Jingzhou's 20,000 elite soldiers entered Shangyong in batches, and Liu Qi and others quietly arrived at Fangling from the Hanshui waterway to meet Wei Yan, who had been preparing for war early.

Before leaving, Tai Shici was still in a coma, although Hua Tuo healed his wounds, but the strange poisonous people were helpless.

This poison is extremely rare, and it is not fatal, and it doesn't even feel anything unusual in normal times, which can stump the two great divine doctors of Jian'an, plus the sons of the two imperial doctors.

Liu Qi informed Zhuge Liang of this matter and asked him to investigate and analyze it on his behalf, and at the same time find an opportunity to discuss with Tai Shixiang and Yu Chuan to see if they could find clues, and it was best to turn the two against by the way.

There is no way, who let Zhuge Liang know a little about medical skills, and he is the best at figuring out people's hearts, and his eloquence is also first-class in the world, so he has to work hard and let him participate.

Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng originally belonged to Hanzhong County, and then Zhang Lu seized Hanzhong, and the Shen Tan brothers led Shangyong and Xicheng alone, and the Fangling in the east was empty, and Liu Biao took the opportunity to occupy the upper reaches of the Han River to protect Nanyang.

These three places are in the canyon between Daba Mountain and Qinling Mountains, the Han River flows through it, the mountains and streams meander in between, the terrain is complex, the roads are steep, even if the soldiers and horses can barely walk, the transportation of grain and grass is extremely difficult.

This is also the reason why Cao Wei and Sima attacked Hanzhong several times, only using troops from Qinling in Guanzhong, but did not consider sending troops from Nanyang.

Now Liu Qi has made arrangements early, surrendered the Shen Tan brothers, took this most difficult road, and had support and supplies along the way, so he dared to send troops, Rao is so, and only 20,000 horses are transferred to move forward in batches.

It was already a month after the people and horses went to Xicheng to meet, and the Shen Tan brothers had already prepared grain, grass, carts and horses, and told them in detail about the situation in Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu ordered his brother Zhang Wei to attack Xichuan, and was watching after breaking through Jiameng Pass, when he suddenly heard that Zhang Fei had taken Jiangzhou, and immediately attacked Jianmen Pass, for fear that the Jingzhou soldiers would take Yizhou first.

At this time, the main forces of Hanzhong all went deep into Shu Dao, Zhang Lu stayed in the rear, and the leading generals were only Yang Ren to garrison Yangping Pass, in case the Xiliang army took the opportunity to sneak attack.

Wei Yan was overjoyed and said: "In this case, why don't you send troops immediately, I can kill Nanzheng in half a month and capture Zhang Lu alive." ”

Shen Tan shook his head and said: "The general doesn't know, in the land of Hanzhong, the people all respect Zhang Lu as a god, and everyone worships it, and once the soldiers and horses enter, they will be detected by them." ”

Wei Yan waved his hand and smiled, "What are the mere sect members afraid of? Even the Yellow Turban Army was just as difficult to stop the sharp edge of the officers and soldiers, the Zhang Jiao brothers had already been eliminated, and the rice thieves were in Hanzhong, so they should have been cleared up a long time ago. ”

Xu Shu said: "Although Zhang Lu is like Zhang Jiao and his ilk, he is a combination of politics and religion, and is praised by the people of Hanzhong. ”

Liu Pan sneered: "Zhang Lu is ambitious, he actually wants to divide the land to preach, to teach the people, this is the art of fooling the people, not the policy of determining the security of the country, how can the left way last long?" ”

Liu Qi listened to the discussion of the crowd and ordered: "This time I will take Hanzhong, I want to use this as a basis, open the gate of Xichuan in the south, and open the road to Guanzhong in the north, do not disturb the territory, and kill innocents indiscriminately, otherwise it will be difficult to recover vitality in three or five years, but dig a trap by yourself, you should remember." ”

The generals received the order, and Xu Shu said: "The soldiers are fast, no matter how many eyeliners he Zhang Lu has, at this time, just send out the army and take Hanzhong before Zhang Wei returns to help, and it will be done." ”

Liu Qi ordered Zhao Yun to be the vanguard, Shen Tan and Shen Yi to be the guides, and led the light cavalry to kill the Chenggu, as long as he took the Chenggu and entered the flat and open land of Hanzhong, he no longer had to worry about grain and grass.

In the middle of summer, the sun is blazing, the mountains are full of flowers, and the scenery is pleasant, but it is also extremely hot, and the journey is relatively slow.

