Chapter 79 Poor Brother's Heart

"Master, Liu Bei took the opportunity to attack Zhang Lu. This matter must be unfavorable to the Lord. Don't agree!" After the banquet for Zhuge Liang was over, Huang Quan, Wang Lei and others hurriedly found Liu Zhang and extened each other.

"Brother Gongheng, your words are too alarmist. Uncle Liu beat Zhang Lu. How can he be unfavorable to the lord? Zhang Song asked with a smile.

"Lord! Someone knows that Liu Bei is lenient to others, and his softness can overcome the strength, and his heroes are invincible; he is far away from the hearts of the people and close to the people's popularity; he also has the wisdom of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xu Shu and Chen Gong, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Feng, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao and Wei Yan as wings. If the army enters Shu, it is like leading a wolf into the house. Now, if you listen to the minister's words, there will be the peace of Mount Tai in the Western Shu; if you don't listen to the minister's words, the lord will be in danger. Huang Quan is eager.

Liu Zhang was hesitant, but he heard the other side of Fa Zheng's words: "Brother Gongheng's words are not good. Uncle Liu attacked Zhang Lu, but he walked on the mediocre mountain road. How can he lead the wolf into the house without passing through the territory of Yizhou? And the Zhuge military division also said that at that time, only a strange soldier was sent to Hanzhong, and the number of people was only more than 10,000. There are no less than 100,000 soldiers in Sichuan. I'm afraid it's difficult to make waves. Brother Gongheng is too cautious.

"This?" Huang Quan was speechless when he heard the words. He knew in his heart that after years of fighting, the combat effectiveness of Liu Bei's troops and horses was definitely more than one level higher than that of the Yizhou Army, but in any case, it would not be ten. If even 10,000 Jingzhou troops dare not agree, it is basically ** nakedly admitting that their army's combat power is useless, so that the generals in Sichuan really have nowhere to let go.

Liu Zhang saw that Huang Quan was refuted by Fa Zheng and speechless. In this way, the balance in his heart was completely reversed to Fa Zheng. At present, he also said, "If this is the case, then agree to Brother Xuande's request."

"Lord, although that's the case, there must be a guard against others. The lord can send cronies and generals to strictly guard the Jianmen Pass and the Jianmeng Pass. Huang Quan looked at the situation and knew that he could not persuade Liu Zhang to refuse completely, so he could only retreat.

"Well, in the opinion of the public, what should we do?" Liu Zhang is not a person who has no guard against it at all. After listening to Huang Quan's words, he also nodded and asked.

"The Wu Ziyu brothers can be sent to lead the army to guard the Jianmen Pass, and the two generals of Wu Lanlei Tong can guard the Jianmen Pass. In this way, even if the Jingzhou army has a different mind, it can also be prepared. Huang Quanluo meditated.

"It's just as Gongheng said!" Liu Zhang thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong, so he decided. At this time, Yang Hong, the governor of Shu County, extends, "Master, although General Zhang Ren captured the Dangqu and the two counties of Badong a few years ago, the people in the two counties retreated to Hanzhong with Zhang Lu. At present, there are only 30,000 people in the two counties, the fields are barren, there is a shortage of officials, and political affairs are abandoned. If you don't deal with it early, I'm afraid that these two counties will be recaptured by Zhang Lu.

"How could this happen?" Liu Zhang couldn't help but wonder when he heard the words.

"Alas!" Yang Hong also sighed and said, "Zhang Lu, who governs the army with a cult, unity of politics and religion, and most of the people in the two counties are deceived by him to become believers. As soon as Zhang Lu left, they followed.

"How should it change?" Liu Zhang was also a little anxious and asked quickly.

"Now that spring ploughing is coming, it's better to move some people from Shu County, Brazil and other places first, and let the second county restore a little vitality first!" Yang Hong meditated, and then added, "But this rule of law does not cure the root causes. It is necessary to break through Zhang Lu as soon as possible, which is reasonable."

"It makes sense. I should write a book in person, Brother Xuande, and ask him to join the army as soon as possible!" Liu Zhang nodded and didn't mention it since he wrote a letter, and the rest of the people dispersed.

