Chapter 62: Zhang Ping's whereabouts
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Even though Zhang Han was extremely calm before, but after listening to Wang Shuang's words at this moment, he couldn't help but change his expression.
"What? Are you saying that Zhang Ping is not dead? Where is he now? Zhang Han couldn't sit still anymore and couldn't help jumping.
The news sent back by Li Yi before was vague, but it was only that Zhang Ping was trapped in the chaos, and there was no exact news about whether he was dead or alive, although he was very worried, but there was no way.
Now that he heard that Zhang Ping was still alive, Zhang Han's heartstrings that had been tense finally relaxed, since the person was not dead, there was still a turning point, and he would have to save Zhang Ping alive no matter what.
Zhang Ping, his own brother, not to mention anything else, is loyal to his brother, which is difficult for others to compare. Shicheng and Zhang Ping are like Zhang Han's right-hand men, and losing either of them is a great loss.
"General Zhang Ping is indeed alive, but now he is no longer in Chencang."
Seeing Zhang Han's excited face, Wang Shuang could only make a bitter face and cautiously replied to Zhang Han.
Zhang Han heard Wang Shuang's words, and secretly said in his heart that it was not good, the rebels also had a stronghold in Chencang, and now that Zhang Ping was no longer in Chencang, it was very likely that Fan Hao was the ghost. Thinking of this, his face couldn't help but become gloomy.
His eyes projected a sharp gaze, and he said coldly to Wang Shuang, who was on the ground: "Where is my brother?" I hope you don't hide anything, otherwise, you know the consequences. ”
Wang Shuang was already half frightened to death, but when he heard Zhang Han's threat at this moment, his body trembled even more, just like sifting chaff.
"No, I don't dare...... The villain did not dare to deceive the king...... After the battle the day before yesterday, General Zhang Ping was wounded and captured, and just before last night, Fan Hao sent him to Nanzheng......"
Nan Zheng!
Sure enough, the worst happened, Fan Xu did not choose to kill Zhang Ping, but sent it back to Liu Bang. In this way, Liu Bang has Zhang Ping's card in his hand, and he has occupied a lot of initiative, and if he uses it to blackmail himself in the future, he will put himself in a passive position before fighting.
Zhang Han lowered his head and was silent, the expression on his face was cloudy, this can make Wang Shuang anxious, if Zhang Han is angry with him because of this matter, his life will not be guaranteed, he did not wait for Zhang Han to speak, and hurriedly suggested to Zhang Han:
"Don't worry, the villain still has a plan. General Zhang Ping was seriously injured and could not get on his horse, how to drive on the rugged roads in Hanzhong can only be carried by manpower, if the king sends troops at this moment, he may still be able to intercept it. ”
I have to say that Wang Shuang's idea is still somewhat feasible, and after listening to his words, Zhang Han also fell into deep thought.
If Zhang Ping can be intercepted halfway, not only Zhang Ping's life will be saved, but also Liu Bang's coercion can be put an end to, this is a two-pronged deal, and he must not let it go.
It's just that this matter is easy to say, but it is extremely difficult to implement. Bypassing Chencang, there are still a lot of roads in Guanzhong and Hanzhong, and if you want to find out which way the enemy has taken, you will inevitably have to invest huge manpower to investigate, and it will take a certain amount of time.
Now that he lacks nothing, he lacks time and manpower, if it is for Zhang Ping's life alone, the whole plan is delayed, then it is really a waste of time.
"King, this plan is absolutely not feasible, the most important thing now is to completely solve the problem of the rebels, drive the tentacles of the Han King out of Qin, so that King Zhai and King Sai dare not move, it is really not appropriate to invest too much for General Zhang Han."
Han Tan was afraid that Zhang Han would make a wrong decision because of his brotherly feelings, so he immediately stood up to dissuade him.
Zhang Han nodded to signal Han Tan to rest assured, and replied: "Han Lao rest assured, which is more important, this king is naturally measured." ”
Han Tan heard Zhang Han say this, so he stopped talking and stood aside again.
At this moment, a soldier covered in blood suddenly rushed in from outside the door and bowed to Zhang Hanna.
"Report to the king that the army has cleared the city of the remnants of the enemy, except for a few rebels who have escaped from the west gate, and the rest have been ambushed. Chencang Street and the Sifang City Gate are already under the control of the army. ”
"Good!" Zhang Han's face showed joy, he didn't expect the army under his command to completely control Chen Cang so quickly.
