Jinshou County is one hundred and fifty miles in the southwest end of Hanzhong, it is an urn city built in a circle on all sides, the radius is only three or four miles, it is a small city, but although this city is small, the city wall is solid and thick, there are two iron gates before and after, one is facing the northeast, the other is facing the southwest, and the two ends are a path that can only accommodate two people shoulder to shoulder.

Yuwentai's army claims to have 150,000, but in fact there are only 80,000 people, but if these 10,000 people want to take this trail, the troops need to start from Hanzhong City and line up to Jinshou County outside the city for four round-trips, it is conceivable that this is a real dangerous road, plus this trail is mostly built on the majestic mountains, and the side is either an abyss or a valley bottom ravine, and the road is difficult and very dangerous.

In order to take Sichuan and Shu, Yuwentai had already begun to send people into Hanzhong a year ago to find out the customs, geography and landforms of this area, and collected a lot of confidential information, and even which path could go directly to the back of the city He figured it out, but when the army walked on this dangerous path, he found that Shu Road is difficult to walk, it is really difficult.

The road is full of suffocating gravel paths, only half of the way many people on the shoes are broken, feet are worn, the troops complain, stop and go, sparse and lala, not at all like on the march, Yuwentai rode a green horse on the road and saw that both sides are bottomless ravines, is there still someone on the side of the road to stop and tidy up shoes, baggage or something, at this time if there is an enemy army, then they must be finished, Yuwentai let Xie Sichun and the general Han Xiong open the way in front, the palace army is Su Sui and Wei Shouding, and the middle parade supervisor is Gao Bin.

Yuwentai asked Gao Bin to call over, and pointed to the Zhongjun who was sitting crookedly on the road: "Look at it, is this called a march?" There is no intention of fighting at all, if the enemy suddenly attacks, you will wait to be beheaded, if you don't leave such a dangerous place quickly, and drag along the way, do you want to die?! Gao Bin said very aggrievedly: "Enxiang, this road is difficult, everyone walks hard, some people are indeed a little unbearable, just sit down and rest, we can't force them to march quickly, in this way, even if they reach Jinshou City, I'm afraid the troops will not have combat effectiveness!" ”

Dare to quibble, Yu Wentai was even more angry and said: "You are also marching and fighting all year round, don't you even understand the truth of the speed of soldiers?" It's all blocked here, and the people in front and back are still in Hanzhong? That's a fart! Hurry up and let them all get up, and if you want to enter Chengdu alive, you must move forward bravely. Gao Bin didn't dare to talk back, so he turned around and said loudly to the soldiers who were sitting or lying down: "Get up the for me, pick up weapons and equipment to keep up, and rest again in Jinshou City, if anyone dares to stay without permission, the military law will not be spared!" ”

The soldiers got up in despair, and continued to carry the heavy equipment and food and grass on their backs, muttering in a low voice. Yu Wentai rode forward with a small brisk step, trying to catch up with Xie Sichun and Han Xiong, but the road was narrow, and he didn't dare to run too fast on horseback, so he could only slowly take small steps towards Jinshou City.

Xiao Lun assisted Xiao Jian in Jinshou County before was Sima Zhaogui of Lizhou Prefecture, this person was short but known for his ferocity, once in order to recapture the cattle and sheep that were snatched by the Liangzhou people, he only took 22 cavalry to single-handedly challenge the scout troops of 600 people, not only snatched back the cattle and sheep but also killed the leading Qian's generals, and repelled the siege of the scout troops.

Among the ethnic minorities in the border area between the two countries, his prestige is very high, and the general Qiang and Qian people do not dare to go to his defense area to rob without authorization, this time he also took the initiative to let Xiao Jian, who was only thirteen years old, retreat to Zitong, and led only 2,000 foot soldiers to stay to resist dozens of times the enemy army, despite this, Zhao Gui and the Miao Chinese stationed in the Sword Pavilion exchanged voices, and the two planned to advance and retreat together from end to end.

Until the Sword Pavilion, if Yuwentai breaks through two levels in a row, then Xiao Lun's Chengdu will be directly exposed to the enemy's blade, and there is no natural danger to stop the influx of the Western Wei army, so Xiao Lun immediately summoned the generals of the Yizhou headquarters to judge the sergeants, how to fight this battle, where to fight, and how to fight, all have to be discussed, and it must be fast, he is worried that Miao Huaren, Zhao Guizhi and others will not be able to withstand Yuwentai's iron cavalry at all.

At the meeting, the generals were all talking about their opinions, but Xiao Lun, who came from Jiankang, knew that many of their opinions were on paper, Chengdu, the country of abundance, had not opened a large-scale army for more than 40 years, and the last large-scale transfer of troops was when the Northern Wei Dynasty and Liu Song Dynasty were in power, but the generals at that time were all old at this time, and there were few to fight.

Xiao Lun's opponent at the moment is very powerful, it is Yuwentai who can't even Gao Huan, this person relies on his own strength to dominate Guanzhong Zai and Longyou, almost no one in the world can compete with him head-on, this time he is pouring out of the nest, looking at the momentum is to level Yizhou in one fell swoop, and before he also sent a letter of persuasion, Xiao Lun cut off the messenger in a rage, cut off the head and sent it back to Yuwentai, Yuwentai also cut off his messenger with a tooth for a tooth and cut the sacrificial flag, and the two sides became a confrontation between water and fire, and the fish died and the net was broken.

