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Thirty miles southwest of Chencang City, on a rugged mountain road.

The sound of horses' hooves resounded through the mountains and forests, and thousands of cavalry galloped on horseback, followed by tens of thousands of foot soldiers.

The whole team stretched for more than ten miles, like a long snake winding and coiling, slowly moving forward.

Strangely, there was no flag in the marching ranks behind the troops, except for a banner in the leading horse. Moreover, the ranks were loose, and many of the soldiers were light and fluttering, and their bodies swayed from side to side as they marched, and they walked slowly and shallow with one foot deep, as if they had not eaten.

In addition, the entire marching contingent was completely devoid of formation, each went its own way, with scattered armor and disheveled clothes. Even, there are many soldiers who don't even have weapons in their hands, and they are mixed in the ranks empty-handed, and the leading generals actually turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear.

"Whew!"

Taking a deep breath, the man in the brocade robe who walked at the front of the war horse pulled the reins in his hand and rode his horse slowly. I saw that his nose was agitated, as if he couldn't breathe, gasping for breath, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat the size of beans, and there was still hot air in his bun.

After finally soothing his breath, he turned his head weakly and said to the scribe behind him: "It's so dangerous, I was almost captured by the enemy general Zhao Yunsheng." Reduced to the prisoner of the Li thief! ”

The scribe in the robes of a Confucian scholar was also exhausted, panting and sweating profusely, and his face, which was originally slightly fair, was as red as a date. After hearing this. He gasped and said, "What the lord said is very true. The enemy general Zhao Yun is brave and abnormal, and in the blink of an eye, several generals of our army were picked off the horse, if it were not for General Zhang Wei's desperate resistance, we would almost be trapped under the city and unable to get out. Fortunately, there was no danger and I finally escaped. ”

Obviously, the pair of robed scribes who shared the suffering were Zhang Lu and his chief adviser Yan Pu. The generals who commanded the march of the brigade were Zhang Lu's younger brothers Zhang Wei, Yang Bai and Yang Song.

And the reason why they fell to this point is all due to the Xiliang army.

After a whole night of fierce fighting, the original shape was very good. But at the last moment, how can this kind of encounter not be annoying?

"Li Thief is hateful, Zhao Yun is hateful!"

Zhang Lu cursed angrily, gritted his teeth and said: "Tens of thousands of troops fought fiercely for most of the night. Nearly 10,000 soldiers climbed to the top of the city one after another. Seeing that Chen Cangcheng was about to be captured, victory was in sight. But he never expected that Li Thief suddenly appeared on the city tower, and when he climbed high, the Xiliang army fought back as if he was crazy, which reversed the whole battle situation and ended the good situation. What's more, the cavalry of Zhao Yun's subordinates, who stole chickens and dogs, did not appear sooner or later. At this juncture, he came out from behind our army and caught us off guard. Go down in flames. The great shape shì is ruined in one fell swoop, I am not reconciled! ”

Seeing Zhang Lu sighing so long, Yan Pu hurriedly comforted him: "The lord is angry, and his anger hurts his body. It's come to this point, it's too late to say anything, anger and regret won't help, and I hope the lord will be relieved. In the future, we will be able to make a comeback when we regroup. ”

However, in addition to persuading Zhang Lu, Yan Pu also had mixed feelings in his heart, and he felt a lot. Immediately, he said thoughtfully: "In the battle last night, our army seized the opportunity from the very beginning and occupied an absolute advantage, and attacked the city tower within two hours. It is not difficult to see from this that the Xiliang Iron Cavalry is good at field warfare, and it is easy to charge into battle, but it is not good at defending the city, because most of the Xiliang troops stationed in Chencang City last night were war horses. But I have to admit that the Xiliang Army is indeed brave and abnormal, and its combat power is amazing. In the case of our army ascending to the top of the city one after another, the Xiliang soldiers did not retreat, but resisted desperately, during which no one was afraid of cowardice, and no one escaped from the battle. The tenacity of the will to fight is really the only thing to see in the lives of his subordinates. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Pu's tone was stunned, not noticing that Zhang Lu was already displeased, and continued after thinking about it: "This is the observation of his subordinates from this battle, and the weakness of the Xiliang army is that it is good at attacking but not defending. At the same time, his subordinates also discovered that Li Li had unimaginable prestige and influence in the Xiliang Army. Like last night, I am afraid that only Li Li can do it, and the soldiers of Xiliang regard him as a god, and he is completely the incarnation of the god of war.

