Zhang Ren's lie successfully deceived all the Han and Chinese martial arts including Zhang Lu, and Zhang Lu was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, and in a hurry, he accepted Zhang Song's suggestion and asked Sun Ce for help.

And Sun Ce was stupid and really thought that Jiangbei's troops were weak, so he launched a battle to cross the river, and was led by Luan Yi step by step and dragged into a trap that had been laid long ago.

"Damn it!" Thinking of this, the tingling pain in Zhou Yu's chest became more and more intense, and he scolded loudly: "Zhang Ren villain, you hurt me so much!" With that, a mouthful of blood spurted out and he fainted to the ground.

Seeing this, a group of Jiangdong civil and military officers were in a hurry, and hurriedly rushed forward, pinching people and pouring cold water, and finally helped them to relieve their breath.

"Lord, withdraw your troops quickly! Never withdraw again...... It's too late! Zhou Yu said in a weak tone with strong unwillingness.

"Mingjin, withdraw your troops!"

Zhou Yu didn't know, just when he scolded Zhang Ren, Zhang Ren was chatting with Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun in Hanzhong City, and he was drinking coldly and sneezed, and Zou nose.

"What's wrong with Senior Brother? But caught the wind chill? Zhao Yun said with concern: "Do you want to find a military doctor to take a look?" ”

"No, it's just an itchy nose. Let's have another drink. Zhang Ren raised his glass to toast.

"Good! Cheers to the senior brother as the Taishou of Hanzhong. Zhang Xiu drank it all.

Zhang Ren finished drinking the glass of Chinese wine, smashed it and smashed his mouth, "It's still delicious to be brewed by the gods!" After drinking such a delicacy, it turns out that the local wine brewed in Hanzhong is simply smelly. ”

"Haha!" Zhang Xiu laughed heartily, "I feel the same way. I heard that there is a new variety created in the wine cellar, and after steaming, some condiments are added, and the wine is more mellow, and the sect leader calls it a sauce-flavored type. ”

"Oh? Don't forget me when you taste it. ”

"That's nature." Zhang Xiu nodded again and again.

Zhang Ren smiled smugly, and said, "Come, eat another one." This time, Senior Brother I was able to serve as the Taishou of Hanzhong, and I also received so many rewards from the sect leader thanks to the sponsorship of the two junior brothers. Senior brother would like to thank you both. ”

"Huh...... When the senior brother said this, he was out of sight. Zhao Yun excused himself and said: "In the past, the reason why the senior brother failed to make achievements was because Zhang Lu was a small family, and Zhang Lu himself was not a person who had a great career, so the senior brother was delayed. And the talent of the senior brother is beyond doubt, and there are only a handful of people who can compare with the senior brother in the whole Han Dynasty. Even without the recommendation of the two of us, the senior brother can make a great achievement. Take today's senior brother being named the Taishou of Hanzhong, it is also because of the senior brother's meritorious contribution to the city, Yun and the second senior brother are just pushing the boat down the river and helping the senior brother to match the sect leader. ”

As Zhao Yun said, the church's credit for conquering Hanzhong lies with Zhang Ren. The incident happened on the second Wednesday after Luan Yi's army left Yangping Pass. After experiencing two gunpowder bombardments, Zhang Ren led his troops out of Yangping under the pretext that he could not resist the benefits of gunpowder, and dedicated an empty pass to Zhang Xiusizhou's corps outside the pass, and the Han-Qiang United Army with Qiang mercenaries as the main body under the command of Zhao Yun.

After Zhang Ren's soldiers and horses were "defeated" back to Hanzhong, Zhang Lu had great trust in him, and immediately handed over the important task of guarding the city defense of Hanzhong to him.

This act is tantamount to handing over the key to the sheepfold to the sheep thief.

Later that day, Zhang Ren made contact with Zhao Yun and Zhang Xiu outside the city of Hanzhong, and the latter slowly drove into the city in the early morning of the next day in a neat queue in the posture of a triumphant army.

Poor Zhang Lu was sold and paid for the money, and at this time he didn't know that the business he had founded since his grandfather had collapsed, and he was lying on the woman's belly and working hard. In the end, the naked ** was personally captured by Zhang Ren, and the Han Chinese Wu either knelt down and asked to surrender, or was arrested and put in prison to wait for Luan Yi to personally send down.

Hanzhong became part of the diocese in a peaceful way.

……

The memory was pulled back to reality from yesterday's past, and Zhao Yun's affirmation of his talent was heard. Zhang Ren smiled with relief, and then stroked his beard with a look of regret, "Hey...... The geese have left a voice, and the people have left a name. Brother, I have been determined to build a great career since I was a child. Can ...... now It's a pity to vote for the wrong person. After saying that, he took a look at Zhao Yun - the chief protector of the Han and Qiang Autonomous Prefecture, whose position is equivalent to the history of the state assassin, and he is a feudal official; Look at Zhang Xiu again, General Huben Zhonglang, according to the new official rank system, he is a second-class military general, and he is a well-known figure in the Han Dynasty. Look at yourself again...... When others mention him, the first thing that comes to mind is that he is the senior brother of Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun saw what Zhang Ren was thinking, "Senior brother, don't be arrogant. The leader of the sect is also virtuous, and the appointment of people is also based on the sage first. After the elder brother joined the church, he was diligent in political affairs and made many meritorious deeds, so why not worry about great achievements. ”

"It's hard!" Zhang Ren sighed again, "Senior brother, although I know that the scourge of war poisons the people and violates the peace of heaven. can say something from the bottom of our hearts, what do we rely on as military generals to build our careers, we can only rely on conquest. At present, the war in Hebei and the Central Plains has been extinguished for many years, Hanzhong has returned to peace, and Liu Zhang of Yizhou is insignificant, and he will be defeated sooner or later. Jiangdong Sun Ce is under siege and cannot extricate himself, and Yangzhou and Jiaozhou will soon return to the diocese. At that time, the twelve states of Dahan will return to unity, and the era of peace will come. If there is no war, where else can I go to make contributions, senior brother? ”

"Senior brother's words are wrong!" Zhang Xiu smiled and waved his hand.

