Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 292
At the beginning of April in the 14th year of Jian'an, the general situation of the world was still changing.

After Cao Cao stabilized the situation in the court, he immediately sent troops to the north, preparing to attack Yuan Xi, Yuan Shanggaogan and other remnants of the Yuan family, and completely wiped out the entire north.

Sun Quan was defeated by Hongkou at the end of last year and needed to lick his wounds, so he focused on Jiaozhou and sent troops to Lingnan on the road of Guiyang.

In the land of Bashu, the battle between Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu has also entered a fierce stage.

Although Zhang Lu rebelled in history, he did not dare to take the initiative to attack Bashu.

First, there are several passes in the south, which are easy to defend but difficult to attack.Second, he lacked troops and could not annex the whole of Yizhou.

But now, due to Liu Zhang and Sun Quan's joint attack on Liu Biao, they were defeated several times and lost troops. Originally, Yizhou had more than 3 to [-] troops, but now there are only about [-] troops left, and most of them have been lost.

Being so weak naturally made Zhang Lu move a crooked mind that has never been seen in history. He went south to devour the Lord, wanting to hold the whole of Yizhou in his hands, so as to go further.

It's just that Zhang Lu didn't expect that Liu Zhang would choose an all-out attack method, going all the way south to attack the city. After fighting for a year and a half, he still couldn't defeat it, and he also fell into the quagmire.

Fortunately, due to civil strife in Jingzhou, Yangzhou also fell into contention with Jingzhou.Cao Cao in the north didn't even regain Youzhou and Bingzhou, so he couldn't manage Hanzhong at all. Guanzhong Han Suima Chao and others were also involved in civil wars many times, and they didn't attack his old nest Hanzhong.

So Pang Tong planned to use some methods to appease Liu Zhang's envoy first, and then act according to the plan. After Zhang Lu broke through Chengdu, he would find that his hometown in Hanzhong was gone.

"So he will definitely continue to attack Chengdu. This plan is to build plank roads in the open and keep the warehouse in the dark."

"Thank you, General."

Therefore, in the era of the end of the Han Dynasty, paper books are not generally expensive, comparable to the top luxury goods of later generations, and cannot be used by non-noble families.

If he is sensible, he will surrender at the best place, and still be decent.If he is ignorant, Liu Bei will naturally help him face up.

Guan Yu put down the "Spring and Autumn" book in his hand and said.

Only Fazheng rolled his eyes, but he didn't say anything. He glanced at the book in Guan Yu's hand, cupped his hands and said, "Just as the general said."

However, Liu Zhang did not surrender.

"I will understand at the end."

Pang Tong pondered and said: "We are now stationed in Jiangzhou, just waiting for news from the lord. It's just that the lord hasn't given an order yet, so we dare not move lightly."

"Ah."

This book is a paper bound book.

Guan Yu said with a smile: "Xiaoqing gave me several sets of "Spring and Autumn", and it's useless to keep more. It's better to give it to talented people."

Guan Yu stood up and was about to see off the guests.

"I'll entrust you with this false plan."

One trick is one trick.

Yizhou and Jingzhou have close contacts. Unfortunately, the trade between the two places has been nearly suspended due to the war in recent years. It was not until Liu Bei crossed the Three Gorges that the business relationship resumed.

After becoming a celebrity, Fazheng loves learning very much. In history, Liu Bei asked him to do "Shu Ke", which shows that he has affirmed his talent and learning.

If Liu Bei doesn't rush to help, Liu Zhang probably won't last long.

"Since this is the case, please go to the backyard to rest first, and wait for my general to lead the army."

And Fazheng is not a wealthy Bashu family, his grandfather is a famous scholar in Guanzhong, and his father is only a small official of six hundred stone.

Pang Tong continued: "We first sent people to pretend to besiege Wei and rescue Zhao. After Zhang Lu saw through the truth, we sent people to pretend to be the main force to go to Shu County. At this time, Zhang Lu must have thought that our going to Hanzhong was a fake and the rescue of Chengdu was real, so it is very likely that we will go to Hanzhong. If we choose to abandon Hanzhong, Hanzhong will be taken advantage of by us."

