The Shu army marched to Zitong, and in addition to the Golden Bull Road, there were two more roads in front of them.

The generals are leading their troops to rest.

The baggage, grain and grass teams continued to advance from the Golden Bull Road, and the so-called soldiers and horses did not move, and the grain and grass went first.

Everything, as if it were in order.

But under the neatness of the surface, the camp of Zitong is a completely different scene.

Because of Liu Chan's nonsense, he presented the "Quyuan Plow" and killed Zhou Qun's episode;

Because Zhao Yun's "Farewell to the Clouds" accurately predicted that the astrological statements of the Zhou Qun disturbed the morale of the three armies, this made Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Fa Zheng attach great importance to "The Legend of Farewell to the Clouds".

In the previous deployment, the three-way march was carried out, with Chencang Road and Micang Road as bait, and the main force passed through the Jinniu Road and forced the route to Yangpingguan.

Now it seems... At least in "Farewell to the Clouds" it doesn't work at all.

And the march route proposed by "Yun Farewell Biography" is to cross the Micang Mountain, cross the Han River, and bypass Yangping Pass... Climb Dingjun Mountain directly from your back, so as to control the entire Bashan Mountain Range, condescending! Take the absolute initiative!

This is a completely different route from Liu Feng and Ma Tan's Dengding Dingjun Mountain, Liu Feng and Ma Jian Mountaineering occupy only a corner of Dingjun Mountain, and according to the deployment of "Yun Farewell Biography", the Shu army occupies the entire twelve mountain ranges... These mountains are horns and echo each other, and the enemy's attempt to besiege them is tantamount to a fool's dream.

At this moment, a picture was hung high, and Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Fa Zheng, and a group of strategists were still making final discussions.

Zhao Yun is also there, he is far behind everyone, and the content in "Yun Farewell Biography" that he wants to express has been fully explained by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.

Of course, in the end, how to determine the route of the march depends on their choice.

"Liu Feng's failure proves that it is extremely difficult to take the Golden Bull Road to feint through Yangping Pass, and to take Dingjun Mountain..."Fa Zheng began his analysis, "It is the one mentioned by Yunqi that crosses Micang Mountain, goes directly from the back end of the Bashan Mountain Range to Dingjun Mountain, and occupies the entire mountain in one go... Condescending tactics are easier to implement... But..."

Speaking of this, Fa Zheng showed a slight embarrassment, as if this strategy was easy to implement, but it also had its own... A place where adventure is a must.

Zhuge Liang immediately sensed the meaning of Fazheng, and he slowly opened his mouth, "People can climb over Micang Mountain, but grain can't, even if it is mentioned in "Yun Farewell Biography", cross Micang Mountain and capture Dingjun Mountain, but the transportation of grain and baggage still has to take the Golden Bull Road, that is... If the feint Jinniu Road is detected by the enemy, the Wei army occupies the grain road... The main army on Dingjun Mountain is facing the danger of having no rations... Once the grain is cut out, the three armies will be in a desperate situation, and it will be impossible to go back to Micang Mountain! ”

Zhuge Liang coordinates the logistics and the transportation of grain and grass, and he is a cautious person, so his concerns are focused on the supply of grain and grass and the retreat of the army.

Zhuge Liang's words just fell, and Fa Zheng opened his mouth again: "There is another one, if you want to cross Micang Mountain, you must cross the Han River, if Xiahou Yuan ambushes in the Han River in advance and attacks halfway, then he will face the danger of a complete rout at any time, in addition... Micang Mountain is difficult and difficult to walk, the local people have words, pedestrians stop overnight, then tie the waist with vines, linger on the tree and sleep. Otherwise, it will fall into the deep stream, and if it sinks into the yellow spring! ”

What the local people mean by this is that if you stay on the mountain at night, you must tie yourself to a tree, otherwise you will fall into the abyss if you turn over.

Hearing this, it has already made the strategists in the tent subconsciously shudder.

