When Chang Qi saw the enemy approaching, he hurriedly summoned his soldiers to form a formation. His men and horses prepared hurriedly, and the cavalry had already arrived.

I saw a young general coming on horseback, pointing his gun and shouting: "The bandits are here, the thieves will die."

"Hmph, what a loud mouth, Huangkou kid!" Chang Qi saw that it was just a young man who came to him, so he didn't take it seriously and raised his sword to greet him.

Hearing a loud noise, his arm shook, the sword was swung away, and the shot stabbed his chest. Chang Qi was shocked and hurriedly turned to dodge.

The two horses crossed each other, and the other side came back with a shot. Chang Qi raised his knife to hold it. When he returned to his horse, Kou Feng had already drawn his gun and entered the rebel army.

Chang Qi was furious, and the horses came to chase him again. At this moment, another ambush force from the shore came from the flank. Before the front army arrived, arrows fell from the sky like locusts.

The Hanzhong soldiers were hurriedly responding to the battle and had no time to react. They were shot from the side by random arrows and fell to the ground one after another, causing complete chaos in their formation.

It was Liu Xian who was ambushing on the bank. He sent his troops to take advantage of the situation to cover up the attack. He and Kou Feng attacked from two sides and rushed straight to the river bank, killing the enemy troops and fleeing in all directions.

The Hanzhong soldiers were attacked in two places, and with the Baohe River on their right, they could only escape in both directions. Many people were forced to jump into the river, causing numerous casualties.

Before Chang Qi could catch up with Kou Feng, his troops had been scattered, and the soldiers around him were killed and wounded numerous times. He was so frightened and angry that he could only grit his teeth and move forward to break through.

When Kou Feng saw Liu Xian approaching and the enemy army was in chaos, he stopped chasing the deserters and turned around to fight Chang Qi again.

At this time, Chang Qi was already in a panic, and since he was no match for Kou Feng, he barely managed to survive the five battles. Just as he was about to beg for mercy, he was shot off his horse.

This was also the first time that Kou Feng beheaded a general. He shouted to the sky, shook the blood on the tip of his spear, and said coldly: "A certain person is about to kill you in the first battle, and you still want to beg for mercy?"

At this time, the Hanzhong soldiers had already fled, and Liu Xian came with one person in charge. It was Baozhong offering wine, and he was so frightened that he was shaking like chaff.

Kou Feng said: "Although the ambush failed, we still killed the enemy general, but we haven't had enough fun yet."

Liu Xian looked at the corpse on the ground and said with a smile: "How can we be invincible by using troops like this?"

For more than a year in Xiangyang, Liu Xian followed Crouching Dragon and Fengxiao, but made a lot of progress. He ambushed the reinforcements halfway, and it was he who gave Chen Dao advice.

The two men had just laid an ambush in the forest at the intersection ahead. They did not want the reinforcements to arrive at the river beach, so they dismounted to rest. Then they changed their plan temporarily and fought out in two groups. As expected, they won a great victory.

The two men escorted Baozhong to offer wine to the city, and ordered him to come forward and call the door. When the guard saw the wine, he surrendered, and the reinforcements were killed and retreated, so they had no choice but to open the city and surrender.

In the praise, he offered wine and begged for mercy: "Since I have done a great service in offering the city, can I return the family property?"

Chen Dao sneered and said: "The praise is so valuable that I think it's in my pocket, so why do you need your help? I'm extremely gracious to spare you your life."

He was heartbroken by the compliments and sacrificed the wine. He collapsed on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "The villain just wants to save the lives of his family."

Chen Daoyan said: "Don't worry, General Liu is merciful. We have already issued an order not to kill anyone who surrenders, let alone to kill innocent people indiscriminately."

Liu Xian suddenly smiled and said: "If you can really make meritorious deeds, General Liu will definitely reward you greatly. It depends on whether you can seize the opportunity."

Baozhong offered wine and asked hurriedly: "Please tell me, general!"

Liu Xian said: "Do you know the magistrate of Mianyang? If you can persuade him to surrender, it will be a great achievement, and it will prevent Mianyang from using weapons and hurting innocent people. It can save the people to respect the gods, and it can make meritorious service.

If you reward me, wouldn’t you kill two birds with one stone?”

After hearing the words, Baozhong Jijiu nodded repeatedly and said: "General, don't worry, Brother Liu Dao and I have known each other for a long time. As long as we know the benefits and disadvantages, I will be able to persuade him to submit."

