Ma Chao went to Hanzhong this time, and he went with a whole 70,000 soldiers. However, there were no men and horses of the original Liangzhou army, but 40,000 people in Guanhai Cottage, plus 30,000 people from Niu Fu, which made up 70,000 horses. As for the former Liangzhou soldiers and horses, 30,000 were brought to Jincheng by Li Wei and stationed on the border. And the rest let Ma Chao stay in Longxian. Ma Chao attacked Hanzhong this time, but he did not have the intention of continuing to train troops, he was not afraid of big losses, he was afraid that there would be no elite soldiers.

So looking at the 70,000 soldiers, it doesn't seem to be too small, but in fact, the combat power is not necessarily much stronger than the Hanzhong army, and in front of the pass, in addition to the number of people, Ma Chao's Liangzhou army does not have any advantage, which is obviously the case.

And when it comes to the comparison of the combat power of the two sides, we have to talk about the Hanzhong Army, and his Zhang Lu's people are different from ordinary states and counties. What kind of generals, captains, lieutenants, guards, and hundreds of commanders are in the army, but he doesn't have these in Hanzhong. Zhang Lu actually inherited the teachings of his ancestors, although he has only occupied Hanzhong for a long time, but the prototype of the integration of politics and religion has begun to slowly form in Hanzhong.

This person of Zhang Lu is now a member of his Wudoumi Sect, and those who came to learn the Tao at the beginning were all called "ghost pawns" at the beginning, and then they were believed in by the Tao, and they were called "sacrificial wine", and the people of each collar tribe; Those who receive a large number of them will be "the head of the great sacrifice wine". Moreover, there are no officials, and they directly manage local government affairs with sacrificial wine. This is the military politics of Hanzhong today, but fortunately, Zhang Lu has not occupied Hanzhong for a long time, so the Wudou Mi Sect has not developed to such a terrifying point in Hanzhong.

The Hanzhong army now has about 40,000 people, what is less? In fact, there are quite a few, really, the population of the entire Hanzhong County is actually less than 300,000. And he Zhang Lu has 40,000 people, is this still less? What's more, these 40,000 people are all members of his Five Dou Mi Sect, although almost all of them are ghost pawns, and they have only joined his Five Dou Mi Sect members, but the power of religion has never been to be underestimated. Have you forgotten the previous Taiping Road Yellow Turban Army, that is a living example.

And this is how long Zhang Lu has been developing, if he stays for a long time, it will be worth it. No matter what method he used, he brought in so many congregants. Anyway, you can't underestimate it. As for the combat power, in fact, it is only half a pound and eight taels of the Liangzhou army brought by Ma Chao this time, but they have a barrier to the pass, so they have an advantage, but this has to be taken into account. Comparison between the two sides. Naturally, it was Ma Chao's Liangzhou Army who suffered, and that's it-

Ma Chao had already led his troops to Yangping Pass at this time. At Guanxia, the army was stationed. And after the probing of the horse. At this time, he already knew the Tao, and now it was Yang Ang and Yang Ren under Zhang Lu who guarded Yangping Pass.

Ma Chao really doesn't like to fight wars, especially not like to attack cities or anything. Because at this time, his own men and horses have to lose a lot, of course, it is inevitable that people will die in battle, of course, he also knows this. It's just that a lot of soldiers will die when they attack the city, and he really feels disgusted by this.

In fact, Ma Chao is really not afraid of his own losses, but he doesn't want to lose, which is not wrong at all. Which manager is there. The lord wants to make his family less and less, it's impossible.

And then you're going to have to rack your brains to think of other ways, such as using tricks, right? Therefore, Ma Chao doesn't like to attack the city, especially if he is not good at thinking of ideas. But at this time, he suddenly thought, didn't he pull Jia Xu, the old fox, over, and didn't think of any ideas for himself, just let him think of one for himself.

So he thought of it, Ma Chao went directly to Jia Xu, and Jia Xu's thoughts about himself, the lord, were like a mirror in his heart, and he really knew almost everything. After all, Ma Chao and Jia Xu can't be compared, even if he has a lot of advantages, but how can the wisdom of the ancients be underestimated.

Ma Chao smiled at Jia Xu and said: "Mr. Wenhe, now that our army is already under Yangping Pass, I don't know if there is any good strategy for our army to easily take this Yangping Pass?" ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he said in his heart, what is the best plan? Easily take Yangping Pass? Does a good policy mean that it can be available at once, and if it is in that case, a good policy is really worthless. If you want to easily win this Yangping Pass, it can't be done in a day or two.

