As expected by Liu Zhang, finally twenty days later, Sun Qian arrived at Yangping Pass with a large number of military resources, and Liu Zhang and Pan Zhou were waiting outside the pass.
"Lord!"
When Sun Qian saw Liu Zhang, he quickly walked up and bowed. "Gongyou, please get up quickly! Gongyou has really made a great contribution this time!"
Liu Zhang helped Sun Qian up, his face full of relief. I can't help but sigh in my heart, no one who can leave a name in history is an ordinary person!
"Lord, who is this?"
When Sun Qian saw a stranger standing next to Liu Zhang, he couldn't help showing doubts.
"Oh, let me introduce to you, the great talent of Hanzhong County, Pan Zhou! Thanks to Brother Pan this time, otherwise I would have no one available!"
Sun Qian took the initiative to salute Panzhou, and Panzhou did not dare to neglect and returned the salute.
"Lord, where are Huang Zhong and the others?"
Sun Qian looked around and saw only Dian Wei, and couldn't help but feel doubtful.
Liu Zhang didn't pay attention and just explained casually.
"Huang Zhong and the other four have gone to Dongsan County to recruit troops."
"Master Prefect, it's getting late, let's set off quickly! We will be more at ease when we return to Nanzheng as soon as possible!"
Panzhou quickly stopped Sun Qian from talking to Liu Zhang about this.
Liu Zhang nodded, looking at the mountains of supplies, he really didn't feel at ease.
"Not bad! Brother Pan, ask your people to move it quickly. After the handover is completed, we will return to Nanzheng immediately!"
Pan Zhou winked at the entourage beside him, and when the entourage waved, all three thousand people swarmed forward.
It didn't take long for everything to be packed up, and Liu Zhang and his party finally set out on their way home.
Perhaps he was too excited to see the supplies, but Liu Zhang was smiling all the way and kept pulling Pan Zhou to brag.
"Brother Pan, you don't know, if I had these supplies, who would be my opponent in the world!"
Panzhou also had a smile in his eyes and kept complimenting Liu Zhang.
"Yes, yes! The Governor is naturally invincible! I think the Liangzhou rebels will be destroyed soon!"
"Hahaha, that's good! When I return to Nanzheng, I will give up Yang Lin's position as a county lieutenant. When the time comes, will Brother Pan be willing to help me?"
Pan Zhou was immediately overjoyed and quickly nodded in agreement.
"Pan Zhou is really grateful for the attention of the prefect! I will do my best to assist the prefect!"
Starting from Yangpingguan to Nanzheng, we will only pass through Mian County. Mian County is also the last mountain road. After passing Mian County, we will reach the Hanzhong Plain, where we will see endless wilderness.
Liu Zhang and his party also went very smoothly. They encountered no accidents on the twists and turns of the mountain road and were about to arrive at Mian County.
"Brother Pan, after leaving the valley entrance, we will reach Mian County, right? Then we can rush on as soon as possible!"
Pan Zhou looked in front of him in trance, seemingly not hearing what Liu Zhang was saying.
"Brother Pan? Brother Pan!"
Liu Zhang's several calls finally brought Panzhou back to his senses.
"Ah? What's the matter, Lord Prefect?"
Just as Liu Zhang was about to speak, he heard a cry of killing coming from the front.
After a while, these shouts of killing came closer and blocked the way of Liu Zhang and his party.
"It's broken, we met a thief!"
Pan Zhou shouted so loudly that it immediately caused panic.
Liu Zhang was also affected by this exclamation, and even when he sat down, his horse began to bump around.
"If you don't want to die, leave your things behind quickly, kneel on the ground and ask for surrender! Otherwise, I will kill you to pieces!"
A man walked out from in front of the bandits and began to shout loudly to Liu Zhang.
"Where did the thief come from? Don't you know who I am?"
After all, Liu Zhang had seen the world, how could he be frightened by the bandits and directly questioned him sternly.
"Hahaha, I know, why don't you know! It's the rear general Liu Zhang!"
"Now that you know my name, you still dare to come here to die?"
"Hahaha!"
The bandit leader looked up to the sky and laughed, looking at Liu Zhang with great disdain.
"General Hou, you only have 500 soldiers at your side, how can you still be worthy of 30,000 of us? To tell you the truth, in order to deal with you, twelve of us bandit leaders united and gathered all the soldiers and horses to make a special trip for you. Come!"
Liu Zhang became obviously panicked and asked tremblingly,
"You, how did you know?"
"Hahaha!"
Liu Zhang's cowardly appearance made the bandit laugh again, and he looked at him with even more disapproval.
"General Hou, we bandits are good at living and don't like killing! If you can put down these supplies today, we will let you go. How about that?"
Liu Zhang did not answer, his brows furrowed, obviously deep in thought.
At this time, Pan Zhou on the side quickly spoke to Liu Zhang.
"Master Taishou, the situation is critical now, why not agree to them! As long as the Qingshan is left, are we still worried about running out of firewood? We might as well wait until the sergeants are summoned before launching a crusade!"
Liu Zhang shook his head and directly rejected Pan Zhou's proposal.
"No, these supplies are the guarantee for the defense of Hanzhong. They must not be lost. I will fight them to the death!"
"Lord Prefect!"
Pan Zhou became even more anxious, and the sweat on his face was pouring down.
"You only have 500 soldiers, how can you defeat these 30,000 people? Isn't it just throwing an egg against a stone?"
"Don't you still have three thousand of your people?"
Liu Zhang pointed at Pan Zhou's servant behind him, and unexpectedly Pan Zhou laughed out loud.
"Haha, are you kidding me, Lord Prefect? How have servants like me seen such a situation in the world? Once a war breaks out, they will definitely run away in embarrassment!"
The more Liu Zhang listened, the darker his face became, and he looked at Pan Zhou fiercely.
"Brother Pan, what do you mean, these three thousand servants will not participate in the war?"
Pan Zhou changed his previous attitude and nodded directly.
Liu Zhang didn't look at Pan Zhou anymore and shouted loudly to the bandit leader,
"Listen, general thief, if you want these supplies from me, you can! As long as you can defeat this general under me, I will give you these supplies with both hands!"
"Otherwise I will never let you rob me. I, Liu Zhang, am definitely not a vegetarian! Even if you attack by force, you will still have to pay a heavy price!"
Liu Zhang's voice was very firm, and he waved the long knife in his hand.
The bandit leader refused Liu Zhang's request for a duel without even thinking about it.
"Stop dreaming! I have 30,000 troops, what qualifications do you have to make demands of me! I'll ask you again, hand it over or not!"
When the two sides were tense, Pan Zhou stood up next to Liu Zhang and shouted at the bandit leader.
"Listen, thief, General Hou is not a person with a false reputation! Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army and Xiliang Army are not in their sights. If you dare to force yourself, you will definitely die without a burial place!"
Unexpectedly, the thief leader fell into deep thought after Pan Zhou's words. After a while, he nodded in agreement.
"Okay! I'll give you this chance! But don't play any tricks! Otherwise, you will die without a complete body!"
Liu Zhang smiled slightly, nodded slightly forward, and shouted two words at the same time.
"Evil is coming!"
