The confrontation between Nanzheng City, Yizhou Army and Hanzhong Army has entered the fifth day. During this period, Liu Wei launched two siege battles, both of which were defeated by the stubborn resistance of the defending troops, losing nearly 7,000 people.

In desperation, Liu Wei had to order the army to retreat west to Dingjunshan Barracks and defend this strategic fortress. He knew in his heart that once the Hanzhong army sneaked into Dingjunshan Barracks, his food and supplies would be cut off and his entire army would be wiped out.

Now he has no shortage of food and grass. The food and grass brought from Yizhou and the large amount of food stored in Dingjunshan were enough to support the Yizhou army for four months. However, what upset Liu Wei was that when he attacked Yizhou City, Wu Yi, who was imprisoned in the Dingjunshan camp, was actually rescued by his men.

This made Liu Wei furious and killed more than a dozen guards in a row. Before Yu Hen could disappear, he sent hundreds of people to various passes to chase Wu Yi.

But Liu Wei never dreamed that Wu Yi had not left the Dingjun Mountain Camp at all. He disguised himself as a soldier and hid in the logistics and baggage army. Wu Yi had a high prestige in the Yizhou army, so naturally someone would hide him secretly.

In a large tent full of food, Wu Yi, disguised as a small pawn, was listening to an emergency report from an officer with a serious expression, "General Wu, a news circulated in the military camp that the provincial governor died suddenly on the way out of the patrol. Now people in Chengdu are in panic, and they don't know if the news is true or false?"

This news surprised Wu Yi. Liu Zhang actually passed away. Although this was just a rumor, Wu Yi also knew that such a thing would not be groundless. Something must have happened in Chengdu. Thinking of his friendship with Liu Zhang for nearly twenty years, Wu Yi couldn't help feeling sad.

But this is not the time to be sad. Wu Yi knew very well that if Liu Zhang was really dead, Liu Wei would definitely rush back to compete for the position of governor of Yizhou. He whispered a few more words to the officer, and the officer nodded, "I understand the humble position!"

He bowed and hurried away. Looking at the officer walking away, Wu Yi remembered Liu Wei's stupid behavior again, and finally failed. Seeing that Hanzhong was turned around by Zhang Lu, he couldn't help but gritted his teeth with hatred.

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In the big tent, Liu Wei finally received Huang Quan's emergency report. His father died suddenly in Xindu County. The cause of his death was unknown. This made Liu Wei stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and couldn't help crying loudly. The soldiers around him looked at each other. They all understood that the rumors in the military camp that the lord died was indeed true.

The envoy sent by Huang Quan quickly advised: "Young Master, now is not the time to be sad. We must rush back to Chengdu immediately. Don't guarantee that the court will support the young master in inheriting the position of Yizhou Governor and not be able to ascend the throne by the eldest son without authorization."

Liu Wei wiped away his tears and nodded, "How many troops are there in Huang Bijia's hands?"

"There is only 10,000 troops of General Gao Pei, and Zhang Ren supports the eldest son for 20,000 troops. The situation is not good for us. Don't hope that the eldest son can bring the army back."

Liu Wei thought about it and he still had 35,000 troops and countless food and supplies. If he brought the army back, it would take at least ten days. I'm afraid it would be too late at that time, so he could only leave in batches. Thinking of this, he immediately ordered his personal soldiers and said, "Go and find General Wang!"

After a moment, the captain Wang Hong hurried into the tent. Wang Hong was also a veteran. He followed Liu Zhang for many years and was a supporter of Liu Wei. This time, Liu Wei deposed Wu Yi, and the military affairs were handed over to Wang Hong to take charge. He walked through the tent quickly, bowed and said, "See Mr. Wei!"

Liu Wei sighed and said, "General Wang, my father may have encountered misfortune. The situation in Chengdu is unknown now, and I need to rush back to Chengdu immediately."

Wang Hong felt sad and nodded silently, "I obey the young master's arrangement!"

Liu Wei pondered for a moment and said, "I will lead 5,000 troops back to Chengdu first. You can lead the remaining 30,000 troops to retreat slowly. Be careful of being ambushed by Zhang Lu, and don't be careless."

