Liu Zhang couldn't help but secretly regret when he heard this, when he was in Fuxian, he warned Liu Yan not to trust Zhang Lu, he thought that with his reminder, history would be different, but he didn't expect Liu Yan's ears to be too soft. knew that this was the case, the last time he returned to Fuxian, he should have killed him recklessly, in fact, he did have the intention of killing Zhang Lu, but the division is unknown, and Zhang Lu is famous, and he must not be killed easily before there is no definite evidence, otherwise it will inevitably cause turmoil in Yizhou, so he had to temporarily hold down the killing machine, but he didn't expect to ...... in the end

"Why didn't you notify me sooner?"

Liu Yu said: "Ji Yu, when my father is sober, we are not allowed to inform you, my father is worried that you will return as Zhang Lu ......said after you know the news."

"How can you believe the word of this traitor? Even so, what if I am reviled by the world? In case of...... If my son wants to raise but my relatives are gone, won't I regret it for the rest of my life? Liu Zhang also knew that this was no wonder to his family, not to mention that if he returned to Yizhou in advance, maybe Liu Yan would not have been able to hold on, after all, now Liu Yan is completely supported by one breath, so he said: "Father wants to crusade against Zhang Lu's thieves, has the troops been dispatched?" ”

Liu Fan said helplessly: "There is no dispatch of troops at all, firstly, my father fell ill without making arrangements, and secondly, there are no troops to send in Yizhou!" ”

Liu Zhang also understood the situation of the Yizhou army, so he didn't say more. Originally, he wanted to say that he had brought back more than 20,000 elite soldiers, and it was easy to capture Hanzhong, but Liu Yan was still ill, how could he leave at this time?

The three brothers sighed a few times, and Liu Fan and Liu Wei knew that Liu Zhang was in a hurry, so they let him rest early.

Liu Zhang sent the two elder brothers out of the yard, and when he turned around, he saw Yaoting standing behind him prettyly, and said, "Didn't you let you rest early?" Why are you still here? ”

The little girl said obediently: "The son has not rested, how can the slave and maid rest?" Childe's journey is hard, the slave and maid have prepared hot water, please take a bath! ”

Liu Zhang didn't refuse, let Dian Wei go down to rest, under the service of the little girl, he took a beautiful bath, lay on the couch with his back, and the little girl didn't leave, gently kneading his shoulders for him.

I don't know when, Liu Zhang, who was messy in thought, finally fell asleep......

Early the next morning, Liu Zhang hurriedly washed up and went to his father's room, Liu Yan was still the same as when he left yesterday, his complexion was very ugly, and every breath he exhaled was probably the last one.

Liu Zhang gently held his mother's shoulders and said, "Mother, don't worry too much, my father is used to seeing wind and waves, and he will definitely be in trouble!" You'd better go and rest, in case you get sick again......"

The mother took her son's hand and said, "No need, mother is not sleepy, come, let mother take a closer look at my son...... After being away for so long, I'm thin and dark, it's hard outside......"

In later generations, Liu Zhang often heard such words in film and television works, and at that time he would always complain, obviously the same as before, what is thin and dark, how can you see it? But now he listens to his mother's whispering, as if his heart has suddenly opened up, maybe in the hearts of all mothers, no matter how happy their children are living outside, but they can't take care of them by their side, they will always feel distressed, and they will always think that their children will suffer a lot outside......

After waiting in front of Liu Yan's couch for more than an hour, his stomach rumbled, and his mother asked, Liu Zhang remembered that he had not eaten a grain of rice from noon yesterday to now, and his mother was distressed and immediately asked the kitchen to make food, but Liu Zhang was unwilling to leave, so he asked people to send food to his father's room. After Liu Yan's illness, his mother had no appetite and only ate half a bowl of rice every day, but today Liu Zhang was coquettish again and again, and his mother finally showed a long-lost smile, and at the request of her son, she accompanied Liu Zhang to eat the most sumptuous meal these days.

After the meal, his mother let Liu Zhang leave, Liu Zhang was unwilling, but he thought that there were more than 20,000 soldiers and horses outside the city, and he didn't know whether the civil and military residences were properly arranged, so he agreed.

