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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Eastern Capital Chapter 399: Storms in Yizhou

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.    In the middle of Shu, in the Chengdu Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, Liu Zhang was sitting at the top, looking directly at the many civil and military officials below with an angry look on his face.  According to Liu Zhang's gentle temperament, he rarely loses his temper, but today he couldn't help but stay angry.

    There are always many talents in Shu, not to mention that Liu Yan also left a good team for his son when he died. One of the dozen or so people came out, bowed and said: "My lord, Pang Xi did not respect the general's order and shrunk to Brazil."  When they go out, they should collect their troops and horses, recall them, and send other generals to resist the invading enemies from Hanzhong."

    "After this person finished speaking, another person immediately spoke: "My lord, it is not wise to change generals before the war. Now that Hanzhong's soldiers and horses are attacking, it is not impossible for General Pang to avoid his sharp edge."

    "In Yi Song's opinion, I'm afraid that's not necessarily the case." At this time, the ugly-looking Zhang Song came out with a sneer: "Pang Xi was appreciated by the lord, but he did not want to be loyal to the lord. He ordered him to capture Hanzhong several times, but he failed  Returned without success. Have you forgotten? Pang Xi¡¯s tent has a lot of traitors, how can it be that it has been unable to attack for a long time, and now that someone has bullied it, it still can¡¯t resist the order? "

    The Zhi people, belonging to the branch of the Ba people, are a people who are good at fighting.  The people of the tribe are brave and the folk customs are sturdy. Almost all the men in the tribe, ranging from ten years old to forty years old, can serve as soldiers.  Moreover, it has a long history. Since Zhou Wu conquered the Shang Dynasty, it has repeatedly made outstanding military exploits. Later, since the disputes between Qin and Han and Chu and Han, Gaozu relied on this to take control of Chang'an.

    Such brave and skilled soldiers have always been the source of troops that the Lord of Shu pays most attention to.  When Pang Xi was serving as the governor of Brazil, he secretly recruited Taoist soldiers as soldiers, and he almost lost his head because of this.

    Liu Zhang¡¯s face turned even darker when he heard Zhang Song mentioning Pang Xi¡¯s soldiers and horses from the Human race.  Everyone below looked at it and said it was terrible. What was worse, they glared fiercely at Zhang Song who was just looking for trouble.

    Wang Lei, who was in charge, immediately spoke: "My lord, although what Zi Qiao said is reasonable, it seems one-sided. The battlefield is complex, and it is necessary to support strong soldiers. But General Pang cannot avoid the battle, but his morale will be reduced. Lei thought  , we should send a general to Brazil to help Pang Xi."

    After Wang Lei finished speaking, Huang Quan, the chief registrar, also followed up and said: "Reporting to my lord, what Wang Zeng said is definitely a good strategy. It is not enough to change the generals this time. Send people to help, Pang Xi will definitely know your lord's intentions."

    According to Liu Zhang's thoughts, Pang Xi disobeyed his orders and refused to leave the city. Even if he did not kill him to vent his anger, his military power would still be reduced.  But Liu Zhang also had a shortcoming, that is, he had no autonomy. He listened to the quarrels among his men and didn't know what to do.

    Among the many civil and military officials in the army, not many were in favor of transferring Pang Xi back. As soon as Wang Lei and Huang Quan opened their mouths, many people below expressed their support.  Seeing that the opinions of his subordinates seemed to be unified, Liu Zhang, who was very tired of quarrels, patted the desk and said, "Who do you think we should send to Brazil? Who is willing to serve me in Yizhou?"

    There are actually many generals in Shu, some of whom have been with Liu Yan since he was in Nanyang twenty years ago, such as Gao Pei and Yang Huaishu, and some generals who were recruited after entering Shu, such as Zhang Ren and Wu  Yi Zhujiang.  After hearing Liu Zhang's question, no one came out to fight.

