Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 381 Ma Chao's Prestige
Liu He not only led his army thousands of miles to Longxi, but also issued several orders through Zhou Cang on the way.

The most important of these is to order Xu Huang, the governor of Yongzhou, to attack Hanzhong from Chencang Road, and at the same time order Yang Fu, the prefect of Tianshui, to lead an army to attack Wudu in response to Xu Huang; in addition, Ma Chao was ordered to be the prefect of Longxi, and to lead Xiliang The old army went directly to Hanzhong via Xiegu Road, and the three armies marched side by side, striving to capture Hanzhong in the shortest possible time.

Among them, the task of Xu Huang's army is the heaviest.Because Ma Chao’s Xiegu Road looks very close, but because Zhang Lu wanted to establish himself as king, he burned a part of the Baoxie Road. Although the war with Shuzhong was tight, only a small section of Hanzhong was burned However, due to the precipitous nature of the slope and the lack of this small part, it is not easy to achieve it in a short period of time!Because the road needs to be repaired in the process, which is not so easy.

In addition, although Yang Fu is capable, he has always been a deterrent to the Qiang people in Wudu. However, Wudu is not entirely controlled by the Qiang people. The official uniforms there are appointed as prefects by officials controlled by Zhang Lu. The main thing is that Meng Fan, the governor of Wudu, is also a fanatical believer in Zhang Lu's Five Pecks of Rice. It is impossible for a person like this to choose to surrender. There are only two ways to capture Wudu, either Zhang Lu orders the surrender, or kills Meng Fan.

At present, there is no possibility at all to make Zhang Lu surrender, but it is possible to push Zhang Lu to Liu Bei's camp, so the only way is to kill Meng Fan.

This was a great test for Yang Fu.

Therefore, based on all the above, the one who is most promising to open up the situation now is Xu Huang.

The old road of Chen Cang that Xu Huang took is a very conventional road. There are many roads from Hanzhong to Guanzhong, and this one is the best one. The allusion of "Ming repairs the plank road and darkens Chencang".In the original history, at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the rebellion of Li Jue and Guo Si and the drought in Guanzhong, millions of people in Guanzhong fled to Hanzhong through this old road.

However, although this road is relatively flat, it has one of the biggest characteristics, that is, it is relatively long. Because it is flat, it is mostly a winding road. It only takes [-] miles to reach Hanzhong from Chencang, but this The road takes about [-] miles, which is more than double the distance!

Under such circumstances, even the fastest-moving troops, even the cavalry, are estimated to take about 20 days to arrive. If it is infantry, it is already very good to be able to get there in a month.

So after Zhang Lu heard the news, he didn't take it seriously at all. In his opinion, although Liu He was attacking in three directions and looked menacing, the threat to him was too small. It is enough for him to defeat Liu Bei's attack, and at that time Ma Chao will definitely not be able to get through the Baoxie Road, and Yang Fu will not be able to capture Wudu, which is personally guarded by his trusted disciples, so at that time, they only need to be in Chen Cangdao. If you deploy calmly at the exit, you will definitely be able to easily defeat Xu Huang.I defeated Liu Bei first, then Liu He, and then I would be famous all over the world. At that time, I could realize my dream by defeating the two strongest clans of the Han Dynasty one after another, and become king of Han Ning. seat.

"At that time, I, Wu Dou Mi Dao, became king with a different surname, reaching a height that Daoist Zhang Jiao couldn't reach. See how old Daoist Nanhua dares to be arrogant in front of my grandfather. In this fairy world, my Celestial Master Sect will definitely win him Taiping The way is right, it’s just that this nagging is out of face, and I don’t want to admit it, but I still want to talk about finding someone who should be ordered to disturb the secrets. Since the person who is ordered, how can he disturb the secrets? Isn’t this ridiculous? It's a pity that grandfather and the old man are vague, and I only remember a small part of them in my dream, and I don't understand the deep meaning of what they said, otherwise I wouldn't be as worried as I am today."

After Zhang Lu heard the news of Liu He's three-way army marching, he didn't take it seriously. Instead of paying attention to Liu He's three-way army, he ordered to deal with Liu Bei's army with all his strength.

"Liu Bei is just a peddler who wants to take over Hanzhong. Do you think you are the only one who has obtained the heavenly book? Is my celestial master's orthodoxy just a false name? This time, I will let you see my celestial master." The power of Tao!"

Zhang Lu sneered, as if he didn't care about Liu Bei.

And the following facts did prove that Zhang Lu was not lying. When Liu Bei's army came to Jiameng Pass, his younger brother Zhang Wei was retreating under the attack of Liu Bei's general Huang Zhong, and he was about to fall. However, Zhang Lu led the main force of the reinforcements to arrive in time. As a result, Huang Zhong was defeated in the first battle. This was not because Huang Zhong was not brave enough, but because Huang Zhong didn't know how to break Zhang Lu's illusion.

This is not the deceitful magic of later generations, but a powerful skill.This kind of skill not only makes the enemy army fall into chaos, the combat power decreases, and the formation cannot be maintained, but it also makes the enemy soldiers defect. Fantastic skill.

"The last general is incompetent, which caused our army to be defeated." Huang Zhong sincerely admitted his mistake to Liu Bei in his distress letter to Liu Bei, and asked Liu Bei to send an expert to help him immediately. Otherwise, not only would it be impossible to occupy Hanzhong, but it would even be possible. Baishui will be counterattacked by Hanzhong.

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard the news, and quickly asked all the civil and military personnel if anyone had a good strategy to defeat the enemy. Zhuge Liang enthusiastically stepped forward and proposed to deal with Zhang Lu. Fazheng, the most trusted counselor, went to assist Huang Zhong.

Zhuge Liang lamented in his heart, since he won Shuzhong, Liu Bei no longer relied on him as much as before, but relied more and more on the Yizhou gentry represented by Fazheng. Mrs. Gan, who had just died of dystocia, was still alive, and regardless of her newly born son Liu Chan, she agreed to marry the original Liu Mao's fiancée, who is the younger sister of Wu Yi, a local wealthy family. Be her concubine.

But Zhuge Liang was not worried, because he knew that Fazheng was no match for Zhang Lu at all.

Things really happened as Zhuge Liang expected. As soon as Fazheng arrived at Jiameng Pass, he suffered a disastrous defeat from Zhang Lu. Although he was very strategic, he didn't know how to break the illusion, so naturally he could only return in defeat.

At this time, Liu Bei had no choice but to ask Zhuge Liang to go out again. To show his importance, he himself accompanied Zhuge Liang to Jiameng Pass to see how Zhuge Liang defeated Zhang Lu.

(End of this chapter)