At The Beginning of The Game, The Five Tiger Generals Were Intercepted

In the fifth year of Jian'an, April 200 AD. Liu Zhang gathered heavy troops outside Chengdu, and after some passionate speeches, he vowed to go north to Hanzhong.

Liu Zhang personally led Tai Shici, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Zhang Ren, Gao Shun, Wu Yi, Pan Feng's ninth battalion with 75,000 soldiers and horses, and Zhu Meng, Mang Ya, and Wu Gu's 30,000 barbarian soldiers to march, and Take Xun You, Lu Su, Liu Ye, and Pang Tong as the masterminds!

After Liu Zhang prepared to go north, together with Huang Zhong and Wu Sheying who were stationed at Yangping Pass, they sent troops north to Liangzhou.

This is the first battle of the Liuzhang Group in Yizhou since it has been silent for five years. The momentum is huge, the scale is grand, and the number of troops mobilized is no less than the much-anticipated Battle of Guandu!

Liu Zhang has more than 100,000 soldiers in the main battle this time, and more than 100,000 civilians are fully supplied!

The whole Yizhou is like a huge machine, which has been fully operated under Liu Zhang's order.

By land and water, grain and grass in all states and counties of Yizhou are being shipped frantically, and there is only one destination, Hanzhong!

The news that Liu Zhang stationed in Hanzhong with an army of 100,000 spread like wildfire, and instantly made all the princes in the world tremble.

Everyone couldn't help but have a question in their hearts, could it be that the sleeping tiger finally woke up? Is he about to expose his minions to the world at this moment?

After two months, Liu Zhang led his army to Yangping Pass. In order to save time, he did not plan to go to Nanzheng.

After two months of crazy transportation, the granaries in the counties on the front line of Hanzhong County have already been full, and the grain in stock now exceeds five million shi!

The transportation has not yet been completed, and food from all over the country is still frantically pouring into Hanzhong.

With the overall control of the Chamber of Commerce, the State Shepherd's Mansion can easily detect the overall food reserves, which are enough to meet the needs of the people for a year.

With such a complete logistical guarantee, Liu Zhang's army is enough to conquer Liangzhou for three years without worrying about food and grass.

There was no room for so many troops in Yangping Pass, so Liu Zhang stationed all the troops ten miles outside the pass.

Liu Zhang has never seen the joint camp hundreds of miles away, but at this moment the joint camp is tens of miles away, and it is very easy to get lost standing in the camp.

In the commander's tent of the Chinese army, Liu Zhang gathered all the military divisions and generals to discuss the specific strategy of advancing troops.

"Everyone, now that our army of 100,000 is marching northward, everyone's attention has shifted from Guandu to Hanzhong!"

"The Battle of Guandu, in the eyes of everyone, is a battle without any suspense, because Yuan Shao's strength is several times that of Cao Cao!"

"But I want to tell everyone, Yuan Shao will definitely lose! Cao Cao will eventually defeat the strong with the weak! And we are like Yuan Shao now, if we are careless, we will undoubtedly repeat Yuan Shao's mistakes!"

"We have deployed almost all our forces in this campaign. Generals must move forward bravely, never underestimate the enemy, never underestimate any enemy!"

All the civil and military personnel stood up, and reassured Liu Zhang with firm eyes.

"I will obey my lord's order!"

Hearing the determination of the martial arts under his command, Liu Zhang waved his hands in satisfaction, and his serious expression also receded.

"Okay, everyone, sit down first."

"This campaign is the time to show the world the achievements of our Yizhou Group in the past five years, and it is also the most important step for us to fight for world hegemony and revive the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Zhang took the initiative to stand up and pointed to the map behind him.

"This time our purpose is also very clear, to occupy Yongzhou and Liangzhou, and then occupy all the land in Guanzhong! Follow the example of Gaozu who established the Han Dynasty, and rebuild the glory of the Han Dynasty again!"

Liu Zhang's voice was full of pride and ambition, which made people's blood boil, as if these states and counties were already under their control!

"My lord, give the order, I will be the first to be the vanguard!"

Dian Wei stood up, stretched out his palms in the air, and clenched them loudly.

Years of rest and recuperation have already made Dian Wei eagerly waiting!

"It's evil, sit down first, don't worry! Naturally, you fight some battles!"

Liu Zhang looked at the four military advisers, who were also the four most important wise men in this Northern Expedition.

"Gongda, Zijing, Ziyang, Shiyuan, I have already stated the overall strategic direction, and then it is up to you to make specific and detailed plans."

The four around him are the top wise men in the world, including strategists and tacticians. Liu Zhang will not be as headstrong as Yuan Shao.

"..."

The result was completely different from what Liu Zhang had imagined. He thought that the four people would express their opinions, but they all sat there silently.

Is it mutual humility?

Liu Zhang never believed that the four of them could do nothing about the situation in front of them. They couldn't have reached the end of the mountain before sending troops, right?

"Shiyuan, tell me!"

In fact, these four people were indeed giving way to each other, and the one who least wanted to speak up was Pang Tong.

Pang Tong joined Liu Zhang not long ago, how dare he steal the limelight from these seniors.

"My lord, next..."

Pang Tong faltered, his eyes kept sweeping over Xun You, Lu Su, and Liu Ye, hinting to Liu Zhang that they should be the first to speak.

Liu Zhang pretended not to understand what Pang Tong meant, but instead gave him a glare.

"Just say what you think, don't look forward and backward! Forgot how you taught Huo Jun?"

Pang Tong was so embarrassed that he had to bite the bullet and say it when he had reached this point.

First, he walked to the center of the big tent, gestured to him, and then walked to the side of the map.

"Gentlemen, the Qinling Mountains are a natural barrier in Hanzhong County, but in contrast, the natural barriers have also become a great obstacle to advancing troops."

"Now that the river is diverted, the transportation of grain and grass can only rely on peasants. Therefore, even if we have a mountain of grain, we cannot afford unrestrained consumption. Therefore, we cannot fully adhere to the strategy of steady progress."

Liu Zhang couldn't help laughing, as expected of Pang Shiyuan, it seems that he likes to take risks since he was a child!

"Everyone, please see that there are four roads leading to Guanzhong in Hanzhong. The end of Chencang Road can go directly to Chencang, but there is Dasan Pass as a barrier. The Tangluo Road leads directly to the bank of the Wei River from Tanggu and Luogu. However, the road is very difficult and dangerous. Difficult to pass through, the Ziwu Road can go directly from Hanzhong to the city of Chang’an, although the road is the shortest, it is difficult to travel with twists and turns. There is also a Baoxie Road, which can go directly to Mei County when it exits the inclined valley.”

"There is only one Qishan Road from Hanzhong to Liangzhou. It goes out of Yangping Pass, passes through Wudu County, and crosses Qishan Mountain to reach Tianshui County."

Seeing Pang Tong explaining the terrain so seriously, Liu Zhang felt a lot of comfort.

Pang Tong, who had never been to Yizhou, was able to understand the main passages between Hanzhong and Guanzhong so well, he must have put in a lot of effort in the past few months.

However, Pang Tong intended to shift the primary target from the land of Yongliang, and Liu Zhang quickly reminded him.

"Shiyuan, my idea is to attack the land of Yongliang first, and then use Yongliang as the foundation to gradually encroach on the land of Guanzhong."

Pang Tong nodded and immediately understood Liu Zhang's meaning.

"My lord, I am about to talk about this matter."

(end of this chapter)