"Rong'er, you must not let anything happen to you." Liu Zhang thought silently in his heart. Although he would always choose the former between Daye and women, if something happens to Xiao Furong this time, Liu Zhang would feel guilty for the rest of his life.
Iron Dragon Pass.
Two hundred thousand Xiliang cavalry attacked day and night. Even if they were not unified, the disparity in strength was too great. The defenders of the Sanguan Sichuan Army were under great pressure. Finally, more than ten days later, the Xiliang cavalry attacked Mutai and actually attacked.
Pass, go up and break the pass.
The Shangguan garrison and Fazheng's Chinese army retreated to Tielong, and continued to echo back and forth with the Wu Ban garrison at Mutai to defend against the Xiliang Cavalry attack.
"Report."
Late at night, a Sichuan soldier climbed up the wall and reported to Fa Zheng. Fa Zheng looked at the soldiers and knew that they were troops from a sneak attack on the grassland, and his palms became sweaty.
"Military advisor, my lord led his army to arrive at the Xiqiang grassland as scheduled. When I came, the barbarian army's sneak attack had already succeeded. The Western Qiang was in chaos. My lord ordered the military advisor to act according to the plan."
Fazheng breathed a sigh of relief, finally relieved of his worries for half a month, and immediately summoned the generals to discuss the matter.
"Immediately spread the news to the Xiliang Army Qiang Army Camp, saying that my lord has led the Sichuan Army's 20,000 cavalry to the Xiqiang Grassland and joined the Qingyi Qiang leader Xifengchi, and has completely defeated the Qiang cavalry and tens of thousands of troops left behind in the Xiqiang Grassland.
Towering above the Xiqiang, all the tribes’ cattle, sheep and relatives’ camps are exposed under the front of our Sichuan army.
If they do not surrender immediately and launch an attack on the Xiliang army and the Xianling Qiang, they will be the sworn enemies of our Sichuan army. We will bloodbath their tribes, seize their cattle and sheep, and kill all their relatives, women, children, old and young, leaving no one behind.
"Fazheng said coldly.
"yes."
"Remember, emphasize to them that anyone who surrenders must turn against the other side, accept the leadership of our Sichuan Army, attack the Xiliang Army, and withdraw from the Xiqiang without authorization, he is an enemy.
After surrendering last time and letting them return to the grassland, they followed Han Sui to attack us this time. This military division will never allow such a thing to happen again."
"yes."
Late at night, at the Qiang army camp, countless sharp arrows were suddenly shot from outside.
"Report, enemy attack." A Qiang soldier reported urgently to the leader's tent.
The leader was sleeping. He was very impatient to be woken up. He turned over, closed his eyes and said, "Why are you panicking? Huang Zhong must be restless again and guarding the gate of the village. Ignore him." After the leader finished speaking, he continued to sleep.
, snoring sounded.
"No, leader, the arrows they shot in were wrapped with letters. It said, it said, Liu Zhang has led the Sichuan army to join the Qingyi Qiang and defeated the Xianling Qiang's remaining cavalry. Tens of thousands of troops were stationed in the Xiqiang. Our cattle and sheep relatives
, they are all under their attack, chief."
"What are you doing? Don't bother me." The leader waved his hand and slept for a while. Suddenly he jumped up. He didn't even have time to put on his shoes. He rushed out, grabbed the Qiang soldiers and shouted loudly: "What did you say? Liu Zhang will come in person."
In the grassland, they also joined forces with the Qingyi Qiang and defeated the Xianling Qiang?"
The soldier nervously handed over the picked up letter, and the leader hurriedly opened it.
It wrote in both Qiang and Chinese: "Dear leaders, big and small, I am sorry to tell you that because you betrayed the Sichuan army, you will be punished by the Changsheng Heaven. My lord Liu Zhang personally led 20,000 cavalry to join the Qingyi Qiang warriors.
Defeated the first Ling Qiang bandits in one fell swoop.
Now an army of 50,000 is stationed in Xiqiang. I would like to warn you all to abandon the secrets and join the light. Do not cling to the Xiliang horse bandits. Return to the Han Dynasty as soon as possible and launch an attack on the Xiliang army immediately.
