Outside the city, in the camp of the Yellow Turban Army.

Everyone looked at Zhang Yan in disbelief, judging from their expressions, it was obvious that they didn't agree with Zhang Yan's decision, of course, it didn't include the people on Zhang Yan's side.

As for their suspicions, Zhang Yan was naturally prepared, "Everyone, what do you think of the strength of Liao Tao City?" ”

"This ......" Everyone didn't answer when they heard this, but looked left and right full of confusion, as if they were wondering why Zhang Yan suddenly asked like this.

But at this moment, a person said loudly, "There are only more than 10,000 soldiers in Liaotaocheng, and there are only 2 or 30,000 people, and it is not a strong city in Jizhou at all!" ”

Hearing this, everyone turned their heads to look, but it was a guard who had Zhang Niujiao before, and after this war, he was promoted to a partial general. Well, by the way, there are about 2 or 30 people in the entire account, and except for Zhang Yan, the general, the others are partial generals and tooth generals. This is a suggestion made by Zhang Yan before, which has received strong support from everyone.

"Exactly!" Zhang Yan's words drew everyone's attention back. "Liao Tao City is just an ordinary city in Jizhou, the only difference is that Wang Fen, the assassin of Jizhou, sent some troops to support! But even such a city has cost our army thousands of brothers! ”

Zhang Yan looked around at everyone and said loudly, "Not bad! Our army has more than 500,000 people! But how many of these people are old people, children, and women? In addition to the more than 90,000 people we have here, how many people are really combative?! ”

"If we are going to lose thousands of men in such a city, what if we attack the county rulers? How many more people will be lost?! Zhang Yan watched the crowd and kept saying, his tone becoming more and more stern, "And once the city is captured, then where do we have so many troops to defend?!" ”

"General, although I said that, our army has more than 500,000 people, and a single Montenegro can't support it at all!" One of them asked timidly.

"I'm just saying that we are going to rely on Montenegro for the operation, not to give up the raid altogether. And...... If you want to get all kinds of materials and military supplies, you don't have to rely on looting......" Zhang Yan said lightly, the last sentence was very light, and there was a trace of inexplicable emotion, it seemed that the last sentence was not for others, but for himself.

But soon, Zhang Yan came back to his senses, looked around at everyone and said again, "I, Zhang Yan, hereby assure you that as long as you do what I say, you can not only get everything you want, but also get things that you couldn't think of before!" ”

Hearing this, everyone looked a little hesitant, but finally nodded in agreement, although I don't know if it was because they found that there were a little too many soldiers in charge of guarding around the camp.

On the other side, Sansuke.

Since taking over from Huangfu Song, Zhang Wen has been inspecting the defense of Sanfu and studying the situation of the rebellion in Liangzhou. After a while, Zhang Wen gathered everyone and said their thoughts, "I am ready to gather all the troops in the counties except for the troops that must be left behind to enter Meiyang!" ”

"Are you stationed in Meiyang?" Yuan Peng and the others groaned when they heard this, but they were thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

Meiyang is located in the central area of Youfufeng, the roads extend in all directions, the county is close to the water source, and the city wall is high and thick, and there is a wide moat. It is bordered by Anding in the north, Hanyang and Wudu in the west, and Hanzhong in Yizhou in the south. Whether attacking or retreating, it can be called easy.

And once the army advances to Meiyang, it can also further cause psychological pressure on the rebel party in Liangzhou. Although it sounds a bit risky to gather all the troops except the necessary forces in the Sanfu Prefectures, because Miyang is very close to the prefectures, it is not very difficult to get support.

"This move can not only test the reaction of those chaotic parties, but also show the military might of my big man! Aren't the rebels in Liangzhou claiming to have 100,000 soldiers? Then we will also lead 100,000 people! Zhang Wen glanced at everyone and said loudly. Moreover, General Huangfu has already arranged the defenses of Sanfu in various places, and although he has been transferred back to the Beijing Division for some reason, I still intend to continue to implement it according to his strategy! ”

Hearing Zhang Wen's words, although everyone was expressionless on the surface, they had their own thoughts in their hearts. Although the imperial court gave a seemingly reasonable reason for the deposition of Huangfu Song, how could it be that Yuan Peng, Dong Zhuo or Zhou Shen did not understand the Tao in it?

