"Everyone, go back with me." Liu Yong gave an order, and everyone looked for their own horses and left.

Even the samurai beside Yanagi Taishou quickly evacuated with his people.

On the way back, Liu Yong saw that there were still a large number of people coming from the direction of Dayouzhuang and the capital.

Half a month later.

Royal Palace, Yongtai Palace:

"Back to Your Majesty, that person named Fei Fu is really here, and he is now waiting for the decree outside the palace gate, can you bring him?" A samurai came in and replied.

Liu Yong clapped his hands.

"Send him to me quickly."

At this time, Empress Zhang, Zhang Shao and others had returned, and Dong Qi had also been sent by Liu Yong to the southern border, while Zhang Shao and Lian Ji were in charge of their own troops, stepping up drills, and guarding against Cao Wei's counterattack at any time.

Under the strong recommendation of Empress Zhang, Liu Yong ordered Zhao Tong to come to Beijing to discuss matters, with the intention of taking him to the south.

Liu Yong knew that there were many strangers in the south, and if he wanted to completely conquer the southerners and relieve himself of the worries of recovering the lost land, only by making good use of Fei Gong could he win.

This is also Liu Yong's real intention of deliberately not catching the southern demon.

"See Your Majesty, villain." As soon as Fei Fu came in, he knelt on the ground, and without waiting for Liu Yong to speak, he had already taken off his black boots, took out a letter written on the silk from them, and held it high, "This is a handwritten letter from Lord Fei Gong to Meng Zhuo, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to take a look." ”

Liu Yong asked Fei Fu to stand up, and he unfolded the letter.

The letter still smelled of sweat on Fei Fu's feet.

"So you're from Jianning?" After reading the letter, Liu Yong asked Fei Fu.

Jianning, in the Shu Han Dynasty, was a very remote county, originally called Yizhou County, when Liu Bei was called emperor, changed to Jianning. This place borders the area under Meng Zhuo's jurisdiction, and Meng Zhuo's repeated attacks all started from this place.

"The villain is exactly." Fei Fu replied.

"Master Fei knows that you are very familiar with the terrain of Jianning, and in the letter, I asked you to serve as Meng Zhuo's guide, lead troops to conquer Jianning, and then map my entire Shu Han." Liu Yong said.

Fei Fu didn't know the content of the letter, and when he heard Liu Yong say this, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and fell to his knees again.

"Your Majesty forgives me, the villain really doesn't know Lord Fei's intentions, and he doesn't dare to do such a thing."

Liu Yong smiled, re-rolled the letter, and handed it back to Fei Fu.

"You just have to act according to Lord Fei's orders, I will raise an army to march south immediately, and at that time, I will naturally send someone to look for you, and the victory or defeat this time is all on you alone."

Hearing that Liu Yong also valued himself so much, Fei Fu was grateful.

"The villain is willing to be at the disposal of His Majesty at any time, and will never let Nanyi step into my Shu Han."

Not long after Fei Fu left, Lian Zhen and Chen Yi were recruited into the palace by Liu Yong.

"After I leave, you two must closely monitor the demon's movements, and when you hear the news of the victory of our army, you will immediately behead him, and tell the truth to my people, and there will be no mistakes."

"Your Majesty only has Zhao Tongyi by his side, I am afraid it will be difficult to win, I have heard that Nanyi is cunning, Your Majesty still needs to be cautious." Lian hesitated and admonished.

Liu Yong smiled faintly.

Jianning County:

Jianning County is not a big place, there were only four counties under its jurisdiction at that time, before Dong Qi arrived, they had all fallen into the hands of the southerners, Dong Qi led the troops to come, took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness, and recovered a county in one fell swoop, and then, sent people to unite the county guard, asking him to send troops together to repel the southerners.

The county guard did not dare to delay, and sent troops at night, but encountered the ambush soldiers of the southerners on the way, and in the firelight, the Shu soldiers saw that there were ghost-like illusory figures everywhere, like the legendary Yin soldiers, and immediately became chaotic, throwing down their weapons and fleeing for their lives. The county guard had no choice but to retreat to the lonely city.

