Yinping Bridge is the only way to Baishui Pass from the Guanghan vassal state. Liu Bei left three thousand soldiers and horses stationed here. The day guard Liu Suan received the request for help from the strong end, he sent 2,000 people to go along the Baishui Valley Road.

To rescue, the Konghan Valley that Ma Chao took was another trail. It was the route that Jiang Wei used in history to lure the tiger away from the mountain and trick Zhuge Xu into giving up the defense at the bridgehead.

This Konghan Valley is not a secret passage. Liu Huang also knows this place. The reason why he dared to send reinforcements is because he never expected that the coward Qiang Duan would surrender without any resistance even though he had already sent people to ask for reinforcements.

I didn't expect that Ma Chao would lead his men to attack the bridge without even taking a breath.

Of course, just in case, Liu Huang kept an eye on the movement at the bridge while he was marching. As long as the opponent dared to come from the path, he would immediately turn around and attack the troops with the garrison at the bridge.

Liu Suan's approach and judgment were actually correct. Based on the time it took the Guanghan vassal state to ask for help, if the other party had to take a small road to reach the bridge in just a few days, they would definitely send light cavalry to move quickly, and there would not be too many people and horses. He was

Without turning back and attacking from a flank, it would be impossible for these people to break through the bridge defenses.

According to normal thinking, the garrison at the bridge was deceived, and the Qingqi who attacked must have taken the opportunity to go to the pass. However, Liu Sui's real opponent this time was Zhang Mo. Her fighting style has always been different from others, and she is best at

That's reverse thinking, not to mention the information provided by Zhang Fan. When she knew the specific number of troops stationed in various places on the other side, how could she let a mere thousand people attack a pass with the same number of defenders?

The reason why Ma Chao asked Qiang Duan not to resist before was because he really wanted him to resist, and then sent people to the bridge to ask for help, so as to achieve Zhang Mo's purpose of luring the tiger away from the mountain, but her real purpose of luring the tiger away was not like history.

Jiang Wei, who was on the throne, went to occupy the mountain like that, but he killed the tiger instead.

Therefore, Ma Chao was not used to break through barriers at all. The initial order he received was to take a small road to block Liu Sui's retreat. On the day he arrived at the bridge, he immediately turned around and took the main road that Liu Sui's team took towards Yinping City.

At this time, Liu Quan had walked more than half the distance and knew that Yinping City had been captured. He immediately made a U-turn and went back. Not long after walking, he ran into Ma Chao, who was blocking his way back.

Liu Quan was frightened for a moment. Seeing that there were only a thousand soldiers on the other side, he calmed down again. Just as he was about to give the order to charge, he came to report from behind, and saw another five thousand soldiers and horses from Yinping City rushing towards here.

Only fools who can bully the few with their numbers and bully the weak with their numbers can give him a fair duel. Liu Xu's two thousand men were attacked by Ma Chao and Ma Dai from both front and rear, and the entire army was annihilated.

After the big tigers were eliminated, there were only three or two tiger cubs left inside the bridge that were nothing to fear. Ma Chao's 10,000 troops plus the 3,000 Di soldiers organized in Yinping captured the bridge in less than an hour.

"The fight this way has been so smooth. In just a few days, our army defeated two levels without any effort. The princess is really smart!" Standing at the end of Yinping Bridge, Ma Dai said with excitement and admiration.

Compared with Ma Dai, who is rare and strange, Ma Chao, who had suffered losses under Zhang Mo, has an expression of not being surprised. That woman is so smart that she is almost a monster, and anyone who goes against her will not end well.

This time the war seemed to have accidental factors, but the final result was actually doomed when she implemented this plan, because whether the strong end surrendered or not was not within her consideration at all. Her original plan was to surround the point for reinforcements, leaving behind

Some people blocked Yinping City and went to kill Liu Sui's reinforcements first. Therefore, no matter what decision the strong end made, Liu Sui would definitely be defeated and the bridgehead would definitely be captured.

As for Liu Suan's question, when he heard about the plan, he asked, what if they don't send troops? Her answer was that the other side would definitely send troops to relieve Yinping. The reason was very simple. Liu Bei had just occupied Yizhou.

, the hearts of the people have not completely surrendered. If you do not save them, when the Tang army actually comes to the city, more people will open the city and surrender.

Although Liu Suan was Liu Fan's original general, there were still Liu Bei's cronies in Qiaotou City. Even if he didn't save him, the cronies would lead his troops to rescue him.

The last reason for victory is that the speed of dispatching troops this time is too fast. When the bridge was breached, Baishui Pass may have just received the news, so there is no need to worry about the Shu army coming to support the bridge later.

After listening to Ma Chao's analysis of the reasons, Ma Dai said sincerely, "She is indeed very wise, every step is within her plan, and there is no mistake. The key is that she has never been here at all, but she knows the terrain here very well. Even Kong

Everyone knows that it was not a shame for my uncle to be defeated by her back then."

Ma Chao curled his lips habitually, trying to show his disdain, but the corners of his mouth just moved and then returned to normal, and then sighed, "Yes, I am convinced!"

If he had been in charge of this battle, even if he thought of diverting the tiger away from the mountain, he would definitely have occupied the mountain. As a result, the mountain might not have been captured, but the tiger would bite him on the butt.

"Where shall we fight next?" Ma Dai asked.

"I have asked Feiying to send the news here to the princess. We will be stationed at the bridge first and wait for instructions!"

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Outside Yangping Pass, Zhang Mo looked at the message sent by Ma Chao and said, "Let him leave three thousand people to guard the bridge, send ten thousand people to Baishui Pass to break through the pass with Yan Xing, and keep an eye on what's happening on the other side of Guancheng.

, Zhang Fei is in Guancheng!"

Wang Yi wrote down her instructions and went out to deliver the message.

Ma Chao reached the bridge so quickly. Zhang He, who was still blocked outside Yangping Pass, couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He couldn't help but ask, "Has the princess thought of a way to break through the pass in the past few days?"

Zhang Mo shook his head, "No way, just wait!"

Today's Yangping Pass is no longer as simple as a mountain fortress built by Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. In addition to being surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is also the intersection of Jushui, a tributary on the north bank of the Han River.

As for the mountain stronghold, Liu Bei also set up camps north of the Han River and east of the Jushui River.

In other words, the current Yangping Pass is not just a wall, but a collective name for a series of defense projects guarding the western end of the Hanzhong Basin.

The Shu army's defense line borders Yangping Mountain to the north, Han River to the south, and relies on the north-south Ju River. The terrain is narrow and the attack surface is limited. It can only accommodate one or two thousand people for a frontal attack at a time. Under such conditions, even if Zhang Mozhen

Even if the gods come down to earth, they will not be able to conquer this pass for a while.

She knew the situation here before she came, so she sent two other groups to march from the Tangluo Road and the Ziwu Road. As expected, the people on the Taishi Ci Ziwu Road would be intercepted by Liu Bei who got the news and returned to Hanzhong, and what happened next
Chapter completed!