Chengdu, Ma Yue's temporary residence.

Jia Xu said to Ma Yue: "Lord, just now Hanzhong Taishou Zhang Xiu sent news that Liu Zhang's family has arrived in Chang'an, and Dong Fu and Zhao Wei's family sent to Mobei have also passed Yangping Pass. ”

"Hmm." Ma Yue nodded, and asked again, "How is the arrangement of the Sichuan army's trip to Nanyang Tuntian?" ”

Fa Zheng said: "My lord, the 100,000 Sichuan troops originally assembled in the area of Zitong and Langzhong have set off first, and now they are almost to Shangyong, but most of the remaining 50,000 Sichuan troops are scattered in various counties in Yizhou, and it will take a little time to assemble in Langzhong from all over the country, and according to the following estimates, it will take half a month to leave at the earliest." ”

Ma Yue said: "Where is the Hanzhong army led by Zhang Wei, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang now?" ”

Fa Zheng said: "The Hanzhong army has arrived in Linjiang (Jiangzhou), and it is still more than 300 miles away from Yong'an. ”

"Whew." Jia Xu breathed a long sigh of relief and said with relief, "Lord, you can go back to Luoyang in half a month, this ghost place in Xichuan is damp and cold, and if you stay any longer, this old bone of your subordinates will be rusty." ”

"Yes, it's time for the class to return to the court." Ma Yue said, "I have been away from Luoyang for more than half a year, and I am not sure." ”

"Lord!" Ma Yue's voice fell, and Li Su had already hurried inside, gasping and saying, "Something happened!" ”

Ma Yue's heart jumped, and he asked in a deep voice, "Ziyan, what's wrong?" ”

Li Su said: "Half a month ago, the general Yuan Shao suddenly died violently! ”

"Huh?" Ma Yue lost his voice and said, "Yuan Shao is dead?" ”

"Dead!" Li Su said in a deep voice, "It is said that it was wine-colored and drunk, and he died of a stroke." ”

"It's broken." Jia Xu said, "Yuan Shao died violently, and did not appoint an heir, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang each had ghosts, in order to inherit Yuan Shao's foundation, it was inevitable to fight, this was a good opportunity to take the opportunity to solve Yuan Shao's fat pig, but now the lord's army is far away in Xichuan, and it is not good that Zhou Yu will take advantage of it." ”

"Lord!" Fa Zhengdao: "Xichuan can't stay any longer, he must go back to Luoyang immediately!" ”

Ma Yue frowned and said: "If the class teacher returns to the dynasty now, the remaining 50,000 Sichuan troops ......."

Jia Xu suddenly said: "Lord, I don't know if I should say a word?" ”

Ma Yue said: "But it doesn't hurt to say it. ”

Jia Xu said: "I think that the lord should give the Sichuan army enough trust!" ”

Ma Yue said: "Wenhe means ......"

Jia Xu said: "The lord can choose one person from the Sichuan generals to lead the 50,000 Sichuan army and General Zhang Xiu to guard Xichuan, so not only can it show the lord's mind and trust, after the army leaves Xichuan, Xichuan's defense will not be too empty, if only with General Zhang Xiu's 15,000 elite soldiers, it may not be able to block Cao Ying's Jingzhou soldiers." ”

Ma Yue pondered for a moment and asked, "Who is competent?" ”

Jia Xu replied without hesitation: "I think that Zhang Ren is brave and unscrupulous, loyal and righteous, and he is competent!" ”

"Zhang Ren?" Ma Yue shouted, "Come on, quickly summon Zhang Ren to see him." ”

Ma Yue still trusts Jia Xu's eyesight, and if he wants to see people's surnames, Ma Yue has really never seen anyone more powerful than Jia Xu.

……

Hefei, the big tent of the Chinese army.