Before he appeared, although the Xiliang army was brave and fierce, it was not invincible. But after he appeared, the entire Xiliang Army suddenly took on a new look as if it had been reborn, and its combat effectiveness suddenly rose to the extreme, which was not inferior to the Guardian Guard under the command of the Lord. The most terrifying thing is that there are only more than 10,000 people in the Guardian Guard, while the Xiliang Army under Li Li has as many as hundreds of thousands. With so many soldiers and horses comparable to the Guardian Guard, it is like a division of tigers and wolves, no wonder no one in the world can compete with them head-on. In addition???????"

Yan Pu, who was moved, looked up inadvertently, but unexpectedly saw Zhang Lu's face gloomy and extremely unhappy, as if he was about to get angry. This discovery made Yan Pu wake up suddenly, and his voice stopped abruptly, and he didn't dare to continue talking.

At the same time, Yan Pu hurriedly confessed: "The lord is angry, and he has lost his words. I didn't deliberately compliment Li Li, but on a case-by-case basis, according to the facts. This is very beneficial for us to fight Li Li in the future, and we can take action against the weaknesses of the Xiliang army, and use our own strengths to attack the weaknesses of the other in order to win. After this battle, we will have to fight against the Xiliang army for a long time, which will force us to prepare and seek a way to win. There is a saying in the art of war, knowing oneself and knowing that the other side can win a hundred battles, so we must first understand the Xiliang army and Li Li, and then we can defeat the Xiliang army. What I said below is from the bottom of my heart, please see from the Lord. ”

Zhang Lu's expression eased slightly when he heard this, but he still asked in a deep voice in an unkind tone: "Since you are so careful to observe Li Thief, I don't know what you have discovered?" You might as well tell me how Li Thief is and how we can defeat him? ”

"This ??????" Yan Pu looked at Zhang Lu's side face in disbelief, with mixed feelings in his heart, he wanted to push but didn't say anything, and he wanted to take this opportunity to persuade Zhang Lu. persuaded him to change his attitude as soon as possible, and he could no longer continue to fight against the Xiliang army.

Since the lord asked, he told him bluntly. Li Liqiren. Rigid and tenacious, wise and cunning, good at planning and then moving, if you don't move, you will win, you can be called the hero of Wen Taowu. Moreover, Li Li has the ability to recognize people, and there is no need to use people to be suspicious. In recent years, the new policies have been implemented in various prefectures and counties in Xiliang, and they have been fruitful. This is obvious to all. The life of the people of Xiliang has improved significantly, so that in the past three years, very few people of Xiliang have fled to Hanzhong, and even 、、、 and even many people of Hanzhong have fled to Xiliang without permission and settled down again. These things. Presumably the lord has already heard of it. Aware. ”

Speaking of this, Yan Pu simply stopped looking at Zhang Lu's gloomy face, and said unhappily: "Now, Li Li has four states, 500,000 troops, and is guarding the western capital of Chang'an. Megatron. And my Hanzhong is just a county, even though there is plenty of money and food. And there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, but they still can't confront the Xiliang army head-on

