Liu Bei was tossing in Guanzhong, and the others were not idle. Cao Cao raised his army and marched into Hanzhong. To be honest, Zhang Luneng is on par with Liu Zhang in Hanzhong, but both of them are really weak, and they belong to the kind where rookies peck each other. If you want to confront Cao Cao, you really have more than enough heart and not enough strength.

Zhang Lu really doesn't have any talents, otherwise he wouldn't have promoted the Wudou Rice Sect and borrowed religion to win people's hearts. There are only two subordinates who can lead troops, the younger brother Zhang Wei and the general Yang Ang. And then it was gone. The others are really not on the table, so they are not worth mentioning.

Zhang Ren led 20,000 men to defend the town in Tin County, but was defeated by Cao Cao. Cao Cao divided his troops to attack Shangyong and Fangling counties and control the flanks. Then go all the way up the river, even down the West City, Longting, Chenggu. Soon hit Nan Zheng. Before Zhang Lu could react, the army was already about to arrive at the city.

Zhang Lu sighed, he had been in Yizhou for many years, and only then did he know how powerful the characters in the Central Plains were. Okay, stop fighting, surrender.

The strategist Yan Pu said: "Hearing that Liu Bei is in Guanzhong, it is better to descend Cao than to surrender Liu." ”

Zhang Lu was quite moved, and Zhang Wei next to him said: "Big brother, this statement is fallacious. Even if Nan Zheng can't hold it, I still have Ba County. If we are really defeated by Cao Cao, we might as well retreat to Ba County, where Pu Hu and others are there. After arriving in Jiangzhou, the seven surnames of the barbarians resisted it, I have a geographical advantage, and Cao Cao came from afar, and there will be a shortage of grain. Circumvent the clock, and win it. ”

In recent years, Zhang Lu has been immersed in teaching affairs. His sons are also devoted to the Tao and have no intention of doing secular affairs. So basically, the military and political power is given to Zhang Wei. When Zhang Lu heard Zhang Wei say this, he couldn't help but be moved. looked at Yan Pu again, but stopped talking. Yan Pu felt that he had fulfilled his duty as a counselor. Now it is a family affair of his brothers, and if he intervenes again, it will not be good to hurt Zhang Wei.

Yan Pu didn't speak, so Zhang Lu followed Zhang Wei's words. So he left the general Yang Ang to guard Nanzheng, and he took a small soldier and traveled south to Ba County. On the way, Zhang Wei also sent a letter to Liu Zhang, to the effect that you and I are fighting each other, but it is just a trivial matter. After all, everyone is from Yizhou, and everything is easy to discuss behind closed doors. Now that Cao Cao is here, this person is a drunkard, he doesn't mean to drink, he doesn't want Hanzhong, but the whole of Yizhou. Now we can only join forces against Cao Cao. Otherwise, if I fail, will I still be safe?

As soon as Liu Zhang read the letter, he summoned the ministers to discuss the matter. As soon as the ministers heard this, they persuaded Liu Zhang to follow Zhang Wei's argument, let go of the past grudges, and first group together to defeat Cao Cao. Pang Xi said: "If Cao Cao is based in Hanzhong, he does not go to Ba County, but attacks Baishui and Jiameng Erguan, and the state is in danger." The lord Yixing soldiers to help Zhang Lu. ”

There was another person next to him: "The lord is the state pastor of the imperial court, and Cao Cao is unknown, how can he rashly come to attack my state?" Pang Xi looked at it, but it was Yang Huai, the guard of Baishui.

Pang Xi frowned, and said, "If Cao Cao comes, General Yang thinks he can be Cao Cao's enemy?" ”

How dare you look down on me? Yang Huai's face was swollen red, and he hugged his fist at Liu Zhang, and said loudly: "If Cao Cao comes, the last general will refuse to be the lord." So that Cao Cao must not step into the White Water Pass! If there is a mistake, I am willing to follow the military law! ”

Before they could discuss an idea, their subordinates quarreled first. Liu Zhang had a headache and waved his hand. Let the two not get entangled. And he asked the ministers for their opinions. Zhang Song, who was engaged in other driving, said to Liu Zhang: "Envoy, the general is also in Guanzhong at this time, so it is better to go to the general to drive and come to Cao Cao." ”

As soon as Zhang Song's words came out, everyone said that they couldn't do it. Liu Zhang disagreed. What are you kidding, Liu Zhang would rather Cao Cao toss here than Liu Bei come. Cao Cao still had hope of retreating. Liu Bei, the great god, is here, can he still send him away? Who will Yizhou listen to then?