"Yongnian, what do you think of what Yang Gong said today?" It was still Fa Zheng's trio, and it was still in Zhang Song's house. Fa Zheng asked suddenly.

Meng Da didn't expect Fa Zheng to suddenly ask Yang Hong. He was surprised, but he saw Zhang Song smiling and said, "In my opinion, Yang Gongzhi's hope for the Jingzhou army is no less than me!"

"Except it is!" Fa Zheng smiled and then sighed, "Although what Huang Gongheng said is reasonable, it also treats the symptoms but not the root causes."

"What does filial piety mean?" Meng Da couldn't help but wonder. In terms of insight, he is far inferior to Zhang Song and Fa Zheng. In his opinion, from the perspective of defending Xichuan, Huang Quan's advice is also foolproof.

"Zidu, what do you think of Uncle Liu's comparison with Zhang Lu?" Fa Zheng did not directly answer Meng Da's doubts, but asked him this question.

"Far better!" Meng Da replied honestly.

"Exactly! Imagine that with Zhang Lu's talent, he can still compete with Xichuan if he occupies Hanzhong. If Uncle Liu gets Xichuan, who can compete with Xichuan? What's more, behind Uncle Liu, are there any five states that are backed by? Fa Zheng asked with a smile.

"Except it is!" Meng Da suddenly thought about it, and the three of them didn't mention it again for a long time.

Next, Liu Zhang did his best to the friendship of the landlord. Every time he held a banquet to entertain Zhuge Liang, he did not mention it, and prepared a generous gift for Zhuge Liang to give back to Liu Bei. After a lot of busy time, Zhuge Liang left Chengdu, took a boat down the river to Chaohu Lake, and then took the land route to Shouchun.

"Kong Ming has made a lot of contributions to entering Sichuan this time!" Liu Bei also praised when he heard Zhuge Liang's detailed description of the trip to Xichuan. With Liu Bei's current strength, as long as Liu Zhang agrees to borrow, it is only a matter of time before Zhang Lu's defeat.

"Kong Ming, how is the situation in Shuzhong when you enter Sichuan this time?" Pang Tong's thought is more far-reaching.

"The land in Sichuan is fertile, and the household registration is more than one million. The name of Tianfu lives up to its reputation. However, Liu Jiyu's talent is mediocre and can't be a director. The chaos in Xichuan has begun to appear. Zhuge Liang sighed.

"What does Kong Ming mean by this?" Liu Bei motioned Zhuge Liang to be more detailed.

"Alas!" Zhuge Liang sighed and said, "The people in Sichuan are very conservative. After Liu Jiyu and his son entered Sichuan, they used foreigners, which has aroused the dissatisfaction of Sichuan people. The two factions each occupied the important positions of Shu's Chinese martial arts, and they fought endlessly. The year before last, the Sichuan people rebelled against Liu Zhang in Ba County. Tens of thousands of soldiers were killed in the battle, and the people in the three counties were displaced. What's more, Liu Jiyu is indulgent in pleasure and ignores political affairs. Isn't the chaos in Shu approaching?

"So that's it!" Liu Bei also nodded and sighed, and then asked everyone, "In your opinion, when should I march?"

"Your lord, the Sun's rebellion has just calmed down. Although it has not hurt its vitality, it also consumes a lot of money and food. At present, it is not appropriate to make a big move. Let's wait until the summer grain is collected!" Chen Qun, who is in charge of logistics, said at this time. Liu Bei nodded, but he still ordered Guan Yu and Zhao Feng from Jingzhou to start to rectify first and prepare to enter Hanzhong.

"Okay!" In Xiangyang City, Guan Yu was also overjoyed after reading Liu Bei's edict. Then the edict was circulated to everyone. For a while, the generals were all overjoyed.

"Junhou, the June debt is repaid quickly. This Lu Qianfan came, and now he has to pay the price!" Huang Zhong's surname was the most urgent. After reading it, he smiled.

"That's right!" Guan Yu stroked Xu with a smile. He is a natural war maniac, but he has not been able to go to the battlefield since he paced Jing Xiang two years ago. For Guan Yu, it's really annoying.

