Zhang Ren looked serious and said coldly: "You just heard about the master being controlled by Pang Tong this time. It was Zhang Song who colluded with Lu Xuan's military advisor Pang Tong to control the master."
"Under normal circumstances, we have no choice but to obey the Lord's arrangements and become prisoners."
"But, I don't want to."
Zhang Ren's eyes were arrogant and he said: "Zhang Song just revealed a very important piece of information. Lu Xuan is in Wuyang County. Lu Xuan is the king of the Wu Kingdom. Once we capture Wuyang County and capture Lu Xuan, naturally
I can turn things around and exchange Pang Tong for the master."
When Liu Huang, Lingbao and Deng Xian heard this, their eyes lit up.
It really is!
If Lu Xuan is captured, the situation will definitely be reversed. This is the only chance. Only Lu Xuan can threaten Pang Tong if he is on the front line. If Lu Xuan is not on the front line of Wuyang County, he cannot threaten them. Instead, they will be threatened by Pang Tong.
Liu Quan thought for a while and said, "It's just that this matter may not be easy. Naturally, the few of us have no objections. However, many generals in the army may not be willing to obey or fight to the death."
Zhang Ren looked deep.
He is a general in the army, so he naturally knows how to control the army, relying on step-by-step control. They control the middle-level generals in the army, and the middle-level generals then control the ordinary grassroots generals, and further control the soldiers.
Liu Quan said that the general was unwilling to obey. In fact, it was Liu Quan, Deng Xian and Lingbao who might have hesitated.
Zhang Ren looked confident and said calmly: "Lao Liu, Lao Deng, Lao Ling, the four of us have been marching and fighting for many years, and we are all familiar with each other. Therefore, we should not tell secret words in front of Mingren, but say something real.
Benefit."
Liu Huang asked: "What do you mean?"
Deng Xian and Lingbao followed and looked over.
Zhang Ren said in a deep voice: "If the four of us had just followed Zhang Song and surrendered to the State of Wu, we would have been prisoners of the State of Wu and would have no status. A defeated general cannot be said to be brave. Is that true?"
Liu Xuandao: "That's right!"
Deng Xian and Lingbao also nodded, looking like they were doing the same.
Zhang Ren further said: "If we go south to attack Lu Xuan, capture Lu Xuan, and use Lu Xuan to bring the lord back, we will be able to turn the tide and we will definitely get the greatest reward from the lord, right?"
Liu Huang said again: "That's right!"
Deng Xian and Lingbao nodded again, looking like they were convinced.
Zhang Ren's eyes were cold and solemn, and he continued: "To say the least, if we can't take down Lu Xuan, we can defeat Lu Xuan, surround Lu Xuan all the time, and put Lu Xuan into trouble, which also proves our strength."
"When Lu Xuan has no choice but to surrender, he will definitely surrender. Surrendering and surrendering have different results. We are prisoners when we surrender. Lu Xuan takes the initiative to surrender. The treatment and respect are different. Isn't that right?"
"That's right!"
Liu Huang's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Deng Xian and Lingbao nodded again, admiring Zhang Ren even more. This is also true. You rushing to submit is completely different from Lu Xuan taking the initiative to recruit.
After some persuasion and comfort, Zhang Ren continued: "For me, I don't like to force others to do things. We will attack Lu Xuan next, and with the news that the lord is under control, people's hearts will inevitably change."
"The next situation will definitely not be easy."
"If you go back to Chengdu now, submit to Pang Tong and Gan Ning, and hand over your military power, I won't stop you. I will lead the army southward myself."
"I won't force you to do any of this, I'll let you choose of your own free will."
"Only if you are willing and sincerely follow me south to attack Lu Xuan, can you fight with Lu Xuan to the end. At that time, the worst result for us is to be defeated by Lu Xuan, but Lu Xuan has witnessed our strength and does not dare to underestimate us.
.”
Zhang Ren said: "We attacked with all our strength and we are loyal and brave people. Even though we were defeated, we were honored even though we were defeated. We were not defeated generals who surrendered. This is also the difference."
Liu Huang said loudly: "I agree with a war, and we must fight to the end."
Lingbao said: "Yes, we must fight to the death."
Deng Xian said: "Yes, we must fight to the death. As a general of Yizhou, how can we lose the character of a general of Yizhou?"
