"General, general, the Jin army has been killed from the city, and there are thousands of men and horses?" Just when Li Yi was confident that the east gate would not be breached, a soldier reported the news that the Jin army was killed from behind.

Li Yi and Xie Siming were both taken aback when they heard this, they couldn't believe that this was true, so they hurriedly turned around and looked back.

"Lord Xie, the Jin army is really coming from behind, what should I do, can our army still resist?" Li Yi couldn't believe his eyes, and looked at the Jin soldiers and horses in horror who were surging like a tide.

Xie Siming smiled and said softly: "It seems that the commander of the Jin army is still a step ahead!" If you lose, you will lose your heart! ”

"Master Xie, the Jin army has been killed, why are you talking about this now! Let's figure it out! Li Yi was in a hurry, and he was suddenly confused.

Xie Siming looked at Li Yi, still smiling and said, "General Li, the Jin army has won, you and I are ready to surrender by ourselves!" After speaking, he had a relaxed look, as if he had not lost the battle, but defeated the enemy.

"Surrender, are we surrendering in such a disgraceful way." Li Yi seemed a little unwilling.

Xie Siming shook his head and said easily: "General Li, in this battle, our army has made the Jin army suffer losses twice in a row, first the troops of the Xiaochuang Jin army attacking the city, and then setting fire to a large number of siege equipment of the Jin army. ”

"Since Master Xie said so, then it's better to surrender." Li Yi finally agreed.

Seeing Li Yi loosen his mouth, Xie Siming looked at some Shu army generals beside him. He said loudly: "Pass the order, raise the white flag, and surrender to the Jin army." ”

"Yes, General." A group of Shu army generals and colonels received the order and immediately went to pass the order.

At this time, Hua'an's army had advanced under the city gate, and the thousands of troops under the department only needed to dismount and attack along the steps to the city wall, and they could easily take the north gate of Mianzhu City.

Hua An looked at Wang San and Thunderstorm beside him, and said loudly: "Pass the order." As long as the Shu army surrenders. Thou shalt not kill a single person, and those who violate the order will be dealt with by military law. ”

"Yes, big brother." Wang San, Thunderstorm and other generals all received the order with great anger, and quickly conveyed the order downward.

That's when it happened. Shu soldiers on the city wall. All stopped resisting. And raised the white flag and surrendered.

"Big brother, look, the city walls are full of white flags. The Shu army surrendered, really surrendered. Wang San said excitedly.

"Big brother, this is really good, the Shu army in Mianzhu City has finally surrendered." Thunderstorms are also excited.

Hua An smiled at the corner of his mouth, and ordered: "Let all the surrendered Shu troops on the city wall go down to the city." ”

"Yes, big brother." The thunderstorm responded and shouted: "Listen to the Shu army brothers on the city wall, all go down to the city, all go down to the city." ”

In the roar of the thunderstorm, the Shu soldiers on the city wall threw away their weapons one after another, walked down from the city wall one by one, and went to the position set by the Northern Expeditionary Army.

Li Yi and Xie Siming, the main generals of Mianzhu City, also followed the surrendered Shu army down the city wall.

As soon as Hua An saw the outfits of the two, he knew that the two were Li Yi and Xie Siming, who were responsible for guarding Mianzhu, so he greeted them with a smile and teased softly: "Presumably the two are General Li Yi and Master Xie Siming!" Why did you fall here? After speaking, he stared at the expressions of the two.

Li Yi's face was naturally pale when he heard this, and he lowered his head and did not answer, but Xie Siming had a relaxed expression and even smiled slightly.

"Haha! General Hua is really a talent, and it is really a blessing to meet the general today! Xie Siming complimented with a relaxed expression.

"General Hua led the troops well, and he was convinced by the defeat, and he led his subordinates to return to the Great Jin Kingdom." Li Yi said with a straight face.

Hua An smiled and said loudly: "No matter what the two of you have done before, as long as you are willing to submit to my Great Jin, you will not be blamed for the past, and your position and salary will not change." ”

For Li Yi and Xie Siming, who loyally held Mianzhu City for several days, and also let the army under his command suffer a big loss, Hua'an felt that both of them were rare talents, so he naturally attached more importance to them in his heart, and spoke relatively politely.

"Haha! General Hua is broad-minded, talented and beautiful, and he is really a talent that is rare to see in a century! Xie Siming complimented Hua'an again.

"Where, where, Lord Xie has won the award, I have heard for a long time that Lord Xie is the first wise man in Shu, presumably our army was conspired against one after another yesterday, all from the handwriting of adults!" Hua An said politely and asked casually.

When Xie Siming heard this, he smiled and said: "The carving insect skill made General Hua smile, no matter what, the general's men and horses still broke through Mianzhu City, and they were ashamed of themselves!" ”

"Eh, it's Lord Xie's subordinates who show mercy, otherwise, I'm afraid that Ben will not be able to enter the city a few days later!" Hua An was humble, but still said that he would definitely break through Mianzhu City.

After a few people greeted for a while, Hua'an reorganized the defenders of Mianzhu City who surrendered, because there were 5,000 soldiers and horses in Mianzhu City, and Hua'an had some difficulties in how to deal with the 5,000 men and horses.

After all, at this time, the only Northern Expeditionary soldiers and horses under his command who could fight were 5,000 cavalry of Thunderstorm, 8,000 infantry of Tie Niu, and 1,000 men and horses of the pro-military battalion, adding up to only 14,000 men and horses.

