Nanzheng City, the county seat of Hanzhong, as the economic and political center of Hanzhong, this ancient city has been built countless times, the outer city is tall, and it looks magnificent and majestic from a distance, towering like a mountain.

City.

Two galloping paths divide the area into countless components.

The Celestial Master's Mansion is located in the center.

This mansion occupies an innumerable area, surrounded by walls into the city, and the courtyard is deep and longitudinal, and suddenly it looks like a mountain, suppressed in the center of Nanzheng City.

Zhang Lu did not control Hanzhong in the way of the imperial court, in fact, he controlled his subordinates more with the belief of the Heavenly Master, and the so-called Hanzhong identity did not work at all, and most of him were believers in the Heavenly Master's Dao.

Therefore, he thought that he should control the Heavenly Master's Mansion, which was more important than controlling any place in the city, and orders large and small were issued from the Heavenly Master's Mansion.

"Yan Pu, fortunately, I listened to your words and came back from the east in time, if I continue to entangle with the herdsmen, Nanzheng will really be in chaos, these scholars, if you can't believe it!"

On the top of the hall, Zhang Lu wore a robe, looking a little afraid, he didn't expect to leave Nanzheng not long ago, almost was set aside, fortunately even if he came back, after coming back, he immediately rectified the Hanzhong County Government, for several days, he has beheaded more than ten people, the regime in Hanzhong almost collapsed, if it weren't for his heavy army to suppress, Nanzheng was in chaos: "If we force a war with the Mu clan, I'm afraid that many people in this Han will oppose us, after all, our own foundation is unstable, and we need to suppress it!" ”

He and Zhang Xiu competed for Hanzhong, just separated the winner, and was cleaning up Zhang Xiu's remnants, and he had not been in Hanzhong for a long time, so naturally the people's hearts were not stable, and even the Wudou Mi Sect could not be completely in charge, and suddenly went on an expedition, and a fire broke out in the backyard, which was inevitable.

If it weren't for Yan Pu's advice that he followed and led his troops back to Nanzheng in advance, I'm afraid this time there would be a big trouble.

Nan Zheng is the foundation of Hanzhong.

The nine counties in Hanzhong and the remaining eight counties together are not as good as one Nanzheng, both in terms of population and economy, they are stark contrasts.

If Nan Zheng loses it, he will really suffer from the enemy.

"Master Shijun, although there are their faults in this matter, we have killed enough people to deter them, and some things should not be rushed!"

Yan Pu pondered for a while, and arched his hand and said: "These scholars are still useful, and if the lord wants to govern Hanzhong, he can't do without their support!" ”

"But they're so resentful of me now!"

As soon as Zhang Lu thought that he almost capsized in the gutter, and even the Hanzhong regime was handed over, he was a little angry, and said coldly: "Benjun really wants to give an order now, and directly exterminate them!" ”

Although there are not many scholars in Hanzhong, there are some, and these scholars are very important, and their weight in Hanzhong is too heavy.

"Never!" Yan Pu hurriedly bowed his head and admonished.

"Benjun knows it's not feasible!"

Zhang Lu took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his killing intent.

At that time, there was civil strife in the Heavenly Master Dao, and he and his mother, orphans and widows were not allowed to be with the Heavenly Master Dao, and he could be regarded as having tasted the suffering of the world, and later his mother dedicated herself to Liu Yan in exchange for a chance to let him take power.

During the years of forbearance, he learned how to keep himself calm, and his temperament became spicy.

He could bear this little anger.

He said in a deep voice: "Benjun will not be so confused, if Benjun wants the land of Hanzhong, he must use them, Nanzheng Tang clan, Yue clan, Qian clan, etc. are all scholars who have been in Hanzhong for a hundred years, in terms of influence, they are no worse than the Su family back then, if you want to move them, you naturally have to think about it in the long run, at least after Benjun sits firmly in Hanzhong!" ”

"Master Shijun is wise!"

Yan Pu breathed a sigh of relief.

