After hearing this, the ministers finally stopped being silent, and there was a lot of discussion. Some people simply said it out loud: "What a bastard! The lord is in danger, but they returned to the city because of the harassment. They are ignoring the life and death of the lord! These people are selfish and deserve to die!"

Liu Zhang waved his hand and went quiet: "You don't need to scold, they explained that the fallen cavalry was too powerful, and they might be surrounded and annihilated by a large-scale attack when they left the city. They were already severely damaged and had to return to the city... They were also forced to do so. "

The ministers fell silent again, and the atmosphere became even more desperate.

Fa Zheng had a grim expression: "Now if we stick to Chengdu to defend the city, although we can hold it for a while, we will eventually die, because the reinforcements cannot come, and Chengdu will be broken sooner or later. If we move closer to the army, I think since the army is forced by the fallen cavalry Go back, if we go out of the city, it is very likely that the whole army will be wiped out..."

"So isn't the current situation hopeless?" Liu Zhang's voice was a little suffocating.

Fazheng didn't speak, just slowly shook his head and walked back.

After a long silence, everyone seemed to be distracted.

"Let's go, I'll think about it..." Liu Zhang said tiredly.

The ministers walked out silently, Fazheng stayed in the hall for a while, and said, "For the Lord, when you make a decision, you must make a decisive decision.

One day passed, and the next day, the ministers were still gathering in the hall early. Liu Zhang seemed to have not slept all night, his face was haggard, and his hair was much grayer overnight.

"Where's Mr. Fazheng?" He looked down and found that Fazheng was not there. Everyone is quite strange. Liu Zhang didn't ask any more questions. Although it was a meeting, like a sit-in, no one spoke. Liu Zhang repeatedly rubbed the Yizhou Muyin Seal.

A fierce drum sound suddenly sounded outside the city, as if it were accompanied by killing shouts.

Liu Zhang jumped out of his seat in shock: "What's the matter? Where are the drums? Did the fallen army attack the city ahead of time?" After a while, a sergeant rushed in from outside: "Lord Fazheng opened Ximen, Yingluo army has entered the city!"

Liu Zhang's face suddenly turned pale, and he fell down on the chair. 0 seemed to be struggling to understand the sergeant's words.

"The lord will gather the guards immediately, and we will rush out to get closer to the army!" Someone suggested. But there was also a counselor who knelt down with tears in his eyes: "I dare to speak, surrender! Lord, don't imagine that there is a chance to escape... Now surrender, it's still too late."

Liu Zhang's eyes were blank and tears were streaming down his face. The shocking screams of killing were getting closer and closer. Suddenly, Liu Zhang seemed to be awakened. He grabbed the state animal husbandry seal on the desk, the state population booklet, and the state map, and stood up and said sharply: "Surrender!"

Liu Zhang ordered people to tie himself up with hemp ropes, and led his ministers, holding a white flag, and walking towards the west gate. From a distance, he saw the fallen army bravely slashing and killing the Shu army, and the Shu army scattered and fled. A fallen army general riding a high-headed horse danced a halberd to kill, as if no one was in the realm. When he saw the white flag here, he shouted happily: "Liu Zhang has surrendered!"

Liu Zhang surrendered! This sentence was quickly passed on the battlefield, and the Shu army gave up resistance and surrendered.

After a while, a young general in thin armor ran over on horseback, and behind him was the fallen army general who claimed to be Yan Qing yesterday. He knew that the leading boy must have fallen into the dust.

Luochen pulled the reins and jumped off the horse, Yan Qing followed closely behind him. He walked up to Liu Zhang and said, "General Liu has a deep understanding of righteousness, and he can be said to be a person who knows the current affairs." After speaking, he personally helped Liu Zhang untie the hemp rope. "When I go back, I will make a tribute to the emperor, and make your Excellency the Marquis of Hanxing... Chang'an is prosperous, and the general can come back to Chang'an with me to live in 1.1." Liu Zhang didn't dare to refuse, but just thanked him repeatedly, holding the state seal and the picture book in both hands. etc. "The ministers of Yizhou, you will be paid according to your salaries, and follow General Liu to Chang'an." Luo Chen ordered.

Saying that, he and Liu Zhang walked around Yizhou hand in hand. The soldiers of the Shu army who were still resisting saw this and surrendered one after another. In less than an hour, the fallen army completely occupied Chengdu. "General Liu is a benevolent and righteous person. Someone suggested that General Liu strengthen the walls and clear the fields. If General Liu executes it, our army will inevitably fall into a passive position. But General Liu is not willing to disturb the people... I heard about this, and I was deeply moved..." Luo Chen walked at ease He spoke as if ignoring the battle in front of him.

"That Zhang Song? Are you under house arrest?"

