Wei Yan said: "My lord, Zhang Wei's department did not wait for our army to cross the river next to the water, and he knew that he was fooled, and he knew that Yangping Pass was in danger, so he turned his back on the water and formed a village, putting on a posture of resisting to the end!" ”

Liu Zhang said disdainfully: "With only 3,000 soldiers and horses, dare to be so arrogant? Send a letter to him, that he may come down early. ”

Wei Yan said: "The last general respects his life!" ”

In the afternoon, word came back that those who had persuaded them to surrender had been shot before they could enter the enemy camp.

Liu Zhang was furious when he heard this, and immediately ordered Zhang Liaobu to cross the river to threaten his back, and ordered Huang Zhong, Liao Hua, and Li Yan to command 1,000 troops each.

After Liu Zhang prepared the "big meal" for Zhang Lu, he ordered Hou Cheng, Yu Ban, and Gong Du to lead a supplementary battalion to guard Yangping Pass, and the rest of the troops attacked and advanced to Chuyang.

Prior to this, Yan Pu reported to Liu Zhang that Zhang Lu had asked Dong Zhuo for help, and if Dong Zhuo agreed to Zhang Lu's request for help, the Xiliang army would be able to reach Nanzheng in ten days at most.

Liu Zhang didn't worry too much after hearing this, the advantage of the Xiliang Army lies in the cavalry, and the cavalry is obviously impossible to cross the Qinling Mountains into the Hanzhong Plain in a formation (Liu Zhang led the army to attack Hanzhong, and many generals left their horses in Fuxian, and it was a burden to climb the mountain with that thing, and it was so difficult to transport several generals' mounts, so it was conceivable how difficult it would be for the cavalry to enter the Qinling Mountains, where Biba Mountain was too steep and too steep, so it was conceivable). In this way, Dong Zhuo can only transfer the old army of Luoyang (that is, the Northern Army) to come, after the rebellion of the ten permanent servants and the rebellion of Dong Zhuo, the combat power can be described as declining, and there is no need to be afraid. Moreover, it is impossible for the enemy to carry the siege city and heavy equipment over the mountains and mountains, so he can only march lightly, as long as he can conquer Nanjing before this, and defend the city, the enemy will be unable to attack, and the army will naturally retreat when the food is exhausted. However, it is not possible to be careless, and it is necessary to prevent the enemy from bypassing Nanzheng and going straight to the hinterland of Yizhou (although this possibility is very small, after all, if the Xiliang army bypasses Nanzheng, Liu Zhang's army in Nanzheng can cut off its return route at any time, but Liu Zhang does not dare to be careless, after all, his family is in the hinterland of Yizhou, and in order to attack Zhang Lu, he has almost exhausted the forces of Yizhou, once the Xiliang army goes south desperately, it will inevitably cause irreparable damage), so Liu Zhang specially ordered Zhang Liao and others to solve Zhang Wei, Huang Zhong and Liao Hua stationed in Yangping Pass, strengthen the garrison of Yangping Pass; Zhang Liao, Li Yan and Yang Bai's troops stationed in Baishui to prevent the enemy from moving south to attack the hinterland of Yizhou.

It is a small city with a population of less than 2,000 households, but its status is very important, because it is the last barrier of Nanzheng, and once captured, Nanzheng will be completely exposed. After learning the news of the fall of Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu immediately sent all the soldiers and horses of Nanzheng to Chuyang, and he himself sat in Chongyang to prepare for the last fight.

In the county ya, Zhang Lu sat alone in the county office. At this time, he regretted it very much, he won Liu Yan's trust, he originally lived well in Fu County, and it can be said that he enjoyed all the glory and wealth, but the desire for power made him embark on this road, and as a result, his family was ruined, and he was also infamous for being disloyal and unfilial, why bother?

Just an hour ago, Liu Zhang got the bad news that his last relative, his younger brother Zhang Wei, had died in defeat by the river, and when he learned the news, he came to the water alone and looked at the river flowing by without a word. As if at this moment, the water of the river turned blood-red, and he picked up a handful of river water, and couldn't help but cry like rain......

