When night gradually fell, in the Zhangwei barracks, which were less than a few miles away from Chencang, there were only a few mourning sounds and screams. They could not break through the city gate for eight consecutive days, and the loss of more than 10,000 people made the army extremely mournful and their fighting spirit disappeared. It has been more than a month since Hanzhong sent troops to this day. Not only did the food and grass consume a lot, especially the drugs in the army were tight, and many injured soldiers could not even receive effective treatment. In addition, a large number of low-level officers such as Shi, Wu, etc. had suffered heavy casualties. Hanzhong's proud ideological control was gradually disintegrating.

In the spacious tent located in the center, all the generals gathered, angry and depressed, and even said they were frustrated. Zhang Wei in the main seat said a little discouraged: "Please arrange the soldiers who are hiding in Ye, don't feed mosquitoes. With Gao Shun's caution, he will not attack the military camp at night."

"No" a captain responded after hearing this.

"General, according to their subordinates, they probably won't last long. Today's so-called camp is obviously not as good as before." Hearing this, a general exclaimed.

"Yes, General, it's estimated that our army will take Chen Cang in a few days."

After hearing this, Zhang Wei smiled bitterly, "If someone can't hold on, we can still hold on. You go out and listen, how many people still want to fight, the food and grass have been less than five days."

"General, if this continues, we must spend all our capital in Hanzhong. Finally, we will recommend turning to Hanzhong." Yang Ang, the younger brother of the left, said seriously.

Zhang Wei raised his eyebrows, without answering, but without rejecting. It was obvious that he had this plan. After turning his head to look at Yan Pu who was silent on the right, he said in a deep voice: "Zirou, what do you think?"

"General, if our army turns around now, then all the casualties these days will be in vain." Yan Pu clasped his fists and said after hearing this.

"Now our army is not well-fed and the medicine is tight. Even if we want to fight, we can't fight. I'm talking about it. It's not the first thing we Hanzhong proposed to send troops to Guanzhong. Their Bashu army, based on the Qishan Mountains, did not move at all. It was obviously trying to sit in the mountains to watch the tiger fight. If this continues, even if Chen Cang is captured, it will probably be a front-lifting tiger, and later a wolf." Yang Ang looked at Yan Pu and said dissatisfiedly.

"Yang Ang" Zhang Wei glanced at him. Yang Ang was a member of the Yang family and Yang Song's younger brother, so he had always had a deep hostility towards Yan Pu. However, for their Zhang family, Yan Pu was a loyal adviser and a pawn they used to limit the rights of the Yang family.

After he sent troops, Zhang Lu specifically explained that he must treat Yan Pu with courtesy.

Yan Pu didn't care about this, and looked at Zhang Wei and said seriously: "General, Pu suggested that you can repair it for three days and send him a message to Hanzhong to transport grain. Pu will take a closer look at the terrain these days."

"Yan Gongcao, the key to the problem now is not food, grass, medicine, but Bashu has bad intentions. Is Shen Fu just the enemy of my Hanzhong family?" Yang Ang said coldly.

After hearing this, Yan Pu looked over and shook his head and said, "General Yang, can I not have Bashu, I don't have to fight in Hanzhong, and Shen Fu will not embezzle my Hanzhong."

"At least it won't be so fast, and it's easy to attack and defend. I am in Hanzhong and I have natural dangers. Even if Shen Fu wants to fight, it's not so easy."

Yan Pu was stunned and then said a little disappointed: "General Yang, war is not just about the number of troops, but more importantly, where is the situation? Pu can tell you with certainty that once I am silent in Hanzhong and watch Shen Fu grow stronger, I can swallow the entire Hanzhong in at most two months."

"Strange words" Yang Ang said disdainfully.

"Okay," Zhang Wei waved his hand and frowned at the two of them, "This matter will be sent to my brother, it depends on how he decides."

"promise"

As soon as the two responded, the tent was suddenly lifted open. A message sender ran in excitedly and knelt on one knee and said, "Report to the general, the lord sends the message, the Qishan army stationed in Bashu, the entire army was dispatched and captured Tianshui Pass within two days."

