It was noon, giving the gradually cold weather a hint of warmth.

"Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

Two soldiers opened the way in front, shouting at the top of their voices and riding tall horses to drive away the crowd. Behind them, a prison van came clumsily into Chengdu.

A heroic man sat cross-legged in the prison car with his eyes closed and his expression calm.

"Who is this?"

People on both sides of the road pointed and pointed.

"I heard it's General Zhang Ren."

"Why was such a big official arrested?"

"I heard that the general sent troops to Chu without permission."

"Chu State? Those are three powerful countries. Are we going to go to war with Chu State?"

"They sent out troops privately! They sent out troops privately! I heard that they lost the battle. No, the king was furious and ordered him to be escorted to the capital."

"Oh, but, it would be better not to fight."

"Is this what you want? It depends on what the officials think. Let's go and continue doing business."

Whether it was fast or slow, the team escorting the prison van gradually moved away. The vendors on both sides continued to shout, and the people who stopped gradually dispersed.

The restaurant next to the city gate was filled with sounds of injustice.

"It's a shame that Duke Zhang failed to achieve his goal. Is God really going to destroy Shu?"

A pair of fists lightly hit the table, making a muffled sound. This seemed to be just a trace of anger vented by the young men.

Looking up, there were many young scholars sitting scattered around on the second floor of the restaurant. They were originally gathering here to discuss the current situation, and it just happened to be a meeting when they saw Zhang Ren being escorted into the city, but the scholars all sighed with regret.

"Right now, the Qin State is attacking at the doorstep! If Lord Jijiu hadn't already planned it, I'm afraid we would have already arrived outside Mianzhu Pass, and those people in the court would still be holding General Zhang back!"

"Now that Chu has taken control of Liu Bei, I'm afraid that it will invade Shu in the coming year."

Everyone looked depressed.

The world is changing, and heroes are vying for the throne. These young scholars see it in their eyes and are anxious in their hearts.

Another boy stood up.

"Although my king is merciful, those people in the court must not try to hurt Mr. Zhang. Everyone, we should jointly submit a letter to rescue Mr. Zhang!"

"Yes, yes! Jointly submit a letter to rescue Mr. Zhang!"

"Jointly submit a letter to rescue Mr. Zhang!"

The scholars were so excited that they seemed to be twisted into a rope.

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Zhang Ren didn't know what his arrival had brought to Chengdu City. At this time, he was walking step by step into the sky jail wearing clang shackles. The jailer who received the prisoner was very polite and took him into a very well-organized prison.

Clean single room.

A spacious single room, most of the cell was surrounded by wooden bars, a wooden door as high as one person was open, and a large lock was hung on the door. There was a large stone bed in the cell, and a quilt was placed. Even more so for Zhang

What surprised Ren was that there were some wooden tables and chairs placed in the cell, and there was someone waiting for him here.

"Fa Zheng?"

Zhang Ren was stunned.

It was after receiving Fa Zheng's letter that he decided to take the risk and send troops. In terms of crime, Fa Zheng was his accomplice. At this time, Fa Zheng dared to come to Tianlao to see him. This was really beyond Zhang Ren's expectation.

However, Zhang Ren had no intention of dragging Fa Zheng into trouble. In his opinion, after his death, the Kingdom of Shu could rely on Fa Zheng.

I saw Fazheng picking up the jug and pouring wine into another wine glass in his spare time. He raised his head and said to the jailer.

"I'll talk to the general, and you guys should wait at the outer gate."

this!

Even though it was Lord Jijiu's order, the leading jailer hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to remove Zhang Ren's shackles, leading the man out of the door and closing the iron door.

"Aren't you afraid that others will know your relationship with me?"

Zhang Ren was a little surprised. He was good at fighting, but he felt inferior to these roundabout methods. He was not polite and sat down next to Fazheng, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

“Good wine!”

