There is a wilderness in front of Changyang County, where the terrain is flat and the military camp stretches for ten miles.

Wei Yue sat in the tent of the Chinese army, his face was pale, and what he held tightly in his hand was a secret letter from Xiangyang.

This secret letter is about Wang Hongyi's attack on Xiangyang.

After scanning the secret letter again, Wei Yue called: "Mr. Zhou!"

Zhou Ji, who was at the bottom, stepped forward, Wei Yue handed over the secret letter to Zhou Ji first, Zhou Ji took the secret letter, and naturally unfolded the slightly wrinkled secret letter.

After reading the secret letter, Zhou Ji's face was solemn as if he was about to drip water, frowning slightly.

Although he did not see the scene of the Shu army breaking through Xiangyang with his own eyes, from what was written on this secret letter, the Shu army was stronger than expected, which made Zhou Ji a little uneasy.

The big city of Xiangyang was captured in three months?

"In the white day, thunder fell from the sky, and the city fell in one fell swoop...... What kind of words are these, the immortals are strange?" After carefully reading the secret letter, I was a little more jealous of the new lord of Shu.

There were also several important ministers in the chamber, and at the signal of King Wu, Zhou Ji handed them the secret letter.

Tsai carefully read the contents of the secret letter, and the faces of the other people present changed one after another.

"In any case, if Xiangyang City can be broken in just three months, the casualties of the sergeants under the tent are not heavy, and it is really a problem for the lord's henchmen. Zhou Ji sighed softly, his heart was awe-inspiring.

Wu Guo always thought that with the defense of Xiangyang City, if the Shu army wanted to swallow it, it would have to injure 1,000 enemies and lose 800 of itself, but in fact, although the Shu army suffered casualties, it was far lower than that.

Wei Yue moved troops year after year, and he didn't even go back for the New Year, but he still didn't have time to stop the process of the Shu army, which cast a shadow on Wei Yue's heart.

With a "bang", Wei Yue slapped it fiercely and said coldly: "How many of our army's sailors have arrived in Jiangling now?"

"Your Majesty, considering that the sailors are isolated and helpless in Gangneung, and they are afraid of being ambushed, our army has only stationed 6,000 sailors. ”

"Six thousand more. "There are only 20,000 sailors in Dongwu now.

"Yes. ”

"Wang Hongyi will finally meet with him. However, the most important thing at the moment is the immediate matter. After saying this, Wei Yue said.

"Changyang County is the last feudal town to resist Gu, and this fang must be quickly destroyed before the army can return to fight for Jingzhou. ”

Hearing this, several people present nodded.

Wu Yue pacified and subdued Xindi, these will take time, and after these are settled, the battle of Wu Shu will eventually be inevitable.

But not right now.

Xiangyang, May 20, the weather is sunny, cloudless, the breeze is light, it is a rare sunny day.

Divination said, auspicious said.

After Wang Hongyi occupied Xiangyang, the next goal was naturally to seize Nanjun.

"Although the casualties are not large, but the soldiers are tired, they will attack immediately, but I am afraid that it will not work!" Wang Hongyi thought silently at this time, Wang Hongyi was wearing a cyan civilian clothes, and the whole person looked magnificent, and he did not lose his elegant temperament.

"Nanjun Zhuang Xing wants to see you?" Looking at the greeting post handed over by the guard, Wang Hongyi thought about it.

Zhuang Xing?

If you think about this name carefully, you have an impression that it is not unfamiliar, Jingzhong celebrities, families, and connections are all over Jingdi.

"Yes, Lord, will you let him in?" asked the guard.

Wang Hongyi said without thinking: "Please come and see him." ”

Zhuang Xing is a person who has some influence, he is really this person, and it is helpful for him to win over and compete in the world.

"No!" the guard withdrew.

Wang Hongyi straightened his clothes and sat back in the top position. The person who came was Zhuang Xing, majestic and measured, and the party was right.

Zhuang Xing is from a large family in Nanjun, that is, he behaves freely, but pays more attention to etiquette.

After a while, under the leadership of the guards, an elder in a wide-sleeved robe slowly walked inside from the outside.

I saw that this person had gray sideburns, deep eyes, although his figure was medium, but he was slender and well-proportioned, and his clothes were of high quality, but they were not luxurious. ”

Wang Hongyi got up and helped each other and said, "Don't dare, elders, please sit down." ”

Zhuang Xing studied and learned, is a famous scholar in Jingzhou, famous at the age of twenty-six, Chen Yuan praised "the legacy of the monk", pay attention to the demeanor, and the communication is also Liu Hao, Xu Chao These celebrities, now when I see it, it is a chic and heroic style, only this view, Wang Hongyi has determined that this person should be the person he expected.

While Wang Hongyi looked at it, Zhuang Xing, who entered the room, actually gave Wang Hongyi a face.

Zhuang Xing is erudite and talented, and he has all the scriptures, but he also knows some skills.

At a glance, I saw that the noble man in front of him was very young, his face was like a mirror, his eyes were like paint, his attitude was free, and he had a faint posture of a dragon and a tiger between his steps, which was very intimidating.

At a glance, Zhuang Xing was shocked, just this appearance, it is both physical and spiritual, and it is very majestic.

"Mr. Zhuang's name, I have heard it for a long time, but I didn't think about it, but now I can see it. Wang Hongyi said again, gave the seat, and asked the servant to serve refreshments.

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while.

"Xiaomin has long wanted to meet Guogong, I have heard that Guogong is a hero in the world, it is rare to see the master, and now I see it, the fruit is extraordinary, and the name is well deserved!" After a while, Zhuang Xing spoke.

