The wolf smoke in the beacon of Qishan Fort was indeed lit in time, and the soldiers in charge of guarding the beacon were also dutiful, and the wolf smoke was passed out in time.

It's just that after the news of the enemy situation is spread, the effect caused is not something that these conscientious soldiers can control.

The first reaction of officials in various localities who discovered the situation of the enemy was to send people to inquire about the news as soon as possible.

They should assess the situation in advance according to the size of the enemy's forces.

Of course, this assessment is not used to calculate whether it is necessary to reorganize the army and fight and resist the enemy, or whether it is necessary to hold on to the field and wait for reinforcements.

He Cao Pi took the main force to fight Eastern Wu, and the western region had been empty since the Xiahou Yuan period.

After Yuanzi was defeated and beheaded, Boss Cao gave up entering Shu and concentrated his forces to defend Guanzhong, and there was no difference between the Yongliang land and the undefended.

What kind of army is being organized and what kind of war is being prepared?

They probed the enemy to see the size of the enemy's army.

If it is just a partial army attack, it is still possible to defend the city, wait and see for a while, and it is not too late to resist and then surrender.

If the scale is large...... The faithful one should run away as soon as possible.

Those who are not so loyal, such as the county magistrate of the west, directly open the city to surrender, and still protect the wealth of the family.

Anyway, no matter whether the surname is Liu or Cao, there is always a need for manpower to govern the place, right?

After Liu Chan talked about the psychology of these people, Ding Feng suddenly felt that while he deeply admired the prince's terrifying ability to manipulate people's hearts, he also felt that he had benefited a lot from the overall situation and people's hearts.

【Ding Bong Opinion +2】(87)

For Ding Feng's brain supplement and self-strategy behavior, Liu Chan gradually got used to it.

The Red Star Army is a magical place, and after joining, everyone will gradually start to attack themselves...... The more he practiced, the more Liu Chan admired the great man who personally injected the soul of the strongest infantry on the surface.

After Xixian, the large and small villages and cottages near the place where Liu Chan went all looked forward to the wind.

Even small counties that were not on the route of the army sent people over one after another to say that they were "loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty".

There is certainly no shortage of sincere and loyal people, but there are definitely not a few speculators.

In any case, for Liu Chan, it is naturally an excellent thing that the street pavilion can not lose troops before.

It's just that Meng Yan, who is still counting on military promotion, is suffering......

"Phew! Damn, it's so big and blind, how can this Wei State not have a fight. Meng Yan was riding on a horse and couldn't help but complain.

The deputy general said with a smile: "General, most of the fierce generals of the Wei State have gone with Cao Pi to fight Sun Quan, how can there be anyone left in this realm where birds don't?" Hahaha. ”

The two led the front army to walk in the valley road leading from Qishan to the north.

Only after leaving the valley, it is the seat of Tianshui County - Ji County.

That is, when Ma Chao made a comeback, he once captured the base of the Yongliang campaign, but finally left gloomily again.

"Report ——! General, retreat! There is an ambush in the valley! ”

Meng Yan was talking and laughing with the deputy general, lamenting that he didn't have to fight, but suddenly saw a scout sent out with bloodstained clothes and armor and returned in embarrassment, with a feather arrow stuck in his shoulder......

Meng Yan was overjoyed and surprised, happy that it seemed that there was finally a battle to fight, and he was so surprised that he was ambushed in this valley road, and it was really a little difficult to perform.

Then came the sound of earth-shattering shouts and killings from the valley, and carefully spread more flags on the highlands on both sides, and there seemed to be smoke and dust rising in the distance, and the noise was endless.

"The army has entered the valley, and you must not retreat! Stay put! Meng Yan picked up the halberd and ordered decisively, "Quickly report to the prince to make a decision!" ”

"Yes!" As soon as the herald received the order, he broke away from his team and galloped backwards with his horse.

Before Liu Chan received the news, he had also noticed that the front army and the rear team had suspended their march.

Squinting slightly, he smelled something unusual.

Ambushes in the valley are common, especially at higher altitudes in mountainous terrain like Longyou.

However, in today's Longyou, it would be interesting if you were ambushed here......

"Report ——! Prince, the former army has been ambushed! On both sides, the highlands spread more flags, and the smoke and dust in the distance were noisy, shouting and killing! I'm afraid that there will be a large number of enemy troops in ambush! ”

Just as he was thinking, the herald arrived.

