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Volume 3: The Wind Rises in the Eastern Capital Chapter 402: Hanzhong Destiny

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    "Starting tomorrow, it's time to put pressure on the city." After drinking in the middle of the night, Fazheng looked at the moonlight and whispered: "If there are no accidents, there will be results within a few days." When he said this, an inexplicable brilliance flashed in his eyes.  , this is his first time fighting with the army, and he must show his talents.

    Zhang Fei and the four of them nodded one after another. The battle plan was all determined by Fa Zheng. He said that when the opportunity came, there would be nothing wrong with it.

    After daybreak, Zhang Fei and Xu Huang led their troops to the city. With a wave of their hands, thousands of crossbowmen came out and arrows flew towards the city gate in an arc.  But what surprised all the city defenders was that these arrows were not directed towards them. Instead, they passed over the city gate tower and fell into the city. The streets and houses were all struck by arrows.

    I don¡¯t understand why the archers outside the city are so abnormal when shooting. But Zhang Fei and Zhang Fei outside the west and north gates didn¡¯t care so much and continued to order the archers to release arrows. The arrows still flew over the city, and only a few fell on the city.  at the door.

    "General, there seems to be something strange about these arrows. Why don't they have arrowheads?" After two waves of arrows passed, someone finally saw the point. It happened that a feather arrow fell next to it. A member of the congregation picked it up and said in surprise:  "General, there really are no arrows."

    There was no iron arrowhead at the tip of the feathered arrow. Instead, it was wrapped with a small piece of cloth. Du Yi, who was guarding the city, frowned and took the arrow. He pulled off the cloth and saw that it was a letter of surrender that cleared Zhang Lu's guilt.  .

    "Damn it, you take over from me to defend the city. Don't let the soldiers and horses from outside the city rush up. I will go find the lord!" Du Yi grabbed the small school on the side and gave him a few stern instructions not to stay any longer and hurried on.  To the bottom of the city.

    Although the silk cloth wrapped with arrows flying in was small, it was enough to state some things. Some of the cloths said that Zhang Lu was cruel to the people, some said that the city was defeated without food and soldiers, and more,  It was said that Zhang Lu wanted to do the Taiping Sect.

    Hundreds of arrows flew in. When the arrow rain stopped, many people who were disturbed opened their doors and looked at the strange arrows everywhere. Naturally, they were curious to take a look. Besides, the city has a large population.  As soon as the arrows fell and it took less than half a cup of tea, many of them were picked up by the people, and rumors started to form.

    "Three people become a tiger" means that even what is not available can become available. What's more, there is indeed no food in the city, and now the city is beginning to become unstable.  At this moment, Zhang Lucai had just finished listening to Du Yi's report and had not yet had time to take any measures.

    If the people are easy to fool, the children of the families in the city also became interested after seeing the arrowhead cloth.  For example, the two brothers Yang Song and Yang Bai are planning for their future.

    The two of them knew that Zhang Lu sent some of his young followers to sneak attack on the enemy camp the night before. However, the sneak attack failed and only dozens of people escaped, so they couldn't hide it from them.  Seeing that the situation in Hanzhong is now over, the two brothers will not accompany Zhang Lu to the funeral. If they are really killed as the Yellow Turbans, there will be no place to appeal their grievances.

    The two brothers hid at home secretly discussing how to protect themselves. Zhang Lu also hurriedly made amends for the matter. While sending his trusted followers to collect the cloth and silk, he also comforted the restless people, saying frankly that this was just a plot by the enemy general outside the city.

    The people do not understand war, nor do they understand strategies. They only look at the most practical things. Whether Zhang Lu has food for them to eat, and whether they will be displaced and become refugees, this is what many people and believers are most concerned about.

    But now there is indeed not enough food and grass in Nanzheng City. If it is distributed to each household, it can satisfy two meals at most, which is enough for one day.  Zhang Lu still hoped that the little food left would last for a while longer, but the current situation did not allow him to go without food.  In desperation, they had no choice but to distribute a meal to each household. Only in this way did the people's resentment in the city subside a little.

    After Zhang Fei and his men released their bows and arrows, they withdrew their troops back to the camp very neatly, without any sloppiness at all.  At present, all the soldiers in the city are like trapped animals that are about to die. There is no need to invest troops on them.

    Regardless of the storm behind the scenes, it was a rare ordinary day outside Nanzheng City.  On the other hand, Zhang Xiu's camp, which was stationed in Yanting and blocked by Zhang Ren from Yinping Road, was very lively.

