Through Guò Huang Zhong's narration, the steep terrain of Jianmen Pass and the situation of the defenders were clearly presented in the minds of the generals.

This pass is located at the southern end of the Jiange Road, with two cliffs embedded in the pass, its shape is like a door, so it is called the Jianmen Pass.

However, although the terrain of Jianmen Pass is dangerous, the scale of the pass is not large, and there are not many defenders that can accommodate it.

According to Huang Zhong said, the Jianmen Pass is about 20 steps wide, about 600 steps long, the lock of the building, easy to defend and difficult to attack, known as "a husband when the pass, ten thousand people do not open" reputation, is the throat of thousands of miles of Shu Road.

After passing this pass, go south to Chengdu, then enter the central Sichuan Basin, there is no male pass similar to Jianmen along the way, and there is little danger to rely on, so Jianmen Pass is a place where soldiers of all dynasties must fight.

For the topography of Jianmen, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and others have long understood, and after Huang Zhong's narration, a wonderful heaven-given Xiongguan appeared in everyone's minds.

It is precisely because of the steep terrain of Jianmen Pass, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, that the scale of the construction of the pass is limited. In this limited space, the number of defenders that can be accommodated is also extremely limited, and it is impossible to accommodate tens of thousands of soldiers or tens of thousands of soldiers stationed in the pass at the same time as Hangu Pass.

Therefore, the Yizhou army stationed at Jianmen Pass is only 3,000 people at the moment.

It is worth noting that these defenders were almost exclusively archers, with no other classes such as cavalry or giant shieldmen.

After saying this, after a short pause, Huang Zhong continued: "The name of the Jianmen guard is Wu Lan, and he is also not well-known in the Yizhou army, but although he is an unknown person, he is a descendant general who followed Liu Yan into Sichuan in the early years. After Liu Yan's death, Wu Lan, Ling Bao, Deng Xian, and Zhang Ren resolutely supported Liu Zhang's succession. He enjoys the reputation of 'Four Generals in Sichuan' in the Yizhou Army and is deeply trusted by Liu Zhang. Since Liu Zhang took Yizhou, he entrusted the four of them with important tasks. Zhang Ren was stationed in Chengdu, Deng Xian was stationed in Mianzhu, Ling Bao was stationed in Fushui Pass, and Wu Lan was sent to Shu Road to guard Jianmen Pass.

In addition, it is said that Wu Lan and Wu Yi are of the same race, although they are not relatives, they are cousins who have not come out of the five suits. Yes. Although he has made no achievements in recent years and has done nothing, he still has a place in the Yizhou army. is still a close and subordinate general who is quite valued by Liu Zhang. From Huang Zhong's words, it is not difficult to see that although Huang Zhong lost the first battle under the Jianmen Pass, he did not gain nothing, and finally let him find out the situation of the defenders at the Jianmen Pass. even turned out the old bottom of Wu Lan, the guard of the Sword Gate.

That's where the battlefield veterans come in. Truly old and strong, experienced; Even if he loses, he has to figure out why he was defeated and in whose hands.

Hearing that Wu Lan, the guard of the Sword Gate, was actually a member of the clan of Wu Yi, the general of Yizhou, Zhao Yu's expression changed slightly, and a trace of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and then he raised his head and glanced at Ma Chao opposite, and nodded lightly in understanding with each other. Tacit.

However, the solemn look on Zhao Yun's face did not diminish at all, and his expression was cold. frowned and pondered, looking preoccupied. After a while, he looked up at the generals around him, and saw that none of them spoke, obviously at a loss and had no good plan. Immediately, Zhao Yun casually picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, so as to calm his mind, and said calmly: "Since ancient times, Jianmen Pass has been one of the few Xiongguan fortresses in the world, easy to defend and difficult to attack, known as 'one man is the key to ten thousand people'. If the soldiers of the past dynasties want to win Yizhou, they must first take this pass, otherwise there is no way to talk about attacking Yizhou.

The same is true of the problems that lie ahead of us today. If we can't capture the Sword Gate Pass, we will have to stop here with our 100,000 troops, and then we will have to withdraw when the two sides are exhausted. If this is the case, it means that we waited for the laborers to come on an expedition, but in the end we were blocked by the Sword Gate Pass and returned in vain. In this way, we not only failed to live up to the trust of the lord and could not send a substitute to the lord, but also lost troops and lost money and food in vain. In this way, we are incompetent, ashamed of the lord, ashamed of the whole army, what face to live in the world! ”

Without waiting for Zhao Yun's words to fall, Ma Chao, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly got up and continued: "In the face of such a strong pass, as long as the defenders can't shrink back, we will be helpless against it, and the only feasible way is to forcibly attack the key points." Therefore, my opinion is one word: hit! While speaking, he saw Ma Chao's breathtaking tiger eyes glaring angrily, and his whole body was murderous.

After a pause, seeing Zhao Yun's thoughtful expression, Ma Chao added: "If the defenders can't shrink back, we have nothing to do, and there is no other way than to force the pass." Instead of waiting for time to pass, it is better to take the initiative and attack the city in a big way. If we can break through the pass in one fell swoop, it is gratifying, if we fail, we can also look for opportunities in the battle, find out the flaws of the enemy army, and then capture this pass! ”

Compared with the calm and calm Zhao Yun, although Ma Chao is a general, he is a person with a violent temperament, brave and belligerent, and advocates force. In his eyes, strategy is important, but it is still a matter of tongue, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is exaggerated; What really determines the outcome of the war, and the final victory is still the bloody battle of real swords and guns, and it has to rely on the brave battles of the soldiers. It was Ma Chao who always admired force, and although he did not despise strategists, he did not pay enough attention to strategy and disdained to use intrigue to win.