When Zhou Yu was convening the generals to discuss the matter, a small colonel suddenly stepped into the tent, knelt on the ground and said: "Dadu Governor, someone outside the camp claims to be the envoy of General Yuan and asks to meet Dadu Governor. ”

"General Yuan? I'm afraid that Yuan Tan sealed it himself, right? Hehe. Zhou Yu laughed twice, looked around at the generals and said, "The time for the Northern Expedition is coming!" Quickly send Yuan Tan's envoy to meet. ”

In less than a moment, under the murderous gaze of the generals of Eastern Wu, a Confucian man in a green shirt entered the big tent without being arrogant or humble, bowed to Zhou Yu, and said proudly: "In Xia Xinbi, see the Metropolitan Governor." ”

"Your envoy doesn't have to be polite." Zhou Yu said casually, "I don't know why Mr. came?" ”

Xin Bi said: "I came to ask for help from the governor of the capital on the order of the general. ”

"Asking for help?" Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Governor Ben didn't hear it wrong, right?" If your envoy has not forgotten, not long ago, the relationship between you and me was still hostile. ”

"This time, that time." Xin Bi said, "The first lord was violent, Yuan Shang conspired to usurp the throne, although the general had the edict of the first lord and the princess, it was difficult to support it alone, and he hoped that the governor of the capital could help, so that our army was grateful, and in return, the general was willing to give Xuzhou as a gift to Dongwu." ”

"Xuzhou?" Zhou Yu said, "If the Governor of Ben is not mistaken, Xuzhou is not ruled by General Yuan at the moment, right?" ”

Xin Bi frowned and said, "So, does the Metropolitan Governor approve of the alliance?" ”

"Definitely." Zhou Yu said loudly, "Please sir immediately inform General Yuan that the Governor of this capital can agree to form an alliance with him on behalf of Wu Hou, but after defeating Yuan Shang, the General needs to send troops to respond to Wu's attack on Xuzhou!" ”

Xin Bi was overjoyed when he heard this, and arched his hand: "I have decided to convey the goodwill of the governor to the general and take his leave." ”

Zhou Yu said: "Don't send it." ”

Simbi waved his hand again, and then turned around and walked away.

Seeing Xin Bi's figure go away, Zhou Yu's expression suddenly became serious, and he shouted: "Tai Shici, Ling Tong, and Sun Yi listen to the order!" ”

Tai Shici, Ling Tong, and Sun Yi flashed out, stood in the tent and clenched their fists and shouted: "The last will be." ”

Zhou Yu said: "Lead 5,000 light cavalry (the only cavalry in Eastern Wu) to open overnight, cross the Huaishui River north under the response of the naval army, go straight to the county, and then force Chen Liu with great fanfare!" ”

"Yes!"

Tai Shici, Ling Tong, and Sun Yi suddenly received the order, turned around and left.

"Quan Cong and Xu Sheng listen to the order."

"The end will be."

"Each led 3,000 elite soldiers, and under the response of the naval army, they went up the Yingshui and set up an ambush on the road that Pingyu retreated to Chenliu!"

"Yes!"

Quan Cong and Xu Sheng also took the order and left.

Zhou Yu said again: "Lu Meng, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin listen to the order. ”

The third general Lu Meng also stepped forward and responded with a fist: "The last general will be." ”

Zhou Yu said: "Led the water army of 8,000 from Chaohu Dazhai, first in Shouchun to meet the Tai Shi Ci cavalry north to cross the Huaishui, and then divided the troops into two routes, Zhou Tai led the transport fleet to transport Quan Cong, Xu Sheng and the two armies to go up the Yingshui, and set up an ambush together, Lu Meng and Jiang Qin led the boat to go up the Yingshui and go to Pingyu to respond to Yuan Tan's army!" ”

"Yes!"

The three generals of Lu Meng also took the order and left.

Zhou Yu finally looked around at the generals and said loudly: "The rest of the generals each commanded the soldiers and horses of their headquarters, and after three days, they went out of the Qingniu Pass with the capital of the capital and approached Runan. ”

"Yes!"

The generals agreed with a bang.

……

Runan, Pingyu.

After Yuan Shang's army was frustrated in two attempts to probe the surname, he changed his strategy and switched to the technique of long-term siege.

