"There is only one person Liu Bei has always been afraid of, and that is Cao Cao. Since Liu Bei took Xuzhou, he has been defeated by Cao Cao many times. After being exhausted, he fled to Jingzhou and attached himself to Liu Biao.
"Although Cao Cao has been destroyed now, Duke Yuan Xi's literary, Taoist and military strategies are ten times stronger than Cao Cao! If he could ask Duke Yan to send troops to rescue Xichuan, Liu Bei would definitely flee in panic and never dare to peep at Xichuan again.
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Liu Zhang couldn't help but nodded and said: "Yan Gong is indeed smarter than Cao Cao, and his strength is many times better than Liu Bei's. But...since Yan Gong has not wanted to win over Xichuan, will he not want to use all his troops to stop Liu Bei because of the remoteness of Shu?"
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Zhang Song smiled and said: "My lord is too worried. In the eyes of Duke Yan, Liu Bei is different from my lord. He will not be satisfied with a corner of Xichuan. If Liu Bei captures Xichuan, he will definitely invade Hanzhong and even threaten Guanzhong, imitating the story of Emperor Gaozu's departure from Sichuan."
Therefore, for Duke Yan, it is okay for you, my lord, to seize Xichuan, but Liu Bei will definitely not allow it."
The subtext of Zhang Song's words is that Liu Zhang is inferior to Liu Bei and has no ambition.
However, Liu Zhang was not angry, but said: "Yan Gong has already returned to the army. I still need to trouble you to drive him away and persuade him to turn around."
Huang Quan said hurriedly: "My lord, no! Liu Bei is a jackal, and Duke Yan is a tiger and leopard. In order to drive away a jackal, we invited a tiger. Isn't it like drinking poison to quench our thirst?"
Wang Lei also advised: "Although Duke Yan has no intention of taking over Sichuan, if he is invited to Sichuan, he will definitely change his mind and seize Yizhou! We, the people of Yizhou, can stop Liu Bei, but we cannot stop him.
Duke Yan's army. May my lord inspect it carefully!"
Liu Zhang hesitated.
Zhang Song suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed.
Liu Zhang frowned and said, "Why are you laughing?"
Zhang Song stopped laughing and said: "I laugh at the chief secretary Huang, and the king is in charge, but it is all unfounded worries. We only need to contact Duke Yan and ask him to send a general to attack Jiameng Pass and cut off Liu Bei's return route.
When did you invite Duke Yan to enter Sichuan? If Liu Bei is cut off from his retreat and lacks food and grass, the morale of the army will be chaotic and he will be captured by the lord sooner or later. In this way, we can stop Liu Bei without Duke Yan entering Sichuan."
Liu Zhang nodded and said: "Gong Yan has no intention of benefiting the state. Although he is powerful, he is not harmful to me. Zhang Biejia's words are reasonable."
Zhang Song said: "My lord, please send the letter as soon as possible to prevent Duke Yan's army from evacuating Hanzhong."
Huang Quan and Wang Lei still tried to dissuade him. Liu Zhang scolded: "I don't even have the confidence to stop Liu Bei, so what can you do? If you don't let me join forces with Duke Yan, sooner or later I will become Liu Bei's prisoner!"
After scolding the two men, Liu Zhang quickly revised his book and sent Zhang Song north to Hanzhong to ask for help.
Zhang Song refused to go back and forth because "foot disease" broke out and it was difficult to travel far; he then recommended his friend Fazheng to go north with his book, and Liu Zhang agreed.
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Hanzhong, Nanzheng City.
Zhang He received the letter delivered by Fa Zheng, and stayed with Fa Zheng for a while at the post office, and then went to report to Bai Xiaowen.
At this time, Bai Xiaoming had evacuated Hanzhong on the surface, but in fact he still stayed, waiting for a good opportunity.
After reading Liu Zhang's letter asking for help, Bai Xiaowen laughed and said: "Zhang Song is really my right-hand man and he fulfilled my initial plan perfectly."
Hearing that the envoy was Fazheng, Bai Xiaowen nodded and said: "This is because Zhang Song does not forget his old friend. He does not want anyone to be distinguished. He wants his friends to enjoy wealth and honor together, so he asked Fazheng to come. Summon him quickly and don't wait any longer."