Not only Liu Zhang has this careful thought, but almost all the ministers in Yizhou have this idea. It's good for everyone to live a small life in Yizhou behind closed doors. When Liu Bei comes, the power of Yizhou will inevitably return to the imperial court, and the interests will be redistributed. How does this work? finally has a weak lord Liu Zhang, who can stand it? Zhang Song saw Yizhou Wenwu react like this, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, a group of villains who misled the country.

After Liu Yan's death, it was not for nothing that everyone supported Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang's temperament is weak and his ears are soft, which is much worse than Liu Mao. After the death of Liu Yan's eldest son and second son, why did he recruit Wu Yi's sister, who heard that she was rich and noble, as Liu Mao's wife. The meaning is obvious, the third child is the future lord of Yizhou. As a result, Liu Yan died too quickly and failed to leave a will. Then everyone discussed, and Liu Mao was set up after Liu Mao. Part-time workers who don't like bosses like dough. Then everyone can mess around as much as they want. Now everyone is arguing, Liu Zhang is upset when he hears it, so he simply flicks his sleeves and retreats to the backyard.

Cao Cao surrounded Nanzheng. While attacking, they sent people to the Baochuan Road and Lianyun Plank Road. Defend the city. Don't work hard here, but when Liu Bei's army comes out of Chen Cang and Sanguan, that is, he will make wedding clothes for him. When Cao Jun arrived there, he quietly sent someone out of Guyi to investigate, Liu Bei's army was still confronting the Liangzhou army, and it was uncertain who would win and who would lose. Then he reported the news back to Cao Cao. Cao Cao's heart fell into his stomach at this time. Steady.

It's not that Liu Bei doesn't want to rob Hanzhong. He also has this idea, but only if he has dealt with the Guan Liang warlord. Before Guanzhong and Liangzhou are completely pacified, rashly going south to rob Hanzhong will only be a dead end. At that time, there was Cao Cao or Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and the back road in Guanzhong was blocked, well, the army could only starve to death in Hanzhong. If these roads in the Qinling Mountains were so good, Zhuge Liang in history would not have to be so tired. Liu Bei finished beating Li Dao there, and he had to fight Ma Teng and Han Sui. And Cao Cao's opponent here is too weak. So when Cao Cao arrived in Nanzheng, Liu Bei was still early.

Since Liu Bei has not yet pacified Guanzhong, Cao Cao is relieved. So what are you waiting for, let go of your hands and feet and get to work. If Hanzhong is finished, Guanzhong has not yet been pacified, and Cao Cao still has the strength to spare, then he will attack Shu directly.

Zhang Wei hid from his brother Zhang Lu and wrote a letter asking for help to Liu Zhang. Zhang Lu doesn't care about anything else, but if you want him to compromise with Liu Zhang, don't even think about it. As a result, Zhang Wei risked being scolded by his brother Zhang Lu to write a letter to Liu Zhang, but there was no movement on Liu Zhang's side. Now Zhang Wei is a little blind. He persuaded Zhang Lu to go south, one was thinking about relying on the barbarians here, and the other was thinking about Liu Zhang's assistance. Cao Cao is here, for the sake of his lips and teeth, Liu Zhang has to be saved, right? With these two reinforcements, with geographical advantages and logistical advantages, Zhang Wei is still confident that he will hold Ba County. As long as Bajun holds on, and then slowly deal with Cao Cao, as long as there is a chance, are you afraid that you won't be able to recapture Hanzhong?

Who would have thought that Liu Zhang had no news there. Could it be that Liu Zhang can't be saved if he wants to see death?