Of course it was good wine. This was the treasure Fazheng had been looking for for a long time. He filled another glass for Zhang Ren.

"Dry!"

The two raised their glasses and drank together.

Fazheng filled up the wine glass again, put down the jug, and then spoke.

"General, why don't you die in Jiangling?"

This is just chatting to death.

Zhang Ren was stunned, not knowing what to say. He took a sip of wine and asked.

"Does the military advisor want me to die in Jiangling?"

Fazheng sighed, shook his head slightly.

"I hope you capture Jingzhou."

Fa Zheng's words made Zhang Ren's right hand clenched into a fist unconsciously.

Why doesn't he hope to conquer Jingzhou for the King of Shu?

It's a pity that he underestimated Taishi Ci, and Fazheng underestimated Chu.

From the battle with the vanguard army, to the fierce battle between him and Tai Shici's Chinese army, and then to the final attack on the food and grass. When was the Chu army not at a disadvantage, and when was it not the Chu people who were trapped and struggling to fight?

Jingzhou had been under Sun Ce's rule for just over two years, but Zhang Ren was also confused by the desire of the generals and people here to go to Chu.

"If it can pave the way for my king's dominance, why would Zhang Ren die?"

"However, the Chu army is strong and tough, and it is difficult to win quickly. Our king's edicts are coming one after another, and the morale of the army is shaken, and the food and grass are lost! If I insist on attacking by force, the chance of winning is less than 50%. Even if I succeed, I am afraid that I will only capture Jiangling with only two or three thousand soldiers. Then

What’s the point?”

Fazheng slapped the table with a loud bang.

"madness!"

"Winning is the greatest meaning!"

"As long as Jiangling is captured, the king will definitely increase his troops to attack! Sun Ce can only return to rescue. If he still has enough troops at that time, he may be able to survive in Jiangdong. If he has lost most of his troops in Xuzhou, even Jiangdong will be defeated by Shu, Wei, and Han

If the three families divide it, the world will be a different story."

This was exactly the scene Fazheng described to him in his letter.

Zhang Ren sighed and drank the remaining wine in the glass.

"The military advisor underestimated the Chu State. Although I was trapped in a cage, I also learned from the subsequent news that Xu Han lost his life without fighting due to shrinking his troops; Zhuge Liang concentrated his superior forces to pursue and intercept Zhou Yu's surprise troops who penetrated into Xuzhou

However, he was defeated by him. Ji Shubing arrived at Xiaopei and surrounded him without fighting, and used a trick to capture the city. In the end, only Xiapi City was left, but was betrayed by the family and opened the door to welcome the Chu army into the city. Liu Bei fled in a panic and was captured again.

Catch it back."

"Sun Ce's 100,000-strong army is marching northward, but it is increasing instead of decreasing. Where is the situation envisioned by the military advisor?"

Fazheng listened to Zhang Ren slowly finish, then drank the wine in his hand and sighed.

"When you attacked Jiangling, Ji Shu just besieged Xiaopei to observe the situation. Even if all your troops and horses were defeated, as long as Jiangling was captured and the king advanced, Sun Ce would dare not to return to the army?"

"That's all, you haven't fully trusted me after all. Now that the matter has come to this, any more talk about this is just rhetoric."

Fazheng stood up and walked out slowly.

"I will get you out. You don't deserve to die here, and those who are loyal to the country don't deserve to die in this prison."

Zhang Ren glanced at Fazheng's back, then turned to look at the wine glass in his hand. He was not afraid of death. Even if the King of Shu wanted to kill him, he would accept it calmly.

But Zhang Ren really felt bad.

He sent troops for the sake of the King of Shu and the country of Shu. He retreated his troops also for the sake of the King of Shu and the country of Shu.

He knew that Fazheng was also for Shu. The only difference between the two was that Fazheng was far more radical and perverse than Zhang Ren.

Bang!

The iron door of the outer door was closed, and Fa Zheng left.
Chapter completed!