In the Yan army camp, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong looked at the map in front of them, thinking at the same time. After several days of marching, now the Yan army has passed Chang'an, and it only takes two or three more days to reach Hanzhong. But Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong still haven't come up with a way to deal with Cao Cao's plan to drive the tiger and the wolf.

Guo Jia's plan to Cao Cao was really ruthless, using the entire Hanzhong region as bait, causing Liu Bei and Ao Lie to fight, but Ao Lie and Liu Bei knew that this was Cao Cao's trick, but they had to complete the duel according to Cao Cao's intentions. This is the conspiracy, above board, so that you know the danger, but you can't avoid it. Avoidance, for Liu Bei, means losing the gateway to the north, and Cao Cao, who occupies Hanzhong, can calmly march into Yizhou at any time and shake Liu Bei's foundation; For Ao Lie, Hanzhong is the choke point leading to Guanzhong, whether Cao Cao or Liu Bei occupies Hanzhong, I am afraid that they will not be in peace, and sooner or later they will launch a mutiny and hold Liu Xie, the son of heaven, who is close to Hanzhong, hostage, so Ao Lie and Liu Bei can not easily let go of Hanzhong, and can only fight with all their might. In this way, it has become the situation that Cao Cao is most willing to see, Cao Cao can go left and right, sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and let Ao Lie and Liu Bei kill you to the death.

Hanzhong is located between Qinling and Daba Mountain, connected to Guanzhong area across Qinling Mountains in the north, and facing Yizhou across Daba Mountain in the south.

Looking at the map at a loss, Zhuge Liang suddenly said, "Shiyuan, are we thinking in the wrong direction?" Pang Tong looked at Zhuge Liang puzzled, and asked suspiciously, "Why?" Zhuge Liang stretched out his hand and pointed on the map, and the place where he landed was Hanzhong, and at the same time said to Pang Tong: "Hanzhong is important, Cao Cao is obviously using Hanzhong as bait." Come to fish for the two big fish of Big Brother and Liu Bei, you and I can see through this, presumably the eldest brother has thought very clearly along the way, but he has not stopped marching, which shows that the eldest brother must not want Liu Bei and Cao Cao to occupy Hanzhong, but he does not necessarily want to occupy Hanzhong by himself. ”

Pang Tong asked in confusion: "Now there are only three armies near Hanzhong, namely the lord and Cao Cao and Liu Bei, if they don't seize Hanzhong, won't Hanzhong become a borderless land?" ”

"That's not right!" Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan lightly, and the finger on the map swung slightly. clicked on the location of Chang'an, and said in a low voice: "Here, there is still a group of centaurs." Pang Tong looked at Zhuge Liang in astonishment, and said repeatedly: "Chang'an? You mean...... General Zhu Jun's troops? Other words...... Emperor? ”

Zhuge Liang nodded, and continued to lower his voice and said: "When our army passed through Chang'an, the eldest brother deliberately went to the city to talk secretly with General Zhu Jun for more than an hour. In the heart of the eldest brother, there is already a countermeasure. Pang Tong lowered his head and thought carefully, if Zhuge Liang's inference was correct, when Cao Cao pretended to defeat Liu Bei. When he was about to be defeated, he surrendered Hanzhong, attracting Ao Lie and Liu Bei to fight for Hanzhong, when the two armies were in full swing. Zhu Jun suddenly led his army from Chang'an, and together with Ao Lie, he took Hanzhong and drove Liu Bei back to Yizhou. In this way, it can not only break Cao Cao's idea of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, but also make Liu Bei lose his rule over Hanzhong, and at the same time strengthen the imperial court's supply and defense of Chang'an, making Luoyang more safe and sound, which can really be described as a clever plan to kill three birds with one stone.

Reaching out and picking up a cup of Liuyang Snow Tea, Pang Tong sat down comfortably on the chair, and his tone seemed a lot more relaxed: "It must be like this, even so, we don't have to rack our brains to think of countermeasures, now, we just need to think about how to deal with Liu Bei." ”

Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong's guess was not wrong, in Chang'an City, Zhu Jun straightened out the gray beard on his chin, stretched out his hand to tie the saber around his waist, then turned over and got on the horse, waved behind him fiercely and shouted: "Go!" Behind him, 10,000 elite soldiers of the Han Dynasty were already ready to go, and after receiving Zhu Jun's order, they immediately took steps, followed Zhu Jun's horse, and trotted out of the city gate of Chang'an.

Since taking over the battle of Zhang Ji who died in the battle to guard Chang'an, Zhu Jun has been training all day long, and the 30,000 horses under his command have gradually formed a strong combat effectiveness under his training, and the 10,000 soldiers who followed Zhu Jun on the expedition will be a wonder soldier in the battle for Hanzhong, and they will directly affect the situation of the most difficult battle.

A lieutenant general followed Zhu Jun's side, and his appearance was seven points similar to Zhu Jun, and it was not difficult to see the blood relationship between him and Zhu Jun. At this moment, the deputy general whispered with a worried face: "Father, your illness is not good in the first place, and this time you have to forcibly lead the troops to the battle, the child is very worried, it is better for the father to stay in Chang'an, and the child will lead the troops to help King Yan." ”

Zhu Jun looked back at his son Zhu Hao, sighed and said, "King Yan once said that the country is in trouble, and the husband is responsible. As a father and a Han general, how can he not shrink back when the national disaster is coming? You don't have to say any more, just let the father do something for the big man while he still has a breath. Maybe it's because he hasn't ridden a horse for a long time, or maybe it's because of his poor physical condition, after saying these few words, Zhu Jun couldn't help coughing violently, and a stream of reverse blood spurted out of Zhu Jun's mouth, Zhu Jun hurriedly stretched out his hand to cover his mouth, covering up the spurted blood, he didn't want his subordinates to worry, he wanted the soldiers to be full of fighting spirit, into the battlefield. Zhu Jun's action made Zhu Hao feel extremely anxious and bitter, but he was helpless.

