Fazheng vented his dissatisfaction with Liu Zhang and even satirized Huang Quan for his lack of resourcefulness.

Huang Quan became angry and scolded: "You are arrogant and self-righteous. My lord has made you a county magistrate because he thinks highly of you, but you have the nerve to do such a shameful thing."

"Since you said that I am self-righteous, then I am self-righteous for once, and I self-righteously dedicated Yizhou to the King of Chu. What can you do to me?"

Fazheng's words were quite arrogant and he didn't take Huang Quan seriously at all.

However, the even crazier Nie Zefeng appreciated Fazheng's madness.

Huang Quan was so "unreasonable" that Fa Zheng was treated that he was speechless. He wished he could fight to the death with Fa Zheng, but as a prisoner under his command, there was nothing he could do.

In desperation, Huang Quan's expression softened a bit, "I, Yizhou, are far away from the war and have enjoyed peace for many years. The people are prosperous and healthy, just like a paradise in the world. Fa Zheng, do you really want to seduce foreign enemies into Sichuan and take this peaceful country?

, destroy it with your own hands?"

At this time, Huang Quan spoke his mind.

As an indigenous scholar in Yizhou, he actually didn't have much loyalty to the weak Liu Zhang. What Huang Quan wanted to protect was peace in Yizhou and the interests of the Yizhou scholars.

At this time, Nie Zefeng, who had been silent, spoke.

Staring at Huang Quan with knife-like eyes, he said coldly: "The world is falling apart, and the weak is eating the strong. Only by annexing other small princes can the princes on one side achieve great things. Huang Gongheng, are you really naive to think that?"

, can Yizhou survive on its own in this troubled world?"

The blunt and cold words made Huang Quan tremble and he was speechless for a moment.

"Since you don't want to be strong, then you can only become the paving stone for the strong. The millions of people in Yizhou are such a tempting piece of fat. If you don't take it, Cao Cao will come to take it. Huang Gongheng, you Yizhou people are deceiving yourself.

Our peaceful days are over, welcome to join the troubled times."

Nie Zefeng just stood with his hands behind his back, expressing his ambition to devour Yizhou with the posture of a strong man.

At this time, Huang Quan was like an ice sculpture, standing there in a daze, motionless, with a certain despairing emotion flashing between his brows.

Nie Zefeng had no intention of looking at his dejected state, so he waved his hand and ordered him to be taken away first.

Huang Quan was a representative figure among the indigenous scholars in Yizhou. If he could surrender, it would be of great use in weakening the Yizhou people's confidence in resistance. This is why Nie Zefeng kept him instead of killing him.

Huang Quan was taken away, and Nie Zefeng got on his horse and went straight to Baidi City.

At this time, Baidi City was completely empty. The tens of thousands of soldiers and horses that Huang Quan and others had captured first easily captured the city with almost no effort.

When Nie Zefeng arrived at Baidi City, the east was already white and the sky was bright.

The seat of Badong County, the east gate of Yizhou, has already been planted with the banner of "Yan".

Capture Huang Quan, seize the White Emperor, and win the first battle against Shu.

Nie Zefeng, who was victorious, did not stay any longer. He mobilized all his troops at noon that day and marched westward from Baidi City towards the hinterland of Yizhou.

Except for a few sober people such as Huang Quan, the Yizhou people who were content with peace did not realize that a catastrophe was approaching. From Baidi City to Bajun, the counties along the way did not have any regular troops except county soldiers.

garrison.

From the west of Baidi City, the counties were completely unprepared. Nie Zefeng took Huang Zhong as the vanguard and drove tens of thousands of army commanders to capture Quren, Yangqu, Linjiang, and Zhixian cities. In less than two days, the army was approaching Ba

The county seat is Yangguan, east of Jiangzhou.

It was not until Huang Zhong's elite Changsha army arrived ten miles away from Yangguan that Yan Yan, the prefect of Bajun who was stationed in Jiangzhou, received this shocking news.

There was a tense situation at the head of Yangguan City.

Hundreds of Shu soldiers, under the general's scolding, hurriedly climbed up to the top of the city and entered their respective positions with anxiety.

Although Jiangzhou is an important area of ​​Yizhou, it is protected by Baidi City to the east, Langzhong to the north to resist the threat of Hanzhong, and the heart of Chengdu to the west. Therefore, although Jiangzhou is in a critical position, since Liu Yan ruled Shu,

I have never experienced war.

In more than ten years, this is the first time Jiangzhou's defenders have encountered a foreign invasion.

Therefore, the defensive equipment at the head of Yangguan City, such as arrows, wood, and stones, were not complete. When the enemy was approaching, the defenders could only hurriedly transport them from Jiangzhou City.

As for the weapons in the hands of the Shu soldiers, many of them were even rusty and had not been exposed to the enemy for a long time, which is evident from this.

Amidst the rapid sound of horse hooves, a white-haired but bright-eyed veteran galloped from Jiangzhou City and went straight to Guancheng.

The person who came was none other than Yan Yan, the governor of Bajun.

Yan Yan, with a solemn expression, walked straight into Guancheng, raised his sword and looked into the distance.

But on the east road, dust was rising all over the sky. In the dust mist, there were crowds of people, and the flying flags were vaguely visible. It was clear that a large army was coming fiercely.

"Did all the officials in the counties along the seven-to-eight-hundred-mile journey from Baidi City to Jiangzhou die? Why didn't you report them earlier?" Yan Nie Zefeng asked angrily.

