"Commander, this Shu army came to die and was defeated in one blow. Why didn't you let me lead the army to pursue it? You just sent the five hundred cavalry in the camp with me, so Zhao Jiwen will never escape! Even I can take advantage of this opportunity.
Break into the city of Chengdu and we can stay overnight in the city!" At dusk, under the heavy dusk, Dang Jin entered the handsome tent with a knife on his shoulder and complained to Zhao Kuangyin, who was immersed in the case.
On the commander's desk was a large pile of military intelligence documents about the Han Army on the Northern Route. Some were captured by the Shu government, and some were from Han spies. Zhao Kuangyin was studying them carefully.
"Sit!" After listening to Dang Jin's words, Zhao Kuangyin raised his head, looked at him, pointed his hand, and then explained: "It's not that I don't want to, it's just that the soldiers landed from Suizhou and ran for nearly three hundred miles.
The soldiers are in urgent need of rest and recuperation. If the Shu army had not taken the initiative to fight today, I would not have wanted to fight. Now, the most important thing is to let the soldiers have enough food and sleep to recharge their batteries!"
After hearing what he said, Dang Jin still felt regretful and said, "But a good opportunity is right in front of me, so I'm really not willing to give up like this!"
Looking at Zhao Kuangyin, Dang Jin couldn't help but said: "Dushuai, you led our light troops to rush in here, isn't it just for Chengdu? Chengdu is right in front of you now, you can't be tempted to seize the city first and destroy Meng Shu.
,Aren’t you in a hurry?”
Seeing Dang Jin's restless performance, Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said to him calmly: "The army is here, Chengdu is right in front of us, and it will eventually be included in the Han Dynasty, so why be so eager. Furthermore, with the fatigue of our soldiers, the strength of the army
How can we control the huge city of Chengdu if it is so weak? If we attack it rashly, I'm afraid it will cause chaos!"
"Alas! You are always right!" Dang Jin muttered.
Zhao Kuangyin was still calm and asked: "Have all the prisoners been placed? How about the purge?"
Dang Jin replied: "Shu people are weak. These Shu troops are cowardly when fighting, but they are very conscious about being prisoners!"
"Don't underestimate the Shu army and despise the Shu people. They are so miserable, but they use inhumane methods!" Zhao Kuangyin held up the military report in his hand and raised it, saying: "This time we enter Shu to fight, Huaide in the north, Huai De
Wei's second army has made great achievements and defeated the enemy in bloody battles. Most of them are composed of Shu soldiers!"
Dang Jin was slightly surprised and continued: "I underestimated them! The surrounding area has been cleared, and the remaining prisoners have been escorted back to the camp for guarding. There should not be many people scattered among the people!"
Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "Well done! If so many Shu soldiers escape and flee in large numbers, the damage caused to the local area will be ten times more serious than that of bandits. Within the territory of Shu, the people are already very uneasy and human relations are greatly disturbed.
, such a situation needs to be avoided at all costs! We are here to seize its territory, cities, and people for the Han Dynasty. After the war is over, we must first appease them and make them smoothly integrate into the rule of the Han Dynasty. We must consider the long term...
..”
After listening to Zhao Kuangyin's lecture, Dang Jin seemed to have a headache. He quickly changed the topic and said: "By the way, there are a few Shu generals who want to see the commander-in-chief. They said that they had contacted the army earlier and hoped to serve. They told Chengdu the truth and the truth! These
General Meng Shu..."
"It's just that I ignored them! Let's go and meet them!" Zhao Kuangyin said.
"I won't go!" Dang Jin was obviously not interested and said, "I'd better go and inspect the camp defense!"
"Wait!" Zhao Kuangyin stopped him, stood up from the table, picked up two jars of wine, handed them to Dang Jin, and said with a smile: "This battle was good, and we worked hard along the way. These two jars are your majesty's
Take the tribute wine given!"
"You're actually willing to give up?" Dang Jin's eyes lit up.
Zhao Kuangyin loved drinking, and Dang Jin also knew that, in his opinion, sharing wine with him was a sign of deep friendship.
"Remember, don't get drunk!" Zhao Kuangyin said sternly.
"yes!"
After a fight in the suburban Han camp, the atmosphere actually calmed down. As night fell, it fell into silence. The flickering lights in the camp actually revealed a kind of tranquility.
In the city of Chengdu, not far away, the atmosphere was completely different, tense and depressing. With Zhao Jiwen's defeat, no one had any thoughts about repelling the Han army. That would be too extravagant. Chengdu
There is no capital to resist the enemy. This is just a partial division. When the main force of the Han army from the north arrives, you can imagine what the result will be.
In the Shu Palace, only one day later, Meng Chang summoned several ministers into the palace again. The atmosphere was heavier than before.
"Where is Zhao Jiwen?" Meng Chang asked as the monarch and his ministers sat facing each other in silence for a long time.
"Your Majesty, after General Zhao returned to the city, he was urgently deploying troops and horses to prepare for the Han army to attack the city!" Ouyang Jiong replied in a muffled voice.
Upon hearing this, Meng Chang smiled sadly: "In such a situation, he still dares to fight the Han army, and is he still willing to loyally defend the city against the enemy for the imperial court?"
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No one answered this.
After glancing around and looking at the silent ministers, Meng Chang sighed and said: "My lords, Zhao Jiwen attacked rashly and was defeated by the Han army again. Many soldiers surrendered and there was no one left in the city who could resist the enemy.
What can we do for the present?"
All the ministers lowered their heads. Seeing this, Meng Chang's tone became more and more bitter: "My father and my son have been raising men with rich clothes and good food for thirty years. Once we meet the enemy, we can't send a single arrow to the east for me. Now that the army is approaching the city, I am unwilling to serve.
