Three Kingdoms Eschatology

Xu Rong's army marched into Mianyang almost without bloodshed.After resting overnight, they attacked Yangping Pass the next day.This pass is not only the entrance of the Jinniu Shu Road in the Hanzhong Plain, but also the entrance of the Mian River flowing from the mountains into the Hanzhong Basin.

Only when Xu Rong arrived here did he realize that there were quite a few troops at the gate of Yangping Pass.He guessed that all of Zhang Xiu's remnants might be concentrated here, and no matter what the formation was called, they would not be able to hold on.

The scouts of Xu Rong's soldiers who sneaked into the vicinity of the city gate also found that the back of the city gate was blocked by sand and stones, and it was unlikely to be knocked open by something like a battering ram.

Yangpingguan has a tall city wall, but Xu Rong's army is composed of an infantry battalion, a supply barracks and a tiger and leopard cavalry battalion.It is not feasible to capture Yangping Pass with the tactics of crowds and the storm of ants attaching to the city.

Although Yangping Pass is only six or seven miles away from Mianyang City, Xu Rong still set up a camp near Yangping Pass.Started the siege preparations.

Five days later, shadows of heavy sails appeared in the Mianshui channel next to Yangping Pass.Those square sails painted with various totems were swollen by the rare east wind in autumn.At the same time, a reinforcement army of more than a thousand people, consisting of spearmen, sword shield soldiers and crossbowmen, also came from the land.

A temporary wharf was built on the side of the Mian River in Xu Rong's army camp, and they were busy transferring goods to the land.These Viking ships brought already built siege equipment components, as well as artisans.

In fact, there is only one kind of these siege equipment accessories, which is the ramp car.With the hard work of craftsmen, the ramp car was quickly assembled not far from Yangping Pass.At the same time, under the cover of large shields, some reclamation soldiers began to level the field to facilitate pushing the ramp carts to the city of Yangping Pass.

General Yang Ren at the top of the city saw all this clearly, his heart shuddered, and he ordered in a cold voice: "The enemy is going to attack the city with ramp vehicles, so the whole army should be ready to deal with it!" go get ready.

At dawn the next day, there was a drizzle in the sky.But this did not affect Xu Rong's siege plan.Amidst the sound of passionate drums and the long sound of horns, sixty horses pulled two huge ramp carts, and walked slowly towards the city of Yangping Pass along the road that had been cleared in advance.

These war horses have a thick wooden board on the saddle, which is used to protect the enemy's arrows from shooting.Behind the slope car are mountains and forests of swords and guns, and a large number of swords and shields are scattered on both sides to prevent small groups of enemy troops from suddenly rushing out of the city to attack.

When Xu Rong's siege army entered within a hundred steps of the city wall, the arrows on the top of the city wall rushed towards them like a shower.The soldiers of the Reclamation Army following behind the ramp car also jacked up the large plank that had been prepared earlier.Those sword and shield soldiers guarding the left and right sides of the ramp put their shields over their heads.

Arrows were shot at the shield and wooden boards. Even though Xu Rongjun had been prepared, the dense arrows still caused some soldiers to be injured or injured.

When the ramp approached the city wall, the ghost soldiers at the top of the city kept shooting rockets and throwing oil tanks at the ramp, but they soon found that this was useless.The slope of the ramp has long been covered with a layer of damp straw, which can prevent slipping and prevent fire.

The ramp car finally approached the top of the city, and the soldiers following behind swarmed up.The pikemen rushed to the forefront, and the sword and shield soldiers behind them. When the pikemen rushed away the ghost pawns guarding behind the battlements, the sword and shield soldiers jumped on the top of the city to fight.There are also crossbowmen under the city who keep shooting at the top of the city.

It's just that Yang Ren had already prepared to reject the horse and the scull shield. If the cavalry rushed up, he would use the horse to block it, and if the pikemen came up, they would use the scull shield to block it.At this time, another scene of oars and shields confronting spears was staged at the head of the city.Moreover, this scull shield is very tall, it is not held by human hands, but placed directly on the ground.It can't be broken with a flying spear.

