Xiaoqi

The undercurrent hidden under the tranquility is dormant and waiting again, but Chang'an Market is still bustling, and Nanyuan Restaurant is still making money every day, and it is extremely lively.

The missions of the princes left one after another. The Jingzhou Mission was the first to leave, followed by the Yanzhou Mission, Youzhou Mission, and Yangzhou Mission, and so on.

Accompanied by the departure of the missions of all parties, there were gentry and gentry from all states, counties and even counties, most of which were from the states in the Central Plains.

As for the results of their trip, some people are happy and some are worried, because the current situation determines that there will be no happy scenes for everyone, and the phenomenon of favoring one over another is inevitable and will never be eliminated.

However, regardless of whether the missions of all parties and the gentry and gentry went away happily or not, there was only one big winner in the end, and that was Li Li Wenchang, the general who ruled Chang'an City.

Mi Zhu, who was engaged in Xuzhou, also left with his retinue.Compared with some frustrated "caravans", the results of his trip were neither bad nor bad. He squandered all the gold and a large amount of money he had prepared privately, and finally exchanged for an imperial edict and a farewell letter without saying goodbye.

The imperial edict was for Liu Bei, but he was not appointed as the governor of Xuzhou, but the governor of Yuzhou.The letter was left by younger sister Mi Huan, in which she said that she had followed Mrs. Zhen to Guo Jia's mansion for a short stay, and stayed with Mrs. Zhen's sister.When she becomes homesick, Mrs. Zhang will send someone to escort her back to Xuzhou.

In this way, Mi Zhu left Chang'an with other princes and missions with two brocade silks.Although he failed to complete the mission assigned by Liu Bei, he was able to go back to work, and finally he did not make a trip in vain.Therefore, when he left Chang'an City, he was not depressed, on the contrary, he looked very happy, with an unconcealable excitement on his brows. This scene happened to be seen by Yuan Yi, the head of the Yangzhou Mission.

With the departure of the princes' mission.The four streets and alleys in front of the General's Mansion returned to their former tranquility, and the lively scene that lasted for more than a month disappeared.Because this is not a lively market, there are few pedestrians in the streets and alleys; the people who come and go here are all the staff and many generals of the General's Mansion.Ordinary people would not easily take half a step, and would rather go around than rush past the gate of the General's Mansion.

In Changle Palace, which is only one street away from the Grand General's Mansion, news came out recently: Emperor Liu Xie suddenly fainted and fell on the main hall.It can be seen that the emperor is really sick this time.And it's not that bad.He even fell ill on the dragon chair in the morning.

For the next three days, it was said that the emperor could not get up on the couch. General Li Li urgently dispatched dozens of medical bachelors from Chang'an Taiyuan University to the palace to treat the emperor's illness, and guarded the emperor's bedroom day and night.It was not until the fourth day that the emperor slowly woke up and began to eat in the afternoon of that day. So far, all the ministers and ministers who had been standing in front of the palace gate for four days finally left slowly with relief.And these four days.Li Li was also on pins and needles, and someone came to report the emperor's condition every half an hour.It's quite a bit of a sleepless night.For this reason, he had to stay in the General's Mansion for several days, and could not return to the front line of Chencang immediately, in order to deal with a series of emergencies caused by the accident of the emperor.

When he heard that the emperor finally woke up, Li Li couldn't help but let out a long breath, truly relieved.

At the same time, when the emperor was seriously ill, dozens of veteran officials in the court jointly requested Li Li to cancel the emperor's sacrifice to the mausoleum, and veiledly advised that this move violated the ancestral system and violated the law.However, Li Li did not change his original intention, and then he called Li Ru to the study to give some instructions, and made it clear that the emperor and all the officials would postpone the trip to Loudiyuan tomb for two months, and he would choose an opportunity to go there after the emperor fully recovered. Worship.So he gave Li Jue the full authority to handle the matter of the emperor's sacrifice to the mausoleum. He didn't have to report anything, but he could act according to his own circumstances and make his own decisions.

After handling the affairs in the city, the entire Grand General's Mansion completely calmed down, and many staff members performed their duties, and the Chief Shi Guo Jia made the decisions on his behalf, and there was no need to report everything.

In the early morning of the last day of April, thousands of cavalry guards quietly left from Ximen Meiwu, facing the rising sun, stepped on the green grass with morning dew, and rushed all the way west.

Dividing line

Twenty miles away from Chencang City, Zhang Wei's camp was still built high, with one post at ten steps and one sentry at five steps, and the guards were extremely strict.

