The confrontation between Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang is still in full swing!
Located in the lofty mountains, Jiameng Pass City has high walls and is defended by tens of thousands of excellent soldiers from Zhang Churang. This makes Zhang Ren and Yan Yan unable to break through this majestic pass even if they rack their brains.
In desperation, Zhang Ren and the others were forced to postpone the siege and stationed outside the pass to recuperate. After their morale and wounded soldiers were almost recovered, they could continue to attack the city...
Just when Liu Zhang and others were leading their troops to attack Jiameng Pass, Lu Fei in Liu Bang's Mansion in Chengdu was secretly arranging for Yin Hu, the secret guard of his subordinates, to do something.
"How is the development of the Shadow Guard in Hanzhong?"
"After Zhang Lu settled in Hanzhong, he vigorously promoted the Five Pecks of Rice Sect and looked for opportunities to eradicate dissidents. At this point, if we, the secret guards, continue to stay in Hanzhong, we may be beaten by Zhang Lu!"
Listening to Yin Hu's words, a trace of anger flashed in Lu Zifeng's eyes, but she saw her eyebrows raised slightly, and then they gathered together, their red lips parted lightly and said: "Since Hanzhong can't develop, then you can lead the others first. Quit Hanzhong!"
Since Zhang Lu's Five Pecks of Rice Cult developed and expanded in Hanzhong, Liu Yan's power over Hanzhong has dropped sharply. This has also led to Lu Pheasant and Liu Bang's Shadow Secret Guards having a hard time in Hanzhong. Not only can they not gain much, Good information, but still need to be on tenterhooks all day long.
Instead of staying in Hanzhong and being wiped out by Zhang Lu, it is better to evacuate now and develop in other prefectures and counties in Yizhou!
“Just throw out the shops you are running in Hanzhong, collect the funds first, and then return them to Chengdu.
There are few horses in Shu. You can send people north to Bingzhou or Xiliang to buy some horses and come back! Another thing is to try to integrate the commercial banks in Chengdu within one year, and then expand outward with Chengdu as the center, annex the commercial banks in Yizhou counties, and form the Bashu Commercial Bank. "
Lu Pheasant's idea was to arrange for the Shadow Secret Guards to integrate all the trading houses in Yizhou, and then gather the power of Bashu trading houses to purchase military supplies from other states and counties. After the arms race is completed, they can crush Fu Jian and the Southern Barbarian forces.
It has to be said that Lu Pheasant's idea is indeed feasible. Once the Shadow Secret Guard integrates the various trading houses in Bashu through means, Jieshi will be able to dominate the business and export Bashu's unique commodities. After a large amount of funds are recovered from this transaction, he can A steady stream of fresh blood is supplied to the army.
"Yinhu, Jingzhou, Xiliang and Bingzhou, these three places are the main targets for the development of the commercial bank in the future. Please go to Sishe and Zishu to make arrangements for the specific situation!
Try to integrate the Bashu trading houses within one year, that is, before the allied forces of the Central Plains princes finish their crusade against Dong Zhuo. "
Yin Hu lowered his head and eyebrows. He bowed respectfully and silently kept all Lu Pheasant's words in mind. After Lu Pheasant finished the order, he bowed his hands and said goodbye, hiding in the darkness!
Looking at the empty reception hall, Lu Pheasant's delicate and pretty face showed a slightly unusual pale color. Since Liu Bang led his army to leave Chengdu, many things in the Shadow Guard organization have fallen on Lu Pheasant.
At first, Lu Fei was quite comfortable handling the affairs of the Shadow Guards, but as time went by, the battle in Hanzhong became more and more intense, and the allied forces of the Central Plains princes approached Hulao Pass, and she was overwhelmed by many complicated things. Come.
"Master Military Advisor went with Ji Lang to defeat Dong. Ji Xiaolan, Shen Shiqi, Li Shiqi, and Li Shang all have important matters to attend to. They cannot find time to help me with the affairs of the secret guards. This is really a headache. !
In the final analysis, there are still too few direct talents under Ji Lang. If this is the case, then arrange for Shenhou, Chouniu, Maotu, Wuma and Haizhu of the Shadow Secret Guards to work in Jingzhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Yangzhou and Sili recruited talents secretly.
If there are talents among the Nanman who are interested in Yizhou, we can take them under our command depending on the situation! "
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Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and the moon fly by!
After Liu Bang led the Shu army to the expedition, he galloped towards Lantian without stopping. Although the Shu Road is rugged and difficult, everyone can travel on the road planned by Chen Ping, which greatly reduces the schedule!
"My lord, we can reach Ziwu Valley fifty miles further. We have been marching in a hurry all the way. The soldiers are exhausted. Do you think we need to stop and rest?"
moment? "
Hu Li rode his horse to Liu Bang's side and suggested to Liu Bang that he go to Ziwu Valley to rest.
"Instead of stopping in Ziwu Valley, we might as well stay where we are and rest for a day before continuing on our way!"
The current location of the Shu Army is located fifty miles northwest of Ziwu Valley. This geographical location is called Shenling. The terrain of Shenling is mainly steep on all sides, with a flat land in the center, and is run through by an east-west mountain road.
"The scouts just came to report that there is an army of Dong Thief entrenched in Ziwu Valley, with about three thousand people. If we want to continue to march eastward, we must annihilate these guys."
Just when Liu Bang was about to order all the soldiers to stop and rest in place, his confidant and favorite general Peng Yue reined in his horse and came to report the situation that the scouts had inquired about.
What should I do? If they cannot cross the Ziwu Valley, then if Liu Bang and the others temporarily modify their route, they will have to delay reaching Lantian for at least another month or more.
By that time, the allied forces of the princes may have already started fighting with the Dong thieves outside Hulao Pass. Once the allied forces of the princes start a war with the Dong thieves, Chang'an will inevitably have heavy troop deployments as the rear area. Liu Bang will then want to use a surprise attack. There is a way to annihilate the Dong thieves, but it is not that easy!
"Call General Fan Kuai, General Hu Li, General Lu Li, General Yang Li, and Military Advisor Chen Ping. I have something important to ask them."
Several generals and military advisor Chen Ping quickly rushed to Liu Bang's side. When Liu Bang saw everyone arriving in front of him, he went straight to the point and told them about Dong Jun's presence in Ziwu Valley, and sought a solution from them.
As soon as Fan Kuai heard that there was a bandit army entrenched in Ziwu Valley, he shouted loudly that he wanted to lead his army to face Gang directly. The bandit army only had more than 3,000 people, and they could be wiped out in a chat and a laugh!
"The Ziwu Valley is narrow and rugged. If we attack by force, we may have to pay the price of the lives of thousands of soldiers before we can capture this place.
But what if we capture Ziwu Valley? Once the Dong rebel army in Lantian knows our movements and sends a large army to intercept it, then our plan to surprise Lantian will come to nothing. "
Fan Kuai listened to Liu Bang's words and didn't know what to say for a moment, so he saw him scratching his head naively and consciously stood behind Huli!
"Mr. Chen Ping, what should we do?"
