The son of Yuan Shao who traveled through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 229

Time was running out, and things took a turn that I didn't expect.Central Shu will soon be divided up by Cao Cao and Liu Bei.I had to make a quick decision.

On the eighth day of April, the 50 Hebei troops stationed in various places in Hanzhong regrouped in Tiandang Mountain. 20 days ago, I ordered the recruitment of Zhao Yun, General Pingdong, General Gan Ning, General Gan Ning, Jiang Yiqu, General Jiang Yiqu, Governor Spang De of Xiliang, and General Zangba of Zhenxi to enter Hanzhong. a regular

Zhang He Gao Lan launched a military attack on Jiameng Pass the day after Cao Cao invaded Fucheng.An army of [-] was dispatched to surround Guancheng.But no matter how much you scold, they just won't fight.Being a tortoise has always been Sima Yi's forte, and no one in the Three Kingdoms is more tolerant.Zhang He Gaolan was in a hurry and attacked the city.

Sima Yi took Cao Zhang and Cao Xiu to a meal of wood and rolling stones, ruthlessly crushing Yuan Bing's fighting enthusiasm.Zhang He Gaolan, who suffered heavy losses, received a battle report at dusk, saying that the camp was attacked by surprise, and his brothers suffered heavy losses.Zhang Xi really saw a ghost, the gate of Jiameng Pass was closed tightly, even a piece of paper could not be inserted in, the enemy soldiers from there attacked the camp.

Gao Lan led his troops back to rescue. It was true that the camp was attacked by Cao's army. The enemy used rockets and the camp was on fire.It turned out that Sima Yi had expected that Yuan Bing would come to attack Jiameng Pass when he heard the news of Cao Cao's invasion of Chengdu, and he had ambushed [-] soldiers in a hidden and deep valley in advance.As long as Zhang He attacked the camp, he would take Zhang He's back route.Zhang He sent people to look for the team in the mountains, but the people who came back reported that they couldn't find it.What a ghost.Zhang He said angrily to Gao Lan: "No wonder the Lord wants to use poison to deal with this Sima Yi, mother, he really deserves it, why didn't he poison him to death."

The two attacked again and again, but made no progress. The black and green boulder wall outside Jiameng Pass seemed to be an insurmountable copper wall and iron wall, impenetrable.

On April [-], when Liu Bei arrived in Berkshire, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Pang De, Jiang Yiqu, and Zangba all arrived at Tiandang Mountain Camp.Gan Ning and I met for the first time.Jinfan bandit Gan Xingba, full of domineering, heroic spirit piercing the clouds.His face is resolute, the corners of his mouth are upturned, his eyes are deep and agile, and he is bare-chested in summer, galloping on horseback. The steel-cast iron muscles on his chest and abdomen are like mice wandering around, and his upper body is basically an upside-down triangle.

"Master——" Gan Ning jumped off the galloping horse, and stood firmly on the spot with both feet, like a huge nail wedged into the ground.

"The last general, Gan Ning, see the prime minister." The huge body like an ox suddenly fell down.

"Xingba. Please get up quickly, there is no need to be polite." I grabbed Gan Ning's tiger body.Zhao Yun came up behind Gan Ning, and hurriedly asked: "The prime minister sent us to Hanzhong all the way, is there any big move?"

Outside the gate, flags are fluttering and horns are buzzing.Teams of cavalry and infantry shuttled back and forth, stepping up their drills.I looked back at the generals who came out with me, waved and said, "Go inside and talk."

Guo Jia saw Zhao Yun all of a sudden, and hugged him at the waist.Zhao Yun coughed and blushed, "Mr. Guo, please respect yourself." Guo Jia smacked his lips and reached out to snatch Zhao Yun's gun; "I'll play." Zhao Yun said with a bitter face: "Forget it, you, be careful not to hit your feet. "

"Is the lord going to fight a big battle?" Gan Ning asked first, his face flushed with excitement.

