Zhang Ren led 20,000 elite soldiers to attack. The army was huge and fierce, and they formed an array outside the city.
Zhang Ren was wearing armor, raised his spear and rode his horse forward, shouting loudly: "Lu Xuan, I am Zhang Ren of Shu. You are the majestic King of Wu, the lord of a country. You sneaked into Yizhou to assassinate the prefect and stirred up the situation. Disgraceful.”
Lu Xuan understood immediately.
Zhang Ren definitely met the person Pang Tong asked Liu Zhang to arrange, otherwise, it would be impossible to call out his name directly. Zhang Ren must have been determined to capture Wuyang County and captured him in exchange for Liu Zhang.
Lu Xuan suddenly thought of something, looked at Zhao Yun, and asked: "Zilong, do you know Zhang Ren?"
"do not know!"
Zhao Yun shook his head and answered.
He had a puzzled look on his face. Zhang Ren was from Shu County in Yizhou and he was from Changshan in Jizhou. They were so far apart that they had no chance to get to know each other.
Lu Xuan asked again: "Where is Tong Yuan?"
Zhao Yun thought for a while and asked: "Your Majesty, who is Tong Yuan? Even the general doesn't know him!"
Lu Xuan chuckled and understood immediately.
The source of Tong Yuan is the Three Kingdoms of Pingshu in later generations. In the novels and official histories, Tong Yuan has never appeared. In the Three Kingdoms of the late Han Dynasty that he traveled through, there should be no Tong Yuan, and there is no so-called relationship between Tong Yuan's three disciples: Zhang Ren, Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun.
Lu Xuan took back his thoughts, looked at Zhang Ren, and replied: "Zhang Ren and Liu Zhang have surrendered to me. But you, as Liu Zhang's general, led the army to attack Wuyang County and fight with me. .Are you going to disobey Liu Zhang’s order and make your own decisions?”
Wow! !
Many soldiers in Zhang Ren's army were in an uproar.
The soldiers were frightened and shocked. It was enough for Lu Xuan to sneak into Yizhou. The key was that Liu Zhang had already surrendered.
What else are they fighting?
Zhang Ren had long expected that such a situation would occur. Not surprisingly, he directly ordered silence. As the order was implemented, the soldiers whose thoughts were wandering stabilized, and no one stopped talking.
Zhang Ren raised his head and looked towards the tower, and said again: "Lu Xuan, Zhang Song colluded with Pang Tong and harmed the lord. Although the lord is controlled by Pang Tong, I have now killed Zhang Song who sent the order."
"Next, I want to conquer Wuyang County."
"If I take down you, Lu Xuan, I can turn things around and reverse the situation."
"What's more, you captured Wuyang County with just a few hundred people. I have 20,000 people, all of whom are elite soldiers. With a force like yours, you can't stop the attack of my army."
Zhang Ren looked confident.
If Lu Xuan had more troops, Zhang Ren would not fight hard because there would be no chance.
Now that I have the opportunity, I naturally want to give it a try.
Zhang Ren attacked Lu Xuan's number of troops and further said: "You, Lu Xuan, as the leader of the Wu Kingdom, secretly sneaked into Yizhou incognito, wantonly disrupted the situation, and assassinated the local officials of Yizhou."
"Such an unjust act is beneath our dignity."
"Today, you can assassinate officials in Yizhou. Tomorrow, others can assassinate your officials."
"Everyone says that you, Lu Xuan, implemented benevolent government in Wu State. In my opinion, your actions are cruel and unethical. You are like a tyrannical person like Jie and Zhou. What you have done is not worthy of being the leader of a country."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but chuckle.
interesting!
Zhang Ren actually criticized him based on his identity. Unfortunately, Zhang Ren found the wrong person and chose the wrong person to defend.
Lu Xuan looked calm and replied: "Zhang Ren, you said that my king sneaked into Jianwei County to kill He Zong, which was an unjust act. This is a joke. If the people of Jianwei County are at peace and their lives are prosperous, you accuse me, indeed There’s nothing wrong with that.”
"But do you know what kind of people He Zong, the governor of Qianwei County, and Zhou Shi, the magistrate of Wuyang County, are?"
"you do not know!"
"You only know how to lead troops to fight. You don't care about the affairs of Wuyang County, nor the life and death of the people in Wuyang County."
