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A soldier knelt down on one knee and cried to Yan Yan: "Jianning Guard Yong Kai led 40,000 troops to the north and rushed into Jiangyang County. He burned and killed and looted him. Ba County was in danger. County Magistrate Lu begged to guard to return immediately."

This news shocked Yan Yan. He never dreamed that he led his army to block the Jingzhou army. His backyard was attacked by Yongchi. Yan Yan couldn't say a word for a long time. Peng Ying calmed down and asked quickly: "Has Yongqi's army entered Ba County?"

"Report to sir, the Yongqi army crossed the Yangtze River in Jiangyang. There were many barbarians in the army. They killed and robbed people and robbed people. After burning and killing, the vanguard had entered Ba County and was approaching Jiangzhou."

"We know, you'll step down first"

After the news of the news, Peng Licai said to Yan Yan: "Yong Kai is Liu Wei's father-in-law. He must have been asked for help from Liu Wei to lead the army north, but Yong Kai does not have so many troops. The soldiers said there were many barbarians. I guess they were guarding Zhu Bao, and the King of Yi Gao Ding from Yueli also sent troops to help."

Yan Yan pondered for a moment and said, "Since Yong Kai is supporting Liu Wei, after crossing the river in Jiangyang County, they should go directly along the Minjiang River to Chengdu north, why did they enter Ba County east?"

"This is the selfishness of the barbarian army. They mainly come to loot, but they are not going north to Chengdu. It is because of the empty Ba County that they gave them a chance."

Yan Yan nodded, "The situation is urgent, we must return to Jiangzhou immediately."

At this time, Zhang Yi next to him asked, "What should I do with the Jingzhou Army?"

Yan Yan sighed, "In fact, I am just here to deal with Pang Xi's Dongzhou army. With our forces to fight against Liu Jing, it is undoubtedly a mantis arm to block the chariot. Since the Jingzhou army has arrived, it is wise for us to withdraw from Ba County."

Peng Yi also agreed with Yan Yan's decision and added: "Now that Liu Zhang is dead, Yizhou is actually a land without a border, and Yong Kai dares to go north so unscrupulously. In this case, we should preserve our strength and wait and see the development of the situation is the right way, and we should not force ourselves and damage our own strength."

Yan Yan stood up and ordered: "Tell me my order, the army gathers, and return to Jiangzhou immediately."

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Yan Yan's army evacuated Badong overnight and returned to Ba County. The next morning, the vanguard Liao Hua led 5,000 troops to Yubu County and occupied the dangerous county. At the same time, he sent a thousand troops to advance to the counties of Badong County, completely occupying the first county in Bashu.

At noon, Huang Zhong led more than 10,000 troops to Yufu County. Yufu County, which is the Yong'an County in later generations, is the starting point of the gorge and the east gate of Bashu. The strategic location is important. Occupying Yufu County is equivalent to opening the Bashu gate.

Liao Hua led the county magistrate out of the city to greet Huang Zhong, "Report to the old general, Yan Yan's army has evacuated, and the humble official has sent troops to various parts of Badong County in accordance with the order of the old general."

Huang Zhong nodded in praise, "Thank you for your hard work, General Liao."

He turned over and dismounted, and smiled at the county magistrate and said, "You are the county magistrate Luo."

County Magistrate Luo stepped forward and bowed and said, "Secretary Luo Yong met with the Old General Huang."

"Mr. Luo County, don't be polite. I want to know why Yan Yan's army suddenly withdrew."

The magistrate of Luo County hurriedly said: "There is indeed a special reason. Since last night, refugees from Ba County have fled one after another. I heard that the southern barbarians rushed into Ba County, burned, killed and looted, and the people fled their homes one after another. Yan Shuo should have withdrawn Ba County for this reason."

"I see"

Huang Zhong nodded. This is a new situation and should be reported to the provincial governor. At this time, Liao Hua said again: "Report to the old general that Yan Yan had captured more than a thousand Badong troops before. He had no time to take them away when he retreated. They all expressed their willingness to surrender to us. Now they are concentrated in the military camp. What should we do?"

This question is a bit tricky. Look at it safely. You should ask Liu Jing for instructions. But Huang Zhong also knew Liu Jing's intention. These Badong Army were all brothers from Dongzhou and could not be allowed to form an army. Moreover, Pang Xi was determined to return these prisoners of war. Staying there was a problem. He asked Luo County Magistrate, "Where are these Badong Army soldiers from?"

