It took many days to escort the family members of the crown prince Adou and the civil and military ministers to Zigui.

After Zhao Tong made the handover with Fei Shi, who specially came to greet him with his troops.

Next.

He began to think about how to enter the three counties of Handong.

In order to prevent the whereabouts from being leaked, the garrison troops in Shangyong, Fangling and other areas would be aware of it.

Zhao Tong decided to send advance troops to follow and protect the civil and military families, and then they all entered the natural dangers of Wu Gorge.

Afterwards, he dispersed various ministries and gave instructions to march to the Hanzhong front line.

Actually.

But he secretly lurked near Yufu, Zigui, and Yidu, waiting for instructions.

Zhao Tong also secretly returned to Yidu in person to discuss the strategy of advancing the army with the prefect Meng Da.

Prefect's Mansion.

"General Zhao, I heard that you were ordered to lead your troops to conquer the Three East Counties, and now you have made a special trip here. Is this a place where we need help?"

In one word.

Meng Da was able to be respected by Liu Bei and was able to take charge of a county. He was definitely not a stupid person.

He didn't have much interaction with Zhao Yun and his son.

Now Zhao Tong suddenly visited, and he felt a little unusual inexplicably.

"Prefect Meng is worthy of being a great talent. This junior generation is looking for you for something very important."

After saying this, Zhao Tong also raised his hands and bowed to see him.

Although Meng Da's actions in the original history were despised by him.

But now he has not made any move to surrender to Cao Cao, and he is still the chief of a county. He is also asking for help from him in this expedition to three counties, so he still has to do his best on the surface.

"What are you talking about, General Zhao?"

"You and I are both working for the lord. If you have any errands, it doesn't matter!"

Meng Da also responded extremely solemnly.

During this time, Zhao Tongping defeated Nanzhong, Jing Xiang's various deeds in blocking Lü Meng, and the fact that he was favored by Guan Yu have all been heard.

Obviously, based on his knowledge, it is not difficult to guess that Zhao Tong's official career will inevitably advance smoothly in the future.

The two exchanged pleasantries.

Only then did a serious look appear on Zhao Tong's face, he cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Prefect Meng, now I have arranged all my sergeants to hide in the surrounding areas, in order to catch the enemy by surprise."

"Because most of the passages in the three eastern counties are steep and steep, the terrain is narrow and steep, which is not conducive to the passage of large armies."

"If the enemy discovers the whereabouts of the army, they may make adequate defensive preparations in advance. At that time, relying on the convenient location, it will be a bit difficult for our army to attack again."

After finishing his words, he paused and then said: "That's why I found Prefect Meng. I hope you can help me!"

Hearing about Zhao Tong’s ins and outs.

Meng Da thought for a moment and asked slowly: "General Zhao, what are you going to do?"

"I plan to ask the prefect to send people to Fangling to persuade Kuai Qi, the prefect of Fangling, to surrender."

"This move is also based on two factors."

"On the one hand, it is to test Kuai Qi's bottom line."

"I heard that this man is the eldest brother-in-law of Zhuge Military Advisor, and we are brothers-in-law. If he can get close to us, wouldn't it be possible to avoid a military confrontation?"

"On the other hand, it is to confuse Kuai Qi and make him think that we are just trying to persuade him to surrender and focus his attention on the prefect."

"If he insists on being loyal to Cao Cao, he will take the opportunity to gather the masses and take advantage of the situation to attack Fangling and complete his victory in one battle!"

In a moment, Tong Zhao slowly revealed his entire plan.

In his plan, Meng Da was a key link in confusing Kuai Qi.

Regarding Kuai Qi’s position.

Even Zhao Tong was still unsure.

In original history, this person died in the rebellion during a battle with Mengda.

But he married Zhuge Liang's sister, and the two families were brothers-in-law of each other.

Although Dongsan County is nominally subordinate to Cao Cao.

But in fact, at that time, a war broke out between Cao Cao and Liu Bei's main force to the west, and Guan Yu had always been in control of the battle in Jingxiang.

No matter how you look at it, Kuai Qi should submit to Liu Bei.

But in the end, he insisted on fighting to the death and serving Cao Cao, rather than surrender.

Perhaps this person is similar to Huangfu Song and Lu Kang, the kind of clean-minded people who would only submit to the Han court regardless of whether the court was controlled by treacherous ministers.

"General Zhao, you might want to give this strategy a try!"

"I will compile a letter and send it to Fangling to persuade him to surrender."

Zhao Tong's policy was naturally seconded by Meng Da.

What a way.

This is a merit that is delivered to your door, there is no reason not to accept it.

After all, when the three counties are pacified, it is inevitable that he will be rewarded based on his achievements today.

"Okay, then I will thank the prefect in advance."

"You're welcome, General Zhao!"

Wait until the business comes to an end.

Zhao Tongsui didn't stay much, so he said goodbye and left!

Next.

Meng Da wrote a letter and sent an envoy to Fangling County.

And at the same time.

Zhao Tong also quietly arranged groups of scouts to sneak into the country to find out the truth.

And at the moment when Zhao Tong was setting up a plan against the three counties.

The war in Hanzhong was also in full swing at this time.

Under Yangping Pass.

There are already numerous abandoned corpses among the northern mountains.

Even though Cao Cao's soldiers were all elite men, they still could not conquer the defense line stationed in Beishan.

Although the ghost soldiers in Hanzhong are weak in combat, they can occupy the convenient location.

However, Xu Huang, Gao Zuo, Xiji and other generals fought hard to conquer.

Apart from leaving corpses behind, it was basically all in vain.

This news quickly spread to Cao Jun's camp at the pass.

In the big tent.

After Prime Minister Cao Cao read the battle report, his eyebrows suddenly became Sichuan eyebrows, and he said in a somewhat unimaginable way: "Hanzhong is really a weird and evil country!"

"Gongming said in the battle report that although the Hanzhong Army was not strong in combat power, its discipline was extremely strict, no matter how heavy the casualties were and how fierce the battle was."

"The Hanzhong army is still full of high morale."

"I have fought all my life, but this kind of army has never been seen before."

As soon as these words fell.

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel worried in his heart.

Later, the middle-aged Du Xi, wearing a green shirt on one side and with a resolute expression, couldn't help but raise his hands and explain: "Prime Minister, Xi has heard that Zhang Lu has been preaching for more than 20 years since he took over Hanzhong."

"And established a ghost army, and the soldiers were called ghost soldiers"

"Change the official position to Jijiu, and each department will be led by Jijiu."

"In addition, there are righteous houses and righteous rice planted in various places, which can be provided free of charge to people passing by."

"It is precisely this kind of move that has allowed Zhang Lu to remain in Hanzhong for decades and become extremely popular."

"Especially when Guanlong was in war for many years, after hearing about this kind deed, all the people fled to Hanzhong for refuge."

"Perhaps it is Zhang Lu who is good at winning people's hearts that makes the Ghost Army's faith so firm."

Du Xi spoke repeatedly and slowly explained.

"I originally thought that although Hanzhong is dangerous, with the elite army that I have built with all my strength and have experienced hundreds of battles, I can capture this majestic pass that stands in Hanzhong."
To be continued...