Chapter 281: Zhang Ren Returns to Shun
This is the second time Zhang Ren has looked at Liu Cong. The first time I saw Liu Cong was at the Hongmen banquet. Every time I look at Liu Cong, I feel very different. If it is the first time, Liu Cong stopped the farce of Pang Tong, Zhao Yun and others killing Liu Zhang in time, Zhang Ren is a little convinced. Then this time Zhang Ren is a little admired.
Don't look at Liu Cong, who is less than thirty, but he answered so calmly and calmly. What would happen if Liu Zhang was replaced? Zhang Ren immediately shook his head eighteen times in his heart. Not to mention Liu Zhang, even if Zhang Ren is replaced, he may not have such courage when he asks himself.
No wonder Yizhou's two major think tanks, Fa Zheng and Zhang Song, will take refuge in Liu Cong early, they have long seen the difference between Liu Cong and Liu Zhang! It's no wonder that Dong He, Dong Yun, and his son, who have always been the main battle, also surrendered to Liu Cong! No wonder he dared to take 20,000 people into Shu and wanted to seize Yizhou! No wonder...... This is the spirit of the overlord!
Facing the domineering Liu Cong, Zhang Ren really admired it from the bottom of his heart! It is not unjust for him to lose to such a person, not to mention that he also has fierce generals such as Zhao Yun and Wei Yan, as well as Fa Zheng, Zhang Song and other strategists, where is the lord now his opponent......
I saw Liu Cong walk up to Zhang Ren and say slowly: "General Zhang is a general's talent, in order to get the general, I, Liu Cong, am willing to agree to the general's three conditions." The general will go out with the general. After a while, the general will wait in the school yard when he is ready, and he will drill the general's spear! ”
Now it was Zhang Ren's turn to be embarrassed, and all the followers were out of prison. Liu Cong ordered people to prepare armor and spears for Zhang Ren and wait in the school yard. Liu Cong himself also rushed to the school after returning to Taishou Mansion. Under the persuasion of the generals, Liu Cong still decided to drill Zhang Ren's spear.
"Commander General: Dong Yun will serve as the commander of Yucheng from now on, register the casualties of Yizhou soldiers as soon as possible, and issue pensions according to the standards of Jingzhou warriors!"
"Thank you for your trust, and you will definitely get this done!" Dong Yun was also taken aback when he heard that his father-in-law Liu Cong had agreed to Zhang Ren's three conditions, and he did not leave Liu Cong's side an inch, for fear of any accidents. This compensation for the casualties in Yizhou is one of Zhang Ren's conditions, and it is most appropriate for Liu Cong to choose Dong Yun to be responsible.
"Second, the generals will remember that when he breaks through Chengdu one day, he must not plunder, and he must not harm the lives of Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang and others! Violators will be killed! ”
"No!!" This is one of Zhang Ren's conditions, and the generals naturally dare not disobey the order. ”
"Next, I will accept the test of General Zhang, no matter what life or death, you must not complain about General Zhang, let alone hurt General Zhang for this!"
"My lord?"
"Think twice!" Fa Zheng and everyone are still puzzled, Zhang Ren is important, but there is Liu Cong's life there! Hurt or not hurt Zhang Ren That is a later story, and every one of them is willing to Liu Cong to drill under the spear. Wei Yan and Zhao Yun even hope to replace themselves.
As a result, Liu Cong refused, Liu Cong smiled and said to the generals: "I, Liu Cong, want to help the Han family, since I promised General Zhang, how can I lose my trust?" I have made up my mind, you don't have to persuade again! With that, he walked over to Zhang Ren Zhanli with his head held high.
The generals on both sides looked at Liu Cong's figure with blank eyes, and then looked at Zhang Ren, but this time everyone, including Zhao Yun, no longer contained polite elements, all of them were fierce eyes, if the eyes could kill, at this time, Zhang Ren would have been killed even if the ten thousand people behind him had already been killed.
Looking at the extremely unfriendly eyes of Liu Cong's subordinates, Zhang Ren also had several contradictions in his heart, he knew that his tens of thousands of soldiers were scattered by Liu Cong here, with more than 10,000 casualties. The lord Liu Zhang asked him to defend the city, but he lost it. The root of everything is Liu Cong, who is walking towards him, if he doesn't get angry, it's really hard to understand the hatred in his heart, and I'm sorry for the dead Yizhou soldiers.
But if it really goes down with one shot, in case Liu Cong has an accident, the group of people behind Liu Cong will never let him go. In a trance, Liu Cong seemed to see Zhao Yun and Wei Yan grinning hoarsely towards him. These two people are not under their own bravery, and they can see that they are very finally Liu Cong. After a while, Zhang Ren seemed to see Fa Zheng and Zhang Song scolding again. Scold yourself for having eyes and no beads, and the pearl is secretly cast!
And Liu Cong on the opposite side is always smiling, step by step steady and powerful towards himself! What to do? What to do? When he said this condition, he was actually in a hurry, in fact, as long as Liu Cong could agree to the first two conditions, Zhang Ren had nothing to say. And if someone stands up to speak for Liu Cong at this time, he will also let Liu Cong go, and the big deal is not to vote for Liu Cong, and he will live in seclusion in the mountains and forests from now on.
But Liu Cong said nothing in the army! Liu Cong said everything, and the five dared to speak! The more calm Liu Cong was, the more panicked Zhang Ren became!
Five-step, four-step...... Zhang Ren thought about it carefully, he and Liu Cong did not have a deep hatred, but they each had their own opinions, the so-called success and defeat! There is no doubt that this Liu Cong is the king, and it can be seen that Liu Cong is a talent, and he readily agrees to such harsh requirements for himself...... What to do?
