In Chang'an City, Dong Zhuo was in a hurry, Ma Teng was in a hurry to attack at the west gate, he had to draw another 30,000 horses to refuse, and at the east gate, the main force must be left to defend against Lu Bu's 80,000 army, plus Guan Yu, who was attacking at the south gate, the troops were already stretched, and there was no way to take into account the safety of Yiwu.Li Ru said to Dong Zhuo: "It is better to move all the wealth of Yiwu back to Chang'an City, so as to eliminate the illusion of the enemy." ”Dong Zhuo said: "There are many real estate in Hewu, as well as my favorite resort palace, which is a pity to be abandoned. ”Li Ru said: "But the main savings of the lord are there, and once they are captured by the enemy, the consequences will be unimaginable. ”Dong Zhuo said with a smile: "Now that there are 17,000 people in Hewu, and Fan Chou is in charge, Zhang Liao's thousands of men and horses can't threaten Hewu." ”Li Ru said: "I am only afraid that the enemy will increase his troops. ”Dong Zhuo said: "It is impossible for Lu Bu and Ma Teng to increase their troops, only Liu Bei may increase them, but you and I know how much Liu Bei has." ”Li Ru said: "At the very least, we have to get the property and grain that can be transferred to Chang'an." ”Dong Zhuo said: "Then I have to send a force over, I have to escort it in person, this army is chaotic, it is difficult to ensure that there are no soldiers of their own on the way, and then they will be robbed by their own people, I will cry there" Li Ru said: "Then the lord will go to escort it." ”Dong Zhuo said: "Now that Lu Bu and Ma Teng are attacking the city in a hurry, I can go there and talk about it first." ”No matter how Li Ru persuaded him, Dong Zhuo was unwilling to give up Yiwu, he was actually reluctant to give up Yiwu's real estate, and would rather take a risk.Li Ru thought for a while and said, "Since the lord is unwilling to give up Yiwu, then add another 10,000 troops to Yiwu to ensure that Yiwu is not lost." ”Dong Zhuo spread his hands: "More than 30,000 people at the west gate rejected Ma Teng, 60,000 people at the east gate guarded Lu Bu, and more than 10,000 people guarded Guan Yu at the south gate, and there were already 17,000 people at the Yiwu side, and now there are soldiers and horses freed up there" Li Ru said: "Draw another 10,000 from the east gate, and 40,000 horses can hold Lu Bu's siege." ”Dong Zhuo refused: "Lu Bu's 80,000 army is the main force, and the East Gate cannot be relaxed." ”Li Ru persuaded again: "Yiwu is the treasury and granary of the lord, there must be no loss, there are 50,000 people at the east gate to guard Lu Bu enough, please the lord three graces." ”Dong Zhuo couldn't resist Li Ru, so he had to draw another 10,000 soldiers and horses from the east gate to reinforce Yiwu.When this news came out, Liu Bei was shocked, now that Hewu has become an important place for soldiers, how can he seize it but Zhuge Liang has no reaction, Dong Zhuo's increase in troops to Yiwu is expected, he must come to the city of Yiwu in person and make a plan to seize it on the spot.Zhuge Liang was ready to leave all the lieutenant generals to assist Jia Xu in defending the city, and he and Liu Bei took the remaining tiger generals to Hewu.The lieutenant generals had opinions, and Wei Yan took the lead in saying: "Our lieutenant generals are very strong, why don't you bring us" Yan Yan also said: "This attack on Yiwu is a big gamble, Wancheng is almost empty, no matter who comes to attack, no matter how many generals are left, it will be in vain." ”Jia Xu agreed with Yan Yan's statement: "General Yan is right, the first battle of Yiwu is very important, most of Dong Zhuo's wealth and grain and grass are there, once the lord obtains it, his strength will inevitably increase greatly."