Our Lord and the Qingyi Qiang leader Xi Fengchi made an oath that if anyone dares to betray the Sichuan Army for the second time, and does not surrender before three o'clock tomorrow, does not attack the Xiliang Army, or withdraws from the Xiqiang grassland without authorization, your Qiang village cattle, sheep and relatives will be plundered unconditionally.
, and was listed as the mortal enemy of the Sichuan Army and would fight to the death.
I hope that all the leaders, big and small, will pour out the most important ones, and the Sichuan Army’s military advisor will pay homage to you."
At this time, the Qiang soldiers in Huang Zhong's cavalry outside the camp shouted the contents of the letter loudly in Qiang language, which echoed throughout the night.
"This is unreasonable. I don't believe it. The Sichuan army went to the grassland? Liu Zhang went to the grassland? How is it possible that there are tens of thousands of Qiang troops left behind?" The leader tore up the note, threw it to the ground and became furious.
The Qiang soldier said: "Chief, have you forgotten? The Xianling Qiang have sent 20,000 cavalry to help Tianshui, which means that there are only 10,000 Xianling Qiang in the Xiqiang grassland, plus the Xianling Qiang stationed in Qingyi Qiang,
There are only 20,000 troops. If the Sichuan army suddenly lands on the grassland and engages the Tsing Yi Qiang in a pincer attack, it is entirely possible for them to be defeated."
"What did you say?" The leader stared at the Qiang soldiers with red eyes, and the Qiang soldiers looked at him in fear.
The leader's heart was pounding and he murmured: "Impossible, impossible. Even if the Qiang cavalry is attacked first, they can return to the old camp and wait for Tianshui's cavalry to come back for reinforcements. There is no way that the Sichuan army and the Qingyi Qiang will be defeated."
Riding on the grassland and galloping at will is a conspiracy of the Sichuan army, yes, it is a conspiracy."
…
At Liu Beijun's camp, Ah San, who was sent by Zhuge Liang to join the army, looked at the note sent by the Sichuan army. He crumpled it into a ball and took out another tip bag. This was the tip bag given by Zhuge Liang before leaving. If Xiliang
When the army is in crisis, we can solve the problem.
Ah San read the contents of the silk cloth in the brocade bag and immediately left the camp and walked towards Mi Fang's tent. At this time, a dark figure entered Ah San's tent and hurriedly came out with the brocade bag.
Jiang Yin took the brocade bag, took out the silk cloth and took a look at it, his brows knitted together, "Well, you Zhuge Liang."
"Sir, what should we do? Do we want to stop Zhuge Liang's scheme?" the attendant asked anxiously.
"It can't be stopped." Jiang Yin said coldly. For Zhuge Liang, his disciple Ah San is naturally extremely intelligent. He has no military power now and is just an army commander, so how can he have any power to stop him.
Moreover, Jiang Yin clearly remembered Pang Tong's warning while playing tricks under Zhuge Liang's nose.
Jiang Yin thought for a moment, then immediately took lime powder and ink, sprinkled the lime powder on the silk cloth, put the Sichuan white paper on top, poured the ink on the brush, washed it left and right, and the writing was revealed on the white paper, and immediately put the silk
The cloth was cleaned, put into the brocade bag and sent back by the entourage.
Jiang Yin breathed a sigh of relief: "Sir, you are right. Zhuge Liang is indeed extremely talented. Now Xiliang is about to change."
Ah San came to Mi Fang's camp. Mi Fang was sleeping soundly like a dead pig. Ah San hurriedly asked someone to wake him up. Mi Fang was very angry, but Ah San was Zhuge Liang's man and he didn't dare to offend him.
Mi Fang rubbed her sleepy eyes that couldn't be opened and asked, "Third brother, what's going on? It's so late at night and I'm in a hurry." Mi Fang was polite to everyone, even though Ah San was a servant of Zhuge Liang, many years younger than him.
, and never neglect.
Ah San handed the note to Mi Fang. Mi Fang looked at Ah San suspiciously, took it, and was shocked when she saw it.
"really?"
"It's probably true." Asan said: "Although there is no definite news yet, it is impossible for the Sichuan army to threaten their relatives, cattle and sheep like this. At most, it will disturb the morale of the Qiang army in the Xiliang army.
, there is no benefit, but it causes the Qiang people to hate the Xiliang army."