"The most important thing now is, how is the Five Doumi Sect in control?" Zhang Lu thought for a moment and asked.

"At present, several elders of the Wudou Rice Sect are already willing to submit to the rule of my Heavenly Master Dao, after all, they all followed Zhang Xiu out of the Heavenly Master Dao, and it is not difficult to say that they are surrendered, but after understanding, I found out that Zhang Xiu is indeed a genius of Tianzong, and the Five Doumi Sect he established, from the officials of the Shi clan to the pawns of the peddlers, there are countless disciples, if it is not for the same worship of the Taishang, we want to make them recognize, it is quite difficult, not enough after all, it is the same line, Zhang Xiu is also dead, I don't want to control it, it is not difficult, It just takes time! ”

Yan Pu said: "As long as you completely control the Five Dou Rice Sect, you can control everything in Hanzhong, no matter how big or small!" ”

"Then take control of it as soon as possible!"

Zhang Lu raised his head and looked hunting: "I always feel that there is not much time left for us, at most this winter, if there are disciples of the Five Doumi Sect as eyes and ears, the movements in Hanzhong will not be able to hide anything from me, this is the most important thing!" ”

"Understood!"

Yan Pu nodded and said, "I will personally control it, and I will never let this matter have any accidents!" ”

"Is there any news from Chengdu?" Zhang Lu thought for a moment and asked.

He is now more concerned about when Liu Yan can quell the chaos, before he wished that Yizhou would be in chaos, he sat firmly in Hanzhong, and he could sit on the ground and raise the price, but now, he has some expectations that Liu Yan can quell the chaos as soon as possible.

In a short period of time, the herdsman army took two cities in a row, and also cut off one of his arms, so that Zhang Wei, who was a heavy general, was killed, and the troops he relied on were all wiped out, which made him feel a lot of pressure.

Although he has not yet confronted the herdsmen head-on, the herdsmen can fight out of the encirclement and suppression of dozens of soldiers and horses in Guanzhong, and their reputation is far and wide, which makes him under great pressure.

He had a gut feeling.

If Liu Yan doesn't make a move, he may be defeated in Hanzhong.

"That's a lot of news!"

Yan Pu replied: "Now that Liu Yizhou's army is besieging Chengdu, Jia Long may not be able to support it for too long, I heard that among the Yizhou scholars, the Zhao family and the Huang family have broken with the Jia family, and now they are leading troops to support Liu Yizhou!" ”

"That's good news!"

Zhang Lu said with a smile: "In this way, I am afraid that by the beginning of spring next year, the civil strife in Yizhou will be calmed down, and Liu Yan may intervene at that time, although he may not support me as before, but presumably, he will not have a good attitude towards the remnants of the Mu family!" ”

As he spoke, he suddenly sighed: "I still don't understand, what conditions did the Mu clan use to persuade Liu Yan!" ”

"I'm afraid that this condition will definitely be irresistible to Liu Yizhou!"

Yan Pu said.

"Can't resist?" Zhang Lu pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't figure it out, and he didn't continue on this topic.

"Master Shijun, Xicheng is in a hurry!"

At this moment, a loud voice sounded outside, and a soldier hurriedly ran in and handed over a wooden cylinder.

In the land of Hanzhong, there is no popularization of paper, and most of the messages are delivered here with bamboo slips and wooden slips, wrapped in a wooden tube, and then carried on the back, 800 miles urgently.

"Xicheng Rush?"

Zhang Lu frowned, he personally picked up the wooden tube, and while opening it, he said: "Yan Pu, do you say that this Yang Bai is going to be bitter again!" ”

"Maybe it's a problem with winter clothes!"

Yan Pu said: "The subordinates in this area have already prepared, and 20,000 sets of winter clothes are enough, and they can be sent to Xicheng at any time!" ”

"Just give him 10,000 yuan, and let him raise the rest by himself!"

