张松 says:

"There is only one person Liu Bei has always feared, and that is Cao Cao. Since Liu Bei won Xuzhou, he was repeatedly defeated by Cao Cao, and he was exhausted before fleeing to Jingzhou to attach himself to Liu Biao.

"Although Cao Cao has been destroyed now, Yuan Xi, the Duke of Yan, is ten times stronger than Cao Cao! If he can ask the Duke of Yan to send troops to save Xichuan, Liu Bei will definitely flee in a hurry, and he will never dare to peep at Xichuan again. ”

Liu Zhang couldn't help but nod and said: "Yan Gong Zhiluo is indeed stronger than Cao Cao, and his strength is strong, far better than Liu Bei several times. It's just that...... Since Duke Yan didn't receive the heart of Xichuan, would he not want to stop Liu Bei because of the remoteness of Shuzhong?"

Zhang Song smiled: "The lord is worried. In the eyes of Duke Yan, Liu Bei is different from the lord, he will not be satisfied with a corner of Xichuan, if Liu Bei gets Xichuan, he will inevitably harass Hanzhong, and even threaten Guanzhong, following the story of Gaozu out of Sichuan. Therefore, for Yan Gong, it is no problem for you to sit on Xichuan, but Liu Bei will not allow Xichuan to be charged. ”

The subtext of Zhang Song's words is that Liu Zhang is not as good as Liu Bei and has no ambitions.

However, Liu Zhang was not angry, but said: "Yan Gong has already been a teacher. You still need to bother not to drive away, and persuade him to turn around. ”

Huang Quan next to him hurriedly said: "Lord, no! Liu Bei is a jackal, and Yan Gong is a tiger and a leopard." In order to drive away a jackal, we have invited a tiger, and we have not drunk it to quench our thirst?"

Wang Lei also persuaded him: "Although Yan Gong does not have the intention of receiving Sichuan on the surface, if he is invited to Sichuan, he will inevitably change his mind and seize Yizhou! I, the people of Yizhou, can stop Liu Bei, but I will never be able to stop Yan Gong's army." May the Lord see it!"

Liu Zhang hesitated.

Zhang Song suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.

Liu Zhang frowned and said, "Why don't you laugh?"

Zhang Song's laughter stopped, and he said: "I laugh at Huang Zhushu and Wang Zheng, they are all unfounded. We only need to contact Yan Gong and ask him to send a general to attack Jiameng Pass and cut off Liu Bei's way back; when will Yan Gong be invited to Sichuan? If Liu Bei is cut off from the back road, there will be no food and grass, and the army's morale will be chaotic, and sooner or later he will be captured by the lord. In this way, there is no need for Yan Gong to enter Sichuan, and we can already stop Liu Bei. ”

Liu Zhang nodded and said: "Yan Gong has no intention of benefiting the state, although his power is strong, it is harmless to me. Zhang Beijia's words are reasonable. ”

Zhang Song said: "Please send a letter as soon as possible, lest the army of Duke Yan evacuate Hanzhong." ”

Huang Quan and Wang Lei still advised. Liu Zhang said: "I don't have the confidence to stop Liu Bei, what can you do? If you don't let me connect with Yan Gong, I will become Liu Bei's prisoner sooner or later!"

After retiring the two, Liu Zhang quickly repaired the book, and still had to send Zhang Song north to Hanzhong for help.

Zhang Song excused himself from running back and forth, and "foot disease" attacked, making it difficult to travel far, and then recommended his friend Fa Zheng to go north with his book, and Liu Zhang agreed.

......

Hanzhong, South Zhengcheng.

Zhang He received the letter from Fa Zheng, and he stayed in Fa Zheng to rest in the pavilion, and then went to report to Bai Xiaowen.

At this time, Bai Xiaowen had already evacuated Hanzhong, but in fact he still stayed, waiting for a good opportunity.

