Zhang Lu has stayed in Guanghan County for so many years, so he must be very close to some aristocratic families.
In fact, Zhang Lu has probably been aware of the situation in Guanghan County for more than half a year, because every county has his spies.
Why Zhang Lu was able to borrow so many soldiers and horses was simply because he knew about Liu Zhang's large-scale military expansion.
"Second brother, have you ever thought about what if it was Liu Zhang's conspiracy? We had Luocheng to retreat to after we were defeated last time. If we are defeated again this time, where can we brothers go?"
After thinking about it, Zhang Lu still felt that it would be safer to stick to Luocheng and wait for the defense to counterattack.
Liu Zhang would never let Zhang Lu occupy Luocheng, so the two sides would fight sooner or later.
"Brother! We lost to Liu Zhang before, not because we couldn't beat him, but because we fell into his tricks one after another! The opportunity for revenge is right in front of us, how can we sit back and take advantage of it!"
Zhang Wei was unwilling to give up. In the past six months, he wanted to take revenge on Liu Zhang every moment!
He was defeated repeatedly in battles, but every time he was defeated by soldiers and horses! Even Zhang Wei felt that if the two armies fought openly, Liu Zhang might not be able to win him!
"But this is undoubtedly gambling with your and my brother's life!"
The difficulty is a bit difficult now, but it is far from the end of the road. How can Zhang Lu be willing to fight for it!
"Brother, what's the point of living like this? We are in a state of high tension every day, for fear that Liu Zhang will attack the city one day! The soldiers, horses, food and grass are all provided by Jia Long and his friends. Do we still have equal status with Jia Long and Ren Qi?
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"What if one day they become unhappy and cut off Luocheng's supply, we will have no choice but to wait and be captured! Do you want to live a cowardly life, brother?"
Zhang Lu's face was ashen, and Zhang Wei had torn off his last fig leaf!
"Asshole!"
Zhang Wei was not afraid of Zhang Lu's anger at all. On the contrary, he wanted to take this opportunity to anger Zhang Lu and let him escape from Liu Zhang's fear!
"Brother! Instead of doing this, we might as well fight! If we can seize the opportunity, we may not be unable to capture Guanghan County in one fell swoop, and we may even have a chance to invade Hanzhong! By then, we brothers will be the ones holding the three counties!"
After listening to Zhang Wei's heroic words, Zhang Lu couldn't help but laugh, his laughter was very helpless and mixed with a strong sense of self-deprecation.
Not long ago, Zhang Lu also heard such heroic words in Fucheng, but what was the result?
The result was not that Liu Zhang was driven out of Guanghan County, but that his entire army was wiped out and he fled in panic!
"Hey! Second brother, we have not fought against Liu Zhang once. Please recall carefully, have we ever had an advantage? I will not ask you about the outcome, even if we only have some small advantages!"
"Haven't you noticed yet? As long as we leave the city, we have been led by the nose! We are like chess pieces. Liu Zhang can play us wherever he wants, but we have no room to resist.
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Zhang Wei lowered his head slightly, and his interest dropped a lot as he was hit repeatedly by Zhang Lu.
"Brother, I know Liu Zhang is powerful, but I just can't give in! He has never defeated us head-on, and he has always used conspiracy and tricks every time! Have you ever thought about it, maybe as long as we fight once, he will be completely defeated by us!"
Zhang Wei suddenly shouted out, and his strong obsession with Liu Zhang directly transformed into huge motivation!
"Then have you ever thought about how we can fight him head-on? Have you ever thought that the moment we led the troops to go on an expedition, we fell into Liu Zhang's conspiracy again!"
Zhang Lu couldn't help but explode. He wanted to defeat Liu Zhang more than anyone else, but the facts told him that these could only be wishful thinking.
Zhang Wei stepped forward directly, grabbed Zhang Lu's shoulders, and looked at him with red eyes. "Brother! Can you trust me again! I have been tricked several times, how can I not investigate!"
Zhang Lu looked at his younger brother's aggrieved look and felt in a daze. Suddenly, he remembered the scene of the two practicing in the mountains. How carefree they were at that time!
What now? Of course they have power, but the two brothers are about to go crazy because of Liu Zhang!
"Okay, tell me..."
After all, his heart softened and Zhang Lu gave Zhang Wei a chance.
"Brother, after half a year of investigation, Liu Zhang has a total of 90,000 soldiers and horses, including about 15,000 in Hanzhong County and less than 5,000 in Guanghan County. Most of them are concentrated in Guanghan County, with 70,000 troops!"
Zhang Lu couldn't help but widen his eyes. In just half a year, Liu Zhang jumped from a small number of troops to an army of 90,000!
"Not to mention 90,000, we can't defeat him even with 20,000 soldiers and horses..."
"Brother, we can't fight with ninety thousand, but what about five thousand? Can't we fight with five thousand?"
Zhang Lu temporarily suppressed his dull mood and continued to look at Zhang Wei.
If 60,000 people cannot defeat 5,000 soldiers and horses, then there is no need to resist, just surrender!
"Brother, although Liu Zhang has 90,000 troops, this is actually his entire army. Just to guard these places, he needs at least 30,000 troops! That means he can only use 60,000 troops!"
Zhang Lu smiled sadly, he couldn't beat him even with 60,000 yuan!
"Brother, don't panic, listen to me first. According to the intelligence from various counties in Guanghan, Liu Zhang has personally led an army of 50,000, with Xun You as the military advisor, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and others as generals, and the troops are divided into two groups to attack Bajun.
Got it!"
"What!"
"hiss..."
Zhang Lu was overjoyed at first, and then immediately felt the atmosphere of conspiracy.
Yes, this is so similar to before the attack on Zitong last year!
"Second brother, this is definitely Liu Zhang's trick! We can't fall for his trick anymore! Liu Zhang, the traitor, must have set up an ambush and is just waiting for our brothers to get in!"
Zhang Lu will never forget the day when he was trapped in Zitong City and had to escape with difficulty, let alone the night when he escaped alone!
Zhang Wei grabbed Zhang Lu's shoulders again and looked at him firmly.
"Brother, I have inquired about all the ten counties in Guanghan County, and there is absolutely no hidden troops! Only Mianzhu has five to six thousand defenders!"
Zhang Lu hesitated again because he was soft-hearted. He had never seen Zhang Wei's eyes look so serious.
"Why..."
Zhang Lu's wavering gave Zhang Wei great motivation, and he quickly tried to persuade him again.
"Brother, you know the situation in Mianzhu best. It will be much easier to attack from Luocheng. We don't need a majority. As long as the whole army presses forward and captures the city wall in one fell swoop, Liu Zhang's treacherous plan will definitely be prevented from being carried out!"
Zhang Lu didn't speak, he kept frowning and thinking in his mind, constantly calculating the possibility of Zhang Wei's proposal.
The impact of this battle is too great. Putting aside everything else, as long as these 60,000 soldiers and horses are lost again, then Brother Zhang and Lu can just wipe their necks!
No matter how much Jia Long and Ren Qi fear Liu Zhang, they will never send another soldier to Zhang Lu!
The two of them have already brought in 80,000 people!
The loss of these 80,000 people was a bit unbearable for both Shu County and Qianwei County combined!
What's more, the soldiers supporting this time were led by generals, and their orders were to assist Zhang Lu in defending Luocheng.
Whether he can follow Zhang Lu's instructions to fight Mianzhu is still unknown.