Yang Teng saw that Lin Nan was curious, so he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, our Di people were forced by the Qiang people to be helpless, so we had to live in the underground, it took four and a half years to dig a cave from the valley to the top, and at the same time at the bottom of the valley in order to just in case, also dug a lot of caves, most of the valley bottom is stone, under our feet, there is this very deep and deep cave, extending in all directions, can hide tens of thousands of people, from the West Wolf Valley to the East Wolf Valley, please don't be surprised." ”

After Lin Nan heard this, he hurriedly said, "Patriarch Yang, aren't you working very hard?" In such a difficult environment, you must have spent a lot of manpower and time to dig a cave in the ground on the one hand, and a cave out of the mountain on the other. ”

Yang Teng sighed and said: "There was originally a road that could go straight to the bottom of the valley, but unfortunately in order to avoid the chase of the Qiang people, we did not hesitate to destroy the road, until a month later, I did not know the difficulty of living at the bottom of the valley, all around are cliffs, unclimbable, many young strong men have also tried to climb, but have not succeeded, and finally had to give up this stupid idea, and then use stupid methods, which took a lot of time and manpower, digging a slope out of the valley, for this, Twenty thousand of our Di people have died in this valley, and the death of a large number of young and middle-aged people has also led to the continuous weakening of our Di people......"

After hearing this, Lin Nan also sighed, but if it weren't for Yang Teng's spirit of moving mountains, I was afraid that they would have to be surrounded by Cao Cao today.

While he was talking, Zhao Yun walked in from outside, and when he saw Lin Nan, he knelt on the ground first and said loudly: "Zilong fell into Cao Cao's treacherous trick by mistake, and now it's too late to save the driver." I hope Your Majesty will punish you! ”

Lin Nan hurriedly helped Zhao Yun up and said, "Aiqing doesn't have to be like this, no one can be a sage or a sage." Aiqing fell under the abyss and has not yet died. I was already content. Today, if there is no Aiqing in the rear camp to contain the Wei army's soldiers and horses, and lead the army to break off, I am afraid that I will die and have no place to be buried. ”

As he spoke, Lin Nan hugged Zhao Yun, and then tears filled his eyes, and he couldn't help but shed tears, the first time because of the defeat.

More than 6,000 soldiers of the Huaxia Army were all in the West Wolf Valley, and they heard Lin Nan crying in the room. Everyone didn't know what the situation was, and all the generals came to peep, but seeing that Lin Nan let go of Zhao Yun, he strode outside, looked around at his subordinates, wiped the tears on his face, and shouted loudly: "Soldiers of the Huaxia Army!" I'm sorry for you, I'm incompetent and can't lead you to kill the enemy, but I've been forced to this point by the enemy. If it weren't for Yang Teng, my army would have been buried at the foot of Dingjun Mountain. Since the start of the Battle of Dingjun Mountain, Wu Lideng, Dian Wu, Bian Xi, Gao Pei, Liu Bi, and Deng Xian have been killed one after another. Lost more than 15,000 soldiers, these are all my faults, I underestimated Cao Cao too much, underestimated the strength of the Wei army, I am heartbroken......"

"The Emperor's ......" At this moment, Zhao Yun, Zhang Ren, Yang Huai, Meng Da and others knelt on the ground one after another, and more than 6,000 soldiers all cried bitterly, and their sad voices resounded throughout the valley, allowing Yang Teng and others to see it. They were all moved.

"Your Majesty, we are willing to fight to the death with the Wei army. Recapture Dingjun Mountain and kill Cao Cao's old thief! Zhao Yun knelt on the ground. Crying.

"We are willing to fight to the death with the Wei army, recapture Dingjun Mountain, kill Cao Cao's old thief, avenge the dead brother, and raise the emperor's prestige!" More than 6,000 soldiers shouted in unison.

After Yang Teng heard this, he was also surging with heart, although the Huaxia Army was defeated, but the confidence was still there, and these more than 6,000 soldiers brought him a great shock. He immediately shouted: "Your Majesty, Yang Teng is willing to lead all the men of the Di clan to be driven by the emperor and kill Cao Cao's old thief!" ”

When Lin Nan saw this formation, he knew that although the Huaxia Army was defeated, the backbone was still there, and those who survived were all elites. However, he also knew that he must not mess around, now among more than 6,000 people, a large part of them are injured, and the news of Bian Xi's death has hit him even harder, and he has lost his best scout, this old brother who has been following him since he pacified the Jizhou Yellow Turban.

