However, it is said that as early as the Southern Barbarian Meng was invaded, occupied Jiangzhou, and continued to the north, when the Shu army was defeated and retreated one after another, the prince of Shu had already given up Chengdu and fled to Hanzhong under the instigation of the left and right people, in the name of sitting in Hanzhong and resisting the Cao army.

Two days before the fall of Zitong, Zhuge Liang got the news that the White Emperor City was broken and Liu Bei was killed, so he naturally reported to Liu Chan in Hanzhong as soon as possible to let Liu Chan know.

When the news of Liu Bei's death in the White Emperor City was reported to Hanzhong, Liu Chan was busy expanding and building a palace in Hanzhong, and when he heard the news that Liu Bei had been killed, Liu Chan was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface, he still cried all day long, and ordered hundreds of officials to hang filial piety, look at the sacrifice, and say "Emperor Zhaolie".

At the same time, the accompanying Taifu Xu Jing, Guanglu Doctor Qian Zhou, and Shang Shufa were discussing, saying that the world could not be without a monarch for a day, and that they wanted to respect Liu Chan as the emperor, and the bureaucrats and bureaucrats in Hanzhong were invited to the throne of the emperor.

Liu Chan looked at the table and was overjoyed, but he also knew that according to the convention, he could not agree to inherit the throne all at once, so he deliberately resigned one or two times, waiting for the ministers to appear on the table for the second time and the third time.

After three days, early in the morning, Liu Chan heard that Taifu Xu Jing, Guanglu Doctor Qian Zhou, and Shang Shufa were asking to see him outside, and he thought that the hundred officials would continue to be on the table and ask him to inherit the throne, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly asked the three of them to come in.

"Meet His Royal Highness the Prince!" the three of them came in and hurriedly bowed.

"The three Aiqing don't have to be polite, I don't know what the important thing is to come to see Gu today?" Liu Chan said deliberately lightly, but his heart was pounding and beating.

Liu Chanzheng thought to himself: "These three people must have come to ask me to ascend the throne on behalf of the hundred officials, should I answer them, or let them ask again." ”

At this time, after seeing the three of them look at each other, Xu Jing said loudly: "Your Highness, something is wrong." ”

Liu Chan was also taken aback by this big incident. Hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

Xu Jing said: "I just received the news that Zitong was lost five days ago, and now Prime Minister Zhuge has retreated to the Sword Pavilion with an army of 20,000. ”

When Liu Chan heard this, he couldn't help but let out a breath and said with a smile: "Hehe, I'm a big deal." It turned out that this was the case, a few days ago, when Prime Minister Zhuge sent back the news that his father was unfortunately killed, he sent someone back to explain, and I already knew about it. This is just a strategy of Prime Minister Zhuge .

The person sent back by Prime Minister Zhuge has already said that now the Nanban Wu Clan has fought Zitong, if we fight with them in the field, or if we defend Zitong, our army is too inferior in numbers, but I am afraid that they are not the opponents of the Nanban Wu Clan. It was just a waste of soldiers, horses, food and grass there, and the loss of the strength of our army.

However, if it is to retreat to the Sword Pavilion, it is different, the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan is not good at attacking the city, with the danger of the Sword Pavilion, it is impossible for the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan to attack it, so I want to rely on the Sword Pavilion to slow down the Southern Barbarians and frustrate their spirit.

Moreover, giving up Xichuan can also allow the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan and the Jiangdong army to compete for Xichuan. Let's go and fight first, and wait for them to decide the winners. Even if the winning side is definitely a big loss of strength, when the time comes, our Shu Kingdom will definitely be able to defeat the winner of them in one fell swoop and subdue the lost territory in one fell swoop.

According to the prime minister's Jihua, he gave up Xichuan and retreated to the Sword Pavilion. Even the Sword Pavilion gave up and retreated to Jiameng Pass, which was an extremely subtle strategy, and you Aiqing didn't need to panic. ”

Seeing that Liu Chan didn't think so, Doctor Guanglu hurriedly said, "Your Highness." We also know Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's original plan, but although they are all retreating to the Sword Pavilion, today's situation is very different from Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng's original plan, otherwise we would not be in such a hurry to find His Highness. ”

Liu Chan smiled: "What's the difference?"

Qian Zhou said: "According to the original Jihua, the main defense of the retreat to the Sword Pavilion is not good at attacking the city, let alone attacking the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan in Xiongguan, but there is no great danger in defending it.

However, the latest battle report is that now that Zitong is occupied, it is the Eastern Wu army that is storming the Sword Pavilion, and the Eastern Wu army is much stronger than the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan, and Lu Xun and the Infinite Dao people in the Eastern Wu army are extraordinary, and they are also going to attack the city and trap the world-famous immortal camp, even if the Sword Pavilion is dangerous, it may not be able to stop it. ”

"What? What about the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan, how did he let go of the Eastern Wu army? And isn't Lu Xun a famous commander? How dare he occupy Zitong and attack the Sword Pavilion, so he is not afraid of being attacked by our Shu army and the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan? Could it be that the Southern Barbarian Wu Clan and the Eastern Wu have reached an alliance to divide our Shu Kingdom?" Liu Chan also panicked when he heard this, and asked a series of questions.

Hearing Liu Chan's question, Qian Zhou said with a bitter face: "The Southern Barbarian Wu Clan is dead. According to the intelligence, the Eastern Wu army arrived at the moment when the Nanban Wu Clan captured Zitong City, and launched an attack on the exhausted Nanban Wu Clan, the Nanban King Meng Shu and now the first master of the Nanban, Mrs. Zhu Rong, were taken by the immeasurable Taoists, and the 300,000 army of the Nanban was killed more than 200,000 people, and 100,000 prisoners, and the Dongwu army decided the Nanban in a war. ”

"The Nanban Wu Clan was decided in one battle, how could it be possible? Aren't Meng Shu and Mrs. Zhu Rong very powerful? How could they have been taken by the Immeasurable Daoists? This is impossible. Liu Chan couldn't help but exclaim.

