Chapter 294 One man guards the pass, ten thousand men cannot break through!

Chapter 294: One man guards the pass, ten thousand men cannot break through!

After pacifying the barbarians in the south with the help of Prime Minister Zhuge's brilliant plan, Liu Xuande led his troops back to Chengdu, but received a letter from Cao Mengde in the Central Plains.

It was agreed that the three families of Sun, Liu and Cao would divide the land of the King of Chu.

Liu Bei can obtain Hanzhong.

So before entering Chengdu, Liu Xuande led his army northward...

"What is destined to happen will happen..."

Liu Xuande dismounted and looked at the winding path through the mountains ahead, feeling deeply moved.

Hanzhong,

After all, doesn't it still belong to him, Liu Xuande?

Nanzhong, Hanzhong,
Instead of giving him the title of King of Hanzhong, he was given the title of King of Nanzhong. How stupid!

Be it Nanzhong or Hanzhong, it is real only if you have the ability to get it.

Now that the south has been pacified and more than 20,000 new barbarian soldiers have been recruited, Liu Xuande now has an army of 100,000.

How could the mere land of Yizhou be able to trap him?

Fa Zheng came over, took out a map from his bosom, spread it out for Liu Bei to see, and said, "My lord, please look, this is the road we are taking..."

"But there is an important pass ahead, Jianmen Pass."

"This pass was originally the entrance to Ba, easy to defend but difficult to attack, but it was taken by Zhang Lu when the lord was fighting Liu Zhang."

"The rice soldiers in Hanzhong are nothing to worry about. Zhang Lu will naturally not be a match for the lords. All you need to do is send a fierce general to attack this pass, and Hanzhong will be yours."

Looking down at the Jianmen Pass on the map, Liu Bei nodded slightly: "Well, Xiaozhi, don't worry, I will take care of it."

To capture Jianmen Pass, we must send a real general to attack it.

"It's a pity that Zilong, my second brother and third brother are not around..."

"If I have someone by my side, what does a small Jianmen Pass mean to me?"

Thinking of this, Liu Xuande couldn't help feeling annoyed as he continued to move forward.

But at this time,
Suddenly, a soldier in front of them was rushing back. He was coming from the direction of Jianmen Pass in front. "Your Majesty, there are scouts from Jianmen Pass heading south. They said they were going to deliver some imperial decree to you, Your Majesty."

"Imperial edict?" Liu Bei had a bad feeling in his heart.

After a while,
A scout came to Liu Xuande. The scout seemed to be well-informed. After looking at Liu Xuande twice, he confirmed that it was correct before handing over the letter in his hand with both hands: "Please take a look, King Nanzhong."

Liu Bei took the bamboo slips and looked at the scout meaningfully: "Have you ever seen me?"

The scout nodded, knelt on one knee and said, "I was a soldier recruited by the King of Nanzhong when he was in Xinye. I have fought in dozens of battles, big and small, and finally followed the trend outside Gong'an City and surrendered to the King of Chu."

"Yeah." Liu Bei nodded slightly, seeming to be very sad: "Yes, it turns out that you are one of my old subordinates."

"Fa Zheng, give him some silver as a reward. He has been fighting for many years..."

However, the scout refused Liu Bei's reward: "I don't want any reward, I just hope the King of Nanzhong can withdraw his troops..."

"When I received the letter, I heard Mr. Fengchu say to Zhang Tianshi that he hoped that the King of Nanzhong would withdraw his troops as the Emperor wished. Then, when the King of Chu returned, the world would be completely settled and China would truly usher in peace."

"This is the intention of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, but it is also the intention of us, the common people of the Han Dynasty..."

After all,

The scout bowed and turned to leave.

