In two and a half days, the army led by Liu Xiu arrived in the Tianhe Valley.

The two armies converged, and the strength of the army had reached nearly 90,000.

Among them, Zhao Yun has 30,000 troops under his command, Liu Xiu has more than 30,000 troops under his command, and nearly 30,000 soldiers of the Hanzhong Army have been captured, so the troops around Liu Xiu are already an incomparably strong force.

Fortunately, Liu Zhang was taken and Chengdu was captured, so that the granary of Yizhou could be replenished to ensure the sufficiency of grain and grass.

In fact, compared to Jingzhou, Yizhou is the real granary.

Since the rise of the Yellow Turban as a 'chaos', to Dong Zhuo's entry into Luoyang, and finally the war of Yuan Cao in the north, then Cao Cao's 'Cao' pacification of the north, and then Cao Cao's southward attack on 'Jiao' Zhou, etc., all parts of the Central Plains, regardless of north and south, have had large and small wars.

Even Jingzhou, which is strategically important, has experienced wars.

During this period, that is, Yizhou did not experience major wars.

Even if Zhang Lu was 'chaotic' to split Yizhou, it did not have much impact.

In addition, after Liu Yan took charge of Yizhou, he developed production and attached importance to agriculture, which also gave Yizhou a relatively stable environment, and the proud people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Liu Zhang's son inherited his father's business, although Liu Zhang's talent is insufficient, he is timid and cowardly, but Liu Zhang is not harsh on the people, so the food accumulated in Yizhou over the years is quite sufficient. This is also one of the reasons why Liu Bei was able to divide the world into three parts after he won Yizhou in history.

The big tent of the Chinese army!

Liu Xiu, Zhao Yun, Chen Dao, Lu Su, Huo Jun, Pang Tong, Jia Xu and others were all present.

Zhao Yun said: "Lord, Zhang Lu has been captured alive, do you want to bring him up?"

Liu Xiu said, "Bring it up!"

"No!"

Zhao Yun replied and immediately ordered.

Not long after, Zhang Lu was brought up.

"Get on your knees!"

The soldier scolded with a cold face and gave the order directly.

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "Shijun doesn't have to kneel, just stand." ”

When Zhang Lu heard this, his eyes showed a touch of "excitement". After all, he is also the lord of one side, and even if this battle is lost, it has the dignity of the lord of one side.

Liu Xiu's eyes fell on Zhang Lu and said, "Shijun is willing to submit to his own official?"

Zhang Lu said: "I am making a wish!"

At this point, what else can Zhang Lu say? Naturally, he is obedient to Liu Xiu.

Especially through this battle, Zhang Lu saw Liu Xiu's calculating, ruthless side. First an alliance, then framing Yang Song, and finally calculating him. Plan step by step, and count him to death every step of the way.

In such a situation, how can he be Liu Xiu's opponent?

Liu Xiu had a smile on his face and said, "Okay!"

After a pause, Liu Xiu said: "Shijun rest assured, after the official pacifies Hanzhong, he will let Shijun and his family converge." Then, Shi Jun and his family went to Xiangyang as an official. ”

Zhang Lu said: "Obey Liu Jingzhou's arrangement. ”

Defeated by Liu Xiu, after surrendering, Liu Xiu could not let him stay in Hanzhong, and he would definitely take him to Xiangyang.

Such an outcome is to be expected.

Zhang Lu said: "Liu Jingzhou, there is one more thing in the future, I implore Liu Jingzhou to agree." ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "You say!"

Zhang Lu said: "Yan Pu, a strategist under his command, is outstanding in learning, not only 'proficient' in internal affairs, but also good at leading troops to fight. He followed the following before, and his talent could not be fully developed. Now he is returning to Liu Jingzhou, and he has returned to the field since he unloaded. Therefore, I hope that Liu Jingzhou can give him a chance, and don't abandon him because he once followed him. ”

Zhang Lu thought that when he was facing a desperate situation, Yan Pu said that he was willing to die with him, and he felt that he could not live up to Yan Pu.

Therefore, Zhang Lu made a suggestion.

Liu Xiu said: "Shijun, rest assured, this official will make proper arrangements for Yan Pu." ”

For Yan Pu, Liu Xiu also knows a little. Yan Pu in history, after following Zhang Lu to surrender to Cao 'Cao', he was officially named a marquis. Later, Cao Pi succeeded to the throne and attached great importance to Yan Pu.

Such a talent, Liu Xiu will naturally not miss it.

Under Liu Xiu, there are actually a lot of talents.