    "The lord is in danger, the lord is in danger!" As the only wise man in Hanzhong who could use his skills, Yan Pu learned about the battle in Nanzheng from his subordinate Tan Ma, but he sighed anxiously: "No, we must go back.  Save the Lord.{}"

    With this in mind, Yan Pu decisively walked out of his tent and rushed to the central army where Zhang Xiu was.  When he saw Yan Pu, Zhang Xiu was very polite. After all, he would not have been able to capture Brazil County without Yan Pu's advice during the march, and he faced off with his senior brother Zhang Ren here for a long time.

    "What? You said you want to withdraw your troops?" Zhang Xiu frowned when he heard Yan Pu's intention.  When ordered to attack Shuzhong, he may not have some small calculations. At this moment, if the stalemate continues for a while, he will be able to find out the details of Zhang Ren. How?Willing to withdraw troops.

    Yan Pu was not only a wise man, but also loyal to Zhang Lu. Seeing that Zhang Xiu was dissatisfied, he immediately said: "My lord's strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the country has no choice but to defeat Chang'an's troops. If we don't withdraw our troops at this time, my lord's life will be at risk."  It¡¯s dangerous!¡±

    "Lord?" To be honest, if his uncle hadn't forced him to come to Zhang Lu, Zhang Xiu would have looked down on the old Taoist priest with his own eyes.  How loyal he is to Zhang Lu depends on his mood.  The war was now entering its most critical moment. Once the troops were withdrawn, everything before would be in vain. Zhang Xiu couldn't help but frown deeply.

    "The army must not hesitate. If you are too late, the city of Nanzheng will be destroyed, and your lord will suffer no consequences." Yan Pu continued to say urgently: "General Zhang, quickly order the withdrawal of troops, and send advance troops and horses to rush back to Nanzheng."

    "Withdraw the troops or not?" Ignoring Yan Pu who was speaking plausibly, Zhang Xiu couldn't help but think about the current gains and losses. It was just a helpless move for him to seek refuge with Zhang Lu. Now that he had enough troops, horses, and food, he was about to capture Guanghan and take Chengdu directly.  , how could Zhang Xiu ignore this temptation?  So after thinking for a moment, a sharp light flashed in Zhang Xiu's eyes, but he was somewhat decisive.

    Zhang Xiu was about to persuade Yan Pu for the last time, and immediately said: "Military advisor, we are now a hundred miles away from Nanzheng. How do you know that the lord's arrangement cannot take the city? You must know that military affairs are unpredictable and cannot be decided with just one word. According to this general,  Come, my lord has not sent soldiers to ask for help, there must be some reason for this, we will just take the center of Shu."

    Zhang Xiu said this, but it made Yan Pu very angry. He pointed at Zhang Xiu's nose and shouted angrily: "Asshole, we, the lord of the restaurant, should only consider the Lord's salary and salary. Now that Nanzheng is besieged, you are unwilling to send troops.  Don¡¯t you have two minds in your heart?¡±

    "Yan Pu, I respect you as a wise man, so I can give you good advice." Being pointed at and scolded like this, Zhang Xiu was extremely angry, and immediately his face lost all color, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you think that in this world?  Are you the only one who is a loyalist? Everyone else is a traitor!

    "How could the general withdraw his troops without asking for help, my lord? I think you are an old fool! Here comes the military advisor Yan Pu who has deceived the public with his evil words and has evil intentions. I suppress him, remove him from his post, and deal with him after the war!"

    Although Zhang Xiu wanted to kill Yan Pu now, he also knew that many of his troops were loyal to Zhang Lu. If he killed Yan Pu now, there would be dissatisfaction among the soldiers, so he could only kill him now.  After he defeated Zhang Ren and captured Chengdu, he was still at his disposal!

    After locking up Yan Rou, Zhang Xiu began to prepare to attack Zhang Ren without thinking about Zhang Lu's life or death at all.  Perhaps Zhang Xiu had other plans in mind from the moment he led his troops out of Nanzheng, and it was just a coincidence that they were exposed now.

    In Nanzheng City, in the courtyard of the Yang family's house, there were two small boxes in the inner room. The lids of the boxes were opened, and apart from the gold, there were a bunch of treasures and brocades inside.  Facing such wealth, the Yang Song brothers secretly swallowed a lot of saliva.

    "Don't worry, my two brothers already know what your general means." Yang Song patted his chest and abdomen, forced himself to calm down, greedily glanced at the two boxes of wealth, swallowed a big mouthful of saliva, and whispered  : "Please also reply to your general. Two days later, at midnight, there will be a candlelight outside the south gate as a signal."

