Chapter 246: March
Liu Bang and his entourage traveled east for two days to arrive under Thocheng, which is in the northeast of Bashu and far away from Chengdu in the southwest. did not stop, and went straight to the northbound road.
In the middle of Ba Mountain, there are thorns. The 10,000-strong army complained as they cut down trees with halberds to open the way.
Fu Kuan frowned and looked at the people who were moving forward, "If you remove the branches that grow horizontally, this road will not be smooth under the rice cang road." How did the king find out? ”
"There are many rivers in the south of Bashu, and there is a lack of water here, and people guess that there must be a way in them." Liu Bang explained, deliberately concealing that Xiao He had told him.
"The king is really wise." Fu Kuan smiled and pointed to the halberd in Liu Bang's hand, "Since this way was discovered by the king, the work of opening the way cannot be taken up by the soldiers, so the king should also do it, right?" ”
"Fu Kuan, what did you say?!"
Wang Qi was furious, lying between the two, glaring at Fu Kuan angrily, "The king has just recovered from a serious illness, and you, as a courtier, dare to let the king perform this coolie?!" ”
"Only when you are cured from a long illness should you move your muscles and bones, didn't the king eat and live with his ministers when he was in Mangdang Mountain? How? When you become a king, you become rich? Fu Kuan deliberately said loudly, and the soldiers in front of him could hear it clearly.
"Fu Kuan, which king have you ever seen who led the soldiers to open the mountain?!" The calm Jin She couldn't stand it anymore.
"What Commander Jin said is also right, then the king will be idle, just watch the hard work of the soldiers." Fu Kuan sneered, "The minister is going to share the worries of the soldiers." ”
"Commander Fu, slow down!"
Liu Bang stopped Fu Kuan, lowered his head and carefully wiped the blood left on the halberd.
"If there is no king like this, the widow will be the first!"
"Hahaha..."Fu Kuan laughed and teased, "In ancient times, Dayu controlled the water, and the king was not the first!" ”
Somehow, Fu Kuan will look to the west side, not the river side to the east.
Liu Bang walked to the side of the soldier with difficulty, waving his halberd and cutting down...
Three days later, when the army walked out of Bashu, Liu Bang only felt that his arm was a few times thicker, and handed over the halberd that he could no longer hold to Jin She.
Liu Bang, Wang Su, and Jin She walked in the front, and Jin Qiang and Fu Kuan followed far behind.
Fu Kuan squinted his eyes at Jin Qiang, and deliberately lowered his voice, "This 10,000-strong army is only listening to the orders under it now, and Liu Bang can't help Commander Jin." ”
"I don't know what Commander Fu means." Jin Qiang's face was gloomy.
"Don't know?" Fu Kuan sneered, raised his chin and pointed at Liu Bang in front of him, "Tell Commander Jin the truth, Commander Guo is very dissatisfied with anyone who speaks for Liu Bang." If Commander Jin didn't want to die, the task of killing Liu Bang would be handed over to Commander. ”
"Commander Guo means that if the big thing is done, Pei Gong can't stay. If it doesn't work..."
"If it doesn't work, Liu Bang is a waste, and there is no need for waste to live." Fu Kuan said bluntly.
Jin Qiang's eyes suddenly deepened, "I understand, then let's wait until the Meridian Dao." ”
Liu Bang and the three of them were stared at their backs, extremely unhappy.
"Fu Kuan, that bastard, is from Dangjun, I knew that today, when Lao Tzu fell into the grass, he shouldn't have gone to Mangdang Mountain in Dangjun! I won't take in such traitors! Liu Bang gritted his teeth and scolded, "If you go to Qidi, you can meet Mr. Zifang earlier." ”
Thinking that Zhang Liang was forced away by Lu Pheasant and Fan Xu, Liu Bang was even more angry.
"The king still thinks about how to avoid this catastrophe." Wang said hurriedly, "Guo Meng must have murderous intent when he asked Fu Kuan to follow!" ”
"Heh, if Lu Ze comes with him, the widow will be a little jealous. A Fu Kuan, not to think about. The widow has his own strategy. Liu Bang said with a wicked smile.
"But how should this Hanzhong County pass by?" Jin She frowned and said, "I'm afraid that before our army arrives in Qindi, it will be intercepted by Hanzhong County." ”
"Child?" Liu Bang grinned and smiled disdainfully, "He can only attack Bashu when he mobilizes the entire Qin State, where are there still idle soldiers stationed?" Our army only needs to go north and pass through, and no one will dare to stop it. ”
Liu Bang turned his head and looked at Fu Kuan carefully, "The trip to Hanzhong is Fu Kuan's dead end!" ”
"But... This army of 10,000 people is actually under Fu Kuan's orders, even if he dies, the rest of the people will be difficult to deal with. Wang Suck reminded.
