The mountains and rivers of Bajun are dangerous and there are many barbarians living there. No matter Liu Yan, who has just arrived, or Jia Long, Ren Qi and others who have taken root in the local area, they do not want to cause this trouble early before the overall situation is determined.
This time Liu Yan attacked Hanzhong, so he did not use Bajun's soldiers, but only asked the county to provide some grain and grass nearby.
Later, the troops of Ren Qi, the prefect of Jianwei, came from afar and were short of food. Liu Yan asked Ren Qi to divide his troops into two and feed them in Langzhong and Xichong.
According to Liu Yan's original plan, after he won the first battle and captured the Jiange, he would stay in the Jiange for a while to rest. At the same time, Ren Qi's troops and horses would advance from Langzhong and Xichong by land and water, and meet at the foot of Jiameng Pass.
Use this new force to quickly conquer the levels and master the Golden Bull Way.
But now the plan has changed. Liu Yan was repeatedly frustrated in front of Jiange and could not open up the situation on land.
If we only use a single army to move up the Langjiang River from Langzhong, we will inevitably be attacked from both sides.
Ren Qi, the governor of Qianwei, waited and hesitated for a long time, and finally waited for Liu Yan's order.
After reading the letter, Ren Qi sent troops from Xichong State to the north, and asked Chen Chao, the commander of Langzhong troops and horses, to serve in front of the Jiange army alone.
Chen Chao received the military order, whistled, mounted the falcon, rode alone, and hurried towards the sword pavilion.
It only took half a day to reach the border of Zitong.
In the middle of the row, a middle-aged scholar wearing a Confucian shirt came face to face. The scholar had an ordinary appearance and was riding a thin horse. He looked quite leisurely.
Chen Chao passed by him and suddenly felt something was wrong.
Now that Yizhou is in the midst of a war, how could any Confucian scholar go out on a study tour at this time?
Chen Chao immediately turned his horse's head and shouted, "Stop!"
When the middle-aged scholar heard this, he stopped his horse and asked with a smile, "What does the general want from me?"
Chen Chao shouted and asked, "Who are you and where are you going?"
After hearing this, the middle-aged scholar looked at Chen Chao carefully. When he saw a brave general, he immediately said, "I see that the general is so fierce and unstoppable. Could he be rushing to the battlefield?"
Chen Chao frowned and shouted angrily, "Answer me honestly, where does all this nonsense come from?!"
The middle-aged scholar was not annoyed after hearing this, and said with a smile, "No wonder you don't recognize me. I am a general from another county. To be honest, I am a scholar from Shu County, and my name is Zhao Song. I went to the army yesterday to defect to the army.
, intending to strive for wealth, Zhou Mu heard that I was from Shu and arranged a confidential matter for me."
"oh?"
Chen Chao's expression softened slightly, it turned out that he was going to join the army.
If you listen carefully, the accent is quite right.
But he felt a little disdainful in his heart and said with a smile, "You have just arrived. What confidential information can I give you? Work hard in the army and don't take any chances."
After hearing this, the middle-aged scribe Zhao Song immediately put on a respectful expression.
"Thank you for your teaching, General. But this matter is really crucial."
"Huh?" Chen Chao was aroused, "Please tell me, if it's something important, maybe I can help you."
Zhao Song smiled and said immediately, "I wonder if the general recognizes me, Gan Ning, the chief minister of Shu County?"
Chen Chao looked more serious after hearing this, "It's him."
Although Gan Ning is not well-known at the moment, many local heroes know his abilities.
"Could it be that Liu Zhoumu is planning to let Gan Juncheng serve in the army? Humph, he knows people well."
Zhao Song glanced at Chen Chao with a strange expression, "General, you guessed wrong."
Chen Chao wondered, "Why, could it be that Zhou Mu doesn't know that we have Gan Xingba in Sichuan?"
Zhao Song replied, "No. A few days ago, Gan Juncheng, the governor of Liang, went to Jiange. Because Pang De was ruthless and the army was frustrated, Gan Juncheng took the initiative to fight Pang De. Unexpectedly, Liu Zhoumu cursed him for some reason, saying that he was a
The county magistrate did not want to take care of the county affairs, but came to flatter the superior, hoping to take risks on the battlefield and get lucky. Gan Ning was furious and left angrily."
