Baishui Pass is the key passage to the Guanghan vassal state. No matter entering or leaving, Baishui Pass cannot be bypassed. Therefore, Baishui Pass must have defenders at all times.
Yang Ang does not have great talents, but he is more than enough to guard a pass where there is almost no fighting.
Jiameng Pass was more strategic than Baishui Pass, so Liu Zhang chose Yang Ren, who was more alert and older.
Jiameng Pass is not only an important pass for Hanzhong County to enter Guanghan County, but also a deterrent to Ba County!
Jiameng Pass, surrounded by water on three sides, can be directly connected to Langzhong, Bajun from the Jialing River.
Similarly, the enemy troops in Langzhong can also fight directly from the Jialing River to Jiameng Pass!
This is why Liu Zhang must tell Yang Ren to pay attention to the defense of Tianxiong Pass.
Once Zhao Wei of Bajun led an army to attack Jiameng Pass, Liu Zhang would be cut off from his retreat and trapped to death in Guanghan County.
"You two must not be careless, especially Yang Ren. You must guard Jiameng Pass, especially in the face of enemies that may attack on the Jialing River!"
Liu Zhang was quite helpless when he appointed the Yang brothers.
First, there is really no one under his command. We can't let generals like Xu Huang and Zhang Liao go to guard the level where there is almost no war, right?
Secondly, we also intend to train some new people!
After arriving in Yizhou, Liu Zhang gradually lost contact with the world's talents. Training talents was a link that Liu Zhang could not escape no matter what.
"I will obey your orders!"
Yang Ren didn't know that Liu Zhang had so many thoughts. He only knew that he was valued by his lord and was entrusted with important tasks!
"Lord, don't worry, it's only the people who are locked up, but the people who are locked up will be destroyed!"
Yang Ren knelt directly on the ground and used life as a metaphor to show his determination to Liu Zhang.
"Lord, the same is true for Yang Ang!"
As his younger brother, Yang Ang was not to be outdone and also knelt on the ground to make a promise to Liu Zhang.
"Okay! Two generals, please rise!"
The ancients would not say that a person is still at the point of death. Yang Ren's determination has already made Liu Zhang even more gratified!
"Thunder Iron!"
"The general is here!"
Lei Tie was obviously flustered. He didn't expect Liu Zhang to call his name.
"General Lei led a thousand soldiers under his command to go to Jiameng Pass to find Taishi Ci, and then together with Taishi Ci, he led his soldiers to the vassal state of Guanghan. General Lei of the vassal state of Guanghan is the most familiar with it, and he must be able to quickly make him surrender!"
"The general will definitely live up to his mission!"
The Lei family has a very high status in the Guanghan vassal state. As long as they have the support of the Lei family, it will not be difficult to conquer the Guanghan vassal state!
The Guanghan vassal state has three counties and a population of about 200,000. This seems a bit insignificant to Yizhou as a whole, but it is of great significance to Liu Zhang who only has one county in Hanzhong!
No matter how small the Guanghan vassal state is, it is still a county!
If calculated only based on the number of counties, it is equivalent to doubling Liu Zhang's strength!
A population of 200,000 is nothing compared to large counties with a population of one million such as Bajun and Shujun, but for Hanzhong County with a population of only 650,000, its strength has directly increased by one-third!
Lei Tie, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang took the order and took away two thousand soldiers. In exchange, Zhao Yun's 5,000 cavalry and Xu Huang's 5,000 infantry were returned.
Soon, Zitong County's military strength will not be so stretched!
Half of the Wufeng camp, the Wuwei camp, the Wubu camp, the Wushe camp, the Hanxing camp, and the trap camp, plus 8,000 field troops, the total number of soldiers and horses is 31,000!
As long as all the troops and horses are in place, the situation in Guanghan County will change immediately!
"Gongda, we have been silent for ten days, and there is still no news from Fujian County. Do we still have to wait?"
After he had enough troops under his command, Liu Zhang could no longer stay in Zitong and wanted to attack Fu County immediately.
"Lord, what we have to do now is to keep calm. I don't know how many pairs of eyes are staring at Zitong!"
Xun You smiled helplessly. Xu Huang and Zhao Yun hadn't arrived in Zitong yet, and Liu Zhang couldn't hold it any longer!
"Hey! What if Jia Long and the others are determined to go against us? They control more than two million people in Yizhou and the resources of four counties! A protracted war will definitely be detrimental to us!"
Liu Zhang knew very well that if he wanted to defeat the weak with the strong, he had to use cunning strategies! If it falls into a protracted war, the weaker party's chances of winning will definitely become increasingly slim!
The Battle of Guandu was like this, and the Battle of Chibi is still like this!
If Jia Long, Ren Qi, and Zhao Wei insist on uniting Zhang Lu to oppose Liu Zhang, then Liu Zhang will not have to wait any longer!
"My lord, you must stay calm right now. A little impatience will mess up your big plans! What's more, there is no news about our attack on the Guanghan vassal country. Everything must be digested with the current fruits of victory!"
Liu Zhang has always been in an extremely irritable mood recently. He understands many reasons, but he just can't bear it!
"Gongda, is there any news from Guanzhong? Dong Zhuo should have arrived in Chang'an, right?"
Xun You shook his head slightly. He hadn't paid attention to Dong Zhuo's movements for a long time.
"Lord, there is no news from Guanzhong yet. There must be nothing unexpected, otherwise Wen He must have sent someone to send an urgent report!"
As soon as Xun You finished speaking, a soldier suddenly broke in outside the door.
"Lord, urgent report from Hanzhong!"
Twenty days later, Guanghan County, Fu County.
Time came to August 190 AD, and the Zhang-Lu coalition had been stationed in Fu County for a whole month!
Today is also the date Zhang Lu and Jia Long agreed to leave.
Early in the morning, Jia Long, Ren Qi, and Zhao Wei gathered at the Fujian Magistrate's Mansion. Because of Zhang Wei's lesson before, all three of them brought a lot of guards today.
Zhang Lu seemed to have guessed that the three people would come, and was already waiting at the door of the house in advance.
"Prefect Zhang!"
"Prefect Jia, Prefect Ren, Prefect Zhao!"
The four of them greeted each other and walked into the house at the same time.
"Prefect Zhang, congratulations!"
As soon as he entered the house, Jia Long opened his mouth to congratulate Zhang Lu.
"Oh? I wonder why Zhang is so happy?"
Zhang Lu didn't seem to understand what Jia Long meant, and looked surprised.
"Haha, why did Zhang Taishou deceive each other? I'm afraid Liu Zhang won't be able to threaten Fujian for a year and a half!"
Seeing Jia Long's happy smile, Zhang Lu was still a little puzzled.
"Can you please clarify this with Governor Jia? Zhang Lu really doesn't know too much!"
"Liu Zhang is no longer in Zitong. Doesn't Prefect Zhang not know that?"
Zhang Lu nodded. He still knew this information. After all, Zitong had his informants around him.
"Zhang knows this, but Liu Zhang is so treacherous, who knows if he is deliberately playing tricks!"
When Jia Long heard this, he laughed loudly and patted Zhang Lu on the shoulder.
"Prefect Zhang doesn't know something. Liu Zhang is too busy taking care of himself now and has no time to take care of Guanghan County's affairs!"
Zhang Lu's heart skipped a beat. If this thing is true, does it mean that he can take the opportunity to take back Zitong and even the entire Guanghan County?
"Does Governor Jia really mean what he said?"
