While Liu Yan was waiting, Liu Bei went north from Hanjia County and finally arrived within the boundaries of Shu County.
"My lord, we will arrive in Chengdu soon. You must not be merciful then."
Cheng Yu glanced at Liu Bei in the carriage, and a glint flashed in his eyes.
"Zhongde, do you really want to do this?"
After hearing Cheng Yu's words, Liu Bei also raised his head.
"My lord, if you continue to make decisions, you will inevitably suffer chaos. Since you have decided to do well, it is fine, and now you are regretting it. Yizhou is in danger, and the Han Dynasty is in danger."
Cheng Yu glanced at Liu Bei. Even at this juncture, if you are still hesitant, you will only be harming yourself in the end.
"Hey, then everything is up to you."
Liu Bei let out a long sigh and closed his eyes.
"promise."
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Cheng Yu also nodded, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
Time passed day by day, and Liu Bei finally arrived in Chengdu with an army of more than 50,000 people.
"Second General, you immediately send troops and horses in disguise to sneak into Chengdu. The number of troops should be at least two thousand. They will temporarily hide in the city and follow my orders to dispatch directly."
Cheng Yu glanced at Guan Yu. Liu Bei's two brothers were both fierce generals who could defeat tens of thousands of enemies. Zhang Fei's impatience was only suitable for charging generals, but Guan Yu was different.
This person is the best choice in terms of strategy and bravery. Unfortunately, Liu Bei's current army is small and he has no chance to give him a chance. Otherwise, Guan Yu's ability will definitely be stronger than that of Zhao Yun, Yan Liang and others who are now famous for their strength.
"Guan Yu understands."
When he heard that Cheng Yu wanted to lead his men into the city of Chengdu, Guan Yu had no objection and directly clasped his fists at him to accept the order.
"Commander, what about me?
What should I do?"
Cheng Yu arranged a task for Guan Yu. Zhang Fei couldn't help but feel anxious and went directly to Cheng Yu to ask for the task.
"Third General, you lead the army to slowly advance towards Chengdu and launch a direct attack five days later. I want you to attract the attention of the Chengdu defenders to the maximum extent and create opportunities for the Second General to attack Liu Yan."
Cheng Yu glanced at Zhang Fei and gave him an order directly.
"Okay, I must win Chengdu."
Hearing that Cheng Yu wanted to attack Chengdu in five days, Zhang Fei immediately became excited. Attacking cities and conquering ground was his favorite, and he must perform well this time.
After looking at Zhang Fei, Cheng Yu shook his head. Although Chengdu's defenses were empty, there were still 30,000 troops stationed there.
Although he has more than 50,000 troops under his command, 20,000 of them are Yizhou soldiers. They will never follow him to attack Chengdu. In other words, Zhang Fei will use his 30,000 troops to attack Chengdu, which is defended by 30,000 troops.
It's simply impossible.
"Commander, what should I do?"
Both brothers had tasks, and Liu Bei knew that it was his turn next.
"My lord, your mission is very simple. You will be stationed in Chengdu in two days. In addition to meeting Liu Yan, you also need to unite with the four local Yizhou families, Zhang family, Peng family, Qiao family and Huang family. You must get them.
support."
Cheng Yu directly planned his itinerary for Liu Bei.
"Why should we contact these Yizhou native families?
The power in Yizhou is not in the hands of these people now."
After hearing the itinerary given to him by Cheng Yu, Liu Bei couldn't help but be stunned. He didn't understand why he had to find these local nobles by himself.
"My lord, this is what you don't know. Since Liu Yanjin arrived in Yizhou, he has been using the people who entered Yizhou with him and the so-called Dongzhou people who came from Jingchu.
is to maintain a state of suppression,
If the lord wants to persuade those important ministers to surrender, there is a high probability that they will be sent directly to Liu Yan. However, if the lord retreats and chooses to join forces with these local nobles, as long as they are given enough benefits, these people will definitely support the lord to become beneficial.
The new owner of the state.”
Cheng Yu smiled at Liu Bei. If he wanted to capture Liu Yan, selling Yizhou's land and colluding with the southern barbarians would not work. He still needed to unite some forces to accomplish it.
