On the city tower of Chengdu, Wang Zhaoyuan held the king's order in his left hand and the iron Ruyi in his right hand, commanding freely and constantly issuing various military orders. Expectantly watching the wind and with great ambition, a large number of reinforcements left the city one after another, heading for the main road to the east.

Inside and outside the city wall, there were many onlookers. The news of the Zhou Dynasty's attack on Shu has gradually spread in Chengdu, and the people are also very concerned about the victory or defeat of the Shu army, and they have poured into the streets to inquire...... Most of the monarchs of Shu and the forbidden army were not from Sichuan, but moved south from the north in the later Tang Dynasty. But they have been in Shu for decades, and the Sichuan people have become accustomed to its rule.

The Shu regime is not particularly benevolent, it also exploits the people, and has done some things that make people complain, such as requisitioning the people's iron tools to mint money when the copper money is not enough, and collecting a large number of folk women to fill the harem and so on. However, on the whole, they did not go too far, and the most important thing was to ensure that they were too safe and stable in the long run...... Therefore, most of the Shu people still hope that Meng Chang's army will win.

Wang Zhaoyuan, with the ardent hopes of the villagers, is ready to return to his hometown with a good job.

Of course, the ministers who are most concerned about the war are the ministers, who have both good land and property and official positions in Shu, and their wealth is protected by the Shu army. There were many officials who came to see him off, and they all looked at Wang Zhaoyuan with blank eyes.

Wang Zhaoyuan waved Tie Ruyi, and said calmly in front: "Don't worry about it, princes! The east road is nothing more than the Three Gorges and Kuizhou, and the official will protect the country. ”

An official asked, "What the deputy envoy said is true?" ”

"Haha......" Wang Zhaoyuan laughed loudly, "Zhang Xianggong, you can't help but look down on me Wolong too much." Defending the country with danger, I can't do such an easy thing, how dare I call it Wolong? ”

Wang Zhaoyuan comforted everyone in the commotion. Many people are still very optimistic about him, but it doesn't matter, he just needs to come back after making great achievements, and he can use the topic to play arrogant for a while.

At this moment, I saw the old man in the robe under the city shaking his head and sighing, Wang Zhaoyuan had sharp eyes and recognized it as Li Hao. Seeing this, Wang Zhaoyuan's calm mood was a little blocked.

After leaving the city tower, a subordinate official stepped forward and whispered: "Li Hao just compared the lord with Zhao Jizabi. ”

Wang Zhaoyuan was immediately furious! Zhao Jizha is also a person, in the battle between Qin and Feng that year, this person volunteered to preside over the military power of Qin Fengcheng and the four states, and first boasted about it in Chengdu; As a result, Zhou Jun was so frightened that he fled back to Chengdu in a hurry. The emperor asked him what had happened, and he didn't know what was going on...... Such a straw bag with no insight and talent, the person Wang Zhaoyuan despises the most, Li Hao actually compares him with himself!

"The lord is angry, now we don't have to worry about him, and the most important thing is to try to protect the east road first." Staff persuaded.

Wang Zhaoyuan is about to go on the expedition, and he really doesn't have time to worry about Li Hao. Swallowing a breath of evil anger at the moment, he calmed himself down, and said calmly: "Send an envoy from the north and east to secretly go out of Sichuan, bring my letter to contact the Northern Han and Southern Tang Dynasty, deal with the Zhou Dynasty together, and first strive for an advantage in the overall situation." ”

The staff said: "When Er Li (Li Chongjin and Li Jixun) rebelled, the Northern Han did not dare to send troops, I am afraid it will not be easy; The Southern Tang Kingdom had already piled up the Zhou Dynasty and trembled, and it may not have the courage. ”

