Liu Bei's speed is very fast.

When he learned that Zhang Lu, who was taught by the Heavenly Master, had taken Hanzhong and intended to open the road to return to the imperial court, Liu Bei did not hesitate to take 5,000 officials of the Northern Army to the valley and go straight to Xinzheng.

The five battalions of the new Northern Army in Kansai are not simple, in addition to being tall and burly, it can be said that everyone is familiar with fighting and fighting, coupled with excellent fighting equipment and strict military discipline, it can be said that it is a good battalion of the first class.

This is Liu Xiehe's father's different strategy of managing troops, Liu Hong organized and trained the magnificent Xiyuan Army, but it also cost too much money and food, and Liu Xie was within his ability, selecting the best of the best, often placed under the court, and called the soldiers of the heart.

At the same time, this time, in order to maneuver, Liu Bei can be said to have swept away the good horses and horses in the northern army garrison, and only then did he build this marching force of one man and two horses.

It was precisely by relying on such mobility and perseverance that the 500-mile winding valley road, Liu Bei's army drove to the foot of Xinzheng City in less than three days.

At that time, Zhang Lu, who was at the head of the city, saw this scene and was shocked, and even shouted "Feijun is a light ten thousand mountains", and the last hesitation in his heart was gone.

After that, Zhang Lu took Yan Pu and Li Xiu to the two sacrificial wines, and the children of Yang, and went out of the city with public opinion and seals to welcome Liu Bei.

Although Zhang Lu often walks and preaches in the mountains, he is not a contemptible man who does not know the world, and he knows that the military general in front of him with the banner of "General Zuo" is not only a Han clan, but also a famous general who killed on the battlefield of Cuihan.

More importantly, this general Zuo is known for his benevolence and virtue, and has the reputation of being a benevolent person.

So, he let down his guard and went out of the city with the essence of the sect to greet him.

And over there, Liu Bei was also full of curiosity about Zhang Lu.

In fact, it was the first time he had heard of this person, and it was also the first time he had heard of the Five Dou Rice Sect or the Heavenly Master Dao, and even at first he almost regarded this group of people as the remnants of the Yizhou Yellow Turban.

But under the introduction of Yang Xiu, a staff member of the army, he suddenly knew that this Heavenly Master Dao was the real head snake of Yizhou, and it was really a strange thing to live in.

Yang Xiu is the son of Yang Biao, the former lieutenant, and his sister is Liu Bei's current wife.

After marrying Hongnong Yang, Liu Bei's last shortcoming also made up.

For a long time, Liu Bei has never worked hard or without endowment, but he always ended in failure, because he has never been able to find a stepping stone to enter the upper class.

If he is not accepted by the upper-class scholars, then Liu Bei will not be able to reserve talents, nor will he be able to obtain the blessing of fame.

Whether it is the communication network between the upper class scholars or their control of local public opinion, it can bring great help to Liu Bei, and sometimes it is even more important than thousands of troops.

You don't see, Liu Bei, who killed Taifu Yuan in the palace in the past, is already the Han Optimus Prime praised by everyone at this time.

Without such a reputation, would Zhang Lu let down his guard so much?

Liu Bei grabbed his arm without waiting for Zhang Lu to make a salute, and then smiled enthusiastically:

"Zhang Tianshi's righteous act can be described as a long drought and a rain for me. Without Zhang Tianshi, our court will be difficult. ”

Liu Bei did not lie about reducing Zhang Lu's credit, he just wanted to tell Zhang Lu that he had a great merit this time. As for whether this would make Zhang Lu look down on the imperial court, he believed that Zhang Lu had thought it through.

Indeed, Zhang Luxian Hanzhong has pondered repeatedly, although his younger brother Zhang Wei advised him to wait, but he himself knew very well that he couldn't hold this Hanzhong.

First of all, Zhang Lu did not have the status of the imperial court, not even the name of Yizhou, which made it very difficult for him to rule Hanzhong.

Although the Heavenly Master Dao has been operated for three generations, their strength should not be underestimated, but their main influence is in the mountains, and now occupying a Xinzheng is already their limit.

But in this era of great contention in the world, what is the use of only one Xinzheng? It is better to use this as a treasure, sell it to the imperial court, and finally help the Heavenly Master Dao complete the transformation.

Yes, Zhang Lu has no ambition to fight for the world, because Taiping Dao is already practicing, except for the heretical Taishan Army, how many good jobs are there now?

On the contrary, if it can be recognized by the upper-level scholars and even the imperial court, that day Shidao will become the first Daomen, which is what Zhang Lu values.

Therefore, he was very humble to Liu Bei, and took the initiative to introduce him to the current situation in Shudi.

Liu Bei took Zhang Lu's hand and entered the city together, and the two chatted while walking, and even after entering the house, the two were still chatting.

In addition to talking about the situation in Yizhou, Zhang Lu also introduced the teachings and situation of the Heavenly Master Tao to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei was also very interested, and even offered to return to Beijing in the future and wanted to take Zhang Lu with him, and he wanted to introduce him to the emperor.

In this way, the two sides chatted passionately, and the atmosphere was friendly and harmonious.

