It is impossible for Zhang Lu and others to accept Xiangkai's conditions. What is the difference between this and unconditional surrender?
Zhang Lu even said angrily: "I still have 30,000 elites in Hanzhong, and there are 100,000 civilian households under my rule. If we gather them together, Hanzhong can also have 100,000 troops. With Hanzhong's favorable geographical location, you can use millions to do your job." Even a large army may not be able to invade Hanzhong!"
But Xiangkai smiled calmly and said: "Thirty thousand elites who don't even have iron armor? Do you know that in the Central Plains now, soldiers without iron armor are considered militiamen and basically have no combat effectiveness. Last time you went to Yuzhou, the 20,000-strong army was destroyed. Our Dagan battalion was defeated. And the geographical advantage of Hanzhong is even more ridiculous. No matter how dangerous Yangping Pass is, can it withstand the attack of our artillery? Our Dagan now has tens of thousands of artillery pieces alone, and we can mobilize thousands of artillery pieces to attack at any time. From Yangping Pass to Gongqi, it will be easy for us to attack Hanzhong."
"It's just that you are also a member of the Taoist sect, and you have some affinity with the Five Dou Rice Sect and the Taiping Sect. That's why the ruler did not lead an army to attack Hanzhong, but wanted to persuade you to join Dagan!"
Yang Song sneered and said: "The conditions proposed by you Da Gan are different from Hanzhong surrendering without a fight. We might as well join forces with Liu Bei and fight to the death. Maybe we can keep your Da Gan out of Hanzhong!"
Yang Song is a powerful representative of Hanzhong. Not only does his family own a large amount of land and property in Hanzhong, but his disciples and former officials are all over Hanzhong. Therefore, he least wants a large army to occupy Hanzhong, because this means that his Yang family is in Hanzhong. The forces in Hanzhong will be uprooted by Da Gan, and he is not a member of the Taoist sect. Zhang Lu and the others may be able to be reused by Lei Gong because of their status as a Taoist sect.
But he was afraid that he could only become an ordinary citizen in the future, and all of this was unacceptable to Yang Song, so he was the most opposed to this negotiation, especially when he heard Xiangkai's conditions, he was even less likely to agree. , for Yang Song, it is best to defend Hanzhong. Even if they are defeated, it is better to flee to Jiangnan than to seek refuge with Lei Gong!
Xiangkai smiled and said: "Liu Bei is already in danger. You will only be able to take refuge with Liu Bei for a few more years. With the strength of my large army, we can conquer Jiangnan in five years at most. By then, you are afraid that you will not even be able to protect yourself." Your conditions are gone, and being sent overseas to be with Cao Cao is your end!"
Xiangkai's words really shocked Zhang Lu and others. No one present wanted to be sent to an overseas desert island.
Zhang Lu thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, would you please let me wait to discuss it?"
Xiangkai nodded and said: "You decide quickly, you also know the fate of the Central Plains clan. If I hadn't been a member of the Tao clan, you wouldn't even have the conditions you have now!"
Xiangkai's words made Zhang Lu and others angry, but they were not as strong as others. They didn't even have the courage to refute!
After Xiangkai left, Zhang Lu said helplessly: "We were defeated miserably in the Battle of Yuzhou. The Daqian army completely ignored us and regarded us as defeated generals. If it weren't for the relationship between Daomen, I’m afraid that what we have to face now is Thunder Lord’s army!”
After saying this, Zhang Lu glanced at Zhang Wei and said, "If Zhang Wei hadn't defeated all 20,000 Han Chinese troops, Lei Gong would not have despised them so much!"
Zhang Wei didn't know what to say for a while. He admitted that when he was in Yuzhou, he had some problems with his command, but his 20,000-strong army could not even get together 100 sets of iron armor, while the large army on the opposite side had not even a small soldier. They are all equipped with a set of fine iron armor, and each one is invulnerable on the battlefield. How to fight this battle?
