Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 481
Xicheng County.

With the arrival of late autumn, the weather suddenly turned cold, and there was a cool breath everywhere. The Taoist robe Zhang Lu wore on his body was also much thicker, but standing under the eaves, he still felt a chill rising from his back. .

"It looks like winter is coming!"

He raised his head slightly, looked at the fallen leaves, and said to himself: "Winter is welcome, I will see how they march in Hanzhong in winter!"

He was still worried about the Mu army's attack on Hanzhong.

But the right time and place are above him, which makes him feel more at ease. Hanzhong is a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. In addition, winter is coming. This ghostly weather is only suitable for defense, not for offense.

After this winter, perhaps the situation in Yizhou will be different.

He believed that although Liu Yan was afraid of him, he might not give up on him just like that. He didn't know how Mu Jing persuaded Liu Yan, but he always believed that the conflict between him and Liu Yan was an internal conflict, and he never thought of rebelling Liu Yan.

And Mu Jing, this is a wolf, he knows it, and Liu Yan knows it too.

"Master Master, something is wrong!"

At this time, a hurried footsteps came from outside.

It was Yan Pu, he left in a hurry, his face was a little pale, and the cold sweat poured down his forehead: "Shangyong is lost!"

"what?"

Zhang Lu's pupils changed color: "How is it possible? How long has it been since Fangling was captured? How could Shangyong be lost?"

Shangyong is the barrier to the east of Hanzhong.

Once Shangyong is lost, they will fall into a passive position regarding the entire Hanzhong defensive strategy.

"Could it be that Zhang Suo surrendered?"

Zhang Lu said gloomyly.

Zhang Suo, the magistrate of Shangyong County, has always been an object of his uneasy reassurance. He holds a heavy army and hovers between him and Zhang Xiu. Betrayed himself, so he always wanted to take back Shangyong's military power.

But he hasn't cleaned up Zhang Xiu's remnants, and he hasn't stabilized the Five Dou Rice Sect, so he hasn't done anything yet.

Now, Shangyong County was captured by the Mu army in a short period of time?

"no!"

Yan Pu shook his head and said in a low voice: "Zhang Suo and Zhang Weibing were together. They suddenly heard that Fangling County was attacked by the Mu army. In desperation, they sent troops to take the initiative to retake Fangling County, but they didn't Thinking of the other party bluffing a shot, abandoning Fangling County, going out from the mountain road, taking a small road, taking a mountain road that we don't know, and going straight to Shangyong City, within two days, we broke through Shangyong City!"

"Mountain road?"

Hearing this, Zhang Lu frowned. He walked into the main hall, knelt down, and asked the guards on the left and right to spread out a marching map. A mountain range, but we don’t even have many topographic maps of this mountain range, and if we want to find a way to penetrate it, it will be difficult to do it in less than a month, how did they do it?”

"Someone must support them!"

Yan Pu said.

"In Hanzhong, who would support them?" Zhang Lu was puzzled. If someone would support Zhang Yu's revenge, he believed that Zhang Xiu had a deep background in Hanzhong after all, but how could Mu Jun support him when he first entered Hanzhong.

"do not know!"

Yan Pu smiled wryly: "I don't think anyone would support them in Hanzhong, even those gentry. Who doesn't know that the Mu clan is the enemy of the gentry in the world, and the gentry will support anyone, never support them !"

"Let the people from the Five Dou Rice Sect go check it out!"

Zhang Lu clenched his fist and said coldly: "I want to know who betrayed Hanzhong and brought the notorious Mu family thief into Hanzhong!"

"Yes!"

Yan Pu nodded.

"Since Shangyong was taken away by Mu Jun, what about Zhang Suo and Zhang Wei's main force?" Zhang Lu asked.

"After they realized that they had caught the trick, they returned immediately, but it was too late. They are now stationed outside Shangyong City, and sent us a letter asking us to send troops to reinforce them. They also said that there are not many herders, so they should be It's just the vanguard of the army!"

"A vanguard turned them around?"

Zhang Lu sneered.

"My lord, now is not the time to punish them. We have to take Shangyong back as soon as possible, because we don't know how strong the main force of the Mu army is. Once their main force enters Hanzhong, whether we can take back Shangyong, then we must It is not in our interest to give up the eastern part of Hanzhong!"

Yan Pu said.

"How are our soldiers and horses prepared?" Zhang Lu asked.

Since he got the news from Chengdu, he immediately began to gather his army. These days passed, he personally led the troops from Nanzheng into Xicheng, and went straight to the front line, just to boost the morale of the army.

"The assembly has basically been completed!"

