The main forces of both sides are approaching to this level, and they cannot easily retreat. All the wavering and hesitation are useless, only to inspire fighting spirit and strive to defeat.

No matter how delicious the chicken ribs are, they can only eat them forcibly, eat them hard and try every means.

If you can't eat it, the chicken ribs will turn into a hungry tiger and will pounce on you anytime and anywhere!

Around Shen Hou in the afternoon, Liu Bei got up and went out.

In recent years, he felt that his physical strength and energy had begun to decline. In this moment, spring had arrived, but he felt that the armor on his body was cold, and the cowhide that was lined with the armor could not cover up any enthusiasm. He held the hilt of the sword around his waist and asked Zhao Yun: "Where is Military Advisor Pang?"

"I just saw him, and it seemed like I was going to patrol the Zuoying camp."

"Send someone to search for it. After finding it, please invite him to see me." Liu Bei looked up at the sky. It was a cloudy day, and some dust was floating in the air.

The war has developed to this point, and the gap between the main forces of the two armies has been compressed to the extreme. In the past few days, the scout cavalry of both sides have barely stopped strangling and dealing with each other, sending the enemy's movements into their respective formations like snowflakes.

Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao was not far from the northeast and was no more than sixty miles away from him.

He sighed.

"It's interesting to say that since Xu Du left, Cao Mengde and I often had close contact on the battlefield, but we never faced each other seriously."

Zhao Yun ordered his personal guards to set out to find Pang Tong, and turned around and stood beside the tent door by pressing the sword.

Since Liu Bei spoke, he listened but did not interrupt.

"That time in Xuzhou, I was busy packing up the group of Xuzhou clans, but Cao Mengde personally led his army to arrive... Hehe, I didn't believe it at first, and led dozens of cavalry out of the city to watch. I was scared to death. I knew I was definitely not an opponent, so I immediately organized an escape. As a result, I was pursued by Cao's army, Yun Chang was captured, and many subordinates were killed, and Xuzhou's foundation collapsed."

"A few years later, about eight years later. Cao's army went south to Jingzhou, and I led more than 100,000 people in Jingxiang to flee for more than ten miles a day. So in Changban, Dangyang, Cao Cao personally pursued 5,000 cavalry. After that battle, the thousands of soldiers and horses I accumulated in Xinye were defeated. Zilong, you must remember that I had lost my horses and just went to the direction away from Cao's army and went into the wilderness in the forest. If Zilong were not...ah..."

Liu Bei thought for a while and continued, "Then it's Wulin. That time, Yun Chang and Yide and I were north of Yunmeng, and Zhouling went to Huarong to lay a net of heaven and earth to intercept Cao's army that retreated from Chibi. Several times they saw Cao Mengde's ceremonial guards and umbrella covers, but after rushing over, they did not see Cao Cao, but only saw countless drowning soldiers and war horses in the quagmire."

He said calmly: "But I don't know what the outcome is this time...?"

Zhao Yun was still silent.

Liu Bei said again: "By the way, we are sending more people to inspect the movements of Chang'an City to prevent the city from leaving the city from causing trouble. This place is very close to Chang'an City. Now I send people to go there, and the horse is faster. It is enough time for a day to go back and forth twice."

"Affect the order."

At this time, the sound of horse hooves in the distance, and the two of them looked up together and saw Pang Tong and three or four riders galloping over.

"Military advisor, thank you for your hard work!" Liu Bei took a few steps forward and waved to signal.

He once had a different opinion from Pang Tong on the issue of the advance and retreat of the army. Even though he had reached the current level of fighting, he still felt that his previous plan of retreating was more reliable than Pang Tong's decisive battle plan. But since he had already fought, he relied on Pang Tong's plan wholeheartedly and would never be a little unhappy because of previous conflicts of opinions.

Pang Tong got off the horse and quickly stepped forward to salute: "The Zuoying side has been arranged."

The Zuoying was led by the two generals Ling Bao and Deng Xian, and was responsible for setting up formations along the Ba River and blocking the line from Ba Bridge to Bailuyuan. Because the unit was facing attacks from the defenders in Chang'an City and the Cao army in the east at any time, the troops were very strong, with a total of more than 13,000 people.

Five days ago, Cao and Liu armies fought at night in Xinfeng, Weinan. Liu Bei sent Wei Yan and Zhang Ren two powerful generals to raid, but they could not take over a unit of Cao's army for two hours. Instead, they were oppressed by Cao's superior forces the next morning, resulting in Zhang Ren's troops being dispersed and the army's teams were set in a row. From this battle, we can see that the one who came to Guanzhong with Cao Gong this time must be the elite troops of the army in Ye, and they are definitely not ordinary weak soldiers.

Such elite troops are difficult to win by facing the enemy head-on. The two generals Ling Bao and Deng Xian, who were stationed along the Ba River, were under tremendous pressure. The two generals have frequently sent envoys to inquire since the day before yesterday, requesting the King of Hanzhong to allocate troops to fill the defense line.

But after Liu Bei discussed with Pang Tong, he decided to keep the troops of the Zuoying unchanged.

Since yesterday, he has allocated a large number of generals from the Central Army and the golden drums to the Zuoying. He also ordered Ling Bao and Deng Xian to drag the branches to run in the camp, creating the illusion that the main force entered the high places of the Sichuan plain along the Ba River and confronted the Cao army.

He even asked Ling Bao and Deng Xian to send out his elite troops, and teamed up with three or five hundred men to go deep into Mount Li again, and made an attitude of trying to recapture multiple camps in Mount Li.

All of these tasks increased the pressure from Ling Bao and Deng Xian, causing their troops to be greatly damaged. For this reason, it is necessary for the general of the military advisor to visit them, cheer them up and encourage them, so that they can understand that their persistence is valuable and the King of Hanzhong will never forget it.

"Ling, what do you say, Deng?"

"Both of them said that the slope of the Ba Shangyuan is steep and strong camps are supported. If Cao Gong sends his future to attack, they can reject it for the king. If Cao Gong comes to attack in person, they can persist for five days. In addition to five days, they can also ask the king to send reinforcements quickly."

Ling Bao and Deng Xian are both old subordinates of Liu Jiyu. Although they do not have outstanding military talents, they are quite solid and rigorous. They are pragmatic and not good at talking big in the army. Liu Bei calculated and felt that their judgment was not much different from his.

"Five days are enough!" He patted the long sword around his waist: "Then let's go! Today is the dusty mist, just marching!"

After defeating Zhang Ren, the main force of Cao's army advanced rapidly along the south bank of the Wei River. A team at the forefront had already entered Yanglingyi, echoing the Chang'an defenders. If the Cao army was compared to a giant, the troops stationed in Yanglingyi were the arm that the giant tried hard to poke out. Before this arm, Chang'an was within reach.

Liu Bei and the generals thought that this army must be eradicated as soon as possible.

At the intersection of Jingshui and Weishui, Yangling and Yangling are slightly westward. Because when Dong Zhuo held Emperor Han to move westward to Chang'an, he sent Lu Bu to publish the imperial tombs and tombs below the ministers to collect their treasures, Yangling was already in ruins, with only a few mud and stones falling from deep grass all over the ground. However, Yangling, on the east side, was scattered, although the people fled, there were still some buildings left for military horses to station.

However, Yanglingyi is too close to the waters, surrounded by Jingshui and Weishui on all sides. Once it is attacked fiercely, the troops stationed here will have little room for relocation, and the subsequent troops are limited to the water situation, which is difficult to support for the moment.
Chapter completed!