    Gao Pei and others are getting older, and they are afraid that they will lose their security in the late festival, so they will not fight if they can.  And Wu Yi and others relied on their status as generals, how could they easily go to the front line battlefield, let alone attack others.

    In such a large hall, no one spoke for a while.  After a few breaths, a middle-aged general wearing copper-colored armor stood up and asked for orders: "Yan is willing to go, and I will destroy the enemies in Hanzhong for our lord!"

    The person who spoke was Yan Yan, a veteran in the army. He returned to Chengdu not long ago to report on his duties. He was supposed to take over the post of governor of Bajun.  But he didn't expect the war in Brazil to come, so he resigned from his post as a rear-rear officer and stayed in Chengdu to observe the changes.

    ¡° Saying that Yan Yan is a veteran does not refer to his age. Compared with his age, Wu Yi, Gao Pei and others are also not young.  His "old" is the "old" in seniority, otherwise he would not have been appointed as the governor of one side by Liu Zhang.

    Yan Yan came out when no one asked him to fight. Many people in the hall nodded secretly, thinking that if this person went to Brazil, even if he could not defeat the enemy in Hanzhong, he could still drag on the war.

    "General Yan is loyal and brave, and Zhang has always known that." No one asked him to fight, but Liu Zhang's face was cloudy and clear at first. Yan Yan's words made him feel better: "With General Yan coming, Xiaoxiao will definitely not be able to be arrogant. You think  How is it?"

    "My lord, I see you clearly, and we have no objection." The echoes in the hall were very uniform at this time.

    Liu Zhang nodded with satisfaction: "In that case, I order Yan Yan to lead his troops to Brazil to help Pang Xi defeat the enemy."

    "No!" Yan Yan clasped his fists with both hands and bowed to accept the order.

    Yan Yan retreated after receiving the order, and Dong He, who was promoted to the commander of Chengdu, stood up again: "My lord, the troops in Hanzhong are coming fiercely. Even if General Yan goes there, there is no guarantee that they can defeat him completely. He thought that he should dispatch one of his troops.  General, lead the troops to guard Xichong, so that they can face Brazil and rely on each other.It can prevent Hanzhong soldiers and horses from bypassing Brazil and making a surprise attack southward.  "

    Dong He's words were heard by everyone present and they all applauded. However, Zhang Song, who had been having a good time before, now had his eyes rolling, but he no longer said anything to criticize, but his heart became lively.

    Huang Quan himself had not thought of this before, but now that Dong He had raised it, he hurriedly said: "Garrison troops in Xichong, and Zhang Ren will be promoted. If General Zhang leads the troops to guard, there will be no worries." He was afraid that this job would be taken care of by someone.  If an unreliable person takes it away, it will ruin the affairs of Yizhou.

    "Lei, I also recommend General Zhang." After Huang Quan finished speaking, Wang Lei also echoed, and then the counselors headed by the two of them spoke one by one and praised Zhang Ren.

    Liu Zhang nodded silently, and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Ren, are you willing to lead the troops to Xichong?"

    "My lord, I have a destiny, and I can do whatever I want!" Zhang Ren had never said anything about the previous discussion.  But when Liu Zhang named him, he was unambiguous. He took two steps, clasped his fists and said solemnly.

    Liu Zhang also showed some joy on his face, and said loudly: "Okay, you have eight thousand men under your command. Zhang Zhang and your 32,000 elite troops will make a total of 40,000, and we must repel the enemies in Hanzhong!"  "

    "No!" Zhang Ren is calm by nature. Even if he is entrusted with important tasks, his expression does not change much. His steady reply is filled with his own confidence and determination.

    The military discussion was over here. Everyone was doing whatever they were supposed to do. After walking out of the Prefectural Shepherd's Mansion, the worried expressions on many people's faces faded a lot. They all seemed to feel that the Lord's arrangement today was enough to withstand Hanzhong.  Invading soldiers and horses.

