Forty-year-old Yonghong was burly and majestic, slightly hunchbacked, and from a distance he looked like a full-fledged horse monkey with armor.

He was originally a big clan in Yiju (county), annexed almost half of the county's land, and organized a tribe of 10,000 people in the name of crusading against the rebellion many years ago.

These people are his serfs and domestic servants on weekdays, and they can take up arms and become his help when they start a war.

With enough power and money, he also subdued many Yongchangyi people to serve him, and has become the largest force in the south of Yizhou.

Local forces.

The current Ji Han is thriving, and it is not the separatist force that experienced the ups and downs after the Battle of Yiling in history.

Yonghong actually didn't have much objection.

But when he heard the rumors, it was said that Liu Bei Zhuge Liang intended to divide the Yongchang and Yizhou armies in order to strengthen management.

It was something he would never want to accept.

He once wrote a letter to Zhuge Liang, expressing his willingness to submit to the imperial court, but the premise was that the imperial court could not send people to interfere in his affairs.

In the southernmost part of the South Middle, he Yonghong was the herdsman of the imperial court and made offerings to the imperial court - just like Jiaozhi Taishou Shixie.

But Zhuge Liang decisively rejected Yonghong's request.

What is the difference between this special occupation of states and counties and not allowing the court to interfere with it, and rebellion.

Shixie is not something anyone can do if they want to.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang will never allow a soil emperor like Shixie under their rule,

This determination also made Yonghong sense a hint of crisis.

Gao Ding, the barbarian king of Yuewang, sensed Yonghong's thoughts and had been encouraging Yonghong to rebel with him.

Yonghong knew that Gao Ding was just because he had completely turned his face with Liu Bei before, and wanted to find someone to be his foreign aid, but he never explicitly agreed to Gao Ding's request.

When the news came that Gaoding was raided by Wang Ping and the whole army was surrounded in Qiongdu, Yonghong, who was a thief, was immediately shocked.

The imperial court may be going to attack me.

Although the main goal of the imperial court was Gao Ding, who had jumped back before,

But if Gaoding falls, the power of the imperial court will enter the scope of Nanzhong.

On the contrary, Yonghong's desire to happily annex the land and collect the tribes in Nanzhong is simply wishful thinking.

When he was hesitating, Gao Ding's letter for help came again, which said that although Wang Ping, who launched the raid, had achieved good results at the beginning, because of the light attack and the lack of sufficient siege equipment, he could not capture Qiongdu for a while, and it had reached a stalemate.

Now that Zhu Bao, who has the old guard with Gaoding, he has sent troops to support, as long as Yonghong is willing to come, he will definitely be able to defeat the imperial army, so that the imperial court will no longer dare to attack Nanzhong.

At the same time, Zhu Bao also received the same letter,

Gao Ding also said in the letter that Wang Ping's siege of the city was unfavorable and had reached a stalemate.

Now that Yonghong has sent troops, as long as Zhu Bao comes to help, he will definitely be able to defeat Wang Ping, so that the imperial court will not dare to enter Nanzhong.

The clever Gao Ding also suggested in the letter that Zhu Bao and Yonghong should give Zhuge Liang a table together after annihilating Wang Ping.

said that Wang Ping acted recklessly this time, chilling the hearts of the Yi Han in Nanzhong, and only Zhu Bao and Yonghong were the local snakes who could subdue these Yi people.

Zhu Bao and Yonghong secretly observed for a month, and found that Wang Ping really did not make the slightest progress.

Thousands of Han troops have been near Qiongdu, Gaoding is still trying his best to resist, Wang Ping has no backup, supplies can't keep up, and has become a lone army.

There's a chance!

Annihilated this army of the imperial court, the next time the imperial court wants to make a move against Nanzhong, it will have to think about it.

When the time comes, Yonghong and Zhu Bao will launch a rebellion first, and Liu Bei will not send troops to Nanzhong considering the cost of the battle.