Fa Zheng's words continued, "In addition, there are two peaks in Micang Mountain, named Guyun and Liangjiao, and there is a local proverb that says, 'Guyun, Liangjiao, go to the sky and grasp it', which can also be known that the mountains here are towering... Besides, there is no mountain road in Mt. Micang, and if you want to climb over it, you need the army to carve out a mountain road on its own... I'm worried that when I cross Micang Mountain, the news has been captured by Xiahou Yuan and Jia Xu, and they will also send soldiers and horses to seize Micang Mountain, and when the time comes... In mountain warfare, if our army can occupy the commanding heights, the condescending impact... That's a sure win, but if you don't... That..."

Speaking of this, Fa Zheng closed his mouth, as if he deliberately did not finish his words.

But the meaning is obvious enough, Shu Road is difficult, it is difficult to go to the blue sky... But it's even more difficult to turn over this "Rice Cangshan"... It's harder than going to the sky!

If it is really as mentioned in "Cloud Farewell", the strategy of giving up the attack of the Golden Bull Road and going out of Micang Mountain to seize Dingjun Mountain is tantamount to a risky move! It's a huge adventure!

Now, Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng have clarified everything that should be said, and Zhao Yun has also presented the entire text of "Yun Farewell Biography" and placed it in front of Liu Bei.

How to choose?

How to fight? To fight or not to fight? These... It is up to Liu Bei to make the final decision.

Call...

Liu Bei exhaled deeply, and he sat down slowly, "A good "Yun Farewell Biography", a good Micang Mountain, a good Dingjun Mountain..."

After a sentence of emotion, Liu Bei exhaled again, and he then sighed: "The strategy of "Cloud Farewell" is good, but it is not easy to achieve, Micang Mountain is not good, Dingjun Mountain is not good, but think about it, Yangping Pass... Is it easy to attack? Cao Cao was fortunate when he captured Yangping Pass in the past, and it was all thanks to the help of elk from the sky that he conquered it, otherwise... As long as the guards stick to the danger and are condescending, no matter how many strong attacks Cao Cao makes, he will be beaten to the head and bloody! ”

Therefore, the first thing Cao Cao did after capturing Hanzhong was to strengthen this Yangping Pass, and now Yangping Pass is the real one-man pass! So, what are we going to choose? It's never a venture to climb through Mt. Yonekura! But... Do you want to fight to the death with the traitor Cao Cao! ”

This...

Liu Bei's words deeply infected everyone present.

But Liu Bei's tone, Zhuge Liang understood, and Fa Zheng had already seen through his mind...

- "It seems that the lord has already made up his mind to climb over this Micang Mountain!"

Although he thought so, Fa Zheng still asked knowingly: "Then why does the lord think... We can win this decisive battle against Wei! ”

He didn't ask this question for himself, but for the ministers who were full of tents and for the people of insight who were loyal to the Han family all over the world.

Under Fa Zheng's question, Liu Bei's tone became more profound, and his tone was excited and passionate: "Filial piety asks me why I can win this decisive battle?" In fact, it is very simple, because only by winning the battle can the Han see the hope of Sanxing, and only by winning... Only the big man can survive and bloom its shining light again! ”

Call...

It was as if the entire hall was still all of a sudden, and everyone couldn't help but look up at Liu Bei.

In Liu Bei's glowing tears, this moment... It seems that everyone can feel this Han, Huangshu, General Zuo, Yuzhou Mu, and the first person to oppose Cao... The choice!

Liu Bei's words continued, "It is difficult to cross Micang Mountain, there will be many people who will die, and there will be many souls who will return to that mountain, but we live in this chaotic world, as long as the Han flag is not extinguished, sacrifice is the price that must be paid, if we don't pay, our sons will pay, our grandchildren will pay..."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei paused, he gritted his teeth, and then raised his head and gave the final order, "There are always people who want to sacrifice, then I would rather be myself!" I have made up my mind, no matter how difficult and dangerous, according to the strategy in "Yun Farewell Biography", I will risk turning over Micang Mountain, crossing the Han River, taking Nadingjun Mountain in a roundabout way, and completely cutting off all the connections between Yangpingguan and Hanzhong from the back... I, Liu Bei, personally took command and set out on the expedition—"

Liu Bei's words were never as domineering and majestic as Cao Cao's...

