Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 193 Jieting Guardian
Ma Su abandoned the city and went up the mountain. In fact, that was not a mountain at all, but a plateau, which we often call the loess plateau.

Ma Su was not from northern Shaanxi, and did not know that the biggest difference between a plateau and a mountain is that there is no water source on the plateau.

The peaks near Jieting, such as Fengtailiang and Lamaliang, are only 1,800 meters high, which means the relative height is only 300 meters.

At this height and with a gentle slope, cavalry can easily climb up the mountain to fight.

According to common sense, Ma Su's strategy was correct. Instead of defending the county town, it was better to guard the stronghold in the mountains. However, due to the special geographical conditions in the northwest, he made a misjudgment.

Obviously, this kind of misjudgment was not even avoided by Liu Bei and Fa Zheng.

But now with Xing Daorong's reminder, things are different.

Fa Zheng suddenly fell into deep thought and said, "If there is no water source, we have to ask the general to go quickly, take the lead, and buy time to build the defense works on the road."

"Let's dig for water sources, so as not to be trapped in the mountains again."

Liu Bei said: "That's right! But who should I ask to go?"

Among the generals around Liu Bei now, Zhang Fei has been sent to act as a decoy, and there are not many talented people who can lead the troops at the moment.

After all, Liu Bei was capable of leading troops himself, and he used many brave generals who were capable of breaking through the enemy's formation. As for those who were capable of leading troops, not to mention Sanlong, the remaining Huang Zhong and Ma Chao each had their own tasks. For a moment, he really didn't know who to use in such an important position.

Fa Zheng saw that Liu Bei had no idea for the time being, so he suggested: "Huang Zhong will be enough in Hanzhong, why not ask Wei Yan to go to Jieting to guard the border quickly."

Liu Bei was very pleased to hear this, but he also felt that something was wrong.

But he said, "I'm afraid it will be too slow to pass on the message again."

Fa Zheng thought that this was indeed the time to race against time, so he said, "You can ask Zhao Yun to lead the troops away."

Zhao Yun
When Liu Bei heard about this candidate, he was a little hesitant.

Although Zhao Yun had always been loved by Liu Bei, it was still rare for him to lead troops, especially in important matters.

The last battle in southern Jing was a rare occasion when Zhao Yun led troops alone.

But on second thought, if he explained it in detail, there would be no problem with Zhao Yun.

The most important thing now is to race against time. At worst, we can ask others for help later.

He nodded and said, "Okay! Tell Zhao Yun to go to Jieting quickly, build fortifications, and guard the important roads."

Fa Zheng immediately obeyed the order and told Zhao Yun to go to Jieting quickly.

He immediately ordered the entire army to speed up and head towards Xi County.

...

Xing Daorong is a complete authority in Xi County.

The entire Tianshui County was swept faster than Wuwei.

In fact, the people of Xiliang and Cao Cao did not get along well, but Cao Cao was too good at fighting and they could not succumb to his tyranny.

Now that Xing Daorong had killed Xiahou Yuan with one axe, and with the support of Ma Chao, it was a natural thing for him to surrender to Liu Bei.

but
Xing Daorong knew very well that the war had just begun.

Cao Cao cannot lose Liangzhou.

Once Liangzhou was lost, it would be like there was a ferocious tiger pouncing on Chang'an, eyeing the city covetously at all times.

Once Chang'an is lost, we will enter the heartland of the Central Plains.

It is not certain whether Sun Quan could stop it at that time.

Pulled around and moved the whole body.

Cao Cao knew it very well!

It is said that the advance and retreat in the Battle of Guanzhong was well-founded, but in fact this statement only applies to Liu Bei's forces.

For Cao Cao, there was no way to retreat! To some extent, it was the same as the Battle of Guandu.

...

"General! Scouts ahead report that Cao Cao's army has arrived in Mei County and is reorganizing its troops. They will enter Tianshui soon."

After hearing Bao Long's report, Xing Daorong paused.

He asked, "Do you know which of Cao's troops went to Jieting?"

Bao Long touched his head and said, "I don't know about that."

Xing Daorong nodded. It was still difficult to obtain this information, so he said no more.

Bao Long was a little anxious.

When Xing Daorong killed Xiahou Yuan in front, he stayed behind in the camp.

We had made very good preparations, thinking that whoever dared to attack the camp would be killed completely!
The result was unexpected!
Forget about coming to ambush the camp, there are no people there!
This really made Bao Long very upset.

If one has not achieved any achievements, one will have a lot of evil energy and will naturally become anxious.

He asked anxiously, "General, when do you think Cao Cao will attack? Attack quickly so that we can make another contribution."

Hearing this, Xing Daorong looked at Bao Long's anxious face and couldn't help but smile and said, "Why are you so anxious? This is your chance to make a contribution. This battle is incomparable to any battle you have fought in your life."

Bao Long rubbed his hands and said: "That's even better! I can't beat those three dragons and four tigers, but at least I can get a wolf general."

狼将
Xing Daorong thought that this name was somewhat unpleasant to the ear, and it was very likely that it would become the name "Dog General" in the future generations.

Even if there is a defeat in battle, he might even become a "pig general".

However, Xing Daorong naturally would not say what he was thinking, he just smiled and said: "How can you not have merits if you stay with me? Just rest assured."

Bao Long chuckled.

Suddenly he remembered something and took two steps closer to Xing Daorong, whispering, "By the way, General Liu Feng, I don't know where you heard the general say that Jieting is an important place, and that you wanted to go to Jieting to help the lord."

These words made Xing Daorong's heart skip a beat, and his expression changed immediately.

Liu Feng did not perform well this time, but the matter of Jieting was so important that even Xing Daorong himself did not know who Liu Bei had chosen to go to Jieting.

Besides
After all, in history, Liu Feng failed to save Guan Yu, who was killed by Liu Bei, which was considered a somewhat unreliable performance.

Can such an important position be given to him?
but
Previously, Liu Feng wanted to be his deputy general, but Xing Daorong had refused once. This time he said he wanted to go to Jieting. It would be inappropriate for him to suppress him directly.

After thinking about it, he decided to leave the request to Liu Bei. After all, the decision was not in his hands.

Then he said to Bao Long: "Since the young general has this idea, I will go and talk to the lord. However, the lord will be here soon, so there is no need to rush."

"Just tell the Major General, and I will go and tell him about this matter."

Bao Long nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and just followed the order.

But Xing Daorong felt vaguely uneasy.

The war situation is just getting better now, but it seems that many people already have ulterior motives.

For example, Liu Feng had not made any military achievements, and he was obviously getting anxious.

Xing Daorong always thought that Liu Feng should do nothing and not fight for anything, which was the best approach, but.
Obviously Liu Feng did not choose this way.

Xing Daorong didn't want to get involved in this matter, so the choice was left to Liu Bei himself.

And with Liu Bei's arrival, he soon knew Liu Bei's choice.

At Jieting, Zhao Yun was stationed there to garrison, and Liu Feng went to assist.

With this preparation, the battle for Guanzhong is just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)