Chapter 41: Take Sichuan (9)

But everyone was discussing how to advance Luocheng, but suddenly the school came to report that Zhang Lu of Dongchuan sent Ma Chao to lead the general Pang De and his companion Ma Dai to lead the army of 50,000 to Jiameng Pass.

Everyone was shocked when they heard the news. Liu Bei said panic: "If Jiameng Pass is lost, we will be attacked from both sides!" Liu Bei was panic, and Xue Bing even more panic. He only said that Ma Chao would come after the general situation in Sichuan was settled. He did not expect that because of his arrival, the development of history had left the original trajectory. Now Liu Bei is in a stalemate with Liu Zhang, and Ma Chao suddenly attacked, which immediately put Liu Bei in a dilemma.

Moreover, Sun Shangxiang was still in Jiameng Pass at this time. He originally thought that Jiameng Pass was a safe place, but he did not expect such changes to come now. He stood there for a moment, with Sun Shangxiang, Jiameng Pass, and Sun Shangxiang in his head...

Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang, "Can the military advisor have good plans?" Zhuge Liang smiled and said, "Although there is no good plans, the lord doesn't have to worry." Liu Bei said, "What do you mean?" Zhuge Liang said, "The lord can send a general to Jiameng Pass. You just need to rely on the pass to guard it and prevent Ma Chao from entering. The lord can set the West Sichuan as soon as possible. If Sichuan is settled, Ma Chao will not be afraid." Liu Bei smiled and said, "What the military advisor said is very much. Who should I send to Jiameng Pass to guard it?"

Before he could finish his words, Xue Bing was the first to stand up, but said that his extraordinary reaction was fully reflected at this time. "I will be willing to go!"

When Liu Bei saw Xue Bing standing up, he immediately said, "I'm relieved if Zi Han wants to go!" After saying that, he looked at Zhuge Liang and saw that he was nodding to him, so he said, "I wonder how many soldiers Zi Han needs, and who else can help me?"

Xue Bing thought for a while and said, "Just Xiaozhi is just here with me!" Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this and said, "No need for others?" Zhuge Liang also said, "Zihan, don't underestimate the enemy. Ma Chao is a powerful general in the world. He once defeated Cao Cao in a mess. Besides, his subordinates also have Pang De, Ma Dai and Zihan, how can he resist?" Then he ordered, "Wei Yan, I now order you to follow Xue Bing to guard Jiameng Pass. All defenses in Guanzhong will be arranged by General Xue!"

Wei Yan came out of the squad and said, "Get orders!" He said happily in his heart: "Now the lord has transferred the military advisor over, and most of the achievements of Sichuan will be taken by the military advisor. If he follows General Xue and keeps Jiameng Pass, he will definitely receive a lot of credit."

Xue Bing thoughtfully: "No matter what, you must keep Jiameng Pass unlucky!" Then he retreated to the class and thought carefully about what method to use to retreat to the enemy. He thought of the content in the Romance, and sighed after passing it over. "In the Romance, Jiameng Pass was almost no danger, and Ma Chao seemed to be rushing to surrender to Liu Bei. He fought with Zhang Fei for a few tricks under the gate, and then someone said he was surrendered." He thought about his situation again. "Now, Ma Chao led a large army to attack, and Liu Bei was unable to do anything, so he had to divide his troops and reject him." After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out and had to give up.

Besides, Liu Bei discussed with Zhuge Liang for a long time and planned to advance to Luocheng tomorrow, and Xue Bing also led his troops to Jiameng Pass tomorrow.

Everyone dispersed and went back to prepare. Zhuge Liang called Xue Bing to his head and asked, "Is there a certain plan for Zihan going here?" Xue Bing said, "No plan." Zhuge Liang said, "Zihan once told me many ways of fighting. Now I go to Jiameng Pass, so I can try them one by one." Xue Bing heard this, glanced at Zhuge Liang and replied, "I had this intention, but why did the soldiers under his command have never practiced it before, how to make it happen?" Zhuge Liang said, "Work and practice!" Xue Bing said, "I will understand!" Then he went down to prepare for a matter.

But Xue Bing left the mansion and led Wei Yan to order 15,000 troops and horses, prepare a lot of wood, and look out for Jiameng Pass. On the way, Wei Yan saw that the army was carrying a lot of wood, so he asked, "Why does the general carry a lot of wood?" Xue Bing smiled and said, "But it is to test a weapon." Wei Yan heard this and said, "What kind of weapon? It requires so much wood? Moreover, there are many mountains in the river and the trees on the mountains are lush, why not take it on the spot?" Xue Bing said, "It took quite a while to make this thing. If it comes to the place, it is too late to catch up, so he carried it in the army and made it while walking."

Wei Yan was about to ask again, but when he saw that Xue Bing seemed unwilling to speak, he stopped and just turned around to look at the craftsmen who were following the army.

Xue Bing ordered 15,000 soldiers, but there were 3,000 craftsmen brought by Zhuge Liang from Jingzhou. Zhuge Liang entered Sichuan this time and brought the newly trained 5,000 craftsmen soldiers. This army was proposed by Xue Bing because the tactic he conceived had too high requirements for logistics supply, so he proposed to train soldiers into craftsmen so that they could manufacture them on the spot in the war.

The army lasted for several days, and the craftsmen stopped every day and started to make things until late at night. Wei Yan once ran over to see curiously, but only saw woods being made into countless strange things, that is, they could not hurt people or transport things. As a result, he became less and less clear as he looked. After watching for several days, he finally found something that could be used to hurt people. This thing seemed like an arrow, but it was too huge, just as big as a spear. When Wei Yan saw it, he couldn't figure out who the arrow was used.

