There was a tense situation at the head of Yangguan City.
Hundreds of Shu soldiers, under the general's scolding, hurriedly climbed to the top of the city and entered their respective positions with anxiety.
Although Jiangzhou is an important area of Yizhou, it is defended by Baidi City to the east, Langzhong to the north to resist the threat of Hanzhong, and the heart of Chengdu to the west. Therefore, although Jiangzhou is in a critical position, since Liu Yan ruled Shu,
I have never experienced war.
In more than ten years, this is the first time Jiangzhou's defenders have encountered a foreign invasion.
Therefore, the defensive equipment at the head of Yangguan City, such as arrows, wood, and stones, were not complete. When the enemy was approaching, the defenders could only hurriedly transport them from Jiangzhou City.
As for the weapons in the hands of the Shu soldiers, many of them were even rusty and had not been exposed to the enemy for a long time, which is evident from this.
Amidst the rapid sound of horse hooves, a white-haired but bright-eyed veteran galloped from Jiangzhou City and headed straight into Guancheng.
The person who came was none other than Yan Yan, the governor of Bajun.
Yan Yan, with a solemn expression, walked straight into Guancheng, raised his sword and looked into the distance.
But on the east road, dust was rising all over the sky. In the dust mist, there were crowds of people, and the flying flags were vaguely visible. It was clear that a large army was coming fiercely.
"Did all the officials in the counties along the seven to eight hundred miles from Baidi City to Jiangzhou die? Why didn't you report them earlier?" Yan Yanliang asked angrily.
"That Fazheng betrayed his lord, defected to Yan Liang, designed to trap Huang Taishou, suddenly occupied Baidi City, and drove straight in. The county officials along the way were almost unprepared, so Yan Jun only reported to us when he killed us.
Come up."
Listening to the reports from the left and right, Yan Yan's old face was filled with anger.
"Fa Zheng, a thief who has betrayed his master, dares to usurp Yan Liang's dog thief and plot against our Yizhou. It is really hateful."
Yan Yan hated her so deeply that she gnashed her teeth in hatred.
"Old General, Yan's army is approaching. What should we do? I heard that Yan Liang is very powerful. Even Cao Cao and Liu Bei are no match for him."
The subordinates on the left and right felt quite guilty when facing the fierce Yan Jun.
However, Yan Yan snorted coldly and said proudly: "Thief Yan deceives me and there is no one in Yizhou. I will make him break his sword under Yangguan now so that he will not dare to attack my Yizhou again!"
At that moment, the arrogant Yan Yanliang made arrangements. On the one hand, he urgently mobilized 10,000 troops and horses from Jiangzhou to rush to Yangguan to defend, and on the other hand, he sent flying horses to Chengdu to ask Liu Zhang for urgent help.
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Chengdu City.
In the magnificent state capital, Liu Zhang was having a drink with Zhang Song and others. Liu Zhang's honest and honest face was filled with pride at this moment.
The 30,000-strong army commanded by Zhang Ren, a famous general in Shu, had already advanced north to Jiameng Pass. They were waiting for Yan Liang's army to invade Shangyong from Badong, forcing Zhang Lu to send troops east to aid the Shen brothers. Zhang Ren's army then
You can drive northward and take Hanzhong directly.
Liu Zhang felt extremely happy in his heart when he thought that after being bullied by Zhang Lu for so many years, his grievance and hatred could finally be repaid.
"My lord, my subordinates have heard that Cao Cao's army has left Chencang and is marching south to Wudu. Once he has wiped out the Seven Di tribes, he will definitely attack Hanzhong. If our army also attacks Hanzhong from the north, it will be necessary.
Fight against Cao Cao."
Wang Lei, who was in charge of the meeting, expressed concern. It was obvious that he had no confidence in confronting Cao Cao.
Liu Zhang's proud expression subsided slightly, and he seemed to be aware of this problem.
