Updated: 2013-06-23

Lin Shucheng's words were very sharp, and he directly said the essence of it. Your King of Luoyang and King Hanzhong are both from the Situ family. Doing so now can be said to be severing the relationship with the secret existence of the Shu army. However, doing so is equivalent to a complete isolation from the Yongjun system.

Even so, now, it is the only way for the coalition forces to solve the problem. Lin Shucheng knew very well that if he didn't do this, the land of Jingzhou that the coalition forces had worked so hard to win would be regarded as making wedding dresses for others.

"Big brother, I can't control the others so much, and now, we are still focusing on Jingzhou. No matter how we choose, he will not change his attitude towards us because of our choice. After a while, Situ Fei said gloomily.

"Well, you're right, Situ Che is determined to take Jingzhou, and he is determined to put us to death. Since he is unkind, we can't be blamed for doing so. Contact Murong Cheng to fight against the Shu army. Situ Hao also responded coldly.

"Tell Murong Cheng that if he doesn't abide by the agreement, we can only give up the land of Jingzhou to the Shu army."

The army of Shu pressed the border, and the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong were difficult to resist, and as a last resort, the two remembered the alliance with Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, and asked Murong Cheng for help.

When Murong Cheng took advantage of the Shu army's march to Jingzhou, he was ready to move his center of gravity to the west after Tang Xian's 'handed' back sailor division to recover the small half of Jiangzhou that the Shu army once occupied. Especially in Jiangxia Mansion, which took the flank of Jiangzhou, Jiangxia guarded the flank of Jiangzhou and the west of Yangzhou, which was very crucial for the Qi army. Murong Cheng naturally did not want to see this place recaptured by the Shu army, and at the suggestion of others, he also reached an alliance agreement with the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong.

Although at the beginning, Murong Cheng did not take the alliance agreement between the King of Luoyang and the King of Hanzhong and himself in his eyes, and even had to beware of these two. After all, the King of Luoyang and the King of Hanzhong, no matter how you say it, are also the sons of Situ Lei, the former King of Yong, and they are brothers with the King of Shu, who knows if they will join forces to sell themselves? Secondly, his Qi army also occupied a more prosperous place in Jingzhou without blood. The alliance with the King of Luoyang and the King of Hanzhong is just a means to suppress the King of Shu, but it cannot be put on the table. It is precisely because of this that he Murong Cheng ceased war with the Chu army and shifted his center of gravity to the west. Otherwise, the war will be truceed only after the Chu army has been taught a hard lesson.

However, when he heard that the army of Shu was heading north and first started a war with the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong, Murong Cheng was immediately overjoyed. Brother Situ's war not only means that the former great enemy Yongjun is officially divided, but also Jiangxia Mansion and Jiangzhou in Jingzhou will be safe for the time being. After all, the Qi army has been attacked on all sides in recent years, although the soldiers took Jiangxia Mansion bloodlessly, and because of this, they harvested the sailors and drove the Shu army in Jiangzhou out of bounds, but the price paid in recent years has also been a lot. Coupled with the great battle with the Chu army, the navy was annexed by one-third of the Zhao army, and the right to collect taxes by maritime merchants was lost. The Shu army, still based on inheriting more than seventy percent of the strength of the Yong army, is the most powerful prince in the south.

Of course, this does not mean that everything is fine, in order to prevent the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong and the king of Shu from pretending to attack, in fact, the cooperation is also to prevent the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong from being defeated by the Shu army, which leads to the next Shu army will move to Jiangxia Mansion and Jiangzhou, and before the truce with the Chu army, the Qi army began to mobilize the army to move to Jiangxia Mansion and Jiangzhou in Jingzhou.

After receiving a letter of help from the King of Luoyang and the King of Hanzhong, Murong Cheng not only wanted to watch the battle of the three brothers of the King of Luoyang, the King of Hanzhong and the King of Shu, but also worried that the King of Luoyang and the King of Hanzhong would lose to the King of Shu, and in the end, the Shu army took advantage. Speaking of which, the three Situ brothers, all of whom were the sons of King Yong in the past, were the great enemies of the Qi army, and Murong Cheng's hatred for them was definitely higher than that of others. But now that it is a matter of the Qi army's plan, he can't lose his plan because of his hatred for the three Situ brothers.

"This is the letter of help from the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong, do you think that my Qi army should not be sent out?" Murong Cheng, who was difficult to make decisions, still summoned his important ministers Zhang Tu, Zhong Yan, and Fei Bin to discuss the rescue together. After all, with your own 'private' feelings, it is difficult to take into account the overall situation.

