The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 212 Volume Three Chengdu!

Fucheng is the last barrier of the Chengdu Plain.

It was for this reason that Liu Mao ordered his closest brother-in-law Wu Yi to garrison here to guard against foreign invaders.

But now that Liu Zhang had arrived here, even Wu Yi didn't know how to respond and could only ignore him.

"I heard you call the person outside 'Uncle Emperor'? Is that person also a relative of the Han Dynasty?"

"Liu Bei, courtesy name Xuande, is a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan."

"never heard of that."

Liu Zhang: "The emperor's uncle came from Youzhou and fought for thousands of miles before he could reach the court. Yizhou is the farthest from Youzhou, so it's no wonder that the general has never heard of the emperor's uncle's reputation."

Wu Yi was shocked: "Did he fight all the way from Youzhou to serve the court?"

"Exactly."

The centripetal force of the imperial court is still terribly strong!
Having one Liu Bei is not scary, but if there were thousands and millions of Liu Beis who were as loyal to the Han Dynasty as he was, would the Han Dynasty still perish?
Wu Yi was completely caught in a dilemma.

From Liu Zhang's description, he knew that the court had gradually recovered from its lingering state.

Moreover, the imperial court itself occupied Hanzhong.

Once Hanzhong was lost, Shu's gates were wide open and it lost the qualification to establish its own separatist regime.

In addition, Baishui Pass had also been lost, and in fact half of the life of Shu was already in the hands of the imperial court.

The imperial court simply did not want to spend too much to obtain Yizhou, that was all.

Even if they fail this time, the imperial court will still make a comeback one year, three years, or five years later, and the Yizhou forces are doomed to fail.

Should he surrender at this time and continue to be a Han minister, or should he resist stubbornly and wait until the imperial army arrives several years later and become a Han traitor with no way out?

This choice doesn't seem to be difficult.

"Small power depends on oneself, big power depends on others!"

From a spatial perspective.

Although Pang De and Guan Yu captured Baishui Pass and gained an advantage, this led to the alliance between Liu Mao and Zhang Wei, which put them at a disadvantage in the entire Yizhou situation.

But in terms of time.

Even if Wu Yi annihilates Liu Bei now and wins over the imperial court, as the imperial court gradually recovers, it will inevitably gather a stronger force to move south in the future in order to seize Shu in one fell swoop.

Wu Yi is not just a military general. He cannot only consider the current war situation, but also has to consider the overall situation.

When he thought of this, Wu Yi had made up his mind.

However, he did not tell Liu Zhang directly. Instead, he left Liu Zhang in the city to recuperate, and disguised himself as an old farmer, and slowly approached Liu Bei's camp with several personal soldiers, intending to see with his own eyes what kind of person Liu Bei was.

When they arrived at Liu Bei's camp, they saw that although the soldiers under Liu Bei looked tired, their military discipline was strict.

Moreover, whether stationed or marching, the soldiers under Liu Bei did not disturb the nearby people, and they deliberately bypassed farmland with crops, only took small paths, and did not dare to disrupt people's livelihood.

Wu Yi was impressed by Liu Bei's military discipline and said to his guards: "The army sent by the court this time is a righteous army! I am a Han official and have no intention of being an enemy of the court. Seeing the king's army behaving like this today, how can I drive them away?"

On the other hand, the Five Pecks of Rice Sect was about to join forces with Liu Mao.

Although the slogans were good, once the people joined the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, they would no longer treat ordinary people as human beings. Instead, they would bully and abuse them even more severely.

Wu Yi really couldn't imagine a scene in the future where Yizhou would be full of rice thieves, so after returning, he immediately opened the city gates and welcomed the royal army into the city.

Liu Bei was also very happy when he heard that Wu Yi was willing to open the city and surrender.

Now that Fucheng has been taken, Chengdu is just around the corner!

Zhao Yun and Wang Ping also congratulated Liu Bei.

"If it weren't for the Emperor's uncle leading the troops, I'm afraid it would be difficult to complete such a difficult march!"

They risked their lives to sneak across Yinping, but actually managed to seize a chance to survive!

If Liu Bei had not repeatedly encouraged his soldiers along the way, I'm afraid the soldiers would have become tired and defeated.

If Liu Bei had not been kind and righteous and had not allowed his soldiers to trample on the rice seedlings, I am afraid Wu Yi would not have chosen to surrender to such a small army of Liu Bei.

More importantly, Liu Bei was lucky after all. He relied on his foot injury to delay for a few days, perfectly avoiding the defenders of Jiangyou and was able to enter Shu easily!

Being able to accomplish all this obviously does not rely solely on the abilities of the generals.

Even if it was Han Xin who completed this battle, I'm afraid his completion would be far inferior to Liu Bei's, right?
When Liu Bei heard the praise from his attendants, he quickly waved his hand.

"If it weren't for the Emperor's protection, how could we have achieved what we have today?"

"Whether it was sneaking across Yinping or asking Ji Yu to persuade them to surrender, they were all strategies that the emperor had come up with. You must not be complacent!"

Liu Bei celebrated for a moment and then immediately calmed down.

Because he knew that the real fruits of victory had not yet been reaped.

Now, it is just like slowly removing the clothes from a beautiful woman to reveal her curvy body. In the end, you have to enter her body and make it your own shape, only then can you complete the merit.

Liu Bei met Wu Yi and was quite enthusiastic as soon as they met.

"The general's contribution is truly as great as the bright moon in the sky. He should be the first in this battle!"

