The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 345 Sima Yixiao, life and death are unpredictable
"Oh!" Li Xiu also looked helpless, sighed, turned and left.

Don't be fooled by Yan Pu's mysterious appearance.

In fact, I was also very nervous.

If they had started arguing in front of all the believers just now.

What will these believers think?
It can be seen that Li Xiu’s understanding is still not enough.

How can you question Master about this in public?

Do we have to let Zhang Lu, the Heavenly Master?

Admitting in front of your believers that you are not as good as Cao Cao?
The only chance of survival is surrender?
You must know that the Heavenly Master cannot be blasphemed.

Once the mystery of religion is revealed.

Faith will collapse and believers will scatter.

Although Hanzhong is difficult to defend, the Tianshi Dao must continue.

What if even the orthodox tradition is gone.

Wouldn’t the hard work of three generations of the Zhang family be wasted?
The situation is urgent now and we have no choice but to do this.

We can only take one step at a time!

After getting Zhang Lu's approval, Zhang Wei began to make arrangements.

Yangping Pass was an important town and defenses were deployed in layers.

Pang De was sent to lead more than 10,000 soldiers to guard the pass.

He also ordered Yang Ang and Yang Ren to divide their troops to support each other and guard the dangerous places.

At the same time, inform the people of Hanzhong.

It expresses their determination to resist Cao Cao.

Hanzhong is now on high alert, ready to meet Cao Cao's attack.

As Cao Cao was on his way, he thought that Zhang Lu would surrender obediently.

Unexpectedly, what they received was the news that Zhang Lu vowed to fight to the death!
"Zhang Lu really doesn't know what's good for him!"

Cao Cao was quite annoyed at this time.

He couldn't help but curse loudly in front of the commander's desk!
The civil and military officials under the command all had different expressions at this time.

But no one dared to speak.

After all, Zhang Lu has already set up his battle array at Yangping Pass.

He made special use of Pang De, a fierce general who had once served under Ma Chao.

This is clearly intended to go against Prime Minister Cao.

In this case, who would be upset at this time?

To offend your own master?
Since leaving Jincheng, the weather has gradually become hotter.

Cao Cao suffered from the aftereffects of the previous arrow wound.

In addition, there is physical discomfort caused by the long journey.

My mood is becoming increasingly irritable.

In the past, I was on the battlefield, no matter how difficult it was.

He can ensure food and rest.

But now, perhaps it is because I am too old.

Close your eyes for a moment, and the memories and troubles of the past will disappear.

It came like a tide, often keeping him awake all night.

If it weren't for the Xiahou brothers and Xun You and Sima De sharing the heavy responsibility with him.

Cao Cao really didn't know how to get through this period.

Cao Cao's mentality was also somewhat difficult to maintain in such an environment.

Compared with the difficulties faced in the past, such as the Battle of Huguan and the expedition to Wuhuan.

He even felt that his bravery was no longer what it used to be.

Zhang Lu's resistance seemed to be a helpless act.

However, it also brought Cao Cao a lot of trouble.

Just as Zhang Weijin said, the steepness of Yangping Pass is indeed rare in the world.

To the north is the endless Qinling Mountains.

And attack from the direction of Wudu County.

The only accessible road is a narrow, winding road southeast of Qishan.

And the road becomes narrower and narrower as you go along.

Until Yangping Pass, it almost became a natural pocket formation.

The left and right sides are tightly locked by Bashan Mountain and Jigong Mountain.

Since setting out in April, Cao's army has experienced many hardships.

They crossed mountains and ridges to capture Dou Mao, and made the Qiang, Hu and Di tribes surrender.

Although we won many battles along the way, we also suffered a lot.

Now we are facing this towering and dangerous checkpoint.

The Cao army, which had always been invincible, began to feel that it was out of strength.

Especially when Cao Cao and Xiahou Yuan joined forces.

Jiang Xu, Liang Kuan and other former generals of Yongzhou all believed this.

It was easy to capture Yangping Pass.

However, it was only after everyone conducted an on-site investigation that they discovered this.

The reality is quite different from the expectation. Yangping Pass is actually located in a depression between two mountains.

