Winter passed, and it was another spring, and the 160,000 troops of Zhang Lang's two armies, Long Tao and Bao Tao, drove out of Chang'an to the south, and Zhang Lu's messenger Zhang Wei was accompanied by Zhang Lu's younger brother.

Half a month later, the 160,000-strong army crossed the Xiegu Pass and entered Hanzhong.

Chengdu received the news that Lu Bu's army had entered Hanzhong, the army and the people were shaken, and Liu Zhang urgently summoned the civil and military affairs.

Zhang Song said: "Lu Bu is the best in the world, and his subordinates are all tigers and wolves!" Last year, Yuan Gong attacked Xianbei with an army of 600,000, especially if he couldn't win! Our army is far inferior to Yuan's army, and it can't compete with Lu Bu's army at all! Foolishly think that you can only negotiate peace, not the enemy! ”

Huang Quan pointed at Zhang Song and reprimanded angrily: "Zhang Song, do you want my lord to bend his knees and surrender?" Then he hugged his fist at Liu Zhang and said: "My lord, Zhang Song's demonic words will confuse the public and shake the morale of the people in my Shuzhong, please behead Zhang Song immediately to set an example!" ”

Zhang Song was taken aback, and said angrily: "I mean to worry about the lord, but you are asking the lord to kill me!" Huang Gongheng, although you and I are not compatible, there is no need to declare personal vendettas! ”

Huang Quan glanced at Zhang Song and snorted coldly: "You villain, sooner or later, the foundation of Chuanzhong will be buried in your hands!" ”

Zhang Song sneered, "Even if I, Zhang Song, am immoral and incompetent, is the lord also a weak and incompetent lord?" Huang Quan, are you saying that the lord does not have the ability to distinguish between right and wrong! As a subordinate, how rude! ”

Huang Quan was taken aback and secretly shouted: Oh no.

Liu Zhang was furious, "Huang Quan, you dare to insult me? Come on, beat Huang Quan out of here! ”

Two guards immediately came up.

Huang Quan hurriedly said: "The lord is angry, his subordinates will never dare to be rude to the lord!" ”

Zhang Ren came out and hugged his fists and said: "The lord is angry, Lord Huang lost his words for a while, and I ask the lord to forgive his sins!" All the civil and military forces also came out to intercede for Huang Quan. Seeing this, Zhang Song hurriedly came out to intercede for Huang Quan.

Seeing this scene, Liu Zhang also dismissed his plan to dispose of Huang Quan, and said angrily: "For the sake of everyone interceding for you, forget about it today!" ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Huang Quan kowtowed and thanked him.

Everyone stood up and returned to their positions.

Liu Zhang glanced at Zhong Wenwu, "Lu Buyi is in Xichuan, how should we deal with it?" ”

Huang Quan rushed before Zhang Song and said: "Lord, my Xichuan is a land of four stops, and the cliffs are dangerous, and they cannot be overcome by manpower!" Glancing at Zhang Song, who was sneering on the side, "Although the Lu Bu army is fierce, it is difficult to exert its power in this situation, so they just need to retreat, even if they have millions of soldiers, there is nothing they can do!" ”

Zhang Song sneered: "You don't know that the art of war is cloudy: if you defend it for a long time, you will lose? Although I, Xichuan, am sitting on natural risks, if I only blindly hold on, I am afraid that it will not be a good situation in the end! ”

Huang Quan sneered: "So you think you should surrender to Lu Bu? ”

Zhang Song said angrily: "When did I say that I wanted to surrender?" He hugged his fist at Liu Zhang, who was frowning, "My lord, we can send a secret envoy to Lu Bu's side, if we can say that Lu Bu can withdraw his troops, wouldn't it be better to spend a single soldier?" ”

Huang Quan sneered, "Foolish dreams!" ”

Zhang Song ignored Huang Quan and continued: "Zhang Lu wants to use Lu Bu's military strength to seize my Xichuan, why don't we use the way of others to govern others?" The secret envoy persuaded Lü Bu to attack Zhang Lu nearby, and at the same time told Lü Bu that our army had already deployed heavy troops at various passes to make him know that it would be difficult to succeed in storming Xichuan, and then promised a large amount of money, grain, cloth and silk as military resources! In the next degree, Lu Bu will be said to be moved nine times out of ten! In this way, not only did he relieve the crisis in my Xichuan, but also eliminated Zhang Lu with Lu Bu's hand! This is a plan to drive the tiger and devour the wolf, killing two birds with one stone! ”

Liu Zhang was overjoyed, "Yongnian is a wonderful plan!" ”

The civil and military forces discussed in a low voice, and Huang Quan bowed his head and was silent.

