Chapter 84 The Story of Dingjun Mountain

"Second brother!" Poor Master Zhang, now his own brother has died, and he is also as painful as an ordinary person. He lay on the table and cried loudly, with snot and tears all over the table.

"Master, even though the Lord is heartbroken, Guan Yu's army has entered the hinterland of Hanzhong at present, and the Lord needs to be cautious!" Yanpu is one of the few people who can still keep calm now, and he can only stand the persuasion of Zhang Lu.

"Military division, as you can see, what should we do now?" Zhang Lu stopped his tears and reluctantly cheered up to ask Yanpu.

"At present, it is difficult to be Guan Yu's army all the way to Hanzhong alone. What's more, the generals in Baocheng, Liangzhou, Chenggu and other places are all Yang Ren's old troops. I'm afraid that Guan Yu's army can go to Nanzheng in ten months. Yan Pu's tone was quite unoptimistic.

"Yang Ren!" Zhang Lu also gritted his teeth and said, and then roared, "Come on, let me kill all the old and young of Yang Renman's family!"

"Master, Yang Ren's family members are all in Baocheng." The only remaining general, Yang Bai, accompanied him to be careful, and still reminded him.

"This?" Zhang Lu felt even more irritable when he heard the words, and then he could only look at Yan Pou eagerly and asked in a tone that was almost crying, "Military division, do you have a good strategy?"

"At present, with my army in Hanzhong alone, I can't repel Guan Yu. The only way to do it now is to ask for help. Yanpu thought for a time.

"The reinforcements are out?" Zhang Lu asked in a hurry. He is also a self-in-house acquaintance. He has been nesting in this ravine for so many years and is almost isolated from the world. Now there is no affectionate reinforcements who can help him relieve himself.

"The only one Liu Bei fears in the world is Wei Gong. Why don't you ask him for help? Once the Duke of Wei leads the army to attack, Guan Yu will retreat! In addition, the reason why I had a grudge against Liu Bei in Hanzhong was because of the previous joint army with Wei Gong to fight against Liu Bei. Now that we can't stop Guan Yu, it is common sense to ask Duke Wei for help. Yan Ppu said slowly. He said slowly.

"This is true, but how can the Duke of Wei lead troops to save the danger of Hanzhong?" Zhang Lu was a little embarrassed. He also deducted the other half of his words, that is, once Cao Wei led the army to help, would he take the opportunity to replace himself as the lord of Hanzhong?

As if to guess Zhang Lu's worries, Yanpu also sighed and continued: "At present, Guan Yu is fierce. If you don't ask Wei Gong to send troops to help, I'm afraid that Hanzhong will become a thing in Guan Yu's bag sooner or later. The lord has been in the Han Dynasty for many years, and he has many benefactors to the people. He is well-prestured, and he is also the national teacher of the dynasty. If you can repel Guan Yu, the court will have its own reward.

Although Yanpu said it more implicitly, Zhang Lu still recognized the meaning in his words. Yanpu told Zhang Lu that it was basically unrealistic to want to claim hegemony and divide the party in Hanzhong as before. At present, I can only go to Cao, and I can still live a better life with my own credit. If it falls into Guan Yu's hands, it will be dead.

Under the balance between the two, Zhang Lu also sighed, "I have had the intention to return to the country for a long time. If so, who would like to go to Xuchang again and contact the reinforcements?"

"The long way to Xuchang is a long way, and it is bound to miss a big event. What's more, when Wei Gong is in Mobei, how can he take care of Xu Chang's affairs? Only now, it's better to send people through the valley road into the customs and ask General Xiahou there for help!" Yanpu thought for a thought and then proposed.

"Well, who is willing to go to Guanzhong?" Zhang Lu nodded and asked tiredly.

"Yang Song is willing to go and worry about the Lord!" The counselor Yang Song took the initiative to ask. Because it was Yang Song who contacted Cao Qian before, Zhang Lu did not think about it. He immediately sent Yang Song with his own letter to Guanzhong to ask for help from Xia Houyuan stationed there.

