In May of the third year of Chuping, Ma Teng sat in the lonely city for nearly two months, had to lead the army to break through the siege, died in battle, the eldest son Ma Chao led 800 iron guards to protect the family to fight out of the siege, and went to Hanzhong to go to Zhang Lu, and Longxian changed hands.

Within ten months, Luo Zheng divided his troops in four places, and successively attacked and occupied Hanyang counties and Wudu County in the south of Liangzhou.

Hanzhong was too guarded by Da Lu to be shocked, lest Luo Zheng take advantage of the situation to enter Hanzhong, and hurriedly squeezed out 3,000 soldiers and horses to live in Sanguan.

It's not that Zhang Lu is careful, it's really Luo Zheng's aggressive nature, and anyone who is a neighbor must be careful.

Lu Bu was even more like a great enemy, trying his best to shrink his forces, preparing to defend Linjing, and at the same time burned the written essay on Dong Weiwen to ashes, and gave up his cheeks to go to Chang'an, asking Duan Xuan, who was stationed in Chang'an, for help.

Nanzheng, Zhang Lu's official residence.

Zhang Lu twisted his eyebrows, and said a little too calmly: "Alas, Luo Zheng's guy is really a wolf, just arrived in Liangzhou, he broke Han Sui in one fell swoop, and now even Ma Teng is defeated, I really don't know if it's right or wrong for Benjun to form an alliance with this guy!" ”

Yang Song, a strategist who had opposed the alliance with Luo Zheng earlier, took the opportunity to say: "Lord, Luo Zheng is aggressive, and the alliance between the lord and the lord is simply to conspire with the tiger!" It is necessary to be careful in the following official duties, so as not to take advantage of it. ”

Yang Bai and Zhang Wei also hurriedly nodded and seconded, wary of Luo Zheng.

The strategist Yan Pu groaned: "Liangzhou is undecided, and Luo Zheng will not offend my Hanzhong for the time being." Moreover, Hanzhong is easy to defend and difficult to attack, even if Luo Zheng pacifies Liangzhou, he will only raise troops to the east and enter Guanzhong, and will not target Hanzhong. ”

Everyone nodded, this is the consensus.

However, Yang Bai still said: "Even so, you can't be careless!" ”

Zhang Lu nodded and said, "Let's not talk about this first, Luo Zheng sent people to ask for Ma Chao, what do you think?" ”

Yang Song was the first to say: "My lord." I heard that Ma Chao is also a tiger general, and he must not be handed over to Luo Zheng. Moreover, Ma Chao led everyone to come to serve the lord, if the lord handed it over to Luo Zheng. then how will the heroes of the world look at the lord. ”

"That's right!"

Everyone nodded and agreed, and they did not agree with handing over Ma Chao.

Even the strategist Yan Pu said, "Not bad. The lord could not hand over Ma Chao to Luo Zheng. ”

Zhang Lu said: "However, Luo Zheng promised to let Benjun preach in the three counties of Hanyang, Wudu, and Longxi, this ......"

Yan Pu said bluntly: "My lord, I don't like what I said, Luo Zheng only let the lord preach and preach among those Qianghu people, but he didn't let the Han people under his rule accept the indoctrination, and his heart can be punished." For more than a year, the Taoists sent by the lord to Jincheng and Wuwei counties have made almost no progress. Those Qianghu people are ignorant and barbaric, they don't practice education, and they don't know the true meaning of my five buckets of rice at all. This time, not only did he do it again, but he also wanted to ask for money and food from the lord, which was really deceptive. ”

"That's right, Luo Zheng is too much of a deception!"

Everyone echoed the proposal in unison, and everyone was a little indignant.

Naturally, no one who can sit here is a fool.

Zhang Lu has sent people to preach under Luo Zheng for more than a year. There was no breakthrough at all.

How could these spirits not react, Luo Zheng was a white wolf in an empty glove.

"This ......"

Zhang Lu was silent, obviously a little unwilling.

Yan Pu said: "Luo Zheng can borrow money and grain from the lord. As long as I promise to let the lord spread my five rice paths among the Han people under his rule, Hanzhong will have abundant money and grain, and it is not impossible to borrow some grain and grass from him. As for Ma Chao, it is absolutely impossible to hand it over, it is a matter of the reputation of the lord, and this move must not be done! ”

Zhang Lu thought for a while and said, "Okay, just according to the public's opinion!" ”

"The lord is wise!"

All the generals bowed their hands and complimented, looked at each other and smiled.

Just after the defeat of Ma Teng. When the situation in Liangzhou changed, the army of King Qin of the Kwantung princes finally arrived at the Tiger Pass.

End of May. Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and other princes' Qinwang army rushed to the Tiger Prison Pass and set up camp, and there were still Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi, Taihai Taishou Kong Rong, Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin, Pingyuan Prime Minister Liu Bei, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian and so on also arrived successively.

Among them, Yuan Shao sent 25,000 troops. Gongsun Chan sent 20,000 troops, and Tao Lian sent 35,000 troops, the largest number of troops.

