In the morning, the weather was clear.

Chengdu City.

The once bustling Chengdu City is now much deserted. There are fewer scholars walking around in a chariot, and teams of soldiers are replaced.

These soldiers were obviously all new recruits, with nervous expressions and cringe behavior.

Everyone knows that war is only a short distance from Chengdu. Although it seems sunny, in fact, dark clouds cover the sun, and the murderous intent is breathtaking.

Zheng Du left the prefect of Shu County, got on a chariot, and under the strict protection of his followers, I went to Liu Yan's mansion.

Now that people in Shu are already in a state of turmoil, some people may want to assassinate him and seek credit from Zhang Xiu, so they need to be prepared.

After coming to the street, Zheng Du looked around and sighed softly.

"As soon as the troubled times arise, Chengdu is a safe and prosperous land. When the troubled times are about to end, Chengdu is a dead place. If the king and hegemony do not advance, he will retreat. If he only stays in Yizhou and does not want to make progress, he will eventually be destroyed by others."

At this moment, Zheng Du no longer had much confidence in resisting Zhang Xiu, but he just couldn't bear to abandon Liu Yan and leave his duties to fate.

After arriving at Liu Yan's mansion, Zheng Du got off the carriage and came to Liu Yan's bedroom. The light in the bedroom was very dim and the air was filled with a pungent smell of medicine.

Liu Yan was lying on the bed, and the two maids on the left and right were taking care of Liu Yan. After vomiting blood that day, Liu Yan had been recuperating and had improved recently.

It was a few days ago that the news of Sun Jian withdrawing the troops came, which made Liu Yan feel depressed again.

When Liu Yan heard the movement, he forced himself to cheer up and signaled the two maids to go down, and said with a reluctant smile: "Sir, are here."

"Lord." Zheng Du came to the bed and knelt down, bowing to Liu Yan. His every move was no different from before.

Liu Yan was very pleased. As unfavorable news came one after another, many people had resigned and stopped visiting him, but Zheng Du's behavior was as usual.

"Sir, what are the troops in Luocheng, Chengdu now?" Liu Yan exhaled and asked in a deep voice.

"Zhang Ren in Luocheng originally had 50,000 elite soldiers, and Chengdu originally had 30,000 new soldiers. Now I mobilized Zhang Ren's 20,000 elite soldiers to go south, and mobilized 20,000 new soldiers from Chengdu to north to Luocheng. Eighty thousand soldiers guarded the two cities, with elite soldiers and half of the new soldiers." Zheng Du bowed his hand, his wide sleeves fell down, and he replied extremely seriously.

Liu Yan nodded. Luocheng was a barrier to the north of Chengdu. However, Luocheng did not intercept the pass between the two mountains. There was a road next to it to reach Chengdu.

Luocheng must be garrisoned, and Chengdu must also be garrisoned.

The best result is to have elite soldiers and new recruits. Otherwise, if you use new recruits to defend Chengdu, you would be too underestimated by Zhang Xiu's strong soldiers.

Liu Yan's face was slightly slower, but after a moment of silence, he sighed again.

"Although Mr. Zhang and General Zhang are not inferior to anyone in the world, their national strength is strong and weak, Chengdu may not be able to maintain it. I plan to migrate some of my family and go south."

Now that things have been betrayed, Liu Yan trusts Zheng Du very much and is willing to explain his way out.

Zheng Du opened his mouth, and Shuzhong probably couldn't be saved. He actually tended to open the city and surrender when he had no choice.

Judging from Zhang Xiu's actions, he has always been good to those who surrender voluntarily.

But Liu Yan was obviously worried about the safety of himself and his family, so he made up his mind to avoid Nanzhong area if Chengdu could not be kept.

There are high mountains and long roads there, and it is full of miasma. Zhang Xiu's army is difficult to move forward.

Since Liu Yan had made a decision, Zheng Du could only shut up.

............

Langzhong City.

Although Yan Yan fought outside the city, there were tens of thousands of dead. In this Langzhong City, there were countless families who lost their sons and husbands and cried endlessly.

However, the order in the city gradually recovered. Most people still supported the imperial court, and Zhang Xiu's army was very good and did not harm the people.

Yan Pu, the governor of Yizhou, also did a good job in Jiangzhou. In short.

Bazhong is now Zhang Xiu's, and no one can take it away.

A wealthy man in Langzhong City presented a large mansion as Zhang Xiu's temporary Grand Sima Mansion.

In a bedroom in the back of the mansion, Zhang Xiu was hugging a beautiful concubine and teasing her. Lust is a disease, while Zhang Xiu was already terminally ill.

Most of his beautiful concubines and family members were in Luoyang, and they had not tasted it for a long time after heading south. Now that Bazhong is stable, someone has offered a beautiful Ba girl, he naturally reached out to accept it with a smile.

This girl from Ba was sixteen years old and was a canary raised by a wealthy family. She was not only fair-skinned and beautiful, but also good at singing and dancing, writing and painting. She was also good at sex, making Zhang Xiu a fool.

"Your Majesty doesn't want it, it's still daytime now." She sat in Zhang Xiu's arms, struggling while she wanted to refuse and welcome him.

Zhang Xiu was so hot that he was about to get on his horse. At this moment, Cai Mao broke in from outside. When he saw this scene, he was immediately frightened, then covered his eyes and got out quickly.

"Mom." The untidy Ba Nu moaned and wanted to hide in the inner room. However, Zhang Xiu hugged the building and just tidied up Ba Nu's clothes to prevent spring light from leaking out.

"Degui, is there anything wrong?" Zhang Xiu hugged Ba Nu and shouted at the door.

"News came from Jiangzhou. Sun Jian has withdrawn his troops." Cai Mao still did not dare to come in, but just stood outside the door and lowered his head.