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days have passed, and seeing that the grain and grass in the city are about to run out, Yuan Tan can be said to be anxious, and Xin Bi, who was sent to Lujiang for help, has not returned for a long time, which makes Yuan Tan more and more restless.

It's late at night.

When Yuan Tan was in a panic, Xin Ping suddenly entered with Xin Bi.

"George (Simbi Table)!" Yuan Tan hurriedly stepped forward to grab Xin Bi's arm and asked, "What is the result of the trip to Lujiang?" ”

Xin Bi said: "Lord, Zhou Yu has already agreed to form an alliance!" ”

"Oh? That's great! Yuan Tan was overjoyed when he heard this, and asked repeatedly, "What are Zhou Yu's conditions?" When are you going to send troops? And how many troops are you going to move? ”

"Uh......"

Xin Bi was dumbfounded, and he didn't know which question to answer Yuan Tan for a while.

Yuan Tan patted his forehead and laughed at himself: "Lone is really in a hurry, George said slowly." ”

Xin Bi took a breath and said: "Lord, Zhou Yu only promised to help the lord repel Yuan Shang's rebels and capture Yan and Henan, but he did not promise to help the lord recapture the four states of Ji, He, You, and Qing, and Zhou Yu also put forward the condition that after repelling Yuan Shang's rebels, the lord needs to send troops to respond to the Wu army's attack on Xuzhou!" ”

"This was already expected by Lonely." Yuan Tan said, "Originally, Gu didn't expect to be able to recapture the four states of Hebei, And, Qing and You, and it would be good to be able to hold the two states of Yan and Henan, but when did Zhou Yu send troops?" Don't wait a few months before sending troops, at that time, Pingyu City has already been broken by Yuan Shang's rebels. ”

Xin Bi said: "The lord doesn't have to worry, in fact, the Wu Junshui division has already arrived outside Pingyu City!" ”

"Huh?" Yuan Tan said in surprise, "Wu Jun has arrived outside Pingyu City?" ”

"Exactly." Xin Bi said, "If it weren't for the help of Wu Junshui, I wouldn't have been able to enter the city!" ”

"I'll tell you." Xin commented, "Yuan Shang's rebels have besieged Pingyu City, how can George still be able to enter the city?" Dare to love came in by water, hehe. ”

Xin Bi said: "The Governor of the Eastern Wu Naval Army, Lu Mengrang, told the lord that the Eastern Wu Naval Army will launch a surprise attack on the Yuan Shang camp outside the east gate before dawn, and will raise fire as a signal, hoping that the lord can send an elite army out of the city and cooperate with the Eastern Wu Navy to attack Yuan Shang's camp on both sides. ”

"Good plan!" Xin commented on the festival, "The rebels do not know the arrival of the Eastern Wu naval army, and they will suffer a heavy defeat if they are defenseless." ”

……

Outside the city.

The land was in chaos, and it was the darkest time before dawn.

On the bank of the Yingshui River, Jiang Qin's horizontal knife stands.

In front of Jiang Qin, there were five hundred strong men neatly arranged, these five hundred strong men were all wearing straight jackets, holding a single knife in their hands, and carrying a hat behind their shoulders, typical Jiangdong Navy makeup! The cold river breeze blew the scarf on Jiang Qin's head, and the servants made a noise, and suddenly, Jiang Qin cut off the thick back in his hand and pushed it forward.

"Kill!"

The thunderous roar shattered the silent and dark night sky.

Almost at the same time, a blazing fire ignited outside the east gate of Pingyu City, which looked particularly abrupt and eye-catching under the dark night sky! Suddenly, the closed east gate of Pingyu slowly opened, and a group of black-pressed soldiers swept across the slowly lowered suspension bridge and swept towards Yuan Shang's camp outside the city.

