Seeing that the soldiers in the city defected out of the city one after another, Zhang Jackal panicked, and killed all the defected soldiers who were caught in the way of killing a hundred people, but this did not prevent the defection of the soldiers, but made more soldiers defect, and even the general Zhang Li also led two thousand dragon guards, broke through the checkpoint, and defected out of Yecheng.

At this time, Zhang Jackal had already realized that Yecheng could not be defended, but the person Shi Zun wanted to crusade against was him, no matter what, he could not defect, whether he surrendered or resisted, he seemed to be a dead end.

Empress Dowager Liu, who is in the palace, is also very afraid, she knows Shi Hu's sons very well, these Shi descendants have inherited Shi Hu's brutal character, is notoriously vicious, as long as she kills Yecheng, she, the queen mother and the emperor's son, can not escape death.

With the intention of luck, Empress Dowager Liu issued an edict appointing Shi Zun as the prime minister, and concurrently leading the affairs of the Grand Sima, the Grand Governor, the Governor of Chinese and Foreign Countries, and the Chief Administrator of Shangshu, and gave him special rights and courtesies such as holding Huang Yue and Jiajiu Xi.

But these rewards are obviously in vain, Shi Zun is an ambitious person, his goal is to seize the throne, and naturally he will not take Empress Dowager Liu's edict seriously.

Soon, Shi Zun arrived at Yecheng with the main army under his command, and most of the soldiers and horses under Zhang Jackal had defected, for this reason, Zhang Jackal could only hold a fluke heart, go out of the city to meet Shi Zun, and sincerely ask Shi Zun for his guilt, hoping to get his forgiveness.

Shi Zun is not a good type, how could he let Zhang Jackal go lightly, when Zhang Jackal just went out of the city to greet him, Shi Zun ordered his soldiers to arrest him, and then killed Zhang Jackal in the market. and destroyed their three tribes.

After taking control of Yecheng, Shi Zun found an excuse to degrade Empress Dowager Liu and Emperor Shi Shi, and ascended the throne of the emperor himself, and soon killed both of them.

After ascending the throne, Shi Zun naturally wanted to amnesty the world and make some appointments, he respected his mother Zheng Cherry as the queen mother, and Shi Yan, the son of Shi Bin, the king of Yan, as the crown prince. With Yiyang Wang Shijian as the servant, Taifu. Pei Wang Shi Chong was the Taibao, Leping Wang Shibao was the Great Sima, Ruyin Wang Shi Kun was the general, and Wuxing Gong Shi Min was the governor of the Chinese and foreign military. Auxiliary General.

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In the middle of the city of Nanzheng. The news of Shi Hu's death came. Hua An was excited, and then, Shi Zun raised troops and entered Yecheng. seizing the throne and becoming self-reliant made Hua'an feel that the civil strife in Zhao had begun in an all-round way.

Although Shi Hu is brutal and unkind, he has majesty and means after all, when he is alive, he can unite people's hearts on a certain period of time and make the soldiers of Zhao State return to their hearts, but after he died, his sons are not convinced by each other because of their similar abilities, and it is inevitable that some fights will occur, and the seizure of the throne by the sons with heavy troops will inevitably cause a bloody storm, thereby accelerating the decline of Zhao State.

Hua'an decided to seize this opportunity and began to arrange specific tasks for the Northern Expedition and clarify the route of the march of each army.

"Big brother, Shi Zun has seized the throne and stood on his own, and it seems that a disaster is about to occur in the Central Plains." Wang San said softly.

Hua An nodded and said softly: "You can see it, then why do you think there was a disaster in Zhao Kingdom?" ”

Wang San replied: "Shi Zun's seizure of the throne and self-reliance is a rebellious act, the kings of Zhao have heavy troops in their hands, they will not watch Shi Zun claim the emperor, I think there will definitely be a rebellion." ”

"That's right, the next rebellion of Zhao is not far away, this is the opportunity for our army to send troops to Guanzhong, we have to prepare well." Hua An said softly.

"Oh, big brother, the time has come for our army's Northern Expedition." Wang San asked in surprise.

Hua An smiled: "Shi Hu is dead, Zhao Guo is scattered, what else do we have to worry about?" Pass my order, let the commanders of Liangzhou go to the Assassin's Mansion, and the eldest brother will give the task of the Northern Expedition. ”

"Yes, big brother, I'll go and prepare." Wang San answered, turned around and went to give the order.

A few days later, Zhao Wu, Li Liang, Chen Ting, father and son, all arrived in Nanzheng and entered the Assassin's Mansion, preparing to accept Hua'an's orders.

In the Assassin's Mansion, Hua An saw that all the generals had arrived, so he first carefully told the generals what happened in Zhao State, and said that the long-awaited time for the Northern Expedition had arrived.

Seeing that the time for the Northern Expedition had finally arrived, all the generals were very excited and expressed their willingness to lead the Northern Expedition.

Hua An pointed to the map in the main hall, and Zhengse said: "Generals, at present, there are five roads in our army's Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, namely Meridian Road, Luogu Road, Baochuan Road, Chencang Road, and Qishan Avenue. ”

"General, just give orders! We are willing to take the path. Chen Poyu said loudly.

"That's right, although the path is difficult, it is the closest to Guanzhong, maybe you can enter Guanzhong one step earlier, it is said that there are eight hundred miles of Qinchuan in Guanzhong, and the last general wants to see it one step earlier." Chen Xiaohu also said.