"Yes, I was under house arrest in his mansion, and I didn't do anything to him." Liu Zhang hurriedly explained. .

Chapter 26 Rewards

Luochen summoned Zhang Song and Fazheng at Zhang Song's mansion. It turned out that Yanqing sent Luochen's meaning to Zhang Song and Fazheng respectively. Both of them felt that Yizhou's way out was Luochen, and they both chose to serve Luochen, but Fazheng was relatively low-key. Luochen immediately ordered the two to assist Yizhou Mu, responsible for maintaining the administrative operations of Yizhou during this special period. The administrative power was handed over to these two people, but Luochen did not devolve the military power in Chengdu. He let Lu Bu stay in Chengdu, divide the guards of 10,000 troops, and surrender 30,000 troops.

After the deployment, Luo Chen and Yan Qing led 10,000 light cavalry to command the front line of Jiange overnight.

Xu Da's judgment of the situation was extremely correct. After receiving the news that Luo Chen appeared in Mianzhu, he immediately ordered the mission of the headquarters to intercept Zhang Ren and Yan Yan's return. The most powerful cavalry in Xu Da's department were the cavalry, who were on standby at any time, ready to attack the enemy from the flank.

Sure enough, Yan Yan rushed out first, followed by a small number of cavalry, and a large number of infantry also slowly walked out of the city. The discipline of Yan Yan's department was fairly strict, and there was no chaos. The Shu army marched in battle formation vigilantly. Zhang Ren's department probably chose to persist in the city, or to break it, it is unknown... Xu Da saw that Yan Yan's department had walked into a winding curve at a high place, so he calmly ordered: "The cavalry will cut the enemy from the middle and divide it into two parts. Duan! Advance with the infantry and chariots! Surround all the people in the first section, and capture Yan Yan alive!"

The shining saber, which left a serious psychological shadow on the Shu army, was raised again, and the cavalry with double stirrups chopped and slashed freely on the horse. Tens of thousands of cavalry began to attack the middle part of Yan Yan's department. In the middle of the line were some other state and county infantrymen, who saw the sabers shining brightly, and most of them died immediately before they could dodge or dodge. The infantry in the mountainous area of ​​Yizhou had never seen such a powerful cavalry, and their set of dealing with the infantry and bandits in the Central Plains was obviously far from enough. It didn't take long for these people to be slaughtered in large numbers, and the alive scattered to the mountains on both sides.

A large number of cavalry, infantry, and chariots were mixed and led by Ma Chao and Xiahouyuan, and surrounded Yan Yan's first army. The first section of the Shu army had about 20,000 to 30,000 horses, including Yan Yan's own troops and Shu troops who were transferred from nearby Chengdu. When the Shu army saw the fallen cavalry and chariots rushing towards them, the momentum was fierce, and many people wanted to flee. Yan Yan shouted: "Cut those who retreat!" Yan Bi chopped down several fleeing ones. The soldier obviously felt that Yan Yan was more ferocious than the fallen army in front of him, so he slowly stabilized his position. The Shu army also carried cavalry, but the last time the cavalry was in battle, the cavalry did not have time to take action. The last time the Shu army was defeated, Zhang Ren and others took the lead to escape. middle. Therefore, although the Shu army suffered heavy damage, the cavalry remained unscathed.

But at this time the cavalry was about to make a head-on attack. Yan Yan raised his whip and ordered: "The cavalry go over there!" It turned out that the fallen army brigade had not arrived at the gap, only a small number of infantry and cavalry. Thousands of cavalrymen of the Shu army rushed over with their spears. Xu Da could see it from the heights, and he was busy ordering Xiahou Yuan to lead his cavalry to block the gap. Xiahou Yuan, who had been supervising the battle at the back, hurried over with a knife and met the cavalry of the Shu army and Yan Yan at the back. The cavalry of the Shu army was well paid and had a higher status; compared with the infantry, they were more mobile, could attack violently, and were naturally arrogant. At this time, seeing that the fallen soldiers were few, they were not timid and swooped over. Xiahou Yuan raised his sword and fell, slashing several people in a row, the Shu army was startled, and could not help but feel a little timid. The cavalry behind the fallen army quickly rushed over and blocked the gap. Now it is finally time for the cavalry of the two armies to face off. Compared with the cavalry of the Shu army, the fallen cavalry has a higher level of training and better horses. Under the responsibility of Lin Chong, a large number of stirrups were manufactured and fully equipped in the cavalry of the southern expedition. The fallen cavalry pedals in stirrups, can move freely on the horse, and can easily master the balance. In this way, they can better perform a series of combat actions such as hacking and dodging.