……

Yuan Shang Daying.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Yuan Shang was awakened from his sleep by the huge shouting of killing, and hurriedly turned over and sat up and asked left and right: "What's the matter?" What's wrong? ”

The disheveled judge stumbled in from outside the tent, gasping and saying, "Robbery of the camp, robbery of the camp!" ”

"Camp robbery?" Yuan Shang frowned and said, "Aren't Yuan Tan's rebels all besieged in the city?" Where did this army come from? ”

"Lord, it's Wu Jun!"

Yuan Shang's voice fell, and Feng Ji also broke in in a daze.

"Wu Jun? That's impossible! Yuan Shang was taken aback when he heard this, and said in a lost voice, "How can Wu Jun go with Yuan Tan?" Aren't they at war all the time? ”

"It's indeed Wu Jun." Feng Ji said, "You can't be wrong in the next place." ”

"Damn!" Yuan Shang said angrily, "The Wu army suddenly appeared outside Pingyu City, why didn't the scouts of our army find out?" ”

"Lord, it's the subordinates who are careless." The judge was ashamed, and replied with a smile, "The Wu army must have been killed by water, most of our army's exploration horses are distributed on land, and from Huainan to Yingshui to Pingyu, most of the way is deep mountains and dense forests, and his subordinates have not sent scouts in the direction of Yingshui at all." ”

"Due south." Yuan Shang said angrily, "Next time, take it as a warning." ”

"Yes." "Next time, we must learn a lesson." ”

"Report to the ......" The voice of the trial fell, and suddenly a partial general entered the account and said, "General, although there are not many enemy troops who come to attack the camp, they are extremely brave, especially the leading generals, no one can beat him, and dozens of healthy generals in our army have died under his knife, and now the rear army camp and the left army camp have been breached, and the enemy army is killing the Chinese army camp." ”

"Report the ......" The general's voice fell, and another tooth general entered the account and said, "My lord, the rebels in the city have also been killed, and they are storming the camp of the former army." ”

"Report ...... The Yingshui River is on fire, and a large group of people are coming ashore from the river. ”

The bad news came one after another, Yuan Shang's face changed drastically, and he paused and said: "Immediately give an order, the whole army will abandon the camp in the east of the city and retreat to the camp in the north of the city." ”

……

The next time, the camp in the north of the city.

Yuan Shang led the remnants of his troops to flee into the camp in the north of the city under the response of Yuan Xi, and before he could sit down, bad news came again.

"Lord, Qian Jun found that the brigade of Dongwu light cavalry is rapidly advancing towards Chen Liu!" His face turned pale, and he said to Yuan Shang, "Once Chen Liu is lost, our army's grain and grass supply line will be cut off by the Wu army, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

"Lord, fifty miles south of Pingyu, a brigade of Wu troops has been found!" Before the trial was finished, Feng Ji hurriedly entered the account and said to Yuan Shang, "According to the scout's report, there are at least tens of thousands of people in this Wu army, and a big banner in the army is embroidered with the word 'Zhou', it seems that Zhou Yu personally led the army to the battle. ”

"Lord, it was really Wu Jun who attacked the camp last night." The judge said, "Now that the Dongwu Navy is continuously transporting troops, grain and grass from the Yingshui waterway to Pingyu City, it is impossible to conquer Pingyu City in the short term, so I think it is better to stop the army as soon as possible and return to Puyang first and then make plans?" ”

"How so?" Yuan Shang frowned and said, "What the hell is going on?" ”

No wonder Yuan Shang felt depressed, just overnight, the originally good situation suddenly became extremely bad! The appearance of Zhou Yu and Wu Jun made the situation of Yuan Shangjun take a sharp turn for the worse, and now let alone conquer Pingyu and annihilate Yuan Tan's rebels, there is a question mark over whether they can safely retreat to Puyang.

"My lord." Feng Ji also persuaded, "Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, let's withdraw." ”

"Ugh." Yuan Shang looked up to the sky and sighed, and said gloomily, "Pass the order of the lonely army and withdraw to Puyang." ”

……

In the middle of June of the twelfth year of Emperor Jian'an of the Han Dynasty (199), Zhou Yu led 40,000 (30,000 cavalry troops in Hefei Daying, 10,000 water troops in Chaohu Dazhai) to the north of the Central Plains.

