Hearing the shouts of killing getting clearer and louder, Zhang Lu felt a little panicked and said: "Now that Nanzheng City has been destroyed, we can only surrender to Duke Yan."
Yan Pu said: "When the army first came to the city, Nanzheng City had high walls and thick walls, so surrendering to Duke Yan could still get preferential treatment. But now that the city has been destroyed, surrendering with all the strength is probably not a good strategy."
Mr. Shan said: "In my opinion, it is better for Master Shi to take the south gate, flee to Bazhong, and hold on to the city. When Sun and Liu start an uprising, Yuan Xi will definitely withdraw his troops. Master Master will definitely be able to restore Hanzhong if he calls out again."
Zhang Wei heard that it made sense and tried his best to dissuade him.
Zhang Lu followed the three men's advice and led hundreds of people to escape through the south gate.
Bai Xiaowen's army occupied Nanzheng and quickly cleared away the remaining resistance of Zhang Lu's army. He personally led the army from west to east to attack the east gate and join Ma Chao.
Yang Ren at the east gate was attacked from both sides and could not help but panic.
Bai Xiaowen said loudly: "Yang Ren! At this point, why not surrender?"
Yang Ren gritted his teeth and said, "Don't even think about it!"
But Bai Xiaowen's army had already fought its way out from within and climbed to the top of the city. The archers under Yang Ren's command knelt down one after another to ask for surrender.
Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Yang Ren jumped off the city wall and prepared to escape.
However, an army rushed over from the diagonal stab. It turned out that Ma Chao got an opening, remounted a war horse, and came in pursuit! He raised a gun and stabbed Yang Ren down.
Bai Xiaowen sighed: "Yang Ren is one of the few loyal ministers and good generals in Han Dynasty, but it's a pity that he doesn't know the current affairs!" He ordered people to bury him.
Ma Chao was hit by several arrows, but he was in good spirits and rode up to Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen said: "Meng Qi was ambushed and it was his own fault. Fortunately, Meng Qi was brave and saved his life."
Ma Chao did not dwell on this issue, but asked: "Mr. Yan, have you ever captured Zhang Lu?"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said, "There is no such thing as him in the city."
Ma Chao's face looked ugly: "I was run away by this guy again!"
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Why are you in such a hurry? Now that Nanzheng is defeated, where can Zhang Lu escape? In less than two hours, he will be captured by me."
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Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei took Yan Pu and hundreds of personal guards and fled to Bazhong.
The terrain in central Sichuan is often dangerous. Fortunately, the guards are familiar with the local road conditions, otherwise they would definitely get lost.
When they reached a narrow passage, Zhang Lu's expression suddenly changed slightly: "There is someone in front of you!"
As soon as these words were shouted, a drum was heard and a troop of soldiers and horses came out in formation.
Qiao Rui, Han Xu, Li Shuyi, Camille and others led a thousand elite troops to block the front.
Qiao Rui said loudly: "Zhang Lu, my lord has said that if you surrender now, you still won't lose your status as a lord. If you resist stubbornly and your sword has no eyes, you will regret it later!"
Zhang Wei said sternly: "How dare you block the road even if you are a mere pawn!" Pegasus came forward with its sword in hand.
Camille drew her gun with both hands and tried to shoot, but Qiao Rui stopped her.
Li Shuyi had already charged forward, her swords were like a drizzle of rain. As soon as they met, Zhang Wei's horse shot out four or five lines of blood, fell down with a neighing sound, and even Zhang Wei was thrown to the ground.
Li Shuyi tiptoed, moved seven or eight meters sideways like a cloud and mist, and got close to Zhang Wei again, her swords wrapped around him like a violent storm.
Zhang Wei was no match for Li Shuyi. No matter whether he tried his best to counterattack or parry or block, he could not interrupt Li Shuyi's mercury-like offensive.
Like a knife cutting flesh, Zhang Wei's health was constantly being taken away.
"Wait a minute!"
"Stop fighting..."
"I'm convinced!"