It's a waste to leave too many generals in Wancheng, I suggest that the remaining two generals are fine, in case something happens in Wancheng, they immediately protect their families and families from the city and go to Xinye to hide. ”Since Jia Xu said so, Zhuge Liang left Ma Dai and Guan Ping for Jia Xu's use.Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang led 5,000 elite soldiers to quietly leave Wancheng, and when they passed through the south gate of Chang'an, they transferred all Guan Yu's troops away, leaving an empty army village to confuse the enemy.Arrived at Yiwu and secretly rendezvoused with Zhang Liao, Zhuge Liang already had 20,000 horses in his hands.However, the strong walls of Yiwu City are high, and there are 27,000 defenders, and the strong attack will definitely not be pleased, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei, accompanied by the twelve tiger generals, quietly went out to inspect, wanting to find out the weaknesses of Yiwu, and then attack it.Zhuge Liang wanted to cut off the water source of Hewu, but unfortunately there was a big lake in Hewu, and the source of the water source came from the abdomen of Chang'an, so he couldn't think of this idea.Turning to the evening, they couldn't find Yiwu's weakness, and Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were disappointed.However, Zhang Liao found a problem, there is a high mountain on the left side of Yiwu, as the so-called mountain must have a road, if there is a road on the mountain to enter Yiwu, it will become the key to conquering Yiwu.But where the high mountain is close to Yiwu, it is either a cliff or a cliff, how can there be a road Huang Zhong found an old man who was shepherding sheep nearby, Liu Bei asked: "Old man, how long have you been shepherding sheep here" The old man said: "It's been decades." ”Liu Bei asked again: "There is a road to this mountain leading to Yiwu" The old man said: "No." ”Liu Bei sighed: "Could it be that it is the will of heaven that I, Liu Bei, did not take the life of Yiwu." ”The old man's eyes suddenly lit up: "You are Liu Bei Uncle Liu Huang" Liu Bei said: "It is me" The old man became excited and hurriedly bowed: "Uncle Liu Huang is the orthodoxy of the Han family, today's great hero, my old man is fortunate to be able to meet Uncle Liu Huang in this life." ”Liu Bei helped him up and said, "The old man doesn't have to be polite. ”The old man pointed to the high mountain and said, "This mountain is called Wanzhang Mountain, and it is mostly precipices and cliffs, and there was no road to go up the mountain. ”Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up: "Originally, the old man meant" The old man nodded and said: "There are rare and strange medicines in this mountain, and my ancestors spent decades of hard work to be able to go to the yam, and carved out a secret road and opened up the road to the mountain.When my ancestors were collecting medicine on the top of the mountain, they found a narrow road leading to the lower Yiwu, and the exit was very hidden, and this road was unknown to outsiders except my family. ”Liu Bei was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to the old man: "Thank you, old man" The old man said: "My whole family admires Uncle Liu, of course this secret will not be hidden from Uncle Liu." ”Liu Bei asked again: "Can the old man help us guide the way?"
The old man said: "Naturally." ”Liu Beixi said: "Tonight, I personally led the army to take the secret road and enter the Wuwu. ”The old man said, "That's not good, the secret passage is very narrow, and the horses can't get through." ”Zhao Yun was stunned: "How can you do without a horse" The old man said: "There are still many places to climb in the secret road, and you have to jump between stones, and those who walk this secret road must be skilled." ”Liu Bei's face turned blue: "This is the work of special forces." ”The old man said, "The reason why the last exit of the secret passage is hidden is because it is on the side of the cliff, and you have to jump down to reach the Wuwu, and there are not many people who have reached this skill. ”Guan Yu asked, "How high is the exit from the ground?"
and the old man said, "About seven or eight meters." ”Guan Yu smiled: "Just use the rope to climb down." ”The old man said, "The pass is a smooth and slippery cave, and there is nothing to tie in it, and the rope is probably not needed. ”Guan Yu said: "Just have someone pulling it inside." ”Liu Bei said: "Go back and select thousands of soldiers with good skills." ”: