Zhang Song knew him very well and knew that he had already made up his mind, so don't say anything more, say goodbye and leave.

After Zhang Song left, Pang Xi still bitterly advised Liu Zhang to stick to Chengdu and not surrender to Lu Bu.

Liu Zhang finally couldn't listen to it anymore, and scolded loudly: "Mr. is determined to let me stick to Chengdu, but there are no reinforcements outside, no fighting spirit inside, what's the point of defending the city?" Not to mention the siege battles during the day, haven't you seen them? Can you keep it if you want to? ”

"Does Mr. have to let the jade in Chengdu burn and everyone die together to be willing? Lord Lu Bu has promised that as long as I take the initiative to surrender and ensure that my children and grandchildren have no worries about food and clothing, I can live for a long time, and this is enough. ”

"And if I surrender, I can exchange it for the safety of the people of the whole city. My father and son have been separating Yizhou for nearly 20 years, and in the end it is still empty, God's will is like this, how can I go against the sky? Needless to say, after dawn I went out of the city and surrendered to ask for forgiveness. ”

Pang Xi was still trying to persuade him, but Liu Zhang just didn't listen, and finally asked the guards to take Pang Xi out.

When Pang Xi returned home, he realized that Lu Bu would not let him go, and hanged himself.

When Liu Zhang heard the news of Pang Xi's death, he also felt deeply sorry, after all, Pang Xi had helped their father and son, and he was also loyal to him, but he didn't know the current affairs and couldn't recognize the situation.

He ordered Pang Xi to be buried and treated his family well.

Pang Xi is dead, and this time there is no one to stop Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang ordered people to prepare the population and land of Chengdu, as well as the books of household registration.

After dawn, he summoned the civil and military officials in Chengdu and announced that he had decided to surrender.

Then he opened the east gate and went out of the city to surrender to Lü Bu.

Liu Zhang held his own sword and Yizhou Mu's seal ribbon and walked at the front of the team.

The officials in the back followed Liu Zhang, holding books that recorded the population, household registration, and land conditions of Yizhou and Chengdu.

The 30,000 defenders in the city also disarmed, followed Liu Zhang and the officials, lined up in a long queue, and walked to the Central Army camp outside the east gate.

Hearing that Liu Zhang had surrendered out of the city, Lu Bu immediately ordered someone to blow the rallying call, then opened the camp gate, and led the generals and Zhang Song, Huang Quan, Zhang Ren and others out of the camp to meet Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang held his sword and seal, the first time he walked such a long way, he lacked exercise, he gasped, shook three steps, and walked very slowly.

The people behind had no choice but to accommodate his speed and walk slowly.

Lu Bu had already put on a full suit of armor and re-became the handsome and dashing god of war with silver helmets, silver armor and white cloak.

Liu Zhang saw from a distance that the gate of the Central Army's camp was wide open, and the loud and long trumpet sound resounded over the barracks.

A group of heavily armed officers and soldiers of the Central Army ran out and lined up in a neat phalanx outside the camp gate, with a straight line horizontally and vertically, and the crimson uniforms symbolized the iron-blooded soul of the army.

Liu Zhang had never seen such a strict queue, and even the forbidden army he had seen in Luoyang City when he was young was far worse than that.

He saw a large group of people walking out of the camp gate, most of them were military generals, there were also a few civil officials, and there was a military general in the front of the star, silver helmet, silver armor and white cloak.

The armor shines brightly in the morning sun, looking at this momentum and this dress, it should be the god of war of the Han Dynasty, Lu Bu, the Duke of Liangguo!

Liu Zhang was too tired to walk, so he simply knelt on the ground, holding the sword and seal ribbon in both hands, his forehead tightly touching the ground, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

The civil and military officials and 30,000 defenders behind him had no choice but to follow him to their knees, bowing down and touching their heads to the ground.

