Xiaoguangong

Cao Zhi didn't dare to attack before because he only had these capitals on hand. If the siege is unfavorable and the loss is too great, he may lose everything directly afterwards.

But now it is different, with Guan Ping's support, Cao Zhi is now in high spirits, and is finally ready to let out a long breath of anger.

After all, he is the son of Cao Cao. Cao Zhi has a strong romantic style in his bones, and his desire to make contributions has made him put life and death aside.

Now he wants Yixue's depression these years, to let Yang Ang see how powerful he is!

Cao Zhi had studied Nanzheng's defense before, and believed that Nanzheng's northern defense was too strong, and Yang Ang personally guarded it, but the east and west of the city were neglected before, and the defense was very insufficient.

He decided to personally stand in the north of the city to supervise the siege, but his generals put almost all the elites in the east and west cities, marching from both sides, and stormed this important place that Zhang Lu had operated for many years.

In recent years, Yang Ang has never put Cao Zhi in his eyes at all.

After all, even if they transferred Zhang Wei's main force away before, even if they put Cao Zhi in the hinterland of Hanzhong, they could easily deal with it.

Unexpectedly, these soldiers under Cao Zhi's command would attack so fiercely. The soldiers from Jingzhou were also morale boosted when they saw Guan Ping. In this battle, success or benevolence!

Bang!
Huge boulders slammed into the city wall.

The yellow sand in spring fell like a tide, and Yang Ang's face was full of fear.

These Jingzhou soldiers, who had been underestimated by them before, gathered like ants, and quickly gathered into a sea of ​​people on the city wall. The loud drums made the Hanzhong army terrified.

"Whoever dares to resist will be killed without mercy!" Zhang Yun roared sharply, and personally put on his armor and braved the dense arrows to climb the city.

His threats had a lot of effect. The greatly frightened Hanzhong Army's resistance was obviously not decisive enough. I was afraid that they would be liquidated in the future. The strongest opponents they faced before were also Liu Zhang and others. They also fought to defend Hanzhong under the leadership of Zhang Lu, so they could work together.

But now Yunshan's slogan is to rescue Zhang Lu, and Zhang Lu has not come out to clarify, many people have long doubted Yang Ang, and they are not willing to fight.

After the battle began, Cao Zhi's army kept shaking the drums. Although they were condescending and took advantage of the geographical advantage, they still felt that they were in the vast ocean, with enemies in all directions.

"General, why don't you ask Master to ask Tianlei for help?"

"General, quickly let Shijun do it, we can't stand it anymore!"

The battle lasted less than a day, and the defenders were already on the verge of collapse. They asked Yang Ang for help, asking Yang Ang to contact Zhang Lu to show his supernatural power and eliminate these thieves.

Yang Ang was burning with anxiety, but his expression remained calm.

"Don't worry, Master has already said before, if you stick to it, there is a way."

"Heading everyone, hold on firmly, there is a way!"

That's what Yang Ang said, but after a day of fierce fighting, he finally felt anxious, and hurriedly sent someone to Cao Zhi's army to find out what he said.

"Mr. Cao wants to destroy the city, how long will it take? Ten days, or one month?
This battle is harmful to the peace of heaven, it is better to temporarily resolve the dispute, we are discussing with Master, and we are making an opinion. "

Yang Ang knew that today's siege of Cao Zhi must have cost huge casualties.

It is an open secret that this well-known talent and his brother Cao Pi are at odds. If too much troops are wasted here, it may not be good. Yang Ang feels that he should seize this point and have a good talk with Cao Zhi. Can delay for a while.

But never expected that Cao Zhi, who personally supervised the battle for a day during the day, only showed a calm smile on his pale face, and said solemnly:

"General Yang, don't do useless things. I have promised in front of General Guan that I will destroy the city. Even if I die in the city and I am not afraid, how can you sway me with a few words?"

"Son..."

"Don't talk too much! I, Cao Zhi, led the army here. If General Yang has the ability, let's see the truth on the battlefield!"

When Yang Ang heard that Cao Zhi was so decisive, he felt unspeakable despair.

It's over, it seems that this time I really can't hold on.

On the second day, the sky was bright, and Cao Zhi's army really started to attack the city again.

This time Cao Zhi beat the drum himself, amidst the earth-shattering roar, countless soldiers swarmed up and attacked Yang Ang again from the east and west sides.

Although Yang Ang reacted yesterday and sent troops to strengthen the defenses on both sides of the city, people were still able to mobilize, and it was really difficult to mobilize a large amount of defense equipment overnight.

