Zhang Xi's little abacus crackled, and all parties also had their own small abacus.

Liu Zhang was very dissatisfied with Liu Bei's behavior of not being able to leave the Jiameng Pass, and Yang Huai Gaopei repeatedly wrote to him that Liu Bei bought people's hearts in Jiameng Pass, and corresponded with families from all over Shuzhong, and the fight was very hot.

Therefore, after thinking about it again and again, Liu Zhang decided to use grain and grass as a threat to urge Liu Bei to enter Hanzhong.

But before Liu Zhang's order could be given, he received a letter from Liu Bei, saying that Liu Bei had notified Sun Quan in Jiangdong that he was ready to attack Zhang Lu on both sides, and that he could set off to attack Hanzhong when Sun Quan's army was in place.

Liu Zhang hesitated, he was thinking about the authenticity of this matter.

If Liu Bei really said that Jiangdong Sun Quan sent troops to attack Zhang Lu, then Zhang Lu would definitely not be able to defend the two-way offensive by land and water.

But if this is a pretext for Liu Zhang's decision, let's take a look for the time being to see if Jiangdong will really come, and whether Liu Bei will really send troops.

Liu Zhang hesitated, but Sun Quan really wanted to scold people at this moment.

The kind that pointed at Liu Bei's nose and scolded.

I'm just polite, are you serious, do you really want me to send troops?!

Do you know that going up against the Han River, not only must you cross Xiangyang, but also have to pass through the three eastern counties controlled by Cao Cao and Zhang Lu, and the supply lines along the way are completely under Cao Cao's supervision.

Even if Cao Cao doesn't have a reliable navy now, there are always a few ships, and it's still okay to threaten the ability to supply the grain route, let me send troops to send them to death.

But. The words were released by him, and the negotiations were negotiated by Lu Su, although they were not written down explicitly. At this time, Sun Quan still has to be faced.

Therefore, Sun Quan hurriedly came to Zhou Yu to discuss and see how this matter should be resolved.

Zhou Yu's opinion is very simple, send troops, anyway, he didn't say how many people.

Let Lu Dai lead 2,000 people, go to the Han River, and if he encounters the obstruction of Cao Jun, he will retreat, and then say to Liu Bei, I sent troops, but Cao Cao didn't let me pass, and I can't help it, it can't be regarded as a breach of contract.

It doesn't matter if Cao Cao really let his fleet pass, tell Lu Dai that if he doesn't work hard and messes around, do you still need someone to teach him? !

Sun Quan suddenly came to his senses, and immediately agreed, and asked Lu Dai to lead 2,000 people along the Han River to support Liu Bei.

Then he wrote to Liu Bei again, saying that he had completed half of the covenant, and in the future, if Liu Bei took Yizhou, don't forget that there is still half of the covenant for him to fulfill.

Liu Bei received the letter, and it was already early April.

Although Lu Dai hasn't arrived yet, Liu Bei has already begun to be unhappy and sent 2,000 people to help me fight Hanzhong, are you serious?!

Even if I, Liu Bei, am down, I can still lack these two thousand people now?!

Also fulfill the Covenant. That's how you fulfill your covenant, isn't it?!

Hawkers, forget it, I didn't expect it at first anyway.

Continue to wait, and at the beginning of May, Lu Dai finally led an "army" of 2,000, "breaking through" the "layers of encirclement" of Cao's army along the way, and successfully joined Liu Bei.

Liu Bei didn't bother to see Lu Dai, so he handed over the matter to Zhang Xi, who volunteered.

And when Zhang Xi arrived in Lu Dai's army, he didn't say anything, he didn't mention anything about supporting or not supporting, and directly told Lu Dai that when he turned around and retreated, remember to bring Sun Shangxiang back to Jiangling.

You have to be careful along the way to know no, Sun Shangxiang is pregnant.

Lu Dai heard it, and his two eyes stared at the boss.

The lord asked me to come, it was to support Liu Yuanjun to fight Hanzhong, but he didn't say that he let himself be a nanny.

