Ji Han Liu Zhang

Since taking Hanzhong, Gan Ning and Lou Fa have been living leisurely in Hanzhong. The daily tasks they need to deal with are just supervising the training of the soldiers under the tent, or attending the banquets held by Liu Zhang. Moreover, because they are bored after leisure, they Flying eagles and horses, hunting around.

For this reason, after Liu Zhang sent Wu Yi to command Xu Meng, Xi Su, Yin Pu, Meng Da and others to conquer Wudu, Gan Ning and Lou Fa asked Liu Zhang several times for orders to accompany the army to conquer Wudu, not wanting to stay out of the war and waste it. Great time.

But Liu Zhang ignored them and did not agree to Gan Ning and Lou Fa's request. At first, Gan Ning thought this was Liu Zhang's deliberate act, intending to share Wudu's military exploits with Wu Yi, who had not made any great achievements in the Battle of Hanzhong. , Xu Meng, Xi Su and other generals. And because he and Lou Fa contributed a lot in the Battle of Hanzhong, for the sake of fairness, he and Lou Fa were left idle.

Faced with this situation, Gan Ning was not upset. After all, he had made enough achievements in the first battle in Hanzhong. Compared with Wu Yi, Xu Meng, Xi Su and others who only had small merits, he was much better. It was not unacceptable for them to surrender Wudu's military exploits, and the reason why Gan Ning asked Liu Zhang for orders to go to Wudu was just because he was too bored.

But soon, Gan Ning discovered that his assumption was wrong. A few days ago, he took over a task from Liu Zhang. He always understood Liu Zhang's intentions. It turned out that his Ming Gong was the one who faced Liu Zhang later. He was of great use, so he was allowed to rest and relax for a while. Although the task Liu Zhang gave him was not easy to do and the risk was not small, Gan Ning took it without any hesitation. The task assigned to him by Liu Zhang.

Now Gan Ning, together with his deputy general Lou Fa, led more than two thousand elite soldiers to Hechi, the meeting point of their trip.

At the city gate of Hechi, Gan Ning and Lou Fa met the military council captain Fazheng. With a warm smile, Fa Zheng saluted Gan Ning and Lou Fa and said in condolences: "General Gan Zhonglang, Colonel Lou , It’s been a long journey.”

Gan Ning saluted in return. Without any courtesy, he asked bluntly: "Law Lieutenant, have you prepared everything?"

Fazheng smiled slightly and nodded to express that he was ready, but did not say anything. He only extended his hand as a welcome gesture: "General Gan Zhonglang and Captain Lou, please go to the official office to discuss."

Gan Ning and Lou Fa looked at each other and walked in the direction of the official office where Fazheng's hand extended. As Fazheng said, it is better to go to the official office to discuss confidential matters. There were so many people at the city gate that they were exposed. The news is not so good.

When Gan Ning, Lou Fa and Fazheng arrived at the entrance of the Hechi official office, they saw Xu Meng and Xi Su holding the troop mobilization orders in their hands and about to step out of the official office.

"What's going on?" Lou Fa asked nervously and concernedly. He saw Xu Meng and Xi Su holding the talisman for troop deployment, indicating that there was going to be a war in Wudu, but he didn't know whether it would affect the mission he was carrying. Task.

Gan Ning also frowned slightly, showing a worried look on his face.

Xu Meng waved his hand carelessly, indicating that there was no big problem, and told Lou Fa not to worry: "Some Di people from the army of Di King Dou Mao that was destroyed earlier fled to the mountains and forests, and now they have gathered together to harass the place. I will follow your orders to quell these people, and I will come back as soon as I can."

"I hope the horse will be successful and I will go back early." Lou Fa's tense expression relaxed slightly, and he raised his hands and said a blessing.

"Thank you for your kind words from Lieutenant Lou." Xu Meng and Xi Su responded with courtesy, and then hurried away.

Here Fazheng noticed that Gan Ning and Lou Fa still had a slightly worried look on their faces, and he said with relief: "General Gan Zhonglang, Lieutenant Lou, please relax, the military capital has just been secured, even though people like Di Wang Dou Mao are like The big thieves have been wiped out, but it is difficult to clean up the Xiaoxiao who fled in all directions... It's just that these remaining Xiaoxiao are not good enough, so they just do things like robbing houses and blocking roads, but they can't cause any harm to Erjun. It won't have any impact on the things we shoulder. ""That's good." Gan Ning nodded with a soothing look on his face, and then the others continued to move towards the official meeting hall.

