Great Wei Nengchen

The passer-by asked again: "Who killed your son?"

The old woman replied: "My son, the son of the White Emperor, turned into a snake and became the Daoist, and now he is beheaded by the Red Emperor, so we cry..." Then disappeared!

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A few days later, Liu Bang dreamed of the white snake, and he even uttered the words: "I am the son of the White Emperor. I traveled all over the world, punishing Qin and dividing the world equally. I didn't want to die under your sword. When will the Red Emperor return?" life?"

Liu Bang was born as a rascal, so he casually said: "The high mountains and steep mountains here, I will pay you back with my life, and I will pay back my life when I get to the flat land!

The white snake said again: "If you cut off my head, I will usurp your head. If you cut off my tail, I will usurp your tail. Now you cut my waist in two, and I will be in your midst... this debt You have to pay it back sooner or later!"

More than 200 years later, the throne was passed on to Emperor Pingdi of the Han Dynasty (Pingdi). Wang Mang was born out of nowhere.

The theory of the son of the red emperor and the son of the white emperor was naturally fabricated by Liu Bang to win people's hearts and raise his social status. Otherwise, how could a pavilion chief in Surabaya be called king and emperor?

Just like when Chen Sheng and Wu Guangda Ze Township revolted, they sent people to call like a fox: "Da Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng". It's an old trick that has been played for thousands of years, but the Chinese people believe in this - destiny!

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the story of the son of the Red Emperor and the killing of the white snake was even more talked about. As a result, after more than 400 years, it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, especially the children of the Liu clan, who firmly believe that they are the descendants of the Red Emperor. blood!

Similarly, they are also very taboo to the White Emperor, for fear that the hatred left by their ancestors will be retribution on their own heads that day, so the Han family clansmen worshiped the gods, and among the five emperors, the Red Emperor was the head, and they did not worship the White Emperor!

Liu Bei dispatched troops this time, wanting to be like Emperor Gaozu, first conquer Bashu, then occupy Guanzhong, and then send his troops eastward to fight for the world, and achieve a great cause of emperor. Since ancient times, those who want to achieve great achievements must have a little auspicious omen!

So along the way, Liu Bei strolled around when he had nothing to do, with his eyes wide open, hoping that a white snake would come out, and he would draw his sword to kill him, which would definitely inspire people and inspire their fighting spirit...

Unexpectedly, the white snake did not come across, but came to Baidi City. The former is a great auspicious omen, but the latter may not be so. No matter how capable Liu Bei is, he can still kill Baidi with his sword, and there are almost few people who are restrained to death. Very disgusting!

"Reporting to Uncle Liu Huang, it's already getting late, are you going to rest at the Baidi City and continue your journey tomorrow?"

"No, rescuing soldiers is like putting out a fire. Send an order to move on and rest after passing through Baidi City!"

"promise!"

Liu Bei's palace is very deep, without any expression on his face, he continued to drink and chat with everyone, and at the same time secretly made up his mind, "I will never be born in Baidi City in my whole life!"

If you don't live and advance, you will die if you advance!

Chapter 1500 Pure Yang Temple, Heavenly Master Way ([-])

"I have heard for a long time that Master Zhang Daoling is a generation of extraordinary talents. He has read a lot of books since he was a child. He knows astronomy, geography, and Heluo divinity. Today, seeing the layout of Nanzheng City, we know that what people say is true!

Nanzheng City - near Micang Mountain in the south and Hanshui River in the north. The surrounding land is fertile and rich in products. It not only has the danger of mountains and rivers, but also has the convenience of irrigation, shipping, fishing and hunting. If the terrain is not too narrow, it is enough to be the capital of a country!

The city building is even more ingenious, condescending, overlooking the four directions, according to the eight trigrams on the outside, combining Yin and Yang and five elements on the inside, interlocking, without any flaws, and drawing the Han River as a moat... Such a layout can be worth hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers, which is the new city. The few acropolises that have been built seem to be superfluous! "

Outside Nanzheng City - on a relatively high slope, Xiao Yi led his generals, apprentices, sons and more than a hundred of his own soldiers. They were inspecting the terrain, pointing out mountains and rivers, and giving out admiration from time to time.

The army has been besieging the city for ten days, and has never launched an attack. They just set up camps and built barriers. Day camp sent some 'things! '

The reason why they didn't attack was that Nanzheng City was too strong...

In terms of defense: the city is high, the pools are deep, and there are many moats, and there are almost no weak points. Especially after the start of the war, in order to strengthen the defense of the old nest, Zhang Lu built eight acropolis outside the city without hesitating manpower, material resources, and financial resources!

The Acropolis is two feet high and has a circumference of one mile. The bottom is built with huge stones and the top is rammed with loess. There are sufficient weapons, food and grass inside. Two thousand soldiers are stationed in each, and they are evenly distributed in eight directions. Putting on a set of armor, the defense ability is greatly strengthened.

In terms of supplies: Three generations of the Zhang family, grandparents and grandchildren, have been running Nanzheng City for decades. They have accumulated gold, silver, silk, ordnance... countless, and the food and grass may be thinner, but they can last for more than three months.

In terms of military strength: After the disastrous defeat of the Hanzhong Army, all the remnants returned to Nanzheng City. There are about 20 to [-] soldiers who can fight, and there are more than [-] people in the city. city!

