At this time, Zhuge Liang had already packed his bags, and after seeing Wang Ping appear, he immediately said: "General Wang, I will give you a secret order, now you immediately take the prince to Jianning County, take over the defense and military power there, and wait for me and the emperor to arrive at any time." ”

Hu Che'er is no longer in Jianning, but there are still soldiers and horses from Xishu there, although there are not many, but it is also a place to stay.

"The last general commands." Wang Ping clenched his fists and returned, he knew that this was the reason why Zhuge Liang trusted him, which was equivalent to handing over the safety behind him to himself, and with this, he could not live up to this trust.

Soon, Wang Ping left Chengdu City, and then Zhuge Liang took General Liao Hua and the 80,000 troops that could be called in his hands and hurried towards Jingzhou City, chasing the footsteps of Zhang Fei's army.

Zhang Fei took an army of 100,000 out of Chengdu City in the morning, and the grain and grass were looted, although the amount was not very large, but it was enough for the army to use along the way.

In Zhang Fei's eyes, what he did was not wrong, because everything he did was to save his eldest brother, and as for not informing Zhuge Liang, whether it would hinder the prime minister's plan because of this, he really didn't care.

galloping all the way, in just one day, Zhang Fei rushed hundreds of miles, making him closer and closer to Liu Bei's place.

As Zhang Fei came out of Chengdu City with an army of 100,000, the news was quickly discovered by Tianyan and spread out, Xu Shu, the military division of the Fifth Army Corps, looked at the urgent message from the flying eagle in his hand, and showed a satisfied smile on his face.

"Strategist, why are you so happy?" Xu Huang, the commander of the Fifth Army Corps, happened to walk into the tent, and when he saw Xu Shu's happy appearance, he asked curiously.

"Hehe, Legion Commander, haven't you always thought you didn't have any decent opponents? Well, now I just got the news that Zhang Fei of Xishu is coming to Jingzhou with an army of 100,000, how about it? Do you have the confidence to eat him? Xu Shu had a smiling expression on his face, just like a Fang Chen who was willing to use tricks, and military generals also liked to meet strong opponents.

"There is such a thing, and there is an arrangement for the labor division." When Xu Huang heard Zhang Fei's name, he was immediately very happy. He had already heard of this person's name, but he hated to fight for himself, and now that he had the opportunity, how could he give up.

"Okay." Seeing that Xu Huang really wanted to ask for battle, Xu Shu nodded and said: "In this way, Zhang Fei is extraordinary, or call several deputy commanders of the first legion to discuss, to deal with such a person, you must find a way to beat him to death with a stick, otherwise, it will be a big trouble to let the tiger return to the mountain." ”

"Agreed." Xu Huang also said very approvingly. In fact, as Zhang Chao's Guards Legion, the First Legion has such a great credit and it is not possible to let others pass, that will only attract hatred, and it is really worth the loss.

Where did Zhang Fei know that in front of him, Xu Shu had already laid out his pockets, and even if he knew, he would not be afraid, as a fierce general, if he was afraid of everything, then he would not be a fierce general.

It was another three days of rapid marching, and the 30,000 vanguard army led by General Fu Shiren as the front army was less than a hundred miles away from where Liu Bei was, even if Zhang Fei led the main army, it was only ten miles behind him.

Coming here, Zhang Fei's mood became less urgent. On the march, he was also thinking about whether the Celestial Empire's army would stop him. And seeing that the eldest brother was getting closer and closer to him, he ordered someone to order the whole army to start guarding, he would not believe that the Celestial Empire would let himself and the eldest brother merge so well.

Zhang Fei's order was given, but before it reached the whole army, suddenly a large amount of smoke and dust appeared in front and behind the official road, and its thick smoke billowed out, and at a glance it was clear that there was a large army approaching.

"Array!" Seeing the smoke and dust rising around him, Zhang Fei knew that this was the army of the Celestial Empire setting up an ambush here. It's just that there is no fear on his face, his head is no bigger than a scar, and he is a good man eighteen years later. Having said that, with his Zhang Fei's ability, it is not easy to kill him.

The 70,000 Western Shu army soon began to set up formations in the original, archers. Pikemen, halberders, and shortsword soldiers were all in formation, and even large chain crossbows were also put out. It can be seen that Zhang Fei can be regarded as prepared.

Time passed, and the encirclement of the Celestial Empire army began to form gradually, but I don't know what the reason was, the Celestial Empire army did not attack immediately, but only surrounded and did not fight.

In this regard, Zhang Fei was a little confused, so he also came to a static brake.

The two sides began to confront each other on the official road, and ten miles away, the 30,000 Xishu troops led by Fu Shiren were falling into the encirclement and rushing. It was Xu Huang, the commander of the Fifth Army Corps, who was responsible for besieging him, that is, if he wanted to destroy Zhang Fei, he naturally had to cut off one of his arms first, and Fu Shiren played such a role.

