"Speed up the process, there are still two days to get to Chenggu and lose what you don't need." Hua Xiong shouted, walking this kind of road, the consumption of war horses is very great, not only physical, even the farrier on the horse's paw, but also under the erosion of the mountain road, gradually smoothed, fortunately, the soldiers in the army, most of them will nail the horse's shoe.

After a full night's rest, Hua Xiong ordered his soldiers to get ready, and then began to move towards Chenggu.

Under the governance of Zhang Lu, Hanzhong was peaceful, and even Hanzhong did not have a major rebellion for many years, and there were not even bandits near Chenggu, and most of the people in the city believed in the Five Doumi Sect.

A dense black shadow suddenly appeared in the distance, which surprised the defenders, there had been no war in Hanzhong for a long time, although the soldiers usually trained, but lacked actual combat experience, and they were a little overwhelmed in the face of such a situation, and after their reactions, the cavalry had come to the city.

The city gate was wide open, the cavalry swarmed in, and the resistance in the city was quickly pacified, and the people of Chenggu only knew that Sect Master Zhang, but did not know that there was a Xiliang Army in the world, which made Huaxiong really angry.

There are 3,000 defenders in the city, most of them chose to surrender, and the people in the city gradually calmed down after the cavalry suddenly broke into the city and panicked, because these soldiers did not make any outrageous moves at all, replacing Yang Song's soldiers, and began to patrol, everything was no different from when Zhang Lu ruled, but the family in the city didn't think so, they were able to obtain great benefits under Zhang Lu's governance, and the master of Chenggu was replaced by the Xiliang army, and all the advantages would be lost, and the people were secretly encouraged to rebel, However, these rabble, in the current situation of cavalry, are not worth mentioning at all, and let Hua Xiong clean up the family in the city.

The people also cast curious eyes on the cavalry, scimitar horses walking on the streets, pulling the wind to the extreme, if the Central Plains princes lack war horses, Yizhou is basically no cavalry, out of the cavalry used to transmit military information, and the generals in the army ride horses, the people rarely see cavalry.

Yang Song was also brought to Hua Xiong by the cavalry.

Yang Song is a famous general of the Hanzhong Army, and his understanding of major events in the world is naturally not comparable to the foolish people in the city, and when he learned that it was the cavalry of the Xiliang Army, he immediately chose to surrender, and even had a trace of flattery when he saw Huaxiong.

Although Hua Xiong was a little disgusted with Yang Song, the war in Hanzhong was very important, and it was related to whether the Xiliang army could occupy Yizhou.

After being relieved, Hua Xiong said: "General Yang is a famous general in Hanzhong, and he has been defending the town for many years, which can be described as a high degree of hard work, and the people in the city can live and work in peace and contentment, which is inseparable from the general's merits. ”

After spending a long time in military class, my speech has become very organized.

"Thank you General Hua for your praise, the villain is terrified." Yang Song said with a smile.

"The attack on Hanzhong, but also rely on General Yang, if the vanguard army can capture Hanzhong, General Yang is indispensable, come to Japan The general will also be in the twists and turns, to the saint to explain the general's military exploits, if someone is trying to make trouble, don't blame Lao Tzu for being polite." The first half of the sentence is quite pleasant, but in the second half of the sentence, Huaxiong's rough character is exposed.

"Thank you general, thank you general, the prestige of the saint is all over the world, and the villain has long been yearning." Yang Song thought for a moment and said, "It's just that there are 50,000 soldiers and horses in the county city, and more of them are followers of Sect Master Zhang, and it is really difficult to capture Hanzhong. ”

Hua Xiong frowned and said, "Doesn't General Yang have a plan?" ”

"According to General Ben, if General Ben leads the soldiers under General Yang to the county town and earn the city gate, then Hanzhong will be in the hands of our army." Huaxiong Road.

"If General Hua uses such a strategy, he will definitely be defeated and lost, Lord Yan has an order, but all the troops who leave the territory need to be greeted in advance, even if the enemy comes in, they can't go to the county town." Jansson Road.

Hua Xiong knew it in his heart, he didn't expect that there was such an unwritten rule in Hanzhong, so if the enemy attacked, wouldn't it be waiting for destruction.

In fact, it was also this time that Huaxiong sent troops to raid, and there was no defense in the city, otherwise Yang Song had 3,000 soldiers in his hands, and the Xiliang army had tens of thousands of people who would not want to attack it easily, and the people of Hanzhong believed in the Wudoumi Sect, and they would never understand how fanatical they were, and they were willing to have tens of thousands of people die for an order from the sect master, in such a situation, who dared to say that a city could be easily attacked.

The soldiers and civilians in the city were guarded together, which was enough to make the intruders hit their heads and break the bloodstream, and it was also Huaxiong's good luck that he did not let the defenders react under the sneak attack from afar.

After listening to Yang Song's explanation, Hua Xiong had no choice but to inform the army of the news, and let Guo Yan make a decision.