Such a fortified city would give anyone a headache if they saw it, and they dare not launch an attack easily, but then again, there is no perfect thing in the world, and there is no unbreakable city!

Nanzheng City also has its weaknesses: For example, the eight acropolises outside have strengthened their defenses, but once they fall into the hands of attackers, they can rely on them to attack the main city better!

Or connect the outer cities to form a strong blockade, preventing a single grain of rice or a blade of grass from entering. As long as the siege lasts for a year or so, if the people inside do not surrender, they will starve to death!

Besides, recently, the Trichogrammas took advantage of the chaos and flooded into Nanzheng City in large numbers. Once the army starts to attack, they can kill and set fire, open the city gate, or assassinate some important people... Even so, Siege is still not an easy task!

Xiao Yi used the sand table to calculate many times. If a strong attack is launched, it will take at least a month to break through Nanzheng City after paying [-] casualties and consuming a lot of military supplies. After that, there will be fierce street fighting. , there are not many living people left in the city.

The purpose of attacking Hanzhong is to use this place as a stepping stone, and then try to take Bashu and the surrounding areas in the southwest. If they are reduced to ruins, what is the use of success?

What's more, Xiao Yi can't afford to wait for a month, maybe even half a month. Liu Bei's army has already entered Sichuan. Once he is allowed to gain a firm foothold, it will be difficult to capture Bashu, and Xuchang is also worrying... …

Cao Cao issued an edict: with Yu Jin and Xu Huang as generals, commanding 10 horses, they came to reinforce the Hanzhong battlefield, and sent people to Liupan Mountain, scolded Xia Houyuan severely, and asked him to go to the army immediately to sit in the army and shoulder the responsibility. Take up the duties of 'deputy general'.

Before the army was frustrated by the defense line of the Qinling Mountains, Xu Chang didn't send a single reinforcement. Now that he has the chance to win, he sent 10 horses and called Xia Houyuan back. Do you want to "pick peaches"?

There is also an eyeliner in the prime minister's mansion, who secretly sent information saying: Recently, martial law has been imposed inside and outside the prime minister's mansion, and the tiger and leopard cavalry have tripled their troops. Cao Cao's condition worsened, and there was not much time left for Xiao Yi!

"Report to Grand Sima: A big basket fell from the city of Nanzheng, and Mr. Ziyi was sent out. He was unscathed!"

"It's good to be unscathed, quickly invite Ziyi over!"

"promise!"

Since it was not suitable for a military attack, it had to be settled through political peace talks. Xiao Yi wrote a letter himself, and had someone copy hundreds of copies, and shot it into Nanzheng City with a rhubarb crossbow.

The content is half advice, half threat: If Zhang Lu surrenders the city, the family's prosperity and wealth can be preserved, and the people in the city will not suffer from swords and soldiers!

If you resist to the end, on the day the army breaks through the city, they will kill them all and leave no dogs or dogs behind. This will not only deter Zhang Lu, but also divide people's hearts. After all, there are tens of thousands of people in the city. The Yang Song family has long wanted to surrender.

Originally, Xiao Yi was a little worried that Zhang Lu would gather the congregation and fight bloody until the last soldier. The spiritual power of religion is quite powerful!

I didn't expect that Jiang Gan would be sent out today after the letter was shot yesterday. It seems that Zhang Tianshi is also a sensible person, and he has the intention of submitting to the peace talks.

"Subordinates... Huhu... see Da Sima, Huhu!"

"Hehe, I was worried about Ziyi's safety, but I didn't expect to gain a lot of weight?"

"I made Da Sima laugh. The subordinates are full of food and drink all day long and have nothing to do. It is inevitable that they will grow some fat!"

After a while, Jiang Gan climbed up the high slope, panting and sweating profusely, Xiao Yi asked someone to hand over the water bottle, this famous Jianghuai scholar ignored the gentleness, and poured more than half of the bottle in one breath go down.

For the past two months or so, Jiang Gan has been living in Nanzheng City. Although his movements are slightly restricted, he is not treated badly by eating and drinking. He is also accompanied by people playing chess and reciting poems. fat!

However, through the relationship with the 'Trichogramma', Jiang Gan was very clear about what happened on the battlefield. Now that the army is heavily besieged, Nanzheng City is in danger, and he will soon regain his freedom.

Sure enough, at dusk yesterday, Zhang Lu came to visit in person. The two sat opposite each other and chatted for a whole night, and sent Jiang Gan out of the city the next day...

"I would like to report to the Great Sima: The Hanzhong Army is retreating steadily, Nanzheng City is in danger, Zhang Lu and others have no intention of fighting again, so I ask my subordinates to bring a message, willing to dedicate the city to the imperial court, but there are a few requirements:"

"Say it"

"First: After the army enters the city, don't kill anyone, don't grab anything, let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and reduce Hanzhong's five-year tax to compensate for the damage caused by the war. For those cities that have been devastated by the war, the imperial court will allocate additional money and food for relief. Of!"

"Relief for the common people is a matter of course, yes!"

"Second, the children of the Zhang family, as well as the subordinates, the sacrifices, and the soldiers must be properly settled, or given gold and silver, or granted land, so that they will have no worries about food and clothing in the future, and their personal property must be protected!"