At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 301 Please help yourself to the Heavenly Master

The operation to take over the Hanzhong Military Camp went very smoothly, and there were no further disturbances in the process.

The people of Hanzhong were unwilling to be enemies of the Chu army.

If Zhang Wei had not been unwilling to surrender and insisted on leading troops to resist the Chu army, perhaps Zhang Lu would have surrendered long ago.

Now even Zhang Wei, who was actively fighting the battle, has surrendered. In addition, the Hanzhong army was defeated last night. Naturally, the other soldiers will not be stubborn enough to cause trouble.

The Hanzhong Army camp was captured without bloodshed. Zhou Yu immediately asked Zhang Wei to send his generals to continue to collect the Hanzhong Army that collapsed last night.

These soldiers will all belong to the Chu State in the future, so naturally they cannot be left alone.

Hanzhong military camp, the commander's tent.

Zhou Yu looked at Man Chong who was tied up and asked, "Man Boning, are you willing to surrender?"

Man Chong did not answer Zhou Yu, but turned to look at Zhang Wei and asked: "General, did you pursue Wei Yan for more than ten miles?"

When Zhang Wei heard this, his face was full of shame and he did not dare to look at Man Chong. He lowered his head and said, "Yes."

Man Chong received a positive reply and couldn't help but sigh.

He looked at Zhang Wei and asked with some hatred: "General, do you know why I don't allow you to pursue more than ten miles?"

Zhang Wei raised his head, his face full of confusion.

Man Chong sighed: "I have already explored the terrain before. Within ten miles of the camp, it is not suitable for a large army to ambush. Even if we encounter enemy troops, the general can retreat calmly."

"Once we exceed ten miles, there are high mountains ahead, and the road is narrow and difficult to pass. If the Chu army cuts off its retreat, the army will definitely be defeated."

"If the general listens to my strategy, he will not be ambushed. Even if Huo Jun comes to fight the general without overestimating his own strength, he can still win the battle by relying on his superior strength and attacking me from the front and back."

"If the general can return safely last night, Wei Yan's so-called false defeat will become a real defeat, which will surely boost the morale of the army."

"At that time, the general only needs to strengthen the camp and hold on. When Cao Cao's reinforcements arrive, the Chu army will retreat without a fight, and the foundation of Hanzhong can be preserved!"

"I never thought that the general had always obeyed my instructions before, but at the critical moment he would forget his instructions!"

Speaking of this, Man Chong's tone was full of unwillingness.

Zhang Wei was so ashamed that he didn't dare to say anything.

Zhou Yu also sighed: "Man Bo Ning has a clever plan. If General Zhang uses this plan, there is nothing I can do. Unfortunately, this is not Guanzhong after all. The soldiers cannot command like an arm, so how can they block the front of our army?"

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu has always cherished talents. If you are willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the light, you will definitely be reused by my lord. Please think of it!"

But Man Chong shook his head and said: "Jade can be broken without changing its whiteness, and bamboo can be burned without destroying its knots. A loyal minister will not care about the two masters. Duke Cao treats me very well, how can I bear to bear it?"

After saying this, Man Chong closed his eyes and never said a word no matter how Zhou Yu tried to persuade him.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh secretly.

If the other party talks too much, or acts very angry, or even yells at Zhou Yu, he may be persuaded to surrender.

Now, after Man Chong expressed his feelings, he closed his eyes and said nothing, obviously he wanted to die.

After sighing, Zhou Yu immediately waved his hand and said, "Sir, since your mind has been made up, I will be loyal to you."

After saying this, Zhou Yu immediately ordered his people to push Man Chong down and behead him, and then he was buried well.

If Man Chong was just a mediocre person with such a loyal heart, Zhou Yu wouldn't mind letting him go so that he could gain a good reputation.

It's a pity that Man Chong was so talented that he almost ruined Zhou Yu's plan to regain Hanzhong.

If such a person is released, he will become a serious trouble sooner or later, so he simply eliminates the root of the problem to avoid future troubles, and at the same time, it can also scare Xiaoxiao.

I believe that after the news came back to Nanzheng, Zhang Lu must have been frightened and did not dare to be an enemy of Chu again.

Just when Zhang Wei and Man Chong planned to use their tricks against Zhou Yu, Zhang Wei also sent someone to secretly report to Zhang Lu that Yang Bai had colluded with the Chu army, intended to rebel and was killed.

Zhang Wei believed that the entire Yang family might have colluded with the Chu State, and hoped that Zhang Lu would use thunderous means to arrest all the important figures of the Yang family, torture them to obtain evidence of their crimes, and then behead them in public to serve as a warning to others.

After Zhang Lu learned the news, he couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly ordered Yan Pu to lead the troops to capture the three brothers Yang Song, Yang Ren, and Yang Ang.

Although the Yang family was quite powerful in Hanzhong, Zhang Lu was the master of Hanzhong after all. The three of them were quickly arrested and all the resisters were killed.

After being tortured, the three brothers couldn't stand it anymore and finally admitted that they had an affair with the Chu State, and also found out about sending people to attack and kill the envoys going to Guanzhong.

