Chapter 63: The Eight Formations of Marquis Wu

Liu Bei's army of more than 100,000, took Ma Chao as the vanguard and went out to Qishan and headed straight to Tianshui.

In order to avenge his father, Ma Chao once captured Tongguan, and the entire Yongliang was taken into Ma Chao's hands, so Ma Chao was very familiar with the terrain of Yongzhou.

Moreover, Ma Chao and Cao Cao had a grudge against him to kill his father. The so-called father's debts and sons paid off. Ma Chao was the most active in attacking Cao Wei. So after Ma Chao left Qishan, he immediately led his troops to Tianshui day and night.

Tianshui City.

It was time for dinner at this time, and Tianshui Prefect Ma Zun was holding a cake in his hand, and was gnawing leisurely.

"Sir, it's not good! There's an enemy!" A voice came from outside, followed by a hasty footsteps. He rushed in and accidentally tripped by the threshold when he came in.

Ma Zun looked up and found that it was his chief clerk Yin Shang.

"What a panic? What's the matter? Tell me slowly!" Ma Zun said, taking a bite of the cake and chewing it slowly.

"Sir, it's the Shu army! The Shu army is here!"

"The Shu army is here? How is this possible? Guan Yu is still confronting the Grand Governor Cao Zhen in Wuzhangyuan. Besides, if the Shu army comes, why would Chen Cangsanguan and other places be rewarded? Are they just a small group of scouts of the Shu army?"

"General, it's not Guan Yu, it's Ma Chao!" Yin Shang said.

"Pu!" Hearing the name Ma Chao, the big cake in Ma Zun's mouth immediately spewed out.

"What you said is true? Is it Ma Chao who came?"

"Return to General, it's Ma Chao!"

"Why is this killing god coming?" Ma Zun's head suddenly felt sweat.

Ma Zun was also a general under Han Sui at that time, but he was not very famous. He was gradually valued after he defected to Cao Cao. After Guo Huai was appointed as the governor of Yongzhou by Cao Pi, Ma Zun was appointed as the prefect of Tianshui.

"Yin Shang, how many people did Ma Chao bring? Why did Ma Chao kill me, Tianshui, and Chen Cang hasn't come to report it yet?"

"Sir, Ma Chao did not come from Xigu, but from the direction of Qishan!" Yin Shang replied.

Ma Zun could become the prefect of Tianshui, so he naturally had some skills. Moreover, the plan to build a plank road and secretly cross Chencang was also used by Emperor Gaozu. At this time, Ma Zun thought about it slightly and immediately understood that Guan Yu in Xigu might be just a partial master, while Liu Bei's real main force came out of Qishan!

When Ma Chao attacked Yongzhou, Ma Zun also came to Yongzhou with Han Sui and saw Ma Chao's power. Facing Ma Chao, Ma Zun knew that he had no chance of winning. And maybe Ma Chao had Liu Bei's army behind him. With Tianshui's troops, wouldn't he bet a mantis chariot?

More importantly, Ma Zun is a surrendered general, and the party he betrayed is Ma Chao. Now Ma Chao has been killed. According to Ma Chao's personality, how could he let Ma Zun go? If others surrender to Xiancheng, according to Liu Bei's kind and righteous style, they will definitely not make things difficult for surrendered generals. However, because of his bad record of Ma Chao, he will probably die!

He could not beat him or surrender, but he could not surrender. At this time, there was only one way before Ma Zun, and that was to escape.

On that day, Tianshui Prefect Ma Zun fled without fighting. Then, Ma Chao's army arrived. Tianshui Deputy General Liang Xu and chief clerk Yin Shangxian City surrendered.

The military discipline of Liu Bei's army is quite good, and there is no violation after entering the city. However, since it is a war, it will cause some turmoil, and some people in the city will inevitably be panic.

In the south of Tianshui City, there is a big house, which is the home of Gongcao Jiang Wei.

Jiang Wei's father Jiang Wei was Gongcao at that time. Later, he died in battle to protect the county magistrate during the rebellion of the Qiang people. The county magistrate thought about Jiang Wei's contribution, so after Jiang Wei became an adult, he appointed Jiang Wei as Gongcao in Tianshui City.

Now that the troops are in chaos, Ma Zun runs away, and the Shu army is entering the city, and some riots will inevitably occur in the city. Jiang Wei is also standing in the yard with a gun to prevent any rioters from coming to cause trouble.

"Boyue!" The voice came from outside. Jiang Wei opened the door and found that the person who came was his friend Liang Xu.

"Has the Shu army entered the city?" Jiang Wei asked.

"Yes, Boyue, don't worry, General Ma Chao has entered the city and has no offense. It's probably not long before Liu Bei's army will come!" Liang Xu said.

When Jiang Wei heard that the Shu army was not in trouble, he breathed a sigh of relief. What Jiang Wei was most afraid of was that the Shu army would harm the people after entering the city, but now it seems that his worries are unnecessary.

