Ji Han Liu Zhang

Chapter 72
Liu Zhang nodded in agreement. Huang Quan's words were always reliable, and sending troops to defend Baishui Pass was the top priority.

Starting from Yangping Pass in Hanzhong, passing through Yang'an Pass, the next pass is Baishui Pass. Baishui Pass is undoubtedly the first pass from Guanzhong to Shu via Hanzhong.

As for the Jianmen Pass where Jiang Wei defended against Zhong Hui, construction was not started until Zhuge Liang of the Shu Han Dynasty was in power.

"Huanyu Ji" records: "Zhuge came to Shu and carved a stone into the sky to build the Feiliang Pavilion Road to pass through. He set up Jianmen Pass here. "Yudi Guangji" also records: "The Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty showed that the pavilion road was dangerous for thirty miles, so he set up a guard to guard it." '

Now that Jianmen Pass has not appeared in front of the world, Baishui Pass is truly the first pass into Bashu from the north.

Wang Shang, who was not driving, came out and agreed: "Gong Heng's words are very good, and I should accept them."

Liu Zhang did everything he could. Historically, Zhang Lu disobeyed Liu Zhang's orders, and the Liu and Zhang families turned against each other. Liu Zhang sent Yang Huai and Gao Pei to lead troops to guard Baishui Pass to prevent Zhang Lu.

Moreover, Yang Huai and Gao Pei trained a powerful and powerful army - the "Baishui Army", but they later took advantage of the big-eared thief Liu Bei.

He opened his mouth and nodded to a general: "Yang Qing, you have always been responsible for conquering things in Zitong County. Now Zhang Lu has changed. I will help you to defend Baishui Pass."

According to normal history, Yang Huai and Gao Pei should go together, but now that Gao Pei is in charge of Bajun Jiangzhou, Yang Huai can only go alone, but it is enough for Yang Huai to guard the dangerous Baishui Pass alone. .

In ancient times, as long as there were no internal or external troubles when defending a city, it would be extremely difficult to attack the next city if the defender was more reliable, had a firm fighting spirit, and resisted tenaciously.

There are many records of long-term sieges and sieges of cities in the Three Kingdoms.

Cao Cao used water from Si and Yi to flood Xiapi City and flood the city, but failed to capture Xiapi. Two months later, Song Xian and Wei Xu surrendered in the city, and Xiapi was captured after the evil spirits were released. Arrived at Xiapi City.

It took Zhou Yu a year to capture Jiangling where Cao Ren was defending.

Liu Bei's invasion of Sichuan to attack Luocheng was also blocked for a year.

There are many examples of even long-term sieges that failed to capture the city.

Zhuge Liang was blocked by Chen Cang and Hao Zhao with more than a thousand men. Lu Kang's 2000 elite soldiers could not capture Yong'an, which was defended by Luo Xian's [-] troops. Sun Quan attacked Hefei and fought for a lifetime, but failed to enter Hefei.

This is why Liu Zhang let Sheng Dao, the magistrate of Liangping County, go without reprimanding him, and allowed him to continue to serve as magistrate of Liangping County.

On the one hand, the magnanimity of the scholars in Sheba County, and on the other hand, Shengdao defended Liang Ping anyway, which saved him a lot of effort and avoided the hard work of attacking the city, and Ba County was able to be pacified as soon as possible.

"No." The old-fashioned and straightforward Yang Huai heard Liu Zhang's order and immediately agreed to the order to guard Baishui Pass. This loyal general always did whatever was arranged.

After arranging the defense of Baishui Pass, Wang Shang, who had served two generations of Yizhou shepherds, mentioned a potentially risky matter: "Ming Gong, in the past Zhang Lu attacked and killed Zhang Xiu, the commander of another department, and annexed Zhang Xiu's department. song."

"Zhang Xiu has a long-standing reputation in Ba County, and most of his followers are from Ba County. He has many relatives, and many of them are confused by ghosts. If they contact each other, there may be changes in Ba County."

"The land of Bajun must also be guarded against."

After saying these words, he sighed inwardly. Liu Yan sent Sima Zhanglu, the governor, and Zhang Xiu, the other commander, to Hanzhong to attack and kill Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong. The two men guarded Hanzhong together and cut off the valley road.

This was Liu Yan's way of manipulating his subordinates. He sent Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu together, so that no one person would dominate, and Hanzhong could be firmly controlled by Liu Yan.

