Ji Han Liu Zhang

Mianyang.

Zhang Lu, the master of Tianshi Dao, is now in a very happy mood, with symptoms of ascending to immortality.

The reason that made Zhang Lu happy was the current situation. Liu Zhang mobilized the masses to attack and blocked him outside Yangping Pass for almost more than a month. Zhang Lu believed that as long as Yangping Pass had enough food and grass, he would have nothing to worry about if the Shu army attacked Yangping Pass for another three months, half a year or even a year. Liu Zhang's son would not be able to capture Yangping Pass.

Liu Zhang was helpless in Hanzhong.

"What's the situation of the Shu army outside Yangping Pass? Do you have any intention of retreating?" Seeing the meritorious Cao Yan Pu walking into the tent, Zhang Lu put down the Taoist scripture in his hand and asked.

Yan Pu shook his head calmly: "The Shu army has no intention of retreating. It is still attacking the old and new Yangping Pass every day. In terms of offensive, it is slightly weaker than before and no longer as strong as before. Crazy attacks and fierce attacks... If the offensives of the Shu army in the past were like strong winds and torrential rains, today, they are like gentle breezes and drizzles."

"The heavy rain will never end, and the strong wind will never end." Zhang Lu said a proverb, with a sarcastic tone in his words: "It would be strange if the Shu army continued to attack as fiercely as in the past... Dunbing Under the fortified city, after more than ten months of siege, there are strong elite soldiers, passionate morale, and heroic generals. At this time, one burst of energy will weaken again, and the energy in the chest will be exhausted. about there."

Zhang Lu added sternly: "If Liu Zhang's son continues to be ignorant and retreats, and the two families are in peace, it will take some time. When the Shu army is tired and tired, I will lead the army to entertain Liu Zhang's son. Let him know that I, the Heavenly Master, am not someone to be trifled with."

"What Shijun said is that Liu Zhang was so ignorant that he drove his soldiers to attack the city every day while he was defending the city. As a result, the soldiers were exhausted and sooner or later they would be exposed... We only need to seize the opportunity of the Shu army and attack the city in one fell swoop. If we break it, we will discipline Liu Zhang so that he will not dare to look at me in Hanzhong for ten years." Yan Pu agreed, in his opinion, Liu Zhang's behavior was somewhat confusing, and this is not how to attack a city.

"Does the Shu army have other movements?" Although strategically he underestimated Liu Zhang, tactically Zhang Lu still attached great importance to the movements of the Shu army. He was worried that the Shu army would make some strange plans and do something unexpected, which would make him Unprepared.

With a slight smile on Yan Pu's face, he reported the news from Zhang Wei's office: "A document has been delivered to Zhitou for the great wine ceremony. It is said that although the Shu army released rangers to hunt down our scouts, our army It is not easy to detect the movements of the Shu army... But for the movements of the Shu army camp, our army still dispatched scouts to investigate every day. During this period of time, we observed that the number of tents in the Shu army camp, the number of tents in the Shu army camp, and the number of tents in the Shu army camp every morning. The number of smoke pillars used to cook rice has not changed much, it’s just the same as before.”

"That's good. It's better to be careful in everything. We only need to hold off the Shu army for another two or three months until late autumn and early winter. Although Liu Zhang'er is stubborn, he still has to retreat after all... Even if Liu Zhang'er doesn't want to, he will I'm afraid the soldiers under the tent won't agree." Zhang Lu's face was full of relaxation and joy. The situation was very favorable to him. He only needed to hold on firmly, and he could hold on until the clouds cleared and the moon came out, and he won the battle of Hanzhong. Victory, finally defeated Liu Zhang.

Yan Pu thought about it and told about the situation in the base camp of Nanzheng: "Li An, the patriarch of the Li family of the Nanzheng family, Zhang Jun, the patriarch of the Zhang family of the Chenggu family, and others are now studying the Tao of the Heavenly Master every day. It seems that the classics are already enamored of my Celestial Master's way and are no longer as resistant to my Celestial Master's way as before."

"Huh?" There was a questioning expression on Zhang Lu's face. The Li family of Nanzheng and the Zhang family of Chenggu were both die-hard members of Hanzhong. They regarded Tianshi Dao as a ghost way, and the children of the clan scorned the classics of Tianshi Dao. , but he was worried that as the two families were famous in Hanzhong, he would not kill the Li family of Nanzheng and the Zhang family of Chenggu without any reason.

It was precisely because the Li family of Nanzheng, the Zhang family of Chenggu and other wealthy families did not believe in the Tao of the Heavenly Masters, so before the Shu army came to attack Hanzhong, Zhang Lu detained important members of these wealthy families to Nanzheng for unified custody. , in case these people took advantage of the Shu army to attack Hanzhong and mobilized tribes within the tribe to raise troops to respond to Liu Zhang.

