Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 404 True Rumors
Although the Pang Rou brothers didn't bring many soldiers from Xiliang, they knew Hanzhong's military strength very well. Apart from the relatively complete supply of food and grass, the total number of defenders from all over the country was close to [-], which was almost the same as the total strength of Yizhou. .

Siege is not a child's play. After learning the real situation, Fazheng and Pang Tong stopped admonishing and attacking Hanzhong, and instead supported Zhuge Liang's policy of steady development.

Seeing that Liu Bei was noncommittal, Zhuge Liang mistakenly thought that the other party was very disappointed, so he comforted him with words: "My lord, don't worry, Zhang Lu will not last long if he has soldiers but no generals. Cao Cao has no war in Jingzhou and Huainan now, and Xia Houyuan has pacified Longzhou last year. Right, I predict that he will come to take Hanzhong this year, my lord can send some eloquent men to sneak into Hanzhong, and try to persuade Zhang Lu to surrender when the Cao bandits come, or take Hanzhong County without bloodshed."

Liu Bei frowned, "If Zhang Lu doesn't want to surrender to me, how should we deal with it?"

"Zhang Lu didn't have the heart of honoring a man. Liang thought that he was more likely to surrender to the Cao thief. Sending people to persuade him to surrender was just a try. Whether it succeeds or not depends on God's will." Zhuge Liang smiled wryly.

"We really can't take Hanzhong before Cao thief?" Liu Bei confirmed again.

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "There are only two roads to attack Hanzhong, Yangping Pass and Miicang Road. Zhang Lu has so many troops guarding the pass. If we want to attack hard, we will be able to take it overnight. The pressure to transport food to the front is too great. If you don’t recruit civilians, you can’t guarantee the supply. Recruiting civilians will be at the expense of Yizhou’s grain production for several years. If you are not sure of victory, Liang does not recommend taking risks.”

"Hey, it would be great if Ziyu could be on the frontlines." Liu Bei sighed.

"It's a pity that there is only one Lan Ziyu in the world. It is more important to guard Jiaozhou now, but he is forward-looking enough. He arranged for Deng Shizai to farm in Jiameng in advance. Zhong Miao (Huo Jun) said that Deng Shizai did a good job, but the farmers in the farm There are indeed fewer people, if my lord can move tens of thousands of people to farm the fields, within two years we can grow the food and grass needed to attack Hanzhong." Zhuge Liang analyzed.

"The common people miss their homeland, and Yizhou has finally settled down. How can Bei forcefully relocate the population to farm fields? In addition, the land in Zitong is not fertile."

"It's good that the lord understands, there is no rush for everything."

Liu Bei shook his head, "I'm not eager to capture Hanzhong, but I hate that Cao Cao has a better location than us. If he takes the Chencang Road, he can transport grain by water, but we can only take the Jinniu Road and the mountain road."

"Taking the Chencang Road also means attacking Yangping Pass. If I use troops, I will mainly follow the Chencang Road, and then use a strange army to take the Bao ramp. Zhang Lu's mediocre generals will definitely not be able to defend it." Zhuge Liang said.

Liu Bei asked: "Pang Lingming fled to Yangping Pass. Zhang Lu's side is now under strict investigation. I don't think it is necessary to send eloquent people there. Once recognized, it will be dangerous. How about learning Ziyu's method to bribe Yang Song?"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded, "This method is safe and feasible. Song Chen was invited by Deshun (Lai Gong) just now. Liang will go to him and ask Yang Song for details."

"Military division can go quickly. Song Chen should return to Jiaozhou after seeing Deshun."

After Zhuge Liang had a detailed discussion with Song Chen, he immediately sent a spy northward to infiltrate Hanzhong. Even if he couldn't compete with Cao Cao for Hanzhong now, he couldn't let the other side take all the benefits.

In March of the 20th year of Jian'an, Wei Gong Cao Cao personally led an army of [-] to march west to Zhanglu. On the way out of Wudu, he encountered resistance from the Di people. Generals Zhang He and Zhu Ling led the army to repel them. In May, Cao Cao stormed the city walled by the Di people, and all the men, women, old and children in the village were slaughtered.

