At this time, Yizhou was being fiercely attacked by Pang De.

Since Pang De was extremely powerful and often led his troops to fight against the Qiang cavalry who invaded Liangzhou, Zhang Lu was far from able to withstand his own force or the troops he led in battle.

Seeing that most of Hanzhong had been lost, Liu Yan finally couldn't sit still. Even though he was suffering from illness, he insisted on coming out to preside over the political situation and sent Liu Bei, who had just surrendered to him, to Hanzhong to assist Zhang Lu in resisting Pound's army.

Although Liu Bei had no advisers to advise him at this time, he had learned a lot of tactics and tactics after quelling the Yellow Turban Rebellion and participating in the nineteen princes' crusade against Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, although his commanding ability is not as good as Pound's, it is still much stronger than Zhang Lu's.

In addition, he has two super generals, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Although there is still a certain gap between his commanding ability and Pound's, with the strength of the generals, he can barely resist Pound's attack.

However, this is only a temporary resistance.

After Pound tested each other with Liu Bei at the beginning, he realized that there was a big gap between Liu Bei's ability and his own.

Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were unstoppable, they were able to use their tactics and experience to suppress each other. In addition, the combat effectiveness of the Xiliang cavalry under his command was much stronger than that of Liu Bei and Zhang Lu, so it didn't take long for them to regain their strength. gained the upper hand.

Facing the crazy attack of Pang De's army, Liu Bei and Zhang Lu became more and more difficult to resist. Finally, when Zhang Xiu came to Yizhou, Pang De finally reached Nanzheng, the seat of Hanzhong County.

At this time, both Liu Bei and Zhang Lu had seen that Pound's army was full of momentum, and the morale of their own troops had already hit rock bottom after successive defeats.

Even Zhang Fei was frowning all day long, muttering about wanting to withdraw his troops.

Therefore, after discussion, Liu Bei and Zhang Lu reluctantly decided that in order to preserve the remaining troops, they had to abandon Nanzheng and lead their army back to Shu County to meet Liu Yan.

At the same time, Zhang Xiu also led the Liangzhou army to Shu County to join Liu Yan.

Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu happened to meet Liu Yan when they met Liu Bei who had withdrawn to Shu County.

It was not that Liu Bei had done nothing in Yizhou during this period. He had been suppressing the alien rebellion in Yizhou under Liu Yan's orders, thereby winning over many people in Yizhou.

Jia Xu listened to the conversation between Liu Bei and Liu Yan, and combined with his previous understanding of Liu Bei, he found that Liu Bei obviously had more potential than Liu Yan and was more suitable to be the object of allegiance.

So after saying goodbye to Liu Yan, Jia Xu came to Zhang Xiu's residence and secretly persuaded Zhang Xiu to join Liu Bei.

Zhang Xiu was very surprised by Jia Xu's proposal. After all, Liu Yan was the shepherd of Yizhou, and Liu Bei was just Liu Yan's guest, and it was Liu Yan who they had planned to seek refuge on the way to Yizhou.

However, regarding Zhang Xiu's doubts, Jia Xu gave an answer that convinced Zhang Xiu.

He said to Zhang Xiu:"If Liu Yan were twenty years younger, there would be no problem in taking refuge with Liu Yan.

But at this time, Liu Yan was too old and had no ambitions to fight for hegemony in troubled times. He only wanted to stay in Yizhou. Spend the rest of your life.

But is it so easy to live in these troubled times?

He has no ambitions. Sooner or later he will be annexed by other princes. By then we will become surrendered generals, and we cannot control life or death in our own hands.

Even if we survive , there will be no chance for a reduced general to continue to develop.

Moreover, Liu Yan is already terminally ill at this time. I believe that it will not be long before he is able to drive to the west of Hexi.

After his death, Liu Zhang will definitely take over as Yizhou Mu.

But Liu Zhang must have Liu Yan. Yan is not much stronger. He has a weak character and is not suitable for surviving in troubled times. Presumably, like Liu Yan, he just wants to stay in Yizhou and be self-sufficient.

But Liu Bei is different. He is like a bird temporarily entrenched in Qian. The dragon swimming in the stream will definitely fly into the sky once he has the opportunity.

Moreover, he has always taken it as his mission to help the Han Dynasty, and he will not be willing to stay under others for a long time. At this time, he has no capable people, so we take refuge in him at this time. We are like friends in need. It is said that it is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to provide help in times of need. If Liu Bei gains power, he will definitely reuse us." After listening to Jia Xu's words, Zhang Xiu felt that what he said made sense, although he was not sure when Liu Bei would be able to fly. Soaring to the sky, but out of trust in Jia Xu, he took the initiative to contact Liu Bei and joined Liu Bei's command.

Although Liu Bei had never met Zhang Xiu before, his reputation as the"King of Spears in the North" was already well known to him.

Moreover, Zhang Xiu was different from Li Jue and other Liangzhou generals under Dong Zhuo. He was not Dong Zhuo's subordinate. He had been staying in Liangzhou in his early years and followed Liangzhou officials to resist the invading foreign tribes.

Therefore, all the evil things Dong Zhuo did had nothing to do with him. It was only after Dong Zhuo's death that Zhang Ji recruited Zhang Xiu in order to expand his power.

Therefore, Liu Bei was not disgusted with Zhang Xiu, and was even more happy for Zhang Xiu's surrender.

As Zhang Xiu surrendered to Liu Bei, Jia Xu also came out from behind the scenes to meet Liu Bei.

Although Liu Bei did not know Jia Xu, when it comes to knowing people, Liu Bei is definitely the best person in the world.

Therefore, after a few words, Liu Bei was sure that the cold-looking middle-aged man in front of him was even more powerful than Xu Shu in terms of strategy.

Therefore, the joy of having Jia Xu work for him has exceeded Zhang Xiu.

After Jia Xu met Liu Bei, the first thing he said to Liu Bei was to suggest that he replace Liu Yan and occupy Yizhou.

When Liu Bei heard Jia Xu's suggestion, he was shocked. He said:"This must not be done. Bei was defeated by Cao Cao in Xuzhou and it was Liu Gong who took me in when he had no way out. How could

I repay him with kindness and seek revenge on him?" As for Yizhou, this will not only be true, but it is also unfair. This matter should not be mentioned again."

Regarding Liu Bei's reaction, Jia Xu had already guessed it, so he did not give up, but continued He advised:"My lord, don't give up the great cause of the world just for the sake of temporary fame.

Now the world is in chaos, and the princes in various places are separatist and attack each other. Liu Yanchui is old and has long lost his ambition to make progress. Liu Zhang is even more weak in character. And I don’t have the ability.

If the Lord doesn’t stand up,Before long, Yizhou will be occupied by other princes.

Today's Hanzhong is the best example.

However, Ma Teng is not the most powerful prince, and Liu Yan is unable to resist. If Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and their like attack, they may even defeat Shu County.

Xu knew that the lord had always taken it as his own responsibility to support the Han Dynasty, but if there was no territory, what could the lord do to support the Han Dynasty?

If the lord hesitates any longer, he will surely be destroyed in the troubled times soon. Only by replacing Liu Yan and taking control of Yizhou can he rise rapidly."

Liu Bei listened to Jia Xu's words, thought about it again and again, and finally agreed to Jia Xu's suggestion.

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