Zhang Lu wanted to set up a platform to pay tribute to his younger brother by the water, but his general told him that Liu Zhang's army was approaching, and it was less than twenty miles away from Chuyang. Zhang Lu then returned to the city of Weiyang, and after instructing Yang Ang to command the 5,000 soldiers and horses put together to be responsible for the defense of Weiyang (Nanzheng, which was the seat of Hanzhong, was already an undefended city at this time), he drove everyone out of the county government.

Speaking of Zhang Weizhi's death is also heroic, when he found Zhang Liao's troops, he immediately organized archers to shoot at the river, trying to prevent Zhang Liao from landing, not wanting Huang Zhong and others to kill in three ways, he realized that he had been tricked to divert the tiger from the mountain, and hurriedly returned to the army to resist. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Zhang Liao immediately ordered the ships to return to paralyze the enemy. Seeing Zhang Liao retreating, Zhang Wei really relaxed his vigilance against the water and tried his best to stop Huang Zhong and the others. Aware of this, Zhang Liao decisively ordered the ships to drop and attack the enemy, and the troops successfully went ashore without a decent battle, Zhang Wei was attacked on all sides, and defeat was a foregone conclusion, most of his troops surrendered, and he himself ignored Huang Zhong's persuasion to surrender, and beheaded several Yizhou troops. Huang Zhong knew that he had repaid his mortal heart, so he personally took action and killed him after thirty times!

Zhang Lu looked left and right, none of his parents, wives and children, brothers and sisters were with him, and none of them were even alive, he really became a loner! He is unwilling, he wants revenge...... However, his troops, civil and military generals are not Liu Zhang's enemies, and the only person who can help him is on his opposite side because of his younger brother who has been killed in battle!

"Perhaps...... There is still a silver lining! Zhang Lu muttered to himself.

He believed that Dong Zhuo was an ambitious and capable person, if he was determined to be in the world, then he would definitely imitate Qin's plan to unify the world - 'take its land is enough to expand the country, get its wealth enough to enrich the people, and raise troops without hurting the people'. Therefore, if you want to win the world, you must go down to Yizhou, and if you want to get Yizhou, you must first get Hanzhong! He believed that Dong Zhuo did not want to see such a heavy town fall into the hands of the enemy, once the enemy used Hanzhong as a base, he could attack Dong Zhuo's foundation, retreat to the hinterland of Baoyizhou, and the strategic initiative would be completely controlled by the enemy.

Zhang Lu guessed well, when Dong Zhuo received his letter, he immediately called Li Ru to discuss, Li Ru said that he should agree to Zhang Lu's request for help, and he must send troops immediately, the sooner the better! His reason is also the reason why Sima wrongly persuaded King Qin Hui, of course, it is impossible for the Xiliang army to carry forward the style, and work for Zhang Lu for free, Li Ruti, once Liu Zhang is defeated, he should immediately occupy the dove's nest and seize Hanzhong. Dong Zhuo deeply agreed, and immediately ordered Li Dao and Guo Yan to rescue 30,000 elite soldiers.

From Guanzhong to Hanzhong, there are four roads to go from west to east, namely Chencang Road, Bao Slope Road, Fu Luo Road, and Meridian Road. The meridian road needs to be detoured long distances; Fu Luo Road is the closest, but the road is steep and difficult for people and horses to walk; Along the Chencang Road, Dong Zhuo has a great reputation among the Qiang people, and it is not difficult to borrow the road, but this road is the farthest; Li and Guo finally decided to take the fastest and most convenient way. However, the flatness and convenience of the slope road are relatively speaking, and the dangerous mountain road with a total length of 500 miles, if the army wants to pass, it is impossible to pass through it without half a month, and it is difficult to transport supplies, let alone carry large-scale siege equipment. Li and Guo only hoped that Zhang Lu would hold out until they arrived, and as for supplies, they were not too worried, there were 70,000 households in Han, and there were large food reserves for the officials and people without wheels, and the army could collect grain on the spot. Looking at the seemingly endless mountain, Li Dao comforted himself, there are still five days, and you can go to Hanzhong in five days......