Two more days passed.

In the withered Micang Mountain, the 3,000 soldiers led by Huang Zhong were as always crossing the mountains and mountains, rushing north.

Because of the dryness at the time of the transition of winter and spring, in this rapid march, the skin of some soldiers began to fester, itching, and the skin of the soldiers was completely dry and cracked.

However, these are not the most terrible, the most terrible thing is that they have not much dry food with them.

Actually, it's nothing...

The most, most difficult, is that they need to carve out a path in this mountain of rice cang, where there are no mountain paths... Not only did they have to rush themselves, but they also had to guide the army behind them.

But...

The top of Bashan Mountain is connected one after another, and the top of Mt. Micang is also connected to the mountains outside the mountain.

Clearly... According to the captive guides, it was only a dozen miles away, but in fact, each mile seemed to be separated by a moat.

Even these veterans of Huang Zhong, these elites who have experienced a hundred battles in the Jingnan Mountains...

Now... It's already tired and exhausted, and when I looked at Micang Mountain from afar, the tone and high morale of "Little Micang Mountain" were like... Gone without a trace.

"Ahh

Another soldier fell, and he fell in front of Huang Zhong's eyes... Huang Zhong's eyes were quick and he hugged him.

This soldier is not very old, and he is like... It's the son or brother of a veteran, but none of that matters.

Importantly, his face was as white as paper, as if... I don't even have the strength to breathe.

"Little brother, little brother..."Huang Zhong picked him up and hurriedly shouted to him.

Can... Where there is a response.

It was as if the young soldier could not hear anything, and as if a man was running in front and a soul was chasing behind... After all, the soul didn't catch up with the person, and ran away—

"Logistics Chief? What about the Chief of Logistics? ”

Huang Zhong shouted loudly...

At this time, a veteran came running out of breath, and the veteran responded loudly, "I'm the chief of logistics, I... I'm the Chief of Logistics... Ahh

But before the so-called "logistics chief" of the rapid march ran in front of Huang Zhong, there was a "click", and the veteran also fell to the ground, and blood overflowed from his mouth, even if it was blood... It's also very dry.

It's like, seven days of rapid travel, two days of walking through the mountains, in this strange mountain road, running day and night... Even a veteran like the chief of logistics can't bear it.

"General..."Yan Yan is old and strong, he ran quickly, although it was also a seven-day rush, but Yan Yan... But he looks tired, but he doesn't breathe... It seems that his body is very strong and can still bear it.

"Whew..."With a long exhalation, Yan Yan said to Huang Zhong: "General, this mountain road is not easy, the brothers have been in a hurry for seven days... They're all tired... Isn't it slow, slow, slow..."

- "Hold off?"

- "Slow down?"

For a moment, Huang Zhong seemed to be in a trance, as if he was hesitating, he thought about letting the soldiers take a breath and take a breath.

But only for a moment, soon... Once again, his confused look was replaced by a look of firmness and determination.

He waved his hand and roared loudly: "Brothers, leave water and food for your fainted comrades... The rest move on..."

"Whew-"

"Whew-"

This Jingnan army seems to have military orders embedded in its bones...

They responded loudly and without hesitation!

"General... Dead people have already run! Brethren, take a break! Otherwise... I can't climb this mountain, I'm afraid I'm tired... I'm tired here! ”

Yan Yan's expression was extremely complicated, with hesitation, helplessness, worry, despair...

He touched the chief of logistics with his hand, where is this unconscious, this is clearly dead... I'm already exhausted.

For a moment, he really couldn't read... He didn't understand what supported this Jingnan army to move so quickly, at least... In his opinion, the Shu army... There will be no one who has such an enlightenment.

How did Yan Yan know that this Jingnan army under Huang Zhong... It used to be a majestic existence, and it was when Guan Gong fought Changsha... The protagonist of the Changsha branch.

Even... The day they fought against the bandits in the mountains!

When Huang Zhongwei shook Jingnan, Guan Yu hadn't beheaded Yan Liang and Zhu Wen ugly!

"Even if it is only a quarter of an hour late, let Xiahou Yuan and his 8,000 soldiers cross the water, our army will not be able to attack halfway, and the mountain battle... Outnumbered, we'll all be dead and dead... When the time comes... These fallen martyrs? Aren't they all dead in vain? ”

Speaking of this, Huang Zhong raised his head and said firmly.