Xiao Lun got up and patted the table and said loudly: "All the princes are quiet and listen to my words." Seeing that the generals were quiet, he continued: "The time is urgent, and we are no longer allowed to delay the military situation here, I propose that the leading general, General Wang Suwang, be the vanguard, and I will personally lead the army to the expedition, and Shi Weizhi, the governor of the central government, will guard Chengdu. Seeing that no one squeaked, Xiao Lun knew that they didn't have any ideas, so he said: "Then arrange it like this, I want to mobilize all the troops that can be mobilized, all of them must be gathered in Chengdu within five days, and the front line must be opened within seven days, so let's go down and prepare quickly." ”

Yizhou didn't drive hard and stepped forward to Xiao Lun's side and said, "King, the minister has something to say. Xiao Lun glanced at him and continued to stare at the latest information from the front line in his hand, and said casually: "If you have anything to say, just say it." Fei Gong cleared his throat and whispered: "The villain's nephew is on an errand in the Western Wei army, and the first two **** sent a letter to the family, wanting me to pass it on to you, the king." ”

Xiao Lun felt very strange and asked, "Since it's your family letter, why did you give it to me?" Could it be that there is something else going on with me? Fei Gong said flatteringly: "In fact, this letter is not written to the villain, but a letter of persuasion written by Yuwentai to the senior officials of various departments in Yizhou, and the names of these officials are also attached to the family letter. The villain thinks it is necessary for you to know this, the king. ”

Xiao Lun's head exploded when he heard this, this Yuwentai is ruthless enough, both civil and military, while raising a knife to each other, while wooing his own people who have been bought. So he pretended to ask casually, "Where is your letter?" After retreating, he carefully took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Xiao Lun, and said respectfully: "The family letter is here, please take a look at it." ”

Xiao Lun was frightened into a cold sweat when he read the beginning of the letter, most of the people in this are people who are regarded by him as confidants, most of the celebrities and nobles in Yizhou are in this list, this Yuwentai's hand is indeed long enough, and the intention is to buy his own power structure in Yizhou, I have to say that this is a big deal, just to buy these people in the letter is not just a matter of money, there are those who promise high-ranking officials, there are those who promise to divide the territory, and there are those who promise the prestige of celebrities.

Xiao Lun smacked his tongue and secretly complained. But at this moment, he can't arrest all the people on the list because of this letter, he wants to deal with this matter, and he obviously uses this to show his loyalty, this guy is usually very good at flattery, and he can still be so loyal in this crisis? Xiao Lun had to doubt his intention to take out this letter, but no matter what, the people on this list must be stabilized, and they must be harmless and calm, otherwise they will shake the army's heart, let alone fight Yuwentai, even if they stay in Yizhou, it will become dangerous.

This Fei Gong does have a nephew who is a cavalry lieutenant under Gao Bin, and he doesn't know where Yuwentai came from, in short, he knows this person, so he arrested him to coerce and lure, and asked him to write this unwarranted letter to Fei Gong, the content is all compiled by Xie Sichun, do you think, this Yuwentai himself is poor and innocent, where is there so much money to buy those high-ranking officials in Yizhou, besides, even if he is really rich, he will not take it out to these people, taking Yizhou has long been on Yuwentai's agenda, are there any of these people, War between him and Xiao Lun will break out.

But if he does this, if Xiao Lun is seriously suspicious, it is very likely that he will arrest the people on the list and kill a few Liliwei, this is the goal that Yuwentai wants to achieve, so whether it is hard work or Xiao Lun, he will eventually be used as a gunman, this trick is called borrowing a knife to kill, and the intention is still very sinister. It's a pity that Yu Wentai miscalculated Xiao Lun's IQ, he thought that Xiao Lun was just an incompetent person like Xiao Duo and Xiao Zhengde.

Xiao Lun can gain a firm foothold in Yizhou, Yuwentai should not underestimate him, think about it, this should be similar to his situation in Guanzhong back then, parachuted into the war-torn area full of factions alone, and he wants to dominate everything in a very short time, and he should not underestimate Xiao Lun's ability with this. On this afternoon, Xiao Lun invited all the ministers, generals and several famous people in the state to hold a party, which was called a celebration banquet, but why did he celebrate this battle before it was fought? All the participants were thinking about this question, waiting for Xiao Lun to give them an answer, and sure enough.

Halfway through the banquet, Xiao Lun took advantage of the wine and said loudly to everyone at the banquet very happily: "Everyone, everyone, please be quiet and listen to me." After that, he picked up the chopsticks and knocked on the cup, the crisp sound made everyone look sideways and quiet, Xiao Lun said with a smile on his face: "Everyone, our army is about to go to the front line of the Sword Pavilion to fight against Yuwentai in the Western Wei Dynasty, but I received a letter from Yuwentai here today, and the interest is that the person who sent the letter made the wrong object, this is a secret letter written by Yuwentai to attract and seduc, and the princes listened to me read it carefully." So he began to read the contents of the letter, and gradually some people began to turn pale, while others looked at Xiao Lun calmly.

After the belief, Fei Gong got up and said very angrily: "This Yuwentai doesn't know how thick the sky is, we are all courtiers of Nanliang, how can we be instigated and tempted by him, a thief, I simply underestimate us." Xiao Lun also said: "Fei Gong said well, I also think so, I know that everyone here must have received such a secret letter, I deeply think that this is inevitable, but I have known you in Yizhou in the past few years, presumably everyone will not be interested in such a letter, although I clearly know who has received such a letter, but. ”

Xiao Lun paused, looking at everyone, everyone looked at him, and the entire banquet hall was as quiet as a tomb. Xiao Lun was satisfied that everyone's eyes were focused on him, so he continued: "I will burn this letter now, as if this had never happened. So saying, he brought a candle and lit the envelope in front of everyone, and he opened his mouth to speak but did not dare to speak. (To be continued.) )