"That Fazheng betrayed his lord, defected to Nie Zefeng, designed to trap Huang Taishou, suddenly occupied Baidi City, and drove straight in. The county officials along the way were almost defenseless, so the Chu army only reported when they reached our place.

Come up."

Listening to the reports from left and right, Yan Yan's old face was filled with anger.

"Fa Zheng, a thief who has betrayed his master, dares to usurp the thief Nie Zefeng and plot against our Yizhou. It is really hateful."

Yan Yan hated her so deeply that she gnashed her teeth in hatred.

"Old general, the Chu army is approaching, what should we do? I heard that Nie Zefeng is very powerful. Even Cao Cao and Liu Bei are no match for him."

The subordinates on the left and right felt quite guilty when facing the fierce Chu army.

Yan Yan snorted coldly and said proudly: "The Chu army has deceived me into having no one in Yizhou. I will make him break his sword at Yangguan now so that he will not dare to invade my Yizhou again!"

At that moment, the arrogant Yan Nie Zefeng made arrangements. On the one hand, he quickly mobilized 10,000 soldiers and horses from Jiangzhou to rush to Yangguan to defend, and on the other hand, he sent flying horses to Chengdu to ask Liu Zhang for urgent help.

...Chengdu City.

In the magnificent state capital, Liu Zhang was having a drink with Zhang Song and others. Liu Zhang's honest and honest face was filled with pride at this moment.

The 30,000-strong army commanded by Zhang Ren, a famous general in Shu, has marched north to Jiameng Pass, waiting to join the Chu army and jointly attack the Southern Barbarian army.

Liu Zhang felt extremely happy in his heart when he thought that after being bullied by the Southern Barbarian Army for so many years, his grievance and hatred could finally be repaid.

…………

At this moment, a person from outside the hall hurried in and shouted: "Father, something serious is going to happen!"

Liu Zhang looked up and saw that the person entering the hall was his son Liu Xun.

At this time, Liu Zhang was having a banquet, but Liu Xun's shouting made him lose some of his interest, and he said displeasedly: "Yelling, how inappropriate is it? What happened to make you so flustered?"

"Father, Yan Yan, the prefect of Bajun, reported urgently that Nie Zefeng broke his promise and attacked Baidi City a few days ago. The army moved westward along the Yangtze River and marched straight in. The forwards have already reached Yangguan east of Jiangzhou. Old General Yan's Pegasus faction

People come to ask for help from my father!”

"What!" Liu Zhang was shocked, with a stunned expression as if he couldn't believe his ears.

Wang Lei and other Yizhou civil and military officials present were also surprised.

Liu Xun hurriedly presented Yan Yan's letter of emergency. Liu Zhang held it up with trembling hands and read it carefully several times. In the blink of an eye, his proud face turned into ice.

Endless terror and endless anger surged on that seemingly honest face.

Suddenly, Liu Zhang suddenly raised his head and glared at Zhang Song with angry and resentful eyes.

Liu Zhang's eyes were clearly questioning: Well, Zhang Song, didn't you promise that Nie Zefeng had no evil intentions? How should we explain this sudden change now?

At this time, Wang Lei, who was next to him, said anxiously: "My lord, Zhang Yongnian went to Jingzhou twice as an envoy. He must have secretly taken refuge with Nie Zefeng. That's why he betrayed his envoys to seek glory and led Nie Zefeng's envoys to invade our Yizhou."

Zhang Song has an arrogant and unruly personality. Although he is in a high position, like Fazheng, he has offended many people.

Wang Lei, who is upright and rigid by nature, is naturally one of them.

In this strange life, Wang Lei, who had already had doubts in his heart, immediately pointed the finger at Zhang Song.

Liu Zhang's figure was slightly shaken, and he seemed to be suspicious when he looked at Zhang Song.

At this time, Zhang Song sneered and said: "Wang Zheng, your imagination is really rich. If I wanted to collude with Nie Zefeng and plot to sacrifice Yizhou, I might be stupid enough to stay here today, waiting to be framed by you and killed.

Landed?"

The rhetorical question made Wang Lei speechless and dispelled Liu Zhang's doubts.

"Yongnian, I believe in your loyalty, but you have tried your best to ensure that Nie Zefeng has no different intentions, but why did he attack our army again, and now he has attacked Jiangzhou." Liu Zhang did not doubt Zhang Song, but he doubted Nie Zefeng's motives.

Zhang Song frowned and thought hard for a while, then said: "I believe that the King of Chu suddenly raised his troops to attack. There must be some misunderstanding. I would like to see the King of Chu again and ask him to give us justice."

Liu Zhang was of a weak nature. Although he had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, he did not dare to go into full-scale war with Nie Zefeng. He still had some luck in his heart. After much deliberation, he agreed to Zhang Song's request.

"My lord, I would like to go on an envoy with Zhang Yongnian, so that we can take care of each other." Wang Lei also asked for orders.

Although Liu Zhang trusted Zhang Song deeply, Wang Lei was deeply suspicious and wanted to accompany him under surveillance.

Liu Zhang didn't think so deeply and agreed immediately.

So, on the same day, the two men obeyed Liu Zhang's order and flew to Jiangzhou to meet Nie Zefeng.

At the same time, Liu Zhang also made backup preparations. On one hand, he asked Yan Yan to hold on to Yangguan, and on the other hand, he asked Zhang Ren of Jiameng Pass to postpone the attack on the Nanman. At the same time, he ordered the troops in Chengdu to be prepared and ready to rescue Jiang at any time.

state.

...Jiangzhou, ten miles east of Yangguan.
Chapter completed!