Outside the eastern city of Chengdu Prefecture, more than 50,000 troops slowly approached the capital city standing on the plain. Looking from a distance from the head of the city, it seems that the ocean has spread to the Shu Basin, and the ocean is a sea of people.

Madame Blossom was tightly wrapped and ascended to the top of the city, accompanied by several eunuchs, to see the moment when the country was destroyed. It was as if she heard some kind of broken voice deep inside.

The city wall of Chengdu Mansion has no smoke at all, and even planted a lot of peonies, when Meng Chang got Mrs. Hua Rui's holy decree to plant everywhere, even on the city wall, but now it has been gone...... Because Madame Blossom likes peonies, but then people have gradually forgotten how so many peony flowers are grown. This tall city wall looks majestic and magnificent, but in fact it has not been tested by war for a long time.

Beneath the city walls, a cavalry of several hundred men was reorganizing the ranks. "Generalissimo of Soldiers and Horses" Hou Mao, who was ordered to go out of the city for a decisive battle, there was only so little bit of people and horses that could be gathered, and the soldiers who were unwilling to come out were not forced.

Hou Mao pulled out his sword, and all the soldiers took the long weapons in their hands one after another, and turned over on their horses one after another. The banner in front reads: Dashu.

Hou Mao shouted loudly: "Princes, the weapons in our hands are to protect the people of Shu!" Now, the national capital is about to be ravaged by the enemy, do we have the face to watch the people being trampled? ”

The army was in an uproar and shouted: "No! "Soldiers can be killed, but not humiliated!"

The general shouted: "In this battle, we will fight to the last man with the determination to die, so as to fulfill the responsibility of defending the land!" ”

Hou Mao gritted his teeth and nodded, and sighed: "Good brother...... Hou Mao is a person who has participated in several imperial examinations and has not been successful, and he has some feelings at the moment, "Spring has passed and the flowers have fallen, but in the spring of next year, the heroic spirit of the strong man will turn into the flying flowers flying in the sky above Chengdu Mansion and the beautiful peonies blooming on the city wall, forever guarding the ancient city and the rich hometown homeland......"

Seeing this, Madame Hua Rui was unable to cry and almost fainted, she choked up: "The real husbands are dead, the city is empty, and only the weak are left to survive and endure humiliation......"

At this moment, Hou Mao's sword pointed ahead, and a group of horsemen began to jog forward, heading straight towards the central sea of people of the Zhou army's 50,000 army.

Like a drop of water in the sea, it can't be shocked by the slightest wave. There seemed to be a fight in the distance, and the sound was faint, ethereal and indistinct......

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Meng Chang ordered Li Hao to surrender to the Zhou army, which had absolute superiority in combat strength, and announced the destruction of Shu. Li Hao received the order to write the surrender table, and the next morning he was ready to send an envoy to the Zhou army camp, and when he opened the door, he saw a few big characters pasted on the door: Shixiu descended to the Li family.

Li Hao's beard stood up in anger, and he reached out to tear off the piece of paper, but stopped and sighed.

When the former Shu Kingdom fell, it was also written by Li Hao; Now that Dashu is dead, the table is out of his hands again. People scolded as if they weren't wrong...... Li Hao witnessed the fall of the two regimes.

There were two other people who accompanied Li Hao out of the city, one was Wang Zhaoyuan's son-in-law Li Liangyou, and the other was the eunuch Wei Zhong brought by the noble concubine Lady Hua Rui.

The three of them took a carriage along the road to the Zhou army camp, and everywhere they went, they saw that the Zhou army was like a cloud, the men and horses were clean, and the camp tents were arranged in an orderly manner, which was fundamentally different from the military appearance of the Shu army.

The scouts on the road asked them to understand the situation, and escorted them to the camp while sending someone back to report it.

After a while, I saw a neat team of cavalry coming over, and a young man who was tall and tall back then hugged his fists on the horse and said: "Dong Zunzhi, the forward of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, was ordered to welcome the envoy of Shu, please!" ”

Li Hao waited for the car to get out of the car to salute, and then continued to move forward in the carriage, and the cavalry opened the way and was never questioned again.

When I got to the big tent, I saw two columns of heavy armored infantry covered in strange iron plates, all tall and strong men, covered in iron, and the heavy and neat footsteps of "Ka, Ka, Ka, Ka......" were very shocking. Seeing this, Li Hao said in his heart: Can the Shu army be undefeated?

A military commander raised his sword diagonally in front of him, and all the troops turned around on the side of the road, raised their cherry guns neatly with a "bang", and stood on both sides with their heads held high. The cavalry general dismounted and said: "Only the envoys of Shu are allowed to enter to see Guo Dashuai, and the rest are outside to obey orders." ”

Li Hao calmed down and followed the military general named Dong Zunzhi towards the tent door. As soon as I arrived at the door of the tent, I actually heard the voice of Hou Mao, who had spoken in the main hall that day: "It's useless to talk more, but ask for death!" ”

Another low and gentle voice said: "I don't want to hear how you die, I want to hear how the people of Shu live." ”

"Lord, the envoy of Shu has arrived!" Another voice said.

Li Hao was taken in, and saw a tall and upright military general sitting on the top, with a good face and a little rough bronzed skin...... is so young, Li Hao didn't expect that the most powerful general of Zhou Jun, known as Guo Blacksmith, would be such a young man.