Liu Zhang first went to meet his three elder brothers, and then went to the military camp outside the city under the escort of Dian Wei.

The news of Liu Yan's illness was blocked, and even Yaoting didn't know, Xun You and Xi Zhicai didn't find out after many inquiries, but seeing that everything was going on in the state pastor's mansion, they expected that Liu Zhang should be safe, so they returned to the outside of the city, and at this time Liu Zhang's arrival confirmed their guess, and they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Gathering a group of civil and military personnel, Liu Zhang did not hide it, told Liu Yan's illness truthfully, and ordered them to reorganize their troops and horses, and be ready to send troops at any time.

Xi Zhicai listened to the situation in Yizhou and said: "Childe, in addition to the Yingwu Army, the Dongzhou Army and the Gongzi Army, the Yizhou Army can mobilize very few troops, and the road between Fuxian and Hanzhong is difficult, our army's logistics supply is extremely difficult, and Hanzhong has Yangping natural danger, once Zhang Lu seizes Yangping Pass, our army is eager to go down, I am afraid that due to lack of food and grass, we will return in vain!" ”

Liu Zhang said: "I also know this situation, but I can't let go of Zhang Lu in public and private, you don't have to persuade again, get ready!" ”

Wei Yan said: "Gongzi is right, Zhang Lu's thief department is only 5,000 people, all of them are the original Yizhou soldiers, as long as our army is pressurized, they will surrender without a fight!" ”

Liu Zhang said: "Wen Chang can't be careless, although this Zhang Lu is treacherous, but he created the Five Buckets Rice Sect to win the hearts of the people, and the people controlled by the sect are often very crazy and loyal...... This can be seen in the early yellow turbans, so don't take it lightly! ”

Then Liu Zhang introduced the origin and doctrine of the Five Doumi Sect to everyone, and sure enough, after listening to Liu Zhang's words, everyone realized that it might not be as easy as imagined to defeat Zhang Lu!

Liu Zhang frowned when he saw everyone, but he himself was not too worried, just because Zhang Lu had just entered Hanzhong, the Wudou Rice Sect had just been founded, and there were very few believers......

Suddenly, Liu Zhang thought of the word wooden ox and flowing horse, Zhuge Liang made several northern expeditions to the Central Plains, and it was all thanks to this sharp weapon that the grain and grass in the Chengdu Plain were continuously transported to the front line...... He once watched a documentary, which said that according to research, the so-called wooden oxen and horses are nothing more than wheelbarrows, which are very small and have only one wheel, which is very suitable for driving on rugged and narrow plank roads...... Thinking of this, Liu Zhang immediately took a piece of cloth, drew a sketch of the wheelbarrow and handed it to Xun Yu, asking him to select a wooden general in the army and build a wheelbarrow secretly.

Xun Yu and the others were all wise as demons, and they immediately saw the benefits of the wheelbarrow, Wei Yandang said: "With this thing to transport grain and grass, we don't have to worry about retreating due to running out of food." As long as the grain and grass are sufficient, there are 5,000 soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, and the British army can easily take it! ”

Liu Zhang did not discourage their confidence any more, discussed a few words, and then set off for the city. Everyone understood that Liu Yan was still lying on the sickbed, and as a son of man, Liu Zhang was indeed inconvenient to leave, so Liu Zhanggong was sent out of the barracks. However, when Liu Zhang left, there were thirty more guards around him, as well as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Huang Zhong and Zhang Ren.

Speaking of Zhang Ren, when he was in Luoyang, Liu Zhang remembered his two senior brothers, and asked him if he could invite the two to come, Zhang Ren told Liu Zhang that Zhang Xiu served under his uncle, and Zhang Xiu attached great importance to filial piety (otherwise he would not have rebelled and almost killed Cao Cao because of his aunt's affairs), and I am afraid that he would not leave his uncle. As for Zhao Yun, he was still learning art when Zhang Ren left the school, but he didn't know if he was still at the master's place at this time. Liu Zhang couldn't help but be a little disappointed, but he still had a chance to let Zhang Ren write letters to the two of them, as for whether it can be done, it depends on the will of God.