"Father, there is no general in Chengdu at the moment, and the child is willing to lead the troops to resist the enemy!" Seeing that Liu Zhang was standing still without saying a word, Liu Xun hurriedly asked.

"Lord, the military situation is urgent, you can quickly send someone to summon General Zhang back to the army to defend against the enemy!" Huang Quan and Wang Lei admonished, and the rest of the people had different opinions, some said surrender, some said resistance, only Liu Zhang himself did not say a word. It wasn't until everyone discussed it in a mess for a long time and found that their Duke Shu didn't say a word, that they felt that something was wrong, and they couldn't help but look at Liu Zhang who was sitting there.

Liu Zhang's expression was very strange, his brows were a little furrowed, and he seemed to be thinking about something. After a long time, Liu Zhang asked: "Gongheng, now only Guanghan and Shu County are still in my hands, even if it is the righteous return army to help me defend Chengdu, what are the chances of winning?" ”

"Don't worry, my lord, if the general trend is today, there is nothing more than the confrontation between the north and the south. Liu Xuande's great enemy in life is Cao Mengde! Quan expects that the two will soon start a decisive battle, and we only need to stick to Chengdu and persist until next year, then Liu Bei will inevitably retire! Huang Quan said confidently.

"What if Liu Bei doesn't go to war with Cao Ying next year?" Liu Zhang actually laughed when he said this, regardless of Huang Quan's stunned face, Liu Zhang sighed again, and seemed to use all the strength of his body before he sighed, and then said: "My father and son have been in Sichuan for 20 years, and there is no kindness to the people. First there was Zhang Lu who rebelled, and now he has raised troops again, which has made the people suffer from war. How can I, Liu Zhang, bear it in my heart, and let Chengdu bear the flames of war again? I've made up my mind, Kaejo Nakju! All the princes have the talent of Wang Zuo, and they will serve in Xuande in the future, and they will be able to live up to what they have learned in their lives! ”

"My lord?" Huang Quanwan didn't expect Liu Zhang to decide to surrender so quickly, and he didn't even have time to react for a while. When Wang Ti heard this, he knelt down and cried and begged: "The lord can't, there are still tens of thousands of male soldiers in the city now, how can you surrender easily!" Wang is tired and talented, and is willing to lead the army to defend Chengdu to the end! ”

"Gongheng, Ziwen, you are loyal, I know it. However, I, Liu Zhang, am not the hero, both of them are masterpieces in the world, so let's go elsewhere and show our ambitions! Liu Zhang stepped forward to help the two of them, and said with some emotion. Huang Quan and Wang Lei glanced at each other, and finally let out a long sigh.

"Father!" Liu Xun saw that Liu Zhang was bent on surrendering, and he was immediately anxious. Liu Zhang waved his hand and signaled his son not to say anything more, and directly ordered someone to take out the seal letter and the atlas, and Kaicheng surrendered to Lu Xun. Liu Xun hesitated for a long time, and finally let out a long sigh and followed Liu Zhang out slowly.

"Liu Zhang, with 300,000 households of Shuzhong, 40,000 officials, and 120,000 soldiers, surrendered to the Duke of Qi!" Liu Zhang, with Qian Zhou and others holding an atlas in their hands, knelt down and surrendered to Lu Xun. Lu Xun didn't expect Liu Zhang to surrender so soon, so he hurriedly dismounted and helped Liu Zhang to comfort him: "The Duke of Shu has saved the people from the military revolution, and his merit is immeasurable!" Xun's official position is humble, and I also ask the Duke of Shu to wait for my general to come here for the time being, and then make a song. It's just that the general of my family is now fighting against General Zhang Ren in Luocheng, and he also asked the Duke of Shu to act on his behalf. ”

"It should be!" Liu Zhang is not a fool, he knew what Lu Xun meant by this, and hurriedly wrote a letter in person to ask Liu Xun to send it to Luocheng to tell Zhang Ren. At that moment, Lu Xun took over the city defense of Chengdu and sent people to inform Zhang Fei, Zhuge Liang and others, so that they were ready to accept Zhang Ren's surrender.

"What?" In the city, Zhang Ren was also surprised when he saw Liu Xun who suddenly appeared in front of him. Yan Yan was defeated and captured, Brazil and Chengdu were lost, and his 50,000 Sichuan army was already a complete lone army in Guanghan County.

"In other words, the lord decided to surrender and stop fighting?" Zhang Yi, the deputy general next to Zhang Ren, asked weakly, his eyes full of confusion. I'm still fighting here, but I didn't expect the boss to surrender, this kind of thing is difficult for anyone to accept.

