Liu Feng ordered on the spot, tied Ma Chao with ropes, escorted him down, and then looked at Ma Dai: "Do you want to be lonely today?" If you can make meritorious service, you can atone for the sins of your brother, otherwise, after retreating from the enemy, your brother will be killed! Ma Dai hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "I am willing to obey the orders of His Highness, and there will be no two hearts." ”

The reason why Liu Feng imprisoned Ma Chao and used Ma Dai was that he imprisoned Zhao Yunshi in Hanzhong before, and Ma Dai was an accomplice after all, and second, there were more than 1,000 Wudu knights belonging to the Ma family who fled south - although the war horses were basically lost - if all the Ma brothers were detained, I am afraid that these people would not be willing to obey their orders. So he followed Huang Quan's plan and dealt with the two brothers separately.

Immediately, Liu Feng asked Zhao Yun: "Today, Hanzhong is in a hurry and difficult to recover, the juncture is the gateway to Yizhou, and the former envoy Zhang Shao guards it, I am afraid it may not be safe, is Zilong willing to defend alone?" Zhao Yun hurriedly surrendered his hand: "I am willing to die for His Highness!" Then he paused: "Please take Bozhan (Ma Dai) as a deputy." ”

Zhao Zilong is dedicated to the country, and he really wants to bridge the gap between him and the Ma family, because after all, the Ma family is also an important armed force in Shu Han, and if he switches to Cao Wei because of the suppression, or just does not contribute to the work, it will have a great impact on the outcome of this battle. However, Ma Chao is ill-intentioned, and he has trapped himself, Zhao Yun is not a virgin, and he really does not have the habit of sticking a hot face to other people's cold butts; Ma Dai seems to be much more honest than Ma Chao on the surface, if Zhao Yun thinks that if he can fight the enemy side by side, he may be able to close the relationship between the two, so as to turn enemies into friends with the Ma family.

Liu Feng allowed it, so he immediately sent Zhao Yun and Ma Dai to Baishui Pass to take over Zhang Shao's command of the garrison.

Besides, as soon as Xun entered Nanzheng, he immediately convened the generals to discuss the next action plan. Niu Jin suggests. Let's stop for a moment. It is better to wait for the autumn grain harvest to be completed and then enter Shu in a big way-"This time I left the division in a hurry." The grain was difficult to continue, and the former was in Akasaka, because of the fear of running out of food, the battle was bitter, and the soldiers suffered many casualties. If you rush to the south now, I am afraid that you will fall into the predicament of the past. Hanzhong has a vested position, it is the gateway to Yizhou in my hands, and the corpse of the Shu thief is still in the air. Or it will be self-extinguished, why should the governor be worried? ”

Cao Zhen said that we have indeed achieved considerable results in seizing Hanzhong, but this battle cannot be said to be a real victory in our hands - "Shu has its own portal, in Baishui, Yufu, such as attacking the city, I have to stop it now, Waiguo has not been broken, who is worry-free?" Liu Feng is still under the city of Chengdu, and if he goes north to guard Baishui Pass, he will come up immediately. I am afraid that it will be difficult to advance an inch, and I should send an army to take it urgently. And Ma Mingge, forcibly choking the throat of the Shu thief - I really want to go. ”

Fu Zhu also said: "Since Guanzhong crossed Nanshan to take Hanzhong, its road is dangerous, ten times that of Shu to take Han, if we stop moving, once we do not finish the whole work, we are forced to retreat, and Shu may take Hanzhong on another day." A little Zhao Shixun glanced at him and said: "Your Majesty respects the body, if you can destroy Shu, you will be happy and happy, and you may be sick or sick." ”

Shi Xun understood the meaning of frustration, he really wasn't saying that as long as Shu Han was destroyed, Cao Cao would be happy and his illness would be cured, but that Cao Cao's illness would definitely not be cured, and he might swallow his breath one day. If we can't completely destroy Shu Han in one go, once Cao Cao dies and the old and the new alternate, it is estimated that we can only pay attention to internal affairs for a long time, and there is no time for large-scale foreign use of troops - if the Shu army takes this opportunity, it is very likely to snatch Hanzhong back.

