On the sixth day of the fifth month of May 195 AD, the Jingzhou army was cautious and slowly arrived in Xicheng at a speed of fifty miles a day. Because of the full preparation, sufficient time, and preparations for the battle, more than 3,000 sentinels were dispatched along the way, and almost all the mountain trails were swept away. For the sake of prudence, Wang Xu was relatively familiar with the terrain of Hanzhong, and also bought people as guides at high prices along the way. Whenever there was anything suspicious, the army immediately halted its advance and did not plan until the investigation was complete.

The strict military discipline in the process of marching and the attitude of not committing any offense to the people won the hearts of the people. Moreover, the name of Wang Xu Rende has long been spread outside, and the wealth of Jingzhou is very envied by the people in the surrounding areas, so except for the believers of the Wudoumi Sect, not only was not rejected by the ordinary people, but the people were greatly surprised, and the people who helped on the road did not know how many.

The effect of this is also obvious, the Hanzhong army set up ambushes twice in Hu'er Ling and Shilixia, but was discovered by a large number of sentinels, for fear that the Jingzhou army would bully its strength alone, all of them retreated without a fight.

It is also wise to do this, because Wang Xu has long expected this situation, if he really hides in the mountains and does not leave, he will face the siege of Jingzhou soldiers, followed by countless fire oil baking and rocket attacks. Anyway, he is not in a hurry, destroying one is one, Zhang Lu dares to send people out to rescue better, come one to kill one, come to two to kill a pair, come to a thousand to destroy a thousand, come to ten thousand, then directly fight a decisive battle, once and for all, facing the enemy is always what Jingzhou wants to see the most.

This kind of ambush without any means of cover, as long as the army finds it before entering the narrow ambush range, there are absolutely countless ways to eliminate it. In history, Pang Tong fell to Fengpo, one is to keep secret, the second is to hurry, the third is not an absolute advantage of the force, and the fourth is the lack of manpower and materials. That's why he broke into the ambush range with his head covered.

The army marched in a long and narrow line. On the cliffs on both sides, crossbowmen fired volleys. Rolling stones and giant trees are smashed, not to mention tens of millions of people, even tens of thousands of you can shoot you and flee in defeat. Of course, in the battle of Tangzishan, the Jingzhou army also suffered this kind of loss.

If you find it in advance, you will naturally not enter its attack range, and you only need to find a place to camp in an open area far away. Then they were surrounded by elite and strong soldiers, and Jingzhou took out blood this time, and there were a lot of materials such as fire oil and rockets. In this dense forest, all you need to do is burn the mountain and set it on fire, and it will hardly cost human lives to win. When encountering steep terrain, you only need to send elite foot soldiers to occupy the commanding heights and cover the main army.

Although this tactic made Zhang Lu angry like thunder, he was helpless. When Wang Xu's army arrived in Xicheng, there was no longer a single soldier in Hanzhong in Xicheng, and all of them withdrew to Nanxiang. In addition to the scouts who inquired in Jingzhou, several squads died. No price was paid.

Zhang Lu's army is not enough, if he divides his troops to garrison Xicheng. That Wang Xu will inevitably besiege Xicheng with an absolute superiority of troops, if one or two thousand people are defeated here, then Hanzhong will be empty, and it will be even more impossible to resist. So in his opinion, it is better to simply retreat, so that at least he can gather troops for a battle. Of course, this is also expected by Wang Xu, if Zhang Lu really left 30,000 people to guard the West City, it would be much easier, and it would be easier to break the West City than to break the Hanzhong County Mansion Nanzheng. (Note: The name of the ancient Hanzhong County was Nanzheng, which is now in Hanzhong City, and is dozens of miles away from the current Nanzheng City)

In fact, if Hanzhong wants to have a glimmer of life, there are no more than two paths. One is to fight with all their might, relying on the familiarity of local soldiers with the terrain and landforms, stationed in dangerous places in the mountains and rivers, and compete with the main force of Jingzhou. It's just that this road requires excellent command, and Zhang Lu and his generals and strategists need to have superb skills and the ability to command the army, and obviously Zhang Lu does not have that confidence.

As for the second way, that is, the whole army and all the money, food and materials were withdrawn to the Hanzhong County Government, relying on the steep terrain and majestic city walls of the Hanzhong County Government to resist, as long as it dragged on for a few months, the Jingzhou army would naturally retreat when the labor and division were on an expedition, the soldiers were exhausted, and the logistics supply was insufficient, and Zhang Lu obviously chose this second way.