But at this moment, these words can't help but make people awe-inspired.

In fact, he's right...

As long as the Han flag is not extinguished, sacrifice is the price that must be paid-

Somebody has to be sacrificed, and it's not us, it's our son, our grandson—

On the other hand, Zhuge Liang, after listening to Liu Bei's heartfelt words, he solemnly bowed his hand to Liu Bei, "Rest assured, the Lord will open up a grain road in Jinniu Road, and all the grain and grass will never be delayed in arriving in the army..."

Speaking of this, Zhuge Liang turned his head to look at Fa Zheng again, and also solemnly bowed his hand to him.

"Filial piety, the first battle in Hanzhong... Only... Please! ”

Fa Zheng hurriedly returned the salute, and also bowed his hand and said: "Why should Kong Ming be polite to me, although you and I have different personalities, you can treat the lord ... You, I am exactly the same person, since you came to this Shu, there is the lord's Han banner, there is your Zhuge Kongming's exhaustion, there is my Fa Zheng's decision, there is the 200,000 soldiers in the battle! ”

That said...

Caused by emotion, Fa Zheng stretched out his hand and held Zhuge Liang's hand tightly, and Liu Bei's big hand held their hands firmly.

"If you don't take Hanzhong, you swear not to turn back, you won't break the rebellion against Wei, and you will never return it-"

With Liu Bei's voice.

Fa Zheng and Zhuge Liang also shouted in unison: "Don't take Hanzhong, swear not to turn back, don't break the rebellion against Wei, and never return it-"

Then all the ministers in the account chanted in unison...

Then, the soldiers outside the account raised their arms and shouted.

- "If you don't break the rebellion, you will never return it, you will never return it!" ”

For a while, the sound of this voice was monstrous, echoing loudly among the mountains, like... The big man who had suffered so much, at this moment he was completely awakened, and suddenly he was excited and excited!

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The high-spirited horn sounded, the military flag fluttered, and between the mountain roads in Shu, tens of thousands of Shu troops fluttered two flags.

On the right side of the book is four big characters: "Ke Fu Central Plains", and on the left side is the book: "Liu Bei, the imperial uncle of the Han Left General".

The soldiers of Shu were lined up and in good spirits.

Liu Bei was riding on a white horse, Zhao Zilong was sitting on the horse beside him, Liu Bei glanced at him, and Zhao Zilong immediately led a hundred horses forward, which seemed to convey instructions to the soldiers of the three armies.

"Knock knock—"

The sound of drums and flags blowing in the mountain wind, and the sound of hunting made those remaining scribes and soldiers look at the ranks of the army gradually moving away, and they were full of emotion for a while.

Yang Yi walked to Zhuge Liang's side, his voice a little timid, "The military advisor assures the lord that all the grain and grass will never be delayed in arriving in the army... But..."

Speaking of this, Yang Yi paused, he seemed to want to speak and stopped...

Zhuge Liang looked at the army that disappeared on the mountain road, and he said softly: "If you have anything to say, just say it!" ”

Yang Yi raised his head at this time and said truthfully: "This time the army went out with a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses, 150,000 to cross the Micang Road, and 50,000 to take the Chencang Road and the Golden Bull Road, not to mention that the Golden Bull Road does not have many troops, and it is not easy to open up a grain road... It is said that more than 1,500 miles of grain are transported from here to Dingjun Mountain... It was also a rugged mountain road, and all the military baggage, grain and grass were delivered on time and on time... That's almost impossible! Again... If the grain and grass needed for the army of 200,000 were to be transported by conscription, at least 300,000 people would be needed... 300,000 people is not a simple number! ”

Yang Yi seemed to have opened the conversation, in fact, Liu Bei was an exciting speech, and the law was exactly what Ling Qi was referring to, moving forward... But the most difficult thing is precisely the requisition and transportation of grain and grass for this logistics army.

