Liu Yan had four sons, the eldest son Liu Fan and the second son Liu Dan were killed by Dong Zhuo, and they died of anxiety.

Favorite third son Liu Mao, Liu Yan took him into Shu, but he had no choice but to die early.

Now only the youngest son Liu Zhang remains, and he hastily took over the position of Yizhou pastor with the support of everyone.

Liu Zhang's continued implementation of the warlord's strategy of separating the territory was not wrong, but it was wrong that he continued to use the forces of the Dongzhou Group and Qingqiang to suppress the Xizhou Group, so Liu Zhang was very untrusted by the Xizhou Group, and civil strife was inevitable.

Because of his meritorious service, Zhao Wei was the first person to resign and follow Liu Yan into Shu, and won the trust of Liu Zhang, and was appointed as the Taishou of Ba County, and concurrently conquered the Eastern Zhonglang General to resist Dong Zhuo's invasion and ensure the security of the eastern border of Yizhou.

This is exactly what Zhao Wei meant.

Pang Xi also has the position of Ba County Taishou, but Dong Zhuo is strong, and Zhao Wei is a native of Ba County, who is deeply loved by the local people, and is more conducive to organizing local forces to resist, so Liu Zhang finally chose Zhao Wei as the Ba County Taishou and the general of the East Zhonglang, leaving Pang Xi by his side to protect the safety of Chengdu, and the responsibility is even greater.

Pang Xi is Liu Yan's family friend, who once served as a councillor in Luoyang, and was trusted by Liu Yan because he protected several of Liu Yan's grandsons to enter Yizhou; Leader of Dongzhou Group; is Liu Yan's trusting minister; and Zhao Wei and assisted Liu Zhang's accession to the throne.

Liu Zhang was cowardly and suspicious by nature, and after discussing with Zhao Wei, Ren Qi, and Jia Long, they decided to immediately lead the Liangzhou soldiers into Shu.

At this time, Ren Qi is Qian, and he is too guarded; Jia Long was the general of the expedition to the north and was stationed in Mianyang.

There are a large number of system military attachés among the officers and soldiers under the jurisdiction of the three people, and there are also a large number of system civilian officials in their Taishou Mansion, and with the support of Liangzhou, the three of them are very powerful.

However, Liu Zhang inherited the Dongzhou soldiers and the Qianghu cavalry, and his strength was not weak; Without the support of Liangzhou, the strength of Jia Long and the three of them is still inferior to Liu Zhang, after all, they lack cavalry, and they will be very passive in the plains; This is also one of the reasons why the three of them dare not have different intentions towards Liangzhou.

Before they could get into trouble, they received the news that Zhao Yun was attacking Hanzhong County, and the three of them were overjoyed.

And Liu Zhang was jealous of Zhang Lu's mother for tempting his father and angry with his mother, so after taking over power, he killed Zhang Lu's mother and brother to vent his anger; Zhang Lu, the Taishou of Hanzhong County, declared independence; The relationship between the two sides is like fire and water.

Previously, Liu Yan and Zhang Lu were acting, although Zhang Lu said that he was independent, but the relationship between the two sides was close, and Hanzhong County had a lot of funding from Liu Yan, otherwise Zhang Lu would not be able to develop disciples; Zhang Lu left his mother and younger brother in Chengdu and was actually hostage; Liu Zhang's move was to force Zhang Luzhen to rebel.

Wu Yi, Pang Xi and others persuaded Liu Zhang to send troops to Hanzhong and occupy Hanzhong County in front of Zhao Yun, thinking that it was a barrier, otherwise, Bashu would be in danger!

Liu Zhang was afraid of Zhang Lu's strength, did not listen to his words, and wanted to reap the benefits; ordered Jia Long to lead his troops to guard the Sword Pavilion in case of accidents; Zhonglang General Jia Longnai was the hero who welcomed Liu Yan into Shu, and was deeply trusted by Liu Yan and Liu Zhang.

Zhao Wei privately sent troops to support Zhang Lu in the name of the general of Zhengdong Zhonglang and the Taishou of Ba County, under the pretext that his lips were cold, Zhang Lu did not doubt that he had him, and happily agreed.

Gan Ning was the captain of Zhao Wei's school, and he led his troops to set off as a vanguard; Zhao Wei's army was behind, passing through Micang Road, and went straight to Nanzheng.

Because Ren Qi and Jia Long did not rush to rebel as in history, they gathered strength with the support of Liangzhou, so the strength of Yizhou was much stronger than recorded in history; And Zhao Wei got the support of Liangzhou, and the measures taken in Ba County were relatively mild, pacifying the people, winning over the local heroes, and deterring the Dongzhou group, so Gan Ning and others did not rebel, they still belonged to the sequence of officers and soldiers, and they were very loyal to Zhao Wei.

Gan Ning, the word Xingba, a native of Linjiang, Ba County (now Zhongxian County, Chongqing), was a good ranger when he was a teenager, gathered people and horses, held bows and crossbows, did evil in the local area, formed a canal division to rob the property of the ship, and was known as the Jinfan thief; When he was young, he stopped robbing, was familiar with Zhuzi, and served as a Shu County Cheng, and later served as a school captain in Ba County.

