Chapter 337: Going to Fight

Of course, Liu Bei and Kong Ming were not the only ones who went from Chengdu to Hanzhong.

In addition to more than 20,000 soldiers, there were hundreds of doctors, workers, craftsmen, and farmers.

Previously, Hanzhong was roughly managed by the old soldiers from Jingzhou, adhering to the principle of Chengdu first.

Now it has moved to Hanzhong, on the one hand to prepare for the battle, and on the other hand Kong Ming also intends to govern Hanzhong.

This place connects Yong, Yi, and Guanzhong, has fertile land and Han River, and is located at the throat, and the people's hearts must not be lost.

Therefore, after Liu Bei entered Hanzhong, he simply talked with the people at Yangping Pass for a long time.

After Kong Ming brought Xiao Jiang Wei, he began to have an overview of the land and population situation in Hanzhong's government office, trying to get a clear idea as soon as possible, so as to act according to the situation.

In the afternoon, when Liu Bei entered the government office, he saw Kong Ming who was almost drowned by the bamboo slips and Xiao Jiang Wei who was trying to sort them out with a bitter face.

Before Liu Bei could say anything, Kong Ming kept writing with his right hand and handed over a letter with his left hand:

"Two days ago, Cao's army had already attacked. Zhong Miao and Wen Chang retreated from Wuzhangyuan to Xieyukou and confronted each other."

The three words Wuzhangyuan made Kong Ming pause for a moment before he continued:

"Wen Chang climbed up and saw that Cao's army had all marched westward in large numbers, and should have entered Yongliang."

"As I expected, Cao's army has already pointed directly at Linwei, and Shi Yuan's letter for help should be on the way."

Speaking of business, Liu Bei also became serious. He had read the map many times when he was in Chengdu, so almost immediately, Liu Bei understood the idea of ​​Wei Yan in the history books of later generations:

"What if I personally led an army, went out of Ziwu Road and attacked Chang'an..."

But this idea could only be thought of. After all, if a tired army that trudged out of Ziwu Valley could capture Chang'an, then there was no reason why Cao's army could not capture Chang'an when it came back for help.

The Ziwu Valley plan did not need to be considered, so the question facing Liu Bei was what to do now?

Relying on the previous prediction in Chengdu, Liu Bei also quickly figured it out:

"Baoxia Road is guarded by Zhongmiao and Wenchang, and Chencang Road is guarded by Xizhen and his army."

"I should personally lead an army... to Yongliang to rescue Shi Yuan."

Not only that, Liu Bei thought about it and made up his mind:

"I am afraid that the situation in Yongliang is critical. Tomorrow I will appoint generals at Yangping Pass and swear to attack Cao."

This is also due to many considerations. Although Hanzhong can be regarded as the base of the old Liu family, nearly 30% of Hanzhong are refugees from the three auxiliary areas.

Liu Bei knew very well that if he wanted the people to be united, he had to treat them with sincerity.

Instead of staying in Hanzhong for three or five days to find ways to appease the people, it is better to appoint generals and swear to explain the news of the war and show the means to deal with it to comfort the people.

Kong Ming nodded, as if he had expected Liu Bei to make such a decision:

"In this case, it is advisable to send a letter to Xieyukou to select one of the two generals, Zhongmiao and Wenchang, and lead the three armies to support Jingzhou."

Liu Bei thought for a while:

"Zhongmiao is good at defense, and supporting Wenchang requires attack. Please write a letter to order Wenchang to return."

Kong Ming agreed, wrote a transfer order in just two sentences, discussed the seal with Liu Bei, sealed it, called the secretary to explain the matter, watched him leave, and then turned around and smiled:

"Since the lord has entered Yongliang, you can also take Huang Quan with you."

Liu Bei patted his head and laughed:

"I almost forgot that Gongheng is here. In this case, I must discuss the situation in Guanzhong with Gongheng tonight."

