In the inn, Ding Shikui was looking at the letters in the room.

After a while, he looked up and asked, "Yan, are you back?"

The follower bowed and said, "Report to the Lord, you haven't returned yet!"

When Ding Shikui heard the words, he looked out the window. It was already dark and couldn't help but say, "When is it?"

"One hour." The follower replied in a low voice.

Ding Shikui frowned and said to himself: "Why haven't you come back yet? Could it be that you can't reach an agreement and was detained by Sun Kewang?"

Then Ding Shikui shook his head again, denying his guess. If Sun Kewang turned against him, he would have even been in a slaughter. Now the inn is fine, which means Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu are fine.

"Is it because Sun Kewang stayed for dinner?" Ding Shikui couldn't help but close the letter, stood up, and suddenly ordered: "Send someone to inquire. When there is any news, tell me immediately."

The follower immediately bowed, "I know the truth." After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the room.

At this time, as soon as the follower came out of the yard and walked to the gate, Yan Qiheng and Zhang Jiayu walked in with flushed faces.

Seeing this, the follower hurriedly turned back and told Ding Shikui.

At that moment, Ding Shikui hurried out of the room, came to the gate of the yard, tidied up his official robe, hid his hands in his sleeves, and blocked the door.

"Sir Yan, why did you come back?" Ding Shikui looked at the two of them and frowned.

Yan Qiheng smiled slightly, "When it comes to now, I ask Lord Ding to give in. I still need to write a memorial and submit it to the court."

Ding Shikui's expression changed, "How are you talking?"

Zhang Jiayu sneered, "I'm afraid it's disappointing Lord Ding!"

Ding Shikui looked disbelief, "Are you all agreed? How is this possible?"

Yan Qiheng ignored it and walked into the room. Zhang Jiayu followed closely, ignored Ding Shikui, and followed into the room.

At this time, Yan Qiheng walked back to the table and sat down, picked up his brush to prepare for writing, while Zhang Jiayu closed the door, sat down aside, and asked in a deep voice: "Sir, can Your Majesty and the court accept this condition?"

Yan Qiheng exhaled a breath of turbid air, "What if I don't agree? Since the court does not want to start a war with Sun Kewang, then this is the only way to allow Sun Kewang to temporarily borrow Jingzhou and support Xichuan soldiers to attack Hanzhong from Xunyang. Once Sun Kewang starts war with the Qing army, the threat to the court by the Xichuan army will be reduced by half immediately."

Zhang Jiayu lowered his head and thought, and found that if the court did not accept it, he would not return to Jingzhou. Finally, he nodded.

Not long after, Yan Qiheng finished writing a memorial and changed his mind to the outside world: "Come here!"

A small flag official came in to salute, Yan Qiheng handed him the memorial and said seriously: "Hurry up and hurry up, report to Nanjing!"

"Here!" Xiaoqi took the memorial and immediately clasped his fists.

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On the official road east of Huguang and Wuchang Prefecture, three cavalrymen with small flags on their backs were galloping quickly, horse hooves trampling on the ground, rolling up waves of yellow dust.

At this time, the cavalry ran wildly through a forest. Suddenly, a tripping rope was straightened on the official road. The cavalry led by the horse could not dodge. The horse's hooves were tripped and the horse suddenly lost its hooves. The cavalry and the war horse fell to the ground together, rolling forward, shocking a piece of dust.

The knight was immediately led to a mess. Just as he was about to sit up, a team of people came out of the woods, and several spears stabbed at the same time. The knight was shocked and did not dare to move.

Seeing this, the two cavalrymen behind were shocked and hurriedly pulled their horses and ran back. Dozens of crossbow arrows "swoosh" in the forest attacked, and the two cavalrymen fell off their horses and died.

"Military Crossbow!" The captured cavalry was shocked and said in a trembling voice: "Who are you?"

Many men in black did not answer. The leader walked up to him, touched the cavalry's chest, took out a memorial, opened it and looked at it, and said coldly: "Treat it clean!"

A man in black immediately hugged the cavalry's head from behind, and the sharp knife pulled it on his throat, and blood shot out.

Soon, the soldiers' bodies were dragged into the woods and buried. The blood on the ground was cleaned up. The leader of the man in black waved his hand and everyone took the horse away.

...

In April, Jingzhou City.

In the military camp outside the city, more than 100,000 Xichuan soldiers were stationed in the wilderness on the north side of the Yangtze River. Neat tents followed one by one, endlessly. Nearly a hundred large ships flowing down from Bashu were moored by the Yangtze River, with masts like forests, which were very spectacular.

It was the end of April, and the Xichuan soldiers had already gathered a large number of military rations and military funds in Jingzhou. Just after Sun Kewang's order, the army would set out.

After thinking about the plan Yan Qiheng said, Sun Kewang finally agreed to the suggestion of attacking Hanzhong.

Hanzhong is far more important to Bashu than Jingzhou. Only by taking Hanzhong can Bashu be considered completely safe.

At this time, the situation in the world was indeed as Yan Qiheng said, the Qing Dynasty dominated the country, and the Ming Dynasty was in a mess.

Now that the Ming Dynasty has united all parties, the Qing Dynasty has forced the Qing Dynasty to not dare to go south rashly. Once the Ming Dynasty is in internal turmoil, the Qing Dynasty will inevitably take advantage of the situation.

In front, Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong disrupted the Ming Dynasty, causing the Qing Dynasty to enter the pass, and later Zuo Liangyu rebelled in the east, causing the Hongguang Dynasty to collapse quickly.

These two examples are too close, and many people, including Sun Kewang, have experienced them personally, so he has to take them as a warning and be alert.

Therefore, Sun Kewang agreed with Yan Qiheng's suggestion, attacking Hanzhong from Yunyang, gaining the Bashu portal, and opening the entrance to Guanzhong.

This was not an internal turmoil in the Ming Dynasty, but a weakening of the Qing Dynasty and benefiting the world.

Of course, Sun Kewang agreed to this plan, but in fact he had other plans, even if he wanted it in Hanzhong, he would not plan to return it in Jingzhou.

At this time, Sun Kewang was ready, but he was still patiently waiting for the news from Bashu.

After all, Hanzhong is easy to defend but difficult to attack, so he needs to cooperate with Li Dingguo to be sure to attack Hanzhong.

In the early morning, on the edge of the Yangtze River, Sun Kewang stood on a hill and watched the rolling eastward water of the Yangtze River, and his thoughts drifted far away.

At this time, a team of cavalry rushed over, Feng Shuangli hurriedly ran up and said, "King, the letter sent by Jiange!"

When Sun Kewang heard the words, he raised his eyebrows, hurriedly took the letter, scanned it, and was immediately overjoyed, "Haha... Dingguo agreed to the decision of the king of the Lone, that he would send troops as agreed!"

Sun Kewang put away the letter with a flushed face. If the Xichuan soldiers occupied Hanzhong and Jingzhou, he would have the strength to become emperor.

At that moment, Sun Kewang closed the letter and asked, "What's the reaction over the Ming Dynasty?"

Feng Shuangli said: "Huguang Governor Fu Shangrui has ordered the Ming army outside Jingzhou to retreat, and the Ming army in Yunyang and Xiangyang have also sent us marching maps!"

When Sun Kewang heard the words, he was very excited and said happily: "Send the order and call the generals to discuss matters. The lonely general is ready to send troops to attack Hanzhong in two directions, and then attack Guanlong in the north!"
Chapter completed!