As expected, Liu Mang grasped Zhang Song's lifeblood, he didn't use any official titles, wealth and jewels, just relying on complimenting Zhang Song mercilessly to everyone.
Immediately, Zhang Song's favor with Liu Mang rose by more than one level.
"My son Qiao, Yizhou can be flat!" Liu Mang's words completely ignited the hope in Zhang Song's heart.
Zhang Song looked at Liu Mang with twinkling eyes. When he was persuaded by Fazheng before, he still had a kind of reluctance, because in Zhang Song's opinion, Fazheng's victory was nothing more than force.
Even if Liu Bei lost, Zhang Song came to Xiangyang, Zhang Song was very proud. He also looked down on Cao Cao at the beginning.
If Liu Mang is like Cao Cao and treats Zhang Song with contempt, then Zhang Song will inevitably ridicule Liu Mang, even if Liu Mang kills Zhang Song in the end, Zhang Song will not care at all. Because in Zhang Song's view, even if he joined the Yangzhou Army, as a member of Zhang Song's defeated army, he was at most a county guard.
If he, Zhang Song, was greedy for those riches and honors, why would he leave his own Yizhou alone? It's because Zhang Song wants to be valued, to make the world look up to him, and Zhang Song wants to do something. This is why he fell in love with Liu Bei, who was still living in Jingzhou at the beginning.
But now it is different, Liu Mang actually gave Zhang Song enough face, not only did not hesitate to praise him, but also introduced Zhang Song's deeds in front of others.
You have to know that Zhang Song played Cao Cao at the beginning, which made Zhang Song proud, but there are also many people who are not optimistic about Zhang Song, thinking that Zhang Song is the way to kill, and Cao Cao did not offend you, you Zhang Song Entered Xudu, but it was just a mere envoy of Liu Zhang.
And he Cao Cao. But he is the prime minister of a big man. There is a huge difference in status. If someone despises you a little, what's the matter? After all, he doesn't know you.
Who are you!
If you, Zhang Song, show off your talents, Cao Cao may be impressed. After all, Cao Cao is also a person who loves talents, but this Zhang Song is so immortal that he even teased Cao Cao and made Cao Cao unable to step down. Isn't this the way to die? Brutely gave up a chance to lean on the thigh.
So many people regard Zhang Song as a negative teaching material.
But now Liu Mang not only does not object to what Zhang Song did, but also admires Zhang Song. How can this prevent Zhang Song from being excited? This is meeting a confidant.
"Hanwang Highness, don't you feel that you are overwhelmed?" Zhang Song asked Liu Mang above him.
Liu Mang looked strange, "No. How could it be!" Zhang Song made Lao Cao feel ashamed, not Liu Mang, so how could he feel that Zhang Song was overthinking himself.
"Even Cao Mengde must be under Ziqiao!" Liu Wei inadvertently flattered him.
"Zhang Song, Zhang Ziqiao, Chengdu, Shu County, I have met His Highness the King of Han!" Zhang Song introduced himself again.
The introduction this time is different from the previous ones. The previous introduction was the identity of the emissary of Yizhou Mu Liuzhang. That belonged to an outsider, but now it represented that he had met Liu Mang.
This means that Zhang Song recognized Liu Mang.
"Zi Qiao, why bother to be so polite. The pacification of Yizhou still depends on you, Zi Qiao!" Liu Mang hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhang Song up and said in words of relief.
"My lord, I have won the prize!" Zhang Song considered Liu Mang as his new master.
"Yizhou Mu sent Zi Qiao, do you have a summons?" Satisfied Zhang Song's vanity, Liu Mang asked about the business and went up.
Don't mention it, although this Zhang Song is a little vain, he still has the ability, otherwise he would not have assisted Liu Zhang to drive away Zhao Wei at the beginning.
"My lord, Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang is about to lose his hold. In the north, Zhang Lu sent troops from Hanzhong. Although Yan Yan, an old general, was standing in the way of the Jiange, Zhang Lu was determined to attack Chengdu without any casualties. Let Liu Zhang be in a hurry on the northern front.
south. Zhao Wei's army was in turmoil all the way. If the Jianning generation hadn't had Zhang Ren's reinforcements, it would have been defeated long ago. Even so, it was in jeopardy!
Now that Liu Bei's army from the east has entered the area of Yong'an County again, they are already besieged on all sides! " Zhang Lu said to Liu Mang without any concealment.
"That's why Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, sent me here to ask the lord for help! I hope my army will send troops to help him deal with Liu Bei in Yong'an County!" Zhang Song said to Liu Mang.
