Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Facing the furious Rahul, these people dared to say nothing, so they quickly agreed.

Unable to break through the city, Rahul was also irritable in his heart. After these people responded, he told them to leave and prepare, so as not to see the upset.

Guishuang's army was blocked under the city of Linjing and it was difficult to break through. Zhong Yao of Tongguan also got the news at this time. After some thinking, he decided to notify Xuchang immediately regardless of the truth or falsehood, so as not to miss the big event.

And Zhang Lu, long before Jia Xu sent envoys to arrive, began to mobilize the army, with a look of foresight in advance.

This is related to Zhang Lu's family relationship. When the sky was abnormal that day, Zhang Lu was notified by the elders in the clan, asking him to prepare some troops and horses and be on standby at any time.

Although he didn't specify what he was going to do, Zhang Lu knew that something big must happen, so he didn't dare to neglect in the slightest, and immediately summoned a large number of soldiers.

It just so happened that before Zhang Lubei and his army had waited a day, they learned that Jia Xu had sent an envoy, saying that there was an urgent matter to discuss.

Although Zhang Lu didn't like this meddling Jia Xu, he had already arrived, and he wanted to see him, otherwise he would lose his grace.

Zhang Lu didn't guess anything, so he was just being polite, and when he received the messenger and heard the news, he couldn't believe it for a while.

Thinking of the previous inexplicable confession made by the elders in the clan, Zhang Lu already believed it in his heart, but the matter was too important for him to make a decision for a while.

Thinking about it left and right, Zhang Lu decided to ask the elder first to see if he could get any instructions.

Hastily perfunctory, Zhang Lu temporarily left his seat, walked to the depths of the backyard, stopped in front of a door on the half side, and whispered anxiously.

"Old ancestor, Lu has something to ask to see."

"Come in, I guess you will come."

Knowing that the purpose of his visit had been known, Zhang Lu quickly pushed the door open and entered, and saw a white-haired old man squinting his eyes and meditating, quickly bowed, and asked respectfully: "Old ancestor, Xiliang has been invaded by foreign tribes, please tell me clearly."

The old man opened his eyes slightly, with a hint of chill showing on his wrinkled face, and said slowly: "This alien race is not that alien race, no matter how much trouble you have made in the past, this matter is not up to you."

The Zhang family was originally from Taoism, but there was a slight change in the middle. Zhang Xiu, a side branch, took a different approach, bewitching people's hearts with small profits from the side door, and occupied Hanzhong.

Later, Zhang Lu's mother met with Liu Yan, the shepherd of Yizhou at that time, and used the power of the clan to support Zhang Lu to become the prefect of Hanzhong.

Although Zhang Lu said that his cultivation talent is not high, but he has a strong desire to compete for fame and fortune. After holding Hanzhong, he did not clean up Zhang Xiu's legacy according to the clan's account, but chose to merge.

Chapter 715 Zhang Family

Faced with Zhang Lu's behavior, some respected elders in the clan would take care of him at first, but when they found it was useless, they simply let him go. Anyway, with his character, he couldn't accomplish much.

They allowed Zhang Lu to do so because Zhang Lu was more obedient in some important matters and would not go his own way.

Hearing the old man's words, Zhang Lu knew that sending troops was inevitable, so he asked a little worried: "Old Ancestor, if the army is defeated, how can we protect ourselves in the future?"

The old man said with a blank expression: "The affairs of the world are determined in the dark, and who else can you bully besides Liu Yan's useless son?"

Hearing this, Zhang Lu said unconvinced: "Old Ancestor, don't look down on me. Looking at the princes in the world, Lu is also the top name in the platoon, and his strength is also good. Otherwise, he can grow stronger in Hanzhong surrounded by four sides."

In terms of strategy, Hanzhong's terrain is very important. It can attack Xiliang and Jingzhou, compete in the Central Plains, and capture Yizhou to become the king and hegemony.

But at the same time, he is also facing a pinch attack. Zhang Luneng is very proud of his stable development under these forces and his ability to threaten Yizhou.

The old man showed a helpless smile and said: "Since you are so powerful, you have not seen you expand your territory and strengthen your strength in these years, and now you want to protect yourself. Do you feel that you are facing hundreds of thousands of troops alone, can you hold it?"

Asked back by the old man, Zhang Lu was so overwhelmed that he had nothing to say, but he was unwilling to do so, so he could only play his temper and keep silent.

Glancing at Zhang Lu, the old man knew that if he didn't show him a way out, even if he was forced to go, he wouldn't fight desperately, and might miss a big deal instead.

"Sigh." The old man asked with a soft sigh, "Do you know why Zhang Liang's ancestor chose to retire after he achieved success?"

Seeing this question again, Zhang Lu answered without hesitation: "In order to protect myself and make Gaozu Liu Bang feel at ease, it is better to find a place for myself than to help others conquer the world."

