Dingjun Mountain in Hanzhong.

This is where Huang Zhong's array beheaded Xiahou Yuan.

Of course, the current Xiahou Yuan is already cold, and Huang Zhong is also under Liu Qi.

In Liu Bei's hometown Xinye, there were more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and after Cao's army retreated, it expanded a little, reaching 30,000 people, but Liu Bei could not come out of the nest.

Although he wanted to seize Hanzhong as the foundation, if all the troops of Xinye were transferred, if something happened, there would be no way to retreat, so it was too risky.

It was Liu Bei who only took away 10,000 elites.

as well as generals Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, including the military advisor Xu Shu, leaving Guan Yu and others to guard Xinye.

Guan Yu stayed behind, this was a choice that Liu Bei seriously considered.

After all, the relationship between the two is irreversible, and Guan Yu is strong enough to convince the public, unlike Zhang Fei, who has a lesson from the past.

In the capture of Hanzhong, Liu Bei's biggest reliance was Yizhou.

Only with the help of Liu Zhang's power can Liu Bei capture Hanzhong, otherwise it is a fool's dream. Even if Liu Bei brings his entire team, just talking about grain and grass is already a big problem.

Liu Bei's occupation of Hanzhong was, in a sense, beneficial to Liu Zhang. At least everyone is a member of the Han family, so they won't be like Zhang Lu, always thinking about Liu Zhang.

So when Liu Bei led his troops to Yizhou.

Liu Zhang was not stingy, so he asked Zhang Ren and Wu Yi to lead 20,000 elites each to help.

In this way, Liu Bei's army was large.

And Hanzhong Zhang Lu.

There are no soldiers and horses under his command.

After getting the help of the soldiers.

Liu Bei led his troops from the Sword Pavilion to the front of Yangping Pass.

This is the gateway from Shu to Hanzhong.

At the same time, Yangping Pass is also the first Xiongguan in Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu sent his younger brother Zhang Wei, and his generals Yang Ren and Yang Ang, leading 30,000 troops to garrison here. After all, Zhang Lu's territory is the whole of Hanzhong, and the total number of troops is stationed elsewhere.

Subsequently, Cao Cao sent two generals to arrive, and Xu Huang and Zhang He led 30,000 troops, which were also stationed in Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass itself is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Liu Bei's several attempts were still fruitless, but the loss was not small. This also made him understand that this plan was too difficult to pass through Hanzhong directly from Yangpingguan.

Then, Liu Bei was at the suggestion of Xu Shu.

Bypassing Yangping Pass, crossing the water in the south, a road was reopened, and a road was reopened to the side of Yangping Pass.

That is, Dingjun Mountain.

Now in front of Yangping Pass, Zhang Ren and Wu Yi led 20,000 troops to confront it. In Liu Bei's hands, the 30,000 army plus the generals of the headquarters stationed troops in Dingjun Mountain to deter.

The two generals Xu Huang and Zhang He, after learning that Liu Bei was bypassing the flank of Yangping Pass, also left Zhang Lu's soldiers and horses to guard the pass, and set up camp around Dingjun Mountain, making it clear that he was with Liu Bei.

Although Liu Bei is here, the single combat power is stronger.

However, there is not much difference between the two sides.

And the two generals supported Hanzhong, and the grain and grass were naturally solved by Zhang Lu, and their pressure was far less than that of Liu Bei. qδ.o

Dingjun mountain camp.

Liu Bei was in the big tent, and Xu Shu was sitting not far away.

At this moment, Liu Bei's face was slightly solemn, he looked at Xu Shu solemnly, and then sighed and said:

"Strategist, what should we do now?

Now although our army has come to the side of Yangping Pass, the two generals under Cao Cao also led the troops to camp in front of Dingjun Mountain, and stick to the camp without fighting. ”

Xu Shu's face is not very good-looking.

He originally thought that after his side bypassed Dingjun Mountain, he could take advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and cross the Han River to take Yangping Pass.