"At present, I, Jing Xiang, have a total of 150,000 troops. I don't know how many troops and horses the princes will mobilge, and who will be sent to the Hanzhong?" Wen Ping's surname is much calmer than Huang Zhong's. After a little meditation, he asked.

"Zhang Luhan's army is only tens of thousands, and he was defeated by Zang Xuangao the other day, and now he is not afraid." Guan Yu didn't think so, and then frowned slightly. Although there are 150,000 horses in Jingzhou, Guan Yu also knows that Zhao Feng has always been responsible for Jingnan's affairs, and it is not appropriate to call his 50,000 to 60,000 horses. Thinking of this, Guan Yu also said, "I led 50,000 horses to attack the west city from Shangyong. Han Sheng, Zilie, Yuan Dynasty and Yuan Jian went out with me, and Zhuge Ziyu followed the army to learn about military affairs. Zhongye, you stay in Xiangyang, guard Fancheng squarely, and then make Wen Da of Wancheng be careful and guard against Cao's old thief entering.

"No!" Wen Ping and others all agreed. At this time, Huang Zhong couldn't help saying strangely, "In the middle of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Lu and the prince came out in person, and he still had to bother so many generals. When I lead 10,000 athletes to go, I will capture and kill Brother Zhang Lu!"

"I don't know anything about Han Sheng. I'm not just for Hanzhong, but also to beware of the people in Guanzhong!" Guan Yu sighed, and Zhuge Jin also nodded when he heard the words and said, "Cao Qian's old thief has always been cunning. If Yan Liangwenchou, who was in his life, suddenly sent troops, we would be defeated on both sides."

"So that's it!" Only then did Huang Zhong and others suddenly realize it. Although in the early days, under the plot of Xu Shu, Zhao Feng and others, Cao Yan was really miserable by everyone's calculations, and he was almost trapped to death in Yuzhou. But now Cao Qian has occupied Hebei Jizhou, Bingzhou and half of Qingzhou. In addition to the great increase in strength, the threat to Liu Bei Group is also incomparable. Just like the previous attack of the six-way people, although it was resolved by Liu Bei, it was inevitable that he was in a hurry. At present, Cao Wei only led a few people to the north of the desert, and there are still tens of thousands of troops in Guanzhong, which is also a force that should not be underestimated.

Now the guard of Guanzhong is Yan Liangwenchou, both of whom are figures in the four courtyard columns in Hebei. Guan Yu had seen Gao Lan's ability, and his martial arts could only accompany the last seat in the four pillars. No matter how arrogant Guan Yu was, he did not dare to turn a blind eye to Yan Liangwen. At least, he will not send Dong to attack Chen Wu and others to deal with Yan Liangwen Chou. After careful measurement, I'm afraid that only I and Huang Zhong can compete with them.

At the same time, Zhao Feng, who was busy training new recruits and surrenders in Hanshou, also received an edict from Liu Bei to gather more than 10,000 people to prepare to enter Sichuan from Fuling, and use Liu Zang's soldiers to go out of the Mengguan to capture Hanzhong in response to Guan Yu's army.

"Is the lord going to seize Hanzhong?" Ma Liang was also a little excited after reading the imperial edict. Zhao Feng nodded and looked at the people who were looking forward to it, but he couldn't help sighing in his heart: "My mother has only been on vacation for a few months. I have just recovered my injury. I haven't fed the little goblin of Mi'er, and I'm going to work for you again."

But these words can only be whispered in my heart. Zhao Feng also knows that now that there are so many generals under Liu Bei, he cooperates with Guan Yu the most tacitly. Who doesn't he send for this kind of thing? Besides, this group of people only pretend to attack, and ordinary people may not think highly of this little credit.

"Ji Chang, at present, there are still more than 30,000 people in the new army and the surrender army, and they are still training, and after these soldiers are going to be transferred to Jiaozhou, it is inconvenient for me to transfer. In addition, I only want to pretend to attack, and I don't need too many soldiers and horses. I can only bring 15,000 people and horses. In addition, there are many mountain roads in the middle of the river, and it is inconvenient for cavalry to walk. I only lead 500 light riders to accompany me. As a general, you can go with me with Youping and Yifeng. After I left, you took care of the affairs of the four counties of Jingnan. Zhao Feng thought for a thought. At present, there is no war in Jingnan. Ma Liang is good at internal affairs, and it is enough to have him.

