"Mr. Zhongde, what do you think of this letter?" After reading it, Xiahou Yuan continued to show the letter to Cheng Yu, who assisted him in guarding the pass. The latter took the letter, but after reading it, he pursed his lips and said nothing.

"Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, the imperial court sent envoys to surrender many times, but they were all killed by him. Now that he was attacked by Guan Yu, he couldn't resist it, but he still had the face to ask the general for help. Such a brazen villain, don't care about him, let him go and eat the dog with Guan Yu. Yan Liang, the general who assisted Xiahou Yuan in garrisoning Guanzhong, said with some disdain. In addition to Yan Liang, Wen Chou also has Jingzhao Yin Zhongxuan, the other general Jiang Ji, and Xiahou Yuan's brother Xiahou De are also there. Hearing Yan Liang's words, Wen Chou, Jiang Ji and even Xia Houde all nodded in agreement, but Zhong Xuan was still noncommittal.

"What is Yuan Chang's opinion?" Xiahou Yuan didn't want Zhong Xuan to be silent all the time, and seeing that he didn't speak, Suo took the initiative to ask.

"General, if you don't send troops to rescue Zhang Lu. With the ability of Guan Yunchang and Zhao Botao, I am afraid that the Hanzhong army will not be able to resist it, and Hanzhong will fall into the hands of Liu Bei sooner or later. Once Hanzhong falls into the hands of Liu Bei, Guanzhong is only afraid that it will be difficult to be peaceful in the future. However, if you want to send troops, there are only 70,000 or 80,000 troops in Guanzhong, and only 40,000 can be mobilized except for guarding against Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui. Moreover, the prime minister is still in Mobei, and it is not very wise to start a war with Liu Bei at this time! Zhong Xuan stroked his beard and said slowly.

"As Yuan Chang said, I'm also in a dilemma!" Xiahou Yuan sighed.

"No, we have to send troops!" After Cheng Yu put down Zhang Lu's letter asking for help, he suddenly spoke, and his tone was very resolute.

"What does Mr. Chung Tak think?" Seeing Cheng Yu say this, Xiahou Yuan also hurriedly asked.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the general trend of the world is now clear, and the trend of the lord and Liu Bei fighting north and south has been completed. At most, four or five years, at least two or three years, the lord and Liu Bei will have a battle. Now in the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, except for Xiliang, which is still in the hands of Ma Teng and Han Sui, there are only Hanzhong and Xichuan, which are neither prime ministers nor Liu Bei. Hanzhong is the place where Gaozu achieved his foundation, and Xichuan is the land of abundance, with a registered population of more than one million. If you can get these two places, whether it is the lord or the prime minister, your strength will definitely increase. When fighting in the future, you can also have one more chance of winning. Now Zhang Lu is asking for help, which is a godsend, so that we can enter Hanzhong. Xichuan Liu Zhang is a cowardly person, he only needs to occupy Hanzhong, and it is a matter of course to encroach on Xichuan. Cheng Yu said eloquently.

"Having said that, but Guan Yu has an army of 50,000, how can we mobilize many troops to rescue us?" Xiahou Yuan frowned.

"Hehe, General Miaocai, our army went to save Zhang Lu, but it was not a soldier in Hanzhong, but here!" Cheng Yu pointed to a dot on the map.

"Mean?" Xiahou Yuan and the others were quite surprised at first glance, why did they want to enter here? Xiahou Yuan thought for a moment, but his expression was real.

