Dankou, the Han army is biased.

In the tent, the smell of herbs was particularly heavy, Fa Zheng's face was sallow, his breathing was short, and his eyes were hazy and slightly narrowed.

Accompanying the army on an expedition for half a year almost exhausted Fazheng's energy. However, in order to help Liu Bei recover his great cause, the spirit of Fa Zheng's strong support hung with that breath.

Now Cao Zhang's pursuit was killed, Liu Bei led the army to return to the country without hindrance, and Fazheng, who had held on for so long, could no longer hold on.

"Filial piety~"

Liu Bei hurriedly entered the account from outside, saw Fa Zheng lying on the sickbed, and asked anxiously, "How is Ling Jun's condition?" ”

The doctor shook his head, bowed his head and said, "Forgive you for being incompetent, Ling Jun's condition is sinking day by day, and there is no medicine to be done." ”

"Quack!" Liu Bei couldn't help but scold.

"Your Majesty!"

Hearing Liu Bei's voice, Fa Zhengcong slowly opened his cloudy eyes and said, "Where is Your Majesty?" ”

"I'm here!"

Liu Bei sat on the side of the couch, looked at Fa Zheng, who was thin and had a sallow face, and said sadly: "Today's Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, the king has traveled a long distance, so that his condition has worsened, I am uneasy!" ”

As he spoke, Liu Bei held Fa Zheng's hand tightly and sighed deeply.

Fa Zheng looked up and saw Liu Bei's beard under his chin, and said: "Your Majesty's grace, although you are dead, it is not enough to repay it." ”

After a pause, Fa Zheng squeezed out a smile and said, "It's a waste of your majesty's beard!" ”

"Hey!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "If filial piety can be cured, how can you say that you have a beard and cut your black and white hair, it's not a pity!" ”

Fa Zheng was very moved, and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult to follow Your Majesty in the future!" ”

"Filial piety and good cultivation, you will be able to recover!" Liu Bei said.

Fa Zheng opened his lips and said with difficulty: "What I am worried about now is not my own illness, but the strategy of the Northern Expedition. His Majesty due to the decline of the Han Dynasty, so the Han Dynasty was built in the southeast, and the troops were mobilized for the Central Plains. So far, although the Han Dynasty has defeated the Cao clan several times, the foundation of the Wei people is especially there. ”

"Therefore, in the right opinion, Your Majesty should not use troops in a hurry, but should deeply cultivate Wu Yue, strengthen the troops and horses, and seek opportunities to use force. Wancheng and Shouchun are the barriers of Henan, if Your Majesty wants to achieve a great cause, and Wei will compete for the world, the two cities must be broken. When the two cities were broken, His Majesty led the elite soldiers to the north, and there was hope of sweeping Henan. ”

Liu Bei bowed his head slightly and said: "After the battle, Guanzhong cannot be quickly planned, and the Northern Expedition should be gradual in the future." First Wancheng, Shouchun, and then look at the Central Plains, this is what I think about now. ”

In this Northern Expedition, Liu Bei himself wanted to steal chickens. Now that Cao Wei is alert, I am afraid that he will not give Dahan another chance. After the Northern Expedition, Liu Bei planned to compete with the Northern Wei Dynasty for the Central Plains. Therefore, the target of the next Northern Expedition is not Wancheng or Shouchun.

"Guanzhong can be out of the army!"

Fa Zheng's voice gradually weakened, and said: "Today, Ma Chao is in Longyou, for my Han, it is not a bad thing, it should be a happy thing. Ma Chao has no long-term vision, if His Majesty drives it properly, it may not be impossible to use it for our country. From time to time, Ma Chao chaotic Guanxi, Guanzhong is not unexpected, and it is a good policy to deviate from military force. ”

"The words of filial piety, I should write them down!"

Liu Bei saw that Fa Zheng was getting weaker and weaker, and said with concern: "Xiaozhi is dying, why don't you take medicine and rest for the time being?" ”

"No need!"

Fa Zheng turned his head to look at Liu Bei on the side of the couch, and said slowly: "Let me ask Your Majesty, how is the second county of Longnan now?" ”

"Bo Yan has ordered Wei Yan and Wang Ping to divide their troops to attack and capture, and the army will be behind, and the two counties of Longnan will be available soon." Liu Bei said.

After Liu Bei retreated, Lu Xun took the initiative to burn the plank road and got rid of Cao Zhen's pursuers. Now I have gone to Hanzhong and am ready to rush to Longnan at any time.

