693. Good and bad news
Faced with the threat of enemies on both sides of Chengdu, Liu Zhang's subordinate civil and military courtiers in Chengdu could not help but worry about the future.
Liu Zhang's temperament is weak and tolerant, lacking prestige and strategy, and when he first succeeded Yizhou, he encountered many rebellions, and now the military power on Yizhou's side is mainly controlled by the former Pang Xi and the old Yizhou official Zhao Wei.
It can be said that Pang Xi and Zhao Wei just felt that Liu Zhang was weak and easy to bully, so they let him succeed to the position of the lord of Yizhou, but they didn't have much respect for Liu Zhang in their hearts.
Pang Xi is not a native of Yizhou, he was born in Chang'an after the Dong Zhuo Incident to protect Liu Yan's grandchildren and came to Yizhou, it can be said that he represents the foreign forces in Yizhou, and now Pang Xi is carrying the 30,000 Shu troops who surrendered to Zhu Wei's side, which is formed by the exiled people in Chang'an Sanfu and Nanyang, also known as Dongzhou soldiers.
Zhao Wei is the representative of the local forces in Yizhou, and in the original history, Zhao Wei also united with the local families of Yizhou to rebel in 200 AD, wanting to seize the position of the lord of Yizhou.
At that time, Zhao Wei's rebellion was very strong, but in the end, it was desperately exterminated by the Dongzhou soldiers led by Pang Xi, and it was only then that Liu Zhang's position was saved.
In addition, Zhang Lu's betrayal of Hanzhong was also a big blow to Liu Zhang's prestige, not to mention the loss of Hanzhong, Brazil, Badong, Bajun, and Fuling for no reason, and he had no way to take Zhang Lu, perhaps this is one of the reasons why Liu Zhang desperately wanted to exterminate Zhang Lu.
Originally, in history, Liu Zhang was a little unable to withstand Zhang Lu's counterattack, so he invited the white-eyed wolf Liu Bei into Shu, thus luring the wolf into the room.
In general, Liu Zhang's prestige on the Yizhou side is really not very high, and now he is at most a puppet who has been pushed out by foreign forces and local forces in Yizhou to balance the interests of both sides.
Now facing the strong threat of Zhu Wei's army, coupled with the surrender of Pang Xi's 30,000 Dongzhou soldiers, Liu Zhang has lost his restraint on the local forces in Yizhou.
In this way, the foreign forces in Yizhou in Chengdu naturally hope to find stronger foreign forces to help them maintain their interests in Yizhou, so Zhu Wei's strength naturally makes them feel that they can be attached to.
In addition, some local forces in Yizhou are worried that the outbreak of the war will destroy their original interests, so they also want to abandon Liu Zhang, a puppet, and simply welcome Zhu Wei into Shu, so as to at least ensure the stability of Yizhou.
So many of Liu Zhang's subordinates have some careful thoughts, and now there are many people who secretly surrender to Gan Ning and Zu Lang's army, roughly speaking, they are willing to respond in Chengdu.
In this regard, Pang Tong, who was the military division of the Yizhou army, suggested that Gan Ning and Zu Lang might as well slow down the offensive against Chengdu, just maintain the threat to Chengdu, and maybe have the opportunity to go down to Chengdu without a fight.
Therefore, the army of Gan Ning and Zu Lang slowed down the speed of going to Chengdu, and only steadily devoured the surrounding counties and townships of Chengdu, of course, this made many of the families of Liu Zhang's subordinates in Chengdu fall under the control of Zhu Wei's army.
As a result, forced by the consideration of family interests, Zhu Weijun really received more and more letters from Chengdu officials, including many ministers and important ministers under Liu Zhang.
So Pang Tong simply passed on the news, asking them to preach cowardice in Chengdu, and asking them to persuade Liu Zhang to surrender, if Liu Zhang can take the initiative to surrender, he can ensure the safety of Liu Zhang's family or something, and he can use the status of a state pastor to settle Liu Zhang.
In this way, the war on the Yizhou side has shifted from military tactics to conspiracy and persuasion tactics, which Pang Tong can be regarded as proficient.
