The Three Kingdoms are invincible

In any case, although there are not many troops in this expedition to Yizhou, the lineup of generals is definitely luxurious.Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, and Zhang Yun are all well-known generals who can stand on their own. Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang are absolutely top-notch generals in Cao Ying. Lu Xun and Sima Yi are the most wise men in the world. Gao Shun is very confident that he will be able to capture Yizhou smoothly.

The first step to capture Yizhou is to take Hanzhong owned by Zhang Lu.

The attack on Hanzhong was taken by Cao Cao's army and Liu Zhang's army in a pincer attack, so it should not be too difficult.

In fact, after learning that Liu Zhang had united with Cao Cao, Zhang Lu was terrified. Before Cao Jun appeared, he sent envoys to Cao Ying to discuss peace matters.

Although Hanzhong has Yangping Pass as a barrier, if enough troops are invested, it is enough to keep [-] Cao's troops out of the pass, but in addition to Cao's army in the north, Liu Zhang's army in the south also has to guard against it.Putting the defensive force into Yanggu Pass, there is no way to resist Liu Zhang's army when it arrives. On the contrary, if you put your troops into the south, you will have nothing to do when Cao's army arrives.

As for the division of troops against the two sides, in terms of the current military strength of Hanzhong, it can only end in a disastrous defeat on the two fronts.

After Zhang Lu took charge of Hanzhong, he devoted most of his energy to the development of the Five Dou Rice Road. As for the military, he didn't care much. If he wanted to fight against two, he had no chance of winning.

It can be said that when Liu Zhangjun and Cao Jun formed an alliance, Zhang Lu's defeat had already been declared.

If you want to save the situation, you can only start from Cao Cao, lower your posture as much as possible, and discuss with Cao Cao about the peace.As long as Cao Jun retreats, Zhang Lu has full confidence to fight against Liu Zhang's men.

Even Zhang Lu could imagine that after Cao Jun retreated, Liu Zhang's army would follow without a fight.Although Hanzhong's military capabilities are not strong, it is still a dangerous city. As long as the generals of Liu Zhang's army are not stupid, they must know that they will never be able to take Hanzhong with their own strength.

Zhang Lu didn't understand how Cao Cao and Liu Zhang joined together, but he could only do his best. As long as Cao Jun could retreat, he didn't care how much it cost, no matter how much money and food it cost, as long as Cao Jun could be persuaded Zhang Lu was completely willing to retreat.

————————————————————————————————————— "Zhang Gongqi wants to negotiate peace with our army?" Gao Shun met Zhang Lu in the camp When Yan Pu, the envoy sent by the other party, heard Zhang Lu's request for peace, Gao Shun was not surprised. After all, Zhang Lu was facing a very unfavorable situation. Hanzhong was at stake, and he wanted to negotiate peace with himself. Also within reason.

In other words, in this situation, it would be weird if Zhang Lu could still sit on the Diaoyutai.

"Master Zhang wants peace talks, so naturally he should send envoys to Xuchang to discuss with our lord Cao Mengde. Although General Gao is the chief general in the army, he was also ordered by Duke Cao to attack Hanzhong. The war and peace are very troublesome. General Gao How can he have the right to make arbitrary judgments?" Before Gao Shun expressed his opinion on the envoy's request, Sima Yi who was beside him spoke first.

Sima Yi was right. Although Gao Shun was the chief general of the Cao army, it was up to him to decide how to fight, but it was only limited to war.If Zhang Lu wanted peace talks, Gao Shun would not be able to decide on such a major matter. Unless Cao Cao ordered him to withdraw his troops, Gao Shun would not have the guts to make a judgment without authorization.

Of course Yan Pu knew this.It's just that the distance between Hanzhong and Xuchang is long, and the distance between them is even more blocked by mountains. I don't know how long it will take to go back and forth.Even if Yan Pu went to Xuchang and successfully negotiated peace with Cao Cao, it is estimated that Hanzhong would have already been conquered by the time he returned.

Yan Pu didn't expect Gao Shun to make a decision on his own, he just hoped that Gao Shun could stand still before he arrived in Xuchang.

"Mr. Yan said it lightly. My army is lingering outside, and the food and grass consumed are immeasurable. How can I do it?" After Yan Pu expressed his thoughts, he was immediately opposed, and this time the person who opposed him was Lu Xun, another strategist in Cao's army.

"If the general agrees to Pu's request and stands still until Pu arrives in Xuchang, Hanzhong will be responsible for your army's food and grass." Facing Lu Xun's questioning, Yan Pu replied without hesitation, "In addition, generals here , I believe that Shijun will naturally express something here."

Lu Xun and Sima Yi looked at each other, although the number of [-] soldiers was not much, but Yan Pu would always need it every month to go to Xuchang, and the food and grass consumption was not small.In addition, the second half of Yan Pu's sentence just now is already an obvious bribe. Judging from his words, the principal of this bribe must not be small.And after Yan Pu arrived in Xuchang, he would inevitably need a series of management, and the money used for management would obviously be a large amount of expenses.

It seems that Hanzhong has already spared no expense in order to befriend Cao Cao, presumably that Zhang Shijun is also very anxious now.But that's right, after all, for Zhang Lu, the current situation is absolutely imminent, and even more serious.