When Liu Bei saw the little emperor's surprise, he knew that His Majesty had misunderstood him, so he hurriedly explained:

"The reason why the minister only has 5,000 soldiers is because of this battle is to fight the chaos, to fight against the rebellion, to fake the Han family, and to frustrate the ugly relics. In addition, the reason why the minister does not use the army is that there are many considerations: first, the minister is not a general in the Kansai region, and his majesty has not been promoted, and his prestige has not been raised, and the soldiers are few, so he cannot command the army. Therefore, the heart is more than enough but the strength is insufficient. ”

When Liu Xie heard this, he was relieved.

Although he has no military experience, the generals around him talk a lot, and he also knows that the command of a general depends on his own soldiers and prestige. There are few soldiers and cannot command the army. The prestige is low, and it can't soothe the hearts of the people. Therefore, even if the selected soldiers are all elite soldiers, they are united like a rabble.

It's not that Liu Bei has poor ability and low control, but that Liu Bei's situation can only manage so much, and if there are more, something will happen.

So Liu Xie understood:

"Uncle Huang, this is one of them, and then what?"

Liu Bei saw that Liu Xie obviously understood what he meant, but he still had to ask again, and he knew that His Majesty was interested in learning more about military experience, so he naturally taught him everything.

He goes on to explain:

"The second point that the minister is worried about is that since ancient times, the mountains and roads are dangerous, and the winter is cold, which is already difficult and bitter. If the levy is extensive, the army is mobilized, not to mention the waste, and the soldiers will inevitably be sad and resentful. Now that the imperial court is in difficulty, it is not appropriate to build up the division and brigade when the town is quiet. ”

Liu Xie's head was raised, knowing that this was Lao Cheng's words for the country.

Then Liu Bei continued:

"Your Majesty, the covenant of the Taishan Army in Hedong has not been decided, and it is watching on the side, and its spies come and go, and they are frequently spreading. If you know that our army is in Yizhou, you will definitely commit Hedong. If the minister leads more troops, the court will inevitably have a thin army, and when the time comes, the north horse will go south, and if something happens, it will be too late to regret it. ”

In fact, Liu Bei talked back to the problem of the Taishan Army, which made Liu Xie have to seriously consider this issue. Is it really necessary to reconcile with the Taishan Army?

Just when Liu Xie was thinking, Liu Bei said in one breath:

"The road to Shu is dangerous and difficult, and the transportation is wasted. Today's daily expenses of the soldiers are more than 10,000 gold, thousands of miles away, and what is the help is more than 10,000 stones? If there are more soldiers, it will be difficult to provide for them, and if one husband takes off the dishes, the three armies will have no desire to fight. ”

The above is that Liu Bei's reasons for not adding troops are very sufficient, even if Liu Xie, who is illiterate about soldiers, also recognizes Liu Bei's reason, but Liu Xie is still not at ease, after all, this is the first big battle he led!

So, once again, he confirmed:

"Uncle Huang, can five thousand soldiers really be able to set Shu? I already know what you are talking about, but if I only use 5,000 soldiers just because I think about this, but I can't settle the land of Shu, I would rather Uncle Huang not have to have these concerns. As many soldiers as I need in Shu, I will give Uncle Huang as many soldiers, Uncle Huang is only in charge of the front line, and the rest are all from me. ”

Liu Bei smiled, very grateful for the trust the emperor gave him, but he still insisted:

"Your Majesty, five thousand soldiers are enough. The 5,000 soldiers that the minister wants are not other departments, but the newly formed five divisions of the Northern Army, with this elite division, assisted by the Jiayi Prefecture army, and they must be used. Moreover, this is the main road of 5,000, and Li Dao has a strategy. That's enough! ”

After speaking, Liu Bei also gave Shi Shiran a salute:

"If you can succeed less, why bother with more? Your Majesty, five thousand Northern Army officers and soldiers, enough. ”

Hearing that Liu Bei wanted his own new army of the Northern Army, Liu Xie hesitated slightly, after all, these 5,000 soldiers were indeed carefully selected from the Xiyuan Army, and it can be said that they were loyal to the Han family, with strict military discipline, well-trained, and excellent armaments, and they were second only to Dong Zhuo's pro-army Flying Bear Army.