"This group of people followed Lu Ze, it was nothing more than Lu Pheasant being in power, if they knew about the fall of the Lu clan, they would not be like this. Not everyone is as faithful as the two Aiqing. ”
Wang Sue and the two were a little embarrassed to say, "Then I don't know what the king plans to do?" ”
Liu Bang turned his head to look around and whispered, "When the camp was set up in the middle of the night, the two Aiqing pretended to be Bashu soldiers and talked outside the camp. Be sure to let them hear the news that Lu Ze died in battle. Then tell the story that Fu Kuan was a Wei general, followed the widow, and then betrayed the widow to join Lu Ze. Discipline this group of people with uneasiness. ”
Wang Zhu "woke up": "At that time, no matter whether the army can reach Qin or not, the king has these 10,000 people in his hands, and he can also fight back to Micang Road!" ”
"If you unite with Commander Chen He who is stationed on Jinniu Road, 50,000 troops will be enough." Jin She echoed with some excitement.
"Nope." Liu Bang shook his head, "Lu Shizhi's ability is no less than that of Lu Ze, he must be fully prepared, we can't return to Bashu, only Qin Di is feasible." ”
"That's all there is to it." Wang nodded and sighed.
"What is the king talking about?" Fu Kuan suddenly appeared behind the three of them, "But there is a plan to attack the Qin State, how can you not discuss it with the ministers?" ”
"Haha..."Liu Bangqiang said with a smile, "At this moment, Hanzhong is empty, Yongdi is empty, and 10,000 troops are in hand, so what else do you need?" If there is no rain or snow, from the meridian road to Xianyang, march at full speed, two or three days. ”
Fu Kuan looked left and right at the strange road that he had never come, and his tone was low, "The king has never told his ministers about this matter. I really don't want to have a next time! ”
"Hehe... The widow thought that Mrs. had informed Aiqing, so he didn't say anything more. Aiqing is too careful. Liu Bang said with a smile.
"What the king thinks, the minister knows in his heart." Fu Kuan said almost as warning.
Liu Bang smiled awkwardly, "If you go out of this way, you can go to Yangxian County in Hanzhong County, Aiqing..."
"Pass on the order of the commander, march at full speed, cross Hanzhong County within three days, and arrive at the Meridian Road!"
"No!" The 10,000-strong army echoed in unison.
Liu Bang's body was weak, let alone the speed of the army's march, and he was far behind at the end, as long as Wang Su, Jin She and the others followed him.
From the east sun appeared on the side of the mountain, until the torches were lit at night, and Liu Bang's bones fell into the camp like a shelf.
Wang Su and the two stood aside, their eyes full of pain.
"Wait until... When he was a child, Aiqing was... Act according to the plan, don't pay attention to the widow..."Liu Bang said weakly.
"It's... All right. ”
The two quietly took care of Liu Bang until midnight, when Liu Bang had already fallen asleep, and it was quiet outside, and the two quietly walked out of the barracks.
On Liu Bang's sleepy forehead, a layer of fine sweat floated.
In the dream, a beautiful lady in her thirties listened to her big belly and looked at Liu Bang with slight disgust.
"It's not a good thing you've done."
"Hahaha... I'm afraid that Lao Tzu won't let you raise it for nothing, and when he becomes rich and rich, he will definitely take your mother and son over. Liu Bang, who is in his forties, said with a smile.
Madame was slightly moved and asked, "That... What should he be called? ”
"Called... Liu Fei! Liu Bang thought for a while and said.
"Liu Fei?! How can there be such a name? Madame was slightly furious.
"This kind of name is easy to feed, why is it not good? Lao Tzu, the head of the Surabaya Pavilion, is a fat difference, this one is called 'Liu Fei', and the next one is called 'Liu Ying', the fatter the better, the fuller the better. Hahaha..."
"That's... What if it's a girl? The woman asked.
"Impossible, Lao Tzu is a person who does great things, and he wants his son to take over, it must be a boy." Liu Bang looked confident.
"'Liu Fei'," the woman muttered, "so be it." ”
"Liu Bang... Cao..."
Liu Bang was soaked in sweat, and his mouth was like a nightmare, "If the widow gets a big position, he will make your mother and son rich..."
Suddenly, Liu Bang felt that the world was spinning, and the woman disappeared in front of him in an instant, and Lu Pheasant was looking at him resentfully, walking towards him with a long knife in his hand.
"Slut! Dare to return the widow! ”
Liu Bangmeng's punch swept out, scattering Lu Pheasant's face. This punch obviously hit, but Liu Bang felt empty.
The shaking was even more violent, and the panicked faces of Wang Su and Jin She appeared in front of them.
"Wake up, Your Majesty! Wake up! Wang Suck shook Liu Bang's body.
