Wang Yuan cried for a while, and said to Kui Chun: "Great King, the ministers went to Zhou Zong and Xingxun to talk to them again, and persuaded them not to surrender to the Han army!" ”

Kui Chun asked with a crying voice and a trembling voice, "...... them Will they listen to the general's persuasion? ”

Wang Yuan smiled bitterly, and he didn't have much hope in his heart.

Wang Yuan, Zhou Zong and others debated many times about whether to surrender to the Han army, and Wang Yuan's proposition was very simple, fight to the death with the Han army.

If nothing else, just to avenge the former king, they should also fight to the death with the Han army.

And Zhou Zong, Xingxun and others agreed that until now, their own side has been exhausted, their resources have been exhausted, they are unable to continue fighting, they are obsessed, and in the end there is only a dead end, and they die worthless.

The two sides hold their own opinions, and they can't talk at all, and every time they talk, they end up breaking up unhappily.

This time, for the sake of Kui Chun, Wang Yuan once again found Zhou Zong, Xingxun and others to persuade them that they could not surrender.

Hearing that Wang Yuan was still the same old thing, Zhou Zong and the others laughed out loud.

Zhao Hui said: "General, if Luomenju is still there, we can also disperse the strength of the Han army, and now that Luomenju is broken, the Han army can concentrate its forces and storm Jicheng, at that time, how can we resist?" ”

Gou Yu said: "The Western Expeditionary Army has not arrived in Jicheng, our army has resisted the Han army outside the city, and it is still very difficult, and when the Western Expeditionary Army arrives in Jicheng, the Han army and soldiers are together, and our side will be defeated!" ”

Zhou Zong nodded again and again, and said: "The two generals Zhao Hui and Gou Yu are very good, and they know that they can't do it, but they are brave!" Defecting to Chengdu, we are the ministers of Gongsun Shu, taking refuge in Luoyang, we are the ministers of Liu Xiu, what is the difference between the two? ”

Xing Xun said: "Now Luoyang is strong, Chengdu is declining, and it is a wise move to take refuge in Luoyang!" ”

Wang Yuan stroked his forehead and asked rhetorically: "Generals, have you forgotten the hatred of the first king?" ”

Zhou Zong looked at Wang Yuan, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "The first king died of illness!" ”

Wang Yuanmeng slapped the table, stood up, and said loudly: "The first king has the grace of knowing us, and now the orphan of the first king, life and death are tied to the first line, you just want to protect yourself, but you want to abandon the orphan of the first king?" ”

Zhou Zong also stood up and said loudly: "The Son of Heaven is benevolent, as long as the king is willing to surrender, the Son of Heaven will definitely not be difficult to be the king!" ”

"Haha-" When Wang Yuan heard this, he laughed on his back, and when he was laughed at angrily, he gritted his teeth and said, "The Son of Heaven is benevolent?

What a heavenly benevolence! How did the red-eyebrow Fan Chong die, have you all forgotten?

How did Zhang Bu of Qidi die, have you forgotten? ”

As he spoke, he looked around at everyone present and said: "We are ministers, even if we surrender, Liu Xiu will not be embarrassed for us, but the king is different, the king is the king, even if he surrenders, how can Liu Xiu tolerate the king to survive in the world?"

To surrender to the Han army is to let the king die! ”

"That's nonsense!"

Gou Yu stood up angrily, waved his hand and said: "Continuing to be the enemy of the Han army is a dead end, even if you say that you are out of the blue, this fall, I will also vote!" If there is nothing else to discuss, please forgive me for not accompaniing! ”

After speaking, he arched his hand to the crowd and strode out.

Seeing that Gou Yu was leaving, Wang Yuan subconsciously raised his hand and held the hilt of the sword.

Gou Yu noticed his actions, but he didn't pay attention to it at all, only snorted and continued to walk out.

Zhou Zong, Xingxun, and Zhao Hui also got up in unison, Zhou Zong looked at Wang Yuan with deep eyes, and said meaningfully: "Hui Meng, you and I have known each other for many years, I think, we will not come to the step of meeting each other!" ”

The warning in his words was already clear.