This involves the requisition of the people, the development of grain roads, the research and judgment of mountain roads, the transportation of grain and grass, and the obstruction of weather...

As Zhuge Liang mentioned, "all military baggage, grain and grass are delivered on time and on time" is an almost impossible task.

What's more...

"Military advisor..."Yang Yi's tone became even more serious, "Even if the military advisor solves the problems of requisitioning and transferring people and opening up grain routes, the grain stored in the treasury can't support the consumption of 200,000 troops... It is true that because of the implementation of new agricultural tools, last year under Dujiangyan, the Chengdu Plain ushered in a bumper harvest, and there is some storage of grain, but... But..."

"That's enough..."This time, without waiting for Yang Yi to finish speaking, Zhuge Liang interrupted directly, "I know what you said..."

How could Zhuge Liang not know?

When the army is in the city and the army is out on the march, the consumption of grain and grass is almost five times more than that.

You must know that in the Song Dynasty, Shen Kuo mentioned in "Mengxi Writings" that an army of 7,000 people needed 300,000 people to do logistics, of course... The Han Dynasty was different from later generations, maybe not so much, but... The necessary logistics are still inevitable.

These people also had to eat when they delivered military rations, and they certainly did not starve to death until they ran out of rations.

It is precisely based on this that when the 200,000 army attacked Hanzhong, Zhuge Liang needed to prepare rations for 500,000 people.

This... How easy is it to talk about a land in Shuzhong?

Call...

With a gentle exhalation, Zhuge Liang commanded: "The first batch of 100,000 people has been recruited, pass on my order, continue to recruit people, the battle of Hanzhong is my idea of facing the lord Longzhong in the past, and now Jingzhou has completed their mission, and Shuzhong must capture Hanzhong here... This battle is to take it down with all the strength of Shuzhong, all the people in Shuzhong, men should fight, women should be lucky-"

This...

It was rare to hear Zhuge Liang's resolute words, Yang Yi could only give up, "Yes..."

But he immediately questioned again, "The recruitment of civil husbands can be men for war and women for luck, but... Grain in the treasury? This... This is a good woman's hard work without rice! ”

"Whew..."Zhuge Liang sighed softly, then his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly, "Find a way to transfer grain from Jingzhou, and also find a way to buy some grain from the north..."

This...

Yang Yi paused for a moment and raised some questions: "Jingzhou can mobilize some grain and grass, but... Most of them are not enough to make up for the expenses of these 200,000 soldiers and horses, as for... Northern... Now that the war is going on, I'm afraid that no businessman dares to take risks and transport grain here! Zhuge Military Division... In terms of grain procurement, it is still necessary to make plans as early as possible! ”

Yang Yi's words just fell... Zhuge Liang is upright and at a loss.

Suddenly, a soldier hurried in.

"Report to Zhuge Military Division, Shuzhong Urgent Report... A Dou Gongzi robbed all the Shu brocade in the Department of Commerce! Said it was a temporary requisition... Now, all the merchants of Shu brocade in the entire Shu have gathered and gathered outside the official office... Said yes to... Get justice! ”

This...

Just now, through nonsense, Liu Chan resolved a crisis for his father Liu Bei, who would have thought that he... It turned out to be another trouble, this time it was to detain all the Shu brocade in the Department of Commerce.

So here's the question... Adou detained this batch of Shu brocade, his purpose... What is it?

With this in mind, Zhuge Liang did not dare to hesitate, and immediately ordered.

"Prepare the carriage quickly, go back to Chengdu first..."

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Ma Chao, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Fei each assembled a vanguard force, and now they are ready to wait for Liu Bei's final military order.

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Fei's roaring voice came out, and he said while scratching his head.