But Xu Huang and Zhang He are worthy of being famous generals in the world.

After learning the news, he immediately led his troops to confront them at Dingjun Mountain. This made it impossible for Liu Bei to cross the river and fight.

If they continue to delay, sooner or later their logistics will fail.

After thinking for a while, Xu Shu said in a deep voice:

"Now, I am afraid it will be difficult to break the situation in Yangping Pass, Xu Huang and Zhang He will defend the camp to the death, our army has no advantage in strength, and it must be extremely difficult to break through it.

Even if it wins, it will probably be a miserable victory. In Shu's opinion, the lord might as well send someone to Xiliang and unite with Ma Teng to seize Hanzhong. and then form an alliance with it, and plan Cao Cao in the future. ”

"Ma Teng?"

Liu Bei's face was thoughtful.

In his opinion, Xu Shu's proposal is worth a try.

Because he and Ma Teng were originally acquaintances, they were both important people who were directly involved in the edict.

Now that Ma Teng occupies Xiliang, and Liu Bei wants to take Hanzhong, the two sides will be horns for each other at that time, and even Cao Cao will not dare to despise them.

Soon, Liu Bei nodded and said:

"Who do you think is appropriate?"

Xu Shu quickly said:

"It's better to let Jian Xianhe go."

Jian Xianhe was Liu Bei's adviser in his early years, and he was good at debating and deliberating.

In this regard, Liu Bei did not delay, nodded and said:

"Okay, then let Xianhe go to Xiliang and unite with Ma Teng!"

After the arrangements are made.

Suddenly, someone sent an urgent report.

Liu Bei's color changed slightly, he knew that this was news from Xinye.

If it weren't for something big, how could it be in such a hurry?

But in the land of Hanzhong, the news was blocked, and Liu Bei didn't know what was going on. He cautiously opened the emergency report, and after checking its contents, his face was a little ugly.

This made Xu Shu feel uneasy, and quickly asked:

"My lord, what happened?"

Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, and finally said:

"This is an urgent report sent by Yun Chang, I didn't expect that in just three months, Liu Qi had already captured Jiangdong, and Sun Quan was besieged in Wu County and surrendered directly."

After hearing the news, Xu Shu was also full of consternation.

Liu Qi used troops against Jiangdong, and they all knew about it. It's just that in their opinion, although Jingzhou's strength is better than Jiangdong, if they want to seize Jiangdong, they can't do it in a short time.

As a result, at this moment, it was reported that they were still confronting each other in Dingjun Mountain, and Liu Qi had already taken the huge Jiangdong as his own.

The gap is just too big.

In fact, the gap between soldiers and generals is not the most important. Liu Bei's Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun are not inferior, and the soldiers and horses sent by Liu Zhang are not weak chickens.

The key is that after Jiangdong lost its naval army, there was no way to defend according to natural dangers.

And in Hanzhong.

Just one Yangping Pass made it difficult for Liu Bei to move an inch.

Xu Shu said helplessly:

"Lord, we must hurry up, if we wait for Liu Qi to plot Yizhou, we still haven't taken Hanzhong, I'm afraid that the place where we live here will also be lost."

Liu Bei was stunned and said uncertainly:

"What does the military advisor mean that Liu Qi will use troops in Yizhou next?"

Xu Shu nodded slowly and said:

"Jingzhou captured Jiangdong, and the losses were not large. If it weren't for the approaching winter, I'm afraid that the soldiers and horses of Jingzhou would have come westward, Liu Qi is really mindful of the world!

It is impossible for him to stick to the land of the two states, and Cao Cao will reject the north and the south, and it is his goal to fight in court. Yizhou is an indispensable part of this.

At that time, I am afraid that the lord can only be driven by Liu Qi. ”

Thinking of this, Liu Bei's mood was a little heavy.

Of course, he didn't want to be a little brother.

If you can stand on your own, who wants to be instructed by others, it is really insecure.

This also made Liu Bei firm in his goal.

He must take the land of Hanzhong as soon as possible.