"I was at Ma Teng's side just now, and I got a new message."

"Those Westerners, who can also be said to be Taiping, also have firearms similar to ours, but it is not clear for the time being, whether those firearms technology was stolen from us or developed by themselves."

"You will arrange for a group of people to check and see if you can find out, and it is best to find out the source of their technology."

Yang Zhao arranged.

If there are also traversers in the West, of course he wants to find out the people, and he also has to determine whether the other party has a system.

Shi A was surprised: "How can Taiping Dao be so powerful in the West?" ”

Yang Zhao said: "We all underestimated the ability of Taiping Dao, you go and arrange it first, and send it back as soon as there is a result." ”

"Good!"

Shi Ah nodded.

However, this result is not easy to check, and even if it is found, it is very troublesome to send it back, after all, it is the West, the road is far away, and it has to pass through the Western Regions in the middle, and in those places, there are deserts and Gobi Desert, and the road is very difficult to walk.

If it weren't for the Taiping Dao, Yang Zhao wouldn't have been so fast to investigate the west, even if he wanted to open up the territory and go out to the west in the future, he would not be able to do so until the world was pacified.

At present, we have to arrange for a visit to the West in advance, and even if we can't get rid of this threat, we want to find out about it, and we are in a state of ignorance.

After arranging the task of shadow, Yang Zhao found Fang Rui and said: "Pass my order, early tomorrow morning, we will go to the west, go to Liangzhou first to see the situation, whether to go west or not, and then decide." ”

"Good!"

Fang Rui nodded.

By the time the order was handed down, it was already late at night.

Yang Zhao rested for a night, and the next morning, he assembled the army and set off.

Ma Chao's brothers followed him, and Ma Teng was seriously injured and temporarily stayed in Duyang to rest.

As a local, Ma Chao took the initiative to lead the way for Yang Zhao and them.

——

Chengdu.

Liu Bei got Yizhou, repelled Cao Cao's invasion, and lived happily for a while, but soon this good life was going to be broken again, and they just got the news that Cao Cao and Zhang Lu were ready to enter Yizhou together.

If this battle starts, they will have to fight on two fronts, and the situation is a bit critical, Liu Bei hurriedly summoned everyone to discuss what to do.

He didn't want to give it away as soon as he got Yizhou.

It's not hot yet!

"Don't worry, lord!"

Pang Tong said calmly: "It's not difficult to deal with Cao Cao and Zhang Lu, among the two of them, the strongest is Cao Cao, we can block Cao Cao first, defeat Zhang Lu as soon as possible, take Hanzhong, and then concentrate our forces to deal with Cao Cao." ”

Liu Bei asked worriedly: "How to do it?" ”

Pang Tong said: "The lord gave me 80,000 people, Cao Cao and I will be responsible, I can keep him out of Badong, as for Zhang Lu's Hanzhong side, the lord personally led the troops to fight, and Yuanfu and Xiaozhi followed him." I use 80,000 people to deal with Cao Cao, and there are still 50,000 people in Yizhou to use, and it is no problem to fight Zhang Lu, by the way, the two generals of Guan and Zhang, I want to take them away and use them to deal with Lu Bu, how about it? ”

"I'll listen to the arrangement of the military advisor!"

Liu Bei thought about it for a long time, nodded and agreed, believing in Pang Tong's plan.

From the beginning of their acquaintance, Pang Tong and Xu Shu have always shown strong abilities, and everything has been planned for Liu Bei, he can trust them, there is no problem at all.

In addition, Fa Zheng is also very strong, Liu Bei has their assistance, and he fights a mere Zhang Lu, that is, as long as he has a hand.

"Cao Cao and Zhang Lu are sending troops and are about to approach our Yizhou, I suggest that we send troops tomorrow and go to the front line immediately."

Pang Tong said again.

Liu Bei nodded again and said: "Then send troops tomorrow, this time I want to get Hanzhong, as for Jingzhou, if you can take it, it is the best." ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "It's still difficult to take Jingzhou now, if we develop it for a few more years, maybe it's possible." ”

Then take Hanzhong, and one more place in Hanzhong, it will be enough for the time being.

Fa Zheng said: "There is also the matter of explosives, which are used to deal with Zhang Lu, and the effect is not bad, but when used to deal with Cao Cao, we both have explosives, and we need to be prepared." ”

Pang Tong had already expected this, and nodded: "Naturally, you have to be careful!" ”

They quickly negotiated the next strategic plan.

Early the next morning, Liu Bei went to the barracks, gathered the army, first reviewed the school field, and then set off in two ways, he personally led the troops north to attack Hanzhong.

Liu Bei has long wanted to get Hanzhong, and it is not enough to take Yizhou, if he takes Hanzhong, the territory can be bigger, and if he fights with Yang Zhao in the future, the pressure will not be so great.

As long as he thought that he could also calm the world, Liu Bei became excited.

After separating from Pang Tong, Liu Bei led his troops from the Golden Bull Road to the north, passed through Mianzhu Pass, and walked through the Sword Pavilion, and walked for a long time before coming to the Sword Pavilion.

It's hard to walk!

"Back then, Gaozu went north from Chencang and laid the foundation of the Han Dynasty."

"Now I, Liu Bei, will go north from the Golden Bull Road to recover Hanzhong for the Han Dynasty, restore the Han family, and restore the foundation of the Han Dynasty!"

"I'm not afraid of hardship!"

Liu Bei comforted himself.

However, marching on the Shu Road was even more bitter than Liu Bei thought, walking on those plank roads, and looking to the side, it was a cliff.

If you are not careful, you will fall and break your bones.

On the way to the march, there were already seven or eight unlucky people who accidentally fell off the plank road and couldn't even find their bodies.

"Be careful, stay inside!"

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Liu Bei had to pass down the order, but the army was very long, lined up on the plank road, and his order was passed from the front army to the rear army, which took a long time, and two unlucky people fell down during the period.

These two unlucky guys, after letting out a burst of exclamation, gave a feedback, and the sound of falling down was completely gone.

"Be careful!"

Wu Ban said loudly.

This order was passed down again, and all the soldiers had to lean against the innermost part of the plank road.

Liu Bei said again: "Let's go!" ”

They all want to get through here quickly.

"Lord, the sword gate is closed in front of you."

At this time, Fa Zheng said.

Liu Bei looked up and saw ahead, and sure enough, a pass appeared, and he finally came to the place, but when he walked out of Jianmen Pass, he still had to walk a long Shu road to reach Jiameng Pass.

"Let's go!"

Liu Bei said excitedly.

The marching procession, picking up speed, finally came to the gate of the sword, but at this time there was another not very friendly news.

"Zhang Lu sent troops and is attacking Jiameng Pass."

When Xu Shu saw the news, his brows furrowed slightly.

Although Jiameng Pass is not like Jianmen Pass, it can be a pass and can not be opened, but it is also an important pass, and it is not easy to break it, Zhang Lu just wants to take advantage of Liu Bei's arrival to fight quickly and take the pass as soon as possible.

When Liu Bei finishes the Golden Bull Road and comes to the front of the pass, he has nothing to do and will be in trouble.