"The king, the minister thinks, you should be saved!" Zhang Tu was the first to speak, "Judging from the news from the west, the attack of the King of Shu on the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang is real. The two sides fought several times in the southern part of Jiangling Province, and the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong had lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which was difficult to resist. ”

Murong Cheng frowned slightly, and said: "The situation you said, this king is also clear, but this king also knows that the lost northern soldiers are all soldiers from the places where the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong gathered. Its 'elite' sharpness, the loss is not much. ”

Zhong Yan said: "The king is worried that they are pretending to attack each other, but in fact they are doing it to us?" Speaking of which, this is also a real need for precautions. Whether it is the king of Shu, the king of Luoyang, or the king of Hanzhong, they are all the sons of Situ Lei. However, since Mr. Zhang said that he needed support, there must be a reason for support. "Zhong Yan had been in charge of the war on the southern front before, and in the land of 'Jiaozhou', he organized manpower to confront the Shu army.

It is precisely because of Zhong Yan's existence that the Shu army, which almost won the entire territory of 'Jiaozhou' in the past, now only occupies one-third of the territory, and the rest is either in the hands of the Qi army or the Zhao army, and some areas are places where local bandits are 'chaotic', or occupied by local natives. Therefore, he did not know much about the situation in Jingzhou. However, Zhong Yan still knew Zhang Tu, and when Zhang Tu said so, he must have done the most westward inspection.

Zhang Tu said in a deep voice: "The king is worried, it is not unreasonable. However, according to the minister's investigation, this Situ Che attacked north, not against us, but directly attacked his two elder brothers, in addition to the fact that Situ Hao and Situ Fei fought Jingzhou, not only the place was unstable, and he was tired after a long battle, there were other reasons. ”

"A month ago, because we recovered half of Jiangzhou, and because Situ Hao and Situ Fei occupied Jingzhou, but Situ Che did not gain anything at all, some rumors spread in the territory of the Shu army, saying that Situ Che's ascension was unorthodox, that he was not as strong as Situ Hao and Situ Fei, and that he was not a suitable heir to King Yong."

"Come to think of it, this rumor is enough to make Situ Che go north. Otherwise, although its position will not be lost, its prestige will be completely lost, and even its control over the Shu army will be greatly reduced. After all, the predecessor of the Shu Army was the Yong Army, and the proud soldiers and fierce generals in it were all under the command of Situ Lei in the past. Therefore, when the rumors arose, Situ Che had no choice. ”

"Why didn't the Shu army do anything to us? In the land of Jingzhou, our Qi army only occupies one place, so Situ Che should do it to us first, so it is more reasonable, right? Murong Cheng was still a little uneasy.

Zhang Tu said with a smile: "Although we only occupy Jiangxia Mansion in Jingzhou, Yangzhou is to the east of Jiangxia Mansion, and Jiangzhou is to the southeast and south, and there is a large army to support it at any time, and the strength of support is greater than that of the King of Hanzhong and the King of Luoyang." In addition, our Qi army has a complete sailor division, and the Yangtze River area makes Situ Che have to think about it. ”

"Of course, in Jingzhou alone, we are the weakest. But if Stuart Che does it to us first, it will inevitably delay for a long time. These times are enough for Situ Hao and Situ Fei to stabilize their places, and it is best to prepare for the battle. And in this way, even if Situ Che occupies Jiangxia Mansion, he can't compare with Situ Hao and Situ Fei. ”

"At this moment, although Situ Hao and Situ Fei, who occupy eighty percent of Jingzhou, are relatively speaking, it is easier to attack. This land of Jingzhou was also ruled by the king in the past, and Situ Hao and Situ Fei definitely did not have such a stable place as the king taking over Jiangxia Mansion. And to do it to Situ Hao and Situ Fei, not only can solve the problem of rumors, but also win Jingzhou, which Situ Lei failed to win in the past, and increase its prestige. ”

Zhong Yan and Fei Bin also nodded in agreement with Zhang Tu's analysis, although the two did not know more about the war in Jingzhou like Zhang Tu, but they had also heard of the war in the west.

