Gao Pei was very scared like this, so he came to Nanzheng with 10,000 Yizhou troops. And when Zhang Lu saw him, he also knew very well in his heart that this Gao Pei was as timid as a mouse. But in fact, this can't be blamed on others, if you want to say that your 20,000 ghost pawns are gone, what qualifications do you have to say about others at this time.

In fact, at this time, Zhang Luzheng and the strategist Yan Pu, his younger brother Zhang Wei, plus the brothers Yang Song and Yang Bai, and Gao Pei from Chengdu, everyone gathered together at this time. And Zhang Lu wanted to discuss the next move with everyone, but he thought about it first, and everyone was still waiting for him to speak at this time.

At this moment, the ghost pawn came to report, "Report to the master, there is a messenger from the Liangzhou Army in Yangping Guan asking to see you!" ”

One sentence brought Zhang Lu back to his senses, "What? The messenger of the Liangzhou Army, let him in! ”

Now Zhang Lu, as soon as he heard Ma Chao and Liangzhou Jun, he was angry. However, when the Liangzhou army messenger came, he couldn't see it, or it would be bad if he didn't delay the big thing.

"No!" The devil went down and called for someone.

It is said that after Zhang Lu learned that Ma Chao's Liangzhou army occupied Yangping Pass and Chuyang one after another, although he was not afraid to close the Nanzheng City Gate to death, he also restricted everyone's access. Everyone who wants to enter Nanzheng must be strictly checked, and outsiders who do not have the guarantee of Nanzheng locals are not allowed to enter the city. In fact, although Zhang Lu said that he was cautious, to be honest, as early as many years ago, Ma Chao's meticulous work had already mixed into Nanzheng, and at this time, Ma Chao did not send anyone.

Ma Chao didn't expect many people to come and then sneak into Nanzheng, and he could break Nanzheng. In fact, it's not that this thing can't happen, but it's too difficult, and there are too many people, can't he Zhang Lu Yanpu notice something. So Ma Chao can only use this once or twice. And it depends on the object, so in Nanzheng, Hanzhong, it is definitely not possible to deal with Zhang Lu Yanpu. However, he and Jia Xu didn't expect this to be useless, at this time, their plan for Zhang Lu was not to say that they could capture Nanzheng, but to disintegrate their military morale, and then make Zhang Lu's side more passive, which is good for their own side, isn't it.

And Jia Xu said that he could capture Nanzheng as soon as possible, this is not something that can be done by saying it, Ma Chao and he both know it. Their method is actually going to work slowly, little by little.

After the messenger came in, he presented Ma Chao's letter to Zhang Lu, and then Zhang Lu sent the messenger away. For him. Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi wrote a letter to themselves, and there was absolutely nothing good about it. The results are expanded. Isn't it? This Ma Chao Ma Mengqi seems to be crazy, he actually wants to exchange nearly 13,000 captives for his Nanzheng, how can he agree to him this? If he exchanges his position, if he exchanges 13,000 Liangzhou soldiers for his Longxian in Liangzhou, can he Ma Mengqi agree?

To say that Zhang Lu has actually been thinking about the captives in the past few days, how can he get Ma Chao to send the captive ghost pawns back. Even if he lost some property, food and grass, he recognized it. But I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect that he Ma Mengqi would put forward the conditions. But he directly wants his own Nan Zheng.

After Zhang Lu read the letter, he was so angry that he threw the letter directly on the case, and then slammed the table and said: "Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, bully me too much!" ”

When everyone looked at it, they didn't know what happened to Lu Dao, which made Shi Jun so angry. It seems that it is related to the letter from Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi, and Yan Pu asked first at this time: "I don't know why Shijun is like this?" ”

Zhang Lu said: "Come and see!" ”

Yan Pu hurriedly went over and took the letter on the case, and then when he looked at it like this, he frowned, and hurriedly said: "Master, this is Ma Mengqi's plan!" ”

Zhang Lu raised his eyebrows, what did he say in his heart? Plan? "This, I don't know what Ma Mengqi is doing?"

Yan Pu said: "Shijun, please think about it, Ma Mengqi said that he would exchange nearly 13,000 captured ghost pawns for Nanzheng, he knew that it was impossible for Shijun to do this, but why did he still act like this? ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, he said in his heart that this is really the case, this Ma Chao Ma Mengqi what he meant......

"Do you mean ......?"

"Yes, Shijun should know that as long as Shijun refuses, Ma Mengqi will publicize it, saying that Shijun doesn't think about the ghosts under his command and ignores the nearly 13,000 people! In this way, although Shijun's actions are excusable, it will also affect the morale of the army, morale, and even the people! ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, he said in his heart, isn't that what is going on? I said I wouldn't change it, and then Ma Chao didn't know what to say, and the most white one had to be black. Then the morale of the army will definitely be affected, and then the morale will drop even more, as for the people's hearts, the vast majority of the nearly 13,000 ghost soldiers have relatives, so the consequences are ......

"But I don't know sir, how to deal with this now?"

