The Three Kingdoms began with the rescue of Mrs. Mi

Chapter 497 Liu Feng
Compared with other dangerous roads such as Luogu Road and Ziwu Valley, Baoxie Road runs through Qinling Mountains with a total length of 235 kilometers. It is the main road of the North-South Shu Road, and most merchants traveling between Bashu and Guanzhong take this official road.

The entire valley road was formed as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty. Qin conquered Shu from Baoxie Road, took Nanzheng, and then destroyed Bashu.During the Chu-Han War, Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and proclaimed himself emperor by using the strategy of "building the plank road in the open and keeping the warehouse in the dark". He also used this method.

More people are walking, and the condition of the road is constantly improving.

During Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition, Zhao Yun led troops to defend Jigu, and once burned the plank road to stop the Wei army from pursuing troops, and the Baoxie Road was also abandoned for a while, but this situation obviously cannot last for too long.

Wars belong to wars, and commerce belongs to commerce.

Important trading materials such as Shu brocade still need to be transported to Guanzhong and the Central Plains to bring money to the Shu Han. If they rot in the warehouse, the entire Shu Han economy will collapse.

This time when the Wei army attacked Hanzhong, they chose the Bao ramp because it was unobstructed and suitable for vehicles and horses.

Wang Ping's personality is calm and unobtrusive.

In the eyes of many people who don't understand his ability, such a Sinicized man can suddenly rise from the lowest level of military marquis and school lieutenant to the governor of Hanzhong, thanks to Liu Feng's promotion.

When Sima Yi discussed with Sima Shi and Sima Zhao the direction of attacking Shu, Sima Zhao insisted on finding a breakthrough in the direction of Hanzhong.

In Sima Zhao's view, Wang Ping was less famous than Wei Yan of the East Three Counties and Jiang Wei of Longyou.If you don't pinch such a soft scorpion, why wait until the scorpion is rotten before doing it.

Of course Wang Ping is not a soft man.

He has lived in Hanzhong for a long time, and he is very familiar with the terrain and features here. Even the mountain roads that the local hunters may not know are marked on Wang Ping's battle map.

At the mouth of Baogu, there is a dangerous tunnel called Shimen, with a towering stone wall above it, and Baoshui flowing endlessly below.

With Shimen in hand, Hanzhong has no worries.

If the stone gate is lost, the gate of Hanzhong will be wide open, and the Wei army can drive straight in, all the way to the city of Nanzheng.

Faced with the extremely unfavorable situation of Gao Xiang's death in Baozhong City and the vanguard of the Wei Army's arrival at the south entrance of Baogu, Wang Ping did not impulsively go up to fight for everything, but calmly chose to defend the more dangerous Shimen Tunnel. Such a judgment And the ability to deal with it is very rare among the generals of the Shu Han army.

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The situation in Hanzhong is precarious.

Liu Feng was far away in Jiaozhou, unable to return to aid in time, the whole Shu Han had no choice but to cast their eyes on Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.

On the road from Jiange to Yang'an Pass, the Han soldiers and horses of the brigade were winding their way to the north. The flag of the prime minister of the Han Dynasty "Zhuge" was fluttering in the mountain wind, and the whole team was so solemn and depressing that it was hard to breathe.

Inside the spacious car.

The prime minister, Zhuge Liang, was leaning on the soft brocade blanket with his eyes slightly closed, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about how to deal with the current difficult situation.

His face is already quite old, and the lines of Sichuan characters between his eyebrows have become more and more deep. All these years, he has been presiding over the Shu Han government. He is not the emperor but he has to take on the responsibility of the emperor, which exhausts his energy and energy. extreme.

"Prime Minister, there is an urgent report from the front line. Sima Yi is rushing forward. The battle in Baogu is in full swing. General Gao Xiang is killed in battle. The entire army of defenders of the city is wiped out. The Governor of Hanzhong leads the Invincible Army to stand firm at Shimen."