"We still have the strength to fight, so why don't we surrender!" Zhang Ren suddenly cried, and all the generals burst into tears when they heard this. Liu Xun also couldn't cry, but he still spoke: "My father said that the general has never failed him, he feels it deeply, and now that the defeat is decided, it is useless for the general to fight again." Therefore, for the sake of the people and soldiers of Xichuan, please don't fight again! ”

Zhang Ren was stunned for a long time when he heard this, and then looked at the generals under his command, some of them looked resolute, but more of them were at a loss. Zhang Ren knew that his army's spirit had collapsed, and it was not interesting to fight again, so he said abruptly: "Since this is the case, we will surrender to Zhang Fei later!" ”

The next time, Zhang Ren sent an envoy to surrender to Zhang Fei. Zhang Fei has always respected a gentleman and not a villain. After competing with Zhang Ren for so many days, I was also deeply impressed by Zhang Ren's ability to use soldiers. Now that Zhang Ren has surrendered, Zhang Fei did not put up any shelf, and hurriedly led the crowd to greet Zhang Ren, and personally set up a banquet in the big tent to entertain the people of Xichuan. After eating a meal, it finally made Zhang Ren look a little more relaxed. In the afternoon of the same day, Zhang Fei sent people to take over the defense of Guanghan County, and then Pang Yi, the county guard of Qianwei, also surrendered after receiving a letter from Liu Zhang. Zhang Fei sent people to take over one by one, and led a large army to Chengdu with Zhuge Liang and Zhao Feng to take over Xichuan, and at the same time informed Liu Bei to send people to recover Xichuan as soon as possible.

"Bo Yan, you kid, you kid, you can take Brazil and Chengdu so quickly, it's not in vain that I am so optimistic about you!" It was Zhang Fei who was greedy for his own work, and this guy was patting Lu Xun's shoulder hard, almost knocking Lu Xun's bones apart. Lu Xun smiled modestly with a bitter face, but his eyes were aimed at Zhao Feng from time to time. Zhao Feng knew in his heart that he was grateful for his trust. Because of his foresight, Zhao Feng was always able to promote those young heroes who had no career. From the earliest Chen Qun and Wei Yan, to Jiang Wan, Hao Zhao later, and even the current Lu Xun and Wang Ping. The level is uneven, and there are both official positions, civil and military. Inadvertently, Zhao Feng can be regarded as a peach and plum all over the world. This is still in the Eastern Han Dynasty, these generals are not used to recognizing protégés or something, if it is in the Tang Dynasty, it is definitely a veritable peach and plum all over the world.

"The three generals have won the award, if it weren't for the three generals and General Zhao to contain Zhang Ren in Luocheng, how could they let the Xun soldiers come to Chengdu!" Lu Xun hurriedly said humbly, just like his name.

"Having said that, it's not easy to flood Yan Yan. Yan Yan has been on the battlefield for a long time, but he didn't expect to be defeated so badly in the hands of Bo Yan. Zhao Feng said with some emotion. Originally, I thought that it would be very good for Lu Xun to be able to contain Yan Yan, but I didn't expect him to be able to defeat Yan Yan in one fell swoop, which really made Zhao Feng have a surprise.

"It's all up to the general's teachings!" Lu Xun is not only humble this time, but he is simply patting on the back. Grandma, what did I teach you, at most, I just helped you find a wife. Zhao Feng slandered in his heart, but it was still a good feeling to be slapped by Lu Xun!

"Three generals, now that Yizhou and Hanzhong have done their best for the lord, the Northern Expedition next year will have another chance of winning!" Zhuge Liang also said with a smile, under such a good situation, even he was a little carried away.

"That's right, I didn't expect that it only took us less than two months to pacify Xichuan!" Zhang Fei was also quite surprised. After saying this, Zhang Fei couldn't help but look at Zhao Feng and Lu Xun. If it weren't for them smuggling through Yinping Pass and going all the way south to Chengdu, I was afraid that I and Zhuge Liang would still be stuck in Ruocheng and wouldn't be able to enter an inch.

Thinking of this, Zhang Fei also hurriedly sent a letter to Liu Bei, asking him to arrange the affairs of Xichuan as soon as possible, and how to deal with Liu Zhang. After all, if you settle the matter here one day earlier, you will prepare for one more day of preparation for the Northern Expedition in the future.

The carrier pigeon crossed the mountains and mountains and soon arrived in Shouchun, and Liu Bei was also surprised to learn that Xichuan had been pacified quickly. even carefully identified the handwriting, afraid that someone else was pretending to be Zhang Fei. It wasn't until Kou Feng arrived a few days later and sent a more detailed military report that Liu Bei was full of faith and hurriedly convened everyone to discuss the matter.