If Wang Yuan wants to use force against Gou Yu now, he is making enemies of his Zhou Zong, and he is making enemies of Xingxun and Zhao Hui.

Even if he really started, Wang Yuan would not be able to take any advantage.

Seeing Zhou Zong and the others glaring at him, Wang Yuan's hand holding the hilt of the sword slowly loosened.

His strength alone is too weak, even if some of the soldiers in the army are his henchmen, but there are more soldiers who obey the orders of Zhou Zong, Xingxun, Zhao Hui, and Gou Yu.

After thinking about it, Wang Yuan nodded to Zhou Zong and the others, and said, "You wait to ask yourself, is it worthy of the spirit of the first king in the sky!" ”

After speaking, Wang Yuan flicked the sleeves of his robe and left angrily.

Zhou Zong shouted at Wang Yuan's back: "I wait to protect the king from death, which is the greatest loyalty to the previous king!" ”

His words were not only like saying to Wang Yuan, but also like self-comfort.

Seeing Wang Yuan walk away and disappear from sight, Zhao Hui walked up to Zhou Zong and whispered: "General, I think Wang Yuan, this puppet, is going to spoil our big thing!" ”

Zhou Zong frowned and looked at Zhao Hui in surprise.

Zhao Hui said: "As long as Wang Yuan is still in Jicheng, he is bound to destroy our surrender, according to the last general, simply, one does not do, two endless!" ”

As he spoke, he raised his palm and made a downward cutting gesture.

Zhou Zonghe Xingxun gasped, and his face invariably showed a look of horror.

Zhao Hui said: "If Wang Yuan insists on not surrendering, if it is not done well, there will be a civil war in the city, and if there is chaos in the city, the Han army outside the city will inevitably take the opportunity to attack. ”

His words shocked Zhou Zong's body again.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhao Hui's words are not unreasonable.

He asked, "General Zhao, what should you do?" ”

Zhao Hui said: "Without further ado, you can do it tonight!" Tomorrow, we can ask the king to send an envoy to the Han army camp outside the city and surrender to the Han army! ”

"The king ......" "Without Wang Yuan getting in the way, the king will listen to us and surrender to the Han army!"

Zhao Hui said confidently.

In his eyes, Kui Chun is a milky little doll, as long as Wang Yuan is gone, Kui Chun has lost his backbone, why don't you let them fiddle with it?

Zhou Zong slowly closed his eyes, sighed, and said with emotion: "I have known Wang Yuan for more than ten years, and today I want to ...... I can't bear it! ”

Zhao Hui hurriedly said: "General, when you are constantly interrupted, you will suffer from it!" The general is sincere to Wang Yuan, but does Wang Yuan have a sincere to the general?

Now at the last moment, don't hesitate anymore! Let's decide! ”

"That's it!"

Zhou Zong showed a pained expression and said, "According to General Zhao's opinion!" ”

Zhou Zong and Zhao Hui agreed on the matter and decided to attack Wang Yuan tonight.

The patrol on the side heard it clearly, and his whole heart was twisted.

Xingxun is also the main faction, and he also thinks that this battle can't go on, and if he fights any further, there will be no place to die.

But he was not as ruthless as Zhou Zong, so ruthless that he wanted to kill Wang Yuan.

He, like Zhou Zong, has known Wang Yuan for more than ten years, when they jointly assisted Kui Huan and laid the foundation of Liangzhou, I don't know how many times they fought side by side, lived and died together, I don't know how many times they advanced and retreated together, and shared weal and woe.

Now if he wants to participate in the operation to kill Wang Yuan, he can't do it.

On the surface, on the issue of whether to kill Wang Yuan, Xingxun stood on the same side as Zhou Zong, Zhao Hui and others, but secretly, he secretly sent someone to send a message to Wang Yuan, reminding Wang Yuan, hurry up and run, there will be an assassination of you tonight.

Wang Yuan was also taken aback when he received the message sent by the Xingxun, he didn't dare to see Kui Chun, and in the evening of the same day, he left the house and never came back.

Jicheng has long been besieged by the Han army, of course Wang Yuan can't run out of the city, but where he is hiding in Jicheng, no one knows, even Wang Yuan's family members don't know where Wang Yuan has gone.

