Zhang Lu weighed it in his mind, looked at Fazheng, and asked: "You are here on behalf of the King of Wu. What can I do for you?"
Fazheng, neither humble nor arrogant, said: "On behalf of the King of Wu, I sincerely invite Zhang Shijun to submit to the Kingdom of Wu and go to the Kingdom of Wu to spread the Five Pecks of Rice."
Zhang Lu's eyes suddenly brightened, his breathing became a little rapid, and he asked: "Does King Wu mean to support the Five Pecks of Rice Road?"
"Of course it's impossible."
Fazheng shook his head and said: "Master should know that Wu Dou Mi Dao cannot be supported by the government, otherwise it will be a state religion and will have too much influence. What the King of Wu can do is to let Master teach. In addition, if Master goes to preach, he will
The king of Wu can bestow a title on his heir and inherit the Zhang family."
Zhang Lu was a little moved.
He is responsible for preaching and his son is responsible for promoting the Zhang family. This is the best arrangement.
However, Zhang Lu did not answer immediately, because Hanzhong was still under his control and he had the ability to be assertive.
Fazheng continued: "Master, there is another piece of news that has just come out. You arranged for General Yang Ang at Yangping Pass to surrender to Cao Cao behind your back and lead Cao's army into the pass to face Nanzheng."
boom!!
Zhang Lu's brain seemed to have been hit hard, and he was completely stunned.
Yang Ang is his absolute confidant.
Therefore, Zhang Lucai arranged for Yang Ang to guard Yangping Pass instead of arranging other generals to go there.
Zhang Lu's expression no longer looked as calm as before. He became very nervous and said urgently: "Cao Cao's army is coming. The road will be smooth. They will soon reach Nanzheng. Fazheng, how do you plan to deal with it?"
Fazheng said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "First, Wu's army has moved north from Chengdu, Shu County, and is currently stationed at Baishui Pass, south of Yangping Pass. Once the war breaks out, they can go north at any time."
"I think that Master Shijun can defend Nanzheng and consume Cao's army."
"After all, Nanzheng City has sufficient food, grass, equipment, and countless people and soldiers. We can rely on the city to deal with Cao Cao. When the time comes, the king will attack Yangping Pass from outside, and the master will resist internally, and Cao Cao will be attacked on both sides."
"Second, once Nanzheng cannot be defended, we will immediately leave Nanzheng and go south along the Micang Road to Bajun to avoid Cao's army's surprise attack, because the king has arranged people in Bajun to respond."
"However, the arrangement to go to Berkshire is only a backup option and will not be used for the time being."
Fa Zheng said with relief: "It's just a thief, not worth mentioning. Master, there is no need to panic."
Micang Road, also known as Micang Ancient Road, after leaving Nanzheng County, go south along Lianshui Valley Road and Bajiang Valley Road to enter Bajun. Because this road has to pass through Micang Mountain, it is also called Micang
road.
This was the original strategy set by Jia Xu, to protect Zhang Lu as he left Hanzhong, returned to Lu Xuan, and relied on Zhang Lu's identity as the Heavenly Master of Five Pecks of Rice to call on the believers in Hanzhong to resist Cao Cao.
Yan Pu stood aside, turning his eyes, and suddenly thought of a possibility.
Fazheng definitely didn't just come to Nanzheng, he must have arrived long ago.
However, Fazheng came to surrender now because he predicted that Cao Cao might attack Hanzhong. What Fazheng needs is for Cao Cao to attack Hanzhong and put pressure on Zhang Lu, so that Zhang Lu loses the basis for maintaining neutrality.
Choose one.
Either Cao Cao or Lu Xuan.
Yan Pu thought of this, his eyes became solemn.
What a profound calculation.
Zhang Lu was quite moved after hearing Fazheng's analysis. However, he looked at Yan Pu and said, "Yan Pu, what do you think?"
Yan Pu said: "I will follow Master's arrangements."
Zhang Lu flicked his sleeves and said, "Go ahead, I'm not testing you, I'm just listening to your opinion."
Yan Pu said cautiously: "It's Master's decision."
Zhang Lu frowned, with a look of displeasure on his well-maintained face, and said in a deep voice: "Yan Pu, don't you even have this opinion?"