To be honest, Liu Xie was a little reluctant, but after weighing it, he finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay, Uncle Huang, the five thousand Northern Army officials will be handed over to you. I don't know when Uncle Huang will go on the expedition? ”

At this time, Liu Bei straightened his head, clasped his fists and said:

"The minister will leave immediately."

Liu Xie was stunned for a moment, and then he exclaimed:

"Uncle Huang is really resolute, so that the children of the clan can have Uncle Huang, how can this Han family not be restored?"

……

As soon as Liu Bei said goodbye to the little emperor, he took the talisman and edict given by the emperor and went to the camp of the Northern Army outside the North Palace.

The officers and soldiers of the northern military camp are all standing standing, and they only live in the military camp on weekdays, and they do not stop drilling.

It was from Liu Bei Shu riding into the northern army camp, to drumming and gathering troops, and then to raising 5,000 troops out of the wall, it was only half an hour before and after, which was really like thunder.

Liu Bei led the northern army to the arsenal along Zhangtai Road to assemble ordnance, and then continued south along Zhangtai Road to Anmen. From there, they will head south on the Meridian Road and sneak into Hanzhong.

When the northern army chariot rode through the tent curtain, the sun was shining, and it was marching on Zhangtai Road, and all the families in the city were stunned, not knowing what had happened.

And when Chen Zhi, who sent the golden hairpin, rushed back, he saw Liu Bei in the team, and hurriedly approached with the generals of the house.

When Chen Zhi handed Liu Bei a cage of food boxes and told him that this was prepared by his wife, Liu Bei Nuan said:

"This time I can't see Madame again."

After speaking, Liu Bei opened the food box and saw a bowl of soup inside, which was still hot. He drank the soup in one gulp, and then said to Chen Zhi:

"Uncle Chen, return to the system, hold the flag."

Chen Zhiyu immediately straightened his neck and sang loudly, and then took the generals of the Liu and Yang families to protect Liu Bei behind him. Then he pulled out a flag from his backpack, changed it to the flagpole, and danced vigorously.

A big crimson flag stood in the wind like this, and the four words were on the flag:

"Serve the country with loyalty".

Zhangtai Road is the north-south main road of Chang'an, with three roads. In the middle is the royal road, and on both sides are the official road and the civil road. In particular, the section of the road that Liu Bei took was the area with the most institutions, and the carriage was crowded.

At this time, due to the emperor's permission, Liu Bei and the northern army were rolling down along the middle royal road, and the frames on both sides had been parked on the road.

When they saw the crimson banner embroidered with "Loyal to the Country" fluttering in front of the military column, these wealthy doctors had different expressions.

Some people applauded the festival, some disdainful of it, and some pointed out that it was for fame and reputation, but no matter who it is, it must be Liu Bei, the general of the left.

Among them, there are those who are familiar with Liu Bei's whereabouts, and they know that he will only enter the city today at most, so he will lead the troops to the battle? How fast this Liu Xuande is!

It's no wonder that Liu Bei wants to be so fast.

In fact, according to the normal process of going out on the expedition, not only did the emperor ask for the thief's book, pay homage to the generals, and review the expeditionary army, but also went to the Taimiao Temple in the south of the city to worship.

But if you really have to follow this process, you may not be able to enter Hanzhong until the spring of next year, and then the traitor is afraid that the situation in Yizhou will not be stabilized long ago, and I am afraid that he will have to fight a hard battle at that time.

Therefore, what Liu Bei wants now is a surprise, and what he wants is a hurricane.

In order to paralyze the Yizhou side, the little emperor did not follow the official process of the imperial court to issue an edict, nor did he immediately characterize Liu Zhang's side as a crime of rebellion, in order to buy time for Liu Bei here.

