Zhang Lu found out that Li Qi had retreated thirty miles to the stronghold again, so he sent his general Yang Ang to lead another 20,000 troops to join forces with Chang Qi to pursue the victory.

Zhang Ren and Gan Ning saw that it was not Zhang Lu who left the city this time, so they still stood still.

The terrain outside Hanzhong City was difficult, which gave the ambush an advantage. Generals Zhang and Gan carried three days' worth of dry food and hid themselves among the dangerous rocks and jungles. No one noticed - or in other words, no one noticed that there was an ambush here.

Both officers and soldiers and civilians have been silenced.

Zhang Ren was planning on Changqi, and Yang Ang led 20,000 to 30,000 troops away, leaving only 20,000 to 30,000 troops in Nanzheng City.

Even if Zhang Lu is not the one who leaves the city next time, he will still plan to send troops to cover his retreat. As long as these tens of thousands of active forces are wiped out, he can concentrate his forces and capture Nanzheng City by force.

However, Yang Ang and Chang Qi's armies gathered together and launched another raid on Li Qi's camp. Li Qi repeated his old tricks and led his troops to retreat thirty miles to the stronghold.

Yang Ang and Changqi once again seized the grain, grass and baggage and reported their victory to Zhang Lu.

Li Qi withdrew this time and was almost close to Jiameng Pass. Zhao Yun led a team to join Li Qi.

Yan Pu said: "Li Qi is a heroic figure. Now that he has been defeated in battles one after another, I guess there must be some fraud."

Yang Song sneered in a sinister way: "My lord is powerful in Hanzhong, and his subjects are convinced. It's just that after winning twice, you think it's abnormal. I wonder what Yan Gongcao meant by what he said?"

The implication is that Yan Pu believes that Zhang Lu is a fool. It is normal to lose but not normal to win.

Zhang Lu was originally dissatisfied with Yan Pu's previous misjudgment, but now that Yang Song had provoked him like this, he would no longer listen to Yan Pu's advice.

Yang Song took the opportunity and said: "My lord can lead the army to conquer in person, then our army's morale will definitely be high, and we can defeat Li Qi in one go. Even if we can't capture Li Qi alive, we can still frighten his heart and make him dare not face Hanzhong for ten years."

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Zhang Lu then believed Yang Song's evil deeds and personally led the army towards Jiameng Pass.

Zhang Ren and Gan Ning, who were lying in wait outside the city, saw Zhang Lu coming out in person and immediately made preparations for battle.

However, Zhang and Gan's mission this time was an ambush, and they did not carry siege equipment. Therefore, they could only block Zhang and Lu's retreat, and could not take the opportunity to capture Nanzheng.

After Zhang Lu and Yang Ang met at Changqi, they asked: "How much of the enemy's food, grass and baggage did you claim to have seized in the military report? Where are they stored?"

Yang Ang said: "I will seal up the special camp, and my lord can come with me to see it."

Zhang Lu followed Yang Ang on an inspection tour and found that there were thousands of grains, hundreds of war horses, and some clothes and weapons of the Shu army.

Zhang Lu expressed that he was very satisfied with this, and asked: "Why didn't the military newspaper tell you how many levels of beheadings there were?"

Chang Qi said: "The Shu army also ran a little too fast and didn't kill many people, so they didn't dare to report the merits."

"Yeah." Zhang Lu nodded and suddenly realized something was wrong.

The Shu army fled without fighting. Could it be that they were here for a picnic?

Although Zhang Lu was bewitched by Yang Song, he was not just stupid. He thought to himself: What Yan Pu said is absolutely true. This is completely a trap. Yang Song misunderstood me!

Zhang Luma sent an order: "The soldiers of each battalion line up and return to the city immediately!"

Yang Ang and Chang Qi were stunned, but seeing Zhang Lu's serious expression, they had to quickly organize their troops and return to Nanzheng.

Li Qi found out the news and prepared his troops.

The terrain from Jiameng Pass to Nanzheng is dangerous and narrow, and tens of thousands of troops can only line up in a long snake formation, and it is difficult to see each other from the beginning to the end.

Therefore, Li Qi waited for Zhang Lu to complete his formation before ordering Zhao Yun and Meng Huo to catch up and attack his rear.

Zhang Lu sent Chang Qi to be escorted back, but Chang Qi was an unknown general. Not to mention Zhao Yun, even Meng Huo could torture him completely.

