Zhang Lu paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back. Liu Zhang sent troops unexpectedly, which made Zhang Lu feel uneasy again.

Originally, they thought they only had to deal with Lu Bu alone, but Liu Zhang also came to join in the fun.

Between Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang, it was a deadly enmity.

For Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu was the second and fifth son, who suddenly rebelled and seized Hanzhong.

For Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang was the enemy who killed his family.

As a military general in Yizhou before, Zhang Lu naturally needed to keep his family in Chengdu as hostages when he led the army abroad.

After Zhang Lu rebelled and separated Hanzhong, Liu Zhang was also furious, and ordered Zhang Lu's family members in Chengdu to be chopped off.

There is absolutely an endless enmity between the two, that is, Liu Zhang Taicai, who has been unable to do anything to Zhang Lu.

So this time Lu Bu contacted Liu Zhang and asked Liu Zhang to cooperate in sending troops to Hanzhong, and Liu Zhang readily agreed.

One is a rebellious boy who hates to the bone, and the other is a big client in Shuzhong. Liu "847" naturally made a choice without hesitation.

Even though Liu Zhang knew in his heart that after Lu Bu captured Hanzhong, he would definitely not return it to him, but Liu Zhang also hoped that Lu Bu could not occupy Hanzhong, rather than Zhang Lu.

If Lu Bu successfully occupies Hanzhong, then the goods in Shuzhong will be able to reach Guanzhong by taking the route of Yangping Pass and Chencang Road.

Compared with the winding and long Qishan Road, taking the Chencang Road can undoubtedly save huge freight expenses.

Going north from Qishan Road, after leaving the Qinling Mountains, you will arrive at Tianshui County, which is considered to have entered the boundary of Liangzhou.

From the north of Chencang Road, passing through the Qinling Mountains, you will arrive at Chencang directly. Not to mention a lot less on the road, the time cost will be greatly shortened.

Since the start of business transactions with Lu Bu, Liu Zhang has enjoyed a sweet taste.

Lu Bu rounded up the silk, brocade, and tea leaves from the middle of Sichuan, and he wanted as much as he wanted, and he was very happy to give the money. Liu Zhang was also happy to have a good relationship with Lu Bu, so he sent troops to help Lu Bu.

There is no shortage of food and grass in central Shu, and the Land of Abundance produces a lot. Without worrying about food, he can earn a lot of wealth from Lu Bu, and the money and food are both abundant. Liu Zhang is very satisfied with this and feels that he has reached the pinnacle of his life.

Liu Zhang, the dog who guards the land, has no ambitions other than competing with Zhang Lu. He just wants to guard an acre of land in central Shu and live comfortably for the rest of his life. Liu Zhang has no objection to Lu not wanting to occupy Hanzhong. .

What's more, after Lu Bu occupied Hanzhong, Liu Zhang could save freight.

"Little Liu Zhang, who has been defeated by Pindao several times and yet dares to provoke him, damn it!" Zhang Lu yelled.

Yan Pu on the side said: "My lord, don't panic, Yangping Pass is strong enough to withstand a hundred thousand troops."

"Liu Zhang didn't send many troops this time, even with Lu Bu's command, it's still not enough to break through the Yangping Pass."

"Oh, Pindao feels uneasy." Zhang Lu was worried, "No, Pindao has to predict good and bad luck."

Zhang Lu took out the divination utensils from his arms, sat cross-legged on the futon and began to fortune-telling himself.

Yan Pu felt helpless watching this scene, Zhang Lu was always superstitious about divination, which made Yan Pu not know how to persuade him.

After all, this is Zhang Lu's family knowledge, and Yan Pu can't question it, not to mention that the ancients were superstitious, and Yan Pu dare not say that Zhang Lu's behavior is wrong.

I can only pray in my heart, hoping that Zhang Lu's calculations will be more accurate.

Zhang Lu quickly finished fiddling, looked at the hexagram in his hand, his face changed drastically, and he said in horror: "It's an ominous omen, there will be a bloody disaster!"

"It's over, it's over..." Zhang Lu lost his mind.

Seeing this scene, Yan Pu couldn't help thinking: "Since my lord can predict bad luck, why don't you prepare one or two in advance and sit here complaining about yourself [can it solve the problem?"