At this moment, Zhang Wei, the chief general of the Hanzhong Army, was standing under the steps of the main tent of the camp, and on the upper stage was a middle-aged man with thick eyebrows, small eyes, a mustache, and a sinister expression.But I saw that this man was only eight feet tall, and his figure was a little thin. He was wearing a dark red brocade robe made of the finest Shu brocade, a black jade crown on his head, and flower boots on his head. The anger caused all the Hanzhong generals in the ranks to hold their breath and keep silent, without looking sideways, standing with their heads bowed, not daring to move.The identity of this person is self-evident, there is only one person who has such a majestic momentum in the Hanzhong area, and that is Zhang Lu Zhang Gongqi, the third generation celestial master who led the Hanzhong prefect and the Wudoumi Sect.

Ever since he raised troops to attack Liangzhou and waited for an opportunity to attack Chang'an, Zhang Lu has been sitting in the rear, guarding Yangping Pass to mobilize the army, and supporting Zhang Wei and Yang Ang in the middle.

Before the end of the Battle of Sili, the battle was quite smooth, and the Hanzhong army was like a broken bamboo, attacking cities and villages one after another, without any disadvantage.But since Li Liban's division returned to Chang'an, the battle situation has reversed. The Xiliang Army has continuously increased its strength, and tens of thousands of reinforcements have joined the battle one after another. no return.As a last resort, the Hanzhong army had to switch from offense to defense, abandoning the flat towns, and instead defending against danger, trying their best to contain the powerful military power of the Xiliang army, and strive to keep them out of the Hanzhong border.

Twenty days ago, Zhang Lu heard that Li Li led an army to conquer Hanzhong. Zhang Lu was so shocked that he could not sleep or eat for more than ten days.In today's two prefectures of Yongliang and Yizhou adjacent to Xiliang, no one knows Li Li's power and ferocity better than him, at least no one has a deeper experience than him.There was no other reason, it was probably because he and Li Li occupied a county almost at the same time, and they were not more than a thousand miles away from each other, and they were both on the border of Xiliang.Only this kind of secret fate is absolutely incomparable to others, and the taste of it is only the person who has the deepest experience.

Back then, Zhang Lu obtained a military force from Liu Yan through his mother Lu's many efforts, and then went to Hanzhong with Zhang Xiu, the prefect of Hanzhong County, plotting to kill Su Gu, the former prefect, and then planning to kill Zhang Xiu by poisoning. He led the prefect of Hanzhong himself, separated one side, and supported the soldiers to stand on his own.At this time, Zhang Lu heard that Li Li, the nephew of General Li Jue of Xiliang, had rushed to Wuwei County of Liangzhou to serve as the prefect at the age of 17.At that time, Zhang Lu sneered at this and was very disdainful. He thought that Li Li, a bastard with a yellow mouth, wanted to gain a foothold in Liangzhou and snatch food from Han Sui, Ma Teng, and the eight tribes of Xiliang. , the result is bound to hit a stone with an egg, and there will be no return.

However, with the successive outbreaks of wars in Liangzhou, after a series of fights that lasted for half a year, the development of the situation was completely opposite to Zhang Lu's initial guess.Just as he was trying to get rid of Zhang Xiu, Li Li had already defeated the Han Sui and Ma Teng coalition forces twice in Wuwei County, and wiped out the Eight Tribes of Xiliang. He won the four counties of the Western Regions in one fell swoop and became the most powerful vassal force in the west of Liangzhou. His strength even surpassed Han Sui and Ma Teng, making these two old vassal forces who had occupied Xiliang for many years unable to lift their heads. .

When Zhang Lu heard the news, he once thought he had heard it wrong.After the news was confirmed to be correct, he was extremely jealous, and secretly marveled at Li Li's shit luck. He occupied the five counties in just half a year. His luck was too good, too good.

In view of this, Zhang Lu once tried to send troops to Liangzhou, and also had a foot in Xiliang. Taking advantage of the endless war in Xiliang, he also seized several counties and counties to further strengthen his strength.However, he never expected that the two old fellows, Ma Teng and Han Sui, could not beat Li Li, so they shifted their targets behind and sent troops to capture Wudu County and Longyou counties one after another. It was no coincidence The ground collided with the Hanzhong army.

What happened next made Zhang Lu's teeth itch even thinking about it.Two old men, Han Sui and Ma Teng, actually joined forces to fight against him and attacked the Hanzhong army together. As a result, instead of winning the city in Liangzhou, he was beaten back by the Han-Ma allied forces, and Lianyang Pingguan was defeated. all lost.If it weren't for Li Lihu's watching, the two forces of Han Sui and Ma Teng would almost invade the hinterland of Hanzhong and seize Hanzhong County in one fell swoop.Stealing chickens is not enough to lose rice. Zhang Lu was disgraced when he sent troops to Liangzhou for the first time, and returned in a big defeat. Since then, he never dared to think about Liangzhou, and even hated Ma Teng and Han Sui. Fear, quite frightened.

