Dingjun Mountain, the camp of the Southern Army.

On the watchtower, Liu Bei put his hand on the hilt of his sword, pointed to the strength of Cao's army on the other side of the river, and said: "Cao Cao is based on Yangping Pass and confronts our army. Although our army can defend against danger, it is not the best strategy to wait for Cao Cao to retreat. ”

"I don't know if Zhong Miao has a high opinion, let Cao Cao quickly retreat his troops and horses, so that he can surrender Liu Zhang and take Yizhou all. Otherwise, with the situation in Yizhou, I am afraid that it will continue to change for a long time, which will not be conducive to our army. ”

Huo Jun put his hand on the wooden fence and said: "I have discussed a lot with Bo Yan, Cao Cao is good at using soldiers, and the camp is well arranged, and there is no chance to win. If you want Cao Cao to retreat quickly, you may start with grain and grass. Jun has ordered someone to contact Lu Meng to see if he can get the news. ”

"Good!"

Liu Bei bowed slightly, and said: "Since this is the case, you should send more people." The war was protracted, the east and the west were fighting, and the army and people were tired, so it was advisable to rest and recuperate. ”

"No!" Huo Jun said.

Liu Bei looked at the mountains and rivers of northern Hanbei and said with emotion: "Hanzhong is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north, Yiba Mountain in the south, and lives on top of Jingxiang and shelters Bashu. Coming alone, I deeply felt the difficulty of Shu Road. It is not easy for Boyan to stay away from the center and stick to Hanzhong. ”

Huo Jun agreed, and said: "According to Kong Ming's countermeasures, the lord is based on the four southern states, and the troops are sent to three routes, east out of Jianghuai, middle out of Wanluo, west out of Bashu, and seek the Central Plains. Those who want to communicate with Jing Chu in Bashu, in addition to the river, only follow the Han River, pass through the three eastern counties, and the two armies echo, so Hanzhong should be the top priority. ”

Whether it is the Jiangshang pair in this world or the Longzhong pair in history, Huo Jun has studied a lot.

Just like the Longzhong pair in history, Zhuge Liang proposed to take Jing and Yi as the foundation, and the two northern expeditions took the Central Plains. But in fact, the territory of Shu Han at its peak failed to achieve Zhuge Liang's strategic goal of gaining all the benefits of Jing.

For example, in the Jingzhou part of Zhuge Liang's plan, Liu Beiquan took the four counties of Jingzhou and borrowed the southern county. Throughout Jingzhou's strategic points, such as Xiakou and Xiangyang, they were either taken by Eastern Wu or occupied by Cao Wei.

The Jingzhou obtained was castrated, and Shu Han lost Jingzhou due to Jingzhou's strategic mistakes, which doomed Zhuge Liang to go bankrupt.

After Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang changed his strategy and chose to use Shu to seek Long, according to Shulong, to resist Cao Wei; Then with the condescending momentum of Longyou, seek to win Guanzhong. However, Ma Tan's misuse made Zhuge Liang's strategy fail.

In Huo Jun's view, the failure of Zhuge Liang's first expedition made Cao Wei aware of his strategy of 'according to Shulong', and he could actually announce the failure of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition in advance. A few times later, it was more unwilling.

However, whether it is Jiangshang or Longzhong, Hanzhong is no less important to Liu Bei's regime than Hefei, perhaps more important than Hefei.

Cao Cao stuck Hanzhong, and locked Bashu to the north; Stuck in Hefei, it locked Wu Yue to the north; Sticking to Xiangfan blocked Jingchu's northward journey.

Liu Bei groaned a little and said: "Bo Yan is outstanding in the use of soldiers, and after this war, he wants to let Bo Yan be the governor of Hanzhong and take charge of the military in Hanzhong." Why is Zhong Miao like this? ”

Huo Jun held the hilt of the sword and said with a smile: "The lord is good at understanding people, and Bo Yan is the lord's son-in-law, if this place is not handed over to Bo Yan, who can do it!" ”

Hanzhong can be regarded as an independent geographical unit, and if it is not handed over to his henchmen, Liu Bei will definitely not feel at ease. It is very suitable to choose Lu Xun out of town.

