Chapter 1273 The Way Forward is the Way to Live
Zhuge was humiliated by Zhang Zheng.
Back in Nanzheng, Zhang Lu was informed of all the humiliations suffered by General Zhang Lu in the Han army camp.
Knowing that the Han army had the intention of crusading, Zhang Lu was furious and immediately decided to lead the army to attack the Han army with an unstable foundation in Yizhou.
The military order was issued, and the officers and men of the Hanzhong Army were all in order, just waiting for Zhang Lu to give the order to go out.
Zhang Lu was actively preparing for the war in Hanzhong, and Zhuge Jun was not idle in Yizhou.
On the border of Yizhou, the Han army can be seen everywhere patrolling along the border.
If there is a slight change in the Hanzhong army, the Han army will immediately respond accordingly.
At the junction of Yizhou and Hanzhong, the armies of the two sides are already tense, and they only need to have a reason to start a fight immediately.
After a few days, the Hanzhong army was continuously transferred to the junction with Yizhou, and the Han army stationed in Yizhou was also in a position with the coordination of the indigenous soldiers and horses of Yizhou.
The armies of both sides are increasing their troops to the border, and the process of the people of Hanzhong rushing to Yizhou is much faster than before.
Crowds of Hanzhong people bypassed the Hanzhong army garrison and went straight to the territory of Yizhou.
The Han army stationed in Yizhou not only did not intercept the people who came to defect, but immediately took resettlement measures after they entered the territory.
Leading the army, to the border, Zhang Lu could get the news that the people had entered the territory of Yizhou in droves all day long.
If the people are lost, the land in Hanzhong will be uncultivated, and the clothes and armor of the army will not be sewn.
Standing outside the camp tent, looking in the direction of Yizhou, Zhang Lu frowned, and pressed the hilt of the long sword at his waist with his right hand.
"Master!" Looking at the battle flags of the Han army and the Yizhou army waving in the wind in Yizhou, a personal soldier ran to Zhang Lu, hugged his fists and bowed to him and said: "Tan Malai newspaper, another group of people are rushing to Yizhou!" ”
"Every day, people rush to Yizhou, and in the long run, Hanzhong will become a wasteland!" Tightly frowning, Zhang Lu said to Zhang Wei, who was standing behind him: "You immediately lead the soldiers and horses to drive the people, if they force into Yizhou, there will be no mercy!" ”
"Shijun, I'm just afraid of killing the people, the generals and soldiers in the army ......" Zhang Lu gave the order to kill the people again, Zhang Wei hesitated for a moment, and said to him: "Shijun, do you want to think twice?" ”
Zhang Wei, like Zhang Wei, is Zhang Lu's brother-in-law.
Hearing Zhang Wei's persuasion, the muscles on Zhang Lu's cheeks twitched violently twice, and he said in a cold tone: "The Han military is a plan to draw salaries from the bottom of the kettle. If we don't respond, it won't take a few months, and Hanzhong will collapse without a fight! ”
Ordering the people to be killed, although it may make the soldiers dissatisfied, but if the people are allowed to enter Yizhou without stopping it, they will sit back and watch Hanzhong become a wasteland.
For a while, Zhang Wei couldn't think of a better way, so he had to arch towards Zhang Lu with his fists, turn around and walk towards his headquarters.
After a while, thousands of Hanzhong soldiers left the barracks under the guidance of Zhang Wei and rushed in the direction where they found the people.
Watching Zhang Wei lead the soldiers and horses away, Zhang Lu's brows were tightly locked, and his eyes revealed worries that could not be concealed.
Sending Zhang Zheng to Zhuge Jun's military camp, Zhang Lu originally wanted to negotiate peace with Zhuge Jun, and in the name of surrendering to the Han Dynasty, he was separating Hanzhong.
But Zhuge Jun didn't pay attention to what Zhang Cheng said, and Zhang Cheng didn't even finish his words, he was **** and kicked out of the barracks.
There is no hope for peace talks, and there is only one way in front of Zhang Lu, that is, to fight to the death with the Han army!
The terrain of Hanzhong is complex, and there are many mountains at the junction with Yizhou.
The battle between the two armies would have taken a long time if they had bypassed the mountains and attacked from behind.
It would take time to cross the mountains and mountains, but it was better to arrange troops in a relatively gentle territory, and the two sides decided the outcome of this battle by virtue of the bravery of the soldiers and the number of soldiers and horses.
The total number of Han troops led by Zhuge Jun was only 30,000.
The number of Yizhou troops is quite large, but it is a pity that there is no general who can fight well, and the overall combat strength is far from the Han army.
Looking at the battle flags of the Han army and the Yizhou army waving in the wind in the distance, Zhang Lu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he determined in his heart that as long as the war started, he would immediately put all his troops on the battlefield to fight with the Han army.
Defeating the Han army, the Yizhou army, which is no longer much of a threat to Zhang Lu, no matter how weak its combat strength is.
With one hand on his waist and the other on the hilt of his sword, Zhang Lu's face was solemn, and he instructed a personal soldier behind him: "Pass the order, the whole army is on alert, beware of the sudden attack of the Han army!" ”
"No!" The soldier responded, bowed with his fists and took two steps back, turned around and ran quickly.
