After Zhuge Liang heard the news that Zhang Lu was defeated and Hanzhong was lost on the way to the army, instead of worrying, he sent a letter to Zhang Lu, hoping that Zhang Lu could join Liu Bei's command and was willing to be treated as a guest.

At this time, Zhang Lu experienced what it means to be defeated like a mountain, in the past, when he was in Hanzhong, in the face of the Yizhou army, he could not help him at all, after Hanzhong was captured, there were only more than 2,000 soldiers who escaped with him, and they had to face the pursuit of the Xiliang army.

There are constantly soldiers fleeing, and when Zhuge Liang's envoy comes to the army, there are only more than 1,000 soldiers in Zhang Lu's hands, and only Zhang Wei is a general.

Zhang Lu, as the leader of the Wudoumi Sect, does not care much about these things outside the body, he is only worried about the people of Hanzhong and the people of Yizhou, when he was in Hanzhong, he also attaches importance to mission, and constantly develops believers, and the wish is also very simple, that is, I hope that one day the believers under his command can be all over the world, so that the people of the world can be fed and clothed, and do not worry about their livelihood.

"Lord, what about Zhuge Liang sending an envoy to the army?" Yan Pu asked.

Zhang Lu frowned and pondered for a long time, and said: "This matter is very important, let me think about it." ”

Yan Pu actually knows what Zhuge Liang has in mind, Jingzhou and Yizhou are close, if he can take Yizhou as his own, then Liu Bei's strength will be increased many times in an instant, with Yizhou as the backing, Jingzhou as a springboard, Liu Bei also has the strength to fight with Cao Cao and even the Xiliang Army, on the bright side, Zhuge Liang is playing the banner of supporting Liu Zhang, Liu Bei's ambition is definitely not small, it is definitely not as simple as rescue, that is, Liu Zhang is in a hurry, he didn't think about it so much, even if the Xiliang Army retreated, Zhuge Liang will also set off a bloody storm in the land of Yizhou, all in all, Yizhou will not have the stability it used to be, either it will become the governing land of Liangguo, or it will become Liu Bei's rear, no matter what the result is, it will be very dangerous for Yizhou.

But at this time, Zhang Lu was too busy to take care of himself, Yan Pu didn't say so much, no matter how Zhang Lu chose, he would follow to the letter, for many years, Zhang Lu's most trusted official was him, and many major affairs in Hanzhong were handled by him, but the attack of the Xiliang army was too sharp and did not give time to react.

Zhang Lu has a great reputation in Yizhou, carrying forward the Five Doumi Sect, with many believers, widely benevolent and righteous, winning the hearts of the people, with Zhang Lu's help, Zhuge Liang's strategy can be implemented greater, not only Jia Rong understands this, Zhuge Liang is bound to Zhang Lu.

When the troops were dispatched, Zhuge Liang only had 10,000 soldiers and horses in his hands Zhang Fei's entourage, and now he is already 20,000 soldiers and horses, and his strength is like a snowball, which is enough to attract anyone's attention.

In his opinion, even if the Xiliang army occupies Hanzhong, and after he has Zhang Lu, he can quickly level the disadvantage, and with Zhang Lu's influence, it will become easier for him to attack Hanzhong.

Late at night, Zhang Lu couldn't sleep for a long time, and a letter from Zhuge Liang was placed together with a brightly colored yellow cloth.

"Lord, summon the lowly to come late at night, I don't know what it is?" Yan Pu asked calmly, not at all worried about the current erosion situation in Hanzhong.

"Zimao, you have been under me for many years, and the affairs of Hanzhong are basically handled by you, and now Liangguo and Zhuge Liang sent envoys at the same time to come to our army, this" Zhang Lu said.

"The lord's concern is just a matter after the surrender, the Xiliang army is dominating the world, incompetent, Jia Rong is the establishment of the Liang country, with Jizhou and other places, and recently heard that Yuzhou is also included in the hands of the Xiliang army, and Liu Bei's soldiers are only tens of thousands, and the strategists are only Zhuge Liang, even if the lord is treated as a guest, what can he do, another day the Xiliang army will attack under Liu Bei's rule, how can it last long? If after taking refuge in Liu Bei, after Liu Bei is defeated, he turns to Jia Rong again, and the status of the lord will be lower. Yan Pu asked rhetorically.

"Liu Bei has been defeated repeatedly, but he is benevolent and righteous, and has a good reputation in the world, while the Xiliang Army is famous." Zhang Lu pondered for a moment and said.

