Early June.
Zhang Song hurried back to Chengdu with Yan Pu's head. It was a great achievement to unite with Zhang Xiu, and he also brought back Yan Pu's head. This trip was a great achievement.
Yizhou, Chengdu.
Liu Zhang was a cowardly and suspicious person, but when he saw Yan Pu's head, his eyes lit up with excitement, "Is this really Yan Pu's head?"
Zhang Song nodded with a smile: "This is Zhang Xiu's sincerity to us. As long as we unite with Zhang Xiu and attack from the front and back, we will be able to kill Zhang Lu!"
Zhang Yu sneered: "There is no free benefit in the world. If Zhang Xiu can agree to join forces with us, I'm afraid his appetite is not small!"
Hearing this, Liu Zhang suppressed the smile on his face and looked at Zhang Song with questioning eyes.
Zhang Song's face darkened.
Originally, he planned to take advantage of Liu Zhang's good mood to slowly introduce the matter and let everything become natural. However, he did not expect that Chang Yu was so straightforward, making the subsequent words stiff.
He coughed twice.
Zhang Song said: "Naturally, no benefit is given in vain. I don't need to say why Zhang Lu sent Yan Pu to Chang'an. However, in the end, it was us who won the opportunity to cooperate with Zhang Xiu. In this battle, Zhang Xiu Lu will definitely die."
"So, his appetite is Hanzhong, right?" Chang Yu said very firmly.
Zhang Yu was a famous prophet (chen) expert in Yizhou in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He was proficient in using changes in celestial phenomena to predict human affairs and predict good and bad luck. His talents and abilities were outstanding, and he was appointed as the Sima of the rear of Yizhou.
Liu Zhang asked curiously: "How did Nanhe (Zhang Yu's name) know that the picture Zhang Xiu was drawing was Hanzhong?"
Zhang Yu said: "Last year I watched the sky at night and found a comet crossing the sky over Chang'an. I predicted that someone was planning to plot in Guanzhong. I didn't expect that Zhang Xiu occupied Guanzhong in just a few months. Now there is a comet crossing Hanzhong. This time The celestial phenomena indicate that Zhang Xiu had already planned against Hanzhong."
Liu Zhang nodded.
Liu Zhang still trusted Chang Yu's words.
What Zhang Song despises the most is that Zhang Yu, who obviously guessed it himself, had to add celestial phenomena to apply for him, but he guessed it again.
Therefore, he had to pretend to praise: "Nan He's ability is really unique in the world, just like the comet indicates, Zhang Xiu's purpose is to want the land of Hanzhong."
"Hanzhong is the gateway to Yizhou, how can I let Zhang Xiu take it?" Although Liu Zhang was cowardly and suspicious, he was not mentally retarded. He naturally understood the importance of Hanzhong. What's more, his Yizhou was a piece of fat. He could guarantee Zhang Xiu this A bad wolf stares at a piece of meat and refuses to eat it?
Zhang Song said: "My lord, although Zhang Xiu is a wolf, as long as we don't offend him, there will be no danger. If it is Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu's coalition forces, then our Yizhou will be in danger. We can only fight in Yizhou and Hanzhong Between them, choose to give up Hanzhong."
"Is there no other way?" Liu Zhang looked bitter, "Zhang Xiu's family is not the only one in the world. If he joins forces with Zhang Lu, then we can also join forces with others to contain Zhang Xiu."
Zhang Yu said: "My Lord, Liu Biao of Jingzhou is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Our two families are both clan members of the Han Dynasty. In today's troubled times, it is even more important to unite and join forces to fight against these thieves."
Liu Zhang nodded in agreement.
Zhang Song looked embarrassed.
This Changyu not only discounted his achievements, but also gave up the alliance with Zhang Xiu and joined forces with Liu Biao of Jingzhou. Liu Biao was now restrained by Sun Ce of Jiangdong, and his troops and food were controlled by the nobles, so he did not have enough strength. Go and fight against Zhang Xiu.
