"Wen Lie, lead one of your troops to station in Chencang to protect Sanguan Road."

After giving the king's order to Zhang He to lead most of the troops to march to Liangzhou and attack Qishan along the Mumen Road, Cao Cao also looked to the side of the middle-aged general who was over thirty years old and still looked handsome and elegant and gave the order.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Xiu, who was eight feet tall, held up his hands and said in agreement, "Hugh, obey your orders!"

"This time we will fulfill our mission and protect our army's food supply."

Regarding Cao Cao's order for him to stay in Chencang, Cao Xiu understood his meaning almost instantly.

It is for the sake of safety to protect the logistics and food routes leading to Sanguan Road.

Although General Zhang He had been ordered to station in Liangzhou and be responsible for a large-scale attack on Wudu County, he was obviously still uneasy and ordered Cao Xiu to be responsible for dispersing the security of the pass road in case Zhao Tong suddenly led his troops to attack the rear or cut off the food road.

After hearing this, Cao Cao nodded slightly and gave him the responsibility of defending the rear. He was relieved!

After all, Cao Xiu has always been known as the "Cao family's thousand-mile horse" and he held him in high regard.

After giving all the important tasks to the generals, Cao Cao also decided to rest the army for three days and lead most of the troops westward to Chencang and along the Sanguan Road to conquer Hanzhong County southward.

It's so powerful!

After Zhang He received the order, he should first lead 20,000 Guanzhong troops to Jicheng, the capital of Liangzhou.

…

Wudu County.

Debate in the capital.

"Report to the general, according to our spies stationed in Longyou, the enemy general Zhang He has led his army through the Longshan Road, and the forward has reached the east of Jieting less than ten miles."

"Dongdongdong!"

After the spies quickly reported the movements of Cao's army, Zhao Tong, who was sitting on the main seat, unconsciously tapped the table in front of him, his face also lost in thought.

After a long while, he turned to the spies and asked, "Is it possible that the enemy's westward march into Liangzhou will be overwhelming?"

"Yes, but the enemy troops are divided into groups!"

"How to say?"

"One of them is Zhang He leading his troops to march to Liangzhou along Longshan Road, and the other is marching along Chencang led by Cao Cao himself."

The scout cupped his hands and responded truthfully.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Tong, who was looking deep in thought, suddenly realized, and subconsciously waved his hand to ward off the spies and said, "I understand, general."

"Cao's army's main attack direction is still Hanzhong!"

After hearing his general's reply, Liu Yin, who was standing on the left, couldn't help but cupped his hands and said, "General, what should our army do next?"

"Should we station a force of troops and horses in the area east of Xiabianji? After the main force of Cao's army passes through the Sanguan Road, our army will cut off its food route in the rear and cooperate with the Hanzhong garrison to harass the rear?"

"Being not."

Hearing this, Zhao Tong refused almost without thinking. He pondered for a long time before explaining: "The traitor Cao has been using troops for many years. How could he not have thought that our army would attack behind him?"

"Since he has decided to lead most of his troops to conquer Hanzhong in person, I think he is already well prepared."

"If the general's prediction is correct, Cao Cao will definitely leave a general to garrison Chencang to prevent our army from taking advantage of the opportunity to cut off the pass."

When he said this, he seemed to pause again and again, and said again, "This is just one of them."

"Zhang He's troops are the biggest enemy our army needs to face next."

"Um?"

After all the generals listened, they looked at each other unconsciously.

It was Liu Yin who stood up first and asked, "General, are you saying that Zhang He marched into Liangzhou along the Longshan Road with the purpose of attacking our troops?"

"It's almost the same. There's a high probability that this is the case."

Zhao Tong smiled slightly and responded softly, "Thief Cao thought very clearly that due to the difficult terrain and complicated mountains and rivers in Wudu County, even if he personally defeated our army with the main force and defeated it head-on, he would not be able to completely capture the entire territory of Wudu.

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"Our army can still occupy the deep mountains and unite the Qiang and Di tribes to raise troops to harass, so that they will not dare to conquer Hanzhong County easily."

"If he leaves a large army to deal with our army slowly, it will inevitably delay the conquest of Hanzhong,"

"If there are too few troops stationed in Wudu, then the army's expedition to Wudu will be meaningless. Our army can counterattack and recapture it at any time!"