"That's right—" I looked back to see that the generals and advisors were all gathered together, and looked at the terrain: "Sima Yi, Sima Yi. This man is not easy to deal with. Zilong, Yuyu, Junyi, you three will attack the city in person tomorrow. If you can't If you come down, Xingba, Xuan Gao, and Ling Ming will go up the day after tomorrow. If you can't, Zhang Xiu, Zhang Yan, Manchester City, and Gao Lan, you can go again. If it doesn't work, I will take Yu Wen to attack in person. In short, at all costs, within seven days, Take Jiameng Pass." Everyone knows the situation, needless to say, the seven-day deadline is already loose enough.According to Zhao Yun's calculation, the battle can be resolved in five days at best.

The battle of wheels does not give Sima Yi a chance to catch his breath.

"Let go—" Zhao Yun was the first to knock.Hao Zhao's ballista division launched an offensive under orders.Thirty thousand crossbowmen, under the protection of the arrow guard, approached the top of the city and released arrows.

Sima Yi's soldiers, as if they were carved wood and clay sculptures with charms, were not overwhelmed by the momentum of being pushed to the holy mountain, and they shot back one after another.When they hit each other, the crossbowmen on both sides were injured.But the strange thing is that as soon as the soldiers of Yuan Jun were hit by an arrow, they immediately rolled their eyes, foamed, and died.Zhao Yun and Wen Chou understood it at a glance—the poisonous arrow.

Poison arrows are not Hao Zhao's patent.The first day of the siege failed completely.Hao Zhao was fiddling with Lan Wangwang's poisonous arrow in the handsome tent: "Seeing blood seals the throat, it's vicious enough."

Zhao Yun said solemnly: "I have already checked, all the arrows are poisoned, and none of them are clean." I worried: "This is broken, and I don't know how many arrows like this he has in his hand."

Gao Lan said: "It doesn't matter how many he has, it will definitely not take seven days." Guo Jia said with a wry smile: "No, if you let him persist for seven days, things will be difficult. If Liu Bei invades Bajun or Cao Cao invades Mianzhu, then it will be difficult. There is no need to fight this battle, just go back to the court directly and let Hanzhong go."

To other people, this may be a joke, but I know that Guo Jia didn't just say it casually.As long as Liu Zhang couldn't withstand the pressure and surrendered to either Cao or Liu, he would immediately receive support from the three to four million troops in central Shu.The roads in Hanzhong are difficult and dangerous, and the mountains are criss-crossing, so it is very difficult to transfer grain. The 40 army cannot be stationed for a long time, and it is likely to return to Guanzhong because of this.That's when the soldiers from the middle of Shu came, and they couldn't resist, so the hard work these days was in vain.

"No—" I slapped the table desperately.Lao Tzu will never follow Cao Cao's old path; "We must win Yizhou, otherwise the south of the Yangtze River will be out of our hands for the rest of our lives."

Guo Jia felt the same way: "Liu Bei is about to become big, and he will definitely get his hands on Jingzhou. Cao's ashes are resurgent, and he will definitely invade Liangzhou in Guanzhong. These two are the lord's confidantes, and they must not compromise." Gan Ning took two arrows from the quiver and clicked Breaking off: "My lord, I will go to battle at the end of tomorrow, and I swear to the death to enter the customs. If I fail, I will shoot like this."

"Xingba, don't be impulsive, this battle is only for wisdom." I thought to myself, don't die, if I want to rule the country, I still rely on you to rule Jiangnan.

"How to outwit it?" Gan Ning asked.

I looked at Guo Jia and thought to myself, I haven't thought of it yet. "Xingba, attack the city tomorrow, if the enemy fires poisonous arrows, withdraw immediately. Don't take any risks."

Hao Zhaotu said: "My lord, if they release poisonous arrows, we will also release them. I will find someone to quench the poison in a while." Zhao Yun frowned: "The enemy is condescending, and we still suffer." Hao Zhao said: "We have a large number of people, and we are fighting a war of attrition , Sima Yi can’t afford it.” I said, “You can try.”