Then Zhang Xi asked him rhetorically, do you want to bring it.

Lu Dai suddenly shut up.

What can he do, if he lets the lord know that he didn't take good care of his sister, then what future can he have in Jiangdong.

From the lord to Zhou Yu, he couldn't spare him.

Lü Dai could only accept it resignedly, and then asked Zhang Xi when he could send troops to attack Hanzhong.

After all, I'm here to help, and if I go back without fighting, it doesn't seem to be justified.

He, Lu Dai, is a general, and he is really not a house slave nanny.

Zhang Xi really didn't expect that Lu Dai was so sincere and really wanted to fight Hanzhong.

Zhang Xi vaguely remembered that it was this Lu Dai, who obviously promised the life of the Rao family when he attacked and destroyed the Jiaozhou Shihui, but turned his face and cut down the Shi family from top to bottom, right? !

Are you so honest now?!

Since you are so sincere, it is really embarrassing not to let you send troops.

Therefore, after Zhang Xi returned to Jiameng Pass, he went to see Liu Bei and conveyed Lu Dai's meaning.

And Liu Bei also pondered, now that Sun Quan's reinforcements have arrived, if he doesn't fight such a battle, it is really difficult to explain to Liu Zhang.

Therefore, Liu Bei decided to personally lead the army to the east out of Baishui Pass and march into Hanzhong.

Of course, Yang Huai and Gao Pei have to take the two guys, these two are unfed, and they are so good to them, these two actually gave Liu Zhang a small report.

You can't put your own back in the hands of these two people.

Yang Huai Gaopei didn't insist, after all, their mission was to assist Liu Bei in capturing Hanzhong, so Liu Bei transferred them out of the customs, and they really followed.

Liu Bei led an army of 10,000 and merged with Yang Huai Gaopei's defenders at Baishui Pass, a total of 20,000 people, and marched north into Hanzhong.

As for Zhang Lu, he naturally heard the news that Liu Bei was going to capture Hanzhong, but Zhang Lu didn't care.

First, Hanzhong has obvious terrain advantages, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack.

On the other hand, Zhang Lu implemented the system of integrating politics and religion in Hanzhong, which greatly enhanced the support of the people in Hanzhong for him, and the popular support was available and the troops were sufficient.

Liu Bei wanted to attack Hanzhong with only 20,000 soldiers and horses, which was a fool's dream.

Therefore, Zhang Lu sent his younger brother Zhang Wei to defend against the enemy, but there was only one and he couldn't hold out.

Liu Bei's heroic name has long been spread all over the world, and there are few people in the world who dare to laugh at Liu Bei as a person who "doesn't know soldiers", and Zhang Lu has no ambitions, as long as he guards his own one-acre and three-point land.

Therefore, Zhang Wei's strategy of leading the troops was to stick to the city and not fight.

Liu Bei is not in a hurry, anyway, he sent troops to give Liu Zhang an explanation, and the war in these years is a siege war, how can the winner be divided so quickly.

Liu Bei also stationed in the camp unhurriedly and began to slowly build siege equipment and prepare for the siege.

Siege warfare, it's normal to fight for a year or two, anyway, the grain and grass are also provided by Liu Zhang, and he can still go out on the expedition while having a good relationship with the families in the rear and buying people's hearts.

Liu Bei can afford to wait, Zhang Lu can also afford to wait, Liu Zhang can't afford to wait.

He provided the food and salary for the army, if it was a month or two, it would be fine, but if it was a year or two, where could he Liu Zhang stand it.

Therefore, Liu Zhang repeatedly urged Liu Bei to attack the city, but Liu Bei shirked it every time with insufficient preparation, which made Liu Zhang's heart also feel angry.

At this time, Zhang Song began to bubble.

I have to say that Zhang Song's disguise is really good, and until now, Liu Zhang still thinks that Zhang Song is a driver he can trust, and he is his important deputy.

Therefore, Zhang Song proposed to Liu Zhang that if he really did not want to waste the existing military rations, he could replace the military rations with old grains aged in the rice warehouse.

