Successfully taking Guangwei, Zhang Fei immediately sent people to Tianshui to report to Zhuge Liang.

Jieting is in the territory of Guangwei, and now that Guangwei has been taken, you can send people to Jieting to garrison. Grain and grass can be provided by Guangwei.

After rectifying the affairs of Guangwei, Zhang Fei planned to set off to attack Anding.

It's just that Guangwei Taishou was forced to surrender, and although Zhang Fei detained his son, Zhang Fei was still not at ease.

And Linwei City is on the verge of Weishui, a hundred miles to the west, is also on the verge of Weishui, and now Guo Huai is stationed in Shangti, although there are only two or three thousand soldiers and horses, but it is also a threat, after all, it is easy to attack Linwei from the upstream downstream.

So Zhang Fei left 2,000 soldiers and horses, let Zhang Bao be responsible for guarding Guangwei, and then led the remaining soldiers and horses to Anding County.

The situation in Anding-gun is actually a bit special.

The five counties of Longyou, broadly speaking, are located in Liupan Mountain and Longshan, but Anding County is actually in Liupan Mountain, or Liupan Mountain is in Anding County.

Because Liupan Mountain is too big, it spans Anding, Guangwei, and Qinchuan.

The mountains are rolling and the roads are not easy to walk.

From Anding-gun to the east, you can also enter the Guanzhong area. After all, Liupan Mountain is in Anding County, if Liupan Mountain is so steep and there is no road, then the counties of Anding County will not be able to connect.

Although Liupan Mountain is steep, there is a road after all.

The street pavilion is not the only road connecting Guanzhong to Longyou.

It's just the most convenient to walk the street pavilion, send troops from the Guanzhong Plain, and you can directly enter Guangwei County after passing through the street pavilion.

As for walking stability, it is a little troublesome, the mountains, although there are roads, but most of them are sheep intestine paths, a few people are okay, if the army goes out, it is good to carry grain and grass to carry a twenty miles a day.

Therefore, if you send troops from Guanzhong and go to stability, it will take a lot more time.

It only takes ten or twenty days to send troops from Guanzhong and enter Longyou from the street pavilion.

If you enter Longyou from Anding County, it may take two months.

In history, Zhuge Liang came out of Qishan, and the situation of Longyou was critical, why didn't Zhang He go to the street pavilion because of the fast speed, and he was able to rush to the aid of Longyou faster.

Now that Zhang Fei has sent troops to settle down, it can be regarded as clearing a road in Guanzhong to rescue Longyou in disguise. After all, Liupan Mountain straddles Anding County, and Zhang Fei casually handles a steep mountain road, and the reinforcements in Guanzhong can't get through.

Relatively speaking, it is better to walk in the street pavilion, although the street pavilion is dangerous, but the road is not a sheep intestine trail after all, on the contrary, it is relatively wide.

It's just that Liupan Mountain straddles Anding County, and Zhang Feijun's speed has also slowed down, and Linwei still has to deliver grain and grass to Zhang Fei.

However, there were not many defenders in Anding County, and Taishou was incompetent, which did not affect Zhang Fei's capture of Anding County.

Tianshui Ji County.

A soldier reported to Zhuge Liangyu: "Qiqi Da Sima, the hussar general has successfully captured Nan'an, Tianshui two counties, and now the leader is stationed in Didao, and Liangzhou reinforcements Xiahou said to confront, the hussar general said, with him, Liangzhou reinforcements will not come." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, Meng Qi really deserves to be the general of Shenweitian!" ”

Another soldier reported: "Qi Qi Da Sima, the general of the chariot cavalry has successfully taken Guangwei County, and has now set off to attack Anding, but it is stable and mountainous, and the road is difficult to travel, and it is expected that it will take a while to receive good news."

However, the general said that Da Sima could send troops to the Handle Street Pavilion. ”

"Okay, Yide's bravery has not diminished back then." Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "An Ding Taishou is an incompetent person, and I expect that soon, I will receive good news from Yide." ”

"Haha, in this way, the east of Liupan Mountain belongs to my big man!"

"Reviving the Han Dynasty and returning to the old capital is just around the corner."

When the generals heard these good news, they were all elated.

Deng Ai arched his hand and said: "Da Sima, now that Guangwei County has been taken, although the soldiers and horses in the pseudo-Wei Guanzhong are restrained by General Zhang in the Slope Valley, they must be able to react quickly, and they need to quickly send troops to handle the Street Pavilion." ”

"Hmm!" Zhuge Liang nodded and said in a deep voice: "Shizai, I want to give you this task!" ”

Deng Ai said unceremoniously: "The last general is duty-bound!" ”

Zhuge Liang took Deng Ai to the map, pointed to the map and said, "Tell me how you plan to guard the street pavilion!" ”

Deng Ai muttered: "Da Sima sent 50,000 troops, but he has already divided 30,000 troops, and now he only has 20,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and the most that can be given to the last general is less than 15,000." And the street pavilion, it is related to the gains and losses of the Yongliang of the Wei State, and the Wei State will definitely do everything to seize the Street Pavilion, and its soldiers and horses, the last general is conservatively estimated, and there are also 50,000 people. ”

Zhuge Liang nodded with satisfaction and said, "Hmm! Not bad! How do you plan to guard the kiosk! ”

Deng Ai said: "Now the counties of Longyou have been surrendered, but the soldiers and horses from all over the country cannot be recalled, General Liu Yin is responsible for guarding Qishan Fort, General Ma wants to resist Liangzhou reinforcements, and General Zhang is calm and stable, which is not something that can be done in a short time."