"Their families are all distributed in Bashu, mainly concentrated in Badong County and Ba County. Most of them are brothers from Dongzhou who escaped from Jingzhou to Bashu."

Huang Zhong thought about it and immediately ordered Liao Hua: "Give each of them some food and let them go home on their own. That is to say that the war is over, so that they can go home with peace of mind to serve their parents and raise their children."

"I understand it"

Liao Hua turned around and hurried to the barracks. Huang Zhong said to the Luo County Magistrate: "The Jingzhou army is expected to arrive tomorrow. The governor of my family will come with the army. The Luo County Magistrate comforted the county people and reassured them that the Jingzhou army is here to protect them. With the Jingzhou army there, the barbarians in the south cannot kill them."

"Don't worry, please ask the old general to follow Xiaguan into the city."

"No need, we will be stationed outside the city. Please come back from the magistrate of Luo County."

Huang Zhong immediately ordered the army to set up camp outside the city and wait until Liu Jing's army arrived.

At noon the next day, the overwhelming Jingzhou army fleet appeared on the river outside Yufu County. This was a spectacular scene that the people of Badong had not seen in decades. The sails were like clouds, covering the river. The riverside was full of people standing on both sides of the river, and Yufu County was even dispatched all over the city. Tens of thousands of people came to the river to welcome the arrival of Liu Jing, the governor of Jingzhou.

There are more than 100,000 people in Badong County, 70% of whom are from Jingzhou and the north, and it is a place where scholars and people in Dongzhou live together.

Therefore, they had a special sense of intimacy with the Jingzhou Army, as if they were coming to welcome their relatives, and the gongs and drums on the shore were extremely lively.

At this time, Huang Zhong had already boarded Liu Jing's boat and was reporting to Liu Jing about the southern army's northward journey. In the meeting hall, Liu Jing was staring at the sand table. The news was really beyond his expectations. For a long time, he had been paying attention to the situation in Bashu, that is, northern Yizhou, but he didn't know much about southern Yizhou.

After being silent for a long time, he asked Pang Xi: "Can Mr. Pang tell me about the situation in southern Yizhou?"

"Reporting to the provincial governor, the southern part of Yizhou is actually composed of seven counties, including Zhuti, Yueli, Yuqi, Jianning, Yunnan, Yongchang, Xinggu, etc. Most of them are places where the barbarians and barbarians live together, and many Han people live together.

Among them, the Han people were the leader of Jianning's guard Yong Kai. He was a descendant of Yong Chi, a famous general in the early Han Dynasty. The other major forces were Zhu Bao, the King of Heiyi in Yueli, Gao Ding, the King of Barbarians, Meng Huo, and Luo Jiaofeng, the Queen of Baiyi.

These southern forces have always been rebellious and each of them is in power. Liu Zhang can only focus on winning over and appeasement, and even let his son Liu Wei marry the daughter of Yong Kai as his wife. This time the southern forces went north, I think they must have received help from Liu Wei."

After Pang Xi finished speaking, his heart was filled with worries. He was very worried about the fate of his son-in-law Liu Xun. Although Pang Xi made various requests when he first met Liu Jing, he was a veteran of Bashu after all. After rolling in the officialdom for decades, Liu Jing refused to let him return to Wucheng. He soon realized that he had committed a taboo in the officialdom that he was favored by his merits.

Pang Xi did not dare to make any requests. Even when he arrived in Badong County, he no longer took the initiative to ask for a return to Badong to stabilize the situation. Everything was waiting for Liu Jing's arrangements. However, it is normal to care about the fate of his daughter and son-in-law. At least he hoped that his son-in-law could protect himself and that his daughter could survive in the chaos.

Liu Jing said in confusion: "I heard that Zhu Bao is also a barbarian king, but Meng Huo is also a barbarian king, how many barbarian kings are there?"

"Reported to the provincial governor, the barbarians had a branch, claiming to be the first man, Shuman and Dongman. The guard of the Guanwu Zhu Bao was the first man, while Meng Huo was the first man, who lived in Jianning County and Xinggu County. Dongman mainly lived in Jiaozhou, and there was also a Dongman King, so there was a Barbarian King.