"The mourning soldiers will win, I must let Cao Cao's old thief pay for his blood debts, and I will avenge the dead soldiers. But now, the Wei army is strong, our army is too scattered, the reinforcements have not yet arrived in Hanzhong, and they are recuperating here, waiting for the opportunity, and then by surprise, seize Dingjun Mountain, and give the Wei army a heavy blow. Lin Nan said loudly.

In the sky above Hanzhong County, the clouds were thick, and the prestige of the Wei army reached Nanzheng City, which immediately made the city panic.

Zhang Mengxing was a general, leading all the soldiers in Nanzheng City, and the city wall was full of soldiers, and the defense was very tight.

In the Taishou Mansion, Hanzhong Taishou Wang Lang looked anxious, as soon as he heard that Cao Cao led the army to defeat Lin Nan in Dingjun Mountain, and now he was killing Nanzheng, he was anxious like an ant on a hot pot.

Zhang Meng, Ling Bao, Fa Zheng and others saw Wang Lang's appearance, and everyone gave a look of disdain.

"The battle of Dingjun Mountain, the emperor's whereabouts are unknown, Cao Cao's old thief led the army is galloping towards Nanzheng City, there are only a few thousand soldiers and horses in the city, most of them are surrendered soldiers, I am afraid that it will be difficult to resist Cao Cao's old thief's soldiers." Zhang Meng said first.

Fa Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, if Dingjun Mountain is lost, there will be no danger to defend Nanzheng City, and the Wei army is fierce, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to hold on." However, no matter what, Nan Zhengcheng cannot be abandoned at will, otherwise, it will be much more difficult to capture it again. Now the only hope is pinned on the right hussar general, I have sent someone to the right hussar general to report to the right hussar general, I believe that the right hussar general should be speeding up the march, as long as we can hold on until the right hussar general arrives, there will definitely be a time to turn the situation around. ”

Ling Bao said: "What Xiaozhi said is good. Now the whereabouts of the emperor and others are unknown, but this is enough to prove that the emperor and others have not been harmed by Cao Cao's old thief, as long as the emperor is still near Dingjun Mountain for a day, Hanzhong will definitely not be lost. ”

Wang Lang hurriedly said: "But Cao Cao is like a god with soldiers, and even the emperor has been defeated, how can we be Cao Cao's opponent of the old thief?" I think it's better to take Cao Cao's old thief's family and retreat to Chang'an, so as to blackmail Cao Cao's old thief......"

"Lord Taishou, this kind of desertion. Don't you think it's a shame to retreat without a fight? Zhang Meng said.

"You can't retreat, just take a step back. The Wei army will drive straight in, and Hanzhong is a dangerous place. If you don't fight and retreat, then the resistance of the emperor and the soldiers at Dingjun Mountain will be meaningless. Now is an extraordinary period, my law filial piety has benefited from the emperor, although there is no real position, but I do not want to see the loss of the land of Huaxia. Now there are only a few of us in Hanzhong City, and Lord Wang is the emperor's appointed guard, if you don't do your best, I'm afraid that my soldiers will never be willing. The arrow had to be fired. Cao Wei's army in the city originally belonged to the subordinates of Lord Taishou, and only Lord Taishou could be appeased. Fa Zheng was very excited when he spoke, and immediately pulled out the sword in his waist, and the sword light was cold, shooting directly into Wang Lang's eyes, and his eyes also burst out with aggressive anger.

Zhang Meng and Ling Bao also drew their blades one after another, and said in unison: "Lord Taishou." Make a decision! ”

Wang Lang's face twitched, at this time, if he didn't agree with the three of them to stick to Nanzheng City, he was afraid that blood would be splashed on the spot. He immediately said, "This...... Don't worry, three. I didn't say that I wouldn't stick to it, but I just put forward a little different opinion, it is practical to use Cao Cao's family to blackmail Cao Cao, Nanzheng City is where it comes in, I will go to pass the order, let all the soldiers stick to the city, and no one will be allowed to leave the city, and wait here for reinforcements to arrive......"

