When the Ming and Qin kings of the Han Empire formed an alliance in Xianyang City, a special person secretly arrived in the teleportation array of Xia City.

The Tiger Guard Army and the Women's Army are responsible for protecting the Xia Wangfu, this person came to the Xia Wangfu, and Dian Wei led the Tiger Guard to protect this person into the Xia Wangfu.

"Zhang Dao, you seem to have too much gray hair."

Chu Tian was fishing in the gazebo in the backyard, and the eldest daughter Chu Xuan was holding a reed, stirring the water surface and interfering with Chu Tian's fishing.

Chu Tian's approach to his eldest daughter turned a blind eye, and he didn't really fish.

"Chutian, you are really leisurely, the big war is about to start, this time, the Han Empire and all the tribes will participate in the war, I'm afraid that millions of people will die."

Zhang Dao sat depressedly in the gazebo, and was not polite, arranging his robe.

Chu Xuan sat on the corridor of the gazebo, looking at the stranger curiously.

Zhang Dao had hardly been to the Xia Palace, but earlier, Chu Tian had actually had contact with Zhang Dao, but not so closely.

Zhang Dao's Hanzhong is a country of its own, although there is no king, but Zhang Dao is the only small kingdom established by the peasant army in Hanzhong.

The strength of the peasant army was still too weak, and it was never able to occupy the whole of Yizhou.

However, if Zhang Dao occupied Yizhou, then he would not have been invited to come and meet Chutian here.

Zhang Dao noticed Chu Tian's eldest daughter: "This is the eldest princess of the Xia Palace?" ”

"I heard that your attack on Yizhou failed, and the general Li Zicheng was attacked by Guan Yu and seriously injured."

Chu Tian shifted his attention from fishing to Zhang Dao.

"Liu Bei and Yang Su were originally heroes, and it was difficult for me and Liu An to compete with them. Yang Su's ability may have reached the imperial level. Liu Bei's charm is not a saint level but also an emperor level. Li Zicheng and Zhang Liang, the generals of the peasant army, actually had great shortcomings, they were prone to arrogance and lack military discipline, and you should know this. ”

Zhang Dao is basically helpless about this.

The generals of the peasant army were unilaterally suppressed in front of the steady tyrants.

"Give up marching into Yizhou, take the Chencang Road, and attack Longxi."

Chu Tian made a request to Zhang Dao.

Zhang Dao understood what Chu Tian meant in an instant: "You want me to attack Xiliang and put pressure on Guanzhong?" But the army deployed by Lao Qin in Xiliang is not something that can be easily provoked. ”

"If Hanzhong could defeat Xiliang, I think you would have already sent troops to Liangzhou. Therefore, as long as Hanzhong sent troops to harass Liangzhou and delayed part of Lao Qin's troops. ”

"How many troops do you want me to contribute, to what extent, and what benefits can I get?"

"With your special ability, maintaining more than 100,000 soldiers should be easy for you, right? At least hold back the same forces, and after capturing Guanlong, you can be the king of Hanzhong, of course, in name only. ”

"A king in name only? That's the benefit? ”

"Partition means never-ending war."

"No wonder there aren't many people willing to surrender to you, enjoying enough of the feeling of the Earth Emperor, how easy is it to give up your current position? However, I still promise you the conditions, Hanzhong is originally only a county, and it is impossible to compete with you. ”

Zhang Dao is indeed above 10,000 people in Hanzhong, and if he is crowned king, he will only enjoy nominal benefits, which is not the same as holding real power.

But sooner or later, the Han Empire would be unified, and Zhang Dao would have to think about his future.

Perhaps, Chutian's statement is more true, because even if he promises to be a king with real power, he will cross the river and tear down the bridge in the future, which has been the case since ancient times.

"Then, I will return to Hanzhong and prepare the soldiers and horses."

Zhang Dao only stayed in the Xia Wangfu for a while, and how to organize the attack, Zhang Dao, as a prince who has been active until now, should know in his heart.

Chu Tian didn't think that Zhang Dao had never thought of attacking Xiliang in ten years.

If Hanzhong wants to expand, it will either attack Yizhou or go out of Qishan.

"If Liu An can't resist Liu Bei, let him block Liu Bei's expansion into Hanzhong. Liu Bei will be greedy for Hanzhong or Jingzhou. If you can't support it, ask me for reinforcements. ”

"I've thought about that."

Zhang Dao said goodbye and left the Xia Palace.

"Xuan'er, it's time for us to go to dinner."

Chu Tian put down the fishing rod, hugged Chu Xuan, and went to the side hall.

There is no need to go through a lot of trouble to talk to princes of Zhang Dao's level.

……

In Hanzhong, Nanzheng County, Zhang Dao returned from the teleportation array, summoned his generals, and the injured King Li Zicheng.

Li Zicheng's hidden ambition is very high, and Zhang Dao does not dare to fully trust Li Zicheng.

Within the peasant army, there were also many contradictions, which may be the reason why Zhang Dao was never able to fight Hanzhong.

There are no strong opponents in Hanzhong, and outside, whether it is Liu Bei or Lao Qin, it is not easy to provoke.

"Hanzhong has a population of millions, and can recruit 100,000 elite soldiers and hundreds of thousands of peasant troops, but the road to Shu is difficult. I have been fighting with Liu An and Liu Yan for many years, but I didn't expect to be profited by Liu Bei, Yang Su, and fishermen. In the north, there are Xiliang Iron Cavalry, and ordinary peasant troops will only be slaughtered by Xiliang Iron Cavalry if they attack Xiliang. ”

Zhang Dao looked around at the general.

