Huang Yue's news did not come in the end, Liu Zhang handed over all the political affairs to Huang Quan and Wang Fu, Yan Yan and Deng Xian stayed in Chengdu, and personally led 500 light cavalry to Mianzhu on the night of the seventh day, and at this time Zhang Ren had already prepared 10,000 elite soldiers to wait.

After Liu Zhang arrived at the barracks, he didn't alarm anyone, and went directly into the tent to sleep.

Zhang Ren summoned 30,000 soldiers of Mianzhu, feasted the three armies, and at the same time 10,000 elite soldiers were dismantled, and they went out of the customs in batches and escaped into the dark mountains and forests.

In the early morning of autumn, a woman wearing a white background wave pattern assembly line clothes appeared on the streets of Chengdu, holding a sword in her hand, quietly looking ahead, the fair-skinned jade face was slightly red because of the cold of the early morning, in front of her was the examination room of the four imperial examinations, cold and deserted, and the ring of the martial arts examination had already been used to dry cotton for the cloth workshop.

The woman's name is Qu Lingchen, born in the Qu family of the Northern Shu family, and she has followed a master from outside the world to learn martial arts since she was a child, and she has just returned from her studies at this time.

Looking around with black eyes, Qu Lingchen approached an uncle who was sweeping the floor with a bamboo broom.

"Uncle, isn't this the Fourth Imperial Examination? Why didn't you see anyone? ”

The uncle glanced at Qu Lingchen and said loudly: "Girl, why did you come here at this time, the exam has been over for many days." ”

Qu Lingchen silently walked out of the long street, sighed in his heart, he studied art in the mountains for ten years, but there was no place to do it, and finally saw the notice of the four imperial examinations in Jialing, both men and women can take the exam, and they didn't even return home, so they hurried over, but they didn't expect to be a step late.

The light of dawn shone on the rapid marching procession, Liu Zhang was a little tired, he could hardly open his eyes, and called Zhang Ren, who was urging the march, "Where have we been?" ”

"Back to the lord, we passed through Fucheng overnight, ran for more than 80 miles, bypassed Zitong, and now we should be in the east of Zitong"

"Zitong?" Liu Zhang jumped off the horse, let out a sigh of relief, and said to Zhang Ren while walking to the river: "The front is Pang Xi's territory, and you can't march during the day, so you can order the whole army to camp." ”

"Yes."

Zhang Ren took the order and left, Liu Zhang washed his face with the river water, Fa Zheng also walked over tremblingly, Liu Zhang glanced at the reflection in the river water, and said with a smile: "Tired, hurry up and go to the meeting." ”

"I'm tired, but I can't sleep." Fa Zheng fell softly on the grass, looked at the mountains in the distance and said: "That side is the border of Baling, Baling is the gateway to Brazil, Baling will be Pang Xi's brother Pang Ming, if it can't be attacked for a long time, Pang Xi will quickly join Zhang Lu when he learns the news." ”

"If you can't attack it, then you should combine the inside and the outside."

"Does the lord have an internal response in Baling?"

"Nope."

Liu Zhang stood up and beckoned to him, so powerful took the two sledgehammers that Liu Zhang ordered the craftsman to build for him, and ran over with a fart.

"Good general, there is a very dangerous mission that requires you to risk your life to complete, do you dare to go?"

I put the sledgehammer on my shoulder, and said with a grin: "Why don't you dare, I said that you will kill whoever you tell me to kill." ”

At this time, Zhang Ren walked over, "Lord, the Chinese military tent has been set up, the lord should go to sleep first." ”

Liu Zhang patted his powerful shoulder, and turned to Zhang Ren and said: "General Zhang, Baling guard general Pang Ming, Pang Xi's henchman, commanding 5,000 troops to defend Baling, Baling is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and we must not go down in a short time, not to mention that we don't have siege equipment, I mean, a general dressed as a civilian official will enter Baling, behead it, and collect the Baling defenders, who does General Zhang think in the army can go?" ”

Fa Zheng and Zhang Ren were surprised, they didn't expect Liu Zhang to be so direct, but after thinking about it carefully, it is reasonable to pacify Pang Xi is a civil war in Yizhou, and Brazil's army is also the army of Yizhou.