Zhang Meng, Ling Bao, and Fa Zheng glanced at each other, and put away their blades one after another. He said in unison: "My lord is so decisive, as long as you hold on to this city." Hindered the Wei army, and waited for the defeat of the Wei army in the future. Adults are a great achievement! ”

Wang Lang had a wry smile on his face, and shouted bitterly in his heart: "I was forced to be like this by you, if I don't agree to you, I'm afraid that I will be splashed with blood on the spot, you are chasing ducks to the shelves...... Phew, how can I be a duck......"

After the four of them finished discussing in the Taishou Mansion, Wang Lang immediately issued an order, Zhang Meng and Ling Bao outside, and Fa Zheng inside, jointly controlled Wang Lang and stabilized Wang Lang's heart. At the same time, Xiahou Heng and other Cao Wei clans were all imprisoned, and people were sent to guard them more closely.

Zhang Meng, Ling Bao, and Fa Zheng also knew that Wang Lang was not reliable, but this was also something that could not be helped, after all, half of the soldiers and horses in the city were Wang Lang's old troops, so they could only temporarily let Wang Lang be the leader, so as to restrain Cao Wei's army in the city.

At the same time, Xu Huang, the general of the right chariot cavalry of the Huaxia Kingdom, was hurrying up, galloping quickly with the vanguard of 5,000 cavalry, followed by Anita Patrick and Lin Yang with 35,000 infantry.

About in the evening, a round of sunset sank to the side of Shande, and a large number of Wei troops appeared outside the south gate of Nanzheng City, under the banner of Cao Cao.

That night, the Wei army did not launch an offensive, but set up camp outside the city, and Cao Cao had arrows shot into many surrender letters, which roughly meant that all mistakes were not to blame, as long as the city surrendered, it was his Wei people again, and everyone was promoted.

Ling Bao, who was in charge of guarding the city gate, led his subordinates to receive this kind of surrender, and immediately gathered together and burned it on the city tower.

Fa Zheng had already expected it, so he asked Ling Bao to guard the south gate, and moved all the old Wei troops of Wang Lang to the north gate, and the south Zheng city was built on the mountain, with only the north and south two gates, so after controlling the south gate, it was equivalent to controlling the entire South Zheng City, so as not to let the Wei army's attack disturb the atmosphere in the city.

Cao Cao was eating in the tent, when Xu Chu suddenly walked in and asked, "How is the effect?" ”

Xu Chu shook his head and said: "It has no effect at all, the soldiers stationed at the south gate have burned all the surrender books, I am really angry, I wasted so many arrows in vain." ”

"It seems that there are wise men in the city, but do you know who the guards in the city are?" Cao Cao asked.

"It has been found out that the Taishou of Hanzhong is still Wang Lang, in addition to the original Shu general Ling Bao, and another named Zhang Meng, the resourceful man has not heard of a military division." Xu Chu replied.

"General Xu ignored a person, this person is resourceful, and he can be called a talent for a while, a person from Qinzhou who is right-handed, with a positive surname and a straight word." Pang Tong came from outside the tent, and as soon as he entered the big tent, he immediately said.

After Cao Cao heard this, he remained silent, continued to eat and drink, and after chewing a few bites, he put down the dishes and chopsticks, looked at Pang Tong, and asked: "Military advisor, how can you take Nanzheng City without blood?" ”

"Bluff, let the people in Nanzheng City know that His Majesty has returned, not long after the Huaxia Army captured Hanzhong, the people in the city may not be willing to return to their hearts, and they may be able to get a response from the city. At the same time, our troops began to feint at the south gate during the day. Test the strength of the defenders in the city, and then make a decision. Pang Tong replied.

"Brilliant plan. I was annoyed that the army division commanded the whole army on my behalf, and I was a little tired. I want to take a day or two off. A hint of displeasure appeared on Cao Cao's face, and he covered his head with his hands. It looks very uncomfortable.

After Pang Tong saw it, he knew that this was Cao Cao's head wind again, and it was only three days since the army arrived in Hanzhong, and if Hanzhong was not taken as soon as possible, it would be extremely disadvantageous to the Wei army. He bowed to Cao Cao, answered, and went out.

