Chapter 23 Two important passes

PS: I really don't have any concept of the number of monthly tickets.,I didn't write 20 if I knew it.,Add an extra zero...... Well, as you wish.

From Hanzhong to the south, there are two roads, east and west. The East Road starts from the south of Nanzheng, first climbs the Micang Mountain, and then follows the Diving Valley Road to Hanchang, Brazil. The west road is out of Yangping Pass, through Baishui Pass, Ma Ming Pavilion and other dangers, can reach Jiameng, Zitong - Zitong below, you can be regarded as officially entering the Chengdu Plain.

Ma Chao first led the remnants of the army to withdraw from Hanzhong, because Yangping Pass had been lost, so only by taking the east road, crossing the mountains and mountains, and arriving at Hanchang, could he take a little rest and reorganize the team. The generals gathered to discuss the line, Wang Ping suggested that it was better to return to Yufu from the east and go to meet General Gan, and Chen Cao, a general of Hanzhong, suggested that he enter the Chengdu Plain to the west.

But at this time, Ma Chao had already gotten the news of the dispute between the two Liu, Wu Yi was trapped in the lonely city, and the surrounding counties were all obtained by Liu Feng. He said in his heart that if I could take these thousands of defeated soldiers to join Wu Yi, he would appoint me as the commander-in-chief of the front line, and he would not believe in the undefeated son Liu Feng...... But the problem is that I can't enter Chengdu City. If you go west, you can only bow down to Liu Feng.

However, the eastward journey may not be reliable, Gan Ning is the head snake in Yufu, and his own soldiers and horses are not sufficient, so if he goes rashly, he will be merged by Gan Xingba. What do you say, Gan Ning may not have this kind of thought? Unless I am willing to accept his leadership, but no matter the title, rank, background, or qualifications, I am much higher than the leader of the river thieves, how can I be willing to do it?!

Ma Dai knows his brother's mind best, and at the moment, he glanced at him slightly, and Ma Chao understood. Then he ordered the congregation to go and rest first. Let's talk about it tomorrow - turn around and discuss with Ma Dai and the others. Ma Dai said. Brother, you listened to Wu Yi when you didn't listen to Zhang Fei that day, and you were not angry that you were under Guan and Zhang (in fact, there was also the meaning of coveting the hussar general's position, Ma Dai was embarrassed to say), now Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are hanging, Zhao Yun is trapped in Nanzheng, and it is estimated that he will not survive. To say who could still weigh on your head. I guess it's just Huang Gongheng, right? But Huang Quan's original name is Zhenbei, which is several levels worse than you, and we will strive for it in the future, not to mention hussars, maybe even the general will have a share.

Ma Chao frowned and said: "Now Wu Ziyuan is trapped in Chengdu, or it is difficult to succeed, and it is okay to vote for Liu Feng." However, in the past, Zhang Yide beheaded Zhang Yide and imprisoned Jian Xianhe, and re-attacked Zhao Zilong in Yangping, and Liu Feng was narrow-minded. Is it possible? Ma Dai said: "In the past, it can be said that Wu Yi was deceived. Now that Liu Feng is the army of the Wei people, An can not give up his past suspicions and rely on his brother? Besides, the elder brother fought Chihan and Chenggu before, and he also made great contributions to the country, how could Liu Feng dare not accept it? "But you have to warn those Han lieutenant generals who came out with us first, and ask them not to talk nonsense in front of Liu Cover.

Ma Chao thought for a while, and in desperation, he had to follow what Ma Dai said, so he summoned the generals to come the next day, saying that I had decided to go west and obey the prince Liu Feng. Then he talked about the country's righteousness in a righteous manner, saying that now that the Wei people have entered the Han Dynasty in a big way, and the society is in danger, you should contract with me to defend against foreign insults together, so as to repay the kindness of the first emperor. I lost the military capital, and I am still fighting to the death in Hanzhong, you are responsible for guarding Hanzhong, and the crime of losing the land should be resisted! Only if we twist into a rope, can the prince not blame the public, and it is not good to blame us......

Wang Ping was reluctant to go west, and asked to lead his troops east to return to Yufu. Although Ma Chao had the heart to swallow his soldiers and horses, but now that he was in Ganning, he didn't dare to do anything, so he had to let him go.

Even with more than 2,000 remnants, he hurriedly traveled west, and finally met Liu Feng in Jiameng.

