Yan Pu was silent for a moment, his heart was really a little struggling, if Zhang Lu was Liu Zhang, occupying a large area of Yizhou land, Yan Pu would definitely not persuade Zhang Lu to surrender, but, in fact, Zhang Lu was just a small prince who divided Hanzhong, and he was able to survive for so many years, but because Zhang Lu was invisibly expanding, recuperating for so many years, the internal affairs of the county were indeed very stable, but there was no strong army as a guarantee, all of this was just a mirror, Yan Pu wanted to persuade Zhang Lu to defend it, but, What to keep?

The lives of hundreds of thousands of people in Hanzhong?

Not enough, far from enough.

Youzhou, Bingzhou, Yongzhou, and Sili and most of Jizhou under Yuan Shang's rule, with a population of millions, the resources he could mobilize far exceeded Zhang Lu's limit.

100,000 soldiers and horses are not enough, another 100,000 is enough, and what about Zhang Lu? Even if all the young and strong under his rule are given weapons to the battlefield, it is only two or three hundred thousand, which can support a few major battles?

And in the end of all this, the result is that the five buckets of rice Taoism collapsed and dispersed, the people of Hanzhong deviated from Zhang Lu, and the angry Yuan Shang would not show mercy to Zhang Lu's subordinates, the final result, not only Zhang Lu was unlucky, the family of Shijun's Mansion was also implicated, at that time, the whole Hanzhong, there will be no pure land, the people's livelihood withered, their hard-working Hanzhong will be ruined, the people will leave, the officials abandon the official, the scene of Guanzhong ten years ago is the future of Hanzhong, and all this will be the consequences of Zhang Lu's insistence on fighting to the death. can't escape the slightest bit of anything to do with him, but what about Yan Pu? As Zhang Lu's chief strategist, unless he also abandons his official position like an ordinary official, otherwise. Even if Yan Pu is dead. There are also few people in Hanzhong who must poke his backbone.

Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu joined forces. There is still a glimmer of opportunity, but unfortunately, the Yizhou forces are too strong, the enemy is approaching, and they are still biting each other, this kind of cooperation object, Yan Pu can't see a trace of hope, Zhang Lu doesn't understand. Maybe he can let go of the grievances with the Dongzhou people, even if it is a short period of time, but it is also a concession, and the Dongzhou Group and the Shizu Group under Liu Zhang are used to competing against each other, even if there is no shortage of people of insight in the two forces, but they still can't change this almost habitual struggle between the two forces, a few different theories can't shake this almost with the crowd, Liu Zhang is not Liu Yan after all, he can't balance the two forces, let alone control these two forces. And this kind of misfortune is in Yan Pu's opinion. It is already the evil fruit that Liu Yan has buried after his death, and it is only a matter of time before he chooses a weak heir like Liu Zhang, and Yizhou changes hands, but for Zhang Lu, he has lost Liu Zhang, the best partner to work with, and now Hanzhong is already the egg of the nest, relying on the population of hundreds of thousands of people in a county alone, how to compete with Yuan Shang?

Yan Pu has already considered the gap between the two, and even analyzed the respective odds of winning, and even took the unexpected factors into account, and the already somewhat pitiful winning rate also became close to zero with Yang Ang's defeat in the first battle, Yan Pu didn't want to be so pessimistic, but the practical factors made him have to think of a way out for Zhang Lu, he was Zhang Lu's trusted chief strategist, as a qualified subordinate, Yan Pu must think of a way out for Zhang Lu and seek the greatest benefits.

Yan Pu got up suddenly, his wide sleeves swayed slightly, and the beautiful beard on his chin swayed with the action of getting up, although Yan Pu was a Shu person, his figure was not short, but he was tall and burly from the north.

Seeing this, Zhang Lu leaned forward slightly, as mentioned earlier, after listening to Yang Ang's thoughts, he was now eager to know what Yan Pu, as the head of the civil official, was going to do.

Yan Pu stood up, obviously having made up his mind for a long time, but saw him arch his hand and said, "But I don't know, does Shijun still have the heart to be called the king and the emperor?" ”

Zhang Lu and Yang Ang in the hall were stunned, Yan Pu's words were not beginning or end, and they were indeed a little unexpected.

Zhang Lu was slightly stunned, but he still responded honestly: "There is no more." ”

Ten years ago, Zhang Lu tried to be the king, but was blocked by Yan Pu, at that time, Zhang Lu was high-spirited, Yuan Shang didn't know where to run aground, and ten years later, Zhang Lu, who had been forced thousands of times by reality, had lost his heart back then, and becoming the emperor was just a presumptuous idea in the past.