Sure enough, after the Jingzhou army captured Xicheng, it moved forward cautiously as always, Nanxiang and Chenggu were abandoned by Zhang Lu one after another, and the main force was withdrawn into Hanzhong, and even the defenders of Yangping Pass, the western gateway, were transferred back......

On May 20, 195 A.D., the Jingzhou army was in the Hanzhong county capital Nanzheng, the stretching camp was boundless, and the commanding heights of the hills outside the entire city were occupied by the Jingzhou army......

In the meeting hall of the Taishou Mansion in Hanzhong, the angry Zhang Lu threw the bamboo slip in his hand fiercely, fell on the table in front of him with a "snap", and then bounced high, flew out and fell to the ground. The handsome face was full of resentment, and he scolded angrily: "Liu Zhang, you ignorant child, if I lose my Hanzhong, you will have no way to live!" What kind of rebellion does Gan Ning, Lou Fa and others pretend to be, even if they bring two or three thousand people to rebel, what kind of big thing can they become, Wang Xu, the great enemy, is the end of you and me! ”

The military generals in the hall were all calm down because of his anger, and everyone had a sad look on their faces, and if Liu Zhang, the only possible reinforcement, did not come, then it would be difficult to fight this battle.

After a long time, when Zhang Lu's anger was a little smoother, Yan Pu, who was the chief of Wenchen in the hall, said respectfully: "Lord, don't be angry. Liu Zhang is already incompetent and unreliable, but now Wang Xu's army is coming to the city, and it is a big deal to discuss how to resist! ”

"Hey!" Zhang Lu sighed, sat back down, shook his head and said: "Wang Xu raised 80,000 troops this time, and all of them are elite generals, if there is no foreign aid, this battle may be difficult!" ”

As soon as the words fell, one of the athletes on the right suddenly got up and said angrily: "Lord, what are you afraid of." Although this Jingzhou general is famous, most of them are rumors from the people, how can he believe it? According to my words, it should have been a long time ago for the soldiers to fight to the death, why bother to defend the lonely city like this! ”

This general is tall, powerful, and majestic, and he is Yang Ren, the first brave general under Zhang Lu's account.

"General Yang don't want to underestimate the enemy, then Zhao Yun and Dian Wei also fought with the world's number one fierce general, Wenhou Lu Bu, and they are definitely not good!" As Zhang Lu's chief strategist, Yan Pu thought more and immediately spoke out to dissuade him.

It's okay not to persuade it, but Yang Ren can't stand this persuasion. He prides himself on his own bravery. He rarely met an opponent in his life. He is often complimented by others, and he is naturally arrogant. Of course, he didn't encounter it, after all, the Han Dynasty was so big, and masters were not everywhere, and he was indeed not weak, but he was just a little sitting in the well and watching the sky.

When he heard this at this moment, he was immediately angry: "Everyone in the world says that Lu Bu is brave. But Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, and Zhang Fei just fought with them, and this Zhao Yun and Dian Wei are nothing more than that. Besides, if there is no real fight, who knows if its reputation is true or false? I have heard for a long time that Xi Lianghua was brave and brave in the world, but he was cut down by someone under the horse, and these people are also brave? So don't follow the crowd! ”

As he spoke, he turned to Zhang Lu and said, "Lord, the last general is willing to lead the soldiers and horses of his headquarters out of the city to call for war, and try his skills." Even if he loses the enemy, it will be okay to be able to do it at the end. Would it be better to make a decision then? ”

These words made Zhang Lu hesitate, and Yan Pu also frowned and thought without speaking. After all, they understand Yang Ren's martial arts, and they are indeed strong. Although the generals of Jingzhou are famous, they have no reference in their hearts after all, they have never faced the battle, no one knows the truth or falsehood, and the words of the people may indeed be rumored many times. For example, if 1,000 taels of silver were stolen from Zhang Lu's family, it would not be impossible for him to lose hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

After a while, Zhang Lu couldn't help but be moved, after all, if he could win a few games, he would definitely be able to hit Jingzhou's morale hard, and it would also enhance the confidence of the Hanzhong soldiers, maybe there would be a chance to break the enemy. "I think this matter can be tried, even if General Yang's martial arts are defeated, there should be no big problem!"