At this point, Zhao Yun is the polar opposite of him. Zhao Yun was always humble and courteous, and respected the scribes, especially those who were good at strategizing, such as Li Li, Li Xuan, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, and Xu You. Therefore, he is good at listening to the advice of the strategists, and once he approves of the advice offered by the strategists, he does not hesitate to resolutely implement them. Since he led the army to fight, although he did not dare to say that he had won a hundred battles, he had won more victories and fewer defeats, and his achievements were impressive.

It is precisely because of this that Zhou Yu appointed him as the chief general of the Western Route Army, while Ma Chao and Huang Zhong were deputy generals. This is not to say that Ma and Huang's leading ability to lead the battle is inferior to Zhao Yun, but that Zhao Yun has the style of a general that they do not have, calm and calm. It has to be mentioned that in addition to Ma Chao's irritability and irritability, Huang Zhong's military talent is not inferior to Zhao Yun; However, his military exploits and prestige were not as good as Zhao Yun. Therefore, he can only serve as a deputy general, temporarily living under Zhao Yun, assisting from the side, and waiting for dispatch.

In addition, there are quite similarities between Huang Zhong and Ma Chao. Both of them have the courage of ten thousand people, have been on the battlefield for a long time, and have experienced a hundred battles, and can be called the tiger generals of the three armies. Although Huang Zhong is two rounds older than Ma Chao and the same age as his father Ma Teng, his fierce and upright personality is the same as Ma Chao, irritable and irritable, and he is also a belligerent person who advocates force.

However, just as far as the battle at Jianmen Pass is concerned, Ma Chao's words just now are not unreasonable, although they are a last resort, they are imperative and the only way to deal with them.

In the face of the Heavenly Xiongguan Sword Gate Pass, since it can't be outwitted, it can only be attacked by waving the army.

After thinking for a long time, Zhao Yun nodded lightly after thinking about it to no avail, and said in a deep voice: "What Meng Qi said is not unreasonable. In this case, according to Meng Qi's words??????"

"Report ———!" Just when Zhao Yun made a decision, he saw a personal soldier walking into the big tent, and before anyone could hear it, he directly interrupted Zhao Yun's words.

Immediately, the soldiers trotted in all the way, bowed down and said: "General, there is a scribe outside the camp who asks to meet the general, claiming that he has a good plan to break the enemy, and he has come to present himself to the general!" "The pro-soldier is a soldier under Zhao Yun's account, who has followed him for many years, and is concise and concise in conversation, concise and clear, and expresses the intention of the person who asks to see him outside the gate in one sentence, as well as his lonely and arrogant conduct.

"Oh? There is such a thing! Zhao Yun was surprised when he heard this, and immediately got up, stepped in front of his own soldiers, pulled him by the shoulder, and asked urgently: "The strategy he said to break the enemy is to capture the Sword Gate Pass?" If that's the case, why don't you just bring him to the big tent? ”

The pro-soldier is quite tall, on par with Zhao Yun, and after being pulled up by Zhao Yun's shoulders, although he is very nervous, he is not afraid. After all, he and Zhao Yun are fellow villagers, and they are also from the same surname, and they have followed Zhao Yun's life and death for many years, because he knows very well that Zhao Yun will not punish him, let alone beat him.

"That's exactly what the man said, General. As for whether it is true, it is not known to the general. Now that he has entered the camp, he will be brought to the tent in a moment. The soldier replied respectfully.

Zhao Yun bowed his head slightly, waved his hand and signaled the pro-soldiers to hurry forward to respond, and then followed behind the pro-soldiers, walked quickly to the door of the big tent, and raised his eyes to look at the gate five hundred steps away; I saw a group of three people on the way to the big tent of the Chinese army, and one of them, a Confucian scribe with a height of more than eight feet, walked in front, followed by two Yuanmen armor soldiers.

At this time, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, Cao Xing and other generals got up and walked out of the big tent one after another, followed behind Zhao Yun, and stood at the door watching the Confucian scribe come over unhurriedly.

Seeing that the Confucian scribe walked to the stone steps, Zhao Yun quickly walked down the steps, strode up to meet him, and arched his hand: "This general is Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, I don't know where Mr. came from?" ”

Seeing this, a satisfied and smug smile appeared on the face of the Confucian scribe, and he waved his hand and returned the salute, saying: "In Peng Yi of Xia Guanghan, the word Yongnian, I have seen General Yangwu. ”

The Confucian scribe who called himself Peng Yi was very young, should be less than twenty years old, but he was already up to the crown, quite tall, good looking, and his eyebrows showed a confident look that was difficult to hide. After a little scrutiny, Zhao Yun knew that the person in front of him was not from a high background, but he came out very early, just from the eyebrows and eyes of the person who looked up, it could be seen that this person had a low official position, and he should be a small official. However, this person is quite confident, or conceited, lonely and reserved, and the first meeting gives people a sense of ambition, which is very special and impressive.

In addition, this young man named Peng Yi actually broke Zhao Yun's position (General Yangwu, one of the five tiger generals under Li Li) in one word, and gave him an honorific title, which shows that he already knew the identity of Zhao Yun and others.

—————— To be Continued ————————————— (To be Continued......

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