When Guo Yan's army came to Chenggu, the news about the Xiliang army's attack on Hanzhong had been spread in Yizhou, and Zhang Lu even transferred the soldiers and horses from the nearby county into the county seat to guard against the Xiliang army, and at the same time asked for help from Liu Zhang in Chengdu.

With the Xiliang Army's talisman, Zhuge Liang's progress is very fast, anyway, Liu Zhang has such a foreign aid as Liu Beijun, so Zhuge Liang should be let in.

Hanzhong was surrounded by 50,000 Xiliang troops, Guo Yan did not come up to take a fierce attack, but stopped and watched, to see what movement was in the city, Zhang Song in front of Jia Rong, but also a little jealous of Zhang Lu, mainly because he formed the Wudoumi Sect, in Hanzhong and even the entire Yizhou, has a very big influence, believers are willing to give everything for an order of the sect leader, similar to the cultists of later generations, how can it not make people feel afraid, this is also when Liu Yan was alive, turned a blind eye to the affairs of Hanzhong, Anyway, Zhang Lu won't make trouble here, but just concentrate on developing religion.

There were 50,000 soldiers and horses in hand, but the defenders in the city plus the people had more than 100,000, and the whole people were soldiers, so it was quite difficult to attack.

Looking at the persuasion letter sent by the envoy of the Xiliang army, Zhang Lu's face was not very good-looking, when he captured Hanzhong, Liu Yan forced too hard, otherwise according to his character, he would definitely not make radical moves, the Xiliang army was in the city, and he, the sect leader, was also a little unstable, but it was more about how to protect the people in the city.

Yan Pu persuaded: "The lord has been sitting in Hanzhong for many years, and the Xiliang army has come from afar, the soldiers are tired, and the transportation of grain and grass is difficult. ”

Zhang Lu nodded yes and ordered: "Yang Angyang appointed Yang Bo Zhang Wei to strengthen the city defense, prepare the materials for defending the city, and let all the soldiers cheer up." ”

"I have heard that when the Xiliang army is fighting, it likes to steal the city gate, or assassinate important generals in the army, after you go back, you must pay attention to your own safety." As the chief strategist of Hanzhong, Yan Pu still has a very heavy weight, and the affairs in the army are generally handled by Yan Pu, and Zhang Lu also trusts Yan Pu very much, which can be said to be a mutual acquaintance between monarchs and ministers.

It has been a month since the troops were dispatched, and the actions of Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou have also been transmitted to the Xiliang Army, Guo Yan felt the urgency of the situation, although Zhuge Liang only had 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, he did not dare to have the slightest contempt, Jia Rong once analyzed Zhuge Liang, who was a young demon, and since assisting Liu Bei, there has been no defeat, and Cao Jun has also suffered many losses in his hands, becoming the focus of the Xiliang Army.

"General, our army has been encircling Hanzhong for seven days, and we should attack as soon as possible in order to capture Hanzhong in the fastest possible time." Xu Shu said.

Guo Yan nodded slightly and said: "Mr. Xu's words are very true, this general has this intention, Yizhou is closed, and he must not know what kind of weapon our army has, and he can compete in a battle, and then occupy Hanzhong." ”

The next day, with the sound of rumbling war drums, the Xiliang army began to attack Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu climbed the city wall accompanied by a group of generals, when did he see such a siege battle, saw the dense Xiliang army soldiers and siege cloud ladder well and other equipment, he felt that his heart was constantly trembling, as the sect leader, he faced tens of thousands of believers, and he did not have the current sense of fear.

The siege battle has just been carried out for a quarter of an hour, the defenders were completely suppressed under the offensive of the ballista, after Lu Huan's transformation, the speed of the ballista has increased greatly, and the adaptability and accuracy of the attack have also improved a lot, and even Lu Huan made a change that made the craftsmen in the workshop admire incomparably, the ballista can not only fire all the crossbow arrows at one time, but also shoot them out one by one, so that the suppression of the city is greater, and even the arrows of the ballista can be saved, unlike before, a honeycomb shot out, The soldiers in charge of the crossbow can also aim calmly, and their power has increased more than a notch.

After more than ten black-clothed people approached the city gate, the city gate was undoubtedly blown open, and the Xiliang army that flocked into the city prepared Zhang Lu to disintegrate in advance, in front of the strong cavalry and infantry, the resistance of the soldiers and civilians in the city was very weak, but Zhang Lu's prestige in the city was too high, and many people stepped forward without fear of death, resisting the cavalry charge with flesh and blood, so that the Xiliang army suffered a small loss.

And Zhang Lu himself also broke out of the encirclement under the protection of Yan Pu and Zhang Wei.

After the smooth occupation of Hanzhong, Guo Yan reported to Chang'an on the one hand, and began to pursue Zhang Lu, Zhang Lu's influence in Hanzhong was too great, far more than the Xiliang army, Jia Rong's battle strategy was to capture Hanzhong after the capture of Zhang Lusheng, then Hanzhong can be completely pacified, otherwise, the Xiliang army will not be able to do its best to attack Yizhou.