In the few days after Zhang Ren was deflated once, he didn't try to break the barbed wire fence with his own bravery, but Guo Huai always felt that the other party was making some kind of arrangement and wanted to make himself take it lightly!

More patrols were arranged, and spare men and men were arranged, and the trenches were further widened to facilitate the movement of troops, and the passages for drainage and dirt were improved to guard against showers.

And Guo Huai himself, who has not been idle in the past few days, stayed up all night to write a chapter while commanding the defense - in addition to the performance, the theme is mainly about artillery, real gas bullets and crossbows, and the analysis of the practical results of General Jin Yu......

Although artillery has been used on a small scale before, it is now that artillery is really used on the battlefield, so Zhang Ren didn't recognize what it was at first sight.

Therefore, Guo Huai felt that this first-hand observation report should be very precious, and it was likely to add a little more luster to his contribution to the defense of Padang.

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A few days ago, when Zhang Ren had just set foot in Tongxian County, the situation in Hanzhong was also unpredictable.

In the face of Yan Pu and Yang Song, the two made diametrically opposed proposals—one was to let him immediately withdraw Hanchang from Bazhong, and the other was to let himself defend the wall and clear the wilderness—Zhang Lu hesitated.

But after all, it was time for Ma Chao to hit the door, and Zhang Lu also knew that he couldn't just hesitate, so he ...... Send the "Great Sacrificial Wine" of the Heavenly Master Dao from all walks of life to inform the believers in Hanzhong that when they come to Nanzheng to gather, they must make sure that there is no grain left in the warehouse and the ground, and those who are greedy and disobedient must be ...... At night, you will be approached by ghosts!

In Hanzhong, it is so easy to clear the wilderness.

As for Zhang Lu...... I just feel that in this way, it can be regarded as a passive strong wall and clear the wilderness, and at the same time, if you want to withdraw to Hanchang, you can also move with the sect members, and let them come to Nanzheng first, which is not a waste of time.

Thinking about it in this way, I continue to "hesitate" with more peace of mind.

"My lord! The minions of the horse thief are now imminent, whether to leave or stay, the lord should make a decision as soon as possible! Yan Pu anxiously admonished Zhang Lu, who had been "hesitating" for several days.

"This ......" Zhang Lu was still a little hesitant.

"Yan Gongcao rest assured, now my Heavenly Master Sect is also gathering towards Nanzheng, whether it is fighting or leaving, there will be no delay." When Yang Song saw Zhang Lu's expression, he immediately opened his mouth to persuade Yan Pu.

"Yes, that's exactly what happened." Zhang Lu said that he was successfully convinced.

For "choice phobia", the default answer is always the easiest to give.

Yan Pu closed his eyes so as not to show dissatisfaction, and then stood back silently.

To Zhang Lu...... Yan Pu is only loyal to his business, but it cannot be regarded as absolute loyalty, and he naturally can't do things like death.

However, after Yan Pu stopped persuading, Zhang Lu himself absolutely made sense of what he said, so he ...... After the meeting ended, Zhang Lu specially asked Zhang Wei to stay.

"After thinking about it for my brother, what Yang Song said is indeed reasonable, Nanzheng is not easy for the northwest barbarians to break, if you don't retreat without a fight, Shangyong and Xicheng will definitely not be able to keep it, you can only go to Bazhong to shrink, and it will be difficult to enter Hanzhong again!

However, Yan Pu's words should not be ignored either, in case Nan Zheng is wrong...... For my brother, we still have to prepare for both. From now on, you take your cronies and men to the left of the southern city and dig a tunnel leading to the outside of the city.

After that, the brotherhood secretly reported to you at the castle princess, and the altar square that was zoned for rituals was ...... Just say you're preparing for a sacrifice. Zhang Lu came up with a great idea.

"Brother, don't worry!" Zhang Wei took the order and left, and it was not surprising that the idea itself was very reckless.

Nanzheng's "strong wall" did block Ma Chao's Qiang army, after all...... The Qiang people, who were originally cavalry, were indeed not good at attacking fortifications, and even the construction of some siege equipment was learned not long ago.

