Chenshui Pass, to the south. Along the long official road, you can see Dongling people's civilians and their supplies of food and grass everywhere, as well as the constant coming and going of messengers.
To the south, there has always been the rear defense line of Chen Shuiguan, from where all the grain, grass, and reinforcements were transferred. At this time, Zuo Shiren was riding on his horse, his brows furrowed.
Behind him, there were more than 20,000 troops, following to help the three states of Tangling.
The rebellion was like an eagle swallowed suddenly, which made Zuo Shiren very uncomfortable. But there was no way, and the counter-rebellion failed again and again, until this time, he had to rush back in person. Otherwise, the rebellious sea people, and
There will probably be more and more people in Shanyue.
"Speed up the march!" Zuo Shiren said in a deep voice as he returned home. The matter in Dongling has never been resolved, and he was worried even if he was on the front line.
"Xu Buyi, you don't care about friendship."
Zuo Shiren raised his head and let out a long sigh. Beside him, many of the Dongling generals who followed him also had hatred on their faces when they talked about the King of Western Shu.
After just pretending, Zuo Shiren did not pause anymore, leading his troops and preparing to cross the river south and return to Dongling.
Behind Zuo Shiren's army, there was another group of more than 10,000 troops, led by a middle-aged assistant general.
"March." The middle-aged general said in a deep voice.
The official road heading south is not far from the river bank. It is about two hundred miles away before you can successfully enter the dock and then cross the river.
"Captain, Yuan Song's army hasn't arrived yet." Shangguan Shu said in a calm voice.
To the east of Chen Shuiguan, Xu Mu nodded silently. This time's interception was actually very risky. Not only did he have to take a long detour and be exposed to the enemy's eyes, but he also had to seize a moment to intercept and kill with a hasty march. Otherwise,
, wait until later, and it will be too late to do anything.
It's a pity that Yuan Song's side is a little far away, and he hasn't arrived in time yet. Unlike the Xia'er Rebel Army, they have stayed near Chenshui Pass due to Xu Mu's arrangements.
Yuan Song didn't come, and with the Xiaer Rebel Army's tens of thousands of troops, there was no way they could pursue him.
"Captain, what should we do now?"
"Let me think about it."
Xu Mu's heart sank. To stop Zuo Shiren, he needed to wait until Yuan Song's people came over.
"Master Shangguan Hall, I have a task for you to do. Although the result is unknown, I guess that with Zuo Shiren's temperament of cherishing feathers, it may be worth a try." Finally, Xu Mu spoke in a solemn voice.
…
On the long official road, from dawn to noon, a hurried army was already a little tired.
Riding on his horse, Zuo Shiren hesitated for a while, and finally gave the order to let the soldiers rest for a while before continuing on their way.
"How far is it?"
"Don't worry, my lord, there is only more than a hundred miles to go."
"It's a pity that if I, Dongling, were a big horse-breeding state, and I would have arrived by now with a riding camp."
Although the navy dominates the territory of Dongling, Zuo Shiren does not have a dream of going out to war in his heart.
Of course, all this will have to wait until Western Shu is captured and Liangdi is occupied.
As soon as he got off the horse, he still had a water bag in his hand. Suddenly, Zuo Shiren turned his head and saw several riding sentries running back in a hurry.
"What?"
"Lord, we found people fleeing to the east."
During the war in Kezhou, people have always fled. In Zuo Shiren's view, this is not a trivial matter. If in the future, others say that he was named King Zuo and started a war that caused the people to be displaced, how should this be explained?
"Lord, I will lead some people to disperse these refugees——"
"Hey." Zuo Shiren stopped the bodyguard, "Don't worry, the army happens to be resting."
The personal guard was stunned, not understanding what Zuo Shiren meant.
"These people are actually suffering from the war, so they want to escape here. But Yuan Song in the north is the most famous traitor in the world. Therefore, these people will run in the direction of Dongling."
Probably to comfort himself, Zuo Shiren said with a slight smile.
"Don't you forget, what is my king's name?"
"My lord is a benevolent king...but my lord, these are extraordinary times and we have to rush back to Dongling."
"Of course I know." Zuo Shiren nodded, "You just need to send some food and grass and let them leave. Remember, when you send the food, say that it was sent by me, the benevolent king Zuo Shiren. Tell them if they have any difficulties.
, you can enter the three states of Dongling."
"Lord, there is still a rebellion in Dongling..."
"It will be pacified soon." Zuo Shiren said with a smile. As long as the rebellion in Dongling is quelled and the Western Shu coalition forces outside Chenshui Pass are wiped out, then Donglai will have no choice but to destroy itself.
By then, with the help of the Liang King, Dongling will rise completely and compete with Chang Xiaotang, the king of Yuzhou in the north, for the world of the Central Plains.
I can’t say, it’s really possible that he will be in the 9th Five-Year Plan.
"My lord, my lord?"
Zuo Shiren came back to his senses and dispersed his thoughts, "So what?"
"Those refugees, even though they have been given food and grass, are still unwilling to leave."
Zuo Shiren raised his head and looked ahead, but at the sight of a group of thousands of refugees, he felt much more relaxed. He was about to step forward, but was stopped by several guards.
"My lord, now that war is imminent, please think twice."
Listening, Zuo Shiren hesitated and finally did not go towards the refugees.
"Send some more food and grass out, and tell me, Zuo Shiren, to wait for them to return to the mausoleum in Dongling."
…
Among the thousands of refugees, Shangguan Shu was wrapped in a ragged robe and looked forward closely. Following Xu Mu's intention, what he wanted to do this time was to find a way to hold Zuo Shiren back.
march.
As long as they can be delayed for a while, Yuan Song's army behind them can join forces with the Xia'er rebel army and they can attack them in a roundabout way.
"Master, what should we do now? These Dongling people have to continue on their way."
Shangguan Shu raised his head and saw the huge Dongling troops in front of them. With more than 3,000 of them, there was no way they could stop them.
"Hall Master, if not, we will directly——"
The Xia'er who spoke had not finished speaking when he heard the shout of his own hall master ringing in his ears.
"Young man Li Ergou, I have heard for a long time that King Zuo of Dongling has a reputation as a benevolent king in the world. Now that I have seen him, he is indeed well-deserved! We, the poor people, beg the benevolent king to take him in. We are willing to follow the benevolent king back to Dongling!"
"Shout, shout together." Under Shangguan Shu's suggestion, thousands of Xia'er troops pretending to be refugees started shouting one after another while they were still some distance away.
The content of the shout was the same as Shangguan Shu, saying things like "The benevolent king must not abandon us", "The benevolent king will definitely be a good emperor in the future".
Sure enough, Zuo Shiren, who had just mounted his horse, hesitated for a while, then put on a smile and dismounted again regardless of the dissuasion of the guards next to him.
Because of this, the more than 20,000 Dongling troops who were preparing to march stopped again.
In the "refugee group", Shangguan Shu hid his excitement and shouted again hastily.
"Li Ergou thanks the King Ren!"
As long as we delay a little longer, and wait a little longer, our helmsman will definitely come back in a roundabout way after he joins forces with the Dongnae Army.