Because the first difficulty in front of Liu Bei was how to enter Hanzhong smoothly.

If Yizhou is difficult to do, five or six out of ten are difficult to take Hanzhong.

Hanzhong, as the middle ground between the Bashu Basin and the Guanzhong Plain, no matter which side of the two sides wants to take the initiative, they must first take Hanzhong. This is also the reason why Zhao Wei and others wanted to expel Hanzhong Taishou Sugu at the beginning, according to Hanzhong, it can not only guard against the enemy in the north, but also create opportunities for the later to take the initiative to attack.

It can be said that Hanzhong is the most important outpost of both sides, and it is a place of contention.

Then if you want to take Hanzhong, this Bashu defense, what can Liu Bei do? Without him, you can only sneak up on the ear!

There are three roads from Guanzhong to Hanzhong, one is the Bao ramp road, a total of more than 500 miles before and after. Enter the valley from Wuzhangyuan in Fufeng Yi County, and then go south along the Baoshui River Valley, which can directly reach Nanzheng in Hanzhong County. This road is also the shortest of the three roads, and the post road of this dynasty is chosen here.

As for the second road, it is Fu Luo Road, which is also close, but it is the most precipitous, and it is difficult for large armies to pass, and it is only suitable for small groups of merchants.

The third road is the Meridian Road, which can directly enter the Meridian Valley from Chang'an, then cross along the Qinling Gap, and then arrive at Hanshui, and then detour to the west, you can reach Hanzhong Chenggu.

Although this road is more tortuous, it can be said to be the most hidden road because the army can hide in the valley of Qinling near Chang'an.

Therefore, Liu Bei chose this path, that is, to attack Hanzhong from the Meridian Road.

At present, Liu Bei has also thought of a strategy for determining Hanzhong, as for whether to take the Golden Bull Road into Shu or take the Micang Road to enter Shu after taking Hanzhong, wait for Ganning and these Yizhou generals to come before deciding.

At this time, Liu Bei's situation is not stronger than others, and he can only take one step at a time.

But just when Liu Bei was about to rush into Zigukou with 5,000 Northern Army officials, he suddenly rode from the direction of Hanzhong, and after seeing Liu Bei's army, he hurriedly sent the latest military report.

And after Liu Bei read this military report, he couldn't maintain the composure of the general, laughed, and finally laughed to the military officials:

"God help my Han room, let's go, let's change the route to Xiegukou."

So the flags were unfurled, the chariots and horses were turned, and the army changed direction and rushed towards the mouth of the valley in the southwest.

……

When Liu Bei took the army to change routes, Chengdu was holding a hundred operas at this time.

In Beichi, on the outskirts of Chengdu, the wind and the sun are beautiful, and the military and civilians gather, watching the drama of Shudi, celebrating the new state pastor of Yizhou.

In addition to a Yellow Turban riot a few years ago, the peace of the land of Bashu has lasted for a hundred years, and it can be said that the people are healthy and the whole of Yizhou is filled with an optimistic and flashy atmosphere.

So this time, these people are also sincerely grateful, and they are happy from the bottom of their hearts for Liu Zhang to become their new state pastor.

In the eyes of these people, the father is doing a good job, and the son is certainly not far behind. Not to mention that the people around him are saying that this Liu Yizhou is an elegant and benevolent person, and their people can live a good life again.

Now more and more people are pouring into Yizhou from outside the state, which on the one hand brings prosperity to Chengdu and at the same time, it also makes the people of Benzhou cherish everything in front of them more and more.

This world is really chaotic. But this has nothing to do with us Yizhou people, let's dance and dance, and take care of the play. They believe that under the leadership of Liu Yizhou, this Chengdu will get better and better.

Of course, these people don't know that Yizhou at this time is on the verge of war, and the vanity and joy in front of them are just passing by.

