Chapter 731

The army led by Zhang Xiu went south from Baishui County. After entering July, the army had already entered Jiameng county and reached Jiameng pass in Jiameng county.

This level is still across the mountains.

This road blocked Zhang Xiu's way to the south.

When Jiameng was closed, Zhang Ren still led the troops. Zhang Ren left Zhang Xiu's barracks and went all the way south. He did not dare to delay. After all, he was a general in Yizhou. Even if it was reported that Zhang Ren was captured by Zhang Xiu, but was released, Jiameng's guard general did not say anything. He was willing to hand over military power and let Zhang Ren set up the defense.

In Jiameng pass, Zhang Ren built the watchtower again, and arranged for soldiers to stare at it. Twelve hours a day, people are watching at any time. As long as there is a flying ball, the soldiers on the tower will shout, and a crossbow will be shot from the checkpoint.

Enough to shoot through the fly.

This is Zhang Ren's defense.

Zhang Xiu arrived with the army, did not attack immediately, and did not come forward to talk with Zhang Ren. With the previous two confrontations, Zhang Xiu believes that Zhang Ren will learn a lesson, will not fight again, and he will not speak more.

Zhang Xiu quietly waits for the news of Zhang Ren's surrender and ferments in Chengdu.

The news really spread very fast.

Zhang Ren is a great general in Yizhou. Even Zhang Ren is defeated. We can imagine how many waves such a thing will cause. Even Zhang Ren was Zhang Xiu's elder martial brother, who came back after being captured by Zhang Xiu.

All kinds of news are rampant.

The news soon spread to the prefecture.

When Liu Zhang got the news, he was not sure about the situation, so he arranged for people to send for Pang Xi, Huang Quan, Zhang song, Wu Yi and others to discuss the matter.

Liu Zhang's face was solemn and said in a deep voice: "you all know about Zhang Ren. How do you deal with Zhang Ren now

Pang Xi's eyes were sharp, and he said: "Lord, according to his humble position, Zhang Ren was defeated and captured in Baishui County, which led to the fall of the army. Such serious crimes should not be punished. Therefore, he suggested sending soldiers to the North immediately and escorting Zhang Ren back to Chengdu for questioning. "

"No!"

Zhang Song spoke at once.

Zhang Song knew pangxi very well. He was a man who wanted to seize power. Pang Xi was loyal to Liu Zhang, but he was greedy of power and always wanted to get involved in more military power and squeeze Zhang Ren down.

Once pangxi came to power, it was not good for Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang said in a deep voice, "what's ziqiao's suggestion?"

Zhang Song replied, "to my Lord, Zhang Ren is now at the front line and the backbone of the army. At this time, sending someone to the front line to take down Zhang Ren would be tantamount to removing the spine of the soldiers in the army, which would easily lead to mutiny and be detrimental to the war. "

After a pause, Zhang Song said, "I suggest that Lingbao and Liu Ruo should go north to Jiameng pass, so that they can garrison Jiameng pass. Then, Zhang Ren was sent back to Jianmen pass, and Zhang Ren was stationed at Jianmen pass. In this way, we will not worry about Zhang Ren's problem. "

Pang Xi retorted: "but what if Zhang Ren has already turned over to Zhang Xiu? You know, Zhang Ren is Zhang Xiu's elder martial brother. If Zhang Ren had been subordinated to Zhang Xiu and transferred to Jianmen pass, he would have made Ling Bao and Liu Ruo a lone army. At that time, Zhang Ren and Zhang Xiu will be defeated by Ling Bao and Liu Ruo. "

"Miao Yi!"

Zhang Song shook his head and said, "first of all, I let Zhang Ren sit at the Jianmen pass. I don't want Zhang Ren to transfer all the soldiers back. Like xiegu pass, Jianmen is easy to defend but hard to attack. "

"Zhang Ren's garrison only needs more than a thousand soldiers, which is enough."

"The rest of Zhang Ren's troops are in the charge of Ling Bao and Liu Ruo. In this way, Zhang Ren could not attack Ling Bao and Liu Ruo. "

"Second, Zhang Ren's character, I know very well that he is loyal to his Lord. Since he came back with the army, he would not consider the relationship with Zhang Xiu's brothers. Instead, he would be loyal to the Lord. "

Zhang Song turned and bowed his hand to Liu Zhang. He said solemnly, "please tell me!"