"What did you say?" Zhang Wei was stunned and hurriedly said: "Take it quickly":

"promise"

When Zhang Wei took the letter and saw it, he said in shock, "A large army of 120,000 was formed in Bashu, defeated the general Guo Si of Shenfu, seized the Tianshui Pass, and threatened the peace."

"What" Hearing this, the generals present were surprised. As soon as they were about to retreat, the Bashu army finally moved and captured Tianshui Pass.

"Zirou, look at it," Zhang Wei said.

Yan Pu hurriedly took it, looked carefully, and said in surprise: "Liu Yan actually replaced Yan Yan with Zhang Ren. This is really the lord of God."

"Zirou means that Liu Yan is ready to attack with all his strength," Zhang Wei said.

"Yes, General, Zhang Ren is probably not worthy of Pu. The general also understands that he was a famous general in Shu who was comparable to his lord back then. Moreover, he was warlike and had the intention of assisting Liu Yan and seizing the world. Therefore, when he appeared, it means that the war with Guanzhong had officially begun in my Yizhou land." Yan Pu nodded and said.

"General" heard this, Yang Ang stood up and said with a deep look: "It is naturally a joy to send troops from the Bashu army, but in such a short time, he took down Tianshui, which shows that his combat power is amazing. Our army fought hard for eight days. My subordinates suggested that it would be better to rest and recuperate. If the Bashu army completely defeated Chen Fu, Chen Cang would defeat himself without attacking."

Zhang Wei frowned. Of course, he understood Yang Ang’s potential meaning, which was to start learning to watch the tiger fight in Bashu.

"General Yang, don't talk nonsense." Yan Pu suddenly became extremely strict.

"Kongcao, what do you mean?" Yang Ang said dissatisfied.

Yan Pu ignored it directly and looked at Zhang Wei and said, "General, for me, Hanzhong, the biggest threat now is still the emperor in his hand, controlling Guanzhong, Xiliang, and Chen Fu, who has the power of powerful Qin. Only by completely clearing the first threat can the second threat be considered."

"Zhang Ren did take Tianshui, but it was still far from defeating Chen Fu. If our army could not take Chen Cang and threaten Chang'an, the two lines would echo. As long as Chen Fu took defense as an attack, Zhang Ren would never be able to recover Longxi in a short period of time. He would only retreat because of insufficient food and grass. On the contrary, if our army took Chen Cang and even captured Chang'an, it would be equivalent to cutting off the foundation of Chen Fu. Even if his army had a million troops, the general's morale was devastated and it would be difficult to recover within ten years. Zhang Ren was no better than Yan Yan. He was warlike and would seize the opportunity to completely defeat Chen Fu. Our army could take a step forward when they fought to the death, and turn back to Hanzhong and blocked Yangping at the same time, and then the lord's great cause would be accomplished." Yan Pu said excitedly.

Zhang Wei's face changed, after hesitating slightly, he slowly stood up and said seriously: "Zirou said so much, the thief has a lot of troops, so his eyes should be longer."

"General, our army must attack with all its might. We must take Chen Cang as soon as possible to seize the opportunity. If it is too late, it will change." Yan Pu's face turned solemn and he clasped his fists.

After hearing this, Zhang Wei nodded heavily.

"Also..." Yan Pu waved his hand and sighed a little: "Now the morale of the army is low. Pu suggested that in addition to spreading the news from Bashu, take out all the food and grass, so that the soldiers can have enough food, and announce it at the same time. After breaking through Chen Cang and taking Chang'an, there will be no ban on three days. All the money and goods in the city can be handled by themselves."

"What" some generals were shocked. With such an order, Chang'an would probably turn into ruins.

Zhang Wei also trembled, but when he saw Yan Pu's helpless expression, he gritted his teeth and said, "Extraordinary things, use extraordinary methods to pass on the order! For the long-lasting life of the Tao and the great cause of Hanzhong, I have no choice."
Chapter completed!