But the scholars and wealthy people in Yizhou did not think so, and they encouraged the state capital's decision-making to slide in a more radical direction, but they did not think that they and the imperial court would really fight.

They are too smart, and their personal networks are too developed, so they are clear about the predicament that the imperial court is facing now. Not to mention that they just elected their own state pastors, even if they really set up an anti-flag, the court couldn't help them.

Not to mention, Hanzhong is in their hands, even if the imperial court wants to fight, how can the soldiers and horses come? So these wealthy doctors are really sitting on the high platform, and everything is under control.

Therefore, they also have a rare time to gather with a group of Chengdu people and have fun together!

And in the middle of the terrace, Liu Zhang looked expressionlessly as if he were clay sculptures, and the crowd below was competing in the arts, hooking and winning.

In the cheers of all kinds of mountains and tsunamis, Liu Zhang sighed in his heart, gave up the struggle, and began to play the role of a state pastor.

And when Liu Zhang turned from painful struggle to helpless compliance, on his side, Zhao Wei also smiled at the corner of his mouth, watching the military and civilians compete, but under his smile, he couldn't help but hide a trace of unease.

It turned out that just one day before the Hundred Opera Event, Zhao Wei somehow suddenly asked Dong Fuzheng a hexagram and asked Guan Lu about his good fortune. Dong Fu is the most famous scholar in Bashu, who said that Yizhou had dragon energy, and it was he who persuaded Liu Yan to enter Shu.

Dong Fu was very surprised, but he didn't refuse, but after the hexagram was completed, he resigned:

"Lu is in the southwest, and he must not die well."

Zhao Wei was stunned at the time, and then before his face turned black, Dong Fu put away the hexagram and said with a smile:

"The hand is born, and I will divinate it for you."

But after that, Dong Fu threw the hexagram six times in a row, and the hexagram showed exactly the same, and even Dong Fu himself was sweating, and picked up the hexagram again tremblingly, not believing in evil, and lost it four more times.

Ten times of divination, the hexagram shows exactly the same. At that time, Zhao Wei's lips were already white, and he was stunned, until Dong Fu quietly retreated.

At this time, on the high platform, Zhao Wei was gradually infected by the optimism of the military and the people, and cheered for himself in his heart:

"Then Dong Fu is also a fame fisherman, if it is really so accurate, why would Liu Yan still die? Didn't he say that Liu Yan could be the Son of Heaven? ”

Thinking of this, Zhao Wei was also ridiculous for his timidity. They all crawled out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood, and they still believe in ghosts and gods?

At this time, the following hundred operas reached their climax.

I saw twenty-eight shirtless men, shouting trumpets, with poles on their shoulders, inviting a statue of a god out of the temple in Beichi.

The crowd made way for them, shouting along with the trumpet.

When the twenty-eight sons landed the idol on the east side of the North Pond, the whole hundred operas reached a climax, and they shouted:

"The five blessed gods bless us with good weather and good weather."

This god was originally called Taiyi Five Lucky God, which is an auspicious god that symbolizes "no military revolution, disease, famine, flood and drought". The highlight of this hundred opera activities is that the Shinshu pastor will take the shogunate's civil and military sacrifices to worship the five gods of good fortune and pray for the blessings of the whole state.

So when the Five Blessings God settled, Liu Zhang was about to leave the game, and the heroes on the group table around him also gave in to each other and showed their demeanor.

Just when this group was beautiful, there was a sudden panic and stunned sound from the crowd below, and they listened:

"This ...... This, the idol is cracked. ”

At first, it was a small sound, but as more and more people saw the cracks crawling out of the statue, panic began to blow out of control.

At this time, the state don't drive Jia Long stood up decisively, and he shouted:

"Silence, where are the soldiers? Take down all the rioters for me. ”

In this way, the crowd below cried and shouted, and there was a chaos.

And somehow, Liu Zhang's whole person was empty, he just raised his head and looked into the distance:

There, a rider was carrying a small flag and was coming along the official road.

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