Wu Yi said: "my Lord, I agree with Zhang ziqiao's analysis. Zhang Renzhong will not surrender. What's more, if you transfer him back to the sword gate, you will be able to stabilize Jiameng pass. It's like cutting off the threat. "

Huang Quan said, "I agree with your humble position."

They all stood on Zhang Song's side, which made Pang Xi have no position at all.

Seeing this, Liu Zhang immediately made arrangements to evacuate Zhang Ren and let Zhang Song deal with the matter. However, on Liu Zhang's face, there was a touch of worry, saying: "now in July, Fazheng left Chengdu for a while. I don't know. How is the law going

Zhang Song confidently said: "it's all right to expect!"

He believes in the ability of the law.

"Newspaper!"

At this time, a servant quickly entered, saluted and said: "my Lord, Fazheng asked to see you."

"Come on, please!"

When Liu Zhang heard this, he looked even more happy.

Come back!

Finally back.

Liu Zhang stood up and walked back and forth on the main seat of the hall with a happy look. After half a sound, Fazheng rushed into the camp.At this time, Fazheng's clothes were ragged, his temples were scattered, his beard was in a mess, and he was very tired. Especially when he was rushed back, he was also desperate to go on his way. He lost more than ten pounds.

Fazheng now weighs less than 100 Jin. At a glance, it looks like a bamboo pole. When the wind blows, it may fall to the ground. In order to get back early, he would travel 300 Li every other day, as fast as he could.

It's just that. It's just that.

"Humble Fazheng, meet your Lord!"

Fazheng's voice was hoarse. When he walked, his legs trembled. He is fast on the road. Even though his legs have been worn into old skin, he is still injured on the inside of his legs.

Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "Xiaozhi doesn't need to be polite. What's the situation of this mission?"

FA Zhengdao said: "report back to my Lord, Cao Cao has agreed to send troops. Not only that, Cao Cao also said that he would temporarily put down his grudge with Liu Bei, stop attacking Liu Bei, and join forces with Liu Bei and Yuan Shao. It is expected that in a short time, Zhang Xiu's north-south border will be attacked by Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei at the same time. Now, we are sure to keep Yizhou. "

"Good, good, good!"

Liu Zhang's face was full of joy and said: "since there are Yuan Shao and Cao Cao attacking Zhang Xiu, do you think we can take advantage of the situation and fight directly with Zhang Xiu? Try to work hard and defeat Zhang Xiu completely. "

"Not my Lord!"

Fazheng's hoarse voice rang out again.

Liu Zhang said, "why?"

Fazheng explained: "Zhang Xiu's troops are extremely powerful. Once we attack, if we are defeated by Zhang Xiu first, we will be defeated by Zhang Xiu before the Allied forces attack. Is it not a busy life?"

"I think that under the current situation, what we have to do is to stick to it and delay time. When the news of the attack by Yuan Shao and others comes back, it's not too late to counter attack. "

"At that time, we will not only fight back, but also strive to enter Hanzhong and take back xiegu pass. Only in this way can we control the main way to Sichuan. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to grasp Zhang Xiu. "

Fazheng made suggestions.

Zhang Song said, "Xiaozhi, you don't understand the current situation."

After that, Zhang Song said something about Zhang Xiu's breaking the baishuiguan pass and capturing Zhang Ren alive. When all the things were finished, Zhang Song said: "Zhang Ren is Zhang Xiu's elder martial brother, although after Zhang Ren is captured, even if he is released by Zhang Xiu. But now Zhang Ren is different from before. Ling Bao and Liu Ruo went north, although they could be stationed. But I think it's quite difficult for them to lead the troops to fight back against Zhang Xiu. "

Fazheng said, "if that's the case, stick to it first. Now, as long as we don't defend the territory, we need to win. "

Liu Zhang listened to FA Zheng's words, thought about it for a while, and finally sighed: "it's nothing. I don't say that I can't send troops or defend myself. Pass orders to Ling Bao and Liu Ruo to judge the situation and act randomly in Jiameng pass. It's mainly about defense

"My Lord is wise!"

All of them agreed with Liu Zhang's decision.

This order was quickly passed on.