It wasted too much time to explore the movements of the Han army. When our Sima Wangwang Lao, when he received the emergency military information from Yang Xin, the prefect of Jianwei, the southern Jin army, which had only more than 30,000 people, had just walked out of the southwest mountainous area and crossed the Qingyishui to touch the edge of the Chengdu plain. Then, without saying that, when we learned that Chengdu had been revived by the Han army, the old man, besides being frightened and almost fell off the war horse, his first reaction was...

"It's over! All the money I have accumulated in Yizhou in the past six months is over!"

Wang Hun and Hu Lie and other right-hand assistants were also shocked and almost fell to the ground. After a while, they shouted together: "How is it possible? How could the thief army take down Chengdu so quickly? No matter how old the city in Chengdu is, it shouldn't be captured by the thief army so quickly?"

The messenger sent by Yang Xin answered truthfully, saying that it was the Jin army who heard the rumors that the Han army had thundered the city walls of Chengdu. Of course, Wang Hun and Hu Lie did not believe it, and even cursed Yang Xin's messenger to talk nonsense. Then he still wanted the old man to come back to his senses first and roared: "Stop it all! How did the thief army break through Chengdu? What is the most important thing now? What should I do?"

Wang Hun and Hu Lie shut up embarrassedly, and Sima Wangze turned to the messenger sent by Yang Xin and asked: "What is your prefect Yang's situation now? How did he deal with it after receiving the news that Chengdu was captured by the thief army?"

"Report to the old governor, he brought troops back to Wuyang in the Ming Dynasty." Yang Xin's messenger continued to answer truthfully, and said: "The Ming Dynasty also said that the reason why he did not return to Chengdu directly and chose to move to Wuyang was not only insufficient strength, but also to prepare military supplies for your army, the old governor's army, another important reason was to keep an eye on the Yang family in Wuyuan and prevent the thief and chaos from expanding rapidly."

"It's done right, you should be careful about the Wuyuan Yang family."

Sima Wang nodded immediately and praised Yang Xin for her calm response strategy. Hu Lie, who was a warrior, was puzzled and asked: "Old Governor, Yang Xin is not stationed in Jiangyuan or Guangdu, waiting for us to return to the aid meeting, but instead directly withdrew to Wuyuan, the governor of Jianwei County. Why do you still praise him for doing a good job?"

"Because the Yang family, the number one prominent clan of Wuyuan, is very unreliable."

Wang Hun, who was born in Zhongzheng Courtyard, was extremely proficient in this area. He replied for Sima Wang: "Yang Hong, the former head of the Yang family of Wuyuan, once led the Yizhou family to strongly support Liu Bei to seize Hanzhong. Even though it was so difficult that men were fighting and women were lucky, he insisted on helping Liu Bei to take Hanzhong. He was Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's right-hand assistant in Shu. After Emperor Wen (Sima Zhao) destroyed Shu, the Yang family lost power. Yang Hong's eldest grandson Yang Ding resigned and returned home. Now Zhang Zhi's son made a comeback under the banner of pseudo-Han, and the Yang family is very likely to take the opportunity to raise an army to respond."

"So, the prefect Yang's decisive return to Wuyuan was a killer of two birds with one stone. First, preserve his strength and prepare for the army to prepare for our return-to-support army. Second, it is to prevent the Yang family from taking the opportunity to make trouble. As long as the Yang family does not take the lead in jumping up and causing trouble, the aristocratic families around Chengdu will generally not be the first to be the first."

Hu Lie nodded suddenly, and Wang Hun, who was familiar with the situation of the aristocratic family, said to Sima Wang again: "Old Governor, the aristocratic families around Chengdu, except for the Yang family in Wuyuan, think that the Jiangyuan Chang family is the strongest. Once they turn to the thief army, they will also have a huge impact. Therefore, the officials believe that we should stabilize the Chang family at all costs, so that the Chang family understands that Zhang Zhi's thief army was just a lucky move. Once our Jin army goes south in large numbers, it is easy to suppress the rebellion of Zhang Zhi's thief army, so that the thief chaos can be avoided quickly."