"Hehe, what a fierce name, but the world is just a family of the world, but I don't know how many people are willing to go to Chang'an Luoyang, or even any of the Western Liang Army's governance, treat the people, Jia Rong really achieved benevolence and righteousness, than those who are benevolent and righteous, and the princes who are behind their backs don't know how much, and Jia Rong established the Liang State, the soldiers are at their peak in combat, there are countless generals under his command, and there are countless strategists, once Liu Bei is attacked, there is only one way to lose, Liu Zhang took over Yizhou not long ago, the army is not stable, as expected, Jia Rong's ambition is in the whole Liangzhou, not a city and a country. Yan Pu said: "Liu Bei is benevolent and righteous, the world knows, but Jia Rong's treatment of the people's set of water boats, how many popular hearts, in recent years, have you heard that there is a rebellion of the people under the rule of the Xiliang Army, Jia Rong is even more of the common people's taxes completely reduced, this kind of action, unprecedented." ”

Zhang Lu pondered for a long time, the muscles on his face trembled slightly, and suddenly said, "I decided to join the Xiliang Army." ”

"Zimao, take a look at the holy decree of Liangguo." Zhang Lu handed the yellow silk cloth to Yan Pu's hand.

"Well, Jia Rong understands the mind of the lord, and in the future, the adults can preach in Luoyang, and even under the rule of the entire Xiliang Army, it is really gratifying." Yan Pu Road.

"Zimao, you have followed me for many years and have not gained anything, after taking refuge in Jia Rong this time, I will definitely say a lot of good things for you in front of him, and with your ability, you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself in Liangguo." Zhang Ludao.

Losing Hanzhong, Zhang Lu was not only not angry, but had a sense of relief, the Xiliang Army treated the people kindly, and the people of Hanzhong also had a good place to go, not to mention that after Zhang Lu took refuge in the Xiliang Army, Hanzhong would become more stable.

Yan Pu was moved in his heart when he heard this, although Zhang Lu didn't do things very well, he really didn't have anything to say about his subordinates.

The next day, Zhang Lu summoned his generals and announced his decision, during which he gritted his teeth and said, "I'd rather be a prisoner of Liangguo than a guest for Liu Bei." He directly ordered Zhuge Liang's envoy to be killed, which really humiliated Liu Bei.

With Zhang Lu's refuge, Hanzhong became more stable, and after coming forward to appease the people, Zhang Lu went to Luoyang under the escort of the army, and Jia Rong would arrange a suitable position for him.

The people under the rule of Liang Guo are solid, but there are too few activities in their spare time, even if there is a national movement proposed by Jia Rong, it still can't change the loneliness of the elderly, and Zhang Lu's sect advocates that the people do nothing and do not pursue utilitarianism, to a certain extent, Jia Rong is impossible to agree, what he wants to see is that the soldiers and people under his command are all high-spirited, but whoever comes again, rises up to kill the enemy, everyone must have blood in their chests, not weakness.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no shortage of monks preaching, they advocated the people to be good, which had no conflict with the rulers of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Wudou Mijiao, that is, the predecessor of Taoism, as a native sect of China, Jia Rong still had some feelings for him, and naturally hoped that Taoism could be stronger.

Zhuge Liang heard Zhang Lu's remarks after defecting to the Xiliang Army, his always kind smile disappeared, and he said lightly: "Zhang Lu doesn't know the master, and sooner or later he will regret it." ”

"Sir, our army has taken Ba County, why don't you take the opportunity to attack Hanzhong, and take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Xiliang army to occupy Hanzhong." Zhang Fei wondered, after several days of rapid marching, their army was only five days away from Hanzhong.

"Yide, there is no shortage of capable people in Ba County, if you despise it, you will definitely suffer a catastrophe, our army rushed to Yizhou, it is really to support Liu Zhang, not to be happy for a while, I heard that the general of Ba County Yan Yan, brave and strategic, we have mobilized nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses from Ba County will definitely make him suspicious."

"What's wrong with being suspicious?" Zhang Fei shouted dissatisfiedly: "When the time comes, General Ben will lead the army to rush and kill for a while, and he will be called to turn Yan Yan into ashes." ”

"Yide, think twice before doing everything, don't do things that people regret because of a moment of happiness, the lord has today's strength, it is not easy, and today's situation, led by the Xiliang army, followed by Cao Cao, occupying Yizhou, is a very important step for the lord to dominate the world, you are the general in the army, and you will be in charge in the future."

"Mr. is right, Fei must listen carefully to Mr.'s teachings." Zhang Fei said respectfully.

Zhang Fei is a very strange person, he admires Zhuge Liang, a strategizing literati, he is the same on the outside, and he can say whatever he wants, although he was a little dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang before, when Xinye was fighting, it had completely dissipated, and turned into respect for Zhuge Liang.

"Well, General Zhang should go to the army to inspect it, and be cautious." Zhuge Liang still heard Zhang Fei's character clearly.

Looking at the somewhat rough map in front of him, Zhuge Liang muttered: "I didn't expect the Xiliang army to move so fast, I must have prepared in advance, and captured Hanzhong in a battle. "Zhang Lu as the Hanzhong Taishou, over the years He Liu Yan has been fighting against the court, itself must have a certain strength, Pang Yi has attacked Hanzhong many times and was repulsed, which can be seen, so, Zhang Lu must attach great importance to the city defense of Hanzhong, but was captured by the Xiliang Army in the past, and Zhang Lu did not realize that the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang Army has a great relationship, anyway, all the advantages are tilting towards the Liang State, I didn't expect that his justifiable support for Yizhou is not as good as the Xiliang Army.