"Abide by the orders!"

Liu Wei stood up and ordered the soldiers: "Closing the items immediately, we will set off immediately!"

Half an hour later, Liu Wei led a 5,000 elite army to quickly return to Chengdu to compete for the throne. At this time, the 30,000 Yizhou army was led by the captain Wang Hong. Wang Hong immediately ordered the three armies to pack their luggage and prepare to retreat south.

As night fell, Wang Hong was packing his documents in the big tent. He rested for another night today and set off for Yizhou early tomorrow morning. At this moment, a scream from his personal soldiers suddenly came from outside the tent. This made Wang Hong stunned. What happened?

Before he could get up, a black shadow rushed into the tent. It was an officer, eight feet tall, wearing armor, holding a shield and a spear in his hand, staring at him with a cold look. When Wang Hong saw the appearance of the person coming, he couldn't help but lose his soul. The officer in front of him turned out to be Wu Yi who was rescued. He was so scared that he shivered, "General Wu, why are you here?"

As he said that, his hand touched the sword behind him. He grabbed the sword and shouted, "Come!"

Several personal soldiers who were sorting out documents were drawing their swords to rush towards Wu Yi. At this time, more than a dozen soldiers broke into the tent and chopped over several personal soldiers. Wu Yi held a spear in his hand and approached Wang Hong step by step. Seeing that the situation was not good, Wang Hong turned around and split the big tent with a sword. He was about to escape, just as he was about to get up, he felt a sharp pain in his back. The tip of the spear had pierced his body and came out of his chest. Wang Hong screamed and died on the spot.

Wu Yi pulled out his spear, snorted coldly, and ordered the dozens of soldiers behind him, "Beat the drum, gather the generals!"

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In Yufu County, Badong County, an army of about 10,000 people was marching quickly towards the county town. This army was Yan Yan's army from Ba County. When news of Liu Zhang's death came from Chengdu, Yan Yan made a quick decision and immediately led his army to Badong County.

He divided his troops into two groups, and he led 10,000 troops on land, and ordered his general Zhang Yi to lead 5,000 troops on water to prepare for sneak attack on Badong County.

At this time, Yan Yan did not attack Badong County for personal grudges, but he felt something was wrong. Liu Zhang's death undoubtedly gave Liu Jing an excuse to march into Yizhou. Yizhou was unprincipled, and Liu Jing could use the excuse to maintain the stability of Bashu for the court.

As the backbone of the local Bashu system, Yan Yan was unwilling to enter Bashu in any case. Since ancient times, there has been a seemingly natural contradiction between Chu and Shu, which also made Shu people feel inexplicably repulsive to Chu people.

In particular, a large number of Dongzhou soldiers entered Bashu and competed for interests with Shu people, which caused a deep conflict of interest between Shu people and Dongzhou. Over the past twenty years, this gap has become deeper and deeper, almost reaching an irreconcilable level. The contradiction between Yan Yan and Pang Xi is a typical conflict between Shu people and Dongzhou people.

The army marched in the rolling mountains, and the rolling hills were the natural cover of the army, making them approach the Badong military camp more and more.

Yufu County is the entrance to the Three Gorges. The mountains here are steep and high, with a sudden peak. The county town is located in a gentle basin. A circle of low city walls are built around it. More than ten miles away from the county town is Baidi City built on the mountain. It is surrounded by Kuimen in the east and surrounded by water on three sides. It is a fortress with a steep terrain.

Baidi City was originally Pang Xi's residence, with a thousand troops stationed. However, since Pang Xi had moved to Wucheng, Baidi City was vacant and only more than a hundred garrisons were there. The garrisons left behind Yufu County were stationed in a wilderness northeast of the county town, close to the Yangtze River Wharf.

At present, there are about 4,000 troops stationed in Badong, led by Pang Xizhi's younger brother Pang Jun and his aide Deng Zhi. At this time, Deng Zhi also received news that Liu Zhang had died suddenly. This seemed to be a signal, which made him immediately realize that the westward advance of the Jingzhou army was right in front of him. He was particularly vigilant and suggested that Pang Jun send a large number of spies around to investigate the situation.