Chen was overjoyed when he arrived, and immediately asked Baozhong to offer wine and write a letter, and ordered the troops to be enfeoffed. Liu Xian led two thousand troops to take Mianyang, and sent someone to report to Liu Qi, so he could divide his troops to garrison the city as soon as possible.

Before dark, the reinforcements were defeated and fled back to the city. Yang Ren heard the report and hurriedly reported to Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu suddenly panicked and asked urgently: "Where are the reinforcements?"

Yang Ren shook his head and said, "There has been no reply since the expedition was sent out the day before yesterday."

Yan Pu looked solemn: "If Baozhong is lost, if Liu Qi divides his troops to capture Mianyang, General Zhang will be unable to support him, and Nanzheng will fall into isolation."

"Now that things have happened, is there any good strategy left?" Zhang Lu's heart sank to the bottom of his heart. Reinforcements were not arriving for a long time. The defenders were no match for the enemy and there was no hope at all.

Yan Pu said: "Currently there are only three strategies: upper, middle and lower. The best strategy is to get away in time and retreat to Bazhong. General Zhang still has 30,000 elite troops. If the barbarians can help him and the mountains are dangerous and the terrain is favorable, he can deal with Liu Qi."

Zhang Lu frowned and said: "I have been preaching in Hanzhong for decades, and tens of thousands of disciples are here. How can I abandon my only son? What's more, this is the place where we have our foundation. Once it is lost, it will be like a rootless tree.

It’s hard to find a place to stay!”

Yan Pu added: "Zhongce can order Zhang Song to go out of the city and meet with Liu Qi to see if there is room for peace talks. If Liu Qi is willing to make peace, my lord will use his money, food, troops and horses to seize Xichuan. If Liu Qi wins Yizhou, Hanzhong may be spared."

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Zhang Lu sighed loudly, "Liu Qi is determined to win Hanzhong when he sends troops this time, but the current situation may not allow him to make peace!"

Yang Ren asked: "What's the next step?"

"Surrender!" Yan Pu said helplessly: "Save your family and the people in the city."

The three of them were silent. After a long while, Zhang Lu said: "First order Yang Song to go out of the city to see Liu Qi and see how he responds before making a decision."

"That's fine!" Yan Pu nodded and reminded: "Mianyang is crucial. Master should send an army to support."

Zhang Lu said: "If we send reinforcements again, we may be ambushed again! Liu Jijiu is my confidant, don't worry."

Yang Ren was ordered to continue to defend the city, and Yan Pu appeased the people in the city. Zhang Lu went to see Yang Song in person and asked him to go out of the city for peace talks with Liu Qi. Even if it was delayed for a day or two, he could wait for reinforcements to arrive.

Although Yang Song was injured, the plan to befriend Liu Qi was his after all. At this time, troops were approaching the city and Nanzheng was in a hurry. Whether it was for Hanzhong or for self-protection, he had to go out of the city to see Liu Qi.

When he arrived at the Chinese army's tent, he tied one arm and bowed, saying, "I'm injured, so forgive me for not being able to give you a full salute."

Liu Qi ordered someone to look at his seat and said with a smile: "Sir, you were not in battle, so why was he injured?"

"Ashamed!" Yang Song smiled awkwardly and asked bravely: "I went to Xiangyang earlier, made friends with the general, and agreed to take Xichuan together. Since the two families have formed an alliance, why are they fighting each other to kill my lord?"

"Sir, why did you say this?" Liu Qi said with a smile: "I came here to capture Yizhou, but I was blocked by Zhang Lu. You were the first to use force. Yang Bai led the army to attack. How could you not resist?

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"Ah this?" Yang Song said in astonishment: "Hanzhong is owned by my lord. The general invaded the territory. We are just on defense. Why did we use weapons first?"

Liu Qi sneered and said: "Isn't this Hanzhong land owned by the imperial court? As far as I know, the prefect of Hanzhong was originally Su Gu. Zhang Lu attacked and occupied it. He also secretly changed Hanning County, destroyed the official offices, pretended to be ghosts, and separated himself from that.

What's the difference between the yellow turban thief and Zhang Jiao? I have been ordered to combat rebellion and eliminate violence, and support the imperial court. I don't care about your crimes. I am showing mercy outside the law. How dare I send troops to intercept you? How is it different from treason?"

Yang Song's face changed greatly, and he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Master, you love the people like your own son. You have protected Hanzhong for decades and are praised by the people. You have no intention of rebellion. You are definitely not like Zhang Jiao. Please be careful, General!"
Chapter completed!