When Liu Chan heard the news that Pang Tong was not dead, he breathed a sigh of relief. He had worked so much, and if Pang Tong was still shot to death, that would be unfair.

It was thanks to Liu Chan. When Pang Tong passed by Luofengpo, Lu did not ride Liu Bei.

Zhang Ren knew that the Lu that Liu Bei rode was white, so he had ordered arrows to shoot white horses long ago. Pang Tong's horse was brown, so it did not attract too many arrows. However, the horse riders were naturally larger than those who were walking, so Pang Tong was still hit by several arrows and had more than a dozen bones broken. Although he was not dead, he was seriously injured and was still in a coma.

Liu Bei attached great importance to Pang Tong, so the best doctor he invited, spared no expense to take medicine, and finally saved Pang Tong's life. However, Pang Tong was very serious and only had an external injury, it would take at least one year to fully recover.

Moreover, the arrow Pang Tong also carries poison on it. Although it is not an immediate deadly poison, it is also a very difficult poison. According to the doctor's advice, to completely eliminate the poison, it will take two years of continuous medication. Moreover, you cannot use your brain during this period, don't get angry, and be calm, otherwise the wound will collapse and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Therefore, in the next two or three years, even if Pang Tong is a useless man, he will no longer be able to march with Liu Bei to fight wars.

Traditional Chinese medicine is a very slow treatment method, not as immediate as Western medicine. In addition, the medical level in the Three Kingdoms era was indeed not very high, so it was not surprising that it took such a long time. In Liu Chan's opinion, as long as Pang Tong's life is saved, it will be successful. As for the poison on Pang Tong, at most, you can find an opportunity to use your internal strength to force him out.

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When Pang Tong fell, Liu Bei had to let Zhuge Liang come to support him, so Zhuge Liang led Zhao Yun into Shu from water, while Zhang Fei entered Shu from land. As for Jingzhou, he still handed it over to Guan Yu.

Zhang Fei entered Shu by land and released Yan Yan on the way. Yan Yan is now the oldest general under Liu Zhang. Half of the generals in the entire Bashu were once under Yan Yan's subordinates. Now Yan Yan surrendered, which put a shadow on Xichuanlong, especially Ba County, which is the most powerful in Yan Yan, who surrendered to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang finally met successfully. At this time, the news of the rebellion and defeated back to Chengdu also spread, and the whole of Chengdu fell into disappointment. Ba County was captured by Liu Bei, the access between Jingzhou and Yizhou was opened, and Jiameng Pass was still in Liu Bei's hands, and Liu Bei had no worries, which means that Liu Zhang now only has territory south of Luocheng!

At this moment, the hearts of Chengdu are fluctuating, and many people have begun to wonder whether they should surrender to Liu Bei. Some people have begun to flee Chengdu when the situation is not good. And those local gentry began to contact Liu Bei secretly.

Now, Zhang Ren, who guards Luocheng, has become Liu Zhang's only hope.

Chengdu.

Liu Zhang glanced at everyone in the hall and found that Li Hui did not come today, so Liu Zhang asked, "Where is Li Hui? Why didn't he come?"

All the ministers looked at me, and I looked at you, but they didn't say anything. Liu Zhang immediately sent someone to Li Hui's house to inquire. After a while, the guards came to report that Li Hui had already left Chengdu last night and his whereabouts were still unknown!

Everyone present knew that Li Hui must have joined Liu Bei!

Liu Zhang sighed in disappointment. This was the third time this month. At the beginning, Liu Zhang was very angry, but now, Liu Zhang has gradually become numb!

Seeing Liu Zhang's decadent expression on his face, he felt helpless and overwhelmed everyone's hearts. For a moment, the hall was quiet, silent, and a breath of doomsday came over everyone's heads.

At this moment, Huang Quan stood up again: "Lord, I think we should ask Zhang Lu, Hanzhong for help now! As long as Hanzhong Zhang Lu captures Jiameng Pass, we and Zhang Lu can attack Liu Bei on both sides, and maybe there is still a chance of winning!"

Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu had a grudge against him to kill his mother. Before he had no choice, Liu Zhang would never ask Zhang Lu for help. But now it is a critical moment. If he does not ask Zhang Lu for help, it will not take long for Liu Bei to attack the city of Chengdu.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang shook his head in embarrassment: "I am a feud with Zhang Lu. I wonder if Zhang Lu will send troops to support me?"

"Lord, although the lord and Zhang Lu have a grudge against him to kill his mother, if he uses temptation, Zhang Lu should send troops!" Huang Quan continued.

