Chapter 40 Bitter admonition to send troops

Zhang Song is very famous, historical records record that he saw that Liu Zhang was not a Ming monarch, so he first invited Cao Cao to enter Yizhou, and Cao Cao took people by appearance, hated him, he turned to seek Liu Bei, Liu Bei treated him with the courtesy of the secretary, he then offered a topographic map of Xichuan, and united with Fa Zheng and others to think that it should be internal, and accept Liu Bei into Shu. It's a pity that he didn't act secretly, was discovered by others, and was beheaded by Liu Zhang when he was about to win. Although Liu Zhang doesn't like Zhang Song's seller to seek relief, but at this time Liu Zhang is already another soul, he is no longer a man who keeps the job, he has the ambition to dominate the world, I believe that after Zhang Song sees this, he will not do the betrayal of glory.

Zhang Lu is also very talented, in history he deceived Liu Yan garrison Hanzhong, and then turned against Liu Yan, Liu Yan beheaded his mother and younger brother in a fit of anger, the two sides formed a mortal enmity, attacked for decades, Liu Zhang's people supported the wealth of Tianfu, but was defeated by Zhang Lu who only had a county, and finally absurd to invite Liu Bei to enter Shu to resist, so Liu Bei took Shu land. I have to say that Zhang Lu played a great role in the collapse of Liu Zhang's group. Zhang Lu pioneered the Five Doumi Sect, encouraged Tuntian, restored production, and put Hanzhong County in order, and he even implemented the earliest and primitive communism in Hanzhong County. I have to say that Zhang Lu is a very capable person, but he is not a person who is willing to live under others, which also makes Liu Zhang and him have a natural and insurmountable trench. Don't look at the two of them speaking politely, who knows what they really think in their hearts?

Yan Yan, Wu Yi, Pang Yi, and Huang Quan are all generals of the Yizhou Army, Yan Yan and Huang Zhong are all synonymous with being old and strong, and there is no need to say that they are capable and loyal; Wu Yi and Pang Yi are strong in Yizhou, and they will be slightly better; Huang Quan was both civil and military, he admonished Liu Bei, built Hanzhong, and dissuaded Wu, from the perspective of the forces he was in at that time, they were all very reasonable opinions, and he was a rare talent. Although he has served the three masters, every time he betrays the master, he is helpless, so he is very common sense whether he serves Liu Zhang, or in Shu Han or Cao Wei.

Zhao Wei is the key figure in history that Liu Zhang can be the Yizhou pastor, and it is his support and recommendation that Liu Zhang ascended to the throne of Yizhou herd. But later, he was dissatisfied with Liu Zhang, raised troops to rebel, and was defeated and beheaded by Liu Zhang.

Fei Guan is not small, it is Liu Zhang's mother's mother's family, if Liu Zhang becomes the emperor, this Fei is a relative.

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When these people appeared in Liu Zhang's eyes, he had already begun to figure out how to use them.

Unknowingly, it has been three months since everyone arrived in Yizhou, but Liu Yan didn't nod, Liu Zhang couldn't mobilize a single soldier, and everyone felt that they had nowhere to go, and they were a little helpless. In such a state of mind, Liu Zhang spent the first New Year in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In the middle of ushering in the send-off, the New Year has come to an end.

On this day, the news of Cao Cao's edict against Dong reached Yizhou. Liu Zhang couldn't hold back any longer, found Liu Yan, and begged him to agree to send troops to fight Dong.

Liu Yan directly told Liu Zhang that he was old and frail, and he was no longer able to march and fight.

Liu Zhang said that if his father trusted, he was willing to go on his father's behalf!

Liu Yan looked at the heroic young son, comforted him, and said, "If you are asked to lead your troops to fight the thief, what is your battle plan?" ”

Liu Zhang said: "Out of Hanzhong, take Chang'an, take Xiliang, and echo with the princes of Kwantung, so that Dong Zhuo is exposed to the enemy, difficult to take care of, and homeless. ”

Liu Yan shook his head: "Dong Thief has 200,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, and has 100,000 Luoyang old army, with more than 300,000 troops. And Yizhou is only more than 40,000 soldiers, except for the purpose of guarding the counties, there are not more than 10,000 people who can be mobilized, which can be described as a small number of soldiers. If you attack Chang'an, you will inevitably encounter the attack of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry in the Guanzhong Plain, the Guanzhong Plain is vast and boundless, and it is extremely advantageous for its cavalry to fight, and my Yizhou army will be a lamb to be slaughtered when it enters the plain, and there is no place to bury it! What's more, the plank road is steep, the grain and grass are inconvenient, and the army is in danger of running out of food at any time, so this plan is not advisable! ”

Liu Zhang knew that Liu Yan would not agree to this battle plan, and he was not discouraged at all, but felt very happy, since Liu Yan could say the names of Li Ru and others, it showed that he was watching Dong Zhuo's situation, which also showed that he had the consideration of sending troops, so he said: "Lead the elite soldiers, join the princes, tend to the tiger prison, Linluoyang, and capture Dong thief!" ”

"Not to mention whether the princes can respond to Cao Cao, even if they respond, the princes from all walks of life have their own plans, and there is no doubt that they will be scattered in a plate of sand, and Luoyang has a water to defend the pass, and this battle may end in vain! In this way, what is the benefit of my Yizhou army's labor and people's money? ”

Liu Zhang admires this cheap dad even more, who said that he is an incompetent and conservative person? The Dong coalition has not yet been formed, and he has already guessed the result. Of course, Liu Zhang also thought about this problem, but he didn't send troops to kill Dong Zhuo, like many princes, he chose to send troops in order to gain a righteous reputation, and said: "The father is far-sighted, and the child admires." As my father said, it is difficult to kill Dong Thief in this battle. However, according to the child's opinion, this battle is known to be lost, and I Yizhou must also send troops. Without it, my father, as the Han clan and Yizhou pastor, has been honored and favored for generations, and now the royal family is disgraced, if my father does not raise the banner of righteousness, can he still count on those princes with foreign surnames? According to the child's opinion, our army can go with great fanfare, gather the princes to show the army to be weak, passively avoid the war, in this way, our Yizhou army only at the cost of part of the grain, grass, money in exchange for the name of righteousness, and the strength of the army will not appear too much damage, so as to hurt the foundation of Yizhou, why not? ”