Chapter 224

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 kindness in recognizing his talent.

Zhang Ren wanted to defend the land of Shu 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 wasn't a person who understood military affairs, he knew how critical the current situation was.

Once this barrier of Jiameng Pass was firmly grasped in the hands of the Dong Zhuo army, the land of Shu would be 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 lost will not return."

"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 wouldn't speak out in favor either.

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

After all.

They were the leaders of the two major factions in the land of Shu respectively.

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 judging 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.

When Liu Yan appointed these two as ministers entrusted with the orphan, it was truly because there was no one else under his command to use.

The so-called ministers entrusted with the orphan.

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

But the factional power and political value behind this person!

If one were to talk about ability, Wu Yi and Zhang Song might not necessarily be able to compare to Zhang Ren and Huang Quan.

But if one were to talk about seniority and political value.

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

And this was precisely why when Liu Bei passed away, the ministers entrusted with the orphan 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 from Nanyang, Jingzhou.

Liu Yan appointing Wu Yi and Zhang Song as ministers entrusted with the orphan, and Liu Bei appointing Zhuge Liang and Li Yan as ministers entrusted with the orphan, were actually the same logic.

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.

Fearing that Liu Zhang would be indecisive, Zhang Ren hurriedly added:

"My lord, you don't need to give me too many troops."

"Just two thousand troops will be enough to take Jiameng Pass!"

"If the attack on the pass fails, we can also withdraw in time, so as not to hurt the foundation of our Yizhou army."

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

To tell the truth.

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 possible to break through it quickly?

However.

The composure and calmness on Zhang Ren's face were proving that he was not talking big.

Liu Zhang was somewhat moved.

The facts were indeed as Zhang Ren had said.

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

If they couldn't take Jiameng Pass.

They could still retreat in time without hurting their foundation.

But if they successfully took Jiameng Pass.

They could keep the Dong Zhuo army outside the pass.

Greatly reducing the losses of the Shu army.

Significantly 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 elites of the land of Shu.

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

……

Inside Nanzheng City

Gu Yi here welcomed an uninvited guest.

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

This attire, let alone being 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 his rebellion and fled from the land of Shu.

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

But who would have thought that before he even arrived here, Zhang Lu had already been defeated, and the entire Hanzhong region had been conquered by Gu Yi.

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

He ultimately still had to go and seek refuge with a major power.

It would be better to directly submit to the Dong Zhuo army, perhaps he could even obtain an important position.

Thus, holding the mentality of giving it a try, Gan Ning came here.

If the person garrisoning Nanzheng were someone else, perhaps they wouldn't take Gan Ning seriously.

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

"Wrapping armor and holding bits, raiding the camp as if entering an empty land."

"A hundred riders raiding the Wei camp, their merit shaking the heroes of the world!"

This scoundrel 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 Bajiang beside it.

In his youth, Gan Ning often led his fellow brothers to hang out on the Bajiang, plundering passing warships.

This group of people was precisely 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 garrisoned Jiangxia to assist Huang Zu, he caused no small amount of trouble for Sun Shiwan.

He even shot and killed his great general Ling Cao right in front of Sun Shiwan.

Now.