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After more than ten days, Wei Zhuang rushed to Chengdu with several talents of the Zheng family and a group of Weizhou officials sleeping in the open.

When Li Bao and Zheng Yan got married, the Zheng family sent a large number of children to Weizhou to serve as officials. Although most of the positions are not high, they have allowed those children of the Zheng family who are good at reading to learn a lot of new things. Therefore, Li Bao specially asked Wei Zhuang to choose a few children of the Zheng family to accompany him, which is also Li Bao's respect and support for the Zheng family.

As the Chengdu Mansion Yin appointed by Li Bao, Wei Zhuang was very excited. Being able to take charge of himself this time shows that Li Bao attaches great importance to his talents. It was because he arrived in Chengdu that he went straight to meet Li Bao in front of the Jiedu envoy despite the fatigue of the trip.

After Li Bao and Wei Zhuang and others met, they praised them for not being afraid of hardships and dangers, and their hearts were commendable! Then he gave Wei Zhuang a detailed explanation of some of the plans he had made during this period and the reform of the tea industry and salt industry. Then they were arranged to go back to rest, and a grand dinner was held for them the next day.

At the same time, Li Bao introduced Wei Zhuang and others to celebrities and officials from all walks of life in Xichuan, Wei Zhuang was very grateful to Li Bao, and made an enthusiastic speech at the dinner, praising Li Bao, the lord of Weizhou, for the country's wisdom and martial arts, and said that he would implement the policies formulated by King Ji, and finally implored all walks of life in Xichuan to support the Xichuan government under his leadership.

After Wei Zhuang took office, he immediately pushed forward the trial of Chen Jinghuo, and made all his charges public, and wrote to the capital.

In addition, because of Jin Luanwei's outstanding performance in the Xichuan Expedition Station, the feudal towns in the Tang Dynasty began to be wary of the Qianjinlou and Meiya Pastry Shop of the Shanhe Society.

Hu Sanbao, who was in charge of the capital, immediately issued a joint statement through the Political Affairs Hall and the Northwest Metropolitan Governor's Office: Qianjinlou and Meiyaya are both legitimate business places, and if the feudal town dares to harass and affect the normal business of Qianjinlou and Meiyaya on the grounds of spying, it will be regarded as disrespectful behavior to Shanhe Society and His Royal Highness King Ji, and the Central Hub and the Northwest Metropolitan Governor's Office will never sit idly by and ignore this matter, and ask all feudal towns to think twice.

As soon as this statement came out, it immediately shocked the whole world, and the people in various places also became extremely interested in the content of this statement, and all kinds of rumors flew all over the sky.

Hu Sanbao's move, after it was spread to Shuzhong, Li Bao took the case and praised it: "Well done!" That's exactly what you should do! ”

King Ji agreed, and after Hu Zongzhen's words were sent back through Jin Luanwei's internal channels, Hu Sanbao immediately let go of his heart that had been hanging for many days and thought about the next thing with peace of mind.

In addition to discussing various matters in Xichuan with Wei Zhuang and others, Li Bao also had to urge the Weiyuan Fifth Army and the Sixth Army to start conquering Dongchuan as soon as possible. After all parts of Xichuan were conquered in the capital Chengdu, Niu Miao and Luo Yuangao actively surrendered, and most of them had already surrendered to Weizhou.

And Yang Shili of Dongchuan is still a die-hard attitude, which makes Li Bao really have a headache, and time is running out, but he has no choice but to worry about Zhang Qingping, Zhou Rui, Zhang Siliang, Wang Jian and other generals in the army to discuss the dispatch of troops.

After Wei Zhuang and the Zheng family were basically on the right track, Li Bao led the Weiyuan Fifth Army and the Sixth Army to start the journey to Dongchuan.

The capital of Dongchuan was in Zizhou (now Santai area, Sichuan), and Yang Shili was strictly guarded. Li Bao and Zhang Qingping, Zhou Rui and others decided that the reason why Dongchuan has not surrendered is that the problem lies with Yang Shili, so Li Bao personally led the army to attack Zizhou this time, as long as Zizhou is broken, other states and counties in Dongchuan will also be like Xichuan, and they can be recovered as much as possible.

Seeing that the conquest of Dongchuan was so smooth, Li Bao and others were very excited, and even the dullness and fatigue on the march were swept away. It didn't take a few days for the army to come to the city of Zizhou. Looking at the city of Zizhou, Li Bao had a lot of thoughts in his heart.

Zizhou is an important town in northern Sichuan with the same name as Chengdu, Zizhou in the eighth century, as the second largest city in Sichuan, the city is majestic, the traffic is developed, the ships flow endlessly on the Fujiang River and Kaijiang River, which are important traffic arteries in northern Sichuan, and there is the largest wharf in northern Sichuan.

On these docks, the great poet Du Fu, who had lived here for nearly two years, was sent many times to usher in the poetry of the poems. Let's see: "Countless rafts of the Fujiang River, the time of the total departure of the Minghua" ("Sending Cui Du Shui Weng to the Xiaxia") reflects the busyness of the Fujiang River in the Zizhou section of the transportation hub; And the beautiful night of Zizhou City from "the night is dewy and light, and the river and the moon are full of Jiangcheng." ("Playing with the Moon and Presenting the King of Hanzhong") can be seen; The layout of Zizhou City is "outside the double forest, and the pavilion peeps into the ten thousand wells" ("Wangniutou Mountain Pavilion") What a standard.

From these verses, a picture of the quiet and beautiful city of the Middle Ages is revealed. As the provincial-level administrative body at that time - Jiannan Dongchuan Jiedu Envoy Office, the scale of Zizhou City is very large, the city wall is very high, and the city tower is even higher.