At this time, there were bursts of exclamations and screams in Yangping Pass.Yang Ren turned his head and looked into the city, his face turned pale with shock.Groups of enemy soldiers appeared out of the pass city like ghosts and ghosts, and were beheading the few soldiers left in the pass city.

Suddenly, Yang Ren understood and roared, "The enemy army has dug a tunnel! Send people down to block them."

Digging tunnels is one of Feng Yu's specialties, especially in Hanzhong, where the terrain is relatively high, the climate is neither wet nor dry, and the soil is neither loose nor hard.The main purpose of Xu Rong camping near Guancheng was to dig tunnels.The tunnel passes directly under the city gate, so there is no wall foundation to block it.

With the order of Yang Renjun, a group of elite troops composed of Vajra Warriors immediately ran down the corridor to the city.They soon encountered a group of spear-throwing shields,

Flying spears and javelins were thrown at the Vajra Warriors intensively, piercing half of their armor in an instant, and they died on the spot.The vajra warrior was not afraid of death and continued to charge forward.Another wave of spear throwing followed.

The gun shield soldiers rushed up in formation.There are not many Vajra warriors left, some of them were pierced by spears, but they continued to move forward with their knives when they were about to die.As a result, the opponent was unable to pull out the spear, so he simply abandoned the spear and drew out the short knife to fight.

The Vajra warriors were quickly wiped out.The city of Yangpingguan was full of soldiers from the Zhuyang army. Knowing that the situation was over, Yang Ren, who was under attack, drew out his waist knife and shouted: "All disciples, rush out of the city with me!".

Following his order, the ghost soldiers blocking the enemy army on the ramp scattered, and the shield wall formed by the oars and shields was pushed down to the ground in an instant.A large number of Feng Yujun soldiers rushed to the top of the city along the ramp.

In the end, Yang Ren did not rush out of Guancheng.His head was "taken" by Xu Rong himself, and the flag of the Zhuyang Army fluttered over the city head of Yangping Pass.

Chapter 100

In the city of Chengdu, the continuous autumn rain is still falling.The stone slabs on the street were washed smooth, and a two-wheel drive car hurriedly stopped in front of Zhou Mu Liu Yan's mansion with a series of splashes.

Mending is obviously familiar with this car, and has already opened the courtyard door.A woman got out of the car, and two maidservants held up umbrellas for her and walked towards the courtyard.

This woman is Zhang Lu's mother Wang Shi, and she went straight to Liu Yan's study.Seeing that it was her, Liu Yan hurriedly put down the letter in his hand, and said happily, "Wonderful man, why are you here today? It must be you..." Liu Yan realized that Wang's complexion was wrong, and quickly stopped talking .

Wang hurriedly asked: "Master, do you already know the situation in Hanzhong?"

"What happened in Hanzhong? Isn't Zhang Xiu confronting Feng Yu there?" Liu Yan asked with a puzzled face.At this time, Liu Yan really didn't know about the battle in Hanzhong, but Wang knew the situation one step ahead of him, the state shepherd.

"So you don't know yet. That Zhang Xiu has already lost, and it was a disastrous defeat. The worst thing is that my son Zhang Lu was trapped in Nanzheng City!"

Liu Yan was taken aback when he heard this, and still didn't believe it.Asked: "I have not received such a military intelligence report, is the source of the news you said credible? Zhang Xiu was defeated so easily?"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a report from the personal guard outside the door: "Report to the envoy, there is an urgent military message from the front line of Hanzhong."

"Hurry up and present it!"

Liu Yan hurriedly read the submitted emergency military report, and his eyebrows became closer and closer.

Then he spread his hands and said to Huang: "It's really defeated. Zhang Xiu also asked me for help urgently. He also sent Yang Ren to guard Yangping Pass, and asked me to send [-] more soldiers to support."

"It didn't mention my son Zhang Lu?"

"I mentioned it, and I mentioned it specifically, saying that Zhang Lu was trapped in Nanzheng, and Nanzheng's stockpile of food and grass is not much, so reinforcements must be sent out as soon as possible. Otherwise, it is very likely to fall into the enemy's hands."

Huang's attitude suddenly changed, and he kowtowed to Liu Yan: "I implore you to send troops to rescue my son Zhang Lu!"