This time, Zhang Lu took advantage of the emptiness and attacked Yizhou. It may be that he wanted to kill Liu Zhang and avenge his mother and family. Therefore, it is impossible for Liu Zhang to surrender, and he must die if he surrenders.

It's just that he was begging for help in this matter, and Liu Bei couldn't blame others if he had to deal with his own affairs, so Liu Zhang could only keep urging Zhang Song to go back and forth between Jingzhou and Yizhou, hoping that Liu Bei could come to help as soon as possible.

It's just that although paper books are gradually becoming popular in Jingzhou, Yizhou was closed due to the war. Zhou Lin has only made two business trips since last year.

Therefore, this attack can be described as a series of countermeasures.

Guan Yu nodded slightly, and said to Zhang Songfa and Zheng, "What do you think?"

The total number of soldiers in the two armies is about [-]. If you count the large number of Wuxi barbarians and auxiliary soldiers recruited in Nanjun and Lingling counties, as well as the people who transported food and grass, the total number will exceed [-].

On May [-], Zhang Song went south again to Jiangzhou, seeking Guan Yu's assistance.

Shen Chen once traveled all over the country to search for ancient customs due to architectural design, and accidentally learned about the new papermaking technology that appeared after the Tang and Song Dynasties.

But people will not give you the land for nothing.

The rest Zhang Fei, Xu Shu, Tai Shici, Sun Qian, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Liu Yan, Yuan Wei, Kou Feng, Wei Yan, Dong Jue, Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, Gao Xiang and others were in charge of food and grass in Baidi City in the rear.

At the beginning, Pang Tong suggested to Liu Bei the strategy of encircling Wei and saving Zhao, but this strategy could solve Liu Zhang's problem, but it could not solve Liu Bei's problem of how to get Yizhou smoothly.

Zhang Song said almost without hesitation: "Very good, very good."

Guan Yu wanted to send Liu Zhang's envoy away first, but he noticed that Fazheng was reading "Spring and Autumn" on the table several times, so he said with a smile: "If you like it, I will give it to you."

So after crossing, they experimented with improvements to reduce the cost of papermaking, and new paper gradually became popular in the south.

Zhao Yun stood up and said, "The end is here."

After the two thanked each other, they sat on the seat under Guan Yu's right hand.

"Yes."

Guan Yu also sighed: "My eldest brother planned to come to aid Liu Yizhou last year, but there was a sudden civil strife in Jingzhou. The elder brother and the eldest son were inseparable, so we had to send troops to help. Now I came to help, but the eldest son suddenly fell ill again, so Delay until now."

"Zhang Song Zhang Ziqiao of Shu County (Fu Feng Fa Zheng Fa Xiao Zhi), I have met the general!"

Historically, Guan Yu was able to mobilize troops in Jingzhou because Liu Bei gave him the privilege of being an official in the frontiers. He could mobilize Jingzhou troops without asking Yizhou for instructions.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and pondered.

"Let them in."

At this moment, the hall was very quiet, and many generals and scholars did not speak.

So since last year, paper books have also been circulated among the Bashu aristocratic families following Zhou Lin's purchase from Jingzhou.

Pang Tong touched the goatee on his chin, thought for a while, turned his head to look at Guan Yu and said, "General, the envoy's words are indeed reasonable. Although my lord is delayed by the matter of the eldest son, Liu Yizhou cannot afford to delay."

Guan Yu said: "Just sending troops now, without the order and permission of my elder brother, wouldn't I be charged with the crime of mobilizing troops without authorization?"

Now Liu Bei's army is divided into two parts, one is the former Dongzhou soldiers currently commanded by Guan Yu, which is Liu Zhang's army captured in the Battle of Zigui.