But don't say it, in fact, Jia Xu really has some ideas of his own. Just now, he deliberately learned about the information of the two brothers, Yang Ang and Yang Ren, and it did make him discover some useful things. For example, although these two brothers are cousins, their relationship can be said to be really good, so they are basically not separated or something. But neither of them has much ability, at most they are at a middle-to-lower level, so Jia Xu really feels that if he really implements his idea, it may really play a role, and let Yangpingguan change hands.

In fact, Jia Xu never underestimates others, and this has never changed. But if you want to say that you don't really have much ability, he naturally won't look too high. However, although he had an idea, he didn't want to say anything to his lord at this time.

Jia Xu actually thought so, at this time he probably had an idea, but he still had to see how the two brothers Yang Ang and Yang Ren were. And his lord's thoughts, he also knows a little bit, he wants to train these 70,000 soldiers, so of course it is better to take Yangpingguan to practice first. After all, "big waves wash sand", Yangpingguan can be said to be the biggest wave.

And the most important point is that in Jia Xu's opinion, he is too expressive, which is definitely not a good thing for him. Don't look at your own lord trusting yourself, and you seem to think that you are quite capable, but you must not take this lightly, everything has to be done with your own fundamental ideas, and you must not behave too much, it can only be almost. In fact, Jia Xu felt that he was a little too much, but he also knew that in the eyes of his lord, he seemed to be like that.

So as soon as Jia Xu heard what his lord said, he thought for a while, and then said: "Lord, Yangping Pass is the most important pass in central and western Han, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is by no means comparable to ordinary passes!" So now I feel that there is really no good way to do it except for our army's strong attack! ”

Then Jia Xu gave Ma Chao an apologetic expression, which meant that he had betrayed the trust of his lord. Of course, Ma Chao also noticed this, but it would be strange if he could believe Jia Xu's expression. Ma Chaoxin said, you old fox don't have to be like this, in fact, I didn't expect you to have any good ideas to break the barrier as soon as you arrived here, just to ask the rules of the rivers and lakes, just a little luck.

"Everything depends on Mr., I think that for a while, our army will still not be able to take Yangping Pass!"

As he spoke, Ma Chao sighed slightly. I think that at the beginning, the princes of the Eighteenth Route jointly crusaded against Dong Zhuo, and the army of more than 200,000 was under Bishui Pass, and the last one was still lingering in Bishui Pass. The 30,000 guards of Bishui Pass have blocked their own men and horses for how long. If it weren't for the fact that the capital was moved, there would have been only a thousand soldiers left, and there had been an accident inside the Bishui Pass, it is estimated that it would be difficult to break the Bishui Pass after the most Lu.

At the beginning, the scene of the princes from all walks of life tackling key problems is still vivid, and Ma Chao has not forgotten it at all. In fact, Yangping Pass and Bishui Pass are also similar, both belong to the most important pass in the world, geographical location, status, and role, so it really doesn't mean that you can break it if you want to.

Jia Xu saw that his lord was like this, and he said: "The lord doesn't have to worry, the so-called 'there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain', but Yangping Pass can't stop my Liangzhou army!" And Xu must do his best, please rest assured! ”

"Hahaha, it is precisely because of Mr. Wenhe's presence that the worries in Chao's heart have been reduced a lot, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy!"

Ma Chao smiled and said to Jia Xu. He said the truth, there was no fake, no water, if Ma Chao didn't have a strategist under his hands, then he really didn't have much confidence to say what to think. But it is precisely because of the presence of such an old fox as Jia Xu that Ma Chao has the confidence to do so, this is the role of the top strategist, at least he can give you confidence, right.

"The lord praises falsely, and he will definitely live up to the lord's expectations!"

After chatting with Jia Xu for a few more words, Ma Chao said goodbye, he ordered the whole army to just arrive at Yangping Pass today, so the army will rest for a day first, and start tackling key problems tomorrow! ——

When Liu Yan received Zhang Lu's handwritten letter, he frowned when he opened it up, not for anything else, just because of Ma Chao's thoughts. In fact, he doesn't need to read Zhang Lu's letter for help, he already knows about Ma Chao, and even more so what Zhang Lu wants to do. And Liu Yan is indeed "a brother is a wall, and the outside is insulted", and everyone else has the same idea.

And he is an old fox, so he naturally knows Ma Chao's intentions, he is eyeing his own Yizhou. But I have to say that he Ma Mengqi did pick a good time. Liu Yan also knew that Ma Chao did it on purpose, he should be waiting for such an opportunity, so when it came, he naturally made a move.

At this time, Liu Yanxin said that Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi are really not to be underestimated, although they are young, they are old and calculating, and they are young and old. I made myself a little passive, but I couldn't sit idly by, and I had to send troops to help Hanzhong.

He asked Gao Pei to be called and asked him to bring 10,000 soldiers to help Hanzhong, and Gao Pei took the order. (To be continued......)