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Anyway. Although there are not many troops in Yizhou this time, the lineup of generals is definitely luxurious. Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Zhang He are all generals who have already become famous in the world and can take charge on their own, Cao Zhen and Xiahou Shang are definitely first-class generals in Cao Ying, Lu Xun and Sima Yi are the best wise men in the world, Gao Shun is very confident that he will be able to successfully capture Yizhou.

The first step in capturing Yizhou was to take Hanzhong, which Zhang Lu owned.

The attack on Hanzhong was taken by Cao Cao's army and Liu Zhang's army in a flanking attack, so the difficulty should not be too great.

In fact, after learning that Liu Zhang had joined forces with Cao Cao, Zhang Lu was already frightened, and before Cao Jun appeared, he sent an envoy to Cao Ying, intending to negotiate peace.

Although Hanzhong has Yangping Pass as a barrier, if sufficient troops are invested, it is enough to keep 15,000 Cao troops out of the pass, but in addition to the Cao army in the north, Liu Zhang's army in the south also has to be defended. Invest the defensive forces in Yanggu Pass, and when Liu Zhang's army arrives, there will be no way to resist, on the contrary, if you put your troops into the south, you can only wait to be captured when Cao's army arrives.

As for dividing forces to resist the two sides, with the current military strength of Hanzhong, it can only end up with a two-front fiasco.

After Zhang Lu took charge of Hanzhong, he invested most of his 'fine' strength in the development of Wudou Midao, and as for the military aspect, he didn't care much, and he wanted to fight one against two, and there was no chance of winning at all.

It can be said that when Liu Zhangjun and Cao Jun formed an alliance, Zhang Lu's defeat had already been announced.

If you want to save the situation, you can only start from Cao Cao's side, lower your posture as much as possible, and negotiate peace with Cao Cao. As long as Cao Jun retreats, Zhang Lu is completely confident to fight against Liu Zhang's men.

Even Zhang Lu can imagine that after Cao's army retreats, Liu Zhang's army will follow and retreat without a fight. Although Hanzhong's military ability is not strong, it is also a dangerous city, as long as the generals of Liu Zhang's army are not stupid, they must know that they will not be able to take Hanzhong with the strength of one army.

Zhang Lu didn't understand how Cao 'Cao' and Liu Zhang could unite together, but he could only do his best, as long as Cao Jun could retreat, he didn't care at all how much it cost to 'spend', even if it cost more money and food, but as long as Cao Jun could be persuaded to retreat, Zhang Lu would be completely willing.

———————————————————————————————— "Zhang Gongqi wants to negotiate peace with our army?" Gao Shun met with Yan Pu, the envoy sent by Zhang Lu in the camp, when he heard Zhang Lu's request for peace from the other party, Gao Shun was not very surprised, after all, Zhang Lu is now facing a very unfavorable situation, Hanzhong can be said to be in danger, and it is reasonable for him to want to negotiate peace with his side.

In other words, when it comes to this situation, if he Zhang Lu can still sit firmly in Diaoyutai, then it is called weird.

"If Zhang Shijun wants to negotiate peace, he should naturally send an envoy to Xuchang to discuss with my lord Cao Mengde. Although General Gao was the chief general in the army, he was also assigned by Cao Gong and was ordered to capture Hanzhong. The matter of war and peace caused a lot of trouble, how could General Gao have the right to make arbitrary decisions? Gao Shun had not yet expressed any opinion on the envoy's request, and Sima Yi on the side was the first to speak.

Sima Yi is right, although Gao Shun is the chief general of the Cao army, how to fight is determined by him, but it is only limited to war. If Zhang Lu wants peace talks, Gao Shun can't be the master of such a big matter, unless Cao 'Cao' has an order to let him withdraw his troops, otherwise Gao Shun doesn't have the courage to make judgments on his own.

Of course, Yan Pu knew this. It's just that the road between Hanzhong and Xuchang is far away, and the mountains are even more barrierd, and I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth. Even if Yan Pu goes to Xuchang and successfully negotiates with Cao, it is estimated that by the time he returns, Hanzhong will have already been conquered.

Yan Pu didn't expect Gao Shun to make decisions on his own, he only hoped that Gao Shun would be able to stand still before he arrived in Xuchang.

"Mr. Yan said it lightly, my army is entrenched, and the amount of grain and grass consumed is incalculable, how can I do it?" After Yan Pu expressed his thoughts, he was immediately opposed, and this time the person who opposed him was Lu Xun, another military advisor in Cao's army.

"If the general agrees to the request of the nursery and does not move until the nursery arrives in Xuchang, then the matter of your army's grain and grass can be borne by Hanzhong." In the face of Lu Xun's questioning, Yan Pu replied without hesitation, "In addition, the generals here, I advocate that Shijun's side will naturally have something to say. ”

Lu Xun and Sima Yi glanced at each other, although the number of fifteen thousand soldiers was not much, but Yan Pu went to Xuchang, and he always asked for a month and again, and the cost of grain and grass was not less. In addition, the second half of Yan Pu's sentence was already an obvious bribe, and judging from his words, the principal of this bribe would inevitably not be less. And after Yan Pu arrives in Xuchang, a series of dots will inevitably be indispensable, and the money used to make dots will obviously be a large amount of expenses.

It seems that Hanzhong has spared no expense in order to be able to marry Cao 'Cao', and presumably that Zhang Shijun is already anxious now. But that's right, after all, the current situation is definitely a burning eyebrow for Zhang Lu, and it is even more serious.