After the news of the defeat of the Shu army came out, the princes from all walks of life were suddenly shocked. Of course, the defeat of the Shu army did not surprise the princes of all walks of life. After all, the Shu army fought with the Han army for more than a few months, and although it was victorious, it suffered heavy losses. However, Zhao Jun was raising 'essence' and accumulating sharpness, and suddenly attacked, and the difference was still very big. With the prepared against the defenseless, and the 'elite' division against the tired division, it would be strange if the Zhao army could not win.

Of course, the victory was expected by the princes of all walks of life, but the defeat of the Shu army so quickly and so simply surprised the princes of all walks of life. The Shu army and the Han army 'engaged' the battle, and the front and back fought directly for more than three months, especially the last two months, which can be said to be a tragic battle, and the two sides lost no less than 40,000 or 50,000 'elite' divisions. However, the Zhao army raided south, and in less than a month, the Shu army was completely defeated, except for five or six hundred remnants of the defeated army who fled back to Yizhou, the rest were not in the hands of the Zhao army.

When the king of Hanzhong, who had just answered Jingzhou, heard the news, he was also stunned for a long time, and he didn't know what to say at all. He fought hard with the Shu army for three months, but it turned out that all of them were cheaper than the Zhao army. Of course, at this moment, in addition to being shocked and worried, he was more happy, and it was also a revenge excitement. You must know that this land of Hanzhong was originally his territory, but it was attacked by the Shu army, and at that time, the Shu army and the Han army were still allies. Being betrayed and raided by allies, this kind of anger is definitely not small. Now the Shu army, like him, has worked hard for several months, but in the end he has cheapened the Zhao army.

In contrast, the Shu army's experience was much more miserable than that of his Hanzhong king. After all, he can't hold this land in Hanzhong, he is passively defending, at least, he still occupies the land of the three eastern counties, and in addition, he and Zhao Jun are now in a cooperative relationship. But for the Shu army, they were active attackers, and they wanted to seize the land of Hanzhong. But as a result, at a huge price, he did not get the benefits of the fixed point, and was defeated by the Zhao army, and the losses were greater than those of the Han army.

"Haha...... Stuart Cheer, do you have today? The consequences of treachery are not bad, want to hit my mind, how now? Heavy losses, isn't it a gray roll back to Yizhou? On the same day, Situ Fei, the king of Hanzhong, held a banquet and drank with his important ministers to celebrate the defeat of the Shu army in Yizhou. Situ Fei, who was drunk, kept mocking the Shu army and the Shu king Situ Che.

Although the king of Hanzhong was overjoyed by the defeat of the Shu army, he also understood that he would never have a chance to get the land of Hanzhong back, and it was already a blessing to be able to keep the three eastern divisions and protect the west of Jingzhou. After sobering up, Situ Fei did not continue to entangle with the land of Hanzhong, or rather, he had died of heart on the land of Hanzhong, after all, he was no longer able to reach out to the land of Hanzhong, even if this was his jurisdiction in the past.

"That's fine, next, let's concentrate on Jingzhou. The king has not been able to return for half a year, and in the land of Jingzhou, the impression of the king has begun to fade. "The first thing to do when I convened the important ministers under my command again was to set the goal of the Han army, that is, the Han army would next restore its strength in Jingzhou and develop its influence in Jingzhou.

Just as Situ Fei got the news from Zhao Jun in the land of Hanzhong, in Jingzhou, the influence of the Luo army has far exceeded that of the Han army, and the influence of the king of Luoyang in Jingzhou is also far beyond that of his king of Hanzhong. What's more, Luo Jun's current strength has expanded to the point where he is frightened. Not only that, but even the forces that he stayed in Jingzhou in the past, in order to cooperate with the Luo army's garrison and control the part of the power he belonged to, also began to be affected, and when he did not return, many people had begun to move closer to the Luo army, especially after the defeat of the Han army in Hanzhong, this trend reached its maximum.

If it weren't for the fact that the king of Hanzhong returned from the land of Hanzhong in time, reached a friendly agreement with the Zhao army, and obtained some armor and war horses from the Zhao army, I am afraid that the land of Jingzhou would have nothing to do with his king of Hanzhong and the Han army. Of course, among them, Luo Jun and the King of Luoyang did not take the initiative to attack the Han Army, but the King of Luoyang did not stop it. You must know that the land of Jingzhou originally belonged to the two people, and in any case, the king of Luoyang should also understand the division of the two forces, and should also separate his forces from the Han army. But in fact, the king of Luoyang sat back and watched the collapse of the Han army and began to fall to his Luo army. Of course, the most important thing is that there are also people who provoke the power of the Han army in Jingzhou. This person, without thinking too much, Situ Fei can be sure that this has something to do with the King of Luoyang.