Gan Xingba attacked the city.The bravery and fearlessness shown is unprecedented.Isn't it shooting poison arrows?I don't even wear armor.Just after Hao Zhao suppressed the rain of arrows on the top of the city with a row of crossbows, Gan Ning went into battle shirtless, holding an iron halberd, and shouted to charge.There was a bang on the top of the wall, and the rain of arrows that had just stopped roared again.Relying on his high martial arts skills and quick reaction, Gan Ning peeled off the poisonous arrows one by one.The flashing blue arrow flew past his ears, brushing his temples, his muscular arms, and his trouser legs.The soldiers beside them screamed repeatedly, falling one by one——

"Ming Jin, Ming Jin—" I was worried that something was wrong with Gan Ning.This idiot is too dumb.

"My lord, why is the last general fighting for gold?" Gan Ning broke into the commander's tent with a displeased expression on his face.

I said sternly: "The loss is too great. This is a meaningless sacrifice. The soldiers are too scared to move forward. We can't attack the city." Guo Jia said: "Tomorrow's attack can be suspended. Let's think of a way." Gan Ning He stomped his feet and said, "Sima Yi, you don't want to fight for justice, but you actually use poisonous arrows, it's a damn thing."

Method?no way.I can only look at the battle reports one by one and worry.Guan Yu beheaded Yan Yan's lieutenant Ba Ying, and in a battle outside the city, he wiped out [-] enemies.Xu Chu beheaded Liu Yan.Zhang Ren and Leng Bao retreated into Mianzhu and did not dare to fight.Liu Ba persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender to Cao Cao in Chengdu, and Li Yan persuaded him to surrender to Liu Bei——

The situation is very bad.

"There is another way—" Five days later, in the camp, I looked at the helpless generals.

"What way?" Three or four generals blurted out at the same time with the same urgency.I was silent for a while, raised my head, glanced sternly at everyone's faces, and said word by word: "Steal—cross—yin—ping"

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.Guo Jia and Wang Ping were familiar with the geography of this generation, so they immediately interrupted: "Where is the road in Yinping? My lord has made a mistake." I said firmly, "Yes, there is a road." Turning around, I pointed to the sand table Wang Ping had newly made and said, "Here , From the Yinping path, go out of the Deyang Pavilion in Hanzhong, and enter Sichuan directly with a surprise army."

Wang Ping was shocked, and sweated profusely: "My lord, is this here? This is not a road. In the early years, only woodcutters and hunters took risks in order to make a living. They went there to cut firewood and hunt. There is no one on this road. , are all high mountains and mountains, it is difficult for birds to cross, the mountains are bare, there is no water source, and there is no green at all. Many hunters lost their way and died of thirst and starvation there. Even the leopards that haunt the mountains and forests all day long, accidentally They would all fall into the bottomless mountain canyon and be smashed to pieces. There is no road there, and there is no way to go.”

"Yes, I have sent people to check it out. There is indeed a small road that can go straight to Jiangyou City in Yizhou. Everyone sees - Jiange is to the south of Jiangyou, Fucheng is to the west, and Jiameng Pass is to the north of Jiange. If our army enters Jiangyou by taking a small road, we can divide our troops into two groups, take the Jiange along the way, and cut off the connection between Sima Yi and Cao Cao. The Jiange is dangerous, but Cao Cao's troops are insufficient, so he must not be defensive. The other way is to attack Fucheng, and Cao Cao is outside the city. A decisive battle. Once Fucheng is destroyed, Yizhou will belong to me."

Guo Jia lay on the sand table and looked at it for a long time, then resentfully said: "That's very good, the problem is that there is no way there, you are just dreaming." I said stubbornly: "There is a way, my news is absolutely reliable." Wang Ping said timidly: "My lord—but I don't know—where did your news come from—the general dare not question—it's just—"

"The news of the truth——Pei Bao—was inquired by Pei Bao——"

When Zhang He heard that Pei Bao, that bastard, why didn't he tell me, he reported it directly to the lord. Could it be that he was afraid that I would take his credit? .”

Pei Bao ran in panting, "Prime Minister, call me." My scalp became tense for a while, and I thought you better be smarter, kid.Just as Zhang He was about to ask a question, I preemptively said: "I have already told everyone about the small road in Yinping that you told me about last time. You have made meritorious service, and I wanted to give you a fief of a thousand households—— is it good!"

