Gan Ning led an army of 60,000 people and set out from Chang'an. One month later, they appeared in the Hanzhong Plain.
But before he took action, he learned that Zhang Lu was going to surrender.
This made Gan Ning very angry.
The situation of the battle in Xiliang has been handed over to Gan Ning. Seeing Zhang Liao's great achievements in battle, he was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He ordered the whole army to march quickly. Wherever they went, they broke out the passes and attacked the city, relying on the second generation The power of the trebuchet was pushed all the way, and it entered the Hanzhong Plain within a month.
But as soon as he arrived at Hanzhong Plain, he received a letter of surrender from Zhang Lu.
Looking at the letters in his hands, the fire in his heart grew stronger and stronger. The left hand was Zhang Lu's surrender letter, and the right hand was Zhang Liao's battle report. The two letters made Gan Ning unbearable.
But they have surrendered, what else can you do?
The next day.
Gan Ning led his army towards Hanzhong City. The 60,000-strong army was majestic, with majestic military formations and flying military flags.
Zhang Lu led Hanzhong civil and military officials to greet him at the entrance of the city.
"Zhang Lu, the surrendered general, pays homage to Governor Gan. I am willing to sacrifice my life in Hanzhong. I hope that the governor will take pity on our Hanzhong people and avoid the disaster of war." As he said this, Zhang Lu raised the seal in his hand high above his head.
Gan Ning took the seal and waved his hand.
The soldiers and horses behind immediately rushed into the city under the leadership of Huo Jun and occupied the city defense of Hanzhong City.
Afterwards, Gan Ning helped Zhang Lu up and said, "The surrender of the general is really a blessing to all the people of Han. Now that the lord is majestic and the Han Dynasty is declining day by day, the power of the world is no longer the same as before."
Zhang Lu nodded: "My lord is a hero, but Liu Zhang in Yizhou doesn't know the depth. He has already left Jianmen Pass and is looking forward to Pingyang Pass. Please make preparations in advance."
Gan Ning smiled.
This Zhang Lu is really good at causing trouble. He clearly knew that he and Liu Zhang were allied forces, but he was confusing right and wrong. However, Hanzhong is now owned by Zhang Xiu, and Liu Zhang also invaded Pingyang Pass regardless of life or death, so don't blame him You're welcome, after all, my credit record is still too thin.
After occupying Hanzhong, Gan Ning immediately ordered Huo Jun to lead 20,000 troops to defend Pingyang Pass. At the same time, he sent Wang Shuang and Gu Ming to lead troops to occupy the entire territory of Hanzhong.
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Guanzhong, Chang'an.
After twenty days of traveling, Zhang Xiu returned to Chang'an.
The battle report from Hanzhong came.
Seeing Gan Ning's battle report, Zhang Xiu was stunned. He really didn't expect Zhang Lu to surrender. According to later records, Zhang Lu surrendered to Cao Cao under forced circumstances.
In other words, when Zhang Lu faced Cao Cao, he held on for a long time before surrendering.
Unexpectedly, when facing Gan Ning's 60,000 troops, he simply chose to surrender, but if you think about it from Zhang Lu's perspective, you will feel his difficulty.
The first is a double attack.
Whether it was Liu Zhang or Zhang Xiu, Zhang Lu could not defeat him. Liu Zhang could still rely on his geographical advantage to defend, but facing Zhang Xiu's trebuchet, he had no advantage and was forced to break the city. It was better to surrender early.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiu raised his lips and smiled.
This is when Jia Xu, Liu Ye, and Li Ru walked in.
Zhang Xiu handed them the battle report of Hanzhong and said, "I didn't expect that Hanzhong was captured so easily. Zhang Lu surrendered, and the entire Hanzhong is in my hands."
After reading their heartfelt messages, the three of them had smiles on their faces.
With the development of Zhang Xiu, their strength has become stronger and the territory they occupy has also expanded. They are already among the top three princes in the world today.