Due to Wang Yuan's sudden disappearance, the assassination attempt against Wang Yuan also ended in vain.

The next day, Zhou Zong, Xingxun, Zhao Hui, and Gou Yu went to see Kui Chun together, and proposed to Kui Chun that now that their soldiers were no longer able to fight, they should surrender to the Han army.

Kui Chun is not Kui Huan, the soldiers and horses of the Long army, he can't command, the command of the army is in the hands of Zhou Zong, Xingxun, Zhao Hui, Gou Yu and others, in front of these ministers, Kui Chun is just a puppet.

Now that Wang Yuan is missing, and all the ministers are advocating surrender to the Han army, what can Kui Chun do?

In the case of being forced to be helpless, Kui Chun could only write a surrender letter according to the will of the generals, hand over the table, and surrender to the Han army.

At this point, the battle of the Western Expedition that broke out in 31 AD ended in 34 AD with Kui Chun's surrender.

This protracted westward expedition lasted for nearly four years.

In terms of subdivision, it can be divided into three stages.

The first stage was the western expedition led by Liu Xiu himself.

In this battle, Liu Xiu committed the mistake of underestimating the enemy, and obviously underestimated the clamor of the forces in Longxi, which led to repeated setbacks in the war, and then the whole line was defeated, and finally the Han army reluctantly withdrew from Longdi and returned to Sanfu to rest.

The second stage was still the western expedition led by Liu Xiu himself, that is, the second western expedition of the Han family.

In this battle, Liu Xiu was the best and most adequately prepared, continuously defeated the Long army, and also surrendered Niu Hanbu, giving the Long army the heaviest blow.

In this second expedition to the west, the Han army was comprehensively superior, and it was clear that it had won the victory, but the fatal thing was that in the end, the Han army returned again in vain due to lack of food and grass.

Although the Second Western Expedition did not achieve a fundamental victory, it greatly consumed the forces of Kui Huan, especially the deaths of Yang Guang and Wang Meng, which was like cutting off his right arm for Kui Huan.

The Second Western Expedition also became the main reason for the clamor of Kui to death.

After Kui Huan's death, Kui Chun succeeded to the throne, which can be compared with Kui Huan, regardless of ability, prestige or other factors, Kui Chun is a big step behind Kui Huan.

He couldn't unite all the forces of Longdi and collect them for his own use, and the Luoyang court headed by Liu Xiu didn't give him a chance to gain a foothold.

The Han army launched a third western expedition against Longdi.

In the face of the Han army's westward expedition this time, the Kui family forces completely lost the capital to resist, and from beginning to end, they were basically powerless to fight back, and they were always passively beaten.

Even if Feng Yi, the chief general of the Western Expeditionary Army, died of illness in the army, he failed to turn the tide of the war between the two sides.

The successor came to She, stabilized the mood of the soldiers of the Western Expeditionary Army in time, and conquered the Luomenju that Feng Yidu failed to capture in one fell swoop, giving the most fatal blow to Kui Chun's forces.

In the end, under the double pressure of external and internal, Kui Chun could only surrender to the Han army, and the Wei family's rule over Longdi for more than ten years came to an end, and Liangzhou was finally completely taken over by the Luoyang court.

For Liu Xiu, and even the Luoyang Imperial Court, the Battle of Pinglong was really not easy, consuming a lot of manpower, material and financial resources.

Even in order to support the Western Expedition, Dasikong Li Tong did not hesitate to use the imperial court's grain reserves.

If there was no grain in Nanyang, Li Tong's move would undoubtedly cause a catastrophe.

Fortunately, the Battle of Pinglong ended with a complete victory for the Luoyang court.

Since then, there are only two enemies left in the Luoyang court, one is Gongsun Shu of Yizhou, and the other is Lu Fang of Bingzhou.

Because Lu Fang did not dare to leave the Xiongnu's sphere of influence, the threat to the Luoyang court was not too big, and the only one who could really pose a fatal threat to the Luoyang court was Gongsun Shu.

Next, the Luoyang Imperial Court also began to adjust its strategic goals, and the spearhead began to go straight to Gongsun Shu in Shu.