Pan Mei led the elite imperial guards to station in a military camp about ten miles away from the city. It was adjacent to the stream and backed by the mound. At the bottom of the wind was a forest of osmanthus flowers covering an area of ​​more than ten acres, with no one around. The barracks of the Xingyuan Prefecture Army were temporarily requisitioned by them, including trenches, fences, arrow towers, barracks, and military exercise grounds.

Fu Jingtao, Zhao Yanrong and his foursmen abandoned the donkey cart and walked quickly outside the military camp.

Wow! A loud arrow shot down and was inserted into the middle of the road. Two figures appeared on the camp gate and shouted: "Stop! The military camp is in a major area, no idle people are allowed to approach!"

Zhao Yanrong raised his breath and sang: "I am Zhao Liu! Let Pan Mei come to see me!"

The soldier guarding the gate was shocked, Zhao Liu? Isn’t that a princess? Why did she become a man? She hurried into the camp to report. After a while, the camp gate opened wide. Pan Mei, dressed in military uniform, led the commanders, all of them were rushing out, and everyone looked anxious.

Zhao Yanrong took the initiative to greet him: "General Pan, it's me!"

Pan Mei and others looked at Zhao Liu, who was beyond recognition in shock, and could hardly believe his eyes. Pan Mei said in surprise: "Princess, why did you become like this?"

Zhao Yanrong was so smart that of course he would not admit that he had run away privately because of his playfulness and delicious food. He said solemnly: "When I was in the city, I noticed someone secretly malice, so I had to disguise myself as a disguise to avoid the other party's surveillance, and finally tried to escape from the city. General Pan, it is not advisable to stay here for a long time. You can plan to evacuate quickly!"

Pan Mei and others were shocked. Who was so brave that she coveted the princess of the Song Dynasty and forced her to escape in a panic? Doesn’t that person know that Zhao Kuangyin loves this sister the most? No matter who offends the emperor’s rebellion, it will be the result of a whole family being killed!

Pan Mei hurriedly said: "Please move back to the camp, let's discuss the next step."

Zhao Yanrong pointed to Fu Jingtao and said, "This is my junior brother, Fu Jingtao, who is the top of the Qingyun List of the Song Dynasty! This time he is out of danger, otherwise I would not be able to come back."

Pan Mei and other imperial guards bowed and thanked each other. Everyone was afraid of it and sweated coldly on their vests. They shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the princess' return to Beijing. If she had any faults, they would be able to blame them. They would definitely be deprived of their military rank and were sent to prison for punishment. In other words, they all owe Fu Jingtao a huge favor.

Fu Jingtao knew very well that Zhao Yanrong was helping him weaving his connections and did not dare to regard himself as a hero. He only said that it was natural to rescue his fellow disciples, and the safety of the princess still depends on you.

Entering the military camp, Zhao Yanrong and Hu Feng washed away the disguise powder and put on the armor of the imperial guards. They were heroic and clean. Everyone immediately gathered in the conference hall to discuss and decide the next action.

Zhao Yanrong said seriously: "I'm going to hide it from you, the enemy we are going to face is the Jiedushi Liu Qingyi! He summoned the old subordinates of the Chai family, secretly bought weapons, colluded with Shu, and tried his best to occupy Hanzhong to become king! Therefore, he tried every means to capture me as a hostage to threaten the Emperor of Song."

"What? Liu Qingyi wants to rebel?!"

All the generals and officials were moved and suddenly felt a premonition that a storm was coming.

Liu Qingyi was the chief general of Zhongyuan Army. His army was the main force to fight and harass the Shu army. He was well-equipped and had strong combat power. The total of all the troops was about 20,000. According to normal circumstances, the elite soldiers of his personal soldiers should be around 1,500 to 2,000, and the combat level was almost the same as the elite soldiers from Tokyo.

The guards led by Pan Mei were only more than 400.

The enemy is large and we are few, and the right time, place and people are not superior.