The curtain of the car was lifted, and Fei Yi's chubby body appeared in front of him, with a rather anxious expression. This time Jiang Wan stayed at the Prime Minister's Mansion in Chengdu to coordinate the supply of food, fodder and supplies in the rear. Fei Yi took over as Chang Shi and became Zhuge Liang's right-hand man.

Zhuge Liang's closed eyes snapped open, and his sallow complexion became even paler: "Gongwei, what are you talking about? Gao Xiang died in battle, is the news true?"

Although Gao Xiang was born in Liu Zhang's army, he was a familiar general under Zhuge Liang's tent. In several major battles in the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Gao Xiang was under Zhuge Liang's tent.

Now, suddenly hearing that Gao Xiang, an acquaintance, died in battle, Zhuge Liang felt a great pain in his heart.

Fei Yi swallowed hard, nodded, and said, "Prime Minister mourns, General Gao defends Baozhong alone, and fights to the last soldier. He is a role model for my great general."

After a short pause, Fei Yi asked again: "The princes are all fighting hard at Shimen, and the enemy is fierce. Prime Minister, what do you think should be done?"

Zhuge Liang opened the curtain of the car, got out of the car, glanced at the majestic mountain, and said in a deep voice: "Ling Guan Xing and Zhang Bao abandoned their luggage and rushed forward with light soldiers to reinforce Wang Ping. Tell the two generals that if you hesitate , The military law is not forgiving."

"Send another letter to Jiang Boyue, ordering him to retreat to Wudu and Xiabian, and then sneak out of another group, go north from Qishan Road, and attack the Chencang area behind the Wei army, focusing on Sima Yi's rear supply line."

These continuous words made Zhuge Liang cough violently, his thin body shaking in the wind, as if a gust of wind could blow him up.

"Prime Minister, you have to take care of your health. Before father goes to Jiaozhou, I will take care of you again and again so that you will not be troubled." Among Zhuge Liang's personal soldiers, a young military academy hurriedly got off his horse and supported Zhuge Liang's bent body.

Zhuge Liang got help, and finally stabilized his figure. When he looked up, he seemed to be Liu Feng standing in front of him in a daze.

"Yuantong, is that you? You came back from Jiaozhou?"

Zhuge Liang excitedly grabbed the armor robe of the young general, shook it vigorously a few times, waited for a closer look, and found that standing in front of him was not Liu Feng, but Liu Wei, the son of Liu Feng and Guan Yinping.

"Wei'er, it turned out to be you. Sigh, my eyesight is dim, don't worry, I'm an old man, I won't go to see the first emperor so soon, I won't let Sima Zhongda laugh at me."

Zhuge Liang tried his best to smile, and with Liu Wei's support, he returned to the car.

Behind Liu Wei, another Hanjun Xiaoxiao, who was slightly shorter in stature, nimbly took the first step, re-paved the messy brocade fur coat just now, and then slowly leaned down with his support.

"Zisheng, you are here too, how is your father?" Zhuge Liang looked at the busy two with relief, and asked softly.

Hearing this, Lu Zisheng showed a sly smile on his palm-sized face, nodded and said, "Thank you, Prime Minister, for your concern. My father is well in Zitong. Hold back."

"Okay, okay. Yuantong and Gongji have raised a pair of beautiful children." Zhuge Liang praised happily.

Liu Wei and Lu Zisheng, a pair of young men, were childhood sweethearts since they were young. This time the two of them followed Zhuge Liang to the expedition, also out of Liu Feng's instruction.

He was far away in the south of the sky, and he was out of reach. On the contrary, Liu Wei and Lu Zisheng from Zitong happened to be on the way of Zhuge Liang's march northward. Accompanying him northward could not only increase his military experience, but also take care of Zhuge Liang's body.

　The younger generation comes on stage, Liu Wei: the eldest son of Liu Feng and Guan Yinping; Lu Zisheng, that is, Lu Yusheng, daughter of Lu Ji.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)