Again.
Nowadays, Zhang Xiu's strength is among the best among the princes in the world. Does Liu Biao have the courage to provoke Zhang Xiu?
Then he said: "My lord, Liu Biao has a grudge against Jiangdong Sun Ce for killing his father, and Sun Ce has a marriage relationship with Zhang Xiu. If Liu Biao moves, how can Sun Ce sit idly by and ignore it? If Liu Biao doesn't move, how can we just wait for Zhang Lu? Are you going to join forces with Zhang Xiu and attack Yizhou?"
Zhang Yu sneered: "Our Yizhou natural insurance is not just a boast. Can Zhang Xiu come in if he wants to?"
Zhang Song retorted: "So, when Zhang Xiu leads the army to attack, you will personally guard the pass and ensure that everything is safe? Don't forget that Zhang Xiu's army has as many advisers as there are fierce generals."
"you……!"
Zhang Yu concluded angrily.
He is a civil servant and has no power to restrain a chicken. How can he dare to guard the gate?
Seeing that he did not dare to speak, Zhang Song immediately said: "My lord, compared with Yizhou, Hanzhong can be abandoned. This scourge of Zhang Lu can be eliminated, and Yizhou will be safe from worries."
With Hanzhong in hand, strategically, there are prescient conditions for attack.
But Liu Zhang didn't want to go north, he just wanted to keep his father's inheritance, so after a short period of thinking, he said: "Zhang Lu refused to listen to the orders, and raised an army to rebel again. He was so evil that he joined forces with Zhang Xiu and killed Zhang Lu. After that, the land of Hanzhong will be destroyed." Send it to Zhang Xiu, but you must also sign the alliance."
"Don't worry, my lord, I guarantee that Zhang Xiu will not attack easily." Zhang Song said immediately.
“So best!”
Liu Zhang nodded as if talking to himself.
Then he said: "Take Zhang Ren as the chief general, Wu Yi and Huang Quan as deputy generals, raise 50,000 troops, join forces with Zhang Xiu, attack Hanzhong, be sure to capture Zhang Lu alive and bring him to me!"
Liu Zhang hated Zhang Lu so much that he gnashed his teeth.
"Here!"
Zhang Song nodded and agreed.
Zhang Yu still wanted to say something, but when he saw Liu Zhang waving his hands impatiently, signaling for them to leave, he suppressed his words and pushed them out.
There was a sneer on Zhang Song's lips.
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Hanzhong.
After learning the news of Yan Pu's murder, Zhang Lu was angry and shocked.
Zhang Xiu dared to kill Yan Pu, which meant that the other party was going to join forces with Liu Zhang to attack him. In such a situation where he was attacked from both sides, it would be difficult to resist with his own strength.
For a moment, the idea of surrender actually came to my mind.
After all, it was Liu Zhang who had a grudge against him, not Zhang Xiu. As long as he surrendered and gave all of Hanzhong to Zhang Xiu, not only would his life be safe, but he would also get benefits. More importantly, if Hanzhong was captured by Zhang Xiu Now, can Yizhou be able to survive alone?
I planned it carefully in my mind.
Feeling that surrender is his only way out at the moment.
First of all, all the princes in the world have just experienced the war, and they have no strength to fight again, and no one is willing to offend Zhang Xiu again, so it is almost impossible to get foreign aid.
As for defending yourself, that's even more impossible.
Liu Zhang, on the one hand, had to go all out to deal with it, let alone Zhang Xiu, who was sure to win every battle.
More importantly, he was devoted to Taoism. He governed Hanzhong just to inherit the family business. He became enemies with Liu Zhang all because he looked down on Liu Zhang, which made him angry.
After a short period of time, I already made a decision in my heart.
However, Zhang Xiu never expected that Zhang Lu, a powerful prince, would surrender so easily. He was also prepared to spend a lot of treasures to persuade Zhang Lu to seek help from Han Sui.
Now it seems that Zhang Xiu's money will be wasted.