So I shot a few cases: "I have made a decision, take a three-day break, and the whole division will go to Shuzhong!" ”

Frustrated and hurriedly came to stop him, and said don't mind, you are a layman, isn't it-"Out of Yangping and towards Baishui, the road is narrow and difficult, how can tens of thousands of troops advance together?" Advance an army to fetch Keye. ”

In the end, it was decided that Cao Zhen would lead 4,000 people to march to Baishui Pass in advance, and Shi Xun would stay in Nanzheng for the time being, follow Hanzhong, and rest for a few days. In addition, he also ordered Su Ze to go west out of Yangping Pass, cooperate with Zhang Ji to completely pacify the entire Wudu County, and seek an opportunity to advance to the Guanghan vassal state.

Guanghan was originally an administrative division of the Later Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei became a county after entering Shu, because it was originally governed by Yinping County, so it was named Yinping County. The county is mountainous, few roads, Qiang, Di mixed, the Wei family wants to take, the key point is not in the military aspect, but in the political aspect, so the name guard and have experience in negotiating with Qiang Zhang Ji, Su Ze for it.

Besides, Cao Zhen and Zhang Shao rushed to Baishui Pass almost front and back, and Cao Zhen failed to capture the pass for three days. Shi Xun was a little impatient in the rear, so he personally led his troops and staff officers to escort the grain, grass and materials released to Cao Zhen, and personally went out of Yangping Pass to take a look. From Yangping to Baishui, more than 200 miles of land pass between valleys, and the mountain roads are higher and higher......

Why go higher and higher? Probably in the territory of Ningqiang County in the later Shi, the Western Han River swirled to the south, interrupting the north road. The water of the Western Han Dynasty, that is, the upper reaches of the Jialing River in later generations, the water potential is turbulent, the mountains and mountains are almost split by the river like a sword descending from the sky, and the cliffs on both sides go straight up and down, and there is no road at all. The predecessors had wisdom, perseverance, and perseverance, and they actually drilled holes and inserted trees in the cliff wall to create a vacant road - this is the famous plank road. The starting point of the plank road is not far north of Baishuiguan.

Shi Xun rode a horse and walked on the plank road, and he felt like walking on thin ice - God knows which section of the road is in disrepair and collapses in an instant, and he will be swept into the ditch with all the people and horses.

Then he said to Sun Wen and Frustration beside him: "I only want to be the valleys of Nanshan, the world is dangerous, and I have Hanzhong, but I can no longer follow such a road." I don't want to really Shu Dao, it's really here...... "No wonder in the original history, after Cao Cao took Hanzhong, he smoothed out all his courage, and said: "People are bitter and insufficient, they have Longyou, and they want to get Shu!" "Ignoring the advice of Sima Yi and others, he stayed in Nanzheng for several days in succession, causing Liu Bei to stabilize the defense of Shu, and Cao Cao had to be forced to retreat.

Then Liu Bei had accumulated enough, took the initiative to go out of Shu to Hanchuan, and forcibly tore Hanzhong from Cao Cao's mouth and swallowed it......

Wait until the front of Yangping Pass, climb high and look, you will see the plank road winding up, in the highest and dangerous narrow place to build a civil fort, Cao Zhen can only send hundreds of people to try to climb each time, but always be overwhelmed by the rain of arrows on the opposite side can not raise their heads. I don't have a cannon to blast up, how can I attack it? Shihoon was frustrated on the spot. Gu left and right said: "This pass is steep, and it is only seen in my life." Now I know what it means to be 'one husband is a pass, and ten thousand people are not open'! ”

Cao Zhen smiled bitterly and said that there was no way, there was no other way to deal with such a pass. It's just a little bit of filling. It's grinding a little bit - I've been attacking continuously for a few days. The harvest is very small, and it is estimated that it will take another ten days to break the fort. But now there are more than 600 dead and wounded, which is three times that of the defenders, and if you really have to wait until the day of breaking the pass, it is estimated that your 4,000 soldiers and horses will basically be considered incapacitated—you have to ask you to replace another group of troops.

It was Xun Xin who said that I only have 50,000 or 60,000 people on hand, if it is based on the ratio of three for one. It is estimated that when Baishui Pass is taken, Liu Feng should find an opportunity to find me for a decisive battle...... Besides, I can be replaced again, but when Liu Feng sees that he is in Jiameng, can't he continue to increase his troops? Is this a meat grinder? That's not how the battle is played......

casually asked, who is the guard? Have you tried to persuade him to submit?

