Zheng Du said seriously: "I think that in order to test Liu Yuzhou, I can order the general of Baishui Pass to always pay attention to the trends of the Jiameng Pass. At the same time, the lord sent troops, horses, money and food to support Liu Yuzhou. If Liu Yuzhou really returns to Jingzhou, then I will send him back."

He paused a moment and said, "But if he pretended to return to Jingzhou and actually seize the Yizhou Pass, then the lord can order the defenders of Baishui Pass to attack the rear. If the lord sends troops to block the front, it will be difficult for Liu Yuzhou to win even if he uses troops again!"

Liu Zhang was stunned when he heard this. He said in a little puzzled manner: "Since it is a temptation, why do you really want to help him with his troops, horses, money and food? The people he handed to him in Fucheng a year ago are not mine now!"

He subconsciously remembered that when he was in Fucheng before, he had also given Liu Bei a large sum of money and grain, as well as thousands of soldiers!

But since those people followed Liu Bei to Jiameng Pass, they seemed to be no longer Liu Zhang's person, and they never conveyed a message to Liu Zhang.

Of course he didn't know that Liu Bei had made sufficient preparations. Every time those people were sent out, they were stopped by Liu Bei.

Over time, no one among those people was truly loyal to Liu Zhang.

Zheng Du smiled and said, "This is the moment, and that is the moment! In order to make Liu Yuzhou concentrate on dealing with Zhang Lu, we treated each other wholeheartedly. The soldiers and generals were sent with excellent food and grass. But now, we are trying to test him, so why should we give him money and food like last time?"

When Liu Zhang heard this, he couldn't help but become more and more confused.

He frowned and said, "What does Zichang mean? Do we still have to make a fuss about military, horses, money and food?"

Zheng Du smiled and said, "Since he wants soldiers, we can give him some old and weak soldiers. As for the money and food, we will reduce it by half. In this way, if he still has no complaints and returns to Jingzhou directly, we can also supplement him later. But if he does not return to Jingzhou and instead makes an unrighteous act, then we will not be able to gain control of the enemy!"

"Um……"

Liu Zhang pondered for a moment, then said, "What Zichang said is a solution!"

When Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to Sichuan, he had already thought about it.

He had almost tens of thousands of troops in Yizhou, more than twice as many as Liu Bei who entered Shu.

Moreover, the Jiameng Pass that he asked Liu Bei to go to was Baishui Pass in the northwest, Pang Xi in Brazil in the east, and his troops in Zitong in the south.

The situation Liu Bei was in was completely surrounded by him on three sides, while the other side was his biggest enemy, Zhang Lu.

As long as Zhang Lu does not unite with Liu Bei, once Liu Bei rebels, he will face ambushing from all sides.

Under such military deployment, how could Liu Bei pose a threat to his Yizhou?

But now the rumors he heard were that Liu Bei, Zhang Lu, and Pang Xi were connected.

If this matter is true, it means that Liu Bei has no threat from the east and north.

As for Baishui Pass and Zitong, although Baishui Pass has more than enough control, Zitong is not Liu Bei's opponent at all.

At this time, he could only make the worst plan, close all the barriers that were connected with Liu Bei, making it difficult for Liu Bei to move forward.

However, this decision will not be made until the connection between Liu Bei and Zhang Lu and Pang Xi is concluded.

...

Just as Liu Zhang and Zheng Du were discussing, Sun Gan and Jian Yong received news from Wang Conghu.

When they learned that Zhang Song was rescued, they quickly wrote two letters, one sent to Jiameng Pass to inform Liu Bei about the situation in Chengdu, and the other letter was given to Wang Conghu, asking him to take Zhang Song away from Chengdu and go to Jiameng Pass.

Wang Conghu and Zhang Song left Chengdu early in the morning, heading north all the way to Jiameng Pass.

After walking for a day, Zhang Song changed his mind temporarily and discussed with Wang Conghu: "It's too slow for us to walk like this. It's better to go to Guanghan first. My brother is the prefect of Guanghan, and he will change his horse before leaving!"

In order not to attract attention, they all hiked when they came out of Chengdu City.

This hike is naturally no problem for a well-trained "Qianlong Army" like Wang Conghu.

He has received "Ten Miles of Running with Weights".

But for Zhang Song, it seemed a bit laborious.

He is a weak scholar. Not to mention running with weights, he is walking with weights. He will ask for a rest after walking for a few miles.

After that day, I walked forty miles, which was the effect of Wang Conghu urging Zhang Song from time to time.

At this speed, it will take almost a month to get from Chengdu to Jiameng Pass.

Guanghan County is located north of Chengdu, adjacent to Chengdu.

As long as you arrive in Guanghan and change into horses, your speed will increase a lot.

Wang Conghu naturally had no objection and agreed to Zhang Song's suggestion.

However, Wang Conghu also asked Zhang Song to work harder and strive to arrive in Guanghan as soon as possible.

After gaining motivation, Zhang Song also accelerated the speed. In less than two days, they arrived in Luocheng.

This Luo City is the capital of Guanghan, where Zhang Song’s brother Zhang Su is located.

After entering Luocheng, Zhang Song went to Zhang Su's mansion like he was a ok person.

He seemed to have forgotten that he was still a prisoner in the cell three days ago.

However, Zhang Su didn't seem to know that Zhang Song had been imprisoned. He was very happy about Zhang Song's arrival, and warmly treated him, and then arranged for Zhang Song to stay in the mansion.

Because Zhang Song was his brother, he felt very relieved, so he put his bags in the place where he was eating and forgot to carry them with him.

This burden has been followed by Zhang Song since he was imprisoned.

That evening, when a servant was cleaning, he accidentally put the bag on the ground and made a "ding dong" sound.

The servant thought that something was broken in the bag, so he opened it quietly and looked through it.

But at this time, I happened to meet Zhang Su walking by and saw the servant holding Zhang Song's bag in a panic look.

Immediately shouted, "Bold slave, who will allow you to turn over the things of your master!"

Hearing this, the servant immediately put down the bag in his hand and explained to Zhang Su: "Report to the master, when the maid was cleaning, he accidentally touched the bag on the ground, afraid that the things inside would be broken, so he looked through and inspected. The maid would never dare to look through the master's things privately!"

When Zhang Su heard this, he knew that Zhang Song must have brought pen, ink, paper and inkstone in his bag, and this servant might be afraid that the inkstone inside would be broken.

He said seriously: "Since that's the case, you give me the bag and I'll take a look. If the things inside are broken, I'll take a new one to help you compensate!"

Hearing this, the servant felt a little happy and hurriedly said, "Thank you, Master!"

As he said that, he handed the bag to Zhang Su.
Chapter completed!