Emperor Sun made his fortune from scratch

Nanzhong has a vast territory and is basically composed of three forces. The Han forces, led by Deng Yu, occupied the northern part of Nanzhong, where the terrain was flat and suitable for crop cultivation.

In the southern part of Nanzhong, where mountains are crisscrossed, vegetation is luxuriant, and miasma is pervasive, and it is inhabited by barbarians, and the Han people rarely set foot here.

The barbarian Sinicization forces led by Zhu Fan live in the central part of the country. He built a city in the mountains and forests, and after it was built, he asked Deng Yu to name it, and Deng Yu called it the "Xinyi" city.

The scale of Xinyi City is not large, the city walls are short, and the population in the city is not large. Zhu Fan once wanted to expand it on a large scale, but was strongly opposed by Deng Yongqi, and Zhu Fan was forced to give up temporarily.

As the Zhaowu army entered Shu, Zhu Fan felt a sense of crisis, and with Deng Yu's consent, he had begun to rebuild Xinyi City. According to the current progress, in another half a year, the new Xinyi City will be completed, and the city can accommodate at least 20,000 soldiers and horses.

After it is built, with this city as the foundation, it will absorb all the barbarians in the mountains and forests, and Zhu Fan's strength will be further enhanced.

Even so, a city still can't hold Zhu Fan's ambitions. He wants the whole of Nanzhong, and even the whole of Shu.

Seeing that the Zhaowu army had never entered Nanzhong, Zhu Fan's tense heart finally let go. While building a new city, he gradually expanded his troops.

Zhu Fan thought that it would go on like this, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes.

His subordinates brought bad news from the north, and the damned Zhaowu army was killed!

Deng Yongqi was killed in battle, and Zhu Fan was shocked by this. He knew Deng Yongqi's ability very well, and he didn't even last two hours, and the city was broken by the Zhaowu army.

"Father, what should I do now?" the eldest son, Zhu Wei, looked frightened

, "What else can I do, either abandon the city and retreat into the mountains and forests, or fight to the death with the Zhaowu army." Zhu Fan said angrily.

Zhu Fan paced back and forth, unable to make up his mind for a long time, and hated Li Zhao in his heart. Now that he is being targeted, it is difficult for him to have another chance to develop calmly.

Intuitively, Zhu Fan thought that he couldn't win the fight, and wanted to leave and escape into the mountains and forests. But he has put a lot of effort into Xinyi City, if he escapes this time, years of hard work will come to naught, and it will be difficult to have a chance to kill it back in the future.

"Father, if you don't make a decision. Once Xinyi City is besieged, you can't leave if you want to. Zhu Wei said hurriedly.

"Shut up!"

After some deep thought, Zhu Fan said sharply: "Gather all the soldiers and horses and defend Xinyi City." In addition, immediately send people to the mountains and forests to contact the barbarians, and tell them that as long as they can help me repel the Zhaowu army, I am willing to give up Xinyi City.

Zhu Wei swallowed, "Father, do you really want to fight this battle?" "

Li Zhao deceived people too much, and I have been driven to a dead end. There is no choice but to fight to the death. Zhu Fan's eyes were full of hatred for Li Zhao.

"But what if you lose

?" Zhu Fan was furious, "The mountains and forests are full of birds, animals, poisonous insects and poisonous snakes, and nothing else; can you really endure it?"

Zhu Wei hurriedly shook his head, he was used to the luxurious life of the Han people, and he couldn't stand the poverty in the mountains and forests at all.

The son immediately arranged for someone to contact him. "

Hurry up!" Chen

Zhe was on the march and was relieved to learn that Zhu Fan had not fled into the deep forest.

When the sand table was made before the Black Ice Platform, a large area south of Nanzhong was not reflected on the sand table.

The terrain there is complex, and the vegetation is more lush than in Hanzhong. Chen Zhe has always been cautious and cautious, and if he is not sure, he will never venture in.

The Zhaowu army passed through the valleys and rivers and quickly approached Xinyi City.

A scout came to report, and a large number of barbarians were approaching Xinyi City.

"The Admiral suggested slowing down the march and giving the Foot Barbarians time to gather. Han Zhi said from afar.

"What do you mean, gather and annihilate them,

and decide a battle?" "That's right!"

Chen Zhe nodded and ordered the whole army to stop and rest. It wasn't until two hours later that he didn't rush to Xinyi City.

Outside Xinyi City, Yongzhe, the barbarian leader, has arrived with more than 10,000 barbarians.

This person was not originally called Yongzhe, but he was influenced by the sinicization of the barbarians and gave him a Chinese name.

"Why are there so many people?" Zhu Fan said dissatisfied.

"The total of your and my armies has exceeded 30,000 people, so why are you afraid of the Zhaowu army?"

Zhu Fan shook his head, "It's still not enough!" I'll send you dozens of truckloads of grain, and you immediately go and gather more people." You and I can't afford to lose this battle. "

Then the Zhaowu Army is really so strong?" Yongzhe didn't believe it.

"Deng Yongqi is dead!" Zhu Fan's face was gloomy.

Yongzhe's eyes widened, and his heart sank, "I will do my best!" But you also know that the tribes in the forest don't all listen to me, if they don't want to come, I can't help it."

"You tell them that if I lose, they won't end well."

After Yongzhe left, Zhu Fan was still not at ease, and said to Zhu Wei: "Regardless of the old, weak, women and children in the city, all weapons will be issued and all will participate in the battle!"

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When Chen Zhe was still five miles away from Xinyi City, he got the news that Zhu Fan was defending Xinyi City, and there were about 20,000 barbarian soldiers outside the city.

"With so many barbarians outside the city, our army can't concentrate on attacking the city, so it's better to defeat the barbarians first and then attack the city. Han Zhiyuan proposed.

"Good!"

Two quarters of an hour later, the Zhaowu army approached Xinyi City.

Zhu Fan stood on the city wall, looking nervous. Even if the battle has not yet started, seeing that all the members of the Zhaowu Army are in black armor, their morale is high, and they know that today will be a hard battle.

Chen Zhe was a little surprised when he saw the brute soldiers for the first time. I saw many barbarians with naked upper bodies, animal skins on their lower bodies, and most of the weapons in their hands were spears, and only a few of them held swords.

"They are sitting under their crotch, could this thing be called an elephant?" Chen Zhe said curiously.

"Yes. "

How can it be so huge!" Chen Zhe exclaimed.

Han Zhiyuan said with a smile: "It's just scary to look at, beasts are beasts after all, and attacking them with fire will make them fearful." "

On the opposite side of the Zhaowu Army, Qu Sang and Yongzhe both led more than 10,000 barbarian soldiers.

Unlike the excited Yongzhe, after Qu Sang saw Zhaowujun, he faintly regretted that he shouldn't have come to Xinyi City for money and food. But now it's too late to retreat, so I can only fight hard.

"There is only one gate in Xinyi City, I will lead 5,000 troops to contain Zhu Fan and make it impossible to interfere in the war outside the city, you can let it go!" Chen Zhe said.

"The last general obeys the order!" Chen

Zhe looked at Han Zhiyuan fixedly, his eyes were strange, "You and I were both generals before, and we should understand that once we are defeated, I am afraid that there will be no chance to rise."

Han Zhiyuan was full of fighting spirit, hugged his fists and said: "General rest assured, this battle will be won!"

As a Shu man, he knows very well the strength of the barbarians. In a field battle between the two armies, the barbarians could not win at all unless they had several times the strength of their troops.

Yongzhe couldn't wait, rushed to send troops first, and led his soldiers and horses to rush straight towards the Zhaowu army.