Since ancient times, there has been a saying that the more things are finished, the more cautious they become, and many things are often caused by a lack of caution at the last moment, which makes things that seem to be about to settle be reversed.

For example, in modern times, Er Zhurong was killed by Emperor Xiaozhuang, and Gao Cheng was stabbed by a house slave, all of which are examples of carelessness at the last moment, so that success is lost, and happiness is sad.

Wei Chi Hui is also a person who knows the soldiers, of course, he also understands this truth, although he is eager to receive the city, he does not rush into the city, but waits for surrender outside the city. As long as these Yizhou civil and military groups are out of the city, then even if there are unwilling people in the city, they will not be able to organize manpower to carry out any effective resistance.

When Xiao Yu, Xiao Yuansu and others came to the camp gate, Wei Chi led his generals out of the gate to greet them.

Seeing that Yu Chi Hui was handsome and good-looking, and his attitude was also polite, Xiao Yuansu, who was still a little frightened, gradually put his mind at ease, lowered his head and followed behind Yu Chi Hui, and climbed on the earthen platform piled up nearly two zhang high in the north of Chengdu City, and made an alliance with each other under the joint witness of the soldiers on both sides.

Just when the two sides swore an oath, Kaifu Yuanzhen and others also led a team of 3,000 people to the city first, they first took over the defense of the city in the north, and then advanced all the way to the city along the long street, clearing the streets and eliminating the hidden dangers and dangers in the city.

"It is said that Shuzhong is rich, looking at the houses and courtyards in this city, the rumors are really true!"

The soldiers stayed outside the city for a long time, and when they were able to enter the city at this time, they were naturally curious to look at the layout of the city and various scenery. When they saw the courtyards of the houses with high walls and grand mansions on both sides of the long street, these Western Wei soldiers couldn't help but be amazed and envious.

Although Guanzhong has gradually prospered in recent years, and its poor state has been greatly improved compared with previous years, it has not yet been reflected in the architectural layout of the city.

Although Chang'an is the seat of the imperial court, it is not the real center of power, so the layout of the city is cramped and crowded, and it is far less dilapidated and messy, far less than the city of Chengdu, which gathers the essence of Shu in one city.

At this time, on both sides of the long street, there were also many scholars along the street to welcome Wei Shi into the city. The majestic Wei soldiers who straddled their horses and wielded their spears were indeed deeply admired by the soldiers and people of the city, and the Wei soldiers were equally impressed by the frightened but richly dressed inhabitants of the city.

Although Chengdu has a large population, most of those officials and slaves are gathered in many halls and residences, and they cannot wander around at will, and some poor people also live in the south of the city.

Because the north of the city is close to the official buildings such as the Wuling palace and the state government, most of the residents are high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants.

Even if they don't deliberately show off their wealth, their own clothing and consumption far exceed ordinary people, and today's welcome Wei army is already deliberately low-key, but the white silk satin robe fell in the eyes of the Western Wei sergeants, and it is also very eye-catching. This kind of invisible flaunting of wealth is more seductive than deliberate display.

However, all the soldiers also kept in mind the military order, and did not dare to act recklessly in the city, and walked towards the state capital without squinting.

However, when they were about to arrive at the core building of the city, there was a sudden noise of people in the streets and alleys on the left, and when they turned their heads to look in, they found that there were strong men running around in the alleys.

"Go and take a look, if you refuse to disarm your order, kill it immediately!"

Kaifu Yuanzhen glanced in the direction of the commotion, and then ordered a team of 100 people in the army to investigate and purge, while he continued to lead the team to the state capital, to control the state capital and wait for the lord to enter the city.

As soon as the team rushed into the alley, more than a dozen soldiers in uniform directly abandoned their weapons and bowed to the ground, and hurriedly shouted that they were the palace guards, because they were chased and expelled by the chaotic soldiers led by Xiao Yuanzheng, the king of Xiyang, and they came here in a panic.

"There's still a rebel army in the city?"

After learning of this situation, the captain of the team suddenly changed his face, and he was busy asking seriously, and after a little understanding, he was about to follow the direction pointed by these palace guards, but after leading the team for a distance, he paused, drew his knife and slashed straight at these palace guards, and at the same time shouted loudly: "Shu thieves are treacherous, refuse to surrender and be killed!" ”

When the rest of the sergeants saw this, they also came forward to besiege and kill, and it only took a dozen breaths to cut down all these palace guards to death.

"Quickly tell the opening of the mansion, there are still stubborn rebel troops in the city, I don't know where to go, and I urgently need a large army to enter the city to clear and arrest!"

After slashing these palace guards, the captain of the team looked at the end of the alley, but did not choose to follow it, but led the team to withdraw from this alley, and then went straight down the street to the state capital and reported the situation to the Kaifu Yuanzhen.

Just around the corner of this alley, Xiao Yuan was looking at the bloody killing scene in the alley, his face was pale, and his teeth chattered: "The Qiang thief is really murderous, murderous......

