Although there were battles everywhere, Gao Yun only cared about the two battle situations in Dongchuan and Xiliang. As for Liu Biao and Yuan Shao, there is actually nothing to pay attention to, because the result is almost predictable.

The gap between the strength of Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao is too great, Yuan Shao raised 300,000 soldiers and horses to the Northern Expedition, Gongsun Chan absolutely could not resist it, and he would definitely be defeated.

Although he has some friendship with Gongsun Zhan, Youzhou is located in the north, Yuan Shao is strong, and the Huwei army is beyond the reach of the whip. Gao Yun also had no choice but to order Guan Yu to divide an army out of Jinan and approach the south bank of the Yellow River to contain Yuan Shao's forces as much as possible in order to alleviate Gongsun Zhan's defeat.

As for Liu Biao and Yuan Shu's game, they are basically both lose-losers. Liu Biao had just fought several battles with him, and his vitality was seriously damaged; Although Yuan Shu was defeated in Wancheng, the foundation of Nanyang and Yuzhou was still there, and there were still more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command.

Liu Biao's soldiers crossed the Han River, and Yuan Shu would inevitably fight against the river, so that he would occupy an advantageous area, and Liu Biao would inevitably be difficult to progress, and if it was delayed for a long time, he would inevitably stop the army.

The rest are Liu Bei vs. Zhang Lu and Cao Cao vs. Dong Zhuo. In fact, the victory or defeat of these two games can basically be determined, but because of the relationship between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, Gao Yun still pays special attention.

Liu Bei can be said to be determined to win this time, raising 150,000 Sichuan troops and marching in two ways. So that Zhang Ren led all the way to Nanzheng, and Liu Bei led the army to take the army.

When Zhang Lu heard the news, he was frightened and did not possess his body, and hurriedly convened the civil and military forces to discuss countermeasures.

The military advisor Yan Pu offered a plan: "My lord, now Liu Bei is coming from the Sichuan army, and he is marching in two ways, and his momentum is quite large. Our army is short of soldiers and horses, and if we divide our troops to meet the battle, it may be difficult to match them. Liu Beibing's Kouding Army Mountain, its intention must be in praise. And Baozhong is the north gate of Hanzhong, which must not be lost. In the opinion of his subordinates, it is better to concentrate his forces and stick to the two cities of Baozhong and Nanzheng. The road in the middle of the river is rugged, the transportation of soldiers and food is inconvenient, Liu Bei came from afar through the mountains and rivers, and his profit is in a hurry. If our army can hold Nanzheng and Baozhong, it will not be able to advance. Liu Bei was short of food for a long time and would inevitably retreat. Then Dingjun, Chuyang and other places can be restored."

Zhang Lu is a Taoist priest, how can he know what art of war strategy, and he relies on Yan Pu for important military and political matters. After listening to Yan Pu's plan, he hurriedly agreed, "What the military advisor said is very good, so I will follow the military advisor's clever plan and act quickly!" ”

Yan Pu received the order and retreated, arranged soldiers and horses to meet the enemy, and made the general Yang Ren lead 30,000 troops to strengthen the four gates of Nanzheng to defend the palace; So that Yang Ang led 30,000 soldiers and horses to guard Baozhong.

Before Yang Ang left, Yan Pu repeatedly advised, "After you arrive in Baozhong, you can put more rolling wood and stones and stick to the city wall." Be sure to go deep and high, and never go out of the city for half a step! ”

Yang Ang surrendered his order, left the military division, and led the troops and horses away.

After arranging the soldiers and horses, Zhang Lu asked Yan Pu again: "Military advisor, now Dong Zhuo is holding the Son of Heaven in Xiliang and is my neighbor." At present, Liu Bei's offensive is very urgent, do you send someone to Xiliang for help? ”

Yan Pu shook his head and sighed: "The lord doesn't know, now Cao Mengde has raised 200,000 troops to the west, and the soldiers are pointing to Xiliang, and they have already passed the division. Dong Zhuo himself is difficult to protect, how can he send troops to reinforce him?"

Zhang Lu listened to Yan Pu's words, looked up to the sky and sighed, speechless.

The Dingjun Mountain Guard's name is Ma Qi, and he has already discovered Liu Bei's attack, and has sent dozens of urgent side reports, but there is no response, and he is anxious.

Liu Bei's army arrived, how dare Ma Qi face the battle, and he couldn't hold out.

Liu Bei wanted to raise troops to attack, but Zhang Song persuaded: "Don't worry, the Dingjun mountain soldiers are short of food, and their offerings are all from Chuyang." If we can take Chuyang first, then the army can be defeated without attacking."