In Chenliu, he was intercepted by Tai Shi Ci's cavalry and was defeated again.

The 70,000-strong army was defeated, and in the end, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi only led more than 800 horsemen to flee back to Puyang in panic.

In July of the twelfth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shang abandoned Puyang and fled back to Yecheng, Yuan Tan successfully recaptured Yan and Henan with the help of Zhou Yu, and in the same month, Huang Gai, the governor of Wu Army, led 20,000 Shanyue elite soldiers out of Guangling to knock Xuzhou in the north, and Zhou Yu and Yuan Tan joined Pengcheng, and at this time, Ma Yue's army had just arrived in Guanzhong, and Luoyang was still thousands of miles away.

However, the 100,000 Xichuan troops had successfully marched into Nanyang at the end of June and temporarily stationed in the areas of Suixian, Anzhong, and Yuyang, north of Xinye.

[Digression: Yuan Shang's rout is briefly written, after all, Zhou Yu is not the protagonist, and it is logical that the 40,000 Wu army and Yuan Tan's at least 20,000 remnants defeated Yuan Shang's 70,000 army. There is also the enemy of life mentioned above, the enemy of life is just the swordsman's recognition of Zhou Yu's ability, which does not mean that there must be a lot of drama. ]

……

Chang'an, Lianggong Beppu.

Li Su handed the urgent letters from Luoyang to Ma Yue, and Ma Yue looked at them one by one and was speechless for a long time.

Jia Xu sighed: "It's worthy of Zhou Yu, it took less than a month to drive Yuan Shang back to Hebei cleanly, and now Zhou Yu, Yuan Tan, and Huang Gai have nearly 80,000 troops and horses in Pengcheng, and Cao Bao in Xuzhou is afraid that he won't be able to last too long." ”

Fa Zheng also said: "Since Chen Gui died of illness in Xuzhou and Chen Deng entered the court, there has been no one who is incompetent, and with Cao Bao's ability, holding on for two months is already the limit." ”

"And there's another possibility." Ma Yue said in a deep voice, "The Wu army is pressing the border, and the Xuzhou Shi clan led by Cao Bao and Sun Qian is completely likely to surrender in order to protect their own interests!" After all, Chen Deng, who killed Sun Jian, had moved to Nanyang Taishou, and there was no longer a deep hatred between Eastern Wu and Xuzhou. ”

Jia Xu said: "If you really let the Wu army occupy Xuzhou without blood, plus Huainan and the five counties of Jiangdong, Sun Quan will have the support of money and food population, so that there are generals such as Tai Shici, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, etc., and there are capable ministers such as Xu Shu, Zhang Zhao, Bu Qi, etc., and Zhou Yu to lead the three armies, and in another three to five years, Sun Quan should replace Cao Ying as the lord's henchman!" ”

"It seems that it is necessary to dispatch three Mobei Iron Cavalry of 10,000 households in advance." Fa Zhengdao, "100,000 Sichuan troops are newly surrendered, the military heart is undecided, and the quality of the soldiers is uneven, I am afraid it will be difficult to be useful, only relying on the 30,000 elite eastern expedition of the Luoyang battalion, the victory is unpredictable, and I think that only by dispatching 100,000 Mobei iron cavalry can we ensure victory!" ”

"Well, it's time." Jia Xu echoed, "It just so happened that Yuan Shang wanted to counterattack the Central Plains and was short of major generals, so he sent an envoy to ask the lord for help, why didn't the lord pretend to agree, and ordered 100,000 iron cavalry to cross the Hebei Plain and go south, first destroy Yuan Shang with a false way, and then cross the river to attack the Central Plains?" ”

"Good!" Ma Yue said categorically, "Ming Yue immediately issued a proclamation, ordering Yong, Liang, and Shuozhou to immediately transfer to the wartime system (formulated by Ma Yue), and all the money, grain, military horses, equipment and other materials under his rule were uniformly allocated by the imperial court, and after the war was over, the imperial court will compensate as appropriate." ”

Fa Zhengdao: "The Son of Heaven is ......"