"Keep running, by tomorrow, over this mountain—"

This...

Yan Yan was still a little hesitant, but Huang Zhong had already spoken again, but... He changed his words, "The soldiers who were arranging to be in the rear, those soldiers who were marching slowly on the south bank of the Han River... Let them light up the smoke, I ran in a hurry, I didn't pay much attention to whether they did it..."

"I specially observed, and they all did it..."Yan Yan replied, "Light the cooking smoke on time to confuse the Wei army and make them misjudge our position!" ”

Hearing the affirmative answer, Huang Zhong bowed his head heavily.

"Good, good, good..."

After three good words in a row, Huang Zhong patted Yan Yan's shoulder, "The old bones are quite hard?" Are you still running? ”

was so agitated by Huang Zhong, as if... All slackness, hesitation, and hesitation disappeared at once.

Yan Yan patted his chest, "I can still run down three rice cang mountains..."

"Bragging!" Huang Zhong stroked his beard.

Yan Yan was not convinced, "Then let's Bibi?" ”

Huang Zhong's eyes flashed. "It's better than—"

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A puddle of water separates the flatlands of the Hanzhong Plain from the rolling hills.

Xiahou Ba pointed to the water in front of him and said to his father Xiahou Yuan: "Dad... The child asked the guide, the mountain road is difficult, to cross this water, to climb to the top of the rice cang mountain, condescending, not to mention it will take ten days! ”

I've listened to my son...

Xiahou Yuan waved his hand, "We need ten days, then Huang Zhong needs twenty days, hehe, and let the soldiers rest tonight, and tomorrow they will cross the water and climb Micang Mountain..."

Yes...

Hearing his father's order, Xiahou Ba was taken aback, and he hurriedly asked, "Dad... So... Isn't that a half-day delay? ”

Call...

Standing in front of the mighty water and towering mountains, Xiahou Yuan was a little jealous... He finally looked up at the unattainable mountain, and then sighed: "Turning this mountain is not a joke, let the soldiers risk going over the mountain, it is to gamble with the lives of the soldiers... In addition, Dad's speed battalion is good at galloping on flat ground, and is not good at climbing over mountains, so... Before climbing the mountain, you must recuperate! Today's rest is good, tomorrow's climb is the same, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools... Sharpen the knife and don't mistake the woodcutter! ”

Speaking of which, Xiahou Yuan walked away directly...

However, he left the "anxious" Xiahou Ba, who was impatient and eager to cross this mountain immediately, stay in place.

And when Xiahou Yuan said this, the eldest son Xiahou Heng heard some meaning.

He smiled and said to Xiahou Ba: "Second brother, don't panic... Hurry to hurry, but also to divide the opponent, the previous opponents are all rebellions in the west, the counterinsurgency is urgent, more than a moment there are many dangers and variables, so our father is galloping, never stopping, but this time..."

Speaking of this, Xiahou Heng also raised his eyes to look at the mountain, "Our father is right, crossing the water and turning to the top of this Micang Mountain, we all need ten days, facing this Micang Mountain, our father will be daunted, Huang Zhong... Hehe, he has an old bone, and it is impossible to turn it over in less than 20 days! It is reasonable to slow down and save more soldiers! These are all elite soldiers, and they are all veterans who follow our father, our father... There are no shortcomings, if you really want to talk about it, there are two... One is that I was too frugal, and I was used to being poor when I was young... The other is that it is too much love and righteousness! ”

Hearing the eldest brother say this, with a "whew", Xiahouba exhaled deeply again, he had a faint ominous premonition, but what was it... I can't tell.

couldn't help but raise his head and look at the mountains and the vast water, he comforted himself.

- "What my father and eldest brother said may be right, the water is still like this, then Huang Zhong wants to cross the Han River, this mountain... This water? What can he get by with an old bone?'

That's when ...

"Report..."A military order came, it was a messenger, he held the flying pigeon in one hand, and hurried over, and when he saw Xiahou Ba and Xiahou Heng, he immediately knelt on one knee.

"Two major generals, the news came from the flying pigeon, and the smoke of the Shu army was found on the south bank of the Han River, and the density of the smoke was a stove for three thousand people... Looking at it from afar, it is a military flag with yellow characters that has been erected! ”

Not...