Bai Xiaowen personally received Fa Zheng.
When Fazheng saw Bai Xiaowen, he said happily: "I knew it was impossible for Duke Yan to have no intention of Yizhou and evacuate Hanzhong! That Zhang Yongnian is still covering up for me."
Bai Xiaowen said with a smile: "With a talent of filial piety and uprightness, there is no need to make it clear forever. My intention is in Xichuan, and I cannot let Liu Zhang seize it outside, let alone give it to Liu Bei."
Fazheng nodded and said: "Mr. Yan, although the current situation is favorable, it is not the best time to enter the game."
Bai Xiaowen asked with a smile: "When does Xiaozhi think it's appropriate to enter the game?"
Fa Zhengdao: "Liu Bei has already attacked Fushui Pass, and his troops are pointing directly at Luocheng. Although Liu Zhang has sent troops to guard Luocheng, we estimate the strength of the two armies. Liu Zhuang and other four generals will definitely not be able to stop Liu Bei. Sooner or later, Luocheng will attack
Captured by Liu Bei!
"At that time, Liu Bei's army will be directed towards Chengdu. However, Chengdu has high walls and thick walls, and still has tens of thousands of elite soldiers. The internal food and grass can last for a year. Liu Zhang will not surrender immediately if there is hope from the outside, and Chengdu can still support it.
some time.
"Yan Gong waits until Luocheng falls before sending troops, which has two advantages: first, it can lengthen Liu Bei's front line, and he will not have time to return to Jiameng Pass and Fushui Pass, and the way back has been cut off by Yan Gong, so the head and tail can't look at each other! Secondly,
, Liu Zhang lost most of Xichuan, and when he was unable to protect himself, he was unable to prevent Duke Yan from taking Xichuan. This is killing two birds with one stone."
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said: "Zhang Song once said that he is filial, upright and talented, and he is indeed a worthy man despite his reputation. The plan you set for Gu has another benefit that has not yet been revealed: thirdly, if Liu Bei is trapped in Xichuan, there will be no owner of Jingzhou.
, I can order a general to take advantage of the situation."
Fa Zheng praised: "Yan Gong has far-reaching thoughts, which are not as good as those of my subordinates."
At that time, Bai Xiaowen held a banquet and asked Xun You and other generals to accompany him. The guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.
During the dinner, someone suddenly came to report, and urgent letters were delivered to Ye.
Bai Xiaowen opened the letter and when he unfolded it to read, he couldn't help but frown slightly.
Xun You observed the words and expressions and asked, "My lord, can something happen in Yedu?"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "It's not that something happened in Yedu, but Jiangdong Sun Ce took action." After that, he passed the letter written by Dong Zhao to everyone present, including Fazheng.
After Xun You read it, he was surprised and said: "Sun Ce sent troops north to attack Wancheng, and his troops were directed at Hefei (ancient work 'Hefei')! My lord, Hefei is the throat of Huainan, and its strategic position is extremely important. If Jiangdong can capture Hefei, it can
Go north to Xu and Henan to fight for dominance in the Central Plains; if the Central Plains holds Hefei, you can strangle the throat of Jiangnan and grab its back. If Hefei is lost, the land of Huainan will no longer be owned by the Lord."
Among the people at the banquet, the only one who knew the strategic significance of Hefei the most was Xun You from Cao Cao's old department.
How could Bai Xiaowen not know the importance of Hefei?
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, after the Chibi War, Sun Shiwan Zhongmou, a good son of another family, went on many personal expeditions just to occupy Hefei. Of course, he also unfortunately became the target of Zhang Xiaoyaojin Wenyuan.
The experience gift package and the legendary myth of eight hundred to one hundred thousand have left a strong mark in the novel.
Due to Zhang Liao's outstanding performance against Sun Quan, Hefei has been firmly in the hands of the Cao Group.
Zhang He said: "The Central Plains is the foundation of our army, and the importance of the two rivers is secondary. My lord should not hesitate. You should return to Yedu as soon as possible, raise your troops and go south to relieve the difficulties in Hefei!"