Ma Yue said: "There is a lonely person from the Son of Heaven to explain to him. ”

Jia Xu said: "The lord is clear." ”

Ma Yue's eyes flashed with a trace of inexplicable coldness, and said in a deep voice: "In September, when the autumn is high and cool, fat and strong, I will order 100,000 iron horsemen in Mobei to go south to the Central Plains, Zhou Yu will mobilize a large army to go out of the white horse, Yanjin line to try to block my Mobei iron cavalry north of the Yellow River, then Gu Zaiqin led Luoyang 30,000 elites out of Xingyang, Gongming, filial piety and straightforward 100,000 Sichuan troops out of Yingchuan, three sides to attack the Wu army, lonely to see, he Zhou Yu has three heads and six arms, how to resist the lone more than 200,000 cavalry army? ”

……

Xiangyang, Cao Ying's official residence.

Liu Ye, who was in charge of collecting intelligence, said to Cao Ying worriedly: "Lord, I just got the news that the combined forces of Zhou Yu and Yuan Tan have driven Yuan Shang back to Hebei, and now the two prefectures of Yan and Henan in the Central Plains are still nominally Yuan Tan's territory, but everyone knows that Yuan Tan is already a puppet in Zhou Yu's hands. ”

Cao Ying's eyes showed a complicated look, and after a long time, he said slowly: "Yuan Benchu is also a hero, but the three sons he gave birth to are all waste, and his father is in a hurry to kill each other before his bones are cold, alas, Zhou Yu's little white face is cheap for nothing, but then again, Zhou Yu's little white face is indeed not simple." ”

Cheng Yu asked, "Ziyang, what is the movement of the Wu army after defeating Yuan Tan?" ”

Liu Ye replied: "Today, Zhou Yu, Yuan Tan, and Huang Gai, a total of 80,000 soldiers and horses, have joined Pengcheng. ”

"It seems that it won't be long before Xuzhou falls into Zhou Yu's palm!" Cao Ying's expression was complicated, and he muttered, "Zhou Yu'er is really extraordinary, according to this situation, after a few years of recuperation, Wu Jun will really have the strength to compete with the Liang army!" Comparatively speaking, the lonely Jingzhou is the weakest, and any of the Liang and Wu families are at a disadvantage. ”

Pang Tong said: "Only by taking Xichuan from the west can the lord have the strength to compete with Liang and Wu!" ”

"yes." Cao Ying said, "Now, I hope that the horse butcher can return to Luoyang as soon as possible, with the horse butcher in Luoyang, the development and growth of Zhou Yu and the Wu army will not be so smooth, and the Liang and Wu armies had better fight in the Central Plains for a year and a half, and Lone will have the opportunity to take advantage of the weakness to attack Xichuan." ”

As an old opponent who has been fighting for many years, Cao Ying still compared the wildebeest butcher, before the horse butcher did not start a full-scale war with the Eastern Wu, Cao Ying did not dare to divide the troops into Sichuan anyway, if the forced division of troops into Sichuan, in the end it is likely that Xichuan was not taken, and Jingzhou was taken by the horse butcher.

If that's the case, Cao Ying really won't even have a place to stand.

"I'm afraid this vicious battle between Liang and Wu is unavoidable." Pang Tong said, "As early as July, or as late as October, there will be a battle between the two armies!" However, if the lord wants to take advantage of the weakness to attack Xichuan, he must also arrange the defense of Jingzhou, the horse butcher has just transferred 100,000 troops from Xichuan to Nanyang, although the 100,000 Sichuan army is low, but the ants bite the elephant to death, how to say that it is also 100,000 people! ”

Cao Ying said: "How many troops does Shiyuan think should be left behind to protect Jingzhou?" ”

Pang Tong said: "At least 20,000 infantry, plus the cooperation of 30,000 naval troops, can be foolproof." ”

Cheng Yu said: "If you want to leave 20,000 infantry behind, and you can't use the navy, the lord can only mobilize 30,000 infantry to attack Xichuan, is the force a little thin?" ”

Pang Tong said: "30,000 elite soldiers are not much, but they are not much, if the dispatch is appropriate, it is enough!" After all, there have been 100,000 Sichuan troops transferred out of Xichuan by horse butchers, and now the remaining troops in Xichuan will not exceed 50,000 or 60,000, and they have to divide their troops to guard various passes, which is easy to be broken by our army, but ......"