Liu Yan hurriedly helped her up, and repeatedly comforted her: "What is the relationship between you and me! Do you need such a big gift? Your son is my son. If he is in trouble, I will rescue her. Just rest assured, I will urge the generals Send troops to Hanzhong as quickly as possible."

Liu Yan saw that Huang's mood had eased, and said: "It's just that sending troops is not a child's play, especially with an army of [-]. It's not as simple as you take dozens of apprentices to travel around. The army is assembled, and all kinds of supplies are prepared. No matter how fast things are, it will take some time.”

Mrs. Huang nodded and said: "These folk girls understand that as long as you make you do your best, the folk girls will be grateful." Then Huang suddenly asked: "Then Zhang Xiu wants Yang Ren to guard Yangping Pass. What did you do again?"

Liu Yan simply handed the military letter with the prefix "Secret" to Huang, and said, "Zhang Xiu himself has returned to Hanchang."

After reading it, Huang said bitterly: "This Zhang Xiu obviously has ulterior motives. Why didn't he and his cronies be trapped in Nanzheng, but left my son there alone? In the military situation, this is also specifically mentioned. Point, this is actually threatening me to send reinforcements to Hanzhong. In the end, he only left his general Yang Ren to guard Yangping Pass, and ran back to his old nest Hanchang and Langzhong.”

With a sullen face, Liu Yan nodded and said: "Someone has also seen this. Now we are riding a tiger and tied to his chariot by Zhang Xiu. If I knew today, it should be as you said. Earlier remove him."

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The Hanzhong Plain is also covered with haze at the moment, and Zhang Lu's face is as ugly as the weather.Nanzheng City has been besieged for seven days, and there is no sign of reinforcements.

Although there are less than a thousand soldiers in the city, there are still more than ten thousand people in the city.Although their rations were reduced to the minimum supply, the food and grass in the city were about to bottom out.

Under such circumstances, civil uprisings in the city may break out at any time, and hundreds of soldiers will definitely not be able to suppress them.Moreover, Feng Yujun outside the city could attack the city at any time, and the ghost soldiers at the top of the city and the strong men who were forcibly recruited to defend the city were likely to collapse at the first touch.

Zhang Lu finally made up his mind, sneaked out of Nanzheng City, and fled back to Bashu.

The night was dark, with neither stars nor moon in the sky.A gate of Nanzheng City suddenly opened, and dozens of riders rushed out from it.They were immediately spotted by Feng Yujun soldiers guarding outside the city. A large number of soldiers poured out from the nearby camps and waited in full force behind the barricades. The surrounding patrolling horses also gathered here...

At the same time, something still appeared on a section of the city wall not far from here.It was a person who was slowly "floating" down.Someone put Zhang Lu down the city wall with a rope.

Zhang Lu's two personal guards and horses were also quietly hung to the bottom of the city.When they rode their horses to a distance, they were discovered by two light cavalry patrolling the night.

Screeching arrows flew into the night sky.But because most of the night patrol light cavalry in this range were attracted away, and Zhang Lu was riding a horse of thousands of miles, Zhang Lu was still allowed to escape.

Zhang Lu first ran westward, and then under the investigation of his personal guards, he found out that Mianyang had been occupied by Feng Yujun.They had no choice but to turn around and run towards the southeast of Micang Road.Tried to escape back to Berkshire from there.

The three of them disguised themselves and hid day and night in the wilderness. On the third day, they finally entered the southern mountainous area of ​​the Hanzhong Plain and found the entrance to Mi Cang Road.

The three of them entered the Mi Cang Road and hurried southward. Before they had walked two miles, they heard a loud shout: "Stop! We are the checkpoints of the Zhuyang Army, stop and accept interrogation!"

When Zhang Lu heard it, he couldn't even make a head.Two cronies supported him, one on the left and the other on the right, and ran quickly into the mountains and forests.A sharp voice shouted from behind: "Stop, if you run again, you will shoot the arrow!" Immediately afterwards, the sound of the arrow piercing through the air rang in Zhang Lu's ears from time to time.