Hearing Zhuang Xing praise himself, Wang Hongyi's heart moved, Zhuang Xing, a famous person, specially visited, and it was Nanjun, and it was not under his jurisdiction, so he must have an intention.

"Mr. Zhuang has won the award, he has heard the name of Mr. Zhuang a few years ago, and has always wanted to have a meeting with Mr. Zhuang to taste wine and poetry, but unfortunately, Nanjun is the land of Jingzhou, and the land of Shu is too far away, so that this desire has been delayed until now. And now, Nanjun is already on the cusp, and now it's okay, you and I can still sit down and talk like this, if it is said after a while, I am afraid that the two armies will face each other, and Mr. Zhuang, who is from the Nanjun clan, will have to avoid suspicion. ”

When Zhuang Xing heard this, he stood up and bowed his hand to Wang Hongyi, who was at the top, and finally said the purpose of this trip.

"Guogong has conquered Xiangyang, and then there is no accident, it is inevitable to fight with Nanjun, Kexing is a Nanjun person, since he can't sit idly by, Guogong can tolerate a few words, Xing is willing to go to Taishou Mansion in person, persuade Taishou to surrender to Guogong, Nanjun is an important place, both Guogong wants, Xing is willing to seek it for Guogong. ”

As soon as Zhuang Xing's words came out, Wang Hongyi was immediately overjoyed.

Although he had already vaguely guessed Zhuang Xing's intention, he was not too sure about it before.

Being able to get a big county without spending a single soldier is really a good thing for Wang Hongyi.

If this is the case, Mr. Zhuang's move not only avoided a fight, but also helped Gu a lot. Wang Hongyi immediately arched his body and said, "How about appointing you as the Zhengliupin Chaofenglang?"

Unexpectedly, he was resigned by Zhuang Xing.

"Guogong, there is a way, no merit is not punished, the prosperity has not yet succeeded, and you cannot accept the reward. Zhuang Xing bowed deeply: "Please wait for a few days, Xing will go back and persuade Taishou." ”

With that, he said goodbye and left.

After sending Zhuang Xing away, Wang Hongyi immediately invited Zhang Yuzhi to his tent.

"Lord, but what is the happy event?" As soon as I entered the big tent, I saw Wang Hongyi with a smile on his face, although he had just won Xiangyang, he did have a reason to be happy, but after a few days, the lord had already calmed down.

If it weren't for a new happy event, it would be impossible for Wang Hongyi to be so happy.

Wang Hongyi beckoned Zhang Youzhi to sit down, and told Zhang Youzhi what had just happened.

"Zhuang Xing?" Zhang Youzhi also heard a little about this person, and nodded: "This person is talented and virtuous, and has a wide range of friends, and in ordinary times of famine and natural disasters, he can persuade his family to give porridge to help the poor people, not only in Nanjun is very famous, in the whole Jingzhou, is a respected celebrity." Since he said that he would persuade the Nanjun Taishou to surrender, it is very likely that he will really ask the Nanjun Taishou to surrender. ”

"Being able to recruit this person under Lone's account is like a tiger with wings. Wang Hongyi said with a light sigh.

Zhang Youzhi smiled slightly, not worried about this.

"Lord, Zhuang Xing came to visit the lord, and invited himself to persuade the Nanjun Taishou, although there is a intention to block the soldiers, but he is not optimistic about the lord's words, how can he act like this? ”

"You're right!" Wang Hongyi nodded.

Zhuang Xing, his own talent, virtue and fame, this is one of them, the Zhuang family in the past few decades, all generations have been famous, disciples and protégés all over Jing porridge, this is the second.

Moreover, Zhuang Xing has a wide range of friends, and it is extremely helpful to be able to get his assistance.

It's just that Zhuang Xing can't succeed in convincing Taishou to surrender, and Wang Hongyi doesn't plan to miss this person.

It's just that high-ranking officials can't be appointed all at once.

Zhuang Xing also understands this.

Zhuang Xing has long had the intention of being a leader, of course, he is already sixty years old, even if he is a teacher, he is not long, and he can only pave the way for his children and grandchildren, but who to assist needs to be carefully selected.

When Wang Hongyi captured Chengdu, Zhuang Xing noticed Wang Hongyi.

With the pacification of Shudi, the recovery of Longjian, and the conquering of Shangyong New City one by one, Zhuang Xing felt more and more that Wang Hongyi was a rare hero.

The Shu army is strictly disciplined, and everywhere it goes, it is very popular with the people, and Shu is developing rapidly, which is the capital of the emperor.

Wang Hongyi himself is from a big family, although he is not from the Wang family, he is an orthodox heir, and there are no flaws in his body.

In terms of age, Wang Hongyi is the youngest of the princes vying for the world.

To sum up the above factors, Wang Hongyi is a worthy candidate.

Assisting such a master, if things can be done, the dealer can finally produce a qualitative change and truly become a county family.

Zhuang Xing has been thinking about how to meet Wang Hongyi, but Zhuang Xing is reluctant to come to the door without anything to do, but the current situation has given him a chance.

It can be attributed to the Duke of Shu and let Nanjun, a place where the clansmen were born and raised, avoid the disaster of soldiers, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

And at this time, I'm afraid that my grandson has already explained to Taishou that my grandson and Taishou are in-laws, but I'm afraid that there is good news now.

Zhuang Xing walked out of the yamen, and the coachman came up to help him into the car, and smiled: "Master, go back now?"

Zhuang Xing got in the car and sat down, opened the window and said, "Go back to Nanjun!"

The coachman answered, and with a shout, the carriage moved.

At this time, Xiangyang regained its vitality, and the people began to go to the streets, listening to the sound of hooves, sometimes tight and sometimes slow, and gradually moving away.

(To be continued)