Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 405 Dress up as a pig and eat a tiger?

After setting down the village outside Yangping Pass, Cao Cao, counselors Jia Xu and Liu Ye rode horses to visit the pass, and saw that the newly built city wall was built along the ridge, stretching between the two mountains, undulating and majestic like a dragon. , This is the fortification that Zhang Wei worked overtime to build against Cao Cao.

In addition to this exaggerated city wall, there are more than a dozen wooden camps for garrison troops outside. They occupy high ground in an orderly manner, not only echoing Yangping Pass, but also an outpost barrier for Yangping Pass.

Seeing this situation, Cao Cao felt cold, it was not as simple as those surrendered generals in Liangzhou said.

The generals in Liangzhou said that Zhang Lu was easy to attack, and Yangping City was far away from the north and south mountains. Following Chen Cangdao, he drove his troops to Yangping Pass.

"It's rare to listen to other people's speculation and act according to your own will." Cao Cao shook his head and sighed.

"My lord, Zhang Lu's defense is tight here. It's not easy to win Hanzhong. You don't have many troops left in Huainan. If you spend a long time at Yangping Pass, Sun Quan will definitely attack Hefei." Jia Xu didn't continue. .

Cao Cao sneered and said: "Although there are few troops left alone in Hefei, they are only facing Sun Zhongmou. With Wen Yuan, Wen Qian, and Man Cheng around, it is not a problem to defend Hefei."

"Then this Yangping Pass?" Jia Xu asked again.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said: "It's not easy to march for several months. How can you return without success? Although the Yangping Pass is steep, it may not be indestructible. Take your time and pull out the outer ten military strongholds first, and then find a way to attack Yangping. city.

Liu Ye said: "The other army is condescending and waits for work with leisure. My lord, it is better to divide the troops and attack together. If one village is destroyed, all ten villages will be destroyed."

"Zi Yang is right. There are thirteen strongholds on the outskirts, and the soldiers are divided into thirteen routes to climb the mountain. I want to try the strength of Zhang Lu's monster soldiers." Although Cao Cao nodded in agreement, he did not have much confidence in attacking the strongholds. .

On the second day, Cao Cao ordered Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Zhang Ying, Zhu Ling, Xu Huang and others to lead their troops to attack the mountain and seize the stronghold.

As for the general Xiahou Dun, who seldom accompanied the army, he was in command of the Chinese army with Cao Cao.

Facts have proved that Cao Jun is not good at fighting in the mountains. The soldiers tried their best to climb up to the top of the mountain, and the opponent still had a camp as a fortification.

Cao Jun's attack on the mountain was frustrated for more than ten days in a row, and there were tragic deaths on the hillside every day.

Zhang Wei personally supervised the battle in the outlying camps. Seeing that he was able to defeat the majestic Cao Cao, he felt a lot of pride in his heart, and couldn't help but fly to Nanzheng to seek Zhang Lu's victory.

Since Cao Cao attacked Yangping Pass, the panicked residents of Hanzhong began to flee. When people are panicked and anxious, it is very easy to make unwise decisions. No one in Hanzhong believes that Zhang Lu can resist Cao Cao, and Yang Song sent people There was a lot of incitement in various places, so they chose to run away immediately, and most of them flocked to Yangping Pass. They wanted to escape to Shu through the Jinniu Road.

The physical fitness of the common people is not as good as Pound's Xiliang soldiers. If there is heavy snowfall in Bashan in winter, there will be few people left who can really escape to central Sichuan, so they choose to flee with the old and the young at this time.

Zhang Wei went to the outskirts of the village to supervise the battle, and handed over the defense of Yangping Guancheng to Yang Bai and Yang Ren.

The generals of Yangping Pass were originally Yang Ren and his deputy Yang Bai, but because Zhang Lu was angered by Pang De's escape, Yang Ren was transferred to the north of Hanzhong to guard Baoxie Road, and Yang Bai was successfully promoted under Yang Song's activities.

Cao Cao invaded Yangping Pass. Zhang Wei, who was in the main battle, took Yang Ren back from the Baoxie Road because he was familiar with the terrain. This back and forth operation made Yang Ren and Yang Bai change their identities.

The chief general is generally responsible for controlling the overall situation, and the specific implementation is carried out by the deputy general himself. It is Yang Ren's job to patrol the city on weekdays.

Men, women and children from outside Yangping Pass poured in like a tide. Although these people cried and begged to escape to Sichuan, they would not be allowed to enter the pass at such a time.

Yangping Pass City is a three-sided pass. If Cao Cao's espionage is mixed among the fleeing people, there will be potential risks if they are allowed to enter the city.

The fleeing people were blocked outside the city, and the voices of crying and insulting were endless. Yang Ren threatened to kill with bow and arrow several times, but these panicked men and women didn't care at all.

Yang Ren saw that he had no choice but to return to the city to report to Yang Bai.

Yang Bozai had already learned that Song Jiang (Song Chen) had entered Shu, and the grain that he risked away had been replaced with fertile land. When Yang Ren came in, he was lying on the couch daydreaming.

"General, General" Yang Ren called softly.

Yang Bai sat up in shock, and he covered his head with his hands and asked in a panic, "What's the matter? Did Cao Cao call in?"

Yang Ren sneered secretly in his heart, if it wasn't for Yang Song to help you speak, could he be the main general with this concentration?He clasped his fists and said: "General Zhang has successfully defended the perimeter. Now more and more people are fleeing to the east, and the final warning by shooting will not help. How do you think this matter will be resolved?"

Yang Ren really wanted to know how Yang Bai would respond. After all, it is easy to be embarrassed by luck. If Yang Bo recklessly ordered the killing of civilians and massacred civilians, Zhang Lu would definitely settle the score later. .

In short, this matter is very difficult, and if it is not handled well, it is a sign of incompetence. Thinking of this, Yang Ren suddenly thought that being a lieutenant general would be good.

Since Yang Bo became the general, he rarely went to the east of Hanzhong to patrol the city, and occasionally went to the north to exercise his muscles and bones. After all, Cao Cao attracted everyone's attention. Although he knew that Yang Song was inciting the people to flee, he really didn't expect them to Come so fast.

"Where did the fleeing people come from? Isn't Cao Cao still blocked outside the pass? Where are they going to escape? You didn't go out to comfort the people? General Zhang Gongze (Zhang Wei) is still fighting bloody battles." Yang Boming asked knowingly, The tone of voice appears bad.

Yang Ren swallowed his saliva and scolded Yang Baihu for pretending to be a tiger. He clasped his fists and replied: "I heard that someone spread rumors in Hanzhong that Wei Gong Cao Cao loved to slaughter cities and eat people. The people were afraid, so they ran away with their families, and the officials stopped him." Can't live."

"Cao Cao's massacre and cannibalism seems to be true, so it is not a rumor. Many people in Hanzhong come from Sanfu. They probably know Cao Cao's style. It is human nature to be afraid. It is really inappropriate to threaten with words." Yang Baiyao Shake your head.

"General, what do you mean?" Yang Ren was very surprised when he heard it, and thought that this Yang Bai was nothing, and he could say such things at any time.

Yang Bai's face was calm: "Take General Ben to have a look, it's nothing serious."

"only."

Yang Ren saw that Yang Bo was pretending so well, and he also wanted to know how this guy would deal with it. Could it be that he, who has been in the same robe for several years, can still look away?This guy was pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?

(End of this chapter)