Hearing a scream, Zhang Lu saw from the corner of Zhang Lu's eyes that one of the guards had been shot down by an arrow, while the other guard had disappeared. In fact, the guard had already been shot into the brainstem by an arrow. He fell to the ground without a sound.Chasing them were the elite mountain scouts of Feng Yu's army.

Zhang Lu suddenly felt the wind blowing from the back of his head, and was thrown to the ground by a heavy object.He already smelled a fishy smell in his nose, and when he turned his head to look, he saw a bloody mouth full of white fangs attacking his neck.

But with a whistle, the bloody mouth retracted again.At this time, two mountain scouts had chased up and pinned down Zhang Lu.Only then did Zhang Lu see clearly that beside the two of them was a huge vicious mountain dog.

At dawn on the second day after Zhang Lu escaped from Nanzheng, a white flag was hoisted at the top of Nanzheng City, and Feng Yujun, who had been besieging the city for nearly ten days, marched into the city and took over the whole city.So far, the five counties in the Hanzhong Plain, millions of acres of plain land, and 15 people have all been included in Feng Yu's pocket.

A few days later, Feng Yu continued to stay in the Nanzheng government office, arranging various military and political affairs in the five counties of Hanzhong. Someone reported that Zhang Lu was captured in the Micangdao mountain area.

Chapter 101

A beam of sunlight shot through the transom into the dark prison and shone on Zhang Lu.He is sitting cross-legged, eyes closed and meditating.He opened his eyes slightly only when he heard the sound of metal clashing as the chain locks were unlocked.

Several soldiers came in, escorted Zhang Lu to a bathroom to take a bath and change clothes, and then took him to the prison.Zhang Lu thought to himself: "Are you going to kill me to show the public?".Soon, he dispelled this worry, because he had been escorted to Nanzheng's government office.

Zhang Lu was surprised when he saw a young man in the room. He pointed to him and said, "Who are you? I have seen you before. It was at the scene where Zhao Song was cooked and killed, among the people who came to rob the execution ground." , one of the first."

The young man replied: "This is the Marquis of Zhuyang County, General Fenwei Feng Yu." This surprised Zhang Lu even more, Feng Yu actually went to rob the execution ground of Wudou Midao himself, what arrogance and audacity this is!

Feng Yu asked again with a smile: "How should I call you? Is it the governor Yi Sima of the Mufu Yamen in Yizhou? Or the Zhitou Dajijiu of Wudou Midao?" After speaking, he stared at Zhang Lu coldly.In his line of sight, a value appeared above Zhang Lu's head: friendship -70.

Zhang Lu replied coldly: "You can call me whatever you want. I don't know what you want to say when you bring me, a defeated general and prisoner. He will fall into your hands and will be killed or cut. Listen carefully. Respect!"

Feng Yu said calmly: "I just don't understand something, so I invited you here alone to see if you can clear up my doubts for me?"

Zhang Lu didn't expect Feng Yu to say that, he glanced sideways at Feng Yu, but didn't say anything, he wanted to continue to see what Feng Yu was up to.

Feng Yu continued to ask, "You people who seek immortality and inquiring, why do you want to participate in all these disputes? This is completely contrary to what Lao Tzu and Taoism advocate. It can be seen that your daily Qingxiu and asking are fake, so It is true that this is a cover to seek power and position benefits!"

Zhang Lu didn't expect Feng Yu to be unable to answer such a question for a while. It took him a long time to hold back a reason and said: "Nowadays the world is in chaos and the people of Li are displaced. I think it is my duty to help the world and save people."

Feng Yu sneered and said, "In this case, there are so many chaotic places in the world, why did you choose Hanzhong? You must know that Hanzhong is a rare place for common people in the world to live in peace. Moreover, why do you plunder other people's property like bandits?"

Zhang Lu was at a loss for words for a while, it wasn't that he didn't know how to answer, but that it was inconvenient for him to answer here.

It is not Zhang Lu's wish to separate one side, all he wants is to carry forward his family's Taoist sect, if it is during the peace season or there are other powerful forces asylum, he also thinks there is no need to separate one side.