Previously, Pang Tong had played a lot of conspiracies and tricks when dealing with the barbarians in the mountains, and now he had already refined a belly of ghosts and ghosts, and at this time, some plans were used against Liu Zhang's subordinates in Chengdu City, which inevitably made the situation in Chengdu a little weird.
It can be said that many forces in Chengdu have secretly thrown themselves to Zhu Wei's side, and the next thing is how to force Liu Zhang, and say that some people who control real power and military power are just mobilized.
Of course, for Zhu Wei, the situation in Chengdu is very good.
At the same time, the battle situation on the side of Guanzhong was also smooth, Wei Yan sent troops to attack Hongnong It was really not a problem, and Duan Xuan, who was stationed in Hongnong, did not dare to resist, and as a result, Zhong Xuan could only follow Duan Xuan and Wu Xi's army, preparing to retreat in the direction of Chang'an.
But I didn't want to be on the way, Duan Xuan and Wu Xi's combined army encountered the Tiger Wing Battalion cavalry that had already bypassed Hongnong and ambushed between Hongnong and Chang'an.
Then Zhang Xiu led the heavy cavalry to charge from an ambush on the high ground, and directly crashed into the chaotic army of Duan Xuan and Wu Xi, charging all the way, without encountering any resistance at all, and completely defeated the combined forces of Duan Xuan and Wu Xi.
In this battle, as Zhang Xiu's heavy cavalry rushed into battle, Duan Xuan was captured alive on the spot, and only Wu Xi protected Zhong Xuan under the protection of more than 100 personal guards of the Xiliang cavalry, and temporarily fled without knowing where to go.
After defeating the combined forces of Duan Xuan and Wu Xi, Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao's Tiger Wing Battalion temporarily stopped in Huayin County, on the one hand, to capture the captured and scattered Duan Xuan and Wu Xi combined forces, and on the other hand, to wait for Wei Yan's Jingnan Battalion to converge.
Of course, they need to wait for Ma Teng's response news, at this time, Chen Qun has already gone to the danger to find Ma Teng in Fufeng, preparing to meet Ma Teng in person, and convey the intention of friendship to Ma Teng on behalf of Zhu Wei.
Through the map of the Three Kingdoms game system, Zhu Wei roughly saw the garrisons of Ma Tengjun, Han Suijun and other small forces such as Zhang Heng, Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, Yang Qiu, etc.
Therefore, Zhu Wei can roughly determine their location, and he can easily find their location, and now it is up to Ma Teng to see what he means.
If Ma Teng could agree to Zhu Wei's request to surrender, then Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao's Huyi Battalion cavalry and Wei Yan's Jingnan Battalion could join forces with Ma Teng's army to attack Chang'an first, and then conquer Zuo Fengyi and Hedong County under the control of Han Sui, and then wipe out Han Sui and the candidates, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan and other forces, or drive them back to Liangzhou.
Next, Zhu Wei can agree to let Ma Teng garrison Chang'an, give Ma Teng the status of the chief general of the army alone, and then let Ma Teng send his son Ma Chao and General Pang De to Zhu Wei's side, then the war in Guanzhong can basically end.
Of course, if Ma Teng did not agree to surrender, then Zhu Wei could only let Zhang Xiu, Zhang Liao's Tiger Wing Battalion cavalry and Wei Yan's Jingnan Battalion attack Chang'an first, and then let Wei Yan's Jingnan Battalion occupy Chang'an, and let Zhang Xiu and Zhang Liao's Tiger Wing Battalion cavalry find an opportunity to conquer Ma Teng, Han Sui and other small forces.
However, this is not the result that Zhu Wei wants to see, which will only lead to a long and fierce battle in Guanzhong.
But everything can only depend on the reaction of Ma Teng's side, and in this process, the time entered May 199 AD.
However, Zhu Wei didn't wait for the news from Ma Teng's side, but first got the news of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's alliance in the prompt of the Three Kingdoms game system, which made Zhu Wei have a bad premonition in his heart......