The main formation of the Hanzhong army prepared for the battle, and Zhang Wei led thousands of soldiers under his command to quickly pounce on the people who were marching in the direction of Yizhou.
The people dragged their children and daughters, and the speed of the march was not too fast.
The soldiers and horses led by Zhang Wei had nearly a thousand cavalry.
led the cavalry to the front, and it didn't take long to get out of the barracks, but he actually threw the follow-up infantry far away.
"Tell the infantry, catch up!" Riding his horse and galloping, Zhang Wei glanced back, saw that the infantry had been thrown far away, and gave an order to one of his own soldiers behind him.
The pro-soldier answered, and gradually slowed down the speed of the horse.
When the horses behind him were galloping past, he took the reins, turned the horses, and rushed towards the infantry who were running fast.
With nearly a thousand cavalry, he rode his horse all the way, and after walking for nearly half an hour, Zhang Wei finally saw the people in front of him.
The people who dragged their children and daughters saw a large army rushing up from the side, and there was chaos all of them, and many people even stopped in fright, looking at the Hanzhong cavalry rushing towards them from a distance and were stunned.
"All back!" Bypassing the front of the people, Zhang Wei drew out his long sword, strangled the war horse, the two front hooves of the war horse were raised high, and when the front hooves landed, he shouted to the people who were about to rush to Yizhou: "If you dare to take another half step, there will be no forgiveness!" ”
The cavalry that came with Zhang Wei to intercept the people rushed behind him, forming a huge encirclement behind him.
was blocked by the Hanzhong cavalry, and the people immediately panicked.
A thin man in his forties glanced at him.
Not far in front of them is the boundary of Yizhou, at most, as long as you walk for more than an hour, you can enter Yizhou.
At this time, Zhang Wei led his troops and horses to intercept him.
The Hanzhong army stopped in front of them, facing the cold short spear, and marched forward, but the people did not dare, but they could retreat and return to their homes, and they were really unwilling.
The thin man separated the few people in front of him, stood in front, looked up at Zhang Wei, and said with a bitter face: "General, Hanzhong has been in arrears for many years, and I and other poor families have paid taxes and rents, and there are not enough rations left for a year, and I can't live anymore!" The general took pity on me and asked me to wait! ”
As soon as the man's shout fell, the black and oppressive people all followed behind and begged.
Tightly frowning, looking around at the people present, Zhang Wei raised his voice and shouted: "Shijun has an order, I want this general to intercept you and others, if anyone has to go to Yizhou, there will be no forgiveness!" ”
As he spoke, he pointed his long sword at the man who was the first to plead, and shouted coldly: "Could it be that you want to seek death?" ”
was pointed at by the long sword, and the green tendons on the man's forehead bulged.
He looked back at the people around with a sad face, let out a long sigh, and said to Zhang Wei: "General, look at me, wait!" But if there is a way, who will flee from the land? I can't even eat enough, and even if I go back, I will starve to death sooner or later! ”
"Since you want to die, General Ben will fulfill you today!" The man begged Zhang Wei, who had received Zhang Lu's order, knowing that if he didn't kill a hundred people, it would be impossible to suppress these people, so he roared, picked up his long sword, and slashed at the top of the man's head.
He didn't expect Zhang Wei to suddenly swing his sword at him, but before the man could dodge, his head was split in two by the sharp long sword.
Half of the head tumbled and fell to the ground, and the other half of the head was still attached to the neck, and blood and brains also flowed to the ground.
The man fell straight down.
Seeing that he was slashed by Zhang Wei's sword, the people present were all stupid!
Before them, there were countless people rushing to Yizhou, and the Hanzhong army never came to intercept them, but when they arrived, the Hanzhong army came!
Looking at the corpse of the man who was smashed to the ground, the place where thousands of people were gathered was actually quiet, except for the neighing and sneezing sound of the cavalry under the crotch led by Zhang Wei from time to time, there was no other sound.
"Go back, violators, kill!" Raising his blood-stained sword, Zhang Wei roared again at the people.
Looking at Zhang Wei, none of the thousands of people retreated, and of course, none of them advanced.
The hope of being able to convince this general of the Hanzhong Army has completely disappeared, and the people present looked at the direction of Yizhou, and their eyes were full of tears.
Hanzhong is their hometown, but in their hometown, they have been exploited, poorly clothed, and hungry!
Now Yizhou is allocating land to all the people who have migrated, and they will not have to bear the burden of conscription or pay tribute for three years, as long as they arrive in Yizhou, they will be able to live.
"Folks, let's rush!" After being silent for a long time, a voice suddenly came from the crowd: "If you go back, you will starve to death, it is better to rush over, and when you get to Yizhou, you will be alive!" ”
This shout exploded in an instant among the people, and many people ran towards the cavalry of the Hanzhong Army.
The people did not have blades in their hands, and their collision could only knock the Hanzhong cavalry backwards.
The tide of people rushed by, Zhang Wei picked up his long sword, and shouted loudly: "Stop, if anyone messes again, there will be no mercy!" ”
I just want to rush to Yizhou, and the people who are already crazy will listen to his shouts, just run forward.
Pulling children, dragging cages, carrying old people, there are all kinds of situations among the people, and the scene is so chaotic that it is difficult to stop!