In the third year of the first peace, on August 25, Zhang Shan led his troops to break Liu Yan's remaining troops in Zitong and defeated nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Zhang Ren, a general in Shuzhong.

At the beginning, Zhang Ren led 50,000 barbarian soldiers to Zitong in the north, and together with Zhao Wei, he fled to Zitong with more than 10,000 remnants of more than 10,000 soldiers, totaling nearly 70,000 horses.

As soon as Zhang Ren's army arrived in Zitong, the generals under Zhang Shan's command asked for battle, but they were pressed down by Zhang Shan.

Zhang Shan and Xu Huang both thought that they had to wait a little longer, after all, there were still sixty or seventy thousand Yizhou troops in Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass that could not be ignored, and they had to be considered comprehensively to ensure that nothing went wrong. Moreover, whether it is Zhang Shan or Xu Huang, the real purpose is to complete the battle.

But only two or three days, Zhang Shan received a secret report, knowing the specific news of the Jianmen guard Ling Bao and the Jia Meng guard Liu Bi Surrender Cheng, so he was overjoyed and convened the generals to discuss, preparing to immediately break through Zitong and march into Chengdu.

However, Xu Huang still built yì for the time being.

Xu Huang's reason is very simple, since he wants to finish his work in one battle, why not wait? Presumably, when Liu Yan learned that he could not mobilize the soldiers and horses of Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass, he would definitely make a desperate bet and transfer all the soldiers and horses from the southern counties to Zitong to make a last stand.

In this way, as long as you wait a little longer, you can wipe out the Yizhou army.

At that time, Yizhou will no longer have troops available, and its own strength will be like a bamboo.

Zhang Shan thought so, so he adopted Xu Huang's Jianyì, and at the same time secretly sent people to publicize the surrender of the two troops of Jianmen Pass and Jiameng Pass.

The people of Yizhou were panicked, Liu Yan was really as Xu Huang expected, he was anxious, and immediately entangled the soldiers and horses of the southern counties, with a total of 40,000 or 50,000 troops, and sent them to Zitong in one go, and strictly ordered Zhang Ren Xu Sheng not to be defeated, to make a desperate bet.

While Zhang Shan's army was holding the camp and waiting for the opportunity, Zhang Ren gradually let go of his courage and even sent men and horses out of the city to fight.

In particular, the 50,000 barbarian soldiers were sent out of the city by Zhang Ren and scattered among the surrounding mountains and forests outside the city, attacking from time to time, which also gave Zhang Shan a slight headache for a few days.

However, in the face of the Liangzhou army's sophisticated bows and crossbows, the sneak attack of the barbarians was just a joke. No matter how many soldiers and horses you have, whether you come hard or attack at night, just greet with a rain of arrows, anyway, the army will not go out of the camp gate, and the troops will not move.

This gave Zhang Ren confidence, and he felt that the legendary and powerful Liangzhou Army was nothing more than that, and it was even more presumptuous. made Zhang Shan's subordinates excited, and they all held their breath.

Until August 25, finally, Liu Yan's last troops were all concentrated in Zitong. After seeing the specific situation, Zhang Shan immediately summoned his subordinates, assigned tasks, and attacked at night. First attract the attention of the Zitong defenders with the Golden Wing Tiger Cavalry, and then make the Mineral-eating Beast dig down the Zitong city wall, instantly lead troops into the city, destroy the Yizhou army, and capture the main general Zhang Ren!

Zhang Ren was fierce and unwilling to surrender, so he insulted Li Zheng and was beheaded by Zhang Shan.

Zitong is broken, and Yizhou is a woman who has stripped her clothes, and she takes what she wants. The next day, Zhang Shan waved his troops south, and along the way, the county looked at the wind and descended, and arrived in Chengdu before dark!

Chengdu is only garrisoned by more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and if it is a siege, it will be broken in a blink of an eye. However, Zhao Wei and others were arraigned, and they only said that they could persuade Liu Yan to take the initiative to open the city and surrender. Zhang Shan also considered that Liu Yan was Li Zheng's nominal father-in-law after all, so he agreed to a grace day.

Early the next morning, Liu Yan, who had become a loner, finally surrendered in Kaecheng under the persuasion of Zhao Wei, Huang Quan and others, and presented a surrender table.

At this point, Yizhou is next!

Zhang Shan immediately passed the good news to Li Zheng.

At this time, Li Zheng was entertaining the courtiers who were arrested and put in prison, and after learning about the battle situation in Yizhou, he was overjoyed, and while summoning Zhang Shan, ordering him to clear the hidden dangers of Yizhou, reorganize the soldiers and horses of Yizhou, and establish the defense line of various defense areas in Yizhou, and on the other hand, he sent a message back to Lingzhou, so that Xun You could spread the news of taking Yizhou and capturing Guanzhong, so as to improve the morale of the people in Liangzhou, and let Xun You prepare to go south to Yizhou and take charge of Yizhou government affairs.

August 27, in the Weiyang Palace.

Li Zheng sat on the seat of the original Son of Heaven, looking down at the newly freshly groomed but still dying civil and military ministers under His Majesty's steps, and suddenly felt that these faces were not so annoying, and the joy on their faces could not be concealed.

Guanzhong has been won, and Yizhou has also been won, can it be happy?!

"Hahaha"

Li Zheng laughed, and his loud voice echoed in the hall, making His Highness's ministers look at each other.

"Although you may not be happy, General Ben still wants to share good news with you!" Li Zheng looked at them with a smile and said, "Yizhou has been taken!" ”

The ministers were silent, and many people were discouraged and felt at a loss in front of them.

