In the Wei army camp outside Chengdu, the soldiers already knew that the Shu people were about to surrender, so the atmosphere in the barracks became relaxed, and some rangers even left the camp after reporting to the general.

They set out from Guanzhong in late spring, and now it is the Mid-Autumn Festival, although they have not experienced too fierce battles, but the months-long camp life is also depressing. Now that the enemy has finally come out and is about to win a big victory, of course, it is necessary to relax.

In the months-long war against Shu, although the Wei army has always occupied the advantage and initiative, the consumption of materials is inevitable. Due to the difficulty of the Shu road, they did not carry much baggage when they entered Shu, especially during the period when the soldiers surrounded Chengdu, they all relied on local supplies in Shuzhong.

Since Chengdu had not yet been conquered, the chief general Chi Hui was also worried that excessive exploitation and exploitation would further stimulate the rebellion of the people in the occupied areas, so the army was also restrained and did not gather large-scale. Although good military discipline was maintained, the price was the suppression of the nature of the soldiers.

Although Wei Chi Hui had already explained to the generals the necessity of accepting the surrender of the Shu people and receiving Chengdu peacefully, although the generals did not dare to refute on the surface, they were more or less disappreciative in their hearts.

Before leaving, the country also said that the mountains and mountains of Shu were rugged, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but they encountered almost no stubborn resistance along the way.

Even if the siege of Chengdu has been during this period of time, it is only that its own military configuration is more suitable for field warfare than to pull out, in order to avoid unnecessary casualties with half the effort, it did not go all out to attack the city, as for the breakthrough counterattack launched by the enemy, they were all defeated by them without exception, and during the battle, they did not feel how brave and difficult these Shu soldiers were.

Therefore, these soldiers are more or less contemptuous of the Shu soldiers in their minds, and some people even think that the chief general Chi Yuan is so cautious is a bit of a fuss.

But now that the expedition is out and the military orders are like a mountain, even if they have some thoughts in their hearts, the soldiers dare not reveal them in the camp. However, once you leave the barracks, the binding force of military law is reduced.

The scouts who had left the camp took advantage of the grazing horses and surveyed the surrounding situation while they went on a safari, and if they could hunt some wild beasts in the countryside, they could also fight tooth sacrifices.

However, when they made a detour through the suburbs south of Chengdu, they found that many of the city's residents dragged their families and goods, and even drove their oxen, horses, and wagons out of the city quietly, taking advantage of the Wei army's shrinkage to the camp north of the city, crossing the Changwei that had not yet been evacuated, and fleeing towards the mountains, rivers and rivers to the south or west.

"These Shu people are really treacherous, it turned out that they took advantage of the time to flee and negotiate peace!"

Those scout rangers were ordered not to attack without authorization, and they were depressed in their hearts, and at this time, when they saw the Shu people fleeing, especially when they seemed to be carrying a lot of goods and seemed to be worth a lot of money, their mood was naturally more irritable, and they rushed to these people who fled from the city to loot and loot.

If this is just a few accidental phenomena, then it's just a matter of luck, but it is human instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and there are different opinions on how to judge the interests and disadvantages, for example, Xiao Ji feels that it is beneficial for him to abandon the foundation of Shuzhong that he has been operating for more than ten years and rush out of the gorge.

Now that the Wei soldiers outside the city have withdrawn to the camp, it seems to be an extremely rare opportunity for many city soldiers to take this opportunity to escape from Chengdu, so there is no shortage of city soldiers bribing the soldiers who defend the city, and then leading their families and property to flee Chengdu.

When those Wei army rangers brought the looted materials back to the camp, they naturally attracted the attention of those who were interested.

After a battle, the most anticipated opportunity to enter the city to loot the loot was deprived, and the mood of the soldiers can be imagined.

The people in the city are not stupid, although they can't see the tragic situation of people who go out of the city being slaughtered, but they also notice that there are more and more Wei army rangers patrolling the city, and they are frightened and angry, so they naturally dare not go out of the city casually.

But even if they don't go out of the city, the ferocity and greed aroused by the Wei army rangers from those who went out of the city before will not be extinguished. People do not suffer from widowhood but suffer from unevenness, and some of the rangers who came after hearing the news saw that others had gained a lot but they had no harvest, and their mood was naturally not smooth.

The more and more such people gathered, and the courage gradually grew, so in the evening, thousands of Wei soldiers gathered and rushed straight to Cheguancheng, a small city southwest of Chengdu. Since the upper echelons of the two sides were already negotiating the surrender of the covenant, and the small city of Cheguan was already not much defended, it was easy to be attacked into the city without guard.

These Western Wei soldiers were like hungry wolves, and after entering the city, they plundered a lot, and then quickly left the city with war horses carrying the spoils, leaving the city full of wailing people and a devastated scene.

In the camp, more than two hours later, and the night was already very dark, the envoy from Chengdu City came to inquire and learned that this incident had happened.

He was very angry in his heart, and even if he ordered to investigate this matter to the end, he not only wanted to give an explanation to the other party, but also severely punished the soldiers who dared to disobey his orders.