In the big tent, Deng Zhi was discussing countermeasures with Pang Jun. He had just received a letter from Chengdu. Liu Xun had inherited the position of governor of Yizhou and asked the prefects from all over the country to go to Chengdu to express his loyalty. Pang Xi, as the first veteran of Yizhou and Liu Xun's father-in-law, was naturally highly valued. Liu Xun personally wrote a letter to Pang Xi, asking him to go to Chengdu to take charge of him no matter what.

If Pang Xi received this letter, he would probably go to Chengdu in a very important way. Perhaps he would give up the idea of ​​leading the Jingzhou army into Shu and fully support his son-in-law as the lord of Yizhou. However, Pang Xi was not in Badong, but went to Jianping, which made the letter obtained by Deng Zhi and Pang Jun.

Needless to say, Deng Zhi had secretly followed Liu Jing, and Pang Jun also fully supported the Jingzhou army's entry into Shu. He never liked Liu Zhang and his son. When Pang Xi married his youngest daughter to Liu Xun, he strongly opposed it. Now he is even less optimistic about the future of Bashu.

"This time Liu Xun succeeded to the throne, his reputation was not right and his words were not right. He was neither the crown prince recognized by the court nor any title. I guess not many counties recognized him."

Deng Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "The general said it is right. Except for Wenchuan County and Shu County that will support it, the rest should be mainly waiting and watching and will not easily take sides. The key is that the second young master will definitely compete with Liu Xun for the throne. It is still unknown who will win. Too positive statements are indeed stupid, not to mention that Liu Jingzhou is eyeing him, and silence is the best way to deal with it."

Pang Jun frowned slightly, "I'm very worried about my brother. Even if we don't send the letter to him, he will definitely learn from other channels that Liu Xun's succession to the throne. I'm afraid that he will change his mind and refuse the Jingzhou army to enter Shu, which will be trouble."

Deng Zhi also sighed, and they had no choice but to do anything about it. At this moment, soldiers outside the tent urgently reported: "Report to General Pang, a spy found an army of more than 10,000 people coming quickly towards us, as if it was Yan Yan's army, less than twenty miles from the county town."

The news surprised both Deng Zhi and Pang Jun. They immediately realized that Yan Yan came to seize Badong, "What should we do now?" Pang Jun asked anxiously.

"We only have 4,500 people, far from being a match for Yan Yan's army, or give up on Dongzhe, Yufu County."

"But...Isn't this just giving Badong County to Yan Yan?" Pang Jun hesitated.

"There is no way to do this. Our strength is not as strong as others. The city walls of the county are too short to be able to defend them at all. Now the plan is to save the army."

Pang Jun nodded, "Then follow the words of Mr.."

He stood up and ordered, "Tell me my order, the army will gather immediately and evacuate eastward!"

After the order was conveyed, more than 4,000 troops quickly assembled to reorganize the army. At this time, the spies heard another news that Yan Yan's vanguard was less than ten miles away from the camp. Pang Jun and Deng Zhi immediately led the camp and retreated eastward.

But just as they were retreating from the camp, there were suddenly shouting killings around them. Zhang Yi's five thousand troops, who arrived first from the water, had been ambushing for a long time, and were waiting for this opportunity.

Zhang Yi took the lead and led his army to rush in. In the darkness, his war horse rushed to Pang Jun, swung his spear and stabbed Pang Jun's throat. Pang Jun could not dodge and was pierced by a gun and died immediately.

Zhang Yi overturned Pang Jun's body and shouted: "Kill me!"

Five thousand troops came from both sides and killed the Badong army, killing them to retreat step by step. At this moment, Yan Yan's main force arrived, and the Badong army could no longer support it. They were defeated like mountains and fell, and were chased by Yan Yan's army, and countless surrendered people.

Under the desperate protection of dozens of soldiers, Deng Zhi escaped from the enemy's pursuit and fled to Wucheng.
Chapter completed!