Cao Zhi's attack came like a turbulent wave crashing on the shore. The soldiers and horses he had been feigning in the North City before also became the main attack. He made a three-pronged attack, vowing to break through the city within a day!
Guan Ping did not expect Cao Zhi to be so determined. Watching Cao Zhi's soldiers advance continuously, Guan Ping nodded again and again, and turned his attention to Xia Houba again.

"Zhong Quan, it's your turn."

Xia Houba said excitedly:
"only!"

Xia Houba has been waiting for a long time, and he also wants to prove his ability in this battle.

"Follow me to charge and kill, before dark, we must destroy the city!"

Watching Xia Houba's new force launch an attack, Yang Ang's defenders, who were already stretched to the left and right, finally collapsed.

With screams, the defenders of the west city fled one after another. Zhang Yun commanded the soldiers to set up a large number of ladders, and finally climbed to the top of the city to gain a firm foothold.

Yang Ang's legs trembled uncontrollably, and he knelt on the ground with a thud, praying devoutly to the sky, begging for the help of Zhang Tianshi's magic power.

The only way is Zhang Tianshi's magical technique!Sure!Certainly possible!

Yang Ang silently prayed, the Hanzhong army was unable to resist, more and more enemies climbed to the top of the wall, and everyone gave up resistance and retreated completely.

"Master Zhang is defeated! Master Zhang is defeated!"

"Yang Ang really can't be blessed by God, really can't be blessed by God!"

"What else is there to fight! Run!"

Everyone believed that Yang Ang hijacked Zhang Lu before, but now seeing that Yang Ang prayed devoutly and still did not attract thunder, they believed it even more and dispersed one after another.

Cao Zhi's army continued to climb to the top of the city, but Yang Ang still refused to give up.

The master said, if you stick to it, there is a way.

If you hold on firmly, there is a way.

Sky thunder, sky thunder!
He heard the silence around him at first, and then there were waves of footsteps.

Yang Ang was still unwilling to give up, he was waiting for a miracle to happen, but he still heard the voice that made him despair.

"Yang Ang, you lead the crowd to hold the heavenly master hostage, and you stubbornly resist the heavenly soldiers, which is no different from a rebellion.

I've given you a chance, now... just grab it! "

Cao Zhi's soldiers rushed forward, and Yang Ang didn't believe that he had finally failed until he was pressed to the cold ground.

Me, I really lost.

He squeezed out an extremely ugly smile, looked at Cao Zhi with a cold face, and shook his head slowly:
"Mr. Cao is very capable, I underestimated you before."

Cao Zhi, who was on the top of the city, felt a little unreal. He looked around and suddenly stepped hard on the city wall under his feet.

"I'm done! I'm done!"

This is the first time Cao Zhi led troops to attack a city successfully.

He has been dealing with Hanzhong for these years and finally succeeded, which at least proves that his years of hard work were not in vain.

Tears fell down his cheeks, and he finally wailed and hugged Xia Houba.

The soldiers under Cao Zhi were all Jingzhou soldiers who used to be under Guan Ping's command. The two of them took over Nanzheng, which Zhang Lu had run for many years, in a day, which proved that their fighting power was astonishing and unimaginable. They looked down upon them before. The Guanzhong soldiers all showed awe, thinking that even if they came, it would be nothing more than that.

Guan Ping entered the city and was surprised to see that Zhang Lu had recorded everything in the city one by one without destroying anything, so he couldn't help shaking his head slightly.

This celestial master is really interesting.

"Send people to Yangping Pass to meet the Celestial Master, and say that Yang Ang has been captured and the Celestial Master is safe."

Kuai Yue chuckled and said:
"I'll go there and I'll be able to convince the Heavenly Master."

Xiahouba eagerly said:
"General, Nanzheng has been breached, how about I go to support General Wen?"

Guan Ping nodded, and was about to agree, when he heard a hearty voice from outside the tent:

"Hahaha, why bother! Could it be that I can't beat these thieves?"

Yang Ang's last hope is that Zhang Wei and Park Hu Dui can come back. Being tied up, he has been secretly encouraging himself in his heart. Hearing the loud laughter, he raised his head subconsciously, but saw Pu Hu and Du Yan smiling. , followed a scribe and walked slowly inside.

Behind everyone, Zhang Wei, who was also dejected, limped and followed closely. Seeing Yang Ang, Zhang Wei also showed a trace of unspeakable pain.

It's over, it's all over.

Zhang Lu didn't expect that Nanzheng, which he had worked so hard for many years, would be breached within two days.