Cao Zhen replied: "When I first came, I entered the archery book, and Xu Zhihou Jue couldn't move his heart. The guard general is Zhang Shao, the second son of Zhang Yide. ”

It was Xun Xin who said Zhang Shao, I know, this person is not famous in history. Zhang Fei gave birth to two sons, the eldest son Zhang Bao. The romance is very heroic, but in fact, the teenager died early. Later, it was this second son Zhang Shao who attacked Zhang Fei's title, and it seems that he had been a civil official in the Shu Han Dynasty, and finally accompanied Liu Chan to surrender to Wei. However, Zhang Bao's son Zhang Zun once followed Zhuge Zhan to block Deng Ai in Mianzhu, and he has a record of going to the battlefield.

So he shook his head: "The tiger father may not be the tiger son, Zhang Shaoqi is not famous, but can guard Baishui alone, if Liu Fengyi will be him, I am afraid it will be even more difficult." And that is, under the white water, there are still Ma Ming Pavilion and Jia Meng Pass, which are not easy to deal with...... "Originally, when Liu Bei went out of Sichuan to attack Hanzhong, he fought with the Wei army for Ma Ming Pavilion repeatedly, and Jia Meng Pass was the place where Zhang Fei fought against Ma Chao in the romance...... Although I haven't seen those places yet, it is estimated that they will not be much better than Baishuiguan, even if they always win, and do not give Liu Feng a chance to fight back, this little bit of grinding past, not to mention how many lives have been filled, what life will it take to enter Shu?

Although the Hanzhong Basin is a granary, but after a while of fighting and trampling, it is estimated that this autumn's harvest will not be very good. Maybe Niu Jin is right, I should stop in Hanzhong for the time being and come here for a later adventure......

Still pondering, Cao Zhen asked: "I want to attack the enemy fort again, is the governor willing to wait and see?" Frustration hurriedly stopped, saying that the governor could just look at it from a distance, and he must not approach, because the terrain is too dangerous, and if there is a mistake, there is no regret.

Shi Xun frowned violently: "There are many wooden buildings on the fort, why not set it on fire?" ”

Never fight tough battles, or with strength, or with wisdom. However, the plank road is extremely dangerous, the two peaks are sandwiched, and there is not enough space to maneuver, so the only way to try is to overcome. However, in addition to the most savage ant possession, because of the limited terrain, no siege equipment can be placed.

Just such a big civil fort, a trebuchet, can be flattened in an instant, the problem is that even if the trebuchet can be disassembled into parts and transported over, the main force can not be dismantled, how to transport it on the plank road? Besides, on this swaying plank road, can the huge trebuchet really stand firmly? I'm afraid that before I can hurt the enemy, I will have to bring people and weapons to the bottom of the cliff.

So Yehoon thought about it and thought about it, and only thought of one way, and that was - to release the rocket. Isn't the other party just a small castle, let's fly with fire and arrows, and directly burn down its superstructure, which will inevitably shake the enemy's heart.

Cao Zhen smiled bitterly: "The wooden building is easy to burn, but if it is extended to the plank road, it may be difficult to repair." "This is not a dirt road under our feet, it is a wooden plank road, which is also flammable, in this case, who would dare to set it on fire? So these days, arrows are flying on both sides, all of them are "plain", and no one dares to release rockets. However, there is one point, the opponent's position is relatively high, and the firing range is therefore far, so we have suffered a big loss in long-range strikes, and under normal circumstances, we have to rush to the front of the fort, and the soldiers have to lose two or three percent, and we will no longer have the courage to break the fort in one go......

So as I said before, we have to grind little by little—" The last general will retire. ”

Cao Zidan went out to organize a new round of offensive, leaving Shi Xun and Fu Yu and other staff officers here, all looking at the map, frowning and pondering. Suddenly, a gust of north wind hit, and Shi Xun wrapped the cloak on his body, and couldn't help but say: "It's autumn, and the grain in Hanzhong should be harvested." Looking up at the banner that was rolling in the wind, he couldn't help but sigh: "The wind is in good direction, can't you attack it with fire?" ”

Fu Zhu lowered his voice and said: "Although you can't use fire, you can use it if you want to use it." (To be continued.) )