"Good"

Yan Pu's eyes were slightly solemn, and the trace of unwillingness and hesitation in his heart was instantly dispersed by him, but he heard him say in a deep voice: "In this way, for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of Li people in Hanzhong, Shijun still surrendered." ”

Zhang Lu's kneeling body trembled slightly, but he didn't say a word, just looked at Yan Pu.

Yan Pu knew that Zhang Lu was also unwilling in his heart, after all, he had been the emperor of Hanzhong for so many years, and the right to make a word was the source of his willingness, as a person in power, giving up the right was tantamount to torment for Zhang Lu, and Hanzhong was also in his decades of cultivation before he was able to become a pure land, and now if he wants to give up this land, how can Zhang Lu not hesitate in his heart, and even unwilling is also common sense.

However, he had no choice.

Yan Pu knew Zhang Lu's unwillingness and hesitation, the people of Li in Hanzhong, most of them were believers in Wudoumi Taoism, and regarded Zhang Lu as a god, this kind of right to determine life and death in one word, as long as those who have enjoyed it, they will not give up easily, and Zhang Lu is the same, which is also his original intention of trying to join forces with Liu Zhang to resist Yuan Shang's invasion of Shu.

It's just that this original intention is based on the premise that he has enough ability to resist Yuan Shang, and at present, Liu Zhang can't believe it, and Zhang Lu alone can resist Yuan Shang's pace of advancement.

Since Yan Pu already had a choice in his heart, he would not hesitate anything.

But I heard him ask again: "Master, can my subordinates ask you three questions?" ”

Seeing Zhang Lu slightly nodded, Yan Pu first asked, "How is Shijun's martial arts compared to Jihou Gongsun Zhan?" ”

The word martial arts that Yan Pu asked here was not to ask about Zhang Lu's personal martial arts, but about the military exploits made by Gongsun Chan during his lifetime.

When Zhang Lu heard this, his brows furrowed, and after a while, he still said loudly: "It's slightly inferior." ”

Zhang Lu has self-knowledge and can become the emperor of the soil in Hanzhong, but with Liu Yan's light, he is just cutting off the connection between Hanzhong and the outside world, and he has made meritorious governance, but he has not achieved much in military affairs, and even soldiers are extremely rare in Hanzhong.

When Yan Pu heard this, he asked, "How is the ability to govern compared to Cao Mengde?" ”

Zhang Lu didn't hesitate much this time, shook his head and said, "It's not as good." ”

Indeed, although Cao Cao failed to achieve brilliant results as in history because of Yuan Shang's sudden rise, he was also a military force that should not be underestimated, and he was able to fight with Yuan Shang several times, but only fell behind slightly, and Cao Cao's military achievements were naturally not comparable to Zhang Lu.

Yan Pu nodded, and asked for the third time, "How is it compared to Yuan Shang?" ”

Zhang Lu came back to his senses this time, his face was slightly ugly, Yan Pu's move was just to compare him with others, let him see the gap between himself and others, and persuade him to see himself clearly and stop being stubborn.

"Do you really have to give up so easily?" Zhang Lu said a little irritablely.

"No"

Yan Pu shook his head: "The subordinates know that Shijun is unwilling, so this battle still has to be fought, not only to fight, but also to let Yuan Shang see Shijun's strength, if it is easy to let Yuan Shang get Hanzhong, Shijun will definitely not be reused, his subordinates suggest that this battle, should be fought or fought, and it must also play with momentum, and Yuan Shang cannot be allowed to underestimate Shijun." ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, his face was still a little gloomy, and he looked at the low table in silence and fell into deep thought.

Yan Pu sat down again, he believed that Zhang Lu would definitely make the wisest choice, after all, there was no way out.

Yang Ang has been watching coldly, Yan Pu persuaded Zhang Lu to surrender, and he was not surprised, if he could, he was not willing to surrender, after all, Yuan Shang's fierce generals were like rain, but, as said earlier, they had no other way to retreat, maybe Zhang Lu could lead them to leave Hanzhong and throw themselves into other princes, however, after leaving Hanzhong, they would lose their due value, and the generals were nothing, so surrendering Yuan Shang was the most suitable choice, although, maybe it would also not be reused.

Yan Pu and Yang Ang were silent, leaving Zhang Lu time to think about himself, no matter what, he was the one who made the final decision, and the opinions of outsiders could only be opinions, and it could only be Zhang Lu himself who influenced Zhang Lu's final choice.

The breathing sound in the hall was slow, and a decision related to the fate of the three people was brewing, and what they didn't know was that hundreds of kilometers away on the road, two marching troops with strict military appearance were advancing towards the south of Zheng, and the momentum was so awe-inspiring that the birds and beasts along the way rushed for it. (To be continued......)