He was still a little lucky, and wanted to rely on this place to deal with the enemy to get more conditions, but he didn't expect that the current situation was changing rapidly. Before his butt was hot in Yangpingguan, this place became the front line.

He received a letter from Zhang Wei's family, and Zhang Wei recounted what happened dejectedly——

It turned out that Wenpin was ordered to defend against Zhang Wei. His soldiers had high fighting spirit, and Zhang Wei was too anxious. As soon as the two sides fought, Zhang Wei's soldiers were so rushed that they couldn't stand upright and retreated repeatedly.

At that time, Zhang Wei still had a lot of soldiers and horses. He thought that he could redeploy and fight Wenpin again. Unexpectedly, Wenpin, with high fighting spirit, raided again at night and did not give Zhang Wei a chance to rally.

He fled back to Tangluo Road, and wanted to come back after reconciling with Pu Hu and Du Sui, but Pu Hu and Du Sui had already rebelled, so they directly withheld Zhang Wei as a gift of surrender.

Now that Zhang Wei's soldiers have been annexed by Chen Qun, and Yunshan has almost all the elite soldiers in Hanzhong, Yangping Pass must be unable to hold.

Yan Pu didn't expect the enemy to be so capable of fighting. After breaking through the city in two days, they still had the strength to defeat Zhang Wei and surrender Pu Hu and Du Wei.

This ability to use troops has far exceeded Zhang Luneng's acceptable range, and now there is really nothing to do.

Seeing that Zhang Lu's face was ashen, he quickly comforted him:
"General Yun is not unreasonable. This time he went to Nanzheng and saw everything prepared by the Celestial Master. He must know the sincerity of the Celestial Master. When the time comes, he will blame all the crimes... Cough, let me explain, It will definitely not damage the reputation of the Celestial Master."

Zhang Lu nodded, tremblingly said: "Yang Ang has followed me for many years, I thought he could understand my painstaking efforts, hey, I didn't expect this to happen."

The two were still chatting, and they heard exclamations from the top of the city. Zhang Lu hurriedly took Yan Pu to the city to check, and saw that the city was full of smoke and dust, and the enemy's continuous army had rushed here, and the leading vanguard was Pu Hu and Du Wei!

"Master, the traitor general Yang Ang and Zhang Wei have been captured. Master, you can open the city to surrender without worry!" Pu Hu stood at the foot of the city, showing off his might, and said loudly, "Listen to all the traitors in the city! If you open the city now! If the city surrenders, we can still spare you!

If you still coerce the celestial master to resist to the end, be careful that you will be destroyed after breaking the city! "

Du Sui also said loudly:

"Master has ruled Hanzhong for many years, and the people are happy, which is a benevolent government rarely seen in the world.

Now that the army is here, I don't want to hurt more lives. If Kaesong surrenders, it will be a great achievement to save the people. If you resist to the end, don't blame me for being ruthless! "

These two men kept threatening each other, which really made Zhang Lu sweat profusely.

He had wanted to surrender a long time ago, and he had made a good gesture before, but he didn't expect that the conditions he relied on would collapse so quickly.

If he surrendered, what would happen to his future days.

Yan Pu Ning said:
"I didn't expect Pu Hudu to surrender, it seems that the enemy is really powerful, and our army is already unstoppable.

Shijun, I am willing to go out of the city to negotiate conditions with the enemy, and I will definitely let Shijun..."

"Forget it." Zhang Lu smiled wryly, "What conditions are there to talk about? That's not the case."

"I have been in Hanzhong for many years, and I have enjoyed a lot of glory and wealth.

Now that the imperial army has arrived, as a shepherd, I should also open the city, I shouldn't... continue to resist. "

Yan Pu nodded with a complex expression:

"Master...benevolent."

Zhang Lu shook his head, and looked at Yangping Pass with some reluctance.

Every brick and tile here is so familiar.

He has been operating in Hanzhong for many years, and he seems to have become the master here. Everyone worships him. The feeling of standing at the pinnacle of power is indeed very memorable. Unfortunately, this is about to become a thing of the past.

"Kaicheng, welcome General Yun to enter the city!"

Zhang Lu held the official seal of his prefect of Hanning in his hand, and came to the gate of Yangping Pass. As the gate slowly opened, a golden light slanted down, bathing Zhang Lu in a piece of holy gold.

Seeing this scene, all Hanzhong people bowed down and said nothing, expressing their respect for Zhang Lu with their own actions.

Not all the common people believed in Zhang Lu's Taoism, but after guarding Hanzhong for many years, Zhang Lu was indeed one of the few warlords with a bit of humanity.