When Chen Chao heard this, his face was full of disbelief.
"Why is Zhou Mu so ignorant? You didn't lie to me, right?"
Zhao Song smiled bitterly after hearing this, "How dare I make this up? When the general arrives in front of the army, he can just ask anyone."
Chen Chao heard this but did not express his position.
Then he asked, "Could the important thing Zhou Mu asked you to do have something to do with Gan Ning?"
There was a guilty conscience on Zhao Song's face. He looked around and whispered, "Zhou Mu saw that I was from Shu County and asked me to go back and pay attention to what's going on in Shu County. In case Gan Ning rebels
, just report back in time.”
Chen Chao lowered his head and thought for a while, then sneered, "No matter what you say is true or false, just because you spread these words along the way, you either have an evil intention or are a bad person. You don't need to go to Shu County. I just go to the front of the army.
Let me hand you back to the state pastor."
Zhao Song was stunned for a while and then said, "That's fine, it's not a good job anyway."
The two then turned to walk towards Jiange.
Chen Chao was traveling very fast, so it was a bit cumbersome to bring Zhao Song, a scholar with him.
But after listening to Zhao Song's words, he no longer had the same energy as at the beginning.
If the self-recommended Gan Ning is like this, how can he, a close confidant of Jianwei Prefect, be reused?
While on the road, the falcon on Chen Chao's arm took the initiative to fly.
The falcon flapped its wings in the air a few times, and its body became as huge as a roof.
After going there for a while, I brought back a struggling yellow sheep.
Chen Chao looked at the westward sun, found a stream at random, killed the yellow sheep, washed and skinned them and ate them with Zhao Song.
Zhao Song felt nauseated as he watched Chen Chao bite into the bloody raw meat.
Chen Chao burst out laughing when he saw Zhao Song holding the raw meat and unable to eat it.
Zhao Song had no choice but to cover up his embarrassment and said, "The general has a great appetite. Could it be that he rushed here early in the morning?"
Chen Chao replied smoothly, "Yes, if it weren't for you being such a burden, I would have made it to Jiange."
Zhao Song became interested. He patted his chest and said, "I have also read a few military books. How about giving the details to the general?"
After hearing this, Chen Chao laughed and said, "You know nothing. If you could fight with just a few of those things, wouldn't everyone in the world be a strategist?"
Zhao Song said unconvinced, "General, please listen to me."
"If my prediction is correct, when the general arrives in front of the army, he will just be a fighting general under the command of Zhao Wei, Lu Chang and others. Even if he fights life and death, even if he has some credit, it will fall on others. In my opinion
In view of this, the general why not take advantage of Pang De to go out to fight and sneak in to attack the sword pavilion. If he can seize the pass, it will naturally be the general's great achievement! Even if he can't, it will be a beautiful thing to capture Chen Tiao'er.
thing."
Chen Chao chewed a few mouthfuls and swallowed the flesh and blood in his mouth, "What do you know? Isn't that sword pavilion easy to enter? If someone discovers it, I won't be able to do anything alone, and I won't be able to accomplish anything."
Zhao Song rolled his eyes and reminded, "The front of Jiange Pavilion is heavily defended, but the rear may not be so. If the general goes up the Langjiang River, go to Jiameng first, and then sneak in from the rear, it will probably be much easier."
"Tch! Think simple."
Chen Chao dismissed it.
Zhao Song smiled slightly, said nothing, and turned to work hard on the raw meat in his hands.
Just after taking a bite, I felt the fishy smell hit my nose, and I felt retching in my mouth.
Chen Chao frowned, and Zhao Song quickly apologized, got up with the raw meat and hid behind a tree in the distance.
Chen Chao didn't care either. After he finished feasting, he realized that Zhao Song hadn't turned around for a long time.
Chen Chao stood up with his sword in hand and patrolled around, but found no trace.
Chen Chao became suspicious, "This guy is afraid of being weird. I think I have to act cautiously this time."