"Don't Zhang Lu, his eldest son Zhang Fu, and these divine guardian soldiers claim to have studied Taoism?"
"The result is that Zhang Lu fled, and his eldest son and the divine guardian soldiers were all killed by our soldiers and horses from the Wei Dynasty?"
"It turns out that Zhang Lu completely deceived you, and the so-called Taoism does not exist at all!"
Yang Song spoke hard on the stage.
Seeing the corpses of Zhang Fu and a group of divine guardian soldiers, the people in the audience were in an uproar again!
You must know that in their hearts, the status of the divine guardian soldiers is high.
As for Zhang Lu’s eldest son Zhang Fu, he is even more unattainable!
And now their corpses are hanging high on the stage like dead pigs, allowing everyone to watch!
Seeing that it was almost time, Yang Ling knew it was time for him to appear.
He winked at Yang Song and slowly walked onto the stage.
"Please be quiet, the general is about to speak!"
Yang Song quickly shouted loudly.
All the people immediately fell silent and looked at Yang Ling.
Yang Ling coughed lightly and said loudly,
"Everyone, I am Yang Ling, the general of Cao Wei, and Yang Ziyi!"
"I, Emperor Cao Wei, Fa Yao, succeeded Shun, and inherited the Han Dynasty. I am truly orthodox."
"Since you are the subjects of the Han Dynasty, you should be classified as the subjects of the Wei Dynasty!"
"What happened before was nothing more than Zhang Lu's ambition and his intention to rebel, and you were deceived by him!"
"As long as you change your minds, I, the Wei Dynasty, will let go of the past."
"Not only that, the court will also exempt you from taxes for three years!"
After hearing this, all the people were in a commotion!
For these people at the lowest level, they don't know who is orthodox among the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei and Zhang Lu.
But they know how important it is to be exempted from taxes for three years!
After thinking for a moment, someone reacted first and knelt down directly towards Yang Ling.
"We swear allegiance to the Wei Dynasty to the death!"
As soon as he took the lead, the others followed suit and knelt down and shouted!
"Teacher, I only used three years of taxes to gain the hearts and minds of the people in Hanzhong. What a good idea!"
Jiang Wei on the side chuckled and praised.
Although Hanzhong is rich, it is far inferior to other places in Wei.
Using three years of taxes to exchange for the aspirations of the people of Hanzhong is definitely worth every penny!
Looking at the people who kept worshiping him, Yang Ling also showed a satisfied smile.
The reason why he went to great lengths to intimidate and win over with taxes was simply to completely eliminate the influence of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect in Hanzhong.
If others don't understand, how can Yang Ling not understand the power of religion?
Not to mention the White Lotus Sect, Ming Sect, Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, etc. in later generations, as for the recent Yellow Turban Uprising, it was Zhang Jiao who used the Taiping Dao to incite the people to rebel!
For the stability of Cao Wei, Zhang Lu and the Five Dou Rice Sect must be eliminated!
"General, how are your subordinates doing?"
Yang Song ran up to Yang Ling and asked for credit flatteringly.
Although this person was a seller seeking glory and his moral character was not very good, Yang Ling had to admit that as a loser, Yang Song was extremely qualified.
"Sir, hard work pays off, I've already written it down."
Yang Ling smiled slightly,
"When I successfully stabilize Hanzhong in the future, I will definitely not treat you badly!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Song felt that all the bones in his body were numb, and his smile became brighter.
"The general is too kind!"
"By the way, how are your arrangements with Chenggu?"
Yang Ling asked.
"Please rest assured, General. Before we set off from Chenggu, I have already given instructions to my younger brother. As long as Yan Pu leads his troops, we will control them for the time being!"
Yang Song smiled.
"That's good. Oh, by the way, there are also Hanzhong soldiers and horses from Baoxie and Tangluo. They also want to trouble you, sir!"
"It's okay, just keep it with me. I'll write a letter to their general right now!"
Yang Song responded by patting his chest.
The generals who led the troops stationed at Baoxie Road and Tangluo Road to resist Cao Wei's troops were Yang Ren and Yang Ang.
Like Yang Song, they all came from the Yang family in Hanzhong.
Therefore, Yang Song was very confident that he could persuade them to surrender as long as he wrote a letter.
Moreover, Nanzheng is now occupied by Yang Ling. Without food and grass, even if Yang Ren and Yang Ang want to hold on, it will be impossible!
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Let’s talk about Yan Pu on the other side.
He and Zhang Wei hurried towards Chenggu with Nanzheng's last 20,000 troops.
Worried that Cao Wei's soldiers and horses would conquer Chenggu, the two of them did not dare to delay at all and hurried on all night.
Finally, I dared to arrive at Chenggu County at noon the next day.
I saw that the city was heavily guarded, and except for armored soldiers, not even a pedestrian was seen on the streets.
Yan Pu and Zhang Wei didn't think much about it and just assumed that Yang Bai had enforced the curfew for Cheng Gu's safety.
Before they could approach the government office, they saw Yang Bai leading people to greet them.
"I've seen military advisors, I've seen General Gongze!"
"General, there is no need to be polite!"
Yan Pu waved his hand and asked in a deep voice,
"How is the war going? Did Cao Wei's troops attack?"
"Please rest assured, military advisor, the enemy did not attack Chenggu, but rested at Ziwukou, seemingly planning to wait for the support of the army."
Yang Bai explained.
Hearing this, Yan Pu and Zhang Wei felt relieved a little.
From this point of view, the situation has not reached the point of no return!
"Master Shijun specially ordered us to bring 20,000 troops and horses to support General Yang!"
"Without further delay, why don't we send troops immediately to attack the Wei soldiers and retake Ziwu Valley? What do you think?"
Yan Pu looked at Yang Bai and asked.
Yang Bai was slightly stunned and said hesitantly,
"There is nothing wrong with the general. It's just that the military advisor and General Gongze came all the way and are exhausted after rushing for reinforcements all the way."
"If we forcefully attack the Wei army again, I'm afraid there will be risks!"
"Why not, you two rest for half a day, and it won't be too late to attack the Wei army tomorrow."
Before Yan Pu could express his stance, Zhang Wei couldn't help but nodded and said,
"General Yang's suggestion is not unreasonable. After traveling for a day and a night, the army is exhausted!"
Yan Pu thought to himself, Ziwu Valley is extremely dangerous. In half a day, even if Cao Wei has support, how many troops can come?
It is better to rest for half a day, or to go all out tomorrow and directly repel the Wei army!
Thinking of this, he nodded and said,
"That's good!"
When Yang Bai heard this, he was very happy and said quickly,
"I have ordered a banquet, and I invite you two to go with me to the banquet."
"As for the troops and horses, let them go to the camp to rest first!"
Yan Pu and Zhang Wei didn't think much, and followed Yang Bai's suggestion, letting their 20,000 soldiers and horses go to the prepared camp to rest.
The two of them followed Yang Bai and walked towards the county government office!
In the lobby of the county government, a banquet was already prepared as Yang Bai said.
After several people took their seats, they began to eat and drink.