"If Zhang Lu surrenders, there will be no battle left in Hanzhong. The battle is over before Governor Gan has time to take action. Governor Zhang is fighting in full swing in the north and has already reached Zhangye. Governor Gan may be anxious to death." Jia Xu joked. Said.
Everyone laughed.
"It depends on whether Liu Zhang can bear it anymore." Li Ru said, "Hanzhong already belongs to our army. Liu Zhang's troops have just arrived at Pingyang Pass. If he dares to take a step forward, Governor Gan will probably be busy. .”
"Won't!"
Liu Ye shook his head, "Liu Zhang is as timid as a mouse. We are the only ones who can attack him. He will never dare to attack us."
Zhang Xiu nodded in agreement, "Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent. He only wants to defend his one-third of an acre of land and will never dare to attack me. Then let him defend it first. This year, Liangzhou, Hanzhong, and Hetao will be included in the We still need to digest and digest it well within our borders. The situation in Yizhou is very complicated and we cannot rush in easily."
Jia Xu, Li Ru, and Liu Ye nodded.
"Wen You, do you know what happened in Wancheng?" Suddenly, Zhang Xiu looked at Li Ru.
Since coming back from Wancheng, he has not dealt with this matter and hurried to Longxi. Now that he is back, he naturally has to deal with it.
Li Ru naturally knew what happened in Wancheng.
He immediately fell to his knees and said, "Lord, I already know what happened in Wancheng. It was my dereliction of duty that the hidden guards infiltrated into our army. I am willing to accept the punishment."
Zhang Xiu didn't ask him to get up, "Have you found out the people hiding in Chang'an?"
Li Ru shook his head and said, "This person is hidden very deep and has not been dug out yet. However, I have used the elimination method to screen and there are five suspects."
Jia Xu and Liu Ye's eyes met.
I didn't expect that there would be Cao Cao's people in Chang'an.
"That's good, you get up first," Zhang Xiu said, "keep an eye on these people and try to find them out as soon as possible. We must not let him stay in Chang'an for too long. Also, Ma Ming, the stall owner of Nanyang Shadow Guard, is here. He's not bad, let's put him in the army."
"Here!"
Li Ru stood up, a layer of sweat forming on his forehead.
"Liangzhou is a poor and large area, but due to environmental factors, development is relatively slow. Therefore, from the second half of this year to spring plowing, our key goal is to find ways to develop Liangzhou's cash crops." Zhang Xiu is from Beidi. People naturally know the situation in Xiliang.
Jia Xu is also from Xiliang, so he is naturally very active in seeking benefits for Xiliang: "The most important thing is the scarcity of water. In fact, Xiliang is not short of land, but it is short of water. If canals can be dug to divert water, Then the cultivated land in Xiliang will be greatly increased."
"Well, let's dig the ditch."
Zhang Xiu nodded. Later generations also vigorously improved the method of water diversion and canal digging in the development of Xiliang. They diverted water from the Yellow River upstream, increased the farming area, and allowed the people of Xiliang to move out of cave dwellings and develop towards the plains.
Because at this time, people in Xiliang lived in dug cave dwellings.
Every year we depend on the weather.
If there is more rain, the harvest will naturally be more. If there is less rain, the whole family will go hungry.
If water can be diverted, this problem can be greatly improved, and the backwardness of Xiliang can be improved.
When it came to digging canals, Jia Xu rarely complained about poverty.
"That's it for now. Zhang Lu and his family will come to Chang'an after a while. Wen You, please be prepared to receive them. Since you have joined us, you can't treat them badly." Zhang Xiu said.
"Here!"
"Okay, you can retreat first." Zhang Xiu yawned somewhat sleepily.
It's really tiring to go through all the hard work.
Just as they were about to leave, Tan Ma hurried in and reported hurriedly: "My lord, gentlemen, Liu Biao of Jingzhou sent Wen Pin as a general to lead a navy of fifty thousand to invade Nanyang."