After all, Liu Bei is not like him in history, he is short of money, and he has to choose his henchman Wei Yan to serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong. Now there are too many people on the overseer's side, and Lu Meng is now only in the same position as Shi Ran.

After a pause, Huo Jun said: "Ran Jun thinks that after winning this battle, he should split Yizhou. Yizhou is far away from Wu Chu, according to the upper reaches of the river, surrounded by mountains, easy to give birth to thieves and thieves. When Hanba is a state, let Shu be unobstructed; It also takes Shu and Nanzhong as a state, so that it can govern the people with peace of mind. ”

In order to better rule Yizhou, Huo Jun suggested splitting Yizhou, stripping off the external barriers of Sanba and Hanzhong Shu, and setting up a state on its own, so that Shu could not be defended.

"Split Yizhou?"

Liu Bei never thought that Huo Jun would be involved in this, and thought about it for a long time.

After half a ring, Liu Bei stroked his beard and said: "Zhong Miao's words are very reasonable, Bashu is divided, there is no danger to defend, and the villains can be avoided." However, the specific matters need to be finalized after consulting with Kong Ming after this battle. ”

"No!"

"Lord!"

"Huo Du!"

Before the words fell, Lu Xun took the battle report and climbed to the watchtower.

Huo Jun stretched out his hand and pulled Lu Xun and asked, "Could it be that there is an emergency military situation!" ”

"Exactly!"

Lu Xun nodded and said: "Lord, Lu Meng sent a letter, outside Yangping Pass, he found that Cao Jun's grain and grass went down the Han River and hoarded it in Tiantai Mountain, with tens of thousands of stones. Today, Cao Cao sent Ma Chao to lead the cavalry to respond, and his troops were few and asked for assistance. ”

Hearing this, Huo Jun smiled and said, "If the lord wants to retreat from Cao Cao quickly, he may be able to start from here." ”

Zhong Miao wants to cut off the grain? ”

Liu Bei browsed the letter and said: "Ma Chao is brave, he is known as a prestige in Guanxi, and he is a disciple of Huang and Peng. If you want to cut off the grain and grass today, I am afraid it will be difficult. ”

Huo Jun looked at Zhao Yun and said with a smile: "Although Ma Chao is famous in Kansai, he is brave and unscrupulous. The lord wants to take the grain of Han Shui, or he can let Zilong and Han Sheng lead the elite to ride out of the customs and join Lu Meng to seek the food of Cao Jun. ”

"General Zhao has a steady temperament and excellent martial arts; General Huang is old and strong, and has been fighting for many years; General Lu is brave and resourceful, and can take on great responsibilities. These three people joined forces to seek food from the Han River, or they might be able to do it. Lu Xun agreed.

Liu Bei looked at Zhao Yun and said with a smile: "I don't know if Zilong is willing to lead Hansheng out of the pass, join Ziming, and attack the grain and burn?" ”

Zhao Yun's face was slightly straight, and he said, "Yun is willing to take his life!" ”

"Good!"

Liu Bei instructed: "In this case, Zilong Governor Hansheng and Ziming will lead the elite infantry to ride 5,000 from the trail tonight, and Cao Cao will not be aware of it, and he will find an opportunity to burn the grain." If the enemy is heavily guarded and it is difficult to burn the enemy's food, the troops can be withdrawn and returned to the camp. ”

"No!"

Zhao Yun received the order, slowly descended the ladder, met with Huang Zhong, ordered soldiers and horses, and discussed the matter of obtaining grain.

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The next day, the sky was hazy, and Zhao and Huang led an elite 5,000 people to ride from Baishuijian Road into Jinniu Road.

The White Water Road is not a single trail, but a combination of many trails. Starting from this road, Dingjun Mountain can detour to Yangping Pass, and can also lead to Jinniu Road. After Huo Jun occupied Hannan, Baishuijian Road was controlled by the Southern Army.

Passing on the mountain path, the sergeants lined up in three or four columns, the queue stretched for two or three miles, and the flags were raised in the wind.