    Zhang Song also walked out with a smile. He knew that because of his appearance, these counselors didn't want to talk to him, and they didn't go up to touch the cold ass, so he returned home with a smile on his face.  After arriving home, the smile on Zhang Song's face gradually solidified, his brows furrowed slightly, he took the pen and ink in the inner room, and quickly wrote a letter.

    As a descendant of the Bashu clan, Zhang Song had many people available for him. He summoned the soldiers in the mansion and handed over the written and drained letter, saying in a low voice: "Bring this letter to Chang'an and be sure to hand it over to the prefect Jushou.  Don¡¯t make any mistakes!¡±

    "Don't worry, my lord, I understand." The palace official nodded solemnly, hid the letter close to his body, agreed, and turned around to leave.

    Zhang Song's subordinates traveled very quickly. When Zhang Ren and his troops had covered most of the journey, without even touching the shadow of Xichong, he had already arrived in Chang'an and handed over his master's message.  Ju taught.

    As soon as Jushu opened the letter, Zhang Fei asked: "My lord, what did Zhang Song say in the letter?"

    Ignoring Zhang Fei, Jushou read the letter carefully and then handed it to Zhang Fei, with a thoughtful look on his face.  Zhang Fei took the letter and took a quick look at it, but he sneered again and again: "This kind of seller can only be done by Zhang Yongnian (Yongnian is Zhang Song's nickname in the novel, and it seems to be 'Ziqiao' in the official history." However, he still uses  'Yongnian', this is familiar) can be done!  "

    The content of the letter was to tell Liu Zhang's arrangements for the invading enemies in Hanzhong one by one. Those generals, how many soldiers and horses, and food and grass coordination were almost all included.  But getting this information is enough for Jushou to make good use of it.

    "My lord is going to enter Shu, Zhang Song will be of great use, Yide should know about it." Jushu was afraid that Zhang Fei would not be able to see Zhang Song as a person and would do something to him secretly, so he had to mention: "There is this person inside.  My lord does not need to come in person to attack Yizhou."

    "Sir, it's better to fly." Zhang Fei is not a young man. Although he is not ashamed of Zhang Song in his heart, he still knows very well what he should do: "However, when this letter reaches Chang'an, what is Zhang Song's plan?"  ? Could it be that you want me to take this opportunity to break into Shu?"

    Jushou slowly shook his head: "Zhang Song just wants to use your hands and mine to transfer this letter to Hanzhong. If so, Yizhou will be defeated!"

    Zhang Fei nodded with some understanding. Yizhou was defeated, so he naturally asked for help, and the most direct target for help was his lord.  I believe that with Zhang Song's help, Liu Zhang's letter asking for help will come soon.

    "In order to ensure that the lord can enter Shu smoothly, this matter needs to be done a little bit." Jushou looked at it with brows and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

    In fact, there were countless ways for Ju Shou to deliver this letter to Hanzhong. However, after Mr. Ju Da thought about it again and again, he abandoned all the hidden tricks and openly arranged for everyone to be brought to Shuzhong.  He went to Hanzhong and handed it over to Zhang Lu's confidant Yang Song.

    Of course, what Yang Song got was only the arrangements for this battle in Shuzhong. He didn't know that Zhang Song, the companion beside Liu Zhang, was now in Shuzhong and was at ease.  As soon as he got this letter, he came to Zhang Lu's mansion with a happy face and said with a flattering face: "My lord, this is a great thing. Look, look."

    Zhang Lu took the letter from Jushu from Yang Song. After a cursory glance, he couldn't help but frown: "I want to ask you?Where did this letter come from?  "

    With a flattering look on his face, Yang Song bowed and said, "Reporting to my lord, this is the news from Jushou, the prefect of Chang'an."