This person is only a military general of the Zhou army, not the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, even if the Shu State submits and does not need to kneel according to etiquette. Li Hao pondered for a moment, glanced at Hou Mao sideways, and said: "Li Hao, the prime minister of Shu State, at the behest of the monarch, meet Guo Dashuai." ”

The person above nodded, just staring at himself intently, without speaking. Li Hao held the surrender table with both hands: "The Shu army was defeated, and now the Great Zhou army is coming to the city, my monarch does not want to see the lives ruined, so he presents the surrender table to the Great Zhou Jin, and asks for ......."

…… Guo Shao got the drop table, quietly unfolded it and looked at it first, and then carefully put it back into the envelope. He turned around and said: "Seven hundred miles expedited, delivered to the Empress Dowager in Tokyo." ”

"Order."

Guo Shao still didn't talk to Li Hao, this kind of cold scene made Li Hao look a little nervous. Guo Shao glanced at him, and finally spoke: "At this time, Li Xianggong is very nervous, right?" ”

Li Hao said: "The ministers of the dead country can only be dealt with by Guo Dashuai, and it is useless to be nervous." ”

Guo Shao said: "Actually, I also have a heart...... The demise of the political power of Shu is not the end, but just the beginning. The Meng family has ruled Shu for decades, and the Shu people are used to it, and they will feel the humiliation of losing their country......"

Li Hao and Hou Mao both stood there in surprise, silent.

Guo Shao turned his head to look at Hou Mao, and said: "Shu is not without people, General Hou rushed to kill our formation with hundreds of people, this courage is worthy of the respect of our army." ”

As he spoke, he opened his pamphlet, searched for it, found Li Hao in the scribbled handwriting, and then reviewed the information he had collected from the prisoners of war and officials of the Shu Kingdom. He watched as he unconsciously tapped his fingers on the rough board.

"Li Xianggong, his reputation in Shu is not very good." Guo Shao said with a smile.

Li Hao was speechless.

Guo Shao said: "But looking at a person is not all about his reputation, but also about what he has done and said." I think Shu mainly listened to you early, maybe I can hold on for a while. ”

Li Hao hurriedly said: "Each is its master, and the criminal official is not intent on being an enemy of the Great Zhou. ”

Guo Shaodao: "Li Xianggong, you have seen the fall of the former Shu Kingdom, you should understand that this is just an alternation of ruling powers, right?" ”

"Hui Dashuai, yes." Li Hao replied respectfully, "As long as the Zhou court treats the people of Shu well, everyone will soon return to their hearts, no matter who is in power, they are all their own family." ”

Guo Shao immediately became interested: "Li Xianggong thinks that what should I do in Shu Kingdom?" ”

Li Hao hesitated for a while, and then bowed: "Try to avoid burning, killing and looting the soldiers, and restore the official decree as soon as possible." The criminal official said that although the Zhou army occupied the land of Shu, once the uprising of the Quartet was provoked, it would be difficult for the people to quell the rebellion, and I am afraid that the gains would outweigh the losses. ”

"Every word!" Guo Shao said, "The Kingdom of Shu no longer exists, and your original official is gone." I am now temporarily appointing you as the 'judge of Chengdu government affairs', the official is smaller than the original, are you willing to do it? ”

Li Hao looked surprised: "Guo Dashuai trusted the offending officer? ”

Guo Shao looked at his face and said nothing.

Li Hao immediately bowed and said: "The lower officials thank Guo Dashuai and are willing to receive his life." ”

Hou Mao on the side was stunned and said: "Li Xianggong, you ......"

Li Hao said: "We should be happy! You're down in a hurry! ”

Guo Shao said: "I led the elite soldiers into the city, only took over the defense of the city gate, and the army camped outside the city, forbidden to enter the city, and waited for the military order." Strictly order all the departments not to hurt a single person, otherwise the crime will be increased by one degree. ”

Li Hao was even happier when he heard this.

Guo Shao said: "Li Fushi will settle down in the camp for the time being, and when I am deployed, you will follow me into the city to hand over the defense." ”

Then he turned his head to look at Hou Mao, reached out and took out a piece of paper: "You and the soldiers should go home." If you figure it out one day, before I leave Chengdu, come to me with this post, and I will let you continue to be the military general of the Zhou army. I really didn't want to, so I let my brothers go home and live a good life. ”

Hou Mao's expression was extremely complicated, and he blurted out: "What does Guo Dashuai mean by this...... Then why do I have to fight for my life? For what ......"

Guo Shao said: "For the sake of your 'Emperor of Dashu' to continue to fish and flesh the people, collect the money and enjoy it." I heard that the lord of Shu has raised tens of thousands of beauties? It's enough to form a women's army. Let's go! ”

Hou Mao took the paper from the guard's hand in a daze, shook his head, and walked out of the tent. The short figure pulled a long shadow under the sunlight at the door, looking very lonely.

When the people of Shu were gone, Guo Shao's gaze swept over Cao Bin's face and looked at Xiang Gong: "General Xiang has made meritorious contributions to Cao Bin, among them, he treats people benevolently and righteously, and he has not committed any crimes, what he said is true?" ”

Xiang Gong said: "Xiang and Guo Dashuai have known each other for many years, when did I meet Guo Dashuai?" ”

"Haha......" Guo Shao couldn't help laughing, "Cao Bin, you came to be the garrison of Chengdu Mansion, and the people and horses stationed in various cities of Chengdu Mansion are all controlled by you." ”

Cao Bin got up and said, "The last general will be ordered!" ”

Guo Shao flipped through the pamphlet casually, remembering that he didn't know Cao Bin as a person...... But faintly, I seem to have heard it somewhere, I heard it a long time ago, but I don't think about it for a while. So for the time being, I don't know much about this general, but fortunately, the person who recommended him to Gong should be more reliable. Guo Shaoxin is not Cao Bin, at least he can trust Xiang Gong.

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