Guancheng is located northeast of Baishui Pass and southwest of Yangping Pass, not far from Yangping Pass. Taking into account the southbound mountain road and the urgent march, it only takes about two days to travel.
All the troops led by Lu Xuan were stationed in Guancheng.
Now the troops mobilized by Lu Xuan to Guancheng have exceeded 50,000 elites. This group of elites includes the elites of Zhang Ren's direct lineage, as well as the garrisons guarding Mianzhu, Fuxian, Zitong, Jianmenguan and other places.
In addition, Lu Xuan left some troops in Chengdu so that Pang Tong could ensure the security of the rear.
Military camp in the city.
Lu Xuan and Xu Chu were inspecting the military camp to learn about the soldiers' training.
These armies under Liu Zhang's command were all integrated together. Since Zhao Yun was away, Zhang Ren was in charge of training.
There is a huge gap between Zhang Ren and Zhao Yun in terms of martial arts, but Zhang Ren's ability to train troops is very strong. He is rigorous in military management and strict in training troops. Under Zhang Ren's training, the army of 50,000 elites was quickly integrated and enforced orders and prohibitions.
Lu Xuan was in the camp, watching the soldiers' rigorous drills, with a smile in his eyes.
Although Cao Cao went south to Hanzhong and brought tens of thousands of elite troops, Lu Xuan had 50,000 elites. When Fazheng instigated Zhang Lu's rebellion again, plus Zhang Lu's army, Lu Xuan's overall strength would surpass Cao Cao's army
.
By then, Cao Cao will be under tremendous pressure.
Lu Xuan is the dominant party.
When Lu Xuan was inspecting, a sentry came to Lu Xuan and reported: "Inform the King of Wu that all Cao's troops have entered the pass. Moreover, Cao's army did not encounter any resistance at Yangping Pass. The commander of Yangping Pass, Yang Ang,
Submit directly."
Lu Xuan's brows rose, a little surprised.
Lao Cao was a bit powerful, and he actually instigated Yang Ang's rebellion without saying a word.
Lu Xuan believed that even if Cao Cao led his army south to reach Yangping Pass, it would still take some means and time to capture Yangping Pass. During this period, if Cao Cao was blocked outside Yangping Pass, Lu Xuan could make some operations and sneak attack Cao Cao's rear.
Give Cao Cao a head-on blow.
There is no chance now.
Lu Xuan turned around and went to the Chinese army's tent, called Zhang Ren, and said: "I just got the news that Cao Cao led his army into Yangping Pass and headed towards Nanzheng. We quickly went north to Yangping Pass to put pressure on Cao Cao and win the battle.
Contain more of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to buy time for the rectification of the law."
"Here!"
Zhang Ren answered with clasped fists.
He immediately went to make arrangements. In less than two-quarters of an hour, 50,000 troops set off, leaving Guancheng and heading north along the Han River, towards Yangping Pass. Although the road to Shu is difficult and the road to the north is not easy to walk, it is better than Jianmen Pass.
In these areas, this road is already relatively easy to walk.
After walking for a day and a half, the army was approaching Yangping Pass. While the army was on its way, another sentry quickly came to Lu Xuan, took out a letter from his clothes and reported: "King Wu, Fa Zheng is reporting urgently."
Lu Xuan's eyes lit up.
Fa Zheng is a key move in this battle with Cao Cao. Fa Zheng's success or failure is related to the outcome of this battle.
Lu Xuan took the letter, opened it and browsed it quickly. After reading the contents of the letter, his expression gradually became serious.
Jia Xu saw Lu Xuan's expression and asked, "Your Majesty, has Fazheng encountered difficulties?"
Lu Xuan shook his head and replied: "Fazheng persuaded Zhang Lu to surrender to the Kingdom of Wu and completed the expected task. However, Fazheng did not leave Nanzheng as planned and took Micang Road to Bajun, and then turned to fight with
Let’s meet up.”
"Fa Zheng made a temporary decision to stay in Nanzheng with Zhang Lu and organize Nanzheng's army and people to defend the county. They will delay or even consume Cao Cao's troops for us, so that we can break Yangping Pass and encircle Cao Cao."
"You can't say bad about the plan."
"It's just dangerous."
"Cao Cao's army surrounded Nanzheng. Once Nanzheng is broken, Fazheng and Zhang Lu will be in a very dangerous situation. Even with Zhao Yun protecting Nanzheng, it will be quite difficult to break through the encirclement."
Lu Xuan said: "Of course, Fazheng's plan is actually beneficial to us. Because Nanzheng is in Fazheng's hands, Cao Cao cannot control Hanzhong, and the defenders at Yangping Pass cannot be Cao Cao's entire force. Our attack will only be limited to
Easier."
Jia Xu thought for a moment and smiled: "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about the rectification of the Fa."
Lu Xuan thought about it in his mind and said: "Wenhe means that Hanzhong is Zhang Lu's five buckets of rice area. Zhang Lu said that all the people in Hanzhong are soldiers and the people are fighting with all their strength. Therefore, if Zhang Lu is in charge of Nanzheng County, it will not
There are too many problems.”
Jia Xu said: "Your Majesty, Shengming!"
Lu Xuan asked: "What Wen He means is that we ignore Fa Zheng for the time being and then use all our strength to deal with Yang Pingguan?"
Jia Xu nodded and replied: "Yangping Pass is in the hands of Cao Jun. We and Fazheng cannot join forces. Even if we want to control Fazheng, it is difficult. What we have to do now is to attack Yangping Pass with all our strength."
"Report!"
At this moment, another sentry rushed back.
The sentry turned over and dismounted, stood still and said quickly: "Inform the King of Wu that Cao Cao sent an army out of Yangping Pass and headed towards Ju County to the west of Yangping Pass. The army arrived at Ju County and stationed in Ju County.
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"I know, let's explore again."
Lu Xuan gave an order.
After he calculated again, a smile appeared on his face and he said: "Wenhe, Cao Cao is really smart. He must have got the situation in Nanzheng County and knew that attacking Nanzheng County would take time, so he increased the number in Ju County."
Defense force."
"The intention is to use Ju County to threaten our rear. Because going south from Ju County, we can kill our rear, and even raid Guancheng and cut off our retreat southward."
"This Cao Cao army cannot take Guancheng, but once they go south, they can cut off our food and grass supplies. Cao Cao took this opportunity to weaken our troops to attack Yangping Pass and let us allocate our troops to deal with the surprise attack in Ju County.
"
Lu Xuan said: "Cao Cao's methods are disgusting, but very useful."
Jia Xu nodded and said: "Your Majesty, Cao Cao still has plans to delay time and let the power of Ju County hold back our army."
Speaking of this, Jia Xu smiled contemptuously and said: "Cao Cao's plan is very good, but he is too confident. He thinks that Ju County can contain it. In fact, a city like Ju County hanging outside is a living thing."
The target is for us to attack."
Lu Xuan praised: "Wen He is right. On the one hand, we will leave a small number of troops to garrison outside Yangping Pass and keep an eye on Cao's army at Yangping Pass. On the other hand, we will mainly attack Ju County. When we arrive at Ju County, we will
The elites were divided into teams of five thousand, and they went to attack Ju County one by one. They took turns beating Cao's army and broke the city in one fell swoop."
Jia Xu said: "Your Majesty, Sheng Ming."
Lu Xuan called Zhang Ren over and quickly gave instructions.
The army accelerated northward, and after arriving at Yangping Pass, Lu Xuan left 10,000 elite troops to guard it, while the remaining 40,000 elite troops, led by Lu Xuan, attacked Ju County.