……

Liu Bei's style has always been vigorous and resolute.

After chatting warmly with Zhang Lu and stabilizing the relationship, in the afternoon of the same day, Liu Bei asked Zhang Lu to take him to observe the enemy's situation, and what he saw was Yangping Pass.

At this time, outside Yangping Pass, Langshui was surging.

Langshui is one of the most important waterways in Yizhou, and at this time, in Liu Bei's opinion, it is really impossible to see the end.

Between these lofty mountains, Langshui is like a ribbon, floating to the sky. It sparkles in the sunlight, like a fish and dragon coiling around the mountains.

Liu Bei and a series of personal generals, accompanied by Zhang Lu, came to the northeast shore of this Langshui.

But the faces of the crowd, especially Liu Bei, the court generals, were extremely ugly.

Just because in such a quiet environment, Yangping Pass on the other side is like a crouching giant beast, fighting fiercely.

This section where Yangping Pass is located is a river bend, and the Bailongshui in the north flows through this bend to the Jiameng Pass in the rear, and the upstream of Bailongshui is Baishuiguan.

It can be said that Yangping Pass, Baishui Pass, and Jiameng Pass are connected by this Langshui.

Liu Bei doesn't have to think about it to know. Once his side begins to attack Yangping Pass, the defenders of the two passes upstream and downstream will definitely support, and when the time comes, like the two pincers of a crab, they will surround themselves.

And even just looking at this Yangping Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

If Yangping Pass is regarded as a right-angled triangle, then it is surrounded by white dragon water on both sides of his right angle, and behind him is an endless mountain range.

Maybe it's because the temperature here is much warmer than in the mountains, so you can still see a little green.

In other words, Yangpingguan occupies the most complete flat land at the mouth of the river on the opposite bank. If you want to attack this level, you can only wade through water.

Thinking of the current weather, the difficulty of letting military officials wade through the water to tackle key problems can be imagined.

Just when Liu Bei was still watching, the Yangping Pass on the opposite side suddenly started to drum loudly, and then the entire pass began to make noise, so startled that some winter birds between the mountains scattered and flew away.

Liu Bei was not nervous, he knew that it should be the guards on the opposite side who discovered them.

But just as it is difficult to tackle the problem by himself, the other side does not dare to move easily.

Behind Liu Bei is the remnant vein of Bashan, which is also vertical and horizontal, intricately intertwined. When it was not clear how many ambushes there were in the mountains, the other side did not dare to act rashly.

But it's okay now, just let Liu Bei see the quality of the defenders of Yangping Pass.

So, under Liu Bei's scrutinizing eyes, the opposite side made a loud drum.

A few days later, a warrior dressed as a military general appeared at the juncture, and he also put his hands on the pergola, observing Liu Bei's side, and whispering to the people on the side from time to time.

The reaction of the other side was very fast, but in Liu Bei's opinion, it was not enough, during the time he was observing, he had already seen no less than five or six leakage points, but the general was unaware.

Liu Bei knew in his heart that this Shu land should be peaceful for a long time, and it was not as good as the chaotic battles in Yongzhou, whether it was a military general or a soldier, the military quality was far inferior to Guanzhong.

After seeing it, Liu Bei turned his head, but saw that the Heavenly Master had a sad face, and couldn't help laughing:

"Isn't the Heavenly Master seeing something, but can he teach me?"

Zhang Lu waved his hand and said modestly:

"General Zuo, this is cheapening me. You asked me to preach the scriptures and preach the word, which made me watch the battle and make a decision, but it was not embarrassing! However, we don't understand anymore, and I feel dangerous when I look at this level, and I'm afraid it's not easy to fight. ”

Liu Bei saw that Zhang Lu's words aroused the consent of many people, that is, his personal general Chen Zhi was also bowing his head, and laughed:

"No matter how dangerous this pass is, you have to guard the people. I expect this guard to be slack, and not a difficult enemy. ”

At this moment, not only Zhang Lu was puzzled, but Yang Xiu and the others on the side showed inquiring eyes.

Just listen to Liu Bei:

"Just now we came down all the way from Xinzheng, and when we entered this Golden Bull Crossing, did we see a mountain at the valley pass?"

Yang Xiu thought for a moment and replied:

"But Dingjun Mountain?"

Liu Bei bowed his head, and then explained:

"If I guard Yizhou, or if I take Yangping Pass as a guard, I will inevitably go out of the valley and occupy Dingjun Mountain on the south bank of the Han River first."

On the one hand, Liu Bei wanted to stabilize the morale of the army, and on the other hand, he also had the heart to convince Zhang Lu's people, so he spoke in detail:

"Nadingjun Mountain, although I am just a horse's hooves in a hurry, floating and skimming, but I also see that this mountain is not ordinary. First of all, although the mountain is high, it is flat, which is suitable for camping. Then the land is still in the south of the Han River. ”

Zhang Fei suddenly asked:

"How is it in the south of the Han River?"

Liu Bei asked Zhang Fei:

"Little brother, where did our army enter Hanzhong?"

