"Report! General Tian, Yangping Pass is on fire! Fire...... The fire is soaring, I'm afraid the whole pass is burning! A Qiang man came to Ma Chao's tent to report urgently.

Although it was the third watch, Ma Chao had not slept, but was in a strange posture, as if he was doing some kind of cultivation.

Since obtaining the talisman, Ma Chao has spent every night in cultivation, and he has not yet married.

Tomorrow, Ma Chao can enter the Shenwei mode again, so tonight he has to recuperate.

When cultivating, Ma Chao's consciousness will get more rest than sleep, but when the Qiang people who reported finished speaking, Ma Chao naturally opened his eyes......

"Fire? Heh, I escaped fast enough. Ma Chao said disdainfully.

Ma Chao seemed to be very sure that the other party was fleeing and nothing else, but he still took someone to take a look.

I saw that in the middle of Yangping Pass, the firelight reflected the cloudy night sky, and after Ma Chao had armor, he shattered the gate with a single blow - at this time, he was already convinced that there were no large-scale defenders in the pass.

After all, when the power of the people's will is in effect, even if it is Ma Chao, even when there is no suppression of the armor and jade, it will not be so easy to break through the city gate!

The power of the people's hearts in Hanzhong is comparable to the existence of the Chu State, after all, the people at the bottom generally believe in the Tao of the Heavenly Master...... Closing the gate can unite the blessings of the people on a larger scale than the city gate.

However, after the evacuation of the defenders in the pass, the pass has also become a state of no one and no owner, and there is no longer a bonus of popular support.

After Ma Chao broke the goal, there was immediately a gushing tongue of fire inside, but Ma Chao quickly retreated to dodge.

It's not that there is any secret scheme, but at the city gate, a large number of combustibles are piled up, and it seems that ...... It is the materials that Guanzhong can't take away, including camp tents and house beams, as well as straw and the like, piled up a lot at the door!

In this way, even if the pass caught fire, it would be difficult for Ma Chao to quickly enter it, and naturally he would not be able to pursue Zhang Wei.

After all, this is a pass, not a city, and it is not something that can be bypassed.

"Extinguish the fire." After Ma Chao frowned, he still ordered.

It's not just that the door is closed, but when you look inside, the urn city at the gate is also burning, and the gate is ...... It's probably burning too!

Whether it was a house or a material that could not be taken away, it was obvious that Zhang Wei did not want to leave it for them.

The sooner the fire is extinguished, it will be easier to repair it in the future.

……

Zhang Wei looked back at the blazing Yangping Pass, and while feeling distressed, he also felt a little happy, wishing that Ma Chao would be burned inside.

In the pass, in fact, there are a small number of ordinary people, most of whom are from all walks of life serving the army, but with the appeal of the Heavenly Master, Zhang Wei has no objection to burning the pass, and the people who want to migrate are also very cooperative.

However, at this time, Zhang Wei was a little uneasy in his heart - now he was just evacuating safely from Yangping Pass...... What kind of ability is it to evacuate from your own pass?

Especially Yangping Pass, not far northwest of Nanzheng, Yangping was lost, and the entire Hanzhong fell under the butcher's knife of the Northwest barbarians without reservation!

Zhang Wei wiped his tears sadly, and then shouted a few words such as "The believers in Hanzhong are in trouble", "The barbarians in the northwest are too cruel", "The Ma family is not a good thing" and the like, which made the generals around him also indignant.

I am sure that this sentiment will be passed on at any time, until the grassroots generals and the displaced people...... Zhang Wei then continued to hurry.

Zhang Wei was not worried about being punished, and his retreat was not a whim, but had been reported to Zhang Lu after Ma Chao's third "transformation" a few days ago.

It is certainly a big mistake to not be able to hold the pass, but Zhang Wei is Zhang Lu's younger brother after all, and he is the only younger brother...... The other biological brothers were all killed by Liu Zhang!