In the distance, Wei Yan and Zhao Yun had already mounted their horses, spears in hand, and they moved intently following Liu Cong's figure. Fa Zheng, Zhang Song and others also pressed their swords, ready to rescue Liu Cong at any time.
Only Liu Cong still walked towards Zhang Ren with a smile on his face. At this time, Liu Cong was also very cautious, although he was a traverser, he did not have the privilege of infinite resurrection, and if he hung up, he hung up, turning into a piece of loess! But he had to laugh, because he didn't want to lose his demeanor in front of everyone. And it can just hit Zhang Ren's psychology. Of course, the main thing is to relax yourself and be prepared to dodge!
Three steps, two ...... Liu Cong, the general of the expedition to the south, was walking towards the spear of Zhang Ren, the former defender of the city. The hearts of all present were raised!
Ding-bell! Spears on the ground! Immediately, he only heard an ordinary sound, and Zhang Ren knelt in front of Liu Cong: "Zhang Ren is willing to listen to the Lord's dispatch!" ”
Sigh...... Seeing this, Liu Cong also patted his chest with his hand! That's it, it's finally done! Damn, I'm scared to death. This Ren is a gun ancestor, a fierce general in Yizhou, if this shot goes down, it's really hard to say whether he can resist it. However, now, everything has passed, and Liu Cong has won the bet!
"General Zhang, please!" Liu Cong hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhang Ren up, and then shouted behind him: "Liao Hua, quickly call the back kitchen to prepare, I want to celebrate tonight." All the generals will come with me, and they will not return tonight if they are not drunk! Hahahahaha......ha
The people behind him also sighed in bed, and the expected danger did not happen in the end, this scene was too thrilling! Especially Wei Yan and Zhao Yun, the palms of the spears were full of sweat. Hearing Liu Cong's instructions, the two of them dismounted and ran over quickly. Especially Zhao Yun, who grabbed Zhang Ren's hand and gave a bear hug: "Thank you, senior brother, thank you, senior brother!" ”
"Thank you General Zhang for your mercy. However, these three shots of the general for the time being, if he breaks his promise, the general can drop three shots at any time! Liu Cong was in a good mood at this time! Zhang Ren returns to Shun, Yizhou can be determined! Celebrate, of course.
When the news came out, the military camp was also very excited, especially those Yizhou soldiers who had returned to Shun, and from then on they could fight side by side with General Zhang again. Although these soldiers are paid by the lord, it is these generals who are born and die together. These generals are their backbone!
There is another person who is particularly happy, that is, Ling Bao, who has previously returned to Liu Cong. Ling Bao is also a general in Shuzhong, but he admires Zhang Ren, and now that Zhang Ren is obedient, Ling Bao feels that his original decision was not wrong. In the future, I will be able to drink wine and eat meat with Zhang Ren, and be born and die!
Zhang Ren's submission was indeed worth Liu Cong's risk, especially to appease the soldiers and people of Yucheng. Subsequently, Dong Yun gave pensions to the casualties of Yizhou one by one, which made the Yizhou Guishun soldiers very moved. Liu Cong struck while the iron was hot, and asked Dong Yun to encourage the soldiers to write letters to relatives and friends in Chengdu, whether they were soldiers in the army or ordinary people, and tried their best to promote Liu Cong's wisdom!
And Zhang Ren was immediately entrusted with the important task of recruiting troops and expanding troops in Ruocheng with Zhang Song!
At this point, Yu Ban and Ling Bao were responsible for the defense of the city and the training of soldiers. Dong Yun appeased the people in the city in the name of the Luocheng County Order! Liu Cong planned to wait for Zhuge Liang to completely contain Yan Yan, and the barbarian king Meng was dispersed by Liu Zhang's forces in Chengdu, and he wanted to capture Chengdu without leading his troops. However, what worries Liu Cong is Ma Chao in the northwest. Therefore, after subduing Zhang Ren, Wei Yan, Zhao Yun and Pang Tong led 5,000 soldiers to the front line together with the 3,000 soldiers who had been recruited by Langzhong.
Liu Cong then sent someone to Xuchang to deliver a letter at Fa Zheng's suggestion, and tried to inform Cao Cao of the news of Ma Chao's departure through meticulous work. Liu Cong's move is to completely muddy the water. Let Cao Cao feel that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, and after getting rid of Ma Chao, Cao Cao will definitely go south to capture Hanzhong. Then at least Jingzhou will be safe for the next half a year, and Liu Cong can also attack Yizhou with peace of mind. As for whether Cao Cao can recover Liangzhou in one go, it depends on his personal ability.
And if Cao Cao marches westward, Sun Quan will definitely target Shouchun and Hefei, so the Sun-Liu alliance is also solid for the time being. Of course, the most undesirable result was that Ma Chao and Zhang Lu surrendered to the wind, and Cao Cao raised troops to take Yizhou before Liu Cong captured Chengdu. But Liu Cong still wants to gamble. How can such a big drama be without Cao Cao, the biggest prince in the world?
And Liu Zhang in Chengdu is much more nervous than Liu Cong at the moment, on the one hand, he has learned that Zhuge Liang led the troops to invade the territory, and Yan Yan must be dragged down. And the barbarian king Meng Huo has already rushed out of Jianning to the direction of Chengdu, and he must dispatch troops to stop it as soon as possible. Although Ma Chao agreed to support, Liu Zhang knew that it was possible to put a little pressure on Liu Cong to make it difficult for him to take mushrooms. It is not realistic to expect Ma Chao and Liu Cong to fight.
Although Liu Cong did not immediately attack Chengdu, once Zhuge Liang succeeded, Liu Cong might go south! In the city of Chengdu, a group of civilian officials had already made up their minds that once Liu Congbing came to the city, they would encourage Liu Zhang to surrender. And Liu Zhang has long been ownerless, but Huang Quan is more calm.