Liu Xun, who heard the call, turned around and shouted in surprise, "Master Huang! General Zhang!"
"Hush!"
Huang Quan reined in his horse and looked at Liu Xun with eyes full of hope, "Eldest Young Master, why are you here?"
Liu Xun smiled bitterly and said, "It's a long story. Let's find a safer place to talk about it."
"The eldest son is right, justice, lead the troops and lead the eldest son to break out!"
"promise!"
It was not until dark that Liu Feng and Zhou Cang withdrew their troops and returned to the city.
"Father, we captured 20,000 enemy troops, killed nearly 20,000 enemies, and another 20,000 people ran away or disappeared." After two years, Liu Feng became much more mature than before. With such a great victory, he reported to Liu Bei
I am neither humble nor arrogant at all times, neither impatient nor impatient!
Liu Bei nodded and looked at Liao Hua, "Where is Liu Xun? Have you caught him?"
Liao Hua gritted his teeth and replied, "My lord, I followed the trajectory and chased him all the way. I only encountered some corpses of our soldiers. I guess he was rescued."
"The general searched within a radius of twenty miles and found no trace of Liu Xun, so he let him run away and asked the lord to punish him."
Although the hands in his sleeves were red from pinching, Liu Bei smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, isn't it just a little Liu Xun who ran away?"
"Okay, you've all been tired for a long day, go down and have a rest."
"promise."
After a few people retreated, Liu Bei sighed and said, "Two military advisors, in your opinion, who will rescue Liu Xun?"
"Lord, Liu Zhang and his son have been in Shu for twenty years. It is normal for some loyal people to be loyal." Zhuge Liang would not think of Jin Yiwei even if he thought about it.
Fazheng cupped his hands and said, "My lord, it seems to me that the person who saved Liu Xun is probably Liu Cong's people."
"Oh? How can you see it?"
Fazheng continued, "My lord, if they were loyal to Liu Zhang, they would have run away after rescuing Liu Xun. But Huang Quan and Zhang Ren were not captured or killed on the battlefield today."
"This means that they also ran away. From my point of view, Liu Xun must have joined up with the two of them. If they ran away, they would go to Nanzhong to establish a foothold. This confirms my idea."
Liu Bei thought for a while and said, "What you said makes sense. Only Liu Cong's Jin Yiwei will deliberately help Liu Xun. If Liu Xun is allowed to gain a foothold in Nanzhong, the rear will be unstable."
What makes Liu Bei even more gratified is Fa Zheng's talent. Zhuge Liang is indeed a genius, but as a monarch, how can he only have one talent under his command? Now, with Fa Zheng, there is someone who can restrain Zhuge Liang.
Got it!
Zhuge Liang cupped his hands and said, "My lord, now that our army has just captured Chengdu, it is time to calm the people's hearts, gather the soldiers, and cultivate for a few years before dealing with Liu Xun."
Fazheng agreed, "Kong Ming is right. There are many major families and barbarian leaders in the south, and Liu Xun will not be able to pose any threat to the lord for a while."
Liu Bei nodded and said, "That's all we can do now."
Historically, Liu Bei died of illness in Baidi City. Taking advantage of the transition between the old and new leaders of the Ji-Han regime, the Southern Barbarians united with the local nobles to rebel. It took Zhuge Liang two full years before he sent his troops south.
Firstly, in order to develop people's livelihood and recruit new troops. Secondly, Liu Bei suffered heavy losses in the battle of Yiling.
Now, Liu Bei has just captured Xichuan, he needs more time!
In the woods, Liu Xun and others were sitting in front of a fire.
"So, you are from the Marquis of Chu?" Huang Quan had already learned the entire story of Liu Xun's escape.
Wang Tao nodded and responded, "Exactly."
Huang Quan rolled his eyes and said, "My lord's property was robbed by Liu Bei. I hope that Wang Baihu, for the sake of being a member of the Liu clan, will report to the Marquis of Chu and ask the Marquis of Chu to send troops to help my eldest son."