The surrendered Shu army originally had 5,000, and if the 5,000 Shu army in Mianzhucheng was reorganized, then the surrendered Shu army would be as high as 10,000 people.

With so many Shu troops surrendering, once a rebellion occurs, it seems that it is difficult for the existing troops under his command to calmly suppress it, which makes Hua'an have a headache.

Also, Mianzhu City is an important city, naturally it cannot be discarded at will, in order to maintain the normal operation of Mianzhu City, Hua'an must leave enough people in Mianzhu City.

But which one to leave, Hua'an felt very difficult, if the Northern Expeditionary Army was left behind, then continue to advance southward, the combat strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the surrendered Shu Army is roughly the same, the Northern Expeditionary Army will lose the deterrent power of the surrendered Shu Army, once the battle situation is not very smooth, the newly surrendered Shu Army is likely to turn against each other, this is very terrible.

And if the defenders of Mianzhu City are allowed to continue to defend Mianzhu, once these defenders defect, the entire Northern Expeditionary Army's rear route will be cut off, and the situation seems to be even worse.

On the question of how to choose the remaining troops, Hua'an fell into deep contemplation, and after thinking twice, Hua'an decided to let a Shu army general in Zitong County surrender to lead two thousand soldiers and horses from the original Zitong City to defend Mianzhu City, and the remaining eight thousand Shu troops surrendered and followed themselves to continue to advance south.

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The news of the loss of Mianzhu soon spread to Chengdu, and the Shu Emperor Li Shi, who was looking for pleasure in the harem, was taken aback, and hurriedly pushed away the delicate beauty in his arms, and urgently sent the important ministers in the court to discuss countermeasures.

Soon, Feng Fu, the servant, Wang Xuan, the secretary of the Zhongzhong, Chang Xuan, the general Zan Jian, and Li Shi's younger brother Li Fu were all ordered to rush to the palace hall to prepare to listen to Li Shi's reprimand.

Li Shi was anxious like an ant on a hot pot in the main hall, after all, Mianzhu is not far from Chengdu, and the strategic position is extremely important for Shuzhong, in order to defend Mianzhu, Li Shi specially sent Taibao Li Yi to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to defend Mianzhu, but he didn't expect it to be lost.

The loss of Mianzhu means that the Jin army will soon be able to approach Chengdu, and the only remaining city can be captured by the Jin army, or it can be bypassed from another road and approach Chengdu.

Seeing that several important ministers in the court had arrived, Li Shi was so angry that he threw the military report on the front line to the ground and shouted: "A group of rice buckets, all rice buckets, the Jin army has broken through Mianzhu, and it is only two hundred miles away from Chengdu, what do you say?" ”

General Zan Jian hurriedly stepped forward, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, not to mention the loss of Mianzhu, the 30,000 horses of the Jingzhou Army of the Jin Army have broken through Jiangyang City, and the 20,000 horses of Jiaoguang and the two prefectures have also successively captured Xinggu and Qiqi two counties, and are coming to Jiangyang County, there is a great tendency to join the Jingzhou army, once the two armies meet, the strength will be as high as 50,000 people, and the key is that the county is afraid of not being protected." ”

"What, Jiangyang City has also been broken by the Jin army, rice buckets, all rice buckets." Li Shi scolded loudly.

Hearing this, Zan Jian lowered his head and stepped aside.

The middle secretary Wang Yan took a step forward, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the Jin army's three-way expedition to the west, its momentum is already irresistible, while my Han still has some capital, it is better to be a minister on the table, in order to preserve the foundation of the world!" ”

"What, let me be a minister, is this a good idea for me as a courtier?" Li Shi was furious when he heard this, and reprimanded loudly.

Chang Xuan, the servant of the scattered cavalry, shook his head, took a step forward, and said: "Your Majesty, the minister knows that the emperor is the king of a country, and we as courtiers should work hard to solve problems for the emperor, but in the current situation, the task of the Jin army's westward expedition, I am afraid that I will not give up if I don't perish!" Even if the emperor is willing to be a minister, I am afraid that the Jin army will not agree. ”

"The ministers refuse to agree, so what do they want, do they have to kill me?" Li Shi was even more furious when he heard this, but there was a trace of fear and helplessness in his heart.

Chang Xuan sighed and said softly: "I'm afraid that the emperor will bind himself and surrender before he can save his life!" ”

"Self-restraint, please surrender, Chang Xuan, you ......" Li Shi was finally furious, and he pointed at Chang Xuan to the extreme.

"The emperor is angry, and Weichen is also for the emperor's consideration, now my Han is no longer able to resist the attack of the Jin army, what can I do if I don't surrender?" Chang Xuan hurriedly explained.

Feng Fu, who was on the side, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, back then, Wu Han conquered Shu and killed all the Gongsun clans, but now, the Jin army has not persuaded him to surrender, I am afraid that the emperor is willing to surrender, and there is no chance of survival!" ”

Li Shi was shocked when he heard this, and took a few steps back in fright, and Li Fu, His Royal Highness's own brother, was also shocked when he heard this.

This Li Fu thought in his heart, if the Jin army came to the city of Chengdu, he and Li Shi were captured together, it was inevitable that he would be killed, so it was better to make a little contribution to the Jin army to save his life. (To be continued......)