Zhao Yun drove the war horse and said with a smile: "The old general crossed the Bear Mountain, connected the three counties, and followed Huo Du to attack Hannan and kill Xiahou Yuan, I am afraid that I will be tired." Now it's better to press the battle for the clouds, let me and Ziming get food, and let the king stick to the camp. ”

Huang Zhong smiled all over his face, and saw that Zhao Yun wanted to compete with him, so he quickly shook his head and said, "The old man doesn't feel hard!" How can you work hard in the service of the Lord? ”

Saying that, Huang Zhong was righteous and awe-inspiring, and said: "General Zilong is the main general, and he should not be moved lightly. When the old man fights, Zilong guards the village. ”

Although Huang Zhong was a general of Zhengnan, he was still subject to Zhao Yun's control. The core lies in the fact that Zhao Yun, as a general of the Chinese army, has a flexible and operable official position.

And although the four generals seem to be above the other miscellaneous generals, this is not a 100% thing. After all, Liu Bei is the boss, and what he says is what he says.

"Ma Chao is brave, the lord and Huo Du told him to fight, and the old general is in charge." Zhao Yun said coaxingly.

"Zhong has never heard of the lord's order!"

Huang Zhong waved his hand and said, "Although General Zilong is the main general, when he first arrived in Hanzhong, he didn't know the terrain of Hanshui, how could he fight?" Today's grain burning should be the top priority, and a certain person is familiar with the situation of Hanshui, and can go with General Ziming. ”

Zhao Yun saw that Huang Zhong's words were reasonable, and he did not insist, and said: "In this case, after our army and Ziming converge, the old general will burn grain with him." ”

"Thank you Zilong!"

Huang Zhong laughed a few times and thanked him.

Driving the horse, Huang Zhong's smile became brighter and brighter. In the past few years, he has won successive military exploits under Huo Jun's account.

First, he followed Hefei and killed Li Dian. accompanied the aid of Hanzhong and surrendered the three counties; Rush to Hannan and kill Xiahou Yuan. Now he has been ordered to burn grain, and if he succeeds, it will be a new achievement.

Under the guidance of Lü Meng's scouts, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong successfully rendezvoused with Lü Meng.

"Meng has seen General Zhao, General Huang!"

Lu Meng led 100 horsemen to meet the two of them on the mountain road, and said.

Zhao Yun turned over and dismounted, helped Lu Meng up and said, "The armor is on your body, no need to be polite!" ”

Zhao Yun pressed his sword and asked, "Ziming, the lord ordered us to find an opportunity to burn Cao Jun's grain, what is the situation today?" ”

Lu Meng groaned a little and said: "Cao's army grain and grass went down the Han River, hoarded on the rooftop of Hanbei, led by Ma Chao, and the infantry cavalry Ma Duo was brave and Qiang soldiers. If you want to burn grain, you should get some means to confuse Ma Chao. ”

"Huh?"

Zhao Yun looked slightly positive and said, "Please speak in detail!" ”

Lu Meng stroked his beard and said: "Meng has been stationed in Hannan for a long time, Ma Chao knows my whereabouts, and he can let me go to burn grain first tomorrow morning." When Ma Chao saw it, he would send troops to drive him away, and I would fight with him, pretending to be invincible and leaving. ”

"At this time, the enemy camp thought that our army had burned grain to no avail, and that it would be slackened. At that time, General Zhao or General Huang could take advantage of the situation to burn the enemy's grain, even if it was difficult to achieve all the results, but it could also make Cao's army lose a lot of grain and grass, and we could return to the lord. ”

"What a plan!"

Huang Zhong leaned into the center of the two people and said with a smile: "Build pontoon bridges in many places in the Han River tonight, and cross the Han River tomorrow." General Ziming went to lure the enemy first, and let Ma Chao take the opportunity to leave the camp. Zhong led the sergeants to attack the camp and took the opportunity to burn grain and grass. General Zilong led his troops to guard the camp, thinking that he would receive you and me. ”

"What does General Zilong think?" Lu Meng asked.

"Good!"

Zhao Yun thought for a moment and said, "This trip is feasible, but I am afraid that the horse is super brave, and you are dangerous." ”

Lu Meng arched his hand and said: "Please rest assured, the general has a perfect plan." ”

Seeing that Lu Meng had a preservation strategy, Zhao Yun said: "That is the case, it is limited to tomorrow at noon, if the two generals return according to the time, the cloud will not move; If the two of them are outdated and do not return, Yundang will lead troops to respond! ”

"No!"

I love Yun Mei the most!

(End of chapter)