Yan Pu replied: "I am bringing Fa Zheng to see you. It is inevitable that I will be suspicious, so I will follow Master's arrangements."
Zhang Lu said: "There is no need to be taboo, just say it."
Yan Pu replied respectfully: "Master, I have overstepped my bounds. In fact, the situation in Hanzhong County is not complicated. The world is divided into three parts, and the dominant one is Wu. Moreover, the King of Wu occupied Chengdu and captured Shu County, Guanghan County and Ba County.
In other places, only Hanzhong is left alone and isolated."
"Cao Cao went south to Hanzhong. Even if he captured Hanzhong, it would be difficult to last."
"Because the roads in Chencang Road, Ziwu Road, Baoxie Road and other places are narrow, it is difficult to transport grain and grass. Cao Cao has grain and grass, and it is not easy to transport grain and grass. However, Hanzhong alone must maintain Cao Cao's large-scale combat consumption
, Hanzhong’s grain and grass cannot hold it.”
"Unless Cao Cao can defeat King Wu's army head-on, he will not keep delaying."
"However, the Battle of Wancheng proved that Cao Cao could not defeat the King of Wu in a head-on fight. Therefore, in Hanzhong, even if Cao Cao entered Hanzhong first, I still believe that it is difficult for Cao Cao to gain a foothold and he is no match for the King of Wu."
Fazheng's eyes lit up when he heard this. Yan Pu's analysis was a train of thought.
This is an analysis of the food and grass issue.
After Zhang Lu listened to Yan Pu's analysis, he no longer hesitated and said solemnly: "Fa Zheng, I am willing to belong to the King of Wu and serve the King of Wu. I hope what you said is true."
Fa Zheng said solemnly: "My words are definitely not false. Please don't worry, Master Zhang."
Zhang Lu said: "The next war in Nanzheng will be arranged by you. All generals and armies will obey your orders. Resistance and combat with Cao Cao are all yours. If you need my assistance, please inform me.
.”
Fa Zheng's expression became more and more relaxed.
Zhang Lu is willing to cooperate and has no airs. This is the best result.
"Report!"
But at this moment, an attendant rushed in eagerly and said loudly: "Master Shijun, brothers Yang Bai and Yang Song led troops to rebel, surrounded the house, and were clamoring for Master Shijun to surrender to Cao Cao. Otherwise, they will be killed."
Entered the mansion and massacred them wantonly."
Zhang Lu's expression suddenly changed.
Yang Song was his counselor, Yang Bai was his general, and now he led troops to surround the mansion.
There was even more anger in Zhang Lu's eyes.
First there was Yang Ang, and now it's brothers Yang Bai and Yang Song, who dealt a bigger blow to Zhang Lu.
Yan Pu quickly said: "The rebellion of the Yang Bai brothers was obviously instigated by Cao Cao. This proves that there is something wrong with Nanzheng and it cannot be defended. We immediately broke out and took the Micang Road south to meet the King of Wu."
Zhang Lu was very worried, but he looked at Fa Zheng, waiting for Fa Zheng's decision.
"No!"
Fa Zheng's eyes were determined and he shook his head in reply.
He looked solemnly and said: "There is no doubt that the Yang Bai brothers have surrendered to Cao Cao, but their troops must not be large. After all, the army obeys the command of the master."
"Brothers Yang Bai can only mobilize their own direct descendants. In addition, Cao Cao is still on his way to Nanzheng County and has not arrived yet. If we solve the rebellion in the city before Cao Cao arrives, we can use the city to resist Cao Cao.
"
Yan Pu said: "This is quite dangerous."
Fazheng's eyes were sharp and he said: "It is worth fighting for wealth and wealth in danger. If we evacuate Nanzheng now, we will not have accomplished anything. Taking back control of Nanzheng now and confronting Cao Cao will be a great achievement."
"I think we can take a gamble and choose the strategy of capturing the thief first and killing the Yang Bai brothers. All the soldiers are believers in the Five Dou Rice Way. With the prestige of the master, they can be defeated with just a few words."
Yan Pu was surprised by Fa Zheng's courage, but thinking about the harvest, he nodded and agreed, "You can give it a try."
Zhang Ludao: "I listen to you."
A smile appeared on Fazheng's face. With the support of Zhang Lu and Yan Pu, everything was easy to handle. He directly shouted: "General Zhao!"