Therefore, in the first place, he discouraged the lord from sending troops to settle a grudge with Li Li, not only that, but he should also take the initiative to make friends with him, so as to ensure peace in Hanzhong. But now that the two sides have been at war for a long time, it is too late to say anything, and there is no way to reconcile. For today's plan, we only have two options, one is to unite with Liu Zhang of Yizhou to fight against Li Li, and the other is to ask the Son of Heaven to ask for punishment, and to Li Lijin to offer grain and grass to the burden, and ask Li Li to return to the division and withdraw his troops. Other than that, we have no third option; If there is a third way, it is to fight to the end, and in the end the city will be destroyed and destroyed. ”

After speaking, Yan Pu lowered his head and didn't dare to look up at Zhang Lu's expression, and deliberately rode his horse slowly behind Zhang Lu, keeping silent, waiting for Zhang Lu to make a decision.

At this moment, Zhang Lu's face is indeed ugly, his face is full of iron, as if he is full of righteous indignation, but his eyes are fluttering, his eyebrows are beating violently, his expression is gloomy, and his feelings are extremely unstable, like a volcano churning sharply, and he may erupt in anger at any time.

However, just when Yan Pu was ready to meet Zhang Lu's angry reprimand, he heard him say in a low tone: "It is easy to say that we will join forces with Liu Zhang of Yizhou to resist the Xiliang army, but it is as difficult to implement as Shu Dao. Last year, Liu Zhang beheaded my mother and fourth brother for public display, and then mobilized heavy troops to try to attack Hanzhong, but I Zhang Lu was hit head-on and seized the land of the four counties of Ba County in one go. Since then, my Hanzhong and Yizhou Liu Zhang have been intolerable, and there have been repeated frictions, and they have been wary of each other to this day. ”

“?????? As for offering money and grain to Li Lijin in order to withdraw the troops of the Xiliang Army, I have not thought about it. But 、、、 doing this means that I, Zhang Lu, bow down to Li Li, which is equivalent to taking the initiative to beg for surrender, so that the foundation of my Zhang family for hundreds of years will be destroyed, which makes me explain to the ancestors of the Zhang family, and what face will I have to see my grandfather after a hundred years! ”

Zhang Lu's words were very pertinent, but Yan Pu heard a lot of deep meanings from them. First, at present, Zhang Lu is still unwilling to become a minister of His Royal Highness Li Li; Second, he is very afraid of death and wants to live a long life; Third, he still had a glimmer of hope for uniting with Liu Zhang in Yizhou to fight against Li Li, but he was worried that Liu Zhang would not send troops to help.

Thinking of this, Yan Puda immediately stepped forward and walked side by side with Zhang Lu, and said in a low voice, "Lord don't worry. Now that we have not yet reached the end of the mountains and rivers, we will not consider compromising with Li Li for the time being, but we can send an envoy to Yizhou to persuade Liu Zhang to send troops and join forces with us to fight against Li. After all, Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, guarding the throat of entering and exiting Shudao, and once Hanzhong falls into the hands of Li Li, then Yizhou will directly face the oppression threat of the Xiliang army. This is the cold lips and teeth, such a simple Taoist ideal will not be understood by Liu Zhang in Yizhou; Even if he can't see the impending crisis, there are many capable people among the civil and military officials in Yizhou, how can they not see the stakes involved?

Therefore, as long as the news of our army's defeat under Chencang City reaches Yizhou, Liu Zhang and a group of civil and military officials will definitely not be able to sit still, lest after the fall of Hanzhong, Li Li will not stop and directly wave his army to capture Yizhou. Therefore, at this time, as long as we send an envoy to Yizhou to express our attitude, Liu Zhang of Yizhou will inevitably send troops to help, because he has no choice but to fight against Li Li with our Hanzhong army, otherwise the day Hanzhong falls will be the beginning of the fall of Yizhou. ”

"Well said!" Zhang Lu's expression was greatly boosted when he heard this, and he immediately waved his hand and said loudly: "If the army of Youzhou helps, why are you afraid of Li Thief?" All the soldiers speed up and follow me to Qiangdao! ”

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