It turned out that at this time, Liu Feng had forced Wu Yi to make peace. Originally, the condition he put forward was to ask Wu Yi to open the gate of Chengdu, let himself settle in, and accept it all, which of course Wu Yi and Li Yan resolutely refused to agree. The other party proposed that Liu Chan could be temporarily sent to the Son of Heaven, recognize Liu Feng as the crown prince, and dismiss the army twice - but this Chengdu City, and wait for you to retreat from the Wei army and come back. Liu Feng said that it was okay, then you should send the seal of the Son of Heaven to me first. Wu and Li naturally refused.

In the end, it was Huang Quan and Xu Shu who ran in on both sides, and they had to put the big guys on state affairs first, break their legs, and wear out their mouths before they could barely reach an agreement. Chengdu City donated 10,000 stone of military rations, and Guan Yu and the families of the generals in the north - naturally including Guan Ping, Guan Xing, and Zhang Fei's son Zhang Shao - Liu Feng temporarily withdrew from the siege.

Immediately, Liu Feng stayed in Guanping to garrison Luoxian, monitor Chengdu, and led the army north to rescue Hanzhong. But before I got to Jiameng, I heard that Yangping Pass had been lost, and Hanzhong was about to lose it, so let's not rush.

Immediately summon Huang Quan and others to discuss. Huang Quan said: "The ancestor of the former law of filial piety and straightforwardness, Yun: 'Yufu and Guantou are really the door of good and bad in Yizhou. 'Although the Han Dynasty is lost today, if these two passes can be maintained, the state affairs have not yet been discussed. "Yufu is guarded by Gan Ning, not to mention foolproof, the safety factor is also quite large, and the distance is too far, we can't catch up. As for the juncture, it refers to the "Baishui Pass", thinking that the reason why Liu Zhang was able to resist Zhang Lu's repeated invasions of the northern line was to block the Baishui Pass - we should send good generals to garrison.

Liu Feng asked, "Why will it be available?" Huang Quan asked: "The right is willing to go, for His Royal Highness to guard this pass, will not let the Wei people enter a single soldier." "Liu Feng said no, since Yide was killed and Zilong went north, you are my chief staff officer, and you can't leave for a while. After thinking about it for a long time, he said that for the time being, let Zhang Shao guard it, as long as he has the level of his father, the security can be expected.

In addition, Guan Xing was also made to garrison Ma Ming Pavilion, as the second line of defense after Baishui Pass, and Liu Feng himself was temporarily stationed in the north of Jiameng County. According to Huang Quan's calculations, even if the Wei people's 100,000 troops came to attack, it would be difficult to break through these two important passes without half a year and six months. But if there are really 100,000 troops, even if they eat up the new valley in the Hanzhong Basin this autumn, it is estimated that they will not be able to support it for more than half a year-"And force it to retreat, but it can coerce the south to settle Chengdu, and then slowly re-map Hanzhong, or it can make the community in danger and restore peace." ”

A few days later, Ma Chao led the remnants to rendezvous. Sure enough, as Ma Dai expected, Liu Feng was worried about the lack of good generals under his command at this time, and as soon as he heard that Ma Mengqi had escaped from Hanzhong, it was really unexpected, so he waited to go out of the city to greet him. It was Huang Quan who reminded him: "Ma Chaochu was absolutely Zhang Yide, his heart was towards Liu Chan, and he was defeated today, and he was really helpless." When the prince is gracious and powerful, he can win his heart. ”

Liu Feng said that I understood, so he ordered Ma Chao to enter the city and sign up for the audience. The Ma Chao brothers were apprehensive in their hearts, bowed in, and as soon as they spoke, they said: "The criminal ministers were deceived by Wu Yi in the past, thinking that the first emperor belonged to Liu Chanye, and he was fighting for Hanzhong for abandoning the military capital. Now I know that His Royal Highness is really the Lord, and I have come to ask for sin. ”

Liu Feng asked him with a straight face: "The power and treachery have made my brothers fight, Meng Qi is in a remote area, and he doesn't know the truth, which can also be forgiven." However, first lost the military capital, and then lost the Hanzhong, who is the fault? ”

Ma Chao hurriedly put all kinds of objective conditions on the table, saying that Wudu was originally my defense area, but now that it is lost, I have nothing to say. But Hanzhong is not my responsibility, I can fight hard in Hanzhong and contain the Wei army for more than half a month, even if there is no merit, there is hard work, right? The key is that there is a huge disparity in numbers, and morale is depressed due to civil strife, even if Sun and Wu are reborn, I am afraid it will be difficult to drag on for a long time-" Your Highness is clearly observing. ”