A stove for 3,000 people? Yellow flags?

Undoubtedly, the arrival of this piece of news made the hanging stone in Xiahou Ba's heart fall to the ground safely all of a sudden.

"Hahaha..."Xiahou Heng laughed heartily, "Second brother, look... What am I talking about, Huang Zhong's old bones haven't crossed the Han River yet, hahahaha... By the time he crosses the rice cang mountain, I'm afraid it will be ten days later! ”

Speaking of this, Xiahou Heng patted Xiahouba's shoulder hard.

"Alright, second brother... Let's go, barbecue tonight! ”

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…

To the south of the Han River, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng's army was stationed here.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, a map is unfolded, Hanzhong is located in the middle of the map, and he marks the three roads of Jinniu Road, Micang Road and Lidao to the south.

Speaking of which...... There is no official road, just a muddy dirt road, even... So far, it's not smooth!

Legend has it that during the Tang Xuanzong period, in order for Yang Guifei to eat fresh lychees, this road was specially opened... It was renamed "Lychee Road"!

The main road "Jinniu Road" is from Chengdu, through Deyang, Mianyang, Zitong, Wulian, Jianmen, Zhaohua, Guangyuan, Mianxian counties and counties.

Finally, this rice cang road is over the mountains to the Nanjiang River... From the Nanjiang River to Hanzhong.

To the north of the map, there are five other roads, from Baishuijiang Town through Chengxian, Qishan to Tianshui Qishan Road;

Chencang Road from Baocheng to Baoji;

From Hanzhong to Meixian Bao Slope Road, Hanzhong to Zhouzhi Fu Luo Road, and there is the famous "Meridian Road" from Xixiang to Chang'an!

At this moment, Liu Bei's eyes flashed from this road, and his eyes were colorful and confused.

Now, each of these longitudinal and horizontal roads tugs at his heart deeply, making him fascinated and immersive...

"Ugh..."

In the end, with a long sigh, Liu Bei's eyes were still fixed on the rice barn road.

On the other hand, Fa Zheng is as if... He realized what the "good friends" were thinking from this sigh, and Fa Zheng said shallowly, "As long as Hanzhong is taken, the entire road to the north will be unblocked, and when the time comes... Whether it's taking Qishan Road, or Bao Slope Road, Fu Luo Road... The whole game of chess is undoubtedly alive! ”

Hearing what Fa Zheng said, Liu Bei bowed his head heavily, and he sighed: "Yes, if the victory on the battlefield of Xiangfan is that the second brother stabilized the game of chess in Jingzhou, then capturing Jiangdong and occupying Jiangdong is Yunqi completely helping the Han... Three roads to the north have been opened, Xuzhou Battlefield, Huainan Battlefield, Wanxu Battlefield... It's like three sharp blades! The situation in the entire Central Plains is alive all at once! These are all calculations that rely on the Cloud Banner, but..."

Speaking of this, Liu Bei paused for a moment, and he continued, "The more he Guan Yunqi does, the more mediocre we seem to be in the corner of Bashu... If you don't play this game of chess again, and regardless of the pressure that the second brother and father will face, just... The world is going to poke my Liu Bei's backbone fiercely! ”

Pressure...

Not only is it the pressure brought by the external opposition to Wei, but Liu Bei also has to face the pressure of public opinion, the pressure of ability, and the pressure of the great war between Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

It is also thanks to Liu Bei that he is a person who is mainly "benevolent", if it is other princes...

may be afraid of someone with high merit, and will be afraid of being in Bashu and unable to control Jingzhou and Jiangdong, but Liu Bei is different, he and Guan Yu are lifelong friends, and Guan Lin is Guan Yu's son, he will only silently bear the pressure from Jingzhou and Jiangdong, but he will never be afraid of them at all.

It's also... Liu Bei has been defeated for so many years, but the soldiers and generals under him are rarely dispersed, and his personality charm is unique.

"Hanzhong, it will be captured..."Fa Zheng muttered heavily: "The lord should believe in General Huang, and even more so in that Guan Yunqi, at least until now, all the conditions in the Northern Expedition to Hanzhong are as written in "Yun Farewell Biography"... Without the slightest error! ”

As Fa Zheng said, in "The Legend of Yun Farewell", what did Liu Bei do to take the risk of crossing Micang Mountain, who did he rebel against, and when and where? When to repel an incoming enemy? When will Dingjun Mountain be captured? Write down everything in detail...

