"Newspaper—"

"Shizi, there is someone outside who claims to be the messenger of Lord Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, he said that he is carrying a secret letter written by Lord Zhang Lu himself, and he wants to present it to the lord in person, I just said that the lord is in good health, and he said that he will hand it over to you in person."

"Look?"

Liu Zhang was handling government affairs when a guard came in to deliver a message.

Now Liu Yan's health is getting worse and worse, and even the medical officer in the palace said that time is running out.

When he came to his senses before, he heard that he did not raise troops to invade Chang'an and avenge Liu Fan and Liu Dan, so he was so angry that he fell into a coma again.

He had been so worried that his hair had turned a lot whiter for the past two days.

"Zhang Lu's guy has always only respected his father, and he didn't put me in his eyes, and now the messengers sent are so arrogant, in the future, I will make up for this field."

"Quartz, go and bring this messenger."

"At this time, Zhang Lu sent a messenger to come, and nothing big will happen."

He said casually.

However, when the messenger came in and handed him the letter, he was eager to whip his two big ear scrapers.

He's just too underwhelmed.

"What? Yuan Kejun entered Hanzhong from Chen Cang, and Hanzhong was in danger? Damn, Yuan Ke finally did it. ”

"You go back and tell Zhang Lu, and you will say that this prince will send troops to help Hanzhong on the same day, and let him hold on first."

Although Liu Zhang hated Zhang Lu's crime of disrespecting him, he also understood that Hanzhong was the gateway to Yizhou, and if Hanzhong was lost, it would affect Yizhou.

This time, Yuan Ke led a large army to come, Hanzhong is just an appetizer, and the real plotter must be Yizhou.

"No!"

When the messenger heard this, he immediately left the governor's mansion, and he quickly whipped up his horse and returned to Hanzhong to resume his life.

"Someone came, with the warrant of this prince, and passed Wu Yi, Li Yan, Huang Quan, and Li Hui into the house."

Half an hour later, the four of them arrived.

"Meet the Son!"

Four people saluted.

"Okay, this prince asked you to come, there is a big matter to discuss, this is a letter sent by Zhang Lu, the Taishou of Hanzhong County, the letter mentions that the traitor Yuan Ke led the army to invade Hanzhong."

"Now, Yuan Ke's army entered Hanzhong from Chencang Road, broke several military towns in a row, and invaded Yangping Pass."

"Zhang Lu sent someone to ask for help from my Yizhou, tell me, what should we do?"

Liu Zhang handed the letter in his hand to Wu Yi.

"What? Yuan Kejun has already invaded Yangping Pass? Shizi, I don't know if Zhang Luke has detected Yuan Kejun's whereabouts at the rest of the checkpoints? Yuan Ke is treacherous and a hundred times more treacherous than a fox, this time he carefully planned to invade Hanzhong, it is impossible to have only one way, there must be a conspiracy among them. ”

"The minister speculates that now Yuan Ke's army is just a pretense on this road, and there will inevitably be wars on the Praise Slope Road, Meridian Road and Fu Luo Road."

"Please send a message to Zhang Lu immediately, and ask him to send someone to guard these three passes, in case Yuan Ke divides his troops to attack."

When Li Hui heard the news, he immediately said.

He has always been a very cautious man.

After seeing Yuan Ke kill the two princes and harm Liu Yan, he asserted that Yuan Ke would attack Yizhou, and if he committed Yizhou, he must first take Hanzhong.

This inference is based on the actual situation in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu has just taken over Hanzhong not long ago, and besides, how many soldiers and horses can there be in a county in Hanzhong.

If he is Yuan Ke, he will also divide his troops to attack and harass, firstly, he can disperse the forces in Hanzhong and make Zhang Lu tired of coping, and secondly, he can also succeed in stealing his home.

As long as the four ancient paths are successful, they can immediately turn the tide of battle.

Since ancient times, the most difficult thing to cut down Shu is to enter Shu.

Once the army of the Central Plains enters Shu, Bashu will be defeated, which is common sense.

"What? Li Hui, are you saying that Yuan Ke may divide his troops into four ways to invade Hanzhong? ”

"Is this possible?"

Liu Zhang is again questioning the feasibility of this speculation.

"Shizi, Lord Li's speculation just now is not unreasonable, although Yuan Ke is an unkind and unrighteous villain, it cannot be denied that he is very smart and good at using soldiers, and it is impossible for a person like him to put his eggs in one basket, because it is dangerous to do so."

