Chapter 104 Completely tearing the face

"Zhong Zhi!" Seeing that his good friend Wu Lan was shot to death, Lei Tong was also about to crack. Not only him, but also Meng Da and Zhao Feng were shocked by this sudden change.

"General Meng, General Lei, as Dudu Zhang expected, the three really betrayed the Duke of Shu!" Among the two generals on the head of the city, the man on the left smiled wildly. Who is he?" Holding down Lei Tong, who couldn't fly to the top of the city to revenge, Zhao Feng asked in a low voice.

"He is Leng Bo, a general under Zhang Ren's command, and the one next to him is Deng Xian." Meng Da, who was beside him, introduced in a low voice, and there was also a cold sweat on his forehead. If he had called the door, it would not be Wu Lan.

"How could it be like this? When did they come? When we left the gate the day before yesterday, they were not here!" Lei Tong calmed down a little and muttered. At this time, Deng Xian's arrogant voice solved his doubts for him: "You said before leaving the Gai Meng Pass, and I will come here with my back foot. Governor Zhang will take over the defense of the Gai Meng Pass. You betrayed the Duke of Shu and wanted to turn against each other. It's really delusional. At present, there are no less than ten thousand troops in the gate. Do you want to come and have a try?

"Damn it, it's Zhang Ren!" Zhao Feng was also resentful when he heard the words. The first general of Xichuan, who shot Pang Tong in history, really lives up to his reputation. Looking at Lei Tong, who gritted his teeth and Meng Da, who was dejected, and the low-moralized army, Zhao Feng also knew that it was unrealistic to attack the city now. He ordered someone to collect Wu Lan's body and return to Nanjiang City with them first.

"How could this happen?" In Nanjiang City, Fei Shi was also very surprised to see this, and the audience didn't react until the audience talked about the reason. Originally, I thought that the man was captured, but I didn't expect that Wu Lan would die. The four of them were also a little discouraged when they were sitting in Nanjiang City.

"General Meng, there are enough guards at the moment, and you can't go down in a hurry. We wait to betray Liu Zhang. As the saying goes, we are in a dilemma. What should we do? Lei Tong couldn't help but stamp his feet in a hurry. If he has been in such a dilemma, the 20,000 Sichuan troops under his command will be automatically disbanded in a month or two. Although Meng Da was a little resourceful, Zhang Ren expected that the enemy had an advantage this time, and he had no choice.

"Why don't you two go back to Hanzhong first and rectify your armaments with me. When I make it clear to my master, I will send troops to attack Liu Zhang in two ways!" Zhao Feng thought for a while, as if this was the safest way.

"That's all!" Meng Da and Lei Tong are also a little gloomy. Fei Shi was silent and suddenly said, "General Lei, General Meng. Although we surrender, I'm afraid that not everyone will be willing to surrender. If you move into Hanzhong like this, it will be very inconvenient!"

"That's true!" Lei Tong and Meng Da both know that in this case, the military heart is inevitably unstable, but there is nothing they can do now. They can only hope that the military heart will not collapse too much.

"Two generals, in exchange for Xiliang horses in exchange for Xiliang horses in middle school, I didn't have enough food and fodder. The two strong generals were selected to go to the Hanzhong to rectify their armaments; the rest of the weak soldiers went to the middle and stationed the fields together with the previous Hanzhong army to supplement the military. I don't know what the two are going to do? Zhao Feng suddenly said.

"But at the command of the general!" Lei Tong and Meng Da did not doubt him and quickly agreed. After Zhao Feng paced Hanzhong, he moved more than 10,000 Hanzhong troops to Tuozhong Tuntian. Tuozhong belongs to Yinping County. It is located in the three core areas of Longxi, Hanzhong and Xichuan. There are Qishan in the west, Wenshan in the east, and the Hanjiang River in the north. The traffic is inconvenient. Although the land is still fertile, it has always been sparsely populated. Previously, Zhao Feng ordered people to go to Tuntian, and everyone only thought that he wanted to reduce the burden of military supplies. Later, I learned that this move had a deep meaning.