After Liu Bei entered Yizhou, Huang Quan followed Zhang Fei and Pang Tong to attack Hanzhong. Although he did not lead troops into battle and was not well-known, he still supervised Hanzhong's public security and the power of training troops, and was quite trusted.

"However... Gongheng is known for his prudence in leading troops. It would be better for him to rush to Jingzhou with Wenchang."

At this point, Liu Bei's face flashed with strong confidence:

"I will lead an army of 5,000 people into Yongliang and join forces with Shiyuan, Yide and Zilong, with nearly 20,000 people."

"With the help of Ma Mengqi's 10,000 people, Yongliang can be safe and we can advance to Guanzhong."

"On the contrary, Yunchang's situation is quite difficult, and Jingzhou cannot be lost."

Kong Ming agreed, and even thought of something:

"When Wenchang leads his troops into Jingzhou, he can let General Fu Rong go with him when he passes Fangling."

The Fangling Shangyong passage connects Hanzhong and Jingzhou, but now both places are in hand, so there is no need to guard it with heavy troops.

It is better to mobilize troops with all our strength to face the massive attack of Cao's army.

All the military strategies were decided, Liu Bei and Kong Ming nodded, and then turned around and left without any hesitation.

If we have to leave tomorrow, we will be busy today.

That night.

Wei Yan, who received the urgent order, suppressed his excitement and rushed back to Hanzhong overnight.

Kong Ming and Jiang Wei talked by lamplight at night, gradually getting to know each other and getting closer.

In another room, Huang Quan poked the charcoal fire with a stick and said:

"General Pang defended the two cities of Linwei and Shanggui. If the two cities are not lost, Yongliang will be worry-free!"

Pang Tong was on the wall of Linwei at this moment.

The Linwei defenders were relaxed, and a Cao army camp had been set up outside the city.

Pang Tong looked out in the moonlight, turned around and said with a little regret:

"The Cao army generals are not reckless people, and they are quite cautious in building camps. There is no chance of a night attack."

Generally speaking, night attacks are deliberate and unintentional. During night attacks, they try their best to make noise in order to make the other side blow up the camp and trample on each other.

Although Cao's army outside the city was only the vanguard, their camp was well organized, with ever-burning bonfires, camp walls, and low watchtowers.

In this case, the only thing a night attack could do was to stir up trouble outside the camp, and it was almost impossible to achieve any results.

Zhang Fei behind Pang Tong did not look disappointed, but just reminded:

"If Cao's army attacks the city tomorrow, military advisor Pang must not come out of the county government office."

"I have reinforced the military advisor's room in the county government office. The walls and roof are all long shields, and the stray arrows will definitely not be able to penetrate!"

"Defend the city and defeat the enemy, I can do it alone."

Pang Tong's face was complicated, and he nodded and said:

"Yide is thoughtful."

On the one hand, he was happy that Yide cared about his safety, but on the other hand, he felt that this was really...

Zhang Fei was unaware and happily accepted the compliment.

Pang Tong looked at the Cao army in the distance with cold eyes, his eyes full of fighting spirit.

Since the Cao army attacked as expected, the previous preparations naturally came in handy.

Linwei City has food and grass, weapons and weapons, and now there are more than 10,000 soldiers stationed.

Moreover, Linwei is located in the middle of the entire Longdao, which can be said to be an absolute throat area, and it is a must-attack for the defending enemy.

In Shanggui City, not far from Linwei City, at the exit of the west side of Longdao, Ma Chao and Jian Yong were also patrolling on the city wall.

But Ma Chao looked bored, patting the city wall and sighing to the east.

Jian Yong smiled secretly, pretending not to see Ma Chao's appearance.

So Ma Chao felt his chest getting cold and his palms were a little painful, and he asked shamelessly:

"Mr. Jian, why don't you ask me why I am worried?"

Jian Yong laughed and clapped his hands:

"The general must think that this is an opportunity to avenge Cao's army, but the glory is all in Linwei, and he can't fight, so he feels regretful."

"In this case, why not fight in Jieting?"

Writing while in a meeting, I almost wrote a mess.