"The lord heard it right, it's true."

Yang Song said in a deep voice: "Since last night, the Yizhou army and the Hanzhong army fought fiercely. Nearly 10,000 soldiers were killed in battle. The Yizhou army suffered greater casualties, and more than 10,000 soldiers were lost one after another. The two sides were in a state of fire and fierce battle was in full swing. At present, his younger brother Yang Bai was resisting the Yizhou army outside the south gate, while the Xiliang army took the opportunity to capture the North Gate. The Western Liang cavalry was rampant and Wuji went straight to Nanzheng City to fight. At this point, Yangping Pass was lost, and our situation was gone. Even if there were nine counties, there were no soldiers available, and the destruction was imminent."

"How could this happen? It was fine a few days ago, why did it fall in just a few days?"

Zhang Lu looked dark and sat on the ground in a daze. He could no longer care about the pain. He murmured to himself in a daze: "Why did the Yizhou army betrayal? Zhao Wei once promised me that he would definitely keep Yangping Pass. For this reason, I gave him 10,000 taels of gold and ten carts of brocade. Why did he go back on his word and harm me Zhang Lu like this?"

Hearing that Zhang Lu had bribed Zhao Wei so much wealth, Yang Song raised his eyebrows, and a hot light flashed in his eyes, and he secretly thought about how to get Zhao Wei's wealth hidden in Yangping Pass to his name. However, thinking that Yangping Pass had been occupied by the Western Liang army at this moment, the wealth must have fallen into the hands of General Li Li. He could not ask for money from Li Li. Even if he had this heart, he did not have the courage. Isn't asking for money from Li Li a death?

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Song completely put down his greed, looked at Zhang Lu with resentment, and said in a deep voice: "It's over, regret is useless, and self-blame is meaningless. The lord still think about what to do now, otherwise our lives will be lost!"

Zhang Lu woke up when he heard the sound. He grabbed Yang Song's arm with a panic expression and asked anxiously: "Uh! Yes, yes, yes! What should I do now?"

At this moment, Zhang Lu had no time to take care of Yang Song's tone and did not even care about Yang Song's expression and behavior. Otherwise, he would have discovered something from it. Yang Song also left a move. Originally, he planned to make a clear stand and persuade Zhang Lu to surrender, but on the way to the county magistrate's office, he thought about it over and over again. In order to ensure that everything was foolish, he finally decided to hide something from Zhang Lu. Otherwise, if Zhang Lu was forced to force him and was so embarrassed that he killed Yang Song. That would be clever but was mistaken for cleverness. It would be too unfair to die!

Therefore, Yang Song deliberately concealed the truth and falsely accused the Yizhou army of betrayal and took the lead in taking action. Although this lie is very inferior and cannot withstand investigation at all, it doesn’t matter. As long as it can be hidden from Zhang Lu at this moment, it’s enough. After the Xiliang army attacked Nanzheng City, the overall situation has been decided. Does it matter who is right and who is wrong? By then, Yang Song would be the first hero of General Li to capture Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu is a prisoner at the bottom of the line. What can he do if he knows the truth?

Seeing Zhang Lu looking up at him pitifully, Yang Song felt very disdainful and thought to himself: "Now you know how to beg me, what have you done long ago? You followed Yan Puyan's advice, but you disdained me Yang Song. Now you are burning your butt and realize that it's too late to ask me for advice!"

Yang Song, who was tightly clenched by Zhang Lu, said calmly: "The lord must make a decision in person whether to fight or surrender, and I dare not speak nonsense. However, no matter whether to fight to the death or ask to surrender in the city, you must make a decision quickly. You must not hesitate, as a result of a change will occur. How to make a decision, please make a decision."

Zhang Lu let go of Yang Song's arm in disappointment, collapsed on the ground decadently, and said to himself in a daze: "Hanzhong is the foundation that my Zhang family has built over three generations. If we include the ancestor Zhang Liang, the Marquis of Han Liu, it has a history of more than 400 years. The foundation that has been passed down from generation to generation was actually destroyed in the hands of me, Zhang Lu. How can I explain it to my ancestors after my death?"