"Shangyong connects Jingzhou and Hanzhong, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If our army goes to rescue Hanzhong through Qishan Avenue or Xiegu Road, it will take at least 20 days for the army to reach Nanzheng. It was the height of summer, and it was not uncommon for the army to fall into the valley if it rained heavily. Rather than this, it is better to select elite cavalry, go out of Tongguan Pass, and go straight to Nanxiang and Shangyong. Once these passes were taken, Guan Yu's 50,000 troops were cut off from returning and trapped in Hanzhong. The Shu road is difficult, it is inconvenient to transport grain, and Guan Yu must not carry much grain and grass with the army. It will take a while for Bi and his people to learn that Shangyong is occupied by our army. We only need to trap it in Shangyong, and its military spirit will inevitably collapse, and such a big event will be decided! ”

"I see!" Xiahou Yuan and the others also suddenly realized, but Xiahou Yuan immediately frowned and said: "Shangyong and other places are easy to defend and difficult to attack, how can they be taken quickly?" ”

"Hehe, the general doesn't know, Shangyong is too guarded by Shen Tan, his heart has been to Wei Gong for a long time, and he has long wanted to dedicate Shangyong to Wei Gong. However, Guan Yu was in Xiangyang, so it was inconvenient to act. Now that Guan Yu is in Hanzhong, if the general's army arrives, his people will inevitably open the city to respond. Cheng Yu said with a smile.

"Even if this is the case, what about the land of Nanxiang?" Xiahou Yuan asked more questions for the sake of insurance.

"Nanxiang Ling Shen Yi is Shen Tan's younger brother!" Cheng Yu continued to laugh.

"That's it!" Xiahou Yuan was also overjoyed when he heard this. Looking at everyone, Xiahou Yuan said in a deep voice: "Although Duke Wei is in Mobei right now, he has made me governor Yongliang. Now that Guan Yu's soldiers are committing crimes in Hanzhong, we naturally can't ignore them. I will, Yuan Chang, you stay in Chang'an, General Yan and General Wen will lead 10,000 cavalry with me first, go out of Tongguan and Hangu Pass to Hongnong, and go south to Nanxiang and Shangyong! General Chiang led 20,000 infantry, and then caught up! If Wei Gong asks in the future, everything will be borne by me Xiahou Yuan! ”

Xiahou Yuan's last sentence is not untargeted, although Liu Bei and Cao Ying have not formally negotiated peace, they are basically peaceful, and basically acquiesce to the temporary truce between the two sides before Cao Ying returns to Xuchang. If he loses, or even causes a full-scale war between Cao and Liu, it will not be very fun, once the responsibility is investigated, it is enough for Cheng Yu and them to drink a pot.

Now that Xiahou Yuan said this, he basically showed his attitude: What should you do, if something happens, I Xiahou Yuan will carry it! In this way, Zhong Xuan and the others can completely let go of their hands and feet and go their own way. At that moment, Yan Liang and Wen Chou followed Xiahou Yuan to rectify the army and horses first, Jiang Ji led the army to follow, and the group went out of Tongguan and Hangu Pass, and waved the army south at full speed.

Guan Yu and Zhao Feng, who were in Hanzhong, naturally didn't know all this, the former had already been bloodless after getting Yang Ren's right-hand man, and he had already killed in a bloodless battle to Chuyang, which was less than a hundred miles away from Nanzheng. And Zhao Feng has just occupied Dingjun Mountain and Opposite Mountain, overlooking Yangping Pass, and at the same time, he is threatening Tiandang Mountain and Micang Mountain.

"General, this Dingjun Mountain is really easy to defend and difficult to attack!" After climbing Dingjun Mountain, Zhuge Jun and Ma Jian also sighed. Zhao Feng nodded, the most rare thing is that there are several clear springs on this mountain, which are enough for tens of thousands of troops to drink. Because of this, Zhao Fengsuo ordered the whole army to be stationed here.

Looking at Ma Yan, Zhao Feng couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this old man was stubbornly defending the mountain in history, and he was cut off from the water source and lost. Now that he is following him, he can't be given this chance again.

"General, what should we do next?" Zhu Ran waited for the army to finish pressing, and took the initiative to come over and ask for instructions.

"Wait, when Yang Ang can't hold back and come over to challenge, we will wait for work and fight him back to seize Yangping Guantian!" Zhao Feng said with a smile.

"Will Yang Ang come?" Zhu Ran asked with some uncertainty.