Since Zhang Lu allowed him to evacuate, then ...... At most, Zhang Wei will take the blame for Zhang Lu, and then he can say that he is making his own opinion, and Zhang Lu will not punish him more.

It's just that......

Zhang Wei is worried about Hanzhong now!

After all, he is the Zhang family and the great sacrificial wine of the Heavenly Master, and there is still no shortage of "master spirit".

At this time, Zhang Lu was in Nanzheng, and he also stayed awake all night, after all, he knew in his heart that after tonight, Yangpingguan was afraid that it would change hands!

Yangping can't hold it, Nan Zheng ...... Can it really be kept?

Zhang Lu hesitated again and again whether to call Yan Pu and the others to discuss, but finally gave up.

After all, Zhang Lu didn't want others to know, or rather...... "I don't want to know what others knew" was his order to give up Yangpingguan.

So we still have to wait for Zhang Wei's official report!

I didn't sleep all night, and I couldn't even calm down when I meditated and cultivated, but Zhang Lu finally got the news of Yangping Guan Po after it lasted until the next morning.

After Zhang Lu "learned the news", he immediately summoned Yan Pu, Yang Song and others to discuss the matter.

When they heard that the Yangping Pass had been broken, Zhang Wei immediately made a decision to withdraw in advance in order to reduce unnecessary casualties and retain the vitality of the Heavenly Master Dao, Yan Pu and Yang Song were stunned......

Although they knew that Yangping Pass was not very good, but in their impression, it was not so urgent, and even Yang Song was ready to instigate Zhang Lu and send him to Ma Chao for peace talks - Yang Song had already written a script in his heart to sell Zhang Lu at a good price, become a hero of the Han Dynasty, and glory for a lifetime and a celebrity through the ages!

Yan Pu was also speechless, with his understanding of Zhang Lu, this must have been an intention to hide some key information from these strategists before!

Yang Song's eyes rolled, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Heavenly Master! Without further ado, we should immediately contact the cultists at all levels to sacrifice wine, mobilize the people, rob the summer seedlings, clear the wilderness, and occupy the city, and wait for the enemy army to retreat! ”

Zhang Lu was a little moved by Yang Song's words - this is also the practice that can give full play to the advantages of the Heavenly Master's Dao, ordinary princes want to fortify the wall and clear the wilderness, not only disturbing the people, but even now it is summer, it will directly affect the livelihood, which is undoubtedly a very unpopular move.

But...... It does work.

And for the Heavenly Master Dao, the negative effect is much smaller, after all, it is easier to "toss" the believers than to toss the people!

Through the Heavenly Master Dao and sacrificial wine at all levels, Zhang Lu can bypass the Shi clan and directly affect the people to a certain extent, which is something that only the Chu State can do nowadays, except for Hanzhong.

On the other hand, Hanzhong is indeed relatively wealthy, and it is fully capable of bearing the loss of the fortified wall.

But at this moment, Yan Pu, who was very tired but still faithfully performed his duties, offered advice to Zhang Lu: "Lord! As soon as the Yangping Pass is broken, Nanzheng has no danger to defend, even if the strong wall is clear, the people of Liangzhou can also bypass Nanzheng, and plunder the Xicheng in the east of the Han Dynasty, and even Shangyong, for today's plan...... The lord can try his best to persuade the people to follow the lord to the south across Micang Mountain, and temporarily take refuge in Bazhong! ”

Yan Pu said, and glanced at Yang Song with a vague cold eye, feeling that this guy's advice was not only stupid, but not good-hearted.

Zhang Lu also hesitated when he heard the completely different arguments of the two......

At this time, north of Shangyong and east of Xicheng, the people outside the city of "Tin County", which is located in the Hanshui basin and the northwestern part of Han, found that with the morning fog, there were a large number of ships coming in the Hanshui!

At the same time, Zhao Yun finally took advantage of the emptiness of Xuanhan's troops, forcibly crossed the Bucao River, and ran to Xuanhan.

However, in the southwest of Jiangzhou, Zhang Ren, who also "should not appear", also came with troops......