After sunset, there is endless darkness, after the darkness, the light is driven down to the world by the rising sun, and the cycle of darkness and light alternately has gone through I don't know how many springs and autumns. Facing the rising sun, Liu Bei finally came to a place twenty miles outside Hanzhong City, riding on the small Lu, Liu Bei built a pergola with his hands, and looked at the majestic Hanzhong City.

After a while, Liu Bei gave an order: "Stop the march, set up camp here, make a fire and cook, wait for the soldiers to have a full meal, and immediately launch an attack on the city!" "The rapid march of a day and a night, not to mention those foot soldiers, even Liu Bei who was riding on a horse felt a little unbearable, for the sake of safety, Liu Bei finally decided to let the soldiers take a short rest to prepare for the upcoming siege.

Not long after, Fa Zheng came to Liu Bei with a breakfast, handed the breakfast to Liu Bei, and said, "Lord, let's eat first." Since the loss of Pang Tong, Fa Zheng has become Liu Bei's confidant and strategist, he is thoughtful and thoughtful, and he is very favored by Liu Bei, so his status has risen all the way, and he has surpassed Ma Liang, who cooperated with Guan Yu to stay in Jingzhou, and became the leader of Liu Bei's subordinate officials.

"Xiaozhi, this time we poured out of the nest, intending to seize Hanzhong, hoping that the war would go well, otherwise, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in Yizhou." Liu Bei sighed with some concern. Liu Bei's worries are not unreasonable, he has just been in charge of Yizhou for just one year, the situation is far from stable, many of Liu Zhang's remnants have not been cleaned up, if this defeat will inevitably cause a rebound from Liu Zhang's old department, at that time, it will be a situation of internal and external troubles, however, in view of the important geographical location of Hanzhong, Liu Bei can not sit idly by and let Cao Cao occupy Hanzhong, under the extremely contradictory choice, Liu Bei still made the decision to pour out the power to fight for Hanzhong.

Fa Zheng smiled slightly, and comforted Liu Bei and said: "The lord can rest assured, the soldiers of Xichuan have been recuperating for a long time, and Cao Cao has been fighting for many years, and his subordinates are already tired divisions, and our army will definitely be able to conquer Hanzhong and defend the gateway to the north." "Fa Zheng still has some confidence in the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Yizhou. Although limited by the geographical environment, the sergeants of Yizhou are not good at cavalry warfare, but they are very good at foot combat, they have walked between the various lofty mountains and mountains in Yizhou since childhood, and have developed a good ability to climb, therefore, the battle can be said to be the best way of fighting for the soldiers of Yizhou.

After taking the breakfast, Liu Bei looked in the direction of Hanzhong City with deep eyes, and said firmly: "We have no way out, Hanzhong must be taken, otherwise, there will be endless troubles!" The order went down, and the first person to ascend the city of Hanzhong was rewarded with five hundred taels of gold! The first person to open the gate of Hanzhong City will be rewarded with a thousand taels of gold! ”

After a hurried breakfast, the 200,000 army began to assemble in line amid the shouts of generals at all levels, and then under the leadership of Liu Bei, they walked neatly and approached Hanzhong City! The shouts of 200,000 soldiers and the thunderous war drums in the army spread far away, showing their determination to take Hanzhong!

"It's finally here, this Liu Xuande, he came out of the nest when he saw the situation." Cao Cao stood at the head of Hanzhong City, smiling and looking at the approaching Shu army. After a pause, Cao Cao turned his head to Cao Ren and said, "Pass the order and stick to the city!" Those who take a step back, slash! In order to make Liu Bei and Ao Lie believe it, Cao Cao can't immediately give up Hanzhong, there is still symbolic resistance, not to mention, the war has begun, but Ao Lie has not yet emerged, and the moment Ao Lie appears on the battlefield, it is when Cao Cao gives Hanzhong to Liu Bei, before that, Cao Cao will not let Liu Bei easily step into Hanzhong half a step.

Knock knock knock - the war drums in the Shu army formation are beating more and more urgently, and groups of Shu soldiers began to march out in front of the large army formation, forming three small phalanxes, ready to launch a strong attack on Hanzhong City at any time. Of the three phalanxes, the first 10,000 men were shield-bearers, who were responsible for erecting the ladders to ascend the city and striking the gates of Hanzhong with their rams; The 20,000 men in the middle are sword and axe men, and their task is to climb the ladder to the top of Hanzhong City and launch a strong attack when the ladder is erected; Behind them were 20,000 archers, who were responsible for suppressing the firepower of Cao's army and creating opportunities for their comrades in front to attack the city.

Liu Bei glanced around at the majestic soldiers under him, and suddenly shouted loudly towards the head of Hanzhong City: "Cao Mengde! This house will be punished by heaven today! To borrow your favorite phrase, you want to hunt Hanzhong with you! (To be continued......)