As Liu Bei said, there are five ways to go from Hanzhong to Guanzhong.
After exiting Yangping Pass, you can take Qishan Road to Longyou and pass through Jieting to Guanzhong.
You can also walk through Sanguan via Chencang Road and arrive at Chencang in Guanzhong.
But these two roads are subject to Yangping Pass.
As long as Liu Bei occupied Yangping Pass, it would be impossible for Cao Wei's troops to reach Hanzhong from Qishan and Chencang.
As for Baoxie Road, after Liu Bei captured its southern entrance and exit, Baozhong, he immediately ordered people to enter the valley and burn the plank road.
It is also impossible for the Wei army to enter Hanzhong from this way.
Of the five roads connecting Hanzhong and Guanzhong, the only two roads that Cao Wei could take were the Tangluo Road and the Ziwu Valley.
"Tang Valley, Luo Valley and Ziwu Valley are all steep mountains and the roads are rugged and difficult to navigate."
"The Wei army wants to transport food and grass in, how easy is it?"
"As long as we can continue to confront the Wei army for a long time, and send people to harass their food routes."
"It won't be long before Cao Wei is forced to retreat because of lack of food and grass!"
Fazheng is indeed a talented military advisor, far superior to Zhuge Liang.
His suggestion was spot on!
Historically, it was with his assistance that Liu Bei killed Xia Houyuan at Dingjun Mountain, allowing Liu Bei to take the initiative in Hanzhong.
In the end, Cao Cao was forced to retreat due to pressure from food and logistics!
After listening to Fazheng's suggestion, Liu Bei's eyes lit up, but then he seemed to remember something and hesitated,
"Having said that, the pressure on our logistics is not small!"
"My lord, what you said is wrong!"
Fazheng waved his hand and said with a smile,
"The plank roads on the Golden Bull Road have never been destroyed like those in places like Ziwu Valley."
"Since there is no need to rebuild it, there is no need to worry about Cao Wei sending people to rob it."
"In addition, Mr. Kong Ming sent a letter a few days ago. In the letter, he said that he had developed a transportation tool called a wooden cow and a flowing horse."
"Wooden oxen and flowing horses can walk on the mountain road as if they were on flat ground. They are perfect for transporting grain and grass!"
"This is why my subordinates say that we can have the upper hand in Hanzhong!"
After Liu Bei heard this, he was immediately happy.
"I see!"
After some persuasion from Fazheng, Liu Bei also dispelled his doubts.
On the one hand, he sent people back to Chengdu to ask Zhuge Liang to provide more food, grass and supplies, and on the other hand, he ordered his people to step up their guard to deal with Cao Wei's next attack!
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Hanshui.
I saw a troop of more than 5,000 soldiers and horses crossing the river and heading towards the south bank.
The leader is none other than Yang Ling!
Following him were Zhao Yun, Jiang Wei, Deng Ai and others!
After all the troops crossed the Han River, the Wei army took a short rest and then headed west under the leadership of Yang Ling.
"Brother, where are we going?"
Zhao Yun, who was following Yang Ling, said with some confusion.
In the current situation, Yang Ling should either go north to attack Baozhong and drive Liu Bei out of Hanzhong, or he should return to Luoyang and properly handle Cao Zhi's funeral affairs.
But Yang Ling led them and five thousand elite soldiers to cross the Han River south.
How could this not surprise Zhao Yun and Jiang Wei?
"Teacher, please stop pretending and tell us now!"
Jiang Wei and Deng Ai also looked curious.
When Yang Ling heard this, he chuckled and said,
"To be honest, I plan to take you to poke Liu Bei's ass!"
Upon hearing this, the three people's faces suddenly became dark, but they also became more and more confused.
Seeing this, Yang Ling rode on horseback slowly and asked with a smile,
"Let me ask you, if we cut off the connection between Shu and Liu Bei and cut off his food routes, what will happen to him?"
As soon as he said these words, Zhao Yun and others' hearts jumped suddenly!
If this is the case, the Yizhou Army will be completely defeated, and Liu Bei and others may be wiped out in one fell swoop!
"Having said that, how can we cut off Liu Bei's retreat?"
Zhao Yun came back to his senses and asked in a deep voice.
Most of Liu Bei's army's grain and grass were transported from Chengdu to Yangping Pass via Jinniu Road, and then transferred from Yangping Pass to Baozhong.
Now that Yangping Pass is under Liu Bei's control, it is almost impossible to attack his grain road!
"If it were anyone else, this would definitely not be possible, but if it were me, it would be easy!"
Yang Ling chuckled and pointed to the Daba Mountains stretching thousands of miles ahead.
"Do you know the name of that mountain?"
Several people looked in the direction he pointed, and Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, Zhou Cang and others shook their heads.
However, Zhao Yun pondered for a moment and replied,
"It seems to be called Dingjun Mountain!"
"Yes, that mountain is called Dingjun Mountain!"
Yang Ling nodded and continued,
"In Dingjun Mountain, there is an unknown mountain road that can be detoured to the west of Yangping Pass!"
When Zhao Yun and others heard this, their eyes suddenly widened!
If there really was such a mountain road, wouldn't it be easy to cut off Liu Bei's retreat? !
"Zhang Tianshi has been running Hanzhong for so many years. If there is such a way, how could he not know about it?"
Jiang Wei looked a little doubtful.
After all, before this, neither Zhang Lu nor Yang Song and others had ever mentioned the existence of such a mountain road!
"Zhang...Zhang Lu...who is this person? How...is he worthy to be compared with the teacher!"
Deng Ai on the side hummed,
"Teacher... you are very smart. You know there is such a... way, so why is it so strange!"
"Shizai, you have become evil and you have learned to flatter me."
Zhao Yun joked.
"I'm just...telling the truth, if the old...teacher says there is, then there must be!"
Deng Ai argued.
Everyone couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, just relax. When we get to Dingjun Mountain, we will naturally see the results."
Facing the doubts of several people, Yang Ling was quite confident.
In history, when Liu Bei attacked Hanzhong, he could not conquer Yangping Pass for a long time, so he sent people to explore the terrain and found such a mountain road.
He led his army from the mountain road to Dingjun Mountain, and finally seized the opportunity to kill Xiahou Yuan with Huang Zhong's formation, laying the foundation for the capture of Hanzhong.
Due to the emergence of Yang Ling, the historical process was changed, and Liu Bei did not know the existence of Dingjun Mountain Road.
So Yang Ling planned to do the opposite and lead his elite troops from Dingjun Mountain to the rear of Yangping Pass to cut off Liu Bei's food route!
When the Wei army arrived at Dingjun Mountain, Yang Ling ordered the army to camp on the spot and sent hundreds of spies to search in the mountain.
Early the next morning, when the sun slowly rose, there was news from spies.
The mountain road Yang Ling mentioned is in Dingjun Mountain!
Zhao Yun and others were refreshed, and while they were overjoyed, they were also shocked by Yang Ling's omniscience!
For Yang Ling to know such a road that is unknown to the world and hidden among the mountains, it is simply amazing!
After discovering the mountain road, Yang Ling did not hesitate and immediately led his troops into the mountain and went straight to the rear of Yangping Pass!