After all, the final task of the Han Dynasty is to go on the Northern Expedition.

It is not appropriate to invest too many troops in a barbarian land like Nanzhong.

"Go, contact Meng Huo,

This time I am going to lead an army of 5,000, and since Wang Ping is here, don't think about escaping from here. ”

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Although he somewhat guessed Wang Ping's intentions, Liu Chan still didn't dare to be careless.

He didn't have time to go to Chengdu to meet his father, so he directly ordered Zhuge Qiao to go north and south-

He was afraid that there would be any deviation in Zhuge Qiao's brain, so he deliberately lent Pan Jun to Zhuge Qiao, so that Zhuge Qiao must fight steadily in this battle, not seeking merit but no fault.

Zhuge Qiao was full of confidence, and said in his heart that he finally had a chance to perform in the Xiakou War.

Now Ding Feng is still training, and if he fights a few more big victories, he can let everyone see who is the number one fierce general under the command of the prince.

Liu Chan originally wanted Lao Huang Zhong to wait in Ba County, and he was easy to get sick after a long journey in the province.

Thinking of Huang Zhong's temper, Liu Chan still wisely rejected this idea.

The general also has to find the right way, and he still has to care more about the veteran.

"In this expedition, I want to take General Huang Lao as the vanguard, I don't know if the general dares to open the way for the whole army."

Huang Zhong laughed and stroked his snow-white beard proudly:

"It is said that the son of the world has the wisdom to know people, and it is really good.

With the old man here, this southern expedition will definitely be a complete victory! ”

Huang Zhong's self-confidence infected the whole army.

They rested in Jiangyang for a while, and immediately launched an attack on Qiongdu, the seat of governance in Yuewang.

Zhu Bao led an army of 2,000 and was on his way to Qiongdu-

This point of people is really the limit that Zhu Bao can take out.

First, it is not a place to raise soldiers, and secondly, there is no convenient waterway along the way, and leading too many troops has exceeded Zhu Bao's command ability.

Zhu Bao was still very confident in the combat capability of his army.

Wang Ping has not been able to attack Qiong for a long time, and the troops must be disheartened.

As long as he inserts a knife from the back, Wang Ping, who will definitely be killed, will be defeated.

Zhu Bao was already thinking about what conditions to ask the court for after catching Wang Ping,

At this moment, he suddenly heard a report that Liu Chan's reinforcements had arrived, and he was slightly surprised.

"Who's in the first place?"

"Back to Fujun, Liu Chan ordered the veteran Huang Zhong to be the first to go south from Jiangyang;

The other way, with Zhuge Qiao as the first, attacked Qiqi. ”

Hearing Liu Chan's deployment, Zhu Bao breathed a sigh of relief.

What he was most worried about was that Liu Chan concentrated his forces and went straight to Qiongdu, so that the army was all gathered there, and his two thousand people were a little weak.

But Liu Chan actually divided his troops......

This son is like this with soldiers, there is nothing clever about it.

He pondered for a moment, and immediately formulated a plan, and the whole army assembled in the mountains west of the ferry, preparing to ambush the vanguard of Liu Chan's army.

As for the safety of his hometown......

Zhu Bao was not worried about this at all.

The folk customs of the mountain are fierce, the terrain is complex, and the Yi people in the mountains have always disobeyed the imperial court.

The officers and soldiers of the imperial court have always been self-sufficient, and they have not made much progress in dealing with the relationship with the Yi people for a hundred years.

They occupy the city, and they must be anxious to collect taxes and levy labor.

The surrounding barbarian kings must not understand their language, and it will not take a few days for a serious conflict to occur.

At that time, as long as he reappears, he will be able to gather the surrounding Yi people to cause frequent chaos, and the officials and troops will be left and right.

In the end, this is too guarded to be your own.

Phew, the next battle is very important.

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"Zhu Bao didn't arrange defense at home, why is this?"

