New Story of Lv Bu

Zang Ba was overjoyed as soon as he said this. He knew the importance of Chenggu a long time ago.

Chenggu is an ancient city in the Shu area. In the summer, it was the domain of Liangzhou. In the Western Zhou Dynasty, Liangzhou was combined with Yongzhou, and the city went back to Yongzhou. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Chenggu was the land of Shu. During the Warring States Period, in the eighteenth year of King Zhou Zhending, Qin "Zuoshu Great Wall Nanzheng", Chenggu belonged to Qin Dynasty. In the 28th year of King Zhending, Nanzheng turned against Qin and returned to Shu, and the city belonged to Shu. In the five years of King Shenliang, King Qin sent Sima Co to lead troops to destroy Shu, and Chenggu returned to Qin. In the third year of the King of Zhou Dynasty, Qin defeated Chu in Danyang, took six hundred miles from Chu and Hanzhong, and set it as Hanzhong County. Chenggu belonged to Hanzhong County. At this time, Chenggu was established as a county. If Hanzhong (Nanzheng) is the gateway to Shuzhong, then Chenggu is Hanzhong (gateway). Qin and Shu repeatedly fought for Chenggu in order to contend for Hanzhong. Whoever seizes Chenggu will seize Hanzhong, and Shuzhong is what is in the bag.

In the first year of Emperor Gaodi, Chenggu County belonged to the Han Dynasty. In the five years of Gaodi, Gaodi was the emperor, and Chenggu County belonged to Hanzhong County. At the time of Xinmang, Hanzhong County was changed to Xincheng County, and Chenggu County belonged to Xincheng County. In the second year of the reign of King Huaiyang, Liu Xuan became the capital of Chang'an, and Liu Jia, the general of the clan, was the king of Hanzhong and belonged to Chenggu County. In the second year of Emperor Guangwu's establishment of Wu, Gongsun Shu took Hanzhong and Chenggu County belonged to the "cheng family". In the twelfth year of Jianwu, the Han Dynasty destroyed the "married family" Gongsun Shu and restored Hanzhong County. Chenggu County belongs to Hanzhong County. In the early peace of Emperor Xian, Zhang Lu relied on Liu Yan's forces to occupy Hanzhong.

The four brothers of Zhang Lu, he is the eldest, Zi Gongqi, the second child Zhang Wei, Zi Gongze, the third Zhang Gu, the Zi Gongren, the fourth Zhang Zheng, and Zhang Lu’s widowed mother Lu is far away in Chengdu. Nominally, Lu Shi and his younger son lived in Chengdu, and they were nurturing their lives. In fact, a discerning person can tell at a glance that her mother and daughter are hostages to Zhang Lu, but because Liu Yan's favor is relatively free.

Except for the two brothers, Zhang Lu's team is only a few people, and his chief adviser is Yan Pu. Yan Pu is from Anhan County, Brazil County, Yizhou. He has good knowledge and tolerance. He is a very competent counselor. Most of his words Zhang Lu will listen to. The other adviser was Yang Song, and his younger brother Yang Bai was also the main general under Zhang Lu's tent. Generally speaking, Yan Pu's weight is heavier than Yang Song.

Yang Song has a strong point, that is, he is very good at financial management. The taxed land rent of a county in Hanzhong, plus the trade and various fees, is handled clearly and plainly by him. Anyone with long abilities must have an unbearable shortcoming. For Yang Song, he is greedy for money. Yang Song is famous for his greed for money in Hanzhong and Yizhou. He is not only greedy for big money, but also for a penny, and money is his life. For this reason, Zhang Lu often beats him, but without him, others can't play.

In addition to these three, Zhang Lu also had two generals, Yang Ren and Yang Ang, who served as the pillars of the army together with Zhang Wei.

All of the above were carefully seen by Zang Ba in the files provided by Si Wencao and Shadow Shadow when he was stationed in Shang County. Now that there is the possibility of taking the city in one fell swoop, Zang Ba was overjoyed. However, will this be a trap? I personally led seven thousand Taishan soldiers and went through untold hardships to cross the Ziwu Valley. It is really not easy. If you get caught in a trap and you fail, that would be a great irony. Suddenly, Zang Ba was a little dazed, and he fell into deep thought for a long time.

The guide recommended by the elders of Cang Ting is a man with a sharp face. He is about 30 years old. He has a dark skin and a weathered face, but his body is extremely burly. At a glance, he knows that he is used to fighting tigers and leopards. The man. "The villain Zhang Hei takes Orion as his career, and he has a dozen orion friends under his hand. The terrain of this Hanzhong area, the villain has long been known. I don't know who the general is and where is it from? Call the villain to come. , And what's the matter?" The black cross held his fist and saluteed, saying neither humble nor arrogant.

Seeing his conversation, Zang Ba immediately fell in love with this strong man. In the past, when he did not rise in the army, he was living as a hunter in Mount Tai. Now he met his counterparts and felt very comfortable in his heart. "Zhang Hei, sit down, let's talk about it slowly. Come, watch the tea!" Zang Ba smiled, reached out to the guest, and signaled Zhang Hei to sit down and drink some hot tea.

Zhang Hei was also not welcome. He sat there and drank two large bowls of hot tea in a row before slowly putting down the tea bowl in his hand. "Some, it is the general Zang Ba under the command of the Great Sima. On the order of Taiwei Huang Fusong, he will come and take Hanzhong through the Meridian Road???" Zang Ba took out a map from his arms. I laid it on the table in front of me, pointed the map with my finger, and finally came slowly.

