Before receiving the holy decree, Yang Fei was already preparing to turn to Henan. He knew that the biggest danger now was that once he turned to Henan, Zhang Bingzhong, who had just entered Sichuan, might return to Huguang, and Huguang, as the most important grain producing area of the imperial court, its importance cannot be overstated. If Huguang was severely damaged, it would be even more difficult for the imperial court to support it.

To defend Huguang, the most important thing is to hold Xiangyang. Therefore, even when chasing Zhang Bingzhong in the river, he kept sending back official documents, urging Wang Shuzeng, the prefect of Xiangyang, to strengthen his defenses. At that time, the news of Huang Zide's capture of Luoyang had not yet arrived. Now after receiving the holy decree, Yang Fei felt that the best thing to do was to first make a posture of launching a large-scale attack on Zhang Bingzhong, forcing Zhang Bingzhong to continue to flee in the direction of Chengdu. Then the whole army quickly turned around and turned to Henan.

It's just that this action must be kept strictly secret, but this is exactly what makes Yang Fei the most headache. Now Yang Fei is not very worried about the two most important generals under his command, Zuo Liangyu and He Dalong. He even vaguely suspected that they, or their subordinates, were in contact with Zhang Bingzhong, and maybe they were all playing the game of "raising self-respect".

So this time, Yang Fei decided to keep this decision secret from Zuo Liangyu and He Dalong for the time being. Yang Fei thought that if Zuo Liangyu and He Dalong or their subordinates really had contact with Zhang Bingzhong, this news might allow Zhang Bingzhong to flee to the direction of Chengdu. Of course, if Zhang Bingzhong went to Chengdu, it would also be a trouble, but at least it was not his trouble.

Of course, although this matter needs to be kept secret from Zuo Liangyu and He Dalong, it cannot be kept secret from Wang Shuzeng and Zhang Yuxing. Because the logistical aspects involved in the subsequent transfer must be supported by them. Therefore, Yang Fei specially wrote an official document, used the seal of customs defense, and asked his subordinates to bring military talismans and go to Xiangyang to pass the order.

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At this time, Zhang Bingzhong's main force and Yang Fei were actually not far away. After Zhang Bingzhong defeated the Sichuan army, he captured a lot of war horses. This allowed Zhang Bingzhong's real descendants to have horses. Compared with Huang Zide, Zhang Bingzhong didn't care about the miscellaneous soldiers who were temporarily brought in when he used the soldiers. Prior to this, he had more than once left behind tens of thousands of "miscellaneous soldiers", only took his thousands of elites, and used war horses to run long distances. In fact, Zhang Bingzhong was not very willing to go to Chengdu. Because although Chengdu is known as the "land of abundance", it is also a place of four stops. It's not easy to really run there, and it's not easy to flow in the future. And although Zhang Bingzhong didn't know about Huang Zide's attack on Luoyang and killing King Fu at this time, he knew about Huang Zide's mess in Henan. In this case, he is even more reluctant to go to Chengdu.

Therefore, after having enough war horses, Zhang Bingzhong persuaded Luo Mengde with hundreds of war horses, and once again used the means of long-distance running, which he had become accustomed to, directly left those "miscellaneous soldiers", with his more than 3,000 elites, and Luo Mengde's 1,000 men and horses. He planned to sneak through the gap between Zuo Liangyu and He Dalong's army and return to Huguang again.

This approach is quite risky, and if it is discovered in the process, it will be another bitter battle. Zhang Bingzhong knows that the more bold he is strategically, the more cautious he must be in his tactics. So he asked his godson Zhang Rujing to take more than 100 elite cavalry to serve as a reconnaissance mission in front and fight for the main force.

In the evening of that day, Zhang Bingzhong had just set up camp in a valley when he saw Zhang Rujing rushing over with dozens of cavalry.

"Rujing, what's wrong?" Zhang Bingzhong greeted him and asked.

"Father!" Zhang Rujing jumped down from the war horse and said, "It's also the blessing of the father, the child went out to explore the way, and he actually met the messenger sent by Yang Fei." The child led people to an ambush, but none of them escaped, a total of twelve prisoners were captured, and all the letters and talismans were captured by the child! ”

"What? And such a thing? Zhang Bingzhong stretched out his hand and patted Zhang Rujing's shoulder, grinning and laughing, "Rujing, yes, yes, it's really my son!" It's a nice job! Well, what does this letter say? ”

"Father, the letter hasn't been opened yet, and the child is afraid that the cover will be broken, and it won't be easy to use later, so he hasn't opened it yet." Zhang Rujing replied.

"Well, it's the right thing to do." Zhang Bingzhong agreed, "Show me the letter." ”

Zhang Rujing took out the letter and talisman from his arms and handed them to Zhang Bingzhong. Zhang Bingzhong looked at the cover, this letter was written by Yang Fei to Zhang Yuxing of Xiangyang Bingbei Dao and Wang Shuzeng, the prefect, and said with a smile: "No matter what the content is, as long as there is this letter, plus the military talisman, it can have a great effect!" Rujing, you are really Lao Tzu's lucky star! ”

Zhang Bingzhong asked people to smoke the envelope with boiling water, and at the same time asked people to go to Luo Mengde.

By the time Luo Mengde arrived, Zhang Bingzhong was already reading the letter.

"Eight kings, what did the letter say?" Romond asked.

"Huang Zide of the dog day, he actually beat Luoyang!" Zhang Bingzhong gritted his teeth and said, there was no joy on his face.

"Huang Zide has conquered Luoyang? What about the Blessed King? Romond asked.

