Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 551

Zhou Wen almost roared: "My lord has been planning for more than ten years, and finally got this good opportunity. Lu Xun is timid and can no longer be a general. My lord should be replaced!"

Zhou Cang sighed: "We are thousands of miles away, and it is difficult to understand the situation of the battle. It is far-fetched to conclude that Bo Yan is cowardly fighting. Moreover, the situation in Youzhou has not been known yet. There is nothing wrong with Bo Yan's move. It can only be said that he is cautious. .”

Deng Ai raised an objection: "General Boyan is worried about the return of Cao Cao's army, but he also needs to think that Cao Cao's long-distance march is at the end of his strength, and the brave will win when they meet on a narrow road!"

Zhou Wen seemed to be ten years old: "It's too late to say anything now. Cao Cao's army must have returned to Hebei by now, so let's think about how to deal with it."

"Teacher, since Cao Cao returned to Hebei, can we send troops, even if we can't take Xudu, we can still take Qingzhou?" Deng Ai suggested.

"Gongming came to report that Yu Jin's defense in Qingzhou is very tight." Zhou Cang thought for a while and said: "Ling Ganchi recruits [-] troops. Deng Ai, you train recruits with him. If Cao Cao goes north, I will personally lead the army to Qingzhou!"

Zhou Wen said: "My lord, why don't you tell Sun Quan the news that Yuan Mai sent troops to Youzhou?"

According to Zhou Cang's estimation, Liu Bei entered Sichuan at about this time in history, but will changes in the battle situation cause Liu Bei to change his plan?

In just two years, Liu Bei had gathered 5 people, and the number was still increasing, which made Sun Quan very disturbed.In September of the 17th year of Jian'an, Liu Qi, who had been drinking too much, died of illness. Sun Quan sent Lu Su to ask for Jingzhou, but Liu Bei refused, and returned Jingzhou after he obtained Yizhou.Sun Quan had no choice but to swallow his anger.

When Xuzhou's messenger arrived at Jianye, Sun Quan summoned Zhang Zhao and Lu Su to discuss. Neither of them advocated sending troops. They suggested passing the news to Liu Bei and asking Liu Bei to take the opportunity to attack Xudu.At the same time, Lu Su also suggested taking this opportunity to send He Qi south to Jiaozhi to coerce the governor of Jiaozhou to surrender.

In order to further consolidate the alliance with Liu Bei, Sun Quan married his younger sister Sun Wen to Liu Bei and suggested that Liu Bei send troops.Liu Bei married a beautiful woman, but he did not agree to Sun Quan's request. Instead, he followed the advice of Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, colluded with Zhang Song, a big family in Western Shu, and personally led 3 horses into Sichuan in the name of guarding against Zhang Lu in Hanzhong.

Since Liu Bei acquired Jingzhou, he won the hearts of the people, and under the mediation of Zhuge Liang, he obtained the support of Pang's family.Of the four major families in Jingzhou, the Cai family has been destroyed, and the Kuai family has only the third eldest, Kuai Qi, who is the prefect of Fangling. Although Kuai Qi is Zhuge Liang's eldest brother-in-law, he is determined not to surrender to Liu Bei. Hold back.When the old family is destroyed, a new family rises, and the Ma family represented by Ma Liang is one of them.The Huo family in Nanjun, Huo Du and Huo Jun brothers gathered hundreds of young and strong men, and they were well-known in the local area. After Huo Du died, Huo Jun returned to Liu Bei with his trilogy, and was appointed by Liu Bei as Zhonglang General.Hao Pu from Yiyang led his people to defect to Liu Bei, and was appointed as the prefect of Lingling by Liu Bei.

Liu Bei, who has a strong army and sufficient food and grass, has become restless and began to plan to expand his chassis.And what he wants most is Yizhou, the land of abundance. Yizhou has fertile land, abundant food and grass, and is far away from the Central Plains without war. It is densely populated. Who doesn't covet it.The problem is that Yizhou's roads are not smooth, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is difficult to capture without a conspiracy.

Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, whose grandfather is the famous Zhang Taoist mausoleum of Tianshi Taoism, is also known as Zhang Daoling of Tianshi Taoism in Longhu Mountain. Because believers only need to pay five buckets of rice to enter Taoism, it is also called Wudoumi Taoism.After Zhang Ling died, his son Zhang Heng continued to follow his path.Zhang Heng died, and Zhang Lu became the third Celestial Master.Because Zhang Heng's wife was good at keeping in good health, she gained the trust of the former Yizhou Mu Liu Yan. Because of this relationship, Zhang Lu was appointed by Liu Yan as the Governor Sima, and Zhang Xiu, another Sima, led troops to attack Su Gu, the prefect of Hanzhong.After Zhang Xiu killed Su Gu, Zhang Lu killed Zhang Xiu again and seized his soldiers to occupy Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu inherited the teachings of his ancestors, teaching the people to be honest and not deceitful, and to make the patients confess their crimes; forgive the offenders three times, and then punish them if they commit the crime again;According to the "Moon Order", slaughter and alcoholism are prohibited in spring and summer when all things grow.He also founded Yishe, put righteous rice and meat in it, and provided free food for passers-by, and declared that if you get too much, you will offend ghosts and gods and get sick.

Wu Dou Mi Dao expanded its influence with the power of the regime, and the regime was consolidated with religion. ****, Zhang Lu has been in Hanzhong for more than 20 years, with many followers, he is quite powerful.Zhang Lu was also supported by the leaders of the Bayi ethnic group, Du Gu, Pu Hu, Yuan Yue and others.

After Liu Yan's death, Liu Zhang, who had always been dissatisfied with Zhang Lu, succeeded to the throne. Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's mother and his family on the grounds that Zhang Lu did not obey his orders.He also sent his in-laws Pang Xi and others to attack Zhang Lu, but was defeated by Zhang Lu many times, so he had to appoint Pang Xi as the prefect of Brazil to defend Hanzhong.

Ma Chao and Han Sui rebelled against Cao Cao, and many people in Guanzhong fled to the relatively stable Hanzhong area. There were tens of thousands of households in Guanxi who fled from Ziwu Valley to Hanzhong alone.Zhang Lu's power expanded rapidly, and with the assistance of Yuan Yue, the leader of the Bayi tribe, he attacked Berkshire, and Yizhou was shocked.When the news that Ma Chao from Xiliang had defected to Zhang Lu reached Chengdu, Liu Zhang was terrified, fearing that Zhang Lu would seek revenge, so don't let Zhang Song offer a plan to invite Liu Bei to enter Sichuan to fight against Zhang Lu.

Zhang Song's plan was resisted by the Yizhou gentry, and they united against it. However, their actions made Liu Zhang even more terrified. So he was even more worried about his dominance.So bewitched by Zhang Song, he sent Zhang Song to Jingzhou as an envoy.

Zhang Song arrived in Jingzhou, not to ask Liu Bei to defend Zhang Lu, but to persuade Liu Bei to take Yizhou, and recommended two of Liu Bei's confidantes, Fa Zheng and Meng Da, to be of great use.Liu Bei left Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Zhuge Liang to stay in Jingzhou, Wei Yan was the vanguard, and Pang Tong was the military adviser, leading Liu Feng, Guan Ping, Huo Jun and others into Xichuan.

Zhou Cang had no way of knowing what happened to Sun Quan and Liu Bei.On November 25, he received news from Lu Xun again that Xu Shu had captured Youzhou, and in order to keep the victory, he formed a defense line in Zhongshan, Hejian, and Bohai to wait for Cao Jun.

Zhou Cang draws the map, the plan to take all of Hebei has not been realized, and the result of occupying half of Hebei seems to be acceptable.If there is a war in Hebei, and Sun Quan and Liu Bei can go north again, then the gathering of troops in Xuzhou, which was originally used as a cover-up, will become a reality. Attacking Qingzhou and Yanzhou can still achieve miraculous results.

In this way, Lu Xun's strategy is not wrong, and it is better to be cautious than to take risks.With the talents of Lu Xun and Xu Shu, it should not be a big problem to hold this line of defense. Even so, Zhou Cang still ordered to send grain, grass and a large number of arrows to the Bohai Sea.

(End of this chapter)