Wang Tao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Huang, because we couldn't see Liu Bei being so despicable and robbing other people's foundations, we came to rescue him."
"As for the matter of reporting back to my lord, I will naturally do it. I suggest that Mr. Huang should personally go to Xiangyang as an envoy to meet my lord. However..."
Having said this, Wang Tao paused and glanced at Huang Quan and others. Huang Quan looked around and said, "Wang Baihu, everyone here is loyal to the eldest son. If you have something to say, it's okay to say it.
"
On the way to escape, Zhang Ren also gathered some defeated soldiers. At this moment, there were no less than 3,000 troops around.
Wang Tao smiled and said, "I would like to know, Mr. Huang and General Zhang, are they loyal to Liu Zhang or the eldest son now?"
"If you still miss Liu Zhang, why not go back and surrender to Liu Bei now? If you are loyal to the eldest son, then please recognize the eldest son as your master!"
Huang Quan frowned and said nothing. What he wanted to do was to support the eldest son and rescue Liu Zhang. After all, Liu Zhang had been in charge of Xichuan for so many years, and his prestige was not comparable to that of Liu Xun.
Wang Tao said sternly, "You want to fight to the death, but my lord wants to live quietly. What's the point of fighting in this case? Mr. Liu, on the other hand, is on the verge of a desperate situation today, but he still has the determination to resist desperately."
"In troubled times, all the princes are wolves, only Liu Zhang is a fat sheep, and everyone wants to eat him. Mr. Huang, think about it for yourself. In troubled times, what is needed is a strong hero like Mr. Liu."
After a long time, Huang Quan stood up and pulled Zhang Ren to kneel in front of Liu Xun, "Lord!"
"Master Huang, General Zhang, please get up quickly!" Liu Xun's swollen mouth tried his best to spit out the words.
Wang Tao smiled and said, "I will escort a few of you to the place. Don't worry, someone has already gone to report it to the lord."
Liu Xun felt a mixture of joy and sorrow at this moment. He was sad that the Liu family's Yizhou was gone, but he was happy that he had conquered Huang Quan and Zhang Ren, became the lord, and had a chance to make a comeback.
Huang Quan picked up a branch and began to write on the ground, "My lord, let's go to Xangqi County first. Zhu Bao, the prefect of Xangqiu, has always had second thoughts. If we can kill him and capture Xangqi County, we will have the power in the south."
Capital to stand on.”
"After we have established a firm foothold, we will make other plans. At that time, I will go to Xiangyang in person and ask the Marquis of Chu to send troops!"
Liu Xun's eyes shone, "Thank you, Mr. Huang. From now on, I am willing to treat you as a teacher."
"Thank you, my lord!"
There are four counties in the south, Yongchang and Yizhou are under the control of Yongkai and Menghuo, Xianggao County is in the hands of Zhu Bao, and Yuexi County is in the hands of the barbarian king Gaoding.
In terms of strength, Barbarian King Gaoding is the strongest, followed by Yong Kai and Meng Huo, but together they can rival Gaoding. Zhu Bao is the weakest.
Although Zhu Bao was weak in strength, the territory of Zangqi County was the largest, but the population was smaller.
Huang Quan's idea was to capture Xangchu County first, then go to Xiangyang in person, ask Liu Cong to send troops for support, subdue all the forces in the south and central China, and then send troops north to regain the foundation.
By now, Liu Xun and his men have completely fled, and Liu Bei has conquered Xichuan, but they have not been able to achieve full success.
More importantly, Fazheng has also become Liu Bei's think tank. He is also highly regarded by Liu Bei. In the future battle between him and Liu Cong, Fazheng will definitely cause Liu Bei to suffer a big loss.
Overall, the world is still divided into three parts. Liu Cong took over the entire Southeast and Jiaozhou ten years in advance. Liu Bei also occupied Xichuan. As in history, he had no actual control over the counties in Nanzhong.