Ever since Liu Zhang led his army to move into Zitong, wailing and crying sounds could be heard from the Sheriff's Mansion every day. At first, the soldiers guarding the Sheriff's Mansion would rush in because they were worried about Liu Zhang's safety, but now they have completely adapted to it!
"Ah...! Father, mother!"
"You guys died so miserably!"
"Zhang Lu, traitor, I will definitely cut you into pieces!"
"Ah...! Woo...!"
"..."
The guards guarding the gate could not help but shed tears. Liu Zhang cried so miserably that he could only be described as being in agony!
"Why!"
The two guards looked at each other and found that each other's eyes were red, and they each shook their heads helplessly.
"My lord, are you still crying?"
At some point, Xun You walked to the door, and the two guards didn't even notice.
"military adviser!"
The guards quickly bowed their hands to Xun You, and then couldn't help but sigh.
"Hey! Military advisor, please advise my lord, we can't bear it when he does this every day!"
Xun You glanced at the two of them with some relief, then opened the door and entered the house.
Liu Zhang's face was filled with tears. He was slumped to the ground in plain white clothes, and he lost the temperament of a great Hanwei general.
Xun You quickly stepped forward, slowly helped Liu Zhang up, and carefully dusted him off.
"My lord, the deceased has passed away. Please express my condolences, lord!"
Liu Zhang still looked haggard and decadent, unable to lift his spirits at all.
"Gongda, my parents were killed by an adulterer. Now I am completely despairing! Hey!"
Xun You gave Liu Zhang a complicated look, and then gently leaned into Liu Zhang's ear.
"My lord, there is news from Hanzhong. Wen He asked me to...congratulate my lord on his behalf..."
Liu Zhang's expression suddenly changed, and his face suddenly became ferocious.
"Is Jia Wenhe crazy? My parents died unexpectedly, what a joy!"
"My lord, Wen He said that my lord's cry of pain is like the sound of thunder that shakes the heaven and the earth, and now it has been heard by everyone."
After hearing Xun You's words, Liu Zhang immediately put away his anger and looked at Xun You with frivolous eyes.
"Did Dong Zhuo hear it? Did Er Yuan hear it?"
Xun You smiled faintly, then nodded gently.
"My Lord, except for Er Yuan, everyone else should have heard it at this time. The sound will definitely shake their hearts! It is estimated that it won't take long. Not only Er Yuan, Liu Biao, Liu Yu, Liu Yao and other Han clan members, but also the princes from all over the country will
If you hear it, you will sympathize with your lord!"
"The most important thing is that soon all the people in Yizhou will know that the lord is the most filial person. The reason for raising troops to attack Yizhou is not to seek the land of Yizhou at all, but to obey the emperor's will and avenge his parents! In the name of loyalty, justice, benevolence and filial piety
, none other than my lord!"
A smile finally appeared on Liu Zhang's face, and he gently pressed all the ministries on the small table beside him.
"Gongda, I am really in pain because my parents were killed..."
Xun You nodded seriously without any doubt.
"My lord's benevolence and filial piety move heaven and earth, and I am in awe of you!"
Xun You gave him the steps, and Liu Zhang immediately descended down the slope, changing his previous decline.
"Well, I've been delayed for more than ten days, so it's time for me to cheer up."
"Gongda, when will the reinforcements from Hanzhong arrive? I can't keep crying here without doing anything, right? If this continues, I will be ridiculed by the world, saying that I, Liu Zhang, will only cry bitterly and not dare to avenge my parents!"
A trace of cruelty flashed in Liu Zhang's eyes. He hated Zhang Lu to the extreme now! He wished he could send troops to Mianzhu City right away!
"Lord, the reinforcements from Hanzhong will still take some time, but the enemy's reinforcements have arrived in Fucheng."
"Does Zhang Lu still have soldiers and horses?"
Liu Zhang was slightly surprised. Didn't Lei Tie tell Zhang Lu that he had no troops to send? It had only been more than ten days, but he already had troops?
Xun You nodded, his expression serious.
"My lord, Zhang Lu not only has soldiers and horses, he also claims to have brought an army of 100,000 people!"
"impossible!"
Liu Zhang didn't believe it at all and immediately rejected the authenticity of this information.
One hundred thousand troops? Is one hundred thousand troops so easy to get?
Yuan Shao occupied the surrounding areas before sending a hundred thousand troops south to attack Cao Cao!
Cao Cao occupied Hebei in the Central Plains, two-thirty of the land in the world, and then dispatched less than 200,000 troops to attack Sun Quan and Liu Bei!
What does Zhang Lu mean? Isn’t it just that he occupies Guanghan County? How many people are there in Guanghan County?
"Gongda, don't listen to such rumors! If Zhang Lu has an army of 100,000, I will go back to Hanzhong immediately!"
After Liu Zhang finished speaking, he laughed. These people are really not afraid of the wind and their tongues!
"My lord, Zhang Lu naturally does not have an army of 100,000, but what about Zhao Wei from Brazil County, Jia Long from Shu County, and Ren Qi from Jianwei County? The Yizhou Prefectural Mufu has already sent out news that these three have been appointed respectively.
People are governors of their respective states and counties and have absolute autonomy. All officials are appointed by the governor!"
Liu Zhang's laughter stopped suddenly, and his eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of worry.
"It seems that Zhang Lu used his position as the governor of the three counties in exchange for the support of these three people!"
Zhao Wei, Jia Long, and Ren Qi represent Ba County, Shu County and Qianwei County respectively. Together with Zhang Lu's Guanghan County, they are already the strength of four counties!
These four counties are the most densely populated and have the largest number of Han people in Yizhou! Before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the combined population of these four counties was nearly three million! Even after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the torment of Ma Xiang and others, at least there were still
With a population base of two million, this is far more than Liu Zhang, who only has one county in Hanzhong!
Xun You knew the situation in these four counties very well, so he did not dare to underestimate the enemy.
"My lord, I'm not sure about the talents of Zhang Lu and Zhao Wei, but we must not underestimate Jia Long and Ren Qi! These two men defeated the powerful Prime Minister Ma simply by relying on the county soldiers in their hands! The former Lord Liu Yanfu
It was also Yizhou that was welcomed into by Jia Long and Ren Qi!"
Liu Zhang knew this situation, and with the support of these three people, Zhang Lu really managed to get an army of 100,000! And even without Jia Long and Ren Qi, Liu Zhang would not dare to underestimate the enemy when facing an army of 100,000!
"Gongda, you have seen the situation in the land of Bashu. Our ever-invincible cavalry has almost no room to display here. If you want to defeat more with less, you must have a cunning plan!"
If Zhang Lu really came to Zitong with an army of 100,000, then Liu Zhang would have no choice but to run away with his tail between his legs!
In a terrain like Zitong City, we can only rely on infantry for hand-to-hand combat. The infantry under Liu Zhang's command only consisted of Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang, which totaled less than 20,000 people. How could they deal with an army of 100,000 people?
"My lord, the four of Zhang and Lu just arrived in Fu County yesterday. If there are no accidents, they will arrive at Zitong in four to five days at most."
Xun You came today mainly to convey this news. At present, there are only more than ten thousand soldiers and horses in Zitong City. If there is no action, he can only sit back and watch Zhang Lu's siege!