"What's wrong with Aiqing?!" Liu Bang sat up with a sore body and asked in surprise, "Could it be that when the news is spreading... Was discovered by Fu Kuan?! ”
"Not found." Wang snorted his throat a little dry, "The ministers have been talking for a whole hour, at least thousands of soldiers have heard it. But..."
"Now is not the time to explain, the Qin army is attacking the camp at night!"
Jin She urged, grabbed Liu Bang's arm, and rushed out of the camp with Wang Su.
"How is it possible for a child to be a baby?" Liu Bang frowned, he really couldn't figure it out.
As soon as the three of them left the camp with their front feet, the arrows that had been carrying fire were exactly this kind of camp tent, and the fire ignited instantly.
The camp that was safe before going to bed had turned into a fire array, encircling the Bashu army.
In front of Liu Bang, dozens of Bashu soldiers carried fire arrows in the depths, and jumped into the river on the side with a howl, and never floated again.
"What the hell is going on? Where did the child come from?! Liu Bang roared, "He can't know the big plan of the widow!" He has never been to Bashu, so it is absolutely impossible to know! ”
"Your Majesty, I'm going to look down on the baby!" Wang Suction pulled Liu Bang and lay on the ground to dodge, "The truce of the Golden Bull Dao, the feint attack of the Micang Dao, and the attack on Bashu by Ziying is a pretense, he just wants to endanger the king!" ”
"Ziying, that bastard, must remember the king's enmity for entering the customs." Jin She scolded, "Sima Xin, Dong Peng, Wang Shang... Ziying is a villain who holds grudges! ”
"Truce ... Feint... And he...? Liu Bang muttered, as if he had thought of something.
The sea of fire spreads. The three of them were choked and dizzy.
Fu Kuan brandished his long sword and shouted, "The Qin army is coming from the west, and only the Qin army is on the west side!" Quickly take the blade and go north overnight!! ”
Fu Kuan's voice calmed the army, and the Bashu heavy soldiers braved the sea of fire, picking up the unburned bags in the camp. Braving the rain of arrows, bent down and hurried north.
Liu Bang and the three of them gasped and followed.
"Go some further east, let them help the widow block the arrows..."Liu Bang whispered.
The three of them continued to move northeast, and the westernmost Bashu soldiers screamed and were shot to death on the ground.
The fire reflected the military camp as if it were daylight, and the Bashu army became the target of the Qin army.
"If I knew earlier, I wouldn't have camped according to the water!" Fu Kuan at the front scolded with regret.
A moment later, the Bashu army finally escaped from the camp, and the Qin army on the west side was still chasing after them.
Or there are people who have fallen behind, and the Qin army with red eyes swooped up and cut off their heads with swords.
The Bashu soldiers behind were scattered, trying their best to escape, and from time to time they bumped into the people in front of them, and they both fell to the ground and were killed.
The Qin army chased for three full hours, and the eastern horizon was faintly white.
"Kill! Keep killing! In the Qin army, the middle-aged general with a resolute face roared.
"Commander Su, isn't that right?" A slightly young general said, "The king has told me that I can only chase for three hours at most. Just push them into the meridian as soon as possible. ”
"I can't care so much!" The middle-aged general glared angrily ahead, "When the Yongguo fights against the Huns, the people of Bashu will take the opportunity to cross the rice cang road, such a villain's country will be killed quickly!" ”
The middle-aged commander shouted, "The generals will listen to the order and pursue for another hour!" If you can't get a head, you can only count yourself as having no merit! ”
As soon as this order came out, the speed of the 10,000 Qin troops rose sharply, striding forward rapidly, the swords in their hands fell, and the blood-spurting bodies fell to the ground one by one.
"Two Aiqing, run away, don't worry about the widow." Liu Bangyu cried, "The number of days is destined to be that the widow will not be able to get out of the land of Bashu alive!" ”
Liu Bang has no strength to cut down trees to open the way, and Wang Sue and the two have been on the road for a day, and they have not had time to rest, and they are powerless to support Liu Bang.
"Don't be surprised! Your Ministers Are Here! ”
A figure in front of the queue ran in the opposite direction, and it was Jin Qiang, who still had a sword wound on his arm.
"Jin Aiqing?" Liu Bang squinted his eyes to recognize the person, and the scenes that had been mixed together in his hometown since he was a child recalled in his mind.
"The king doesn't need to say much, the ministers will carry the king!"
Jin Qiang bent over, and Wang Suck and the two pushed Liu Bang on his back.
The three of them gritted their teeth and fled forward with all their might, and gradually caught up with Fu Kuan at the front.
"Jin Qiang... You're really looking for death! Fu Kuan's eyes were murderous, and he scolded secretly, "This commander gave you a chance, but you don't want it!" ”
Fu Kuan's killing intent had been decided, and because of the Qin army's pursuit, he could only flee at this moment.