This showdown finally shows the power of technology. The fallen soldiers easily slashed and slashed with large swords, and the cavalry of the Shu army was difficult to dodge. The Shu army infantry, who was struggling to resist, listened to the screams, and the last psychological line of defense should not be defeated. They were either running around, trying to escape to the mountains, or simply surrendering, but Yan Yanpo couldn't stop them.

Because Xu Da ordered the concentration of troops, the rear of the Shu army was not attacked. They were stunned by the situation in front of them. Just as they were about to rescue them, they were slashed to death by the cavalry led by Ma Chao, so they ran to the city one after another. Unexpectedly, he was driven back. After a while, Deng Xian rushed out of the city and led more than 10,000 infantry and cavalry to storm the fallen army, trying to clear the siege of the army in front.

Seeing that the Shu army was attacking fiercely, Xu Da ordered the fallen army in front of the city to attack the city, in order to attract the remaining Shu army in the city, so that they had no time to leave the city to rescue. He ordered Ma Chao's cavalry and chariots to firmly block the offensive. Originally, the fallen troops were lined up in a row to form an obstacle, and the fallen troops fought desperately behind to resist, preventing the Shu army from advancing half a step. Ma Chao was born in Xiliang, and was not used to the phalanx tactical 040 style of the Central Plains. The cavalry was ordered to mount and raise the sword, and the charioteer removed the obstacles in front of him. Ma Chao took the lead, turned defense into attack, and rushed towards the Shu army, but the Shu army was quite unable to react. That Ma Chao rode into the army of Shu alone, and wanted to kill him. Everywhere he passed, casualties were everywhere. Seeing that Deng Xian was in command, Ma Chao rushed over quickly. Deng Xian was shocked, this man picked Ling Bao to death with one shot. He bravely raised his gun to fight, and he was unable to parry in two rounds. Ma Chao's iron gun was quite heavy, but flexible, and Deng Xian was stabbed and hit in the thigh. Deng Xian reluctantly took a gun and quickly fled back to the city. When the soldiers of the Shu army saw that the general was running away, they had no intention of fighting, and left a large number of corpses, and fled back to the city with a brain.

Yan Yan, who was in front of him, saw that the reinforcements were unfavorable. He went straight to Xiahou Yuan, and both of them used big swords. You came and I fought for 20 rounds, and there was no winner. That Yan Yan didn't want to fight, so he quickly held his bow and let out an arrow. Yan Yan took this opportunity to cut down several cavalry soldiers, breaking through the encirclement and heading straight for the city. Except for those killed in action, most of his soldiers surrendered, and a few went to the mountains.

The soldiers in Jiange City tried to rush out, and as a result, about 50,000 people were lost in this battle. Much of it is straight.

Chapter 27 Contradiction

Yan Yan returned to the city in dismay, seeing Zhang Ren's relaxed and contented appearance, and couldn't help burning with anger: "The lord is in danger, but you are relying on the sword pavilion and only caring about your own safety!"

That Zhang Ren didn't show weakness: "I said, old general, you are brave and loyal, but as soon as you left the city, tens of thousands of brothers died... How do you explain it? If this continues, not only will we not be able to save the lord, but we will all be wiped out. !"

Yan Yan was at a loss for words, thinking that as soon as she left the city, she would lose tens of thousands of horses, and the lord could not be saved for a while, so she couldn't help but feel sad. No arguing anymore, I went to the city head and sat alone.

That Deng Xian was supported and limped over. He was stabbed by Ma Chao, but thanks to his cleverness, he slapped the horse and rushed into the city, only to accidentally fall off the horse and fall half dead. Now that he was bandaged, he slowly reported to Zhang Ren. Zhang Ren lay lazily: "Deng Xian! You abandoned the soldiers and fled, how can you be a general!" Deng Xian didn't answer, but just sat silently. "My Shu army was almost able to open the gap, and Yan Yan's troops broke through, but you couldn't hold on, causing tens of thousands of troops to be wiped out!" Zhang Ren was quite unhappy, and scolded him with a big face.

That Deng Xian was a non-arguing person, but he couldn't help but get angry at this time: "General Yang, General Yan and I almost lost our lives, tens of thousands of soldiers fought desperately, you are comfortable in the city, and you have the face to train people!"

Zhang Yiyi heard this, as if he had been stung, and jumped up in anger: "Come on! Pull Deng Xian out and cut it!" He, Deng Xian, is also a high-ranking general of the imperial court, and a lieutenant ordered by Liu Zhang personally. There is no reason to kill him if he is not happy! Although the general of the military law is in charge of life and death, the lieutenant appointed by the lord has a very stable status, and even the general should respect three points. Seeing this situation, the surrounding ministries came to fight the mud, knelt down and said: "General Deng fought the enemy bravely, and he was brave and loyal. Everyone can see it... I just don't know how to speak. The fire is a bit bigger today. '..." Another subordinate hurriedly persuaded Deng Xian to say: "General Deng quickly apologize to the general, and make up for it..." Another subordinate saw that his words had no weight, and hurried to the top of the city to ask Yan Yan to come over.

