Zhao Yun always marched quickly, but Li Jue was not slow either. Since he was familiar with the terrain and roads, he pursued him all the way without even seeing his buttocks.
After rushing to Yangping Pass, the cavalry was not conducive to attacking the city, so they had no choice but to camp and wait for Jia Xu's army. While surveying the geographical mountains and rivers, they also used local materials to build siege equipment.
When the Yangpingguan garrison saw the small number of troops, they all laughed. Zhao Yun feigned anger and raised his hand to shoot down a few sergeants, but did not take any further action. The Hanzhong army became even more slack, hiding at the top of the city every day to watch the people below the city sweating profusely.
Li Jue surrendered to Zhang Lu's tent, and there were still tens of thousands of powerful soldiers. Zhang Lu was wary of fear and listened to Yan Pu's advice and sent Li Jue to garrison along Jiameng Pass to guard against Liu Zhang.
In January, Jia Xu finally arrived. The army was a hundred miles away and set up camp in the stronghold. Zhao Yun made some plans with Jia Xu and Tian Feng.
Fangyuan had already been captured by Zhao Yunqing. The Hanzhong Army did not know that the army was coming, and they still squinted their eyes unprepared.
It was night with dark clouds and a howling north wind. A group of several hundred people quietly climbed up the hills on both sides of Yangping Pass.
Yangping Pass, Dingjun Mountain, and Tiandang Mountain are the horns of each other. They control Bashu and lead to Qinlong. They are the gateway to Sichuan and the throat of Hanzhong. People sigh: "The most dangerous place in Hanzhong is Yangping." According to historical records, Cao Cao failed to make any achievements even when he attacked this point.
It was still possible to defeat the pass in one fell swoop by feigning retreat and making the defenders slack, so Zhao Yun took advantage of the unpreparedness of the defenders to seize the high ground on both sides of the pass at night and then attack the pass.
Zhao Yun's soldiers were all trained by him, and they were not weak at all times. They could steal the camp smoothly. They moved forward in a hidden form and quickly captured the still-confused garrison post.
Tan, Wen Chou, who led the other team, was very impressed. This guy's soldiers were not that powerful. They were just big, round, reckless, rough people. It was okay to fight and protect the Lord loyally on the battlefield, but they couldn't do such delicate work.
Already.
The guards at Yangping Pass stationed five hundred troops on each side of the mountains. They thought they had more than enough. The cavalry under Zhao Yun, the clinker, had no horses, so they became rangers who came and went. One man took over the high ground with one sword, and all the soldiers
He took off the enemy's armor and put it on, making him look no different from the defenders. At this moment, the defenders of Yangping Pass were still dreaming.
The army set out all night, marching in a hurry, and arrived at Yangping Pass in the morning.
The next day, facing the sudden appearance of numerous troops, the defenders of Yangping Pass were stunned. They were frightened and panicked. The defender Yang Ren shouted loudly and arranged to defend the city, and at the same time sent more men to both sides.
When arrows rained down from the mountains on both sides, Yang Ren realized that the situation was over. The commanding heights had been seized, and no one could stand the siege from three sides. He decisively abandoned the pass and fled.
The first day of danger in Shu was actually won without any blood.
The loss of Yangpingguan in Hanzhong was like a woman who had taken off her clothes and spread her legs. The door was opened, and Zhang Lu was shocked and gathered all the officials and generals to discuss begging for surrender.
Yan Pu said: "My lord, no! If you surrender at this time, you will not be valued. If you retreat into the mountains and forests and join forces with Li Jue of the Western Qiang to fight against them, it will appear that we can do something. It will not be too late to surrender."
Zhang Lu followed his advice, sealed up the treasury, and withdrew to Jiameng.
Zhao Yun's troops entered the city calmly and saw that the treasury was intact and the people were safe. They were extremely surprised: Could it be that Zhang Lu was a good man? Even if he ran away, he would show compassion to the people and not damage the treasury!
Jia Xu said with a smile: "That's not the case! Zhang Lu wanted to surrender, but those who refused to surrender were too cowardly, so he sealed up his treasury and kept it with the general. He will surely surrender after a few battles in the coming days."
Zhao Yun was furious: "You are stupid! If you don't surrender now and fight with each other tomorrow, how can you look good!"
Send an order to pursue. If you catch up, you don't have to fight. Just shoot down the letter to the enemy camp! Then I will discuss further actions with Jia Xu, and Tian Feng will go to rectify the city affairs.
Two days later, Zhang Lu camped.