However, after listening to his words, Liu Chan's frowning brows relaxed.

Ding Feng, Li Er and the others were shocked when they heard this, and they were very worried about the prince's safety.

"Prince! The former army was ambushed, and the prince was asked to withdraw from the valley for the time being, and when the last general led the troops to repel the ambush, it was not too late to invite the prince into the valley! Ding Feng clenched his fists and said hurriedly.

Li Er also nodded, but immediately shook his head again, his face was helpless, and he didn't speak.

He had been following Liu Chan much longer than Ding Feng, and he knew that it was impossible for Liu Chan to retreat at this time.

If Your Majesty were here, it might still be possible, but for now......

If the prince could not rush the first one, Li Er would already be very happy.

Sure enough, Liu Chan had no intention of retreating at all, and he didn't show any panic.

If it was just that, he didn't hesitate to ask the herald.

"Hehe, I don't know what General Meng's order is?"

Ding Feng is anxious, isn't it good for you to quit first and then ask these details?!

"Prince Yu, General Meng said, 'The army has entered the valley, and you must not retreat without permission', and ordered the front army to be on guard in place."

Liu Chan nodded with satisfaction.

In this way, the brother of Meng Huo is also a usable talent.

The old man is still accurate in looking at people, and it seems that handing over the Hubu Army to him is not all for the purpose of encircling the Meng family.

"Okay, pass on General Meng, just continue to march."

How dare the herald say more? Immediately clenched his fists and said yes, beat the horse and left.

Liu Chan looked at Li Er and Ding Feng: "Let's go, let's go with Gu to see who is pretending to be a ghost here." ”

First of all, Jiang Wei is excluded.

Liu Chan was very interested in this Tianshui Qilin'er and Ji Han's lonely brave man in his previous life, and specially checked his deeds.

It turned out that Jiang Wei's ability was not only the best, but also the degree of unluck......

In history, Uncle Zhuge led the Northern Expedition, and Taishou Ma Zun, who was leading Jiang Wei and others to inspect Tianshui, actually took the lead and ran away.

What's more abstract is that Jiang Wei, who grew up in Tianshui since he was a child, and his father had guarded Jiang Wei to the death to protect his wife, was actually abandoned by Ma Zun on suspicion of having different intentions......

Jiang Wei returned to his hometown Ji County and found that Ji County had also voted, so he went out to follow the leader for a routine inspection, and in a blink of an eye, there was no place for himself.

So Jiang Wei, who was suspected of voting for Zhuge Liang without doing anything, had no choice but to vote for Zhuge Liang.

During this period, he actually did not fight with the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Naturally, he didn't fight with Zhao Yun, who was not here.

So Liu Chan was the first to exclude this unlucky bastard.

Who could that be?

Those who can judge his marching route and decisively set up this plan are not mediocre in terms of intelligence gathering, tactical analysis, and decisive action.

There is both courage and resourcefulness.

In addition to Jiang Wei, there is such a figure in Longyou?

It can't be Guo Huai's doing.

Liu Chan still calmly rode his horse and marched, completely ignoring the worries of his subordinates, thinking about who was "ambushing".

And Meng Yan, who received the order, did not hesitate to order to continue the march.

It's not that he didn't think that the prince would borrow a knife to kill people, and he wanted him to die in this valley before he gave such an order like "sending him to death".

But he was immediately vetoed by himself, and with the power of the prince, he wanted his Meng Yan's head to be nothing more than a sentence.

There is no way to commit such a conspiracy.

And when the army marched close to the valley mouth, Meng Yan finally knew why the prince gave this order.

There is no big force ahead, but dozens of horsemen are just bluffing with branches in tow!

Seeing that Meng Yan's army had not retreated, he hastily put some arrows and fled.

There was no movement in the mountains on both sides, and when I sent someone to take a look, it was just some flags tied to the trees fluttering in the wind.

The clamoring is long gone......

It turned out that this was just a suspicious tactic.

“…… Hey! Meng Yan looked at the flag presented by the soldiers, his nostrils were on fire, and the halberd in his hand split the flagpole into two sections.

"No wonder the prince ordered me to march, what a thief, he dared to tease General Ben! I swear to kill you——! ”

Meng Yan's angry voice echoed in the valley, and Liu Chan's army never met the enemy again, and walked out of the valley without danger.

(End of chapter)