Ye Zhao and Xi Zhicai met Fang Yue and Ji Ling's two men arrived at Zitong Pass a month later, but Zitong Pass had no enemy.

"This is interesting!" After reading the information during this period, Ye Zhao even sent food and supplies to Shuzhong and was taken over by Ding Li. Although there was not much, there was no reason to give it for free.

Xi Zhicai, who handed the information to the side, said: "Uncle Liu wouldn't think that he could conquer Hanzhong with Zhang Xiu's 10,000 troops, right?"

The news that Ye Zhao occupied Hanzhong was not a secret. Liu Yan must have known it. Otherwise, it would be impossible to gather so many 3,000 soldiers in Baishuiguan. It is like Baishuiguan where the first place is needed. It is enough to have 800 people on weekdays, let alone send Zhao Wei.

"Liu Yan is not so unwise, but if someone wants Zhang Xiu to be defeated, it is not difficult to understand." Xi Zhicai smiled and looked at Zhao Wei on the side and said, "What do you think Brother Junnian?"

When Zhao Wei heard this, he frowned and said, "Sir, the state and county will decide. Before it has been passed to Baishui, the three passes have been broken. I really don't know who is in charge of the army. However, although Zhang Xiu is famous in Bashu, he pursues the ghost path and bewitches the people and despises the scholars. However, he will not frame him with the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers!"

"Or, Brother Junnian can think about it, who can benefit from Zhang Xiuruo's death?" Xi Zhicai smiled.

"The Five Doks of Rice Sect is quite popular among the people in Ba County, but in our eyes, it is not the case. Zhang Xiu was as famous as Zhang Jiao in the past, but if he wanted to imitate Zhang Jiao's affairs, Bashu was big, but there was no place for him to live in." Zhao Wei smiled and shook his head: "Although he has entered the officialdom and can command thousands of troops, it is just that the emperor wants to use his wishes to appease the people of Ba County. If he wants to say that there is a conflict of interests, he can't think of anyone."

"So what about the Five Dogs of Rice Sect?" Ye Zhao asked suddenly.

"Five Dou Rice Sect?" Zhao Wei was slightly stunned, and then reacted: "Zhang Lu!"

"Who is Zhang Lu?" Xi Zhicai said in a strange way. At the same time, he was even more curious whether this person surnamed Zhang generally likes to pretend to be a god? In the past, the three brothers Zhang Jiao used to argue about ghosts and gods to harm the world. Now there are Zhang Xiu and Zhang Lu in Shu.

"If this person is said to be born, it will be quite prominent." Zhao Wei laughed and said, "He is the descendant of the Marquis of Liu. Speaking of which, he is also considered a descendant of the prominent clan. However, since his grandfather Zhang Ling, he prefers the theory of ghosts and gods, and created the Five Dou Rice Sect. Now Zhang Lu is also a person with a high prestige among the Five Dou Rice Sect. But for some reason, this Taoist tyrant fell under the hands of Zhang Xiu, but the two of them are quite close..."

Liu Hou was Zhang Liang, who was known as the three masters of the Han Dynasty together with Han Xin and Xiao He, and was the only one among the three who had a good end. As a descendant of Zhang Liang, Zhang Lu was considered top in the entire Han Dynasty just by saying that his origin was considered to be the top in the entire Han Dynasty.

"What do the military advisor think?" Ye Zhao turned his head and looked at Xi Zhicai and said with a smile.

"Although I dare not assert, I personally think that Zhang Lu is not the chief general of Hanzhong. I am afraid that this person has a great status in the army." Xi Zhicai smiled.

Although Zhang Xiu is the leader of the Five Dogs of Rice Sect, in the officialdom, no matter your status in religion, he values ​​the family more. As a descendant of Liu Hou, Zhang Lu can leave Zhang Xiu with aside his 100,000 miles apart, and naturally he will be more smooth in the officialdom. It is completely reasonable for Zhang Xiu to be the pioneer and Zhang Lu to be the leader.