Dong Qi's men and horses were also besieged by the southerners in that small county town with an area of less than 50 kilometers.

When Liu Yong led the people to come in the starry night, the urgent documents sent by Dong Qi were also on their way to Chengdu.

The vanguard officer Zhao Tong set up camp only twenty miles from the enemy's main camp.

There are not many southerners besieging the county seat, but they are all fierce and abnormal, many people don't even wear coats, only use animal skins and other things around their waists, and the weapons in their hands are also of different shapes, which the Shu army has never seen.

"Report, the enemy army knows that I am coming, and a group of men and horses is rushing towards my camp, and General Wang of the front department is asking for battle." A soldier ran into the big tent and said to Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong thought for a moment.

"Tell General Wang not to attack rashly, the enemy wants to take advantage of my long way to come, and the soldiers are tired of sneak attack, don't be fooled. As long as you strictly guard the camp and wait and see what happens. ”

"Yes." The soldier ran out.

Zhao Tong took off the armor on his body and changed into a light robe. He was going to go to the front camp to see for himself, but to see how these southerners were different.

The enemy was less than a kilometer from the front camp, and instead of setting up tents or anything like that, they sat on the ground and posed as if they were resting.

"It is also necessary to beware of enemy troops coming to attack the camp at night." The front samurai, known as General Wang, reminded Zhao Tong.

Zhao Tong didn't speak, looked at it with his hands behind his back, and suddenly pointed with his hand: "General Wang, please look, what is the enemy army holding?" ”

"It's a rattan brand." The samurai replied.

Zhao Tong nodded.

The rattan card is much lighter than the iron shield commonly used by the Shu army, and the shape is very different, if it is turned upside down, it is like half a tightly knit armor, which can protect the entire predecessor.

"The vine armor army of the Suwen Nan people is extremely powerful, and the enemy army uses such objects as protective objects, so they can avoid our crossbows. General Wang should not underestimate the enemy, stick to it, and after General Ben gets in touch with Dong Qi in the city, he is making plans. ”

"The last will obey." The samurai replied.

"General Zhao really wants to delay like this?" On the way back, a lieutenant officer was puzzled.

Zhao Tong smiled.

"The southerners are suspicious, if they see that I am reluctant to fight, they will be suspicious for a long time, and when they are afraid that I will attack and retreat, our army will chase after them, and Dong Qi's men and horses in the city will attack, and the enemy army can be broken."

"I'm afraid that it will be delayed for a long time, and Your Majesty will come to blame the general for not moving forward." The lieutenant officer was somewhat worried.

"Your Majesty is different from the past, not the lord who does not know things." Zhao Tong said.

That night, the southerners really came to attack the camp, but because the Shu camp had been prepared, the ravine about three miles long was bottomless, and countless bonfires were lit at the edge of the ravine, and most of the rattan cards of the southern army were burned, so they had to retreat.

Since Zhao Tong was not allowed to fight, the Shu army in the front battalion only shouted at the edge of the ravine, and did not pursue.

The southern army retreated all the way to the front of the city, joined with the besiegers, and then stopped.

"Report." A soldier ran into Zhao Tong's big tent, "The people sent into the city by General Zhao without exception were all captured by the southerners, and General Dong Qi also sent people out of the city several times, all of which were unsuccessful, and asked General Zhao to make a plan to break the enemy as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Tong was a little surprised.

"The southerners have besieged this city for several days, thinking that this small place is difficult to defend for a long time, and General Zhao needs to make a good plan as soon as possible." A samurai said.

"I heard that His Majesty's army was approaching, but why didn't you see any movement for a long time?" Zhao Tong anxiously walked a few steps in the big tent.

The samurai thought for a moment.

"Although Your Majesty is brave, he doesn't know much about the Southern Army, and he is helpless for fear of its arrival."

"Report." At this moment, another soldier who heard the news ran in, "Your Majesty's army has come to Jianning City, and the order is to wait for us to stay here to hold back the southern army here, and when the enemy army in front of Jianning City is broken, the enemy army here will naturally collapse." ”

Zhao Tong rubbed his big hands excitedly.

"Your Majesty is really clever, take a detour to take the enemy besieging Jianning, this small county, naturally safe."