It is his master Zhang Xiu who really has the ambition to win the world.In addition, he and his mother had a long-term plan, which was to replace Zhang Xiu, usurp the teaching authority of the five buckets of rice Taoism created by Zhang Xiu, and let the Taoism of Heavenly Masters develop according to what they believed to be the right way.

Seeing Zhang Lu's silence for a long time, Feng Yu said, "You can go!" Zhang Lu was very surprised, and couldn't understand Feng Yu's meaning for a moment, and said, "What does the lord mean by this?"

Feng Yu said calmly: "You can leave Hanzhong now."

When Zhang Lu was in a daze, Feng Yu immediately said: "But I still want to leave a message for you. Those who are called princes belong to princes, and those who call me belong to me. I will not interfere with the affairs of you and others. But you and others Trying to use Taoism to confuse people, gather crowds to cause chaos, and usurp secular power. As long as someone is under the rule of someone, someone will be defeated and punished. In addition, you have to send a message to Yizhou Mu on behalf of the Marquis... "

Zhang Lu didn't think that Feng Yu would let him go, and asked, "Your Majesty really wants to release someone? What do you want me to tell Liu Shijun?"

"I don't want to conflict with him. This time a certain soldier sent troops to Hanzhong because Zhang Xiu robbed my horses in Zhuyang. As long as Yizhou doesn't send troops to provoke me, I won't make it difficult for Yizhou. But if he wants to go his own way and attack again My situation. Then the Marquis can accompany me to the end, and it is not ruled out that soldiers will commit crimes in Chengdu."

Zhang Lu thought for a while, and then said to Feng Yu: "Well, I believe that Liu Shijun is willing to reconcile with Junhou. But my master Zhang Xiu is not necessarily. Don't hide it from Junhou, although my master belongs to you in name For Liu Shijun, but in fact he still does things on his own..."

Feng Yu understood what he meant, and interrupted his words with a wave of his hand: "Submission in name is also subordination, so if Zhang Xiu comes to provoke XX, XX can only count Yizhou Mu as part of the account. In the name of Yizhou, use Yizhou’s roads and Yizhou’s food to attack me. When a certain counterattacks him, he must be distinguished from Yizhou. How can there be such a reason in the world? Unless..."

Speaking here, Feng Yu paused.Zhang Lu hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, just speak the truth, I will tell Liu Shijun the truth."

"Unless Yizhou Shepherd Liu Shijun takes action to control or punish Zhang Xiu. I will not put his account on Liu Shijun's head."

Zhang Lu's eyelids twitched, and he cupped his hands and said, "Zhang Lu already understands the meaning of the Lord, and will report the truth to Mr. Liu when he returns."

At this point, Zhang Lu should have said goodbye, but he asked again: "Who made the sentence [the king's property belongs to the prince, and the father's property] that the gentleman said just now?"

Feng Yu blinked and said: "That's what someone said." Of course, Feng Yu's words were not original, but he stole the sentence "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is to God".

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Looking at the background of Zhang Luyuan's departure, Feng Yu murmured in his heart: [I hope I didn't make a mistake in this decision].

The release of Zhang Lu was a decision made by Feng Yu after a long time of weighing.If you don't let go, it will inevitably force Liu Yan and Zhang Xiu to unite and fight against him for a long time.On the contrary, it is possible to take advantage of the conflict of interests among Zhang Lu, Zhang Xiu, and Liu Yan.

In the history of the original world, Feng Yu still knew about Zhang Lu killing Zhang Xiu and Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang attacking and killing Zhang Lu's family.

On the same day, Zhang Lu left Yangping Pass, and the next day he encountered [-] Yizhou troops who came to support Hanzhong on the Jinniu Shu Road.

The general of the Yizhou army was Zhang Ren, a general in the middle of Shu. At this time, he knew that Yangping Pass had fallen a few days ago, and it was impossible for him to enter the Hanzhong Plain as originally planned.When Zhang Ren was about to send his soldiers to send a message to Liu Yan in Chengdu, Zhang Lu happened to come.

A few days later, according to Liu Yan's instructions, Zhang Ren and Zhang Lu returned to Chengdu together.

Seeing Zhang Lu's safe return, the restless Huang finally felt relieved.Liu Yan was also overjoyed, and held a feast for the generals in the name of a birthday banquet to actually celebrate Zhang Lu's safe return.