When Yang Song heard Zhang Lu talk about the glorious history of the Zhang family again, he couldn't help but be full of anger and secretly angered. Why did the Zhang family in Hanzhong beat the Yang family? The root of the Zhang family was the descendant of Zhang Liang, a marquis of Han Liu, who had been a generation of Dukes and Marquis, and a century-old noble family. In comparison, the Yang family was at best a nouveau riche and a real local rich man. In this way, how could the Yang family be compared with the Zhang family? The gap was huge and there was no comparison at all.

At this point, Yang Song said in a deep voice in a deep voice: "The foundation of our ancestors is important, but isn't it important? Now, the four hundred years of Han Dynasty are already declining and destruction is imminent. How can we get over the nest after the collapse of the nest? Your lord should think about how to deal with the things in front of you. As for how to deal with the ancestors, it is a matter of the future. It is still too early to say it. However, if the lord is delayed, when the Xiliang army is at the city, you may be going to see the ancestor Ling immediately. The lord has already seen the speed of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry's march with you with his own eyes. A hundred miles away is nothing at the feet of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and it will be possible to make up your mind. The general has always been kind and may not blame the lord for the past, and it is possible to be promoted."

Zhang Lu frowned at first, feeling that Yang Song's words were very harsh, completely different from the past. But as Yang Song finished speaking, his heart moved and he no longer had time to care about Yang Song's sarcastic tone.

"It's over here, what should you do if you say I'm going to do? No need to worry, but it's okay to talk."

Seeing Zhang Lu's expression gradually calm down, Yang Song couldn't help but feel nervous and had to deal with it carefully. He would not dare to say anything lightly. Otherwise, if Zhang Lu turned against him, his situation would be extremely bad. As the saying goes, a thin camel is bigger than a horse. What Zhang Lu really fears is Li Li and the Xiliang Army, not Yang Song. Once he annoys Zhang Lu, even though he is in a down-and-out position, he can still execute Yang Song easily.

"For the current plan, we still have choices, and there are three ways out. First, we will fight stubbornly and fight the Western Liang army to the end, and the city will eventually be destroyed. Second, we will take the initiative to open the city and ask for surrender, rely on the Western Liang army, and the lord will be subordinates under the general, so that we will not die. Third, Liu Zhang, a member of Yizhou in the Western Front, abandoned the city and fled, and defected to Yizhou, and could save his life."

"Bang!" Zhang Lu slapped the table and said angrily: "Travel to Liu Zhang? This thief killed my biological mother and poisoned my fourth brother. This time he fell into a desperate situation. It is really a big deal to seek refuge in him! I would rather be a slave to Wuhou Li Li than to be a guest of honor for Liu Zhang in Yizhou!"

"Lord is wise!" Yang Song's expression was shocked and he bowed.

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Da da da da da!

The rumbling sound of horse hooves shakes the earth, stirring the sky, and shrouding the towering Yangping Pass.

"Stand on the base of the wall, raise your hands above your head. Be honest with me, don't toast and not eat and punish you!" At the south gate, a Xiliang army with a loud voice led a horse to pace back and forth, shouting to the many captive surrendered soldiers standing under the corner of the wall.

At this moment, the walls inside the pass were full of prisoners of war, including both Yizhou and Hanzhong soldiers, as many as tens of thousands of prisoners of war. These were all surrendered soldiers who had no time to escape when the Western Liang cavalry broke through the pass. Just as the Western Liang army smashed the north gate and rushed into the pass, the surrendered soldiers were simply and had no resistance at all. They threw away their weapons and squatted on the ground to surrender. A more dramatic scene happened outside the southern gate. After thousands of Hanzhong soldiers who were fleeing in a hurry, they did not flee to Nanzheng City after learning that the Western Liang army had entered the pass, they rushed into the pass directly. They asked for help from the Western Liang army, and then became prisoners of war from the Western Liang army.