"General, don't worry, everything is up to me." Ma Liang nodded, and then said hesitantly, "The general is going to march into Hanzhong this time. If you have something, please do it."

"What's the matter?" Zhao Feng looked at Ma Liang, who was hesitant in front of him. Zhao Feng couldn't help asking puzzledly. Ma Liang's surname has always been very straightforward.

"This, hey hey. My brother Ma, who is fifteen years old this year and has not yet become an official. I would like to ask the general to take him to march into Hanzhong together, so that he can have more experience in the army. Ma Liang was a little embarrassed.

"So that's it!" Only then did Zhao Feng understand that his feelings were to ask him to help mention his brother. However, this pony, who once lost the street pavilion in history, is only 15 years old now. It must be an exaggeration to say that he is a young maniac.

"It's easy to say, but I don't know what kind of talent you have and what position you can have in our army?" Zhao Feng nodded and asked.

"Alas!" Ma Liang sighed, and then said with a wry smile, "My brother has been smart and talented since he was a child. He is far above me, but his surname is frivolous. Liang only asked the general to hone his brother-in-law and let his surname calm down, which would be of great benefit to his future life. As for what, it's all up to the general!"

"Is that so?" Zhao Feng was also quite surprised to hear Ma Liang's request, but he thought about it and understood that Ma Liang knew it by himself. Now it's rare for a kind person like him to help him with a little bit of a horse, so please.

"If so, Ji Chang can let your brother come here as soon as possible and let me know when I see him." Zhao Feng felt that he still met before making a conclusion. Ma Liang was very grateful and hurriedly wrote a letter to Ma Yan to come here as soon as possible.

At the same time, Zhuge Liang, the new governor of Shouchun, also hurriedly wrote a letter in his own house and gave it to a young man beside him. The man took the letter, hesitated a little and asked, "Second brother, with your letter, will General Zhao reuse it with me?" He is Zhuge Liang's youngest brother, Zhuge Jun.

"Third brother, don't be too far away!" Zhuge Liang said seriously, and then said carefully, "At present, you have just learned to get out of the mountain, and your reputation has not been revealed. Who is willing to use you? Brother, I just want you to follow General Zhao to Xichuan this time and add more experience, which will be of great benefit to the future.

Zhuge Jun heard the words silently and said for a long time, "When Wang Zhongxuan injured General Zhao in his article, I once agree with him. I don't know if he will?" I didn't finish the words, but with Zhuge Liang's wisdom, how could he not know what his brother was worried about?

"Third brother, don't worry, General Zhao is by no means a narrow-minded person, and I have my own letter here, and I will never abandon the public for personal gain." Zhuge Liang was relieved. Zhuge Jun always admired his brother's insights. Hearing what he said, he was half relieved. Then he packed up and went to Jingnan to turn to Zhao Feng.

"Alas!" Looking at his brother's distant figure, Zhuge Liang also sighed in an unknown voice. My younger brother's intelligence is worse than that of himself and his eldest brother Zhuge Jin. Only now, we can only try our best to let him practice more in actual combat. However, on the battlefield, the sword has no eyes. He, a rookie, easily fights to death, so he can only practice through these small-scale battles first. At present, except for Zhao Feng, I really can't find any other place to have this condition suitable for his brother to experience.

Another two months have passed, after the summer grain was harvested. Guan Yu and Zhao Feng launched separately according to the agreed date and the day of May of the lunar calendar. Guan Yu led 50,000 troops out of Xiangyang until he was mediocre; Zhao Feng led 15,000 people to leave Hanshou and entered Sichuan from Yidu County. The former's large-scale mobilization of people and horses can't be concealed. Soon the news has spread to Zhang Lu in Nanzheng. As for the latter, it is not so eye-catching due to the small number of people. At least, Zhang Lu didn't notice.

(to be continued)