    "Jushou," Zhang Lu frowned even deeper when he heard this.  In the late Han Dynasty, although Zhang Lu was not a powerful prince, he was not a role that could be manipulated by others.  Being able to take charge of a religion and develop it rapidly, Zhang Lu's scheming and planning are definitely not weaker than those of other princes.  It's just that he has no intention of fighting among the princes. He just wants to develop his followers, but he rarely participates in the wars of the Han Dynasty.

    At this time of confrontation between Hanzhong and Shuzhong, Jushou asked someone to send this letter, and his motives could be described as impure. However, after Zhang Lu thought for a moment, he did not doubt the authenticity of the letter, because there was no need for Jushou to give him false information.

    Zhang Lu knew clearly that with this letter in his hand, he would be extremely confident that he would capture the county of Brazil, and then capture Guanghan, and then he would be able to march directly to Chengdu.  However, just because he knew about this matter, Zhang Lucai was quite afraid. Jushu sent this letter just because he wanted to have a fight with Liu Zhang, which was a complete plan of "driving away the wolf and the tiger".

    But can Zhang Lu refuse?  It's simply impossible, unless you don't want to avenge your mother anymore.  This is the best and only chance to avenge the tragic death of his mother at the hands of Liu Zhang.

    "Hmph, do you think that by sending this letter, a certain general will mobilize all the soldiers and horses under his rule to take Brazil, leaving Hanzhong without any soldiers?" Zhang Lu was also thinking secretly, with a cold heart: "A certain Heavenly Master under his command  There are hundreds of thousands of followers, but it is not that simple to plot against me in Hanzhong." Thinking of this, Zhang Lu had his own plan.

    Zhang Lu was full of confidence in his rule, and Jushou also wrote down his arrangements one by one and sent them to Wuji.  When Zhen Yao received another letter from Chang'an, the war in Brazil was already in full swing.

    After Zhen Yao told Ju Shou's letter to all the civil and military officials under his command, Mi Zhu first questioned: "My lord, by doing this, doesn't it make Zhang Lu wary of us? If you want to take it lightly then, it may not be easy."

    Mi Zhu said this, and Zhen Yao couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. There is indeed a difference between an ordinary counselor and a top schemer. Just from the perspective of perspective, Mi Zhu is a bit different.  However, he would not say what he was thinking, he would just look at the others and wait for their answers.

    "My lord, Mr. Ju's actions may seem unreasonable, but I think it is actually a clever move." Chen Deng, who was also from Xuzhou, quickly answered: "My lord, if you want to go on an expedition to the middle of Shu, it will not take more than one or two days."  It is impossible for people to know about his merits. In this way, if Zhang Lu simply does not hide it, when Zhang Lu is on guard, he will surely believe that he has seen through such a plan and there will be mistakes. "

    Chen Yuanlong is Chen Yuanlong after all. Although he doesn¡¯t know what Jushou wants to do, he still gives an accurate evaluation of this strategy with his superb vision and intuition.  This made Mi Zhu, who had just spoken, couldn't help but think about what he had missed.

    Zhen Yao nodded slightly to show his appreciation for Chen Deng's opinion. Chen Deng could see that this strategy was a clever way out, and Zhen Yao could also see it.  But he was able to realize it, not because of his superior resourcefulness, but because of his previous knowledge.

    Zhang Lu, the person Zhen Yao was most familiar with, should be his identity as the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect. Later generations spoke of Zhang Lu because of the Taoist culture he promoted and passed on.  evaluate.

    As those who play with sects, they are all masters of demagoguery. Zhen Yao without even thinking about it, connected Zhang Lu with another sect that also belonged to Taoism in the late Han Dynasty. There is no other sect, the Yellow Turban Taiping.

    "My lord, by doing this, you are forcing Zhang Lu to follow the Taiping Sect." At this moment, Xu You stepped out and said, "That Zhang Lu is ridiculous, he probably doesn't know it yet. My lord, in your opinion  , to break Hanzhong, attack it from within. In this way, Yizhou is settled!"