"Please pass the book to Zhang Lu immediately, and ask him to immediately send troops to guard the checkpoints of the remaining three ancient roads to prevent Yuan Ke from stealing his home."

"Once Yuan Ke's army enters Hanzhong from any of the three ancient roads, then Hanzhong will die."

Huang Quan echoed Li Huigang's inference.

This inference is highly likely.

"Good!"

"I will immediately tell Zhang Lu this inference and let him make a plan as soon as possible."

"It's just that, four Aiqing, now, how many soldiers and horses can we mobilize in Yizhou?"

"We need to send troops to Hanzhong in Yizhou."

"If Hanzhong dies, we will be next."

Liu Zhang said.

"Shizi, now, I Yizhou can gather 60,000 horses in one day, and 100,000 troops and horses in three days, so that Chengdu's defense will be greatly weakened."

"Now the 50,000 Dongzhou troops and the local heroes in Yizhou have 60,000 or 70,000 soldiers and horses, and we have to guard against it."

"At least Chengdu needs to have 50,000 troops and horses stationed, so the soldiers and horses that we have dispatched in Yizhou in a short period of time are only 60,000."

Wu Yi began to report on the current situation of military horses in Yizhou.

"Sixty thousand? I'm afraid that this number is a little less, is there no other way? ”

Liu Zhang asked.

"Shizi, there is another way, that is, to send 50,000 Dongzhou troops to Hanzhong, but the Dongzhou army has always only obeyed the lord's words, and now in this situation, I don't know what General Zhang Ren means."

Li Hui whispered.

"This matter is coordinated by this prince, but the tens of thousands of military horses in the hands of General Zhao Wei are also a problem."

"I'll appease him, though."

"Now, our first task is to resist the invasion of Yuan Ke's army."

"In this battle, the prince of this world will initially propose that General Zhang Ren be in command, 50,000 Dongzhou troops will be the front army, Li Yan, Wu Yi, Li Hui will personally lead 60,000 horses as the Chinese army, and the two armies will total 110,000 people, which should be enough for the time being."

"As for the follow-up, General Zhang Ren proposed to recruit soldiers and horses before, and he agreed."

"This starts today."

"The specific matters will be handed over to the old general Yan Yan to be in charge, Huang Quan, you are the deputy, and cooperate with the old general to recruit a new army, hundreds of thousands of people."

It was also at this time that Liu Zhang finally agreed to recruit soldiers.

After the matter was decided, various military orders were conveyed to all parts of Yizhou on the same day, and Liu Zhang personally entered Zhang Ren's mansion to appease Zhang Ren.

On the same day, General Zhang Ren personally led the order to send troops to Hanzhong.

The two armies marched towards Hanzhong.

Da!

Da!

Da!

After personally sending the Northern Expeditionary army away, Liu Zhang took a carriage back to the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, with a large group of soldiers and horses on both sides, and Pang Xi, who was then the Zhonglang General, served as an escort to protect Liu Zhang's safety.

"Shizi, do you really want to marry the daughter of General Zhang Ren?"

"I inquired just now, and General Zhang's daughter looks quite ordinary."

Inside the carriage, Pang Xi gave a friendly reminder.

Although the two are the main ministers, the two families are world friends and friends.

He didn't want Liu Zhang to wronged himself.

"Pang Xi, everything is just for Yizhou, my father is seriously ill, and I am in danger, but after all, I am a light talker, and I urgently need someone like General Zhang Ren to help me."

"By the way, Pang Xi, you have been this lieutenant general for some time, do you want to continue to lead the army in the future, or do you want to become a local official?"

Liu Zhang asked.

He did this to educate his own people.

Today, the main officials in Yizhou are all his father's men.

He, the future state pastor, also needs his own team.

"Everything depends on the state pastor, and what the state pastor asks Pang Xi to do, Pang Xi will do."

When Pang Xi heard this, how could he not hear the meaning of Liu Zhang's words, which was obviously trying to win him over, so he immediately raised his hand and promised, expressing his willingness to be loyal to Liu Zhang, and going to the soup for him.

"Good!"

Liu Zhang was very satisfied with Pang Xi's reaction.

Woo Pang Xi, firstly, Pang Xi is his friend and trustworthy, and secondly, Pang Xi, then Zhonglang General, is responsible for commanding the 3,000 guards of the Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, with his support, at least he is safe and secure in Chengdu.

"After the year, you will go out and be a guard."