After being silent for a while, Murong Cheng appeared inexplicably 'colored', and said lightly: "That's it, then send troops to help." It's just that I didn't want to fight, and I, Murong Cheng, finally had to support the son of my former sworn enemy, Situ Lei. ”

Zhang Tu said in a deep voice: "The king doesn't need to think like this, supporting Situ Hao and Situ Fei is far from just solving the Jingzhou problem, this has a deeper meaning." The king's support this time will not be lost. ”

Murong Cheng was surprised: "Oh? What is the significance, for the son of Situ Lei, this king is extremely unhappy. ”

Zhang Tu said with a smile: "Whether it is Situ Hao or Situ Fei, they are all split from the Yongjun in the past, it is nothing more than the time when Situ Lei died, Situ Che is indeed more suitable to inherit the great cause of King Yong, but unfortunately, Situ Lei failed to make arrangements early." Of course, this is also related to Situ Hao and Situ Fei's early awareness. But there is one thing that no one can deny, that is, the three of them have a lot of influence among the princes of the three parties. ”

"Especially when Situ Lei personally led the army to Yizhou and died of illness, in order to let Situ Hao and Situ Fei, who were thousands of miles away, give up their rights, he did not announce Situ Che's heir identity in public. However, by the time it was ready to be announced, the sun had already set. Therefore, for Situ Che, the youngest prince, to inherit the great cause, there are many soldiers in the Yongjun who doubt it. Therefore, Situ Hao and Situ Fei also have a certain influence in the Shu army, which is also an important reason why Situ Che insists on attacking his two elder brothers. ”

"Now, Situ Hao and Situ Fei can't resist the Shu army's attack and ask us for help. If we fight against the Shu army with Situ Hao and Situ Fei, in the Shu army, we will inevitably be dead to Situ Hao and Situ Fei, and even hostile. The king and our army hate the Yongjun in the past, why is the other party not like this to us? "Whether it was Murong Cheng's retribution against Situ Lei, the thief who killed the king, or Situ Lei, who personally led a large army to raid the land of the Qi army, they all formed a deep hatred for each other.

The Shu army hated Situ Hao and Situ Fei, that is, it cut off the opportunity for Situ Hao, Situ Fei and the King of Shu to get together again. In this way, even if the former Yongjun army is completely divided into three parts. This is also a good thing for us, after all, the three Situ brothers are connected, and we are indeed difficult to hostile. However, dividing them apart, although we are inferior to the Shu army, we are also stronger than the king of Luoyang and the king of Hanzhong. The weak and weak are united, and the strongest is attacked first, so that the Shu army can be gradually wiped out. The Shu army is gone, and the king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang are no longer a threat. And the Chu army in the north, not to mention in detail, is far from being the opponent of our army. ”

Hearing Zhang Tu say this, Murong Cheng was immediately overjoyed and said with a smile: "This is very good, since this is the case, this king will send an army to support this former enemy." ”

Zhang Tu said in a condensed voice: "However, we must also beware of Zhao Jun." Since then, when rumors have spread in the Shu army, his subordinates have sent people to investigate the origin of the rumors, although they have not been able to investigate the source, but this rumor does not seem to be from the Shu army, but someone else deliberately did it. ”

Murong Cheng frowned and said, "You mean, it was Zhao Jun who spread rumors in the territory of the Shu Army?" This Zhao Xun's hand is too long. He will not attack south, but he will make trouble in the south. However, Zhao Jun doesn't seem to be able to gain any benefits from spreading rumors? ”

Zhang Tu frowned and said, "This is also where the minister is a little puzzled, but he instigated a dispute between the three Situ brothers, and indirectly separated the three Situ brothers who may be integrated." Thinking about it, Zhao Xun didn't want the three Situ brothers to come together again and form a powerful Yongjun system in the past, so that they could go south in the future. ”

"Zhao Jun is now busy with the war in the Western Regions and has no time to look south, but Zhao Xun also does not want a powerful Yongjun system in the south to appear again. However, it was a good opportunity for us. As long as we complete the operation of cutting off the Shu army before the Zhao army settles the war in the Western Regions and the army goes south, then the most powerful princes in the south are us. At that time, even if he failed to unify the south, he could gather the remaining princes in the south to fight against the Zhao army, and divide and rule with the Zhao army, north and south. ”

"In addition, in this operation, not only to support Situ Hao and Situ Fei to block the Shu army in the land of Jiangling Mansion, but also to attack the flank of the Shu army from Jiangzhou, weaken the Shu army as much as possible, and make the Shu army more disappointed in Situ Che."

"Okay, don't worry about the rest for the time being, first support the two brothers Situ Hao and Situ Fei, so that they can completely cut off the possibility of repair with the Shu army. As for the Jiangzhou side, they looked for fighters and attacked from behind the flanks of the Shu army. Murong Cheng said in a condensed voice. The powerful Qi army in the past has now lost most of it, and now that he has the opportunity to recover the southern overlord, how can he Murong Cheng not cherish it?