"Hahaha. As expected, if Sun Jian really dares to stay in Bashu for a long time, I will eat him." Zhang Xiu laughed loudly, and was overjoyed.

When Zhang Xiu learned that Liu Yan went to Jingzhou to engage Sun Jian, he was quite worried. However, after killing Yan Yan and having Ba Tu, he was not worried. But before he was a guest, but now he is the master.

When fighting with Sun Jian in his own territory, are you still afraid of Sun Jian?

Recently, news has been heard in Shuzhong. Zhang Xiu’s purpose of repairing, raising soldiers in Langzhong, and watching the movements and stills of the four directions has been achieved.

Seeing that Cai Mao did not dare to come in, Zhang Xiu reached into Ba Nu's arms. While doing something wild, he said, "Tell me the commander. General Gao Shun, the general who was trapped in the formation, will send troops to Shuzhong tomorrow. We will go to Luocheng to fight with Zhang Ren to the death."

"promise."

Cai Mao, outside the door, lowered his eyebrows and agreed with a pleasing promise, and went down quickly.

Zhang Xiu laughed loudly, picked up Ba Nu and headed towards the inner room.

Although military and national affairs are of great importance, they do not hinder his romanticism.

............

Not only did Zhang Xiu have the capital of Bazhong, but many county magistrates in Shuzhong also surrendered.

General Gao Shun, the general who was trapped in the battle, was ordered to take the lead and attacked Huanglong along the way. Most of the counties and passes along the way were surrendered, and there was no need to worry about not surrendering.

At the same time, the two generals Gongsun Kang and Mengda who were left at Jiameng Pass also led 10,000 troops to join Gao Shun, and 15,000 people headed south, and then camped on the north bank of the Yazi River and also met with Zhang Xiu's army.

Luocheng is on the south bank of Yazi River, and the two sides look across the river.

The day after Gao Shun's camp arrived, Zhang Xiu's subsequent army arrived one after another. Zhang Xiu led 10,000 personal soldiers and the great counselors of Weiwei arrived.

The generals who entered the camp first greeted him outside the North Camp Gate. After the crowd met, Zhang Xiu led everyone into the camp and went straight to the central army's tent to sit down.

Zhang Xiu glanced at Meng Da, Gongsun Kang and others. They had been guarding Yangping Pass. He had been in Yizhou for so long, but this was the first time he saw them.

Not bad, they are stronger and energetic.

Zhang Xiu withdrew his eyes and asked Gao Shun: "General Gao. What is the situation with Zhang Ren on the South Bank now? Can you arrange defenses on the South Bank?"

The Yazi River is not a particularly wide river, but it can also have the effect of blocking the enemy. It is also a way to defend the Yazi River and prevent their army from crossing the river.

"Report to Mr. Ming. Zhang Ren did not set up any defenses in Yazi River. He seemed to be planning to defend Luocheng to the death." Gao Shun bowed and said in a deep voice.

Zhang Xiu was not surprised, and guarding the river was also risky. It was better to guard the city safely.

Zhang Xiu was full of energy and stood up suddenly, pointed his right hand forward, and said proudly: "The lonely army went south, and Bashu was shocked. The famous generals of Bashu were only Yan Yan and Zhang Ren. I have already beheaded Yan Yan. How can Zhang be the best? I order the army to cross the river tomorrow and attack the city the day after tomorrow."

The king is riding the wind and waves, and his momentum is magnificent.

"promise."

When the civil and military officials heard this, their blood was boiling and they responded with a loud promise.

.........

Luocheng.

The flags of the character "Zhang" are hung on the north city gate tower. Under the flags, the soldiers are arranged neatly, with veterans leading new soldiers, densely packed.

Zhang Ren was wearing iron armor and stood among the generals, slightly shorter. However, his breath was so slim and his tiger eyes were shining.

He looked up at the north bank of the Yazi River, Zhang Xiu's camp, and was not afraid.

On the other hand, the audience will be very frightened.

Zhang Ren immediately looked at the generals, with a look of sarcasm in his eyes.

He is not a famous scholar, nor a powerful man in Bashu. He was just born into a small family who was not even a poor family, but was considered a [Tian Family].

He has been very courageous since he was a child, and after studying, he has ambition.

Since you are granted the title of general, even if the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, you will just die. Why do you need to be afraid?

"If I can defeat Zhang Xiu and retain Bashu, I, Zhang Ren, will surely be influential in the world. If I cannot, I, Zhang Ren, will also be General Yan."

Yan Yan was defeated and killed, and the news came. The army was shocked, and only Zhang Ren was determined to be stronger.

"All the generals followed me to discuss in the hall." Zhang Ren pressed the sword with his left hand, swung the red cloak behind his right hand, and walked down the city.

All the generals were afraid of Zhang Xiu's army, and some were not afraid of Zhang Xiu's army. But they were all convinced by Zhang Ren, and agreed to the promise and got off the city together.

Not long after, Zhang Ren and the generals came to the hall of Zhang Ren's mansion and sat down.

"Do you all know why I don't guard the Yazi River?" Zhang Ren knelt on his main seat, his voice loudly, his eyes sharply, and his momentum was very strong. He looked around everyone and said with a smile.

The generals were silent for a moment when they heard this. Not long after, a red-faced general bowed to Zhang Ren and said, "If you count carefully, it is too troublesome to guard the Yazi River, and the Yazi River is too long, and Zhang Xiu has many troops, so I am afraid that it will not be able to defend the city."

"No. I never thought about defending Luocheng." Zhang Ren sneered when he heard this, and suddenly stood up in the shocked expressions of the generals, saying, "Ma Teng defended Jicheng, Han Sui defended Jincheng, and General Yan defended Langzhong. What's the end? It's just a defeat."
To be continued...