Text/Lonely Red Wine
Zhang Lu was a warlord in The Three Kingdoms period. Speaking of which, Zhang Lu's territory is not large, only a palm-sized place in Hanzhong, there are no decent minerals in Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu's forces look like a wild force of a dozen soy sauces. But it was Zhang Lu, an inconspicuous little warlord, who made Liu Zhang, who had divided Yizhou, afraid. In order to deal with Zhang Lu's invasion, he had to run to Liu Bei for help. So why was Liu Zhang, who occupied Fushu Yizhou and had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses under his command, afraid of Zhang Lu, who only had a large land of palms?
First, Zhang Lu divided Hanzhong, although the territory was not large, but the population was quite large. Hanzhong is located in the Hanshui River Valley, thousands of miles of fertile wilderness, in ancient times was a prosperous and rich place. At the end of the Han Dynasty, the people of the Sanfu area were displaced and fled. After Zhang Lu occupied Hanzhong, he cut off the road to Yizhou, and the displaced people were left in Hanzhong, and the population of Hanzhong increased dramatically, reaching hundreds of thousands, and the population of Yizhou at that time was only one million. Although Zhang Lu's territory is not large, it has a large population, a high degree of development, and its strength is not weaker than Liu Zhang's.
Second, Zhang Lu's Hanzhong regime was a force that integrated the church and state; Zhang Lu promoted wudou rice Taoism in the local area, the unity of the religion and the people, social stability, the high consciousness of the people, and Zhang Lu's deep popularity, especially Zhang Lu's army was a fanatical religious believer, who fought a fierce battle without fear of death, and whoever encountered it had a headache. Don't underestimate the power of religion, another Taoist force at the end of the Han Dynasty almost overthrew the Han Dynasty, how could Liu Zhang, who was trapped in internal and external difficulties, not be afraid. Besides, Zhang Lu started his career in Yizhou, and there were still many of his followers in Yizhou, and Liu Zhang naturally had difficulty sleeping and eating.
Third, Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang had a vendetta, Liu Zhang killed Zhang Lu's mother and brother, and Zhang Lu naturally had to fight with Liu Zhang. Zhang Lu's power was not small, his troops were strong and strong, and he took in the Western Liang general Ma Chao and his remnants, and his power increased dramatically. Ma Chao was heroic and invincible, even Cao Cao was beaten by him to abandon his robe, and fled in a daze, Liu Zhang asked himself that he did not have Cao Cao's strength, let alone deal with Zhang Lu, he could not even deal with civil unrest, so he had to run to Liu Bei for help, and as a result, he led the wolf into the room and lost Yizhou.