Zhang Fei suddenly reacted:

"The Xiegu Road we are walking is north of the Han River, and if the enemy army is guarding Dingjun Mountain, we can rely on the Han River to block our army. And if Dingjun Mountain is north of Hanshui, then Hanshui will cut off their back road. ”

Zhang Fei was also trained from the battlefield of Kunhan, and he was thorough at all.

Liu Bei was satisfied, and then explained:

"In addition to blocking our army in the north of the Han River, another advantage is to be condescending and hold the Jinniu Pass. It's a pity that the guard can't be used! ”

After Liu Bei finished speaking, the generals laughed, and Zhang Lu nodded again and again, sighing:

"General Zuo is really a famous general of my Han family, and Lu Zi sighs like a Buddha."

Liu Bei was modest and waved his hand:

"This kind of military aircraft is what our generals should think about, what is it? On the contrary, it is the subtlety of the heavenly principles that the Heavenly Master has said, and it is the supreme wisdom that can enlighten all sentient beings, and there is still a lot to learn! ”

Zhang Lu was praised by these words and was quite self-conscious, but he still knew that things were in a hurry, so he asked:

"General Zuo, seeing you so calm, but you have a plan?"

Liu Bei smiled slightly, his fingers were bluffed, and then he pinched it and said arrogantly:

"The plan to break the level has been decided, only war!"

After speaking, Liu Bei took everyone away.

Zhang Lu in the back was amazed and sighed secretly:

"It seems that I am really right to vote for the imperial court."

……

And just when Liu Bei, Zhang Lu and others were confident in their lives, in the south where they couldn't see, on the long Golden Bull Road, cars and horses were riding one after another, people and horses were connected, and a trickle was like a trickle towards Yangping Pass.

Viewed from above, this unit is carrying a huge banner, which is the "Li" flag.

They are none other than Li Yi's department, who has just set off from Chengdu.

And then extend the field of vision to the south, there is also an army marching in the rear, and there are also two sides of the big book, one side of the book "Xiang", the other side of the book "Pang".

These three armies marched almost in a long snake pattern on the Golden Bull Road.

They didn't know that the counterinsurgency army of the imperial court had arrived outside Yangping Pass, but as a general, they told them that they had to race against time at this time.

But it is five hundred miles long from the Sword Pavilion to the front line of Yangping Pass, and the road is rugged and difficult to walk.

At this time, Li Yi, who was at the forefront, couldn't help but complain to the left and right:

"I think there is a problem with the military strategy of the king, if it is me, I will not defend it like this."

The left and right sides looked at each other, not daring to talk, but Li Yi still said vigorously:

"Fujun blindly guarded the Golden Bull Road, and forgot the direction of Wudu and Yinping. If the enemy army turns to Yinping in Wudu, and then takes the trail into Jiangyou and Fuxian, when the southwest gate of Chengdu is opened, I think it will be over. ”

The military officials around Li Yi are also locals, and as soon as they heard this, they knew that their master was talking crookedly, and one of them pointed out:

"General, there is indeed an ancient road from Yinping to Fuxian, also called Jinggu Road, but the terrain there is dangerous and mountainous, and I have never heard of a large army being able to pass. Don't say you go, even if you fly, the enemy can't fly the ten thousand mountains. ”

Li Yi choked for a moment, glanced at the contradiction, couldn't hold back his face, and scolded back:

"Chen Shi, are you the main general or am I the main general. When you reach my position, you will teach me a lesson, or you will listen to me honestly. ”

The warrior called Chen-style listened to this, pursed his lips, and stopped squeaking.

And Li Yi, in order to save face, fulfilled what he just said:

"Don't I know? But do you know that even if you don't go to Fu County, you can follow the Baishui River to Baishuiguan. From Wudu, it is closer, and it goes directly down the Langshui River all the way to Baishui Pass. It can be said that Baishui Pass is the top priority, and it is a big mistake for the government not to regard me as a Baishui general. Am I not the first general under the king's account? ”

It turned out that Li Yi was indignant about this.

But Li Yi is really not conceited, he is really the first general under Zhao Wei's account.

This person was born as a ranger in Guanzhong, with a strong and tall figure and extraordinary bravery, and was later accepted by Zhao Wei into Shu together, and soon made a name for himself among the generals in Dongzhou.

Shu is a good witch, and the warlock does not know how many. Dongzhou scholars follow the customs of the locals, and they often have things to ask. This Li Yi chased the wind, and also found a blind question.

The scholar said that he would be rich and noble, and he would be the third duke.

Li Yi said that he didn't believe it, but he remembered it in his heart. Even he thought about it, when he really became the third prince in the future, he must come back to find this photographer.

When the time comes, it will be a good story to promote his children and grandchildren to be a curtain officer.

As for......

Li Yi looked around at these generals around him, and when he saw their playful appearance, he snorted angrily in his heart:

"Hmph, when I become the third prince in the future, you guys must not say that you have been under my account. Our Lao Li, we can't afford to lose this person! ”

Thinking of this, he no longer paid attention to a group of mediocre people, and was full of ambition and marched towards Yangping Pass.

Let the road of the three princes of my generation start from the foot!