I'm afraid that even Sun Wu won't be able to defeat him! Who would have thought that the Central Plains had been in chaos for more than ten years, and the military power had improved so fiercely. He couldn't believe that this was in the Han Dynasty!
Yang Song shouted: "Lord, we can't take refuge in Da Qian. The conditions Xiangkai just raised, obviously Lei Gong doesn't think highly of us. If we take refuge in Da Qian, our status will definitely be unsafe, and the lord is not willing to rule the hot land for decades by himself. This is it." Leave it to Thunder Lord!"
These words made Zhang Lu hesitate. Back then, he killed Zhang Xiu and occupied Hanzhong. He called himself "Master Master" and governed Hanzhong with the system he had already thought of. He did not set up officials and managed local government affairs by offering wine. Inheriting the teachings of his ancestors, Teach the people to be honest and not cheat, make the patients surrender themselves, and forgive the offender three times. If he commits the crime again, he will be punished. If it is a minor offense, he should build a road a hundred steps to atone for his sin. According to the "Moon Order", in spring and summer, It was forbidden to slaughter and drink alcohol when all things were growing in the season. He also built a righteous house, placed righteous rice and meat in it, and provided free food for passers-by. He also declared that if you get too much, you will offend ghosts and gods and get sick.
It can be said that all the systems in Hanzhong were formulated by him personally. This was his ideal country. Zhang Jiao had not yet realized his Huangtian paradise, but he had already realized the paradise of the Five Pecks of Rice religion in Hanzhong.
But now that Hanzhong is handed over to Da Qian, Zhang Lu knows without thinking that all his systems in Hanzhong will be destroyed by Da Qian, and then Da Qian's laws will be implemented. This will make Zhang Lu's decades of hard work pay off. It's a shame, half of his life's hard work has been completely negated! Thinking of this, Zhang Lu felt that he couldn't just take refuge in Lei Gong. There were hundreds of thousands of young men among his men, and they might not be able to fight together with Liu Bei!
But his confidant Yan Pu said: "My lord, we have been in seclusion in Hanzhong for more than ten years. I have to say that this is an extremely wrong decision. It completely disconnected us from the Central Plains, so that when we appeared in the Central Plains again, we were Daqian's army was easily defeated. Although Yangping Pass was dangerous, we had no confidence to defend against Daqian's artillery. So many fortresses in the Central Plains were conquered by Daqian. Chang'an City and Luoyang City were no worse than ours in Hanzhong. But these fortified cities cannot withstand a powerful attack. If we want to make enemies of Lei Gong, we are seeking death!"
"In the opinion of my subordinates, it is better to take advantage of the fact that Master Xiangkai and I, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, are now on good terms, and we can offer Daqian good terms to join Daqian. Daqian is a new dynasty, and everything is new. If we take refuge now, we may not be able to occupy a place in the imperial court in the future. The opportunity to become a founding hero is not available to everyone!"
Yang Song said angrily: "That's nonsense. Our Hanzhong is surrounded by dangerous terrain. Even if Daqian has a million troops, it will be difficult to invade. We have been recuperating in Hanzhong for more than ten years. We have enough food and grass to feed an army of 100,000 for several years. With Hanzhong's With a population of 100,000, it is not impossible to summon an army of 100,000. Now that we have the right time, place, and people, you actually persuaded the lord to give up his foundation, Yan Pu, what are your intentions!"
Yan Pu smiled bitterly and said: "Can we withstand the offensive of the Daqian army by recruiting all the young men in Hanzhong into the army?"
Yan Pu looked at Zhang Wei and asked: "Second General, are you sure you can lead our Hanzhong Army to defeat the Daqian Army?"
Zhang Wei evaded and said: "This battle is not fought, anything is possible!"
Maybe he felt that this was too much to destroy his prestige, so he added: "If the equipment can keep up, and relying on the dangerous position of Yangping Pass, I can still block the Daqian Army from Hanzhong!"
Yan Pu asked: "What should we do with the artillery of the Daqian Army? What can we use to resist the artillery of the Daqian Army?"
