The messenger reported the reply from Ma Teng of Xiliang, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong, and Yuan Shao to Cao Anmin.

Ma Teng led his two sons Ma Xiu and Ma Tie to follow the order and went to war.

Yuan Shao was a guy who dared not offend either of them, which was also in line with his indecisive character.

"Xingba, General Huang. Take the troops to Hanzhong!"

Isn't Zhang Lu in Hanzhong arrogant and disobedient?

I will beat you until you obey!

As for Chang'an, Cao Anmin recruited 2,000 soldiers in Chang'an.

He ordered Liu Qi, the captain of the Tiger and Leopard Camp, to bring dozens of soldiers to train new recruits in Chang'an.

The quality of this group of new recruits is generally not high, and Cao Anmin can't do anything about it. Chang'an is too eye-catching.

Cao Anmin intends to throw such an eye-catching place to his second uncle Cao Cao.

Of course, the huge city of Chang'an cannot be left without management.

These recruits played the role of urban management.

Gan Ning and Huang Zhong were very excited. For military generals, the happiest thing is to have a war.

Chang'an is not too far from Hanzhong, but the land of Hanzhong is rugged and difficult to travel due to the high mountains and steep hills.

Before arriving at Ziwu Valley, Zhang Lu had received a report from the meteor scout.

"Cao Cao sent troops to attack me?"Zhang Lu was very surprised. Just for a fake imperial edict.

I threw you into the toilet, and you still led troops to attack me?

Damn it!

Cao Laohei, are you crazy?

"My Lord, in my opinion, you should surrender to Cao Cao.

"Surrender to Cao Cao? Yan Pu, did you receive any favor from Cao Cao? Cao's army has only 10,000 soldiers, and you actually asked my elder brother to surrender to Cao Cao by surrendering Hanzhong! ?"

Zhang Wei, the younger brother of Zhang Lu, scolded angrily.

Yan Pu smiled bitterly and said,"General, do you know who defeated the 150,000-strong army of the Qiang King Quanrong?"

"Didn't he lose to Ma Chao of Xiliang?" Zhang Wei answered coldly.

Zhang Lu of Hanzhong had always had dealings with Ma Teng of Xiliang, and a few months ago Ma Teng had sent people to Hanzhong to propose marriage.

He planned to let his son Ma Chao marry Zhang Lu's daughter Zhang Qiying.

Zhang Lu had also agreed, and would send Zhang Qiying to Xiliang to marry Ma Chao after the New Year.

Yan Pu shook his head:"The general is wrong, it was not Ma Chao who defeated the 150,000-strong army of the King of Qiang, but Cao Cao's nephew Cao Anmin!"

"Cao Anmin?"

"Yes, it was Cao Anmin who forged the imperial edict and led the troops to attack Hanzhong!"

Zhang Wei was furious:"How dare a young boy forge an imperial edict? He is really a lunatic! Big brother, please give me 20,000 elite soldiers! I will send troops to Ziwu Valley to annihilate Cao's troops!"

"this......."

Zhang Lu was a little hesitant. He used the Five Pecks of Rice Sect to educate the people in Hanzhong and established a regime that combined politics and religion.

Speaking of combat power, Zhang Lu did not have many generals under him. These believers joined the sect with faith and fought.

In addition, Hanzhong was in a dangerous terrain, and it was relatively stable in recent years, and no large-scale wars had occurred.

Zhang Lu just wanted to live in peace in a corner, and had no intention of advancing eastward.

"Brother, don't hesitate any longer!"

"Well, Zhang Wei, you better be careful!"

After hesitating, Zhang Lu decided to let his brother Zhang Wei lead 30,000 troops to Ziwu Valley to fight Cao Anmin.

"General, you can gather troops along the Ziwu Valley line. Just hold on, and don't fight a decisive battle with Cao's troops."Yan Pu saw that Zhang Wei was determined to fight, and hurriedly advised him.

Zhang Wei snorted coldly, glared at Yan Pu, and walked away.

Yan Pu smiled bitterly and shook his head. If Zhang Wei held on to Ziwu Valley, Hanzhong would be safe.

If Zhang Wei despised Cao Anmin, Hanzhong would be in danger.

Cao Anmin ordered Huang Zhong to be the vanguard and lead the cavalry of the Tiger and Leopard Camp first, while he took Fu Shou to go around Wuzhangyuan and out of Xiegu to Hanzhong.

Although the detour taken by Cao Anmin and Fu Shou was farther than that taken by Huang Zhong, Gan Ning and others.

However, Cao Anmin's Wanli Yanyunzhao was very fast, and within a few days the two of them had arrived in Liangzhou.

Liangzhou was only more than 200 miles away from Hanzhong, and Liangzhou was also a large prefecture in Hanzhong.

The total population of the prefecture was 50,000, which was considered a medium-sized city in an era of war and chaos.

"Go into the city, find an inn to stay in, and have a good rest for a few days!"

Even Cao Anmin couldn't stand sleeping in the open air these days, let alone Fu Shou, a woman.

"Hurray, hurray! I want to take a hot bath"

"I'll help you."

"No!"

Fu Shou was not fooled. How could she not know what her husband wanted to do?

Cao Anmin laughed and said nothing more. The two of them rode into Liangzhou City.

They found a nice inn to stay in.

After they washed up, Cao Anmin suggested finding a restaurant to eat something delicious.

No matter what, this stomach can't be wronged.

"My husband, I would rather eat the dry food you make than the boiled food in the restaurant."

"Shou'er, are you a picky eater?"

Cao Anmin laughed. For the past two months, Fu Shou had eaten all the delicacies that Cao Anmin had prepared using methods from later times.

In this era, there was basically only one way to cook food, which was to boil it in plain water.

Whether it was meat or vegetables, they were all thrown into plain water and cooked.

Then they were dipped in some coarse salt and eaten.

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