"General Yan has worked hard recently! also saw through the tricks of the Chu thief...... It seems that God really taught me to make this great contribution with General Yan! When Zhang Ren saw Yan Yan, he behaved very heartily.

Zhang Ren is in his thirties this year, but he still looks like he is only in his twenties, his facial features are quite handsome, and he has Zhao Yun's style, but in comparison, he is more ruthless, not as elegant as Zhao Yun.

Count it up......

Tong Yuan was only accepting the second disciple, and his aesthetics didn't know why he was out of shape.

"Justice don't tease me, I'm ashamed to say that it took so many days to find out that the opposite side is just an empty shelf!" Yan Yan said with some surprise.

Before Zhang Ren arrived, Yan Yan had already discovered the fact that the main force of the Chu State in Badong County had left.

And the reason why Zhang Ren was able to come to Jiangzhou was also the result of the joint efforts of Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, and Zhang Song in the Shuhou Mansion, many civil and military cadres.

After all, it is not easy to convince Liu Zhang to make such a risky move!

Zhang Song persuaded Liu Zhang for a long time, and finally made sense of logic......

Although the Nanban Rebellion at this time made Xichuan like a fish in the throat, in the final analysis, it was still only a "branch line" of the chaos in the Chu State.

Now that the Han family is about to make a move against Hanzhong, Xichuan will be connected with the Han forces at that time, and the Chu State naturally does not want to see this scene, and the "breakthrough" chosen by the Chu State at this time is precisely the judgment of Xichuan - Zhang Song before, but ...... Combined with the current situation, it is clear that his judgment is flawed.

After all, Zhang Song couldn't have imagined that the State of Chu would directly "descend from heaven" in Hanzhong.

Under the persuasion and advice of Zhang Song and others, Liu Zhang finally made up his mind that the counties in the south were in turmoil, all of which were temporarily abandoned, and even half of Qianwei County was given to the Nanban as a place for chaos, leaving only a part of the defenders to defend Jiangyang, and most of Zhang Ren's main force was transferred to Ba County to aid Jiangzhou......

Even if Qianwei County loses, as long as it can recapture Badong, it can once again have the opportunity to "keep Chu thieves outside Wuxia".

As for southern Xinjiang, even if it is chaotic for a while, it is just some barbarians, and when the auxiliary Han forces are connected, they can be slowly recovered, and they ...... You can also take advantage of the situation to clean up the local clans and establish a new order!

It was the latter one that persuaded Wu Yi to poke and poke at the important ministers who were secretly thinking about the interests of southern Xinjiang in his heart - that is to say...... After recovering southern Xinjiang, it will be easier for them to reap the benefits!

Zhang Ren's trip finally made the trip.

On the one hand, the remaining army was handed over to some generals including Meng Da - southern Xinjiang can be chaotic, but the chaos must be controlled south of Lushui.

On the other hand, they rushed to Jiangzhou, preparing to cooperate with Yan Yan and sneak attack the flank of the Chu army......

However, before he could rush over, Yan Yan had already discovered that the Chu army was preparing to "secretly Chen Cang" - the military camp on the east bank of the Yanjiang River, and only 3,000 people were bluffing here!

After being discovered by Yan Yan, the bluffing Chu army has also retreated to Tong County.

Yan Yan and Zhang Ren also had some speculations about the movements of the main force that left, including after the news was transmitted back to the city, Zhang Song and others did not think that the Shu army's "dark Chen Cang" had failed this time.

After all, the most difficult step in the original plan was to lay down Patong County......

Even if Zhang Ren and Yan Yan's soldiers are united, they concentrate half of the elite of Shu County and almost all the elites of Ba County, and there is no need to falsely claim that there are nearly 80,000 troops, which far exceeds the number of more than 20,000 defenders in Badong, but ...... Whether it can take Padang as desired is still unknown.

Even if you are more pessimistic, it is likely that the strategy of the Shu army will be successful, but in terms of strength, it will be less and more enemies, which will not only lose people but also lose the situation.

It's a pity that Zhang Song's suggestion that the city capital continue to increase troops was directly vetoed by Wu Yi and others - the troops left behind, but their sense of security lies!

The probability of being directly defeated by fewer enemies is not great, after all, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are not dry meals.

However, it is very likely that the two sides will form a bitter battle in Padang County by being dragged by the Chu army.

However, now Zhao Yun left with more than 10,000 people from the Wancheng First Division, and only the Badong First Division remained in Padang County - recruiting manpower in Badong, and using the deputy positions of the Wancheng First Division and the Xinye First Division to form a general framework, the establishment is not complete, and now it is only a ragtag army of seven or eight thousand people!

In this way, Yan Yan and Zhang Ren joined forces, and they were sure of nine out of ten......

It's just that Yan Yan's judgment of Zhang Song is very heartbroken-can I beat this myself? You don't need Zhang Ren to come over at all, okay?

Sensing Yan Yan's emotions, Zhang Ren persuaded him more seriously: "Don't be careless General Yan, after all, the State of Chu is in Jiangling, but it has also assembled a group of naval troops, once it supports Badong, I am afraid that it will be a disaster, I need to recapture the White Emperor and Kuimen before the State of Chu reacts!" ”

Yan Yan nodded slowly when he heard this: "Yes, only by recapturing Kuimen as soon as possible and driving the Chu army out of Badong can Xichuan advance and retreat in the chaos......"

According to the idea of Xichuan Wenwu, who is interested in the Marquis of Shu, even if the Chu State intervenes in Hanzhong, it is still the Han family that has a greater victory.

After all, the state of Chu only went to more than 10,000 people, and it may not be of the same mind as Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, especially ...... It is very likely that the State of Chu will not have time to rescue at all!

Even if it can be preserved, it is likely that it will only be after meeting with Zhang Lu, withdrawing from Hanzhong and preserving in the Bazhong area.

No matter what the outcome of the battle of Hanzhong is, as long as the Marquis of Shu captures Badong, he can make Xichuan a monolith again.

If the Han family really succeeds in rescuing Zhang Lu, so that the war in Hanzhong continues, and the Xichuan in Badong can also be more advanced and retreated, so as to avoid being drawn into the war.

After Zhang Ren and Yan Yan converged, they gathered their troops and horses and went to Tongxian County......

Soon after, they learned a news that surprised the two of them - the generals left behind by the Chu State had already begun to deploy defenses around Tong County, and even ...... There is no intention of fortifying the walls and clearing the wilderness and sticking to the city, it seems that it is to block the Shu army in the wilderness!

Regarding General Chu's "courage and lack of strategy", Zhang Ren and Yan Yan were also surprised.

Originally, I thought that under such a great weakness, the Chu army would retreat to Linjiang, which was relatively easier to defend and difficult to attack.

Unexpectedly, the Chu general who stayed behind was so arrogant, and he pulled down the formation directly in Tong County!

Guo Huai...... This person was the son of the Guo family of Bingzhou who entered the Privy Council in the first imperial examination of Chu State in that year, with the second in the military department. Oh, now it seems that the imperial examination of the State of Chu is simply ridiculous, and it is so arrogant and careless to be the general...... I don't know if my little junior brother didn't make proper arrangements when he left, or if this young general was arrogant and made his own decisions. After Zhang Ren received the news of the scout's return, he shook his head lightly.

Yan Yan also smiled and said: "But it's good news for us, if we can destroy the main force of the Chu army in Badong in Tong County, it will be much easier after that!" ”