There were many participants in this matter, and those soldiers who participated in the siege and plundering did not deliberately conceal it, and directly brought all the looted goods back to the camp, and the investigation soon came to light.

Soon, a general in his thirties was sent into the big tent, which was the general of the Wei army who led his troops to attack the small city without authorization, and the three divisions of Yitong under the subordinates of Yuanzhen of Kaifu, named Changsun Ji.

As the first clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the eldest grandson has many children who are guards. When Emperor Xiaowu went west, the eldest grandson of the king of Shangdang also led his clansmen to accompany him, so there were many children of the Changsun clan in the forbidden army of Chang'an Liufang.

The eldest grandson in front of him is the grandson of the eldest grandson and the son of the eldest grandson Yu, who was also incorporated into the army of Shu as a general of the Praetorian Guard.

When Wei Chi Yu saw this culprit, he was also annoyed, and the halberd pointed at the eldest grandson who was prostrate on the ground and said angrily: "Do you know my military order? What is the sin of treating my magic sword as if it were nothing? ”

The eldest grandson drooped his head at this time, and he did not have the courage when he led the crowd to attack the city and plunder in the afternoon, but he just lowered his head and said in a bitter voice: "The last general knows that he is guilty, but the army has been stationed here for a long time, and the soldiers are physically tired, hungry and thirsty, and depressed for a long time......

There are few so-called benevolent and righteous teachers in this world, picking up a bow and knife is to kill people, low morale, cowardice and war weariness are admittedly bad, but if the morale is high and blindly suppressed, there is also a great risk. You must know that this is not a slave farmer, but a crowd of more than 10,000 tigers and wolves!

Hearing what this eldest grandson said, Wei Chi Hui also realized that he only cared about recruiting the defenders in the city, and somewhat ignored the feelings of the middle and lower-class soldiers, but now that the labor division is outside, as the chief general of the army, there is no such thing as humbly accepting advice and correcting mistakes, but needs absolute and unquestionable authority.

Therefore, although the generals had many words and pleaded for the eldest grandson, Wei Chi Hui still did not bypass him, first beheaded more than a dozen armor soldiers who entered the city first and killed very heavily, and then punished several governors such as the eldest grandson with military rods, and finally let people use a trailer to pull these severely injured governors into the city and let Xiao Yu and others punish them.

Xiao Yu and the others in the city naturally didn't dare to really punish these people severely, and even let people properly treat their injuries, and then sent them back to the camp overnight.

But even so, the generals of the Wei army were all ashamed of this. It is truly infuriating that they should have entered the city with pride and majesty as the victorious side, but now they need the mercy of the defeated side to survive.

After this reminder, Wei Chi Yu did not continue to ignore the demands of the soldiers. He knew that the reason why the soldiers were unhappy was nothing more than that the final benefits of the battle were not guaranteed, and as long as this was resolved, the morale of the army could be re-stabilized.

So then he ordered Xiao Yu and others in the city to report the situation of the treasury as soon as possible, and to arrange for elite soldiers to enter the city to control these treasury warehouses first, so as to reward the soldiers with the treasures in the treasury.

Xiao Yu didn't dare to slack off in this regard, and was busy taking stock of it. The city has been besieged for many days, and although the grain and rice things have been exhausted, there is still no shortage of other property savings, especially the many official slaves, which are also a very valuable resource.

They had already carried out the surrender procedure, but because Xiao Ji's young son Xiao Yuansu did not dare to go out of the city to surrender in person, the matter was delayed for two days. Originally, Xiao Yuansu planned to let Xiao Yuanzheng, the second brother who was detained in the mansion, replace him, but Xiao Yuanzheng took advantage of the panic in the mansion and fled directly.

Now that the surrender is imminent, the government officials naturally don't have the energy to search for Xiao Yuanzheng in the whole city. After the accident that the small city was destroyed, Xiao Yu was worried that it would be more uncertain if it dragged on, and after some persuasion, he finally said that Xiao Yuansu would go out of the city with him to surrender.

After deciding on this matter, they did not dare to slack off, and after sending messengers to inform the camp outside the city and receiving permission, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yuansu led the Chinese warriors of the city to the Wei army camp to ask for surrender. At the same time, the defenders of the city also gave up their resistance and abandoned their weapons.

Just as the surrender ceremony was being held outside the city, Xiao Yuanzheng, who had been hiding in the city for two days, reappeared near the palace, followed by hundreds of strong party members. These are all the people he has gathered, and there is no shortage of outlaws in prison.

Looking at the increasingly empty palace, Xiao Yuanzheng said hatefully: "The evil son in the household can't keep his job, but the loyal and righteous people are unwilling to live!" After entering the palace, quickly search for the tokens of the king's order, treasures and goods, and only then can you command the disciples and turn defeat into victory! ”

When everyone heard this, they agreed and rushed into the palace with Xiao Yuanzheng. At this time, most of the people in the palace had already followed Xiao Yuansu and others out of the city to surrender, leaving only more than 100 people to guard the inside and outside, and when they saw Xiao Yuanzheng leading hundreds of murderers to rush to kill, they were also panicked, and they did not dare to stop them, and dispersed in a hurry.

(End of chapter)