The arrival of Fa Zheng surprised even Cheng Li himself.

He had heard of Fa Zheng's name, which usually appeared alongside Zhang Song in the books about Yizhou, and was Liu Yan's and even Liu Zhang's most reliable advisor. is also a strategist, everyone has their own fate, but Cheng Li has long thought that he will meet this young man who was born in Fufeng. Originally, I thought that the day the two met was when the banner of King Liang's armor was planted in Chengdu Mansion, but I didn't want to receive his name on this special and hurried day.

This day was too hurried, three days ago, the swordsmen of the Yizhou Wood-splitting Institute galloped day and night to finally deliver the news of the Jiangdong Army's large-scale invasion of Yizhou to Longdu...... Jizhou and Yizhou, and even the three auxiliaries of the Central Plains, double-line or even three-line operations.

At the same time, facing the chaotic Jizhou and Jiangdong tigers descending from the mountains, it is difficult to think about such a day.

Cheng Li stared at the famous thorn, waved his hand and said to the attendant: "Tell Fa Xiao to accept the famous thorn, invite him to the hall to rest temporarily, and say that the old man still has some official documents to deal with, and I will go to see him later." ”

The attendant intervened and asked, "Do you want to prepare melon and fruit soup?" ”

Cheng Li nodded, looked at the famous thorn and sighed wordlessly.

Although he had long known that the Liang Kingdom, which was dominating the western soil, would eventually have a life-and-death contest with Sun Jian, who dominated the southeast, Cheng Li never expected that it would take place on the battlefield of Yizhou at this time. For Cheng Li's plan, the best battle area with Sun Jian was between Huaisi, backed by the plain and the river, and the attack and defense were beneficial to the soldiers and horses of the Liang State. If Dong Zhuo had not accidentally asked Cao Cao for help, Yizhou would have been in the bag of Liangguo by now. Pity...... Who would have thought that Dong Zhuo, who was as close to Ma Yue as a brother, would regard life as child's play and rebel in Longdu City, and who would have thought that Cao Cao, who was far away in the Central Plains, would be difficult to control the situation in Jizhou?

To this day, there is no need to talk to Fa Zheng Cheng Li already knows Yizhou's plans, but on the contrary, this Liangguo under the Yizhou people must be drilled.

Because the land of Yizhou borders the Liang country, the best situation is naturally that it belongs to the Liang country, but now it is no longer possible; In the middle case, there is a supreme elite Liu Zhang, who is entrenched here as a military buffer between Liangguo and Jiangdong; The worst and worst situation is that Yizhou falls into the hands of Sun Jian...... And Cheng Li can't let the worst happen, so they must send troops as reinforcements to join the Yizhou battlefield.

However, in a place like Yizhou, there are countless mountains and rivers, the terrain is rugged and difficult to navigate, and even the cities of Chengdu are built on high mountains, and the strongest cavalry of the Liang Kingdom has no terrain to play, and the foot soldiers wearing heavy armor are not suitable for climbing dangerous mountains...... Fighting the Jiangdong Army in Yizhou is tantamount to attacking the other's strengths with one's own shortcomings.

What's more, the most proud soldiers and warriors in Liangguo were all taken to the Jizhou battlefield by Ma Yue, and those who remained in Liangguo were either old pillars such as Cheng Yin and Cheng Yi, or the younger generation who had not experienced a big battle, and even the outstanding commanders might not be able to pick out, what to fight in such a battle?

Cheng Li sighed, put down the famous thorn and held the cane standing next to a few cases, and when he stood up, his back was already a little rickety. He was once a prime-aged master who played drums and cheered for the Han army in Dong'e City, an eight-foot hero who stabbed to death a eunuch who was greedy for land on the bank of the Luonan River, or a minister of the humerus who supported the toddler like a baby to grow into the robust regime today...... But the moment he got up, the rickety figure stripped away all brilliance, like a silent sigh.

He's just an old man who is dying and over the age of six.

As he grows older, people who are full of desire when they are young will become more inflated, just like Dong Zhuo, whose ambition is growing rapidly. And some people will gradually feel the deep helplessness brought by the years, just like Cheng Li.

When he walked out of Dong'a, he never thought that just because he had made a promise, he would look back and be the humerus of Liangguo. At first, he just wanted to dedicate some of his power to the Changshui Lieutenant Department and save a few more ignorant young men. On the day he left Dongana, he smiled at his father and said that he would return to Dongana, when the world was calm, and then he would return to Donganah to teach.

Who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, even walking would have to rely on a cane, Dong Ah ...... But he never went back.

"Late Fa Zheng, meet Mr. Zhongde."

Walking out of the study, he had just stepped into the threshold of the front hall, and the young man kneeling in the hall stood up and saluted respectfully, and there was a young man standing beside him, who was also generally respectful. Cheng Li was tired of these red tapes, the so-called upward and downward effects, the people of Liangguo rarely saluted when they saw Liangwang Ma Yue, how could they put that score, and as a result, Liangguo now saw that no matter how high or low, they just bowed, and even bowed down. Cheng Li was no exception, waved his hand symbolically and arched his hand, and said, "Old man Cheng Li, please sit down." ”

Sitting opposite, Cheng Li waved his hand and said: "Liangguo and Yizhou have no friendship, I don't know what is the matter of filial piety today, please explain." ”

"It's a matter of urgency, and it's rude to be born late, so let's just say it." As he spoke, Fa Zheng raised his hand to the entourage, and Fei Guan took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Cheng Li and said respectfully: "Old man, this is my handwritten letter from the envoy of my family, please take a look." ”