"We should make every effort to stabilize the Chang family in Jiangyuan." Sima Wang nodded and said, "Jiangyuan is close to Chengdu. As long as the Chang family's position remains unwavering, the aristocratic families in Chengdu will not easily take sides. Moreover, the Chang family has strong financial resources. As long as they continue to support our Great Jin Dynasty, we can rely on the Chang family's money and grain to station in Jiangyuan for a long time, restraining the main force of the thief army, making it difficult for them to move, and waiting for our reinforcements to move south."

"Old Governor, then we have to invest some capital." Wang Hun suggested again: "Since Chengdu has fallen, no matter whether the prefect of Shu County Duan Xing or not, his official position must be deprived. The subordinate advised that the old Governor might as well take the order with the reputation of the General of the Great Jin Cavalry, and let the magistrate of Jiangyuan County, Chang Yao, the eldest son of Chang Hong, the current head of the Chang family, act as the prefect of Shu County, to control the cities of Shu County. At the same time, he clearly told Chang Yao that our 30,000 troops would return to Jiangyuan directly, and asked him to defend the city and wait for our reinforcements."

Sima Wang was hesitant about whether to return to Jiangyuan directly. However, considering that if he did not keep an eye on the Han army at close range, it would be like giving the essence of Chengdu to the Han army. There was still a large river (Minjiang) on ​​the battlefield in Jiangyuan, Sima Wang gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "I will write the order myself. You should write a letter. Be sure to tell Chang Yao clearly that Zhang Zhi's child is a rabbit's tail that cannot grow. It is only a matter of time before the Jin court quenched his rebellion, so that the Chang family knew the consequences of relying on Zhang Zhi's child."

Wang Hun agreed immediately, and Sima Wangze said again: "Send the order to the entire army to speed up the advance, return to Jiangyuan at full speed, and arrive there in deep ditches and high bases, waiting for our Great Jin court reinforcements to go south. Also, give the order to the prefect of Brazil and ask Brazil to keep an eye on the Huang family in Langzhong. If there is any abnormality, what should we do?!"

"General Yang Lie, what family is the Huang family in Langzhong? Can the old governor pay so much attention?"

Hu Lie was curious to Wang Hun, but Wang Hun didn't think about it and immediately replied: "Huang Quan's family, Huang Quan's eldest son Huang Chong, had received great kindness from Liu Bei and his son, and followed Zhuge Zhan to die in Mianzhu. Huang Ji, the son of Huang Chong, after Emperor Wen destroyed Shu, also chose to resign and return to his hometown. The Huang family is also the number one prominent family in Langzhong. Of course, the old governor has to be careful of them."

Hu Lie nodded quickly, and then muttered in his heart: "The affairs of the aristocratic family are complicated enough, and it's tiring to listen."

In this way, after quickly issuing various orders, in order not to give the Han army a chance to grow rapidly, I hope that the old man quickly led the Jin army to the north and rushed to Jiangyuan day and night, intending to rely on the support of the Chang family, the most prominent clan in Jiangyuan, to station in Jiangyuan for a long time, so that the Han army could not take action to seize other counties and counties in Yizhou.

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A thousand miles of Jiangling was still there in one day. With the developed water conservancy transportation in the Sichuan plain and the speed advantage of going down the Yangtze River, the Dongwu Sezuo sent the shocking news that the Han army was revived Chengdu to Lu Kang, the general of the Dongwu Town Army and the governor of Xiling, who was currently stationed in Xiling City. After hearing this report, Lu Kang, who was eating instant noodles, was also shocked to his job and ruined a bowl of braised beef noodles in Wu.

"I'm not dreaming, right? Really or false? Some time ago, Sima Wang was still in charge of the Jin army to attack Nanzhong. Why did Zhang Zhi'er immediately attack Nanzhong and seize Chengdu City?"

"Report to the father and coach, the child has asked the details repeatedly, and this news is absolutely true!"

Lu Yan, the eldest son of Lu Kang, who came to report the news in person, replied excitedly: "The pseudo-Han army led by Zhang Zhi'er did enter Chengdu City on May 22nd, and also killed Tong Ce, the governor of Yizhou who was the Jin bandit. Now Shu is in chaos, and the officials and the people are shocked a day, and they are afraid that the war will recur and affect their hometowns."