Speaking of this, Zhang Wen changed his words, looked at everyone and said again, "I think you should understand the temper of the saint, and Liangzhou has been rebelling for so long, if you can't make progress, I'm afraid I don't need to say much about the consequences, right?" ”

This time he was replaced by Zhang Wen, although the Spirit Emperor Liu Hong did not specifically ask anything, how could Zhang Wen not know Liu Hong's mood? Could it be that the reason Liu Hong used to depose Huangfu Song was really just an excuse to balance the power of the court? Apparently impossible! You must know that although Lu Zhi was also framed by eunuchs in the past, if it wasn't for Lu Zhi besieging Guangzong for a month without any progress, how could Liu Hong remove him?

You must know the difference in Liu Hong's patience, and there is nothing unclear about the Manchu Dynasty doctors. If Zhang Wen really ran over and still stupidly guarded Sanfu without moving, then maybe within a month, someone else would take his place. And the candidate for this position is probably basically in the hands of the general He Jin and the eunuch Zhang Rang, or in other words, Dong Zhuo or Zhou Shen, which is definitely what the scholars and doctors do not want to see.

And this truth, Dong Zhuo and Zhou Shen are also very clear, if they can, they naturally want Zhang Wen to stay in Sanfu stupidly. It's a pity that Zhang Wen is not stupid, and they can't persuade them. Otherwise, as long as he said a word, Zhang Wen would definitely go to the court immediately, saying that they had a secret relationship with the traitors in Liangzhou, then they would really have no place to cry.

"No!" Everyone responded in unison.

A few days later, in a house in Meiyang County.

"Oh? Officers and soldiers are mobilizing troops and horses to prepare for stationing in Meiyang? Zhang Ning listened to Huang Da's report and muttered, with a thoughtful look on his face, and at the same time, he quickly took out a map from a shelf and observed. After a long while, she nodded and said, "It's indeed a good move, although I don't know if this is that Zhang Wen's handwriting or a strategy that Huangfu Song has arranged a long time ago, but in this way, Liangzhou will have a headache~" Zhang Ning said at the end, with a hint of helplessness in his tone.

Because she suddenly found that this move of the officers and soldiers, in her impression, whether it was Han Sui or Bian Zhang, or Beigong Boyu and others, it was impossible to find a way to crack it. Even if she was herself, there was nothing she could do. Because this time, the officers and men did not play false at all, but pushed forward in a dignified manner.

If you want to crack it, one is to make a detour, but now the defense of Sanfu counties has long been built by Huangfu Song like an iron bucket, even if a large number of troops have been transferred, but because of Meiyang's location advantage, there is no possibility for the Liangzhou troops to take advantage of the situation. Of course, if you have fewer troops, you can still go around it, but how can you attack the city with such a small number of troops?

"Huang Da, go, investigate the intelligence of those officers and generals!" Zhang Ning pondered for a moment and then suddenly ordered.

"No!"

More than a dozen days later.

"What?! That Zhang Wen led 100,000 troops to enter Meiyang?! After receiving the news, Bian Zhang and Han Sui immediately walked quickly to the map and watched.

"What a Zhang Wen! Or is this actually the strategy of Huang Fu Song? Han Sui looked at the map and said with a gloomy face. The intention of the officers and soldiers to enter Meiyang is obvious, and it can even be said that there is nothing hidden, so it is not difficult for Han Sui to see it. But just like Zhang Ning's reaction after learning the news, it is not difficult to see, but how to deal with it? That's another story.

"I think well, the officers and soldiers stationed in Meiyang can not only make our army unable to figure out the direction of the attack they want to attack, but also take this opportunity to deter our army. If our department had responded earlier, I am afraid that the morale of our army would have ......," Bian Zhang shook his head and said after reading it for a while.