Yang Song said: "It's not just Da Ganjun who owns artillery. We can buy it from Liu Bei. Liu Bei definitely doesn't want to see Lei Gong occupy Hanzhong. He will definitely support us with all his strength, just like he supported Yuan Shao and Cao Cao back then!"
Obviously in Yang Song's eyes, Liu Bei is the one who was taken advantage of!
Zhang Lu thought for a while and said: "Wu Zhong continues to negotiate with Xiangkai and tries to find a way to get good conditions for me in Hanzhong!
Yan Pu asked: "What conditions does the Lord want?"
Zhang Ludao: "Lei Gong will guarantee our property and land, and will also arrange for us to have positions no lower than our current ones. We are surrendering to Lei Gong, not surrendering. If Lei Gong is truly a hero, he should agree to this condition!"
Yan Pu could only smile bitterly, how could he agree to such conditions?
And Yang Song knew that it was impossible for Lei Gong to leave a powerful man like them in Hanzhong, and he did not want to take refuge with Lei Gong. Now the only person in the world who could resist Lei Gong was Liu Bei.
So after Yang Song returned to his mansion, he found his cronies and told Liu Bei that Da Qianjun wanted to recruit Zhang Lu to surrender, while he himself tried to delay the progress of the negotiations.
At the same time, he contacted other powerful families in Hanzhong and planned to get rid of Zhang Lu and welcome Liu Bei to Hanzhong.
After the powerful men in Hanzhong knew that Zhang Lu wanted to join Lei Gong, they abandoned him without thinking. Instead, they discussed with Yang Song how to welcome Liu Bei into Hanzhong.
After Liu Bei received Yang Song's letter and knew that Zhang Lu wanted to surrender to Daqian, he couldn't help but feel worried and hurriedly summoned his close advisers to discuss the matter.
Everyone panicked when they heard the news. Hanzhong was the gateway to Yizhou. If Hanzhong fell, Yizhou would be wide open. This was the last retreat for the Han Dynasty.
Yuan Ji immediately said: "Ming Gong, immediately send your elite troops to find a way to go upstream from the Han River and find a way to occupy Hanzhong before Zhang Lu surrenders. Don't let the Daqian army occupy Hanzhong at all, otherwise our Han Dynasty will not be safe. !”
Zhao Yun on the side said helplessly: "With the Han River flowing upstream, it is difficult for a large army to move, and the mountains and rocks are densely covered along the way. It is extremely difficult to just travel. There are not many soldiers to be dispatched at all. And Zhang Lu's Hanzhong still has tens of thousands of troops. We Sending thousands of people there is just asking for death!
At this time, Wei Yan came out and said: "General, my subordinates are willing to lead 3,000 soldiers to counterattack Zhang Lu and help the general conquer Hanzhong!"
Yuan Ji also followed up and said: "The situation in Hanzhong is complicated now. Although some people want to defect to Da Qian, it is impossible for wealthy nobles like Yang Song to defect to Lei Gong. I am afraid that they are already obsessed with the lord. The general only needs to send A general led a small number of troops into Xicheng. Presumably all the powerful people in Xicheng would gather under the banner of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the key to capturing Hanzhong this time was not military strength, but speed. Hanzhong must be captured before the army of the Qian Dynasty could react. Guard this gateway to Yizhou!
Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Chang Wen, you and I will lead 3,000 people into the west city together!"
Jian Yong immediately stopped him and said: "Xuande, you are the general of the Han Dynasty. Now the situation of the Han Dynasty depends on you to maintain it. You must not take such a risk!"
Others Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others also stopped Liu Bei's risky behavior one by one. If the current Han Dynasty did not have Liu Bei, it would definitely fall apart, and then the Han Dynasty would really be destroyed.
But Liu Bei shook his head and said: "If others can go, I, Liu Bei, can go. Most of the Han Dynasty has been lost. If we don't work hard, the people of the world will not fight for the Han Dynasty! And it is impossible to go to Hanzhong now."