He has never been a brave man who regards death as home, and the reason why he did not agree to surrender before was also out of fear, and he still lingered in the city after being rescued in the palace, first, he felt that his power was still very weak, and second, he was unwilling to be dedicated to the Western Wei Dynasty by his younger brother, hoping that he could also get a piece of the pie to start a career.

Plundering in the palace did not gain much, because the goods had already been inventoried and guarded by Xiao Yu, but when he wanted to look for it again, he found that the Wei army had entered the city.

"King, if you still want to get out today, you can only disturb the situation in the city! The Wei army is only tens of thousands of soldiers, and it will be difficult to control it when it first enters the city, and when all sides are in chaos and the city people are running around, we can only take advantage of the chaos to escape! ”

Xiao Yuanzheng was already a little frightened here, but the prisoners he released from the prison were not many experts in the traitor department, and when he saw that the Wei army only controlled the main road after entering the city and was unable to arrange the whole city, he came up with an idea.

"Yes, chaos, chaos, I must not pay my prosperous city to thieves!"

After seeing the brutal methods of the Wei army to kill people just now, Xiao Yuanzheng became more and more convinced that his refusal to surrender was a correct choice, and after hearing this, he immediately nodded again and again, but asked a little overwhelmed: "But now that the Wei army has entered the city, how to make trouble!" ”

"Arson!"

Xiao Yuanzheng's voice did not fall, when even a few people spoke. The siege of the city for many days has caused panic and order in the city, and the market is also chaotic, and once a fire breaks out, it can indeed spread quickly and cause great panic and turmoil.

Xiao Yuanzheng was already very panicked at this time, and he only hoped that he could escape, regardless of how the people in the city suffered. Moreover, in his opinion, these citygoers refused to resist to the death and resisted, but took the initiative to surrender, and they were all innocent of death. Therefore, he did not have any psychological burden for setting fire to the city, and when he heard that several people were in this plan, he nodded again and again.

At this time, the city of Chengdu was been, and after the oath, Wei Chi Hui summoned these Yizhou civil and military officials who stayed in the city one by one under the introduction of Xiao Yu, and everyone said a few words to comfort them slightly. Next, he wants to control the entire territory of Shuzhong with Chengdu as the center, and of course he also needs the support of these people.

A few galloping horses went out of the city, came to the surrender site and whispered a little to Wei Chi's cronies in the tent, and one of his cronies and governors strode forward and whispered to Wei Chi Hui.

After listening to this, Wei Chi Yu's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he turned his head to look at Xiao Yu who was not far away and asked in a deep voice: "May I ask Xiao Hou, are all the important people left behind in the city here?" ”

Xiao Yu was also quite apprehensive, and when he heard Wei Chi's words, his heart suddenly sank, and he hurriedly bowed to the front and said: "There is another ancestor of the king's door next time, ...... next time."

After listening to Xiao Yu's explanation, Wei Chi Hui was also indignant in his heart, he had already suffered a lot of pressure this time, but he didn't expect this kind of secret and accident, so he couldn't help but say angrily: "I treat each other with sincerity and accept it kindly, but I don't want you to hide this hidden evil and refuse to confess, if there is another disaster because of this, you will not be able to escape the blame!" ”

Because he had just finished the oath, it was not good for him to directly impose strict sanctions on Xiao Yu and the others in front of everyone on both sides, and when he was hesitating to send a large army into the city to search for the whole city as Yuan Zhen said, his eyes suddenly found that there was fire smoke rising into the sky in the northwest corner of the city, his face changed sharply, and he asked in surprise: "What happened in the city?" ”

In a very short period of time, smoke and fire rose in the western part of the city, and it was obvious that someone was causing trouble. At present, the city defense department has been disarmed, but the Western Wei army has not yet been deployed in the whole city.

"General, if you don't send your troops into the city to settle the chaos, and the chaos spreads, I'm afraid it will be difficult to control!"

At this time, several generals who had been surrendered by their entourage also stepped forward one after another, asking for battle with Wei Chi Yuan.

Wei Chi took a look at the Shuzhong group who were also a little panicked, and then looked at the city where the smoke was getting thicker and thicker, and knew that it would not be possible to receive the city peacefully this time, so he shouted and ordered: "The slave Kaifu led the troops to stay in the camp, and the four Kaifu led the headquarters, and the troops were divided into four roads, each according to the city gate, and the armies were in chaos along the streets, and those who were not banned were killed!" ”

With the issuance of his military orders, the officers and men of the various armies who had already been gearing up and regretting that they could not fight were excited, and in the sound of the loud drums and horns, all the people and horses left the camp and rushed to the opposite city of Chengdu, and those Yizhou civil and military officials were driven to the camp to guard in the name of protection.

Some of them shouted for protection for their families in the city, but no one paid any attention to them when they screamed and cut their throats.

The fire in the city has gradually spread, and many people who are hudded in their homes can no longer stand the fire and rush into the streets. As the gates of the city were occupied by the Wei army, a city-wide slaughter began.

(End of chapter)