The people who followed Zhang Wei were also stupid when they saw Zhang Wei being cut in two, it turned out that the number one general in Hanzhong in their minds was just a clown jumping off the beam in the hands of Cao Cao, and it was over with one knife.

In less than an hour, Zhang Wei brought 30,000 soldiers and horses, more than 3,000 were killed and wounded, and the rest were all taken prisoner.

Most of these more than 3,000 people are Zhang Lu's disciples, and they are more loyal to Zhang Lu, otherwise there would not have been so many casualties. And Cao Cao's side suffered less than 2,000 casualties.

Cao Cao smiled: It seems that this Nan Zheng doesn't have to fight.

Bong Hyo, change the plan. If Zhang Lu surrenders, this Nanzheng will be my foundation in the future, and it can't be broken. With so many captives, I am not afraid that Zhang Lu will not surrender.

Cheng Yu was more ruthless than Cao Cao, and said: My lord, take these prisoners to the city of Nanzheng and force Zhang Lu to surrender, if Zhang Lu does not surrender, he will be cut down one by one. The old man had studied Zhang Lu, and this person just wanted to preach wholeheartedly. In fact, I don't care too much about my career. And this person is also quite kind-hearted. In recent years, tens of thousands of people have fled from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu can take them in. It shows that this person loves the people a lot.

Now that Zhang Jie is about to unify the Central Plains, the lord must not waste time here, he must be ruthless.

Zhang Lu still has nearly 30,000 horses guarding the city of Nanzheng, if he is not ruthless, the casualties of the attack are too great, with the current situation, Zhang Lu will never go out of the city to fight again. So Zhang Lu must be made to surrender! The lord can promise him some conditions. But the premise is to hand over Hanzhong to the lord in its entirety.

Guo Jia, Xun You, didn't say anything, such a vicious strategy, Guo Jia, although Xun You also understands, but making such a determination is not something ordinary people can do.

If Zhang Lu didn't care about the life or death of these captives, then there would be a river of blood flowing outside Nanzheng City! And the reputation stinks in this way.

To put it bluntly, this is a conspiracy, and the gamble is Zhang Lu's unbearable.

Cao Cao didn't speak. After thinking about it for a while, he said: Zixiao, Wen Ze, press all the captives out of the city. I want to talk to Zhang Lu!

Promise!

Soon, Zhang Lu stood on the city, and saw that all the black pressure was his own soldiers, but they all had no weapons, so he let Cao Jun

Tied with ropes.

Cao Cao, under the protection of Xu Chu, rode to the city gate not far and shouted: "Brother Gongqi is on the city tower?" In fact, Cao Cao may be older than Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu saw Cao Cao calling him. Dao: It is Zhang Lu.

Cao Cao said: Cao Mengde has seen Brother Gongqi!

To tell the truth, Cao was defeated by Zhang Jie in the Central Plains, and tens of thousands of soldiers have been homeless. Please also ask Brother Gongqi to take it in.

Now Cao Mou came from afar, not to compete with Brother Gongqi for Hanzhong, Cao Mou's heart is for the country, Kuang supports the Han family. However, the strength was weak, so he asked Brother Gongqi to borrow a place in Hanzhong to give Cao's brothers a rest and recuperation.

Brother Gongqi is still the Taishou of Hanzhong, and Cao is only appointed as a captain. Brother Gongqi can still preach in Hanzhong. Cao did not interfere. What does Brother Gongqi think?

Zhang Lu listened to Cao Cao's words and did not make a sound, Cao Cao's words were obvious, the Central Plains was defeated, homeless, and Hanzhong must be taken. Otherwise, there is nowhere to stay.

said that it was to take it in, but it was just a good thing to hear, and it was also to give Zhang Lu some face. As for Taishou, it's just a puppet. Cao Cao was appointed as the captain, and the military power was in his hands. What's the use of keeping your reputation by yourself.

What if you don't promise Cao Cao? I can't beat it!

I didn't expect Cao Cao to come and be even more ruthless.

Cao Cao said: Brother Gongqi, Cao came from afar, there was not enough food and grass, and now he has captured 30,000 prisoners of Brother Gongqi. If Brother Gongqi does not agree, then Cao can only kill all these prisoners to save military rations.