In this way, the interior of Tianshui is quite empty, so guarding the street pavilion, not allowing a single soldier of the Wei State to cross the street pavilion and threaten Longyou, it must be held out until His Majesty leads the reinforcements to arrive.

Therefore, the last general advocated that he should go down to the village and block the way of the Wei soldiers and horses, and not give the Wei army a chance to march into Longyou. ”

Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's great if you can understand this." ”

In history, Ma Tan guarded the street pavilion, against Zhuge Liang's wishes, gave up the road, and chose to go up the mountain to station, in fact, from the moment he went up the mountain, the Northern Expedition had failed.

The street pavilion is related to the gains and losses of Yongliang, and the Wei State will go out of the street pavilion and march to Longyou at all costs, you can only block the road and block the Wei reinforcements from the street pavilion.

Although it was easier to defend with his troops up the mountain, Wei could still march into Jieting. And Ma Tan was unlucky, and there was no water source on the mountain, which accelerated his defeat even more.

Zhuge Liang looked at Deng Ai and said: "I had an agreement with Your Majesty when I sent the army, and when I left Yizhou, Your Majesty has been reorganizing the soldiers and horses, and now more than a month has passed, and it is expected that I have been fully prepared."

Before I left, His Majesty gave me a lamp for a thousand miles, and within five days, the news from here would reach Yizhou, but it would take at least a month for His Majesty to send troops.

Therefore, you have to hold the street pavilion for a month, and without any reinforcements, will you be able to do it! If it can't be done, the reinforcements from Guanzhong will march into Longyou, and our army will be scattered and can only return with a crushing defeat. ”

Deng Ai said solemnly: "Back then, my Deng Ai was just a stammering boy, and no one looked down on me, Your Majesty not only cured my illness, but also gave me generous resources to let me practice literature and martial arts, and I Deng Ai have today." Now Your Majesty needs my help, even if I don't want to fight for my life, I have to defend the street pavilion! ”

"Okay, Your Majesty really didn't see the wrong person!" Zhuge Liang patted Deng Ai on the shoulder and said, "I sent Meng Qi and Yide out, I just wanted to send you this task." If there is a loss, my 50,000 soldiers and horses will be wiped out, and even Wudu will be difficult to protect.

I will send 12,000 soldiers and horses with you, and you will go to the street pavilion, and you should go down to the village, and the camp will be established, so you will draw four to eight maps, and send someone to me in the starry night. ”

Deng Ai arched his hand and said: "The last general will take the order, and he will live up to His Majesty's weight and the great Sima's trust." ”

Zhuge Liang nodded, looked at the generals again, and finally looked at Wang Ping, and said: "The responsibility of guarding the street pavilion is heavy, and I will send Wang Ping to go with you." ”

"Thank you, Da Sima!"

"The last general commands!"

Zhuge Liang waved his hand and said, "You two go and prepare quickly!" ”

The two of them retreated, and Zhuge Liang looked at Lin Yuan again: "Ziyu, before I leave, Your Majesty will hand over a lamp for a thousand miles to you, and now that the counties of Longyou have been decided, you quickly go to Yizhou to report the news, and return immediately after reporting the news, and go directly to the street pavilion to assist Deng Ai to guard the street pavilion." ”

"No!" Lin Yuan was ordered to retreat.

Zhuge Liang looked at Ma Zhong again: "Ma Zhong! ”

"The last general!" Ma Zhong stepped forward.

Zhuge Liang said: "In the northwest of Jieting, there is a small city, called Liucheng, after Deng Ai sent troops, you led 3,000 soldiers and horses to Liucheng to station, and responded to Deng Ai. Don't forget that Deng Ai can only appear when he can't hold on and is at a critical moment. ”

Ma Zhong was puzzled: "Why didn't the prime minister let me go with General Deng." ”

Zhuge Liang shook his head and said: "The street pavilion is the throat of the main road, and the Wei State will definitely do its best to attack, 12,000, 15,000, there is no guarantee that the street pavilion will be absolutely defended."

Deng Ai was favored by His Majesty, and he would throw away his life to guard the street pavilion, so that a fierce battle would break out in the street pavilion. Under the battle, both our army and the Wei army will suffer heavy losses and their morale will drop greatly.

But Deng Ai's troops are insufficient, and the situation is only a matter of time, I will let you Tun and Liucheng, do not teach Deng Ai to know, go to assist at the last moment, these 3,000 soldiers and horses suddenly appear on the battlefield, then the morale of our army will be greatly boosted, and the morale of the Wei army will be greatly reduced.

In this way, you can turn defeat into victory and greatly frustrate the Wei army's spirit, which is more useful than you directly following Deng Ai. It's just that you have to remember that you must find the right time, otherwise it will not be effective. ”

"Da Sima Gaoming!" Ma Zhong listened to Zhuge Liang's analysis and suddenly realized, it turns out that soldiers and horses can still be used like this?

These 3,000 people directly followed Deng Ai to guard the street pavilion, which had little effect, but if they suddenly appeared when the two armies were fighting fiercely, it would play a considerable role.