The troops from Chen Cangxia Dasanguan were led by Pang Tong, and the speed of the march was not very fast, but compared with the soldiers and horses led by another Ma Chao, they traveled more than 70 kilometers a day.

50,000 elite foot soldiers, the military appearance is rigorous, the generals and colonels at all levels in the army are in the middle of the team, Pang Tong, as the general staff, although he is involved in the military, he is still an out-and-out scribe-type official, but he is not like the accompanying scribes who have become a soft-footed shrimp in only four or five days.

The weather is a little hot, as soon as you enter Yizhou, it is mostly high mountains or dense forests, if it is not for Pang Tong has made careful arrangements, I am afraid that a large number of soldiers will die of heat stroke alone, now everyone carries three or five pears in their bags, if they relieve the heat, the sweet and crisp pears are indeed more effective, and they are relatively juicy and thirst-quenching.

In the past few days, although there are still soldiers who have reluctantly fallen from heat stroke, it is only a small part, and the schools along the way are actively looking for water sources, so the recovery is relatively fast, and it does not affect the speed of the army's march.

Missed the high temperature of the afternoon, 50,000 troops marched towards Chaoyang Pingguan, originally Pang Tong and Ma Chao agreed to the destination is Nanzheng, as the seat of Hanzhong, the importance of Nanzheng is not in the city, but in his status, besides, according to reliable sources, Zhang Lu himself is also in Nanzheng's Shijun Mansion, the so-called capture of the thief first capture the king, it stands to reason that Pang Tong and Ma Chao should lead troops to attack Nanzheng, however, Pang Tong's reply to Ma Chao is to let Ma Chao attack Nanzheng, and he. It is to lead the 50,000 tiger and wolf fierce army under his command to advance into Chuyang.

"General Staff. Why don't we advance towards Nanzheng? Or take off the first merit of entering Shu? "Tall and strong, black as King Kong, Bayun was puzzled.

The first leader of Yuan Shang's pro-army has been in the barracks for six years, and now Bayun, relying on his military merits and the little incense that once served as the leader of Yuan Shang's pro-army, soon climbed to the ranks of middle and high-level generals, and there are nearly 1,000 captains in the tiger and wolf army. However, there are less than 100 colonels, and Bayun can occupy a position, which is obviously a lot of credit in recent years.

Zhang Liao, Gao Zuo, Xu Yi, Guo Yuan, Guo Huai and others all looked at Pang Tong, it should have been a matter of planning, but it was temporarily changed by Pang Tong, and these generals were also a little surprised, although Yangping Pass was indeed extremely important.

Pang Tong sat on a horse, and the terrain of Shu was complicated, and a large number of horses were difficult to walk. However, hundreds of rides and thousands of rides didn't make much of a difference. Moreover, after Liu Yan entered Shu, the roads in Shu were opened up a lot, and they were not as difficult as imagined, so the 50,000 soldiers and horses, although most of them were foot soldiers in mountain battles, but the team of the 50,000 army still had thousands of baggage vehicles for transporting grain and grass, and there were many war horses.

With Pang Tong as the center, more than a dozen generals who are qualified to follow Pang Tong will be surrounded in the middle in the middle in a half-fan shape, such a move, but also to prevent the main general from being attacked by the enemy's ambush army, and now Pang Tong's status is not low, the General Staff Department, the emerging real power department, is slightly higher than the privilege of the generals in the army, as far as Pang Tong is concerned, it is half a level higher than the generals with the rank of lieutenant general, and many strategists and generals under Yuan Shang, that is, Tian Feng and Ju Yi Zhang He and a few others can stabilize him in the line of power.

Pang Tong's eyes swept over the faces of more than a dozen generals on the left and right, and he was not surprised by Bayun's doubts, and changed the established strategy on the spot, this matter, no matter what it was on the head of any general, it was necessary to think about it a few times, and it would be enough to win, if it was defeated, the two crimes would be punished together, and it was not for nothing that the general before the liberation was brought back overnight, just like Shan Jing, when he fought with Yuan Tan in Jizhou three years ago, without consent, he modified the strategy set by Yuan Shang and the General Staff and the Coordination Bureau, which eventually led to the defeat of the war, Good lieutenant general rank, even with military rank and title, all deprived, the following calibration Xu Dai guilty meritorious service, this matter, three years ago, was boiling for a while, there are bloody examples in front, how can these generals not care, although there is still Pang Tong on top.

