In the ninth year of the Chu calendar, Wei Yan led the troops, and under the command of Fa Zheng, the troops came out of the Meridian Valley!

In order to avoid a sneak attack by Longyou - although Liu Bei's situation is unknown, Guan Yu should have no intention of fighting, but Ma Chao is not easy to say...... Therefore, Zhao Yun is still sitting in Hanzhong.

Wei Yan was in high spirits and wanted to lead his troops into battle, but Zhao Yun specially negotiated three chapters with him and made him obey Fazheng's command.

The Meridian Valley is not so easy to pass, even if the road is safe, even if it is an elite army and a light trip, it will take six or seven days to pass......

In history, when Cao Zhen attacked Shu, he whimsically wanted to go to the Meridian Valley, but after a heavy rain, he circled in the valley for more than a month, and finally didn't even touch the edge of the Shu army, so he ran out of food first, and could only retreat in a hurry.

The Chu army and the Han army have many scouts here, and the terrain is not suitable for running, it is not possible to pass through in a day or two, in fact, there are not too many surprise soldiers.

And now that the New Year is not out, Fa Zheng is also a little apprehensive in his heart - if there is a cold spring and a heavy snowstorm, this time it will be planted!

Even if it has been dealt with carefully, once it catches up with the bad weather, the Chu army can only achieve an "orderly withdrawal".

However, there was not much precipitation in Chang'an and Hanzhong in winter, and finally on the fourth day of the first month, the Chu army fought with a small group of Han troops.

However, the Han army now has no will to fight, not only did it not hinder much, but was surrendered a lot by Fazheng, and then continued to advance, and on the sixth day of the first month, it was found that there was already a camp of the Zheng army in front!

Although the road is rugged and the artillery is still being transported, it still has the advantage of true qi bullets and crossbows, which still makes the Chu army fully advantageous.

After learning that the Chu army was marching, Sima Yi specially arranged for Xu Huang to lead 10,000 troops, striving to block the meridian pass......

The narrow terrain greatly limited the advantages of the Chu army, especially the rugged terrain, which made the artillery transportation of the attacking weapons extremely slow.

As a result, although the Chu army has repeatedly gained the upper hand in the battle, it is difficult to turn the advantage into a decisive victory!

Of course, if it drags on, Fa Zheng is sure that he will forcibly kill the meridian in half a month.

However, only two days after the battle, Zhong Xuan came to the front of the Chu army as an envoy......

Fa Zheng naturally treated Zhong Xiang with courtesy, and invited people into the camp first - Fa Zheng himself is a person who helps the wind in Guanzhong, Zhong Xiang is more than 20 years older than him, and he was an official in the "court" in his early years.

"Mr. Zhong, whose messenger is he going to be this time?" Although Fa Zheng did not deliberately neglect it, in the camp, he did not make so many vains, and he did not prepare tea, so he asked bluntly as soon as they met.

It is really hard to say who Zhong Xuan himself is a court official, but he is Cao Cao's "spokesperson", and at the same time he is cooperating with Zheng Hou this time, whose messenger it is, it's really hard to say!

"I haven't seen you for a long time, Xiaozhi is still so righteous and so fast-talking." Zhong Xuan, who was already in his fifties, smiled at Fa Zheng, who was not very polite.

Fa Zheng didn't make a sound, still staring at Zhong Xuan in front of him.

It is said that he is a "righteous martyr", obviously not that he really values righteousness and neglects life, but that he is not tactful in handling things - this point is still in his heart.

It is true that this is the case, but the untact Fa Zheng is completely different from Wei Yan's hatred in history and You Heng's hatred now, and it can only be said that Fa Zheng is not so omnipotent, far from being flawed.

Seeing that Fa Zheng was not answering, Zhong Xuan was not embarrassed and continued: "It doesn't matter whose envoy I am, if the King of Chu is interested, I can be the envoy of the King of Chu and return to Chang'an later...... It's just that this time the Chu State sent troops, why? ”

"Zhenghou Zhang Yan, who was brutal, was bewitched by Sima Yi, killed the Han Emperor and plundered the people of Chang'an, how could I, Da Chu, stand by and watch?" Fa Zheng sneered.