"He'll come naturally!" Zhao Feng said confidently. Judging from Yang Ang's performance these days, this person's surname is rare in the world, and as soon as the mountain fell, he was impatient to order the defenders of the mountain to recapture the mountain overnight. Now that he even occupies Dingjun Mountain, with his surname, even if he is not in a hurry to jump off the building, he can calm down.

Of course, Yang Ang didn't jump off the building, but he was already anxious to become an ant on a hot pot. Ershan was occupied, and every move in Yangping Pass was under the nose of the other party, which simply cost Yang Ang's life. Before waiting for dawn, Yang Ang was impatient to lead 5,000 men and horses to challenge at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, intending to recapture Dingjun Mountain.

"General, Yang Ang is here!" Zhao Feng and Zhu Ran were inspecting the camp, but they saw Niu Jin hurrying from the bottom of the mountain to report.

"General, Wang Ping is not talented, he is willing to behead this Yang Ang to repay the general's kindness!" As soon as he heard Niu Jin's words, Wang Ping on the side took the initiative to ask Yingdao. Zhao Feng looked at Wang Ping, who was looking forward to it, and smiled: "Don't worry, let Yang Ang bask in the sun for a while!" ”

"Hahahaha!" Zhu Ran and the others couldn't help but laugh when they heard this. At this time, it was the height of summer, Zhao Feng and others camped on the mountain, and there were trees to shade it. Yang Ang led people to scold in the open ground under the mountain, facing the big sun, which was not very pleasant. Zhao Feng was also secretly proud in his heart: How did Huang Zhong deal with Xiahou Yuan in history, how will I deal with you today, Yang Ang, who is more anxious than Xiahou Yuan.

"General, Yang Ang is scolding at the bottom of the mountain, he is very arrogant!" Niu Jin heard the foul language coming from the mountain, and he was also a little angry. Zhao Feng smiled when he heard this, and then ordered: "Come on, the drummer in the general will summon and play music to cheer Yang Ang!" ”

"The general is not impatient or impatient, broad-minded, and he is really a famous general!" Zhu Ran and the others complimented. Zhao Feng smiled secretly in his heart: If you had heard how I scolded Zhou Yu in Shentingling, it is estimated that you would not have been able to shoot such a sycophant.

"General, Zhao Feng's guy refuses to come down!" After scolding for a long time, no one came down the mountain, and a soldier in charge of scolding said a little dejectedly.

"Damn, this Zhao Feng vainly claims to be a famous general in the world, and he is a turtle with a shrunken head!" Yang Ang said angrily. Seeing that the people in charge of scolding were already hoarse, Yang Ang also knew that the enemy army would not come down for a while, but he was unwilling to return to the pass like this, so he had to order to find a shady place to camp for the time being, and two personal soldiers took a white cloth towel to fan him.

"General, the Hanzhong army has slackened, but you want to kill them down the mountain and break them in one fell swoop?" Zhou Tai saw that many people on the other side had already laid down, and suddenly couldn't help but ask.

"Don't worry, has the Hanzhong Army started making rice?" Zhao Feng suddenly asked.

"I'm building a pot and cooking." Zhou Tai was a little puzzled, why Zhao Feng suddenly asked this question, but he still answered honestly.

"Where do they get the water?" Zhao Feng continued to ask.

"It's a spring flowing down from the mountains." Zhou Tai replied subconsciously, and then seemed to wake up, lowered his voice and asked softly: "General, do you want to poison the water so that you can clean up this group of Hanzhong troops?" ”

"Poisoned? Doing so would be detrimental to peace and well. Youping, you lead people to the halfway up the mountain and scatter all the crotons I collected from Nanjiang City into the water! Zhao Feng said with a smile.

"The general is wise!" Zhou Tai admired Zhao Feng so much this time, rubbed his hands excitedly, and didn't mention it.

The Hanzhong army under the mountain naturally didn't know what was famous in the water, and after they had cooked the meal, except for the guards in charge of guarding, the rest of them had already begun to gather together to eat.