Xu Chu hurriedly called the military doctor and prescribed some painkillers. After the torment, let Cao Cao drink, Cao Cao fell asleep, and Xu Chu led everyone to guard outside the tent.

………………

Liangzhou, Shangtai.

Tai Shici paced around in Jicheng, distraught, Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong, Hanzhong's troops were weak, and he learned that Sima Yi and Zhang Xiu had smuggled into Yinping, but he was afraid that he would not be able to reach Hanzhong for a while. He couldn't figure out what Sima Yi meant.

At this moment, Ma Chao came from outside and saw Tai Shici. He immediately asked, "General, you are in such a hurry to summon me over, is something happening?" ”

Tai Shi Ci said: "Meng Qi, I want to take another 20,000 elite soldiers from Wudu County along the Western Han River to the south, straight to the city of Chuyang in Hanzhong County, to support the emperor, Hanzhong is in danger of abnormality, must not be lost, the emperor's troops in Hanzhong are weak." Sima Yi and Zhang Xiu smuggled into Yinping, but they were afraid that they would not be able to arrive for a while. Yesterday, I just received a letter from the emperor asking our army to lead troops to support Hanzhong. I want to ......"

"General, why don't you let me go, the general stays in Liangzhou, the general controls the northwest, I have a common hatred with Cao Cao's old thief, this revenge will not be avenged, I will never be a person, I have sent someone to negotiate with the king of Qiang, Cheriji will not have any abnormal behavior, the general is the first general of the Northwest Field Army, he can't move lightly, the general is famous, the mighty Xiliang, the barbarians from all directions are surrendered, the stakes are very important." Ma Chaodao.

Tai Shi Ci thought about it, in recent years, Tai Shi Ci's reputation in the northwest has indeed been greatly enhanced, and it has already overshadowed the Shenwei Tian general Ma Chao of the year, and his reputation has spread far and wide, and his name has been heard in Wusun and other countries in the Western Regions, but Ma Chao has been a general under his hands, and he has suppressed the edge.

"What you said also makes sense, then you can lead 20,000 elite soldiers to support Hanzhong, first, you can help the emperor, and second, you can kill Cao Cao to take revenge, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone." Tai Shi Ci thought about it for a while, and then said.

"General, when will I leave?" Ma Chao asked.

"I've assembled 20,000 elite soldiers, and you can set off at any time."

"It's better to choose a day than to hit the day, just today."

"It's okay, arrive in Hanzhong one day earlier, and defeat Cao Cao one day earlier. After you meet the emperor, remember to say hello to the emperor on my behalf. ”

"Definitely."

After the two of them discussed, Ma Chao went to the military camp and ordered 20,000 elite soldiers, and left Shangtai with them.

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Yizhou, Chengdu.

As soon as the news that Gan Ning led the land and water army to capture Ba County reached Chengdu, Xun Yu, who stayed in Chengdu, had a headache, and immediately opened the map of Shudi, and after reading it, he couldn't help but say angrily: "The Huaxia army marched north and south, and His Majesty led the army to a decisive battle in Hanzhong, and now Gan Ning led the army to the Shuojiang River, causing our army to fall into a two-front combat situation. ”

"Why did the prime minister say this?" As soon as Zhang Song entered here, he heard Xun Yu's words and hurriedly asked.

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "It's nothing, Lord Zhang, the Southern Route Army of the Huaxia Army, what is the eastward direction now?" ”

Zhang Song said: "The Huaxia army has no eastward direction for the time being, and after occupying Ba County, it has been stopping at Ba County, and has made three chapters with the local people, and has nothing to take from the people, and is very loved by the people in Shu. ”

After hearing this, Xun Yu sneered and said, "This is really murder without blood......

"Prime Minister, hasn't there been any news from Your Majesty's side? The 100,000 army should have arrived in Hanzhong at this time, right? Zhang Song asked.

