After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
When everyone was full of wine and food, Yang Bai suddenly said inadvertently,
"I wonder what the military advisor thinks of the war between us and Wei?"
Yan Pu felt a little strange in his heart, but he didn't think much about it and chuckled,
"Although Cao Wei has many soldiers and horses, our Five Dou Rice Sect occupies Hanzhong and has the natural danger of the Qinling Mountains."
"The people of Hanzhong are united and extremely loyal to Master."
"As long as we stabilize our position, it is naturally impossible for Cao Wei to come in!"
But after Yang Bai heard what he said, he didn't feel happy at all. Instead, he sighed longly,
"The original thirteen states of the Han Dynasty are now occupied by Cao Wei."
"We were able to hold on for a while with just one county in Hanzhong. Is it possible that we can hold on for the rest of our lives?"
After Yan Pu listened, he was speechless.
In fact, there is no need for Yang Bai to say that he has already thought about this issue in his mind.
There is a saying that if the world is united for a long time, it must be divided, and if it is divided for a long time, it must be united.
Nowadays, Cao Wei has strong strength, showing the momentum of swallowing up the world, sweeping away Liuhe, and sweeping the eight wastelands!
If Yan Pu was given a choice, he would be more willing to surrender to Cao Cao.
He even suggested to Zhang Lu that it would be better to surrender to Cao Wei early and still retain his status as a lord.
However, Cao Wei had not yet attacked at that time, so Zhang Lu took a chance and did not intend to surrender immediately.
Yan Pu was silent here, but Zhang Wei on the other side was a little unhappy.
He put the wine glass heavily on the table and said viciously,
"Yang Bai, you always speak for Cao Wei, what do you mean?"
"Is it possible that you want to betray your master and join Cao Wei?!"
Being stared at by Zhang Wei's fierce eyes, Yang Bai felt a little guilty, but he remembered his brother Yang Song's instructions before leaving and quickly calmed down.
He snorted coldly,
"You are really right, I just plan to join Cao Wei!"
Before Zhang Wei and Yan Pu could react, Yang Bai raised the cup in his hand and slammed it on the ground.
"Wow!"
The next moment, countless armored men rushed in from outside the hall and surrounded Yan Pu and Zhang Wei!
Before Zhang Wei could stand up, countless swords struck at him!
"ah……"
He screamed several times and died on the spot!
Yan Pu, who was sitting next to Zhang Wei, was immediately covered in blood!
He turned pale with shock and stood up subconsciously!
"Don't worry, military advisor, I will only kill Zhang Wei today and will not touch you."
Yang Bai comforted Yan Pu with a smile.
Yan Pu's mind went blank, and it took him a long time to realize.
"You...what do you mean?"
"To be honest, what happened today was all under the orders of the general!"
Yang Bai smiled.
"Yang Ling?"
"good!"
Yang Bai nodded and told Yan Pu that Yang Ling had gone to Nanzheng with Yang Song.
Yan Pu can serve as Zhang Lu's counselor, so he is naturally a smart person.
After thinking for a moment, he figured out Yang Ling's intention.
Through Yang Song, Yang Ling lured Yan Pu and the last 20,000 troops out of Nanzheng, and then Yang Bai suddenly took action and controlled them.
At the same time, Yang Ling and Yang Song launched a mutiny in Nanzheng and captured Nanzheng in one fell swoop!
In this way, Hanzhong would completely fall under Cao Wei's control!
After figuring it out, Yan Pu couldn't help but take a breath of cold air!
This Yang Ling is indeed as skilled as a soldier as rumored!
No wonder even heroes such as Sun Quan and Liu Bei are not his opponents!
At this point, Yan Pu has no choice but to pray that Zhang Lu can detect Yang Ling's conspiracy and make early preparations!
After Yang Bai killed Zhang Wei and captured Yan Pu, he successfully controlled 20,000 soldiers and horses through their military symbols.
Not long after, Yang Ling sent a message from Nanzheng, asking Yang Bai to take Yan Pu back to Nanzheng.
In Nanzheng City.
In Yangling's high hall, he looked at Yang Bai and Yan Pu who was tied up behind him.
"Meet the General!"
Yang Bai bowed respectfully.
"General, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly!"
Yang Ling quickly stood up, walked to Yan Pu, and said reproachfully,
"Master Yan is indeed a talented man, how can the general be so negligent?"
He said and quickly reached out his hand to untie the rope around Yan Pu.
When Yan Pu saw this, he was immediately flattered.
"My reputation is just in vain. The general is really over-proclaimed!"
"I have always heard of Commander Yan's reputation."
"Now that Zhang Lu has fled, all of Hanzhong has fallen under the control of Wei Dynasty. I wonder what Commander Yan has planned?"
Yang Ling asked with a smile.
From Yang Ren, Yang Ang and others standing in the hall, Yan Pu could easily tell that the entire Hanzhong had been captured by Yang Ling.
Under such circumstances, Yang Ling was still so polite to him. It would be unreasonable if he continued to be ignorant.
Yan Pu was silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said,
"Thank you to the general for not giving up. As long as the general gives orders, I will definitely do it!"
"So good!"
Yang Ling laughed,
"I'll trouble you, sir, to temporarily serve as the prefect of Hanzhong!"
Yan Pu couldn't help but look moved when he heard this!
He was just Zhang Lu's military advisor before, and the highest official position he held was only the county's meritorious officer.
However, Yang Ling directly appointed him as the prefect. How could this not surprise him?
"General, are you so relieved?"
"Don't be suspicious of people, don't be suspicious of people you employ. You are a loyal person, so I can trust you. Don't let me down, sir."
Yan Pu in history was not only loyal and courageous, but also devoted to Cao Wei.
In addition, he is familiar with the situation in Hanzhong and has a good relationship with the local nobles.
It is most suitable to let him serve as the prefect of Hanzhong!
"General, please rest assured that my subordinates will definitely live up to the general's love!"
Yan Pu was so moved by Yang Ling's trust that it was beyond words!
With Yan Pu's surrender, the situation in Hanzhong also stabilized.
Today, only Yangpingguan in the west and Shangyong, Xicheng and other cities in the east of Han Dynasty have not been conquered.
Nanzheng, which was the seat of Hanzhong, was captured, and it was only a matter of time before Shangyong, Xicheng and other places were occupied by Cao Wei.
But Yangping Pass is extremely troublesome.
If it fails to capture it, Nanzheng will face the risk of being attacked by Liu Bei.
"Do you have any good ideas for retaking Yangping Pass?"
Yang Ling looked at everyone.
Everyone looked at each other, but said nothing.
There is no need to describe the steepness of Yangping Pass.
If it weren't for Cao Wei's attack on Hanzhong, Zhang Lu's carelessness, and the surprise attack by the Shu army, Liu Bei would have to pay a heavy price if he wanted to capture Yangping Pass!
Although Hanzhong has been captured by Yang Ling, the mountain roads are rugged and extremely bumpy.
If you want to transport the artillery from Guanzhong, it will be as difficult as climbing to the sky!
While everyone was thinking hard about how to capture Yangping Pass, they saw Zhou Cang running in in a hurry.
"General, please send us an urgent report from Chang'an!"
Seeing his serious look, Yang Ling's heart moved and he said in a deep voice,
"speak!"
