Zhao Shu was at a stalemate with Zhang He and Guo Huai in Dingjun Mountain. A few days later, it was reported that Liu Bei's envoy came, Zhao Shu hurriedly greeted him out of the tent in person, and saw that the envoy was handsome and quite familiar, but he didn't remember where he had seen it for a while, and saluted: "I don't know if the lord sent a noble envoy to come, and he has never greeted him from afar." Forgiveness of sins, forgiveness of sins. ”

"Sir, don't be polite." The other party hurriedly returned the salute: "Mr. doesn't know the lower official?" Zhao Shu really couldn't remember, so he had to smile and say: "My noble envoy is very familiar, but he never remembers where he has seen it?" The other party laughed and said: "Mr. and noble people forget things, and the next official is Ma Yan." ”

It turned out to be Ma Youchang, who gave him a sword when he first arrived in the Three Kingdoms that day, and he hadn't seen him for several years, and he had grown up, so he naturally couldn't recognize it. Zhao Shu suddenly remembered, patted his head, and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Ma, who had been separated for many years and didn't want to see each other here." So he asked Ma Tan to enter the account.

Before he could take his seat, Ma Tan said first: "The lower official came on the order of the lord, and he should talk about business first, and then catch up with Mr." So he took out an official document and said, "This is the Lord's decree." Zhao Shu took it with both hands, which was an order from Liu Bei's commendation. Gao Ping was given the title of general of Yamen, and he commanded his subordinates to surrender, and the rest of the generals were rewarded. Ma Jian said again: "The lower official has come here with ten carts of property, all of which are the things that the lord has given to Mr. and the generals. ”

Zhao Shu led the generals to thank him, ordered people to prepare a banquet, and picked up the wind for Ma Yan; He also distributed the ten carts of property to the sergeants, and the army immediately shook the sky. After a short time, the wine and food were served, and Zhao Shu invited Ma Jian to sit down, but he repeatedly refused to thank him: "Although the lower official is the main minister, Mr. is the commander of the three armies. How can you leave your position without permission in the tent? Zhao Shu sat down in the center, and everyone also took their seats.

As soon as he raised his glass, Ma Tanai said: "Mr. has to kill Xiahou Yuan and make this great achievement." When the lord was leaving, he specially asked the lower officials to toast a glass of water. Zhao Shu hurriedly thanked: "Thank you, Mr. Xie." So he drank it all. After the victory that day, because of Zhang Fei, Zhao Shu did not put wine to celebrate, and today all the generals frequently toasted, and there was a little bit of wine in a moment.

In the middle of the day, Ma Jian raised his glass again and said: "Mr. has beheaded Xiahou Yuan, and there is no food and grass in Nanzheng City, I am afraid that Cao Cao will personally lead the army to come soon." Zhao Shu thought so, nodded and said, "What Mr. said is very true." Cao Cao has many soldiers, and he is not capable of the enemy, so I should retreat to Yangping Pass to defend the palace. The day before yesterday, General Ma Dai had been ordered to go to Guanzhong to prepare first. Ma Jian said again: "The lord's army wants to take Nanzheng first, but I am afraid that I can't divide the troops to help." Cao Cao's soldiers are brave, and although Yangping Pass is strong, I am afraid that it will not be able to hold it for a long time. ”

Zhao Shu knew that what he said was true, not to mention that Cao Cao's whole army came, even if half of the troops were divided, there were more than 100,000, and his subordinates and the newly surrendered soldiers were only 30,000. Since Ma Tan said this, he must have thought of a clever plan, Zhao Shu hurriedly got up and asked, "Sir, do you have a good plan to help me?" Ma Jian didn't dare to be rude, and hurriedly got up and thanked: "Don't dare." Cao Jun's grain and grass are all in Dingjun Mountain, if Mr. can take this place first, burn all the grain and grass. Cao Cao has no food, how can he attack Yangping for a long time? ”

This is equivalent to saying in vain, if he can capture Dingjun Mountain, why should Zhao Shu talk nonsense with him here? Ma Jian also saw the sense of loss on Zhao Shu's face, and said with a smile: "Nan Zheng has no grain, Zhang He, and Guo Huai also know it." Our army can retreat to Yangping Pass with great fanfare, but it is ambushed behind the mountain with elite soldiers. Seeing that our army is retreating, Zhang He will be in a hurry to send grain to Nanzheng, and then he will raise troops to attack it, and he will be able to win. Zhao Shu also felt that this plan was feasible, and praised Ma Jian repeatedly.

