"You're Yan Pu, right?"
Liu Zhang looked lazily at Yan Pu, who was kneeling on the ground with a solemn expression, and said,
"Your lord is in trouble. Why are you asking me for help?"
"The two of us have always been at odds with each other. Don't you know?"
"Aren't you afraid that I'll chop off your head today?"
Liu Zhang's words were playful, but Yan Pu did not treat it as a joke.
He said in a low voice, "If the governor is willing to send troops to help, I don't mind giving my head to the governor."
Liu Zhang was surprised to hear Yan Pu's words.
He did not expect there to be someone who was not afraid of death.
Fa Zheng slowly walked out and said in a low voice,
"My lord, Hanzhong is located in a strategic location that cuts off Cao Cao's communication with Bashu. This is also why Cao Cao did not invade Bashu."
"It can be said that Hanzhong is Bashu's natural barrier."
"Now that Cao Cao is attacking Hanzhong, if anything happens to Hanzhong, Bashu will be next!"
"My lord, please reconsider. I advise you to send reinforcements to Hanzhong!"
Zhang Song also stood out and said in a low voice,
"I second that."
"As the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend."
"Right now, the enemy of everyone in the world is that bastard Cao. He has declared himself king and has shown his disloyalty. That Bai Feng is also fighting outside and winning every battle."
"Zhang Lu only has a small conflict with us. Compared to Cao Cao, Cao Cao is definitely the most dangerous!"
Liu Zhang could not help but dig his ears when he heard the two's advice.
Liu Zhang did not know how many times he had heard the two's words during this period of time.
However, he was not willing to send troops.
When he thought about how Zhang Lu's soldiers had repeatedly offended him, Liu Zhang was furious.
Now that Zhang Lu was in trouble, Liu Zhang was more than happy. How could he be willing to help?
At this moment, a burly and handsome figure stood out and said with confidence,
"My lord, I think that Mister Fa and Mister Zhang's words are reasonable."
"If Hanzhong is lost, then Bashu will be surrounded by the Cao Army. At that time, we will be isolated and without help. It will be difficult for our army to win!"
This person was none other than Liu Zhang's number one general, Zhang Ren.
Liu Zhang trusted Zhang Ren very much. After all, Zhang Ren had won countless battles for Liu Zhang and resisted countless enemies.
Hearing Zhang Song say so, Liu Zhang could not help but hesitate.
At this moment, Yan Pu opened his mouth.
"Governor, if Hanzhong falls into the hands of Cao Cao, it would be tantamount to opening the gates of Sichuan and letting in a ferocious beast."
"Cao Cao now has a large army. Governor, please let bygones be bygones. Only by joining forces can we defeat him!"
The ministers in the Council Chamber also began to echo his sentiments.
Unexpectedly, no one said that they would not support Hanzhong.
Other than the pig-headed Liu Zhang, everyone could see that their biggest enemy was Cao Cao.
If it was before, it would have been fine. However, Bai Feng had taken Jiangling, Jiangxia, and Fancheng. It seemed that he wanted to annex Jingnan. This made everyone restless.
Seeing this, Liu Zhang's expression became extremely serious.
"Good, in that case, Zhang Ren, listen up. You will lead sixty thousand elite soldiers to support Hanzhong!"
"Yes, my lord!"
Zhang Ren immediately accepted the order.
Liu Zhang then glanced at the crowd and asked in a low voice,
"Who else is willing to go with General Zhang?"
Fa Zheng stepped forward and said in a low voice,
"I am willing to go with General Zhang!"
"Good! As expected of Fa Xiaozhi. Then it's decided. The two of you quickly go and lead the troops. You will go with Mister Yan Pu to support Hanzhong! "
Liu Zhang laughed, then sat back down on his chair and put a piece of cake into his mouth.
Yan Pu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
This Liu Zhang was not like a feudal lord. He was even worse than the cowardly Liu Biao. There was no trace of his father at all.
One must know that Liu Yan had occupied Yizhou and had many soldiers and generals. He was ambitious and no one in the world dared to underestimate him.
How did he become like this in Liu Zhang's hands?
Bashu was like a coward. If you hit it with a stick, it would move. Otherwise, it would not move at all.
Thinking of this, Yan Pu couldn't help but shake his head.
Even so, the result was good. At least Liu Zhang was willing to send reinforcements.
Three days later, in Xiangyang City.
Finally, after three days of silence, Liu Bei called for another meeting.
"Shiyuan, have you thought of a way to defeat the enemy?"
Liu Bei went straight to the point.
Pang Tong bowed with his hands clasped in front of him.
"In the current situation, we can only ally with Sun Quan again.
"Hanzhong is surrounded by the Cao Army. Liu Zhang of Bashu sent Zhang Ren as reinforcements and has now repelled the Cao Army. The two sides are in a stalemate.
"If Bashu had not come to their aid, Hanzhong would have fallen long ago.
"Thus, our best ally is Sun Quan.
"But …"
Pang Tong glanced at Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang immediately understood and sighed.
"Asking Sun Quan for reinforcements was indeed the idea we came up with, but there is one concern.
"Sun Quan is very ambitious. If we ally with him, I'm afraid that he will plot against us in Jingnan."
Hearing those words, Liu Bei's face turned ugly to behold.
Zhuge Liang was right. There was no need for Sun Quan to help Liu Bei for no reason.
After all, it was different from Bashu. If Hanzhong fell, Bashu would fall.
However, even if Liu Bei's forces fell, the flames of war would not reach Jiangdong for a while. After all, there was the Changjiang River.
If they did not have any ulterior motives, Sun Quan would not have sent troops.
Frankly speaking, it was because of the Battle of Red Cliff.
During the Battle of Red Cliff, Sun Quan did not obtain any benefits. If one had to say it, it would be that he had gotten rid of Zhou Yu.
However, Jiangdong had suffered a great loss because of this.
On the other hand, Liu Bei's casualties were much better than Jiangdong's.
The Sun Liu Alliance had become extremely fake. This was something that everyone knew.
How could Liu Bei be willing to give up Jingnan?
After wandering around for so long and going through so many hardships, he had finally taken down Jingzhou.
If he gave up Jingnan, it would be like slapping Liu Bei's heart.
Looking at Liu Bei's expression, Zhuge Liang could not help but sigh.
"Lord, Wu Hou is still young. Perhaps he does not think as much as we do."
"I'm willing to go and talk to Wu Hou. Perhaps we don't have to use Jingnan in exchange for Jiangdong's help."
Hearing Zhuge Liang say this, Liu Bei was filled with excitement. He quickly walked in front of Zhuge Liang and said in a low voice,
"Kongming is righteous! If that's the case, then the safety of the people in Jingzhou will be in Kongming's hands! "
"Kongming, bring more gold, silver, and jewels. Don't let Wu Hou think that we are neglecting him."
Seeing this, Zhuge Liang nodded gently.
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