Chapter 181: Borrowing the head

"Zhang Ren, you've been trapped!" Zhang Fei returned to the foot of the mountain. There was an exquisite four-wheeler beside him. There was a man in the car, with white lips and hair tied in his hair, and a long robe. He was only about twenty years old, but his status was quite noble. Not only were the servants who were urging and protecting him, but even generals like Zhang Fei had to be respectful and respectful.

"Are you a villager in Zhuge? I think you are very young, why did you become a disabled person?" Zhang Ren raised his eyebrows and said sarcastically. When he was in Chengdu, he heard that Zhuge Liang, the new military advisor of Liu Bei, was just a young man in his twenties. It was right to see this scene today.

Although Zhang Ren did not swear violently, he cursed very badly. Zhang Fei and other soldiers all showed anger. Instead, Zhuge Liang, who was scolded, was still calm and calm.

He smiled slightly, signaled his servant to push the cart forward a few steps, and then said, "In the past, Sun Bin of Qi State was still able to defeat Pang Juan even though he was in his arms, how about I want to follow the ancients?"

"I didn't expect that the village man knew some strategies. Have you heard of the allusion of Dong Shi's imitation?" Zhang Ren laughed loudly, and Deng Xian was also mocking on the side.

The story of Sun Bin and Pang Juan happened during the Warring States Period. Both of them were disciples of Guigu. The stories about their wits were recorded in very detailed records. Zhang Ren, as a general in command, naturally knew this allusion. After hearing Zhuge Liang's words and comparing himself to Sun Bin, he simply remembered another joke from the Spring and Autumn Period.

Xi Shi's real name is Yi Guang, and she is a famous beauty in Yue State. According to legend, she was born in a family named Shi at the foot of Zhuluo Mountain. At that time, a stream passed through the village and divided the entire village into two parts. Yi Guang's family was on the west side of the village. Yi Guang often went to the riverside to wash sand at the age of 12. Because of her beauty, the villagers praised Yi Guang's frown was so beautiful that he said nothing. After hearing this by a girl in the east of the village, she frowned all day long. As a result, the villagers avoided her when they saw her. The reason was that her frowning and twisting look was even more ugly than usual.

The two of them fought back and forth in front of the formation, and Zhang Ren seemed to have the upper hand, but he didn't expect that Zhuge Liang was using a procrastination plan.

"You are about to die, and you still dare to speak stubbornly!" Zhuge Liang's eyes appeared in murderous intent. With his shout, Wei Yan, the left-handed leader and Liu Feng, the right-handed leader, each led 2,000 troops to kill the generals.

"The village man is just like this!" Zhang Ren did not show any weakness, and ordered Leng Bao and Deng Xian to lead the troops to meet him.

"Hmph, is that right? Look back at the back-!" Zhuge Liang smiled.

Zhang Ren looked back in surprise and saw that the Jinyan City that had just passed by had been demolished by the enemy soldiers, and an army appeared on the other side of the river. Under the banner of General Zuo and the Han Emperor "Liu", a general was the first to be the first to be a general with a crown of jade, golden armor and silver armor, holding a pair of double-stranded swords. Who would be Liu Bei?

"Damn it!" Zhang Ren cursed angrily. At this moment, he felt like he was being put in a pocket and hit him with a stick. When he finally came out, he found that the murderer who was hitting him was smiling.

In front of Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, Zhang Ren was no match for them at all.

"Kill out!" In desperation, Zhang Ren pushed his sword toward Zhuge Liang. At this time, he also understood that fighting with Zhuge Liang could only bring shame to himself.

"Zhang Jide, a man from Yan, is here. Don't hurt my military advisor?" Zhang Fei shouted loudly and fought with a spear and defeated the horse.

The two of them circled the horse and fought for more than ten rounds. Zhang Ren caught a glimpse of Leng Bao. Deng Xian had been killed by Wei Yan and Liu Feng. He was even more panicked. After a fake knife, he found an opportunity to escape.

"Where to go?" Zhang Fei changed the iron spear to his left hand, stretched out his right hand to lift Zhang Ren who was lying on the horse, and then threw it heavily to the ground. He saw Wei Yan and Liu Feng had defeated his opponent, and his heart was very excited. After Guan Yu was killed, Zhang Fei became the first general in Liu Bei's army without any controversy. Faced with Zhang Ren's arrogance, how could he let Zhang Ren escape?