After a while, several people arrived in front of the official meeting hall. Without waiting for the announcement, Fazheng led Gan Ning and Lou Fa in and met Wu Yi, the current governor of Wudu.

Wu Yi had a dignified face, wore military uniform, and wore a large Wu Bian crown with a pair of eagle tails raised high. Although he was serving as the prefect of Wudu, Wu Yi did not wear the scribe's uniform and was still serving as a military official. The general's attire is impressive, and the whole person shows a solemn and dignified posture of a famous general.

After the greetings, Gan Ning asked directly without too much politeness: "Mr. Wu, I wonder what the situation is like in Chencang. How many guards are there in the city and who is the general guarding the city?"

After blurting out a series of questions, Gan Ning waited for Wu Yi's response. He was ordered by Liu Zhang to rush to Hechi. What he wanted was the important site of Chencang City. He captured Chencang and marched northward next year. There will be no obstacles to entering the pass. But if Chencang is in the hands of the Liangzhou thief Li Que and Guo Si, there will be some difficulties. The lessons learned from Yangping Pass are still vivid.

Wu Yi signaled to Fazheng, who immediately responded to Gan Ning's question: "According to reports from the scouts, the guard general in Chencang City is Li Wu, a member of Li Jue's clan, and he has more than a thousand soldiers under his command."

"Only more than a thousand people?" Lou Fa asked in confusion. As a choke point connecting Guanzhong and Longyou, Chencang has two exits, the north and the south. The south exit leads to the Guanzhong Plain, and the north exit leads to the Longyou area, which is the northwest It is a strategic military location in the region. In such an important place, Li Jue and Guo Si, who occupied Guanzhong, only put more than a thousand people to guard it, which was a bit too cautious.

"More than a thousand people." Fazheng answered affirmatively. At the same time, he knew the basis of Lou Fa's doubts and explained: "Chencang City is located in the upper reaches of Chencang River, a tributary of the Wei River. The mountains on both sides of the river valley are steep, so there are natural Therefore, although it is an important place, there is no need to deploy too many soldiers. If you put more than a thousand soldiers, you can resist the attack of more than 10,000 people. "

"In this case, wouldn't it be difficult to capture Chencang City?" Gan Ning frowned slightly upon hearing this. Listening to Fazheng's explanation, Chencang City seemed to be difficult to capture.

"That's not true." Fazheng's face was very relaxed, and he continued to explain: "As for the temperament of guard Li Wu, the scouts have already investigated clearly. Li Wu is a rough man, likes to drink, and he is familiar with the dangerous terrain of Chencang. Because of his arrogance, he did not take the matter of defending the city seriously and entrusted it to his subordinates. The people below followed suit, and Chencang's defense was not very tidy... If he could unexpectedly attack Chencang City suddenly, order Li If the force is unprepared and the enemy is shocked and frightened, Chen Cang will easily fall."

"It's just that the road to Chencang Road is difficult to pass due to the heavy snowfall in the cold winter, but it is somewhat unfavorable for the passage of the army." Fazheng pointed out a difficulty. Earlier, he and Meng Da personally explored Chencang Road and learned about the pain points of Chencang Road being in disrepair and making the road difficult to navigate.

Gan Ning heard the difficulty, but he clasped his palms together and smiled happily: "In this case, Li Wu would never have imagined that our army would attack Chencang at this time!"

Fazheng also smiled happily: "That's right. The mountains are blocked by heavy snow right now, and the snow on the roads can reach up to the knees. No matter how Li Wu thought about it, he would not have thought that we would attack Chencang at this time... To be more precise, I'm afraid Li Wu won't think about it. This thief just drinks and has fun every day, warming up the stove, holding Mei Ji in his arms, and he doesn't know anything about the military situation."

"I wonder when Xingba plans to set off, and whether he needs to rest for a few days... You have walked hundreds of miles from Hanzhong to Hechi. You must be a little tired." Wu Yi and Gan Ning discussed the date of launching the army.

Gan Ning shook his head: "Soldiers need to be quick. The more than 2,000 people Qing Ning led on this trip are all elite soldiers. Marching is easy, so there is no need to reorganize for several days. We will only reorganize the troops and horses tomorrow." Pack up the food, grass and baggage, and send troops to the warehouse the next day." (End of this chapter)