"Is it true?" Lu Kang was still a little unbelievable and said, "It seems that my father really underestimated Zhang Zhi, a common man. He didn't expect that he started his business as a remote town. In just two years, under the eyes of the Jin people, he was able to grow his pseudo-Han army to this point. Thanks to the fact that it is no longer an era of heroes' separatist rule. Otherwise, this child would have already soared to the sky and no one could restrict it."

After sighing, Lu Kang quickly asked, "What's the situation with the Jin people now? Sima Wang's army has returned to the army?"

"Time is in a hurry, and our detailed work only heard that Yang Xin, the prefect of Jianwei of Jin thieves, returned to Wuyang, and did not know anything else." Lu Yan replied truthfully.

"No, it seems that Zhang Zhier is no one to restrain him now."

When he saw the leopard, Lu Kang immediately concluded and said, "After learning that Chengdu fell, Yang Xin did not dare to return to the army to save Chengdu, but instead returned to Wuyang to avoid his attack. This shows that Yang Xin knew very well that he was not Zhang Zhi'er's opponent. Although we don't know the specific situation of Sima Wang going south to suppress the rebellion, since Zhang Zhi'er was able to fight out of Nanzhong to seize Chengdu, it also means that Sima Wang's situation must be very bad. Even if he barely returns to the Chengdu Plain, he may still stick to the position of not fighting in front of Zhang Zhi'er. Zhang Zhi'er is unmatched in Shu, and it is difficult not to sit in most places!"

"This is a good thing for us Dongwu." Lu Yan said happily: "The more the noise Zhang Zhipian made in Shu, the less pressure our Dongwu faced with the Jin thief army."

"In the short term, Zhang Zhi's son's capture of Chengdu is indeed a good thing for us Dongwu, but in the long term, it may not be."

Lu Kang, who perfectly inherited the excellent strategic gazes of Lu Meng and Lu Xun, sneered meaningfully. Lu Yan was unwilling to investigate why his father was so vigilant of Zhang Zhi. He just couldn't wait to suggest: "Father, my child thinks this is a good opportunity. We should take advantage of the chaos in Shu and the Jin thieves in Yizhou who have no time to look east. We send troops to Yong'an under the banner of supporting Shu Han's allies, and strive to seize Baidi City. Then, as long as we take down Baidi City in Yong'an, the gate of Shu will be completely opened to our Eastern Wu."

"Yes, this opportunity cannot be missed." Lu Kang nodded with a smile, and said with a smile: "But our Eastern Wu cannot just send troops to Yong'an. We should also take this God-given opportunity to send troops to Nanzhong to capture Zhang Zhi's child's nest Wei County!"

"Send troops to Nanzhong? Why do we need to send troops to Nanzhong?" Lu Yan was shocked and asked, "Zhang Zhi'er had just entered Yizhou and had not yet gained a firm foothold in Yizhou. Why should we send troops to Nanzhong immediately?"

"It is because Zhang Zhi'er has not yet established a stable foothold in Yizhou that we need to send troops to Nanzhong immediately." Lu Kang said with a smile: "Yan'er, why don't you think about it? If our Eastern Wu army took advantage of the empty opportunity of Nanzhong, suddenly sent troops to attack the hinterland of Nanzhong and seized Wei County's important civil and military families who controlled Zhang Zhi'er and the pseudo-Han thief army. Also, you forgot where were instant noodles and lunch meat produced in the Eastern Wu and Central Plains?

Backstab allies never caused psychological burdens to the King of the Eastern Wu, and now it is no exception. I fantasized about the beautiful scenes of capturing Zhang Zhi and important civil and military families in the Han army. Lu Yan immediately nodded vigorously and said, "What my father said is that he took advantage of the situation to send troops to Nanzhong. As long as the families of the pseudo-Han army were successfully captured, we can not only indirectly control the pseudo-Han army and force the pseudo-Han army to make concessions at the negotiating table, but also take the opportunity to seize instant noodles, lunch meat and candy production, strengthen the strength of our Dongwu, which will be beneficial to our Dongwu without any harm!"