Later, Zhang Lu and Zhang Xiu had a grudge, and Zhang Lu attacked and killed Zhang Xiu. The news spread to Chengdu, and he once advised Liu Yan. Zhang Lu had different ambitions, so he should take advantage of the fact that his foundation was not stable and defeat him in one fell swoop.If Zhang Lu takes action again in the future, it may not be easy to win if Zhang Lu has been entrenched in Hanzhong for a long time and is deeply entrenched.

But Liu Yan did not listen to him. The reason was that there was a secret matter. Zhang Lu's mother, Lu, had some improper relationship with Liu Yan.

The Lu family relied on practicing ghost ways and had good looks, so she was quite favored by Liu Yan. Although she was not included in the mansion, the Lu family often traveled to the prefecture and animal husbandry.

Such a bad thing as Zhang Lu's attack on Zhang Xiu was ignored by the Lu family, so he let it go lightly. Liu Yan continued to reuse Zhang Lu, who had a sinister mind, and did not send anyone to replace Zhang Lu. He let Zhang Lu continue to garrison Hanzhong and cut off the valley road. , killing the imperial envoy.

'Hope it's not too late to fix the problem before it's too late. ’ Then Wang Shang sighed in his heart and turned his attention to Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang was very different from Liu Yan, and he would not let Zhang Lu, the rice thief, grow wantonly.

'Sima Zhang Xiu of another department. 'Liu Zhang thought of this person. Five Pecks of Rice Sect was not a brand created by Zhang Lu, but a brand established by Zhang Xiu.

There is a saying in "Dianlue": "In the middle of light and harmony, there is Zhang Jiao in the east, and there is Zhang Xiu in Hanzhong."Luo Yao taught the people the "Burmese Dharma".The corner is the Way of Taiping, and the cultivation is the Way of Five Pecks of Rice. '

The Five Pecks of Rice brand created by Zhang Xiu can even be discussed together with Zhang Jiao's Taiping Taoism.

During the Guanghe period, Zhang Xiu preached in Hanzhong, but was driven out of Hanzhong by Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong. So Zhang Xiu went to Bajun to continue spreading the business of Five Pecks of Rice. Therefore, most of his subordinates were from Bajun, and many of them were from Bajun. Yi Yi people also believe in the Five Pecks of Rice religion.

Later, Zhang Xiu was recruited by his father Liu Yan to surrender and become a rebel. He was taken under his command and sent to Hanzhong together with Zhang Lu to attack Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong.

Later, as Wang Shang said, after Zhang Xiu, the real leader of the Five Dou Rice Sect, was attacked and killed by Zhang Lu, the right to use the brand of the Five Dou Rice Sect was taken away by Zhang Lu, and his subordinates were also swallowed up by Zhang Lu. clean.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu's relationship in Bajun was completely inherited by Zhang Lu. This time Zhang Lu attacked and killed Pang Le and Li Yi, and the report that came up contained Xi Yi, which was Zhang Xiu's contribution to spreading the Five Pecks of Rice Cult.

Therefore, Wang Shang, a veteran who had a deep understanding of this matter, would remind Liu Zhang to be careful about changes in Bajun.

"What Wang Qing said is very reasonable. Ba County must be on guard. I will send a letter to the high school general and order him to inspect Baxi County." Liu Zhang understood what Wang Shang wanted to express, and he gave a countermeasure.

As a monarch, it is impossible to see everything. At the strategic level, Liu Zhang had his own ideas, but when it came to detailed implementation, he needed the help of his ministers, who could help him check for omissions and fill in the gaps, which would be beneficial.

Furthermore, his predecessor had not been in Shu for a long time and did not know enough about Shu. In his previous life, he only read the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, and the writing of the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms was concise and concise.

Many things were not explained clearly in the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, and some things were only understood by people who continued to add comments.

In this case, Wang Shang, who knew the situation in Bashu thoroughly, became quite important.

Wang Shang thought about it for a moment and continued: "Zhang Lu has a new ambition. In fact, he should send an army to conquer it."

"It's just that Bajun has just been pacified, and a lot of money and food have been spent. There are not many troops available at the moment. If we send fewer troops, Zhang Lu may be able to defeat it. If we mobilize a large number of people to attack, it will be difficult to supply money and food for a while."

"Furthermore, Zhang Lu has been in Hanzhong for a long time and is deeply rooted. He also uses ghosts to deceive people. The people of Hanzhong are confused by him and are happy to use their lives for him."

"Maybe you can send people to appease his mind, and then start the conquest when the money and food are sufficient."

Having said this, Wang Shang glanced at Zhao Wei. Zhao Wei's Pang Le and Li Yi had just been defeated by Zhang Lu, but he asked to appease Zhang Lu. He was worried that Zhao Wei would put forward a different view.

(End of this chapter)