Hanzhong, Nanzheng City.
In the prefect's mansion.
Zhang Lu was frightened and uneasy.
"Sir, sir, I just came to report carefully. Yangping Pass was lost and General Zhang Wei was killed in the battle."
"The entire 50,000-strong army was killed by Di Qing of Yuan Ke's army."
"Our army is defeated!"
A general reported the military situation to Zhang Lu.
"Okay, stop talking."
"Zhang Wei, he mistaken me."
"The 50,000-strong army was lost in one day. Now, what can I, Zhang Lu, do to defeat the enemy?"
"The plan will work out, the plan will work out..."
Zhang Lu shouted loudly, he was very annoyed.
"Lord, don't be impatient!"
"Now, things are still looking around."
The meritorious Cao Yanpu stepped forward quickly to appease Zhang Lu.
"Yan Pu, what do you mean by what you just said? You mean that I still have hope of making a comeback, right?"
"What can you do? Please tell me quickly."
Zhang Lu was like an ant on a hot pot, asking eagerly.
"My lord, I have just received news that Yizhou's troops and horses have arrived for reinforcements. As long as Yizhou's troops and horses are stationed in our Nanzheng, we still have hope of making a comeback."
Yan Pu cupped his hands and said.
"Yizhou's military horses?"
"How many people came?"
"Who will lead the troops?"
Zhang Lu asked.
"The Yizhou veteran Zhang Ren will take command and come to reinforce the army with hundreds of thousands of troops."
Yan Pu said.
"One hundred thousand people? Okay, okay... If this is the case, I will not have to worry about the danger in Hanzhong."
Hearing this, Zhang Lu's expression, which had been depressed just now, immediately became confident.
"My lord, I have something to say."
Yan Pu said with some worry.
"What's the matter?"
Zhang Lu was in a good mood and couldn't help asking.
"Lord, it's not entirely a good thing that Yizhou's army is coming to our aid."
Yan Pu said.
"Yan Pu, what do you mean by this? Don't hide it. If you have anything to say, say it quickly."
Zhang Lu's expression changed drastically when he heard this, and he immediately asked.
"Lord, as the saying goes, it's easier to invite gods than to send them away."
"The Yizhou army is here. Once they defeat Yuan Ke's army in the future, do you think they will covet our Hanzhong? We Hanzhong have only a few major generals. They have a hundred thousand people. How can we resist them?"
Yan Pu's words are not unreasonable.
"My lord, throughout the ages, there have been countless tragedies that have led to wolves entering the house, and we have to guard against them."
He was also thinking about Zhang Lu.
"No, no matter how we say we are allies with Yizhou, they won't do this to me, right?"
Zhang Lu was not sure either.
"My lord, Master Liu Yan was fine when he was alive, but now it is the crown prince Liu Zhang who calls the shots in Yizhou. Liu Zhang and you have always had a quarrel, and because your mother indirectly killed Liu Zhang's biological mother, he is treating you and your mother , it can be said that I hate it to the core.”
"Now, Liu Zhang sends troops to help me in Hanzhong. Will he take the opportunity to seize Hanzhong and kill you by the way?"
Yan Pu said and knelt on the ground.
"My lord, what I said just now was bold, please forgive me."
boom!
boom!
He immediately kowtowed and apologized.
After all, the matter between Zhang Lu's mother and Liu Yan was not open to outsiders. What he had just discussed was the biggest taboo for a minister.
He must plead guilty.
"Okay, I forgive you, please get up."
Zhang Lu is not a narrow-minded person, not to mention, he also understands that what Yan Pu said just now is for his own good.
clatter!
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clatter!
After pacing for a while, Zhang Lu finally made a decision.
He is also a heroic figure, how can he be compared to a figure like Zhang Wei?
"Okay, the conversation between you and me just now cannot be told to a third person."
"Yan Pu, now we have no other choice. If we don't rescue Yizhou, we can only surrender to Yuan Ke. But if we surrender to Yuan Ke, I may not survive."
"For this reason, I can only take a gamble."
"Take a small road to Chengdu, pay homage to my mother, and ask her to meet Master Liu Yan."
"Master Liu Yan is not dead yet, we can only ask him for help."