"Isn't it according to what is said in "Yun Farewell Biography", let's seize Dingjun Mountain, and then attack the antlers to lure out my cheap father-in-law Xiahou Yuan? Did you capture him in one fell swoop? Which special mother has become so troublesome, and the soldiers are divided into three roads, Jinniu Road, Micang Road, Chen Cang Road, etc., and let us divide this road into four pioneers... Wouldn't it get more complicated to fight like this! ”

Zhang Fei said...

Huang Zhong, who is more experienced, stroked his beard, "What Yide saw was the ending of "Yun Farewell", but there were still many processes during the period, Yunqi let us seize Dingjun Mountain, and then carry out a series of actions, but now... How to seize Dingjun Mountain? This is a new problem! ”

Huang Zhong's words made Ma Chao bow: "Yes, seize Dingjun Mountain... This step alone is not easy, the lord discussed with a military division and decided to climb over the rice cang mountain, this is not also according to the "Yun Farewell Biography" mentioned, but..."

When it came to climbing over Micang Mountain, Ma Chao's eyes became a little evasive, as if he was a little embarrassed.

"What? What did Meng Qi come up with? Huang Zhong noticed something strange and hurriedly asked.

"I was defeated in the past and defected to Zhang Lu, and I served in Hanzhong for a period of time, so I am quite familiar with the terrain here, and because of this... Mt. Yonekura... I know a little bit more. Ma Chao spoke slowly.

"What's wrong? Could it be... Then Micang Mountain can't be turned over? Zhang Fei hurriedly asked.

Ma Chao's expression was even more solemn, "In the past, Han Gaozu Ming repaired the plank road darkly Chen Cang... It is Chen Cang Road that is walking, and it is the Taurus Road that misleads the enemy, and it is Yide... Haven't you thought about it, why didn't Gaozu choose this rice warehouse road to get out of the customs? ”

Not... This...

Zhang Fei seemed to understand something.

Ma Chao's words continued, "Because there is no road at this Micang Mountain, and the mountains are towering into the clouds, and I want to climb over from here... It's almost impossible! ”

Belch... When Ma Chao said this, Zhang Feiden was stunned, he was shocked by this Micang Mountain... I didn't have much of a concept, I just thought it was an ordinary mountain, and I didn't think about it... Was...

Immediately, Zhang Fei scratched his head and made a difficulty.

At this time..."Hahahahaha..."I only heard a loud laugh, it was Huang Zhong, he was laughing, and he was laughing quite heroically.

"Why is General Huang laughing?" Ma Chao hurriedly asked.

Huang Zhong stroked his long hair, and with the other hand he raised the big knife in his hand, he said proudly: "In Huang's eyes, as long as it is a mountain, no matter how high and dangerous it is, it will definitely be able to turn over——"

As soon as Huang Zhong said this, Zhang Fei was also interested, and his Zhangba snake spear stood up, and roared:

"I'm the same—"

That's when ...

The sound of horses' hooves resounded, and more than 100 fast horses were galloping towards them like a whirlwind.

On the other side of the horse team, there is also a carriage, escorted by two young generals, a man and a woman, slowly coming...

They are not the same, but they seem to have the same destination, and the destinations are all Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Ma Chao...

As they got closer and closer, the more than 100 fast horses took the lead, and Ma Chao recognized it at a glance, and shouted directly: "It's Zilong!" ”

In addition, the horse team... Zhang Fei also recognized, "How can it be Xingcai and my eldest son?" ”

As soon as these words were uttered, the carriage stopped... The door was quickly pushed open.

That is, the moment the door of the car was pushed open, Zhang Fei's leopard eyes were round and huge, and he saw the people inside clearly, and he immediately exclaimed:

"Madame... What are you doing here? ”

Truly... It was none other than Zhang Fei's wife, Xiahou Yuan's adopted daughter - Xiahou Juan!

Without waiting for Xiahou Juan to open his mouth...

Zhao Yun's eager voice came out first.

"The lord has an order, and he ordered General Huang Lao and the third general to lead the vanguard army to cross Micang Mountain first, and open up a mountain road for the army to march to Dingjun Mountain!"

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(End of chapter)