"The general is the general Zang Ba who is named Xuan Gao? Dare to ask for any evidence?" Zang Ba finally finished speaking, but Zhang Hei was not surprised at all. He glanced at the map, raised his head, and stared at Zang with piercing eyes. Domineeringly asked. "I don't know if this can be used as evidence?" Zang Ba was surprised at once, took out his official seal from his arms, and slowly placed it on the case table.

Zhang Hei stretched out his hand, held the official seal in both hands, and looked at it carefully. Then he nodded, slowly put down the official seal, took out something from his arms, and handed it to Zang Ba. Zang Ba stretched out his hand to take it and saw that it turned out to be a silver waist card, delicate and delicate, which must have been the work of a craftsman. It was engraved with the words "Shadow Shen Shen No.

"Some is the leader of the shadow ambushing in Hanzhong, waiting for the general for a long time!" Zhang Hei bent down and bowed respectfully. "Hey! Strong man, please! When I was leaving, I had received a secret letter from the assassinated general about this matter. I didn't expect to meet here, it is really gratifying!" Zang Ba quickly waved back and left. , Stretched out his hands and picked up Zhang Hei.

"General Xuan Gao, the situation is urgent, please borrow the map!" Zhang Hei was also polite, moved his seat forward, stretched out his stout fingers, and said, pointing to the map. "Here is Hanzhong. Hanzhong is 15 li to the north, which is Baozhong, 35 li to the west is Mianyang, and 50 li to the east is Chenggu. Zhang Lu’s soldiers total 18 thousand. Thousands, most of them are infantry, and there are only two thousand cavalrymen."

"The land in Hanzhong is small and barren. There is not much land for farming and too many soldiers. Zhang Lu's Hanzhong regime is a unity of politics and religion, and his soldiers are his congregation. This is 8,000. Among the people, there are only seven thousand real soldiers, and the rest are temporary recruits. They are called to train for the first half of a month, and they are given livery, even if they are county soldiers. The combat power is not very good. ."

"In the testimony to the north of Nanzheng, the testimony ramp is directly opposite, which is also the place where the defense is the tightest and the most concentrated forces. What Zhang Lu fears most is the testimonial ramp for our army. Therefore, send him a second. His younger brother Zhang Wei led an army of 10,000 to guard here. Mianyang in the west was guarded by Zhang Lu’s chief adviser, Yan Pu, with an army of 2,000. Chenggu had 2,000 soldiers, and the defender was Zhang Lu’s third younger brother, Zhang Gui. As for Shangyong, only a mere 1,000 temporarily recruited county soldiers were stationed. The remaining 3,000 were stationed in Nanzheng City, and the guard was Yang Song."

Zhang Hei finished talking about the deployment of Zhang Lu's forces in one breath, only then raised his eyes and glanced at the opposite Zang Ba. "The praise is the most important thing. Zhang Lu's 7,000 regular troops, including 2,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry, are all in the praise. Nanzheng and Chenggu are all temporarily recruited county soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is not strong. . Just one thing, these people are all fanatical Wudou Mi cultists who fight to fight without fear of death. For this, the army must pay attention to this. In addition, it is Nanzheng and the deep city of the city."

"The city is high and deep, and the prevention is very strict, the sneak attack is not easy." Zhang Hei said, Zang Ba nodded repeatedly, he closed his eyes for a moment in thought, and then slowly opened his eyes. "Hanzhong County has a lot of small people. The grain and grass are probably very nervous. Now there are 11 thousand more soldiers. This grain and salary matter should be very stressful. Can you do some tricks on this? "Hahahahahahaha! It's a hero who sees the same thing, General Xuan Gao, I had already meant this!" Zhang Hei smiled.

It turned out that the terrain of Hanzhong is a small basin interspersed with mang mountains. This small basin is centered on Nanzheng, west to Mianyang, north to Baozhong, and east to Chenggu. The tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Hanzhong depend on the food in the belly to be produced in this basin. The reason why Zhang Lu sent Yan Pu and his third brother Zhang Gu out of towns of Mianyang and Chenggu was to collect army rations and transport them to Nanzheng, and then from Nanzheng to the front line. Every few days, Chenggu has a grain transport team going to Nanzheng as usual.

Upon hearing this, Zang Ba was overjoyed immediately. In this case, as long as Chenggu was taken, it would be easy to attack Nanzheng! But how should Nanzheng be attacked? "Jun Zhang, in my opinion, in order to avoid getting rid of the grass and startling snakes, this city must be outspoken. If there is a mistake, Zhang Luzhi city will be stubbornly guarded, then the big thing about Da Sima will be broken!" Zang Bazhen After a long time, Yahuazi lifted his eyes from the map and fixedly looked at Zhang Hei on the opposite side. "Also!" Zhang Hei smiled.

"This city is Gucheng, because it has been in peace for a long time, and because the county soldiers are temporarily recruited congregations, the fighting power is not strong. The difficulty is how to deceive the city gate. Chenggu city was built by the Qin people, and Gongsun said that it was divided into Shu. At the time of the middle, it was even more regarded as the north lock key, and it was very solidly repaired. If there were no catapults, bed crossbows, and siege vehicles, the ants would not be able to attack the city without five or six days."

Having said this, a faint smile appeared on Zhang Hei's face. "Chenggu’s defender, Zhang Lu’s third brother, Zhang Gu, has one of the biggest weaknesses. He likes to eat game and often spends a lot of money to look around. In the past few years when I came to Nanzheng, I often sent game to Zhang Gu. After going back and forth, they all became familiar with each other. This time they attacked Chenggu and fell on Zhang Gu!"

"This is a great remark! If I can successfully conquer Chenggu and Nanzheng, I will definitely go to the court and take you first!"

Zang Ba shot the case with his palm.