"Boyue, you have more than one little Gongcao, so you should go with me to see General Ma Chao! I will introduce you to General Ma Chao!"

"I..." Jiang Wei hesitated.

Jiang Wei will naturally not be satisfied as a small Gongcao, but Jiang Wei has only one son, and Jiang Wei has not married yet. If Jiang Wei accidentally dies in the battlefield, the Jiang family will be defeated and no one will support Jiang Wei's mother.

Although Liang Xu's proposal tempted Jiang Wei very much, Jiang Wei was a filial son. Thinking about the difficulty of his mother pulling him up, Jiang Wei still gritted his teeth and refused Liang Xu's proposal.

Ma Chao captured Tianshui only at the beginning, and then Huang Zhong led his troops to capture Shicheng, Zhang Fei captured Anding, and the entire Yongzhou was captured half by Liu Bei in a blink of an eye.

At this time, Cao Zhen realized that Guan Yu, who was confronting him in Wuzhangyuan, was just a side-level army to attract his attention. Liu Bei's army had already conquered half of Yongzhou.

Xiangyang.

Li Fu hurriedly came to Meng Da.

"General, as His Highness the Crown Prince expected, Sima Yi has indeed come to Xiangyang!"

"Well, Your Highness the Crown Prince said that if you encounter Sima Yi, you will immediately withdraw your troops. If you send an order, the three armies will decapitate the camp and immediately retreat to Shangyong!"

On the other hand, Sima Yi had already set up a big trap and just waited for Meng Da to come.

"General Sima, the scout just came to report that Meng Da has withdrew his troops!"

"Have you withdrawn?" A strong sense of frustration instantly caught Sima Yi's heart.

Sima Yi suddenly felt very upset. He wanted to contact Shen Dan and Shen Yi before, but they were killed by Meng Da. Assault he had just set up a trap, Meng Da happened to be suitable for withdrawing troops!

Sima Yi suddenly felt that there seemed to be a big hand behind him, pushing all this. The big hand had already planned what he did at every step and deliberately made corresponding arrangements.

Sima Yi looked at Xiahou Shang next to him and said, "General Xiahou, Meng Da has retreated, and Xiangyang is no longer in trouble! Since this is the case, I will immediately lead the army to support the Grand Governor Cao Zhen!"

Just after the Shu army occupied a large area of ​​Longxi, Qiang King Cheriji led an army of 150,000 to Longxi, and Xianbei King Kebineng had already begun to send troops and was able to reach Yongzhou soon.

Upon hearing that Cheriji was leading 150,000 troops, Liu Bei hurriedly came to Pang Tong to discuss.

"Your Majesty, don't worry!" Pang Tong smiled and continued, "The Qiang King Cheriji and Xianbei Kebineng led the army, which was already as I expected. If what I expected was not bad, Sun Quan of Jiangdong and Meng Huo, the King of Southern Barbarians, would also attack my Bashu recently!"

Seeing Pang Tong's confident look, Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. Since Pang Tong was so confident, he should have had a complete countermeasure long ago and he didn't have to worry about it.

"Your Majesty, General Ma Chao is quite famous among the Qiang tribe. The lord only needs to send General Ma Chao to lead his troops to Liangzhou, and use both soft and hard to intimidate him with General Ma Chao and be kind and gentle with His Majesty. Cheliji will retreat." Pang Tong said.

"Shi Yuan's move is very wonderful! With Meng Qi going, he will definitely be able to pacify Cheriji. But what should this Xianbei Kebi do?" Liu Bei continued to ask.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to worry. The situation within the Xianbei tribe is complicated. For example, the Xianbei is divided into the eastern Xianbei, the central Xianbei and the western Xianbei. Moreover, the Xianbei tribesmen, the Murong clan and the Tuoba clan are growing stronger and stronger. If Ke Bineng consumes too much military force in the Central Plains, he will inevitably be annexed by other tribes when he returns to the Xianbei. Therefore, Ke Bineng seems to be powerful this time, but he dare not do his best. As long as the Qiang King Cheriji retreats, Ke Bineng will be unable to support him and he will definitely withdraw his troops!"

"What should Sun Quan and the Southern Barbarians attack Yizhou? This Yizhou is the foundation of my life and will never be lost!"

"Your Majesty, isn't Your Highness the Crown Prince in Chengdu? With His Highness the Crown Prince in Chengdu, there is no need to worry about Sun Quan from Jiangdong and Meng Huo from the Southern Barbarians!" Pang Tong said confidently.

"But Gong Si is very young, and I am still worried that he will not be able to take on a great responsibility!" Liu Bei said.

"My lord, please rest assured. What the prince learned in his heart is not inferior to me and Kong Ming! If Sun Quan and the Southern Barbarians really attacked at this time, they would never be able to escape unscathed." Pang Tong said, and then changed his words, "I think the lord should send a general to guard Jieting now!"