Of course, Zhang Lu did not imprison these people directly under the slogan of preventing these people from causing rebellion. He detained these children of the wealthy family in Nanzheng under the banner of letting them get closer to Tianshi Dao.

But when Zhang Lu listened to what Yan Pu said, these children of the wealthy family actually changed their temper and began to study his classics of Tianshi Dao instead of just discussing Confucian classics. This was a bit abnormal, and he didn't dare to ask confidently. He asked: "Meritor, do you know if they are serious or are they lying?"

"It's true, but it's also a lie." Yan Pu gave an ambiguous answer.

Following Yan Pu's answer, he explained carefully: "Master, although you have detained these people in Nanzheng and prevented them from contacting outsiders, these people are deeply rooted as wealthy families in Hanzhong. You sent them to The ghost soldiers guarding them are probably their spies, so these people must be somewhat aware of the current situation."

"Although the aristocratic family is said to be the inheritor of Confucian classics, they are cunning and cunning at heart. I believe they are capable of adding sand to my Tao of Heavenly Masters." Zhang Lu said angrily.

Yan Pu nodded: "Because of this, maybe before the Shu army attacks Hanzhong, they will have expectations for Liu Zhang, hoping that Liu Zhang will break into Hanzhong, overthrow my Tianshi Dao, and do what they want to bring order to chaos... ...But until now, the Shu army has not been able to take a step forward before they attack Yangping Pass. These people know the news privately, and naturally they can't help but despair. They know that you, Master, are still the only cloud in the sky in Hanzhong, and they see a very bright future. For a long time... these people have no choice but to pretend to be attached to my Celestial Master. Otherwise, when the Shu army retreats and your prestige becomes even greater, how will they deal with themselves?"

"They are all smart people!" Zhang Lu sighed, lamenting that the aristocratic families knew the current affairs, but his face was filled with disdain. He looked down upon these aristocratic families who moved towards the Qin Dynasty and the late Qin Dynasty and acted according to the changing circumstances. inside.

Yan Pu also had some feelings: "If you are a smart person, how can you pass down the family business to several generations if you are not a smart person? How can you be a powerful and powerful person for generations?"

"Huh?" Zhang Lu looked outside the tent, with a displeased look on his face.

I only heard a burst of noise coming from outside the tent. In addition to the chaos, there seemed to be too many people making the noise, and the noise was a bit loud. But soon, it seemed that the commanders of the various departments, the commanders of the villages, and the commanders directly commanding the soldiers were heard. Under the scolding of the captain and the corpsman, the commotion outside the tent became muffled, but there were still whispers lingering outside the tent.

At this time, Zhang Lu's personal guard Yang Ang opened the curtain without waiting for notification and walked straight into the big tent.

Yang Ang's behavior, coupled with the commotion outside the tent, made Zhang Lu, who was sitting at the top, darken his face. Without waiting for Yang Ang to speak, he asked with anger in his words: "But Yangping Pass was The Shu army broke through."

Yang Ang walked into the camp with a look of extreme fear on his face. When he heard Zhang Lu's inquiry, he subconsciously shook his head.

"But a wealthy family in Nanzheng revolted and arrested the young man like us." Yang Ang just shook his head, his face looked very bad, his lips and teeth were trembling, but it was difficult to speak at this time.

Seeing Yang Angjun shaking his head, Zhang Lu showed anger on his face: "Since Yangping Pass has not been breached and there is no major incident in Nanzheng, why is there so much trouble outside the tent, and why did you walk into the Chinese army's tent without being notified. "

Yang Ang finally suppressed the fear in his heart and broke open the invisible fish bone blocking his throat. His words were trembling, with a hint of panic in his tone, and he announced the news he had just received: "Master, Dingjun." Mountain……"

"Dingjun Mountain?" Zhang Lu looked confused. He knew about Dingjun Mountain. Dingjun Mountain is about ten miles south of Mian County. The mountain runs east-west and is no more than a hundred feet high. There are no strange mountains or peaks. It's a mountain, but it's actually just a hill. It's just what happened to Dingjun Mountain that actually made Yang Ang so frightened that he didn't know what was going on.

Yan Pu's eyes widened when he heard the words "Dingjun Mountain". After his eyes flickered for a moment, he couldn't help but swallowed, and thin beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He didn't dare to think about what Yang Ang would do next. If you come down. If it is what he is thinking now, the troubles in Hanzhong may become even greater, the troubles in Zhang Lu may become greater, and the orthodoxy of Tianshi Dao may be extinct.

"According to the scouts' report, the flag of the Shu army appeared on Dingjun..." Yang Ang reported with a tearful tone in his voice that he had just received the news.

"Boom."