Hearing this, Han Sui looked at it for a while and suddenly snorted coldly, "Even so, isn't this also a good opportunity for us?" Zhang Wen gathered 100,000 troops, and it is conceivable that the troops of the three auxiliary counties may only have the necessary defensive troops left. As long as this force can be defeated, isn't the entire Sanfu ours? ”

"But that's 100,000 officers and soldiers! Well-trained and well-equipped officers and soldiers! Although the performance of the local officers and soldiers in the Yellow Turban Rebellion was very poor, you and I have been in Liangzhou for many years, and we still don't know the strength of the officers and soldiers in the Sanfu area? Hearing this, Bian Zhang hurriedly persuaded him. Moreover, after Huangfu Song was stationed in Sanfu, how could we ever bargain for a bargain in his hands? ”

Obviously, Bian Zhang disagreed with Han Sui's words very much, and even he had unconsciously developed a sense of timidity and fear. Yes, they have the help of the Qiang people, yes, they have an army of 100,000, but can these troops really compare with the officers and soldiers? No way!

You must know that in the past, Zang Min's Northern Expedition ended in failure, why was it regarded as a great shame by Spirit Emperor Liu Hong? Is it really just because of failure? Yes, definitely! But the question is, why does a failure make Liu Hong so angry? Isn't it because the Han people have almost always had an advantage over the Hu people in the north over the years?

Yes, the emperors of the Han Dynasty were basically at a loss for the Saiwaihu people, although Liu Xiu forced the Huns to annex, but there was still nothing to do with the Xianbei people who rose in the north. But this is not because the Han people can't beat these Hu people, but because they can't consume the Hu people!

Looking through the history books, the difficulty of almost all the Northern Expeditions was not that they could not defeat the Hu people, but that they could not find the Hu people. Why did Li Guang commit suicide? Lost. Why was Li Ling defeated? Isn't it also because you took the wrong road and met the main force of the Hu people? When faced with the vast grassland, the Han people wanted to wipe out the Hu people to the impossible things of Haus.

Therefore, the Han people can only continue to defend passively in the past dynasties, but even so, they still can't stop a small group of Hu people from going south to plunder. And if the two sides fight to the death head-on? A very interesting statistic is that when Li Ling was defeated, he used 5,000 infantry against the 30,000 cavalry under Hu Renshan. Even so, they fought for several days until all the arrows were shot and even the food was gone, and they were finally defeated.

And now that Bingzhou and Liangzhou are rebelling, is Ling Emperor Liu Hong really worried that these Huns and Qiang people will break through Sili? No way! The only thing to worry about is that they keep harassing the subordinates. You must know that Sili is the most prosperous area in the world, and the constant harassment of the Hu people will not know how much damage it will cause.

Hearing this, Han Sui suddenly felt a trace of disdain and dissatisfaction in his heart, although the two had worked together for many years, and then they were taken hostage by Beigong Boyu at the same time, and at the same time betrayed the Han family and became the leader of the Liangzhou rebels. However, after hearing these words, Han Sui still had disdain and dissatisfaction with Bian Zhang.

Because in his opinion, Bian Zhang is too conservative, and he seems to want to guard the one-third of an acre of land in Liangzhou. You must know that the strategy of Sanfu was also persuaded by Han Sui for a long time, and it was finally implemented under the intervention of Beigong Boyu and Liangzhou Haoqiang, who was also the local Haoqiang Li Wenhou who used to raise troops with Beigong Boyu.

It's just that now the Liangzhou Army is not what Han Sui said alone, and in fact, the entire Liangzhou Army seems to be an iron bucket, but it is actually divided into four parts. In addition to Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou, there are also him and Bian Zhang. "If you can completely control the military power in Liangzhou......" Han Sui suddenly had such a thought in his heart.

It's just that this thought just came to him, and it was extinguished by him, because he knew that it was simply impossible. Not to mention anything else, just that group of Qiang people, he has no way at all.

Well...... Speaking of which, Zhang and Han Sui were just hostages of Beigong Boyu at the beginning, and they have always been insubmissive to Beigong Boyu's coercion. But now, after changing their names, they have not only happily become the commanders of the rebels, but also are very concerned about the growth of the rebels. Perhaps, because they have tasted the benefits of the rebels?

"Zinuo's words are wrong, others don't know, don't you and I still know why Huangfu Song was deposed? Now among the officers and soldiers of Sanfu, the original Sikong Zhang Wen and Yuan Peng are the people of the scholars, Dong Zhuo has long taken refuge in the eunuchs, and Zhou Shen is attached to He Jin. Does Zinuo think these three groups of people will really work together? I'm afraid I don't know what kind of plan is going on! Han Sui opened his mouth to explain.