At this moment, the guard came in and knelt on one knee and said, "The envoy of Liu Zhang is here."

"Report!"

In this way, even if Zhang Lu got Shu County, once he was unpopular, the people of Shu County and the aristocratic families would not obey him.Second, Liu Bei had already set off from Jingzhou at this time, and Guan Yu went south from Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu would be defeated on both sides.

Pang Tong nodded and said: "Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang have revenge for killing their mother. In the past, when Liu Zhang was powerful, he would not dare to do anything. But now Liu Zhang is weak. First, he has the opportunity to avenge his mother, and second, he can do nothing. To annex Yizhou, we will never retreat easily."

Zhang Song sighed: "Zhang Lu surrounded Chengdu, although my lord tried his best to resist, but Chengdu is too big, there are only more than [-] soldiers and horses in the city, so we have to mobilize the young and strong in the city to force a stalemate, but it won't last long."

Zhang Song said urgently: "Chengdu is in danger now, if we wait for Duke Xuande, Yizhou will belong to Zhang Lu."

At this time, there were only more than 1 horses in the city. Although the food and grass were still sufficient, Liu Zhang was obviously at the end of his rope.

"Thank you, General."

After they sat down, Guan Yu asked, "Is it because Liu Yizhou's battle line is tight, so you sent the two of you here to ask for help?"

In Jiangzhou City, Guan Yu sits alone in the main seat, and the first person below his left hand is the military advisor Pang Tong, followed by Zhao Yun, Guan Ping, Shi Ren, Xia Houzuan, Wu Yi, Fei Guan, Zhang Yi, Deng Xian, Wu Lan, Zhou Cang , Pei Yuanshao, Liao Hua, Yi Ji, Li Yan, Han Ran and other generals and scholars.

"Ah."

"Oh?"

Fazheng was very surprised.

After Zhang Song and Fazheng left, Guan Yu said to Pang Tong, "Military Master, Liu Zhang's envoy has been sent away."

Therefore, the enmity between the two parties is very great, and it can be said that it has reached the point of endless death.

However, the so-called "slightly better" does not refer to universal popularization, but refers to the fact that ordinary well-off families can afford to buy books and learn knowledge, while the lower class people still cannot afford them.

Due to the war in Guanzhong, Fazheng and his friend Mengda from the same county fled to Yizhou. At present, they are just a military school lieutenant who is not valued.

"The general really wants to give it to me?"

"Will not."

Fazheng wanted to have a set of paper books for a long time, but unfortunately he didn't have the money, couldn't afford it, and didn't have the resources.

In May of the 14th year of Jian'an, Jiangzhou.

Samoke, who is like Wuximan, was appreciated by Liu Bei, so he brought more than a thousand elite soldiers to join him, and he is currently in Guan Yu's army.

Zhang Song quickly said: "Then can we send troops now?"

Zhang Song and Fazheng entered the hall to salute.

Then Guan Yu gave the order and said to Zhao Yun, "Where is Zilong?"

Pang Tong said with a smile: "The best of the three roads from Hanzhong to Bashu is the Jinniu Road. Zhang Lu's main force is to go south from the Jinniu Road to attack Chengdu. The general can send a partial division to pretend to be the main force of our army and go to Micang Road. Go north and attack Hanzhong, this is called the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao."

Guan Yu said: "You lead [-] troops this time, and I will let Yide send [-] auxiliary soldiers and civilians to escort food and grass, pretending to be [-] troops, and use the fleet to go northward along the Qianjiang River. know."

Liu Zhang was actually communicating with Liu Bei from time to time. After all, when Liu Bei went to Xichuan, he actually followed Zhang Song's advice and invited Liu Bei as a reinforcement to help him repel Zhang Lu.

The other part is Liu Bei's headquarters led by Zhang Fei, about 2 people.

In the past, the words recorded on the bamboo slips were already very precious. Now that the paper book is released, it is naturally much more precious than the bamboo slips, so I am very happy to get a paper book.

