The Strongest Overlord of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao finally calmed down, waved his hand, and signaled everyone to retreat.

The relationship between the monarch and his subjects for many years was broken at the moment when he became king... Cao Cao's mood was very complicated.

Sima Yi was very happy, because he got rid of another competitor.

Xi Zhicai died, and Xun Wenruo left.

Only Sima Yi stayed by Cao Cao's side!

Moreover, Sima Yi's arrangement in Yangzhou won Cao Cao's heart.Under the advocacy of Sima Yi, the reason why Liu Ke did not send troops to attack Cao Cao was because of the chaos inside Ruo Rong.

Liu Ke promised not to expose Sima Yi, so Sima Yi decided to cover for Xun Yu's family. The two got what they needed, and the cooperation was very pleasant.

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"I am the King of Hanzhong, what does Cao Mengde mean?"

Liu Bei almost roared out.

It turned out that not long ago, Liu Bei received news that Cao Cao raised [-] troops to attack Hanzhong.

"Hmph, Cao Mengde is not satisfied with winning Liangzhou, so he extended his hand to Yizhou."

"My lord, we are too weak to compete with Cao Cao." Fazheng said, "But we may be able to take advantage of the terrain."

Cao Cao entered Hanzhong from the north and had to pass through Yangping Pass.

Yangpingguan is adjacent to the Qinling Mountains in the north, Hanjiang River and Bashan Mountain in the south, and Zhanglu City on Zoumaling across the Xianhe River in the west.

It is the west gateway of Hanzhong Basin and the northern frontier of Bashu leading to Guanzhong. Its geographical location is very dangerous.

To advance can be attacked, and retreat can be defended.

Liu Bei's army is much simpler. After leaving Jiameng Pass, he can enter Hanzhong.

But it's just an opportunity, and sooner or later he will fight Cao Cao's army.

"Prepare for battle!" Liu Bei said firmly.

If Hanzhong was taken by Cao Cao, would he still be the King of Hanzhong?

Regarding face, Liu Bei had to fight.

"Brother, what is a mere Cao Mengde? Let me play!" Zhang Fei volunteered.

"Yide is brave and brave. With you, you will definitely be able to deter Cao Cao's army." Liu Bei agreed.

"Okay, I will take Hanzhong for my brother!" Zhang Fei said boldly.

Let’s say that Cao Cao sent out troops and ordered all the troops to go to Yangping Pass. After traveling for 20 miles, there was heavy rain, the night was difficult to walk, and the men and horses were tired. The general suggested that they rest for a day before leaving.

"No, the city of Yangpingguan is strong, and it can only be taken by surprise," Cao Cao said.

So he ordered the army to move on.

Marching to Buffalo Ridge, Cao Cao's army entered Zhang Lu's camp in three ways, and moved to dawn, breaking through dozens of battalions. After easily capturing Huixian and Fengxian, Cao Cao's army began to march into Hanzhong and went straight to Yangping Pass.

Zhang Lu was terrified.

"Why don't you just surrender to Cao Cao?"

Facing his brother's cowardice and incompetence, Zhang Wei said angrily:

"Brother, how can you hand over the foundation to others?"

"But Cao Mengde leads an army of [-], we are no match." Zhang Lu sighed.

There are only a few hundred thousand people in Hanzhong, which is one-half of Cao Cao's army.

"What are you afraid of? We have a dangerous Yangping Pass. Could it be that Cao Mengde can still fly over?" Zhang Weidao.

When it came to Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu felt relieved.

Yan Pu, Zhang Lu's adviser, also said:

"My lord, if you surrender now, not only will you lose face, but you will not be taken seriously."

Under the persuasion of the two, Zhang Lu had the determination to resist Cao Cao.

"Brother, please give me [-] elite soldiers, and we will definitely keep Cao Cao out of the pass."

"no problem!"

Zhang Lu readily agreed.

Therefore, Zhang Wei, Yang Ang, Yang Ren and others led the army to support Yangping Pass, and built strongholds against the mountains.

The scorching sun was in the sky, the banners were flying, and the horses were flying. Cao Cao's vanguard troops were coming to Yangping Pass.

Cao Cao led troops stationed outside Yangping Pass. After seeing this pass, he couldn't help sighing: "It's a natural danger, and it's not much better than Sishui Pass."

"If I knew Yangping Pass was dangerous earlier, I wouldn't have attacked here."

Cao Cao attacked Yangping Pass for many days, but failed.

Zhang Wei was young and energetic, and wanted to make contributions, so he went out of the city to fight Cao Cao, and was defeated.

He directly gave up the idea of ​​fighting Cao Cao's army in the field, and couldn't stick to it.