Yes! The captives were shocked and cried out!

And Zhang Lu still didn't say a word!

Cao Cao said: Didn't Brother Gongqi's Five Doumi Sect say to save all living beings in the world? Now you are for your own selfishness, and tens of thousands of sentient beings have died in disregard, what is the doctrine?

I will give Brother Gongqi half an hour to consider, if half an hour in the morning Gongqi still does not open the city to agree, Cao will order to dispose of them.

Then he shouted to the captives: I am not the one who wants to kill you. It's Zhang Lu. It is they who will not save you.

Everyone upstairs listened, Zhang Lu did not open the city gate after one morning, I will attack the city, and after the city is broken, all the civil and military officials in the city will be executed. Not a single one is left.

Cao Cao then stepped back. Fight the horses back to the battle.

Zhang Lu's mind is at war between heaven and man, and of course he is unwilling to surrender. But tens of thousands of people will let Cao Cao kill. And after the city was broken, all the officials in the city were executed, which Cao Cao was too ruthless.

Yang Song is the first greedy in Hanzhong. is also the richest man in Hanzhong, of course afraid of death.

Dao: The lord agreed! Otherwise, tens of thousands of soldiers will be gone! Cao Cao is ruthless, he can do what he says. Back then, in Xuzhou, the city was slaughtered everywhere!

Now he promised that his lord could still preach, which was a good result. And the lord is still the county guard.

Zhang Lu looked around and saw that everyone was expecting him to surrender. He knew that nothing good would come of it without surrendering. If you don't do it, you will let these greedy people who are afraid of death be killed.

Dao: If Lu Ru causes others to suffer for his own selfishness, how can I bear it? That's it, that's it! It doesn't take a morning. Open the door and surrender!

Promise!

Not long after, Yang Ren, the general defending the city, ordered someone to open the city gate. Welcome Cao's army into the city!

In the first month of the fifth year of Jian'an (200 AD), Cao Cao entered the Han Dynasty with almost no effort. Cao Cao integrated Zhang Lu's original nearly 60,000 horses, so that his own soldiers and horses reached 90,000. And Zhang Lu's soldiers, because Zhang Lu withdrew from Hanzhong, many went to the mountains to cultivate, and some left, and Cao Cao threw 80,000 horses. As a result, Cao Cao began to plot Bashu and Guanzhong.

And the first thing Cao Cao did after occupying Hanzhong was to send troops to occupy Yangping Pass.

Yangpingguan, also known as White Horse City, Dukou City, was founded in the Western Han Dynasty, (now Lianshui Village, Wuhou Town, Mianxian County, Shaanxi Province). It is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north, the Hanjiang River and Bashan in the south, and the Xianhe River in the west, and is located in the Jinniu Road Crossing of Bashu in the west and the Chencang Road Crossing in Qinlong in the north.

It is the western gateway of the Hanzhong Basin, and it is also the northern frontier of Bashu leading to Guanzhong, and the geographical location is very dangerous. Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended.

The terrain of Hanzhong is impassable from the north directly through the Qinling Mountains, and you must detour a little west of Hanzhong to enter Hanzhong.

Jin Zhang Hui's "Southern Han Ji" contains: Shu has three passes: Yangping, Jiangguan, Baishui......

The geographical chronicle of the Book of Sui describes the military strategic position of Guyang Pingguan in more detail: the west controls Sichuan and Shu, the north passes Qinlong, and then it depends on Jingshan, the front towers the Dingjun and Zhuo Bi, the right side of the white horse, the golden bull, the left arch clouds and mist, the hundred zhang, and the Han, Hei, and Ember water belts are enveloped in the middle, which is extremely dangerous in the world.

If Shu is above it, he can overthrow the enemy and respect the royal family; It can encroach on Yong and Liang, and expand the land; The next can stick to the key points for a long-term plan. …… Therefore, Guyang Pingguan has been regarded as "the throat of Shu" and "the gateway of Hanzhong" since ancient times, and it has the sigh of "the most dangerous in Han" is as good as Yangping! Take a look at the latest chapters of "Mr. Storyteller of the Three Kingdoms" and read it for free for the first time.