The speed of Lu Yan's army did not change, and they still marched towards Yangping Pass in an orderly manner.
For Lu Yan, the most important thing now is to capture Hanzhong first and open the northern gate to Western Shu.
Ma Teng in Liangzhou now has Pang Tong's assistance, and I believe he will be able to put down the rebellion in other places soon. As for those Qiang Rong, they are still honest now, and Lu Yan's policy of benefiting the people and integrating will soon be implemented in Liangzhou.
I believe spring in Liangzhou is not far away.
The importance of the location of Hanzhong is self-evident. It is not only the gateway to Bashu, but also a barrier for Bashu to enter Guanzhong.
As long as Hanzhong is held, Bashu will have no way to go north except heading east.
During the march, Ma Chao and Xu Shu accompanied Lu Yan.
At this time, Ma Chao was telling Lu Yan a series of "scenic stories" about how he led the Wolf Cavalry Battalion in Liangzhou.
However, Lu Yan was still very satisfied with Ma Chao's performance. Not only did this guy help Ma Teng pacify Xiliang, but he also brought more than 10,000 Wolf Cavalry Battalion soldiers with him, and when he came back, there were 15,000 men.
If Ma Chao hadn't been too hasty in the final battle, the Wolf Cavalry Battalion would have been able to retain more soldiers.
Xu Shu was listening, and would occasionally add a few words. More than a year of experience in Liangzhou had made Xu Shu more calm and sophisticated.
"Very good. Meng Qi and Yuan Zhi both contributed greatly to the pacification of Liangzhou. If you follow me this time and conquer Hanzhong and Western Shu to unify the great Han Dynasty, you will also leave your name in history." Lu Yan encouraged with a smile.
The name will go down in history! Anyone who is not a salted fish will certainly not be able to refuse such a temptation.
Ma Chao smiled so hard that only his teeth could not see his eyes, and now he was gearing up to fight again.
However, at this time Xu Shu suddenly poured cold water on Ma Chao, "Meng Qi, Hanzhong is likely to surrender directly. The roads in Shuzhong are rugged, winding, narrow and difficult to navigate, so your cavalry seems to be of no use!"
"Ah?!" Ma Chao opened his mouth and instantly fell into a state of petrification, "It seems that it is indeed the case!"
"So, if you want to enter Shu, the war horses may have to stay in Hanzhong."
Hearing this, Ma Chao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "When my brothers dismount, they will be as good as ten, as long as they don't leave both men and horses behind."
Lu Yan listened to the conversation between the two of them with a knowing smile on his lips.
After Ma Chao took revenge, his hostility seems to have been completely eliminated. With his ability, he will definitely become a famous general of the Han Dynasty in the future!"
Not to mention Xu Shu, both in terms of resourcefulness and military leadership, he is excellent, and he will be a famous general with both civil and military skills.
Lu Yan sat on the white dragon horse, shaking his head, looking forward to the future, "There are so many awesome people, and I can enjoy life after unifying the Han Dynasty. I'm so happy!"
The army still takes the dragon cavalry army led by Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan as the vanguard.
After passing through Hechi, the dragon cavalry army marched quickly towards Yangping Pass.
At this moment, the dragon cavalry army led by Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan had arrived at Yangping Pass.
Yangping Pass is built on the mountain and is very dangerous. It is guarded by Zhang Lu's general Yang Ang. Although Yangping Pass cannot be compared with dangerous passes such as Hulao Pass, it is also the gateway to Hanzhong and is easy to defend but difficult to attack.
If there were no siege weapons such as artillery, and Zhang Lu was determined to resist to the death, with Lu Yan's team consisting of half infantry and half cavalry, he would have to pay a very high price to capture Yangping Pass.
Moreover, Lu Yan still has to rely on these troops to capture the entire Yizhou. If the losses in Hanzhong are too great, then there is no need to worry about Yizhou.
Although Lu Yan had the topographic map of Western Shu presented by Zhang Song, the battle was still full of difficulties.
The road to Shu is known to be rugged and rugged, and there is no shortage of generals in Shu who are good at fighting. Faced with Yizhou, which had made preparations in advance, Lu Yan did not dare to take it lightly.
Nanzheng.
Zhang Lu is in a very bad mood now.
Last year, my younger brother went to Liangzhou for a blind date, but was killed by "Han Sui".
Zhang Lu was furious and sent general Yang Ang and Yang Ren to help Ma Teng attack Han Sui, but Han Sui took care of him.