As for the two counties of Longnan, Wei Yan and Wang Ping each led 5,000 soldiers and horses to defeat the Taishou appointed by Ma Chao one after another. Because Ma Chao moved the administrative office to Ji County, the two counties of Longnan did not have many troops, and the two counties did not expect that Wei and Wang Er would suddenly launch an attack and were directly defeated.

"The second county of Longnan will be available soon!"

Hearing this, Fa Zheng's heart was much more relaxed. Since he worked for Liu Bei, he has made a lot of strategies, but he can't say too many achievements, and now he can get the two counties of Longnan for Liu Bei, and he will be satisfied.

Fa Zhengchang exhaled turbidity and said with relief: "If Bo Yan can get the second county of Longnan, Ma Chao should be subject to His Majesty!" ”

Fa Zheng helped Liu Bei get Longnan, Ma Chao's strength was frustrated, and due to the external situation, Ma Chao could only keep Longyou if he was closer to the Southern Han Dynasty. Once the time comes, the Han Dynasty will be able to collect Longyou, go down to Guanzhong, and pacify the land of Guanxi.

"I have filial piety and straight wings, when I soar, I can't copy it!"

Liu Bei saw that Fa Zheng's condition was so serious, and he was still worried about his great cause, so he couldn't help but hold Fa Zheng's hands, and said with feeling: "After Chrysostom, Bei won Jingzhou because of Zhong Miao, and then took Bashu because of filial piety." Prepare filial piety and wings, soaring, all according to the Yangtze River, can not be copied! ”

Fa Zheng's eyes were red, and he choked up and said: "Fortunately, Your Majesty appreciates it, and I have no regrets for the rest of my life." ”

"Filial piety~"

Liu Bei couldn't help it, and finally shed tears.

For the Han Dynasty, Fa Zhengzhi's status is not as good as Huo Jun and Zhuge Liang, and it is slightly inferior to Pang Tong. But for Liu Bei, Fa Zheng's love-hate personality is very appetizing to him, so he can often listen to Fa Zheng's words.

Now that Fa is seriously ill and dying, how can Liu Bei not feel uncomfortable?

The monarch and the ministers chatted for a while, and finally because of Fazheng's weak health, under the persuasion of Zhao Yun, he left Fazheng's tent.

Back in the camp, Liu Bei sighed and was in a bad mood. Seeing this, Zhao Yun asked people to offer hot towels to Liu Bei and escorted Liu Bei.

"Zilong~"

"Your Majesty!"

Liu Bei wiped his face with a hot towel and asked, "Since I first joined the roots, how many years has Zilong been with me?" ”

"Recruiting troops from Hebei should have been twenty years!" Zhao Yun said.

Liu Bei was in a dull mood and said: "In the past, Xuzhou fell, Yunchang was captured, and I had to throw myself into Hebei. At that time, the favorite thing should be that Dezilong came to follow. However, time passed, Yun Chang, Xingba, Zijing, and Junyi passed away one after another, and now even filial piety is required~"

Zhao Yun wanted to open his mouth to comfort Liu Bei, but he didn't know what to say.

After hesitating for a while, Zhao Yun said: "Although Cao Cao is dead today, his son Pi usurped. Your Majesty has the destiny to help the world, and should shoulder the hope of reviving the Han family, and put major events first, and must not lament and hurt the body and damage the affairs of the country. ”

"Zilong can always give good advice!"

Liu Bei sat on his knees and said, "Xi Zilong advised me not to accept troops to join the army, and sure enough. When the army withdrew, seven or eight out of ten people fled, and they all sneaked into the mountains and returned to China. ”

Before that, the Southern Han Dynasty received 30,000 Wei soldiers, and Liu Bei received 5,000 soldiers into the army. Zhao Yun thought it was inappropriate, so he persuaded him, but Liu Bei disagreed. Today's Wuguan Northern Expedition, as Zhao Yun said, when the army retreated, more than 1,000 soldiers took the opportunity to flee the army.

Saying that, Liu Bei looked at Zhao Yun and said, "In the future, if Zilong has good words, he should be more sparse and correct his mistakes." ”

"No!"

That night, after Fa Zheng met his son Fa Miao, who came all the way from Wuhan, he had no worries in his heart.

At midnight, Fa Zheng passed away peacefully in his sleep.

When it was, Liu Bei, who was asleep, learned that Fa Zheng had died of illness, hugged Zhao Yun, and wept bitterly.

The next day, Liu Bei ordered the army to hang white, and ordered the musicians to advocate for three days, thinking that they were bidding farewell to Fazheng. And in accordance with the will of the law, his body was buried in Dankou.