Zhang Lu stood up in disbelief. In his panic, the case in front of him was almost accidentally overturned by him. When he stood up, he stood there blankly, as if he had lost his mind. Standing for a long time.

After a while, Zhang Lu kept shaking his head, and his eyes swayed from side to side: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible."

Zhang Lu roared, deciding that the news reported by Yang Ang was false and a complete lie: "Yangping Pass is intact and Micang Road is also under my control. How could the Shu army run to Dingjun Mountain to camp. "

Zhang Lu showed a sinister smile. He looked directly at Yang Ang, rubbed his teeth and asked Yang Ang: "Or do you think this Shu army is a heavenly soldier and a heavenly general who fell directly from the sky and landed on Dingjun Mountain."

Yang Ang saw Zhang Lu's furious look. He just stood there tremblingly, trying to push Zhang Lu's anger towards the scout who was probing the news: "The scout said this. I don't know whether it is true or not, little one. I will go to the front of Dingjun Mountain to find out what the situation is like for Master."

But Yang Ang's words did not receive a response from Zhang Lu. Zhang Lu just looked at him like an evil ghost about to bite people, which made him panic.

"Yang Ang, please lead a few smart scouts to investigate Dingjun Mountain. Remember, go back as soon as possible."

Just when Yang Ang thought that today might be the anniversary of his death, Yan Pu's words rescued him from a state where he had difficulty breathing and felt like drowning.

"No, no..." Yang Ang responded several times, and then he hurriedly took a few steps back, turned around and rushed out of the tent as if running.

"Master, it seems that the Shu army sneaked across Mianshui River, followed the mountains of Micang Mountain, and arrived at Dingjun Mountain." As Zhang Lu's mastermind, Yan Pu maintained his calmness and composure. The situation collapsed and he was panicked. At this time, he deduced the possible route of the Shu army.

Zhang Lu still had a look of disbelief on his face. He was like a drowning man, desperately grabbing a straw to save his life: "The news Zhang Wei handed back said the number of Shu army camps and the number of morning smoke in front of Yangping Pass." Everything is the same as usual, there are no changes... Even if the Shu army has not changed, how can a Shu army arrive at Dingjun Mountain and arrive in front of us?"

Yan Pu sighed in his heart. No one could accept the sudden change. He understood Zhang Lu's current attitude very well, but understanding was understanding. He still wanted to break the luck in Zhang Lu's heart: "Master, Master, We were deceived by Liu Zhang. While he sent people to sneak across the Mianshui River, he made the illusion that the Shu soldiers camp in front of Yangping Pass was as usual. That's why today's events happened and the Shu soldiers quietly came. Touch Dingjun Mountain."

"I don't know who made the plan for Liu Zhang. He is really a genius." ’ Yan Pu was slightly impressed by the people who advised Liu Zhang, sneaked across Mianshui River, climbed over Micang Mountain, stationed troops at Dingjun Mountain, and directly penetrated into the heart of Hanzhong.

Hanzhong originally guarded Yangping Pass to block the Shu army. Compared with the Shu army, it occupied a favorable location and took the initiative in the battle. Whether it was a fight or not, it all depended on the hands of Hanzhong. The Shu army could only forcefully Attack the fortified city of Yangping Pass with scalp.

But now the Shu army has occupied Dingjun Mountain and penetrated into the heart of Hanzhong. The entire Hanzhong is exposed to the Shu army's front. Hanzhong cannot let the Shu army occupy Dingjun Mountain. Therefore, the situation has been reversed. It was Hanzhong's turn to attack the Shu army stationed on high ground. The initiative to fight or not to fight was in the hands of the Shu army.

Yan Pu smiled sadly. As the mastermind, he did not expect that the Shu soldiers would make this move. He thought that there would be a big river to block him and mountains to pass through, so he didn't pay much attention to the defense line in the south of Hanzhong. Now, The Shu soldiers took advantage of the loophole, and this loophole was so big that it would probably bring disaster to Hanzhong.

"Master, I couldn't have expected that the Shu army would have such a plan. It's my fault." Yan Pu looked ashamed and apologized to Zhang Lu.

At this time, Zhang Lu finally calmed down. He sighed, shook his head and said: "Mr. Cao, this is not the time to discuss whose fault is it. Besides, this is not your fault. As a master, I can't To think that Liu Zhang's son has such a clever plan is because of my short-term wisdom."

Seeing that Yan Pu was about to apologize again, Zhang Lu waved his hand and changed the subject: "The most urgent task is how to get back Dingjun Mountain. I also ask the meritorious officer to plan for me."

Yan Pu's face was touched, and he cupped his hands and said: "Without further delay, we must quickly send troops to capture Dingjun Mountain. Even if we cannot capture Dingjun Mountain, we must block the Shu army on the top of the mountain and not allow them to go down easily." ." (End of chapter)