The crime of treason is unforgivable. No matter what consideration Liu Qingyi is, he would not allow Zhao Yanrong to leave the territory of Xingyuan Mansion alive. Anyone who knows this secret will either surrender and be loyal to him or die.

Zhao Yanrong looked around the generals and said coldly: "What, are you afraid?"

"Afraid?!"

The generals knew that this was the princess's agitated plan, but they still jumped up in anger, beating their breastplate to fight. They were the emperor's guards, holding the highest military pay and using the most exquisite equipment. They were iron-blooded men with higher eyes than the top. How could they be timid and afraid to fight?

The dignity of the Iron Army of the Song Dynasty cannot be underestimated.

Seeing that the military morale was available, Zhao Yanrong nodded with satisfaction: "I am an amateur in marching and fighting. Can I break through the Zhongyuan Army or openly or secretly intercept it? Please ask everyone!"

The generals responded with a loud bang: "Swear to serve the princess to the death!"

Zhao Yanrong said: "General Pan, where should we go, you will be in charge of the unified command and arrangement!"

Pan Mei bowed and said, "Abide by the order!" He asked someone to spread out the marching map, carefully observe the road terrain of Xingyuan Mansion, and kept issuing orders in general, with a firm and powerful tone. The generals and officials received the orders solemnly and rushed out of the conference hall to work busy.

But when the horse's hooves sounded, a group of cavalry rushed out of the camp gate and scattered in all directions; the commands in the camp were deafening, and the soldiers and armor were firm. The infantry quickly gathered to inspect the weapons, gathered food and grass, and prepared to evacuate in an orderly manner.

An atmosphere of a war is coming quickly spread.

About half an hour later, generals kept coming back to hand over the order. Pan Mei was as calm as a rock. Based on the information fed back from the investigation, she kept gesturing on the marching map, thinking about deducing the marching route.

To be honest, their situation is not optimistic.

Xingyuan Mansion is located on a plain, with a flat horse. There is Han River rushing outside the city. It is impossible for the army to move out of the way. It is obvious that it is not feasible to cross the Han River south. The ships at the ferry must be controlled by Liu Qingyi. Only by going north to enter the Qinling Mountains can you win a glimmer of life. However, according to the rewards of the horse-riding spies, soldiers set up checkpoints for each major transportation route northward, which is clearly because the Zhongyuan army has taken precautions in advance.

From Hanzhong to the Guanzhong Plain, there have been five plank roads since ancient times, namely Baoxie Road, Qishan Road, Chencang Road, Ziwu Road, and Tangluo Road. Qishan Road is too far, regardless of whether Baoxie Road is closest to Fucheng, and the most convenient access is the Chencang Road, the longest mileage, Tangluo Road is the most steep, and Ziwu Road leads to Chang'an.

If everyone wants to avoid the threat of Zhongyuan Army, they must choose one of the four plank roads to go north.

Fu Jingtao's mind flashed and he blurted out: "Why don't we imitate General Han and build a plank road openly and secretly travel to Chen Cang?"

When the Chu and Han Dynasty were fighting for hegemony, Liu Bang was weak at first and was trapped in Hanzhong. Later, when he was full of wings, he decided to send troops from Hanzhong to attack Xiang Yu and fight for the world. General Han Xin deliberately built a plank road, namely the Baoxia Road, to confuse the other party, and secretly rush around the Chencang Road to win, laying the foundation of the Han Dynasty.

Pan Mei and other generals were familiar with this allusion and exchanged glances with each other. Fu Jingtao's meaning was obvious, and someone had to make the illusion of attacking Baoxie Road, attracting the attention of Liu Qingyi's army and allowing Zhao Yanrong to enter the Qinling Mountains from other plank roads.

Only by successfully mobilizing Liu Qingyi's troops will there be loopholes in the northern defense line. By then, you can use the cover of night to hide into the mountains as you wish.

However, those responsible for attacking Baoxiedao will be surrounded by the enemy and will die without life. At this time, someone must take the initiative to sacrifice in exchange for the princess's safety.

The generals straightened their waists, looked solemn, waiting for Pan Mei to make a choice.
Chapter completed!