The road to Shu is difficult, and it is difficult to climb to the sky.

It was drizzling in the sky. Cao Bin was holding a horse and wearing a straw raincoat. The leather boots on his feet were already worn out. Several wounds on his thighs were painful as soon as they were pulled.

Behind him, the troops lined up on the hillside, supporting each other. Although the team was crooked and seemed to be out of order, under Cao Bin's unique charm, they were still scattered but not chaotic, and they have been persisting until now.

The Song army actually worked hard. When walking in the mountains, I don’t know how many of them fell. They were all green and purple, and they were wearing armor and their military uniforms were worn out. If they were not fully equipped with armor and equipment, they would be really a group of refugees.

When walking on the mountain road, Cao Bin felt very difficult, so he would not scold the soldiers anymore. Instead, he kept comforting him, not riding the horse, leading him, and even assigned personal guards to take care of him. If there were wounded, he would carry it with a few bamboos. In the words of the Shu people, it would be a slide rod.

In this way, the soldiers and generals worked together and soon arrived at Wanzhou, then took the boat to the east, passed Kaizhou, and gathered dozens of miles away in Kuizhou, and landed on the ashore.

The closer you get to Kuizhou, the more merchant ships you have, the more likely you will be to disclose your secrets. You can't let Meng Chang escape. Whether it's dead or alive, it's better than escaping.

"Brothers, stick to it a little longer. Although this mountain road is difficult to walk, after passing this mountain, it will be smooth!" Cao Bin took a sip of water, exhausted, but still cheered up his morale.

“Okay~”

Although the soldiers were weak, they were still a little excited. After all, it was almost over. It was really not impossible for people to climb mountains, especially those in Shu.

"How long will it take to get to Kuizhou?" Cao Bin turned his head and asked the guide who was panting with a breath.

"There are more than ten miles left!" After drinking a sip of water, the hunter said tremblingly: "This is our way to the market in the city. Although it is narrow, it can avoid a lot of taxes, but it is a bit circumference!"

"Okay!" Cao Bin's face then felt a little happy. He said in a deep voice: "If I arrive in Kuizhou, I will let you go. I don't have any copper coins. If you take these broken silver first, you can exchange it for more than ten cents of coins!"

"Thank you, General, thank you!" The hunter quickly bent down and bowed. The money would make the family much better. As for whether he would betray the country, he couldn't control so much, and the emperor could not share a penny with him.

Cao Bin didn't care, and he was not a cruel person. He did what he said and paid attention to principles. This is the key to his leadership of troops and the reason why the soldiers believed in him and could not disperse him.

After another half a day, in the afternoon, after simply eating some dry food, the thousands of Song troops finally saw the appearance of Kuizhou City.

"It's indeed a heroic city. If you advance west from Jiangling, this Kuizhou city can reach 100,000 elite soldiers!"

Looking at this dangerous location and the towering city walls, Cao Bin couldn't help but sigh. Judging from his eyes, as long as the city has sufficient food and supplies and 10,000 elite soldiers, it would not be a problem to persist for several years.

But, now! Haha!

"The Shu people did not expect that we would dare to go straight to Kuizhou without caring about the way out, and be safe and sound, the Lord of Shu, who was already doomed!"

Cao Bin raised his eyebrows and waved his hand: "The whole army has been resting for half an hour, and when smoke rises in the city, it is the moment we attack!"

"Here!" The soldiers were excited and sat on the ground, rubbed their shoulders and backs, ate dry food, and began to prepare for the upcoming battle moment.

Kuizhou City, actually called Fengjie. Because it is the capital of Kuizhou, it has always been called Kuizhou. Kuizhou City is located at the mouth of Qutang Gorge. The situation is dangerous and has always been a military center in eastern Sichuan and a place that must be fought for by military strategists.

Outside Kuizhou City, there is an Eight Formation Map, paved with slender piles of stones. It is rumored that Zhuge Liang trapped Lu Xun's 100,000 elite soldiers, and there was originally a Yong'an Palace.

The city was originally built as Yong'an Palace, where Liu Bei entrusts his orphan Zhuge Liang, but it did not exist in the world in the Tang Dynasty. After Meng Chang moved into the Jiedu Mansion, he felt particularly narrow. He also collected people's strength and spent money, and began to build it on it.

After all, the foundation is still there, so it is easy to build.

Obviously, Meng Chang was ready to wait for Kuizhou for a long time, but he was afraid of the Song army and always loaded treasures and money onto the ship. If there was anything, he would take the boat to the east and go to the Tang Dynasty to live.

He would never go to Song State. As a Shu native, he did not eat noodles or rice. Moreover, Zhao Kuangyin was a usurpant minister and took the initiative to attack Shu, which was irreconcilable.

"Drink, drink!" In the Jiedu Mansion, who was temporarily living, Meng Chang drank without any pressure and lived a decayed life. Even though the country was about to be destroyed, he was already forty-four years old and had no ambitions and asked Pan Chongche for all his hopes.

Besides, he can't do anything other than enjoyment.

Mrs. Huarui was lying in Meng Chang's arms, watching the dancer in front of her dance, suddenly feeling a little palpitations. Even if she had no political sensitivity, she realized the crisis of the country's demise.

Everything about her depends on the emperor. The emperor is no longer the emperor, and she is no longer the imperial concubine.

When it was slightly dark, there were suddenly fighting and noise in the city. The entire Kuizhou City seemed to be in chaos. Meng Chang moved instantly, left Mrs. Huarui, stood up quickly, and asked, "What's going on?"

"Your Majesty, something is wrong!" At this time, a eunuch ran over and said breathlessly: "The Shu army has come to kill, and has taken the city gate and is coming to us. The army can't stop it for a while-"

"Damn it!" Meng Chang was panicked in an instant. He stomped his feet and said, "Fortunately, I was prepared for some of the imperial guards to stop them. Others followed me out of the city and boarded the shipowner!"

"If you don't want these treasures, you will be rewarded to the resisting imperial guards!"

Looking at the bronze jewelry placed in it, Meng Chang could no longer care about so many, so he asked Mrs. Huarui and her concubines and several of her sons to follow her and board the ship outside the city.

Kuizhou City was negligent in defense and was instantly broken by the Song army, but the inner city of the Jiedu Prefecture was covered with imperial guards and the guards were quite strict.

Although the Song army could not be defeated in the field, there were still some tricks to defend the city.

"I never thought that Meng Chang cherished his life!"

For a moment, he was so entangled that he could not bear it. Cao Bin could not bear to see it. He was afraid that Meng Chang would run away, so he immediately took the lead and with the indomitable momentum, he broke the solid inner city.

After all, it was a gap in strength, and the effect of the surprise attack, the Shu army collapsed directly after less than two quarters of an hour.

And this little time is enough for Meng Chang.

Under the escort of the imperial guards, his family got on a carriage, left the city directly, and boarded the ship to Jiangling. The coachman was always on the boat.

"The Song people are insidious and cunning, and as expected, but fortunately, they have the foresight, and their lives are saved and their money is saved! Alas! I really have to rely on others!"

Meng Chang looked at the Song army chasing from afar and beat his chest and stamped his feet on the dock. He was a little happy and a little sad in an instant.
Chapter completed!