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When Mi Zhu saw Zhu Rong, he immediately bowed, and then paid his respects on behalf of Liu Bei.

Zhu Rong knew that Mi Zhu was here by no means to pay tribute to Liu Bei, so he went straight ahead and asked, "Why did Uncle Liu Huang tell you to come?"

Mi Zhu bowed: "My master has persuaded Meng Huo and Wu Tu Gu to inform the king."

Zhu Rong nodded and said, "Very good."

Mi Zhu said again: "My father-in-law is preparing to gather all the northern expeditions. Now Chen Lang's main force is all in the east. This is a great opportunity to seize Xichuan and enter the Kuangfu Han room in Luoyang, and it is also a great opportunity for the southern and central ministries to make a lifetime contribution. Meng Huo He Wu Tu Gu has already responded to my Patriarch's call and is gathering soldiers and horses. I don't know what the great king wants?"

Zhu Rong frowned and said, "Our army has fought against the Qin army several times, and the strength of the Qin army is impressive. The last time our army entered Sichuan with more than 100,000 troops, but suffered heavy losses, how can we defeat them now?"

Mi Zhu hurriedly said: "The last mistake was all because the enemy used our army to underestimate the enemy and then ambushed our army. This time we attacked Xichuan with several times the strength of the attack, and there will never be a reason to fail. Besides, the king may not know that many gentry and big families in Xichuan have secretly contacted my lord of the family. When our soldiers approached the city, they would rise up inside Xichuan to fight for cruelty. In this way, I can’t think of anything underneath. It's impossible to succeed." Zhu Rong nodded involuntarily when he heard his words.

Mi Zhu continued: "My lord, now is a good time for the rise of Zhu Rong Yi. This is a successful battle, and it is also something that can be expected to break the earth and establish a country!"

Zhu Rong was greatly moved and said flatly: "Very good. Go and tell Uncle Liu Huang, I Zhu Rong is also willing to raise troops."

Mi Zhu was overjoyed, and he immediately clasped his fists and said: "Since this is the case, then it should not be too late. Please ask the king to gather his army to Xichang as soon as possible." Zhu Rong nodded.

Mi Zhu said: "If the king doesn't have any other instructions, I will go back to my life." Zhu Rong said: "You go." Mi Zhu worshiped again and hurried away.

Zhu Rong was not drowsy, and walked to the outside corridor, looking at the night in the distance, some imagination could not help but rise in his heart. If it were ten years ago, Zhu Rong’s wish was to be able to live and work in peace and work without being bullied by outsiders, but now, seeing the chaos in the Central Plains, Zhu Rong could not help but have some ambitions in his heart. It would be like a wildfire in his heart. Burning raging.

Suddenly, fire flashed in the distance. Zhu Rong couldn't help but withdraw his thoughts and looked intently, and he saw a group of blazing flames shining on the top of the distant mountain. Zhu Rong couldn't help showing a look of surprise, and muttered to himself: "This is what happened?" He turned around and shouted, "Come on?"

The door opened immediately, and the captain of the female guard rushed in.

Zhu Rong pointed to the shining mountains in the distance, and asked, "Why did Linchi Beacon Tower ignite and what happened?" Linchi, a hundred miles northeast of Erhai Lake, is also a large lake, but it is much smaller than Erhai Lake. There is a high mountain beside it, because the surrounding area is wide and the view is excellent, so Zhu Rong set up a beacon tower there. Together, the beacon can be seen from more than a hundred miles away.

The captain of the guard looked into the distance in the direction of Zhu Rong's fingers, and saw the eye-catching beacon in the dark night, he couldn't help showing a look of surprise, and quickly replied: "My lord, we haven't received any reports!"

Zhu Rong frowned and said, "The flames will never be lit for no reason! You, immediately send a horse to Linchi to check the situation!"

The captain of the guard promised and was about to leave.

"Wait!"

The captain of the guard quickly turned around, waiting for Zhu Rong's instructions.

Zhu Rong frowned and said: "Some serious situation may have occurred, just in case, immediately send the troops to assemble to Erhai!" The captain of the guard promised and hurried away.

auzw.com Zhu Rong turned around and looked at the beacon in the distance, his brows frowned, his heart full of doubts and anxiety.

Zhu Rong called a guard and asked him to call all the adults to come to the meeting immediately.

Several adults received the order and hurried to the palace. As soon as they met, Ebony couldn't help asking: "My lord, I saw the flames of Linchi lit in the distance, what happened?" The other adults also had doubts on their faces.

Zhu Rong shook his head and said, "It's not clear yet. I called you over for this reason. Ebony, what do you think happened to the Linchi Fenghuo igniting meeting?"

Ebony frowned and thought for a moment, and said, "Linchi is in the north, and there are no powerful tribes around, and I don't think any surrounding tribes dare to offend us!..." He quickly raised his head and looked at Xiang Zhurong, worried and said: "Could it be? , Will it be Qin people?!"

As soon as this was said, everyone's heart jumped. A burly, dark-skinned man like a beast shouted: "This is impossible! How dare the people of Qin attack us!" This person was named Thorns, and he was the most important of Zhu Rong's men. One of the generals and one of the strongest fighters in South China.

An old man dressed in Hanfu with an elegant temperament said: "That said, but is there any other possibility besides this possibility?"

Everyone held their own opinions and seemed to make sense.

