Outside the door of the Taishou Mansion, Zhang Liao was waiting anxiously, and the famous thorn was handed over, and he didn't know if he would be entertained by his friends.

However, when he came here, everything was instructed by Zhang Hong, to salute first and then soldier.

In other words, he first went alone to persuade Taiyuan Taishou, if Taiyuan Taishou was willing to stand on the same line with them, then this matter would be easy to do.

If Taiyuan Taishou is unwilling to obey him, he can only let his blood be splashed on the spot, and then make another plan.

About a stick of incense passed, a thin figure, fair complexion, wearing a scarf on his head, walked out of the door of the Taishou Mansion, when he saw this person, Zhang Liao's eyes only felt suddenly bright.

"Brother Wenyuan, don't come unharmed?" The person who came walked directly in front of Zhang Liao and immediately gave up.

"It's you!" After Zhang Liao saw the visitor, he was immediately happy, and in addition to being excited, he stretched out his hand and held the hand of the visitor tightly, and asked, "After the Chang'an Rebellion, I asked someone to inquire about your news, but there has been no news, I thought you had ......."

The person who came was Wang Ling, he was Wang Yun's nephew, at that time Wang Yun and Lu Bu joined forces to discuss the plan to get rid of Dong Zhuo, Wang Ling, as Wang Yun's close person, often came and went between Wang Yun and Lu Bu, this back and forth, Wang Ling was also familiar with Lu Bu's generals, and he was familiar with Zhang Liao at first sight.

"I was lucky enough to escape back to my hometown. But because he was worried that Li Dao and Guo Yan would kill them all, they went incognito. Wang Ling said.

Zhang Liao asked again: "You came out of the Taishou Mansion, could it be that you serve in the county?" ”

Wang Ling nodded and said slowly, "Taishou is the same clan as me. According to the generation. I should have called him uncle. After I fled back to the village. I also thank the clansmen for helping me hide, otherwise I would have been arrested. Later, Taishou hired me to serve as the chief historian of the county. ”

When Zhang Liao heard this, haha laughed: "It's really good, in this way, then this matter will be much easier." ”

"What is Brother Wen Yuan talking about?" Wang Ling asked.

Zhang Liao then informed Wang Ling of the purpose of his coming to Taiyuan, and after Wang Ling heard it, he immediately said: "Such a clever plan. If it is used, it will definitely be able to successfully block Cao Cao outside the pass. This is not the place to speak, Brother Wen Yuan, come in with me, stay there too much, and let me persuade you. ”

"There's Brother Lao Xian!"

Wang Ling was in front, Zhang Liao was behind, Wang Ling led Zhang Liao into the Taishou Mansion, the two of them went one after the other, chatted with each other along the way, and Wang Ling only knew. After Zhang Liao was killed in battle by Lü Bu, he joined Zhang Yan's account with Gao Shun.

Zhang Yan led the army to the king. The matter of bringing the Son of Heaven to Pengcheng had already spread, and seeing that Zhang Liao could follow such a master as Zhang Yan, Wang Ling was envious.

The two chatted all the way, taking three steps and making two steps, and soon came to the front hall of the Taishou Mansion.

As soon as Wang Ling entered the front hall, he explained to Wang Hui Zhang Liao's intention, and also said that Zhang Liao had brought a strategy to deal with Cao Cao.

After Wang Hui heard this, he immediately asked about countermeasures, so Zhang Liao told Wang Hui what to do.

"Good plan! Sure enough, it's a good plan. That way, I don't have to worry about not being able to defeat Cao Cao anymore! Wang Hui said with great appreciation.

So, Wang Hui began to follow Zhang Liao's strategy and handed over this matter to Wang Ling to take charge of.

Wang Ling is quite famous in Jinyang City, and even the whole of Taiyuan also knows his name, plus the Wang family has a prominent position in Taiyuan and has a very high prestige, so it is most suitable for Wang Ling to handle this matter.

On the same day, Wang Ling sent people to some densely populated places in the city, such as tea shops, wine shops, restaurants, inns and other places, to spread the news that Cao Cao was going to attack Taiyuan. In addition, he also specifically said that Cao Cao was very hateful, and said that Cao Cao liked to slaughter cities, and once Taiyuan was captured, many people would inevitably die at Cao Cao's hands.

In just half an hour, people in Jinyang City were already panicking. In addition, Wang Ling sent people to close the city gates before this, and sent troops to guard the city gates, not allowing anyone to enter or leave, which made the whole atmosphere very tense, and the people believed it was true, and they were worried about their lives.

In addition, Wang Ling also made the army move frequently in the city and continued to release smoke bombs.

About another hour passed, and the people in Jinyang City were terrified, for fear that Jinyang City would be captured by Cao Cao and thus suffered by Cao Cao's slaughter.

At this time, Wang Ling sent people to post a notice to recruit soldiers, and then Wang Ling personally took to the streets, encouraging all people to unite and join the army enthusiastically to defend their families and defend the country against Cao Cao's invasion.

Whether it is in the family or among the ordinary people, Wang Ling's reputation is very high. As soon as he appeared in public, the people were encouraged to join the army.

The people of Bingzhou are fierce, almost everyone practices martial arts, and the government of the Han Dynasty does not prohibit private weaponry, so that many people have become rangers.

This time, I heard that my hometown was about to be destroyed, and the men in Jinyang City all brought their weapons and went to join the army in front of the Taishou Mansion.

In just one day, more than 3,000 soldiers were recruited.

In addition, Wang Ling sent people to gallop to various counties, continue to recruit soldiers, and incite public sentiment, calling on them to resist foreign enemies together.