In history, he surrendered to Liu Bei because he knew that Liu Bei would not kill him, so he might as well have surrendered early.

But not now, now he is just a former general of the army, and Liu Bei, the commander-in-chief of the three armies, has not yet arrived, so he dare not make decisions without authorization.

However, Liu Bei hadn't set off yet, Liu Zhang was still struggling to support it, and Guan Yu stationed troops in Jiangzhou, so he had no intention of continuing to march.

So much so that Zhang Lu could have enough time to attack Liu Zhang. In March of this year, he finally broke through Luocheng, the last barrier in Chengdu, and went outside the city of Chengdu, besieging Chengdu.

"this."

Guan Yu said: "I'm just afraid that Zhang Lu won't be able to stand the fright. I don't know the reality of our army. I worry that Hanzhong will be captured by our army. So what should I do if I retreat?"

Pang Tong thought about it and said, "I have a plan to alleviate Liu Yizhou's emergency."

"Well."

Guan Yu sat in the main seat and watched "Spring and Autumn".

But Zhang Luke is different.

In the end, Liu Qi died of illness again, which caused Liu Zhang to lose the Luocheng defense line, leaving only Chengdu in his hands, and the Yizhou regime was already in jeopardy.

Pang Tong said with a smile: "Zhang Lu has been fighting for more than a year. Seeing that Yizhou is about to fall, how can we be willing to give up? Moreover, we have been stationed in Wuxian, Baidicheng, Jiangzhou and other places for several months. If you are not a fool, how could you not send someone to investigate the truth?"

Although he is proud of his superiors and respects his inferiors, Fazheng is not a big man.One is not a member of a family, and the other is not valued by Liu Zhang, he is just an ordinary scholar in his eyes. It is not a bad thing to give this book as a big brother to buy people's hearts.

Fazheng here was overjoyed, and almost took the book with trembling hands, unable to put it down.

Zhang Song repeatedly cupped his hands in thanks, Fa Zheng got up and reluctantly glanced at the paper book that the Yizhou aristocratic family regarded as a treasure.

"Did you like this book?"

So he has seen and touched paper books from his friends, but he has never bought them.

During the ten years from the first year of Guang Xingping to the eighth year of Jian'an, the Brazilian prefect Pang Xi sent by Liu Zhang fought with Zhang Lu many times, and was repelled by Zhang Lu many times.

The best way is naturally that Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu will lose both, Liu Bei will gain, and Hanzhong, Bashu will win all at once.

However, Liu Bei's army, who was supposed to set off in May last year, stayed in Jiangzhou, and suddenly returned at the end of last year. Zhang Song went to return and informed Liu Zhang of Liu Bei's return to Jingzhou to quell the chaos, which made Liu Zhang very troubled.

Therefore, at least today's Jingzhou books are no longer popular to use bamboo slips.

As soon as Fazheng came in, he saw the paper book.

After Zhang Lu rebelled against himself in Hanzhong, Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's mother and family, and the two sides became mortal enemies.

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said, "You two are polite, please sit down."

Although the first all-paper book in history was "Three Kingdoms" written by Chen Shou, even in the Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties, paper books were still very precious, and it was not until the printing technology appeared in the Tang Dynasty that it was slightly better.

Guan Yu asked, "What's the military commander's plan?"

"Thank you, General, thank you General!"

Under such circumstances, Liu Zhang helped Liu Bei buy a lot of time. When Liu Bei officially became the lord of Jingzhou in April, he still stuck to Chengdu.

Zhao Yun replied.

Now besides Guan Zhang, the oldest generals in Liu Bei's army are Zhao Yun and Tai Shici.

Although the rest of Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Sun Qian and others also followed Liu Bei from Xuzhou, they were not generals. Therefore, the important task of leading the army alone this time can only be handed over to Zhao Yun.

As for the false soldiers on the West Road, Guan Yu also has suitable candidates.

Besides Wu Yi, who else could it be?
(End of this chapter)