The soldiers tied up Zhang Ren to Liu Bei. In front of Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Liang said, "My lord came to Chengdu all the way, and all the county magistrates along the way surrendered in the wind. What do the general think?"

Zhang Ren's eyes widened, and a mouthful of thick phlegm spit on the ground, saying loudly: "Hmph, have you heard the loyal ministers who do not serve the second master?" Zhang Ren's words actually mean something else. Zhuge Liang had served as the military staff officer in Liu Biao's general Kuai Yue's army. Now he is under Liu Bei's command. Although Liu Biao and Liu Bei have the same surname as Liu, they are also the second master.

"If General Zhang surrenders, he will be immortal!" Liu Bei said.

Zhang Ren laughed and said, "Even if I surrender now, I will still rebel in the future. Don't bother with it. If you want Zhang's head, take it away quickly!"

Zhuge Liang paused and said in a deep voice: "Okay--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Seeing Zhang Ren so righteous, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel caring about cherishing. Guan Yu's loyalty, bravery, and righteousness flashed in his heart. When Zhuge Liang really ordered the killing of Zhang Ren, he couldn't help but dissuade him: "Military advisor, Zhang Ren is a tiger general in Shu. Isn't it a pity to kill him like this!"

Zhuge Liang looked solemn and said righteously: "Lord, Zhang Ren is just a mere general. If you leave this person, what the lord will get is the entire Yizhou. Compared with the two, which one is more important, I hope the lord will make a decision earlier!"

Zhuge Liang said this very importantly. As early as when he was a military advisor, Liu Bei made a promise in front of all the civil and military officials that the military affairs would be arranged by Zhuge Liang. Although his interference just now was not intentional, it also made Zhuge Liang feel unhappy.

Liu Bei thought about it and said helplessly: "It turns out that the military advisor has a good plan, so he has been thinking too much!"

For Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang's importance is self-evident. After withdrawing from Jingzhou, most of the contributions to Liu Bei's strategy was due to Zhuge Liang's strategy. Although it was a pity that Zhang Ren died, as long as he had territory and strength, he would not be afraid of not having good talent to submit.

"Okay, Wen Chang, you can lead a group of people to put on the armor of Zhang Ren's soldiers, then take Zhang Ren's body, pretend to be a defeated soldier and go to open Luocheng!" Zhuge Liang immediately gave a second order to Wei Yan when he saw Zhang Rencheng captured.

"Military advisor, this battle is really not enough. Why don't you let me, Lao Zhang, go for Wen Chang!" Zhang Fei rubbed his hands and got off the horse and came to Zhuge Liang.

The death of the second brother Guan Yu has made Zhang Fei remember it until now, and it also made him realize that the three brothers alone cannot do great things. To avenge Guan Yu, one must rely on more talented people. When Zhuge Liang just joined Liu Bei, Zhang Fei did look down on this young military advisor, but after a series of wars that broke into Hanzhong and defeated Jiangzhou, Zhang Fei began to change his mind.

Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and said, "When it comes to martial arts, Ji De is naturally better than literary longevity, but Ji De's reputation is too big, and he may be recognized before he reaches the city gate!"

After hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Zhang Fei was so happy that he laughed. His image was indeed too distinct. No matter how disguised he was, he would probably not be able to escape the enemy's eyes.

In Luo City, Liu Xun was anxiously waiting for Zhang Ren's news, and there were shouting killings beside Jinyan Bridge in the east of the city. The city did not know what the specific battle situation was.

"Is there any news about General Zhang?" Liu Xun asked from time to time.

"not yet."

"Send more scouts to inquire!" Liu Xun ordered worriedly.

Because Liu Zhang was always too kind to his subordinates and the generals in the army had too much power, the soldiers often only followed the orders of their superiors. Therefore, although Liu Xungui was Liu Zhang's eldest son, he could not replace Zhang Ren's role. Once the orders were not smooth, the consequences would be disastrous.

Just when Liu Xun was worried, the soldiers guarding the city hurriedly reported that there was a team of defeated soldiers under the banner of Zhang Ren waiting to enter the city.

"Young Master, General Zhang Ren, General Zhang is killed!" A sharp-eyed soldier ran to Liu Xun cry and reported to him.

Liu Xun was shocked and hurriedly climbed up the city wall. He looked over and saw a group of defeated soldiers below looking up with a body guarding the city gate. Look at the appearance of the dead body. If it were not Zhang Ren, who else would be there.

"Who are you carrying?" Liu Xun asked.