Zhang Lu shook his head: "Now there is a shortage of winter clothes everywhere, they are all given to Yang Bai, Zhang Ying, Yang Ang, they are not happy!" ”

In addition to Xicheng, the troops under his command are distributed in two places, one is Nanzheng, and the elite stationed in Nanzheng is the elite, with Yang Ang as the main general, Yang Song as the deputy general, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, which is Zhang Lu's confidence, and the other is Yangping Pass, the main general of Yangping Pass is Zhang Lu's cousin, Zhang Ying, with more than 15,000 troops.

In fact, he originally planned very well, Zhang Ying was in Yangping Pass, Yang Bai was in the middle army, Shangyong had Zhang Suo, Zhang Wei Yang Ang and others led troops to respond to each other, and the troops could cover the entire Hanzhong, and within a few years, Hanzhong could be firmly in the hands of their hands.

But he didn't expect that the shepherd army would come in.

opened Mu Jian and took a look, Zhang Ludang's face changed in shock, his pupils changed slightly, his expression became gloomy, and suddenly, he shouted angrily: "Damn!" ”

"Master Shijun, what's wrong?"

Yan Pu asked in surprise.

"The herdsmen have attacked Xicheng!" Zhang Lu handed the wooden slip in his hand to Yan Pu, and said coldly: "This Mulong Tu is really not afraid of death, under the cold winter and the moon, I am shivering with cold, and I still want to storm my Xicheng, sure enough, I am not satisfied, I have to go to Shangyong Fangling, I am not satisfied, I think I am retreating, I am afraid of him!" ”

"Fight in this weather!"

Yan Pu glanced at it a few times and said coldly, "They are looking for death!" ”

He thought for a while, and arched his hand at Zhang Lu: "Master Shijun, we think that as long as we order Yang Bai to defend Xicheng to the death, and if he can't defend it, Xicheng will become unharmed, Xicheng is a main city in Hanzhong, and the city can be self-sufficient for more than a few months, even if the herding army besieges it for a winter, it doesn't hurt!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhang Lu immediately lit the ink, spread out a wooden tablet, wrote a secret letter, then stamped it with a seal, and handed it to Yan Pu: "Send someone back, I have repeatedly instructed Yang Bai to be steady, there will be no problems!" ”

"Master Shijun, since the attack of the pastoral army is so fierce, we must prepare early!"

Yan Pu took the wooden slip, handed it to his subordinates, and let them send it out, before he gave it up and said: "From now on, we will also reorganize our armies and fight, so we must also reconcile with the Shi clan. ”

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In Zhang Lu was discussing with his strategist Yan Pu how to reorganize the army for battle, far away in Chengdu, it was the same day of light snow, and the camp tents were covered with white snowflakes for ten miles outside the city.

On the north side of the camp is the northern flank of the army.

The banner here is erected as 'white wave' and 'yellow'.

They are the White Wave Army, the White Wave Army led by Huang Zhong himself.

in the main ledger.

A young man reads with a book, he likes to read in his spare time, and many of the books he has read can have a feeling of revisiting the old and learning the new after reading it again.

"Ugh!"

A long full hiccup sounded.

The young man looked up and saw that Huang Zhongzheng was blushing, opened the curtain and walked in from outside.

"Drunk again?"

Xi Zhicai squinted.

"It's hard to resist hospitality!" Huang Zhongpan sat down, took a breath of tea on the desk, shook his head, and said, "I almost let them talk again!" ”

"It seems that our Liu Yizhou really likes you!"

Xi Zhicai smiled.

Siege in winter, that's a boring thing, Jia Long is now holding the Yizhou soldiers and defending Chengdu, although Liu Yan is in control, but if he wants to forcibly attack Chengdu, the casualties are too great, so he can only besiege it.

The generals in the camp tent naturally had some fun, and Liu Yan was not very strict in governing the troops, so he allowed a banquet in the camp at this time.

Huang Zhong became the target of all the generals under Liu Yan, and he must be invited to every banquet.

"Humph!"