Wu Yi fell to the ground in shame, "I was originally a person who had lost his way, but I just repented. How can this be called a merit? I beg the emperor to punish me!"

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Wu Yi up and said, "General, what crime have you committed? Please don't torture me."

In order to appease Wu Yi, Liu Bei even took out the axe rewarded by the emperor——

"General, you are the one who has made the greatest contribution to the pacification of Yizhou! I promise you that I will never pursue the past! I will definitely protect you and your family."

After seeing the golden axe, Wu Yi realized how important Liu Bei was in the emperor's heart!

Seeing the axe and halberd is like the emperor himself coming!

Wu Yi quickly knelt down again, bursting into tears of gratitude!

Because he knew that once the emperor swung his axe, he and his family would truly be safe!
Liu Bei respectfully put the axe into his arms for safekeeping, and helped Wu Yi up again.

"It is of course gratifying that the general has surrendered the city. But Chengdu is still in the hands of Liu Mao. Do you have any plan to make him surrender?"

Wu Yi smiled and said, "How difficult is that?"

"The commander of Mianzhu is my subordinate. As long as I go there with the military token and explain the truth, he will naturally provide food and drink to welcome the royal army."

“It’s Chengdu…”

When Wu Yi mentioned Chengdu, a look of worry appeared between his brows.

"Although the great families in Shu now all worship my brother-in-law as their leader, the military and political power is actually in the hands of Sima Zhaowei."

"Zhao Wei is a man with great ambitions. He was actually the Taicang magistrate of Luoyang at the beginning. But after hearing that Yizhou had the aura of an emperor, he decided to follow Liu Yan into Shu. After entering Shu, he often secretly contacted the Yizhou nobles and made plans based on his identity as a Yizhou native."

"Although my brother-in-law has some Dongzhou soldiers obtained by reorganizing refugees, they are still no match for Zhao Wei. If Zhao Wei finds out something is wrong, I'm afraid there will be another dispute."

Only then did Liu Bei realize that the internal situation of Chengdu was so complicated.

Wu Yi thought about how to defeat the enemy: "Therefore, it is not easy to delay the war and let Zhao Wei realize the truth that the north has not been conquered and the royal army is only coming from Yinping."

"Did the uncle prepare a large number of Pang De and Guan Yu's flags in order to make me think that Zitong had been conquered and the army had entered Shu?"

Liu Bei was a little embarrassed: "It's a pity that I couldn't hide it from the general after all."

Wu Yi: "Isn't now a good time to use these flags?"

"I will first send some soldiers to flee to Chengdu as defeated soldiers, bringing the news of the defeat on the front line. After that, the emperor's uncle will approach Chengdu with the banners of Pang De and Guan Yu. In this way, Zhao Wei and others will surely be terrified and willing to surrender!"

"good!"

Liu Bei thought this plan was feasible and approved it immediately!
With Wu Yi's military token, the general defending Mianzhu did not put up any resistance and simply handed over Mianzhu.

The people in Chengdu suddenly learned that even Mianzhu had been lost, and they all started to panic!
Sima Zhaowei jumped up three feet high: "How is it possible? Zitong is easy to defend but difficult to attack! How could the court take it so easily? Behind Zitong is Fucheng! And Mianzhu! How could the court come so quickly!"

But it was not Zhao Wei's turn to disbelieve it, because a large number of "ruined soldiers" came from the front line and brought news of military defeat.

Zhao Wei was extremely frightened for a moment, and did not care that he had some disagreements with Liu Mao, who succeeded Liu Yan, in recent days, and hurried to discuss countermeasures.

When Liu Mao heard that even Mianzhu had been captured, he was at a loss.

But Liu Mao was a successor after all, and a successor whose power was taken away by Zhao Wei. He didn't feel bad when his son sold his father's land.

"In that case, just surrender!"

Liu Mao's bachelor behavior immediately aroused Zhao Wei's dissatisfaction: "I am ready to fight to the death, why did the governor surrender first?"

"If we unite the forces in the city and ask Zhang Wei for help, we will definitely be able to defend Chengdu!"

Combine the forces in the city?

Now in the city, there are some Dongzhou soldiers left by Liu Yan for Liu Mao, who are also Liu Mao's only remaining trump card.

If these trump cards were handed over to Zhao Wei, what would happen even if Chengdu was defended? Wouldn't Liu Mao have to rely on Zhao Wei to survive in the future?
In this case, it would be better to surrender to the court!
Anyway, Liu Mao himself is a relative of the Han royal family. If he has the merit of surrendering the city, his life should not be in danger.

When he returns to Chang'an, he can reunite with his brothers and happily return to his previous life of cockfighting and running errands, being his own playboy. Why not?

As for the previous transgressions...

That was all done by Liu Yan! What does it have to do with Liu Mao?
Liu Mao immediately said with great righteousness: "I am a governor who defends the land for the court. Now the court has sent a large army to help me quell the rebellion of Zhang Wei and other rice thieves. What reason do I have to resist?"

"Open the city gates quickly to welcome the royal division! There must be no mistakes!"

Zhao Wei looked at Liu Mao in amazement.

He had been with Liu Mao for some time, but he didn't realize that Liu Mao was so shameless!
He directly characterized the court's act of sending troops as an effort to pacify Zhang Wei, and he himself didn't want to get involved in any shit!

Could it be that Yizhou, which Liu Yan had been coveting for so long, was just given away to someone else for nothing?
(End of this chapter)