And now the story... It has reached the most critical moment, it depends on whether Huang Zhong's army can cross Micang Mountain, open up mountain roads, and let the army move forward!

Call... Listening to Fa Zheng's words, Liu Bei took a long breath again, and he said lightly, "I hope this "Cloud Farewell" can really be as exciting and exhaustive as the third brother's "God of War"!" ”

I just chanted this...

Zhao Yun hurriedly broke into the military tent, and when he saw Liu Bei, he arched his hand and said, "Lord, there are two urgent items..."

"But where is Huang Hansheng?" Liu Bei couldn't wait, and his eyes were also eager to pierce it.

"One of them is..."Zhao Yun reported truthfully, "The soldiers who laid the mountain road followed General Huang's ranks, but found many Jingnan soldiers... Or faint, or die of exhaustion on the mountain road... According to the recollection of one soldier, when he crossed the top of Namicang Mountain, only 800 of the 3,000 soldiers brought by General Huang were left... The rest are falling back one after another..."

"Ahh

With Zhao Yun's words, Liu Bei and Fa Zheng exclaimed in unison.

Three thousand soldiers... After crossing the rice cang mountain, only eight hundred remained?

This... This...

For a while, Liu Bei's eyes were confused, he didn't understand a little, what was Huang Zhong going to do? Three thousand soldiers... Only eight hundred left? He galloped so fast, so fast? What is the purpose?

Wait a minute...

Liu Bei suddenly sensed something, "Isn't his task to climb Micang Mountain first?" Zilong, you just said he... Over Mt. Yonekura? What is the meaning? ”

"It seems..."Zhao Yun's tone also stumbled, "Old General Huang's purpose is not to block Xiahou Yuan on the mountain, but... Rather, to go down the mountain, in the water... Half-cross to the enemy! ”

This...

Zhao Yun's words once again shocked Liu Bei so much that he couldn't breathe, Liu Bei's eyes widened, and he felt a sense of overwhelm... He looked around to the side blankly, looking at Fa Zheng...

"Filial piety..."

As soon as Liu Bei turned his head, Fa Zheng understood what he meant, and he raised his hand to the location of the water in the map, and replied: "Lord, if General Huang succeeds in this plan... For Xiahou Yuan, that is tantamount to the end of the world-"

"But..."Liu Bei felt that he was trembling all over, trembling violently, "But... Did he climb over Mt. Rice Cang in three days? and set up an ambush in the water... This... How can it be? ”

"The lord thinks it's impossible, then Xiahou Yuan will definitely think it's impossible..."Fa Zheng's tone was firm, "So... Only then will the opportunity to win appear, and only then will we stand on the side of General Huang..."

Fazheng's words are almost word for word...

This also made Liu Bei gasp, and after a short hesitation, he hurriedly ordered, "Zilong, don't wait, you immediately take three thousand people to meet General Huang... Win or lose, Huang Hansheng can't be fine-"

Liu Bei said this resolutely.

Zhao Yun knew that the stakes were important, and hurriedly surrendered his hand, "Huh..."

As he spoke, he turned around and ordered his troops to go to Mt. Rice Cang...

But before he took a step, he suddenly thought of something, he quickly turned around, and gave his hand again, "Lord, there is another urgent letter, it is from... Jingzhou Guanyun Banner at the place! ”

"Huh?" Liu Bei was stunned, "Cloud Banner? ”

"Yunqi said, recently... He has a big operation in Luoyang..."Zhao Yun blurted out, "not only to destroy the entire anti-Wei Flying Ball Army, but also to rescue the Son of Heaven from Luoyang City... Counting the day of sending the letter, his so-called action should be on the New Year's Day two days later! ”

This...

If it is said that Huang Zhong's plan to cross Micang Mountain, set up an ambush and attack halfway has already surprised Liu Bei, then... This time, Luoyang's big operation, destroying the entire anti-Wei Feiqiu legion, rescued the Son of Heaven from Luoyang City, these... It's not just a "big surprise"...

This is a terrifying word like thunder rolling in the sky-

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