In the poems left by Du Fu, there are many poems of Dengzizhou City Tower, such as "Nine Days Dengzizhou City", "Two Songs of Zizhou Climbing Tower in Spring", "Accompanying the Chapter to Stay Behind the Imperial Banquet South Building" and so on, these poems are the same as other ascending poems, in addition to expressing their own depressed feelings, more are endless praise for the mountains and rivers of Zizhou, and you can also imagine how prosperous it is from the verses.

Zhou Rui looked at Li Bao pondering, he was not in a hurry, and when Li Bao came to his senses, he immediately stepped forward and asked: "Da Wang plans to let the sons and daughters rest for the time being, and start attacking the city tomorrow." ”

Li Bao nodded, and then ordered: "Let the sergeants set up camp, pay attention to the layout of the defense line, don't let the Dongchuan army touch our leaks." ”

Zhou Rui nodded and said, "Don't worry, the things that are camped are the most taught on weekdays, and there will be no problems." ”

Li Bao saw that Zhou Rui and Zhang Siliang had gone to arrange camping, and he beckoned Wang Jian, Han Jian, Lu Yanhong and others who accompanied him to ride around Zizhou City to see the topography of Zizhou City.

So everyone surrounded Li Bao and galloped from west to south along Zizhou City, watching all parts of the city wall, and the expressions on the faces of Li Bao and others became more and more solemn as they observed.

The city of Zizhou is high and solid, and Yang Shili has been preparing for the Weizhou army to attack the city early in the morning, because they have carried out various policies of harassing the enemy outside the city gate early, looking at the bare fields outside the city of Zizhou, Li Bao is a little helpless.

In a land full of disasters and hardships, the cruelty of war has made more civilians suffer the test of life and death, but the superior does not cherish the lives and dignity of the people under his rule for his own selfishness, how can such officials make people feel at ease to deliver the country?

When everyone saw that Li Bao looked worried, they all quietly closed their mouths, followed Li Bao around for a week, and then went into the camp tent to rest, and in the evening Li Bao gathered the generals to discuss in the Chinese military tent.

"Everyone has seen the situation of Zizhou City in the afternoon, and tomorrow will attack the city, how can you fight it?" When Li Bao asked, his face was serious and there was no smile, and the generals in the Chinese military tent did not dare to make the slightest noise and slack.

Seeing that everyone didn't want to express their opinions easily, Wang Jianjian opened his mouth and said: "This Zizhou City is the capital of Dongchuan, and Yang Shili and others are also very conceited, but when they encounter our Weizhou, no matter how strong and thick the city wall is, it can't withstand our artillery bombardment." ”

Wang Jian's suggestion was the most mainstream and widespread idea in the Weizhou army, after all, since the establishment of the Weizhou army, this artillery has always been a powerful weapon in Weizhou, and it has also been the most prominent in previous battles. However, Li Bao did not want his generals to rely solely on artillery, after all, artillery at this time was still subject to many conditions.

So he spoke: "Lvshuai Wang's words are very good, but if it rains tomorrow, how do you plan to attack the city?" ”

When everyone heard that this auspicious king was going to test everyone, they opened their mouths one after another, and this one said, "Since it is raining, it is better not to attack the city." The one said, "Wait if it's raining, and we'll fight when it's fine." ”

Zhou Rui watched Li Bao's face gradually turn cold, and he immediately spoke: "Bastard, military orders are like mountains, and it is the duty of a certain military general to complete military orders within a limited time, how can you use the excuse of delaying responsibility, a certain person is so ruffian, it must be because of too little training!" ”

Zhou Rui is the head of the generals, and as soon as he said this, everyone immediately fell silent and did not dare to speak poorly.

Li Bao saw that Zhou Rui was so majestic, and it seemed that his position as a general judge in Weizhou was not in vain, so he waved his hand and said: "If you are loyal to the king, you must also give full play to your ability, if you rely on armor and firearms everywhere, but if my Weizhou army does not have these convenient conditions, what should you do?" How to win the battle, this is what you have to do, and it is also the duty of the generals. ”

Everyone in the tent immediately bowed their heads and humbly accepted the teaching, and said in unison: "The king's teachings, keep in mind!" ”

Li Bao looked at the people in the tent with a dull look, he knew that there was nothing to discuss today, so he continued: "I think the big guys are tired, today's military discussion is here, you all go back and think about how to fight this battle." ”

"Yes!"

After everyone dispersed, Li Bao couldn't help but press the position of his temple, Zhou Rui didn't leave him at the end, seeing Li Bao's tired appearance, he immediately said respectfully: "The king forgives his sins, he didn't teach his subordinates well, so the king is worried." ”

"Get up, Envoy Zhou, I don't blame you for today's events. Our Weizhou army has been coming smoothly for a long time, and the pride in the army has begun to emerge, and I am very anxious. ”

When Zhou Rui heard Li Bao say this, he also felt the same in his heart, after all, over the years, his own status has changed significantly, from a small Jin Wuwei who is not in the stream to a prince with a large army, and this change has already turned his mentality upside down.

He is like this as a leading general, not to mention the middle-level generals below. Li Bao, as the lord of Weizhou, saw things far-reaching, and he couldn't help but admire Li Bao in his heart.

"After breaking through Dongchuan this time, the rectification in the army must be grasped, and this kind of pride cannot be allowed to breed again, otherwise our Weizhou army will only be corrupt and degenerate, just like the army of other feudal towns, what do we expect to fight at that time?"

Zhou Rui nodded yes, while Li Bao was thinking, the Weizhou Army was proud and complacent, and there were so many heroes in the world, they must be thinking about how to surpass the Weizhou Army.