After repeated threats and challenges, even though Ma Chao shocked Xiliang, Huo Jun still stood at the top of the city with an upright face to refute, showing no tendency to waver.

Seeing that the enemy general was resolute, after building all kinds of siege equipment, Ma Chao also ordered his troops to launch a strong attack on Jiameng Pass.

And the Xiliang cavalry from the headquarters was used to protect the two wings.

In order to prevent the customs from repeating the previous raid on the Yizhou Army camp.

only.

Even if it was replaced by Hanzhong Army Pass, Jiameng Pass still could not be broken.

The attack lasted for several days.

Apart from leaving numerous bodies abandoned at the pass, the Hanzhong Army's various units had no substantial gains.

Of course, the current situation is also extremely unfavorable to the defenders.

The combat power of the Hanzhong Army was much stronger than that of the Yizhou Army, and the general who also commanded the troops was Ma Chao. After these successive offensives, even though Huo Jun was extremely good at defending the city, he still felt great pressure.

Simply having the help of Bai'er's elite soldiers to defend the city and annihilating the Yizhou Army in advance greatly increased the morale of his subordinate Qu Jun.

Only then did they withstand the enemy's offensive.

However, after persisting for so long, the days of defending alone are coming to an end.

Wei Yan led the vanguard to reach Guancheng first.

With the arrival of the main force, and after the Hanzhong Army scouts received the intelligence and immediately reported it, Ma Chao immediately made the decision to hold on to the camp and gave up the idea of ​​continuing to attack Guancheng.

Evening is approaching.

The generals had just greeted the commander Liu Bei at the south gate, who had already led his troops to arrive.

After entering Guancheng and setting up the barracks of tens of thousands of troops, Liu Bei just convened the generals at the military mansion to discuss matters.

House.

The generals sat down in order of priority.

Liu Bei took his seat in the main seat. He looked around at the generals and said, "Zhong Miao, we are waiting for you to arrive. First, please explain the current distribution of enemy troops and other general conditions."

"Here!"

Hearing this, Huo Jun accepted the promise, then walked to the screen, pointed at the map above and said slowly: "Lord, generals, this is Jiameng Pass, with a radius of more than ten miles, the terrain is steep and the roads are narrow."

"The periphery is the current stronghold of the Hanzhong Army."

"Based on several days of continuous strong attacks, Jun Yi initially estimates that the enemy's military strength is roughly around 20,000, and its combat power is slightly stronger than that of the Yizhou Army."

After saying this, Huo Jun paused for a moment, with a serious look on his face, and said solemnly: "It's just that the Xiliang knights under the command of Xiliang Jin Machao should not be underestimated!"

Immediately afterwards, Huo Jun truthfully reported the conclusions reached after his team had raided the Yizhou Army camp at night and fought with the enemy.

After a while, the words fell.

Liu Bei listened quietly, seemed to ponder for a while, and then said: "In this case, it will be a lose-lose situation for both sides."

"I wonder if you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy?"

As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the house for a while, and everyone began to think about it.

After a long time, Fa Zhan, who was standing by, showed a light-hearted expression and raised his hands and said, "My lord, actually this battle can be avoided!"

As soon as he heard the words of Fa Zheng, Liu Bei didn't show any emotion on his face, but his heart was filled with joy and he said: "Be filial and upright, but you have a clever plan?"

After hearing this, the smile on Fazheng's face became thicker and he continued: "We have a plan to make Ma Chao lead his troops to surrender to the lord!"

"As long as this person surrenders, the threat to our northern army will be reduced drastically, and Yizhou can be quickly pacified with the help of this person's reputation."

"How to implement the policy of filial piety and uprightness?"

"Lord, there are three main plank roads leading from Hanzhong to Jiameng and are conducive to most marches, and these roads are all connected to Baocheng and Wuxiang."

"Why don't our army send a group of troops to surround the enemy's rear and take the opportunity to burn down the plank road? By then, we will be at a loss in advance and retreat, there will be no reinforcements from outside, and Hanzhong will not be able to supply food and grass."

"Under this situation, even if Ma Chao does not surrender, our army will easily annihilate them."

From the beginning to the end of Fazheng's explanation, the smile on his face never stopped.

Obviously, for him, defeating Ma Chao is just a piece of cake.

After saying that, a middle-aged man wearing a mat green shirt on the side of the hall, with a height of nearly eight feet and a Chinese character face, slowly stood up, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, in my opinion, filial piety is feasible!"

"Oh, Deon, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Li Hui responded without thinking: "According to what Hui learned, Zhang Lu has favored the Yang family extremely since he occupied Hanzhong."

"I heard that Yang Song was also very good at flattery and could often please Zhang Lu with his words, so he was made a confidant and treated very well."

"Zhang Lu often accepts this person's opinions on weekdays."

"But this person is extremely greedy for money. If my lord wants to surrender to Ma Chao, why not lure him with benefits and make this person slander Ma Chao's intention to lead his troops in rebellion in front of Zhang Lu'er?"

After the words fell, Liu Bei pondered for a moment and asked slightly worriedly: "Will this person really cooperate?"

"Please don't worry, my lord!"

After hearing this, Li Hui clasped his hands and responded with absolute certainty: "Ma Chao and his brother Yang Bai are not getting along at all. He is afraid that Ma Chao will never return to Hanzhong."

The words came out quickly.

Liu Bei pondered for a while and then made a decision.

Immediately, he wanted to arrange for the generals to go to the rear of the Hanzhong Army and burn down the grain roads.

Only at this time.

Zhao Tong was also the first to invite the battle: "My lord, I am willing to lead my troops to carry out this mission, and I will definitely complete this mission perfectly!"

As he spoke, he recounted his previous plan with Chen Dao to cross the Maming Pavilion Plank Road to attack the Yizhou Army.

"The general has already gained some experience in climbing over the lofty mountains and attacking the mountain trails. Please help me, my lord!"

In one word.

Originally, Liu Bei had not decided to choose a candidate, but now that Zhao Tong took the initiative to ask for the job, he also decided: "Okay! The good nephew is indeed worthy of being the son of Zilong."

"This kind of courage to face difficulties even when faced with danger is quite like Zilong's style in Nagasaka!"

After that, he agreed to Zhao Tong's request for a battle.

"Of course, what our army is facing now is Ma Chao. This man is extremely brave and might encounter an unexpected accident while leaving the city. Uncle, please go with your nephew to carry out this mission."

"Here!"

"Thank you, lord."

Seeing Liu Bei's arrangement, Chen Dao and Zhao Tong couldn't help but smile happily.

Just when Zhao Tong was about to leave, he suddenly thought of someone. He quickly raised his hands and said loudly: "My lord, I just suddenly thought of someone."

"This man is extremely brave and loyal. If our army can surrender Ma Chao, we must recruit such talents."

"Oh, nephew, who are you talking about?"

Hearing this, Zhao Tong looked serious and solemnly said: "Pang De, a subordinate who has been following Ma Chao for a long time, according to intelligence, did not come with the army because he was ill this time."
Chapter completed!