The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 416 Using force to suppress others
In the hall, Liu Zhang looked panicked because the Cavalry Army was advancing too fast.

"Can Zhang Ren resist Qin Shou's attack?"

Looking at everyone, Liu Zhang asked impatiently.

"My lord, Zitong is a fortified city. Zhang Ren is a famous general in the army. He has 30,000 troops under his command. If they defend the city, they will definitely be able to resist Qin Shou's army." Wang Lei said to comfort him.

"My lord, I think we should increase our troops. Zitong is indeed dangerous, but can't the pass north of Zitong be fortified?" Zhang Song snorted coldly, "My lord, we now have two options. One is to defend Zitong to the death, and the other is to retreat step by step and use the mountains and rivers in Shu to delay Qin Shou to death."

Liu Zhang nodded after hearing this.

"My lord, why don't you write a letter to Liu Bei and ask him to send troops?" Huang Quan suggested, "Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun under his command are all capable of fighting ten thousand enemies. If you can send one of them, we may be able to resist the attack of the Cavalry."

"Does Liu Bei still have the energy to help us now?" Liu Zhang showed a hint of hesitation on his face.

In fact, Liu Zhang still felt a little uncomfortable when he was asked to ask Liu Bei for help.

"My lord, although Liu Bei owns the five counties of Jingzhou, he may not be able to resist the cavalry." Huang Quan explained: "Why not let them lead their troops into Shuzhong? If the two families join forces, they may be able to resist the cavalry."

Huang Quan didn't want Liu Bei to enter Shuzhong, but the current situation required Liu Bei's help and support, so the current situation happened.

Zhang Song knelt on one side, with a hint of disdain on his face.

Neither Huang Quan nor Wang Lei had any idea of ​​how powerful the Cavalry Army was. Under such circumstances, they still wanted to invite Liu Bei to Sichuan, thinking that they could stop the Cavalry Army with the strength of the two families.

Could it be that two sheep joining forces could defeat a tiger? These two people were too naive.

Liu Zhang thought for a moment and said, "On the one hand, invite Xuande to Sichuan. On the other hand, appoint Li Yan as the guard general to lead the troops and support Zhang Ren at any time."

He still didn't trust Liu Bei, so he made preparations for both situations. Compared with Liu Bei, he still trusted Li Yan.

Outside the hall, Zhang Song pulled Fa Zheng.

"Xiaozhi, there shouldn't be any problem if Li Yan leads the army to support Zhang Ren!" Zhang Song asked.

Fa Zheng shook his head and said with a smile: "People in Shu who don't have great ambitions don't want the Prime Minister to come to Shu. However, those who are ambitious and eager to make achievements all want the Prime Minister to come to Shu and lead us to make achievements. Li Yan is the latter."

Zhang Song nodded immediately after hearing this. This statement was indeed true. After all, following Liu Zhang, a weak lord, he would be trapped in Shu all his life and would never have the chance to know how vast the world was.

"Zi Qiao, you suggested that the army support Zhang Ren, but do you have other ideas in your mind?" Fa Zheng suddenly asked.

The best way, naturally, is to reduce the number of troops under Zhang Ren's command, but Zhang Song suggested strengthening the defense of Zitong and increasing the number of troops under Zhang Ren's command, which is obviously unreasonable.

Zhang Song smiled bitterly and said, "I don't know either. This is the news sent by the Prime Minister, who also asked me to send Yang Huai and his family away. I'm afraid these four people have already surrendered to the court."

Fa Zheng's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he whispered: "Now I know why the Prime Minister's troops are advancing so quickly. It turns out that Yang Huai and others have surrendered. But?"

He didn't understand why Yang Huai and others surrendered. This was a mystery.

Zhang Song on the side could vaguely guess it, but did not say it out loud.

In Zitong, Zhang Ren finally saw the Cavalry, and finally saw Qin Shou, the world's number one general. Under the banner, he was holding two swords, riding a warhorse, and looked extremely brave. "But is General Zhang Ren here?" Qin Shou looked up at the city wall and saw the general on top of the city wall, thinking it was Zhang Ren.

"It is Zhang." Zhang Ren shouted, "Qin thief, you invaded my border without reason? What's the reason?"

Qin Shou just smiled and retorted: "This is the Han Dynasty. The general is also a Han citizen. Liu Zhang is also a descendant of Emperor Gao. How can there be any boundary? Or does Liu Zhang think that he is not a descendant of Emperor Gao and does not have the blood of Emperor Gao?"

Anyone can say the word "boundary", except Liu Zhang.

It can also be seen from the side that Liu Yan and his son wanted to hide in Shu and become king.

However, none of this is possible now.

After hearing this, Zhang Ren was speechless, and then snorted coldly: "Qin Shou, you are called the Prime Minister of Han, but you are actually a traitor to Han. What qualifications do you have to represent the emperor to conquer the four directions?"

Qin Shou was very disdainful when he heard this. He had heard this many times before. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had said this to him. But what could he do? Would he lose a piece of meat?

"Zhang Ren, I personally led the army here. Liu Zhang has lost hope. If you surrender, I will not hesitate to reward you with a title of nobility. The same goes for your subordinates. The court is clear about rewards and punishments. It is definitely not something that a weak and incompetent like Liu Zhang can compare to."

Qin Shou felt bored for a while.

He knew that Zhang Ren would not surrender. The two sides fought, and in the end the unlucky ones were still the soldiers. These people were all brave warriors of the Han Dynasty, and it was a pity that they died in the chaos.

"Qin Shou, come up if you have the guts. Zhang is waiting for you."

Sure enough, Zhang Ren refused Qin Shou's surrender and even drew his bow and arrow to shoot Qin Shou, but he could not do anything to Qin Shou. The sharp arrow fell to the ground a few steps away from Qin Shou.

Qin Shou turned back to the camp and summoned all his generals to prepare for the attack on Zitong.

"Hao Zhao, Chen Dao, you two lead the army to attack day and night. Try to avoid charging as much as possible and use thunder chariots and bows and arrows to counterattack. We have strong soldiers and horses, and a lot of bows and arrows. We have enough time to fight with Zhang Ren." Qin Shou gave the order.

"You will finally understand."

Hao Zhao and Chen Dao understood the reason. Qin Shou's move was to cover Wei Yan's troops and enable the army to complete the sneak attack in Jiangyou, then enter Mianzhu and directly take Chengdu.

If Liu Zhang could transfer most of his troops to Zitong before that, that would be the best thing to do.

"I really want to see Zhang Ren's reaction after he finds out Wei Yan's whereabouts."

Qin Shou looked at Zi Tong in the distance with an inexplicable look on his face.

If you want to take over central Sichuan, you have to use strategy, otherwise the army will suffer heavy losses.

Zhang Ren on the city wall soon witnessed the strength of the Cavalry Army. A large number of sharp arrows and flying stones fell from the sky, and they launched an attack on Zi Tong day and night.

Although Zhang Ren occupied the terrain and fought hard, he could not withstand the large number of the cavalry. Hanzhong received 50,000 soldiers and horses, Guangyuan and other places received more than 20,000 Shu troops, together with the army of the Western Expedition, the total number was more than 100,000, far more than Zitong.

Zhang Ren is brave, but he is helpless when faced with such a situation.

(End of this chapter)