Chapter 208: Huang Zhong became famous

At this time, there is no point in guarding Yangping Pass.

Zhang Lu rushed back to Nanzheng with his troops, although he kept the county town unlost, but the news of the loss of other cities came one after another, and the army was panicked and the army was uneasy.

Then came the news.

Zhang Wei of Meridian Road was captured.

Guo Jia's army followed the meridian road into Hanzhong.

The complete loss of the Meridian Road meant that the imperial army could continue to pour into Hanzhong and continue to assemble towards Nanzheng.

At this time, not only Zhang Lu's subordinates had no heart to fight, but Zhang Lu was also uneasy, sitting and lying unstable, going back and forth, and had the intention of surrendering Liu Xie.

Yan Pu persuaded: "Lord, you want to surrender to the Son of Heaven, but now is not the best opportunity, if you surrender before the war, you can still get a lot of merits, the Son of Heaven will be rewarded in recognition of your meritorious dedication to the land, at this time, the soldiers are surrendering under the city, and there is no benefit to the lord." ”

Zhang Lu panicked: "Then what should I do, continue to fight against the imperial court, our army's momentum is not as good as the Han army, and the generals are not as good as the Han army's Xiaoyong, how to fight." ”

Yan Pu said: "The lord can first lead the army to retreat to Ba County, relying on the geography of Ba County and the seven surnamed Yi kings Du Hao and Pu Hu and others to resist the Han army, at that time, as long as the Han army loses the attack, in the line to discuss the surrender, presumably the Son of Heaven will allow it, and reward the lord generously." ”

Zhang Lu was overjoyed when he heard this, so he agreed: "Okay! Just do it. ”

Before leaving, Zhang Lu looked at the excess materials that he couldn't take away, and said: "There are countless grains, grasses, armor, gold and silver treasures in the warehouse, do I want to destroy them?" ”

Yan Pu also persuaded: "Since the lord has made up his mind to surrender to the Son of Heaven, there is no need to destroy the warehouse, the Son of Heaven has completely obtained the materials in the warehouse, when a wise man can guess the meaning of the lord, he will wait for us to say a few good words, and the Son of Heaven will also be happy because he has gained, and he will not have murderous intent towards the lord." ”

So Zhang Lu hurriedly evacuated Nanzheng with his family and sergeants.

Nan Zheng was defeated by Liu Xie.

Then Yangping Pass surrendered, and Huang Zhong and others would enter Hanzhong along Yangping Pass to join Liu Xie.

Sure enough, Liu Xie completely harvested Nanzheng, and was happy to hear the report of the soldiers below and the rich seizures.

He didn't expect that Zhang Lu didn't burn the materials, and he didn't even take the treasures he collected.

Guo Jia's sharp eyes had already seen through all this, and said: "Lord, this is done by Zhang Lu on purpose, I think there are some resourceful people around him who know how to preserve." ”

Liu Xiedao: "So Zhang Lu is deliberate, then his intention is to let him go." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, I think he intends to surrender, but I am afraid that the credit is too little, and direct surrender will not be taken seriously, so he retreats to Ba County, as long as our army fails to attack in Ba County, he has more bargaining chips, and when His Majesty surrenders, he will surrender by the way, and His Majesty will have to reward him generously, and ensure his glory and wealth, and reuse it."

"Huh, interesting?" Liu Xie smiled and asked, "Then does Feng Xiao think I want to accept his surrender?" ”

Guo Jiadao: "The Zhang family has been the leader of the Taoist sect for generations, and there are countless Taoist people under him, and he has been operating in Hanzhong for a long time, and his roots are very deep.

However, it is precisely because of its deep foundation and its close friendship with the seven surnamed Yi kings that it still needs to hit its prestige, and it is best to capture him directly if he is defeated, and His Majesty is pardoning, so that he can be grateful to Dade and help His Majesty govern Hanzhong. ”

Liu Xie understood, and nodded: "So we still have to fight in Bajun, and to win, it is best to cut off one or two Yi kings, force Zhang Lu into a corner, and let him have as few bargaining chips as possible." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, and what he says is true." Guo Jia praised.

After capturing Hanzhong, Liu Xie immediately recruited the pension, and then the army repaired for a few days, and ordered Tai Shi Ci to guard Hanzhong, Huang Zhong as the commander, and Wei Yan as the vanguard to continue to use troops against Ba County.

Zhang Lu had the time to regroup his ranks these days, and brought together the seven surnamed Yi Wang, Du Hao and Pu Hu and others to resist.

Wei Yan took the forward to open the mountains and build bridges when encountering water, and began to stand very smoothly, because the roads were wide, and the cities along the way were also taken, and soon captured the land of Hanchang and Xuanhan, which were mainly Brazilians.

However, as we go deeper into the hinterland of Patong, the road becomes narrower and narrower, and the two dense forests and high mountains are not conducive to action.

After walking for a few miles, a group of archers suddenly appeared, and they shot at Wei Yan's troops.

Wei Yan was okay and swung his knife away, but his subordinates were not so lucky, and from time to time someone was injured, and the number of wounded increased suddenly.

This made Wei Yan half angry and led people to chase him, but these people ran away like rats.

Wei Yan's people were the opponents of this group of rats who were used to drilling in the woods in the mountains, so they had to give up the pursuit, and after several times, they had to stop because of the attrition was a bit too much, and the attacks were too frequent.

"Report! The forward of our army was interfered with by enemy troops in Padang and could not move forward. ”

Liu Xie and Guo Jia nodded when they heard the news from the front, showing a clear expression.

Liu Xiedao: "It is said that the Shu people are good at shooting, this is not true at all, our army has just entered the hinterland of Ba County, and it has been attacked by the enemy's archers so frequently." ”

Guo Jiadao: "These soldiers who are good at archery must be those soldiers of the indigenous barbarians of Badong, they make a living by hunting all the year round, all of them are archers of the Son of Heaven, and they are good at mountain walking, and it is common sense that General Wei Yan is invincible." ”

Liu Xie said: "Then what should I do next, my army can't just stop at the halfway to Padang, otherwise I will really fall for Zhang Lu's plan and fulfill his wish." ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "This time it may be too big and too little, please Your Majesty take General Huang as the striker, I heard that General Huang Lao's archery skills are unmatched, and Yigan's guards have also been trained to be archers, this time I can only rely on them." ”

Liu Xie felt reasonable, and it was a good way to break the arrow with an arrow.

So Liu Xie took over the command of the commander of the army, Huang Zhong opened the way for the vanguard, and Wei Yan transferred the flank of the Chinese army.

Huang Zhong led people to the front to open the way.

Sure enough, soon the Yi soldiers came to harass again.

But this time they ran into Huang Zhong, not Wei Yan, who could only be beaten and couldn't fight back.

Huang Zhong was harassed by the attack and immediately returned fire, and he himself fired a bow and shot continuously.

The Yi soldiers only shot one arrow on their side, and Huang Zhong shot four or five arrows.

And the arrows hit the enemy's life.

The soldiers were shocked for a while, they didn't expect the Han generals to have such a fast rate of fire, and this time the Han army was a comprehensive counterattack, and they were caught off guard, they did not take advantage, but lost most of them, so they had to retreat immediately.

Repelling a wave, Huang Zhong did not delay and continued to march in the direction of Badong.

Then several waves of Yi soldiers came to harass, but they were all shot and killed by Huang Zhong and his troops, and each wave of Yi soldiers lost most of them, so they could only flee back in embarrassment.

The plan failed.

For a while, the name of Huang Zhong gradually rose in Padang.

(End of chapter)