In fact, compared with Zhao Yun, Shi Xun himself values another Shu general more, that is, Gan Ning Gan Xingba, the "Jinfan Thief" who voted for Sun Wu in the original history. Regarding the matter of "Gan Ning Hundred Cavalry Robbing Cao Ying", although it sounds a bit absurd, it is not a fiction, and it is recorded in the history books. In addition, Gan Xingba Shou Yiling had retreated to Cao Ren, and Shou Yiyang left the place name of "Guan Yuse", this person can attack and defend well, Liu Bei made it calm Bazhong, and he is really a strong enemy - I don't know which side Gan Ning is on now?

According to Guo Sui's introduction, Ma Chao was from Liu Chan, led the army south from Wudu, and was holding Zhao Yun in Yangping, while Gan Ning seemed to be still in Bazhong and did not move......

It turned out that Wu Yi and Zhang Fei's envoys rushed to Xia Jian almost front and back that day, asking to see Ma Chao, and Ma Mengqi gathered the generals under his command to discuss - but deliberately concealed Jian Yong, the prison army. General Pang De believes that we don't know whether the emperor is really a god, or as Wu Yi said, he is just seriously ill and can't be a director, and it is not clear whether he passed on the throne to Liu Chan or Liu Feng. Besides, Wudu County is alone, facing the army of Cao Wei and Liangzhou, if he abandons the south and gets involved in the dispute between the two families, he is afraid that the Wei army will take advantage of the situation to take the discernment, which is not good for the country.

Ma Chao's younger brother Ma Dai opposed Pang De's opinion, he said: "In this battle between the heavenly families, if you don't help one of them, the winner will sin me, and my brother will not be able to stand on Han." And in terms of emotion, how can anyone pass on his false son without faxing his son? In terms of potential, General Wu is in Chengdu with Uncle Yuan, supplemented by Li Zhengping and Meng Zidu, how can Zhang Yide, Zhao Zilong, and Huang Gongheng be comparable? Therefore, my brother thought that he should be from the new emperor. He was ordered to be to Hanzhong. ”

Ma Chao nodded. But his understanding is not the same as Ma Dai: "I am after General Fubo." Guan and Zhang are all ordinary people, and they are the first to meet His Majesty, and they are favored, and they are above me, is it tolerable or unbearable? Now Wu Ziyuan's uncle is also a self-appointed general, and he has nothing to fight with, and he has awarded me the hussar number. How can you not obey his orders? Besides, if I break Chengdu from Liu Feng and succeed to the throne, I will also be under Zhang Fei, or even under Zhao Yun! If you enter from the new emperor, you can get the hussar number steadily, and you can retreat into the Hanzhong to defend yourself, wouldn't it be appropriate? ”

All in all, Ma Chao coveted the name of this hussar general too much, so he immediately killed the messenger sent by Zhang Fei. Treat Wu Yi's envoy favorably and imprison Jian Yong - he didn't meet Jian Xianhe at all. That guy was originally a member of the Yuan Cong Party, and he stood in a clear line, so I wouldn't go to hit the south wall and kick the iron plate - and then prepare the troops and horses, leave the lower division, and go to Hanzhong. Of course, he did not dare to completely give up the garrison of Wudu County, so he ordered Pang De to lead 7,000 new troops to defend the town.

Gan Ning guarded Bazhong, to be more precise, in the old days, Ba County was divided into Brazil and Padang counties, and Liu Bei made Ganxing overlord. Brazil County is governed in Langzhong, and Padang County is governed in Yufu (the original time and space was renamed Yong'an), just as the Yangtze River is rushing out of Sichuan. Gan Ning led his army to be stationed in Yufu for a long time, with the garrison of Cao Wei and Jingzhou, and the defense of Langzhong was handed over to the partial general Zhao Rong - with the same name and surname as Zhao Zhichang in the late Han Dynasty.

Gan Ning first received an urgent report from Chengdu, Wu Yi claimed that Liu Feng and Zhang Fei had rebelled, and hoped that he would lead his army north to attack Hanzhong. Gan Xingba couldn't help but hesitate, and discussed with the deputy general Wang Ping, saying: "Liu Feng thinks that he is the eldest son of His Majesty, and he should inherit the unification. However, Zhang Yide is the minister of His Majesty's humerus, loyal and loyal, and Ande is the opposite of Liu Feng? There is a big mystery about this. ”

Wang Ping frowned and said, "Has His Majesty collapsed?" ”