Xun Yu said: "This is natural, Your Majesty is driving the expedition in person, and there is Pang Tong as a military advisor, how can it be invincible?" Qinzhou and Liangzhou have recently been attached to the Huaxia Kingdom, as long as His Majesty's army arrives, Qinzhou and Liangzhou will inevitably respond. You go and call Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi, and the mansion has something to say. ”

After speaking, Zhang Song nodded and withdrew from the hall, and after a while, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi all arrived, and greeted Xun Yu together: "See the Prime Minister!" ”

Xun Yu said: "No courtesy." This government has called you today because there is something for you to do. Presumably you have all heard that Gan Ning, the general of the Tiger Guard of the Huaxia Kingdom, led an army of 50,000 troops by land and water to occupy Ba County. At present, you are stationed in Ba County, and you are all famous generals and ministers in Shu. Since the surrender of my Great Wei, not an inch of merit has been made, today this government will give you a chance to make meritorious service, you take 50,000 troops to snipe Ganning, set up passes along the way, do not let them pass. The Shu Road is difficult to travel, and everywhere is a dangerous place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, if you can successfully block the Huaxia army in the area of Ba County. In the future, this government will inevitably show Your Majesty that you will be promoted to a knighthood. ”

Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi all glanced at each other, and then said in unison: "Subordinates obey orders!" ”

Subsequently, Xun Yu rewarded Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi respectively, and the soldiers were divided into two routes, one was led by Wu Lan, and Fei Guan, Pang Xi, and Dong He accompanied him, leading 25,000 soldiers down the river to snipe the water army of the Huaxia State by water, and the other was led by Lei Tong. Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, and Qin Mi accompanied them and marched by land.

After the assignment was completed, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, Qin Mi and other eight people went out of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Go and point out the army.

After Wu Lan and the other eight people left, Xun Yu said to Zhang Song: "Lord Zhang, your old lord Liu Zhang is in Ba County, do you guess that the Huaxia army will take advantage of this to take the opportunity to recruit Baixin in Shuzhong?" ”

Zhang Song frowned and said, "It's hard to say this, what does the prime minister mean?" ”

"I'll let you go overseer, if anyone dares to make a mistake. will correct it on the spot, and Your Majesty will treat you well. Your old master was incompetent, and now is the time for you to repay your majesty. Xun Yu's face was gloomy. looked at Zhang Song and said lightly.

Zhang Song said: "The Prime Minister should send someone else, I have no face to see the old master again." ”

After hearing this, Xun Yu asked, "In Master Zhang's opinion, who should be sent to supervise the army?" ”

"If the Prime Minister can trust me, no one will need to be dispatched, let them dispose of everything by themselves, these people were depressed people when they were under Liu Zhang, and after returning to His Majesty, they were reused, and I speculate that they will not necessarily turn against each other." Zhang Songdao.

Xun Yu smiled and said: "I hope it is like what you said, otherwise, the heads of Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi will fall to the ground at any time." ”

When Zhang Song heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat, Xun Yu's words made him feel worried, as if everything had already been arranged.

After coming out of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhang Song hurriedly sent his own soldiers to inform Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, Qin Mi and other eight people, and let them go to the cold house at night.

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xun Yu waited there quietly, and when he saw a personal soldier coming outside, he asked, "How is it?" ”

"Sure enough, as expected by the Prime Minister, that Zhang Song really sent people to inform Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi to come to the house at night for a secret meeting." Someone came and said.

Xun Yu waved his hand and said, "Got it, continue to investigate, do everything according to the plan, and make an example of the chickens and monkeys." ”

"No!"

After nightfall, Zhang Song waited at home for a long time, and eight people, including Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi, came one after another.

When everyone arrived, Zhang Song appeared, and after Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, Qin Mi and other eight people saw it, they all paid homage and said: "I've seen my lord." ”

"Excuse me, you are all my Shu Han relics, since the king of Shu surrendered without a fight, we had to surrender to Wei. Now, the Huaxia army is attacking the Wei army, and the north and south are marching separately, and it is time for us and other relics to do something. I invite the eight of you to come today because of an important matter to discuss, I wonder if the eight adults can listen to you? After Zhang Song took a seat, he was served warm wine and said straight to the point.

Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi all looked at each other a few times, and finally hugged their fists in unison and said, "I want to hear the details." ”

Zhang Song said: "Recently, I received a secret letter from the King of Shu, in which he claimed that he was taken care of by the Huaxia Army and had surrendered to the Huaxia Army. I'm not talented. I think it's useless, but today Xun Yu summoned eight adults and asked them to snipe the Huaxia Army. I think this is an opportunity, if we can have a good relationship with the Huaxia Army. may be able to capture Chengdu, and then we and others will also be meritorious people, and after returning to the Huaxia Army, there will naturally be many benefits. I don't know what the eight adults think? ”

Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, and Qin Mi looked at each other, and they didn't dare to answer, and they all had ghosts in their hearts, for fear that Zhang Song was deceiving them. Because after returning to the Wei army, Zhang Song has been reused. Now that the eight of them are about to go on the expedition, maybe Xun Yu is not at ease and deliberately asked Zhang Song to deceive them. The eight of them were all scared, and no one answered, and they were afraid that if they said the wrong thing, their heads would be gone.

After Zhang Song saw the appearance of Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, Qin Mi and other eight people, he hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing here? I really have a secret letter written to me by the King of Shu in my hand, don't believe it! ”

As he spoke, Zhang Song took out the secret letter and lit it up directly in front of everyone.

That's when it happened. Suddenly, an arrow shot out from the beam of the house, and the arrow was extremely fast, flying directly towards Zhang Song's heart. Zhang Song was unprepared. Killed on the spot.

"There are assassins!" Wu Lan and Lei Tong drew their blades at the same time and shouted loudly.

was about to make a move on the assassin, but saw Xun Yu galloping from outside the hall with the soldiers, and the blades in the sergeants' hands were still dripping with bloody blood, dripping on the ground drop by drop.

"Zhang Song intends to rebel, the whole family has been killed by this mansion, you don't need to panic, this matter is already under the control of this mansion, and the eight adults are still safe and sound. It means that the eight adults did not say the wrong thing, otherwise. The end will be the same as Zhang Song. As soon as Xun Yu entered the hall, he looked around at the crowd. Lang Sheng said.

Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, Qin Mi and other eight people hurriedly knelt on the ground and bowed to Xun Yu: "Zhang Song's rebellion has nothing to do with us, we are just invited to come, loyal to Your Majesty, and have no two hearts." ”

Xun Yu smiled: "You don't dare." Your family and your family have been sent to protect them strictly, you don't have to worry about being affected, as long as you win the battle on the front line, your family can be well protected. I won't say much about it tonight, but you can each go home and rest. ”

After speaking, a soldier walked in front of Zhang Song, waved his knife and cut off Zhang Song's head, and presented it in front of Xun Yu.

"Hang this head above the gates of the city, so that everyone knows the fate of betraying our army." Xun Yu said sharply.

"No!"

Xun Yu dodged away and said to Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, Qin Mi and other eight people: "Eight adults, please!" ”

Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Zong Pre, Dong He, Qin Mi and other eight people, escorted by the soldiers sent by Xun Yu, returned to their respective homes in Chengdu one after another. Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, and Qin Mi are all family members, and their families are also in Chengdu.

However, Zong Yu is alone in Chengdu, alone. However, because of this, Xun Yu personally escorted Zong Yu home with the soldiers.

"Let the Prime Minister laugh, the humble house is simple and abnormal, I really wronged the Prime Minister." As soon as he entered the house, Zong Yu welcomed Xun Yu into the living room, then made a pot of tea, poured a full cup of tea for Xun Yu, and said to Xun Yu.

Xun Yu held the fragrant tea in his hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Rich and abnormal, this must be a good tea." ”

"The Prime Minister laughed, it's just tea from ordinary people's homes."

Xun Yu took a small sip, and after putting down the teacup, he asked, "Master Zong is a person from Nanyang An, right?" ”

"Exactly, a year ago, the Huaxia Army and Jing Han fought a war, which spread to Nanyang, and the lower officials escaped and came to this country of abundance."