Mi Fang didn't quite understand what Asan said, and her head was confused. She shook her head and said, "Then tell me, what should we do?"
"Advise Han Sui to send troops to attack Tielong Pass immediately."
"Persuade Han Sui to send troops now? If the Sichuan army fails to defeat the Xiqiang grassland, wouldn't we be embarrassed?" Mi Fang said in surprise.
"If it's too late, it will be too late when the Qiang people's grassland messengers arrive." Ah San said anxiously. Ah San had no shame in mind, he just wanted to implement Zhuge Liang's plan.
"Okay, listen to third brother."
Mi Fang asked to see Han Sui late at night and asked Han Sui to immediately send troops to attack Tielong Pass. Han Sui also knew about the Qiang people being shot into the paper. At this time, it was too late to stabilize the morale of the army. Why attack Tielong Pass? Mi Fang asked Mi Fang the reason.
Mi Fang couldn't answer it, so she winked at Asan.
Ah San stepped forward and said: "Alliance leader, this is clearly a trick by Fa Zheng to confuse the morale of the army. Since Shangguan was broken, the Sichuan army's pattern of defense, mutual support, and mutual coordination has been broken. The Sichuan army is in a terrible situation, so they resorted to this
Wait for the trick.
Our army just took advantage of the situation. Didn't the Sichuan Army think that our army's morale was in turmoil and needed to be stabilized? Even the leader of the alliance felt that the morale of the army needed to be stabilized. Then Fazheng would have been fooled. Our army was about to attack fiercely, but the Sichuan Army was caught off guard and was attacked. It would inevitably collapse. As long as it was broken
Iron Dragon, our army can cover up Yangping Pass in one fell swoop, or even break through Yangping Pass in one fell swoop."
"What if the Sichuan army raids the Xiqiang grassland?" Han Sui asked.
Ah San smiled and said: "Then what worries does the alliance leader have? If we don't attack at this time and the Qiang people switch sides, we will never be able to attack. If we break through Tielong, what will happen even if Liu Zhang captures the Xiqiang? In terms of military strength, we still have the upper hand.
Advantage, when the time comes our army will still be larger than the Sichuan army, even if the Xiqiang troops defect, we can destroy them and the Sichuan army together."
After Asan finished speaking, Han Sui nodded in agreement. It was his dream to become the overlord of Xiliang. If he sent out troops this time and retreated like this and caused the Xiqiang to disperse, then he would lose all his prestige. How could he be the overlord of Xiliang?
Han Sui would never give in.
Han Sui also felt that tonight was an excellent opportunity to break through the barrier, so he stood up immediately. The Qiang soldiers did not dare to recruit any more, and summoned several Yongliang warlords, Ma Teng, Zhu Ling, Liu Bei, Li Yue and others to send out troops separately and hurriedly gathered together.
Raise 10,000 troops and march towards Tielong Pass.
At Tielong Pass, Fazheng was supervising the army. Fazheng said to the guard Gao Peiyang Ren and others: "Remember, the Qiang soldiers' hometown is not safe, and defection is just around the corner. As long as we hold on for a few days, we will definitely win a complete victory."
.”
"Yes." Gao Pei, Yang Ren and other generals responded enthusiastically.
Only an idiot would believe that Fazheng would relax his vigilance at this juncture. Before the dawn of victory, many people would relax. But for the Sichuan Army, which has gone through many hardships and is moving forward with difficulty, there are very few such people, and Fazheng is even less like this.
people.
Of course, Ah San is not an idiot.
"Kill." The Xiliang Army rushed towards Tielong Pass and immediately launched a fierce attack. However, the Sichuan Army's guards were beyond the Xiliang Army's expectation and the defense was very tight. As soon as they saw the Xiliang Army's surprise attack, a large number of reserve troops came from Tibet.
The hole gushes out.
"What's going on? It seems that the Sichuan army is prepared." Han Sui said, looking at the battle situation from a distance.
Ah San immediately said: "Please order the leader of the alliance to attack with the entire army to test whether the Sichuan army is bluffing. If they cannot break through in one fell swoop, withdraw immediately."
Han Sui didn't want to just withdraw his troops. He wanted to give it a try and immediately commanded the entire army to attack Tielong Pass.