Situ Fei was not wrong about this, the king of Luoyang did secretly provoke the forces of the Han army, wanting to pull them down under his command. There are two reasons for this. One is that the Luo army is now expanding rapidly, its power has skyrocketed, and in the land of Jingzhou, he is no longer satisfied with half of the king of Luoyang. Although the two sides are cooperating and jointly occupy the land of Jingzhou, if the strength of the other person is too far from his own, it is still necessary for him to cooperate with the other party? It's better to have it to yourself.

Another reason is related to the defeat of the Han army in the land of Hanzhong, in the eyes of the king of Luoyang, the Han army was defeated and lost, and the king of Hanzhong insisted on fighting with the Shu army in the land of Hanzhong. In this way, the Han army was defeated, and the land of Jingzhou would naturally be his king of Luoyang in the future. Therefore, the king of Luoyang sat back and watched the power of the Han army in Jingzhou fall to himself, and secretly divided and co-opted.

However, the ruthlessness of the king of Hanzhong, who put Zhao Jun into the territory, also surprised everyone. The Zhao army and the Han army were opposed, and the Han army was able to retreat in time, which also surprised Jingzhou. After Wang Situ Fei of Hanzhong quickly returned to the western half of Jingzhou, he immediately reorganized all the prefectures and counties that belonged to his rule. Officials and generals, from top to bottom, have changed all in unison. Moreover, the defenders of Jingzhou, who were originally stationed in the eastern region, also withdrew all of them on the grounds that the king of Hanzhong wanted to recuperate and reorganize the army.

At the beginning, the king of Hanzhong and the king of Luoyang jointly occupied Jingzhou, although they were combined, but in fact, each prefecture and county accounted for half of each side. And because the original jurisdiction of the king of Hanzhong was in the west of Jingzhou, most of the area occupied by the king of Hanzhong in Jingzhou was in the western half of Jingzhou. The king of Luoyang, on the other hand, has jurisdiction over most of the eastern regions.

Moreover, the king of Hanzhong is now 'pumping' the border defenders from all over the country, whether it is the eastern region to guard against the Qi army or the southern local Qi army and the Shu army, all of them have shrunk back, and the responsibility of defense is 'handed' to the Luo army. Even the current Luo Jun can't find an excuse. Now whether it is the Qi army or the Shu army, they have no time to report anything to Jingzhou, and the situation in their own jurisdiction is enough for them to be anxious. In addition, now that the Luo army is strong, it is completely possible to garrison the border, and there is no need for the Han army to contribute. Of course, the most important thing is that now that the Han army is in decline, it needs to regain its strength, and it is normal to rectify the army. Of course, more importantly, for Jingzhou, the Luo army is more important than the Han army. The Han army can retreat, but the Luo army cannot.

The only thing that made Hanzhong Wang Situ Fei feel pity was that the Shu army was defeated too quickly, originally he also wanted to rectify his internal situation, when the Shu army and the Zhao army were at war, he took advantage of the situation to go south and recover the Wuling Mansion in the southwest of Jingzhou. But before he could get ready, the Shu army had already been defeated by the Zhao army, and almost the whole army was exhausted, and even the reinforcements prepared for the follow-up could not arrive in time.

If you lose the opportunity, you can't come back, but Situ Fei is not too sorry. For him, it's his foundation that counts now. If you have strength in your hands, it doesn't matter what you do, if you don't have strength, then everything is empty talk. The war in Hanzhong and the situation in Jingzhou have made them see the important 'nature' of the foundation. Therefore, after paying a little attention to the battle situation in Hanzhong, he immediately buried his head and replied to himself. In addition, he also began to form caravans and traveled north to the state of Zhao to trade with the Zhao army.

The king of Luoyang was also surprised that the king of Hanzhong led the crowd to turn back and did not fight the battle in Hanzhong because of the southward movement of the Zhao army. After a little thought, he only sighed secretly. As for what he sighed, only he knew. However, after the king of Hanzhong returned, he also issued a military order not to easily have any conflict with the Han army. In addition, he also provided a batch of grain and grass materials for the king of Hanzhong to fund the recovery of the Han army.