Yan Pu replied: "There are a total of [-] soldiers, [-] are elite troops, and [-] are young and strong. They are all assembled. Yang Bai and others also gathered in the outskirts of Xicheng. They can send troops at any time!"

"Tell Yang Bo, let them lead [-] elite soldiers and horses, and immediately send troops to Shangyong, round after round, attack Shangyong together, and wipe out the vanguard army of the Mu army!"

Zhang Lu said gloomyly: "I will never allow Shangyong to be occupied by them. Once they gain a firm foothold in Shangyong, we will be in trouble in the future. I am afraid that we will not be able to drive them out if we want to drive them out completely." !"

"Yes!"

Yan Pu nodded, he was deeply convinced of this.

"Also, did Zhang Yu find it?" Under the threat of Mu Jun, Zhang Lu did not forget the existence of Zhang Xiu's remnants. If he wanted to completely control the Five Dou Rice Sect, he had to drive out Zhang Xiu's lineage. Otherwise, there will be troubles in the future.

"Zhang Wei was going to hunt down Zhang Yu, but when Fangling fell, Zhang Suo was worried about Shangyong, so he sent someone to summon him. Now Zhang Yu's whereabouts are unknown!" Yan Pu said: "My lord, Zhang Suo Yu is just a child, and the five buckets of rice teaching is in the master's hands, and his life and death will not affect the overall situation!"

"I'm always worried that he won't die. After all, you can see Zhang Xiu's influence in the Five Dou Rice Sect. In the past, I thought the Five Dou Rice Sect was just a branch of the Heavenly Master's Way. When the big tree grows, just cut it off. !"

Zhang Lu sighed, and said: "However, Zhang Xiu's generation is a great talent, and the Five Dou Rice Sect he runs has already summarized the whole Hanzhong. The gentry, gentry, traffickers, peasants, and ordinary people, there is no trace of the Five Dou Rice Sect. Ah, so the Five Dou Rice Cult must be controlled by me!"

"Master Shijun, don't worry, I will send more people to search Zhang Yu!"

Yan Pu nodded.

He is also deeply aware of the influence of the Five Dou Rice Sect in Hanzhong. To put it bluntly, if you want to rule Hanzhong, you must win the Five Dou Rice Sect. This is why Zhang Lu insists on Zhang Xiu.

"In addition, we need to send people to keep an eye on Yizhou!"

"How is Yizhou?" Yan Pu asked. He knew that Zhang Lu had many eyes and ears in Bashu and Bashu counties, and he couldn't hide any news from him.

"Just before Liu Yan made his move, Jia Long had already received the news, and he acted first. He entangled a lot of troops and started an uprising. Now he has captured Ba County and is ready to capture Shu County!"

"So Liu Yizhou will be kicked out of Yizhou?"

"No!"

Zhang Lu shook his head: "Jia Long will not be Liu Yan's opponent. I know him very well. If he doesn't move, he will move like a thunder. Since he is ready, Jia Long will die if he doesn't move. This is good. Zhou, sooner or later it will belong to Liu Yan!"

He sighed, and said: "It's a pity, I thought we could handle Liu Yan at this juncture, and it would be best for us to rule Hanzhong in a legitimate way, but I didn't expect that there would be a remnant of the Mu family, and if we missed this opportunity, in the future, even if we defeat Liu Yan If you lose Mu Jun, you can only obey Liu Yanyan!"

For this great opportunity, he was prepared to betray both sides, and then rule Hanzhong alone.

But he didn't expect that the foreign aid Liu Yan invited would suddenly overwhelm him and make him breathless.

"My lord, don't think too much about it, the most important thing now is to drive these remnants of the Mu clan out of Hanzhong!" Yan Pu said.

"that's right!"

Zhang Lu nodded: "This time, I will go to the battle in person. I want to see if the rumored young master of the Mu clan is a young hero like the rumors!"

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Shangyong City.

After the war, the city seemed a little lonely. The traces of the war on the city walls had not been eliminated. The streets and alleys in the city were also affected by the war. There were many fewer people who came to play, and most of the people were trembling. At home, dare not come out.

County government lobby.

Chen Dao was sitting on his knees, receiving several people, quite politely.

"Everyone helped a certain family to break the city. This kindness, I will keep it in my heart. When my lord takes control of Hanzhong, there will be rewards!" Chen Dao said very proudly. He doesn't mind writing a few empty checks that can comfort people's hearts. open.

"You're welcome!"

"Lieutenant Chen, you don't have to be so polite!"

"We're just doing what we're supposed to do!"

These five or six middle-aged people are all from Shangyong's squire family.

Among them, Shang Yong Ye's family is the head.

