Zhang Lu looked up at Wei Yanyang and showed off his might, so angry that he almost fell off his horse. He led his troops out of the city to meet Yang Bai, and he didn't bring siege equipment. At this time, if you want to quickly win the level, you can only destroy the gate, and you don't have to think about building equipment to attack the wall. So Zhang Lu ordered the soldiers to find a bundle of firewood and grass and pile it in front of the door and set it on fire.

How could Wei Yan sit back and watch Zhang Lu set fire? Ordered the soldiers to open their bows and arrows. Before Zhang Lu's soldiers could run to the edge of the city, they were shot by a bow and crossbow, and one by one they fell on the way to charge and set fire.

If Zhang Lu's soldiers are really not afraid of death, even though the arrows in the sky are raining down, there are still some soldiers with wooden shields on their heads, rushing to the bottom of the wall and lighting a fire.

Wei Yan did not panic when he saw the smoke rising, and ordered the soldiers: "Pour water to extinguish the fire!" ”

After closing the sergeant's order, they brought copper basins, wood pots and other things containing water and poured them down. Then I heard a ghost crying wolf howl in the city. It turned out that these soldiers did not pour cold water, but boiling water, which could not only extinguish the fire, but also kill the enemy. The soldiers of Zhang Lu who were not killed by bows and arrows under the city were burned and split one by one, but they did not die immediately, they all rolled on the ground with their heads and faces in their hands, and let out bursts of creepy roars, which felt painful when they listened to it.

Zhang Lu also knew that this kind of siege battle without equipment was filled with human lives, but if he didn't take advantage of the fact that there were few soldiers to seize the pass at this time, he might be defeated and die as soon as Nanye's army arrived and flanked back and forth. Therefore, Zhang Lu encouraged the soldiers: "The boiling water is limited, so quickly take this opportunity to set fire to the pass." Even if you die in this battle, I will give you the Emperor of Heaven, so that you will wait for your soul to return to Heaven and become an official in Heaven. ”

Others would not listen to Zhang Lu's words, but the fanatical believers of the Five Doumi Sect were convinced, so another group of soldiers rushed to the front of the pass with firewood and grass in one hand and a shield in the other.

Of course, Wei Yan didn't believe in the words of Heavenly Court and Heavenly Officials, but Zhang Lu was right about one thing, that is, turning off the boiling water was indeed limited. Wei Yan had not been in the customs for a long time, and he only had time to boil a little hot water, which was not because Wei Yan had not predicted the prophet to prevent Zhang Lu from setting fire, but because rolling wood, gravel, boiling water, and boiling oil were originally sharp weapons for city defense. After Wei Yan entered the customs, he naturally considered guarding the pass, he couldn't add fuel to the fire, of course, he used boiling water to extinguish the fire, killing two birds with one stone.

The boiling water is gone, but it doesn't mean that Wei Yan can't put out the fire. When Zhang Lu's second group of soldiers rushed through the rain of arrows and began to set fire, countless basins of cold water were poured on their heads, and the freshly lit firewood and grass were extinguished. It's just that this time Zhang Lu had no casualties. However, immediately after closing it, countless rolling logs and stones were thrown down, and Zhang Lu's second batch of key soldiers were buried together with the first batch of soldiers who screamed and did not die just now.

Seeing the death of loyal soldiers one by one, Zhang Lu's heart was also like a knife. But what makes him most sad is that even if his heart hurts, he still has to tackle the problem, otherwise there is no way back. Just as he was about to send the third group of soldiers after enduring the heartache, he heard a battle song drifting from the thick fog behind him.

"The clouds are from the dragon, the wind is from the tiger, and the dust and earth are fame. Looking at Shenzhou, the people are bitter, and thousands of miles of fertile land are barren. Smell the world, sound the golden drum, and make up for the defects of heaven. Good boy, don't be a parent, just for the common people, not for the lord......"