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "I know, but there is only benefit and no harm in trying, in case it doesn't work." Recommend two articulate lobbyists...... If the state of Shu is in danger, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will fall into the hands of the Zhou Dynasty; The Southern Tang Dynasty relied entirely on the Yangtze River, and they did not want to see the Shu land occupied by the Central Plains. The Northern Han Dynasty was the old enemy of the Zhou Dynasty, and it was also possible to fight for it. ”

The staff listened and bowed: "The lord is reasonable. ”

Another subordinate hurriedly echoed: "Deputy Envoy Wang has a big mind, courage and strategy, Li Hao's son actually slandered Zhao Jiza, and his intentions were vicious. ”

Wang Zhaoyuan snorted coldly: "I have already made up my mind, and the east road will be as stable as Mount Tai!" ”

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On the Yangtze River, Guo Shao stood at the bow of a building boat, looking at the wide river. At this time, the fleet had arrived, and Luo Yanhuan had also taken over the defense of Jingnan, and the army attacking Shu had advanced by land and water, and had already driven westward. There was still a plain in Sixiali, and the river was wide on this side, and the current was gentle, and the sails were spread by the east wind, and the fleet sailed very smoothly.

"Mr. Wolong?" Guo Shao was a little surprised, and turned his head to look at Jing Niang.

Jing Niang, Bai Xiangu and others arranged some fine works, including some people who used Shen Chen's Li Shang Gang, and sent spies to various parts of Shu early on.

Zuo You on the side spoke: "The envoy of Kuizhou Jiedu is Gao Yanyu, and he has not been sent by the envoy; Wang Zhaoyuan was sent from Chengdu to be the 'former battalion supervisor'. According to the rules, Wang Zhaoyuan is in charge of military power and decision-making, and Shu and Southern Tang are all such rules. ”

Guo Shao groaned: "Isn't Wolong Zhuge Liang? This Wang Zhaoyuan is actually known as Wolong, how can he do it? ”

Zuo You said: "I haven't heard of this person before, he is probably famous in Shu State, right?" ”

Jing Niang disapprehended and said: "What Wolong, I heard that he took the name himself." ”

Zuo You suddenly smiled, and when he saw Guo Shao looking at him, he said, "I suddenly remembered that another person from Shu Kingdom was coming, so I laughed." Zhao Jizha also thinks highly of himself, but he ran fast in Qinzhou back then, causing the Qin Fengshu army to be temporarily unable to coordinate and be broken by each one. ”

"It seems that there is still a little ......impression," Guo Shao said, "but we can't underestimate the enemy in details, and respecting the opponent is also respecting ourselves." The Shu army's east road guarding the border is nothing more than Kuizhou; Wang Zhaoyuan went to Kuizhou to supervise the army and took charge of the army, and he was the most important opponent in this battle. ”

Guo Shao said to Jing Niang: "Send some more people to Kuizhou to find a way to inquire about Wang Zhaoyuan, as long as it is related to him, record it." What have you done, what you have said, what you like, what you dislike, what you have hobbies...... What kind of woman you like, as long as you can inquire about it, ask clearly. ”

Jing Niang whispered casually: "Ah Lang cares more about him than about his relatives and friends. ”

"I've heard a saying that the one who knows a person best is usually his enemy." Guo Shao smiled and said, "Know yourself and know your opponent, and you will win a hundred battles." ”

Guo Shao said, and when he looked up, he found that at the edge of the clear sky, a black shadow had appeared on the edge of the distant sky, like dark clouds on the edge of the sky, one heavy pressure and one heavy ...... It was a distant mountain range, and it was only visible on a sunny day. The plains are almost at the end, and the day of entering the mountains is just around the corner.

The people around him followed his gaze, Guo Shao looked at it for a while, and sighed a little: "We don't stay in a flat place, we have to drill into the mountains." What is it? ”

Zuo You said: "After this mountain, the hinterland of Shu is also a good place. ”

Guo Shao nodded, thoughtful: "The game of chasing deer is a knockout game, and there is only one winner. Therefore, we can't forgive Shu because they didn't threaten the Great Zhou at this time. ”