Chapter 324: Siege
Along the water to the east, you can go directly to the city of Nanzheng, but Liu Yong is determined to win Hanzhong, so he will naturally not let go of every territory, and ordered Wei Yan to go all the way along the water to attack Nanzheng, Zhao Yun led 5,000 men and horses slightly to the north to capture Baozhong. It is bound to take all the surrounding areas of Nanzheng.
Liu Yong was relieved of Zhao Yun's strength, so he led a large army to follow Wei Yan and came to Zheng in the south.
Crossing the Baoshui, fifty miles to the east is Nanzheng, Liu Yong is not in a hurry, there are Zhang He and Wei Yan two generals to capture if there is still a problem, then simply go home and take his wife and concubine to live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, so the army went all the way very slowly, Liu Yong also slowly appreciated the scenery along the way.
As expected, three days later, Zhao Yun led his subordinates to converge, Baozhong City is just a small city, Zhao Yun took the lead, climbed the city alone, opened the city gate, led the army into the city, Baozhong conquered, the county order will also see the wind rudder, see the city broken, immediately take the family out to surrender, Zhao Yun is not good to make decisions without authorization, so let him continue to temporarily take the position of the county Cheng, waiting for the order.
On the fourth day, Liu Yong arrived at the foot of Nanzheng City, went out to guard the men and horses of Jiameng Pass, the men and horses of Ma Mingjian and the defenders of Yangping Pass, Liu Yong still had 40,000 horses in his hands, plus Zhang He's 30,000 horses, there were 70,000 horsemen under Nanzheng City, surrounded Nanzheng City on all sides, just waiting for Liu Yong's order to attack the city in an all-round way.
Zhang He was going to attack the city in one fell swoop, but Zhang Lu sent people to say that he had sent an envoy to Liu Yong to sue for peace, Zhang He couldn't guess Liu Yong's decision, so he besieged but did not attack, besieged the city for several days, but did not move a single soldier.
I heard that Liu Yong broke through Yangping Pass, and he didn't move troops anymore, just waiting for Liu Yong to arrive.
Liu Yong had just arrived in Nanzheng, Zhuge Liang and Zhang He immediately brought several of his main generals to visit: "Zhang He to meet the lord." The lord conquered the world's dangerous pass of Yangpingguan, which is gratifying. Now that Nan Zheng can go down, he congratulates the lord again! ”
"Hehe, everything is the hard work of the generals, and I want to thank you all for it! When Nanzheng is conquered and Zhang Lu is exterminated, I will definitely reward my merits! Liu Yong knew what everyone was thinking, and immediately threw out an enticing pie to make everyone happy, and they couldn't wait to fight immediately.
Zhang He said: "Zhang Lujin sent someone to say that he had asked the lord for peace, I don't know how the lord decides?" ”
Liu Yong sneered and said: "Zhang Lu sent people to seek peace, but with the current situation, do we still need to negotiate peace with him?" ”
All the generals laughed, now they have the chance to win, take the advantage, and shake hands with him, unless their brains are in water.
Pang Tong said: "Lord, Nanzheng broke the city only on the eve of the day, and Zhang Lu is already a turtle in the urn, it is better to find a man of good words and enter the city to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender, if he can open the city and surrender, it can also save the people of the city from suffering from the war, and it can reduce the damage of the soldiers!" ”
Liu Yong nodded: "Shi Yuan's words are reasonable, I don't know who can take on this important responsibility?" ”
"Lord, Weichen is willing to go!" Someone immediately spoke, and Liu Yong saw that it was Li Hui. Li Hui is indeed good at eloquent arguments, otherwise there would be no one in history who plotted against Ma Chao. Regardless of whether the rebellion against Ma Chao is true or not, it is indeed enough for Li Hui to persuade Zhang Lu.
Originally, Liu Yong wanted Zhuge Liang to go, but since Li Hui volunteered, it was also good, so he said: "Okay, then it's hard for Li Deang to run!" ”
Li Hui entered the city, met Zhang Lu, and learned that Zhang Lu had already had the intention to surrender, but his younger brother Zhang Wei, who had lost several times in a row, refused to surrender at all. Li Hui felt strange that this former and current lord of Hanzhong could not be the master.