Along with Xu Huang were Wen Chou and Bu Qi, the deputy commanders of the First Legion.

With these three fierce generals, Fu Shiren couldn't resist even if he had three heads and six arms, and it only took a few hours for 30,000 Xishu troops to be destroyed and Fu Shiren to be killed.

Reaching out to pick up Fu Shiren's severed head, Wen Chou laughed and said, "Let's use this thing as a meeting gift for Zhang Fei, and see how good his face is." ”

"Hahaha." Xu Huang and Bu Qi on the side were all laughing, and after a while, a fierce general like Zhang Fei was their long-cherished wish in life, and now it is finally going to be realized, naturally they are all in a good mood.

Zhang Fei didn't know that his general, Dr. Ren, was dead, but he could guess that even he was surrounded, and the 30,000 vanguard army must not be much better. It's just that he never imagined that it was just a day's time, and General Boren's head was thrown in his barracks.

After seeing Dr. Ren's head, Zhang Fei was naturally annoyed, so he wanted to rush out with the Zhangba snake spear, but was forcibly stopped by his generals.

The outside is surrounded by many people, if you hold on, with a large chain crossbow, there are some advantages, but if you take the initiative to attack, it is equivalent to hitting a stone with an egg.

Zhang Fei was persuaded hard, but how unwilling he was in his heart, this time he came out to save the eldest brother, and now he really ended up surrounded, if he stayed here and didn't move, then how could he talk about saving the eldest brother?

There was a thousand reluctances in his heart, but now that he was surrounded by a heavy force, Zhang Fei did not give the order to attack.

Zhang Fei did not break through, and Xu Huang did not take the initiative to attack, as if the two sides had made an appointment, and this confrontation lasted for five days.

At this time, Zhuge Liang and Liao Hua also came to the junction of Yizhou and Jingzhou with an army of 80,000 and stayed here for three days.

Three days was enough for Zhuge Liang to figure out the situation in front of him, and as he expected, Zhang Fei was surrounded, and even he had a premonition that he would lead the army to appear here, and I am afraid that the Celestial Empire should also know about it. They have not launched an encirclement against themselves, but because they can retreat to Jingzhou at any time, and they are not sure enough to encircle themselves.

Just knowing this, Zhuge Liang still felt the urgency of time.

Chengdu City may not be long before it will be broken by the Celestial Empire, but only 20,000 soldiers are left behind, Zhuge Liang does not believe that they can hold out for long, and once Chengdu is broken, it means that the Yizhou tribe has entered the hands of the Celestial Empire. In other words, there is not much time left for him to save Liu Bei and Guan Yu, or there is not much time left for him at the junction of the two states.

Zhuge Liang had never found himself so passive.

In terms of strength is inferior to the other party, the strength is even inferior, and now even the time is so urgent, it is more difficult for him to think of a solution to the matter in a short period of time than to ascend to the sky.

The most important thing is that he is facing Xu Shu, this person seems to know how powerful he is, that is, he does not move, and it seems that he does not take the 80,000 horses he brought seriously at all, but the more this is the case, the more he has no choice.

If the enemy wants to attack him, Zhuge Liang can be sure that he can find a flaw, on the contrary, no one pays attention to him, which is the most fatal.

"Prime Minister, what should I do? The emperor has three generals in front, what are we going to do next? "After three consecutive days of standing still, General Liao Hua was also a little anxious, he was also worried that things in Chengdu City would change, once it was conquered by the Celestial Empire, it would be equivalent to the back road being blocked, and at that time, there would be no way to go to Jianning County.

Although Zhuge Liang didn't have any better way in his heart, he knew that he couldn't panic this time, if even he panicked, it was conceivable that the army's morale would only be more unstable, for this reason, he gritted his teeth, and said with everything in his heart: "General Liao don't have to worry, we will have a way soon." ”

Even if the prime minister said this, Liao Hua could only retreat, he sincerely hoped that the prime minister could come up with a better way to solve the current predicament, otherwise, this would be in danger.

Just when Zhuge Liang was a little anxious, news finally came from the front, General Zhang Fei began to lead the army to break through, and the direction was his side.

After five days of waiting, Zhang Fei finally decided that he couldn't wait any longer. In addition to the unstable morale of the army under the surroundment, more importantly, there is not much food left in the army, and it is conceivable that if this continues, I am afraid that if no one attacks it, the army will break itself.

It is obviously not feasible to wait for death, you can only choose to break through, the 70,000 army in your hand still has combat strength, it is not that there is no hope, but even if you break through, the direction is also very important, choose to go backwards, at least there is a glimmer of life.