Zhuge Qiao, A Huibei, and Pan Jun marched alone along the Chishui River and soon arrived at Pingyi County (now Bijie) in the west of Qiqi.

Zhuge Qiao originally thought that he would definitely encounter fierce resistance, but unexpectedly, there were only some old and weak county soldiers guarding the house in Pingyi County.

Seeing that it was the officials and soldiers of the imperial court, the defenders of Pingping surrendered without resistance at all.

This made Zhuge Qiao subconsciously feel cheating.

That's it?

It's too easy, right?

There is no feeling that the general will go out to command the expedition at all!

The surrendered Pingyi defenders were all dressed in tatters and had vegetables on their faces,

Next year is not too old, but there are already knife-like wrinkles on his face, and he looks very decadent and old.

Ah Huibei said curiously:

"Isn't this leveled defender eating the food of the big man, why is it like this?"

Zhuge Qiao smiled bitterly:

"You're really right, this leveled defender really doesn't necessarily eat the food of the Han."

Nanzhong, especially the places of Qiqi and Yuewang, are mountainous, and the habits of the residents are also very different from those in the Central Plains.

If you want to develop this place, you have to work hard for many years to do it.

When the Han Dynasty was still stable before, the Taishou here could still erect the Han flag, and the herdsmen were on the side.

But with the chaos in the world, the prestige and control of the Han have been greatly weakened.

Liu Yan's father and son both focused on the land in the north, who would like to manage a place like Qiqi.

After Liu Bei entered Shu, he was also developing in full force, fighting for territory with Cao Cao in the north.

The requirements for the leaders of the southern and central counties are not high, as long as they don't follow the barbarians of Yue Net to rebel.

It is under such circumstances that the southern and central counties have been growing savagely since many years ago, and have almost become small countries.

Zhu Bao and a few Yishuai almost divided all the land in the county,

These sergeants are still sergeants of the Han Dynasty on the surface, and to put it bluntly, they are just serfs of Zhu Bao's own family.

Now that the heavenly soldiers of the Han Dynasty have finally arrived, these soldiers have burst into tears, accusing Zhu Bao and those Yi Shuai of all kinds of crimes.

Zhuge Qiao's heart burned with anger when he heard this, and Ah Huibei clenched his fists angrily.

"This place is still not under the rule of the Han Dynasty, or in my Wuxi Mountain, and it is also ...... Well, that's rare. ”

Zhuge Qiao said solemnly:

"I finally understand why the prince must attack Nanzhong first."

Ah Hui Bei also nodded solemnly and said:

"I get it, too."

The prince can treat the barbarians of Wuxi Barbarian equally, let them be the people of the Han Dynasty, and naturally he can't bear the suffering of the people of Wuximan, and endure the exploitation of the local powerful and handsome.

The Yishuai here is too good, right?

We, the Wuxi people, are about to shrink in the mountains and tremble, they can actually join forces with Taishou to exploit the people in the county, this is too good, right?

No, they have to be killed.

Zhuge Qiao secretly said that this Zhu Bao was shameless,

These Yi people have become the climate, and they are more difficult to deal with than Wuxi Man, and if they are not handled well, I am afraid that there will be great difficulties.

He pondered for a moment and said:

"Brother Bei has a high opinion?"

"I don't dare to be a high opinion, but I have some low opinions," Ah Huibei, who has been reading the classics hard these days, said solemnly:

"These Yishuai can eat and drink enough, and there must be people in their clan who are not well fed and clothed.

No one came forward before, and their subordinates dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak.

Now that our officers and soldiers are in the lead, these commanders may not be able to sit firmly. ”

Zhuge Qiao's eyes lit up, and he quickly made a plan:

"Well, in that case......

Let's find the most powerful one first. ”

The two of them looked at Pan Jun who was in the fugue together, and Pan Jun trembled all over.

"What do you think I'm doing?"