Liu Bei had planned to attack Nanzheng in a short period of time.

At this time, when I heard Ma Chao's words, I was overjoyed.

Although Liu Bei had gathered sixty or seventy thousand troops in Hanzhong, Liu Bei still wanted to win over Ma Chao's men, because Ma Chao followed Liu Bei's side.

However, these soldiers and horses in Ma Chao's headquarters are not directly under the jurisdiction of Liu Bei, and Ma Chao's people are the personal soldiers personally assigned to Ma Chao by his father Ma Teng.

There were not many people, only 8,000 people.

But these 8,000 people are all elite cavalry of Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and such a number of cavalry, even if it is Liu Bei today, it is difficult to get it.

Even if it is Liu Bei, his current status, the number of cavalry under his command is not more than 10,000, this is still the war horses he picked up Lu Zhi's leftovers, the reorganized cavalry, if there is no Lu Zhi's legacy, Liu Bei's cavalry is afraid that there are only a few thousand.

Of course, there are also some soldiers and horses, stationed in Yanzhou, to guard against the Yuan brothers in the north and Liu Zheng in the south.

If there are these cavalry under Ma Chao who cooperate with the siege of the city, even if Ma Chao's men and horses are not allowed to directly carry out a strong attack, they only need to be restrained on the side and cooperate with the guerrillas, which is enough to make Zhang Lu in Nanzheng City feel afraid.

Liu Bei's idea had already taken shape in his heart, but it was not good for him to speak directly to Ma Chao.

That's why he changed his way to talk to Ma Chao like this.

Ma Chao is young and vigorous, and he doesn't understand these twists and turns, so it's easy to bring himself in.

This promised Liu Bei to attack Nanzheng within half a month.

"Okay, with your help from Brother Ma Chao, I think this district of Nanzheng City will definitely be able to take it, so be it, three days later, I will let my second brother Guan Yu lead 30,000 elites to attack Nanzheng from the front, Brother Ma Chao, you will lead this part of your soldiers and horses to raid the rear of Nanzheng."

After Ma Chao agreed, Liu Bei quickly arranged a matter for Ma Chao according to the plan he had thought of before.

Although Nanzheng City is the seat of the county, but the city is not too big, near Hanzhong, the terrain is very undulating, there is not enough plain, the city is built here, but it is built on the high ground, so the city, except for the people, can not accommodate tens of thousands of troops at all.

In the city, except for some soldiers and horses in Zhang Lu's own department, there were no other horses, and the men and horses brought by Liu Zhang to support were not arranged by Zhang Lu to Nanzheng City.

Instead, Zhang Lu divided a place outside the city and temporarily set up camp.

In fact, on the one hand, the location in the city is too small, and there is not so much spare space for Liu Zhang's people to live, and the other reason is that Liu Zhang brought too many people and horses, if they are all put into the city and dominate, then Hanzhong will not be under Zhang Lu's control.

Zhang Lu naturally would not do such a thankless task.

Liu Bei temporarily told Ma Chao about the plan to attack Nanzheng, Ma Chao nodded again and again, Ma Chao also wanted to curry favor with Liu Bei, after all, the current Liu Bei is a general of the dynasty.

The status is here, if their Ma family wants to go further, then they need to tie up a Beijing official like Liu Bei.

With Ma Chao's consent, the matter of Liu Bei's attack on Nanzheng was also decided.

Soon, three days, it was up.

Outside the city of Nanzheng.

Guan Yu was wearing armor and riding on a war horse.

Guan Yu, who is in his thirties, is at his peak at this time.

Since he was defeated by Lu Bu one after another, Guan Yu has been working harder and harder in recent years to exercise his martial arts.

The arrogance of the bones was reduced a little bit in Guan Yu's body, and some of it was more of that awe-inspiring perseverance.

Guan Yu glanced at the South Zhengcheng City Tower in front of him from a distance in front of the three armies.

Tens of thousands of troops lined up behind him.

Although his soldiers and horses have surrounded Nanzheng City, Zhang Lu on the city tower has also already had a countermeasure.

When Guan Yu's army appeared outside the city, tens of thousands of soldiers in the city were already ready to deal with the attack of Guan Yu's army at any time.

After all, during this period of time, more and more soldiers and horses have continued to appear near Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu, who has always been cautious, naturally sent a large number of scouts and spies to investigate the nearby situation early, and the slightest disturbance in the surrounding area could not escape Zhang Lu's eyes.

Therefore, this big battle outside Nanzheng City was also prepared by Zhang Lu for a long time. In the face of Guan Yu's attack of tens of thousands of troops, Zhang Lu did not even have any timidity.

In the previous battles with Liu Zheng, Liu Bei and others, Zhang Lu's men and horses have always been at a disadvantage.

Let some of the forces that had originally relied on the cultivation of the Five Dou Rice Sect suffer heavy losses in just one year.

In this way, Zhang Lu's heart has been holding his breath, and he wants to get back face.

It can only regain what was lost on the battlefield.

Now in the face of Liu Bei and the others' attack again, Zhang Lu has already made up his mind to give Liu Bei's men and horses some color to see in this battle.

Under the city of Nanzheng.

Guan Yu took a breath, and then shouted loudly at the city tower.

"Traitor Zhang Lu, cut off the communication between the Central Plains and Xishu, such a treasonous act, is a rebellion, today I came to crusade on the order of the general, and you don't want to go out of the city and surrender quickly, otherwise when my army enters the city, there will be no survival!"

Guan Yu was full of righteousness and stood on the commanding heights of morality.

Holding the banner of justice, he is ready to crusade against Zhang Lu.

And Zhang Lu, who was standing on the city tower, only sneered after hearing Guan Yu's righteous words.

"Hmph, Guan Yu, where is your general? There are three emperors in this world, which emperor are you loyal to? You don't even know who the emperor is, and you still have the face to make trouble in front of me! ”

"The emperor you are loyal to, I am loyal to my Yizhou Mu! Everyone originally didn't make the well water the river water, but you took the initiative to come to me for trouble, so don't blame me for being rude! ”

Zhang Lu was not frightened, in the face of Guan Yu's coercion, Zhang Lu was not afraid at all.

"Bold, a little too guarded, living in a corner, even if you are powerful, you dare to slander the court, I will let you understand today what is the end of the rebellion, where is Zhang Xiu!"

Guan Yu shouted loudly at the team behind him.

Zhang Xiu, who had just taken refuge with Liu Bei last year, also followed him in the battle against Zhang Lu this time, and is now a general under Guan Yu's account.

At this time, hearing Guan Yu shouting, Zhang Xiu didn't dare to hesitate, and immediately rode his horse and walked a few steps forward.

hurriedly echoed Guan Yu's call.

"The last general!"

"Ben will order you to go to Nanzheng City to call for battle, do you dare to go?"

"Why don't you dare?"

"Okay, you will lead the three thousand foot soldiers to call the battle!"

Guan Yu immediately gave an order to let Zhang Xiu be the vanguard and go to Nanzheng City to call for battle.