Zhang Lu said.
"yes!"
Yan Pu understood what Zhang Lu meant.
"I am going to meet some people at the same time as you. As for the list, I will write it to you later. You go to see them with my invitation. They are our second way."
"Liu Zhang wants to kill me, but he is still young."
Zhang Lu secretly resented it.
"promise!"
When Yan Pu heard this, he was determined.
After Zhang Lu finished writing the list, he handed it to Yan Pu and asked him to go to Chengdu in person to lobby various forces. He was also making plans for his future.
"promise!"
Yan Pu left with the letter.
"Come here, call Yang Bai and Yang Song over."
.......
"Someone, stop her."
A fast horse galloped from a distance and broke into Yuan Ke's convoy in the blink of an eye. It was immediately surrounded by many soldiers, who regarded it as an assassin.
"Lord Guard!"
When Cao Xiong heard this, he couldn't help but become wary.
"Formation!"
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Hundreds of cavalry will form a cavalry formation with six layers inside and outside. They are ready to protect Yuan Ke with their lives.
"Da Sima, I am..."
The visitor is a woman.
As soon as she arrived in front of the cavalry formation, she was restrained.
Two soldiers captured the woman.
"Who are you, so brave that you dare to assassinate Da Sima?"
Cao Xiong stepped forward to interrogate the woman.
"Take me to see Yuan Ke quickly."
The woman's face was pale and she said very weakly.
"My Lord, you can see how noble your status is. Tell me your status quickly, otherwise, I will kill you now."
When Cao Xiong heard this, he shouted and asked.
"I am the woman of your Grand Sima. Go and tell Yuan Ke that Lihua has been kidnapped by bandits."
The woman is none other than Xu Miaoyun.
"What?"
"Are you my master's wife?"
"Ha ha......"
"Female thief, your excuse is too lame. Last time my master went to Hanzhong for an expedition, he didn't even bring his female relatives with him."
"You, a female thief, want to deceive this general. You are so bold. Come on, this female thief won't tell the truth. Pull her down and kill her."
When Cao Xiong heard this, he was furious.
"I am really your master's woman. We are his women at Ziwu Pass. If you don't believe it, call Yuan Ke to come. He knows me."
"If you really kill me regardless of the facts, Yuan Ke will turn you around and turn you into ashes."
"Do you believe it?"
Xu Miaoyun heard this and threatened Cao Xiong loudly.
"you......"
Although Cao Xiong was frightened and angry, he did not dare to take the risk.
After that, he gritted his teeth and came to Yuan Ke's carriage.
"My lord!"
Yuan Ke in the carriage heard this and asked casually.
"Cao Xiong, is something wrong?"
"My lord, a female thief broke into the convoy just now. She said she was your woman, and that she was from when you were at Ziwu Pass..."
"Look at this female thief, do you want to..."
As soon as Cao Xiong finished speaking, Yuan Ke asked someone to stop the carriage.
"parking!"
After that, Yuan Ke quickly rushed out of the carriage.
"Where are people?"
he asks.
"Lord, Lord, that female thief, no, that woman is in front."
Cao Xiong said tremblingly.
He felt that he had almost caused a huge disaster just now.
Because he concluded that what the woman just said was most likely true, and she was Yuan Ke's woman.
After that, he followed Yuan Ke to Xu Miaoyun.
There was cold sweat all over his head.
He was scared.
"Who asked you to come? Are you alone? Is she there?"
Yuan Ke asked people to release Xu Miaoyun.
After that, he couldn't help but start shouting.
But just as he finished speaking, he discovered that Xu Miaoyun immediately fell into a coma.
People are about to fall to the ground.
"No, you-"
Upon seeing this, Yuan Ke immediately stepped forward to help him up.
"Come here, call Imperial Physician Yang Jun over."
"quick!"
He picked up Xu Miaoyun by the waist.
He held him in his arms again.
After that, he held the person on the carriage.
"Yuan Ke, Lihua was kidnapped by a group of bandits. Those bandits seemed to be some kind of thieves from Bailang Village."
Xu Miaoyun had just been placed in the carriage. She opened her eyes with difficulty and looked at Yuan Ke.
"You must save her."