Liu Bei nodded and said good, and ordered the soldiers and horses to bypass the Dingjun army and take Chuyang first.

Ma Qi was shocked when he heard that Liu Bei was going to take a detour to fight Weiyang, and said secretly: "If Weiyang is lost, the soldiers and horses here will starve to death!" Had to save! ”

Thinking of this, he hurriedly gathered his soldiers and generals, divided the army out of the village, and marched north to save Chuyang.

Liu Bei had expected that Dingjun Mountain would inevitably send troops to the rescue, and first made Lei Tong lead the troops to ambush. Ma Qi soldiers and horses out of the village, not three miles, three gongs sounded in the ears, Lei Tong ambushed the soldiers, and rushed to kill.

Ma Qi was shocked and hurried to meet the battle. Lei Tong struggled to carry a knife, smashed through the enemy formation, and took Ma Qi directly.

Swords and guns were connected, and after three rounds of fighting, Lei Tong raised a knife and cut Ma Qi off the horse.

The Lord will be beheaded, and the army will be crushed, or flee or surrender, and it will collapse in an instant.

At this time, Dingjun Mountain was already empty, Lei Tong Ma did not stop, the whole army advanced again, with a bang, attacked the enemy village, surrendered all its people, and occupied the camp of Dingjun Mountain.

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered the three armies, marched noisily, and went straight to the city of Chuyang.

Guo Yun, the defender of Weiyang City, had already won the general of Yanpu, and he stuck to the city wall and avoided fighting without fighting. Liu Bei was furious, personally beat the drum to help the battle, and ordered the attack from all sides.

Seeing that the lord was like this, the morale of the Xichuan soldiers doubled, and one by one they were not afraid of death and stormed the city wall of Chuyang.

From the time of the hour to noon, the soldiers of the city of Chuyang suffered heavy casualties, and the defense gradually relaxed. General Li Yan saw the right time, raised his shield and raised his sword, and fought bravely to the head of the city. A burst of slashing, killing and scattering the enemy troops guarding the gate, cutting down the locks, and opening the city gate.

Xichuan soldiers and horses swarmed in, killing people with knives. Guo Yun saw that the general trend was gone, and fled in a hurry, but was caught by Deng Xian, raised his hand and stabbed Guo Yun to death. The head of the owl, the four orders, the soldiers and horses of Chuyang saw it, and they all knelt down to ask for surrender.

Liu Bei took the city, rested for a while, and even raised troops. Wu Yi was left to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to guard the town, and led the army to the east, and the soldiers were praised.

Zhang Ren was ordered to march first and lead his troops and horses as far as Nanzheng. At this time, when I heard that the lord had won consecutive battles and was driving forward, I couldn't help but be anxious.

However, it is helpless that Nanzheng is the seat of Hanzhong, the city is high and the pond is wide, and the imperial fortifications are complete. Zhang Yiyi attacked for many days, but made no progress.

And Liu Bei led the troops and horses to Baozhong, and it seemed that he had hit a nail. Baozhong City is very different from the previous Dingjun and Weiyang, the city is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moreover, Yang Ang arrived in the city many days early, and carefully obeyed the instructions of Yan Pu, strengthened the four gates, and placed more rolling wood and stones, and the fortifications were extremely perfect.

Yang Ang stubbornly held on without fighting, and Liu Bei attacked for days and days, but to no avail. Seeing that the soldiers' rations were about to run out, Liu Bei was at a loss.

At this time, the left and right came to report, and the military teacher was seeking to see him. Liu Bei hurriedly invited in, got up and asked, "Xiaozhi is not resting in the tent, what is the matter here?" ”

Fa Zheng arched his hand and said: "Baozhong has been attacking for days without results, and there is no progress on the Nanzheng side, and it is difficult for his subordinates to sleep and eat.

Liu Bei was overjoyed, "Oh!? What's the trick of filial piety? Hurry up! ”

Fa Zheng replied: "Now the two cities of Nanzheng and Baozhong are besieged by our army, and there is no news. With the intention of his subordinates, he could choose a person from the army who was similar to Zhang Lu's image, dirt his head, and push him to the city of Baozhong, falsely claiming that Nanzheng had been broken and Zhang Lu had been captured, and summoned Yang Ang to surrender. Yang Ang watched from a distance in the city, and it was difficult to distinguish the true from the false, and his heart would be shocked. In this way, the morale of the Baozhong army will inevitably collapse, and even if Yang Ang does not surrender the city, he will definitely abandon the city and flee. At that time, the lord will be able to plan the plan, temporarily retreat the soldiers, and ambush the soldiers outside, then Yang Ang can be captured, and the praise can be broken! ”