I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 391 Wu Yi's Surrender
Fucheng is located on the west bank of the Fu River, with the Anchang River, a tributary, flowing diagonally through it, forming a triangular fish head shape in Fucheng, which is situated directly in the center of this fish head.

Liu Miao's crimson dragon banner now stands on the east bank of the Fu River, as if it were about to pour itself into the fish's head, quite unrestrained!
When Ling Bao, the garrison commander of Fucheng, saw Liu Miao's banner swaying, he estimated the size of Liu Miao's army based on the number of tents and warships, concluding that it was no more than three or four thousand men.

The combined garrison of Fucheng and Luocheng in the rear numbered five thousand, seemingly more than the Han army, and they also occupied strategic passes for defense. However, Ling Bao knew that the current war situation could not be approached using the usual wartime logic.

Liu Xun's departure with his soldiers exposed the fact that Chengdu was under siege.

The soldiers in Fucheng and Luocheng are now in a state of panic, worried about their families in Chengdu. They have little energy left to focus on the war against Liu Miao.

Moreover, it wasn't until Ling Bao saw the crimson dragon banner that symbolized the emperor of the Han Dynasty up close that he truly understood just how much pressure that thing brought to people!
"Fucheng..."

Thinking about the current situation, Ling Bao wrote a letter to Wu Yi, who was stationed in Luocheng, wanting to lead his soldiers to Luocheng and abandon Fucheng.

"Luocheng was once the capital of Yizhou Commandery. With its high walls and thick fortifications, it can be relied upon to defend against Liu Miao!"

Faced with Ling Bao's suggestion, Wu Yi earnestly advised, "Fucheng is the northern shield. Once it falls, it will surely cause the soldiers in other places to completely lose confidence. We must not give up!"

If we abandon Fucheng today, who knows if we will abandon Luocheng tomorrow?
The future of Chengdu is still uncertain. If Fucheng is lost, the morale of the Shu army will surely collapse!
"Nonsense! How could I not know these things?"

Ling Bao didn't know how to tell Wu Yi about this.

Could it be that he told Wu Yi that he was intimidated by Liu Miao's morale and dared not confront him?

With the morale of the Shu army in Fucheng, the Han army on the other side only needs one charge to break through Fucheng!
Anyway, whoever wants to defend Fucheng can do it; Ling Bao is not going to serve them!

"Wu Yi, you shall lead the army to Fucheng to defend against Liu Miao!"

When Wu Yi heard that Ling Bao not only wanted to hide in the back, but also wanted him to go to Fucheng, he was furious.

"The land of Shu has always been yours! Now that things have come to this, instead of thinking about how to stop the enemy, you want others to help you defend yourself?"

"You act like tyrants all the time, but when it really matters, you send others to their deaths! What kind of world is this?"

Ling Bao was exposed by Wu Yi and immediately became embarrassed and angry.

"Wu Yi! Stop making false accusations!"

"What right do you have to lecture me? If it weren't for your wretched sister, do you think you could have the position of Lieutenant General? In the end, you're nothing but an outsider, a servant! And now you dare to yell at me?"

Wu Yi knew that most of the powerful families in Shu looked down on him.

It wasn't just because he wasn't from Shu, but more importantly because his clan relied on Liu Yan's lineage and were staunch monarchists, so naturally they were not well-liked by these people.

Now, because of the Wu family incident, Wu Yi's clan has obviously been abandoned by Liu Zhang, so these Shu generals no longer need to care about Wu Yi's reputation.

only……

No harm to family members!
In particular, the reason why the successor of Shu suddenly changed from Liu Mao to Liu Zhang is a secret that is known to almost everyone!
Now Wu has been suddenly sent to Liu Miao. She is clearly a woman, yet she has suffered countless grievances and is now being humiliated.
Wu Yi gripped the sword hilt tighter, his knuckles trembling slightly and turning white.

"Gentlemen!"

Wu Yi turned around and faced his soldiers.

"To be honest, Chengdu is indeed under siege! Moreover, the main force that Liu Xun led was breached by the Han army before it even reached Chengdu!"

Although the soldiers had suspected it beforehand, they still couldn't help but feel panicked when Wu Yi actually admitted that Chengdu was in crisis.

They were especially terrified when they heard the news of Liu Xun's defeat.

"Gentlemen! Although I am not from Shu, I know that we are all born of mothers and fathers!"

Wu Yi's gaze swept over the soldiers, and these soldiers from Shu, upon hearing Wu Yi's words, vaguely realized what Wu Yi was about to do, and they all stared at Wu Yi with hopeful expressions.

"Chengdu will fall sooner or later! If we are still resisting here then, our relatives and family members will be considered traitors! They will be beheaded by the enemy!"

Wu Yi's words once again caused commotion among the soldiers.

"From the perspective of father, mother, son, and filial piety, we should no longer resist!"

"The rest, Yu Zhong—"

Wu Yi drew his long sword and pointed it north.

"The one coming from the north now is none other than the Emperor of the Great Han!"

"For generations, you have been Han Chinese, and now Liu Zhang insists on making you recognize a man surnamed Yuan as your emperor! He wants you to become Zhao people! Tell me, do you agree to this?"

"No!"

Yizhou and Hanzhong were, after all, the places where the Han dynasty rose to power!