Zhang Lu couldn't help being shocked and angry after reading the results of the interrogation.

He asked himself whether he treated the Yang family well. Even though Zhang Wei sent someone to bring the news, he still held some luck in his heart, hoping that the only person who had an affair with Chu was Yang Bai.

Unexpectedly, the entire Yang family secretly turned to the Chu State and even robbed and killed the envoys.

Zhang Lu simply couldn't imagine what terrible consequences would have occurred if these traitors had not been discovered in advance and when the Chu army came to the city and allowed General Yang to lead the troops to defend the city.

Zhang Lu was so angry that he immediately ordered people to bring Yang Song up, who had been beaten and dying, and asked sternly: "I ask myself: I treat the Yang family well. The four brothers of the Yang family all hold important positions in Hanzhong. Why did you betray Yu?" I?"

In fact, it was Yang Song who betrayed Zhang Lu in the first place, and the others were still quite loyal to Zhang Lu.

However, Yang Song is extremely greedy for money.

After Zhou Yu heard the news, he kept asking people to give gold, silver, money and rare treasures to Yang Song, and then Yang Song gradually fell.

After Yang Song had his ambitions, he began to test several of his brothers, and instilled in them the idea that Chu was powerful and that the King of Chu was the master.

Yang Song was originally the talker in the family, and several brothers were gradually influenced by him. They believed that if the Yang family wanted to go further, the best choice would be to join the King of Chu.

But now, the Chu army has not yet captured Nanzheng, but the Yang brothers have become prisoners, and Yang Song can't help but secretly regret it.

Although fearful in his heart, Yang Song understood Zhang Lu's character very well and knew that his only chance of survival at this time was to use force to overwhelm others and hope that Zhou Yu could defeat the Hanzhong Army.

In this case, Zhang Lu was afraid of the Chu army and would not dare to do anything to the Yang family.

Thinking of this, Yang Song immediately spit out the blood in his mouth and said: "It's not that the Yang family wants to betray the Heavenly Master, it's just that the Heavenly Master has occupied Hanzhong for many years, but has no enterprising spirit. He only knows how to spread doctrines and fool the people."

"Today is a time of great strife, with heroes emerging from generation to generation, and the separatist party is like sailing against the current. If it does not advance, it will retreat."

"The Heavenly Master only wants to defend his own one-third of an acre, but the other princes will plot to build the foundation of Hanzhong. At that time, no matter whether the King of Chu in Xiangyang or Duke Cao of Chang'an led their troops to invade, the Heavenly Master could not resist it."

"Instead of being forced to surrender after the army is defeated and the city is broken, or even being slaughtered all over the house, it is better to choose another Ming Lord as soon as possible."

"Looking at the princes in the world, among those neighboring Hanzhong, only His Highness the King of Chu has the status of hegemony."

When Zhang Lu heard this, he had mixed feelings in his heart, but he couldn't say anything to refute the other party. He could only gritted his teeth and said: "For the sake of glory and wealth, you don't care about your past kindness and want to kill me?"

Yang Song said sternly: "The words of the Heavenly Master are wrong. Although we secretly took refuge in the King of Chu, we never thought of being detrimental to the Heavenly Master."

"We just want to persuade the Heavenly Master to surrender. Even if the Heavenly Master insists on resisting, after being defeated and captured, I, Yang, will definitely protect the Heavenly Master!" Listening to Yang Song's words, Zhang Lu felt better.

However, being betrayed by the person he trusted the most still made Zhang Lu furious, with murderous intent on his face

Yang Song knew Zhang Lu very well. When he saw the other party's expression, his heart sank immediately, and then he hurriedly said: "Master Tian knows that His Royal Highness the King of Chu and the Governor of Zhou both think highly of my Yang family. If you spare my Yang family's life, , and can also make friends with the King of Chu."

"If the Heavenly Master ignores our old friendship and insists on taking action against us, how can the Zhang family be better off when the army is defeated and the city is destroyed?"

Facing Yang Song's naked threat, Zhang Lu felt frightened and angry, but he was really worried that Zhang Wei would lose the battle with the Chu army on the front line. Before the Guanzhong army could come to rescue, the enemy would have already reached the city.

What's more, Yang Song had already sent people to intercept and kill the envoys in advance. Even if he sent envoys to Chang'an at this time, it would have been delayed a lot of time.

If the Yang family really wants to wipe out the whole family, after the Chu army breaks through Nanzheng, there is no guarantee that they will not attack the Zhang family.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lu immediately hesitated.

Just when Zhang Lu was struggling with how to deal with the Yang family, he saw the Tianshi Mansion officials running in in a panic and said: "It's not good, General Zhang was ambushed on the front line and has been captured alive by the Chu army. "

"The commander-in-chief of the military division was unwilling to surrender after being captured, so he was beheaded in public display!"

"Now that General Zhang has surrendered, the camp has been destroyed, and the Chu army is rushing towards Nanzheng to kill!"

"Pfft!"

When Zhang Lu suddenly heard the news, his body softened and he fell directly to the ground.

The official hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhang Lu up, but the panic on his face still did not dissipate.

"Hahahaha!"