Besides, after Guan Yu's army took down the West City, as Yang Ren said, the soldiers along the way were unimpeded, and the defenders of the pass were all surrendered under Yang Ren's persuasion. In contrast, Zhao Feng, who was still wandering under the Micang Mountain after leaving Nanjiang City, was not so lucky. Looking at the tall Micang Mountain, Dingjun Mountain in the distance, and the dangerous Yangping Pass, Zhao Feng could only send more horses to find out the enemy's situation first, and then see if he could find a way to take down these passes. He set up a camp in front of the mountain, carefully recalling the plot of Cao Qian and Liu Bei's attack on Hanzhong in history. Let's see if we can find some inspiration.

Historically, Cao Wei occupied Hanzhong. To be precise, when he occupied Yangpingguan, he relied more on character than scheming. At the beginning, Zhang Wei, Yang Ang and Yang Ren were stationed at Yangping Pass. Relying on this rare danger in the world, Cao Qian's repeated attacks were repulsed. Later, Cao Wei had no choice but to order a false withdrawal to attract the Hanzhong army to chase him. Yang Ang really fell into the plan. In addition, it happened to be foggy at that time. In the melee, the garrison of Yangping Pass regarded Cao Jun as his own family, and actually let them go directly into Yangping Pass. Such a war can be said to have reached the limit of Cao's character. Zhao Feng asked himself that he didn't have such a character, so Lao Cao's move was of little significance to him.

When Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, it was much more difficult. At the beginning, Zhang Fei, Wu Lan, Lei Tong and others were sent to defend and other places to make villages. As a result, they were broken by Cao Qian, and Liu Bei lost for a while. Later, with Huang Zhong as a general, he came out of the Baishui Pass to kill at the foot of Dingjun Mountain, occupied the opposite mountain to attract Xia Houyuan to attack, and then set up an ambush to kill him in one fell swoop. As soon as Xia Houyuan died, Dingjun Mountain was occupied by Liu Bei, and then took advantage of the decisive battle with Cao Jian's army against Micang Mountain and Tiandang Mountain, he sent people to attack Nanzheng and Yangping Pass, thus winning a comprehensive victory in the Battle of Hanzhong. But because of the long delay, Cao Qian moved more than 500,000 people in Hanzhong to Guanzhong. In the end, Liu Bei got a deserted Hanzhong, so that Wei Yan had been operating here for many years and failed to make a name for himself.

With specific reference to his current situation, Zhao Feng estimated that if Guan Yu and he took Hanzhong, as long as they ensured that Zhang Lu could not run away, the people of Hanzhong would not run away. After all, when Cao Qian moved the population at that time, he took advantage of Zhang Lu's personal prestige to a large extent. As for strategy, Cao Jian's character explosion has no reference value. You'd better learn from Lao Liu and set up an ambush.

In the evening, the scouts came back one after another to report. As Zhao Feng expected, Dingjun Mountain and the opposite Tiandang Mountain and Micang Mountain are guarded by the Hanzhong Army. Although the number of people is not particularly large, they occupy the danger. If they want to attack, they will suffer heavy casualties. As for the nameless peak opposite Dingjun Mountain, although it is very dangerous, it can't accommodate the stationing of large troops. Only the top of the mountain is slightly flat, which can accommodate hundreds of people.

"Lieve never thought of a strong attack!" Zhao Feng said in his heart, carefully cleaned up his thoughts, and then ordered the generals to come to discuss the matter.

"General, this Yangping Pass is so steep, what should I do?" After sitting down, Zhou Tai, the most anxious surname, asked first. After looking at the topography of Yangping Pass, Zhou Tai was also different.