Liu Bei was sobbing for a long time, reluctant to leave Dankou, and finally led the army back from Jianghan after Zhuge Liang and Zhang Zhao.

On the way back, Liu Bei mourned Fazheng's merits, posthumously praised Fazheng as the Marquis of Yi, and Fengzi Famiao as the Marquis of Guannei and a partial general.

"Han Ji Fa Liu (Ba) Zhang (Zhao) Pan Biography": "Commentary: 'Fa Zheng sees success or failure, has strange paintings and calculations, and assists the emperor with Xiangran. It is not called by virtue, but is intended to be the first minister, and it is between Chen Ping and Chen Ping. ’”

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and passed away without saying anything, which made Liu Bei sad. Now Wei Yan and Wang Ping will defeat Yao Jing and Dong Chong respectively and occupy the two counties of Wudu and Yinping.

Yao Jing and Dong Chong led the defeated army to Tianshui and pleaded guilty to Ma Chao.

Ma Chao, who was drinking, heard that the second county was occupied by the Han army, and he was furious and angry, and directly smashed the wine bottle to the ground, spilling the wine all over the ground.

"Wow!"

Seeing this, Yao Jing and Dong Chong were so frightened that their faces were like earth, and they lowered their heads and didn't dare to make a sound.

"Lu Xun'er, dare to take my county!"

Ma Chao was furious and said: "I am kind enough to unite with Han and give away a thousand horses and Liu Bei." Today, Lu Xun violated his oath and sent troops to attack and seize the two counties. It's tolerable, it's unbearable! ”

Ma Chao couldn't be angry, he accepted Ma Liang's canonization, thought that he had signed an alliance with the Han, and in order to get Liu Bei's favor, he also deliberately spent a lot of money and sent a thousand Qiang horses to the Han.

What I didn't expect was that as soon as the war against Wei ended, Liu Bei actually attacked him, and the feeling of being backstabbed was really uncomfortable.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other, and those who had a heart already felt that Ma Chao's broken ship was unstable. Now that the Han Dynasty has come to seize the two counties of Longnan, will Wei raise troops to attack.

There are strong enemies in the east and south, and the Ma Chao regime has just been established, and now it feels like it is crumbling.

Ma Chao paced in the hall, his angry eyes scanning the hall with angry eyes, and he already felt that someone was questioning his authority.

"King, now that Lu Xun will take my two counties, it is better to make plans as soon as possible." Pang Rou said.

"Intended?"

Ma Chao snorted coldly when he heard this, and said: "Now that the Han soldiers are raising troops to seize my two counties, what is the strategy besides sending troops to the southern palace!" ”

Saying that, Ma Chao stared at Cheng Gongying, who bowed his head, and was dissatisfied with him now.

In the first place, he should not have listened to Cheng Gongying's words and watched the success or failure by standing still.

Ma Dai asked worriedly: "Cao Zhen is in Guanzhong, if he sees that Longyou is empty and sends troops to seize it, what should he do?" ”

Ma Chao sneered a few times and said: "The soldiers are coming to block, and the water is coming to block the earth, what is there to fear?" Let's watch me quickly retreat from Lu Xun and return to Longyou. ”

said it so hard, in fact, Ma Chao was so worried. It is Liangzhou to the north, Hanzhong to the south, and Guanzhong to the east. Ma Chao originally wanted to marry the Southern Han Dynasty and have an ambiguous relationship with Cao Wei, so as to maintain his neutral posture.

I didn't expect that the Southern Han Dynasty didn't do personnel at all, and didn't give any signals, and as soon as the war in Guanzhong ended, they sent Wei Yan and Wang Pingqi to attack the two counties of Yinping and Wudu, which really didn't talk about martial arts.

Now the Southern Han forcibly started a war with him, and if they could not defeat Lu Xun quickly, the two armies would be anxious. The empty Longyou will inevitably cause Cao Zhen to peep.

Once the Wei people sent troops to seize Longyou, they suffered from the enemy on their backs. Those who are strong and strong because of the situation may abandon themselves and surrender to Cao Wei.

If he doesn't send troops south, so as to accept this matter by default, he may not be able to arouse Cao Wei's peeping. But if you show your cowardice, you will inevitably lose your prestige. If you lose your prestige, how will you govern Longyou at that time?

Troops, troops must be dispatched!

Ma Chao did not hesitate, and immediately ordered: "Guangwei guards Ma Dai to stay in Ji County, and the rest of the civil and military forces follow me to the south." ”

"No!"

(End of chapter)