At present, Lei Tong and Meng Da gathered their sergeants together, with a total of more than 23,000 people. Among them, about 19,000 of the strong soldiers entered Hanzhong, and the remaining 4,000 weak soldiers were all led by the deputy generals to Tuozhong, arranged by Lv Dai, the captain of Tuntian, who was already there. Zhao Feng wrote another chapter, described the cause and effect in detail, and ordered the flying pigeon to send a letter to Liu Bei, waiting for his further action. After all, it's really a little big to take Xichuan if you want to rely on yourself.

After counting, Zhao Feng's handwritten letter appeared in front of Liu Bei in Shouchun City. After seeing it, Liu Bei was also shocked and hurriedly ordered the civil and military counselors of Shouchun to discuss.

"It's no wonder that the Shu army sent more troops to Ba County and Baidi City. It turned out that they were going to be the enemy of General Zhao, so they sent more troops in these places to prevent our army from attacking." Zhuge Liang thought about the previous things and suddenly realized it. Looking at Zhao Feng's handwritten letter, Zhuge Liang also sighed: "Liu Jiyu forgot his righteousness when he saw the small profit. He actually wanted to take down Hanzhong by relying on the Hongmen banquet. It was really delusional. On the contrary, he sent 20,000 Sichuan troops for nothing."

"It's a pity that General Zhao failed to seize the Meng Pass in one fell swoop, otherwise, he could enter Chengdu!" Pang Tong sighed with something in his way. Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, and then said, "Now Liu Zhang has failed to calculate General Zhao, and the name of revenge has spread all over Xichuan, and the hearts of the army and the people have been greatly damaged. The lord did not send a general from Fuling to the river and echoed with General Zhao to break Liu Zhang?

Liu Bei hesitated for a long time when he heard the words, and finally sighed: "In the past, he said that he was grateful to his uncle, but now he wants to be the enemy of his son. Be prepared to be benevolent and righteous for a lifetime. If you are so ungrateful, you really don't want to!"

Zhuge Liang couldn't help but have a headache when he heard the words. He knew that Liu Bei was hesitating for his benevolence and righteousness again. He turned his head and saw that Lu Su also smiled bitterly. Fortunately, the most indispensable thing in the world is excuses. Especially for people like Zhuge Liang, it is easier to find an excuse than to eat. At the moment, he shook his goose feather fan, and Zhuge Liang said earnestly, "Master, although Liu Yan used to say that he had great kindness to the Lord, he had helped him destroy Zhang Lu, and he had already reported it. Now Liu Zhang is ungrateful and suddenly plotted. If it hadn't been for General Zhao's vigilance, Meng Da and others still had some conscience. I'm afraid that the land in Hanzhong would have been exhausted. Liu Jiyu's surname is cowardly, and he will not easily initiate. It must be caused by the sygonal around him, such as Zhang Ren and Huang Quan. After capturing Xichuan, the Lord can eliminate the party, which can not only protect the safety of Xichuan, but also help Liu Jiyu to destroy the thieves. It is the so-called killing two birds with one stone. Isn't it good to be like this? Why does it damage the name of the Lord's justice?

If Zhuge Liang is worthy of being the first person to fool through the ages, with an empty mouth and white teeth, he will invade Xichuan nakedly, saying that he will help Liu Zhang eliminate the thieves. When Liu Bei heard this again, he immediately felt much better. At present, Pang Tong also admonished: "In the past, the reason why Jing Shenggong entrusted Jingzhou and the lord was that he knew that he could not take charge of Jingxiang. If he tried his best to do it, he would inevitably take his own disaster. For him, Jing Xiang is a disaster. Today, Liu Jiyu's talent is not as good as Liu Jingsheng. If he sits in Xichuan, he will get into trouble sooner or later. The Lord helped him calm down the West River, which was actually to save his people. If Xichuan falls into the hands of Cao, I'm afraid Liu Jiyu will die without a whole body.