In a blink of an eye, three years passed quietly.The Han Wenyue of the "Jiuqu Yellow River", which was so powerful in Liangzhou in the past, has passed away. The Ma family army that once ran across Xiliang was also wiped out by Li Li. All the Ma family members served under Li Li's command. Bow down.But he, Zhang Lu, is still standing. Although the territory has not increased much, the population in the territory is increasing day by day, and he has recruited nearly 10 horses, plus tens of thousands of devout and strong followers of Wudoumi Sect and [-] apostles guard.

Today, Zhang Lu has 10,000+ troops under his command.As far as the number of soldiers and horses is concerned, he is comparable to Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and he is fully capable of attacking Yizhou.But just when he was about to make a move, Li Li mobilized the Xiliang army to fight against the princes of the Central Plains, which made him keenly aware that the long-awaited opportunity had finally come.

In Zhang Lu's view, Liu Zhang in Yizhou is just a piece of fat that he puts on his lips. He can eat him whenever he wants, but the opportunity to capture Chang'an is rare and rare. Not to be missed.So he resolutely sent troops to attack the rear of the Xiliang army in an attempt to capture Chang'an in one fell swoop, take away Li Li's lair and replace it.

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Chapter 841 Self-defeating

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However, it wasn't until he actually fought the Xiliang army head-on that Zhang Lu clearly realized that the Xiliang army was extremely powerful, and it was by no means a match for the Hanzhong army who had been out of battle for a long time.

Therefore, these days he has been worrying about gains and losses, because he thought of a terrible fact, that is, Li Li has never lost a battle, and he has always been invincible when leading an army.

For this reason, Zhang Lu wished to withdraw his troops immediately and return to Hanzhong to live his own stable life.If possible, he is willing to strike peace with Li Li, even if he pays some money, food and supplies.

It's a pity that there is no arrow to turn back.

At this point in the battle, Zhang Lu really had no choice but to fight. Even if he wanted to make a compromise with Li Li and turn the war into friendship, he had to finish the battle.Otherwise, there are only two paths in front of him now, either to fight to the end, or to surrender; if he tries to compromise before the battle, it is tantamount to nonsense.

Therefore, the current battle is very important. It is no exaggeration to say that this battle directly determines the life and death of Zhang Lu and the Zhang clan in Hanzhong, and it also determines the ultimate ownership of Hanzhong.

If this battle is won, Zhang Lu may still have the possibility to strike peace with Li Li. He may choose to compromise with the Xiliang Army, and if he pays a certain amount of compensation, he may continue to stay in Hanzhong to enjoy the wealth and live a stable life.

If this battle is defeated, it will be the end of the world.

The Xiliang army is bound to drive straight in, heading directly to the city of Yangping Pass.At that time, the general situation will be irreversible, and victory or defeat will be determined.The most desperate thing is that Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang in Yizhou have had a bad relationship these years.However, apart from Liu Zhang in Yizhou who could solve the predicament in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu had no allies and no princes to help him.Since then, Hanzhong is in danger, and the lives of Zhang Lu and the Zhang family are dead.

Zhang Lu had a thorough understanding of the current situation, and he had thought about it countless times.This is the final conclusion.

Because of this, he attached great importance to the current battle of Chencang, and for this reason he did not hesitate to send a guard who had never participated in a war to assist Zhang Wei in defending the camp.

However, just three days ago.Zhang Lu accidentally received a secret report that Li Li had left Chen Cangcheng and returned to Chang'an secretly ten days ago, and he also took thousands of cavalry with him.In addition, it is said that Li Li's return to Chang'an this time is to welcome the missions of various princes to pay tribute to Beijing.Will not return to the front line of Chencang for a short time.Unable to escape for at least half a month.This news came from Chang'an, and it came from a respected and respected veteran of the three dynasties in the court, who was more senior than the Sangong, so this secret report is absolutely reliable.In addition, the person who came also revealed an earth-shattering secret, but since this matter is still being planned and prepared, the messenger was vague and only mentioned it in one sentence.Just a little bit of air leakage.

And for Zhang Lu nowadays, this news is undoubtedly the rain that comes after a long drought.Really came too timely, too important.

This is the real God-sent opportunity, don't miss it!

