The news that the Ming army mobilized troops in the southwest was long since passed on to Zhou State.

Faced with the Ming Dynasty's sharpening of the knife and preparing to take action against himself, the Zhou army in Sichuan was also preparing.

Meng Qiaofang was in charge of Chengdu, responsible for preparing food and weapons for the Zhou army. Wu Sanmei guarded Kuizhou, preventing the Ming army from going up the river and entering eastern Sichuan. Shang Kexi guarded Chongqing, monitored Yunnan and Guizhou, Gao Qilong stationed in Luzhou, and guarded southern Sichuan.

On the route where the Ming army might enter Sichuan, the Zhou army sent troops to garrison and carefully arranged defense.

Meng Qiaofang, Shang Kexi knew very well that the key to Sichuan’s defense was to block the enemy outside Bashu. Once the Ming army broke into it, Sichuan would be over.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Jiange was in danger and blocked more than 100,000 troops from Zhong Hui. The Shu Han regime was as stable as Mount Tai. However, when Deng Ai detoured into Sichuan, Shu Han surrendered.

Outside Chengdu City, the Zhou army in a brigade marched in a formation, with flags waving.

After Wu Sangui learned that the Ming army was about to attack Sichuan, the reinforcements sent arrived in Chengdu and then went to eastern and southern Sichuan to set up defenses.

At this time, the troops from all departments left first, and Shang Kexi walked at the end, and Meng Qiaofang personally saw him off.

"Please go back to Meng Zhongtang! If you resist the Ming army, Zhongtang doesn't have to worry about it!" Shang Kexi held the horse and said to Meng Qiaofang beside him.

"I will send you to Shangjun Sect again." Meng Qiaofang's face was worried, worried that the Ming army would invade Sichuan.

The two were walking on the road, and the generals followed behind and headed southeast.

Meng Qiaofang was always a little worried. Although Shang Kexi was a veteran, the Ming army could not be despised, so she whispered: "The key to guarding Bashu is to defend the enemy outside. The military gate guards east and south of Sichuan, which is to guard the Chengdu gate. General Jun and Sichuan are to hand over Sichuan to you and me, but you must not be neglected!"

Shang Kexi was a little displeased with Meng Qiaofang's nagging. I am a handsome man, don't you know the importance of it? I can't believe me.

Shang Kexi stopped, clasped his fists with a straight face and said, "Don't worry, Lord Zhongtang, unless Zhao Zamao comes in person, no one will think of attacking Sichuan under my old Shang's defense."

When Meng Qiaofang heard this, she knew that Shang Kexi was impatient and nodded, "This is the best, but the Shang Junmen has been through a long battle, so I am not irritated."

After all, Shang Kexi was the king of the past, and Meng Qiaofang was inconvenient to say more.

At that moment, Shang Kexi clasped his fists at Meng Qiaofang, then turned over to the horse, led his generals to gallop away, and drove towards eastern Sichuan with a large group of people.

Shang Kexi has always been dissatisfied with how she was today's turn.

Speaking of which, he didn't lose much, he could be said to be confused, and the Qing Dynasty was over, and then he surrendered to the Zhou Kingdom.

Shang Kexi admitted that the Ming army was powerful, but not all Ming army were powerful. Zhao Ming was cruel, but Tang Tong and Li Dingguo were nothing.

Li Dingguo was just a first-class bandit, not worth mentioning. Tang Tong used to be much worse than him and had good luck. He had defected to Zhao Ming to have today's status. But compared with him, Shang Kexi believed that he was not worthy of carrying shoes for him.

October, Kuizhou, Qutang Pass.

Qutang Pass is located west of Qutang Gorge. It is the entrance to the east of Sichuan from Jingzhou to go up the river, entering Sichuan.

After the Zhou army occupied Sichuan, they sent troops to seize Kuizhou, occupied Qutang Pass, and arranged artillery to strengthen defense. It can be said that one man should be the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it.

