Changan.

Ma Chao hurried to the hall of the General's Mansion, saw Jia Xu, hugged his fists and said, "Sir." ”

Jia Xu immediately got off his seat and walked to the map on the side, "Meng Qi come here." Ma Chao walked to Jia Xu's side. Jia Xu pointed at the Sword Pavilion with a happy face and said, "I just got the news that the general has broken through the Sword Pavilion, and the progress of things is as smooth as expected!" Ma Chao hurriedly asked, "Sir, is there any task for me?" ”

Jia Xu smiled slightly, and asked instead of answering: "What does General Meng Qi think?" ”

Ma Chao thought for a while and looked at Jia Xu, "Does Mr. want me to immediately lead the army into Sichuan to assist the general in obtaining Xichuan?" ”

Jia Xu smiled incomprehensibly.

His gaze turned to the Sword Pavilion.

Yang Ren and Yang Ang led the army to arrive outside the Sword Pavilion City and temporarily stationed there. That night, the two were discussing in the big tent, and Yang Ang frowned and said, "Lu Bu has been obtaining the Sword Pavilion for so many days, why has he not moved?" ”

Yang Ren said with a smile: "I have already sent someone to find out the reason, the reason why Lu Bu is holding back is not because he is unwilling, but because he can't!" Before seizing the Sword Pavilion, although he successfully opened the city gate, Zhang Ren organized 50,000 defenders to counterattack in time, and the two sides fought a vicious battle, and Lu Bu suffered a lot of losses! I estimate that without ten days and half a month, Lu Bu will never continue to attack! ”

Yang Ang nodded, "I see. Glancing at Yang Ren, "Then what should we do?" ”

Yang Ren immediately said: "Lu Bujun can't attack for the time being, this is our chance!" Since the Sword Pavilion Heavenly Danger has been captured, we can follow the Dianjiang River all the way south to attack the Shuzhong Plain, and then take Chengdu in one go! In this way, we will not only serve the lord, but also make you and me famous all over the world! ”

Yang Ang nodded thoughtfully, then thought of something, frowned, and said, "But the Sword Pavilion is in Lu Bu's hands, will he let us pass?" ”

Yang Ren pondered: "Our two families are an alliance, and there is no reason why he will not let us pass." Glancing at Yang Ang, "If he doesn't let us go, isn't he afraid that we will join forces with Liu Zhang?" Yang Ang nodded.

Early the next morning, in the lobby of the Sword Pavilion Governance Office, Zhang Lang read Yang Ren's handwritten letter sent by the envoy, put down the letter, and smiled, "Our two families are an alliance, of course there is no problem for you to pass the customs." At this moment, a majestic and fierce general wearing heavy armor and a dark cloak was standing on one side with his sword, and when he heard that Zhang Lang had promised Zhang Lujun to clear the customs, he became anxious. This mighty general was originally under the command of Ma Chao, but after the reorganization, Zhang Lang was transferred to Long Taojun as a deputy general, surnamed Pang Mingde, and the word Lingming.

"Thank you, General, for retiring." The messenger bowed and departed.

"General, that Zhang Lu Jun obviously came to pick peaches on the ground, why do you want to let them pass?" Pound couldn't help but ask.

Zhang Lang smiled and said jokingly: "If I don't let them pass, I will definitely unite with Liu Zhang, wouldn't it be dangerous for us?" ”

Pound: uh.

Yang Ren Yang Ang was overjoyed when he received the return of the envoy, and immediately ordered the army to cross the Sword Pavilion Xiongguan and go south along the Dianjiang River. At the same time, Zhang Ren is actively preparing for war in Xichong City, which is located on the west bank of the Dianjiang River, with lofty mountains and mountains on the west side, although it is not as dangerous as Baishuiguan and Jiange, but it is the only way to go south to the Shuzhong Plain along the Dianjiang River; At present, in addition to the more than 20,000 remnants of the soldiers who retreated from the Sword Pavilion, there are also 20,000 reinforcements brought by Gao Pei, a total of more than 40,000 troops.

Zhang Ren patrolled along the city walls to find holes in the defenses. Although he has the advantage of geographical advantages, Zhang Ren frowned and felt heavy. He knew very well that with the strength of his army to compete with Lu Bu's army, if Lu Bu's army insisted on attacking, it would only be a matter of time before Xichong City fell.

A scout hurried up the city wall, "General cavalry, the enemy army has reached the town of Green Willow thirty miles to the north. ”

Zhang Ren frowned, "Lu Bujun is finally here." ”

The scout hurriedly said: "No, the other party is not Lu Bujun, it is Zhang Lujun, the 80,000 Zhang Lu army led by Yang Ren Yang Ang." ”

When Zhang Ren heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, but then his brows furrowed even tighter, and he turned his head and ordered: "Order all armies, be on strict alert!" "No."

At the same time, in the lobby of the Chengdu Assassin's Mansion, Liu Zhang had just sent 60,000 reinforcements to Xichong City, and he was a little relieved, and said with a depressed face: "Zhang Song is really hateful!" They were all killed by him! Glancing at Huang Quan, "Haven't you found anyone else?" ”

Huang Quan shook his head, "He must have been worried about the lord's guilt, so he absconded in fear of the crime!" ”

Liu Zhang showed a look of annoyance, "Damn! Then he asked worriedly, "Gong Heng, do you think we can resist Lu Bujun?" ”

Huang Quan frowned and said: "I have seen Lu Bujun, brave as a tiger, as ruthless as a jackal, and my central Sichuan army lacks training all year round, it is difficult to compete with it!" ……”

Liu Zhang panicked, "What should I do?" ”

"Don't panic, lord! Our army is closed and blocked by the enemy, and the enemy army will never enter the Shuzhong Plain for a year and a half! At the same time, you can send an envoy to Yuan Shao to persuade Yuan Shao to send troops, if you send troops, Lu Bu will definitely give up attacking Xichuan and withdraw to Guanzhong! ”

Liu Zhang said worriedly: "Will Yuan Shao send troops?" ”

"It should be. Yuan Shao and Lu Bu are incompatible, not long ago the two families had a big battle, Yuan Shao regarded Lu Bu as a thorn in the flesh, and it was impossible to sit back and watch Lu Bu plot against me Xichuan! ”

When Liu Zhang heard this, he was a lot more relieved, "Then, who can do it?" ”

"My subordinates are willing to go." Huang Quan clenched his fists and begged for his life.

Liu Zhang hurriedly waved his hand, "No, no, no!" If Mr. Gongheng leaves, I will lose my backbone! ”

Huang Quan was moved in his heart, thought about it, hugged his fists and said, "It's better to send Fei Guan to go." Fei Guan is the son-in-law of the lord, he is trustworthy enough, and his argument is unhindered, and he is worthy of this position! ”

Liu Zhang was overjoyed, nodded and said, "Just let him go." ”

That night, Zhang Lang stood in front of the map and frowned, from the beginning of the war to the present, everything has progressed very smoothly, but I am afraid that the next battle will not be so smooth! The reason why it was smooth before was completely because the enemy army was unprepared, but now the enemy army has been prepared, relying on the strong city and dangerous passes, all the way down, although confident, but the loss will never be less! After this battle, I don't know how long it will take to recover!

At this moment, the guards came in and reported: "General, a person outside the city calls himself Zhang Song and wants to see the general." ”

"Oh? How did he get here? Zhang Lang thought that Zhang Song would be arrested or even killed by Liu Zhang, but he didn't expect him to run to the Sword Pavilion overnight.

"Let him in."

The guard answered the promise and ran down, and soon after, he returned to the hall with a dusty scribe, and that person was Zhang Song.