When Gongsun Kang and Sun Shangxiang were in the moon, Liu Bei was still working hard for his future.

Earlier, it happened that Zhang Lu, the great guard of Hanzhong, was preparing to attack Xichuan, and Liu Zhang, the pastor of Yizhou, was cowardly and didn't know what to do. His subordinate Zhang Song volunteered to go to Xudu to persuade Cao Cao to raise troops to attack Hanzhong, so that Zhang Lu could not take care of himself and was unable to attack Xichuan.

Who knew that Zhang Song failed to lobby Cao Cao, and Zhuge Liang had already watched closely and probed clearly. Just waiting for Zhang Song to return to Sichuan through Jingzhou, he arranged for people to enter Jingzhou enthusiastically, Liu Bei treated him like a guest, and cared about him, so that Zhang Song was moved to take the initiative to invite Liu Bei to Xichuan, and he was willing to respond internally.

After Zhang Song returned to Sichuan, he colluded with his friends Fa Zheng and Meng Da to persuade Liu Zhang to invite Liu Bei into Sichuan to jointly resist Zhang Lu's attack. Liu Zhang thought it was feasible, and his subordinates Huang Quan, Wang Lei and others were in danger and opposed to luring wolves into the house.

Liu Zhang thought that Liu Bei was the same sect and would not harm himself, so he did not listen to the opinions of Huang Quan and others, and sent Fa Zheng and Meng Da to Jingzhou to welcome Liu Bei into Sichuan.

It was because of this premise that Liu Bei immediately pulled 20,000 horses and ran to Xichuan after the second defeat in Jiangxia.

When Liu Bei entered Sichuan, Liu Zhang not only asked for money and food from the prefectures and counties along the way, but also personally led 30,000 people to meet the city of Marxism-Leninism. Huang Quan, Li Hui, and Wang Ti gave desperate advice, but Liu Zhang still didn't listen and recognized Liu Bei as a brother.

Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei, Guan Yu and others led 20,000 troops to Xichuan and met Liu Zhang in Fucheng. Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng wanted to repeat the old trick of the Hongmen banquet the next day, and killed Liu Zhang with a sword dance.

On the occasion of the banquet, Liu Bei's adviser Zhuge Liang planned to let the general Meng Da dance the sword and take the opportunity to get rid of Liu Zhang. Zhang Ren danced in front of him and rescued Liu Zhang. saved Liu Zhang's life.

A few days later, there was sudden news that Zhang Lu would attack Jiameng Pass, so Liu Zhang asked Liu Bei to lead the army to defend and return to Yizhou by himself, and the two were safe for the time being.

Zhang Lubing fell into the future, but there was news from Jingzhou that Gongsun Kang had taken Jingzhou, so Zhuge Liang proposed to ask Liu Bei to borrow 30,000 elite soldiers from Liu Zhang, in the name of recapturing Jingzhou, and other plans were true.

Liu Zhang hesitated again and again after receiving the letter, many of his subordinates did not approve of borrowing troops, and there was a risk of Fucheng, Liu Zhang also raised his vigilance a little, so he only allocated 4,000 old and weak troops to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei took this opportunity to be furious, turned his face and did not recognize people, raised troops and turned his gun, and passed the test.

Zhang Ren is a native of Shu County, Yizhou, born in a poor family, but Zhang Ren has been bold and brave since he was a child, and he is ambitious. Later, he went out of Shiyizhou and was engaged in official appointment.

At the end of 207 AD (the twelfth year of Jian'an), Liu Bei led his people to attack Liu Zhang and occupied Fucheng in Guanghan County. In 208 A.D. (the thirteenth year of Jian'an), Liu Zhang sent Zhang Ren, Liu Bi, Leng Bao, Deng Xian and others to lead troops to fight Liu Bei's army in the area of Fuxian, but they were all defeated by Liu Bei, and Zhang Ren and others retreated to Mianzhu.

Liu Bei led the army to attack Mianzhu, Liu Zhang appointed Li Yan as the protector, and the troops of Mianzhu were supervised to resist Liu Bei, but Li Yan led his subordinates to surrender to Liu Bei, and Mianzhu fell into the hands of Liu Bei. Zhang Ren and Liu Bi retreated to Luocheng, where they and Liu Zhang's son Liu Xun resisted Liu Bei's attack.

Subsequently, Liu Bei marched to besiege the city, and Zhang Renle's troops fought at Jinyan Bridge, but they were defeated and captured. Liu Bei heard that Zhang Renzhi was loyal and brave, and ordered the sergeant to persuade Zhang Ren to surrender, and Zhang Ren replied sharply: "I will not serve the second master after all, old minister." Liu Bei sighed. But Zhang Ren was placed under house arrest.

Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu killed Yizhou, defeated Liu Zhang's army, and forced Liu Zhang to surrender out of the city.

When Liu was surrendered, he still held Liu Zhang's hand and shed tears and said: "It's not that I don't practice benevolence and righteousness, it's really forced by the situation!" ”

Liu Bei threatened Liu Zhang's life, and Zhang Ren surrendered to Liu Bei. A few years later, Liu Zhang died of illness.

In this way, Liu Bei entered Xichuan and got the forty-first state of Bashu. After wandering for more than 20 years, Liu Daer finally had his own foundation and created a new situation.

While Liu Da'er was forging ahead, Cao Cao also extended his black hand to Hanzhong.

In the twelfth year of Jian'an (207), Cao Cao personally led an army of 100,000 to the west to conquer Hanzhong and arrived at Yangping Pass.

