Chapter 379: The Only Choice
Youzhou was divided into two, half owned by Zhang Xiang and half owned by Cao Cao, which was originally a very simple matter, but it was complicated by the two, and the land of half of the state was slower than the other. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
Zhang Xiang has reached the point of nitpicking, and he has personally dealt with his own small matters, if he is by Zhang Xiang's side now, he will definitely feel that there is something wrong with his eyes, Zhang Xiang has never done this.
In fact, the reason why Zhang Xiang did this was to delay time, and going south was a necessary step, but who went first was a problem, and Cao Cao's delay in acting was also due to this reason.
Cao Cao, Zhang Xiang, and Liu Bei actually restrained each other, Liu Bei took the first step, although it was risky, it was not the most dangerous, but the most dangerous was the person who took the second step, if Zhang Xiang took this second step first, it was bound to be empty in the rear.
So if Cao Cao gave up Liu Bei to attack Zhang Xiang, it would be more than worth the loss, on the contrary, Cao Cao would take the second step first, then the things to be concerned about were the same, and it could be said that it was an unsolvable situation for Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao.
It is easy to solve it, but it is just a layer of window paper, and it is difficult to do it, maybe the two of them are far away from the window, and when the two of them were at a stalemate, a big event happened in Yizhou.
prompted the two to make a decision, Xiliang Ma Chao turned against each other on the battlefield of Mianzhu, and took refuge in Liu Bei Zhang Lu's army was defeated, and when he heard the news, Zhang Xiang felt that unbalanced!
Ma Chao and Zhang Xiang didn't have no solicitation, but they failed, so they made Ma Chao a pawn to make trouble, but they didn't expect it to be cheap Liu Bei, Liu Bei didn't know what charm he had, and the military generals all took refuge in them.
It's so hard to recruit Zhang Xiang here, Han Qiong and Yan Liang are now under house arrest in Chang'an, and Zhang Xiang's people who eat and drink Zhang Xiang don't do anything for Zhang Xiang, it's really the same life!
Liu Bei got Ma Chao's refuge and counterattacked Hanzhong County, if Hanzhong County was taken, Yizhou would basically become Liu Bei's bag, and Liu Zhang would also become the turtle in the urn, and Liu Bei would catch it whenever he wanted.
Zhang Xiang couldn't waste time in Youzhou, so Zhang Xiang personally went south, and at the same time Cao Cao also made a similar choice, and a word cheap naturally couldn't let Liu Bei take it alone.
Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao naturally want to get a piece of the pie, but this cup of soup may also be Liu Bei, who is now taking advantage of the war, Zhang Xiang came directly to the border of Yizhou, and Zhang Xiang's army has been waiting here for a long time.
Zhang Xiang directly ordered the troops to send to Hanzhong County, if it was really a little late at a later step, Ma Chao's surrender made Zhang Xiang fall into a don't move, and it had nothing to do with Cao Cao, if Liu Bei took Yizhou.
So let him choose between Yizhou and Jingzhou, Liu Bei will definitely choose Yizhou, which has natural risks, no one will be confused in this kind of thing, Yizhou can be used as a foundation, but Jingzhou cannot.
So now Zhang Xiang is more eager than Cao Cao, Zhang Xiang has to take the first step, fortunately, Cao Cao didn't want to start a war with Zhang Xiang, and also led his troops south to attack Jingzhou, Cao Cao is still very interesting at this point.
Entering Hanzhong County, Zhang Xiang understood what is called natural danger, those dangerous places encountered before are really pediatrics, Zhang Xiang entered the first pass of Hanyang County, which is Guxia Pass, which is famous in history.
But it is a long canyon, with high mountains and cliffs growing obliquely on both sides, and Guxia Pass is located at the end of the canyon, and Guxia Pass is just an ordinary Guancheng in Yizhou County.
Zhang Xiang didn't dare to imagine how difficult it would be to walk in the future, there was only one way to go now, there was no other way than a strong attack, the canyon was not wide and could only allow a well to pass through, in order to make the soldiers have fewer casualties.
The leading well has been remodeled, a lot of baffles have been added, and a lot of felt cloth is wrapped outside, just for fear that the rocket will burn the well block, but since then the well has been much heavier.
It was not easy for the soldiers at the bottom to push, so Zhang Xiang summoned the wrestlers in the army, and the well moved slowly, but what Zhang Xiang didn't expect was that there was a trebuchet on the Guxia Pass.
This is not a common thing in the north, and it is even rarer in the south, at least not in the battle of Jingyang, and the damage of trebuchets to the well is very large, especially now that the terrain is limited.
Although the accuracy of the trebuchet in the Han Dynasty is not high, it is difficult to hit it in one direction! Several of the newly added baffles that Zhang Xiang ordered were knocked off, and every time he pushed forward, he had to pay the price of blood.
When the well was under the city pass, the canyon had become bloody, and at this time, the well had become full of holes, and the effect was already small, so Zhang Xiang had to order someone to push the well down.
However, to fall on the side of Guancheng, and also to create some convenience for the next siege, the guard of Guxia Pass will be Xie Xiao, seeing this situation, "Get off the fire." But the soldier next to him did not move.
"General, didn't you sell the oil last year? So I married a concubine, didn't that concubine run away with others recently? Xie Xiao was a little embarrassed when he was talked about the sore spot.