"I won't talk about the other counties in Qianwei County, because I haven't seen much of it, let's talk about the current Wuyang County. Half of the city in Wuyang County belongs to Wuyang County Magistrate Zhou Shi, and is known as Zhou Bancheng."
"Most of the land in Wuyang County belongs to Zhou Shi, and is known as Zhou Papi."
"In order to seize land, Zhou Shi exploited the people under clever pretexts, making the people of Wuyang County miserable. What's even more disgusting is that after the spring plowing, the people still had food to live on, but Zhou Shi forced the people to borrow food, and then blackmailed the people to pay back double the food after the autumn harvest. "
"I borrowed one hundred catties, and I have to pay back two hundred catties."
"Which common people can bear it?"
"You have to pay money to enter the county. In addition, there are countless corvées, exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes that weigh on the people. How many people can bear it?"
Lu Xuan's voice echoed inside and outside the city.
After Zhang Ren heard this, his cheeks twitched. He did not expect that Wuyang County would be in such a corrupt situation.
Lu Xuan's voice became louder and louder, and he continued: "I captured Zhou Shi and executed him at Qinglong Mountain in Wuyang County. At that time, countless villagers watched, and my men cut off Zhou Shi's flesh with one knife after another. You Do you know what happened?"
"The people in Wuyang County who were watching were weeping bitterly. They were all crying with joy. Some people even went to snatch the cut off Zhou Shi's flesh and blood. They wanted to take them back to cook and eat, and they wanted to take them back to feed the dogs to vent their anger."
"Zhou Shi was executed, his body was beaten and kicked by the people, and countless people vented their anger."
"Do you know what kind of hatred this is?"
Lu Xuan said: "I am in Wuyang County. In a short period of time, more than 10,000 people have served me, and they are all temporarily recruited soldiers. Even if they are new soldiers, there are tens of thousands of people guarding them. How are you going to break the city? The hearts of the people are united. , we are united, how are you going to break the city?"
Zhang Ren's expression changed suddenly after hearing this.
In front of his eyes, the scene of Zhou Shi's murder seemed to appear, he saw the angry faces of the people, and he saw the scene of the people crying with joy.
Zhou Zhi's governance in Wuyang County was too bad.
It is precisely in this way that Lu Xuan can succeed.
Damn Zhou Shi!
Damn He Zong!
Lu Xuan further said: "Zhang Ren, you only want to be loyal to Liu Zhang, regardless of the life and death of the people, regardless of whether the people can survive. Have you ever thought about how miserable the people would be without me coming to Wuyang County?"
"Have you ever thought about how miserable it is for countless people in Wuyang County who have lost their families and lost their wives and children? You are foolishly loyal and self-righteous. Aren't you afraid that these innocent souls will come to question you when you wake up in the middle of the night? "
Zhang Ren's cheeks twitched as he heard this.
In my heart, I felt even more unreasonable.
He claimed to be loyal and loyal to Liu Zhang, but now he was scolded by Lu Xuan and was speechless. He didn't know how to answer.
Zhang Ren thought that by attacking Lu Xuan, he would successfully suppress Lu Xuan in terms of public opinion and disrupt Lu Xuan's foothold. Now, he was overwhelmed by Lu Xuan's words and couldn't refute.
Zhang Ren knew he couldn't win, so he immediately changed his strategy and challenged: "Lu Xuan, stop talking nonsense, do you dare to go out of the city to fight?"
Lu Xuan chuckled lightly.
Zhang Ren gave in and said he couldn't win, so he planned to fight. Unfortunately, he still found the wrong person.
Lu Xuan's eyes fell on Zhao Yun and said: "Zilong, Zhang Ren is a master of using guns. I'll leave this man to you."
"I will obey your orders!"
Zhao Yun answered decisively.
He turned around and walked down the city tower. As the city gate creaked, Zhao Yun rushed out with a silver gentian gun and said loudly: "Zhang Ren, Zhao Zilong from Changshan is here."
When Zhang Ren saw Zhao Yun, a smile appeared on his lips.
Lu Xuan fell into the trap.
Now, he first captured Zhao Zilong, and then used Zhao Zilong to threaten Lu Xuan, causing Lu Xuan to be defeated step by step. No matter what Lu Xuan said about the situation in Wuyang County, he is a warrior and he works for Liu Zhang. He must first capture Lu Xuan.