As for the "Kiyono" side......

There is indeed a set of strong walls and clear fields in Hanzhong, and only the Zhitou Great Sacrifice Wine in the sect needs to be passed down step by step, so that the people of Hanzhong are voluntarily "cleared", most of them come to Nanzheng, and even voluntarily burn the crops that are too late to harvest.

After all, "punished by ghosts and gods", for the wise and the willful, it is just a joke, for ordinary people, there is still some strength, and for the believers of the Heavenly Master Dao, the sacrificial wine of the Heavenly Master Dao is more powerful than the holy decree!

However, there are still some people who have already caught up with the Qiang people before they have time to return to Nanzheng, but they also follow Zhang Lu's teachings and look for a hidden place on the spot - definitely not to cause trouble to the Heavenly Master.

Therefore, the strong wall of Nanzheng can be said to be the simplest.

It's just that I met the Qiang people again......

In terms of strength, the Qiang people have always been inferior to the peak Xiongnu, Xianbei, and even inferior to Wuhuan, but in terms of destructive power, they still have victory, and the biggest reason is...... Compared with the northern ethnic groups, the birthplace of the Qiang people is in the territory of the Han Dynasty, and they are really rooted here.

Compared with the Xiongnu in the former Han Dynasty, the Xianbei people in previous years and the Qiang people have never been considered a "strong enemy" or "an opponent worth fighting" by the Han people.

However, they have been in trouble in Liangzhou and Bingzhou again and again, and when they encounter ruthless men who slaughter tribes at every turn, they will lie flat, and they will follow wholeheartedly when they encounter strong people who are willing to take them in, and there is no arrogance of the Xiongnu and Xianbei that "I have also been on an equal footing with the Han people" and "how can I be driven by foreign races".

The rebellions were the most frequent, but never too urgent in comparison.

It is precisely because of this that the Qiang people's "looting" talent is even more than that of the Xiongnu and Xianbei......

Although he was impressed by Ma Chao at this time, and there were even many young Qiang people who worshiped Ma Chao like a god, it was impossible to expect Ma Chao to be able to restrain the military discipline of the Qiang people.

Of course, how can I be a captive of the arson?

It's just a relaxation......

If the trouble is too big, Ma Chao will even make an example of the monkeys to avoid the hearts of these Qiang people from really scattering.

The same is true after coming to Nanzheng, even after the main attack encountered resistance, Ma Chao really wanted to bypass Nanzheng directly, go to the east of Hanzhong, and take Xicheng and Shangyong as Yan Pu said!

And the order given was only a vague "before a certain day and a certain time, Xicheng assembled".

As for Nanzheng, will someone come out to "sneak attack"?

I'm afraid! Field encounters were originally the strength of the Qiang people.

And if Nanzheng is cut off into a lonely city, Zhang Lu gathers so many people in the city, even if the treasury is full, how long can it last?

Even if he is preached, but as a big Han people, if he is really hungry, even if he is a ghost or god, he will have to bite off a few pieces of meat......

Zhang Lu didn't expect that he still had the heart to follow Yang Song's statement and keep it for a while, even if Ma Chao didn't retreat, he could let Yang Song negotiate.

Who knew that what Ma Chao took was completely Yan Pu's script, and he went directly to cut off his wings and prepared to "starve" him!

In this way, the tunnel is prepared in vain - Ma Chao is not afraid of him leaving at all, and he has made up his mind to calm Hanzhong first.

Yang Song didn't dare to mention going to Ma Chao to negotiate at this time, after all, Zhang Lu has no bargaining chips at all now, and it would be too fake to negotiate now......

However, when Zhang Lu learned that the Qiang people were outside the city, searching for believers who could not return to the city, Yang Song desperately gave his younger brother Yang Bai a look, although the latter was puzzled, but under Yang Song's urging, he still gritted his teeth and stood up and said: "Heavenly Master, the last general is willing to go out of the city and rescue the believers who have not returned!" ”

Yan Pu was on the side at this time, just with a straight face, not looking, not listening, and not paying attention.

Zhang Lu was pleased: "Then there will be Lao Yang sacrificial wine!" ”