"General Zhao actually walked the Yinpingguan plank road?" After listening to Kou Feng's introduction to the marching process, Gan Ning couldn't help but exclaim. Liu Bei hurriedly asked for clues, Gan Ning was stunned, and sighed after a while: "Ning was born in Xichuan, it is reported that this Yinpingguan plank road has been in disrepair for a long time, and there has been no army walking for at least fifty years, I can't imagine that General Zhao will march from here!" After Gan Ning finished speaking, he nodded again and again, admiring.

"No wonder Bo Tao called the Wudang Feijun and Shanyue Army before, it turned out that this is what he did!" Liu Bei also reacted at this time. Although he didn't transfer Wudang Feijun to him, it seems that the Danyang elite soldiers are also capable of such a job.

"Now that Xichuan has been obtained, Liu Jiyu's father and son have surrendered, and the lord still needs to make a decision as soon as possible!" At this time, Jian Yong hurriedly reminded. Liu Bei nodded, and then ordered Liu Zhang to be invited to Jingnan, removed his title as the Duke of Shu, and made him the Marquis of Gong'an County, and the food was in the public security. As for the rest of Xichuan's civil and military ministers, some stayed in Xichuan to listen to it, and some of Meng Da and Fa Zheng's people were transferred to Jing Yang or Shouchun to listen to it.

"Lord, the land of Xichuan connects Guanzhong and Hanzhong, and it is very important during the Northern Expedition, and it is necessary to send generals to guard it!" At this time, Lu Su saw that after Liu Bei had finished dealing with the prisoners, he was noncommittal about the manpower left behind in Xichuan, and hurriedly reminded.

"Bo Tao is in Xichuan, he used to be the Taishou of Hanzhong, and now he is appointed as the pastor of Yizhou, isn't it logical?" Liu Bei is naturally authentic. Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Liu Bei never meant to let Zhao Feng guard Xichuan, why did he suddenly get angry now and ask Zhao Feng to be in charge of that side?

Xichuan + Hanzhong, that is, the entire Yizhou, although it has experienced wars, compared with the ten rooms and nine emptiness in the Central Plains, there are still no less than 2 million people and nearly 500,000 household registrations. Such a large state is almost as large as Jingzhou, and slightly larger than Yangzhou. Of course, what they don't know is that the country of Shu Han is so big in history. On the country is a small country, but as a state, Yizhou is definitely big enough.

"Lord, the land of Xichuan is very important, and reliable generals need to be dispatched to guard it!" Pang Tong saw that Liu Bei made a decision so quickly, and he also admonished with words. At the same time, Lu Su, Chen Qun, Bu Fei and other Xuzhou faction figures strongly agreed with Liu Bei's decision, and it would definitely be of great benefit to them if someone from their faction could hold an important position.

"In addition to Xianhe, Bo Tao is older than all of you, let him sit in Xichuan, I am absolutely assured!" Liu Bei waved his hand, it seemed that it was normal to make such a decision, Pang Tong looked at Liu Bei who looked indifferent in front of him, and he already understood in his heart, Liu Bei was afraid that he had such a plan before he captured Xichuan. I tried my best, but in the end I didn't get this position.

"Lord, General Zhao is a military general, and he alone sits in Xichuan, I'm afraid it will be difficult to take care of it!" At this time, Pang Tong could only find other reasons to work hard for the interests of his own people. Liu Bei didn't object, just nodded and said: "Kong Ming is proficient in government affairs and strategy, and this time he has made a meritorious contribution to Sichuan, I will now make him the Marquis of Yiyang Pavilion, lead the general of the conquest, and the Taishou of Shu County, and help Bo Tao to guard Xichuan together!" ”

"The lord is wise!" Pang Tong was also a little relieved when he heard Liu Bei say that he wanted to leave Zhuge Liang in Xichuan, after all, there were still people on his side there. The Xuzhou faction did not object, after all, Zhuge Liang was also from Xuzhou, and his cousin Zhuge was still in Xuzhou. With this relationship, Zhao Feng can be allowed to "rebel" against Zhuge Liang. And Liu Bei, with this Wen Yiwu sitting in Xichuan, is enough to make Cao Ying say that the night is not peaceful, and everyone is happy. Liu Bei's art of employing people can be regarded as a manifestation at this time.

Xichuan is a mountainous road, and when the news of the fall of Chengdu was transmitted all the way to Hebei through Xizuo, it was already the autumn season, and Cao Ying was stunned when he heard this.

(To be continued)