People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 285

In this place of Hanzhong, without Yangping Pass, there is no danger to defend at all.

Zhang Lu was flustered, but there was one thing he was sure of. If he insisted on staying in Nanzheng, how long he could last was uncertain, but in the end he would only die.

Then he kicked Zhang Wei over, his face was ugly, and he shouted loudly:
"Come here, go and bring Madam with you, we're leaving today, no, we're leaving right away, and Zhang Wei..."

Having said that, Zhang Lu looked at Zhang Wei and cursed angrily:

"I don't care how you lost Yangping Pass, hurry up and prepare the carriage now, if you don't leave now, it's all over!"

After all, they are still brothers of the same clan, no matter how much Zhang Lu hates Zhang Wei, he still remembers to tell this unlucky thing to leave together.

Zhang Wei still wanted to lead his troops to fight again, but seeing Zhang Lu's face, he didn't dare to speak at all, and finally he could only nod repeatedly:
"Follow the order... Follow the order... I will go now..."

After finishing speaking, he scrambled and crawled away from here.

Just after Zhang Wei left, Zhang Lu's face was cloudy and he didn't know where to flee.

Now there are two roads, Jinniu Road and Miicang Road. Jinniu Road leads to Guanghan County, and Miicang Road leads to Berkshire.

At this time Liu Yan was in Guanghan County, he had done so many things for Liu Yan, Liu Yan had to give him a way out.

However, Liu Yan is a clan member of the Han family. If Liu Yan handed him over and blamed him for all crimes, Liu Yan might not die, but he would definitely die.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Lu finally made a decision:
"At this point, the only option is to flee to Berkshire. Depending on the situation, whether to flee to Liu Yan, or to flee directly to Jingzhou along the waterway!"

After making the decision, Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei, with their family members and cronies, fled Nanzheng without stopping.

Later, the facts proved that the choice of running was very correct, because after only half a day, the cavalry under Li Yao's command had already appeared in Nanzheng, directly monitoring all the city gates and intersections.

Before dark, Li Yao personally led his troops to arrive. Three thousand cavalry were mighty. At this time, Zhang Lu had already fled, and there was no one in the city. The tyrants and county officials who were eager to survive opened the city gates without hesitation.

Li Yao was worried that there would be an ambush, so he didn't go to the city himself, but waited in the army.

After a while, the people who offered the city were brought in. When they saw Li Yao, they saluted respectfully:
"Yang Song pays his respects to the general!"

"Yang Bo pays his respects to the general!"

Li Yao looked at them, he never got off his horse, his voice was calm but majestic:

"According to you, Zhang Lu escaped early in the morning?"

Yang Song heard the words and said immediately:

"Yes, Thief Zhang escaped early in the morning, taking all his family members and confidantes away, and now we are the only ones left in the city. Our family members, clan members, and ancestral graves are all innocent people in Hanzhong."

Yang Song was afraid that now the other party represented the imperial court, if the other party held on to him, he would surely die, so he kept hinting that he was innocent and forced.

When Li Yao heard this, there was a hint of amusement in his eyes, and then he said regretfully:

"It's a pity that Zhang Lu ran away. I plan to take him back to Chang'an, cut him into pieces, cut him into pieces, and kill the prefect of Hanzhong. It's an unforgivable crime..."

Hearing this, Yang Song and Yang Bai felt terrified, and their hearts became more and more frightened.

Then Li Yao continued:

"After Zhang Lu escaped, is the treasury in the city intact?"

As soon as this remark came out, Yang Song quickly expressed his merits and said:

"No one has touched the treasury in the city. After Zhang thief escaped, we were all very happy, sealed the treasury, appeased the people, and waited for Master Wang..."

"There are currently 20 grains, 300 million money, gold, silver, cloth and silk are piled up in the treasury, and the general can check them at any time!"

After Li Yao listened to it, he thought that Hanzhong was really rich, and on the other hand, he thought coldly, if the houses were ransacked, the number should be doubled.

But at this time, we will continue to attack Yizhou. If we wantonly search our homes at this time, it may cause the Yizhou family to resist desperately.

So he praised and said:

"That's right, that's right. From this point of view, you are all meritorious persons. Since this is the case, then you will first serve as the county magistrate, appease the people, and handle government affairs. As for Yang Bai, seeing that you are dressed in armor, you are also a soldier. Come with me to hunt down the traitor Liu Yan. If you make meritorious service, you will definitely be rewarded..."

"You all work hard, as long as you can make contributions, you will definitely have a place in the court or in the local area in the future!"

Yang Song and Yang Bai all stared wide-eyed when they heard this, relaxed and excited at the same time. This time, not only their lives are not in danger, but their future is boundless.

The two also spoke again and again:
"Thank you General, Yang Song will not disappoint the General!"

"Thank you General, Yang Bo will definitely charge forward and fight to the death to repay his great favor!"

Li Yao nodded in satisfaction when he heard the words, but he was thinking in his heart, let the two of them set an example first, and after this battle is over, no matter how they want to handle it, they will not be able to resist.

On the same day, Li Yao sent troops to take over Nanzheng, but regardless of Yang Song and Yang Bai's invitation, he insisted on spending the night with the soldiers outside the city.

After one night, including Liu Yu, all the generals under Li Yao's command arrived at the city of Nanzheng.

Among them, Liu Yu was at a loss, just one day and one night passed, how could there be such a change?

Yangping Pass has fallen!

Zhang Lu ran away directly!
Li Yao easily occupied Hanzhong!

At this time, Li Yao did not send troops south immediately, he only did two things:
One is to reward the three armies. The casualties in the previous battle were not small, so take a short rest to restore morale;
The second is to take over the cities and counties of Hanzhong. He doesn't want any problems in the rear when he goes south.

It's not decades later, Zhang Lu doesn't have so many followers of Wu Dou Mi Sect, and they haven't been there for more than two years, so it's too late to develop.

Just a few days later, Guanghan County, Mianzhu County.

Liu Yan was furious, he smashed everything around him, and even cursed:

"Zhang Lu, trash, within a month, Hanzhong was completely wiped out, I shouldn't let him control Hanzhong..."

"Liu Yu, idiot, you are in your Youzhou, and I am in my Yizhou, so you can leave a foundation for the revival of the Han Dynasty. You idiot, go back to Guanzhong, and now you want to help the rebels take my Yizhou. Unfortunately for the Han Dynasty, it is unfortunate for the Liu family..."

After venting, Liu Yan panted heavily, but at the same time he gradually calmed down:

"I still have Baishui Pass, Jiameng Pass, and Jianmen Pass. It's not so easy for rebels to break in, but if this continues, it will be very disadvantageous!"

Seeing that Liu Yan had calmed down, Dong Fu, who once said that Yizhou has the spirit of heaven, acted as a counselor and persuaded:
"Duke Ming, only defend and not attack, the way to bring disaster, Duke Ming can write to Liu Biao of Jingzhou, he and Duke Ming belong to the clan of the Han family, and now the court is a traitor, as long as you feel sorry for your interests, you will definitely help..."

"As long as we can resist for a period of time, those Kwantung princes will know that the Xiliang army is deeply trapped in the Yizhou battlefield. At that time, loyal soldiers will send troops to attack Guanzhong and Chang'an in order to save the current emperor..."

"Our Yizhou can save the day!"

Liu Yan heard that it made sense:

"Just do it!"

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