In fact, Jiameng Pass was not the front line of the attack on Hanzhong. The real front line of confrontation was at Baishui Pass, which was guarded by Liu Zhang's trusted generals, Yang Huai and Gao Pei.
Strictly speaking, Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei to go north to support Yang Huai, and Gao Pei went north to attack Hanzhong.
It's just that Liu Bei is always a prince, and Liu Zhang invited him to help, so in name, Liu Bei is the commander-in-chief of the entire northern Yizhou front line to attack Zhang Lu, and Yang Huai Gaopei is also under Liu Bei's jurisdiction.
Liu Bei stationed at Jiameng Pass for rest and training, while Yang Huai and Gaopei temporarily occupied the enemy on the front line, which made sense.
Liu Bei's current military discussions are, on the one hand, discussing how to stabilize Yang Huai and Gao Pei so that they know that he is indeed here to fight Zhang Lu so that they can report to Liu Zhang. On the other hand, they are also discussing with several counselors how to Reasonable workmanship.
After running in along the way, Fazheng has become Liu Bei's trusted adviser, and Meng Da, with Fazheng as a guarantee, has also been able to enter Liu Bei's decision-making circle.
Therefore, the four of them are now considered one of their own, and they don't have too many scruples when discussing it.
Zhang Xi has experience in how to catch fish.
"My lord, please make friends with Yang Huai and Gao Pei, and send them more food, grass, weapons, and fine wine to calm their hearts!" Zhang Xi said to Liu Bei, then glanced at Meng Da, and continued, "If These two people are not treated as courtesy by the lord, but they can also order General Meng Da to lead four thousand troops to assist Baishui Pass. One can be called a reinforcement, and the other can be nearby to monitor."
Anyway, no matter how Zhang Xi looked at him, he felt that Meng Da was not pleasing to his eyes, so it was a good thing to get rid of him quickly.
Fa Zhengzhu glanced at Zhang Xi slightly and said, "This matter is not difficult. It is already winter and marching is inconvenient. My lord can send people out of Baishui Pass and march twenty miles back. Only tell the outside world." Marching in winter is inconvenient, so we’ll worry about it after spring comes.”
Pang Tongyi saw that both men had given him advice. It would be a bit embarrassing for him, the chief of staff, not to speak, so he quickly said, "You can also use the excuse of insufficient troops to recruit and train troops on the spot. Firstly, you can ask Liu Jiyu for food and grass. Secondly, you can ask Liu Jiyu for food and grass." Strengthen the hearts of Gao and Yang."
Meng Da is so embarrassed, you guys have finished talking, what else can I say.
He kept silent at the moment, so as not to say anything wrong and make everyone laugh.
After listening to these suggestions, Liu Bei sorted it out and made a decision.
First, he sent supplies and fine wine to Yang Huai Gaopei to win over a wave of people.
Then, he wrote a letter to Liu Zhang, saying that he did not have enough troops and wanted to recruit troops locally for training, hoping that Liu Zhang would allocate food and grass supplies.
Finally, Meng Da was asked to lead five thousand people to leave Baishui Pass and march toward Hanzhong in a pretentious manner. Meng Da was then asked to choose by himself to return to Baishui Pass at the right time and monitor Yang Huai and Gao Pei nearby.
A whole set of combos is so well-founded that no one can fault it.
Liu Bei won't have to send troops to compete with Zhang Lu at least until next spring.
At this time, it was time for Liu Bei to give full play to his strengths, establish kindness, and win the hearts of the people.
Isn't that the purpose of delaying time?
If it were not for the sake of insurance to win over people's hearts, Liu Bei would have directly detained Liu Zhang in Fucheng and attacked Chengdu.
As for winning people's hearts, Liu Bei didn't need anyone to teach him. He had plenty of means, so he didn't need to discuss anything with his advisers.
During this period of time, Zhang Xi, who had nothing to do, settled in the town behind Jiameng Pass with peace of mind.
Don't think that a checkpoint in this era is just a city tower and city wall, and there is a town behind it. Otherwise, how can it support the daily life of the defenders of a checkpoint.
Liu Zhang only provided military rations, but did not care about the daily life of the soldiers.
Therefore, although the scale is small, there is a town under Jiameng Pass, and Zhang Xi rented a house to live in the town behind Jiameng Pass. He clocked in at work every day and got off work to accompany his wife when he had nothing to do.
Sun Shangxiang followed, and he really came at the right time.
First, he looked at his husband and asked him to find a Sichuan girl for him.
From ancient times to the present, Sichuan girls have always been extremely charming.
Secondly, Sun Shangxiang is pregnant.
In February of the 17th year of Jian'an, after more than three months of continuous efforts by Zhang Xi and Sun Shangxiang, Sun Shangxiang finally became pregnant.
When Sun Shangxiang became pregnant, Zhang Xi immediately became anxious.
These days, being pregnant and giving birth is like going through hell. Zhang Xi is really worried about Sun Shangxiang giving birth in a place like Jiameng Pass.
Jiameng Pass is a military fortress, so everything in this place is designed to serve the military, and the people's livelihood conditions are really not very good.
This place is too remote, and supplies are scarce. There is only one barefoot doctor in the whole town. Sun Shangxiang is here to have an abortion and other things, and Zhang Xi is really afraid that something will happen.
But Zhang Xi has some idea at least, and knows that a newly pregnant woman is not suitable for exercise. If Sun Shangxiang is sent back to Jiangling now, the road will be bumpy. If something goes wrong, let alone that he cannot forgive himself, Sun Shangxiang can. He put the sword on Zhang Xi's neck.
