In the seventeenth year of Jian'an, autumn.

Liu Bei's attack on Zhang Lu was unfavorable and retreated to Jiameng Pass.

On the one hand, Liu Bei wrote to Liu Zhang to inform him of the specific situation, and on the other hand, Liu Bei was still raising grain and grass in Jiameng Pass, training soldiers, and planning to send troops again to attack Hanzhong after the autumn.

The above is the entire content of the battle report obtained by Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang is not a fool in the end, he can see that Liu Bei's attack this time is not too attentive, and he is suspected of perfunctory.

But Liu Zhang can't do anything about Liu Bei.

In any case, it was he who transported the old rice mixed with moldy chaff to the front line, which caused a shortage of food on the front line and caused Liu Bei's attack to be unsmooth. This is also said in the past.

Moreover, in the secret letter of Yang Huai and Gao Pei, there was no mention that Liu Bei had a clear intention of being passive and sabotage, but only said that the northern part of Yizhou was the gateway to Yizhou, and Liu Bei was a hero, and this kind of person was not suitable for staying in the northern part of Yizhou, so Liu Zhang hurriedly sent people away.

But Liu Zhang fell into hesitation at this time.

Liu Bei is the guest army he invited, theoretically speaking, people have no stake in Yizhou, and they are willing to trek through mountains and rivers to help you, which is already very righteous.

Now he is harshly criticizing Liu Bei just because the attack is unfavorable, and when it spreads, Liu Zhang's reputation is a little unpleasant.

Again, Zhang Song began to bubble again.

Zhang Song and Liu Zhang counted the current generals in central Sichuan, and none of them could reassure Liu Zhang and lead troops to attack Zhang Lu.

Zhang Ren's ability is good, but Liu Zhang wants to put Zhang Ren in the south and look at the Dongzhou soldiers and families in Qianwei County and Jiangyang County.

The veteran Yan Yan's ability is also good, but he is from a wealthy family in Ba County, and Liu Zhang can't command him, let alone transfer him north to attack Hanzhong.

Other people, each with their own thoughts, each with a ghost, is okay in Shu County, once out of Shu County, who knows what will happen.

From Liu Zhang's succession to the present, there have been rebellions almost every year in Bashu, and the main body of the rebellion is basically the wealthy family of Bashu, otherwise Liu Zhang would not have to invite Liu Bei to attack Hanzhong from the outside.

Under Zhang Song's persuasion, Liu Zhang also gave up his thoughts of sending Liu Bei away, and could only mobilize money and grain, send it to Liu Bei's front, continue to raise Liu Bei, and wait for the autumn to attack Hanzhong.

As long as Hanzhong is won and Liu Zhang has Hanzhong as a barrier, then with the geographical advantages of Bashu and Hanzhong, Liu Zhang is also confident that he can block Cao Cao's westward advance.

At that time, Liu Bei can leave, and he, Liu Zhang, will not have any worries.

Therefore, Liu Zhang chose to continue to support Liu Bei.

As for Liu Bei, he is also busy training soldiers at this time.

Located in the north of Yizhou, Liu Bei has basically established kindness and recovered the hearts of the local family and the people, and everything is ready.

And now, Liu Bei lacks a righteous name, a righteous name that can make him turn his head and attack Liu Zhang.

In "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it was because Liu Zhang was wary of Liu Bei, so he sent the old and weak soldiers and military rations mixed with sand, which caused Liu Beijun to be dissatisfied, and then Liu Bei pretended to return to the army, but because Zhang Song's matter was defeated, the two sides completely turned their faces and fought.

It's generally historical, but there's a small problem with that.

What really made Liu Zhang and Liu Bei turn their faces was Zhang Song's defeat as an internal response, not because of the military food problem.

There is one thing to say, what is the quality of military rations in these years, at most it will cause a mutiny in the army, but if Liu Bei uses this as a reason to attack Liu Zhang, it is really unreasonable.

So Liu Bei is really worried now.

The basic preparations for Irikawa have been completed, but now, there is one less excuse, this excuse, what is the best to take.

Liu Bei closed the door again and discussed with Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, and Zhang Xi.

As for Meng Da, he was in Baishuiguan, drinking with Yang Huai Gaopei every day to stabilize the two of them.

And Zhang Xi's opinion on this matter is that he doesn't have any excuses, just talk about military rations.

Our lord was kind enough to help Liu Zhang to fight for the territory, but Liu Zhang treated Liu Bei like this with rotten chaff and old rice as military food, which is unreasonable.

Yes, this is at most unjustifiable, and it is not enough reason to raise troops. But it doesn't matter, we can use the topic to play.

Liu Zhang, as Liu Bei's good brother and relative of the same clan, when the two met in Fucheng last year, they had a good relationship, they drank wine together for a month, and they were happy to brag to each other, so how could Liu Zhang use moldy military rations to deal with Liu Bei.

It's not in line with "brotherly love".

This must be someone sowing discord, and there must be a villain who is obstructing it.

In this case, Liu Bei is not allowed to go to Chengdu, do you want to ask Liu Zhang?!

And it's such a mess along the way, what if the villain wants to harm Liu Bei in the name of Liu Zhang, can't we bring some soldiers to protect ourselves?!

So, Liu Bei led his troops to Chengdu and asked Liu Zhang for an explanation, whoever stands in the way on the road is the henchman of the villain around Liu Zhang, and it's not too much to kill, right?!

This trick is called Qingjun's side, also called Jingnan. Zhang Xi learned from Zhu Laosi.

Although Liu Zhang is not a gentleman, at least this is the past in theory.

Fa Zheng's understanding of Zhang Xi suddenly deepened this person, more shameless than me, can I think of this kind of excuse? !