"We'd better take Dingjun Mountain and Micang Mountain first, so Yangping Pass is not afraid." Zhao Feng smiled confidently. Seeing that everyone was still a little confused, Zhao Feng also further explained, "Yang Pingguan guard general Yang Ang, this person's surname is extremely urgent. If we occupy Dingjun Mountain and Micang Mountain, it will be enough to spy on its reality. At that time, Yang Ang will not be able to resist leading the army to attack. As long as he goes out of Yangping Pass, there is no need to be afraid.

"So that's it!" Only then did everyone suddenly realize it. But Zhu Ran frowned and said, "That's true, but the fixed army is dangerous, and the Hanzhong army is also garrisoned. How can we take it easily?"

"Although Dingjun Mountain is garrisoned, the mountain opposite is uninhabited. And the mountain is much steeper and taller than Dingjun Mountain. If you look down from here, not to mention Dingjun Mountain, you can have a panoramic view of all the movements of Yang Ang's garrison in Yangping Pass. Speaking of this, Zhao Feng also despised Yang Ang's IQ. In history, Xia Houyuan sent Du Xi to lead hundreds of people to garrison the opposite mountain. Now you actually don't send one, so you give up this strategy for nothing. But considering that this is normal, how can Yang Ang be compared with Xia Houyuan?

"That's true." Only then did everyone suddenly realize it. At present, Zhao Feng ordered Zhu Ran to lead 500 troops, take the path around Micang Mountain, and go to Dingjun Mountain to go down the mountain. At the same time, he took more banners as a bluff, and made a noise to disturb the Yangpingguan garrison. Zhu Ran took the order to go.

"Youping, there is a low-lying land between Dingjun Mountain and the opposite mountain. If the defenders of Dingjun Mountain want to recapture the opposite mountain, they will pass by. You lead 3,000 people to ambush in the grass on both sides of the depression. After it enters the depression, take advantage of the situation to kill! Zijun, you lead the way to Youping. Zhao Feng continued to arrange the road.

"I will understand at the end!" Zhou Tai and Wang Ping also quickly led the army.

At the same time, in the Yangping Pass, Yang Ang saw Zhao Feng standing in Dazhai, but the number of people was only more than 10,000, and he was also quite disdainful. In his opinion, with this Yangping Pass, there are still 10,000 defenders. Even if there are 100,000 troops, they may not be able to do anything about themselves. Yang Ang has even begun to figure out whether to take advantage of the arrival of the other party and go to the camp in the middle of the night to fight him with an unstable foothold?

Just as Yang Ang was thinking about this question, he heard a noise in the distance. He was surprised by what it was. A small schoolman ran in angrily and said, "General, the big thing is not good. The Yizhou Army occupies the high mountain opposite Dingjun Mountain. Now it is showing off its power and making a lot of noise!"

"The opposite mountain?" Yang Ang was also shocked. Although the mountain is easy to attack and difficult to defend, it can be used to spy on the reality. I haven't sent troops to garrison, but I didn't expect the Yizhou Army to go. Now it's good. Everything I do in the customs is clearly seen. Even if I make out with my wife, I have added countless spectators. As for how the Yizhou Army went there, he didn't figure it out for a while.

Such a result is that Yang Ang can't stand it. He stamped his feet with hatred. Yang Ang sent an order: "Order Dingjun Mountain to guard and quickly take back the opposite mountain with me." When the little school heard the words, he hurried out of the customs and went to Dingjun Mountain overnight to send an order. Now Yangpingguan has the final say. Naturally, no one can stop what he wants to do.

"General, as expected, the Dingjunshan garrison was mobilized overnight and went to General Zhuran!" In the Jingzhou army camp, Niu Jinxing rushed into the account and said to Zhao Feng.

"Oh? It seems that Yang Ang's surname is more urgent than I thought. Zhao Feng was also a little surprised. Unexpectedly, Yang Ang acted overnight. In this way, you are more likely to succeed in the ambush. How many people?" Zhao Feng asked.

"About a thousand people, and at the same time, hundreds of people will stay in Dingjunshan Dazhai." Niu Jin replied.