Gan Ning suddenly realized that your guess is reasonable - if Liu Bei does not die, Zhang Fei will definitely not rebel, unless Liu Bei is actually hanging, then he is also Liu Bei's son, an adopted son, and a concubine, who is not Bao? In this way, Zhang Fei is not rebelling, but wants to help Liu Feng seize the throne. Then he muttered: "The new lord ascends the throne, with Wu Ziyuan's uncle as the general, where is Guan Yunchang?" Guan and Zhang are siblings, if Guan Yu is here, Zhang Fei'an has the intention of going south to Chengdu? ”

The situation has not yet been clarified, so we can't act rashly for the time being. So Gan Ning ordered Zhao Rong stationed in Langzhong to send an army north to help defend the Sword Pavilion - no matter which of you is justified, I will block the traffic artery first, maybe you won't be able to fight, and then find an opportunity to try to be a peacemaker again. You must know that the two Liu are fighting, Cao Wei is profitable, whether Liu Bei is dead or not, whether it is above ground or underground, it is not the situation he wants to see.

A few days later, Zhang Fei's letter also arrived, but Gan Xingba was still confused - "Yide seems to be reasonable, but Wu Ziyuanan dares to murder General Guan?" "As far as I know Wu Yi, even if he has this heart, he may not have this courage.

Wang Ping pointed out again: "Wu Ziyuan may not dare to do it, but Li Zhengping cannot be criticized." "Outside of the Dongzhou faction, there are few people who have a good impression of Li Yan, the key is that the guy's personality is too bad, and no one should be approached. Wang Pingzijun, a native of Danqu in Brazil, was still in contact with the seven surnamed Yi Wang Puhu and Hou Du Hao of Yi, and found that this person was deep and courageous, so he recommended it to Liu Bei and ordered him to serve as his subordinate general. Wang Ping's own origin is unknown, or Bayi, or Zhimin (Ban Yuman), or he may be from the Central Plains, but his parents died when he was young, and he was adopted by his fellow villager He.

In short, at that time, Bajun and Han Yi were mixed, and it was really difficult for you to determine the true ethnic composition of a certain person.

Let's say that Gan Ning listened to Wang Ping's words and decided to continue to stand still. Zhao Rong wrote a letter to persuade him, saying that if you don't help each other, no matter who wins in the end, you will not be spared by the general. Gan Ning replied: "My lord is only the first emperor to ......" He could already be sure at this time that Liu Bei had indeed died - "The first emperor instructed me to defend Ba, to the enemy Cao clan, if I abandon the defense and go west, if the Wei people take advantage of the gap to attack, I am afraid of the land of Pakistan and East Africa." Now you don't know what is wrong, you should follow the old life, and as for the merits and sins in the future, you would rather be in vain. ”

Zhao Rong replied, saying that the current situation, I am in the Sword Pavilion, there are Liu Feng and Huang Quan in the south, and Zhao Yun behind me - by the way, I will report Zhang Fei's death - I am sandwiched in the middle, and the soldiers are small and difficult to resist. No matter what you plan to do, general, I'm sorry, I have to obey Liu Feng for the time being, otherwise I'm afraid I won't see the day when the general talks about "meritorious crimes in the future".

Gan Ning was convinced. The immediate dispatch sent Shen Mi to Langzhong. Dai Zhao Rong to defend Brazil - what do you personally plan. I don't care, I can't control which side I belong to, but since you belong to it, don't go back to Brazil yet.

Besides, Xun was in Chang'an, and after analyzing the current situation, he sent a letter to Liangzhou and Jingzhou in the name of the governor of the capital, asking for troops to be sent as soon as possible. Flanking Shuzhong. In Liangzhou, Zhang Derong led Longxi to guard Su Ze, Hanyang to guard Jiang Xu, Anding to guard Qiuxing, etc., united with Qiang to ride and advance Wudu. On the Jingzhou side, before his departure, Shi Xun had already asked Sima Yi to serve as the Taishou of Nanjun, and ordered him to be the main general, cooperate with the naval army to supervise Lu Su, and attack Badong - Jingzhou Assassin Shi Jia Kui does not need to go into battle, just concentrate on destroying and supervising the transportation of grain.

Shi Xun believes that the key to breaking Hanzhong lies in Cao Zhen and Zhang He. And once Hanzhong is taken, because Guanzhong is short of grain. The route was also more rugged and difficult, and grain and grass supplies were transported from Jingzhou along the Chushui or Yangtze River (if Samba could really be taken) to support the subsequent general assault on the Chengdu Plain. So the burden on Jia Liangdao's shoulders is not light at all.