"But you also said that these nobles have been suppressed. Even if they agree to join forces with me, what's the point? After all, they don't have the strength to support me."
Although according to Cheng Yu, these people are easy to take down, but it seems that taking down these people is of no use and is not harmful at all.
"My lord, this is what you don't know. Although the local nobles in Yizhou seem to have little power, their influence is unmatched by others. At least half of the troops garrisoned in Chengdu City who captured them will switch sides.
The remaining half will have to wait and see depending on the situation. As long as the second general succeeds in attacking the Prefectural Mufu, a big thing will be decided."
Liu Bei's vision was still a bit short. He only saw that the Yizhou gentry was suppressed and had no power at all, but he did not see the influence that the local gentry had on the middle and lower classes.
"So feasible?"
Hearing Cheng Yu's explanation, Liu Bei was also puzzled. Others are doing it from the top down, but you want to do it from the bottom up. Is this feasible?
"Don't worry, my lord, you will be fine listening to me."
Facing Liu Bei's doubts, Cheng Yu smiled slightly. As long as Liu Bei did what he said, taking Chengdu would definitely not be a problem.
"Okay, then everything will be decided by the military advisor."
Since Cheng Yu is so sure, Liu Bei has nothing more to say. It has come to this point and it is done.
"promise."
Soon Guan Yu selected two thousand elites, took off their leather armor, and secretly entered Chengdu. After entering Chengdu, they fell silent and waited for the attack in three days.
The next day, the army arrived directly outside Chengdu, but Liu Bei abandoned the army and took Cheng Yu and fifty personal guards directly into Chengdu to meet Liu Yan.
"Sir, Liu Bei is outside asking for an audience."
Liu Bei came to see him, and his servants reported directly to Liu Yan.
"Liu Bei has arrived?
Invite him to visit you."
Hearing that Liu Bei had arrived, Liu Yan also became happy. You must know that he has an army of 50,000 under his command. Now that Yuan Shu is advancing by water, it really makes him scratch his head.
"promise."
Soon the servants brought Liu Bei to see Liu Yan.
"Liu Bei pays homage to Master Zhou Mu."
Seeing Liu Yan, Liu Bei directly cupped his fists and saluted him.
"Xuande, please don't salute. We don't need to be so open to each other."
Liu Yan waved his hand directly to Liu Bei.
"Sir, I don't know where you want me to come to Chengdu to garrison?"
Liu Bei asked Liu Yan again. He wanted to know what Liu Yan would do next, and he would have to make other arrangements after he captured Liu Yan.
"No, it's hard work all the way. Let's recuperate for two days first."
Hearing Liu Bei's question, to be honest, Liu Yan was a little unsure now. Although the Nanman people had decided to support him, he had no idea when they would arrive.
If the Southern Barbarians don't arrive and Yuan Shu or Chen Gong's navy arrives first, then Liu Bei's 50,000 troops will be the last mobile force, so we'd better rest for now.
"Then Liu Bei will understand."
Liu Bei glanced at Liu Yan, since you haven't thought of anything yet, it's time for me to do my own thing.
"Well, go ahead and have a good rest for two days."
"promise."
Liu Bei left the Prefecture Mufu and went to the place arranged by Liu Yan to meet Cheng Yu who was resting there.
"Lord, what did Liu Yan say?
Have you arranged where we will go?"
Seeing Liu Bei coming back, Cheng Yu hurriedly greeted him.
"Liu Yan hasn't arranged for us yet, he just wants us to rest temporarily."
Liu Bei shook his head at Cheng Yu.
"He doesn't arrange for us now, that is because he is not sure whether the Nanman soldiers or Yuan Shu arrived first. He wants us to be mobile troops. This is fine. There will be no problem if the three generals are stationed outside the city."
When Cheng Yu heard Liu Bei's words, he thought about Liu Yan's intention for a while.
"Well, what should we do now?"
Liu Bei didn't care anymore and directly asked Cheng Yu what he should do next.
"My lord, just wait here. Leave it to me to contact the local nobles. I will arrange for you to meet them in the evening."
Cheng Yu thought for a while, contacting the nobles was not something Liu Bei could do, so he could just leave all this to himself.