Liu Bei's face was not looking good anymore. He checked the ink pad and studied the handwriting carefully. After confirming that it was written by Emperor Liu Xie, he officially read it.
[…I heard that the Emperor’s uncle has established himself in Bashu. I am overjoyed…]

[…Back then, we fought against Cao Cao together with the imperial edict. It was so hard. The emperor’s uncle put justice first. He was not startled by the collapse of Mount Tai in front of him, and was not afraid of the axe being put on his body. He put justice first. Therefore, when I heard that the emperor’s uncle was trapped in Xuchang, I broke into his house and rescued him as the Son of Heaven…]

[…Awu is my beloved brother. The Imperial Uncle is my uncle…] […Although Awu is a direct descendant of the Han Dynasty, please do not forget that the Imperial Uncle is his biological father after all…]

[…Awu is the biological son of the Emperor’s uncle. I am the nephew of the Emperor’s uncle…]

[…If the Imperial Uncle cannot be loyal to the Han Dynasty as before and put justice first, I can only ask the Imperial Uncle to consider our blood relationship and not to team up with the outsider Cao to deal with his own nephews…]

"Hu~~"

Liu Bei finished reading it.

Liu Bei has always been the one who uses moral blackmail on others, but this is the first time he has been blackmailed by others.

Obviously,

Emperor Liu Xie probably already knew about Cao Cao and his plan.

So a letter came, trying to persuade me to withdraw my troops.

Originally Liu Bei was determined to enter Hanzhong, but now he couldn't help but hesitate.

Liu Bei had nothing much to say about Liu Wu. Let's stop talking about father and son. They had no relationship at all. It would all depend on their abilities from now on.

Liu Bei actually had no feelings for Emperor Liu Xie...

He would never forget the faces of Liu Xie, Zhao Yun, Jian Yong and others outside Xuchang City...

Liu Xie, ah Liu Xie,
In the past, he was controlled by Cao Cao, who held the emperor hostage to command the princes. As soon as Liu Wu came to power, the emperor placed everything on Liu Wu. Once something happened to Liu Xie, Liu Wu's power would suffer a severe blow, and the damage would be irreparable.

If something happened to Liu Wu, Liu Xie's position as emperor and even his life would very likely be in danger.

If Liu Wu has problems, Liu Xie has problems. One occupies the throne of the emperor in the court, represents the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, and has the final right of interpretation. The other leads a large army, suppresses local forces, intimidates the heroes, and maintains the dignity of the Han Dynasty. In other words, he and Liu Wu are on the same boat.

What nephews and nephews, what family members, Liu Bei would not be confused by these things.

It’s just that a few years ago, in Xuchang City, the emperor did risk his life to save me, and it is true that I owed him a favor.

"Oh, what can I do..." Liu Bei was really in trouble at this time.

Just as he was hesitating,

The vanguard of the Shu army has arrived at Jianmen Pass.

The vanguard of the Shu army was 3,000 Nanzhong barbarian soldiers, led by Meng Huo, the second righteous son of King Nanzhong Liu Bei and the new Barbarian King.

At that time, Liu Xuande's army swept through Nanzhong and killed the barbarian king Meng Bu. Among Meng Bu's sons, he chose Meng Huo, made him the new king, and adopted him as his son.

During the attack on Hanzhong, the mountain roads were rugged and difficult to travel, so the barbarians from the south were allowed to lead the way and serve as the vanguard.

After all, they have lived in the mountains and forests all year round.

Looking at the steep Jiange in front of him, Meng Huo raised the axe in his hand high and said, "My men, whoever can rush up first will be rewarded with five South Central Barbarian women and five Bashu Han women!"

"go!"

"If you take over Jianmen Pass, I will personally ask the King of Nanzhong for credit for you!"

"Go! Erlangs, let's teach our righteous father how loyal we are!"

Under Meng Huo's instigation, the barbarians in the south began to charge upwards, a black mass, like ants...

But at this moment, the sword gate closed, and suddenly a horse cried out.
There was a general riding a horse and leaping into Jiange. He was eighty feet tall, a black man, riding a black horse, wearing a black helmet and black armor. He stood like a half-wrought iron tower, but he had a leopard head, round eyes, a swallow jaw, and a tiger beard!

Herod! ~! ~
"Zhang Yide from Yan is here, who dares to fight me?!!"

The sound is like thunder and the momentum is like a galloping horse.

He pointed the 10-foot-long snake spear far ahead. The sword pavilion was majestic and towering. It was a good opportunity for one man to block the pass. Ten thousand men were unable to break through.

(End of this chapter)