At noon the next day, Tai Shi Ci and Zhang Hong, together with Zhang Hong, led 2,000 cavalry to arrive outside Jinyang City, and Zhang Liao and Wang Ling welcomed Tai Shi Ci and others into the city.

Tai Shi Ci was a former general, and his official position was much higher than Wang Hui's Taishou, Wang Hui learned that Tai Shi Ci was ordered by the Son of Heaven to come to Bingzhou to help in the war, so he took the initiative to hand over the initiative of his subordinate army to Tai Shi Ci.

So, Tai Shici led his subordinate cavalry and went to Shiling Pass with Zhang Hong and Zhang Liao, and let Wang Ling stay in Jinyang and continue to recruit soldiers.

Shiling Pass is one of the three passes in Taiyuan, located in the north two miles of Shangyuan Village, Dayu Town, Yangqu County, east of Xiaowutai, west of Guanmao Mountain. The mountain is steep and dangerous, the pass is majestic, it is the place where the soldiers of the past dynasties must fight, it is the traffic point of Taiyuan leading to the Dai, Yun, Ning and Shuo, and is known as the gateway of Taiyuan Xinding.

Taiyuan, the mountain is surrounded on three sides, the river is blocked on one side, the terrain is dangerous, there is like Qin Shu. In ancient times, there were three roads in Xiongguan to prevent foreign troubles from invading. The so-called "Taiyuan Three Passes", namely Tianmen Pass, Hezhuang Pass and Shiling Pass. Among these three passes, Tianmen Pass is the most dangerous, and Shiling Pass and Hezhuang Pass are the most important.

Tai Shici led the army out of Tianmen Pass first, and then traveled thirty or forty miles east through Hezhuang Pass before arriving at Shiling Pass.

Shiling Guanling crosses the east and west, the road runs north and south, and it has been the main road of Taiyuan leading to Xin, Dai, Yun and Shuo, giving people the feeling that one man is the pass, and ten thousand people are not open. The gate of this pass is narrow and dark, the approach road slope is steep and bent, and the officers and soldiers are guarded and guarded strictly, which causes difficulties for travel and transportation.

The guard general's surname is Hao, his name is famous, the word Bodao, he is a native of Taiyuan, and he is the first general in the Taiyuan army.

When Tai Shi Ci came out of Jinyang, Wang Ling informed him of some information about Hao Zhao and gave Tai Shi Ci a letter to Hao Zhao so that Hao Zhao could obey Yu Tai Shi Ci.

When Tai Shici and the others arrived at Shiling Pass, but when they saw that the gate was closed and the swords were tense on the city, the people defending the city suddenly saw a strange army coming, and immediately shouted loudly: "Stop!" ”

Tai Shici then opened his bow and arrows and shot Wang Ling's letter to the city tower.

The guards took down the letter and handed it to Hao Zhao. After Hao Zhao received this letter, he opened it and looked at it hurriedly, and immediately rejoiced, and immediately ordered someone to open the gate to welcome Tai Shici and others into the customs.

The closed door slowly opened, Hao Zhao led his subordinates to slowly walk out of the closed door, Tai Shi Ci saw that Hao Zhao was eight feet long, with a strong body, long hands and thick arms, and quite heroic, and couldn't help but secretly praise in his heart.

"The last general, Hao Zhao, see General Taishi!" Hao Zhao walked in front of Tai Shici and said respectfully.

Tai Shi Ci said: "No need to be polite, since you have read Wang Changshi's letter, you should know what I am here for, right?" ”

Hao Zhao nodded and replied: "General Taishi, rest assured, the last general will inevitably obey General Taishi's dispatch and go to the soup to fight the fire, at any cost." ”

"Good. Did Cao Cao's army ever arrive? Tai Shi Ci asked.

Hao Zhao said: "The day before yesterday, only the scouts of the Cao army were discovered, but no movement of the Cao army was found, but for the sake of safety, the last general had closed the gate and refused all merchants to enter the customs. ”

"Well, you're doing the right thing."

Hao Zhao glanced behind Tai Shi Ci, but saw that Tai Shi Ci was leading cavalry, filling the entire mountain road, stretching far and winding, and he couldn't see the end at a glance. He then asked, "I wonder how many soldiers and horses the general has brought?" ”

"Two thousand cavalry!"

After Hao Zhao heard this, he frowned, and immediately said to Tai Shici: "General Qiyu, Shiling Guancheng is slightly smaller, and it can only accommodate about five hundred people, but now there are three hundred people in Guancheng, and it can still accommodate two hundred people, and the last general ......."

"You don't have to worry about this, my subordinates are all sleeping in the mountain road, and when Cao Jun arrives, they will enter the customs to assist you in resisting!"

"The general came from afar, how dare the last general let the general's soldiers sleep in the mountain road, the last general is willing to lead his subordinates out of the Tunshan Road, and ask the general to enter the city to rest."

"There's no need to be so troublesome, I'll only enter the city with two hundred people."

Subsequently, Tai Shici asked Hao Zhao to lead him into the city, but left the army in the mountain road and let them rest in place.

After entering the city, Hao Zhao used the only food and wine to entertain Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, Zhang Hong and others.

After Tai Shici, Zhang Liao, and Zhang Hong came to Shiling Pass, they sent scouts to inquire about the news, but for two days, there was no news of Cao's army, and Cao Cao's army seemed to have disappeared.

There is not the slightest news, but it has aroused Zhang Hong's suspicions, in his opinion, Cao Cao suddenly disappeared, is it not a retreat?

For this reason, Zhang Hong asked the scouts to inquire farther away, but there was no news of Cao Jun.

For three days, Cao Jun disappeared, and Zhang Hong couldn't sit still any longer, so he went to Tai Shici and informed him of his worries. (To be continued......)