An hour later, the Qin army stopped chasing. The frightened Fu Kuan continued to lead the army for half an hour, until it was finally determined that no Qin soldiers were coming.
"Hoo-ha-hu-"
The Bashu army couldn't tell where it was, and they all leaned on the ground, gasping for breath.
The wounded Bashu soldier had no strength to clean up his wounds again, let the blood flow, lay on the ground, and gradually closed his eyes.
A moment later, Fu Kuan got up with his halberd and counted the number of surviving soldiers.
Of the entire 10,000 troops, only 3,000 remained. The army was too hurried to be attacked by the sneak attack, and it was not clear how many Qin troops there were, so they only fled and did not dare to fight back, and the Qin army seemed to have no casualties...
"Who are the people who are guarding the camp in the middle of the night?! How do you find out about the enemy?! Fu Kuan spread his hair like a madman and roared.
"Back... Commander Fu. The soldiers who defended the camp were dead. A Bashu soldier reminded timidly.
"He deserves to die! Even if he doesn't die, the Commander will kill him! ”
Fu Kuan roared, his gaze swept towards Liu Bang and the others.
Liu Bang once told him that the trip went smoothly and there would be no ambushes, which also made him relax his vigilance, and he did not specifically tell the recruits when he set up camp.
He has had, and Liu Bang has also had!
Fu Kuan moved step by step, looking condescendingly at Liu Bang who was paralyzed on the ground.
"Something, Your Majesty... Don't you think you need to explain it to the minister?! Fu Kuan shouted.
"Zi Ying... The Taurus rice barn is all a disguise... He also entered Bashu from Qilu..."Liu Bang said, his eyes were blurred and in a trance.
"What way?!"
Fu Kuan knew that the Zhou brothers had not returned to Qin, and although Liu Bang had someone to protect him, he was still alive, and Fu Kuan had to suspect that everything was colluded between Ziying and Liu Bang.
"I don't know... The widow doesn't know..."Liu Bang closed his eyes and muttered, "Commander Fu quickly sent someone back to Bashu... Tell the guards of the various important cities... Beware of it, especially the Jiangyou Pass... Otherwise, it will be too late..."
"The army has been discovered by the Qin army, Liu Ji, how do you let this commander go back? Send soldiers to their deaths?! ”
Fu Kuan wanted to reach out and pull Liu Bang's placket, but was pushed away by Jin Qiang.
"You're still helping him?!" Fu Kuan grabbed his hair and circled around the four of them, "Ziying can set up an ambush here, maybe the plan has already been leaked!" There must also be ambushes in the Meridian Road! There are Qin troops in front and behind, and we will definitely die! ”
"Qin Jun just stumbled upon us, and it has nothing to do with the king." Jin Qiang covered his right arm with an arrow and said, "If you really know our plan, there is no need to fight, take the Bashu army into the Meridian Road, and then encircle it back and forth is the best way." ”
Fu Kuan was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment, and suddenly felt that Jin Qiang's words were reasonable.
"The most important thing now is to reach the Meridian Road as soon as possible, otherwise when the Qin army arrives early, it will be a real death." Jin Qiang said.
Fu Kuan looked at the surrounding Bashu army, all of them were shocked, not because of the high morale when they came, and now was not the best time to kill.
Killing Liu Bang at this moment will definitely mess up the morale of the army, and there are opportunities in the Meridian Road!
"Hahaha...!" Fu Kuan laughed wildly, attracting the remaining three thousand soldiers to look at him in unison.
"That guy Ziying is really lucky. He is a faint king, obviously attacking Bashu, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but he does not go into battle with the whole army. Fu Kuan deliberately said loudly, "It's a coincidence that our army was ambushed!" It's just that the person left behind by the child bumped into it by chance! ”
Fu Kuan left the four of them, walked towards the Bashu soldiers, and pointed to the north, "Soldiers, please see, the Meridian Road is in the north, and it will not take a day to arrive." After the Meridian Road, the land of Qin is all Bashu!! ”
The crowd will be skeptical, but morale has risen considerably.
"Fix for a moment, and continue to march after a while!"
......
Ten days later, the army of children and babies who were like refugees fleeing the famine stood in the south of the Motian Lingnan, looking at the Jiangyoushu in the far southwest.
Ziying looked back at the endless mountains, and couldn't believe that it was the road he had walked.
"Your Majesty... The army has eaten all the food, how long will it take to arrive? Mao Qiao's voice was a little vague.
The food prepared by Ziying was enough to reach Jiangyoushu, but a few days ago, after passing through a dangerous place, many people lost their bags. In the past few days, he deliberately ate little, and the child often recited poems and lyrics to divert the attention of the army, so that he could reach it.
"It's almost here, the army is going straight down, and Jiang Youshu is Daqin's!"