How sad!"
After saying that, he said to everyone: "The ministers here have ruled Shu with me for many years and enjoyed all the glory. Now the country is in danger, the ancestral temple is about to be destroyed, and my family is also worried about their lives. You can't say a word to explain my family."
Worry?"
After saying this, the ministers lowered their heads even lower.
Seeing this scene, Meng Chang looked at Li Hao: "Li Qing, don't you say a word?"
After being called by Meng Chang, Li Hao came to life like an old monk in trance, with a hint of embarrassment on his face. He raised his eyes and looked at each other, and could understand some of the meanings in the fluctuations in his eyes.
After thinking for a while, he sighed softly and cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this and cannot be undone. Liu Chan has the title of Anle, and Shu Bao has the title of Great Wall, both of which are due to the return of the money. For the sake of the city and the people,
For the sake of the safety of the Tian family, it is better to seal up the treasury, preserve the military city, and watch the troops surrender in order to welcome the Han army!"
After saying these words, Li Hao lowered his head and sighed silently. Meng Chang seemed very relaxed and asked the others: "What do you think, sir? Wu Qing?"
"Your Majesty! I, I second your proposal!" Wu Zhaoyi stood up, prostrated himself, knelt his head on the ground, and cried loudly.
"I second the proposal!" Ouyang Jiong also sighed with sadness, stood up and knelt down, without crying, but his eyes were full of tears. The emotional expression of the Confucian scholar was easy to resonate with people.
"I second the proposal!" Chengdu Governor Wang Zhongfu.
"I second the proposal!"
Soon, the Shu palace was filled with cries. Every high-ranking official and minister acted like a daughter, crying. You are louder than me, and I am sadder than you.
Of course, there may not be true feelings among these people. After all, they have served the Shu Kingdom for many years. It is impossible to have no feelings. In addition, they are also worried about their own future. In Shu, they have a high status, great power, and enjoy all the glory.
This is not necessarily the case in Hanko...
After his voice became hoarse from crying and his tears dried up, Meng Chang handed over the task of revising the surrender form to Li Hao. Li Hao left, and within half an hour, he returned and presented a surrender form with sincere words, calm and sincere words.
...
After reading it, Meng Chang signed his name, stamped his seal, and ordered: "Take it out and give it to Zhao Jiwen. Tomorrow, you and he will go to the Han military camp with this form, present it to the Han commander, and tell my lord and minister how to surrender."
meaning!"
He also ordered Wu Zhaoyi to prepare a batch of food, wine, meat, and vegetables for the army to be transported to the Han military camp.
It was late at night, and Zhao Jiwen was depressed in the military office. He secretly sent his confidants to the Han camp to contact Zhao Kuangyin. When Xiang talked about his surrender, he originally thought that even if the Han army was not overjoyed, he should treat him with courtesy. As a result,
However, Zhao Kuangyin's answer seemed a bit ambiguous, asking him to temporarily appease Chengdu to avoid causing chaos. Zhao Kuangyin seemed to be in no hurry to enter Chengdu.
But now, facing Li Hao who came in person, and looking at Meng Chang's surrender, he felt even more depressed. He wanted to make meritorious service anyway, but Zhao Kuangyin didn't accept it, but Meng Chang wanted to surrender. Once Meng Chang surrendered, then
What is his role, and how can he make meritorious deeds? Considering Bai Ri's proactive attack, how could he not become a stubborn person who fights against Master Wang...
For a moment, Zhao Jiwen really wanted to enter the palace and suggested to Meng Chang not to surrender in a hurry. But he didn't dare to do that, otherwise, he would become a die-hard member, and he would be on both ends, and there was no guarantee that he would not be liquidated.
Zhao Jiwen, it’s so difficult!
Li Hao sat aside, sipping tea, staring at Zhao Jiwen, who was holding a surrender watch in his hand, with some red and swollen eyes. He was a little confused. In his opinion, Meng Chang had decided to surrender, and there was no need to fight. He
You should feel relieved and relaxed, why are you showing such complicated emotions?
"General Zhao, do you have any questions?" Li Hao couldn't help but ask.
"Oh, it's nothing!" Liu Zhao Jiwen came back to his senses, took a deep breath, sighed, and said to Li Hao: "Since Your Majesty has made a decision, I will follow your orders! Tomorrow morning, I will meet Li Gong,
Let’s go to Han camp together.”
In the early morning, Zhao Kuangyin, who got up early, took advantage of the cold autumn dew and inspected the camp together with Dang Jin. Dang Jin was like a resentful woman, whispering in Zhao Kuangyin's ears: "Dushuai, you said yesterday that our troops are small and insufficient.
To control Chengdu, since Zhao Jiwen took the initiative to surrender, why did you refuse?"
Zhao Kuangyin moved his muscles and bones while saying: "Zhao Jiwen took the initiative to attack. After the first defeat, he sent people to surrender. This happens repeatedly. You can't trust it..."
Hearing that Zhao Kuangyin always had a reason, Dang Jin was a little helpless, walked away, and suddenly said: "Du Shuai, you don't seem to want to enter Chengdu?"
Hearing what he said, Zhao Kuangyin paused and glanced at him subconsciously: "Did you see it?"
Dang Jin raised his eyebrows and said directly: "Although I have always been dull, I can feel that after arriving in Chengdu, you are preoccupied and hesitant!"
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Zhao Kuangyin looked north and said quietly: "Although I am the general in charge of the East Road, Commander Xiang Du is the one who deploys in both Sichuan! Our army has achieved great success by reaching this point. If we capture the city first, I am afraid it will cause trouble.
The dissatisfaction of the soldiers on the North Road..."