Cao Ying said: "But how? ”

Pang Tong stretched out his hand and pointed to the map, and said in a deep voice: "However, Tong thinks that the Sichuan army is likely to station heavy troops here, in order to block the lord's army from the gate of Sichuan!" Therefore, the first step in entering Sichuan is to mobilize all the troops that can be mobilized, and forcibly knock on the gate of Sichuan with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai. ”

Cao Ying looked in the direction of Pang Tong's finger, frowned and said in a deep voice: "Yubelly Pu? ”

……

Yong'an.

Zhang Xiu led 5,000 elite soldiers and 10,000 Hanzhong troops of Zhang Wei, Yang Ren and Yang Ang have been stationed in Yong'an City.

Taishou Mansion.

Zhang Xiu hugged his fists to Zhang Song and Zhang Ren and said: "The last general has just arrived, and he is not familiar with the geography and customs of Yong'an, so it is inevitable that there will be shortcomings. ”

Zhang Song said: "General Zhang is polite, since you and I are serving under the prime minister, we should naturally help each other." ”

Zhang Ren said: "Since the last general came to the general's tent to listen to the reprimands on the order of the prime minister, he will naturally know everything and say everything, but the last general is a straight surname, and he will say whatever he thinks in his heart. ”

Zhang Xiu said: "What Brother Bodao said is very much in line with my wishes, and I am also a straightforward person. ”

"General Zhang, let's get down to business." Zhang Song said, "Regarding the defense of Yong'an, I really have a little idea to discuss with the general, Yong'an is the gateway to Xichuan, the stakes are important, and Yubeipu is the gateway to Yong'an, in other words, if you can hold Yubeipu, then Yong'an has no worries, Xichuan has no worries!" ”

"Oh, Uyohaura?" Zhang Xiu said, "Can Yongnian Gong elaborate on one or two?" ”

Zhang Ren had already spread out the military topographic map he carried with him on the case, and Zhang Song pointed to the map and said to Zhang Xiu: "General, please see, this is Yong'an, Yong'an is a hundred miles east of Yubeipu, which can be described as the only land gateway from Jingzhou to Xichuan!" To the north from Yubeipu is the Daba Mountain Range, which is difficult for birds to cross, and only when the ground is straight past Shangyong can you enter Xichuan through Hanzhong. ”

"Oh." Zhang Xiu nodded and said, "So this fish belly pool is extremely dangerous, but can the Jingzhou Navy go up the Yangtze River into Xichuan?" ”

"Can't!" Zhang Song said, "Because the Yangtze River waterway from Yong'an to Jiangling has a huge drop, and the water is turbulent and dangerous, the large warships of the Jingzhou Navy cannot go up the river at all. ”

"As long as the navy can't go up the river, the threat of the Jingzhou army will be weakened by at least half!" Zhang Xiu said, "Can Yongnian Gong explain the topography of Yubellypu in detail with the last general?" ”

"I am willing to solve the general's doubts." Zhang Song stroked the willow whiskers under his chin, and said loudly, "In the era of silkworm cong and fish (ancient Shu king, ancestor in ancient Shu culture, equivalent to Emperor Yan and Yellow Emperor in Chinese culture), Wu and Ba people sold salt to Western Shu, and often quarreled because of uneven profits. ”

[Digression: It is also said that the stone building left by Yubeipu is the eight array diagram set up by Kong Ming.] ]

(To be continued)