Until the sound of footsteps sounded in his ears, a gentle voice came, "Brother Ji Yu, please get up quickly, it's cold in the morning, don't hurt your body." ”

Liu Zhang raised his head at this time, and what caught his eye was the face of a handsome middle-aged man with a smile, and the faint beard added a touch of the charm of a mature man, no need to ask, this must be Lu Bu.

"The sinner Liu Zhang, who has seen Liang Gong, is willing to lead the Chengdu officers and soldiers to surrender to the imperial court, this is the seal and sword of Yizhou Mu rewarded by the imperial court, and please Liang Gong to take it back, and choose another merit to govern Yizhou. The books behind him are all records of Yizhou's population, household registration, and acres of land, please Lianggong to receive it! ”

With that, Liu Zhang raised his sword and seal ribbon high above his head.

Lu Bu ordered his men to carry swords and seals, as well as those books, and he personally helped Liu Zhang up.

"Brother Ji Yu, Yizhou has lost contact with the central government, it has been a long time, and it is a gratifying and congratulatory event to be able to rush back into the arms of the central government today!"

"I once said in a letter that as long as Brother Ji Yu takes the initiative to surrender, it will be a great achievement. How fortunate it is that the whole city was spared the suffering of war because of your thought! ”

"Let's go, let's go into the city together!" Lu Bu had already heard Liu Zhang's panting, and ordered someone to drive the carriage, and he pulled Liu Zhang to sit in the same carriage together.

The carriage was open-topped, so the officers and men of the Central Army and the soldiers and civilians of Chengdu could see Lu Bu and Liu Zhang sitting side by side.

The carriage slowly passed in front of the array, and the officers and men of the Central Army let out bursts of cheers, which was their spontaneous respect for their commander and the idol in their hearts.

The soldiers and civilians of Chengdu also cheered, but they were grateful to the two of them for resolving the dispute peacefully.

This time, Chengdu was spared the disaster of swords, the rich and prosperous city was preserved, and the original order of life was not destroyed.

This day is destined to be recorded in the annals of history, on the sixth day of August in 2033, Lü Bu led the imperial army to capture Chengdu, Liu Zhang surrendered at the last moment, and Yizhou returned to the jurisdiction of the central court from this day.

Liu Zhang was named the Marquis of Quyang, and his family moved to Quyang, with 500 households, and his descendants could be promoted, and the title was hereditary.

Lü Bu appointed Xu Shu as the assassin of Yizhou, Huang Quan as the Taishou of Ba County, and Zhang Ren and Zhang Song returned to Chang'an with Lü Bu.

Zhang Ren went to study at the Central Military Academy, and Zhang Song went to Shangshu Province to take up a post.

Zhang Su still served as the Taishou of Guangyang County, and Wu Yi was promoted to the Taishou of Shu County.

Wei Xu's 3rd Division and Zhang Xiu's 15th Division were left to garrison Yizhou. All the surrendered Yizhou Army, as well as the prisoners of the Dongzhou Army and the Jingzhou Army were all brought back to Chang'an.

These armies will be reorganized together, and the recalcitrant will be reduced to slavery.

All counties in Yizhou will refer to the standards of the central government and re-recruit local garrison brigades.

Chang'an sent a large number of officials and reserve officers to fill the vacancies, and the original officials of Yizhou, large and small, were subject to a unified assessment, and those who were outstanding entered the imperial court to work, those who passed remained in Yizhou, and those who did not meet were sent home.

In addition, a major project was also carried out, and after the original shipbuilding factory in Fenglingdu was demolished as a whole, it was sent to Jiangzhou by various means of transportation such as horse-drawn carts and ox carts.

The Central Army is going to rebuild a shipyard in Jiangzhou, and many of the new equipment will be installed directly at the Jiangzhou shipyard.

The establishment of the Yangtze River Fleet of the Central Naval Division was announced, and personnel were transferred from the Yellow River Fleet and the Bohai Fleet, and a naval army was established in Fuling.

(End of chapter)