Xi Zhicai's implication was that he obviously determined that Zhang Lu wanted to kill Zhang Xiu, and he kept his troops waiting for the news of Zhang Xiu's defeat.

"Can the provocateurs from all sides gain something?" Ye Zhao turned around and looked at Ding Li and others beside him and said.

"Return to the lord, we searched the radius of fifty miles, but did not notice the traces of the army." Ding Li bowed and said, "I was vague about the surrendered army and did not know the main position of the Shu army."

Ye Zhao stood up, walked to a huge map behind him, frowned and looked at the map and said, "Junnian, if you are the leader, where should you station troops?"

"If you are at the bottom, you should station troops in Langzhong!" Zhao Wei bowed and said.

"Langzhong?" Ye Zhao looked at Zhao Wei in confusion, then looked at the map and said, "If it were Langzhong, wouldn't it be too far away?"

Zitong is located west of Langzhong, with a straight line distance of about 150 miles, but Shu Road is difficult to travel, and the Shu army does not have a means of transportation like flying boats. Even if Ye Zhao wants to go to Langzhong, it is impossible for them to send them with flying boats. If you march, it will probably be less than 300 miles or even further.

"The lord doesn't know that Langzhong is surrounded by mountains and surrounded by three rivers. It is very convenient if the army is stationed here." Zhao Wei bowed and said, "And if you send troops from Langzhong, you can go straight to Jiameng Pass without taking a detour to Zitong. The waterway is only more than 200 miles, and there are many mountains and rivers along the way, deserted and uninhabited, and it is difficult to detect. The waterway is very fast, and you can travel fifty miles a day. If you go to the night, you can reach Jiameng Pass in three days!"

"There are also naval troops in Shu?" Xi Zhicai said in a strange way.

"There are, but not many, but there are many people living in Langzhong who rely on this river. You only need to collect civilian ships and then draw some cargo ships that can transport supplies from the government, and you can take people straight to Jiameng Pass!" Zhao Wei said with a smile.

Ye Zhao looked at the map and turned his head to look at the generals and said, "Send someone to quickly explore the area around Langzhong. Fang Yue, you immediately take my flying boat back to Jiameng Pass to avoid being attacked!"

"Here!" Fang Yue bowed to Ye Zhao, and knew that the matter was urgent and he didn't delay it. After taking the military talisman, he left and took a flying boat to Jiameng Pass to set up defenses.

He looked at Zhao Wei deeply, and had such an important joy. If he hadn't asked, Zhao Wei had never mentioned it on his own initiative. It seemed that although this person agreed to surrender, he might have reservations about him.

"Everyone, go and rest. Ji Ling rectifies Fang Yue's troops. If you find out the direction of the Shu army, you will be ready to send troops at any time." Ye Zhao said to Ji Ling again.

"Here!" Ji Ling stood up and bowed and said.

After arranging some trivial matters, Ye Zhao ordered everyone to return to the camp to rest.

"Our army has occupied Zitong for two months, and the news will inevitably leak. If Zhang Lu knew, it would be difficult for our army to take the opportunity to break through Langzhong." Ye Zhao left Xi Zhicai and walked in the mansion with Xi Zhicai, frowned and thoughtfully.

"What is the lord going to deal with that Zhao Wei?" Xi Zhicai did not answer, but asked back.

"Disposal?" Ye Zhao was stunned when he heard this, then suddenly realized, shook his head and said, "Although he did not take the initiative to explain, he did not deliberately harm me. The situation in Shu is not clear, so it is understandable to protect himself. Why should he deal with it?"

"The lord is broad-minded, and I admire him!" Xi Zhicai said with a smile.

"You don't have to praise me." Ye Zhao laughed and said, "If you don't even have this tolerance, how can you point the world in the future?"

"But fortunately, I have noticed this matter early. Otherwise, if Zhang Lu sneaked into Zitong and cut off our army's return, all the 30,000 troops would be lost here!" Xi Zhicai was still feeling a little scared when he said this.