Zhang Song glanced at Huang Quan triumphantly, hugged his fist at Liu Zhang, and said, "My lord, without further ado, it is advisable to send a messenger immediately." ”

Liu Zhang nodded approvingly, and glanced at the civil and military forces, "Which of you is willing to send Lu Bu's military camp for the secret envoy?" ”

However, everyone lowered their heads to avoid Liu Zhang's gaze, and no one answered.

Liu Zhang was disappointed.

Zhang Song said with a gun and a stick: "Hasn't Huang Gongheng always prided himself on being a loyal person? Why don't you speak? ”

Liu Zhang looked at Huang Quan.

Huang Quan's face turned blue and white for a while, and he was forced into a corner by Zhang Song, so he could only ask Liu Zhang for his life: "My subordinates are willing to make secret envoys for this!" ”

Liu Zhang was quite pleased, and was ready to agree.

"It's better to be free." Zhang Song said suddenly. Liu Zhang and Huang Quan looked at Zhang Song in confusion. Zhang Song glanced at Huang Quan, hugged his fist at Liu Zhang, and said: "Huang Quan was unwilling to negotiate peace with Lu Bu from the beginning, and his temper is stinky, I am only worried that he will not only not succeed, but will do bad things!" ”

Huang Quan was furious, pointed at Zhang Lang and scolded: "Zhang Song, you deceive people too much!" ”

Zhang Song sneered: "Under the throne of the lord, he is shouting!" ”

Liu Zhang was dissatisfied. Huang Quan knew that he was wrong, and his face was ashamed.

Liu Zhang frowned and said, "Huang Quan is not suitable, so who can take on this heavy responsibility?" ”

Zhang Song immediately clenched his fists and said: "My subordinates are willing to send Lu Bu to the military camp for the secret envoy." ”

Liu Zhang was overjoyed, "If Yongnian wishes to go, I will sit back and relax!" Huang Quan's face was very ugly.

After Zhang Lang led the army into Hanzhong, he temporarily stationed his army on the outskirts of Baocheng to the west of Hanzhong City. Baocheng is only more than 100 miles away from Baishui Pass, an important checkpoint in Xichuan.

That night, Zhang Lang sat behind the bookcase and read Jia Xu's handwritten letter that had just been sent from Chang'an, and Xu Huang stood on the side with his sword. A guard came in and reported: "General Qiqi, there are people outside who claim to be Liu Zhang's secret envoy and want to see the general." ”

Zhang Lang put down the letter and said with a smile: "It's really been said by Wen He!" Let him in. ”

"No." The guard answered and exited the tent, and a moment later led a man dressed as a merchant into the tent. The man was thin and a little lewd, but he gave him a very shrewd feeling, and his face was quite arrogant.

Xu Huang was unhappy in his heart, and shouted: "When you see the general, don't you kneel?" ”

The man was not afraid, and glanced at Xu Huang, "Is this the general's hospitality?" ”

Zhang Lang smiled and waved his hand, but Xu Huang, who was about to have a seizure, could only endure it.

Zhang Lang ordered someone to bring a stool and invited someone to sit down, but the person was not polite and sat down. Zhang Lang smiled and asked, "What do you call Mr.?" ”

The man clenched his fists and said, "Xichuan, don't drive, Zhang Song." ”

Zhang Lang immediately thought of the guy who first planned to dedicate Xichuan to Cao Cao and later took refuge in Liu Bei, smiled, hugged his fists and said: "It turned out to be Zhang Yongnian, I heard the name of Mr. a long time ago!" ”

Zhang Song couldn't help but be overjoyed, and said with a smile on his goat's beard: "I didn't expect the general to be completely different from the legend!" ”

Zhang Lang smiled: "The rumors are inherently untrue! ”