There are only 1,000 officers and soldiers under its jurisdiction, who were personally selected by Gan Ning, and all of them are brave and good outlaws; He was righteous and squandered wealth, and was deeply supported by the soldiers.

While taking advantage of the favorable terrain to resist, Zhang Lu sent people to contact the Di tribe to come to support, and at the same time was thinking of countermeasures.

He was very confident in the armed resistance, after all, he had been operating in Yangping Pass for a long time, and the fortress was well guarded; Liangzhou has a strong army and is well known to the world, but it is extremely difficult to occupy Hanzhong County in a short time.

What disappointed him was that the Di people were afraid that Liangzhou was strong, and they did not dare to come to help.

Zhang Lu thought to himself, the confrontation has been long, and Liangzhou's grain and grass have been consumed very much, and it will definitely retreat; Otherwise, it will take too long, and the first person who can't hold on will be him Zhang Lu, after all, Hanzhong County is mostly mountainous, and the output is limited, and now he has lost the support of Bashu, and the longer the time drags on, the situation will be unfavorable to him.

Now the relationship with Liu Zhang is not harmonious, if he surrenders, the Liangzhou army will avenge his mother's murder; The only thing that reassures him is his disciples, if he surrenders, he doesn't know how the other party will treat these disciples, this is the hard work of his family for generations.

Regardless of whether he surrenders or not, he must make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise, when Zhao Wei's army arrives, he will not be able to do it; If the surrender is decided early, it can be planned in advance to help Liangzhou take Zhao Wei and his army, which is also a great achievement.

Although Zhang Lu hesitated, he did not hinder his actions, and while resolutely resisting, he sent people out of the customs to negotiate with Zhao Yun about surrender.

Zhao Yun's army confronted Zhang Lu at Yangping Pass.

Yangping Pass is bordered by the Qinling Mountains in the north, the Hanjiang River and Bashan in the south, the Xianhe River in the west and the Zoumaling in the opposite direction, and is located at the Jinniu Road Crossing and the Chencang Road Crossing of Qinlong in the north. It is the western gateway of the Hanzhong Basin, and it is also the northern frontier of Bashu to Guanzhong. Geography is very important, and it's easy to defend and difficult to attack.

The officers and soldiers of the army and the grain and grass baggage were constantly transferred, but Zhao Yun and Guo Jia were not in a hurry to attack, they firmly believed that as long as the action started here, Yizhou Jia Long and others would act.

However, they will never be unable to sit and wait, in the past few years, Zhao Yun has been thinking about how to take Yangping Pass every day, so after stabilizing the situation in Wudu County, he asked Sima Shi'a of other departments to train a mountain army.

Shi Ah lived up to his expectations, and with the chivalrous men he brought, he selected brave men from the existing officers and soldiers, and selected loyal and strong men from the local Han, Qiang, and Di people, forming a special infantry unit of 3,000 men, called the Mountain Army.

All officers and men enjoyed the treatment of cavalry at the same level, and the training was extremely hard and the results were remarkable; Especially those Di and Qiang people, the physical conditions are better than the Han people, adapt to the local climate, are good at climbing mountains and mountains, and their explosive power and endurance are better.

Raising soldiers for a thousand days, using soldiers for a while, now is the time for them to show their skills.

Shi Ade Zhao Yun ordered to lead his troops, carry ten-day rations, spare Fushui, and Rao to the east of Fuxian, preparing to seize Fuxian and cut off the connection between Yangpingguan and Hanzhong.

At this time, Zhao Yun ushered in an envoy and a messenger one after another.

The messenger was sent by Zhang Lu, and the messenger was sent by Jia Long.

Zhang Lu's envoy came to discuss the surrender; The messenger informed Zhao Yun that the Sword Pavilion was under Jia Long's control, and at the same time, Zhao Wei had led a large army to the southern Zhengcheng of Hanzhong County, preparing to take Zhang Lu, and only need to wait patiently to receive Hanzhong County.

Zhao Yun and Guo Jia were both very happy, no matter what the result was, it was much better than expected; In particular, the news brought by the messenger is even more exciting, just take Hanzhong County, and Bashu is within reach.

The current conditions are much better than the conditions for Liu Bei to enter Shu in history, at least welcomed and cooperated by the Xizhou Group, while the Dongzhou Group is far from reaching the strength of the heyday.

Guo Jia replied to Jia Long, the general of Zhonglang, and told him to wait patiently, and the large army, especially the cavalry, would enter Shu from the Sword Pavilion to give them a reassurance.

As for the questions raised by the negotiators, it was difficult for Guo Jia.

Civil and military officials will be recruited on the basis of merit, and they will never bury talents, and their treatment will only be better.

As for the believers, Guo Jia's reply was that he was not to blame for the past.

For missionary work, believers can be recruited, but they must not be forced, they must not preach among the people, they are allowed to establish religious sites, and missionary work can only be carried out in religious places, and believers need to register with the government.

Guo Jia thought to himself that as long as he was under the supervision of the government, he would not be afraid of the rebellion of the cultists, nor would he be afraid of their development and growth.

Zhang Lude's envoy reported that he was overjoyed and decided to surrender and be able to preach legally, but what their family has dreamed of for generations, how could they miss it?