Jiangzhou City. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

As a veteran over 60 years old, Yan Yan's spirit has always been very good.

However, recently, his mental state is very poor, and he has a sad face all day long. Even the wrinkles on his forehead have deepened a little.

As the Taishou of Ba County, he heard that the small county towns under the jurisdiction of Ba County had been captured one by one, and there was no way to stop the unscrupulous attack of Chen Xu's army except for ordering all the regions under his jurisdiction to resist as much as possible.

At ten o'clock this evening, his scouts reported to him a very bad news that Chen Xu's army had set up camp five hundred miles away from Jiangzhou City. According to preliminary estimates, the opponent's strength is around 50,000.

50,000 troops?!

Yan Yan was taken aback, news came not long ago that the other party only had more than 20,000 troops. How come all of a sudden, the number of troops has reached 50,000? Could it be that the scouts are lying about the military situation?

After some careful inquiry, Yan Yan learned that every time Chen Xu's army captured a county seat, he would gather the local villagers and advocate that after the Chang'an army occupied Yizhou, it would implement the policy of equal autonomy between the east and west of Sichuan, and strive to alleviate the contradictions between the two sides, so that Yizhou would become a truly harmonious and happy country of abundance.

The contradiction between the east and the west has a long history, and the people on both sides look at each other unpleasantly and strive to squeeze out the other. Liu Zhang's weakness and incompetence not only did not suppress the situation, but only intensified the hostility between the two sides.

It doesn't matter whether Liu Zhang is really incompetent, or deliberately allows the contradictions between the two parties to intensify. In short, in the end, all the contradictions pointed to Liu Zhang and Yizhou's policies. Chen Xu grasped this point and tried his best to promote his new policy to the people of Ba County.

Several well-known locals, after being bought by Chen Xu, stood up and expressed their willingness to join Chen Xu's army to jointly overthrow Liu Zhang's rule, eliminate the contradictions between the people of the two Sichuan, and jointly establish a harmonious and beautiful Yizhou.

Everyone has a herd heart.

Under the leadership of some people, most of the light and strong joined Chen Xu's army and became pioneer guides, guiding Chen Xu's troops to conquer county towns one by one. At the same time, he also persuaded more compatriots to join the army.

The identity of Chen Xu's army, under the propaganda of the people of Ba County, changed from an invader to a savior of the people of Yizhou. All those who resisted Chen Xu's army were sinners and terrorists who tried to intensify the contradictions and destroy the harmony in Yizhou.

"General, I think Chen Xu's propaganda policy is very good. The people of our two rivers are hostile to each other, and to put it bluntly, it is the result of the struggle for power and profit by the upper-level officials. For the sake of their own interests, they did not hesitate to intensify everyone's contradictions, and indeed destroyed the harmony and harmony in our Yizhou. ”

"Yes, General, let's just surrender. The eldest sister in my hometown brought the news that Chen Xu's army did not offend the people, and deliberately took out a small number of people to help the villagers repair their houses. ”

"Huh? Do you have news from any of your relatives? My grandfather also wrote me a letter telling me not to resist, lest I become a sinner for the ages who will be reviled by the people. ”

Most of the soldiers in Ba County are locals, and they have many relatives and friends in various counties and villages. Some things about Chen Xujun, as well as the policies they propagated, were all heard from family members and villagers.

Yan Yan rebuked loudly: "Nonsense! We are officials and generals in Yizhou, and we have received the great favor of the state pastor, how can we surrender without a fight? You have to mention this matter again, otherwise don't blame Ben for being too polite. ”

He had a very high reputation in Ba County, and when he reprimanded him like this, everyone was immediately silent and no longer mentioned the matter of surrender.

After everyone dispersed, Yan Yan sighed, "Alas, the generals are like this, not to mention the people below." Jiangzhou, I'm afraid I can't hold it. The old man can only do his best and obey the destiny of heaven. ”

The next day, Chen Xu's army came to the city.

The guards of Jiangzhou City look very thin.

Yan Yan is also a clever woman, and it is difficult for her to cook without rice, and 5,000 troops have to guard the four city gates. Even if some light men were temporarily recruited to help defend the city, the average number of troops per gate was less than 2,000.

Chen Xu rode to the city and shouted: "Chen Xu is here, please come out and answer." ”

Yan Yan at the head of the city stared at Chen Xu, he didn't expect him to be so young. At such an age, with his own ability, he has gained a place in the troubled times. Comparing Chen Xu with Liu Zhang, the lord who is far away in Chengdu, it is simply a difference between cloud and mud.

"Yan is here, I don't know if General Chen has something to say?"

Chen Xu clenched his fists with both hands, "Old General Yan, in order not to be miserable, for the stability and harmony of Yizhou, and for the people of Yizhou to live a happy and healthy life from now on, please surrender." ”

Yan Yan almost spurted out a mouthful of blood.

He was also the Taishou of Ba County, and was entrusted with the important task by Liu Zhang, responsible for garrisoning Jiangzhou, an important barrier east of Chengdu. The two parties have not yet played each other, and it is unknown who will win and who will lose, so why did Chen Xu persuade him to surrender when he opened his mouth?

"Hmph, Yan stretched out his hand to the lord's great grace, and he will definitely not surrender. If you want to take Jiangzhou, just come. ”

Yan Yan saw that Chen Xu's army was concentrated here at the East Gate, so he secretly made a gesture and ordered the soldiers of the other three gates to quickly come to support.

Chen Xu rode back a few steps, "Since General Yan insists on resisting, then don't blame Chen for being unkind!" ”

Yan Yan shouted solemnly: "Don't talk nonsense, if you want to come to attack the city, just come, the Jiangzhou soldiers will definitely fight with you to the end!" Soldiers, we swear to defend Jiangzhou City and live and die with Jiangzhou! ”

The soldiers behind him echoed loudly: "Swear to defend to the death, live and die with Jiangzhou!" ”

Yan Yanjun's morale soon reached its peak.

With a wave of Chen Xu's right hand, the military formation immediately dispersed, and a group of Bajun people walked out with the old and the young, constantly calling out for relatives and friends.

"Second baby, I'm your mother, come back quickly, don't help the Dongchuan people fight anymore. Go back with your mother, your mother has found you a good family. ”

"Brother Dong, my mother was sick not long ago. It was General Chen who asked the doctors in the army to help him heal and rebuild the house for our family. General Chen is the great benefactor of our family, and my mother asked me to call you back, saying that you will be thundered by the sky if you oppose your benefactor. ”

"Daddy, let's go home. Don't fight anymore, mother, they are very loyal to you. ”

"Bastard, do you want to kill your father and me? Your life is given to you by your mother, you rabbit cub is not allowed to die casually! ”

The Jiangzhou army, which had high morale, immediately wilted.

Let them deal with the enemy, absolutely no two words. It is absolutely impossible for them to raise their swords, guns, bows and arrows against their families, friends, and villagers. They all put down their weapons and couldn't help but want to go down and reunite with their relatives and friends.

Even the generals around Yan Yan looked at him expectantly, hoping that he would take back the order to fight to the death. Not to mention fighting to the death, if they really want to fight, many of them may immediately turn back.

Don't talk about the kindness of the lord and the honor of the soldiers, for ordinary soldiers, those are all false. Hanging your head around your neck and becoming a soldier is not just looking forward to making military achievements and improving your family's life?

Yan Yan realized that this battle could not be fought at all.

He sighed helplessly, "That's it, the enemy's strength is 10 times ours, and the bloody battle will only increase casualties in the end." Open the gates, and you all go and be reunited with your loved ones. ”

Jiangzhou City was taken by Chen Xubing bloodlessly.