Ye Ru, the patriarch of the Ye family, Ye Mingsheng is a well-groomed middle-aged man in his early fifties, he smiled naturally: "Lieutenant Chen, in fact, helping you is helping us. Afterwards, those of us have already been suppressed and cannot survive, if I can support Master Minghou and overthrow the tyranny of the Heavenly Master Dao, I am naturally willing!"

He paused, and then said: "It's just that I don't know when Lord Minghou's army will enter Hanzhong. It's not that I look down on Captain Chen, it's just that Captain Chen may not be able to defend Shangyong with his strength!"

There were two reasons why he turned against each other. First, he and the Su family were related by marriage. If Su Xin called him uncle according to his relatives, even though he was separated by blood, the name uncle was justified.

Second, when Su Gu fell, he pulled out a carrot and made a hole. Many squire families who had accepted Su Gu's protection would be suppressed. For Shangyong, his Ye family was the worst, and the land in the family was destroyed by other squires. Swallowing one-third, the wealth is shrinking, and it won't last long, it will be divided up, and it will be pushed to a desperate situation. At this time, Su Xin appeared. The trust in Su Xin and the friendship with the Su family made them They turned against each other without hesitation.

Now Shangyong City has been captured by Chen Dao's troops, but they know that this point of troops will not last long, Shangyong is the most important city, once Zhang Suo's troops counterattack, they will not hesitate costly.

"Patriarch Ye, I know your worries!"

Chen Dao pondered for a while, his eyes flashed, he stood up, cupped his hands to Ye Ru, and said sincerely: "I can make a promise to Patriarch Ye, as long as Patriarch Ye can help us guard Shangyong for ten days, I promise, our lord The main force of the army will come to the city!"

"Ten days?"

Ye Ru frowned: "Will this time be too long?"

To defend Shangyong for ten days, with Chen Dao's strength, in Ye Ru's view, it was a difficult task.

"Patriarch Ye must know the road to Hanzhong. Marching is not a simple matter. I will not lie to Patriarch Ye. If I can let my main force enter Hanzhong earlier, I would naturally like to enter Hanzhong earlier!"

Chen Dao smiled wryly, but he also knew that this reason would be difficult to convince these nervous gentry families. He thought for a while, raised his hand and swore, and said, "But I can make a promise to Patriarch Ye that as long as I am still alive, Shangyong City will be destroyed." It will not be breached, as long as I am still alive, no one can hurt Patriarch Ye and all of you, since I guard Shangyong, I will not allow anyone to hurt Shangyong!"

"it is good!"

Ye Ru stood up and said: "I believe in Su Xin, the people of the Su family will not keep their word. Since Su Xin believes in Captain Chen, we also believe in Captain Chen. In ten days, we will do our best Assist Chen Xiaowei in defending the city, but after ten days have passed, the main force of Lord Minghou will not appear, so don't blame us for surviving!"

After sending away the representatives of these country gentry families, Chen Daomai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you, Brother Su!"

Chen Dao cupped his hands and bowed to Su Xin.

Although Su Xin didn't say a word just now, if Su Xin hadn't used the name of the Su family and his own name as a guarantee for Mu Jun, I'm afraid he would have no chance to get the support of these gentry families.

"You're welcome!" Su Xin said indifferently: "Although they all sell a little bit of our Su family's face, the most important thing is that they are desperate now. Since their uncle died, their life is not easy, no matter what happened before. Zhang Xiu, or the current Zhang Lu, can't tolerate them at all, so they will cooperate with us!"

"Maybe they are really desperate, but I believe that if you hadn't come forward to persuade them, it would take a long time for any of us to suppress them. Many things Mr. Su Gu did in Hanzhong back then would have People's hearts, this is an unquestionable thing!"

Chen Dao said in a deep voice.

Su Xin's face was a bit bitter when he heard the words, and when he thought of his uncle, he was more sad and angry, so he changed the subject: "Lieutenant Chen, can I ask, within ten days, the main force of Master Minghou can reach Shang Yong?"

He knows the road in Hanzhong very well, there is no hardest way to go, only more difficult way, if not for him to lead the way, even if you give Chen Dao a map, let alone three days, Chen Dao will not be able to reach Fangling in ten days, He also successively broke through Fangling and attacked Shangyong.

So he is worried.

"do not worry!"

Chen Dao showed self-confidence on his face: "My lord is a person who is good at creating miracles. If he says he can get there, he will definitely come. We just need to stick to the mediocrity. It doesn't take ten days, but within five days, the lord will be there." The main force will arrive, and then we will have the opportunity to eat Zhang Suo's Shangyong soldiers before Zhang Lu's main force appears!"

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