In troubled times, the people's demands are very low.

As long as they can treat them a little bit better, let them have overnight food, and save them from the slaughter of the war, they are already very grateful.

As it happens, Zhang Lu has achieved both of these points, and he has done well.

He left, and he didn't know what would happen to the newcomers, whether they would give them a better life, so that they could continue to thrive on this land in peace.

"The guilty general Zhang Lu, surrendered late, please forgive me, General Yun, and please don't hurt my Hanzhong people."

Zhang Lu's voice was full of frustration.

This great celestial master doesn't know where his fate is, and what will happen afterwards.

Guan Ping immediately went up to meet Zhang Lu, and helped Zhang Lu up without waiting for him to bow down.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Guan Ping grasped Zhang Lu's palm and said excitedly: "Finally rescued Tianshi Zhang, and I am finally relieved to see that Tianshi Zhang is safe."

Guan Ping's slogan before coming to Hanzhong was to rescue Zhang Lu.

Although there is no need to reinstall it now, Guan Ping still insists on this slogan.

He grabbed Zhang Lu's arm, as if having a cordial chat with an elder whom he hadn't seen for a long time, and with a few words, he pushed all the blame on Zhang Wei and Yang Ang.

"Zhang Tianshi understands the righteousness, and he really opened the city to save Hanzhong from the flames of war.

Now that Yang Ang and Zhang Wei have been captured, you are all meritorious people, why bother to say a word of crime?
The prosperity of Hanzhong and the well-being of the people in these years are all thanks to the Celestial Master. I also admire the name of the Celestial Master when I am outside, and I would like to ask the Celestial Master for more advice in the future. "

Zhang Luben thought that his future was completely over here.

Unexpectedly, what Yun Shan said was actually very important to him, and he couldn't help but move in his heart.

He also held Guan Ping's hand tightly, and said excitedly:
"General Yun's words are too outlandish. Zhang Lu is just an outsider. He was really helpless when he was entrusted by the imperial court to live in the prefect of Hanning. If he can still work for the imperial court in the future, it can finally make up for me a little bit. owed."

Guan Ping laughed and said:

"Sometimes the celestial master will show his skills, but now, it is up to the celestial master to contain the places in Hanzhong quickly."

Zhang Lu proudly raised his chest and said with a smile:
"This is easy to handle. I have already made preparations before, everything in Hanzhong has been prepared, and I will wait for the general to accept it."

"Oh?" Guan Ping was a little surprised.

He never expected Zhang Lu to be so enthusiastic, and he has been looking forward to his arrival?
"To be honest, I have long wanted to serve the imperial court." Zhang Lu whispered, "What I am most worried about is that Liu Bei will come first if the general does not come. I would rather be a servant of the general than Liu Bei's guest.

Hey, this man is ambitious, and now he is taking in Ma Chao. He will definitely be the enemy of the imperial court in the future. The general must not stay here. He must send troops quickly and directly destroy Yizhou. Liu Bei must be caught off guard, and the world will be settled at that time! "

Guan Ping: ...

"Tianshi, I'm sorry for you."

"Oh? Why did the general say that?"

"Cough, actually, my name is not Yunshan, I'm actually Guan Ping."

Zhang Lu felt that the air around him froze in an instant, and stood on the spot blankly.

"This, this, this...General, didn't the general lie to me?"

He looked around and saw that Chen Qun, Cao Zhi, and Xia Houba were all Cao Wei's thighs, and subconsciously thought that Guan Ping was joking.

How can such a thing happen?
"It's a real guarantee." Guan Ping smiled, "Now Xiahoudun is occupying Hanzhong and is planning to take me. A certain person took Hanzhong just to connect with the lord, and then counterattack the Central Plains to revive the Han Dynasty. This is what makes Tianshi... ...A little disappointed?"

Zhang Lu stayed for a long time before he remembered that in the previous rumors about Yunshan, many people said that he was the legendary Guan Yu's son Guan Ping.

At that time, he dismissed it, thinking that someone deliberately framed this fierce general with outstanding military exploits.

Unexpectedly, it turned out to be true...

"Hahahaha, what did General Guan say? I was just playing with words before.

I, Zhang Lu, are loyal to the big man, and I have long wanted to revive the big man with Liu Shijun. It was also my idea to let Ma Chao go to Liu Shijun.

It's just that the general came too fast, so I was forced to say what I just said. I wanted to hide in the general's army and fight back, so as to welcome Liu Shijun. Now it's all right, we are our own people, this is God's will! "