The topography of Shuzhong decided that attacking one side would have to pay a heavy price. The five thousand foot soldiers who followed Zhao Yun were the elite of the Chang'an army. Most of them had experienced the battlefield in Liangzhou. When they first entered Chen Cangdao, The soldiers in the army are still quite excited. Their victory in the Liangzhou battlefield last year gave them great encouragement. However, after only two days into Chen Cangdao, many soldiers showed fatigue. Chen Cangdao was only compared to the other two. This road is a lot easier to walk, not to say that it is a Pingchuan.

However, the wheelbarrow has played a huge role at this time. The team that transports the grain and grass is much easier. Even on a slightly rugged road, ordinary people can easily push the grain and grass away, and Lu Bu can easily push it away. Named the Jinhou car, it even more excited the team that transported grain, grass, and baggage.

In Hanzhong, after learning that Lu Bu sent Zhao Yun led five thousand soldiers and horses into Hanyang via Chen Cangdao, Zhang Lu's expression was full of worry. Unexpectedly, shortly after Liu Bei entered Yizhou, Chang'an's army would move.

Zhang Lu didn't have much confidence in dealing with tough men like Lu Bu. Once Yangping Pass fell, it meant that there was no danger to the west of Hanzhong. Compared with Lu Bu's army, Zhang Lu went to Chencang and entered Hanyang. I hope these troops can enter Hanzhong from the other two roads.

The other two roads are not only rugged, and Zhang Lu has deployed a lot of troops along the way. As long as the army under Lu Bu enters Hanzhong from these two roads, even if it can succeed, it will suffer heavy losses.

"The lord does not need to worry, Yangping Pass is dangerous and solid, and there are 5,000 soldiers and horses in Mianyang City, which are enough to resist the Jinhou soldiers and horses." Zhang Weidao.

Yang Song did not expect that Lu Bu would suddenly take action. It seems that Liu Bei attacked Yizhou, which made Lu Bu feel the urgency. Originally, he kept trying to persuade Zhang Lu to join Lu Bu in secret. Some vacillation, especially after listening to Lu Bu's condition, made Zhang Lu more moved, but he lost everything in front of him, and Zhang Lu was not reconciled.

"General Zhang Wei, you led five thousand soldiers and horses to Yangping Pass to support you. You must block the Jinhou army." Zhang Ludao, no matter what, blocking Lv Bu's army is the top priority. Only by defending Hanzhong can you bargain with Lv Bu further. Capital, otherwise there are no soldiers and no land in your hands, who will listen to your words.

"Here." Zhang Wei clasped his fist.

Zhang Wei played an important role in the previous battles in Hanzhong and was extremely confident in defending Yangping Pass.

"The lord, according to the news from Xizuo, this time Jin Marquis attacked Hanzhong and sent 50,000 troops. Among them, there are only 1,000 cavalry, and the rest are infantry." Huang Quan said.

Zhang Lu said: "The Marquis of Jin is very powerful. If it weren't for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to contain them, there would be at least one hundred thousand soldiers and horses that the Marquis of Jin could use."

"Lord, on this occasion, it is difficult for Cao Cao and Yuan Shao to go to war with Jinhou at this time. The two have not recovered their vitality after previous battles. They are more to contain Lv Bu so that Liu Bei can seize Yizhou." Yang Songdao , His implication was to remind Zhang Lu that Lu Bu could mobilize his army into Hanzhong at any time.

Zhang Lu sighed: "In any case, it is important to hold Hanzhong for the time being."

Yang Song frowned slightly. If Lv Bu broke through the Yangping Pass, the west gate of Hanzhong would be lost, and Lv Bu could lead an army to attack the city. After losing Hanzhong, Zhang Lu's value in Lv Bu's eyes would be much smaller. Decided to persuade Zhang Lu.

However, Yang Song persuaded Zhang Lu, but the effect was not very good.

Outside Yangping Pass, Zhao Yun ordered the army to camp and set up camp, and then led more than a hundred cavalry to Yangping Pass to investigate the situation.

Yangping Pass is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north, Hanshui and Bashan in the south, the Jinniu Pass in the west of Bashu and the Chencang Pass in the north of Qinlong, and the Dingjun Mountain and Tiandang Mountain in the south and north of the Hanjiang River. It is the western gateway of Hanzhong and the northern frontier from Bashu to Guanzhong. Its geographical position is very dangerous. Advance can attack, retreat can defend.

Yangping Pass has been called "the throat of Shu and the gateway to Hanzhong" since ancient times, and it has the saying that "Hanzhong is the most dangerous than Yangping".

Seeing the Yangping Pass not far away, even with Zhao Yun's mind, he couldn't help but take a breath. These passes are more inconsistent than the dangers of Jiguan and Hangu Pass around Chang'an. It is in an extremely advantageous position. Once the army launches an offensive, it is conceivable that it will cost Yangpingguan to seize Yangpingguan from the enemy's hands.

However, in the hands of your own army, it is difficult to capture Yangping Pass, but it is not impossible. As long as the Thunderbolt is erected, even if it is a dangerous point in Yangping Pass, the defenders of the city that can be suppressed cannot raise their heads. It is foreseeable that, This must be a protracted war, and the effect of the Thunderbolt has been greatly weakened~www.mtlnovel.com~The attack on Yangpingguan will inevitably face greater problems.

The appearance of enemy cavalry outside Yangping Pass caused panic among the defenders.

Upon hearing the news, Zhang Wei saw the soldiers shut down and scolded: "How decent is to panic. The enemy is only more than a hundred cavalry. If Jinhou led the army, wouldn't you be a weapon in the hands of the scared company? I can't lift it up."

Since entering the Yangping Pass, Zhang Wei has become the main general in the pass. If the army of Chang'an wants to enter Hanzhong, they must break through the Yangping Pass.

"This general has known that General Ma Chao is brave, and the cavalry under his command is even more elite. Now that the enemy is provoking outside the city, General Ma might as well go out and defeat him." Zhang Wei cast his gaze to Ma Chaodao aside.

"It is incumbent." Ma Chao clasped his fists and left.

Seeing Ma Chao's departure, Yang Ang coldly hummed on the side: "With some skill, he just showed off in the army. It was not broken by the Jin Hou, but now he can only linger in Hanzhong."

Zhang Wei glared at Yang Ang, but did not scold him. Zhang Wei could understand Ma Chao's mood, but he could not use Hanzhong soldiers to avenge Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was very depressed. After entering Hanzhong, he could feel Zhang Lu's attention to him, but Zhang Lu's counsellors and generals rejected him. As a last resort, he asked to lead troops to station in Mianyang, Yangping. To the east of Mianyang, it is also the west barrier of Mianyang and the entire Hanzhong. Controlling Yangping Pass and Mianyang means controlling the main road for Lv Bu to enter Hanzhong in the future. Who knows that the arrival of Yang Ang and Yang Bai broke the army. Situation.

According to Ma Chao's plan, it was natural that the generals in the generals were gradually drawn in for his own use. He believed that it was easy to do this with his own means. The two came to break this situation. Between words and deeds, Ma Chao can Feel the fear and alert of the two for him.