That Zhang Ren didn't buy it, and insisted on showing Deng Xian some color. He angrily reprimanded the surrounding generals: "Fleeing from battle, you should be executed according to the law! In addition, this person is lawless and disturbs the military's morale, so why not be executed!" Lieutenant General, it's hard to explain if he beheaded..." Zhang Yiyi heard this, although he was annoyed, he was helpless. Nai said fiercely: "Okay! For the sake of the lord and the generals, I will spare you not to die! But the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime cannot be escaped. Come on, pull it out and play fifty big boards!"

Poor Deng Xiangang was stabbed with a bullet and fell off the galloping horse. His body is weak, how can he withstand the beating? Fang played more than a dozen boards, but he couldn't hold it anymore. Yan Yan heard about this and hurried over. Seeing that Deng Xian was about to die, she couldn't help but get furious: "Stop it for me! What a bastard!" Yan Yan walked to Deng Xian's side. Weak, and hurriedly ordered someone to carry it down to recuperate. He pointed at Zhang Ren and scolded: "You bastard! You hide in the city and dare not come out when fighting the fallen army, but your generals are so arrogant! How can you be the winning general! It's not that you haven't seen Ma Chao's methods before. Who can stand it, General Deng fights desperately, what's wrong with it!"

As the saying goes, the speaker has no intention, the listener has intention. When Zhang Ren heard Yan Yan scolding him for being unworthy of being a general, he felt like he was stabbed with a needle: "Yan Yan! I am not worthy of being a general, but you are! I think you are coveting my position as a general!"

That Yan Yan was shocked and angry, and couldn't stop getting it: "It's ridiculous! It's ridiculous! How can I, Yan Yan, be like you, a vulgar person with fame and fortune! I raised troops for Yizhou, the Lord, and how to be the so-called leader!"

That Zhang Ren didn't listen to the explanation, stood up, and said coldly: "The general ordered by the lord is me, not your Yan Yan! You must obey my orders, don't make irresponsible remarks about my orders!" Said Done, walk away.

The contradiction between Yan Yan and Zhang Ren expanded. That Zhang Ren also has a faction of pro-military, Yan Yan also has a faction of followers. Yan Yan went out of the city several times, hoping to use light cavalry to break through the siege of the fallen army and go to Chengdu to meet Liu Zhang.

After a few days, when Deng Xian recovered a little, at Yan Yan's strong request, Zhang Ren called a meeting of generals to discuss countermeasures. Everyone was debating how to send troops to support them. The first-class star horse ran wild for several days and rushed directly into Jiange City, shouting: "Liu Zhang has surrendered! The lord Liu Zhang ordered your troops to surrender!"

The generals present were shocked, Yan Yan couldn't help but lose his temper: ".'Impossible! How can it be so fast! It can last for at least a month! How could Chengdu be breached in just a few days!" "Are you talking nonsense!" The sergeant was trembling and stammered, "Thousand...it's true! Mr. Huang Quan died in Mianzhu, and Fazheng Zhang Song acted as Luochen's inner response!...Fazheng opened the city gate. , the lord is forced to surrender!"

"Alas!" Yan Yan sighed, pulled out his sword, and chopped several cases into two sections with a "click". The sergeant who gave the order thought he was going to kill him, and was half scared to death. "I just said that Zhang Song is not a good thing! This way of correcting the traitor is really hidden and very sinister!"

"Report! The fallen army is shouting outside the city!" Another sergeant reported. Everyone went up to the city tower together, and saw Xu Da with a small number of cavalry under the city. Xu Da's voice was calm and powerful: "Listen to the Shu soldiers in the city! Your lord Liu Zhang has surrendered (Zhao's Zhao) and Yizhou has surrendered. You are ordered to leave the city immediately to accept the adaptation! This is your lord's handwritten letter." An arrow shot up the city head with a letter on it, it was Liu Zhang who ordered them to surrender.

The generals looked at each other, Zhang Ren panicked, Yan Yan gritted his teeth, but Deng Xian seemed to be very indifferent.

"In today's situation, only the entire army can fight back to Chengdu to rescue the lord! If Chengdu can't wait, you can temporarily stay in Bazhong. Bazhong is in a dangerous position. It is the hinterland of Yizhou, and the surrounding population is rich in money and food, so you can make a comeback!" Yan Yan road.

"You're crazy, you're talking in your sleep! How can you call back to Chengdu, we can't even get out of the city!" Zhang Ren said.

"Then you can only stick to the sword pavilion until you die!" Yan Yan said through gritted teeth.