"What? Am I not right? ”

"Slightly biased!" Zhang Xiu explained, "As the senior brother said, in five years at most and three years at the least, the Han Dynasty will return to one, thus moving towards the Shengyuan era of prosperity and strength." But there is one thing that the senior brother said is not right. ”

"What's wrong?" Zhang Ren asked puzzled.

"The sect leader's ambition is far beyond the imagination of the senior brother. The war did not end with the unification of the twelve states, and the peace was only relative, the peace of the twelve states of the Han Dynasty, and did not include other places. ”

"What do you mean, Second Senior Brother?"

Zhao Yun saw that Zhang Xiu was always selling Guanzi and teased Zhang Ren with a monkey anxious look, so he clearly explained: "What the second senior brother means is that the war will not end with the restoration of the unification of the twelve states, on the contrary, it only announces the end of one stage and the beginning of another. ”

"Zilong mean?"

"That's right! As the second senior brother said, the sect leader's ambition is incomparably grand, and as big as the world is, it is as big as it is. ”

"The main sect is waging war against foreign races?"

Zhao Yun knew that the foreign tribes mentioned by Zhang Ren referred to the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Baidi and other grassland peoples. He then retorted: "Not only foreigners, but also foreigners. In the words of the Master, he wants to build a true empire on which the sun never sets. At that time, the holy light of Our Lady will shine on the land of the empire and never cease. ”

"Huh?"

At the same time that Zhang Ren was shocked by Luan Yi's ambition, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu and Jiang Dong were also deeply shocked and couldn't extricate themselves.

Faced with more than 200,000 church troops besieging from all directions, they decisively chose to march back quickly, but they were still one step too late.

Less than five miles south, smoke and dust billowed from the west, southwest, and southeast in sight, and a blood-red cross flag rose from the end of the horizon. Cao Cao behind him was in hot pursuit, and he had a posture of not grabbing Sun Ce and vowing not to give up.

Seeing this, Sun Ce shouted: "Sons, there is only one way to die if you stay put, and only by fighting to the death can you return to your homeland." Follow me to fight your way out. ”

With that, he took the lead and rushed towards the enemy who blocked the way. The first thing that caught his eye was more than 10,000 Templars dressed in shining silver armor and covered with only a pair of eyes in front of them, as well as the Holy Pegasus Banner, which symbolized their identity.

The cavalry represented by this banner in the past troubled times, under the command of Zhao Yun, has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, and has a great reputation, not only recognized by Jiangdong generals such as Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Lu Su, but also by ordinary soldiers in the Jiangdong army.

"It's the Templars of the Iron Torrent...... Obedient...... How can this battle be fought! The Jiangdong pawns suddenly showed a bitter face.

Along with the Templars was another group of light horsemen named after them, the White Horse Servants, who were personally commanded by the Youzhou Thorn Shi Juyi.

Two cavalry Templars stood in the way, and the white horse, who was extremely good at riding and archery, spread his bow from behind the Templar formation. After the Jiangdong army entered the firing range, with the orders of Ju Yi and Ma Chao, more than 20,000 arrows rose to the sky at the same time, and "poof" fell into the Jiangdong army.

The screams spread like an infectious disease, and with them came a strong sense of tension.

"What a good thing this is!" Seeing more than a thousand Jiangdong disciples fall to the ground, Lu Su almost cried. Just now, he had just received a report from Tanmalai that Luanyi's army in the southwest had appeared, numbering as many as 120,000, and was chasing the right flank of his own soldiers and horses at full speed.

"Don't panic!" At the moment of the crisis, Sun Ce reached unprecedented calmness, "Luan Ziqi has not completed the encirclement, and there is still a lot of space for us to escape." In this way, where are Lu Dai and Quan Cong? Lead 10,000 elite soldiers against the Templars. ”

"Ten thousand?" Lu Dai and Quan Cong were stunned. "There are more than 10,000 heavy cavalry on the other side, how can 10,000 foot soldiers withstand them?"

"You don't have to fight them, you just have to pester them." Sun Celi ignored Lu Dai and Quan Cong, turned his head to Yan Zhen and said, "Man Cai, I will give you 20,000 foot soldiers, responsible for blocking Luan Ziqi behind him." ”

"The last general commands!" Although Yan Jian was unwilling, he was helpless.

Xue Zong and Yu Chuan each led 15,000 troops to block Cao Mengde and Guan Yunchang in the east. Questions? ”

Xue Zong and Yu turned to Sun Ce and bowed their hands, "The end will be fatal." ”

Seeing that the 60,000 army was divided into seven, seven, eighty, and eight, there were less than 10,000 people left. Sun Ce immediately took advantage of the fact that Lü Dai, Quan Cong, and the Templars were fighting each other, and ordered the army to abandon the grain and grass and baggage, and put the horses into the hands of the remaining 7,000 people of the Chinese army, so that one person could ride one or two horses.

When the people jumped on the war horses, they immediately opened their hooves, and the wind also ran for their lives in the direction of the southeast Zhucheng.