Chapter 118

And was executed by Liu Bei because he was unwilling to surrender.

At this moment, although he was still young.

But in view of Liu Yan’s appreciation and kindness to him.

Zhang Ren wanted to defend the Shu lands and protect Liu Zhang from the bottom of his heart.

After listening to Zhang Ren’s request to send troops.

Liu Zhang frowned deeply.

Even if he was not a person who understood military affairs, he knew how critical the current situation was.

This barrier of Jiameng Pass, once firmly grasped by the Dong Zhuo army, would put the Shu lands at great risk.

However, was recapturing Jiameng Pass an easy thing?

Seeing Liu Zhang frowning, Huang Quan, who was sitting beside Zhang Ren, stood up in time to propose:

“My lord, opportunity knocks but once.”

“Recapturing Jiameng Pass is the only opportunity now!”

“If this good opportunity is abandoned.”

“Once the main force of the Dong Zhuo army is stationed in Jiameng Pass.”

“Trying to recover it again will be harder than ascending to heaven.”

Hearing this, Zhang Ren cast a grateful look at Huang Quan.

Wu Yi and Zhang Song also looked at each other.

Regarding what Zhang Ren and Huang Quan said, the two of them did not intend to speak out to stop it for the time being.

Of course, they would not speak out in favor either.

Before the situation was completely clear, the two of them would always maintain a neutral attitude.

After all.

The two of them were the leaders of the two major factions in the Shu lands.

It was impossible to place all their bets on Liu Zhang alone.

If Liu Zhang insisted on fighting.

Then the two of them would enter a state of assessing the situation.

Once Liu Zhang showed signs of defeat, the two of them would definitely choose to abandon Liu Zhang and throw themselves into the embrace of the Dong Zhuo army!

In reality.

The reason Liu Yan appointed these two as entrusted ministers earlier was really because there was no one else available under his command.

The so-called entrusted ministers.

The first factor considered was not this person’s ability.

But the factional power and political value behind this person!

If Wu Yi and Zhang Song were to be judged by ability, they might not be able to compare to Zhang Ren and Huang Quan.

But if it were judged by seniority and political value.

These two were far ahead of Zhang Ren and Huang Quan by more than ten streets!

And this was exactly why when Liu Bei passed away historically, the entrusted ministers were Zhuge Liang and Li Yan.

And not a combination like Zhuge Liang and Zhao Yun, or Zhuge Liang and Wei Yan.

Zhuge Liang at that time was equivalent to the leader of the Jingzhou faction under Liu Bei.

While Li Yan had a good relationship with the Yizhou people and was himself a Nanyang person from Jingzhou.

Liu Yan appointing Wu Yi and Zhang Song as entrusted ministers was actually the same principle as Liu Bei appointing Zhuge Liang and Li Yan as entrusted ministers.

With Wu Yi and Zhang Song there, the politics of Yizhou would tend to be stable.

At this moment, as the words of Zhang Ren and Huang Quan fell.

Wu Yi and Zhang Song quietly waited for Liu Zhang to make a decision.

Afraid that Liu Zhang would be hesitant, Zhang Ren hurriedly added:

“My lord, you don’t need to give me too many troops.”

“Just two thousand troops will be enough to capture Jiameng Pass!”

“If the attack on the pass fails, we can also withdraw in time, without hurting the foundation of our Yizhou army.”

Facing these resolute words from Zhang Ren, the four people in the council hall all cast their eyes on him.

To be honest.

If it weren’t for Zhang Ren’s previous battle records being obvious to all, everyone would definitely think he was joking.

Relying on the sturdiness of Jiameng Pass, with only two thousand troops, how could it be captured quickly?

However.

The calmness and composure on Zhang Ren’s face proved that he was not talking big.

Liu Zhang was a bit moved.

The facts were indeed as Zhang Ren said.

Two thousand troops accounted for roughly one-fifth of the total number of Shu troops.

If Jiameng Pass could not be captured.

They could still withdraw in time without hurting their foundation.

But if Jiameng Pass could be successfully captured.

They could keep the Dong Zhuo army outside the pass.

Greatly reducing the losses of the Shu army.

Greatly increasing the winning rate of this war!

Thinking of this.

Liu Zhang no longer hesitated.

He immediately allocated two thousand troops to Zhang Ren and dispatched Lei Tong as his deputy general.

These two thousand troops were all elite soldiers of the Shu lands.

Under Zhang Ren’s leadership, they rushed to Jiameng Pass day and night.

……

In Nanzheng City

Gu Yi welcomed an uninvited guest here.

This person was covered in bells, and his head was also inserted with all kinds of feathers.

This outfit, let alone placed in the Great Han, even if placed in later generations, was a proper non-mainstream look!

Yes, this person was Gan Ning, who had failed in his rebellion and fled from the Shu lands.

He originally planned to lead the Brocade Sail Bandits to Nanzheng to seek refuge with Zhang Lu.

But who knew that before he arrived here, Zhang Lu had already been defeated, and the entire territory of Hanzhong had been captured by Gu Yi.

Gan Ning thought, anyway, seeking refuge with Zhang Lu was just an expedient measure.

He eventually had to go to seek refuge with a major force.

It would be better to directly submit to the Dong Zhuo army, maybe he could get reused.

Therefore, holding the attitude of giving it a try, Gan Ning came here.

If the person sitting in Nanzheng was someone else, maybe he wouldn’t take Gan Ning seriously.

But Gu Yi, as a transmigrator, knew the ability of this fellow Gan Ning deeply.

“Wrapping armor and holding bits, raiding the camp as if entering an empty place.”

“A hundred riders raid the Wei camp, their merits shake the heroes of the world!”

This fellow Gan Ning was not only very brave, but also a rare general skilled in water warfare!

The place where he was born was Ba Commandery in Yizhou, and there was a Ba River beside it.

During his youth, Gan Ning often took his fellow brothers to mess around on the Ba River, looting passing warships.

This batch of people was exactly the prototype of the later Brocade Sail Bandits.

Among the group of generals in Eastern Wu later, Gan Ning’s ability was enough to rank in the top few.

During the few years he was stationed in Jiangxia to assist Huang Zu, he caused no small trouble for Sun Ten Thousand.

He even shot and killed his great general Ling Cao in front of Sun Ten Thousand.

Now.