The old man shook his head and said: "Then you know, back then, the situation was the same as now, there were many heroes, why did the ancestors choose Liu Bang, the great ancestor who was born in a local ruffian?"

"This?" Zhang Lu didn't think about how to answer for a while, and said after a while: "Liu Bang has benevolence and morality, and he is benevolent and righteous to the people. He is only useful. Therefore, the ancestors saw that he had the ability to unify the world, so they followed him."

"Hahaha..." The old man couldn't help laughing wildly as if he heard a joke, Zhang Lu couldn't figure it out.

After laughing, the old man said slowly: "Benevolence, righteousness and morality have nothing to do with Liu Bang. The old ancestor helped him because of God's will."

Looking at the sky above the old man's fingers, Zhang Lu's expression changed, and he asked in a low voice: "Do they really exist? Lu has read the records in the ancient books of the clan countless times, but the records in them are so miraculous that Lu has never seen them before. I haven’t even experienced it myself.”

The old man's face changed slightly, he didn't answer clearly, but turned to talk about something else. "Qin Shihuang has an army of 70, why did the world go into chaos, but they didn't come back to help?"

"Don't say that Qin Shihuang has explained that he needs to defend against foreign races. There are so many foreign races. They are just deterrents, not conquests. It needs 70 yuan, half of which is enough."

"Actually, the reason for this is Qin Shihuang and Tiandou..." The old man stopped abruptly in the middle of speaking, as if thinking of something, his whole body trembled.

Zhang Lu listened vigorously, seeing the old man stop suddenly, he hurriedly asked: "Old Ancestor, go on, what are you fighting against the sky?"

"Cough." The old man coughed a few times and said, "I have lived for more than 140 years, and I don't want to look at trivial matters. The less you know, the longer you will live. Anyway, you are sending troops, so don't ask so many questions."

Zhang Lu, who was originally in high spirits, was displeased when he heard this, and said, "But the ancestor hasn't said yet, what should Lu do in the future?"

The old man didn't know whether he was annoyed by Zhang Lu's question or he was caring about other things, so he said with no good face: "How to do it, it's not good to take refuge in one side and become a hero of the founding of the country, always thinking about those things is not in line with reality."

"I don't even think about it myself, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Li Huiyi, if you provoke these people, don't hesitate to send troops."

The old man especially emphasized the three words Li Huiyi, obviously a reminder, but he wondered if Zhang Lu could understand the deep meaning.

After being scolded, Zhang Lu left sullenly, without thinking too much, but he was very strange in his heart.

Although Old Ancestor didn't like words and couldn't put on a good face, he never got angry with him. This was the first time. It seemed that things were really unusual.

Zhang Lu returned to the lobby absent-mindedly all the way, seeing the envoy sent by Jia Xu anxiously waiting, he quickly put on a smiling face and said, "I am very sorry for keeping the honored guest waiting so long."

The envoy would not care about these things. What he wants to know now is whether Zhang Lu can send troops and whether he will make any demands.

The emissary replied with a smile: "Prefect Zhang is being polite. I don't know what you said about sending troops earlier, but have you made a decision?"

Zhang Lugu said in embarrassment: "It's a big deal to send troops. Besides, in this world, if there are no soldiers and horses, how can we get a foothold?"

Seeing Zhang Lu's expression of not wanting to send troops, the envoy said anxiously, "If the prefect doesn't send troops, Xiliang will surely fall. When the time comes, hundreds of thousands of Guishuang aliens will overwhelm the border. The prefect feels that he can hold Hanzhong with some confidence."

"Hmm." Zhang Lu had heard this from the ancestor, so he knew how to answer it. "The lips are dead and the teeth are cold. It's not that the prefect doesn't understand, but if the soldiers and horses are exhausted and there is nowhere to go, isn't it pitiful?"

It is human nature to seek a way out, and the messenger can understand it, and Jia Xu also explained it in advance.

The messenger looked a little better, and said: "Don't worry, the prefect, if you send troops, the general will not treat you badly, and promise to give you a higher status."

"Oh, are you serious?" Zhang Lu was overjoyed. He just wanted to try it out to see if he could get any benefits, but he didn't expect to get such a promise.

The envoy did not hide anything, and told the story of Li Huiyi's dispatch of Li Shu, and made it clear to Yu that if Zhang Lu did not believe it, he could send someone to meet Li Huiyi after the troops were dispatched, and personally put forward what he wanted.

The troops were about to be dispatched, but seeing the sincerity of the envoy, Zhang Lu didn't procrastinate, and ordered the army to go out tomorrow.

Seeing that Zhang Lu had gathered his army long ago, the envoy was also puzzled, but he had already achieved his goal, so he didn't think too much about it.