Pang Tong naturally understands what this group of generals are worried about, even if over the years, the Tiger and Wolf Fierce Army has not lacked opportunities for meritorious service, but the higher the rank, the more difficult it is to have a qualitative change, but a careless, if it leads to violent fluctuations in the battle situation, Yuan Shang has never been soft-hearted, Shan Jing is still Yuan Shang's old subordinate, not to be clean, in the past few years, it is not unheard of to be removed from the ranks and driven out of the barracks, the harsh military rules and disciplines of the Tiger and Wolf Fierce Army have never set a precedent for anyone, how to punish or how to punish, Therefore, such a thing as Pang Tong tampering with the established strategy without permission, this group of generals did not say anything, and the worry in their hearts was naturally not small, that is, Ba Yun, and he endured it for most of the day, so he had to ask Pang Tong.

Pang Tong's face was extremely indifferent, the worries of this group of generals, for him, it was not a big deal, he was the leader of the General Staff, some things, that is, Ju Yi Zhang He and those generals were not suitable to do, but he did not have much burden in his heart, whether it was Yuan Shang's trust in him, or it was within his purview, such a major event as temporarily tampering with the established strategy, although it was very risky, but the establishment of the strategy itself was determined by the General Staff, and then a process was discussed with Yuan Shang, and in this process, The General Staff Department already has the qualifications to revise inappropriate or fill in the gaps at any time, so the generals need to be careful to deal with things, but because of the different positions of Pang Tong, they have different attitudes.

"Ben knows what you're worried about."

Pang Tong smiled lightly: "However, for the temporary tampering with the established strategy, this staff member has already delivered the news to Chang'an last night, and all the responsibility for this matter will be borne by this staff, so you don't need to worry." ”

More than a dozen generals, including Zhang Liao, Bayun, Guo Huai, and Guo Yuan, were all relieved, although they knew that Pang Tong would take all the responsibility for this matter, but from Pang Tong's mouth, they obviously had a lot of confidence with their own guesses.

"That's not what I mean"

Although Zhang Liao was also a little relieved in his heart, he still arched his hand and said: "I implore the General Staff not to take it to heart." ”

"It doesn't matter"

Pang Tong waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "According to the strategy set by the Lord before the dispersal of the pass, at this time, our army should return to the division with Ma Mengqi, force to Nanzheng together, and lead the army to force Zhang Lu to go out of the city and surrender, however, this staff thinks about it now, the strength is still not enough, who is Zhang Lu?" Although he controls the people with Xuan Xuan words, but this person can be regarded as a hero, for so many years, Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's two generations of father and son have nothing to do with him, how can they be so easily restrained? ”

Zhang Liao, Guo Huai, Guo Yuan, Bayun and other more than a dozen generals nodded slightly, but none of them said much, the war horses were still moving, the marching team did not stop, and everyone looked at Pang Tong, waiting for his next step.

"Zhang Lu will not surrender easily"

Pang Tong was very sure: "Human nature is like this, high in the last 30 years, if Zhang Lu is so desireless, think about it, this Hanzhong has already changed hands, cut off the slope valley road, and garrison troops to defend Liu Zhang, for so many years, this person does not have the slightest idea of being called the king and emperor, it is strange, and Zhang Lu is a person, how can he easily give up Hanzhong to the lord?" ”

Guo Huai, who was only twenty years old, was the youngest among the dozen generals above the rank of lieutenant colonel, but when he saw him, he raised his eyebrows and said, "The last general probably understands." ”

When Pang Tong heard this, he looked at Guo Huai with a smile and asked, "What does Boji understand?" ”

Including Zhang Liao, the generals also looked at Guo Huai, but they wanted to hear what this young brother had to say.

Although Guo Huai is not very old, he has been in the military camp of the Tiger Wolf Fierce Army for more than five years, and has received the guidance of famous teachers, and his vision is extremely broad.

Pang Tong looked at Guo Huai, for this young man, not only Yuan Shang is quite important, he is also the same, otherwise he would not have been transferred from Yanmen Pass, this time into Shu are relatively young young generals, although the experience is not as rich as the veteran, but it is better than the young, dare to let go of the mind, the energy is better than the veteran, and Guo Huai is among the many young generals, it is also considered to be a very good person, his father Guo Yi is at most a too guarded posture, in comparison, Pang Tong is more important to Guo Huai's future, this is a young man with great potential, Therefore, Pang Tong will not be stingy with a stage for him to play. (To be continued......)