Up to now, Liu Xiu's talent strategists include Pang Tong, Jia Xu, Xu Shu, Lu Su, Ma Tan, Ma Liang, Fa Zheng, Zhang Song, Huo Jun and others, and military generals include Huang Zhong, Huang Hu, Sha Moke, Zhao Yun, Wen Ping, Wei Yan, Zhang Ren, Chen Dao, Tai Shici and others.

In addition, Pang Degong, Zhang Zhongjing and others are not counted.

Relatively speaking, it can be said that there is a lot of talent.

It's just that Liu Xiu knows that compared to Cao's '', his talent is far from enough. To compete in the world and govern the world, these people are not enough.

Liu Xiu dealt with Zhang Lu's matter, and asked people to take Zhang Lu down.

Zhao Yun took the initiative to say: "My lord, the battle of Yizhou has ended, and with Zhang Lu in hand, Hanzhong will definitely not be a problem." In this battle, will the Third Army under the command of the last general continue to participate?"

** Ten thousand troops rushed towards Hanzhong together, in Zhao Yun's opinion, it was not suitable at all.

This kind of practice is really too 'wasteful'.

Chen Zhi also bowed slightly, and said, "Lord, the last general also agrees with General Zhao's statement. Now that Zhang Lu has been captured, and there is an army of General Wenpin in Han, and there is also an army of General Zhang Ren in Nanyang County, will the lowly Sixth Army continue to participate in the war?"

After listening to the suggestions put forward by the two, Liu Xiu also fell into thought.

Pang Tong opened his mouth and said: "My lord, I agree with the suggestions of General Zhao and General Chen, at present, there is no need to lead tens of thousands of troops to advance, you just need to travel lightly and go north to join Wenpin." There is Zhang Lu alone, which is enough to be worth tens of thousands of troops. ”

Jia Xu also said: "I also agree with it!"

The group nodded yes one after another.

Liu Xiu considered everyone's opinions, and considering the current war, there was indeed no need for so many troops, so he nodded and said, "Yes, Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi will each lead their troops back to the station." ”

Lu Su said: "How can the lord arrange these tens of thousands of soldiers of the Han Chinese army?"

For the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Hanzhong Army, Lu Su was a little worried.

In case of mutiny, it is dangerous.

Liu Xiu smiled and said: "First, I have Zhang Lu in my hands, and they don't dare to act rashly; second, with the respective armies of Huang Hu and Shamoke, even if the Hanzhong army has tens of thousands of prisoners, they are not afraid; third, they all know that Hanzhong has been attacked. ”

"Three reasons are superimposed, and no one dares to act rashly. ”

"So, Zijing doesn't have to worry. ”

Liu Xiu smiled slightly, with a confident look on his face.

Now under the general trend, he did not believe that the soldiers of the Hanzhong Army dared to rebel.

Lu Su nodded and said, "The lord is wise!"

Liu Xiu arranged other things, determined the situation of Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi's respective armies, and finally said: "Regarding the results and merits of this battle, everything is recorded in the book. When the battle is over, the official will give a unified reward. At the same time, as the main general, as the master of an army, you can also carry out internal rewards. ”

"No!"

When Zhao Yun and Chen heard this, both of them were smiling.

For the soldiers in the army, the reason why they are willing to fight is because of their training on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also because they can only make meritorious contributions and get benefits only by fighting.

In half a day, Liu Xiu sent Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi away one after another.

The two men left with their respective armies, and then there were nearly 60,000 fewer men in the army.

In the army, only the descendants of Huang Hu, Shamoke and Deng Zhan were left. Liu Xiu asked the three of them to select soldiers from the captives and replenish them to their respective armies to make up for their previous losses.

Then, regarding the prisoners in the army, Liu Xiu began to release.

Among them, the unqualified soldiers were all given a certain amount of money and dry food, and all the soldiers were released. After doing all this, except for Huang Hu, Shamoke and Deng Zhan's people, only 3,000 'elites' remained, and most of the rest of the soldiers were released.

Liu Xiu led the army to continue the journey towards Hanzhong County.

At the end of June, the army led by Liu Xiu entered Baishui County, passed through Baishui Pass, and marched towards Chuyang County, which bordered the Chinese Han Army and Guanghan County. As long as you arrive in Chuyang County, it is not far from Nanzheng County, Hanzhong County.

At the beginning of July, Liu Xiu and his entourage arrived in the territory of Chuyang County.

When the army arrived, soldiers came to greet them at the border, and they were hired soldiers. Liu Xiu inquired about the specific situation, only to know that Wenpin had captured Nanzheng County and controlled Hanzhong County in a short period of time.

In this way, the entire Yizhou is in Liu Xiu's hands.