Zhang Lu and the others changed their complexions when they heard this, and they all knew that this was Nanye's Jiaozhou army. Zhang Lu hurriedly asked the generals: "Nanye soldiers and horses have arrived, what should we do?" ”

Yan Pu said: "There is a small road on the side of the mountain that can be cleared, but it is rugged and difficult to pass, and the carriages and horses cannot pass. ”

Zhang Lu didn't care about the carriage and horses at this time, so he was busy with Yan Pu leading the way and fled from the path. When Nan Ye led the team to the front of the pass, but Zhang Lu was nowhere to be found, he asked Wei Yan in the city: "Does Chief Wen know where Zhang Lu wen?" ”

Wei Yan shook his head and said, "The fog is too heavy, I don't know where to go." ”

Although this fog can block the line of sight, it can't stop Nan Ye's skills. As soon as the star-seeking and star-revealing skills were released, Zhang Lu's people, who had not yet gone far, appeared in Nan Ye's mind. Nan Ye pointed towards the fog and said, "Zhang Lu is ahead, follow me to kill the enemy!" ”

Zhang Lu thought that he could escape with the help of fog, but he didn't expect Nanye's army to come later. The two armies fought a scuffle, Zhang Lu was defeated, and ninety percent of the ten adult horses were broken, thanks to a group of ghost pawns and sacrificial wine, Zhang Lu was allowed to escape from the road and escape back to Nanzheng.

Nan Ye returned victoriously, and entered the customs with all the generals to celebrate his achievements, and rewarded Wei Yan and Lei Tong. Wei Yan was ashamed and did not accept it. Nan Ye said: "Merit should be rewarded, and there should be punishment." Wen Chang was able to win Yang Bai's camp in this battle to make up for the previous mistakes, and this reward was only to win the merit of Yangping Pass. Wei Yan heard Nan Ye say this before receiving the reward.

After resting in Guanzhong, the soldiers continued to march to Nanzheng Xiazhai. This Nanzheng was originally the seat of Hanzhong County, and after Zhang Lude Hanzhong, Hanzhong County was changed to Hanning County, and the office was still located in Nanzheng. Its importance is equivalent to Liu Zhang's Chengdu and Cao Cao's Xuchang.

Zhang Lu saw that Nanye soldiers were approaching the city, so he discussed countermeasures with the generals. Yang Song was timid and greedy for money, and he was already frightened by the beating, so he persuaded Zhang Ludao: "The Nanye National Teacher is powerful, so it is better to open the door and surrender." ”

Yan Pu said: "The lord must not! Nan Ye pursues the road of science in Jiaozhou, how can he allow the Catholic to educate all the people? ”

Zhang Lu suddenly woke up when he heard Yan Puyi, he was a dual identity, in addition to the princes of one party, he was also the head of a sect. If he surrendered to other princes, Zhang Lu would still have the confidence to maintain his position as the head of the sect, and he would still be worshiped by believers. However, if you surrender to Nanye, not only will it be difficult to protect the status of the princes, but I am afraid that the status of the sect leader will not be able to be maintained. Religious struggles can sometimes be more brutal than political struggles.

After desperating with the idea of surrendering, Zhang Lu began to mobilize men and horses to defend the city. Don't look at the two battles of Jiameng Pass and Yangping Pass, Zhang Lu lost tens of thousands of horses, but this Nanzheng is Zhang Lu's nest after all, and there are still 30,000 elite soldiers in the city. In addition, nine times out of ten, the people of Nanzheng are believers in the Wudoumi Sect, whether they believe in it or not, these people dare not disobey Zhang Lu's order. With Zhang Lu's order, he actually mobilized 100,000 believers to help defend the city, and almost all the young people in the city went to the top of the city.

When Nan Ye saw the dense crowd in the city, he was shocked. From the outfit, Nan Ye could see that the young men at the head of the city who were carrying rolling logs and stones to prepare for war were all people in the city, not Zhang Lu's soldiers. This discovery not only did not make Nan Ye feel relaxed, but made him feel tricky. The confrontation between the two armies and the massacre of civilians are completely different concepts.

Dian Wei, Wei Yan and other generals did not understand Nan Ye's scruples, in their opinion, anyone who opposed Nan Ye was the enemy, since those people volunteered to go to the city to assist Zhang Lu, it was equivalent to making the choice to fight Nan Ye, and they should be ready to die on the battlefield.

Guo Jia, Zhao Yun and others understood Nan Ye's reluctance to kill and injure the people. Good or bad reputation aside. In terms of interests alone, as soon as Zhang Lu defeats these people, he will become the people under Nan Ye's rule, and Nan Ye naturally can't bear to kill them.

Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and others, who have newly invested in Nanye, will not know Nanye as well as Guo Jia and Zhao Yun. They just admired Nan Ye's kindness and felt that they had met Lord Ming.