As long as this opportunity is seized, the Hanzhong army will be able to capture Chencang in one fell swoop. Even if the entire battle cannot be reversed, no matter how bad it is, they will be able to maintain the status quo, defend the strong city of Chencang, and continue to confront the Xiliang army.When what the envoy said broke out, Li Li would be in chaos, and he would no longer have time to take care of the battle in Chencang, so he would rush back to put out the fire as soon as possible.At that time, the entire battle situation will undergo a shocking reversal, and the Hanzhong army will completely take the initiative. If you advance, you can attack Chang'an, and if you retreat, you can return to Hanzhong to defend, without any worries.

So Zhang Lu rushed to Zhang Wei's camp at night and night, personally dispatched troops and generals, and went to the front to direct this major battle that determined his family's life and Hanzhong's survival.

Success or failure depends on one move, and there is no room for mistakes, and there must be no mistakes, so as to be foolproof.

small dividing line

After a day and night of close observation and multiple inquiries, the secret report obtained by Zhang Lu was once again confirmed.

There was indeed no sign of Li Li in Chencang City, and even Li Zhi, the leader of the Jinyiwei who had been with him for a long time, and the war cavalry of the Jinyiwei were all gone.At the same time, Chen Cangcheng increased the number of guards. Originally, there were only 3000 guards, but now it has increased to [-].But in this way, the troops in the city were obviously insufficient. The defense was exchanged every two hours, but now it was changed to every three hours. Moreover, the guards at night were obviously much more lazy and absent-minded, and some soldiers were lazy to sleep during the night.

Therefore, the defense of Chencang City can be said to be strong from the outside but capable from the outside. It seems that the number of defenders has increased significantly, but in fact it is far less dense than before.

After waiting anxiously for a day and a night, Zhang Lu and Yan Pu, the counselor, agreed that the time was ripe, they could no longer hesitate, and must attack decisively.Otherwise, if Li Li suddenly returned to Chencang City, he would have missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for a surprise attack, and I am afraid that there will be no such excellent opportunity to defeat the enemy again.

In the main tent of the big camp, Zhang Lu is the commander-in-chief, and there are four confidantes standing under the steps. The literati are naturally the chief counselors Yan Pu and Yang Song, and the generals are Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei and Yang Song's clan brothers Yang Bai.In addition, there were more than [-] generals standing in the big tent below the steps, almost [-]% of Zhang Lu's generals gathered.Among them are six captains of the Five Dou Rice Sect guards, each of whom leads [-] guards, and the remaining [-] guards are led by Zhang Lu himself, guarding by his side all the year round, never leaving him for a moment.

And this [-] guards are the guardian force carefully cultivated by three generations of Zhang family's ancestors and grandchildren.Therefore, the six chief guardians are all over [-] years old, and the oldest guardian Zhang Bing is now sixty years old, but he is also the mysterious figure with the most profound and unpredictable martial arts among the six guardian elders.It is said that brothers Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei wanted to learn martial arts from the great elder Zhang Bun as their teacher, but he refused mercilessly, claiming that they were not qualified enough and had too many distracting thoughts, even learning martial arts would be futile; it is better to concentrate Learning the art of talismans and seals may succeed in decades.

It was the words of Elder Zhang Gun that caused Zhang Lu and Zhang Wei brothers a big blow, and since then they have broken the pot and smashed it, making Zhang Gun's words come true.Today, although Zhang Lu is considered a celestial master, he doesn't know the art of talisman.And if you can't write well, you can't do martial arts, and its own martial arts are limited to third-rate, at most it can deal with a few small soldiers.And Zhang Wei is much stronger than his brother Zhang Lu.Martial arts are between the first-rate threshold and the second-rate upper rank. It is not a problem to deal with ordinary generals, but it will not work if you encounter a real strong.

Fortunately, the Zhang family has a deep foundation and many elders, most of whom are women, so they do not pose a threat to Zhang Lu's status.Therefore, it doesn't matter if he himself is not good at writing or martial arts.Several of his aunts, younger sisters and daughters are all highly qualified martial arts prodigy, not only with high martial arts skills, but also proficient in the method of talisman and seal.He also has some knowledge of the art of witchcraft, which is very good.Among them, the one with the highest achievement is my little aunt Zhang Zhi, who has reached the realm of martial arts and is able to master the art of talisman and seal script at her fingertips.A large piece of poison can be poured out with just a few gestures.The law of witchcraft has entered the room.Even Zhang Ju, who is twice the age of Zhang Zhi, often marvels that Zhang Zhi is a Taoist wizard who has not been seen in hundreds of years.