The cry of mercy kept coming from Zhang Wei's mouth. He didn't expect that the female general in front of him would be so strong when fighting on the ground, leaving him with no power to resist.
However, Li Shuyi's swords were faster and faster, with no intention of stopping.
"Is it appropriate to kill him? He seems to be Zhang Lu's younger brother." Camille whispered.
Qiao Rui shook her head: "The captain has already said that Zhang Lu can stay, but Zhang Wei must die."
Zhang Lu was shocked and frightened when he saw Zhang Wei being suppressed and beaten. Although he knew some Taoist skills, he had not been in the battle formation for a long time and did not dare to do it himself. He could only say: "Stop fighting, let's surrender. Surrendering is not enough."
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However, it was too late. The fire damage from Li Shuyi's Demonic Fire Jade Pendant and the accumulated damage from the poison skill exploded together, taking Zhang Wei's life.
Qiao Rui then said: "Zhang Wei is evil-minded and has repeatedly tempted you to fight against the imperial court. My lord has heard about this for a long time. If you want to live a stable life and be a Taiping Marquis, Zhang Wei cannot stay."
Zhang Lu dismounted, caressed Zhang Wei's body and cried bitterly for a while, then said: "I have long wanted to surrender to Duke Yan, but my subordinates refused to obey."
At that moment, Qiao Rui led his army and escorted Zhang Lu, Yan Pu and others back to Nanzheng.
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Nanzheng City.
Bai Xiaowen met with Zhang Lu.
At this time, Zhang Lu was still a little shocked. After all, his younger brother was killed in front of him! He was afraid that Bai Xiaowen would chop him up as well.
Bai Xiaowen did not do this, but comforted Zhang Lu and said: "Although you have not been granted a title by the imperial court, you have governed Hanzhong for many years, ensuring peace and peace and a sufficient population. Compared with many state pastors granted by the imperial court, your political achievements are better."
Excellent. Today I will make you the Marquis of Langzhong, and you will live in a city with a thousand households. I will prepare a magnificent mansion for you in Sizhou, and you can live there for the rest of your life."
After defeating the princes, it is already considered good to be treated as a captive, not to mention being granted the title of Marquis.
Thanks Zhang Lu.
Bai Xiaowen didn't want to kill Zhang Lu.
Zhang Lu had governed Hanzhong for many years and was still very popular among the people. Killing him would not only disappoint the people of Hanzhong, but would also cause Liu Zhang to feel conflicted when he subsequently took over Xichuan.
Besides, there was Ma Chao watching eagerly.
Seeing Ma Chao's hesitant look, Bai Xiaowen said to Zhang Lu: "Now I ask you something, and you have to answer it truthfully."
Zhang Lu nodded quickly.
Bai Xiaowen asked: "When old general Ma Teng died, you wrote a letter to Ma Chao, stating that you would give up the fight for the third assistant in Guanzhong. Who taught you this?"
After Bai Xiaowen asked the question, he saw Zhang Lu's hesitant expression and said, "Don't think about lying. You must be the only one who saw that person. I'll go back and ask your subordinates for confirmation. Someone will know."
Zhang Lu quickly said: "How dare I deceive Duke Yan? There is indeed such a person who taught me to write a letter to abandon the third assistant and stay away from right and wrong."
Ma Chao couldn't help but asked: "Is that person from Liu Bei's account named Jian Yong?"
Zhang Lu shook his head in confusion: "Jian Yong? No, he calls himself Shan Fu. He is from Jingzhou and has traveled here."
When Bai Xiaowen heard the name Shan Fu, he knew something in his mind and asked, "Has Shan Fu said who he works for now?"
Zhang Lu shook his head: "I never mentioned this. Shan Fu is both civilized and martial, and he is quite resourceful. I usually call him 'Mr. Shan' but not his name."
"Where is this person now?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
"When the city was broken, Shan Fu advised me to flee south to Bazhong and wait for the opportunity. He was originally with me, but he disappeared for some reason." Zhang Lu replied.