Hua An smiled and nodded, looked at the generals, and ordered: "General Chen Poyu, you lead 10,000 horses to take the Meridian Road, straight into Chang'an, the hinterland of Guanzhong, General Chen Anhu, you lead 10,000 troops to take Luogu Road, approaching Weishui, General Li Liang, you lead 10,000 troops to take the Baochuan Road, enter Yixian, Zhuge Xiong, your 10,000 Wudang Fei Army take Chencang Road, kill to Chencang City, General Chen Ting, Hanzhong needs to be defended, your 10,000 troops will stay in Nanzheng to ensure the safety of Liangzhou, and the remaining 30,000 main forces will follow the general to the west, After converging General Yang An's 20,000 horses, they will kill in the direction of Tianshui County, do you understand? ”

"Obey the command." The generals clasped their fists together and received their lives.

Hua An nodded with satisfaction, looked at the map, and said: "Our army this expedition, the strength is much more than in the past, less than 10,000 horses of the baggage battalion, can no longer meet the needs of the army expedition pass, fortunately, the general has gathered 100,000 reserve corps, in this expedition, the general according to the one-to-one ratio, to the generals with reserve forces, the main task of these reserve forces is to transport all kinds of materials for the army, but if the main army casualties are too large, It is also possible to temporarily transfer some men and horses from the reserve force to supplement the main army, so as to ensure the integrity of the main army. ”

"Great, in this way, the number of men and horses of our army will be as high as 200,000, and we will definitely be able to recover Guanzhong in one battle." When the generals saw that there were 100,000 reserve troops behind them, they were immediately even more happy.

"Report, general, the imperial court has issued an order, please take a look at it." At this moment, a personal soldier sent the will of the imperial court.

Hua'an hurriedly took the letter, and immediately opened it to watch, the content of the letter made Hua'an feel very excited, it turned out that the people with lofty ideals in the imperial court had seen the civil strife in Zhao, so they issued an order to let the Yangzhou Legion, Jingzhou Legion and Liangzhou Legion be fully prepared for war, so as to launch the Northern Expedition at the right time to recover the lost land of the Great Jin.

"Big brother, what is the will of the imperial court?" Seeing Hua An's happy face, Wang San hurriedly asked.

Hua An smiled and said softly: "The imperial court has issued an order to let our army, the Yangzhou Legion, and the Jingzhou Legion make every effort to prepare for the war, and wait for the opportunity to launch the Northern Expedition." After speaking, he handed the letter in his hand to the generals under his command.

The generals were overjoyed when they heard this, and in this way, the Northern Expedition would be more justified, and if there was help from the Yangzhou Legion and the Jingzhou Legion, the pressure on the Northern Expedition would be greatly reduced, and the success rate would be greatly increased.

"General, now that the shape is good, I should go back and prepare immediately, and I can set off in a few days." Chen Poyu said loudly.

"Yes! General, we will go back immediately to prepare, set off as soon as possible, and recover Guanzhong as soon as possible. Chen Zhenhu also said.

Hua An nodded and said softly: "All the generals should go back and prepare quickly!" However, there is no need to be in a hurry, it will take some time to move grain and grass and other materials, and half a month later, all the armies should set off together. ”

"Yes, General, I'll retire." The generals clasped their fists and saluted, then turned to leave.

After the generals left, Hua An personally went to the warehouse in the city and urged all the armies to carry heavy men and horses, and quickly transport all kinds of materials needed for the expedition to the garrisons of each army, so as to ensure that the officers and men of all armies could leave the Northern Expedition on time after half a month.

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In the direction of Guzang City, Zhang Yu, who was ordered to go to Liangguo to borrow troops, led a team of 500 men and horses, and finally arrived in the city after more than half a month of marching.

It's just that at this time, Zhang Chonghua, the king of Liang, happened to be unwell and couldn't meet Zhang Yu for the time being, so he had to let Zhang Yu wait in the post house for a few days.

Zhang Yu was naturally not in a hurry to see Zhang Chonghua, in the days when Zhang Chonghua was sick, he could just use this time to visit the important ministers of Liangguo to contact his feelings, and maybe he could give some help when borrowing troops.

On the first day of arriving in Guzang City, Zhang Yu took two boxes full of jewelry and went to visit Zhao Chang, a favorite minister by Zhang Chonghua's side.

Hearing that Zhang Yu, the envoy sent by the Jin general, came to visit, Zhao Chang hesitated for a moment, but still received Zhang Yu in the main hall of the mansion.

Zhang Yu walked into the main hall, first asked his entourage to carry two boxes full of jewels into the house, and let Zhao Chang smile.

When Zhao Chang saw the two boxes full of jewels, a greedy gaze suddenly burst into his eyes, but he was quickly replaced by Yan Sù's expression.

"Lord Zhang, what are you ......" Zhao Chang pretended to be confused.

Zhang Yu said softly: "Lord Zhao, this is my general's special order, sent from thousands of miles away, and please accept it." After speaking, he motioned for his entourage to retreat.

Zhao Chang was overjoyed when he heard this, looked at Zhang Yu, and whispered: "The so-called merit is not unacceptable, Lord Zhang came to Guzang thousands of miles away, it won't be specifically to give gifts to the official!" ”

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Don't hide it from Lord Zhao, I came to Guzang this time on the orders of my general, and I came to borrow troops from His Royal Highness King Liang for the Northern Expedition." (To be continued......)