Xun Yu said: "Well, it is precisely because of this that this mansion came to your mansion in person." ”

Zong Yu cautiously asked, "There seems to be something in the prime minister's words?" ”

Xun Yu said with a smile: "This government is ready to let you temporarily serve as the general of Zhengdong, leading Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, Qin Mi seven people, and 50,000 troops to set off by land to take Ba County, and this government will send a large army down the river by water, both by land and water." Go and deal with the Huaxia army in Ba County. ”

Zong Yu hurriedly said: "How can Deyang be able to receive such courtesy, I am afraid that Deyang is only a shallow learner." Not up to the task. In addition, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, and Qin Mi are all former ministers of the Shu Han Dynasty, how can they obey my orders? ”

Xun Yu said: "It is precisely because Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, and Qin Mi are all former ministers of Shu Han. I can only entrust it to you, and I am not at ease with them. You can rest assured, half of the troops you took away are the elite of our Wei State, and if Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, and Qin Mi have any changes, you can order them to correct these people on the spot. ”

Zong said worriedly: "Prime Minister, I am young, and I have never led troops to fight. The elite of the Wei army, will you listen to me? ”

Xun Yu said: "Don't worry about this, Your Majesty's own brother King Haiyang will go with you, he is in charge of supervising the army, if there is anything, even if you discuss with King Haiyang, King Haiyang will definitely help you." ”

Zong thought for a moment and said, "Okay, if I refuse, it will be not to give face to the Prime Minister." Then the lower official will be reluctant to make it difficult. ”

Xun Yu smiled and said: "Very good, you are the main general, and the king of Haiyang is the deputy general." Early tomorrow morning, they will immediately send troops, recover the lost territory one day earlier, and pay homage to the marquis one day earlier. ”

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for promoting." Zongpre prayed again.

After Xun Yu left, Zong Yu was not at ease in his heart, this time Xun Yu nominally made him the main general, leading Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, Qin Mi and others to conquer the Huaxia army, and in fact, he sent Haiyang Wang as a deputy general to monitor himself. I am afraid that if I have any abnormal behavior, King Haiyang will definitely not let him go.

He paced up and down the room. After thinking about it for a long time, I suddenly came up with a clever plan. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he secretly said in his heart: "This is an angel, I have achieved this great achievement, and the end of Cao Cao's old thief is not far away." ”

After Xun Yu left Zongpre's humble house, he went directly to find Cao De, the king of Haiyang, who was drinking with Cao Bin, the king of Guangyang, and heard that Xun Yu was coming, so he personally went out to greet him.

"The Prime Minister is visiting late at night, there must be something important, I wonder if the Prime Minister needs our brother's help?" Cao De said very politely.

Xun Yu said: "The two princes, they must have heard that the Huaxia Army has arrived in Ba County, right?" ”

Cao De said: "Naturally, I heard that if the prime minister has any needs, just ask, my brothers and sisters will be loyal to the country." ”

Xun Yu nodded and bowed: "The two princes understand the righteousness, and the ministers naturally have nothing to say. At present, the Chengdu area is still unstable, our army has just occupied Bashu, and now the Huaxia army has taken the opportunity to invade, and the people in Shu are panicked and surrender when they hear the wind. I want to ask the prince to lead the troops to resist the Huaxia army in Ba County, as long as the pass is firmly guarded and the difficulty of the Shu Road is relied on, it will definitely be able to make the Huaxia army unable to enter Shu. ”

"Prime Minister, you can command, let our brother assist the Prime Minister when Your Majesty leaves, now is the time for our brother to use force, how can he refuse." Cao De shouted.

Cao Bin said: "Yes, Prime Minister, you can give orders." ”

Xun Yu said: "Well, I want to ask the two princes to divide into two routes, all the way by land and all the way by water, and strictly defend it, which will definitely be able to stop the Huaxia army." As long as you hold on, you can't fight, no matter how powerful the Huaxia army is, it can't break through these two lines of defense. ”

Cao De and Cao Bin said in unison: "Prime Minister rest assured, we will definitely be able to block the Huaxia Army and prevent them from entering Shu." ”

Xun Yu nodded, smiled and said: "Oh, there is one more thing, this time the land route is the most important, I appointed Zong Pre as the general of Zhengdong, and temporarily wronged the King of Haiyang to be the deputy general of Zong Pre, but the control of the soldiers and horses is in the hands of the King of Haiyang, if Zong Pre, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, Qin Mi and others have any changes, the King of Haiyang can be decided, and there is no need to report." ”

Cao De said: "Then why don't you kill them first and then go on the expedition?" Wouldn't that save a lot of things? ”

"Second brother, if you kill them first, I'm afraid it will chill the hearts of the old ministers of Shu Han, and it will backfire." Cao Bin hurriedly explained.

