News of the fall of Yangping Pass soon spread to Nanzheng. Liu Bei, Yang Song and others felt panicked. They did not expect that Yangping Pass would fall so quickly.
Even though Liu Bei knew that Liu Pan's army was still blocking Liu Shi's army at Zoumaling, he was still worried that the war at Yangpingguan would collapse. Now he didn't care about the new recruits or veterans, and directly led the 30,000 Hanzhong army he had just recruited. Support Mianyang County and find a way to block the Daqian army.
Before Liu Bei left Nanzheng, he solemnly said to Yang Song: "Brother Yongnian, now Hanzhong has reached a critical stage. If we cannot resist Liu Shi's army in Mianyang County and drive them out of Hanzhong, then we will face a steady stream of troops. With our large army, Hanzhong will fall sooner or later. Now we are preparing to block Liu Shi's army. We also ask Brother Yongnian to summon all the noble families in Hanzhong and gather their private soldiers to support Yangping Pass."
Yang Song was already panicked. They spent a lot of effort to get 10,000 yuan to support Yang Pingguan, but it was too late. Now Liu Bei said it so seriously, he didn't know whether he should escape from Hanzhong. , the military march of the Daqian army was too fast, and they were attacked one after another, leaving them breathless and unable to think.
But he soon gave up this idea. General Liu Bei was still resisting the Daqian army in Hanzhong. If he escaped for his life at this time, he would greatly offend Liu Bei. Even if he could escape to Shuzhong, he would not be able to reach Liu Bei's territory. As for his life, he might be killed by Liu Bei to scare the monkeys. Now that he has been bound to Liu Bei, he will have to help Liu Bei even if his family is broken, so that he has a way out!
Thinking of this, Yang Song said seriously to Liu Bei: "General, please don't worry, Song will certainly summon the entire Hanzhong force to support the general!"
With Yang Song's guarantee, Liu Bei marched with 30,000 Hanzhong recruits all the way to Mianyang County west of Nanzheng. At the same time, he continuously sent scouting horses to contact Liu Pan, Wei Yan and others at the front line to keep abreast of every move in the Yangping Pass battle situation. !
In Nanzheng, as soon as Liu Bei left, Yang Song immediately contacted all the noble families in Hanzhong. Fortunately, the heads of each family were already concentrated on Nanzheng, so one day later, all the heads of the noble families in Hanzhong came to Nanzheng. Zheng.
Yang Song said unceremoniously: "Yangping Pass has been conquered by Da Gan's army. The general led an army of 30,000 to support the defenders of Yang Ping Pass. However, Liu Shi had 30,000 elite troops of Da Gan in his hands. He only relied on the general's The 30,000 Hanzhong recruits are hardly a match for Da Gan’s army, so we must continue to use our family’s private soldiers to help the general drive Da Gan’s army out of Hanzhong County, so that our family can be preserved!”
The fall of Yangpingguan made all the family heads present in an uproar, and then they were worried about the situation in Hanzhong. At this time, they have to hold on to the soldiers in their hands even more, otherwise who can they rely on when the army comes? It is impossible to really It depends on the court. If the court can be relied on, the world will not fall apart.
Although they were the biggest beneficiaries of the Han Dynasty, they knew better than ordinary people that the court was unreliable!
Zhang Yu, the Zhang family's family member, looked embarrassed: "We already provided 10,000 private soldiers a few days ago, and now we are asked to provide private soldiers. This is not to wipe out our family's heritage. You must know that these private soldiers are all The children of our family! We invited Liu Bei here because we wanted him to protect us, but now it seems like we are protecting Liu Bei!"
The patriarchs of other families also looked angry, thinking that what Zhang Yu said was right! It was fine for them to provide money, food and even people, but the situation on the battlefield kept getting worse. Liu Bei didn't seem to have that much ability. They Now I'm a little doubtful whether Liu Bei can hold Hanzhong.
But Yang Song looked at them with a cold face and said: "Without Liu Bei, do you think you can withstand the hundreds of thousands of Daqian troops, or do you think you can join Daqian!"
Zhang Yu said: "It may not be impossible. If Liu Bei is unreliable, it will be the same if we seek refuge with Da Qian. We can sell Liu Bei and negotiate terms with Da Qian!"
Yang Song said angrily: "Stupid, who do you think you are facing? This is Lei Gong, a man who wiped out all the noble families in Hebei and the Central Plains. 90% of the noble families in the world have been wiped out. Do you think you are like this? With a little strength, Lei Gong can change his strategy and let us go! It's simply impossible!"
"We can only be changed. You are willing to give up your own land, your family's disciples and old officials, and your own glory and wealth to become ordinary people!"
Of course it's impossible. They found Liu Bei just because they knew the harsh conditions of the Daqian Army. They wanted Liu Bei to help them protect Hanzhong and resist the Daqian Army. The result was different from what they thought. Now it has become They spent money and effort to resist Daqian!
The head of the Shen family hesitated and said: "We support Liu Bei like this, but if Hanzhong cannot be defended and there is no force to protect the family, we will become lambs to be slaughtered!"
In addition to relying on connections, wealthy noble families also rely on force to suppress ordinary people and even threaten local officials, so they cherish their family's soldiers even more.
But Yang Song said: "The situation in Hanzhong is extremely dangerous now. No one knows whether Hanzhong can be defended. If it really can't be defended, our actions have offended Lei Gong, and Da Qian cannot hold on. We can only escape to Jiangnan and Shuzhong, and these two places are in Liu Bei's hands. If we offend Liu Bei in Hanzhong and we go to Jiangnan and Shuzhong, will Liu Bei let us go?"
They will definitely not let it go. The powerful nobles of Hanzhong County suddenly found that they had no choice at all. They could only follow Liu Bei and go all the way!
After having this common understanding, the powerful nobles in Hanzhong were rarely generous for a while. They spent three days to gather 20,000 private soldiers again, and then dispatched them all to Liu Bei in Mianyang County in one go!
The story is divided into two parts. Liu Pan resisted Liu Shi's attack on Zuoma Ridge, which made Liu Bei relieved. Although Yangping Pass was occupied by Liu Shi, Liu Shi's army did not dare to go deep into Hanzhong due to the obstruction of the troops on Zuoma Ridge. This was considered a forced move. Blocked the Daqian army from continuing to attack.
And some good news began to come later. Wei Yan, who had lost Yangping Pass, also realized his shame and became brave. Under his leadership, he attacked Liu Shi's camp at night. Liu Shi never thought that the Han army would dare to fight back now. They were caught off guard and were in a panic. Not only that most of the gunpowder in the camp was blown up by Wei Yan, but also the whole camp was burned down by Wei Yan.
This cannot be said to have improved the situation for the Han Dynasty, but it allowed the morale of the Han army to begin to recover. After Liu Bei obtained 20,000 private soldiers from the Hanzhong clan, he finally had the courage to fight against Liu Shi and lead the army with 50,000 troops. Advance and join Wei Yan and the others!