You really don't know about the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" in the early Han Dynasty, right?!

After Liu Bei listened to Zhang Xi's suggestion, he was also hesitating about the fact that Liu Bi, the king of Wu, raised troops in the name of "Qing Jun's side", forcing Emperor Jing of Han to kill Chao Cuo.

But the problem is, everyone knows that the so-called "Qingjun side" is just an excuse for rebellion, and if you use this trick now, isn't it picking up people's teeth and wisdom, and it is tantamount to making it clear to the people of the world that I am going to attack Liu Zhang to seize Yizhou? !

Zhang Xi was speechless for a moment, what are we doing in Sichuan?!

Isn't it from Duoyi Prefecture?

Could it be that he really came for Liu Zhang?!

There's an excuse that's going to be used, so why care if it's justified?!

But this is not easy to say, after all, Liu Bei is the lord, and he has to save some face, since Liu Bei wants to be hypocritical, Zhang Xi, a subordinate with high emotional intelligence, can only keep silent.

But Pang Tong is not used to Liu Bei.

When Liu Bei said anything more about "Xinyi", Pang Tong directly persuaded him, "When the power changes, it is not something that can be determined by one party." and weak attack, the matter of five uncles. Rebel and obedient, repay it with righteousness, and after the matter is decided, seal it as a big country, why lose the letter? If you don't take it today, you will end up being profitable. ”

To put it simply, it is the place of Yizhou, if you hesitate to believe in righteousness, it will be taken away by others.

As for Liu Zhanghao, after taking Yizhou, give him a place to live and protect his family, which is enough.

Liu Bei was a warlord in troubled times, he was persuaded by Pang Tong like this, and after thinking about the cause and effect and possible consequences, he finally decided that it would not matter so much, and raise troops to attack Yizhou.

Of course, it is still under the banner of "Qingjun's side".

After all, this is an excuse, at least at the beginning of the army, it can have a certain righteous effect.

As for whether Liu Zhang will learn from Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and launch a scapegoat, it doesn't matter at all.

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty killed Chao Cuo, and Liu Bi, the king of Wu, did not retreat, did he.

It's really to the point where the soldiers are coming to the city, who cares if Liu Bei really comes to the "Qingjun side".

It's just that Liu Bei's geographical location is not suitable for rash troops, because in front of him is Baishui Pass.

Once Liu Bei raised his troops and turned around to attack Chengdu, then Baishui Pass would become behind him, and Yang Huai Gaopei and the 15,000 soldiers of Baishui Pass were not vegetarians, and they could backstab him in the back at any time.

Therefore, for these two people, you have to be careful to deal with them.

Liu Bei has been stationed in Jiamengguan for almost a year, and he has been trying to find a way to subdue Yang Huai and Gao Pei, but these two are Liu Zhang's hardcore henchmen, so Liu Bei has no way to do it, and he can't buy it at all.

At this time, it was Pang Tong again, who offered three strategies.

Yang Huai Gaopei, who defended Baishui Pass in the north, privately sent an elite force, taking advantage of Liu Zhang's defenselessness, to raid Chengdu in one fell swoop, capture Liu Zhang, and then use Liu Zhang's name to persuade the counties to surrender.

Zhongce, just find a reason, slaughter Yang Huai Gaopei and these two goods, annex their subordinates, and then turn around and attack Chengdu with the whole army.

The next strategy is to find a reason to retreat to Jingzhou, not to leave after retreating to the White Emperor City, to occupy this pass into Sichuan, and then immediately call the Jingzhou soldiers to come over to support, and reflexively attack Chengdu.

Fa Zheng and Zhang Xi glanced at each other, and immediately understood that this was a strategy that gave the upper, middle and lower three strategies.

The best policy, send a small force to raid Chengdu, you think it's all paper paste, so easy to break through, not to mention that there are so many city checkpoints along the way, how strong can the combat effectiveness of Ling's small force be, and raid all the way over?!

Make a decision, return to the White Emperor City, then we wasted a year, what are we doing?!

Both the upper and lower strategies are nonsense, that is, the middle strategy is feasible.

But when Pang Tong said this, although everyone knew that only the middle strategy was feasible, in the end, he did give Liu Bei the decision-making power, highlighting Liu Bei's status as the lord.

"The upper policy is too urgent, and the lower policy is too slow, so act according to the middle policy!"

Liu Bei made a decision, and now the problem is how to deceive Yang Huai and Gao Pei to Jia Meng.

Pang Tong immediately continued to offer advice, and told Liu Zhang that after Cao Cao pacified Guanzhong, he intended to attack Nanjun from Xiangyang, and Liu Bei had to go back to the rescue.

And Yang Huai and Gao Pei, the two of them, wished that Liu Bei would leave immediately, as soon as they heard that Liu Bei was leaving, they had to come to send them off. As soon as this man comes, he won't be able to leave.

A strategy is a good strategy, but Zhang Xi suddenly remembered that there was also Zhang Song.

Although, Zhang Xi doesn't look down on a person like Zhang Song who sells his lord for glory, but people are determined to help Liu Bei do things, if he accidentally cheats him, it is not Liu Bei's original intention in the end.

Therefore, Zhang Xi reminded Liu Bei that he had to say hello to Zhang Song for this kind of thing, and he was shocked, and then wrote to his brother to intercept it, and finally lost his life.

Liu Bei thought deeply of this, and immediately wrote to Zhang Song to inform him of what happened.

Liu Bei's taking of Yizhou, there is no washing, it is the decisive killing of a warlord in troubled times, although it is not kind, but in terms of results, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are far stronger than Liu Zhang.

(End of chapter)