Liu Fengnai asked: "Where is Zhao Zilong?" ”

Ma Chao was a little panicked, and Ma Dai next to him hurriedly spoke first: "I am afraid that it is unfortunate that I failed to escape from Nanzheng." Liu Feng was sentimental, and overheard the report of the attendant outside the door: "After General Yijun (Zhao Yun) and General Heel Wei (Ma Chao), he also led the remnants to return to the city!" ”

When the Ma brothers heard this, they couldn't help but change their complexions. Liu Feng didn't notice it, and casually asked them to go down to rest first, and he wanted to go out of the city to pick up Zhao Yun in person; Huang Quan next to him saw it really true, so he secretly instructed his subordinates: "Carefully supervise General Wei and others, don't move around as you like." ”

The two brothers were placed under house arrest in the city, and Ma Chao couldn't help complaining to Ma Daidao: "Now that Zhao Yun is returning, he will ask us in front of the prince, and I am afraid that the head and body will be separated, just tomorrow!" If you don't listen to your words the day before yesterday, Dongtou Ganxingba may not come here. "Ma Dai said with a bitter face, how do I know that the Wei people are so useless, and they can still let Zhao Yun escape-" However, the elder brother did not harm Zhao Zilong in the past, but he made the military order one, so he was temporarily detained, but he could use this as an excuse and would not cause harm. ”

Besides, Zhao Yun, Liao Chun and others escaped from Hanzhong, and took the same path as Ma Chao, and almost rushed to Jia Meng on their front and back feet. Liu Feng was overjoyed and personally went out of the city to greet him, Zhao Yun cried bitterly: "The minister is incompetent, Hanzhong is lost!" Liu Feng took his hand and soothed: "Although Hanzhong is lost, but the general is still there, can't it be recovered one day?" In the case of the lonely Hanzhong guard, the Lord will start with Ma Meng, and it is not the fault of the general. ”

If you want to say that Liu Feng's face is half sincere, half Huang Quan taught him, saying that the reason why Wu Yi and others refuse to support you is because you have always been arrogant and disdain to associate with them (in fact, after Liu Bei got his own son, Wu Yi and others took the initiative to alienate Liu Feng) - "Now as the prince of the Han Dynasty, you should follow the example of the first emperor, treat you leniently, and grace all the generals, if everyone is willing to die, how can the country be overturned?" ”

So today Liu Feng recalled and imitated Liu Bei's posture, although it was a little stiff, it was also considered to have learned fifty or sixty percent, Zhao Yun saw this, and couldn't help but miss Liu Bei, prostrate on the ground, crying even more sadly. Liu Feng finally pulled Zhao Yun up and ordered him to collect his tears, Huang Quan took the opportunity to ask: "General Wei is suitable, why don't you come with Zilong?" "You all escaped from Hanzhong, how did you divide the front and back feet?

Zhao Yun briefly recounted the previous situation, Liu Feng was furious, and said suddenly: "This untrustworthy person, he still dares to pretend to deceive me, and he will be killed!" Huang Quan hurriedly persuaded him, saying that Ma Chao was a national general, and he didn't really murder Zhao Yun's life, and he shouldn't be beheaded for the crime, but it was easy to chill the hearts of the returnees. Zhao Yun also persuaded, saying: "Ma Mengqi is really believing, but when the country is in danger, I also ask His Royal Highness to forgive the previous situation and use it." ”

Liu Feng smiled coldly and said: "If you are invited, you will not kill yourself, but this generation is not available!" "Who can trust the soldiers and horses to such a bastard!

So after entering the city, even if Zhao Yun, Liao Chun confronted the Ma brothers, and asked Ma Chao, since Zhao Yun has already promised you, put aside the dispute for the time being, and unanimously open to the outside world, why do you still imprison him? According to the results of the discussion with Ma Dai, Ma Chao argued: "For the sake of the two genera, the dinosaur is unwilling to use his life, so the ear of the temporary prisoner has no intention of harm." ”

Liu Feng said that it was okay: "Lone Jin is also afraid that Meng Qi will be to Liu Chan in the past, and he will refuse to use his life, so he should be temporarily imprisoned - it will not hurt his ears." (To be continued.) )