There is not much danger. Since the nobles and nobles in Hanzhong do not want to join Lei Gong, Zhang Lu’s move can be said to mean that they are betraying their relatives, so there is no danger in going to Hanzhong!"
Liu Bei persuaded Jian Yong, Zhao Yun and others, but Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others also wanted to follow Liu Bei, so he was relieved to let him go on the expedition. So Liu Bei led Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan and other fierce generals and 3000 people upstream from the Han River!
Although the road was rough, after entering Shangyong, the local powerful knew that Liu Bei was leading the army into Hanzhong and immediately opened the door to welcome them.
Shangyong Ling's name was Shen Dan, a local tycoon. In order to become Zhang Lu's confidant, he also joined the Five Pecks of Rice Sect and became a believer. He was Zhang Lu's confidant, so Zhang Lu guarded Shangyong City as a frontier in Hanzhong.
barrier.
After seeing Liu Bei, Shen Dan asked: "The Daqian army is about to attack Hanzhong. Can the general protect Hanzhong?"
This is also what Shen Dan is most worried about. Zhang Lu can no longer be trusted. If Liu Bei is also afraid of Lei Gong and sells Hanzhong, they will really be no longer human beings. They might as well sell Hanzhong themselves. At least Lei Gong is
The most powerful princes in the world. If they were not reluctant to part with their property, no one would want to be an enemy of Lei Gong!
Liu Bei said solemnly: "The imperial court has moved its capital to Chengdu. Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou. Do you think the imperial court can watch Hanzhong being captured by Dagan? I can tell you that even if the imperial court fights to the death of one soldier, it will still defend Hanzhong."
State Gateway!”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Shen Dan finally felt relieved after hearing this. If the imperial court abandons Hanzhong, Shuzhong will be in danger, and the imperial court will move the capital to Chengdu and become a sheep.
The tiger's mouth is in danger, even if Liu Bei is for the emperor, he can't watch Hanzhong fall!
Then Shen Dan opened the treasury in Shangyong County, helped Liu Bei equip grain, grass and weapons, and even arranged for Liu Bei to meet Shangyong's powerful men. After Liu Bei, the great general, became the general, these powerful men had the money and strength to contribute.
One day later, Liu Bei's army swelled to 6,000 men!
With the support of Hanzhong's powerful forces, Liu Bei's army was fighting on the inside. Not only did it not have to worry about food and resting places, it even had more and more troops in hand. By the time it reached Xicheng County, it had swelled to 10,000 people.
Obviously, when Zhang Lu really wavered, the powerful men in Hanzhong County decisively betrayed Zhang Lu and lured Liu Bei, an outsider, to occupy Hanzhong County and help them stop the invasion of the Daqian army.
As Liu Bei marched along the way, he found that Hanzhong was densely populated and prosperous. Everything was the same as when Liu Bei went to Luoyang City to study and experienced the prosperity of Luoyang City. It was difficult for the Han Dynasty to see such a paradise after more than ten years of chaos.
Liu Bei said regretfully: "I haven't seen this kind of scenery for more than ten years. Zhang Lu still has some talent for governing the world! The people here are obviously very convinced of Zhang Lu's rule. If the imperial court wants to occupy this place, it cannot harm Zhang Lu."
and his family!”
Zhao Yun and others naturally nodded in agreement!
In this way, Liu Bei marched in Hanzhong as if he was in an uninhabited territory, but Zhang Lu in Nanzheng was completely unaware that there was an ever-expanding army marching on his territory. He waited for Liu Bei's army to appear under Nanzheng City.
Lu suddenly discovered that the army of 20,000 people had actually surrounded Nanzheng. At this time, Nanzheng only had less than 3,000 people! There was no way he could defeat this sudden army.
When Liu Bei followed and stood in front of the army, Zhang Lu realized that he had been betrayed by the powerful men in Hanzhong, and he had no choice but to go out of the city to meet Liu Bei.