"How dare we deceive Your Highness, and now the military situation is indeed like this. Fazheng, who had not spoken, also spoke.

Liu Chan said with some panic: "In such a battle between Eastern Wu and the Southern Barbarian Army, are there many casualties?

Fa Zhengdao: "It is reported that Dongwu sent about 150,000 troops this time, and Zitong only suffered more than 20,000 casualties in the first battle, of which only a few thousand were killed, and the damage was not large.

Now Dongwu divided 20,000 to take Chengdu and Jiangzhou, the remaining 100,000 troops have been captured by 100,000 Southern Barbarian Wu Clan, nearly 200,000 troops are attacking Sword Pavilion, in addition, in Dongwu, there are continuous reinforcements and officials to do it, and tens of thousands of troops are added every day. ”

Liu Chan's face turned pale and said: "What, hundreds of thousands of Eastern Wu troops and 100,000 Southern Barbarian prisoners, isn't that more than 200,000 troops, and tens of thousands of reinforcements arrive every day, but Eastern Wu is determined to destroy my Shu Kingdom." ”

The three ministers each gave a look, and then Fa Zheng said: "Not only that, according to intelligence, this time the Eastern Wu is extremely vicious, their army of more than 100,000 is only cultivating in front of the Sword Pavilion and accumulating strength, but it is to drive away 100,000 captives of the Southern Barbarian Witch Clan, regardless of casualties, attacking the Sword Pavilion day and night."

If we don't send a large number of reinforcements, in a few days, without the elite of Eastern Wu, 100,000 Wu Clan captives will be able to capture the Sword Pavilion?"

Liu Chan said: "Didn't you say that Meng Huo's 300,000 troops could defend it?

Fa Zheng said: "After all, they are the same clan, how dare Meng Shu use the Nanban Wu Clan to death like this! Such a siege of the city regardless of life and death day and night, he is not afraid of exterminating the clan? Not afraid that the clansmen will not be able to be oppressed, but he will go?"

Not to mention such a siege and such a loss, if it is led by Meng Shu, I am afraid that the loss will be a little bigger, and the leaders of all ethnic groups under his command must have their own calculations in their hearts, and they dare not move forward, so naturally the 300,000 army is not afraid.

But now it's different, the Jiangdong army is not afraid of the Wu clan exterminating the clan, and now their Xichuan, if the Wu clan is wiped out, it will be more beneficial for them to rule, maybe they still wish the Wu clan would die, so naturally they will use the Wu clan so ruthlessly.

If we can get so many Wu captives, we will probably not be more merciful than Eastern Wu, and we will only use more ruthlessly.

And these Wu clans, because the Jiangdong army is in the rear, if they retreat, or slack, they will definitely be killed, and they can only work hard to capture the Sword Pavilion and have a chance to live, so no matter how hard and tired they are, no matter how heavy the casualties are, they will only rush forward more bravely.

The current situation is that they have a large number of Wu clans in Dongwu that can be consumed, but our Shu Kingdom's current family background cannot withstand such consumption.

There are only more than 20,000 people under the command of Prime Minister Zhuge , 100,000 Southern Barbarian Wu Clan, even if ten people are exchanged for one of my Shu army, they can also be exchanged for half of the troops of Prime Minister Zhuge Zhuge , and the soldiers and horses under the command of Prime Minister Zhuge are just temporarily recruited after the defeat of the first emperor, and they are not really elite, even if they only rely on the protection of the Sword Pavilion Xiongguan, it is already good that the three of them can exchange for the life of a Wu clan.

If reinforcements are not given, the 100,000 Wu clan will be desperately killed and wounded, and they will be able to fight out the soldiers and horses under the command of Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng. ”

Liu Chan muttered to himself, "How can this be?"

Qian Zhou said: "In fact, the situation is much more severe than Bixia thought, the corpses of the 100,000 Wu Clan, even if they are piled up, they can be as high as the Sword Pavilion Xiongguan, and then the danger of the Sword Pavilion will be gone."

And under such an attack, it is impossible for the soldiers and horses under the command of Prime Minister Zhuge to rotate to defend, and there is no time to rest, the soldiers and horses under the command of Prime Minister Zhuge are not as good as the endurance of the Wu clan, as long as the Wu clan attacks for a few days in a row, it does not take 100,000 Wu clans to die, and even half of the dead and wounded, I am afraid that the soldiers of the Shu army will not even have the strength to pick up weapons, but the Wu clan still has the strength, and they can easily capture the Sword Pavilion. ”

Liu Chan, whose face was already blue, couldn't help asking, "Then what other soldiers and horses can go to support Prime Minister Zhuge ?"

Fa Zheng shook his head and said: "General Ma Chao of Yangping Guan is constantly in a hurry, and he also needs reinforcements, and Shangyong Mengda is probably urged by Cao Pi, and now he has begun to advance here, and he doesn't know where to draw people and horses to support, and now he really can't draw troops and horses to support Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng." And even if 120,000 soldiers and horses are drawn to support, it is only able to block 100,000 Wu captives. ”

Liu Chan suddenly slumped on the stool, and said weakly: "In this way, I'm afraid that the Shu Kingdom is really dead?"

The three of them lowered their heads and remained silent, but silently answered Liu Chan's question.

After a while, Liu Chan straightened up and asked coldly, "The three Aiqing are here to persuade Gu to surrender today?"

The three of them looked at each other, but did not speak. (To be continued......)