Cheng Li nodded and took it, and listened to Fa Zheng while looking at it: "The traitor Sun Jian has no way, leading the unrighteous army to start the war lightly, trapping 500,000 households in Yizhou in rebellion. There are still 100,000 combatable troops in Honshu, stationed on the north and south sides, but the Jiangdong Army's offensive is too fast, and it is really ...... It's hard to resist. ”

Speaking of this, Fa Zheng paused as if he was a little embarrassed, and said to Cheng Li: "Therefore, my family envoy Jun specially ordered the late student to bring a gift to invite the Liang Kingdom to send troops to Hanshui to fight against Sun Jian's rebels. If King Liang is willing to send troops, our state is willing to be a vassal to King Liang in the future, and wait for the changes in the world to do great justice. ”

What changes in the world, what public righteousness...... In Cheng Li's eyes, it was all, it was nothing more than that Yizhou wanted to pull a thug to help when life and death were at stake. Cheng Li waved his hand and frowned as if he didn't know, and said: "With all due respect, if it comes to helping, Hanzhong is much more reliable and easier than Liangguo in any aspect, why doesn't Xiaozhi win over Zhang Lu, but instead comes to Liangguo for help?" ”

"This ...... Hanzhong Zhang Taishou has a personal enmity with my family envoy, and he has already betrayed Yizhou, alas, Mr. Zhongde, you are from other states, and it is not surprising that you do not know. "How could Cheng Li not know that the intelligence head of the Liangguo Kingdom, who has mastered the Pichai Academy for more than ten years, even knows when Liu Zhang had sex with his concubine, and he knows these things, but he doesn't say it, he just listens to Fa Zheng with a smile like an old man next door: "It's not a secret, because of this, our state can only ask for help from Liangguo, otherwise my family envoy will be unable to resist the Jiangdong people and can only surrender Yizhou." ”

Although this is a complaint, it is also like a threat. If Liu Yan did not resist and surrendered Jiangdong directly, then the 80,000 Jiangdong Army and thousands of warships could go straight to the Han River and directly attack Sanfu...... If this is the case, it is simply conceivable what will happen to Liangguo.

It's just that when Fa Zheng said this, he fell into Cheng Li's words, and what Cheng Li wanted was what Fa Zheng said.

The smiling old man squinted his eyes and smiled, "It's even more difficult this way...... Since Zhang Lu has betrayed Yizhou, and Hanzhong is guarding the main road into Shu, isn't it impassable for the soldiers and horses of the Liang State to enter Yizhou? It is still reasonable for Liangguo to help defend against Sun Jian, because Liu Yuanjun has a personal vendetta against Zhang Taishou in Hanzhong, right? Besides, sending troops requires food and grass, and sergeants also need military salaries and pensions, and everyone in the world knows that Liangguo is fighting against Jizhou, and I am afraid that I can't afford to pay for the huge consumption. ”

As soon as Fa Zheng heard it, he knew Cheng Li's voice, Liang Guo didn't care about entering Yizhou to fight, all they cared about was the military salary outside the budget, and immediately said: "Please rest assured about this, if His Royal Highness King Liang can send a strong army to help our state relieve the siege, all the military salaries, grain and grass will be borne by our state, please rest assured!" ”

Cheng Li heard this, since this is the case, then it is okay, spread his hands and said: "Since this is the case, then please wait for the news, the old man will send a message to His Royal Highness King Liang, and everything will be decided by King Liang." ”

At this point, Fa Zheng could only resign himself to fate to see how Ma Yue decided, so he had to promise with a wry smile...... Jizhou is thousands of miles away, but I am afraid that I will have to wait for half a month.

Cheng Liwei was looking for a post house to live in Longdu, so he passed the book to Ma Yue, there were too many things to be determined. From the selection of generals to the number of soldiers to the offensive route, all of these Ma Yue were in a state of suspense without nodding, but the time to pass the message back and forth was not as long as Fa Zheng imagined. The grain road of Liangguo is directly from Longdu to Zhaoguo of Jizhou, of which 30,000 horsemen run left and right, and the successive horsemen can transport back and forth day and night on the grain road of Taiping, and the transmission is also general.

More than 2,000 miles of road, under the gallop of the Liangguo rider by Cheng Li to deliver the letter, but it was delivered to Ma Yue in four days, and Ma Yue did not delay the effort, on the march of the army into Zhongshan State, he wrote a reply letter and sent the cavalry to send the message back, one came and went, not even ten days.

There are three letters sent back by Ma Yue, one to Cheng Li, one to Dong Zhuo, and one to Ma Wan. The letter to Cheng Li was very simple, paying homage to Dong Zhuo, the Marquis of Tao, as a general, taking command of the expedition, raising 30,000 water troops from Sanfu Water Village to Hanshui through Weishui to attack the rear of the Jiangdong Army, and the Yizhou Army to attack Sun Jian's department. At the same time, Bai Ma Play, Ma Teng, and Han Sui were the generals to lead the Liangguo military, focusing on Chen Bing and three auxiliary to guard against Sun Jianjun's counterattack.

All of a sudden, just because of a few words in the three letters, it was decided that Liang Guo would join this all-out war that shook the world.

In the tenth year of Jian'an, at the beginning of June, Dong Zhuo, the Marquis of Lintao, after a year of deposation, worshiped as the former general of Liangguo, and commanded 30,000 troops from Sanfu Shuizhai all the way south, straight to the Hanshui battlefield.

The battle of Hanshui began.