Zhang Lu sent troops to attack Yizhou, Yan Pu advised him to guard against the Jingzhou army, although the two families were reconciled, but the people were unpredictable, just in case, the Shen Tan brothers only cared about self-protection, not enough to believe.

Although Zhang Lu didn't care, he only casually ordered his subordinates to pay attention to the movements in Xicheng, but the sacrificial wine and the sect members of each ministry were very serious, and it was conveyed layer by layer, and it became the highest edict in the sect.

The Jingzhou soldiers were dispatched, and they were immediately discovered by the people and reported to the Yishe, and the Yishe had its own ghost pawns to report the sacrificial wine, and the news spread to Nanzheng in a blink of an eye.

Yang Song returned from Jingzhou, made a lot of money, was grateful to Liu Qi, and invested in Fengxiang, preparing to open up the trade route from Hanzhong to Xiliang, when suddenly the battle report arrived, and he was shocked.

He was stunned for a long time before shaking his head and said: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible, how could Liu Qi send troops to Hanzhong?" ”

The sacrificial wine hurriedly said: "The generals who lead the way are the Shen Tan brothers, they have already voted for Liu Qi, please report to Shijun quickly." ”

Yang Song panicked, and sent Jingzhou to marry Liu Qi, it was he who made it happen, and the two agreed to attack Yizhou, and now Liu Qi came to Hanzhong instead, so how did he tell Zhang Lu?

At this time, his brother Yang Bai came to discuss the formation of a dart bureau, and Yang Song discussed countermeasures with him.

When Yang Bai heard this, he laughed and said, "Brother, don't you hear about blessings and misfortunes? This is the time when my Yang family has made great achievements. ”

Yang Song frowned and said, "Why do you say this? ”

Yang Baiyan said: "Brother, I have been training for many years, but Shijun never let me lead the troops to fight, and my military exploits were taken by Yang Ren and Yang Ang. If he invades Yizhou this time, his two brothers will make great contributions, and they will be above you and me. ”

Although the Yang clan in Hanzhong is the strongest, it has bred several branches, there are many children in the family, and the younger generation often fights openly and secretly, Yang Ren and Yang Ang are in Weiyang, Yang Song and Yang Bai are in Nanzheng, the two strongest branches, and the competition is naturally the greatest.

"The virtuous brother is also a general in Hanzhong, why are you afraid of Shen Tan?" Yang Song was stunned, and then frowned again: "But Shen Tan took refuge in Liu Qi, I didn't tell Shijun about this matter, leaving hidden dangers, how should this be?" ”

Yang Bai sneered: "Brother can report to Shijun, just say that Brother Shen Tan is unwilling to live in a remote place, covets the wealth of Hanzhong, colludes with Liu Qi to seek my Hanzhong, recommends my brother to go to defend the enemy, behead these two people, and then go to negotiate with Liu Qi, retreat the soldiers of Jingzhou, keep Hanzhong, and let him Yang Ang brothers have much credit, but they can't afford to protect the family." ”

Yang Song was overjoyed, and immediately came to see Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu was raising food and money, and the attack on Sword Pavilion was in a hurry, Zhang Wei asked for more rewards to encourage the three armies to break through as soon as possible, otherwise Zhang Fei would enter Shu first, but it would be in vain.

Hearing that the Jingzhou soldiers entered the territory of Hanzhong, Zhang Lu was shocked and scolded: "Shen Tan and Shen Yi are two dog thieves, and they actually lured wolves into the house!" ”

Yang Song sighed: "Previously, Liu Qi sent troops to attack Shangyong, or his subordinates reconciled the two families, who knew that these two people would take revenge, which is really hateful." ”

"The shaft can't die well!" Zhang Lu was furious, his hand holding the account book couldn't help but tremble, and he asked anxiously, "What should I do now?" ”

Yang Song said: "The culprit is the Shen Tan brothers, but send troops to resist the enemy, behead these two people to boost the army's prestige, and his subordinates are willing to risk death to see Liu Qi again, and ask him to withdraw from the army for the sake of past friendship." ”

Zhang Lu frowned and said: "Everyone is in the Sword Pavilion, and Yang Ren is guarding Yangping Pass, who can resist the enemy?" ”

Yang Song said: "General Yang Bai has commanded the army for many years, which is enough to deal with Shen Tan and the others. ”

Zhang Lu was overjoyed, and immediately sent an order, ordering Yang Bai to lead 10,000 elite soldiers, go to the city to resist the enemy, and send someone to invite Yan Pu to come to discuss the matter.