The land of Hanzhong, in Huo Jun’s camp.

Huo Jun, the only general left behind by Liu Bei, looked at the scouts who came to report, and his expression was no longer ugly.

Although everyone said that he was stationed here, it was probably their lord Liu Bei who wanted him to repair himself.

After all, the soldiers under Huo Jun's command had been seriously injured in the previous series of battles.

He needs time to train nearly brand-new soldiers, and this also requires a force to accept the migrating people here...

This is a free gift!

But even so, Huo Jun never relaxed his vigilance.

After receiving all the people in Fufeng County, they will continue to move to Shangyong to fill the vacancies in Shangyong.

On the other hand, more people are constantly deployed to allocate food and grass to ensure the survival of the people.

Finally, additional scouts are sent to inquire about the surrounding situation, as well as one's own surroundings, to prevent anyone with malicious intentions from taking advantage of this opportunity to cause trouble.

The training and construction of barracks and forts have also sped up a lot. It can be said that Huo Jun has achieved the best defense he can without everyone understanding.

Until this day comes.

"Nearly 50,000 Cao troops have already arrived at the city. There is only half a day's journey left. The vanguard army is Cao Mengde's own army, the Tiger Guards!"

When the seriously injured scout said these words intermittently, he passed away, and the power of these words made everyone weak in fear.

The war a few years ago seemed to be right in front of them, and Cao Mengde's Tiger Guards were second only to the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry in their hearts.

At this time, they were short of soldiers, horses, and food, and even the new soldiers had only gone through training after training.

Not even a little bit of fighting started.

How can these soldiers and horses... be able to defend this land?

"General, I'll wait..."

"Immediately send a message to the two generals Feng Xi and Zhang Nan in the rear, asking them to relocate the people to the city as soon as possible!"

Huo Jun's words made the generals' hearts tremble even more.

"Can't we hold on to this place? The mountain road is narrow, the general has been prepared for it, and the fort is strong enough..."

As a deputy general who was temporarily transferred to Huo Jun's command, Xue Yong himself could not continue talking.

All these preparations were probably nothing more than a joke in the eyes of Cao Mengde, who suddenly arrived.

"There is not much we can do. At this time, my lord has been planning for a long time to ambush Yan Yan and others in Xichuan.

If at this time... Even if the lord evacuates, his previous efforts will not be wasted, but he will be completely unable to advance or retreat.

It doesn't matter if Hanzhong is lost, but Shangyong is no longer in danger, and Nanyang is broken and it is difficult to mobilize troops quickly.

Jingzhou is surrounded by enemies on both sides. If Cao Mengde's elite army is allowed to directly break into Nanyang territory, there will really be no chance of survival.

The only thing we have to do now is to buy enough time for the Lord.

As long as the lord takes the lead to wipe out Xichuan's soldiers and horses, he can directly kill the soldiers and horses into Badi.

When that time comes, we will have more opportunities to turn defeat into victory..."

"General...."

"The army was ordered to stand ready and defend Wubao without retreating even a step.

In addition... we are not allowed to inform the lord of the true situation here until we can no longer hold on!"

"Why didn't you tell the lord!"

"If so, do you think that with my lord's character, he would sit back and watch us being massacred by Cao's army, or watch the countless people in this city fall under the attack of Cao's thieves?

I don’t know what Thief Cao will do in Hanzhong, but I know that if someone really has to bear the responsibility for such a killing, it shouldn’t be the lord!”

"..." Xue Yong was silent when he heard this, and in the end he could only sigh, "If this is the case, how can we defend this place?"

"You can't keep it if you keep it."

Huo Jun was helpless at this time. After shaking his head for a while, he took out the map and put his finger on a certain position on the map.

"The only thing we can do now is to delay as much time as possible.

The army stayed here, using the fortress as a base to block Cao's bandit army, and sent another lone army directly into the mountain road.

The mountain road is steep, and as long as you stay in the mountain, you can attack the flanks of Cao's army.

Of course, if not all of Cao's thieves suddenly lost their minds, an elite force would definitely be able to block this lone army.

But in this way, they can be regarded as blocking their own troops.

After all...the mountain road is only so wide. If they set up camp, the subsequent soldiers and horses would not be able to pass through properly..."

After Huo Jun finished speaking, he directly said the most important words.

"Therefore, this group of troops is destined not to come back alive."

"..." Xue Yong looked at the general in front of him. He knew that Huo Jun was ready to die here.

After a long silence, Xue Yong knelt down directly in front of Huo Jun.

"My father, Xue Lan, was dissatisfied with the massacre by Cao's thieves, turned against Cao's thieves, and was eventually killed by him.

Before his death, he entrusted the general to the command of Xuande Gong, allowing the lord to save the life of the general.

Over the years, Duke Xuande has been very kind to the general, and today I ask the general to give the general a chance to repay his kindness!"

Looking at Xue Yong kneeling on the ground, Huo Jun opened his mouth slightly, and finally sighed silently.

"I heard that your father was also one of the eight heroes in the world. I hope you will not let down your father's reputation.

After this battle... your son, the heir lord, will definitely be treated well."

"My lord is benevolent, I am very relieved. I will leave today. Please take care of yourself, general!"

After Xue Yong finished speaking with a big smile, he walked out with his head held high, and soon a group of troops left quickly under the leadership of Xue Yong.

They were in a hurry and had no time to prepare too much food and baggage. They only carried a few days of dry food, and then rushed to the mountain road before Cao Mengde's army arrived.

Look for dangerous places and stay high up, waiting for Cao Mengde's front army to pass, and then directly harass the middle army and prevent his army from continuing to penetrate deeper.

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News from the other side was also quickly sent to Chenggu and Wei Yan who moved their troops to Baocheng and other places.

Huo Jun personally wrote to the generals and left his suicide note to his old servant, asking him to wait until he died here in battle before handing it over to his lord Liu Bei.

As for his son Huo Yi, he never said a word.

As Xue Yong said before, Liu Bei's benevolence will definitely not let their heirs suffer.

In the middle of October of the seventeenth year of Jian'an, Cao Mengde went through ups and downs and finally walked out of that damn mountain road.

The difficulties and tribulations along the way made Cao Mengde want to give up several times.

But in the end, it was only after the desperate persuasion of Liu Ye, Xun You and others that I continued to persevere.

At this time, their army was short of food and grass, their soldiers were exhausted, and tens of thousands of troops could live or die in just an instant, while Cao Mengde jumped out of the formation directly.

"Today, I will charge with you together!"

"Breaking through the barriers and entering Hanzhong, I promised you that you will plunder the wealth of Hanzhong wantonly!"
Chapter completed!