Jieting is located in a strategic place with a wide river valley, wide connections, dangerous mountains in the north and south, and can attack and defend. It is also the throat of the Guanlong land. Its strategic position is very important and has become a must-fight for military strategists throughout the ages.

As the saying goes, if you get Shu and look at Long, as long as you occupy Jieting, the land of Longxi will be taken into your hands. As long as you capture Chang'an in the east, Liu Bei's strategic goal of occupying Yongzhou this time will be basically achieved. Therefore, Jieting will never be lost.

"Shi Yuan, who do you think is the best person to guard Jieting?" Liu Bei asked.

"The guards of Jieting must send a steady person. I think General Zilong can take on this important task!"

"Okay, as Shi Yuan said, let Zilong go to Jieting, and send Wang Ping as Zilong's deputy general to assist Zilong in guarding Jieting together."

At the same time, Sun Quan's army also completed the assembly, and Lu Xun led 100,000 troops and 30,000 naval troops to attack Yizhou.

After hearing the news, Zhang Ren from Jiangzhou immediately took people to the Yong'an front line and set up the first line of defense.

By the river.

Zhang Ren frowned and looked at the Yangtze River in the distance. This time, 30,000 naval troops came to Jiangdong. The Jiangdong naval troops were already better than the naval troops in Shu. With the few naval troops in Zhang Ren's hands, they were no match for the Jiangdong naval troops at all. So Zhang Ren had ordered the naval troops to strictly guard the naval camp, which was equivalent to giving up the entire Yangtze River to Jiangdong.

The Yangtze River was given to Sun Quan, which was not a big deal for Zhang Ren. No matter how strong the naval army was, it would at most blockade the river surface, and it would still depend on infantry to conquer the city and land. Once Sun Quan's 30,000 naval troops were descending to the land, their combat effectiveness would definitely be inferior to the Sichuan Army in his hands. Moreover, the ships could not carry large-scale siege weapons, so even if the Jiangdong navy disembarked, it would be difficult for the navy to occupy an inch of land in Shu.

What Zhang Ren is really worried about is the 100,000 army led by Lu Xun.

Although Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, this means that after entering Bashu, the terrain of Yong'an at the junction of Bashu and Jingzhou was still flat, which did not have much advantage for the defenders. Until he passed Bashu, the terrain gradually became dangerous. When he passed Bashu, there were many checkpoints on the road, from Bashu to Jiangzhou, there were forty or fifty checkpoints of all sizes. Of course, when Zhang Fei entered Shu by land, he first summoned Yan Yan, and then followed Yan Yan to persuade him to surrender all the way. If it weren't for Yan Yan, Zhang Fei would have wanted to meet with Liu Bei for more than half a year.

Now Zhang Ren has placed the first line of defense in Yong'an. Because Yong'an's terrain is relatively flatter than Shuzhong, Zhang Ren's defensive pressure is still very high.

At this time, Zhang Ren had already made the worst plan. Once he could not hold on, he immediately gave up Yong'an, retreated back to Badong, and rely on the terrain to defend.

"General Zhang Ren, long time no see!" A voice came from behind Zhang Ren.

Zhang Ren and Zhang Ren's guards were shocked and hurriedly looked back and found a person standing not far away.

Zhang Ren took a breath of air conditioning. On this empty riverside, he didn't notice it even if he was so close to him! This only shows one problem. The other party's martial arts are very clever.

At this time, Zhang Ren looked at the man carefully and realized that the man in front of him was A Dou!

"Your Highness, why are you here?"

Adou smiled: "Sun Quan has called him, how can I still stay in Chengdu!"

"Your Highness, the 100,000 troops from Jiangdong are coming soon. Yong'an Cheng is not peaceful. You should go back first! Just have the last general here. And Chengdu also needs the prince to take charge."

After all, Adou is the prince. If Adou has any accidents, Zhang Ren cannot bear this responsibility.

"Haha, you don't have to worry about this. At that time, Cao Cao's hundreds of thousands of troops could not do anything to me. Now Sun Quan can do nothing to me! Besides, there are Zhang Song, Ma Liang and others in charge in Chengdu, so there is no need to worry too much."

In the middle of the military camp, Adou sat in the middle, and Zhang Ren and the generals sat on both sides.

"Your Highness, the Wu army has passed Yiling and will be here soon!"

Adou nodded, then pointed to Kui Pass on the map, and asked, "When the Prime Minister entered Shu that day, he once set up a stone formation on the side of the Kui Pass river, but is it still there?"

"Go back to the Crown Prince, the stone formation is still there. And the Prime Minister has sent more than a hundred people to stay in this formation."

Hearing that Zhuge Liang's Eight Formation Map was still in place, Adouxin immediately calmed down and said with a smile: "Okay, with this formation here, it is enough to resist the 100,000 troops in Jiangdong!"

However, Zhang Ren was confused. Zhang Ren didn't think that taking a few stones could stop the 100,000 troops in Jiangdong.
To be continued...