After reading Liu Zhang's letter asking for help, Bai Xiaowen laughed and said, "Zhang Song is really my right-hand man, and he has perfectly achieved my initial plan. ”

Hearing that the envoy was Fazheng, Bai Xiaowen nodded and said: "This is Zhang Song who does not forget his old friend, does not want to be noble, and wants to let his friends enjoy wealth and prosperity, so Tuofa is coming." Summon, don't wait. ”

Bai Xiaowen personally received Fa Zheng.

When Fa Zheng saw Bai Xiaowen, he said happily: "I knew that it was impossible for Yan Gong to have no intention of Yizhou and evacuate Hanzhong! ”

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "With the talent of filial piety (fingering the law), why should you say it forever." I intend to be in Xichuan, and I must not let Liu Zhang be separated, let alone Liu Bei. ”

Fa Zheng nodded and said, "Yan Gong, although the situation is favorable now, it is not the best time to enter the game. ”

Bai Xiaowen asked with a smile: "Xiaozhi thinks, when is it appropriate to enter the game?"

Fa Zheng said: "Liu Bei has already attacked Fushui Pass, and the soldiers are pointing directly at Luocheng. Although Liu Zhang sent troops to guard the city, but I waited to measure the strength of the two armies, Liu Cheng and the other four generals would inevitably be unable to stop Liu Bei, and the city would be taken by Liu Bei sooner or later!

At that time, Liu Bei's soldiers pointed directly at Chengdu. However, the city of Chengdu is thick and thick, there are still tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and the internal grain and grass are enough to support a year.

"Yan Gong waited until after the fall of Ruocheng before sending troops, there are two advantages: first, it can make Liu Bei's battle line lengthened, and it is too late to return to aid Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass, and the back road has been cut off by Yan Gong, and the end and end cannot be taken care of! Second, Liu Zhang lost most of Xichuan, and when it is difficult to protect himself, he has no ability to prevent Yan Gong from taking Xichuan. It's a win-win-win. ”

Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "Zhang Song once said that he was filial piety and talented, and he was indeed a man of great fame. There is another benefit of the plan you set up for Gu that has not yet been said: third, if Liu Bei is trapped in Xichuan, then the land of Jingzhou will be ownerless, and Gu can order a general to take advantage of the situation. ”

Fa Zheng praised: "Yan Gong thinks far-sighted, and he can't do it yet. ”

At the moment, Bai Xiaowen set up a banquet, let Xun You and the generals accompany him, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

During the banquet, someone suddenly came to report, and Ye had an urgent letter arrived.

Bai Xiaowen opened the letter and frowned slightly when he opened it and looked at it.

Xun Yu observed the words and asked, "Lord, can something happen in Yedu?"

Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "It's not that Ye Du has an accident, but Jiangdong Sun Ce has made a move." "Anyway, the letter written by Dong Zhao was shown to everyone present, and Fa Zheng was no exception.

After reading it, Xun You said in surprise: "Sun Ce sent troops to the north to attack Anhui City, and the troops were directed at Hefei (the ancient work of 'Hexi')! If Jiangdong gets Hefei, it can go north to Xu and Henan and compete for the Central Plains; if the Central Plains has Hefei, it can choke the throat of the south of the Yangtze River and pull it on its back. If Hefei is lost, the land of Huainan will no longer be owned by the lord. ”

Everyone at the banquet, if you want to say who knows the strategic significance of Hefei the most, it is only Xun Yu of Cao Cao's old department.

How could Bai Xiaowen not know the importance of Hefei?

In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after the Chibi War, Sun, a good son of someone else's family, was a classmate of 100,000 Zhongmou, and he repeatedly went on personal expeditions just to occupy Hefei. Of course, he also unfortunately became the experience gift package of Zhang-Xiaoyaojin-Wenyuan, and the legendary myth of 800 breaking 100,000 left a strong mark in the romance.

Due to Zhang Liao's outstanding performance in the face of Sun Quan, Hefei has always been firmly in the hands of the Cao Group.

Zhang He said: "The Central Plains is the foundation of our army, and the importance of the two rivers is secondary. The lord should not hesitate, he should return to Yedu as soon as possible, raise troops to the south, and solve the dilemma of Hefei!"