Huang Zhong snorted coldly, a pair of tiger eyes burst out with a touch of essence, and his cloudy expression was completely gone: "What are they thinking, a certain family is very clear in their hearts!" ”

"It doesn't have to be this way!" Xi Zhicai waved his hand: "When it's time to get close, we still have to get closer, it's not time for us to turn our faces!" ”

"When will you turn your face?"

Huang Zhong asked: "Now Liu Yan's house has made it clear that he wants us to be the vanguard, once he attacks Chengdu, he will use us to attack the city and attack Chengdu, but the damage is heavy!" ”

He was not afraid of death in battle, nor was he afraid of war damage.

But only if you fight for whom.

His allegiance is to the Ming Marquis Mujing, not to the Yizhou Mu Liu Yan.

"Wait!"

Xi Zhicai put down the book in his hand, squinted his eyes slightly, and said: "The situation in Hanzhong is still unclear now, if we want to get out of the Sword Pavilion, we must be fully prepared, unless the lord is already in control, otherwise it is not the time to turn his face with Liu Yan!" ”

What they want is Hanzhong.

If Hanzhong doesn't do it for a day, they will not have the opportunity to negotiate with Liu Yan on an equal footing, so they can only succumb to it.

"Zhang Ren is guarding against me!"

Although Huang Zhong drank a lot of wine, but his skills are profound, the alcohol in his body will be refined by his strength, but it did not affect his thoughts, he said in a low voice: "Zhang Ren this fang, and I have a big enmity, I defeated Tong Yuan in the Sunset Pavilion, although it was a battle for the rivers and lakes, but Tong Yuan's death, I have a responsibility that I can't escape, Zhang Ren is a big disciple of Tong Yuan, he stared at me, I'm afraid it's not just Liu Yan's order, what's more, he has the meaning of communiqué personal vendetta, once I have something wrong, he will send troops directly, and then want to break away from Yizhou, It's a lot of trouble! ”

"Zhang Ren?" Xi Zhicai's eyes flashed with a cold glint: "What do you think of this person's ability?" ”

"In terms of martial arts, he is not my opponent!"

Huang Zhong thought for a while: "But when it comes to arranging troops, he is never below me, or even above me, this person is very dangerous, I even have several impulses, I want to get rid of this fang, otherwise if we fight with Liu Yan in the future, this fang will be the most difficult opponent!" “

"Such a high opinion of him?"

"This evaluation is only low and not high!" Huang Zhongcheng said.

The corners of Xi Zhicai's mouth raised a touch of arc, and said: "If you can win Liu Yanzhi's trust now, you can't easily move him, but you can make a mess for him and let him not pay attention to us!" ”

Although he and Huang Zhong entered Yizhou as protons, he was just waiting for an opportunity here.

As long as Hanzhong was successfully obtained, he and Huang Zhong would immediately separate, prepare in advance, and go north from the Sword Pavilion, as long as they reacted before the battle of Hanzhong was spread, they would have a chance to leave.

But if Zhang Ren is targeted, many plans will not be realized.

"Is there a way?" Huang Zhong asked.

"There are still ways, but I don't really want to do it!"

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "I'm afraid that it will be wrong to make a move, our current situation, what not to do, is the right way, Liu Yan's attention is in Chengdu, if we do something that arouses Liu Yan's idea, then it is not a matter of Zhang Ren!" ”

He thought for a while: "But you can't let him stare at it like this, in this way, I have a way, tomorrow you go to the Dongzhou military camp, take the initiative to challenge Zhang Ren, and the generals will fight, he has no reason to refuse, you beat him in public, be ruthless!" ”

"Does this work?"

"I don't know, I have to give it a try!"

Xi Zhicai said: "I'm waiting for news from Hanzhong, before this, it's not too much to mess around, although it's winter now, but the lord won't stop, the lord is in Nanzheng, that is, we will break away, and then it will also be the day when I offer a plan to attack Chengdu, both sides will be carried out at the same time, and the plan can't be wrong, this Zhang Ren, should be suppressed, or suppressed!" ”

"Got it!"

Huang Zhong nodded.