"Be gentle, be gentle!"
Zhuge Liang was pressed so hard that he grinned, but fortunately he recovered as before.
Looking at the letter in his hand, Zhuge Liang let out a long sigh, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart.
Although Cao Wei had strong soldiers and horses, and various advanced weaponry, the Golden Bull Road was bumpy and difficult, and the Jianmen Pass was towering at Cui Wei!
In Zhuge Liang's view, unless Wei Jun can fly to the sky and escape, it is definitely possible for Liu Bei to persist for a period of time.
But he never expected that in just a few days, Jianmen Pass would be captured by the Wei army!
The importance of Jianmen Pass to Yizhou is self-evident.
With the national power far behind that of Cao Wei, if Liu Bei's Shu Han wanted to avoid being annexed, Jianmen Pass, as the gateway to Yizhou, must not be lost!
When the sword gate is closed, the Shu Han court is there.
Once the Jianmen Pass is lost, all that awaits Liu Bei and the others is destruction!
"Yang Ling... really has a conspiracy!"
Zhuge Liang couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Why is the Prime Minister so sure that this is Yang Ling's plan?"
Gao Xiang on the side said in surprise.
"Although there are many talented people in Cao Wei's side, Yang Ling is the only one who has such ability!"
Zhuge Liang's tone was full of loneliness.
He has been fighting with Yang Ling for half his life, but he has always been at the disadvantage!
Maybe.
With the fall of Jianmen Pass, their grudge will be settled!
"Prime Minister, what should we do now?"
Wang Ping asked cautiously.
"We can only hold on to this place, there is no other way!"
Zhuge Liang only had 20,000 to 30,000 men, so there was no point in going north to support Liu Bei.
Moreover, if he leaves and Cao Wei's navy goes upstream and captures Bajun and Jiangzhou, then Shu Han will be attacked from both sides!
The only thing Zhuge Liang can do now is to pray that Liu Bei and others can recapture Jianmen Pass!
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Yang Ling led his army, and after a day of repairs at Jianmen Pass, he continued to march south.
The three brothers Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, and Guanqiu Jian, as the vanguard of the Wei army, were invincible along the way.
In just a few days, the roads to Fucheng were cleared from Xiajiange, Wulian, Zitong and other cities!
Seeing Cao Wei's army advancing so fast, Liu Bei couldn't sit still.
He quickly gathered everyone in the county government hall in Fucheng to discuss countermeasures.
"Cao Wei is approaching fiercely. Do you have any strategies to retreat from the enemy?"
Liu Bei looked at everyone eagerly.
All the officials of Shu Han frowned.
It's not that they don't want to offer suggestions, but the strength gap between the two sides is too big, and there is no good strategy at the moment.
Seeing that no one had any good ideas, Liu Bei had no choice but to look at Fazheng again.
"Mr. Xiao Nao, do you have any good ideas?"
Fazheng pondered for a long time, and then said in a deep voice,
"Cao Wei's soldiers and horses are coming fiercely, and it is really disadvantageous to resist head-on."
"Therefore, I suggest that your Majesty use the guerrilla tactics invented by Yang Ling to deal with it!"
Although the guerrilla tactics invented by Yang Ling are classified among Cao Wei.
But after all, the two sides have been at war for many years, and many generals have defected to each other.
Therefore, Liu Bei still has some understanding of guerrilla tactics.
Although the road from Fucheng to Jianmen Pass is much easier to walk than the mountain road outside Jianmen Pass, it is still quite bumpy.
Fa Zheng suggested that the Wei army's marching route should be fortified and clear, and multiple groups of soldiers and horses should be sent to block the Wei army's march in sections to delay the Wei army's march.
"This is a good way to deal with it."
Liu Bei praised, but then frowned and said,
"But it can only delay the speed of Cao Wei's troops. I'm afraid it doesn't seem to have much effect on the overall battle situation."
"His Majesty is truly astute!"
Fazheng patted his butt gently and said with a smile,
"In addition, I feel it is necessary to send people to attack the Wei army's food roads!"
Hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up!
After Yang Ling captured Hanzhong, in order to show Cao Wei's benevolence, he exempted Hanzhong from taxes for three years.
Therefore, the grain and grass used by the Wei army had to be transported from Chang'an to Hanzhong, and then transported from Hanzhong to the front line via Jinniu Road.
Although Yang Ling had previously ordered the repair of the mountain road on Jinniu Road, the logistical pressure was still considerable.
If we can successfully attack Cao Wei's grain road, we will definitely be able to force the Wei army to retreat!
But before everyone was happy for a while, Ma Su raised an objection.
"This is easy to say, but the food road is far behind. How should we attack?"
His words were like a basin of cold water poured over everyone's heads.
Yes, if you want to attack the Wei army's food road, you must pass through Jianmen Pass.
Now that Cao Wei's army is marching towards Fucheng, how could they bypass the enemy's main force and pass through Jianmen Pass to attack the Wei army's food road?
However, Fazheng had already considered this and said with a confident smile,
"The Barbarian King Meng Huo and his tribe have lived in the mountains and forests for a long time, climbing over the jungles and mountains as if they were walking on flat ground."
"Your Majesty can order him to lead his barbarian soldiers to cross the mountains around Jianmen Pass and attack the Wei army's food route."
"This way, great things can be accomplished!"
Hearing this, Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, then he clapped his hands and laughed and said,
"How could I have forgotten this! Mr. Xiao Nao is indeed a master of clever calculations!"
Although the Shu Han court disapproved of the barbarians who were barbaric and uncivilized, they had to admit that the combat power of the barbarians was truly astonishing.
If Zhuge Liang hadn't caught their shortcomings of carelessness and ignorance of strategy, it might not have been so easy to regain Meng Huo.
"Come here, quickly invite the Barbarian King Meng Huo!"
Liu Bei quickly ordered.
After a while, a tall barbarian man with a strong build, dark complexion, wearing strange clothes and with his chest exposed came in.
"My barbarian king Meng Huo has met His Majesty the Han Dynasty!"
After seeing Liu Bei, Meng Huo did not salute, but said in a rough voice.
"Barbarian King, there is no need to be polite, please take a seat quickly."
Liu Bei smiled.
"okay!"
Meng Huo actually sat down on the ground.
Seeing that he was so ignorant of etiquette, everyone looked strange.
But Liu Bei was too lazy to care about it, so he smiled and said,
"Now that the Wei army is approaching fiercely, I have an important matter that I want to leave to the Barbarian King!"
"After the deed is accomplished, I will reward the Barbarian King generously!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Huo laughed and said,
"Just give me your orders, Your Majesty!"
So Liu Bei told Meng Huo about Fa Zheng's plan.
"Hey, what did I think was going on? It's all on me!"
Meng Huo smiled nonchalantly, patted his chest and agreed.
Seeing him so happy, Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then I will be right behind, waiting for the triumphant return of the Barbarian King!"
"Without further delay, I hope the Barbarian King will set off immediately!"
Fa Zheng said with a smile.
"Easy to say, easy to say!"
After Meng Huo received the military order, he stood up and left, swaggering back to his tent.
Before he even entered the tent, he shouted loudly,
"Madam, madam!"