Looking at Li Zheng, their arrogance was gone. It was this person who denied the continued existence of the Han Dynasty in front of them, and actually took away their titles, making them hate and disgust.

However, this person is now so powerful that it is terrifying.

Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Yizhou, and more than half of the merger states have all become his territories. Half of the country! That's half the country!

With Liangzhou as the backing, Guanzhong and Yizhou were laid down, and the seizure of the world is not just around the corner? !

This person has won the world, is there any benefit to them?

Wang Yun's face was ashen, his head hung down, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Li Zheng's eyes swept around, and finally fell on the people led by Wang Yun, with a straight expression, and said, "Presumably you all know the conditions of this general!" ”

The tiger's eyes were burning, Li Zheng paused, and said: "I have given you time to think about it, how to choose, you should have a plan." ”

They were able to get out of the prison, naturally because Yang Biao, Huangfu Song and others had already agreed to Li Zheng's conditions.

"With the general, you have three paths."

Li Zheng said: "First, follow my arrangement and do what you have to do!" ”

"Second, move your family away, if you don't want to stay in Guanzhong, you can go to Kanto, Jiangdong, Jizhou, it's okay. But you can only take away your family members, and you will never be allowed to take away a slave or tenant! My Liangzhou has abolished the system of domestic slaves and tenants, and from now on, there will be no more domestic slaves and tenants! ”

"Third, stubbornly resist, waiting for General Ben's wielding of the butcher's knife!"

"Okay," after saying these words, Li Zheng waved his hand happily and said, "Let's go, let's go, how to choose, wait for your own district." ”

In the afternoon, Li Zheng issued a recruitment order.

Regardless of background, regardless of family background, regardless of martial arts craftsmen, regardless of belief and sect, meritocracy!

The next day, all but a very small number of the courtiers of the Han Dynasty stayed in Chang'an, and the rest dragged their families away.

Li Zhenghun didn't care.

It is undeniable that many of these people are talented, and if they are used on the blade, they will definitely play a big role. But their thinking, their deep-seated vision and class consciousness, are a major obstacle.

If you want to enable these people, Li Zheng is really not at ease.

It doesn't matter if they leave, if they leave Li Zheng's territory, then let them go and harm the other princes. If he wants to mess around after returning to his hometown, then Li Zheng will justifiably raise the butcher's knife.

After the recruitment order was issued, Li Zheng was looking forward to it.

This level is the essence of the world, although Dong Zhuo has been poisoned, but after all, there is still a foundation, and there are definitely not a few capable people in all aspects.

Since they are capable people, they must be able to see the current situation clearly, and Li Zheng is naturally their best choice.

Presumably, this recruitment will definitely have a huge harvest!

In the afternoon, after Li Zheng finished handling some government affairs, he changed into regular clothes, brought a few personal guards, and Shi Shiran went out of the palace.

Chang'an was originally the capital of the Han Dynasty, but in the process of the alternation of the two Han Dynasty, it was almost destroyed in the war. In the past two hundred years, it has gradually recovered its vitality, although it is not as prosperous as two hundred years ago, but it is still not to be underestimated, it is the largest city in this era, there is no one, because Luoyang has become a ruin, and there is no city that can be compared with Chang'an.

Even under the rule of Liangzhou, there is still no city that can compare with Chang'an in terms of scale. Although Tianhe City is extremely spectacular and grand, it is far inferior to Chang'an in terms of area and population.

Walking on the wide streets of Chang'an, through the bustling flow of people, Li Zheng came to the door of a clean mansion.

The mansion looks a little old. Outside the door, there are two evergreen cypresses, and the paint on the gate is mottled and mixed, like the bark of an old tree. The plaque on the door reads two large, slightly dim characters 'Cai Fu'.

That's right, this is the mansion of Cai Yong, the former Zuo Zhonglang general, and there is a woman who makes Li Zheng's heart move.

Li Zheng stepped forward slowly, knocked on the knocker, and a moment later, an old servant opened the door.

"You are?"

The old servant looked at Li Zheng and asked, "I don't know who the little brother is looking for?" ”

"This is the Mansion of the Duke of Bo, right?" Li Zheng asked.

"Exactly."

"I came to visit Bo Jiaogong in the next place, and I hope that the elders will give you a good look." Li Zhengli was thoughtful and polite.

The old servant smiled and said, "Okay, little brother, stay less, the old man will go first and make a sound." ”

Cai Yong was excluded from the scholar class because of Dong Zhuo, so he did not leave Chang'an this time. Although Cai Yong is not a politician, he is a university scholar and a smart person after all, so he can naturally see that Chang'an or Li Zheng is the safest place in the world.

Since Cai Yan was released early a few days ago, Cai Yong has been staying in the house, reading, doing studies, ignoring the outside world, and being leisurely for a while.

At this time, Cai Yong was in the back garden, drinking tea, squinting slightly, listening to the sound of his beloved daughter's natural piano.

The old servant arrived in the back garden, quietly walked to Cai Yong's side, and said in a low voice: "Master, there are guests visiting." ”

Cai Yong opened his eyes and looked strange: "The old man's house, there are still guests visiting?" ”

It's no wonder that Cai Yong is like this, since he fell to Dong Zhuo, there have been no guests in this mansion for a long time. After such a long time, he has almost become accustomed to it, and he is not surprised that there are still guests visiting in this situation.

"Ah Lu, you go and lead the guest to the side hall, serve tea, and the old man will go to wash up, and then meet the guest."

"Yes, sir."

After the old servant left, Cai Yong got up slowly, his clear face was comfortable. Among the flowers not far from the opposite side, a Jiaowei guqin was placed horizontally on a low stone table, and a mature woman with a plain face sat behind the table, and beside her, there was a delicate girl in her twenties.

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