"Fu Wang? Of course, he was cut by Huang Zide. King Fu is rich in the world, and his family is said to be richer than the emperor's family, and now these things are all Huang Zide's. We are here on the top of the tank, and Yang Fei is desperate, he is good, this time in Luoyang can eat fat! Zhang Bingzhong said from between his teeth.

Thinking about so many good things in King Fu's mansion, now they are all owned by Huang Zide, and then look at Zhang Bingzhong, although he didn't take a big advantage, but he didn't suffer a big loss, and then look at himself, Luo Mengde couldn't help but be depressed. But he thought about it for a while and said, "Now scolding others has also solved the problem." Well, there is also a King Xiang in Xiangyang, who is also a prince, although he is not as rich as King Fu, but there must be a lot. ”

"It's not just about money. The key is momentum. Killing King Xiang is still far inferior to Huang Zide in terms of momentum. Zhang Bingzhong was still a little dissatisfied.

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At dusk, there was a small group of officers and cavalry, a total of 28 people, running so sweaty that the horses galloped to the south gate of Xiangyang. Xiangyang is rumored to have fallen Luoyang and the war in Sichuan is unfavorable, so in recent days, the city gate has been very strictly checked, and no one is allowed to enter the city unless it has an urgent official document and it is verified. This small group of cavalry immediately approached the city gate outside the drawbridge, led by the young officer, and took out the official document of the superintendent's departure, proving that he had come to Xiangyang on an urgent business. The gatekeeper carefully read the official documents of the general and understood that he was a small officer in the battalion of the superintendent, and his official position was also that of the general, surnamed Liu, named Xingguo, and was now 21 years old. But the goalkeeper was still not at ease, and looked up and asked:

"What other official documents do you have with you?"

Liu Xingguo showed a contemptuous look, took out a fire-sealed emergency document, and asked the officer guarding the door to take a look. The officer guarding the door looked at the front, it was handed over to the Xiangyang military preparation Dao Zhang and the prefect Wang, the word "urgent" was noted on the top, and the year, month and day of the document were written in the middle seam on the back. He raised his head and said to Liu Xingguo:

"Please wait a moment, I'll go to Lord Mingli, even if I come back."

The young officer who came from the superintendent said unhappily: "Why, brother, is it true that the official document of the superintendent we took is fake?" ”

The officer at the gate smiled and said, "Don't be surprised, don't be surprised." The official document is naturally true, but it needs to be approved by Lord Li before the door can be opened. ”

"Dude, this is an urgent paperwork, and if you miss business, you and I can't afford to be guilty!"

"There will be no mistakes. There will be no mistakes. Lord Li sat on the tower of the city gate, and I will come as soon as I go up. ”

When Yang Fei was stationed in Xiangyang, each city gate had a general with the rank of deputy general in charge, and during the day he sat on the city gate tower or in the courtyard near the city gate. Since he went to Sichuan, due to the easing of the military situation within hundreds of miles of Xiangyang, all the city gates have been changed to Qianzong garrison, but the south gate is more important and has been changed to guerrilla generals. This guerrilla general's name was Li Min'an, and he carefully read the front and back of the official document he presented, and could not see anything suspicious, but he still did not dare to rest assured, so he personally went down to the city tower, stood in the hole of the city gate, called the young officer who came to issue the official document in front of him, looked him up and down, and then asked:

"Are you here to write this letter?"

Liu Xingguo replied respectfully: "Yes, my lord." ”

Li Minan asked a few more things about Yang Fei's whereabouts, and Liu Guoxing answered them fluently, and there was nothing suspicious.

Li Min'an saw that Liu Xingguo was acting frankly and openly, so he did not doubt him, so he said to him: "Since this is the case, please rest and wait in the Nanguan restaurant." I immediately sent someone to send the official document to the Daotai Yamen. As soon as there is a palindrome, even if it is handed over to you to bring back to the superintendent. ”

The young officer said: "Lord Hui, I have come to Xiangyang because of an urgent military situation, and I must personally go to the Daotai Yamen tonight to present the military talisman to Lord Daotai, but I can't wait outside the city." ”

Li Min'an was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "Is there a talisman?" ”

"Yes, yes." The young officer then took out half of the talisman from his bosom and presented it.

Li Min'an was very familiar with the style of the military talisman of the superintendent, and understood that half of the talismans brought by the young officer were not fake, and the talismans were made of copper, and others could not forge them in a hurry. The look on his face began to soften, and he said:

"You wait for a while in the dining room outside the drawbridge, and you tell the brothers to have tea and rest. I immediately personally sent the official documents and military talismans to the Daotai Yamen and presented them in person. If there is no problem with the soldiers, I will immediately let my brother and his brothers go into the city to live. This is also an official formality, so it has to be. ”

The young officer said, "In this case, I have no choice but to obey my orders, but please send the official documents and military talismans to Lord Daotai as soon as possible." After saying that, he gave a military salute and turned to cross the drawbridge.

Zhang Yuxing's Daotai Yamen was not far from the South Gate, so after a while, Li Min'an rode back from the Daotai Yamen, sent someone to call the young officers waiting outside the drawbridge, and said that the Daotai Lord opened and read the urgent documents of the cabinet lord, and personally surveyed the military talismans, and allowed them to enter the city to live in the Chengtian Temple, waiting for the early morning of tomorrow morning. The general then asked:

"How many brothers did you bring with you?"

"Lord Hui, including the humble position, there are a total of twenty-eight people."

"Okay, let's go into the city together, I'll send someone here to lead you to Chengtian Temple." Li Minan said very gently.