Zhang Song said, "Don't worry, my lord. With the help of Grand Sima Yan, there is no need to fear Cao Cao. When the time comes, all it takes is Grand Sima Yan to attack Wuguan and threaten Chang'an. Cao Cao will withdraw his troops and return north. Hanzhong will still be captured by the lord."
When Liu Zhang heard this, his confidence suddenly rose again, and he repeatedly said, "Yongnian is right."
At this time, Liu Zhang already regarded Yan Liang, whom he had never met, as a confidant.
At this moment, a person from outside the hall hurried in and shouted: "Father, something serious is going to happen!"
Liu Zhang looked up and saw that the person entering the hall was his son Liu Xun.
At this time, Liu Zhang was having a banquet, but Liu Xun's shouting made him lose some of his interest, and he said displeasedly: "Yelling, how inappropriate is it? What happened to make you so flustered?"
"Father, Yan Yan, the prefect of Bajun, reported urgently that Yan Liang broke his promise and attacked Baidi City a few days ago. The army moved westward along the Yangtze River and marched straight in. The forwards have already reached Yangguan east of Jiangzhou. General Yan's Pegasus faction
People come to ask for help from my father!”
"What!" Liu Zhang was shocked, with a stunned expression as if he couldn't believe his ears.
Wang Lei and other Yizhou civil and military officials present were also surprised.
Liu Xun hurriedly presented Yan Yan's letter of emergency. Liu Zhang held it up with trembling hands and read it carefully several times. In the blink of an eye, his proud face turned into ice.
Endless terror and endless anger surged on that seemingly honest face.
Suddenly, Liu Zhang suddenly raised his head and glared at Zhang Song with angry and resentful eyes.
Liu Zhang's eyes were clearly questioning: Well, Zhang Song, didn't you promise that Yan Liang had no evil intentions? How should we explain this sudden change?
At this time, Wang Lei, who was next to him, said anxiously: "My lord, Zhang Yongnian went to Jingzhou twice as an envoy. He must have secretly taken refuge with Yan Liang, so he betrayed him to seek glory and led Yan Liang's envoy to invade our Yizhou."
Zhang Song is arrogant and unruly. Although he is in a high position, like Fazheng, he has offended many people.
Wang Lei, who is upright and rigid by nature, is naturally one of them.
In this strange life, Wang Lei, who had already had doubts in his heart, immediately pointed the finger at Zhang Song.
Liu Zhang's figure was slightly shaken, and he seemed to be suspicious when he looked at Zhang Song.
At this time, Zhang Song sneered and said: "Wang Zheng, your imagination is really rich. If I wanted to collude with Yan Liang and plot to sacrifice Yizhou, I might be stupid enough to stay here today, waiting to be framed by you and killed.
Landed?"
The rhetorical question made Wang Lei speechless and dispelled Liu Zhang's doubts.
"Yongnian, I believe in your loyalty, but you have tried your best to ensure that Yan Liang has no different intentions, but why did he attack our army again, and now he has attacked Jiangzhou." Liu Zhang did not doubt Zhang Song, but he doubted Yan Liang's motives.
Zhang Song frowned, thought hard for a long time, and then said: "I believe that there must be some misunderstanding when Dashima Yan suddenly raised his troops to attack. I would like to meet Dashima Yan again and ask him to give us justice."
Liu Zhang was of a weak nature. Although he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, he did not dare to go into full-scale war with Yan Liang. He still had some luck in his heart. After much deliberation, he agreed to Zhang Song's request.
"My lord, I would like to go on an envoy with Zhang Yongnian, so that we can take care of each other." Wang Lei also asked for orders.
Although Liu Zhang trusted Zhang Song deeply, Wang Lei was deeply suspicious and wanted to accompany him under surveillance.
Liu Zhang didn't think so deeply and agreed immediately.
So, on the same day, the two men followed Liu Zhang's orders and flew to Jiangzhou to meet Yan Liang.