In the evening, it became dark. On the city of Guancheng, the officers and soldiers of Zhou army patrolled back and forth as usual, occasionally looking up at the plank road on the cliff in front of Guancheng, and the Yangtze River that was rushing down.

This is the subconscious habit of the soldiers, because the sound of golden swords has not been heard here for several years, and there has been no major war since the Battle of Zhang Xianzhong entering Sichuan.

"Hey! There is someone in front of the pass!" The patrol soldiers suddenly stopped.

The soldiers on patrol heard the sound and stopped. The generals led the team walked to the wall and looked down at the city, but they could not see anything in the darkness.

However, for the sake of caution, the defenders stood at the top of the city. After watching for a while, there was still no movement. The head officer couldn't help but frown and said, "Son of Gua, have you read it wrong? Don't be shocked and shocked."

The soldiers continued to patrol. As soon as they left, more than a dozen black shadows lying on the ground in the darkness immediately moved forward slowly.

"No! There is really someone!" The soldiers who were patrolling and returned to the front door to close down shouted again.

At this time, the officer also saw the moving black shadow and was immediately shocked and hurriedly ordered, "Hurry up, ring the alarm bell and prepare to defend the enemy!"

After the military order, the city of Guan suddenly became chaotic. The soldiers picked up their weapons and snatched them to the city of Guan. Almost at the same time, the torch from Guan suddenly raised, and countless figures jumped up. The generals of the Ming army drew their swords and roared, "Brothers, kill me!"

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Chongqing Prefecture, Ba County.

A team of cavalry galloped, rushed to the city gate, and shouted, "Emergency military information, open the city gate quickly!"

In Ba County, Shang Kexi came to the festival hall, and a subordinate immediately stepped forward and submitted the military report, "Prince, Kuizhou urgently reported that Tang Tong's troops are at Qutang Pass."

Although after Shang Kexi surrendered to the Zhou Kingdom, he did not count his titles in the Qing Dynasty, Shang Kexi's subordinates still called Shang Kexi the prince when they were no one.

Shang Kexi took the military newspaper, opened it and sneered, "As expected, Tang Tong only has this way to go."

"Prince, do you want to send troops to reinforce?" asked General Li Guoying.

Shang Kexi shook his head, "Hmph, what's that guy Tang Tong's ability? Wu Sanmei occupied the territory and guarded the key points. Even if that guy had an army of 100,000, he wouldn't rush in."

Shang Kexi asked after speaking, "Is there any news from Yunnan and Guizhou?"

Li Guoying shook his head, "After the scout investigated, Li Dingguo occupied the Xuanwei Office of Bozhou, the army stopped in Zunyi, and it is still impossible to determine the next move."

Shang Kexi frowned slightly and asked, "How much do you know about Li Dingguo?"

Li Guoying said: "Prince, we have never fought with the Western Army. We are not very familiar with this person. We only know this person. We are very appreciated by Zhao Zamao. The emperor also warned him to be vigilant when he meets this person."

"Just just bandits, I was driven to the Yunnan-Guizhou land where birds do not shit, and I was actually valued by Zhao Zamao and Junshu!" Shang Kexi snorted coldly, quite indignant.

Li Guoying said: "Your Majesty should not be despised. After Zhao Zamao served as regent, he only granted three kings of different surnames, Zheng Sen, King Yanping, Li Dingguo, King Dingxi, and Li Chengdong, King Penglai. If Li Dingguo can be valued by Zhao Zamao, he will probably not be worse than Zheng Sen and Li Chengdong."

"Hmph, Zheng Sen just inherited Zheng Zhilong's family business. It's nothing great. Li Chengdong has repeatedly rebelled, and his moral integrity is not as good as me. Zhao Zamao named him king, just to find an excuse to exile him. Li Dingguo is the same king of different surnames as them, and probably not very good." Shang Kexi still disagreed on the surface, but he mentioned a hint of vigilance in his heart, and sat upright and asked, "Guoying, tell me, Li Dingguo stationed troops in Zunyi and did not enter, what is his plan?"
Chapter completed!