That sigh represented a kind of euphemistic submission.

Liu Feng smiled.

On the same day, Liu Feng arranged for someone to send Jiang Wan back to Jingzhou, and by the way, sent back the news of Wuxian's victory.

Liu Feng needed to use the news of a victory to establish his prestige in Jingzhou and appease the hearts of the people who had just set their minds.

On the second day of the breakthrough of Wuxian, Liu Feng's 20,000-strong army marched west of the river and smoothly drove out of the Three Gorges area.

After hearing the news of the loss of Wu County, from the west of Wu County, Bai Di, Qu Ren and other counties of Badong County fell to the wind, and Liu Feng's army was bloodless all the way, and arrived at Yangqu within a few days.

Yang Yi, the guard here, with 1,000 soldiers and horses, blocked the 5,000 Huang Zhong troops from the Yishui Trail, and was about to show his skills again, but the news of the defeat of Wuxian defeated all his dreams.

Yangqu small county, its solidity is far inferior to Wu County, Yang Yi is also self-aware, knowing that with a thousand soldiers and horses can not resist Liu Feng's tens of thousands of troops, so Yang Yi gave up Yangqu that day and fled to Shuzhong in a hurry.

Attacking Yangqu, the entire Badong County was included in his hands, the gate of Shuzhong had been opened to him, and Liu Feng continued to advance to Ba County along the Yangtze River after meeting with Huang Zhong's subordinates.

Tens of thousands of troops were in full swing, attacking everything along the way, and the defenders loyal to Liu Bei were defeated, and the county officials who were forced to surrender to Liu Bei were turned to Liu Feng in the face of the general trend.

On the seventh day after conquering Wu County, Liu Feng's army arrived at the city of Jiangzhou, the seat of Ba County.

Jingzhou and Yizhou are separated by endless mountains and mountains, and the Yangtze River runs through it from west to east, and the Yangtze River waterway and the mountain roads on both sides of the river are the main passages connecting the two states.

If Yidao City is the exit from the Jingzhou side of this passage, then Jiangzhou (now Yucheng) is the exit from the direction of Yizhou of this passage.

Crossing Jiangzhou is equivalent to walking out of the lofty mountains and smoothly entering the open Chengdu Plain.

Continue to trace the river to the west, passing through Jiangyang County and Qianwei County located in the plain area, and then you can enter the south of Chengdu.

Walk northwest along Fushui, pass through East Guanghan County, you can enter Zilu County, and enter Fucheng.

Or take the Western Han River and enter the Brazilian County, you can directly take the Brazilian County to govern Langzhong.

Jiangzhou, extending in all directions, can be said to be the most important strategic place east of Chengdu.

Previously, Liu Zhang ordered Yan Yan, the Taishou of Bajun, to lead an army of 7,000 to hold Jiangzhou, but was fiercely attacked by the second batch of Jingzhou troops led by Zhuge Liang, which was originally in danger.

Liu Fengqi's sudden attack on Jingzhou completely disrupted Zhuge Liang's deployment, so that he had to divide his troops to capture Brazil, Dongguanghan and other counties as soon as possible, and send troops back to defend Jianping, Badong and other counties.

Zhuge Liang divided his troops like this, and the pressure on Yan Yan suddenly decreased sharply. Later, Liu Zhang sent an additional 3,000 reinforcements to Yan Yan, telling him the news that Liu Feng had sent troops and ordering him to hold Jiangzhou.

Under this encouragement, Yan Yan encouraged the soldiers of the Jiangzhou Army to stubbornly resist Liu Bei's attack for several months, and now he finally waited for Liu Feng's reinforcements.

The defeat of Wuxian was too sudden, almost without warning, and almost all counties surrendered without a fight on the road from Wuxian to Jiangzhou for hundreds of miles. In this case, Liu Bei had to urgently withdraw from the siege of Jiangzhou and quickly retreat more than 10,000 soldiers and horses to the north.

