"Shizi, why are you here!"

Jiameng Pass is located in Zitong County, and Huo Jun, the Taishou of Zitong, is stationed here.

After Liu Chan arrived at Jiameng Pass, he told Huo Jun about the current situation in Jingzhou.

At the same time, he also said his intentions: "General Huo Jun, this group of young generals under my command is more than brave, but not resourceful, this time I went to go, it involves defense, I know that General Huo Jun is good at defense, and I ask General Huo Jun to go to Shangyong with me!" ”

Huo Jun was puzzled: "The situation in Jingzhou is dangerous, the prince of the world will come to save him, and I will serve myself, but I am here, and I have the responsibility of guarding the city, and I still need to transport grain and grass for the lord......"

Liu Chan pondered, looked at the general Ju Fu who came with him and said: "There is no war in Jia Meng Pass, the trouble is just to transport grain and grass, Ju Fu, you stay in charge of this matter and replace General Huo Jun!" ”

"No!" The sentence is handed over to receive the order.

Huo Jun saw that Liu Chan had arranged it directly, and said with a wry smile: "Since this is the case, I will go with the prince!" ”

"Then thank you, General!" Liu Chan nodded, looked at Lin Yuan and ordered: "Now there are not many Chengguan to the north, Baishui Pass is going to Hanzhong, hundreds of miles of mountain roads along the way, and the dry food we carry with us has been eaten."

Lin Yuan, you ride my horse to Baishui Pass, let the defenders prepare more dry food and water, and after General Huo hands over the military affairs, we will go to Baishui Pass together to meet you! ”

"No!"

Half a day later, Huo Jun handed over the military affairs to Jufu, and then hurried to Baishui Pass with Liu Chan and his party.

Lin Yuan had already arrived at Baishui Pass, and at this moment, the defenders of Guanzhong had prepared a large amount of dry food and water, which was enough for Liu Chan and his party.

Liu Chan and his entourage arrived at Baishui Pass, and did not rest, they entered Guancheng Road non-stop, and rushed north towards Yangping Pass and Hanzhong.

Liu Chan, Huo Jun, Lin Yuan and others are all strong and healthy, marching all the way, and sleeping in the open is nothing, but Liu Ba is a literati, and he can't stand it for a few days.

On the march, Liu Chan saw that Liu Ba's face was pale, and said: "Sir, my mount can travel thousands of miles a day, trekking through mountains and rivers, like walking on flat ground, you can ride with me!" ”

Liu Ba shook his head and said, "How dare you let the prince take me?" I'm still holding up! ”

Liu Chan shook his head and said, "Now that the situation is urgent, don't stick to etiquette, sir!" I'm counting on my husband to give me advice! ”

Liu Ba nodded, and had no choice but to sit on Liu Chan's war horse: "Then please forgive me for being rude!" ”

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Five days later, Liu Chan and his entourage went out of the mountain road and arrived at Yangping Pass.

Now Ma Chao, Pang De and others are stationed in Wudu County, and there are only 3,000 defenders in Yangping Pass.

Liu Chan and his entourage rested for one night at Yangping Pass, changed their horses, and after strictly telling the defenders not to leak the news, they quickly whipped up their horses and went straight to Hanzhong.

After Liu Chan left, the guard general said worriedly: "The prince and his entourage suddenly came to Hanzhong, didn't something happen?" Shall we go and inform General Ma Chao? ”

One person said: "But didn't the prince say that the news can't be leaked?" ”

The guard general sighed and said, "What kind of character is the prince?" The stakes are significant, if something goes wrong, can we afford it? It's better to inform General Ma Chao first and ask him to decide! You stay here, I'll go and inform General Ma Chao! ”

Subsequently, the guard general personally went to Yangping Pass to inform Ma Chao.

When Ma Chao heard the news, he was shocked: "The prince suddenly came to Hanzhong? At this time, it is not trivial, Pound, you quickly go to Nanzheng to find out the news! ”

When Pang De arrived in Nanzheng, Liu Chan had already rushed from Nanzheng to Shangyong at this moment, Jiang Wan was a person from the Jingzhou faction, and he was promoted by Liu Chan, and he was loyal to Liu Chan, but he obeyed Liu Chan's advice and had no intention of telling Liu Bei the news.

However, he couldn't bear Pang De's inquiry, so Jiang Wan had no choice but to tell the truth.

When Pound got the news, he was shocked and said: "The son of the world will inherit the lord's inheritance in the future, how can you hide it and not report it to the lord?" ”

Jiang Wan was embarrassed: "Now that the lord is in Guanzhong, there was news some time ago that he had defeated Xiahou Yuan and was about to attack Chang'an in the east. If you're not careful, you'll be wiped out. ”

Pound patted his thigh and said, "What if something goes wrong with the son?" ”

"I was looking for the General!" Jiang Wan heard the words and said: "The son of the world is young and old, and Mr. Liu Ba has made suggestions, and the martial arts of the little generals are no less than that of his father. However, just in case, General Pang De was also asked to lead troops to support, first, to protect the prince, and second, to solve the danger of Jingzhou. ”

"Hmm!" Pang De nodded and said, "I'll go back and discuss with Meng Qi first!" ”

Pound said that, and hurried to Wudu.

After arriving in Wudu, Pang De told Ma Chao about the situation.

Ma Chao groaned: "According to the current situation, Cao Thief is only afraid that he really wants to join forces with Jiangdong to plot Jingzhou. The prince's concern is not unreasonable, if Jingzhou is lost, the lord will not only lose Jingzhou, but also the Northern Expedition will have to be terminated, and it is more likely that he will be defeated......"

Pound asked, "Then do you want to send someone to inform the lord now?" ”

Ma Chao looked at Pang De, shook his head and said: "Tell the lord, the lord must be in a hurry, the decisive battle, but the heart is unstable, you know what the result is!" ”

Pound said worriedly: "But the son of the world ......"

"Why didn't the prince send us informed? I'm afraid that we will tell the lord and affect the lord's great cause of the Northern Expedition! Ma Chao groaned: "And you don't know the son, although the son is young, his talent is no less than that of the military advisor!" ”

Pound was shocked when he heard this: "How is this possible! ”

Ma Chao smiled when he heard this: "At the beginning, the lord won Yizhou, Zhang Renning died and did not surrender, the lord and the military adviser all went to persuade him to surrender, but there was no result, the prince went, and Zhang Ren surrendered."

When the lord attacked Hanzhong, it was the prince who suggested that I contact you, and it was the prince's plan to reunite you and my brother.

There is also Yang Song, who was also wooed by the prince of the world, and sent troops from two directions, and the lord hesitated, and it was also the analysis of the prince that made the lord make up his mind, otherwise where would it be so easy to seize in Hanzhong? ”

Pound De was stunned: "The planning of the battle of Hanzhong is actually related to the prince? Shizi was only eight years old at the time, right? ”

Ma Chao said with a smile: "Not only that, but the wooden ox flowing horse and the stirrups and horseshoes secretly made in our army are all developed by the prince!" My Ma Chao's hope of avenging my father is only afraid that it will fall on the son! ”

"There are such things!" Pound's heart was shocked.

Ma Chao groaned and said: "Ling Ming, I have 30,000 soldiers and horses here, why didn't the prince borrow troops from us nearby, and let Deng Ai lead the troops all the way to Shangyong, just because I was worried that we would inform the lord."

We can't live up to the hard work of the prince, in this way, you immediately lead 15,000 troops to Shangyong to help the prince, and be sure to protect the prince! ”