It's just that the death of the general who went to deliver the decree is also the tenth **, which is really a dangerous task, and it must be calm and maintain civil manners, and the conditions are really harsh.

Zhang Ren thought about it for a while, and replied loudly: "The last general is willing to go." ”

Liu Zhang waved his hand: "You can't do it, I told you, you are a general in the army, how can you be brave, is there no one in the army except you Zhang Ren who is brave and resourceful?" ”

"This ......" Zhang Ren thought about it carefully, the generals under him, Lei Tong and Leng Bao had a rough face, Yang Huai and Liu Bi were too murderous, Gao Pei was angry at every turn, not to mention that they were all familiar faces, they didn't meet Liu Zhang's conditions, and he thought for a while and said: "My lord, there is one person to recommend in the end, but this person has too low qualifications in the army, and he is from a family......"

"It doesn't matter, General Zhang is optimistic, just say it."

"Wu Ban Wu Yuanxiong, this person is the younger brother of General Wu Yi, the son of Wu Kuang, who came to join the army a month ago.

"Then there is no problem, Pang Xi handed over a booklet a few days ago and said that this year's Brazil is going well, and the tax will be more than three times that of previous years, you go and tell Wu Ban, let him wear civilian clothes, and take me, a personal guard, to approach Pang Ming in the name of giving the seal, kill on the spot, and surrender the Baling defenders."

"Yes."

It was so powerful to follow Zhang Ren, at this time, Wei Yan came over from a distance with a sword, bowed to Liu Zhang, and said in a rough voice: "The lord has a heavy responsibility, why only discuss with the general, although Wei Yan is a new general, he also hopes to establish meritorious service for the lord, I look at this little Baling, just give it to me Wei Yan." ”

Liu Zhang's big sleeves wiped the water droplets on his face, and said to Wei Yan casually: "General Wei, you were originally a general in Jingzhou, why did you vote for me?" ”

Wei Yan was stunned for a moment, and said loudly: "The good minister chooses the lord and does things, Liu Biao sent Liu Pan to attack Changsha, and the last general accompanied the army, and he was unable to accept the strategy repeatedly, so that Changsha was not restrained for two years, so that the lord is so mediocre, why not abandon it?" ”

"A good minister chooses the lord to do things?" Liu Zhang smiled, looked into the distance and let out a sigh of relief: "General Wei, in this way, this official feels that Yizhou is not suitable for you, General Wei is a talented person, and General Wei himself firmly believes this, I am afraid that none of my Yizhou generals except Zhang Ren are taken by General Wei, and even General Wei even looks down on Zhang Ren."

But this official can't seal you a higher official position than Zhang Ren, and it is impossible to let General Wei come out in everything, General Wei is eager for meritorious service, can other generals be vegetarian? In this way, General Wei will also feel aggrieved in our Sichuan army, so it is better to choose a good lord as soon as possible and not delay the good time. ”

"The last general will not dare." Wei Yan felt the fierceness in Liu Zhang's calm tone, and immediately leaned down, his eyes glanced upward, but he could only see Liu Zhang's cold side face.

"Don't dare?" Liu Zhang sneered, "Why don't General Wei dare? General Zhang is my Yizhou general, is there anything wrong with this officer discussing military and political affairs with him alone? Does it have to be you, Wei Yan, present? Joke.

You Wei Yan himself also knows that he is a new general, and a new general should have the duty of a new general. Baling will be handed over to you? What are you doing as an official? Rely on your talents, be proud of your talents, don't talk about Jingzhou, the world can't tolerate you. ”;