"And doesn't Zinuo want to be stationed in Sanfu? If we can occupy Chang'an, won't the entire northwest be our world? At that time, it will be a dream to unite with Zhang Xiu of Hanzhong and slowly draw it, and fight against the Han court! Han Sui kept tempting.

"Moreover, I didn't say that only the two of us led the army to attack Meiyang, and we could also pull both Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou over. And I believe that Zhang Xiu of the Han Dynasty must also be very interested in this. Han Sui looked at Bian Zhang and said in a deep voice.

"This ......" Bian Zhang was obviously a little tempted when he heard this, and bowed his head silently in contemplation.

Seeing this, Han Sui hurriedly persuaded again, "Moreover, now is the best opportunity for our army!" The strength of the Yellow Turban Army in Jizhou has reached 500,000, and Li Yi in Jizhou can't get out of it because of the rebellion of the Huns, plus the drought and locust plague in Jizhou, and Zhu Jun is also entangled in the remnants of the Yellow Turban in Baibo Valley. Coupled with the remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Yuzhou and Qingzhou, how many soldiers are available in the entire Han Dynasty?! The prince will have a kind of Xiangning?! Zinuo! Once it happens, you will be the emperor and I will be the general, wouldn't it be beautiful?! ”

"Good!" When he heard the last sentence, Bian Zhang suddenly yelled and said, "That's it!" I immediately wrote to Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou! That's right, and that Hanzhong Zhang Xiu! With that, he hurried away.

After he left, Han Sui suddenly spat angrily and secretly said, "Just this brain, still being the emperor?!" Bah! "Just after complaining, the thought of being abandoned by him before came back to his mind." Is there any way to kill these three useless wastes and completely control the entire Liangzhou Army? ”

On the other hand, after receiving the news from Han Sui and Bian Zhang, Beigong Boyu and Li Wenhou were immediately excited, because Bian Zhang continued to exaggerate the strength of Party B and weaken the strength of the officers and soldiers in the text, making the two of them look as if the reason why the officers and soldiers on Sanfu's side gathered 100,000 to be stationed in Meiyang was only because Zhang Wen could no longer control the eunuchs and relatives, and finally had to do it. So they quickly ordered their own troops, and a total of 60,000 soldiers and horses rushed to join Han Sui and the two.

And in Hanzhong, when Zhang Xiu of Wudou Midao received the news, he was also excited.

"Haha! The opportunity has finally arrived! Zhang Xiu said excitedly, "As long as Sanfu is captured, then it will no longer be a dream for Wudou Midao to enter Sanfu and then influence the world!" ”

"Heavenly Master, I already have countless believers in Hanzhong and Bajun, and at this time, I think we should further target the entire Yizhou." It's just that just when Zhang Xiu's face was excited, a young man in his 20s opened his mouth to persuade.

"Haha~ Gongqi's words are wrong! Yizhou is a barren land, and the ancestors preached in the world in the past, and the first choice was Jizhou and other places. It was only because of the exclusion of the Han court and local families that he finally hid in Yizhou. When Zhang Xiu heard this, the haze in his eyes flashed, and then he explained in a kind tone.

"And on the Yizhou side, this way can go over to preach at any time, but on the Sanfu side, if you miss it, you may never have a chance again!" Zhang Xiu said with a smile, revealing a strong ambition in his tone.

Hearing this, Zhang Lu hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "Since that's the case, let's do what the Heavenly Master wants." ”

"Haha~ I know that Gongqi is really worried about the safety of the believers, don't worry, I won't let them go to danger easily." Zhang Xiu laughed when he heard this, and at the same time, he finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Because if Zhang Lu insists on opposing it, I'm afraid he really won't be able to send troops to Sanfu.

Although Zhang Lu is only 22 years old, he is the grandson of Zhang Ling, the first generation of Heavenly Master Dao or Heavenly Master Dao, and the eldest son of Zhang Heng, the second generation of Heavenly Master Dao. Although because of Zhang Heng's early death, Zhang Xiu, the five-bucket rice master, temporarily took over the position of heavenly master, but as Zhang Lu grew older, Zhang Xiu felt that his pressure was getting bigger and bigger.