"Don't you fucking clearly? Why don't you open the door quickly and let General Zhang enter the city. Do you want the hero who died in the battlefield to bury the bones in the wilderness?" A rough and arrogant nodding gate cursed loudly in the city.

His words were very powerful. Most of the soldiers on the city were brought by Zhang Ren. At this time, he was already very sad when he saw his general Heng die. If Liu Xun hesitated to Kaicheng's order, a riot would probably happen immediately.

"Open the door and pick up General Zhang's heroic soul!" Liu Xun ordered helplessly.

After saying that, he personally stepped down the city steps and walked towards the city gate. At this time, the best way to gather the morale of the army is to treat Zhang Ren's body with courtesy and then bury it well.

The thick and solid wood city gate opened with a "creaking" and the defeated soldiers who had been waiting for a long time rushed into the city like a swarm. Before Liu Xun could see the situation clearly, his neck was already blocked by a sharp sword.

"Who are you?" Liu Xun asked in horror.

The knife was a man with a yellowish complexion and a thin body. When he heard Liu Xun's inquiry, he smiled and a smug smile appeared in his slender eyes.

"You bunch of idiots don't think about it. Since Zhang Ren is dead, how could his body come back safely? Tell you that grandpa is General Zuo, and Wei Yan, the general under the command of the emperor's uncle Liu Bei."

Amid Wei Yan's loud shouts, Wei Yan's soldiers who rushed into the city quickly seized the rush to the city gate. Many of the guards who were originally determined to take back Zhang Ren's body did not even bring weapons. As a result of this change, they were too embarrassed to defend themselves, like Liu Xun.

Outside the city, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were anxiously waiting for news from Wei Yan that the terrain of Luocheng was dangerous, with mountains on the two sides and water on the one side. It was too difficult to attack and pass through. Moreover, Liu Bei's troops were not strong enough, so the only hope was to take the lead.

At the top of the city wall, Wei Yan kicked over the Shu army flag inserted on the city wall, and inserted his "Wei" flag into it.

"Father, look—!" Liu Feng, who was patrolling in front, rode his horse back and pointed to the city tower in the distance and shouted excitedly.

"Is Wen a good man?" Liu Bei's voice trembled a little. Taking Luocheng to attack Chengdu will be a smooth river. Liu Zhang's resistance has been almost exhausted after this battle. After most of his life, he finally touched the opportunity to dominate a state again. No matter how depressed Liu Bei was, he could not maintain peace.

"Yes, father!" Liu Feng shouted.

"Military Advisor--!" Liu Bei turned his grateful eyes to Zhuge Liang on the side.

"Lord, order to enter the city. There are not many soldiers led by Chief Wen, so don't make any more changes." Zhuge Liang said calmly. His mood at this moment was like a small boat that had just experienced the battle with the huge waves, and was leisurely enjoying the rare peace.

"Okay, the whole army will seize Luocheng!" Liu Bei was the first to destroy the horse and move forward.

Just when Liu Bei's army captured Luocheng, the last gateway to Chengdu, it was also a busy group of people in Chengdu. The high-ranking officials and nobles, the powerful people in the area, and even small merchants were worried about their future lives every day.

Among these people, Xu Jing, the prefect of Shu County, can be said to be the busiest one.

When Gao Chong swept Jingzhou, Xu Jing, who fled from Jiangdong to Xiangyang with his clan brother Xu Shao, fled westward with his clan, arrived in Chengdu before Liu Bei, and won the favor of Liu Zhang with his reputation as a celebrity.

Shu County actually refers to this area outside Chengdu. The Dujiangyan Water Conservancy Project built by Li Bing in the Qin Dynasty divided the roaring Minjiang water into several streams to irrigate and nourish the thousand acres of fertile land in the downstream plains. Liu Zhang assigned the richest place under Yizhou to Xu Jing for management. What he valued was Xu Jing's talent, but he did not know that Xu Jing was just a mediocre person with a false reputation.

"This is a secret letter to Liu Envoy. You must deliver it to me personally. Remember, it is related to the lives of our family!" Xu Jing secretly called his confidant's family and handed a letter to him.

"Don't worry, sir, I will definitely do it."

Xu Jing and Liu Bei had dates when they were in Xiangyang. Liu Bei, who had just arrived in Xiangyang, hoped to get the support of the famous Qing dynasty scholars. The Qing dynasty scholars represented by Song Zhong and Xu Jing were trying to attack Gao Chong. Liu Bei, the emperor's uncle, was the backer. The two hit it off and got along well with each other.
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