"I hope I can get there." Ye Zhao looked at Xi Zhicai and said, "Can Zhicai understand Zhang Lu?"

"Although my subordinates had traveled to Shu in the past, they had no close contact with the scholars in Shu. According to Junnian, this person seemed to be more religious, and his subordinates had no way to know." Xi Zhicai shook his head and said. "If Jiameng was not in a way, he could lure this person to attack. Our army can take advantage of the opportunity to capture Langzhong. Not only can we cut off the retreat route of Shu army, but we can gain a place in Langzhong, but the lord can also gain a foothold in this Ba County."

Ye Zhao nodded. The matter was not yet confirmed, and it was a bit too early to make a decision. However, if Zhang Lu's troops could be removed, at least it would be no problem to attack Ba County.

Five days later, the spy who went to investigate Langzhong finally came back.

"Lord, it has been confirmed that there are indeed a large number of troops stationed in Langzhong. However, our spies do not have Shu people. They do not understand the words of Bashu, so they cannot get close to investigate rashly." Ding Li bowed.

"Enough." Ye Zhao nodded. Yesterday, Fang Yue had already put the flying boat back, Jiameng Pass was temporarily worry-free. Fang Yue had already started to build beacon towers along the river bank. Once he found that the enemy was coming from the water and land, Jiameng Pass would also quickly know and respond.

There is no worries in the rear for the time being, so I should consider the next action.

"The lord has two ways to go now." Xi Zhicai looked at Ye Zhao and said in a deep voice: "One is to lead the army to attack Langzhong, cut off the road to Zhang Lu, first defeat Zhang Lu, and then Tuba County; the second is to ignore Zhang Lu for the time being. With General Fang Yue here and Hanzhong soldiers and horses support, Jiameng is enough to defend. The lord can lead the army to attack Mianzhu Pass, attack Cheng/du, and defeat Liu Yan in one fell swoop. However, in this way, Shu will be in chaos!"

During this military discussion, Ye Zhao did not ask Zhao Wei to come. Although he understood Zhao Wei's attitude, Ye Zhao could not tell all the secrets of the general. After all, at this critical moment, if Zhao Wei's military affairs were told frankly, Zhao Wei's thought would be enough to influence the direction of the war.

Zhang Lu stationed troops in Langzhong. This position is very autonomous, but it also exposed the Shu army to Ye Zhao's attack. Compared with Langzhong's unique geographical advantages, Shu County is flat, which is more conducive to the large army's combat. More importantly, since Liu Yan had the experience of Hanzhong, most of the troops had been sent out. This is the weakest time in Chengdu.

"Our army has been staying in Zitong for a month, and the news will inevitably leak out!" Ye Zhao pondered: "I don't want to spend too much time in this battle. If Zhang Lu is solved, it will definitely take a long time to attack Bashu step by step. Since this is the case, it is better to attack Shu County and break through Chengdu and Zhang Lu's danger will be solved!"

"Lord is wise!" Xi Zhicai smiled and bowed to Ye Zhao. He was more inclined to the second way. After all, Zhang Lu held heavy troops and was not as good as taking down Chengdu/du. Although Chengdu was defeated and Bashu would be in chaos for a while, Ye Zhao only needed to defeat each one at that time. After all, Ye Zhao was different from Liu Yan's momentum when he entered Sichuan. Ye Zhao had his own power. He didn't have to be as hindered as Liu Yan and was threatened by the aristocratic family. Moreover, Zhao Wei was reluctant to help Ye Zhao contact the wealthy families in Shu. His attitude of wanting to both ends of the rat also made Ye Zhao lose patience. Since Liu Yan could use Dongzhou scholars, Ye Zhao could do it too.

"Ding Li led three thousand soldiers and horses to stay in Zitong to ensure that both sides are not lost. Ji Ling counted the rest of the troops and followed me to attack Mianzhu Pass!" Ye Zhao stood up and said loudly.
Chapter completed!