Li Hui lived in the city for one night, but found that there were many people in the mansion all night, and he kept coming and going, and secretly inquired, only to learn from a family member that Zhang Lu wanted to open the city and surrender, but Zhang Wei and his sister Zhang Yulan and other leaders of the Mi Sect were afraid that Liu Yong would kill the people of the Mi Sect, and refused to surrender, and the main strength of Hanzhong was in the Mi Sect, so Zhang Lu could not control everything at the moment.
Li Hui found that there were many more Mi Sect personnel around him, and he was suddenly absolutely inappropriate, and there was a faint danger, so he immediately asked to see Zhang Lu in an emergency, and after an hour, Li Hui finally saw Zhang Lu with an unnatural face.
"Master Zhang, why has the number of Mi Sect members increased dramatically outside my house?" Li Hui immediately asked in a cold voice.
Zhang Lu's face was a little ugly, and he sighed and said: "In the next few brothers, they feel that Jingzhou is a hero, and they are not angry and want to ...... If you want to vent your anger with Mr., you can't stop it, so Mr. should leave quickly! Whether it is war or peace, there is nothing that can be done in the next! ”
Zhang Lu sighed, his voice full of infinite loss and sadness.
Li Hui saw that the matter had come to this, so he had no choice but to take his leave and be escorted out of the city by Zhang Lu. When Zhang Wei learned the news, he immediately brought the Mi Sect members to chase after him, but Li Hui had already left, so he had to curse a few words and return to the mansion.
Hearing Li Hui's report, Liu Yong said angrily: "What a fool Zhang Wei, he actually used his mantis arm as a car!" ”
"Summon, summon the generals to come to the tent to listen to the order!" Liu Yong gave an order.
Everyone came quickly.
"Zhao Yun, lead 10,000 troops and attack the North Gate!"
"Wei Yan, lead 10,000 troops and attack the West Gate!"
"Zhang He, lead 10,000 troops and attack the east gate!"
"The south gate is to be captured by me with my own army! Zhuge Liang, leading an army of 5,000 crossbowmen, is responsible for suppressing the defenders' archers! ”
Hearing that Liu Yong was going to fight in person, the generals immediately stopped him. Zhao Yun was the oldest, and he was the first to step forward and said: "The lord is the commander of the whole army, how can he move lightly, let's choose another general." ”
Wei Yan said: "Lord, didn't you slap me and wait for face, let people scold us for having no one in the army, and let the lord go into battle in person!" ”
Pang Tong also persuaded: "Lord, you can't go into battle, in case there is a mistake, we can't afford it!" ”
Liu Yong had no choice but to let Kou Feng lead the army to fight on his behalf, and the others wanted to stop it, but seeing that Liu Yong no longer gave in, he had to agree, but let Feng Xi follow Kou Feng to assist Kou Feng, and let Zhang Nan follow Liu Yong to guard at any time! Liu Yong had no choice but to agree.
At the sound of the order, all the generals made a promise and immediately went back to gather people.
An hour later, the war horses under Nanzheng City neighed, the flag fluttered, and the Jingzhou army was divided into four roads to launch a fierce attack on Nanzheng City!
Zhang Lu had already been set aside, and when he heard the report, it was Zhang Wei who appeared at the head of the city, as well as his sister Zhang Yulan and several other leaders of the Mi Sect, who led people to command and defend the four city walls.
"Shoot the arrows!"
Zhang Wei shouted, and at the same time, he also took a bow and arrows, and fired arrows at the city one after another. Zhang Wei's archery skills are not bad, and every time he shoots, a Jingzhou sergeant will fall down with an arrow.
"It's Zhang Wei!" A sergeant shouted.
Zhao Yunzheng led people to advance at the city gate, but saw that the sergeants in the team were shot down again and again, and suddenly saw Zhang Wei at the head of the city, and when he heard the sergeant's reminder, he immediately snorted coldly, and immediately hung the gentian on the horse's back, and at the same time took off the treasure bow on his back and pointed an arrow at Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei had just shot an arrow, and another Jingzhou soldier fell in response, and his heart was full of pride, and suddenly a sound of breaking the air sounded, with his familiarity with the bow and arrow, he immediately knew that there was an arrow attacking, and he was frightened in his heart, and immediately dodged.
Zhao Yun was about to shoot him in the throat, but although Zhang Wei dodged in time, he only dodged the front door, and the arrow still hit his left shoulder. Zhao Yun's strength was very heavy, and the arrow pierced very deeply, causing Zhang Wei's left arm to suddenly bleed like an infusion, and he couldn't lift it!