When Liu Fengjun arrived in Jiangzhou, it was the day after Liu Beijun withdrew.

At this time of the battle, the situation was much more favorable to Liu Feng, but he did not take advantage of the victory to attack Liu Bei's army in the north, but stationed troops in the east of Jiangzhou City to recuperate.

Yan Yan heard that Liu Feng had arrived, and on the same day, he sent someone out of the city to send a lot of gifts from the labor army as condolences, Liu Feng accepted the gift, and then sent a messenger into the city, taking Liu Zhang's handwritten letter to see Yan Yan, and asked Yan Yan to enter the camp to meet.

According to the previous agreement reached between the two sides, Liu Zhang ceded Badong, Fuling, and Bajun as a reward for Liu Feng's troops.

Now that Liu Feng has fulfilled his promise to send troops, then according to the agreement, theoretically, Yan Yan, the Taishou of Ba County, the Jiangzhou Army under his command, as well as the soldiers and households of a county, have become Liu Feng's subordinates and accept Liu Feng's full command.

Bajun is so important, Liu Feng will naturally not use troops easily before confirming that he has completed his control over it.

Yan Yan naturally knew about this agreement between the two Lius, but knowing it did not mean that he was willing to accept it.

When Liu Zhang invited Liu Bei to Shu before, Yan Yan insisted on opposing it, and now Liu Zhang invited Liu Feng to Shu, although it was an expedient measure out of desperation, but in Yan Yan's opinion, the two people surnamed Liu from Jingzhou are not good masters.

In Yan Yan's opinion, Liu Bei is a vicious wolf, and this Liu Feng is a tiger.

Liu Fengneng used such means to seize Liu Bei's Jingzhou, and with his ambition, how could he not be tempted by Yizhou, a soft bone that everyone wanted to bite into.

If Bajun is handed over to Liu Feng, if this person turns his face and becomes an enemy in the future, Chengdu is in danger of losing, and how can he resist his soldiers.

Thinking of all this, Yan Yan planned to refuse to obey.

Of course, Yan Yan did not dare to openly resist Liu Feng's order at this time, he perfunctory Liu Feng on the grounds of physical inconvenience, and on the other hand, he quickly sent someone to Chengdu to meet Liu Zhang, proposing to revise the original agreement and no longer cede Ba County to Liu Feng.

…………………… Chengdu, the state of the pastor's house.

It is called the Governor's Mansion, but its golden splendor is not inferior to that of the Imperial Palace.

No one knows how many pavilions are hidden in this huge mansion, and there are many beautiful corridors of houses, and you can't see the end or walk the edge.

The courtyard where the hall is located, as far as the eye can see, is a piece of golden light.

The roof pillars and tiles of the surrounding buildings are all made of cast copper, and the various patterns of wind and clouds, dragons and tigers are painted with gold lacquer, reflecting the dazzling golden light under the sunshine.

This state pastoral mansion was built by Liu Yan, the father of Liu Zhang, with great effort, and was originally intended to be the palace after he became the emperor.

Who wanted a fire from heaven to burn more than 1,000 cars of the Son of Heaven that he had painstakingly built, Liu Yan became seriously ill in a fit of anger, and soon died, leaving this magnificent Zhumen Mansion to his son Liu Zhang.

The splendid mansion, but Liu Zhang is not comfortable to live in.

Since he succeeded to the throne, Zhang Lu of Hanzhong has repeatedly sent troops to invade, and Pang Xi of Pasir County has openly claimed dominance and disobeyed orders, and the enemies inside and outside have bullied him as an honest man.

It was easy to invite Liu Bei, who is famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and wanted him to support the façade for him, but in the end, he became a wolf into the house.

The distress reports from the city side were one after another, and the reinforcements were sent I don't know how many, but the city was like a bottomless pit, no matter how many soldiers and horses he sent, they were all swallowed up by Liu Bei's bloody mouth.