"How to solve it?" Zhang Lu said listlessly: "All the troops have been sent to Yangping Pass, what else can they do?"

"My lord, most of the people in the city are followers of Heavenly Masters, you can recruit them in the name of Heavenly Masters." Yan Pu reminded.

Everything has two sides, except for the way of heavenly masters.

Although Zhang Lu, who believed in metaphysics, believed in fortune-telling secretly, but at the same time as the spread of the Tao of Heavenly Master, it also brought Zhang Lu a large number of fans.

"Yes, yes, yes, there are still believers in Yin Tao." Zhang Lu caught the straw.

"Let these believers take up weapons and garrison Nanzheng City, which will also provide an extra layer of protection." Yan Pu continued: "If the battle at Yangping Pass on the front line is unfavorable, these believers can also be sent to assist in defending the city."

In short, recruit these believers in advance and be prepared. No matter what accidents come, we will not be in a hurry.

"Okay!" Zhang Lu nodded immediately, "Pindao is going to give the believers an order to gather them together."

Meridian Valley.

Lu Bu sat on a red rabbit horse, looked at the big rock in front of him, and asked, "Is Hanzhong behind the rock?"

"That's right, Tu'er dug through Meridian Valley at that time, but he was worried that someone would accidentally discover it and use stones to block it again." Pound replied.

"That's right, it's a very smart approach." Lu Bu praised, and then swung Fang Tian's painting halberd, cutting the boulder into gravel.

Seeing this scene, the recruits behind were all amazed.

"Don't be dumbfounded, we can enter Hanzhong by removing these gravels." Pound yelled at the recruits behind him.

Soon a group of recruits will move the gravel away and will see the woods outside.

When Pound dug through, the trees outside were still lush and green.

After digging this time, the trees outside have been painted yellow, and the fallen leaves are floating all over the ground.

Walking out of the Meridian Valley and passing through the woods, you can see the endless plains, full of crops that are about to mature, a piece of golden yellow.

Lu Bu smiled, "These crops will be ours soon, let's continue to the end of the line."

The army appeared unscrupulously in the hinterland of Hanzhong, and many people who were busy in the fields immediately discovered the traces of the army.

"My fellow, which direction is Nanzheng City? We are the army of the imperial court." Lu Bu asked the people on the side of the road for directions.

The people subconsciously looked in one direction, then pointed to Lu Bu in the opposite direction, "Nanzheng...is...over there.

An honest farmer who stutters when he tells a lie.

Seeing this, Lu Bu wondered, is Zhang Lu so popular?

In fact, Lu Bu was unlucky and happened to meet a believer in the Tao of Heavenly Master.

Slowly moving Fang Tian's painted halberd to the farmer's neck, Lu Bu asked again, "Where is Nanzheng? Think it over before you die."

"Over there... I remembered it wrong just now..." The farmer's teeth trembled, and he pointed in the right direction, which was exactly where his eyes were looking at before.

"Come on, take him with you, and ask a fellow villager later. If he is found to be lying twice, he will be killed." Pang De ordered the soldiers.

The farmer was dragged on the road together, and asked other common people 4.4 times to inquire along the way. After confirming the position of Nanzheng, Yinshi accelerated the march.

Three days later.

Lu Bu led a large army to the city, but at this time Nanzheng was closed.

There are no hidden traces along the way, so there will naturally be believers in the Tao of Heavenly Masters who will report to Zhang Lu.

Zhang Lu almost died of fright when he received the news. Lu Bu actually suddenly appeared in Hanzhong.

Fortunately, Zhang Lu's fortune-telling was correct before, and he immediately entered a state of combat readiness after receiving the news.

However, the city is full of common people. As for the real soldiers, there are only Zhang Lu's No. 100 personal soldiers, and the rest of the soldiers have all gone to Yangping Pass.

Finally, after discussing with Yan Pu, Zhang Lu led his followers to garrison Nanzheng, and Yan Pu, the counselor, went to Yangping Pass to send troops back to help.

"Here's an order for the army to set up camp, cut down trees to make ladders, and attack Nanzheng City tomorrow." Lu Bu issued the military order. .

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