    "Zi Yuan's intention is very much in line with my heart." Zhen Yao praised with a smile that these counselors under him really saved him a lot of trouble.

    Everyone stopped laughing, and Guo Jia stepped forward and said: "My lord, now we can ask the Holy Emperor for an imperial edict, which can also be used as an excuse to intervene in the war in Yizhou, so that my lord can mobilize troops in advance. When the troops arrive in Chang'an, it will be time to ask for help from Shu."  .¡±

    "As Fengxiao said, Yao will go to the palace tomorrow to see the saint." Zhen Yao thought for a while and agreed to the matter.  After all, Wuji is far away from Shuzhong. If we don't set off early, it may be too late by the time we get there.

    The matter of meeting the saint to ask for the will went very smoothly. After several twists and turns, Liu Xie now has almost no loyal people he can rely on. He has lost a lot of power. Facing the powerful Zhen Yao, he naturally cannot resist and obediently  Write down the edict and give it to Zhen Yao.

    Three days later, a strong army of soldiers and horses slowly drove out of the south gate of Wuji, led by three generals, namely Xu Huang, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Jia.  Sending out Wuji's three top generals in one go is enough to show Zhen Yao's firm belief in conquering Yizhou.

    Because considering the complex terrain of Yizhou, Zhen Yao did notHe sent heavy armor or cavalry, and only used his spearmen, sword and shield soldiers, crossbowmen and other infantry to form an expeditionary force of up to 50,000 people, led by his generals, and went straight to Chang'an.

    The war in Yizhou could not escape the calculations of Zhen Yao and his counselors. Because he knew Yizhou's arrangements in advance, Zhang Xiu made good use of the information Zhang Lu gave him and beat Pang Xi and Zhang Ren.  Caught off guard.

    First, he led his troops to occupy Chishan in the northwest of Xichong. Relying on the favorable geographical location, he firmly trapped Zhang Ren and made him unable to move.  He neither dared to go out of the city to help Brazil and lost Xichong, nor could he lead his troops to recapture Chishan.

    After such a stalemate for more than a month, he calculated his days and once again led his troops to plunder all the food and grass transferred from Jiangzhou. In this way, the soldiers in Brazil City ran out of food and grass.

    After that, Yan Yan tried to force her way out of Brazil to ask for help, but Zhang Xiu blocked her back.  Although Zhang Xiu couldn't defeat Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, he was still Tong Yuan's second disciple. The spear king was getting older, but he was also becoming more sophisticated. Yan Yan couldn't defeat Zhang Xiu even though he was seriously injured, so he still defended him to the death with his soldiers.  Only then was he able to return to the city in embarrassment.

    During this period, Zhang Ren also sent troops several times to recapture Chishan. However, Zhang Ji, who was stationed here, occupied the advantageous location and had no desire to rush forward. There was sufficient water and food on the mountain. Although he only had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, he  Zhang Ren was helpless.

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    In the Battle of Brazil, Pang Xi died in battle and was seriously injured. He escaped, was transformed by his own soldiers, and was secretly brought back to Xichong.  When Zhang Ren knew that Brazil had been breached, he decisively ordered the withdrawal of troops. He quickly withdrew to Guanghan with his soldiers and laid heavy troops on Yinping Road.

    With the defeat of Brazil County, Liu Zhang, who was still waiting for the victory, was dumbfounded. He had clearly sent heavy troops and many good generals to fight, so why was there such a huge defeat?  Could it be that God wants to destroy Yizhou?  At this moment, Liu Zhang's mind was full of thoughts like this.

    Just when Yizhou was shocked and furious that Brazil had fallen, Zhang Song spoke up: "My lord, the enemy forces in Hanzhong are strong. We should recruit reinforcements quickly, otherwise Guanghan will be defeated and Chengdu will be in danger!" His face was full of anxiety, but  If you look carefully at his eyes, there is a sneer.
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