At the same time, Liu Zhang also made backup preparations. On the one hand, he asked Yan Yan to hold on to Yangguan, and on the other hand, he asked Zhang Ren of Jiameng Pass to postpone the attack on Hanzhong. At the same time, he ordered the troops in Chengdu to be prepared and ready to rescue Jiang at any time.
state.
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Jiangzhou, ten miles east of Yangguan.
Yanying, which stretches for several miles, stands in danger, with endless flags all over the mountains and plains.
In the Chinese army's tent, Yan Liangzheng was discussing with the generals how to break through the barrier.
"Yangguan is built on the mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The veteran general Yan Yan is quite capable of commanding troops. If our army attempts to attack by force, it will be difficult to succeed. According to the general's opinion, we can find another path to bypass Yangguan.
, take directly to Jiangzhou City behind it."
Gan Ning grew up in Ba County, which was half of his hometown. He knew the terrain of Jiangzhou very well, and no one had more say than him on how to capture Jiangzhou.
Fazheng said: "Xingba has underestimated Yan Yan. This person has a stable personality. I expect that he will guard against our army taking the trail and copy him. If he wants to go down to Yangguan, he will have to use his strength to do so."
Gan Ning advocated taking the enemy behind, while Fa Zheng advocated taking Guancheng by force. For a while, it was difficult to reach a consensus.
As the commander-in-chief, Yan Liang felt a little anxious at this time.
Although the march from Baidi City had been smooth sailing, he also knew that this was mainly because the Shu army was unprepared.
And along the way, he realized that the so-called "the road to Shu is as difficult as climbing to the sky" was indeed a well-deserved reputation. And the cities he passed along the way that were empty of troops would be extremely difficult to capture as long as they stationed a few thousand soldiers and horses.
of fortified city.
Now in Jiangzhou, we finally encountered Yan Yan, a tough guy. Yan Liang's overwhelming offensive was naturally blocked.
Yan Liang was thinking, if the leader of Yizhou is not as mediocre and weak as Liu Zhang, even if he is replaced by a figure like Liu Biao, with a hundred thousand people and the danger of the Shu road, neither Liu Bei nor Yan Liang will be able to defeat him.
It is impossible to be blocked from Sichuan.
"The land of Shu is full of dangers. In this war, I think we should use wisdom as the main method and strength as a supplement. After all, our real enemy is Cao Cao after he captured Hanzhong. He spent all his troops on attacking the city and taking out the stronghold.
It’s not a wise move.”
As strong as Yan Liang, Liu Zhang was not worthy of being his opponent. The only one who could be his enemy was Cao Cao.
Just as he finished speaking, Zhoucang came from outside the tent to report that it was Liu Zhang's envoys Zhang Song and Wang Lei who had come from Chengdu to meet him.
Hearing that Zhang Song was coming, Yan Liang couldn't help but perked up.
Previously, he was still worried that Zhang Song would be implicated and harmed after he broke out and attacked Liu Zhang.
Now that Zhang Song could come as an envoy, Yan Liang thought that this must be his escape plan, and he felt relieved.
But this Wang Lei also came, which was a bit surprising.
At this moment, Pang Tong, who had been silent, a sly smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "My lord, God is really helping me. I have already thought of the plan to break Yangguan and take Jiangzhou."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the big tent was perked up.
Yan Liang knew that he was absolutely right to bring Pang Tong with him in this attack on Shu. In front of the strong city, Pang Tong indeed had a clever plan.
Yan Liang was excited at that moment and asked Pang Tong if he had any clever plan.
Pang Tong then told his strategy and excuses to everyone present, and everyone sighed in admiration at Pang Zhimou. Even though he was a righteous man, they all nodded their heads.
At this time, Yan Liang was even more excited and said with a sneer: "This plan by the military advisor is really wonderful. Very good, let's tell Wang Lei and Yongnian to come in and meet each other, and we will put on a good show for him." ( To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)