Zhang Lu was sitting on the throne with an ugly look on his face. Yan Pu also frowned and wrinkled into a knot.
Without him, I received a letter from Zhao Yun. The wording in the letter was strong, so he issued a letter to persuade him to surrender because he wanted to seal the treasury and not disturb the common people. He also stated that if he did not surrender now, he would be regarded as a mortal enemy, and he would fight without mercy.
Let you all regret it!
No face saved at all!
Depressed for a long time, generals Yang Ren and Yang Chou said angrily: Zhao Zilong has gone too far! I will not surrender until I die!
Zhang Lu glanced at the two of them coldly: "Yangpingguan can hold an army of millions, but you lost it overnight. The opponent has Zhao Zilong in arms and Jia Wenhe in arms. If we fight head-on, who can defeat you!"
…
These two people are now famous all over the world. It can be said that everyone knows about them. Everyone weighed them in silence for a long time. If they met, they would end up being slaughtered. No matter whether they were civil or military, no one was easy to deal with.
Yan Pu said harshly: "It's my fault, please surrender, my lord, so that we can protect our wealth and honor..."
Zhang Lu sighed heavily and said: "Mr. Youlao went to pay his respects and said that Zhang is willing to surrender!"
Yan Pu smiled bitterly and said, "How dare you disobey your orders!"
Just as he was about to go out, he paused and turned around and said, "Since my lord has asked for surrender, why don't you take the opportunity to perform a great service, so that you can have a chance to advance in the future?"
"Oh? What kind of credit can you get at this level? Sir, please make it clear..."
"The reason why we were forced to surrender with harsh words during the expedition to the west was actually because we did not want the soldiers to fight hard. Although we have surrendered, Li Jue is still there. It is said that Li Jue has a big feud with Prime Minister Ye Feng, so he must not surrender.
There will definitely be a big battle between the two. We can ask for orders to break into the interior of Li Jue's army and exchange information. When the time comes, we should cooperate with the outside, and it will be easy to destroy them!"
Zhang Lu was overjoyed and stood up, cupping his hands and saying, "Whether we can achieve great success or not depends entirely on Sir's careful management!"
He is not stupid. This strategy is very good. The question is whether Zhao Yun can trust himself. If not, there is nothing he can do.
Yan Pu accepted the promise and left, leaving behind a group of ants on a hot pot.
…
The main palace of Hanzhong City is brightly lit at the moment. Generals Zhao Yun are congratulating themselves. As long as they capture Xichuan and complete their victory in one battle, the southwest will be stable and become the most stable rear area for the lord. The southwest is not only dangerous but easy to defend and difficult to attack, the most important thing is Shu.
Known as the land of abundance, it is a major grain-producing land and rich in various resources.
When I was drunk with wine and my ears were hot, I heard that the sergeant had come to report, and Yan Pu asked to see him!
Zhao Yun and Jia Xu looked at each other and couldn't help but smile. Since Zhang Lu sent people here, he admitted that he was not strong enough and made a big concession.
The sergeant led Yan Pu in, but Zhao Yun and others did not stand up to greet him.
Yan Pu was a famous Brazilian man, and he was well-founded in his advance and retreat. Even though he accepted the surrender, he was neither humble nor overbearing. He did not imitate the trick of lobbyists to play tricks, but directly stated his intention, hoping to respond internally and destroy Li Jue together.
Zhao Yun and Jia Xu had already planned that Zhang Lu, the grandson of Zhang Daoling, the founder of the Zhengyi sect after Zhang Liang, is now the Taoist Master of Five Pecks of Rice. He is lenient to others and very influential in the local area. Although it is not difficult to get rid of him, it is more important to keep him.
There are benefits.
Knowing that Ye Feng valued talents and that strangers were unreliable, he had to recruit NPCs for his own use. Since the other party was upright, he did not continue to embarrass him. Hearing the words, he happily accepted the offer, went to the table in person, drank wine and talked happily.
During the dinner, the guests and hosts respected each other. Yan Pu described the situation in Hanzhong and Yizhou one by one. His knowledge was naturally unparalleled by the guide's, and he was willing to submit to him and put forward useful opinions from time to time. Jia Xu was overjoyed and immediately appointed him to join the army and be fully responsible for the affairs of Zhang and Lu.
, Yan Pu thanked and accepted the order.
Zhao Yun also promised to ask the Holy Master to confer Zhang Lu as the General of Zhennan, the Marquis of Langzhong, and the Prefect of Hanzhong. Yan Pu paid homage again and thanked him. (To be continued...)