Although Murong Cheng was very happy, Zhang Tu, Zhong Yan and Fei Bin all knew that their chances of winning against Zhao Jun were too small. Zhao Xun founded the country, and the north has been stable for many years, which can be described as a rich country and a strong people. And what about Qi Jun? I only hope to become the most powerful prince in the south and call on other princes to fight against the Zhao army. Not to mention the strength of the forces of the two sides, not to talk about the comparison of taxes between the two sides. That is, the Zhao army has now occupied the eastern sea area of the Qi army, the southeast of 'Jiao' Prefecture and other places, and it has formed an encirclement in the east and south of the Qi army. However, Zhang Tu and the three did not say much, as courtiers, they should help the lord win, not pour cold water on the lord.

Murong Cheng acted very quickly, and the 50,000-strong army hurriedly drove out of Jiangxia Mansion and headed towards Jiangling Mansion. Moreover, the Qi army also publicized this matter very much, and the news spread out everywhere.

Sure enough, as Zhang Tu said, when the news that the Qi army, Situ Hao and Situ Fei joined forces to deal with the Shu army reached the frontline battlefield of Jiangling Mansion. Situ Che scolded Situ Hao and Situ Fei in public before the battlefield, saying that he had forgotten the hatred between the former king and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and the Qi army, and even Situ Che made a public decision to kill Situ Hao and Situ Fei with his own hands.

Situ Che's move was naturally deliberate. When the news of the Qi army's support for Situ Hao and Situ Fei reached Situ Che, Situ Che was secretly happy. What he did before the battle, mentioning the first king and hundreds of thousands of soldiers, was to disconnect the people in the Shu army who still had other ideas about Situ Hao and Situ Fei. Set Situ Hao and Situ Fei as the image of shutting together enemies and attacking their own brothers.

And Situ Hao and Situ Fei are bitter and can't say it, can it be said that this is all 'forced' by you? But no matter what, when Situ Hao and Situ Fei asked for help from the Qi army, they already had this preparation. After all, among the Shu army, although there are soldiers who are interested in themselves, after all, it is only a potential help, and it is almost impossible to turn it into a real help. But Jingzhou is indeed related to its own great cause, and it cannot be taken lightly.

Situ Che's purpose was achieved, Murong Cheng's purpose was also achieved, and Zhao Xun's purpose was also achieved. Murong Cheng's angry shouting in front of the battle made the Shu army scold Situ Hao and Situ Fei bitterly. Situ Che's position in the Shu army has become more stable, and even the combat power of the Shu army has become stronger because of this. In just a few days before the arrival of Qi reinforcements, the coalition lost three cities again. It wasn't until the Qi reinforcements were stationed in Jiangling Mansion that the situation improved slightly.

Regarding the war in the south, Zhao Xun didn't care about other things except for paying attention to the general changes. At this moment, in the territory of Zhao State, large-scale people moved westward, transported grain and grass materials to the west, and prepared for the war in the Western Regions. However, as summer approached and the temperature began to rise, Zhao Xun also had to push back the preparations for the war.

When Murong Cheng supported Situ Hao and Situ Fei, Zhao Xun met with a talent. This person is none other than Ling Xiao, an important minister under the command of Situ Lei, King Yong. Ling Xiao was originally sent to Luoyang by Situ Lei, preparing to take over Situ Hao's rights. But Situ Hao had already been reminded by Zhao Xun, and he had already sent back the news from a dark line, which made Ling Xiao's action unsuccessful. After Situ Lei's death, Situ Hao was self-reliant, and Ling Xiao realized that something was wrong in advance and fled. And after he entered the territory of Zhao State incognito, he was discovered by a merchant who returned from Luoyang, and reported to Zhao Jun. Subsequently, it was naturally captured by Zhao Jun.

For Ling Xiao, Zhao Xun also knows. Under Situ Lei, he is also a top talent. For talents, Zhao Xun naturally will not be too much. In addition, he has a very good understanding of the situation in the south, which plays a very important role for Zhao Xun.

Regarding Zhao Xun's wooing, Ling Xiao did not refuse. According to what he said, since then Situ Lei died, Yongjun disappeared, and when Situ Hao pursued him, he had no relationship with Yongjun. However, because Situ Lei was kind to him in the past, he was reluctant to participate in the war to the south. Therefore, after informing the Privy Council of the information he knew, he was arranged by Zhao Xun to participate in the war and local government affairs in the Western Regions.