Therefore, I can only try my best to provide Sun Shangxiang with some supplements and so on, and serve Sun Shangxiang front and back.
Seeing the way Zhang Xi was so interested in his wife, Fazheng suddenly felt that although this Zhang Yuanchang was talented, he didn't seem to have much manliness. As a woman, why bother? !
Fazheng didn't know Sun Shangxiang's true identity. He only thought that she was Zhang Xi's concubine in Jiamengguan Xina. Naturally, he felt that Zhang Xi was making a fuss out of a molehill.
As for Pang Tong, he just smiled at Zhang Xi's behavior and didn't say anything that she was Sun Quan's sister, and no one would be careless.
These two people basically couldn't understand Zhang Xi's mood.
As a time traveler, I married Sun Shangxiang as my wife, and now my wife is pregnant. Is it okay if you don’t pamper her? !
Besides, Sun Shangxiang is much easier to take care of than the savage girlfriends in later generations. At least she won't ask you to take a taxi dozens of kilometers to buy candied haws when you want to eat something sour in the middle of the night. If you can't buy it, you will cry and make trouble.
At most, Sun Shangxiang was a little dissatisfied with Zhang Xi for not letting her get up early to practice martial arts. Her body was almost rusty.
But Zhang Xi really didn't dare to let Sun Shangxiang mess around. The main reason was that he had no such experience in his two lifetimes. He could only listen to the doctors of this era and do whatever the doctors said. He didn't dare to be careless at all.
Therefore, under Zhang Xi's care, Sun Shangxiang became more and more worried about his figure.
No matter what, it wasn't until the barefoot doctor in the town said that the fetus was stable that Zhang Xi allowed Sun Shangxiang to exercise to a limited extent and went out with Sun Shangxiang to breathe fresh air.
But that was already mid-March.
Although it is already spring, Liu Bei himself is here to garrison troops, and the food and grass are provided by the rear. Naturally, there is no need to worry about spring plowing. Therefore, Zhang Xi can have time to accompany his wife in March when spring plowing is supposed to be done. Go for an outing.
After returning from the trip, Zhang Xi seemed to have thought of something. After comforting Sun Shangxiang, he quickly went to find Liu Bei privately.
"My Lord, we had a secret agreement with Jiangdong in the past. Do you agree that Jiangdong can send troops to help us capture Yizhou?!"
As soon as he saw Liu Bei, Zhang Xi asked quickly.
Liu Bei recalled it, nodded, and said, "It is true. It's just Jiangdong's words, why should you believe it?!"
Liu Bei didn't expect Jiangdong to really send anyone to help, and these guys would not be able to leave easily after they arrived.
But Zhang Xi said, "Spring has begun, and people from Liu Yizhou may come again to urge my lord to send troops. Why don't you write to Jiangdong and ask him to send troops to help us attack Zhang Lu? Firstly, it will cause Jiangdong to lose money and food, and secondly, it will also hurt Liu Yizhou." I made it clear that if we don't send troops, we will wait for the troops from Jiangdong and attack you from both sides."
Liu Bei thought for a while and felt that this might be feasible.
One can indeed prevaricate Liu Zhang, recruit and train his troops, and buy people's hearts to buy time. The other is to let Jiangdong attack Hanzhong. They probably won't send a large force. Even if they send a large force, even if they capture Hanzhong, Yizhou will not do anything. Even if they support it, they can't hold Hanzhong.
You were so generous when you said it, but now you really want to fulfill it. Liu Bei wants to see how much Jiangdong "values" the covenant.
At that moment, Liu Bei personally wrote a letter to Sun Quan, inviting him to send troops from Jiangxia upstream via the Han River to attack Hanzhong.
Afterwards, before Liu Zhang urged him, Liu Bei wrote a letter to Liu Zhang, telling Liu Zhang that he did not have enough troops, but it did not matter. He had already asked for help from Jiangdong. As long as Jiangdong's reinforcements arrived, he would send troops to attack Hanzhong and crusade against Zhang. Lu.
When Liu Bei finished these things, Zhang Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
It is impossible for the petty lord of Jiangdong and the petty governor Zuo to go to war and attack Hanzhong for the sake of the so-called alliance.
Besides, from the Han River to Hanzhong, not to mention going upstream, you have to pass through a large section of Cao Cao's territory.
Even if Cao Cao does not have a formed navy now and has nothing to do with the Jiangdong navy, in this case, neither Zhou Yu nor Lu Su will send a large force to Hanzhong to take the risk to meet Liu Bei.
Therefore, there is a high probability that it is a small fleet with a few thousand people.
In this regard, in fact, Liu Bei did not take the reinforcements from Jiangdong to heart. He was even prepared for the absence of people from Jiangdong. He just needed a legitimate reason to delay, so that he could establish his prestige and win over the people of Bashu.
The reason why Zhang Xi said this was because he had no good intentions, nor did he expect the Jiangdong Navy to really come to help. He wanted them to send some people over symbolically, and then escort Sun Shangxiang back to Jiangling to raise the baby.
If he just sent a ship to escort Sun Shangxiang back to Jiangling, Zhang Xi would really be a little worried. After all, the current world is not good. If there is an accident, Zhang Xi will never forgive himself.
But if it is a fleet, and it is Jiangdong's fleet, this matter will be much easier to handle.
This is your lord's sister. You Jiangdong soldiers will have to wait on you along the way.
Therefore, the fleet from Jiangdong is the most suitable tool man.
(End of chapter)