Many of his courtiers had different opinions on what the king of Luoyang did, and in their opinion, the current Han army was not worth mentioning at all, and it was no longer enough to share the land of Jingzhou with them. At this moment, the Luo army can completely annex the Han army and monopolize the land of Jingzhou.

For this view of his subordinates, the king of Luoyang did not feel the slightest surprise. Actually, don't say that these generals under his command are the king of Luoyang, why haven't they thought about it like this? However, his subordinate Zuo Cheng Wang Dao stopped him from thinking about this and asked him to maintain the existence of the Han army. Regarding the different opinions of his courtiers at the moment, Situ Hao didn't say much, and directly asked Zuo Cheng Wang Dao to explain it to them.

"Do you think the king didn't think so? However, why should we help the king of Hanzhong, why should we help the Han army, instead of directly sweeping away the Han army and occupying the entire land of Jingzhou? Are you the only ones who have seen the benefits of monopolizing Jingzhou? No, in fact, the king and I have thought about it before. But why not? It's not that we don't want to, it's that we can't. Even, we can't afford to completely wipe out the Han army now. Luo Jun Zuo Cheng Wang Dao said coldly.

Compared with civilian officials, military generals prefer to sweep away the Han army, at the very least, they must be swept out of Jingzhou, and the Luo army will occupy Jingzhou alone. With the current strength of the Luo army, it is not a problem to sweep away the Han army.

Therefore, hearing Wang Dao say this, Lin Zixun, the left general of the Luo Army after the expansion, retorted: "Lord Zuo Cheng, I don't dare to agree with what you said before!" With the current strength of our Luo army, it is not difficult to eliminate the Han army at all. Besides, the Han army was defeated and lost in the land of Hanzhong, and there was no prestige in the land of Jingzhou. In the past six months, the king has become the lord of Jingzhou in the hearts of the people of Jingzhou. Occupying Jingzhou happens to be justifiable, and it is also what Jingzhou wants to see. ”

Wang Dao said in a deep voice: "On the surface, it is true! But do you think the Zhao Kingdom to the north wants to see us occupy the whole of Jingzhou? Do you know why the king of Hanzhong, who fought to the death before, put down the Hanzhong war and immediately returned to Jingzhou this time? Do you know why the Zhao army provided the defeated Han army with armor and war horses, so that they could return to the west of Jingzhou in a mighty way? That's because the Zhao army in the north doesn't want to see us occupy the whole of Jingzhou. ”

In other words, the Han army was able to put aside the Hanzhong war and return to Jingzhou this time, in addition to their own defeat to the Zhao army and the Shu army, it was more the meaning of the Zhao army. According to our detailed report among the Han army, the reason why the king of Hanzhong was able to return immediately this time was because the envoy of the Han army had a secret conversation with the commander of the Zhao army in Hanzhong, so that the king of Hanzhong knew the current strength of our army in Jingzhou, and let the king of Hanzhong know that in the land of Jingzhou, our Luo army has occupied an absolute advantage, and his Han army is in danger. ”

"In terms of troops, we can completely defeat the Han army and clear it out. But have you forgotten what the situation in Hanzhong is? The Han army and the Shu army were defeated to the death, and the king of Hanzhong was stunned to pull the Zhao army in the north and let the Shu army meet the Zhao army. In other words, what he can't get as a king of Hanzhong, his enemies can't think of it. If we attack the Han army, what will happen if the king of Hanzhong asks for help from the Zhao army? What Zhao Jun lacks now is a justifiable reason to go to Jingzhou. It just so happened that if the king of Hanzhong opened his mouth to invite, it would be in line with Zhao Jun's intentions. In other words, not only will the trade between us and the Zhao army be cut off, but we will lose the hearts of the people and merchants of Jingzhou, and we will even directly face the attack of the Zhao army from the north and northeast. ”

Seeing that someone wanted to speak, Wang Dao continued: "I know what you want to say, it is nothing more than that the Zhao army is 'fighting' with the Shu army at the moment, the eastern part is supporting the Jieyi army and the Qi army's 'fighting', and the southern part of Yuezhou is 'fighting' with the Nanyang countries, and in the short term, the Zhao army is powerless to 'intervene'. However, even if the Zhao army will not directly 'intervene' and will not go south, it only needs to cut off my source of supplies and continue to support the Han army, send part of the 'elite' team to the south, maintain the confrontation between us and the Han army, and wait until the Zhao army comes to its senses before mobilizing the army. Then what is the difference between our Luo army and the Shu army in the west? ”

Wang Dao's simple words suddenly made the generals who still wanted to monopolize Jingzhou speechless. It's not that they haven't thought of these problems before, it's just that they have deliberately ignored them. But now that Wang Dao said it honestly, he gave them a 'stick' on the head, and they had to seriously consider the situation in Jingzhou.

