Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

On the city tower in Chengdu, Wang Zhaoyuan holds the order of the king in his left hand and Ruyi in his right hand, commanding freely and constantly issuing various military orders. Looking forward to the wind, he watched with complacency a large number of reinforcements leaving the city one after another, heading towards the east road.

Inside and outside the city walls, there were a lot of folks onlookers. The news of the Zhou army's attack on Shu has gradually spread in Chengdu. The common people are also very concerned about the victory or defeat of the Shu army, and they all flock to the streets to inquire... The king of Shu and most of the forbidden army are not from Sichuan. They moved from the north to the south during the later Tang Dynasty. But they have been in Shu for decades, and Sichuan people have become accustomed to its rule.

The regime of the Shu State was not particularly benevolent either. They also exploited the people and did some things that caused people to complain, such as expropriating the people's iron objects to make money when the copper coins were not enough, and collecting a large number of folk women to fill the harem, etc. But overall they didn't do too much, the most important thing is to ensure long-term peace and stability... So most of the Shu people still hope that Meng Chang's army will win.

With the ardent hope of the villagers, Wang Zhaoyuan is ready to make a big return home.

Of course, it is the ministers who are most concerned about the war. Each of them has both fertile land and family property and official positions in Shu, and their wealth and property are protected by the Shu army. There were so many officials who came to see him off, all of them looked at Wang Zhaoyuan eagerly.

Wang Zhaoyuan waved his iron Ruyi, and calmly said in front of him: "Don't worry, gentlemen! The east road is nothing but the Three Gorges and Kuizhou. I will ensure that the gate of the country is safe."

An official asked, "Is what the Deputy Envoy Wang said true?"

"Haha..." Wang Zhaoyuan laughed loudly, "Mr. Zhang, you really look down on me, Wolong. I can't even do such an easy thing as guarding the country's gate on the basis of a dangerous place. How dare you call me Wolong?"

Wang Zhaoyuan comforted everyone amidst the commotion. Many people are still not optimistic about him, but it doesn't matter, he can use it to show his arrogance for a while after he has made great achievements.

At this moment, I saw an old man in a long robe shaking his head and sighing under the city. Wang Zhaoyuan had sharp eyes and recognized Li Hao. Seeing this situation, Wang Zhaoyuan felt a little complacent.

After leaving the tower, a subordinate official came forward and whispered, "Li Hao just compared the lord with Zhao Jizha."

Wang Zhaoyuan was furious! Who is Zhao Jizha? In the battle between Qin and Feng, this person volunteered and recommended himself to preside over Qin Feng's military power in the four states. He first boasted about it in Chengdu; The emperor asked him what happened, and he didn't know what happened... This kind of ignorant idiot, the person Wang Zhaoyuan despised the most, Li Hao actually compared him with himself!

"My lord, calm down, now we don't care about him, the most important thing is to try to protect the east road first." The staff advised.

Wang Zhaoyuan is about to go to war, so he really has no time to argue with Li Hao. Immediately swallowed a bad breath, forced himself to calm down, and calmly said: "The north and the east each send an envoy to Sichuan secretly, and take my letter to contact the Northern Han and Southern Tang, and deal with the Zhou Dynasty together, first gain an advantage from the overall situation."

The aide said: "When the two Li (Li Chongjin and Li Jixun) rebelled, the Northern Han Dynasty did not dare to send troops. I am afraid it will not be easy; the Southern Tang Dynasty is already trembling like the Zhou Dynasty, so it may not have the guts."

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "I know, but there are only advantages and no disadvantages in trying, and if it doesn't work, forget it. Recommend two quick-talking lobbyists to go... If Shu is in danger, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River will fall into the hands of the Zhou Dynasty; the Southern Tang depends entirely on the Yangtze River, and they have no reason to want to see Shu being occupied by the Central Plains. The Northern Han Dynasty is an old enemy of the Zhou Dynasty, and it is possible to fight for it."

The staff listened and worshiped: "My lord is right."

Another subordinate hastily echoed: "Vice Envoy Wang is bold and resourceful, yet this son of Li Hao actually used Zhao Jizha to slander him, and his intentions are vicious."

Wang Zhaoyuan snorted coldly: "I have made a plan long ago, and the east road will be as stable as Mount Tai!"

...

On the Yangtze River, Guo Shao stood on the bow of a building boat, looking at the wide river. At this time, the fleet had arrived, and the Luo Yan Huan Department had also taken over the defense of Jingnan, and the army to attack Shu had moved westward by land and water. There is still a plain in all directions, the river is wide here, the current is gentle, and the sails are set by the east wind, so the fleet sails very smoothly.

"Mr. Wolong?" Guo Shao turned to look at Jingniang with some surprise.

Jing Niang, Bai Xiangu and others arranged some secret operations, including using some people from the Shen Chen Li Shang Gang, to dispatch spies to various parts of the Shu Kingdom early on.

Zuo You, who was on the side, said, "The Jiedu envoy of Kuizhou was Gao Yanchou, and he was not appointed as a recruitment envoy. Wang Zhaoyuan was sent from Chengdu to serve as the 'supervisor of the former battalion'. According to the rules, Wang Zhaoyuan is in charge of military power and decision-making, as is the case in Shu and Southern Tang."

Guo Shao murmured: "Isn't Wolong Zhuge Liang? This Wang Zhaoyuan is called Wolong, what is his ability?"

Zuo You said: "I haven't heard of this person before, he must be famous in Shu, right?"

Jing Niang said disapprovingly, "What Wolong, I heard he named it himself."

Zuo You suddenly smiled. Seeing Guo Shao looking at him, he said, "I suddenly thought of another person from Shu, so I laughed. Zhao Jizha also thought highly of himself, but he ran very fast in Qinzhou back then, so that Qin Feng's Shu army was temporarily unable to coordinate and was defeated one by one."

"I seem to have a little impression..." Guo Shaodao, "But we can't underestimate the enemy in details. Respecting the opponent is also respecting ourselves. The Shu army defending the border on the east road is nothing more than Kuizhou; Wang Zhaoyuan went to Kuizhou to serve as the supervisor of the army and take charge of the military. He is the most important opponent in this battle."

Guo Shao said to Jingniang: "Send some people to Kuizhou to try to find out about Wang Zhaoyuan, and record everything related to him. What he has done, what he has said, what he likes, what he hates, what hobbies he likes... as long as he can find out what kind of woman he likes, he can find out clearly."

Jing Niang casually whispered: "Ah Lang cares more about him than he cares about his relatives and friends."

"I've heard a saying that the one who knows a person best is usually his enemy." Guo Shao said with a smile, "Know yourself and your enemy, and win every battle."

After Guo Shao said that, when he looked up, he found the edge of the clear sky, and a dark shadow had appeared on the far edge of the sky, like dark clouds in the sky, one layer after another... Those are the distant mountains, which can only be seen on sunny days. The plains are almost at an end, and the day of entering the mountains is just around the corner.

The people around followed his gaze. Guo Shao looked at it for a while, and sighed: "We don't stay in flat places, we have to drill into the mountains. What is it?"

Zuo You said: "After passing this mountain, the hinterland of Shu is also a good place."

Guo Shao nodded, thoughtfully: "The game of chasing the stag is a knockout match, and there can only be one winner. So we can't forgive them just because the Kingdom of Shu is not threatening Da Zhou at this time."