"Yes! Oh, yes! ”

"General Yang is brave, and it is not a problem to kill the generals and capture the flag!"

"It's possible!"

In an instant, many civil servants and military generals in the council hall echoed each other, and people always tend to think about the good side when they are desperate, like a drowning person grabbing a straw. And people's feelings can also affect people, so many people echo it, which makes Zhang Lu's confidence even more, and immediately turned his head to Yan Pu and said: "Zimao, I want to give it a try, how about it?" ”

"It's okay, then the lord will let General Yang give it a try!" Yan Pu finally nodded in agreement, after all, he didn't have a way to break the enemy.

From then on, Zhang Lu no longer had any doubts, his face was solemn, and he ordered: "Yang Ren, I order you to immediately order the troops and horses of the headquarters to meet the battle, and I will lead the civil and military forces to personally go to the city wall to suppress the formation for you." ”

"The last general will not be dishonored!" Yang Ren was overjoyed, thinking that if he won this time, it would be a success to turn the tide.

At the same time, Wang Xu, who was far away from the main camp, was inspecting the resettlement of the major battalions, and was just about to hold a military meeting, but suddenly received an urgent report, saying that a general in Nanzheng City led more than 3,000 horse infantry to call for battle.

Wang Xu was stunned on the spot, and his eyes widened in disbelief: "Call for war? ”

"Yes, General!" The herald must be authentic.

Wang Xu looked back at the generals accompanying him, and then laughed dumbly, and mocked playfully: "Who under his Zhang Lu account can handle it, and he actually went out of the city to call for war?" ”

The entourage will be even brighter, and their hearts will be excited. This kind of credit that falls from the sky is not picked in vain. Zhou Zhi, who never proposed a heads-up, spoke for the first time: "Why do you need to work for the generals, I'll just go." ”

Zhang Jing hurriedly grabbed it: "Boss, Zhou Zhi wants to pick up a bargain, let me go!" ”

"Cut, you're not the same!" Zhou Zhi was disdainful.

But without waiting for Zhang Jing to speak, the rest of the generals couldn't help it and asked for their lives.

"Lord, there is no need for General Zhou Zhi to make a move, Zilong is willing to go, and he will be beheaded under the horse!" Zhao Yun said in a deep voice.

"Lord, the last general is willing to capture him alive!" Wei Yan said.

"Lord, the last general has not made an inch of merit, and he is often uneasy, and he is willing to sacrifice this to the lord." Huang Zhong also spoke.

"Lord ......"

Immediately after, Dian Wei, Xu Huang, Gao Shun, and Zhang Liao did not give an inch, and fought one after another.

Wang Xu's mouth opened, he didn't know what to say, and he smiled helplessly after a long time: "Forget it, let's go and have a look together, anyway, it's okay today!" ”

This was really arrogant, and he didn't take General Zhang Lu in his eyes at all, but when he opened his mouth, all the generals didn't want to say more, so they had to nod their heads: "No!" ”

A quarter of an hour later, Wang Xu led the generals and two thousand personal guards cavalry to the front of the battle.

That Zhang Ren didn't know Wang Xu, he watched it from a distance, and he didn't know if he was among the generals, so he immediately shouted wildly: "Wang Xu is here!" ”

"Bold! What a pawn dares to insult my lord. ”

"The thief will be arrogant!"

The generals of Jingzhou drank violently, and were extremely angry at his verbal insults. Wang Xu raised his hand to stop everyone's feelings, smiled and urged Baishuang to take a few steps forward, carefully for a few moments, and said unhurriedly: "I am Wang Xu, who are you?" ”

"I am Yang Ren, the general of Hanzhong, I have heard that your martial arts are extraordinary for a long time, can you dare to fight?" Yang Ren is full of energy, but he is also quite imposing.

"Oh! Yang Ren! Wang Xu chattered to himself, but remembered this person. This Yang Ren has some ability, and in history, he was stationed at Yangping Pass with Zhang Wei, and after several battles, he was killed by Cao Cao. In the romance, there are more twists and turns, and there are also some strategies, and he once fought with Xiahou Yuan for thirty years, and was killed by Xiahou Yuan with a drag.

After thinking about it carefully, Wang Xu didn't think about who to take the credit for a while, but he suddenly had some itchy hands. In the expectant eyes of the generals, they simply smiled: "I'll come this time!" (To be continued......)

PS: One shift arrives, it's a little late, and there's another one shift later!