"What King Guangyang said is very true, it is precisely because of this consideration that I have made this decision for the time being, and I also hope that King Haiyang can act at the opportunity."

"Understood, Prime Minister, this matter is on me." Cao De patted his chest and said with a smile.

Early the next morning, Cao De, the king of Haiyang, rode a horse, ordered 30,000 soldiers from the barracks, and all gathered outside the city, and as soon as Zong Pre arrived with Wu Lan, Lei Tong, Fei Guan, Pang Xi, Deng Zhi, Dong He, Qin Mi and others, he immediately set off. On the other hand, Cao Bin, the king of Guangyang, ordered 20,000 soldiers and horses, went down the river from the waterway, and prepared to cross the river with iron cables in the dangerous section of the Yangtze River according to the method arranged by Xun Yu, and set up an ambush.

Cao De, the king of Haiyang, was Cao Cao's younger brother, when he escorted his father through Xuzhou, his father was killed, and he escaped. After Cao Cao became emperor, he named his second brother Cao De as the king of Haiyang, and his younger brother Cao Bin as the king of Guangyang.

This time Cao Cao conquered Xishu, Cao De and Cao Bin followed Cao Cao together, and was responsible for the dispatch of grain and grass in the army.

The 50,000 army came out of Chengdu in a mighty way, of which 30,000 were the elite of the Wei army, Cao De led 20,000 elite Wei troops, 10,000 Shu Han troops, and Cao Bin led 10,000 elite Wei troops, 10,000 Shu Han troops, generally Shu Han troops walked in front, and Wei army elites walked behind, just in case.

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Hanzhong, South Zhengcheng.

Ling Bao and Zhang Meng climbed the tower of Nanzheng City, and saw the Wei army outside the city all over the mountains, and the momentum was extremely huge, and the hearts of the two of them couldn't help but be shocked.

At this time, Fa Zheng and Wang Lang climbed the city tower at the same time, as soon as Wang Lang went up to the city tower, he saw that the Wei army was everywhere, and the hillsides on both sides of the road were even more densely covered with flags, and he couldn't help but exclaim: "Cao Cao's personal expedition, the Wei army is so huge, I'm afraid that we can't resist it, it's better to ...... It's better for our army to retreat quickly......"

After hearing this, Fa Zheng, Zhang Meng, and Ling Bao all looked at Wang Lang angrily and said angrily: "Who dares to take a step back and make a decision!" ”

Wang Lang's face twitched, and he said with a smile: "I'm just talking, and I don't really want to retreat, it's just that the Wei army is so huge, how can our army resist?" ”

"Cao Cao came from afar, the Shu Road is difficult, and it is a rapid march, I am afraid that he did not bring any siege equipment, as long as we stick to it without fighting, he can't help us. Yesterday, the scout had come back to report that the right hussar general led 5,000 cavalry was coming quickly, and the army of 35,000 behind him was also speeding forward. Besides, the emperor is still behind Cao Cao, although his whereabouts are unknown, he will definitely not forget here, maybe he will sneak attack the Wei army one night and come to make peace with us. Fa Zheng analyzed, "Therefore, this battle must be fought, this is the final bottom line of our army, if we lose this place, we will be defeated, and it will be difficult to recapture it." ”

"Filial piety is very true." Ling Bao and Zhang Meng deeply agreed.

Wang Lang said timidly: "Then stick to it?" ”

"Hold on without a fight!" Fa Zheng, Ling Bao, and Zhang Meng replied at the same time.

At this time, Pang Tong personally led the army and set up a position outside the city, and fifteen giant ballistas were pushed to the front line, and Li Yan, Wu Yi, and Wu Ban lined up around him, looking at the people on the city tower.

"Military advisor, there is a person on the city tower who is a famous general in Shu, Ling Bao, this person has superb martial arts and is not under Zhang Ren. The person standing next to Ling Bao is Fa Zheng Fa Xiaozhi, although this person is young, but he is resourceful. Li Yan glanced at the people on the city tower and said to Pang Tong.

"Well, how is General Li better than Ling Bao?" Pang Tong asked.

"I haven't tried it, I don't know yet." Li Yan replied. (To be continued)