"Oops, my stomach hurts!" When I was about halfway through eating, I suddenly covered my stomach and ran away to find a place to prepare. At the beginning of him, more and more people began to turn over the river and the sea in their stomachs, so they had to look around for convenient places not to mention it.

"What's going on?" Yang Angzheng was surprised to himself, and suddenly his stomach began to churn. Just before he could deal with it, he could hear the sound of killing on the Dingjun Mountain, and several teams of men and horses rushed down the mountain.

"Don't mess around, get ready for battle!" Yang Ang looked at the military formation that had begun to panic, and ordered urgently. But his request was obviously a bit difficult for a strong man, and thousands of soldiers who were twisting their pants and sloppy in their footsteps could not organize an effective resistance at all under the sudden attack. What else can they do except scurry around with their pants twisted?

"Don't mess up, don't mess up!" Yang Ang was so anxious that he was about to jump into the sky, but more and more people began to scurry around like headless flies. Yang Ang shouted, but what he didn't expect was that this made him more noticeable.

"Suffer death!" Yang Ang suddenly heard an angry roar behind him, and when he looked back in shock, he saw a big man holding a big knife in his hand, slashing at him viciously.

"Kara!" Yang Ang crossed the barrel of the gun to block the knife, but the other party easily cut off the barrel of the gun. The broadsword was unabated, cutting directly into his shoulder, and actually split him diagonally in half.

"Haha!" Looking at Yang Ang, who was hacked to death by himself in front of him, Wang Ping was also very happy in his heart: in this way, he can be regarded as a little merit, and he can always get a good position if he defects to the Jingzhou Army. Yang Ang's death, the rest of the people are strong enemies, their stomachs are still making revolution, and there is no one to command, it is really internal and external trouble. What can such a military horse do? In less than half an hour, most of the enemy forces had been annihilated, and the rest had either surrendered or been captured.

"It stinks!" Zhao Feng, who was inspecting the battlefield, smelled a foul smell from afar. Thousands of people were strained, and the scene was so spectacular that all the captives were confiscated of their armor and weapons, and then went to the river to wash their buttocks. Niu Jin and the others' faces were not very good-looking, after all, this was too stinky.

"General, Yang Ang was beheaded by me!" Wang Ping rushed to ask for merit with Yang Ang's head, and everyone saw that he had achieved such a great merit, but they also secretly admired him. When the smell was stinking, it was Wang Ping who rushed into the chaos to kill Yang Ang, Zhu Ran and the others asked themselves, and they all understood that they really didn't have such stinky skills.

"Zijun has worked hard, if this great achievement is not rewarded, it is really difficult to convince everyone." Zhao Feng sighed, and then pretended to be helpless: "It's a pity that Zijun is under the command of the Duke of Shu, otherwise I would be able to promote your official now!" ”

When Wang Ping heard Zhao Feng's words, how could he not understand what he meant, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The villain has followed the general these days, and he admires the general very much. If the general doesn't dislike it, the villain would rather follow the general! ”

"Good! It's rare that you have this heart, so I will appoint you as my captain. General Zhang, I'll talk to him! Although Zhao Feng's heart is dark, this superficial article still has to be done.

"Thank you, General!" Wang Ping was overjoyed, he was originally just a chief, and he was suddenly promoted to captain, which is really a success. Zhao Feng smiled secretly in his heart, when Wang Ping defected to Liu Bei in history, just because he could lead the way, Liu Bei immediately named him a partial general. But he is not Liu Bei, and he can't seal such a big official.

"General, now that Yang Ang has been beheaded, Yangping Pass can be lowered. I only need to cross Yangping Pass, and then cross the beggar water, and it is only two days away from Nanzheng! The excitement slowed down a little, and Wang Ping finally remembered his duty.

"This is very good, pass the order, enter Yangping Pass, rest the army for two days, and order the sentinel to investigate the movements of General Guan!" Zhao Feng still chose a more secure marching strategy, there were no more than 10,000 people in total along the way, so it was best not to go too far alone.

(To be continued)