It is true that for the Zhao army, they can tolerate the Luo army and the Han army being strong, but they must not tolerate Jingzhou being controlled and strengthened by any of the princes. Because Jingzhou is located next to the Zhao army, they will not allow another powerful prince to appear on their side.

Wang Dao said again: "Therefore, we are only now helping the Han army, so that the king of Hanzhong will not be hostile to us." After all, instead of letting the king of Hanzhong and Zhao Jun get too close, it is better to continue to share Jingzhou with us. In any case, the Zhao army is not only our great enemy, but also the great enemy of the Han army. In the absence of accidents, the Han army will still walk with us and jointly guard against the Zhao army. And what we need to do now is to strengthen ourselves, contact the Han army, and beware of the Zhao army. Only the stronger we are, the more Zhao Jun will not dare to go south casually and directly attack us. ”

"And the reason why the king of Hanzhong accepted the grain and grass materials we provided was not because he didn't think so. Until now, we have not been hostile to the Han army. He, the king of Hanzhong, naturally knows which one of us or Zhao Jun is his real enemy. ”

"In addition, now that the Zhao army has defeated the Shu army, but with the 'nature' of the Shu king Situ Che, he will never let go like this. Therefore, the battle between the Shu army and the Zhao army continued to continue. And the Shu army occupies Wuling Mansion in the southwest of Jingzhou, and there is also a chance to be recaptured by us and the Han army. In addition, the 'chaotic' army of Qi in the east is also becoming stronger and stronger, and with the support of the Zhao army, the Qi army has no time to care about its western border. Similarly, the Qi army also occupies this Jiangxia Mansion, which should belong to my Jingzhou, which is also a powerful opportunity for us. Instead of consuming strength on internal fighting, it is better to take advantage of the 'chaos' to succeed and strengthen yourself. Therefore, now we cannot have any contradictions with the Han army. ”

Situ Hao, the king of Luoyang, also said in a deep voice: "What Zuo Cheng said before is also what this king wants to say, from now on, our Luo army and the Han army are still allies, and this king also hopes that you will keep in mind and not have any problems with the Han army." Also, don't despise the Han army because of their previous defeat in the land of Hanzhong. After all, the Han army also caused the Luo army to suffer heavy losses in the land of Hanzhong. Of course, this king does not want our Luo army and the Han army to have a big change because of some small problems, and he does not want the contradiction between us and the Han army to be used by the Zhao army. ”

After his courtiers left, Situ Hao, the king of Luoyang, couldn't help but sigh and said: "The pressure on us from the Zhao army is getting bigger and bigger, and our Luo army is in the situation when it occupied Dongyongzhou in the past. ”

Zuo Cheng Wang Dao smiled bitterly: "Actually, this time the occupation of the land of Hanzhong, the king of Hanzhong let Zhao Jun enter the country at the wrong time, a little too late. If the king of Hanzhong had been able to pull the Zhao army in earlier, not only would the Han army not have suffered such a huge loss, but also the Zhao army would not have defeated the Shu army so easily and occupied most of the territory of Hanzhong. ”

Situ Hao smiled bitterly: "Situ Fei's 'sex', you don't know it, if it wasn't for the 'force', how could he do this?" The significance of the land of Hanzhong to the Han army is very crucial, how can he give up so easily? If it weren't for the fact that he was defeated by the Shu army, he would not have allowed the Zhao army to enter. However, you are right, if Zhao Jun had been brought in earlier, I am afraid that now the Shu army and the Zhao army will suddenly be much larger, and the losses of the Han army will be much smaller. Alas...... It's a pity ......"

"But now, it's good that the Zhao army is fighting against the Shu army in the land of Hanzhong, and our pressure will be much less, and it will also give us the opportunity to grow. Compared to the Shu army and the Qi army, we are still lucky! ”

Situ Hao couldn't help but smile bitterly, lucky? Are you really lucky?