The army returned to Hanzhong in embarrassment. Not long after they had rested, the brat Liu Zhang began to have trouble with Zhang Lu again.
When Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang were fighting back and forth, they were shocked to realize that Cao Cao had already captured Jiangdong and Liaodong. The Ma family also killed Han Sui and pacified the entire Xiliang overnight.
It seemed like they were the only two orphans left.
Sure enough, not long after Liangzhou was pacified, Cao Cao began to attack Yizhou and Hanzhong.
What's even more frightening is that the leader of the army to attack Hanzhong and Xichuan turned out to be Lu Yan, Lu Changsheng, the hussar general of the dynasty who had never suffered a defeat before!
To be honest, when Zhang Lu heard that Lu Yan was marching towards Hanzhong with Zhao Yun, Tai Shi Ci, Xia Houlan, Ma Chao, Xu Shu and others, he would have wanted to surrender directly if his generals had not persuaded him to persist.
A few days ago, Zhang Lu discussed with his chief adviser Yan Pu to see if he could use money to negotiate peace with Cao Jun.
Although Yan Pu had only been away for five days, Zhang Lu had already begun to feel restless. He was afraid that he would see Yan Pu's bloody head when he opened his eyes, and that Lu Yan's sword would already be on his neck.
What worries Zhang Lu even more is that he is very afraid that the Five Pecks of Rice Sect founded by his father Zhang Ling will be destroyed in his own hands.
Speaking of which, Zhang Lu is already the third generation leader of Wu Dou Mi Taoism. He has both profound knowledge and good management skills.
Because of this, Zhang Lu was able to form his own sphere of influence in the Hanzhong area, survive in the cracks between Liu Zhang and Xiliang, and spread the teachings of Five Pecks of Rice Taoism in many places.
There are many believers in Five Dou Rice Taoism, because you only need five Dou Rice to enter this sect.
In addition, Zhang Lu adopted policies that benefited and benefited the people in the Hanzhong area. Therefore, even though the world has been in chaos for more than 20 years, the Hanzhong area can be regarded as a rare place where wars are rare and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.
Similarly, the stability of Hanzhong also attracted people from surrounding areas and even further areas to seek refuge, and also made more people know about Wu Dou Mi Taoism.
Before Yan Pu returned to Nanzheng, a messenger brought the news that Zhao Yun and Xiahou Lan's army had arrived at Yangping Pass.
Although Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan only had 15,000 soldiers under their command, all of them cavalry, this still made Zhang Lu feel stressed and even had trouble sleeping and eating.
In the study, Zhang Lu was a little worried about dealing with many affairs in Zhonghanzhong.
Lu Yan's army was approaching, and people everywhere were panicking. Zhang Lu felt that he was already a little overwhelmed.
Yan Pu hurriedly came to Zhang Lu's study, which surprised Zhang Lu and filled him with surprise.
Yan Pu returned to Nanzheng as quickly as possible and finally freed Zhang Lu who was suffering in the waiting.
"Zimao! You're back!" Zhang Lu went up to him with great joy, held Yan Pu's hands tightly, and asked expectantly: "Zimao, has Lu Yan agreed to our conditions?"
"Well, I'm sorry, my lord, Lu Qiaoqi refused to negotiate peace with us," Yan Pu replied awkwardly.
"Ah!" Zhang Lu felt as if he was struck by lightning when he heard this. He staggered back a few steps and leaned against the table to steady himself.
However, Yan Pu suddenly glanced at Zhang Lu with a very strange look and said: "Lu Qiaoqi refused the peace talks and asked us to surrender, but his words revealed a very favorable condition for you.
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"What good conditions can we get?" Zhang Lu asked feebly. He felt like the sky was about to fall.
"Listen to what Lu Qiaoqi said. He seems to support your lord's Five Pecks of Rice Cult."
"I should have known that negotiating terms with people like Lu Yan is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger.
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What did you just say?!"
It’s the end of the year soon, and I’ve been working overtime until ninety o’clock every day lately.
Looking back on my perseverance over the past year, it was really not easy because I was writing a book part-time. I also thought about giving up, but because of the support of countless book friends, I persevered again.
The overtime work during this period has completely exhausted the few manuscripts that were previously saved. In addition, the book has reached the end of the fatigue period, and I feel that I can't write anymore. Alas, I will just update one chapter during this period. Please