"Youping and Zi are enough to deal with them. You can lead 5,000 troops to capture Dingjun Mountain. I will sit in the camp to prevent Yang Ang from attacking!" Zhao Feng slightly estimated that with Zhou Tai and Wang Ping and the number of people, he should be able to completely clean up the reinforcements of Dingjun Mountain. There are only hundreds of people left in the Dingjun Mountain garrison. They led their own army to attack, and they could easily take it. At the same time, in order to prevent Yang Ang from attacking inside and outside, it is better to sit in the camp. Although he doesn't look so smart, it's better to be careful.

"I'm coming!" Zhou Tai, who was ambushed in the grass, heard the footsteps in the distance and quickly cheered up. Pulling out his ghost knife, Zhou Tai suddenly remembered something. He quickly turned around and said to Wang Ping, "Zijun, after the battle, I will send a few people to protect you further away." He knows that if he wants to win Hanzhong, Wang Ping's geography is very important, but he can't let him have any accident.

"Thank you General Zhou for your concern, but I, Wang Ping, have also been to the battlefield. These Yizhou troops can't help me!" Wang Ping smiled and said. Zhou Tai looked at the big knife in his hand and looked really heavy. If you can use such a blade, your martial arts should not be low.

"Kill!" Under Zhou Tai's order, the Jingzhou army, which had been ambushed for more than 3,000 yuan, was killed. The Hanzhong army was immediately caught off guard. Under the hasty fight, dozens of people have been killed on the spot. Zhou Tai himself was the leader, and the ghost knife flew up and down, and suddenly several people died under its knife.

"Hey!" After killing another Hanzhong army with one knife, Zhou Tai paid attention to the surrounding situation. However, he saw Wang Ping dancing with a big knife, and more than a dozen Hanzhong sergeants had fallen around him. Zhou Tai took a cursory look and knew that Wang Ping's martial arts did not have to come by himself.

"Those who surrender will not be killed!" Zhou Tai killed several more people and began a psychological offensive. After the Hanzhong army was ambushed, there was no one to command, the number of people was small, and the combat strength was poor. After only half an hour of fighting, hundreds of corpses had been thrown away. In addition to being frightened, most of them knelt down and begged for mercy. A few who dared to resist were also easily eliminated by Zhou Tai and others.

"Zijun, what a kung fu!" Zhou Tai counted the number of casualties while cleaning the battlefield. At this time, Wang Ping came over and couldn't help praising him.

"General Zhou is flattered!" Wang Ping said with a smile.

"That's right, Zijun, you are familiar with the geography of Xichuan and Hanzhong, but why is your official career so bad that you only do something?" Zhou Tai suddenly asked.

"Alas, the villain comes from a humble background, there is no one in the family, his surname is impatient, and he has only been in the army for a few years, so he can only do it." Wang Ping was a little gloomy.

"So that's it!" Zhou Tai also understood, and then his eyes lit up and said, "Then why don't you stay in this place in Yizhou and go to my master?"

"Huh?" Wang Ping was also moved when he heard the words, but after all, he was not a brainless person. At present, he also said hesitantly, "I don't know if Uncle Liu will look down on such a small role like me?"

"My master knows people's ability, which is rare in the world! Many generals under the command of the Lord are humble. I, Zhou Tai, used to be a water bandit or a general. The Lord, has entrusted heavy responsibilities. Why do you have to worry about it? Speaking of this, Zhou Tai lowered his voice and said, "I will show you a clear way again. General Zhao is open-minded and generous, and he is also from a poor family. With your brother's ability, follow him first, and you don't have to worry about a good future!"

"Thank you, General Zhou, for your advice!" Wang Ping's eyes were also bright when he heard the words. He quickly thanked Zhou Tai, and the two of them cleaned the battlefield without mentioning it.

Just when Zhou Tai and others were very busy, Yang Song, Zhang Lu's confidant, had appeared in Chang'an City and showed Zhang Lu's call for help to Xia Houyuan.

(to be continued)