    "Farewell!" Standing in front of Yang Song was a tall and thin man in black tights. Seeing that Yang Song had agreed, he nodded slightly and turned and walked out the door.  Just as he stepped over the stairs, he paused slightly but turned back and said: "Sir, you have accepted the deposit. If things go wrong, don't blame my brother for being disrespectful!"

    "Yes, yes, yes, this strong man is easy to leave." Yang Song nodded repeatedly. Under the situation of martial law in the whole city, the other party was able to bring so much money into the city and appear elusive in his own mansion. This ability of his  There is no doubt that it will be much more difficult for the other party to take his own head than to kill a chicken.

    After the man in black left, Yang Bai took out a large piece of gold bar from the box, weighed it, and said with ecstasy: "Brother, with so much money and things, we can become rich even if we no longer serve as officials."  Got it!"

    "Rich man? That's all you have." Seeing his brother say this, Yang Song grabbed the gold bars and shouted coldly: "What do these mean? As long as you and I are still on the same side, the money will only get more and more!"  Rich man, you really have a pig head!"

    "Yes, yes, that's what elder brother taught me." When Yang Bai heard this, he immediately followed happily.  Who doesn't like money? With this thing, you can go out with more confidence.

    After the man in black left the Yang Mansion, he was not in a hurry to leave the city. Perhaps he never thought about leaving the city. He returned to his home and changed his clothes. Suddenly, he became a devout member of the Five Pecks of Rice Cult and took Zhang Lu with him.  Distribute weapons and report to the city gate.

    Needless to say, this person is one of the hidden men that Wuji sent to various places in the Han Dynasty. XiaoxiaoTaoist believers can sometimes become the key to a great war. This is something that many people never expected.

    At three o'clock in the night, Wuji Anzi, who was responsible for the night vigil with many believers, drew an arrow in a dark corner, and shot it with a bow at the northeast corner outside the city. The arrow passed by, and he still pretended to be fine.  Leaning against the dark corner, he fell into a deep sleep.

    With such a signal, there were naturally soldiers outside the city to respond. Although it was dark and it was difficult to search, as long as you were careful, you could eventually find the feather arrows. Half an hour later, a gentle whistle sounded outside the city. This was a secret message. You could  Return the cross signal.

    Not long after, the secret report was delivered to Zhang Fei and others. After reading it, everyone laughed happily.  With this letter, Hanzhong is settled.

    In order not to make Zhang Lu suspicious, Zhang Fei and the four men took turns to rush to the city again in the next two days, even though there were riots in the city due to the depletion of food and grass, and many people and soldiers were muttering dissatisfaction.  But after all, Zhang Lu had some tricks, and he just relied on the followers under his command to suppress these chaos.

    But even so, the fact that there is no food cannot be changed. After one day of food shortage, many people can only drink water to satisfy their hunger. But after two days of food shortage, many people have fainted from hunger.

    The two days passed by in a blink of an eye. At midnight, Zhang Fei and his four men led their soldiers and horses outside the city as promised. The candlelight on top of the city also showed that Yang Bai had not broken his promise.

    There was no communication between the two sides, and there was no need for communication. The city gate was slowly pushed open, and Zhang Fei personally led the heavy cavalry to prevent Yang Bai from setting a trap for him and others.  Obviously, this idea was unnecessary. After the city gate opened, Yang Bai personally greeted him at the bottom of the city. Seeing that Zhang Fei had arrived with his troops, he quickly said, "My eldest brother has already gone to the prefect's mansion. General, please go quickly!"

    "That's very good!" Zhang Fei nodded with satisfaction, raised his right hand high and lowered it, leading his heavy cavalry into the city.

    At the same time, Yang Song had come to the prefect's mansion to meet Zhang Lu.  Zhang Lu was very annoyed now, and he didn't look good when he saw Yang Song coming: "Why are you bothering me so late at night?"

    "My lord, I'm just here to ask for a military order." Yang Song chuckled twice and said, "I also ask my lord to order all the soldiers and horses in the city to be transferred back to the military camp to avoid causing trouble again."

    "What do you mean by this?" Zhang Lu glared, and suddenly thought of a possibility, pointed at Yang Song and said sternly: "Are you going to let the enemy soldiers from outside the city enter the city? Come on, capture this traitor for me!"

    After Zhang Lu finished speaking, more than a dozen congregants rushed in from outside. Seeing that Yang Song was about to be dragged down, they heard bursts of killing cries coming from outside the house.  Yang Song waved his hands, got away from the two congregants, and said: "It's not that I want to, but I have let go. My lord, the situation in Hanzhong is over. Don't resist again."