After he finished speaking, Zhao Tong continued to speak loudly: "But Wudu County connects Guanzhong and Liangzhou, and borders Sanguan Road. If he ignores it, he will directly conquer Hanzhong, and the rear will be faced with it at any time.

Collapse situation."

"That's why General Zhang He was sent to lead his troops to the west, with the intention of delaying our military strength from sending troops to destroy the logistics and food roads of Sanguan Road."

These solemn words were spoken,

Everyone present and from the school came to their own reactions.

It turns out that this is Cao Jun’s strategy!

"Xiuren, Lintao, how is the defense arrangement in Qishan?"

After pondering for a long time, Zhao Tong suddenly asked.

After finishing his words, Liu Yin quickly raised his hands and responded, "General Qi, Dexin is fully responsible for Lintao, and there is no serious problem in the current defense!"

"General, don't worry about the defense on the west side of Wudu!"

"Bo Qi is also responsible for Qishan. The Qishan Fort has been repaired and defended again. With the dangers here, our army will not be afraid even if Zhang He comes to capture it himself!"

After hearing Liu Yin's report on various lines of defense, Zhao Tong felt relieved a little.

As soon as the news came out that Cao Jun was planning to conquer the west, Zhao Tong immediately realized that the situation was not good. There was bound to be a protracted tug-of-war in Hanchuan, Wudu and other places.

He immediately ordered the reinforcement of various defense lines in Wudu County.

First, Ma Zhong was given full responsibility for the defense of Qiangdao, Lintao and other western regions.

As for the Qishan side, Zhang Yi was transferred over.

Let his leading generals build defenses.

At present, it seems that these two lines of defense directly connected to Liangzhou are still stable.

For a moment, Zhao Tong couldn't help feeling deep in his heart that he had so many stars under his command.

"There are people who can make things easier!"

He currently has Ma Su under his command and Zhao Yingyi as his staff officer, who usually serves as a military advisor.

The generals include Liu Yin, Ma Zhong, Huo Yi and Zhang Yi.

There are also the newly surrendered Jiang Wei and the second generation generals Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and younger brother Zhao Guang who came from Chengdu thousands of miles away to follow him.

These are all outstanding figures in the later period of Ji Han!

Not to mention anything else, Jiang Boyue was worthy of being the last general of the Han Dynasty in the original history. Although the Wei people defected, even though Adou surrendered without resistance, he was still planning to restore the country.

Ma Zhong, Liu Yin, and Huo Yi were also among the leaders, and they made great contributions to Ji Han.

With the help of the generals under his command, Zhao Tong felt that his pressure was doubled.

"good,"

"Xiuren, from now on, you will assemble the main forces of the various departments. The general will lead his troops to Qishan at any time."

Zhao Tong quickly ordered.

"General, what are you doing?"

"After Zhang He and his troops entered Liangzhou this time, their main attack direction must be to pass through Lu City along Mumen Road to attack our Qishan defense line. As soon as Qishan is broken, Xiabian will be exposed to the enemy's front at any time!"

"Zhang He is a man who is good at fighting. I should go and meet him this time."

Zhao Tong said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals noticed the perseverance shown in their general's face, and knew that his plan had been decided, so they stopped trying to persuade him.

And Zhao Tong did have his own considerations.

First of all, Zhang He's ability in using troops cannot be ignored.

In original history, it was this man who led the masses to destroy Ma Su in a street pavilion, which caused Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition to end in failure!

For this plan, he felt that it would be safest to confront Zhang He himself, and others would not feel safe going there.

"You Chang, after I leave, you will be solely responsible for Xia Bian's safety."

After saying that, Zhao Tong turned his head and looked at a young man standing on the right side and said.

Ma Di, who had joined the army, listened and even bowed his hands in response.

"With the current strength of our army, if we have to defend Zhang He's massive attack, Fei Zhen's troops in Longxi will also come south to invade."

"I am afraid that Cao's army's main force, the food road, cannot be attacked and dispersed along the pass."

"Youchang, you will send someone back to Hanzhong later to ask for reinforcements."

"Here!"
To be continued...