Anyway, it is used to prepare for famine, and Bashu and other places have had bumper harvests year after year over the years, and these old grains should also be replaced.

Liu Zhang thought about it for a while and felt that what Zhang Song said was right, and the old grain was also grain, and it could be eaten, so it should be nothing if it was sent to the front line as military food.

But Liu Zhang forgot one thing, that is, the greed of the Shuzhong family, and Zhang Song. Zhang Song is a traitor, can he kindly give Liu Zhang such a real idea?!

There is a lot of old rice in the granary of Shuzhong, but these old rice, if the grain that can still be eaten, can appear in the rice warehouse of the old rice, it can be regarded as the conscience of the Shuzhong family.

The political pattern in Shuzhong is so chaotic that Liu Zhang can't even control it.

This pot has to start from when Liu Yan entered Sichuan.

At the beginning, after Liu Yan put forward the suggestion of abolishing Shi Limu, he heard what people said that there was a genius in Shu, and then he recommended himself as Yizhou Mu, and like Liu Biao, he took office alone.

But when Liu Yan entered Shuzhong, he found that the big families here in Shuzhong were too arrogant, and they didn't take the court in their eyes, not even themselves.

And at this time, Sanfu was in turmoil, and many people from Yongliang and Erzhou fled into Shuzhong, and these people were called Dongzhou people by Shuzhong people, and they were squeezed out, causing deep contradictions between Dongzhou people and Yizhou people.

Liu Yan immediately seized the opportunity to win over the hearts of the Dongzhou people, and used the Dongzhou people to form an army under his direct control, called the Dongzhou Army, and used the Dongzhou Army to suppress the local heroes and kill, which was called a person's head.

Therefore, the Yizhou family had a very big opinion of Liu Yan, but because they couldn't cut down others, they had to temporarily soften and recognize Liu Yan's rule.

Later, Liu Yan died and Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, and the local heroes in Yizhou, led by Gan Ning, immediately rebelled, wanting to take advantage of Liu Zhang's lack of prestige when he first ascended the throne and drove Liu Zhang and the people of Dongzhou out of Yizhou.

Then Liu Zhang learned his father's methods and used the power of Zhao Key, a native of Dongzhou, to pacify.

At this time, the power of the Dongzhou people became more and more powerful, which aroused Liu Zhang's vigilance, and Zhao Key, who quelled the Ganning rebellion, felt that Liu Zhang was not a soft persimmon, and for his own interests, Zhao Ji led the Dongzhou army to rebel, and this rebellion directly affected all the three counties of Shuzhong.

In the end, Liu Zhang had no choice but to rely on the strength of the local family in Yizhou again to quell the rebellion of the Dongzhou people, and as a result, the Yizhou family returned to the political center of Yizhou.

In the following ten years, Liu Zhang has always allowed the Yizhou people to suppress the Dongzhou people, causing the Dongzhou people to lose trust in Liu Zhang, and Chengdu, the center of Shu County, has naturally become the territory of the Yizhou family.

Because Liu Zhang was sent by Yizhou locally, he was very indulgent to Yizhou Haoqiang, and the family Haoqiang was rampant and oppressed the people, Liu Zhang didn't see it.

In this case, it would be really strange if the old rice in Liu Zhang's warehouse could still be saved.

After all, old rice is rice grain, which can be sold for money.

Yizhou Haoqiang, especially Yizhou Haoqiang in Shu County, is really unscrupulous, and he doesn't care if Liu Zhang checks the granary, even if he really checks it, Liu Zhang still won't do anything to them.

And Zhang Song, as one of the powerful in Yizhou, of course knows what the actual situation of the granary in Shuzhong is now, so he will give Liu Zhang such an idea.

Therefore, Liu Zhang thought that he was sending Chen rice to Jiamengguan, but in fact, at least half of the rice grains sent to Jiamengguan were moldy chaff, and half of the old rice was left, which was the result of the mercy of Haoqiang's subordinates in Shu County.

And Liu Bei is naturally very angry about this.

(End of chapter)