In addition, the people of the Yi are also divided into Baiyi and Heiyi. Gao Ding is the King of Heiyi, who lives in Yueli County, and Baiyi is mainly distributed in Yunnan County. The King of Baiyi is a woman named Luo Jiaofeng."

"I see"

Liu Jing nodded with a smile, and he stared at the sand table for a moment, pointed at Jiangzhou with a wooden pole and said, "Does Pang Gong think Yongqi will attack Ba County?"

"If it is to assist Liu Wei, then the best path is to go north along the Minjiang River. However, Yan Yan was rushing back to Ba County, which means that Yong Kai's army did not go north, but continued to advance eastward and attack Jiangzhou."

Speaking of this, Pang Xi sighed softly and said, "In the seventh year of Jian'an, there was a severe drought in southern Yizhou, and there was no harvest of grain. Yong Kai once borrowed rice from Yan Yan, but Yan Yan refused. In the eighth year of Jian'an, a two-person mule and horse caravan of Yan's family disappeared in Jianning County. Yan Yan asked Yong Kai for a caravan, but Yong Kai had more than one head, saying that it was killed by the barbarians. The two families have formed enemies since then. This time, Yong Kai's army entered Ba County east, probably to retaliate against the old grudges. Of course, the barbarians also wanted to take the opportunity to plunder the wealth and population of Ba County."

At this time, Sima Yi smiled and said, "Zhou Mu, this is actually an opportunity."

Liu Jing nodded. He understood what Sima Yi meant. This was indeed an opportunity to win the hearts of the people of Bashu.

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Bashu is actually a general term for the Ba and Shu countries in the pre-Qin period. Bashu is the current Badong, Ba County and Basi County, with Ba County as the center. Jiangzhou County is the capital of Ba County, which is the later Chongqing. It is the largest city in southern Bashu, with dense population and developed commerce. It is the richest area in Bashu except Chengdu.

As the magistrate of Ba County and the commander of Brazil, Yan Yan was actually the military and political brain of Ba County and Brazil. Seizing Badong and realizing Baton became Yan Yan's greatest wish.

This time he had fulfilled his wish and occupied Badong County, but he never expected that Yong Kai would suddenly lead his army north and target Ba County, which made Yan Yan feel anxious.

This time he went to Badong, and he devoted all the troops from Brazil and Ba County. There was no soldier in the entire Brazilian county, and there were only 1,500 people guarding Jiangzhou county. How could he resist the 40,000 barbarian soldiers who were like wolves and tigers?

Yan Yan retreated overnight to return to Ba County and marched towards Jiangzhou without stopping. He now knew nothing about the situation in Jiangzhou, but he still felt a little lucky in his heart. Perhaps Yong Kai had not had time to capture Jiangzhou.

His luck also has a certain basis, because he has not seen a large number of refugees fleeing east, which means that the scene he is most afraid of has not happened. His family, his wife and daughter have not been massacred and humiliated.

Yan Yan knew very well what the fate of his family's wife and daughter fell into Yong Kai's hands. For this reason, he was so anxious that he didn't close his eyes for two days. Not only him, but all the soldiers were worried that their family would encounter misfortune. They were like crazy, marching west day and night.

Two days later, Yan Yan's army arrived in Luofu Town, about fifty miles west of Jiangzhou County. After two days of forced marching, the soldiers could no longer support him, so Yan Yan ordered the entire army to rest on the spot.

Yan Yan sat on a big rock and drank clear water silently. He had sent a scout to inquire about the news. The news should have come back soon. Just as he was thinking, a team of cavalry rushed from the official road to the west. Yan Yan stood up. This was the scout he sent back.

The scout rushed over and took off his horse to report: "Report to the old general, Jiangzhou is safe and sound, and even Luofu Town ahead is very quiet. The people in the town said that they did not see any southern barbarians."

Yan Yan was a little stunned. How could there be no Southern Barbarians? According to time, Yong Kai should have arrived in Jiangzhou before them. Could it be that they withdrew their troops and continued northward and ignored Ba County.

Yan Yansi couldn't understand. If this is the case, then he met many refugees from Ba County and told him about the cruelty of the barbarians. How can he explain this?

At this moment, several soldiers stumbled and ran towards the patrol soldiers. The patrol soldiers were hit by two arrows. He reported weakly: "There is an ambush around you."
Chapter completed!