At this moment, Yang Song's weak and slightly arrogant laughter came, and then he said with some ridicule: "At the beginning, we all advocated surrendering to the Chu army, but Zhang Weina was the only one who spoke uprightly and tried his best to take charge of the battle."

"I thought that this person was very courageous and would fight to the end even if he was defeated. I never thought that he would choose to surrender."

"There is also Man Chong, who is full of arrogant words. If this person hadn't stepped in, I'm afraid the Heavenly Master would have already surrendered to the city when Li Zhengfang came to Nanzheng as an envoy. How could there have been so many twists and turns? ?”

"I thought that someone who could control such a large seaport would have some real abilities, but I never thought that it would be so unsuccessful and that he would be defeated so quickly!"

"Now that the camp has been destroyed and Zhang Wei has surrendered, why hasn't the Heavenly Master opened the city gate and gone to greet the governor with the seal and ribbon in both hands?"

Yang Song escaped from death, naturally extremely arrogant.

Although what he said was a bit harsh, Zhang Lu had to face the fact that the Chu army would soon approach the city.

Zhang Wei has taken away almost most of the troops in Hanzhong. Now Nanzheng is extremely empty. If Zhou Yu really leads his army to kill, Zhang Lu will have no choice but to surrender.

If they plan to surrender to the Chu State, no matter how much they hate the Yang family in their hearts, they cannot take action against them.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lu glared at Yang Song fiercely, and then said through gritted teeth: "Put Yang's people in prison, and then call Yan Gongcao!"

Not long after, Yan Pu ran over in panic after receiving the news.

Even Yan Pu didn't expect that the situation would change so quickly.

First, Yang Bai was executed for having an affair with the Chu army. The entire Yang family was implicated. The main figures of the Yang family, headed by Yang Song, were all captured and tortured.

He originally thought that everyone in the Yang family would be killed.

Unexpectedly, the news that the Chu army had defeated the Hanzhong army came at this time. Yang, who had been sentenced to death, suddenly survived.

Yan Pu saw Zhang Lu with a sad face. He first stepped forward to salute, and then asked, "Why did the Heavenly Master call me here?"

Zhang Lu sighed: "You must already know about the battle on the front line."

"I never wanted to be an enemy of the King of Chu, but I never thought about my brother-in-law but insisted on leading troops to fight with him. After this defeat, the Chu army came with the power of victory. Even if the city surrenders, I am afraid that the achievements will be far less than before. "

Yan Pu heard the words, but didn't know how to answer.

At this point, he could either choose to open Nanzheng and surrender, or simply take his family and cronies and flee to Chang'an to seek asylum.

If he chose the latter, Zhang Lu would be living under someone else's roof, so it would be better to surrender directly to Chu.

With Zhang Lu's reputation in Hanzhong, unless the King of Chu lost his head, he would never kill him.

However, it is unknown how to arrange Zhang Lu.

Just when Yan Pu didn't know how to share Zhang Lu's worries, another official came to report that the Chu envoy had arrived in Nanzheng and asked to see the Heavenly Master.

Zhang Lu and Yan Pu looked at each other with some anxiety in their eyes.

"Please come quickly!"

Not long after, Li Yan, the envoy from Chu State, had entered the Tianshi Mansion.

After seeing that the messenger was Li Yan, Zhang Lu's face became a little ugly.

It was Li Yan who came as an envoy in the first place. Not only did Zhang Lu not listen to Li Yan's advice, he even refused to see him and forced him to leave.

Unexpectedly, Li Yan came to serve as the envoy this time.

"Could it be that Zhou Yu is planning to let Li Yan come and humiliate me?"

"Meet the Celestial Master!"

This thought just crossed Zhang Lu's mind, and he couldn't help but look shocked when he saw Li Yan taking the initiative to salute.

You know, even Li Yan, who came as an envoy for the first time, was extremely arrogant and did not salute Zhang Lu at all.

Now, the Hanzhong Army has been defeated, and Zhou Yu will soon approach the city with the power of victory. I thought that Li Yan would become more and more arrogant, but I never thought that the other party would actually take the initiative to salute, but Zhang Lu was at a loss.

Seeing this, Li Yan took the initiative and said: "The governor sent me here to convey the wishes of His Highness the King of Chu."

"If the Celestial Master is willing to surrender Kaicheng, not only can the Celestial Master's position be retained, but both brothers can be made marquises, and even the Five Pecks of Rice Sect can be passed down."

"The King of Chu personally changed the name of the Wu Dou Rice Sect to the Zhengyi Sect, and solemnly promised that as long as the King of Chu and his descendants are in power, the direct descendants of the Zhang family will always hold the position of Heavenly Master!"

Zhang Lu couldn't help being surprised when he heard Zhou Qi's generous reward, and hurriedly thanked him.

After he warmly entertained Li Yan, he immediately asked: "I have taken away the entire Yang family and put some instruments of torture on them. Now I order them to be released in the human world, and I will come to the door in person to apologize."

Li Yan slowly put down his tea cup and said softly: "Since Yang is a subordinate of the Heavenly Master, he has no right to interfere with how to deal with the governor. Please let the angels do what they want."

(End of this chapter)