After traveling for a long time, the army arrived at Jiameng Pass. The guard general Meng Da and Huo Jun came out to greet Xue Bing, "It's considered that the general has come. Ma Chao led 50,000 troops to attack. With the soldiers and horses in my hands, I may not be able to resist it."

Xue Bing smiled and said, "General Meng doesn't have to worry, but with me here, Ma Chao will not be allowed to enter this pass!" So he entered the pass with Meng Da and then went to the mansion to discuss matters.

This Pass was originally the head of Meng Da, but as soon as Xue Bing arrived, the supreme commander of Guanzhong became Xue Bing, so he asked Xue Bing to sit in the upper head. Xue Bing waited for everyone to sit down and asked, "Where has Ma Chao's army been here now?"

Meng Da said: "According to the details, it is not far from this. I think it will be clear in the next few days."

Xue Bing smiled and said, "Before the best, I will prepare a welcome party for him first!" Then he ordered his left and right to take the map and observe it intently. Everyone knew that Xue Bing was thinking about countermeasures, so no one spoke, just looking at Xue Bing. After a while, Xue Bing said to Meng Da: "Do you know the terrain here?"

Meng Da stepped forward and took a look and replied, "This is the only way to Jiameng Pass. The road is narrow, but this place is slightly wider. Is the general trying to set up an ambush? Why not set up a place with wide roads in a narrow place?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "Only here can you hurt your vitality!" Then he ordered, "All the generals obey the order!" As soon as this was said, everyone in the tent got up and waited for Xue Bing to call the order. Xue Bing glanced at him and said to Wei Yan, "Wen Chang can lead three thousand soldiers to ambush here, but when Ma Chao's front army arrived, he led the crowd to rush in, not asking to kill the enemy, just lead his front army to this place." Wei Yan was confused when he heard this, but he still took the order. Xue Bing said, "Meng Da still led his troops to Guanzhong, Xiaozhi and I will go to welcome Ma Chao."

When everyone heard this, they were puzzled and said that Xue Bing just wanted to attack Wei Yanzhi for a sneak attack. Xue Bing did not explain and dismissed everyone, leaving only Fa around him. He said to the left and right: "Chief of the craftsman, the lieutenant, come to see me." Because the craftsman soldiers had never been formally organized, Zhuge Liang temporarily set up a craftsman, to command these special soldiers.

Soon, the craftsman lieutenant arrived and said, "See General!" Xue Bing said, "I have a task to you now!" So he called him to his side, pointed to the slightly wider road on the map and said, "I will order you to lead your subordinates to carry all the stone chariots here. The crossbow chariots must be installed before tomorrow. Can they be done?" The lieutenant looked for a moment and replied, "I will not let the general down!" Xue Bing nodded and said, "You go down and do it!" The lieutenant took the order to go.

Fa Zheng sat next to him for a while, and saw the captain leaving, he said, "What is the general going to attack him? What is the stone cart and the crossbow cart?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "That was what I mentioned when I was chatting with the military advisor when I was in Jingzhou. Later, the military advisor thought what was useful, so he discussed it with me for a long time and finally drew the picture. Later, he followed the picture and saw that the effect was good, so he put it away. At the same time, he trained craftsmen who were good at making this thing, put it in the army for later use." As he said, he took out two drawings from his arms and handed them to Fa Zheng's hand.

Fa Zheng took it over and looked at it. When he saw the first picture, he said, "I also know this thing, so he called it a trencher. However, it is a powerful weapon for siege. However, it is inconvenient to carry it. If it is made now, it is quite time-consuming, so it is not used in the field. It is just that the general wants to set up an ambush with this thing, right?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "This object is different from ordinary catapults. I discussed it with Military Advisor Zhuge for a long time and finally transformed it into suitable for field battles."

Fa Zheng heard this and said, "How to change the Dharma?"

Xue Bing said: "Your Majesty can see that there are four wheels below, and it is slightly different from other catapults?"

Fa Zheng looked at it carefully and said, "But it is a little different, it seems to be more complicated. Is there any mystery here?"

Xue Bing smiled and said, "In addition to being able to use four-wheeled activities, this thing can be disassembled and assembled at will!"

Fa Zheng was puzzled when he heard this and asked, "How do you say this?"

Xue Bing said: "All things on this catapult can be removed and then replaced again."

Fa Zheng was surprised and said, "It's so magical?" So he looked at the drawings carefully. After seeing how to remove and install the washing books in the drawings, he was very surprised. After reading the first picture, he took the second picture and saw the thing on the picture and asked, "What is this?"

Xue Bing glanced at it and replied, "This thing is called a crossbow chariot."

Fazheng Dao: "What is the mystery?"

Xue Bing said: "Don't you see the giant arrows made by the army? They are specially used for this car."

Fa Zheng said in surprise: "If you can shoot this giant arrow out, who can block the edge of it?" So he looked closely again and saw that the chariot looked like a powerful crossbow, and then understood the meaning of its name. After watching for a moment, he returned the two pictures to Xue Bing's hand and asked: "Are these two things made by the general?"

Xue Bing thought about it and replied, "It's my co-organizer with Mr. Kong Ming!" This is true. He made a conception, and Zhuge Liang made detailed improvements according to the content of his words. During this period, he asked Xue Bing many opinions, and then he made these two things.
Chapter completed!