"What condition did Liu Zhang bring?" Liu Mang asked with a smile.
"50,000 gold, 100,000 stones of food and grass, countless other weapons, and ceded Yong'an County to the Lord!"
"50,000 gold? 100,000 stones of grain and grass, plus a Yong'an County? Hehe, Liu Zhang is really generous!" Liu Mang smiled slightly. If Liu Mang was only asked to send troops to attack Liu Bei, then these conditions would not matter. It's really a big benefit.
Because there is only one city in Liu Bei's hands, more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, 50,000 gold, plus 100,000 stones, food and grass, Yong'an County will still be his own after he finally takes it, which is basically equivalent to Liu Zhang giving money to food and grass , The city that was captured in the end will be given to you. Such a good thing is really hard to find.
But now it's not normal.
What is Liu Zhang's current predicament? That is, his Chengdu Mansion has been surrounded by heavy siege, and he seems to be in a mess on several sides, and he is no longer fishing with his left hand as before.
If the current Liu Zhang, Zhao Wei, Zhang Lu and Liu Bei, were to use more force, Liu Zhang might be destroyed, but now Liu Zhang still doesn't give up, and wants to use gold foil to impress the hearts of the Yangzhou army.
"Zi Qiao, use your people to go back and tell Liu Zhang that one of the Dukes of Chengdu in Shouchun is waiting for him, and don't talk about the rest!" Liu Mang can be regarded as the most benevolent to Liu Zhang.
Although a county king has no real power, he at least has a title. Yizhou and Liu Mang must be under his command. If Jingzhou and Yizhou are practiced together, it will be a good base camp. Even Liu Mang has a negative attitude. , That is, if you lose to Cao Cao in the battle for hegemony in the Central Plains, you can still rely on Yizhou, Jingzhou and Jiangdong to join together and rule with Cao Cao.
Listening to Liu Mang's words, Zhang Song couldn't help frowning. There seemed to be different opinions on the face.
"Zi Qiao, do you have something to say? But it's okay!" Liu Mang also saw that he gave Zhang Song a chance.
Zhang Song said in a half-bow, "My lord, I think the most urgent thing is to send troops as soon as possible. The few things Liu Zhang gave us don't mean we can't get them ourselves!"
Zhang Song wanted Liu Mang to take advantage of this opportunity when Liu Zhang asked them to send troops to directly attack Yizhou, and wait for Liu Bei to be eliminated before taking Yizhou.
If Liu Zhang doesn't give it to us, we will take it ourselves.
Liu Mang shook his head, "If we invaded Yizhou directly, how would it be different from Liu Bei?" If Liu Mang took it for himself without warning, that reputation would be bad.
"My lord, the winner is king and the loser is bandit!" Zhang Song still wanted to persuade Liu Mang.
Zhang Song even told Liu Mang what he had seen and heard all the way from Yong'an County controlled by Liu Beijun, that is, Liu Beijun was still very polite to them, courting them for nothing, and stealing if they were not women.
This Liu Bei must have something on his mind, so he is so considerate. It is not difficult to guess if you think about it carefully, it must be that Liu Bei also wants to form an alliance with Liu Zhang.
If Liu Zhang guides Liu Bei as a reinforcement, the fun will be great.
But Liu Wei stopped Zhang Song, "Zi Qiao, the current Liu Zhang still dares to come up with such a condition. It is nothing more than that he can survive. What if I make him unable to persist?!"
"En?" Zhang Song was taken aback for a moment, but then he was dumbfounded.
"Let Wenhe in Jianning send troops!"
"The Jianning generation also has soldiers from the Yangzhou Army?" Zhang Song was completely dumbfounded. "Could it be that?"
"Zi Qiao, I haven't been able to tell you yet. The soldiers under the banner of Zhao Wei are none other than my Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe!"
Although Liu Zhang is in danger, at least he can survive. Relying on some checkpoints in Shuchuan, it can still withstand some time.
As for Liu Beijun, he and Liu Zhang have coexisted peacefully these days, so although Liu Zhang is wary of Liu Beijun, but before the fire is imminent, he wants to use money to get the Yangzhou Army to go out. It would be better if the Yangzhou Army sent reinforcements. Eliminate Liu Bei, so that Liu Zhang can relax and improve his morale. If he can't, it's okay, Liu Bei hasn't threatened him yet, Liu Zhang.
"Hmph! I want to form an alliance with Liu Bei. It's not up to you, Liu Zhang!" Liu Wei has unconsciously let himself have the aura of a superior, and the power of life and death is all in the first love. Now Liu Wei has even With the intention to kill Liu Zhang.
