor, and also calmed down, since Ma Hong captured Wancheng with the plague, Gan Ning was completely convinced of Ma Hong, and admired the five bodies to the ground.

"Oh! General Huang, in the next moment, he was not careful, and said one less word, well, when you dig the pit, you must not be far from the city wall, so that the enemy soldiers defending the city can see you digging the pit. ”

Ma Hong did not answer Huang Zhong's words, but explained Huang Zhong's digging of the pit.

Huang Zhong was stunned for a moment, he didn't know what this son was going to do, since it was digging a pit, why did he let the enemy see it, and let them be on guard. He asked again: "Strategist, is it possible that there is no other plan?" ”

Liu Bei coughed, stood up and said, "Bei thinks that the strategy of the military division is feasible. ”

Gan Ning also jumped out and said, "The last general thinks it's feasible. ”

Liu Qi nodded and said, "Then according to what the military advisor said." ”

Leaving Huang Zhong alone in a daze, Ma Hong smiled at Huang Zhong and stopped talking.

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