However, this is also reasonable, the rebels are not the enemy of the regular army at all, and there is no regular army will to fight, the battle in the middle of the night has made them like frightened birds, once there is no city wall fortifications to rely on, it is a one-sided massacre.
"The king, the king, the villain has something to say." Wang Shuang, who had been nervous, finally found an opportunity to interject, and said loudly to Zhang Han: "The hoe traitor should be eliminated from the first evil, as far as the villain knows, the leaders of the rebels are all Chen Cang officials, and they must be hiding at home at this moment." The villain is willing to show the way for the king and cut off these wicked people. ”
After saying that, Wang Shuang also looked at Zhang Han flatteringly, expecting Zhang Han to promise him.
Although Zhang Han looked down on Wang Shuang, he was also attracted by his proposal. Of course, it will not be ordinary people who are secretly plotting to respond to Liu Bang, and they don't need to think about it to know that it must be Chen Cang's group of officials. These people themselves can't be let go no matter what, if Wang Shuang can find out these people, it will save him a lot of effort.
Thinking of this, Zhang Han pointed at Wang Shuang and said: "Come on, take this person to the whole city to search for it, Chen Cang officials, big and small, don't let anyone who has anything to do escape." ”
"Yes!"
Immediately a soldier came out of the queue and escorted Wang Shuang out of the gate, Wang Shuang was dragged away by the soldiers, and wanted to salute Zhang Han, but unfortunately was interrupted by the soldiers.
"Old Han, you order to go down, take out a part of the Xianyang soldier's stroke, let them follow the trail to follow Zhang Ping's traces, and once they find it, report it immediately."
Although it is not feasible to devote all the troops to rescue Zhang Ping, it is not possible to do nothing, and send a small group of soldiers and horses to pursue it, which is also a way out of the way.
After Han Tan received the order, he explained a few words to an officer on the side, and the officer left immediately.
After explaining the matter, Zhang Han sent people to various counties to inquire about the news.
The reason why the counties ignored themselves before was entirely because Chen Cang was a nail stuck here, and the chief officials of these counties all had illusions about Liu Bang. Now that the Chencang rebels have been uprooted, it is time for their attitude to change.
As for where Fan Hao went, Zhang Han was not very worried at the moment. The county orders of Guanzhong counties are not fools, and they will definitely not be moved by a few empty words from Fan Xu.
Now although Liu Bang is powerful, he is beyond the reach of the whip, but Zhang Han's army is real, once they have bad intentions, Chen Cang's fate is in front of them, which also has to make the officials of the counties retreat.
In fact, the crisis for a period of time has been completely linked one by one, and the core problem is Chen Cang. Now that he has taken down Chen Cang, the dilemma has been solved.
At least for now, the situation has been reversed, and it is not known what will happen next.
When someone had to be dispatched, Zhang Han picked up the pile of bamboo slips that Han Tan had found and looked at them roughly.
Speaking of which, he only assigned Li Yi here at the beginning, and he still didn't have an intuitive understanding of the specific situation of Chen Cang.
One word - "poor", this is Zhang Han's most intuitive understanding of Chen Cang.
Speaking of poverty, all counties in Guanzhong are actually similar, and the people are just living a miserable life, barely able to fill their stomachs. But in comparison, the situation in Chencang is much more serious than that of other counties, which is also unexpected by Zhang Han.
It wasn't until he finished reading a series of recent government records of Chen Cang that he was depressed to find that Chen Cang's current predicament was actually fundamentally caused by himself.
He sent Li Yi to the small county of Chencang, and also gave him the heavy task of building fortifications in a short period of time, so as to guard against Liu Bang in the future.
However, building fortifications and reorganizing armaments are not empty words, and Li Yi emptied the treasury of Chencang, which could not meet the demand. In addition, a large number of Chencang people were requisitioned, which made the people's lives even more difficult, which is also the reason why so many people rebelled.
Han Tan on the side obviously also saw the problem, and couldn't help but shake his head again and again, Li Yi's move was tantamount to drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle, although he completed Zhang Han's task in the short term, but he squeezed the people to an extreme, and with a small spark sent by Liu Bang, it exploded immediately.
Although Chen Cang has been pacified, how to deal with this mess is a problem in front of Zhang Han.