Zhu Rong raised his right hand and said: "No need to argue!" Everyone stopped arguing and looked at Zhu Rong one after another. Zhu Rong stood up and said, "No matter what the situation is, we must prepare for the worst. I have ordered the army to assemble." Then he looked at General Thorns, and said: "Thorns, you immediately lead all ten thousand troops. Soldiers and horses rushed to Xichang." Thorns promised loudly.

Zhu Rong exhorted: "It's possible that Qin Jun is here, you have to be careful! When you arrive in Xichang, you must first arrange defenses and at the same time investigate the situation. No matter what the situation is, you must send someone to report it immediately!" Thorns promised loudly, turned and walked away .

The thorns came down from the Palace of the Holy Mountain and hurried back to his barracks immediately, summoning the chiefs to convey orders. Suddenly, the camp was bustling with hustle and bustle, and nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses quickly assembled. Before the early morning, Thorns led a group of ten thousand soldiers and horses to leave the barracks and head north along the official road. Almost none of the official roads in Nanzhong were built by the Nanzhong people. When the Western Han Dynasty opened up Nanzhong, several official roads were built at the same time to communicate with all parts of Nanzhong. The Lingguan road mentioned in the previous article was built that year from Xichuan to Nanzhong. The main road in China.

A few days later, the army led by Thorns arrived at the Linchi area on the southern border of the Xichang Plain. When they saw the natives who were responsible for guarding the beacon tower, they immediately asked about the situation. The native people were unclear, saying only that there was news from Xichang that the Han people had entered, but it was unclear what the situation was. At the same time, one after another, refugees and defeated soldiers fled from the north. When asked, they said they had everything. It was said that hundreds of thousands of people came from the Qin army, and it was said that Qiongdu, the capital of Xichang, had fallen. Yes, wait, all the rumors are terrifying, all of which are not good news.

Not only did Thorns feel no fear, but was very angry. He believed that these defeated soldiers and the people who fled were cowards, and they were all frightened by the Qin Jun. He ordered his subordinates to seize more than a hundred defeated soldiers and put them to death. Then he sent troops north to prepare for a decisive battle with the invading Qin army.

The army left the Linchi area and quickly moved northward, and soon after entering the Xichang Great Plain. The Xichang Great Plain, the only plain area in South Central, is fertile and rich in products. Looking at it, it looks like a huge green carpet spreading on the ground, surrounded by snow-capped mountains, surrounded by grasslands, and the scenery is picturesque. At this time, Thorns received the news that Qiong Du was being besieged by the Qin army, and the situation was very critical. Urgently rushed to rescue at full speed.

Half a day later, just as the sun was setting, the earth seemed to be stained with blood. Arriving to the thorns army near Qiongdu, I saw countless Qin troops surrounding Qiongdu, with flags like clouds, swords as strong as forests, and their shouts were earth-shattering. The thorns couldn't help but heated up, raising the sword in his hand and roaring: "Children, rush up with me and kill the Han people!" All the barbarian soldiers shouted excitedly, and the tens of thousands of barbarians surrounded Qiong like a tide. The Qin army from the capital rushed away!

Perhaps Qin Jun was caught off guard when the incident happened. Seeing that the thorns army was coming violently, the whole army retreated to the north without fighting.

Thorns saw the Qin army retreat and laughed loudly: "These Han people are rubbish! Charge with me and kill them all!" The Thorns army was morale like a rainbow, and after passing Qiongdu, it chased and killed the retreating Qin army, howling. The sound rang through the sky, and the army of thorns was like a group of wolves and leopards eager for bloodthirsty.

Suddenly, there were strong crossbowmen of the Qin Army in front of them, and the officers and soldiers of the Qin Army who had retreated back to their rear. The thrilling soldiers of the Thorns got excited and screamed and rushed forward. They thought they could kill the Han people!

At this moment, a dark cloud suddenly flew ahead. Before the soldiers of the Thorns could react, the dense and powerful rain of arrows fell. The crowd was stirred up by countless ripples. In the continuous screams, the Thorns The army soldiers were shot to the ground one after another! However, the excited soldiers of the Thorns did not retreat. They stepped on their companion's body and continued to rush forward. They were even more crazy when they saw the blood!

After the two rounds of arrow rain, the Thorns Army had lost a lot, but they were already close to the Qin Army's crossbowmen. Everyone held up their swords and guns, roaring like angry tigers and leopards.

At this time, the Qin Army bow and crossbowman quickly retreated, and nearly a thousand Qin Army war cavalry appeared in front of the barbarians. The drums of war rumbling loudly, thousands of war horses thundered, and the iron hoof rushed into the middle of the barbarian army! Amidst the thrilling impact, flesh and blood were seen flying across the sky. Qin's warriors moved forward, and the long swords and horses danced in a rain of blood, and the shimmering cold light reflected the cold steel faces of the Qin army officers and soldiers! The crazy barbarian army couldn't resist this kind of mighty power, and fell down one after another, causing heavy casualties! Thorns still wanted to desperately, but the army of his men had already been shocked by the rushing Qin's cavalry!

At first, the satisfied army was still desperately resisting, but seeing the companions around him being killed by the other's violent cavalry and falling into a pool of blood, the morale could not help but quickly diminished, and finally collapsed completely. I don't know who started it. The whole barbarian army watched backwards, wolves rushing, throwing helmets and armor, completely opposite to the aggressive posture not long ago! The defeated army of thorns can't help but let him yell hysterically, it is impossible to save the situation.