Meng Huo was seen holding a golden-backed machete, descending from the mountain like a fierce tiger. Chang Qi was so frightened that his hands and feet went weak. He was caught off guard and was cut in half by Meng Huo. Zhang Lu's rear army was in chaos.

Zhao Yun rushed left and right, as if he was in an uninhabited land, and wherever his spear touched, blood was splashed three feet away;

Meng Huo wielded his golden-backed machete, cutting through melons and vegetables as invincibly as he could.

Zhang Lu learned that Li Qi was attacking his army. Even if he wanted to turn back and rescue him, it was difficult to turn around on this road, so he had to speed up and move forward, hoping to return to Nanzheng as soon as possible.

A few miles ahead, Zhang Ren led his army to attack.

Yang Ang protected Zhang Lu and killed and escaped. In the end, he did not escape and was beheaded by Zhang Ren.

Zhang Lu had no time to feel sad and continued running towards Nanzheng.

At this time, Zhang Lu's team was cut into several sections and was already defeated.

In a hurry, Gan Ning blocked his way again, and he saw that he was about to be captured alive by Gan Ning. Suddenly, a group of men and horses came out in front, causing chaos in Gan Ning's rear army, and Zhang Lu escaped.

When Zhang Lu saw Yan Pu who had led his army to save him, he was so ashamed that he bowed and said, "I regret not listening to your words, sir."

Yan Pu hurriedly supported Zhang Lu and said, "My lord, you have broken me."

The two of them fled back to Nanzheng under the cover of the sergeant. They wanted to call Yang Song to come to interrogate the crime, but they were told that Yang Song had already run away with the gold and silver.

After a series of fighting, Zhang Lu once again lost his troops and generals.

Yan Pu said: "The elite soldiers are all dead and wounded. If Li Qi attacks in large numbers, Nanzheng may not be able to defend it. It is better to retreat to Mianyang and ask Cao Cao for help."

Zhang Ludao: "General Cao Ren came to rescue us before, but returned in vain. I heard that Cao Sikong was attacking Wuhuan in the north again, so I'm afraid he won't be able to take care of us."

Yan Pu said: "So...this time, if my lord wants to be saved by Duke Cao, there is only one way."

Zhang Lu asked: "What can I do?"

Yan Pu said: "The whole city surrenders to Duke Cao."

Zhang Lu sighed and said, "That's all we have to do."

Zhang Lu and Yan Pu led the remaining troops to abandon Nanzheng and retreat to Chenggu. They also wrote letters to express their intentions to Cao Cao.

It's a pity that Cao Cao is too far away now. When the letter arrived in the hands of Zhong Yao in Chang'an, Zhong Yao was hesitant. Because Zhong Yao was a civil servant and a foreign minister, not as reckless and willful as Cao Ren.

Moreover, the premise for Cao Ren's willfulness is that there are no external threats in the Xicheng and Shangyong areas except Liu Biao, the housekeeper dog. And Zhong Yao's first task in garrisoning Chang'an is to prevent Xiliang Ma from taking off, so how can he just send out soldiers and horses casually?

?If Ma Teng and Han Sui secretly attacked Chang'an, the crime would not be as serious as usual.

Zhang Lu and other reinforcements did not arrive for a long time, so Li Qi successfully settled in Nanzheng, which was only a hundred miles away.

But after Li Qi entered Nanzheng, Yang Song came to join him.

Li Qi smiled and said: "I was able to successfully defeat Zhang Lu this time, and it's all thanks to Mr. Yang."

Yang Song apologized and said with a smile: "It's all thanks to my lord's great fortune that I can become the Lord of Nanzheng."

Li Qidao: "You call me lord, and I feel so scared."

Yang Song was stunned: "Why?"

Li Qidao: "If someone else offers you a higher price to sell me, wouldn't my life be in danger?"

Yang Song: "???"

Li Qi called to his left and right: "Come on, push this man out and behead him."

Yang Song: “!!!”

Yang Song was so frightened by this sudden turn of events that his legs became weak. After being dragged out of the office by two sergeants on his arms, Yang Song suddenly came to his senses and cursed: "Li Qi, the most unfaithful person nowadays! You..."

Before he finished speaking, his body and head were in a different place.

(Thanks to "Time flies when we first met" for the reward, the boss is in good luck and earns more RMB.)
Chapter completed!