The cliffs on both sides of Xuanyuan Pass are strange and rocky, the mountains are majestic and dangerous, the road twists and turns, it is the dangerous pass in the southeast of Luoyang, and it has always been the place where soldiers must fight.

Because of the twists and turns of the mountain road, Xuanyuan Pass is also known as 'eighteen plates'. As sung in the mountain songs of later generations, the mountain road has eighteen bends.

Xuanyuan Pass is not too far from Xiangcheng, and Wen Zhao led the army day and night in order to get rid of Yuan Shu's 300,000 army as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the soldiers under his command are all elite and good at fighting. Therefore, after two nights and one day, the soldiers still gritted their teeth and persevered, without the slightest complaint.

Wen Zhao came to Lu Bu's side, looked at Lu Bu who was wrapped in a lot of bandages, and immediately asked with concern: "Uncle, is your health better?" ”

From Wen Zhao's eyes, Lu Bu saw that he was genuinely concerned about himself, and immediately felt warm in his heart, and said, "It's just a small injury, why worry about it?" ”

After speaking, he stroked the red rabbit horse beside him, and said with some regret: "It's just that the red rabbit is so seriously injured, I am really sad in my heart." ”

The red rabbit horse seemed to understand Lu Bu's words, and immediately neighed and rubbed Lu Bu's thigh with his head. Lu Bu, who was riding on another war horse, saw that the red rabbit horse was so spiritual, and he loved it even more in his heart.

Seeing this situation, Wen Zhao secretly thought in his heart: "Who said that Lu Bu is the kind of ruthless and unrighteous person, he treats a war horse like this, let alone his relatives?" ”

"In the future, if I can give it a favor, move it with affection, and know it with benefit, I can't make it cling to it."

Thinking of this, Wen Zhao felt that it was necessary for him to change his attitude towards Lu Bu in the future.

"Wen Zhao, this time I mistakenly fell into Yuan Shu's treacherous scheme, which led to this failure, and even I almost lost my life. If it weren't for Wen Zhao guarding the walled gate, I would have been spared this time. ”

Wen Zhao immediately said: "How alienating are my uncle's words? Don't say that my uncle is Wen Zhao's closest relative, even if an ordinary general under my command is trapped in the enemy camp, I will never abandon him. ”

When Lu Bu heard this, his heart was even more moved, and he secretly thought: "In the past, I didn't do anything more, but for the sake of glory and wealth, I actually killed my benefactor Ding Jianyang, which caused my reputation to be ruined and despised by scholars. ”

"I think that Dong Zhongying, although he is nominally my father-in-law, treats me very kindly. However, he only took a fancy to my prowess and the soldiers under my command. Even if you kill this thief, I will never regret it. ”

"This time I am under siege, I know the courage of the horseman, and it is difficult to become a big weapon after all. What's more, even in terms of personal bravery, there are also several people under Wen Zhao who are not under me. In the past, I relied on the Chinese Heavenly Painting Halberd, but there was no one in my eyes. ”

Now under the command of Wen Zhao, the fierce general is like a cloud. Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei are all ten thousand enemies, even if Lu Bu fights against them, it is a little difficult to win.

The rest, like Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Gao Shun, are not easy to match.

In the past, Lu Bu was crisscrossing the state and became famous, which made him a little arrogant and arrogant, and there was no one in his eyes. Now, after experiencing ups and downs and seeing the heroes of the world, he has undergone a lot of changes imperceptibly.

Secretly sighing, Lu Bu glanced at Wen Zhao, and secretly thought in his heart: "If Wen Zhao can treat Qi Ling well, I will definitely do my best to assist him." ”

The current Lu Bu, after Wen Zhao's continuous suppression, and the fact that he was besieged in Yuan's army camp, has also seen a lot.

Although Lu Bu has a bad reputation, his bravery has been recognized by the people of the world, and he can be regarded as famous. Now he is in his forties, but he only has a daughter. As long as his daughter is doing well, what more can he ask for?

Wen Zhao and Lu Bu both had different thoughts and rode on the official road.

The sky is getting brighter, and the majestic Xuanyuan Pass in the west is covered with a layer of golden light under the illumination of the morning light.

In the morning, the mountains were covered with clouds and mist, and the soldiers looked up from below, as if some gods were soaring through the clouds, causing a burst of exclamations and a little commotion.

Wen Zhao heard everyone's exclamations, raised his head to look at the scenery of Xuanyuan Pass, and was also shocked, and couldn't help but say: "Xuanyuan got up early and went to the clouds. ”

"Open the gates! Open the gates! ”

Zhao Yun, who was at the front, had already led the troops to the city of Xuanyuan Pass, and he shouted loudly at the defenders in the city.

In fact, as early as when the army was still more than ten miles away from here, Wen Zhao had already sent people to enter the customs in advance and notified the guards in the city.

The guard general of Guanzhong was standing on Xuanyuan Pass at this time, and when he saw the large group of people coming, he did not dare to slack off.

It was determined that the person who came was Zhao Yun, the general under Wen Zhao. The Xuanyuan guards hurriedly shouted to the soldiers to open the city gates.

Wen Zhao led the generals to take the lead in entering the Guanzhong, and after meeting with the Guanzhong guards, he did not rush to rest, but came to the Xuanyuan Pass.

Standing at the pass, Wen Zhao looked down at the pass and saw the fog and waves rolling, the clouds and smoke were swirling, the weather was changing rapidly, and the weather was thousands.