To put it simply, he didn't want to give up the position of Heavenly Master at all, but Zhang Lu was the orthodox heir after all, no matter how Zhang Xiu tried to win over the real power of Wudou Midao, there were still many people who supported Zhang Lu after all. Although Zhang Lu did not have any complaints about Zhang Xiu's continued control of the Five Dou Rice Dao now, Zhang Xiu did not dare to guarantee that it would be the same in the future.

Assassinate? Zhang Xiu naturally didn't think about it, but Zhang Lu stayed at home all day long, just stayed in the room and read, which made Zhang Xiu unable to find any opportunities at all. After all, once Zhang Lu dies at home, who is the murderer if he is not Zhang Xiu? Of course, the biggest reason is that Zhang Xiu can't get the support of all the people in power, and it is precisely because of this that Zhang Xiu hopes more and more to be able to pass the Five Bucket Rice Dao into Sanfu. Because as long as he succeeds, then his contribution to the Five Dou Rice Dao will be unprecedented, after all, even Zhang Ling and Zhang Heng have never done this.

And when the time comes, he believes that those Wudou Rice Masters who now support Zhang Lu will also support themselves instead. At that time, even if Zhang Lu wanted to take back the position of Heavenly Master, it would be impossible.

looked at Zhang Xiu's excited deployment of troops in the first place, but obviously, there was nothing wrong with Zhang Lu. Since Zhang Xiu was wary of Zhang Lu, it was naturally impossible to give Zhang Lu any chance. Even although Zhang Lu has the title of a five-bucket rice master, he has never been a missionary. It seems to be like a vase, which was offered by Zhang Xiu in Hanzhong. This also made Zhang Lu have nothing to do except go home to study.

When he returned to his mansion, there were more than a dozen guards around him to protect the mansion. These are not Zhang Lu's people, but Zhang Xiu's people. Although it is called protection, it is actually ...... It is indeed for protection. As mentioned earlier, if Zhang Lu dies, the first and biggest suspect is definitely Zhang Xiu, and it is the kind that can't be washed away. So in order to prevent accidents, Zhang Xiu had to send someone to protect Zhang Lu, of course, in addition to protection, he could also monitor it by the way, although these people did not dare to enter the mansion without Zhang Lu's order.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Zhang Lu came directly to a side room, and before he entered, he had already heard the sound of reading in the house.

"Gongzhi." Zhang Luli shouted softly outside the door.

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the door opened, and a young man, also in his early 20s, said respectfully, "My lord." "His name is Yan Pu, and he is a staff member recruited by Zhang Lu by chance, but in name, he is Zhang Lu's attendant.

"Well, go in and talk." Zhang Lu nodded, and then walked into the room.

Hearing this, Yan Pu cautiously looked outside, although he knew that there were no idle people outside. Then he quietly closed the door, walked quickly to Zhang Lu's side and sat down.

"Gongzhi, that Zhang Xiu is ready to send troops to Sanfu to help the Liangzhou rebels fight against the Han army. It is said that this time, the Han army took Sikong Zhang Wen as the general, and the number of troops reached 100,000. As soon as Yan Pu sat down, Zhang Lu said quickly.

"Don't worry, although this matter is a good opportunity, Zhang Xiu didn't go in person after all, and he thought he came to beware of the lord. If the lord acts rashly, I'm afraid Zhang Xiu will not give up. When Yan Pu heard this, he guessed what Zhang Lu meant, and hurriedly opened his mouth to persuade.

"But if you wait, when will you wait? Whenever I think of the foundation that my grandfather and father worked so hard to create were too many of Zhang Xiu's villains, I ...... Alas! Zhang Lu said unwillingly, but in the end, it turned into a thick sigh.

"Don't be anxious, the lord of the past, Han Xin Gou practiced lying on his back and tasted his courage, and it took 21 years to finally break through Wudu to take revenge. The lord is still young, and he still has a lot of time to accumulate strength and wait for the best time. Yan Pu said with a serious expression when he heard this.

"Huh! It's me who is impatient. Zhang Lu nodded and said when he heard this, he also knew this truth, but he couldn't help but think about it.