Zhang Lu naturally conveyed Feng Yu's message to Liu Yan.Liu Yan originally intended to stop fighting with Feng Yu, and immediately sent a letter to Feng Yu.

Finally, Zhang Lu came to Langzhong, Bajun with Liu Yan's order to monitor Zhang Xiu and the secret mission given to him by his mother Huang, and continued to be his disciple of Zhitou Dajiu and Wudou Midao.

Liu Yan was able to let go of the disastrous defeat in Hanzhong, but Zhang Xiu couldn't let it go.After Liu Yan decided to strike out with Feng Yu, Zhang Xiu looked for an alternative way to get revenge on Feng Yu.

Chapter 102 Golden Eagle Peregrine Falcon

In late autumn, the Hanzhong Plain has completely become a mature world of yellow and red.In addition to the crops waiting to be harvested, the deciduous trees all over the mountains and plains also have withered yellow or fiery red leaves.

On the roads between the wilderness and plains, large groups of marching troops could be seen from time to time.That was the reclamation army that withdrew from the Hanzhong Plain to Dongsan County.At present, only the Xu Rong Army is stationed in Nanzheng, but the Xu Rong Army is about to expand to a full seven battalions, and the local reclamation army in the Hanzhong Plain is in the process of training.

In the farmland on both sides of the road, the farmers are struggling to harvest the crops.As Feng Yu pacified the entire Hanzhong Plain and the mountainous areas on the edge of the plain, these Hanzhong people finally put back their hanging hearts.

The battle for Hanzhong lasted relatively short, and both sides knew the importance of maintaining people's livelihood and population.Therefore, except for the part of the population that Zhang Xiu forcibly took away when he withdrew from Mianyang, the production and population of Hanzhong did not suffer more damage.

In Chenggu County Government Office, Feng Yu convened local officials for the last hall meeting.Announced two things, one is to divide the three counties of Hanzhong East into another county-Handong County, and the other is to present Zhao Song as the prefect of Hanzhong County.

At the Mianshui Wharf in Chenggu County, hundreds of boats are parked.If you go down the Mian River, ordinary civilian ships can also do it, and you don't necessarily need Viking warships.

On the shore, the temporary camp tents were densely distributed.Most of the people in these camps are not the reclamation soldiers of Handong County waiting to be evacuated, but thousands of refugees who are willing to live in Zhuyang.

At present, the refugees who flow into Hanzhong generally have four destinations.One is to invest in the sects of some powerful clans in Hanzhong as in previous years and act as their followers.The second is to report to the reclamation soldiers in the county.The third is that the county government government provides public land for cultivation, and only needs to pay grain tax and does not need to pay land rent.

The fourth is to move to Zhuyang. Nearly 2 people followed Feng Yushun to the Mian River in the first batch, and it is expected that more than [-] people will come one after another.

If it weren't for the obstruction of those Hanzhong tyrants, they used various means to stop and threaten.Many of those refugees who have already joined their ranks will also turn into reclamation soldiers in the county, or cultivate rent-free public land, or go to Zhuyang.

But Feng Yu didn't plan to take these tyrants to the knife.Because both he and the Prime Minister Xun You believed that the Battle of Hanzhong had just ended, and his foundation on the Hanzhong Plain had not yet been firmly established, and it was not appropriate for there to be turmoil at this time.We can only wait for the time to solve this problem.

Feng Yu, who returned to Zhuyang, used the system to build residential houses, develop farmland, and add ten hydraulic mills to improve the efficiency of grain processing.After using three ten-thousand-person shelter cards, nearly 8 refugees who came one after another were resettled, and the population of the entire Zhuyang skyrocketed to nearly [-].

The large number of newly added population and the improved efficiency of food processing have brought a lot of available idle manpower.In addition to expanding the Xu Rong Corps to full strength, Feng Yu added four new battalions and some special troops.One of them is the Qingqi Feiyu Battalion. Its name already shows that this is a Qingqi troop that is good at riding and shooting.

Although Feng Yu's scouts can also ride and shoot, they specialize in art. In the field of riding and shooting, the scouts are still far behind the former.