At this time, under the cliff of Xuanyuan Pass, there is a clear spring gushing out, which adds a lightness and freedom to this Xiongguan.

Wen Zhao pointed to the clear spring and said to the Xuanyuan Pass guard: "The Guanzhong is surrounded by cliffs, but I don't want to have this sweet spring, it's really surprising." ”

The Xuanyuan guard hurriedly stepped forward and said to Wen Zhao: "The lord doesn't know, does this sweet spring still have a great origin?" ”

"Oh, where did it come from?"

Xuanyuan Guan's words aroused Wen Zhao's interest.

The Xuanyuan Pass guard replied: "Legend has it that Gaozu led a large army to seize Tongguan, but when he passed through here, the people were sleepy and the horses were tired, and there was no drop of water. Liu Gaozu then pulled out his sword and slashed towards the cliff, and as a result, a stream of spring water erupted. ”

"Since then, this sweet spring has been called the 'Sword Guiding Spring'."

After hearing this allusion, Wen Zhao laughed out loud and said, "I never thought that this sweet spring still has such a origin!" ”

Although Wen Zhao laughed loudly in his mouth, he was a little disappreciative in his heart. Whether it is the 'White Snake Uprising' or this 'Sword Drawing Spring', it is just a pretense of the law of heaven's will.

He didn't believe it at all, things were really that mysterious.

However, even though Wen Zhao is physically and mentally exhausted, he is also very happy.

Xuanyuan Pass is located at the junction of Sili and Yuzhou, the level is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack. And if you want to break through this pass, you can only attack from the dangerous pass in the east, and there is no way to surround Xuanyuan Pass and attack the four gates at the same time.

Because Xuanyuan Pass is not like an ordinary city, it is built according to the steep terrain, surrounded by lofty mountains and cliffs, and even birds are difficult to fly.

Wen Zhao relied on this dangerous pass, even if Yuan Shu led an army of 300,000 again, he didn't have to worry, there was no way to transport grain and grass. Not only that, but he can also take this opportunity to keep the enemy out of the country and directly consume Yuan Shu's money and food.

Rubbing his brows, Wen Zhao felt a little tired. After all, he was just one person, leading his subordinates to run for two nights and one day, and his body had almost reached the limit. Seeing that the soldiers outside the gate had entered the city one after another, he completely relieved himself.

He was about to go down to rest, but he saw that the Xuanyuan Pass guard suddenly slapped his forehead, and hurriedly stepped forward to report: "Lord, because Xiangcheng is surrounded by Yuan Shu's army, there is no way to transport grain and grass into it, so the grain and grass are concentrated in Xuanyuan Pass. ”

"In addition, Pusaka ordered Cheng Zhongde and General Chen Jing to worry about the danger of the main public security, and requisitioned a large army in the territory to prepare to come to the rescue."

In order to ensure the supply of grain and grass, Pusaka Ling began to borrow grain and grass from the people in the territory. Many people took out their surplus food at home and contributed all of it to the government. ”

"Now the army of Pusaka and Bingzhou are all assembled, ready to go to Xiangcheng to rescue the lord."

Suddenly hearing the news and learning what happened, Wen Zhao was not only moved, but also a little shocked.

The reason why he only led 40,000 horses to the expedition at the beginning was that he didn't want to cause a heavy burden to Baixin in the territory.

If Cheng Yu and the others really mobilized a large army to help, it would definitely cause a great loss of vitality in the territory, and hundreds of people would face famine again.

As a prince, no one knows better about the situation in the homes of the people in the territory than him. If the people really take out their own food to support the government, I am afraid that there will be countless fields barren during the spring ploughing season this year.

This will be a heavy blow to this autumn's harvest. The entire Guanzhong, and even the already stabilized Merge Prefecture, will once again fall into a vicious circle.

Wen Zhao believes that Cheng Yu and Li Ru will not fail to see this. However, they would rather watch Bingzhou and Guanzhong become chaotic again than have any accidents with Wen Zhao.

This not only shows their loyalty, but also shows their vision beyond the reach of ordinary people. They understand better than anyone how important Wen Zhao is to the Chen Group.

Without Wen Zhao, the Chen Group is like a tiger that has lost its sharp teeth and claws, and among the wolves, it will only become a delicious prey.

Although Jia Xu and Tian Feng were also very tired, after hearing the news, they could only give advice to Wen Zhao as soon as possible.

Tian Feng hurriedly said: "Bingzhou is the foundation of the lord, and it must not affect this year's spring ploughing because of the matter of borrowing grain." ”

"Guanzhong has finally stabilized, but after the drought, it will become a stable granary, and there is no room for error."

"Now that we have been freed from the predicament, the lord can let the soldiers and horses of Pusaka and Bingzhou quickly inform the soldiers and horses of Pusaka and Bingzhou, so that they can return the way they came, and return the grain and grass borrowed from the people."

Jia Xu also nodded in agreement. In order to stabilize Guanzhong, the strategists under Wen Zhao don't know how much effort was spent. We must not let those people who are devoted to Wenzhao fall into famine.

It must be known that these people are the foundation of Wen Zhao's foothold in troubled times. If he loses these people, he will become a rootless duckweed.

Wen Zhao didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Pass on my military order, let people rush to Puban and Bingzhou for 800 miles, and order Chen Jing, Wang Yan and others to recall the army and return the grain borrowed from the people!" ”