On the front line of Jianning in Yizhou, Jia Xu's soldiers and horses once again intensified their attacks on Zhang Ren's soldiers and horses of Jianning's generation.
Countless soldiers climbed up the city wall like ants, took down one side of the city wall, and then were counterattacked by the Yizhou army on the opposite side. In this way, both sides suffered heavy casualties.
"These Yunnan soldiers are crazy?!" Zhang Wu beheaded two Yunnan soldiers who had climbed up the city wall. Before he could wipe off his sweat, another enemy came to kill him.
If Zhang Ren was not by Zhang Wu's side, Zhang Wu might have died on the city wall under the siege.
Even a master of martial arts like Zhang Ren is not comfortable, because there are also masters of martial arts among the enemies.
Finally repelled the enemy's attack, this is already the fourth wave of the enemy's attack today, if it wasn't for the darkening sky, I am afraid the enemy will continue to attack the city persistently.
Wiping the blood on his face, Zhang Ren watched the tide-like enemy retreat, not knowing what he was thinking.
"General, I can't do it anymore. I don't have many soldiers and horses under my command. If I fight again, the whole army will be wiped out!" A thousand-man general complained to Zhang Ren. A thousand-man team in his hand, even now, he is still fighting. A soldier of the backup force.
A thousand-man team is now less than half.
If the fight continues, the entire army will be wiped out.
"You have to fight without soldiers and horses. If all the soldiers are dead, you, a thousand generals, will go up by yourself!" Zhang Ren said with a serious expression. If this Thousand General dares to Solo, then Zhang Ren will dare to kill.
"yes!"
"General Zhang, let's ask for help from the Chengdu government!" Wu Yi, another general at the side, spoke up.
"Help!?" Zhang Ren also had a kind of hope in his heart when he heard this word, but it was shattered immediately. Is there any reinforcements in Chengdu now? They fought hard on the southern front, and the same in the north. Old General Yan Yan was not feeling well anywhere.
I heard that Yan Yan personally supervised the battle a few days ago, and was even shot by the enemy.
Zhang Ren knew that he had no reinforcements, but he still nodded, "Yes, yes!" If the soldiers and horses under him knew that they had no reinforcements, their morale would be very low.
The camp of the Yunnan Army outside the city.
"Report! There are enemy messengers running out of Jianning City!" The scouts of the Yangzhou Army can be said to be the most, because they have all received the influence of Liu Mang as the lord, that is, no matter what, they must kill the enemy. If you know the details of yourself, you will be able to win a hundred battles.
And scouts are equivalent to the eyes and nose of an army.
"Mr. Wen He, let me send someone to take down this messenger and see what kind of news Zhang Ren wants to convey!" A general stood up and said to Jia Xu.
"What more news can I ask for help! If it weren't for these checkpoints and the mountain, I'm afraid the Jianning generation would have been defeated by us long ago!" Another general of the Yunnan Army said disdainfully.
"Ask for help?" Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe smiled slightly when they heard the words. Where is there any reinforcements in this Chengdu mansion? Yes, the fight must have been over long ago, and the current Chengdu Mansion is hard to protect itself.
Liu Zhang is also a person who is afraid of death. He wants to search all the soldiers and horses in the Chengdu mansion, so how can he send reinforcements.
"No need, let him go!" Jia Xu's words decided the fate of this messenger.
The messenger sent by Zhang Ren asked for help is false, but it is true that the Chengdu government should make preparations early.
Looking at the city in front of him that was about to be stained red with blood, Jia Xu also had a headache.
He is not like Zhang Ren and others in the city, who have a steady stream of soldiers and horses, but the strong attack in the past few days. Jia Xu's Yunnan army is also seriously injured. It can be said that half of the soldiers and horses have lost their combat effectiveness, but There is no way but to use troops like this.
"Send them a signal. I'll stay here for another three days at the most. After three days, the entire Jianning front may collapse!" Jia Xu is not a god, and the current Yunnan army is completely overdrawn. Use his full potential in exchange for an early advantage.
Although there are many soldiers and horses in Yunnan, most of them are recruits, and all the veterans were thrown on the city wall by Jia Xu.
Now another group of soldiers and horses have been removed from the army, and the entire Yunnan Army camp can be regarded as empty.
"Yes!" Soon the messenger hurriedly walked towards the depths of the night.
"It's time for us to act!" A soldier and horse under the banner of Liu Beijun in Shuchuan began to act. (To be continued..)