After the banquet, Zhao Shu's whole army retreated to Yangping Pass. Considering that Zhang Fei was dissatisfied, Zhao Shu didn't dare to use Ma Chao and Gao Ping anymore, so he only ordered him to take three thousand soldiers to ambush. Zhang He and Guo Huai are also scheming people, and Zhao Shu was afraid that he would not be successful, so he only retreated ten miles and set up camp. The next day, he retreated twenty miles and set camp.

Zhang Heshu was defeated by Zhang Fei, and when he saw the Sichuan army retreating, he couldn't determine whether it was true or false, so he didn't dare to act rashly. Later, when he saw the Sichuan army, he stopped every day, and at first he suspected that it was his plan to lure the enemy, so he discussed with Guo Huai. Guo Huai pondered for a long time, and said: "When the Sichuan army stops every day, it must be afraid that our army will pursue, and it wants to slowly retreat to Yangping Pass. Although Zhang He also had this idea, he was still not sure, and suddenly there was a report from the Malays, and the Sichuan army retreated thirty miles to the village. Zhang He was even more suspicious, and said Guo Huai: "If it weren't for what Boji said. was deceived by Zhang Fei and Ma Chao again, and now he leads his troops to cover up and kill? ”

Guo Huai advised: "The Sichuan army retreats with more precautions, and the general may not be able to win if he leads his troops to cover up and kill." Now that there is not much grain and grass in Nanzheng City, the general Yisu personally escorted the grain and grass to the King of Wei, as long as the army of the King of Wei can break Liu Bei, why worry about Zhang Fei and others? Zhang He was convinced, and hurriedly ordered the army and horses, and escorted the grain and grass to Nanzheng.

Zhang Fei ambushed the troops at the bottom of the mountain, and found that the soldiers and horses on the mountain were all heading to Nanzheng, and sent a fast horse to inform Zhao Shu to come to respond, and on the other hand, he personally waved his army to attack the mountain. Zhang He was afraid that the grain and grass would be lost again, so he took away all the strong and strong on the mountain, leaving only a few old and weak to guard the mountain. Guo Huai saw Zhang Feiqi's banner on the mountain, and knew that he had fallen into the other party's plan, so he hurriedly ordered someone to set fire to the mountain, preparing to abandon the mountain and leave.

Zhang Feiyao saw the fire on the mountain, and also knew that Cao Jun was going to escape, so he urged the army to move forward, and he rushed to the cottage first. is encountering Guo Huai commanding people to break through, where is Zhang Fei willing to let go? He roared and stabbed with his spear. Guo Huai knew that Zhang Fei was brave and fierce, and he was busy in his heart, and his martial arts were far inferior to the other party, and after only ten rounds, he was captured alive by Zhang Fei. The rest of the army will see Zhang Fei's bravery, and they all bow to the ground and ask for surrender. Zhang Fei seized the Dingjun army, saw the fire burning all around, and had no time to remove his armor, so he hurriedly commanded the sergeant to put out the fire.

Zhao Shu received Zhang Fei's express report, and hurriedly took the light cavalry back to Dingjun Mountain first, and saw the fireworks that had not been completely extinguished all over the mountain, and said that Zhang Fei was burning Cao's army grain and grass. When Zhang Fei came out to talk, Zhao Shu knew that Guo Huai knew that he couldn't defend it, and wanted to burn the mountain and escape, and couldn't help but secretly think that this person was indeed a general, so he asked Zhang Fei about his whereabouts. Knowing that Guo Huai had been captured by Zhang Fei, he was imprisoned in the camp, and Zhao Shu was overjoyed again, and dragged Zhang Fei to meet Guo Huai.

Guo Huaizi Boji, a native of Yangqu, Taiyuan, is a very strategic person, and is a first-line barrier in the late Three Kingdoms period of Cao Wei and Longxi, and has clashed with Jiang Wei many times, each with its own victory and defeat. Zhao Shu had already heard of his name, so he asked the sergeant to bring him to the tent, wanting to say it in words. Although Guo Huai was a little embarrassed when he came in, he did not lose his demeanor, and he did not show any fear on his face, so he kept looking at everyone. When he saw Zhang Fei sitting next to him, and there was another person on top of the handsome position, Guo Huai couldn't help but be slightly shocked on his face, and carefully looked at the young scribe in front of him.