"Use temptation? What to use to lure Zhang Lu?" Before Liu Zhang could speak, Dong He next to him asked first.

"We can send the twenty prefectures near Jiameng Pass to Zhang Lu and ask him to send troops!" Huang Quan said.

"My lord, absolutely not!" After Huang Quan finished speaking, Liu Ba stood up: "My lord, Zhang Lu is a tiger and wolf. If it weren't for Jiameng Pass for so many years, Zhang would have already left my Xichuan! Jiameng Pass is my Xichuan portal and must not be given to Zhang Lu!"

"Lord, I think what Lord Huang said is extremely true! Liu Bei is now an urgent matter. If Liu Bei is allowed to do this, it will not take long to kill the city of Chengdu! If Chengdu is gone, what's the use of asking for the twenty prefectures near Jiameng Pass! Moreover, Jiameng Pass is still in the hands of Liu Bei. If Zhang Lu wants those twenty prefectures, he still needs to take them from Liu Bei! In this way, Zhang Lu will inevitably have a conflict with Liu Bei. In this way, the urgent matters of Chengdu can be resolved!" Xu Jing said.

Liu Zhang nodded: "Who should I send this matter to you?"

"I am willing to go to Hanzhong in person to convince Zhang Lu!" Huang Quan said.

Liu Zhang still trusted Huang Quan very much. When Liu Yan entered Sichuan, Huang Quan followed Liu Yan to Yizhou. Speaking of which, Huang Quan was also an old minister under Liu Zhang, so from the bottom of his heart, Liu Zhang still trusted Huang Quan very much. So Liu Zhang nodded and said, "Then I'll bother Gongheng to leave and lie down!"

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Hanzhong, Nanzheng.

Zhang Lu looked at everyone under the tent and asked, "Everyone, now Liu Zhang's envoy Huang Quan has arrived in my Nanzheng. I hope I can rescue Liu Zhang, and also promised the twenty states around Jiameng Pass. Do you think I should do what I should do?"

Zhang Lu said, looking at Yan Pu below. To be honest, the Ten Heavenly Master under Zhang Lu's command was okay to preach missions, but it would be far from asking them to give advice. The one who really came up with the idea was Yan Pu. Although Zhang Lu said "Everyone", he actually asked Yan Pu alone.

Everyone knew that Zhang Lu was asking Yan Pu alone, so they all stood there honestly, and no one came out to express their opinions. The eyelids stood up, cleared their throats, and said, "Lord, I think we should support Liu Zhang this time!"

“Why?”

"Liu Bei is a hero of the world, and Liu Zhang is just a dog guarding the city. If Liu Bei is allowed to capture Xichuan, he will definitely attack Hanzhong in the future. Liu Bei's subordinates are full of powerful generals, and Zhuge Kongming is extremely wise. At that time, it may be difficult for us to deal with Liu Bei. Now, Hanzhong and Xichuan Liu Zhang are dead and his teeth are cold!"

Speaking of this, Yan Pu paused and then said, "Although the twenty prefectures of Liu Zhang are just moon and mist in the water, if the lord sends troops, he must first attack Jiameng Pass. He heard that only Huo Jun is less than a thousand people in Jiameng Pass, and the terrain of Jiameng Pass is dangerous. You can attack and retreat or defend. If our army captures Jiameng Pass and attacks Bashu, there will be no barriers. In the future, we can drive away Liu Bei, and our army can also go to Chengdu and occupy Xichuan! Even if we can't drive away Liu Bei, with Jiameng Pass, we can still resist Liu Bei with Jiameng Pass!"

Zhang Lu nodded. What Yan Pu said made sense. Zhang Lu knew Liu Bei's strength. Guan, Zhang and Zhao were both powerful generals in charge, and Zhuge Liang had the ability to be unpredictable. If Liu Bei had gained a firm foothold in Bashu, he would definitely attack Hanzhong. At that time, he would not be able to stop Liu Bei.

Moreover, now taking advantage of the situation to capture Jiameng Pass, it can also be used as a springboard to attack Bashu in the future. Even if Liu Bei occupied Chengdu, Jiameng Pass could also serve as a barrier to block Liu Bei.

Thinking of this, Zhang Lu asked, "Everyone, who is willing to lead troops to attack Jiameng Pass?"

"I'm willing to go!" A loud voice sounded, Zhang Lu looked down and said, "A handsome general, who was talking to Ma Chao and Ma Mengqi!"

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Chapter completed!