As Wu Yi said, everyone has been Han people for generations, so how did we suddenly become Zhao people for no reason?
The imperial banner of the Han emperor is now suspended in the north! The Han emperor himself is outside Fucheng! Shouldn't everyone be welcoming the holy emperor with food and drink? How have they become enemies with the Han emperor?
Should the loyal and filial soldiers of Shu really resist Liu Miao?
Seeing that the soldiers' morale was high, Wu Yi directly pointed his sword at Ling Bao outside the city—

"It's them! Why do they have to be Zhao people instead of being proper Han Chinese!"

"As long as we kill them, the Emperor of Han will surely forgive our mistakes! Our families can also be spared!" Wu Yi issued the order from the city wall.

"My lords! Follow me to slay the traitors of Han! Welcome the Han Emperor to Shu!"

"Here!"

Ling Bao stared in astonishment at the top of Luocheng City, wondering what Wu Yi was muttering incoherently.

It wasn't until the city gates swung open and the Shu soldiers rushed out that Ling Bao finally realized what had happened: "Wu Yi! You've betrayed your lord?"

"Our lord is the Emperor of Han! How can you call him a traitor?"

"The Emperor of Han! The Emperor of Han!"

The soldiers from Shu who followed Wu Yi didn't know who was right and who was wrong.

All they knew at that moment was that if they could kill Ling Bao, they wouldn't have to die, their families wouldn't have to die, and they wouldn't have to continue fighting here!

Thinking of this, the soldiers mustered all their strength and charged towards Ling Bao. In just one exchange, they knocked Ling Bao off his horse, and then ended his life with a few more blows.

By the time Wu Yi came out of the city to clean up the battlefield, Ling Bao was unrecognizable. Even his close friends could not recognize him. They could only confirm that he was indeed Ling Bao, a famous general from Shu, by the armor he was wearing.

Wu Yi took Ling Bao's body and rushed to Fucheng to take over the city. He then opened the city gates, shirtless, carrying thorns on his back, and presented the city to Liu Miao!
"It seems I wasn't left without anyone to entertain me!"

Liu Miao's choice of Wu Yi was somewhat unexpected, but also quite reasonable.

He walked over to Wu Yi and personally removed the thorns from Wu Yi's body: "Ziyuan, why do you have to do this? We are all family."

family……

For some reason, Wu Yi suddenly felt a lump in her throat.

Because in Sichuan, no one had told him for a long time that they were family.

Liu Miao helped Wu Yi up: "Your younger sister is waiting for you in the rear tent. Go and see her later."

Then, Liu Miao looked at the anxious Shu soldiers behind Wu Yi.

"You are still my people of the Great Han! As my subjects, why are you so dejected?"

"I will now reward you with the wealth of Luocheng! You may return home immediately and reunite with your families!"

Upon hearing Liu Miao's words, the soldiers of Shu all shouted "Long live the Emperor!"
As promised, Liu Miao handed over the money and grain from the Luocheng treasury to these soldiers, instructing them to carry the news of his invasion of Shu to distant lands.

The current "power" is sufficient; it is time to demonstrate "benevolence" and create the necessary conditions for the Han Dynasty to begin governing the Shu region.

As these soldiers returned to their hometowns with their money and provisions, many scholars from humble backgrounds and even commoner origins naturally flocked to them. These people were the very branches that would eventually allow the Han Dynasty to restore peace to the Shu region!

The chain reaction brought about by Wu Yi's surrender was clearly not limited to the change of ownership of Fucheng and Luocheng.

When the officials and magistrates of the surrounding counties saw that Liu Miao's entry into Shu was unstoppable, they immediately began to change their approach.

After all, while there were many powerful clans in Sichuan, they couldn't possibly be everywhere.

The vast amount of farmland property ultimately ended up in the hands of only a few families. Therefore, seeing that Liu Miao was about to arrive in Chengdu, most people still chose to cut their losses and flee, rather than cause any unsavory trouble with Liu Miao.

Of course, there were also those who genuinely didn't want to maintain a dignified appearance, and Liu Miao naturally couldn't be bothered to help them do so.

When the magistrate of Pengzhou refused to surrender, Liu Miao ordered Zhou Tai to lead troops to level Pengzhou, destroy its ancestral halls, and exhume the remains of its ancestors, burning them along with the city.

Only then did these powerful clans in Shu realize... that Liu Miao was serious!

For Liu Miao, "crushed to ashes" is definitely not just an adjective!

Liu Miao was truly ruthless enough to dig up your ancestors' remains and burn them again!

Along the way, no one had heard of Liu Miao doing anything drastic, and everyone thought he was just joking around! Or perhaps it was because the powerful clans in Shu were too influential that Liu Miao was turning a blind eye... But now it seems that it was just because Liu Miao hadn't shown his fangs yet!

The incident in Pengzhou was a case of making an example of someone!
What if the monkey doesn't listen?
That would naturally mean killing a few more chickens!
"Aren't these powerful clans in Shu always afraid that if I conquer Shu, I will take their lives and seize their land?"

Liu Miao said with considerable regret—

Unfortunately, they were right!

"I don't have much time to waste in Shu."

"Whether or not they open the door to Chengdu is their last chance!"

As Liu Miao cleared the area, he continued forward.

Two and a half months after deciding to attack Shu, Liu Miao finally approached the heart of Shu—Chengdu—like wildfire spreading across the plains!
(End of this chapter)