The distance from north to south is extremely short and the fortifications are tight.

The arrows and boulders piled up like a mountain on the city walls, making them difficult to move.

The only strategy is to attack from the foot of the mountain on both sides at the same time to form a pincer attack.

Unfortunately, Zhang Wei, Yang Ang and others seemed to have anticipated Cao Jun's actions.

They mobilized all the military forces in Hanzhong and joined forces with the remnants of Liangzhou.

A ten-mile-long defense line was built on the mountains on both sides of Yangping Pass.

There are countless arrow towers and deer antlers along the way, and flags are scattered all over the mountains and fields, which can be said to be impregnable.

Although Cao's army had stationed in the Western Hills, they had no chance of winning a head-on confrontation.

Cao Cao had no choice but to divide Zhang He, Zhu Ling, Xu Huang, Yin Shu, Lu Zhao and others into several teams.

Attacks were launched day and night.

What is more serious is the difficulty in supplying food and fodder.

Transporting grain from Guanzhong requires going through many difficulties and results in severe losses along the way.

If the Di tribe had not surrendered and brought a lot of cattle and sheep.

Cao's army's supplies will become even tighter.

Seeing that everyone present was silent at this moment.

Cao Cao also looked around, fixed his gaze on Sima De and asked:
"Renda, Yangping Pass is in a rugged terrain that is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

"Do you have any good ideas for defeating the enemy?"

I was called upon by my own father-in-law to speak.

Sima De also pondered for a moment, and slowly replied:

"Father-in-law, when facing an entrenched enemy, we should use movement to defeat stillness."

"You can let Generals Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He lead the vanguard."

"My lord, you are in charge of the central army and command the overall situation."

"Generals Cao Ren and Li Dian are the backup forces."

Cao Cao had his own plans when he chose Xiahou Yuan and Zhang He.

Although the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry are the fastest marching force, they are not always effective.

Before, the land in Guanzhong was flat.

Now that we are in a mountainous area like the Qinling Mountains, it is not convenient to act rashly.

Therefore, the next fastest was the assault force led by Xiahou Yuan.

Zhang He was an expert at changing formations when facing the enemy.

Combined with Xiahou Yuan's swiftness.

It will undoubtedly bring out the army's greatest advantages.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's eyes became sharp.

As if he saw through Sima De, he asked:
"With this arrangement, it seems you have something in mind?"

Sima De smiled slyly upon hearing this and said:
"My father-in-law already has a plan in mind, why would he ask me?"

Cao Cao looked somewhat helpless when he heard this.

Ever since the battle in Guanzhong, he really felt that this kid was becoming more and more cunning.

Thinking of this, he also looked around at the counselors around him.

Xun You, Lou Gui and Jia Xu were all silent.

I almost understand it now.

Who did this kid Sima De learn to shirk responsibility and hide his incompetence from?

So Cao Cao couldn't help but frown and said:

"Of course I have my own opinion. Tell me what you think!"

Sima De saw that his father-in-law was a little unhappy.

Then he chuckled and leaned close to whisper something in Cao Cao's ear.

This caused Cao Cao to laugh repeatedly and he praised:

"Okay! I'll follow your plan."

"If we take Yangping Pass, we will be credited with the greatest achievement!"

Everyone present looked at each other in surprise when they heard this.

But no one knows what evil tricks the father-in-law and son-in-law are planning.

When they thought of this, everyone felt a little scared.

Now let’s not talk about this old fox Jia Xu.

Everyone in the army knew that Sima De smiled and the fate of the enemy and us was unpredictable.

This kid often uses unexpected strategies to achieve victory.

Achieve unexpected results.

But the most outrageous thing is that he even took himself into account!
In the previous battle of Weishui, he actually dared to use the people in the central army as bait.

Drag Jia Xu and several military advisors to suffer with him!
Although he tricked Ma Chao into joining the game.

But it almost forced Jia Xu and other old guys to retire early.

Now they are facing Zhang Lu’s forces who are defending Pingyang Pass.

I wonder what evil tricks this kid will come up with?
(End of this chapter)