Yan Yan's army would definitely not be weaker than Ganning's army if it was based on its combat strength, and it might even be stronger, but now that they had just been defeated, they encountered an ambush on the way back, and they had already lost their fighting spirit.

Because Gan Ning then led the army to cover up and kill behind, Yan Yan's army lost another three or four thousand men and horses, but fortunately, their endurance was relatively strong, and they were good at climbing and crossing mountains, so Gan Ning's army was thrown off.

When Yan Yan led the army back to the city, he found that the army had entered the city, and it turned out that the deputy general in the city, Ling Bao, saw that the reinforcements were cut off from food and grass, so he persuaded the main general Liu Bi to go out of the city and surrender, but was scolded by Liu Bi a few words, and then Liu Bi was resentful, and after killing Liu Bi, Kaicheng surrendered.

When Liu Qi saw that the other party surrendered, he was naturally overjoyed, and worshiped Ling Bao as the Taishou of Badong, and then reorganized his troops and horses, preparing to continue the march.

After the civil and military generals gathered, Liu Qi first opened his mouth and asked Lingbao: "Ling Taishou, you were originally Liu Zhang's subordinate, when you know the reality of Brazil Taishou Pang Xi and Fuling Taishou Lei Tong, where do you say we should attack first?" ”

Ling Bao gave Liu Qi a salute and said slowly: "The last general thinks that we should take Fuling first." The lord must also know that although Pang Xi and Liu Jiyu are in-laws, this person is keen on fame and fortune, and for so many years he has only been most concerned about his own interests in Brazil, in fact, he doesn't care about the belonging of Yizhou, so the lord should comfort him and still appoint him as the Brazilian Taishou, one can calm his heart, and the other can also use him to fight against Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, this is really a clever plan to kill two birds with one stone, and now Bajun Taishou Yan Yan has been frightened by the army under the lord's command, and he will never dare to divide his troops to save each other. And without Yan Yan as a reliant, Lei Tong would not be able to resist the lord's attack at all, so I believe that Fuling County will soon fall into the hands of the lord. ”

Liu Qi couldn't help but nodded slowly when he heard this, in fact, the reason why he asked Yu Lingbao was not that he didn't get the information from Pang Xi and Lei Tong, but just to see if Lingbao was really loyal to him, after all, he handed over the entire Badong County to him, in case this person betrayed, wouldn't his grain supply be cut off? It is precisely because of these considerations that Liu Qi made a tentative statement.

As a result, he found that Ling Bao was indeed sincerely thinking about himself, so he put his mind at ease and said to the generals: "What do you think after listening to Wen Rong's words? Let's talk about them one by one. ”

But I heard Gan Ning step forward and said: "Lord, now our army's morale is flourishing, Yan Yan's army is afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and does not dare to send troops to rescue, it is the time when our army marches, the last general thinks that our army should attack in two ways, one way to Bajun and Fuling, and the other army to enter Guanghan through Brazil, threatening Chengdu, as long as the lord's army is under the city of Chengdu, Liu Zhang must not dare not surrender." ”

Tian Feng shook his head and said slowly: "But since Chengdu is where Liu Zhang's governance is located, there will definitely be heavy troops stationed along the way, even if we can get to the city of Chengdu, it is estimated that there will be a lot of losses, there are heavy troops in Chengdu City, if there are rescuers from all walks of life, I am afraid that not only can we not conquer Chengdu, but even the team itself is difficult to preserve, so, according to the plan of the last general, we might as well seek a safe way, first capture Badong and Fuling, and then take Ba County, and then the army will occupy Jiangyang and threaten Qiqi, Then he joined forces with Pei Tingshi to defeat the Yonghong coalition army, and then the army slowly advanced, and within a few years, it would inevitably pacify Yizhou. ”

Liu Qi nodded approvingly when he saw that most of the generals and officials nodded in agreement, obviously thinking that this was a very safe way, but only Jia Xu sneered, Pang Tong looked indifferent, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Shiyuan, what do you think we should do?" ”

I saw Pang Tong laugh and said: "Lord, what Tian Yuanhao said is certainly safe, but if we follow what he said, it is estimated that it will take at least three or five years to occupy the entire Yizhou, and in such a long period of time, it is estimated that Liu Bei has successfully occupied the annexation of the state, and Cao Cao can also occupy Jizhou and Youzhou, if they join forces to attack the lord, then we are afraid that we will be in trouble, so if we want to ensure that we can occupy the entire Yizhou before Cao Cao and Liu Bei react, only according to what General Xingba said, The army was divided into two routes, one to Guanghan and the other to Bajun. ”

"Oh? So, what Yuan Hao said is not unreasonable, I don't know how Shi Yuandang can resolve it? Liu Qi's smile remained unchanged, and he still asked Pang Tong.