At the same time, Shi Xun also urged the surrounding counties to gather troops to meet Chang'an - it is impossible for him to stay in the rear all the time, when the battle situation in Hanzhong is favorable to me, and after the safety factor is long, I must move to Hanzhong, so that I can more accurately grasp the situation on the front line, and then coordinate the military operations of the three aspects. But at present, he has less than 10,000 soldiers in his hands, and he really does not have the courage to climb the mountains of Vietnam—no matter what, he has to gather 10,000 men for me.

At this time, Zhao Yun and Ma Chao had already taken over several battles under Yangping Pass. Thinking that Zhao Yun heard the news of Zhang Fei's death that day, he hurriedly galloped into Nanzheng and took over the defense of Hanzhong, and finally settled down the chaotic people's hearts temporarily. Immediately hearing that Ma Meng had risen to attack, he hurriedly led his army west to Yangping - Yangping Pass was only a hundred miles away from Nanzheng, and it was about to arrive in one day - Kankan stopped Ma Jiajun.

Yangpingguan is the western gateway of the Hanzhong Basin, and it can even be said to be a northern gate of the entire Bashu region. In the Book of Sui, it is said that this pass: "The west controls Sichuan and Shu, the north passes Qinlong, and then according to Jingshan, the front towers the Dingjun, Zhuo Bi, the right side of the white horse, the golden bull, the left arch clouds and mist, Baizhang, Han, black, and embers are wrapped in the water, and the world is extremely dangerous." If Shu is above it, he can overthrow the enemy and respect the royal family; It can encroach on Yong and Liang, and expand the land; You can stick to the key points for a long-lasting plan...... "That's really a one-man pass, don't open it."

Immediately, Zhao Zilong asked Ma Chao to meet in front of the battle, and said that the general should not come to fight Hanzhong, but should continue to go south, help the prince to attack Chengdu, and sweep away the usurpers. Ma Chao deliberately pretended to be confused, and said: "The general sent an envoy to say that Zhang Yide and Qing and others rebelled, so I led the army here." Now that the new monarch has ascended the throne in Chengdu, he is still young, why should he have more princes? ”

Zhao Yun said: "The general was bullied by Wu Ziyuan. So he told Ma Chaoyan again the truth about the coup he knew. Ma Chao continued to pretend to be stupid: "It's hard to win trust in this matter, did Shizilong see it in person?" "Zhao Yun said that I was in Luo County at the time, but I couldn't see the coup d'état of Wu and Li-" Guan Yunchang's late chief bookkeeper Liao Yuanjian personally experienced it, and he was in our army, so he can be ordered to prove it. ”

Ma Chao pouted: "General Liao Chunwei, how can his words be heard?" "Then he advised Zhao Yun, saying that if Zhang Fei is still in Hanzhong, then it is estimated that he will have a dozen with me, and now it is rumored that Zhang Fei is dead, only Zilong, you are guarding alone, do you think you can fight against my Xiliang Iron Cavalry? It's better to get off the horse early and be bound, and I will say good things in front of the new lord in the future, and keep you on the head.

When Zhao Yun heard this, he couldn't help but be furious, and he slapped the horse and twisted the lance to take Ma Chao directly, and the two armies started a scuffle. Ma Dai came to meet Zhao Yun first, but he retreated without fighting, Zhao Yun rushed to Ma Chao's body, and the big lance took Ma Chao's chest. Ma Mengqi blocked it with a horizontal lance, and then stabbed back, and the two horses circled and fought for a long time, regardless of victory or defeat.

However, Zhao Yun was still able to fight with Ma Chao, but his subordinates gradually fell behind. In fact, in terms of quality alone, the Hanzhong Army was not under the Wudu Army, and for Liu Bei, Zhang Fei was his own ...... The general of his cronies, Ma Chao is a stepmother...... Later, the materials and equipment that were put into effect were always provided by the Hanzhong Army. However, most of the elites in Hanzhong followed Liu Feng and Huang Quan to the south, and the rest were demoralized by Zhang Fei's death. Although the Ma family army came from afar, it was quite arrogant, and the proportion of horseback riding in the army was relatively high, so they gradually gained the upper hand.

Zhao Yun saw that he could not win, so he had to separate Ma Chao diagonally, led the army to retreat, and retreated into Yangping Pass. Ma Chao was not good at attacking the city, and he didn't carry enough equipment from afar, and he faced such a dangerous pass, so he didn't get an inch for five or six days. During this period, Zhao Yun personally led a hundred horsemen out of the city several times, rushing to the enemy's weak spots, causing a lot of casualties to the Ma family's army.

But then the two sides got the news: the Wei army came from the north and took their own back roads...... (To be continued.) )