"Roar——!" As the roar of the shocking beast, Li Li drove the Golden Beast Throne Cavalry and slowly walked into Yangping Pass. Zhou Yu, Fa Zheng, Li Zhi and Pei Qian were with him, and followed him on horseback, walking from the north gate to the south gate, patrolling the north and south ends of Yangping Pass.

Outside the south gate, Li Li stood up. He heard the cavalry team's shouting not far behind him. He turned his head and saw thousands of Hanzhong army prisoners of war one by one, and dared not move. Suddenly, Li Li shook his head and chuckled, and couldn't help but think of this standing at the base of the wall. His hands were over his head and the action of his head still started from him. Now it has evolved into an inherent way for the Western Liang army to confiscate the weapons of prisoners of war and count the number of prisoners of war.

"Wow!" Huang Zhong rode his horse to Li Li to pull back and stop the horse, and reported: "Report to the lord, all the remaining enemies have been cleared, and our army has taken over Yangping Pass."

Before Huang Zhong finished speaking, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Qubei, Cao Xing, Ma Dai and Chen Dao arrived one after another. They all looked relaxed and breathed evenly, and there was a look of unsatisfactory expression on their faces. They seemed to be unsatisfied. Without encountering decent resistance, they easily took Yang Pingguan into their pockets.

"I don't seem to be very satisfied with the expressions on your faces. Is our army's siege so smoothly? You don't have a chance to show off your skills! Hahaha," Li Li said with a smile.

"Uh! The lord is really right." Ma Chao responded in surprise, pointing at the prisoners of war densely packed around the wall, and said in displeasure: "Look at these surrendered soldiers. When they see our cavalry entering the pass, they immediately threw away their weapons and surrendered without resisting at all. This is the case with the Hanzhong army, and the soldiers of Yizhou are the same. They are really evil. Why did they take the initiative to surrender when they see our cavalry entering the pass? Why didn't they surrender half a month ago? Now they surrender very quickly. What have you done long ago?"

Li Li smiled and said nothing. Fa Zheng smiled and said with a smile: "The generals don't know. These Yizhou soldiers who took the initiative to surrender have been hungry for three days. They stood on the city tower all day long and were covered with wind and sun, and no one replaced them. So they had no strength to resist and did not even have the strength to escape. As for the Hanzhong soldiers at the south gate, it would be even simpler. They had fought with the Yizhou army for six consecutive days and had been told to join our Xiliang army. Therefore, they had already regarded themselves as Xiliang soldiers and naturally would not be enemies with our army."

"Ah! I said why are these soldiers so abnormal? So that's how it is." The generals suddenly realized.

Li Li waved his hand to signal the generals to stop the sound, raised his eyes to look southwest, but saw dust flying on the avenue several miles away, and the flags of the Yizhou army could be vaguely seen. Suddenly, Li Li said in a deep voice: "The Yizhou army is fleeing to Jiameng Pass, while Yang Song went to the county magistrate's office to persuade Zhang Lu to open the city to surrender. The generals obeyed the order, Zhao Yun led his troops straight to Nanzheng City, and sent 10,000 war cavalry to divide their troops to Hanzhong counties to take over the county yards.

The treasury; Huang Zhong led the Qin Bow Camp to follow up and take over the defense of each county and city. If there is resistance, they will be killed. Go to Bei and lead 10,000 Iron Cavalry of Shuofeng Camp to pursue the defeated troops in Yizhou. Be sure to ensure that Jiameng Pass is not lost. Remember that occupying the pass is the top priority, followed by chasing the remnants of Yizhou. Leave 5,000 infantry troops stationed in Yangping Pass, Ma Tie stays here to take care of the prisoners of war, and the remaining infantry and cavalry follow me to Nanzheng City! Set off immediately."

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Chapter completed!