Pei Bao didn't hear what the 'Xiaolu' said in front.He only heard about the feudal issue.He stretched his neck, nodded again and again, and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, yes. It's all right." Zhang Yun and Guo Jia are still waiting to ask.I waved my hand: "Go, go, the generals here are discussing business, you quickly avoid it."

Pei Bao's head was hit by gold, and his mouth was almost crooked.I didn't see Zhang Yun's green face either, and ran out kowtowing.I coughed and said, "Everyone heard it. This is the information from the Secret Service. It is extremely accurate. When did something go wrong?"

I examine the faces of doubt.

"Since this is the case, there is no need to delay, and we should act immediately!" Zhao Yun remained silent, and interjected at a critical moment.

"The last general is willing to lead troops there." Gan Ning jumped up excitedly.Wen Chou said: "Prime Minister, send me." Zhang Yun was also eager to try in Jin.

I shook my head: "I will go there personally. If you fail, you will be benevolent. Never let Xichuan fall into the hands of Cao Cao and Liu Bei." Wang Ping's face was twisted like a bun, and he begged: "I know that place, my lord, you The body of a thousand gold, can't go!"

"If I don't move forward, who will use my life? The lives of the soldiers are the same. They are all raised by their fathers and mothers. The truth is that I personally took the risk, just to let everyone know that this expedition will definitely win Xichuan. I bet my life .” My voice trembled a little.

Zhao Yun stood up and said emotionally: "Second son, Yun will live and die with you." Zhang Xiu laughed and said: "This road is better than Lu Longsai, my lord will take me there too."

All the generals in the tent asked for battle one after another.I've been thinking about this for a long time. I basically didn't sleep last night, and the personnel scheduling was all in my head.First of all, there should not be too many soldiers in the sneak attack, just 5 soldiers in two divisions.In addition, Zhao Yun and Guo Jia must not go.it is necessary.In terms of trust, no one can surpass these two childhood playmates.

"I have already decided that Xingba, Xuan Gao, Pang De, Wang Ping, Mancheng, Zhou Cang, Zhang Xiu, Yuyu, and Hu Che'er will leave Yinping with me. Zilong will stay in Jiameng Pass and temporarily serve as the governor of Zhengxi. , to lead the three armies. Everyone is under his control, Guo Jia is the deputy governor, and Zhang He is the marching commander. That's it, the meeting is over." The people I chose are all strong in martial arts and have a bit of a foolish personality. Wang Ping because he is familiar with Due to the terrain and geography, Wen Chou was transferred because he was afraid that he would hinder Zhao Yun in the army.Wen Chou is a veteran general, and he is inferior to Zhao Yun. I am afraid he will not accept it.Zhou Cang's injury has almost healed, and he is completely ready to play. With him by my side, my heart will be calmer.

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "You go to yours, leave it to me here." Just this simple sentence made me feel extremely at ease.Zhao Zilong, this reliable guy.

"Everyone needs to go back and prepare. Each person needs a water bag and a pot helmet that can last for 20 days. Bring all the ropes and axes and chisels. Let the blacksmith make fifty ten-foot-long spikes. We will go on the road secretly without setting up a banner. Besides, in that place, whoever displayed the banners. Roll them up for me. Carry them on your back. By the way, everyone prepares a pair of felt blankets." Everyone didn't know the function of the felt blankets, and thought they were for sleeping.I don't think it's strange, if someone finds out that it's used by Gunpo, they'll be scared to death.

The generals promised to go.Only Zhang He did not leave.

"My lord, let me go for you. It's too dangerous, in case—" Zhang Yun anxiously turned the grinder on the ground.I patted his thick arm: "Junyi, help me win Jiameng Pass, see you in Chengdu. By the way, where is your hometown? Hejian, right? When Xichuan is captured and returned to Luoyang, I will seal you as Hejian Jianhou is the county lord. Haha."

The blood of Zhang He's whole body rushed into his chest, and he choked up, "See you in Chengdu——"

(End of this chapter)