His subordinates were divided into factions that checked and balanced each other.

The Yellow Turban Legion, the main will be Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, and the elite troops are the Yellow Turban Force, the Yellow Turban Chief, and the ordinary Yellow Turban Soldiers.

Chuang Wang Army, the main general is Li Zicheng, the deputy general Liu Zongmin, the military division Song Xiance, and the elite troops are the Dashun Army, which is actually a slightly elite outcast.

Chen Sheng, Wu Guangjun. That's right, its main generals are Chen Sheng and Wu Guang who shouted "The prince will have a kind of Xiangning". However, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's abilities are actually not very clever, and their role lies in their high popularity, so they have good characteristics.

The Five Doumi Legion, Zhang Lu, Yang Ang, Yang Ren and others are subordinate to the legion. Zhang Dao annexed Zhang Lu's forces, and the Five Dou Mi Sect was also absorbed by Zhang Dao.

"You recruit soldiers and horses, and each legion recruits 50,000 soldiers, for a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses. I need elite divisions, not improvised peasant armies. ”

Zhang Dao knew how fast his group of men exploded.

But the problem is that leading a group of homeless people to attack Xiliang, not to mention the consumption of grain, grass and weapons, fighting with Xiliang Iron Cavalry in Liangzhou is tantamount to seeking a dead end.

Unless he can gain a firm foothold in Xiliang, Zhang Dao will have the opportunity to directly explode troops in the local area.

The strengthening characteristics of the peasant army can be said to be a double-edged sword, with advantages and disadvantages.

"200,000 elite soldiers, are you guarding you too much, and you still want to attack Yizhou?"

Zhang Lu's face changed.

Liu Bei and Yang Su in Yizhou are not mediocre people, their abilities are far better than Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son.

"No, we're going to attack Xiliang."

"Crazy, crazy! How can our Hanzhong foot soldiers compete with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry? ”

Zhang Lu was more cautious, and when he heard that Zhang Dao was going to attack Liangzhou, his face was even worse.

The Xiliang Iron Cavalry, galloping in Liangzhou, the cavalry of Hanzhong wanted to compete with the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which was more difficult than Shudao. Moreover, the good horses of Zhang Dao's forces mainly came from trade with some Qiang tribes and Di tribes in Longxi.

"In this Northern War, we join the camp of the Xia King."

Zhang Dao couldn't hide his position and simply admitted it generously.

"Summer King ......"

Zhang Liang, Li Zicheng and others were all moved.

They knew that in the northern war, the various princes needed to take sides, and the Chutian forces had always been harsh, and they had swallowed up the various princes.

This time, their leader still chose to side with King Xia.

"Since Lord Taishou supports King Xia, then it must be the price that Lord Taishou needs to pay to attack Xiliang."

Gong Cao Yanpu, as a clear-eyed person, saw Zhang Dao's motives.

"The world is crowded, and we can't stay out of it. If it happens, you will have a great future in the future. ”

After Zhang Dao finished speaking, a group of peasant army generals whispered.

Zhang Dao is their current leader, but he has decided their future lord.

Yan Pu asked, "What is the way for the soldiers?" Chen Cangdao? Praise ramp? Or, the meridian road? ”

"The meridian road can go straight to Chang'an, I don't know if it's feasible?"

"No, the meridian road is narrow, and the road is difficult, and there are heavy troops in Chang'an, I'm afraid that if I don't arrive in Chang'an, I will spend a lot of grain and grass without mentioning it, and Guanzhong will wait for work, and our army will plunge into the army of Guanzhong, and in an instant, it will be wiped out."

"Then according to my plan, take the Chencang Road and attack Longxi."

Zhang Dao abandoned the meridian road line proposed by Wei Yan in history.

Lao Qin is not an ordinary person, Chang'an and Xianyang hoard heavy troops and take the meridian road, which is tantamount to giving away people's heads, and one delivery is 100,000.

He chose the more remote Chencang Road and attacked Longxi instead of Guanzhong.

Longxi was originally Xu Fengnian's territory, but later Xu Fengnian's three subordinates rebelled and took refuge in Lao Qin, who occupied Xiliang.

In other words, Lao Qin's ruling foundation in Xiliang is not as stable as that of Guanzhong.

What Zhang Dao wants to attack is also the Xiliang region, which has a weak ruling foundation.

In Hanzhong, various peasant legions began to recruit elite soldiers and horses, not satisfied with low-level peasant armies.

The movements in Hanzhong were learned by the scouts, and the three lords of Longxi were greatly panicked.

They were vaguely aware of the movement of soldiers and horses in Hanzhong, which was not unrelated to Longxi.

Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan and attacked Longxi more than once, wanting to gain a stable stronghold after occupying Longxi, and use Longxi's war horses to capture Guanzhong.

"When we betrayed Xu Fengnian, we had already thought of today's disaster in advance, since we dare to do it, we must dare to do it. In any case, the soldiers and horses of Hanzhong could not be allowed to capture Longxi. If it falls into the hands of Zhang Dao, who knows if he will hand us over to Xu Fengnian? ”

The three lords, fearing that they would be captured by Zhang Dao, immediately began to prepare as soon as they heard any disturbances.

"The princes are starting to take sides......"

Outside Jianye City, a huge warship is being built, this ship has a five-story structure and is more than 100 feet high, like a behemoth.

This is a ship built by Bronze Sparrow with the blueprints exchanged for points.

"With this warship, it is only a matter of time before the connection between Jingbei and Jingnan is cut off and Jingzhou is annexed."

Tongque boarded the unfinished large building ship, a large ship used for inland river warfare.

Beside the bronze finch was a boy who was only eleven years old,