"In addition, if the Lord wants to attack the north, he will seize Yongliang. If you want to capture Yongliang, you must march from Hanzhong. However, relying on the land of Hanzhong alone, the maximum number of soldiers can be raised by 50,000. Even if the three eastern counties are added, there are only 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers. If the people and horses of Jingzhou are transferred, on the one hand, the road to Daba Mountain is rugged, and on the other hand, the people and horses in Jingzhou still need to enter Sizhou, which may not be able to be transferred. Xichuan is known as the kingdom of heaven, which is enough to raise 100,000 soldiers. If you can capture Xichuan, it will be easy to attack Yongliang!" Lu Su also gave full play to his strengths in the overall view and began to make suggestions.

Under the education of his three most deceptive counselors, Liu Bei finally completely let go of his psychological burden. But after a moment of meditation, Liu Bei remembered another question and couldn't help frowning and said, "However, when the Northern Expedition is imminent, how can I get Xichuan again?"

As soon as Liu Bei said this, he saw that Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others sighed. Finally, Zhuge Liang said, "Master, I'm afraid this year's Northern Expedition may not be able to do it."

"Why is this?" Liu Bei was a little puzzled. Why did he suddenly quit the Northern Expedition?

"Since the beginning of spring, it has been raining continuously. The Yangtze River, Huaihe River, Xiangshui, Ganshui and confused water are all soaring. Liang estimated that if the spring rain is in the next half a month, I'm afraid it will lead to a flood. Zhuge Liang was a little gloomy. Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the words. He knew that Zhuge Liang was proficient in astronomy. What he said about this kind of thing should not be fake.

"Do you have a plan to deal with it?" Liu Bei asked with some difficulty. In fact, he also knows that there is no way to deal with this kind of thing. After all, natural disasters cannot be alleviated by human resources. The most I can do is to strengthen preventive measures.

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang, who has always been confident, also said cautiously this time, "Liang has sent special personnel to strengthen the dams everywhere, hoping to withstand this flood. At the same time, the army is stationed on the dike to guard the dike to prevent Cao's army from taking advantage of the opportunity to destroy it.

"Will Cao take the opportunity to destroy it?" Jian Yong didn't believe Zhuge Liang's words.

"Cao Yan has always done everything to attack his opponents. If he digs a dam to flood the people, it is not impossible." Zhuge Liang sighed. As a person who has personally experienced the slaughter of Xuzhou, Zhuge Liang has always hated Cao Chan to the bone.

"But there is no need to worry about the lord. There is a lot of rain this year. Not only under the rule of the lord, but also the continuous spring rain in Yanzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou. The water conservancy measures in all states under Cao Hen's rule are far worse than those of the lords. In case of a flood, Cao Hen will definitely not be able to hold on first!" Zhuge Liang saw Liu Bei's solemn face and comforted him.

"I hope so, it's just a pain for the people!" Liu Bei sighed, and then cheered up and asked, "As you can see, should we send troops to Xichuan at this time?"

"That's right!" Zhuge Liang and others nodded. Liu Bei calmed down and then asked, "I don't know which general is willing to lead troops into Sichuan?"

"Brother, when I enter Sichuan, I will help you catch Liu Jiyu and escort you to Jingnan to accompany Liu Jingsheng!" Zhang Fei was a little spoof. Everyone couldn't help laughing when they heard the words, and Liu Bei couldn't help laughing. At this time, Zhuge Liang said, "Lord, the terrain of Xichuan is dangerous. If you only march from Jingzhou, it will be too difficult. From a bright light, only when you send three armies to fight against Shu can you do your best.

"Three-way army?" Liu Bei was a little surprised when he heard the words, and quickly motioned Zhuge Liang to continue to speak out.

"Three-way army, the first way is to take the land road, through Fuling into the river, conquering the important land of Ba County, and then go straight to Chengdu; the second way is to take the waterway into the river, and go through the Fu River to the river to the city; the third way is to march from the middle of the Han Dynasty. In this way, the three armies marched in parallel, and only Yan Yan and Zhang Ren were the two famous generals in Sichuan, who could defend at most two ways, so Chengdu pointed out that they could go down. It's just that the water has skyrocketed this spring. I think the waterway is no longer available. I need Gan Xingba to personally investigate the water situation before I can make a decision!" Zhuge Liang said in detail.

