Chapter 422: Trends in the Powers of the World

In July 191 AD, eight months passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past eight months, great changes have taken place in the world of Dahan again!

The Alliance of Disputing Dong has been disbanded as early as last year, and all the heroes of the towns have all turned into vassals, and they have joined the battle to grab the territory!

Yuan Shao has led his troops back to the Bohai Sea, and has been flirting with Han Fu's civil and martial arts all the time, his intentions are clearly revealed!

Han Fu was not stupid to be able to sit in the position of Jizhou Mu. At this time, he had already started to punish Yuan Shao, but unfortunately the effect was not good.

Gongsun Zan of Youzhou gradually gained fame in the land of Hebei because of his big break with Karasuma, and Baima Yicong under his command was even more invincible.

It's just that Gongsun Zan is ambitious, and Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, has gradually been unable to suppress Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shu, the direct son of the Yuan family, had also led his troops back to Luyang with Sun Jian, and was preparing to invade the prefectures at any time.

It is worth mentioning that Sun Jian still attacked Luoyang first and successfully found Yuxi. However, Sun Jian did not keep the jade seal privately, but directly handed it over to Yuan Shu.

The reason is also very simple. Most of Sun Jian's army are Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, and Sun Jian's wife and children are all in Yuan Shu's hands.

The hero Sun Jian I had no choice but to be driven by Yuan Shu at this time!

As for Liu Dai, Qiao Mao and others in Yanzhou, they have already torn their faces and started killing each other! ,

It's a pity that Qiao Mao lost a little bit, costing his life in vain!

Cao Cao was more active. After being defeated by Xu Rong, he was not discouraged. Instead, he regrouped and defeated Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu, Yu Fuluo, etc. in Dongjun. The prefect of Dongjun.

Since the disbandment of the Anti-Dong Alliance, Dong Zhuo's life has been very nourishing!

With the emperor in hand, soldiers and horses in hand, and himself occupying a dangerous position, there is no longer any worries!

Since retreating to Chang'an, Dong Zhuo has become even more brutal. Both the princes and ministers and the people in Guanzhong are living in dire straits!

Ma Teng and Han Sui, who were originally in trouble in Liangzhou, also fell into Li Ru's tricks and started killing each other, and the whole Liangzhou was in chaos.

If Dong Zhuo felt the greatest threat, it was Liu Zhang who had been an ally. In order to appease Liu Zhang, Liu Zhang's father-in-law Cai Yong was sent to Hanzhong!

After Liu Zhang got the news, he thanked him again and again, and told Dong Zhuo clearly that he was focused on putting down the Yizhou rebellion and had no intention of external affairs.

Now Dong Zhuo is completely at ease, there is no threat from all directions, Dong Zhuo pays more attention to enjoyment in comfort, and the Sanfu area is becoming more and more chaotic!

Compared with the chaotic states and counties of the Han Dynasty, Yizhou, which had been prone to wars, calmed down.

For half a year, Liu Zhang firmly occupied the land of the three counties without any action, and had no intention of expanding outwards at all.

If Luocheng hadn't gathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and kept guarding it strictly, outsiders really thought that Liu Zhang had put down the rebellion!

Guanghan County, Luocheng.

This is Zhang Lu's last city in Guanghan County, and also Zhang Lu's only foothold in Yizhou.

Once Luocheng is lost, Zhang Lu really becomes a street mouse, and everyone shouts and beats him!

However, Luocheng is not so easy to capture. The city here is tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are tens of thousands of troops stationed here!

That's right, Luocheng has already garrisoned 60,000 troops at this moment!

Of course, these 60,000 troops were not all Zhang Lu's soldiers and horses. There were more than 40,000 troops, all supported by Jia Long and Ren Qi.

After Zhang Lu hijacked Liu Mao and fled to Luocheng, he used threats and lures to coerce Jia Long.

I don't know if Jia Long was really coerced, or if he didn't want Liu Zhang's war to spread to Shu County, Jia Long immediately arranged 25,000 soldiers to go to Luocheng.

Not long after, Ren Qi of Qianwei County also sent 20,000 troops to help Zhang Lu.

For a while, Zhang Lu became strong again!

Zhang Lu was not satisfied with this, and still ordered Zhang Wei to recruit soldiers and horses again in Luocheng, and finally forced the number of soldiers and horses to 60,000!

Holding a large army in his hands did not make Zhang Lu lose his mind, on the contrary, he became more calm as he gained a lot of wisdom.

Liu Zhang's strength has already terrified Zhang Lu, and he clearly realizes that Liu Zhang cannot be defeated overnight, let alone win in one battle!

Zhang Lu chose to wait, he had to calm down and wait for Liu Zhang to attack, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack!

Half a year passed in a blink of an eye, Liu Zhang seemed to have lost interest in Luocheng, and there was no movement from Mianzhu, not even the transfer of soldiers and horses!

The daily consumption of grain and grass in Luocheng was huge, and Zhang Lu was unable to maintain these expenses, so he had to rely on Jia Long of Shu County for everything.

Now Zhang Lu didn't look like the prefect of Guanghan County at all, but seemed like Jia Long's watchdog, which made him extremely angry.

In half a year, the fear in Zhang Lu's heart gradually disappeared, but his attachment to Liu Zhang became deeper and deeper.

Finally, Zhang Wei brought exciting news to Zhang Lu.

"Brother!"

"Second brother, why are you so excited?"

Since the two brothers fled to Luocheng, Zhang Lu has rarely seen Zhang Wei so happy.

"Brother, it's no wonder there is no movement in Mianzhu. Liu Zhang has already led an army to attack Berkshire!"

"Attack Berkshire?"

Zhang Lu was shocked by the news, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

The roads in Berkshire are steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is far less easy to attack than Luocheng, which is close to Mianzhu.

Although Berkshire has a population of more than one million, it occupies a very large area, even larger than Guanghan County and Shu County combined!

Jinniu Road and Micang Road, the two roads entering Shu, are both famous for their steepness. Some parts of Micang Road are even more difficult to walk than Jinniu Road!

The most important thing is that the hardships of the Jinniu Road will end when Mianzhu is reached, and after Mianzhu, you will enter the Chengdu Plain, where even cavalry can gallop.

Why did Liu Zhang give up the near and seek the far, and give up the easy to seek the difficult?

"Second Brother, this news must not be trusted! Liu Zhang is extremely treacherous, have you forgotten what happened in Zitong City?"

After the fiasco last time, Zhang Lu dared not be careless towards Liu Zhang!

After hearing the news of Liu Zhang's attack on Berkshire, Zhang Lu's first reaction was that it was definitely Liu Zhang's conspiracy!

Zhang Wei shook his head, but did not agree with Zhang Lu's words.

"Brother, of course I will never forget what happened in Zitong City. I have been defeated by Liu Zhang several times, how can I be careless?"

No matter what Zhang Wei said, Zhang Lu would not believe it. He had already determined that this was Liu Zhang's plan.

"Second brother, the traitor Liu Zhang must be thinking of repeating his old tricks, creating the illusion of emptiness in Guanghan, and luring us to attack Mianzhu, so that he can gather us and wipe them out!"

Zhang Wei sighed heavily, he knew that his elder brother had been scared by Liu Zhang!

"Brother, every county in Guanghan County has some small aristocratic families who are connected with us. Could it be that they all lie?" Zhang Lu frowned, and his brain was working rapidly.

(end of this chapter)