    "You, you" Zhang Lu was so angry that he couldn't speak at this moment, but the killing cries in the city became louder and louder. Even if he wanted to curse, it was too late.  As soon as he stretched out his hand and closed his eyes, he fainted.

    Seeing that the people around him were helpless but staring directly at him, Yang Song couldn't help but sneered: "You haven't saved my lord first, and now you can't save yourself, and you still think about taking me to jail! Now the army outside the city has arrived, you guys  If you want to survive, you should make your own decision!" After that, he walked out in a swaggering manner, and now no one stopped him.

    The soldiers in the city, including many of the church members, had been hungry for several meals. Even if they wanted to resist at this moment, they were very powerless. What's more, facing Wuji's soldiers and horses, and without the help of the city, they had been killed in just an hour.  The army was defeated.

    About an hour and a half later, Zhang Lu woke up faintly and heard the still overwhelming shouts of killing. He had to shake his head and said: "Go down and ask the members of my Five Pecks of Rice Sect to abandon their weapons and surrender."

    And when he just finished saying this, the door to his inner room was kicked open, and Zhang Fei walked in, wearing a blood-stained armor, with that ferocious look, not to mention the people crowded in the room.  Even Zhang Lu, the governor, couldn't help but tremble.

    "If you had had this intention, you wouldn't have killed like this!" Zhang Fei sneered and shouted: "Leave Zhang Lu under my custody. Without my military order, he can't even commit suicide!"

    After saying that, Zhang Fei turned around and left the inner room, followed at the same time by a close attendant of Zhang Lu. He was there to convey Zhang Lu's last order, although in Zhang Fei's view, this order was no longer very important.

    When the sky glowed with white light and the sun rose from the east, the war in Nanzheng was over. The streets were filled with blood and dead bodies, and only one soldier named Wuji was seen working hard to clean up the battlefield.

    Hanzhong was defeated and the situation in the city was firmly under control, but headaches soon appeared.  After learning from Zhang Lu that the city had been without food for two days, Zhang Fei was so angry that he wanted to kill him with a knife.

    "It's useless to be angry. The most urgent task is to deliver food to the many people first." Faced with such a Nanzheng, Fazheng also smiled bitterly.He still had to do what needed to be done, and immediately ordered: "Zilong, Junyi, you two are responsible for dividing half of the food in our barracks, so that the many people in the city can eat first. Yide, send people back to Chang'an as soon as possible  , let the Duke speed up and send food and fodder over."

    "Promise." The generals took the order and left, each busy with their work.

    After the army brought in the food and grass, they immediately placed the big pot on the side of the cleaned street and started cooking.  The smell of the food attracted many people, but they didn't have the courage to come out and see what was going on right now. The loud killing cries last night were still echoing in their ears.

    It wasn¡¯t until the gruel was cooked and the soldiers delivered food door to door that the people in the city realized that it was for themselves.  The people were simple and honest. After eating the food sent by the Wuji soldiers, they thanked each and every one of them, and the previous fear was forgotten.

    The people had eaten the food and were given a lot of grain and grass, and they were immediately grateful to the new owner of Nanzheng City.  Such a move made Fa Zheng, who was responsible for appeasing the people in the city, much more relaxed.

    After finally settling the affairs of the people in the city, all the soldiers were exhausted. After all, they had been fighting all night and had not rested, and had done so much rough work. Xu Huang then asked the soldiers to go back to the camp to rest, sleep where they should, and eat and drink where they should.  .

    "General Zhang, um, um, that was agreed upon before." Zhang Fei and others were busy from morning to noon before they had time to return to the prefect's mansion to rest for a while.  In the mansion, Yang Song and Yang Bai were eagerly looking forward to his arrival, because Zhang Fei only gave him a deposit and had not yet paid the full amount.

    "I forgot about your two brothers." General Zhang Fei and Fazheng walked into the house. When they heard Yang Song said with a flattering smile, they couldn't help but patted their heads: "Well, you two have made great contributions to me, so you should  A big reward. Don¡¯t worry, this reward will definitely be given to you.¡±

    "That's it, that's it." Yang Song was appreciative when he heard it, and his smile became even stronger, but he didn't notice the coolness in Zhang Fei's eyes when he spoke.

    "Don't you two want a reward? Okay, I will give this to you." Looking at each other with Xu Huang and others, the latter nodded slightly to express his acquiescence. Zhang Fei immediately sneered and said: "It seems that you two are greedy for money and forget your roots.  The seller is begging for glory, come on, drag the two of them out and chop them down!"
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