All of them looked determined.
Anyway, the worst situation is to be defeated by Lu Xuan. Now fighting to the death is the optimal solution.
A smile flashed across Zhang Ren's serious face and he said: "In that case, let's take a good rest and then continue south, quickly surround Wuyang County and capture Lu Xuan."
"Lu Xuan thinks that by controlling the lord, he can threaten us. He is self-righteous. If the lord is in Lu Xuan's hands, and we meet Lu Xuan, we will definitely be restrained in everything, and things will not be easy to handle."
"Now, my lord is in Chengdu and has nothing to do with Lu Xuan. Everything is simple."
Zhang Ren said firmly: "We now have a chance to break the situation. As long as people work together, we will definitely be able to break the situation."
Deng Xian, Lingbao and Liu Huang nodded.
Zhang Ren said no more and allowed the soldiers to eat and replenish their strength. He rested for another half an hour before continuing south. When Zhang Ren led the army and approached Wuyang County, Zhang Ren's information was discovered by the sentry, and he sent
Back to Lu Xuan's hands.
Lu Xuan had received Pang Tong's reply before and knew that Pang Tong would take action.
Zhang Ren continued to go south and headed towards Wuyang County. Lu Xuan realized that something was wrong and immediately invited Jia Xu over and said, "Wen He, based on the situation of Zhang Ren continuing to go south, Pang Tong should have won."
Jia Xu stroked his beard and analyzed: "Your Majesty, Zhang Ren is still going south, there must be some problems."
Lu Xuan said: "What's the problem?"
Jia Xu said firmly: "With Pang Tong's meticulousness, after he and Zhang Song jointly captured Liu Zhang, on the one hand, they must win over the power of Chengdu and completely control Chengdu; on the other hand, they must arrange for someone to recall Zhang Ren and order Zhang Ren to submit to solve the problem."
Zhang Ren’s threat.”
"Until now, Zhang Ren has not made any movement. Instead, he went directly south to Wuyang County."
"There are two directions."
"On the one hand, Zhang Ren did not receive the people arranged by Liu Zhang, so Zhang Ren was still going south. However, the message from Pang Tong had been sent back to Wuyang County for several days, and Zhang Ren was close to Wuyang County. It was impossible
Pang Tong didn’t arrange anyone.”
"Based on this point in time, it is very likely that Zhang Ren knew the news about Chengdu."
"On the other hand, when Zhang Ren went south, the people Pang Tong arranged to recruit with the help of Liu Zhang had already gone, but were killed or controlled by Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren wanted to capture Wuyang County in order to control the king.
"
A glint flashed in Jia Xu's eyes, and he concluded: "Zhang Ren's goal is to control the queen, and then exchange Pang Tong for Liu Zhang."
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "It's very possible."
Jia Xu continued: "The king will wait for Zhang Ren to lead the army to arrive. After a little testing, he will be able to know the information Zhang Ren knows. And now, the king said that Liu Zhang surrendered, which can also be used to undermine Zhang Ren's military morale."
Lu Xuandao: "I know what to do."
Jia Xu looked calm and said confidently: "During this period of time, we have gathered countless people and made them effective. The key is that these big families who were once suppressed by Zhou Shi all support us. We can mobilize more than 10,000 troops.
Even though many of them are new soldiers, they are enough to defend the city. Zhang Ren is nothing to be afraid of."
Lu Xuan nodded in agreement. These days, Jia Xu has been integrating government affairs and contacting the local wealthy families. Everything is going very smoothly.
All this is thanks to Zhou Shi's tyranny and He Zong's connivance. If Zhou Shi and He Zong hadn't ruined Jianwei County and brought disaster to Wuyang County, it would have been very difficult for Lu Xuan to recruit people and gather big families.
not easy.
After Lu Xuan and Jia Xu reached a conclusion, they waited quietly.
Time passed day by day. On May 23, less than a quarter of an hour after noon, a sentry came to the prefect's mansion to report that Zhang Ren's army was about to arrive. Lu Xuan took Xu Chu, Jia Xu, and their subordinates.
The bodyguard walked towards the tower.
Lu Xuan arrived at the city tower, and after a short wait, he saw a huge black army appearing on the official road outside the city.