Cao Cao frightened Xiaoxiao, who was a foreigner in the vicinity, with the thunderous method of massacring the city. Han Sui, who was fleeing far away in the direction of Siping and Jincheng, was frightened by his generals and beheaded the head of the owl and gave it to Cao Cao. No one dared to resist Cao Cao.

The news of Cao Cao wielding the butcher's knife spread to Hanzhong. Although Zhang Lu knew that he had slaughtered many cities, he was terrified at being so close to him now. He called his brother Zhang Wei to discuss surrender with Cao Cao Yanpu.

"Mr. Cao is invincible with his troops, and Ma Chao is so brave that he can't stand against him. Why should we fight for the chariot? I want to raise Hanzhong and surrender to Wei, so that the people in the county will not be burned." Zhang Lu sighed.

Zhang Wei, brother of Lu, clasped his fists quickly: "Brother, there are still [-] to [-] elites in Hanzhong. As long as we defend the dangerous pass, we may not be able to defeat the enemy. We brothers are happy here, so why bother to live a life of relying on others? My brother would rather fight now."

"Don't be reckless." Zhang Lu shook his head.

Yan Pu saw Zhang Wei's firm eyes, so he advised Zhang Lu: "The lord can follow the words of the public rule, and surrender easily will not be taken seriously. It is also good to play a few games to show your strength."

"Since you're talking like this, I'm not in a position to stop you. Hanzhong's soldiers and horses will be dispatched by the Lord at will. I will do my best to guarantee your food supply, but I don't know which way the Cao Guild will come from." Zhang Lu frowned.

Yan Pu replied: "Cao Gong is now in Hechi, he must come through Chencang Road, and you can go to Yangping Pass to strengthen the city defense."

Zhang Wei nodded confidently. When he sent troops from Hanzhong to support Yangping Pass, he recruited thousands of people along the way. Zhang Wei planned to build a city along the Hengshan Mountain of Yangping Pass to maximize the geographical advantage of Yangping Pass.

When people in Hanzhong were panicking, another guest came to Yang Song's house, bringing news of his old friend 'Song Jiang' who had disappeared for several months.

Yang Song learned from Xizuo that Song Jiang (Song Chen) had safely transported grain to Yizhou and made a fortune with the two thousand shi of grain. Now he has bribed several Liu Bei's generals and is planning to take advantage of Cao Cao to attack the people of Hanzhong For the opportunity of escape, set up porridge sheds in the Zitong and Langzhong areas for "relief", and asked Yang Song not to miss the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a fortune.

Yang Song naturally understood the meaning of "relief" in Song Chen's mouth, and he must try his best to let the people in Hanzhong flee to the south. The more people who fled to Yizhou, the more money they made.

The opportunity to achieve "financial freedom" was in front of Yang Song, and he was greedy by nature and quickly made up his mind.

Yang Song sent servants and trilogy to spread the news in all counties and townships in Hanzhong, saying that Cao Cao, who likes to slaughter cities, has come to Hanzhong. of the Di family.

Cao Cao's reputation for liking to slaughter cities has spread far and wide. Now a large part of the people in Hanzhong are refugees from Sanfu. Ready to run, the Hanzhong area suddenly fell into panic.

Those legends about Cao Cao failed to attract the attention of Tianshi Zhang Lu, after all, these news are not rumors at all.

Cao Cao's army was getting closer and closer to Yangping Pass, and the people fleeing from Hanzhong were also getting closer and closer to Yangping Pass and the Micangshan trail. At this time, Zhang Lu was still practicing for the believers in Nanzheng. He didn't know that there was a mess outside.

In July of the 20th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao's [-] troops came to Yangping to pass the north, but the sight of the pass made the Duke Wei dumbfounded.

　The author is lazy to update two chapters today, and resume three chapters tomorrow.Spend time with my family on the last day of the long vacation, forgive me, forgive me.

　　
　
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