Hanzhong, Nanzheng.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Zhang Lu frowned and handed the letter to Gongcao Yan Pu beside him and said, "What does Liu Xuande mean?"

Yan Pu took the letter, browsed it quickly, and said with a smile: "Shi Jun, it is fake that Liu Bei wants to return to Jingzhou, but the intention to capture Yizhou is real!"

Zhang Lu stroked his beard and nodded. It had been almost a year since Liu Bei led his army to Jiameng Pass. At the beginning, Zhang Lu was still nervous, but Liu Bei had not moved. He just started construction and trained soldiers in Jiameng Pass. Zhang Lu once recruited people to discuss why Liu Bei was like this. At that time, he had already reached a conclusion that Liu Bei came here not to help Liu Zhang, but to intend to seize the land of Yizhou. So this time, Zhang Lu also felt that this was the case. Perhaps Liu Xuande found an excuse.

hypocritical!

With a cold snorting, Zhang Lu felt that Liu Bei's trick was quite hypocritical. Do you just beat him? You still have to pretend to be a good person in front of him? That idiot Liu Zhang still treats you as his own person.

"What's the point of writing to me?" Zhang Lu glanced at the letter and frowned.

"If Liu Bei wants to return to his troops to capture the land of Bashu, Jiameng Pass may not be left behind too many troops. He should be worried that we will take advantage of the situation and attack." Yan Pu said here, and suddenly frowned: "It's not right. This move seems to deliberately tell our army that the garrison of Jiameng Pass is empty and wants our army to attack."

People over there wouldn't think they were fools, right?

This letter seemed simple, but Zhang Lu couldn't figure out what Liu Bei was going to do for a while?

"Send someone to closely monitor Liu Xuande's movements!" Yan Pu called out a general and said seriously. He always felt something was wrong. In fact, if you really counterattack Liu Zhang, go quietly. Even if you can't hide it, with the current state of both sides, it will take some time to get the news here. Now that this letter is sent, isn't it obvious that you will let yourself attack?

But the problem is, if you can think of such a simple question, can you not think of the other party’s counselor? Then Liu Bei’s account now has many capable people, how could he not think of this?

Yan Pu felt that there was a fraud. Could it be that Liu Bei really wanted to return to Jingzhou? So what is the meaning of this letter? Or is he going to attack Hanzhong?

All I can imagine is that Liu Bei has only these three paths to go. Yan Pu was worried about the last one, but if this is true, sending this letter would be a warning to the enemy, not a wise man.

His mind was a little confused. Yan Pu was pacing back and forth in front of Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu was not annoyed. He was also thinking about this question. What exactly did Liu Bei want to do?

...

The vast army set out to prepare to withdraw from Jiameng Pass, but in fact it was indeed necessary to withdraw from Jiameng Pass. The plan formulated by Pang Tong to withdraw from Jiameng Pass to confuse Zhang Lu, and then the troops detoured from the Hanshan Mountain. Although this road was more rounded than Jiameng Pass to Nanzheng, and the road was more rugged and difficult to walk, it was better because there were basically not many people along the way, and they could come out of the water without the other party being unaware of it.

In Pang Tong's plan, Wei Yan led a large army to capture Mianyang first and attract Zhang Lu's main force. After the real army emerged from the water, they could directly attack Nanzheng.

The routine of "Sing East and West" has been used by many people throughout the ages, but they can always make achievements. The reason is that they accidentally find the opponent's blind spot and attack quickly.

In this kind of thing, Liu Yi himself knew that he actually didn't have much say. The battles he had fought before were either defense or opponents. When he really reached the game between the two major forces, his level was probably not even a second-rate commander, so he shouldn't come out to show his presence in this regard. With Pang Tong, a professional, what are you worried about?

"Why do I want to go too?" Liu Yi pulled Huo Jun and looked at Pang Tong and said, "Actually, I think Zhong Miao and I are here to guard the city, waiting for Shi Yuan and his lord to return in triumphantly."

The road to the wild mountain is not easy to walk, and I am not a general who commands the army. This is not a sightseeing trip. The war is in chaos and the mountains are high and the waters are dangerous. What kind of crime should I go to ruin if I have nothing to do?

"If you can't go down and defeat Nanzheng, you still need Bo Yuan's weapon to help you." Pang Tong laughed. He heard Liu Bei say that in Jiangling, Pang Tong had long wanted to see the power of the warships that broke the city, not to mention that the camps established by Liu Yi usually have magical effects. Marines and wars are so useful, how can you let go?

Liu Yi was a little helpless when he heard this. He wanted to say that he had done his job well and they took it there, but he just thought about it. The road he chose this time was not easy to walk, and it would be good to transport food and grass. If he brought large siege equipment, would he still want to launch a surprise attack?

"In this way, I will take people over to survey the terrain and prepare materials, but you need to tell your lord that Hansheng and Tanzhi will send you to protect me." Liu Yi looked at Pang Tong and said seriously. Since you have to go, your safety must be sufficiently guaranteed. Huang Zhong and Guan Ping are the powerful generals around Liu Bei. With an elite team, it should be more than enough to protect himself. Liu Yi didn't think he would be so unlucky, so he crashed into the opponent's heavy troops.