Why did the State of Chu send troops?

Nonsense, Chang'an is in chaos, why didn't Chu send troops? Is it still the time to need a reason to attack the capital of the Han Dynasty?

Since Zhong Xuan asked such a stupid question, Fa Zheng naturally only had a "stupid" answer.

Seeing that Fa was so "pragmatic", Zhong Miao didn't see annoyance, just smiled slightly, and then said the same pragmatic words.

"Oh? If I were the king of Chu, I should care more about Xichuan now, right? This is a letter to Xu Jing, the Taishou of Shu County, if the Chu State is interested, it can use this strategy to oppose Xu Jing. Zhong Xuan said and took out his chips, or bait!

Indeed, now for the Chu State, which already has Hanzhong, from a purely strategic point of view, Xichuan should be the first target.

Otherwise, if you hold Hanzhong, you have to beware of Xichuan, and you can't give full play to Hanzhong's geographical advantages.

On the contrary, if Xichuan can be taken, then the land of Hanzhong and Bashu will also belong to the Chu State, not only half of the world will enter, but also Hanzhong, Xiangfan, and Huainan will all be in the Chu State, which is enough to capture the dragon!

Even...... Even if the Qi army with Longyou is in the middle of the pass, it is also excellent to take the opportunity to recover Qingxu and Longyou.

When Fa Zheng heard this, he opened the letter that was not sealed.

I saw that most of them were ordinary greetings and words of solicitation, but I couldn't see anything from this letter alone, but Fa Zheng didn't think that Zheng Hou ...... Or Sima Yi, naïve enough to make this kind of "empty city plan"!

Shu County is the core of Xichuan, whether it is Chengdu or Guanghan, it is in Shu County.

Of course, it is precisely because of this that Xu Jing is far from being a good thing in Shu County, but because of the existence of the Shu Marquis Mansion, his power is more restricted than that of ordinary Taishou.

However, it is undeniable that with Xu Jing's assistance, Shu County will be easier to attack, and even considering Deng Ai's progress in Nanzhong, it is completely possible to try to enter Shu this year!

But......

"My Great Chu Palace, the university scholar Hua Xin, was detained by Zheng Hou in Chang'an, and if I don't see Hua for a day, the Chu army will not collect troops for a day!" Fa Zheng simply revealed some.

Zhong Xuan's eyebrows moved slightly when he heard this: "Before Zheng Hou entered the city that day, Hua Daren didn't say goodbye, maybe yes...... Delayed on the road? I'll look for it for you later. ”

Fa Zheng was not worried that Sima Yi would dare to deliberately detain Hua Xin at this time, after all, ...... From a pragmatic point of view, Hua Xin was not of much use to the state of Chu.

On the contrary, if someone moves Huaxin at this time, they will have to face the revenge of the actual loss of the Chu State countless times!

Liu Xie may be willful, but Sima Yi has no reason to be rash.

As for Liu Bei?

Fa Zheng didn't know anything about Liu Bei at all now......

At the same time, in Chang'an City, the news of Liu Xie's death was officially announced!

As the "culprit", it is naturally Dong Cheng, who has slandered and confused Liu Xie many times, and after Liu Xie's death, he was also beheaded by Zheng Hou Zhang Yan, the justice messenger who presided over justice and rescued Qi Hou.

Liu Xie, did not have Zen concessions, naturally did not have the turn of the word "dedication", Zheng Hou in Sima Yi's suggestion, for his name filial piety, at the same time in Chang'an, the son of the queen of Fufu as the emperor......

In history, the two sons of Queen Fu were killed by Cao Cao, but under the White Rabbit effect, before Cao Cao made a move, the Han Emperor had already moved east, and the prince naturally had to be complete.

It's just that Dong Guifei and the prince she came from, although they were not executed, they were also deposed as concubines and put under house arrest.

After learning the news, Liu Bei stayed up all night and had a sincere conversation with Hua Xin the next day......

And after the afternoon, Hua Xin Shi Ran came to the palace and handed over his resignation in a bright and bright way - as if the person who disappeared a few days ago was not him, and he just woke up with a hangover until today!

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