"It makes sense!" Liu Bei also felt that such an marching strategy was very safe. After thinking about the candidates for the three-way army, it goes without saying that it is naturally led by Zhao Feng all the way in Hanzhong. The candidate for the commander of the waterway is also very decisive. Gan Ning is the first person in the water war under his command, and he was born in Ba County, so it is logical for him to lead the water army into Sichuan. In the end, who should be the land candidate?

"Brother, let me go!" As if guessing what Liu Bei was hesitating about, Zhang Fei took the initiative to ask again. Liu Bei looked at his righteous brother. He said that he was indeed brave and resourceful, but his surname was too urgent, and he added good wine, which made him uneasy.

"It's okay for the third brother to go, but the third brother's surname is too urgent, and someone needs to protect the auxiliary party." Liu Bei thought for a time. Zhang Fei was not surprised. The last time he fought in Qingzhou, he was not helped by Chen Gong. It's just that Chen Gongyuan is in the North Sea now. Do you have to transfer him again for this? After thinking about it, Zhang Fei also knows that this is impossible. Besides, there are many people under Liu Bei's account, and it is enough to find anyone to be a counselor.

"Lord, Liang is willing to enter the river with the army, and help the three generals to calm the West River as soon as possible." Zhuge Liang took the initiative to ask. Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and knew that he was one of the best figures under his command. With his help, Zhang Fei was safe and sound. At present, he decided to have Zhang Fei as the main general and Zhuge Liang as the military division, leading a group of ten civil and military people to attack Xichuan from Jingzhou. It's just that it's a little difficult to discuss how many troops to deploy.

Liu Bei's five prefectures plus Hanzhong and half of Qingzhou now have a population of about 9.8 million and nearly 600,000 troops. Among them, the Xuzhou Army is 150,000, the Jingzhou Army is 120,000, the Yangzhou Army is 80,000, the Yuzhou Army is 50,000, the Jiaozhou Army is 50,000, the Qingzhou Army is 50,000, and there are also tens of thousands of Hanzhong troops. In addition to the reserve county soldiers and Tuntian soldiers, there are almost 800,000 troops. Under such a military advantage, there is no other battlefield to fight. According to Zhang Fei's surname, it is enough to attack Shu with at least 300,000 troops. Liu Bei originally agreed, but Zhuge Liang objected.

"Lord, in the middle of Shu, the road is rugged, coupled with the continuous spring rain, it is very inconvenient to transport grain. If you move troops recklessly, you will consume a lot of food and fodder, and I'm afraid it will be difficult to continue. In Liang's opinion, it is enough to send out 100,000 troops!" Zhuge Liang said.

"Xichuan also has no less than 100,000 troops. If only 100,000 troops are dispatched, I'm afraid it's not enough, right?" Chen Qun frowned when he heard the words.

"The combat strength of the Sichuan Army is still not as good as that of the Hanzhong Army. Although there are many people, there is nothing to be afraid of. What's more, General Zhao has collected 20,000 yuan. There are still two partial divisions in the water army and Hanzhong. With 100,000 elite divisions, it is enough for 100,000 old, weak and disabled soldiers!" Zhuge Liang smiled and said in a confident tone. Everyone thought that Zhuge Liang had exaggerated, but Liu Bei firmly believed it, and everyone sighed secretly. If they knew that Liu Bei took less than 50,000 horses in history, they might feel more helpless about the weak combat strength of the Sichuan army.

"by the way, Bo Tao said that there are many mountain roads in the middle of Sichuan, so he said that it is best to send the Shanyue army or the non-flying army. I don't know what you think?" Liu Bei suddenly asked.

"It's so good that the Wudang Flying Army and the Shanyue Army are the old troops of General Zhao. If you take the Sichuan with their lead, you will get twice the result with half the effort!" Pang Tong said with a smile. Intentionally or unintentionally, it's a pun again. Zhuge Liang couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, and finally sighed gently. Liu Bei didn't seem to care. At present, he also sent someone to Huiji to transfer Gan Ning to listen to this and prepare the sailors to enter the river, but he ordered He Qi to lead 50 million Danyang elite soldiers into Hanzhong to help Zhao Feng enter Xichuan.

(to be continued)