Zhang Lu wanted to surrender to Cao Cao. But Zhang Ludi Zhang Wei did not listen, and led tens of thousands of horses to stick to Yangping Pass, which was broken by Cao Cao. When Zhang Lu heard the news, he wanted to kowtow and surrender.

Yan Pu also offered a plan and said: "Now that you are forced to meet, you will definitely not be reused by Cao Gong, it is better to go to Puhu to resist first, and then offer him a gift and be a minister, so that you will be reused by Cao Gong." ”

Zhang Lu then led his army to Bazhong. Before leaving, the people around wanted to burn all the treasures in the warehouse, Zhang Lu said: "I have the intention to return to the imperial court, but this intention has not been known to the Duke of Cao." We left today just to avoid the edge, and we had no other intentions. Treasure warehouses should be owned by the state. So he hid all the treasures before leaving.

After Cao Cao arrived in Nanzheng, he deeply praised Zhang Lu's behavior, and because Zhang Lu had already intended to be obedient, he sent people to condole.

Zhang Lu took the whole family to meet Cao Cao, and Taizu appointed him as the general of Zhennan, treated him with courtesy, and named Zhang Lu as the Marquis of Langzhong (a "Marquis of Xiangping"), with 10,000 households.

Cao Cao took him and his family back to Yecheng. Feng Zhanglu's five sons and Yan Pu and others were the liehous. For his son Cao Yu to marry Zhang Lu's daughter as his wife. Later generations of Taoists called Zhang Lu "Zhang Zhennan".

After Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao Cao, a large number of disciples moved north, "Three Kingdoms: Zhang Ji Biography" contains, after Zhang Lu surrendered, "Taizu pulled out tens of thousands of Han Zhongmin to live Chang'an and Sanfu." After Lu and a large number of Hanzhong religious people moved north to Sanfu (Chang'an, Luoyang, Yecheng), they took advantage of the Cao Wei regime's leniency towards the Zhang Lu family to spread the Five Dou Rice Dao to the lower and upper classes of society, either explicitly or covertly.

More than 100 years later, Wudou Midao has made great progress, so that the power of Wudou Midao has developed to the north and the Central Plains.

Zhuge Liang used soldiers all his life and made good use of the method of agitating generals. In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, Wei general Cao Hong committed Jia Meng Pass, and the guard general declared to beg for help. Zhuge Liang used this method again, pretending to want to transfer Zhang Fei to Langzhong to the enemy, and praised Cao Hong as a famous general of Wei, and Zhang Fei had to be indispensable, so as to arouse the hearts of the people. Although Zhang Ren was old, he was so ambitious that he was excited by Zhuge Liang, so he opened the bow in front of the tent to show his bravery. Sharp to take responsibility, willing to break Cao Hong, and raise the veteran Yan Yan as a deputy.

Zhuge Liang knew that the two of them were wise and brave, and they could have been used, so they were sent. Both went to the rescue. Cao Hong's bullying of the two generals are both old and easy to see, but Zhang Renshi used the strategy of arrogant soldiers, feinted defeat again and again, and died in a night of outstanding attack and killing, defeated Cao Hong's army, and approached Hanshui. Cao Hong, Xiahou Shang and others had to retreat to Xiahou De in Tiandang Mountain. Covering the two mountains of Tiandang and Micang, it is the key pass of Wei Bing's grain. Cao Hong, Xiahou Shang and others were only a few years old, and Zhang Ren had already led the army to catch up and march with noise.

After Gai Zhangren sent Yan Yan out of the mountain, he responded in front of the burning tun. Therefore, it can overcome the sky in a battle. Kill Xia Houde, the army is like a bamboo. After the heavens, Zhuge Liang immediately accompanied Liu Bei, raised 100,000 troops, and stationed in Jiameng. It is planned to win the straight map of Hanzhong.

Zhuge Liang knew that Zhang Renjun was powerful Fang Zhen, Yu Yong was Jia, and You could also use it. It was ordered to take Dingjun Mountain, and said that Xiahou Yuan was not Cao Hong's comparison, and then transferred back to Guan Yu to provoke Zhang Ren. Zhang Renyi is brave, as before.

Zhuge Liang then sent Fa Zheng to support him and reinstated Zhang Ren as the striker. Yin sent Guan Yu to send the surprise soldiers out of the path to respond. When Zhang Ren took the two armies to exchange prisoners, he deliberately shot Xiahou Shang to death in order to provoke Xiahou Yuan and make Xiahou Yuan angry. Xiahou Yuanguo was defeated by this, and his pawn was killed by Zhang Rendao.

The Shu army then settled on Dongchuan. Hanzhong and Chongqing both belong to Dongchuan.

The battle between Hanzhong lasted for nearly two years. Liu Beifang killed Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Ren Kui, etc., and Cao Cao killed Xiahou Yuan, Zhao Hao, etc., so from the perspective of the fallen generals, Cao Cao's losses were greater. However, Liu Beifang's front-line troops are insufficient, and it has reached the point where men are fighting and women are lucky, so it can be seen that in the process of war, Liu Beifang's situation is not very optimistic.

Cao Cao's general, Wang Ping, surrendered to Liu Bei.

When Cao Cao retreated, he also moved the people within the control of Hanzhong. Leave Liu Bei an empty shell of Hanzhong.

Therefore, in the battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei "got his land but not his people".

After Liu Bei occupied the entire territory of Hanzhong, he sent Liu Feng and Meng Da to take advantage of the victory to capture the three eastern counties (Weixing, Shangyong, and Xincheng).

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