Lu Kang smiled and then ordered: "Go and send orders to the generals immediately, let them organize their troops to prepare for the war to enter Yong'an. For your father, let your Majesty give your Majesty a letter. Then, as long as your Majesty allows us, our father and son will immediately send troops to Yong'an! As for the Nanzhong side, it will be left to Liu Jun and Xiu Ze and the others. The last time the Jiaozhou rebels fled to Nanzhong, they have long hated the pseudo-Han army. Now that the opportunity has come, they will never be polite!"

In this way, he inherited the great glorious tradition of Sun Hao, the King of Wu of the Great Wei Dynasty. As soon as he saw the opportunity, Lu Kang, the giant pillar of the sky-raising line on the western front of the Eastern Wu, decided to take advantage of the situation to rob. He immediately submitted a letter to Emperor Sun Hao of the Eastern Wu, and asked two groups to send troops to take advantage of the chaos in the southwest to fight the robbery of the Han army and the Jin army at the same time.

Sun Hao, who is currently in Wuchang, did not disappoint General Lu. After receiving Lu Kang's letter, although some court officials opposed attacking the Han army too early, because of their greed for junk food "produced" in Nanzhong and attempting to control the Han army by capturing the Han army's family, Sun Hao agreed without hesitation to Lu Kang's request. While allowing Lu Kang to send troops to Yong'an under the banner of aiding allies, Liu Jun, the governor of Jiaozhou in the Eastern Wu, sent troops to Nanzhong under the banner of helping his allies to guard his family, and asked the Han army in Nanzhong to accept the orders and commands of the Eastern Wu - otherwise they would fight to the death!

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In Luoyang, one month after the Han army recovered Chengdu, Xi Zhengcai told Liu Chan that Zhang Zhi had led the Han army to successfully restore Chengdu with the reputation of visiting Liu Chan. After hearing the news, Liu Chan was stunned for a while, and then said with a foolish smile: "So that's the case. No wonder His Majesty suddenly doubled the guards of Anlegong Mansion."

"Your Majesty, there is another good news." Xi Zheng lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Sima Wang suffered a great defeat in Nanzhong, and the army suffered heavy losses. Even if the general's army followed him back to Yizhou, he had no strength to retake Chengdu by himself. He could only submit Luoyang to request reinforcements."

"It's not only that." Xi Zheng could no longer hide his joy and said in a low voice: "The Luoyang court is in chaos now. I am worried that the army in Yongliang is not enough, so I can only decide to dispatch the Central Army to the southern expedition, and then I have to slander the choice of the head coach. Sima Yan planned to use Shi Bao as the commander, but the ministers in Luoyang generally looked down on Shi Bao, who was from a poor family, and they all recommended Sima Yan's younger brother Sima You as the commander. Sima Yan was not worried about his too smart brother, and refused to answer any questions..."

"Don't say it." Liu Chan shook his head and said, "I'm not interested in these things and don't want to know."

"Your Majesty, do you have any ideas about the Empress General? I am willing to fight to the death to get in touch with the Empress General."

But he was asking tentatively, and took out a white silk from the mezzanine of his clothes. Liu Chan looked at Bai Jian's lips trembled slightly, but after a long time, Liu Chan shook his head weakly and said, "Ling Xian, don't come to me again in the future. I don't want to see you again. Also, Zhang Tong, I will not see him again."

"His Majesty……."

"Walk--!"

Liu Chan suddenly raised his voice and interrupted, and said loudly: "You go, I'm tired and want to rest!"

But he wanted to persist, but Liu Chan said nothing, just urging him to leave, but he was helpless, and could only bow with tears in his eyes. As a result, looking at the back that was leaving, Liu Chan couldn't help but flash a light in his eyes, and his lips moved silently, "I'm for your own good, I don't want you to die for me."

After saying this sentence silently, Liu Chan used his fingers to write some invisible words on the white silk - he appointed Zhang Zhi as the general, the governor of Yizhou, the secretary of the Shangshu, the governor of the Pingbei, the chief magistrate of the Sili School, and knew internal and external affairs, and the sacrifice was made by me, and the politics was returned to Zhang...
Chapter completed!