"This is not difficult. I have asked my lord for five hundred elite soldiers, all of which were transferred from Jingzhou. They can be handed over to your dispatch. As for Han Sheng and Tanzhi, let me explain to my lord." Pang Tong was obviously prepared and had already made arrangements for Liu Yi. However, the generals in the army still needed Liu Bei nodded and issued an order arrow.

Liu Yi nodded and patted Huo Jun with a helpless look on his face and said, "I originally wanted to discuss more strategies with Zhong Miao, but now it seems that I can only wait for the next time."

"Take care, sir." Huo Jun said with a fist.

Pang Tong turned around and asked Liu Bei for someone. Liu Yi touched it from his arms, took out a piece of paper, and handed it to Huo Jun and said, "After the army leaves, we will carry the cross of the Pojun crossbow we made last time here. Once our army and Liu Zhang turn against each other, this cross of Pojun crossbow should help you."

Unfortunately, there is no automatic circulation system like Yueyang City, and it cannot be automatically filled with crossbow stones. But even so, these ten Pojun crossbows will turn their backs on the terrain of Jiameng Pass, and once they turn against each other, Liu Zhang's army will be able to drink a pot of it.

"Thank you, sir, for your advice." Huo Jun nodded and bowed.

"This is not the rear. Once our army and Liu Zhang turn against each other, you must be prepared to defend Jiameng Pass for at least two months." Liu Yi pointed to the paper and said, "Last time I arranged some institutions in the city. Remember, if necessary, I can help you."

"Thank you, sir, for me, Jun, remember your teachings." Huo Jun saluted again.

"That's it." Liu Yi thought about it, and there was nothing to explain. He waved to Huo Jun and turned around to find Huang Zhong and Guan Ping. The two of them must follow him, otherwise they will not feel safe, and at the same time, the way back must be guaranteed. Huo Jun's character has been a serious person who has worked with before. He has not seen how capable he is yet, but he is not a radical like Wei Yan, who is more steady. Liu Yi is relieved to hand over the rear to such a person, after all, it is related to his life and death.

Liu Bei did not hesitate about Liu Yi's request to Huang Zhong and Guan Ping to protect him from his safety. After all, Liu Yi was a pioneer to some extent this time. He could not expect Liu Yi to charge in the battle. Naturally, one or two powerful generals should be followed.

It would be about 350 miles to go directly to Nanzheng from Jiameng Pass, but if you follow the road drawn by Pang Tong, from Jiameng Pass to Hanshan and then to Censhui, there would be more than 700 miles, which would take twice as many roads. The road was bumpy and difficult to move forward. It was estimated that even if Liu Yi's small army did not carry too much food and supplies, it would take ten days to march urgently. For the large army, even if it was light and simple, it would take one month to do it. In order to facilitate the army to camp, the 500 people led by Liu Yi had to set up camp along the way for the army to rest, so Liu Yi had to set off in advance, and Liu Bei's army would stay here for two days. First, let's make a gesture for Zhang Lu, and second, let's see the reactions of Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu.

"Sir, the lord's main force is only 15,000 people. Your camp can accommodate up to 5,000 people." Three days later, in the vast mountains, Guan Ping came back after arranging a sentry detective. Looking at Liu Yi who was lying on a straw mat reading a book, he couldn't help asking.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Bei's army had only 5,000 people when it set out from the public security, and was known as 10,000 to the public. Then the 4,000 soldiers and horses that Fa Zheng and Meng Da welcomed Liu Bei also returned to Liu Bei. After the banquet in Fu County, Liu Zhang gave Liu Bei another 3,000 soldiers and horses, and there were already 12,000 soldiers and horses.

When he arrived at Jiameng Pass, the 3,000 garrisons in Jiameng Pass were also incorporated by Liu Bei. Then, Liu Bei asked for 5,000 troops from Liu Zhang for various reasons. Now, Liu Bei's troops in Yizhou are 20,000. The necessary defense and the 3,000 elite troops led by Wei Yan, Liu Bei now has 15,000 troops in his main force. Even if he doesn't do anything now, Liu Bei's trip to Shu has made a profit.

"Then what's the solution? This mountain road is difficult to move forward. The troops must have started to move forward. The troops in front have come in. The troops in the rear may still be in the previous barracks. If they set out here, the follow-up troops will follow. We will build at least twenty camps along the way. First, we have no money, and second, we don't have money to do this. These camps may not be used once. Why build so many camps? If they really can't do it, let's get together." Liu Yi put down the bamboo slips, looked at Guan Ping, and said earnestly: "This war is actually about making money and grain. As a general, you have to learn to live. If you don't live like this, you will be like you. Cao Cao can be eaten poor by you."

"What the sir said makes some sense." Guan Ping thought about it and found that more than 10,000 people were lined up in a row, and he had to consider logistics issues. If this calculation is true, as Liu Yi said, there is no need to build the camp too large, just enough for the soldiers to rest.

"Go to work. These five hundred elite soldiers can become migrant workers after they go out." Liu Yi waved his hand and couldn't help but complain, who knew that he would have to take care of this marching camp?
Chapter completed!