Pang Tong was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "In fact, this is not impossible, the terrain of Yizhou is dangerous, as long as we occupy some important passes to defend, so that Liu Zhang's reinforcements cannot come, then we are not afraid of the other party's reinforcements, and as long as we successfully come to Chengdu City to besiege, Liu Zhang, who is cut off from foreign aid, can only choose to surrender, Mianzhu is the gateway to Chengdu, as long as we occupy this place, whether it is Pang Xi in Brazil or Zitong's support will be helpless." Therefore, for the sake of today, as long as we occupy Mianzhu, we can ensure that the army attacking Chengdu has no worries. ”

"Attack Mianzhu, and then send people to defend it? Shi Yuan, I have to say that although your idea is good, it is extremely risky, because your premise should be that the selected generals can hold Mianzhu, not to mention that from Quren to Mianzhu all the way through Dianjiang, Anhan, Deyang, Guanghan, Fuxian and other places, the road is thousands of miles, and the road is difficult and difficult, God knows how many enemy soldiers are waiting? In the event of an ambush, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to turn back. Even if Shun Lì arrived, thinking that the enemy army would be heavily guarded by the dangerous place of Mianzhu, how could he be able to attack it in a hurry? And because Mianzhu is too far away from us, the road is difficult and dangerous, and it is difficult to transport grain and grass materials, once the siege is blocked, I am afraid that the situation will be dangerous. ”

Tian Feng shook his head and sighed softly: "In fact, Shi Yuan's idea is a big gamble, if he wins, he will naturally have nothing to say, but if he doesn't win, it will be the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers." ”

But I didn't expect Pang Tong to say angrily: "Mr. Yuan Hao should be so pessimistic, I believe that this time our surprise attack on Mianzhu is a surprise, attack it unprepared, although Mianzhu is a military stronghold, but because of the deep into the hinterland of Guanghan County, Liu Zhang may not defend carefully, so our chances of victory are still very large, the last general will ask the lord to give me a brigade of partial division, will definitely be able to seize Mianyang, threaten Chengdu." ”

Liu Qi looked at Jia Xu, who was watching coldly, and asked slowly, "Wenhe, I don't know how you look at this matter?" ”

I heard Jia Xu say slowly: "Shi Yuan is very right, we are running thousands of miles, and the enemy army may not be prepared, but Yuan Hao is also very reasonable, as long as there is a wise man in the enemy camp and orders the army to fortify in Mianzhu, then we are in danger." ”

"Doesn't that mean you didn't say anything?" Tian Feng couldn't help but be a little dissatisfied, glanced at Jia Xu obliquely, and said provocatively.

Jia Xu knew that Tian Feng had a straightforward personality, so he didn't think it was wrong, and said with a smile: "Although there will be such a danger, we can attack it and save it, so that the enemy has to divide the army, so that Mianzhu can be captured lightly." ”

"You, you mean ......" Tian Feng showed a trace of surprise on his face, looked at Jia Xu, and stammered.

"That's right, although I know that this time I am indeed in danger, but I believe that Liu Zhang will not dare not send troops to rescue, and his elite soldiers in Chengdu City will never dare to go out of the city casually, so he can only send Mianzhu soldiers to go, this is our opportunity."

A stunning light flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, and he nodded solemnly and said.

"Hehe, I also believe in Mr. Wenhe's judgment." Pang Tong arched his hand at Liu Qi, then to Tian Feng, and finally smiled at Jia Xu, feeling that he had found a confidant.

"This official also agrees with Wen He and Shi Yuan's idea, that's right, as Mr. Yuan Hao said, this time we are a big gamble, but this official is willing to gamble once, as the so-called surprise victory, if we take that safe road, I am afraid we will really face pressure from Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, and even Zhang Lu may intervene, hehe, although this official is fearless, but the taste of all the princes in the world is still uncomfortable with me."

"What? Lord, you, are you really going to do this? Tian Feng couldn't help but widen his eyes, and felt a wry smile in his heart: "The previous Yuan Shao was too indecisive, the guide lost too many opportunities, and was finally defeated by Cao Cao, and the foundation created by ten years of hard work was finally difficult to preserve, but the lord in front of me was too decisive to categorically agree to such a risky idea." Faced with this categorical decision, Tian Fengzhen didn't know whether he should be glad or lament that he had met such a bold master?

However, his master didn't care about his thoughts at all, but gave a categorical order: "Today, in addition to Li Zhengfang leading 5,000 troops to assist Ling Taishou to defend Badong County, the rest of the army is divided into two routes, attacking Bajun and Guanghan respectively, and Han Sheng is responsible for attacking Ba County, and his commanders Li Mancheng, Huang Xu, Liu Pan, Jiang Wan and others, with Tian Yuanhao as their military division, the army will occupy Jiangyang after occupying Ba County, and then attack with Pei Wenxing to defeat the Yonghong rebels. The other way was led by the official himself, with Wen He as the left army division, Shi Yuan as the right army division, and Gan Xingba and other generals under his command accompanying him, this time he was bound to occupy Mianzhu, threaten Chengdu, and force Liu Zhang to surrender. ”

Tian Feng was shocked when he heard this, hurriedly took a few steps forward, and said resolutely: "Huh? What the? Lord, you personally sent troops to Mianzhu? This, this is really too dangerous, right? The general disagreed, and asked the lord to consider it again. ”

"The last general seconded."

"The last general seconded."

This time, even Gan Ning, Pang Tong, Jia Xu and others, who strongly advocated the division of troops, stood firmly on Tian Feng's side, and bitterly persuaded Liu Qi to take back his life and not take risks.

But I heard Liu Qi say angrily: "The lord can take risks for my Han, this official is a member of the Han family, he is favored by the emperor, and he is my Han Taiwei, how can he lag behind?" Ladies and gentlemen, this matter should not be discussed again, if the lord really thinks about my safety, please go all out and defeat Liu Zhang, a negative person. ”