In addition to these three princes, the remaining princes such as Zhang Miao, Chen Gong, Cao Cao, Bao Xin, Yuan Yi, Kong Rong, Liu Bei and Shangdang Taishou Zhang Yang all sent thousands of troops, with a total of more than 130,000 troops, and the momentum was also huge.

Cao Cao proposed to set up an alliance leader and unify the order, but no one seconded it.

Except for Yuan Shao, it is estimated that no one can be the leader of this alliance.

Today, the princes of the world have their own ideas, and it is not the first year of the first year of the beginning of the peace to discuss Dong, everyone is full of loyalty to the heart of the country, now the times have changed, the Han family has died, who will make an alliance leader to restrain themselves, with nothing as a gun, originally wanted to raise troops south to Jizhou to assassinate Shi Gongsun Zan was the first unwilling.

Cao Cao is now mixed up more miserably, he doesn't even have a piece of territory, he only has 8,000 parts under his command, and he doesn't even have grain and grass, and he has to rely on his old friend Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, to help, and the words he said are somewhat lacking in confidence, seeing that the big tent is cold, he can't help but be a little embarrassed, and looks at Yuan Shao and says: "At the beginning, you see ......"

Yuan Shao was displeased, looked around at the princes and said, "The orders are not in order, how to enter the army?" ”

Gongsun Chan sneered: "Yuan Shao, do you still want to be the leader of this alliance again?" ”

Yuan Shao's face darkened at that time, and he said in a deep voice: "Gongsun Zhan, what do you mean by this?" ”

Gongsun Chan sneered, didn't look at Yuan Shao, and withdrew his gaze to drink by himself.

Yuan Shao was furious and was about to get angry.

Liu Bei, the minister of the plains, hurriedly said: "The same is loyal to the Han family, and the princes are angry with the thunder, this time the division of the king of all walks of life will be under the Tiger Prison Pass, and we will wait for the collective wisdom and efforts to break through the Tiger Prison Pass, and enter Luoyang." ”

Yuan Shao sneered: "Liu Bei, how can there be a place for you to speak here." ”

Liu Bei was a little embarrassed, and he couldn't get off the stage for a while.

This annoyed Zhang Fei who was standing behind him, and the black-faced man was about to have a seizure at that time.

Although Guan Yu was also very displeased, he was not reckless, and hurriedly grabbed Zhang Fei, who was about to draw his sword.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who were standing behind Yuan Shao, couldn't help but stare at each other and sneered again and again.

Cao Cao hurriedly said: "Don't hurt the harmony, don't hurt the harmony!" ”

Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao and said: "Since the princes do not approve of the election of the leader of the alliance to command the three armies, then how to enter the army, we must negotiate a charter, otherwise everyone will not move, and Li Dao will not let go of the Tiger Prison." ”

Everyone nodded yes, and you and I discussed it word by word.

After a morning of deliberation, no conclusion was reached.

Yuan Shao wants to be the leader of the alliance to unify the three armies, but the princes are not stupid, and no one wants to be restrained, so as not to be sent by Yuan Shao to take the lead and be a gunman, they all want to preserve their strength, and they don't want to be the first bird.

Gongsun Chan was a little impatient when he heard this, and said in a deep voice: "What else is there to discuss, since you don't choose the leader of the alliance, then each of them will send 5,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Tiger Prison Pass in turn, so it's fair to everyone." ”

Zhang Miao glanced at Liu Bei and said, "What if there are less than 3,000 soldiers and horses?" ”

Gongsun Chan looked at Liu Bei and said, "If there are less than 3,000 soldiers and horses, you will naturally choose to join forces with others." ”

Liu Bei immediately said: "I am willing to join forces with Brother Boju, and I am under the orders of Brother Boju." ”

Gongsun Chan laughed and said, "That's very good, I'll talk to Xuande Xian Brother later." ”

Everyone secretly shouted that it was a pity, it was a pity that they didn't win Liu Bei over earlier.

Yuan Shao is also a little bad, among the princes here, there is a contradiction between him and Gongsun Zhan, but Liu Bei openly approached Gongsun Zhan, although it is a helpless move for Liu Bei, but it is also waiting for his face, how can he be happy.

The plan was certain, but when it came time to discuss who would be the first, it became a problem again.

Everyone knows that the first to attack the Tiger Prison Pass will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and no one wants to come out.

There was a lot of quarrel, but in the end, it was Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian who stood up and was willing to be the first to send troops to attack the Tiger Prison Pass.

However, when it was time to discuss who would be the second to enter the army, it was cold again.

Cao Cao's eyes rolled, and he immediately thought of a way to discuss the drawing of lots.

All the princes readily agreed, since no one wanted to fight, this was indeed a good way. Since everyone is unwilling to take the lead, let's draw lots to decide, and no matter who draws the lead at that time, there is nothing to regret.

At that moment, Cao Cao made a wooden stick, numbered it upside down and inserted it in the tube, and personally handed it forward for the princes to come forward and draw lots. (To be continued) R466