Xie Xiao: "You know! Shut up and let me shoot. ”
The rain of arrows poured Zhang Xiang's men suffered heavy losses, there were mangosteens in Han, so there were a lot of bamboo arrows, fortunately there was no oil oil, otherwise the losses could not be described as heavy but tragic, thanks to the guards who filled their pockets.
In fact, it is not to blame the guards, after the Yellow Turban Disaster, Hanzhong County has not experienced any war, and the garrison is naturally lax, even so, Zhang Xiang's army is still in a bitter battle.
Yang Xu is Zhang Xiang's first strategist, he is in Hanzhong County, Zhang Xiang has gone through a hard battle, how can he not care, in fact, when Zhang Xiang was stationed in the army, Yang Xu was already starting to prepare, and his target was the Yang family in Hanzhong.
As the so-called sparrows are complete, although the Yang family is a small family, but the infighting is also constant, the people of the Yang family are mostly generals under Zhang Lu, in addition to the head of the family Yang Bai, there are Yang Ang, Yang Song, and Yang Ren.
The person Yang Xu wooed was Yang Song, in fact, Yang Song was Yang Bai's brother, and he was a master who saw money, and because of this, the position of the head of the Yang family would be obtained by his brother Yang Bai.
Rich and easy to do things, not to mention that Zhang Lu's general trend has gone, the Yang family should have to find another master, Yang Xu knew that the first one to shake must be this Yang Song, the more greedy people tend to be, the more timid they are.
Eat tight in front and eat tightly in the rear, this is a thing that existed in ancient times, Yang Song is the person who eats tightly in the rear, five short and big fat people, Yang Song's favorite is the guest who comes to visit.
What's more, Yang Xu is notoriously rich, so Yang Song naturally greeted him personally, "Brother, what kind of wind got you, please come inside." ”
Yang Xu: "Brother is really bothered, this time the younger brother has something to ask for, and you also know that I have a lot of property in Hanzhong, so please ask my brother to help transport these things out of Hanzhong." ”
Yang Song: "They are all brothers of the same clan, and those who can help will definitely help, but now the situation is also known to my brother, if it can be shipped out, I will already be transported." ”
Yang Xu: "This is also the reason why I came to my brother, the younger brother has a way here, but there are not so many people, isn't it all solved by the two of us working together?" ”
Yang Song: "My brother is really hand-eyed!" At this time, there is still a way, I don't know which side of the people? ”
Yang Xu: "Chang'an Zhang Xiang." ”
Yang Song: "What my brother said is true, Zhang Xiang is not an ordinary person, he will help us?" ”
Yang Xu: "This matter starts from last year, Zhang Xiang once sent someone to rob the grain and grass we transported to Xuchang, but because of this, he owed us a favor to the Yang family in Guanxi, and it should be easy for him to let us go." ”
Yang Song: "My brother said that he leaked his mouth, it seems that my brother wants to leave." ”
Yang Xu: "You don't have to hide this from your brother, Hanzhong County is about to face war, if you don't leave at this time, when will you wait!" The elder brother is a local general, so he wants to ask for favors. ”
Yang Song: "When my brother comes to me, it means that my brother believes in me, and I have a way to open the door, but I hope my brother will take me by the way." ”
Yang Xu: "My brother actually wants to vote for Zhang Xiang, which is indeed a way for the Yang family in Hanzhong, but my brother doesn't discuss this matter with the head of the Yang family, this is not a trivial matter!" ”
Yang Song: "No, taking refuge in Zhang Xiang only represents me." ”
Yang Xu: "I shouldn't say it, my brother is different from me, although he has the identity of the Yang family in Kansai, he is just a businessman in the final analysis, my brother is different, you are the military attache of Hanzhong County!" Zhang Xiang may not let it go. ”
Yang Song: "You don't have to worry about this, you just need to find your way." ”
In fact, Yang Xu's original path is himself, he casually found a guard he trusted, pretending to be Zhang Xiang's messenger, and the next night Yang Xu took someone to find Yang Song, "Big brother, someone from Chang'an is here." ”
Yang Song looked at the envoy dressed as a guard, "Brother Xian is really careful!" This adult, please. ”
The guard went straight to the point, and said the words that Yang Xu had prepared, "Lord Yang Song, my lord was blocked in Guxia Pass, and Lord Yang's life was saved as soon as the city was opened." ”
Yang Song: "Can you change the conditions, this matter is indeed a bit difficult to do." ”
"If it's not difficult, don't look for Lord Yang, if you can't do this little thing, why should my lord protect you? If you don't have the ability, you don't have to live. The guards began to threaten Jansson.
Yang Song: "Tomorrow, I will give you a satisfactory answer." The guards left without any mud or water.
Yang Xu: "Brother blames me for making you humiliated." ”
Yang Song: "This insult is nothing, the more Zhang Xiang's people are like this, the more sure Zhang Xiang is, Ma Chao threw himself at Liu Bei, if Ma Chao enters Hanzhong, there will be no good fruit for us to eat." "Yang Song hasn't said one thing yet, that is, he has a personal vendetta with Ma Chao, so even if the entire Yang family can take refuge in Liu Bei, he Yang Song can't, he only has Zhang Xiang to go. (To be continued.) )