Yan Pu smiled slightly, "Don't worry, Master, your subordinates already have a countermeasure!" Let's not spread the news of Ma Chao's letter today, and then immediately send an envoy to Yangping Pass to discuss with Ma Mengqi, we will use 100,000 stones of grain and grass plus gold and silver cloth in exchange for the captured ghost pawns. And then publicize this matter in Nanzheng, Baozhong, Chenggu and other places, I don't know what he Ma Mengqi is going to do? ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched twice, 100,000 stones of grain and grass, he also felt pain. But if you can exchange these for captive ghosts, it's still worth it.

"I wonder what you all think about this?"

Strategist Yang Song looked down on Yan Pu the most, because Yan Pu was much stronger than him. And he was born in a big family in Hanzhong, but he is not as good as a person from a poor family, and he is really unwilling. But fortunately, Shijun's first confidant is himself, and Yan Pu can only be ranked behind him.

But even so, after Yang Song heard Yan Pu's countermeasures, he still spoke up and agreed: "Master, this is very good!" ”

Zhang Lu nodded, and then Yang Bai and Zhang Wei also agreed one after another, only Gao Pei was speechless, he was not Zhang Lu's subordinate after all, so it was really difficult to say anything about it.

"Well, since you've all agreed, let's do so! Come! ”

"Master!"

"Go get ......"

After Zhang Lu finished speaking, the ghost pawn took the order and left. Because Ma Chao only sent a messenger to Nanzheng, Zhang Lu would not let Brother Yang Song or Yan Pu go to Ma Chao. He asked the ghost pawn to find a scribe from the Taishou Mansion, and then went to Yangping Pass with his own handwritten letter.

As a result, the scribe came, Zhang Lu handed over the letter he had just written to the other party, and then said: "Take my handwritten letter to Yangping Pass, face Liangzhou Shepherd Horse Chaoma Mengqi, and then you can come back!" ”

"No! Subordinates obey! ”

The scribe took the letter and retired, but at this time his legs and stomach were trembling, and his heart said that Yangping Pass at this time was nothing less than the Longtan Tiger's Den, Shijun actually let him go to that place, he didn't offend anyone, how could he let himself go. However, the scribe was also helpless, he didn't dare not listen to Zhang Lu's words, or the consequences would be unimaginable. Isn't it just to send a letter, there shouldn't be any danger? The scribe comforted himself, and then led the horse out of Nanzheng and ran to Yangping Pass.

And the scribe had just left for a while, when he saw the ghost soldier come to report again, "Report to Shijun, there are rumors in Nanzheng City that Shijun ......"

When Zhang Lu heard it, it was definitely not a good thing, and the ghost pawn was silent, so he said: "Say, but it doesn't hurt to say!" ”

"No! There were rumors in the city that Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi had sent messengers to Nanzheng before, asking for nearly 13,000 ghost pawns in exchange for 50,000 stone grain and grass, but Shi Jun sternly refused. Say, say, how can this master make such a shameless thing by exchanging grain and grass for ghosts, which makes the people of the world think of this master! ”

When everyone heard this, they said that Ma Meng had a poisonous plan. Don't look at it as a rumor, but it's poisonous enough, because basically everyone knows Lu Dao, and he, the master, is indeed a good-looking person, but those who really know him know Lu Dao, he will never talk like this, Ma Mengqi really wants to exchange prisoners for food and grass, he will agree no matter what. But now Ma Mengqi is the first to strike, but his master has become passive.

When Zhang Lu heard this, he was furious, and said in his heart that this basin was detained, and it was not easy for him to defend it. There is an envoy from the Liangzhou army to come to Nanzheng, yes, didn't you just leave. So isn't it about the prisoner exchange, yes, isn't it clearly written in this letter? But he Ma Mengqi didn't say that he would use the captives in exchange for grain and grass, but that he wanted to use Nan Zheng to return the captives.

But Zhang Lu thought about it again, no, this happened just now, it doesn't seem to be long ago, why are there already rumors in the market?

Although Zhang Lu knew that there must be a detailed work in Nanzheng City, but how did they get the news, he glanced at the strategist Yan Pu, and the strategist Yan Pu happened to be looking at him at this time, and the two looked at each other, and they both read it out of each other's eyes, it was the Liangzhou army messenger before. The identity of his messenger is actually just a superficial cover-up, but in fact he is to contact the Liangzhou army in Nanzhengcheng.

Alas, careless, Zhang Lu secretly blamed himself, it was indeed careless. He was stunned by the failures of the past few days, like the Liangzhou army messenger just now, he should keep him, and then send someone to watch, if he wants to leave, he has to stare at him, see him out of Nanzheng. But how can you send him away and not look at him, isn't that what the gist is.

In order to confirm his thoughts again, Zhang Lu immediately asked, "I don't know where the previous Liangzhou Army messenger has gone now?" ”

When the ghost pawn heard this, he replied: "Shijun, after Shijun let him leave, the little one saw him go to the city!" ”

When Yan Pu heard this, he shook his head secretly and was deceived. When Zhang Lu heard this, he said in his heart, but he couldn't tell the ghost pawn, why didn't you report it. In the final analysis, this matter is actually my own carelessness, and I can't blame others. (To be continued......)