At present, there are less than 20,000 soldiers and horses left in Chengdu City, and Liu Zhang doesn't know how long this little remaining family can last, and he spends his whole life in sorrow.

But today, Liu Zhang can finally breathe a sigh of relief.

There was news from Ba County, Liu Zhang was looking forward to the stars and the moon, and the man he was thinking about at night finally gave him hope.

As soon as he got the good news, Liu Zhang summoned his civil and military staff to publicize this "good news" in a big way, and at the same time sent people to Pegasus to rush to Luocheng, trying to use this good news to boost the front-line soldiers who were almost in a desperate situation.

Who knows, the good news didn't last long, and Yan Yan's urgent letter ruined Liu's mood that had just cheered up.

A few days after the sandalwood case, Liu Fengkut sat on the table, looking at the letter in his hand with a bitter face.

In the past year, he has been tortured by Liu Bei to be emaciated, and his originally rich face has become so thin that even his cheekbones can be faintly visible" Everyone, Yan Xibo said in the letter, that Liu Feng has the male of a tiger and a wolf, and he must be wary. He suggested that I revise the previous agreement and not cede Ba County to Liu Feng, what do you think? ”

Liu Zhang showed the stern letter to everyone, and asked everyone's opinions with an anxious face.

At this time, Huang Quan was the first to stand up, his expression was extremely solemn, and he arched his hand and said, "Lord, this discussion is absolutely impossible." ”

"No?"

Liu Zhang's sparse eyebrows condensed slightly, and there seemed to be a little displeasure in his expression, "Why not?" ”

Huang Quan said loudly: "At the beginning, the lord had a request for help, and promised to cede the three counties in eastern Sichuan as a reward for inviting Liu Zhennan to send troops into Shu to save him. Now that Liu Zhennan has fulfilled his promise, if the lord destroys the old covenant at this time, he will not become a treacherous person. ”

The voice fell, and the person under the order said coldly: "When my father invited Liu Bei to Shu, he kept his promise, and he used money and food, and increased his soldiers, but as a result, Liu Bei took revenge. With the experience of the past, how can my father repeat the mistakes of the past. ”

Huang Quan looked for prestige and saw that the person who spoke was Liu Zhang's second son, Liu Xian.

Mentioning Liu Bei's matter, Liu Zhang couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, his face was full of hatred.

"Ah Xian is not unreasonable, that Liu Fengneng, as an adopted son, turned against Liu Bei, killed his favorite general, and took away his inheritance, it can be seen that this person is ruthless, and we have to guard against it."

Liu Zhang agrees with the words of the second son, or he already has the meaning of relying on the account in his heart, but he just needs to say it with the help of others.

Over there, Huang Quan was anxious, and hurriedly said: "What the second prince said is certainly reasonable, but the current situation is that the siege of Yucheng has not been solved, and we still need Liu Zhennan's help." If the lord tears up the agreement and annoys Liu Zhennan, what should he do? ”

A rhetorical question made Liu Zhang's expression change slightly.

"If Liu Zhennan withdraws his troops and returns after being angry, if he uses this as an excuse to send troops to attack our state, with his sharp spirit, I am afraid that it will be even more difficult to deal with than Liu Bei, and then the lord will be attacked on both sides, and it will inevitably be in danger."

"This ......"

Liu Zhang was a little frightened by Huang Quan's assumption, and panicked for a while.

Liu Xian sneered: "Gongheng, don't be alarmist. Who said that my father was going to tear up the agreement, my father just wanted to revise it, isn't it just a Ba County, it's a big deal that we will change it to a huge amount of money and grain as a condition for replacement, so it can't be considered a breach of contract, so what excuse can Liu Feng have against us. ”

Hearing this, Liu Zhang suddenly smiled, and said yes again and again.

Huang Quan knew that Liu Zhang's mind had already been decided, and persuasion was ineffective, so he could only shake his head and sigh secretly.

(To be continued)