As a rare loyal minister around Liu Zhang - although Liu Zhang may not think so.
It can be said that Huang Quan was heartbroken for Yizhou.
In fact, in Huang Quan's eyes, whether it was Pang Xi, Wu Yi, Cheng Ji, or Zhang Ren, these people were just approaching Liu Zhang for their own interests.
In essence, there is no difference from what Zhang Song did back then.
He once trusted Cheng Ji very much and felt that Cheng Ji had made great contributions in preventing Pang Xi from becoming independent.
But the problem is that Cheng Ji did everything possible to squeeze out Pang Xi over the years, and even started to follow Zhang Song's old path and flatter Liu Zhang.
Flattery is not a particularly big problem. Huang Quan is very open-minded. Some of his subordinates are also flattering him, which is understandable.
But the problem is that for Liu Zhang, a confused guy, someone has to wake him up now.
Liu Zhang has started to flatter him with his recent achievements and tell lies against his conscience. Is it possible that Liu Zhang can still hear his true intentions from these lies?
Ever since Cheng Ji and others fell out with Pang Xi last year, Huang Quan could no longer stand the pedantic atmosphere in Chengdu.
For this reason, he chose to leave the center of power and applied for the position of Jiangzhou prefect with Liu Zhang. Sitting in Jiangzhou, Bajun, he would rather come to the poor and dangerous southeast of Yizhou than follow Cheng Ji and others.
Intrigue.
Now it seems that my decision at that time cannot be said to be completely undesirable, at least it still has some positive effects on the situation.
For example, he met Qin Mi by chance in Jiangzhou. The two hit it off and immediately became good friends who talked about everything.
And now—
"I only have three thousand troops at hand. It's useless to rush to Yu Fu's side now. I have to send someone as soon as possible to confirm whether Wu Yi has rebelled. If he has really rebelled..."
Huang Quan paused, and Qin Mi on the side added:
"If he really rebels, Yihan will have no choice but to give up temporarily——"
"No...not just in Yihan, but all the way to Langzhong, you don't have a particularly good place to stop the enemy. I can only say that you should gather the surrounding cities as quickly as possible at the necessary places on the enemy's advance route. There will be delays.
It’s much better than nothing.”
Yi Xiaotian also said from the side.
"The other party must have only one goal, and that is Chengdu. Before the other party reaches Chengdu, set up a defense line along the Fu River. As long as Liu Bei and the others can be trapped in the hinterland of Yizhou, the longer it takes, the better it will be for you."
"What Master Yi said is absolutely true!"
Seeing the two people in front of him constantly putting forward effective suggestions, Huang Quan suddenly felt that he had indeed made a mistake in blaming Master Yi.
Although he had never heard of it, even though... Qin Mi said that this person was a businessman.
Judging from the strategic acumen he just showed, there is a reason why he has a very high status in Qin Mi's heart.
——
The misunderstanding was thus resolved, and Zhao Yun, Cao Ang and others breathed a sigh of relief.
It's not that Huang Quan has never asked questions about these two people, but they were all brushed aside by Yi Xiaotian.
If Huang Quan knew the identities of these two people, one was Liu Bei's old general and the other was Cao Cao's son, even if Qin Mi tried to protect him, he could not guarantee that Huang Quan would not fall out with them.
It seems that Zhao Yun and Cao Ang will have to continue their disguise for a while longer.
However, since the matter is settled, it is uncertain whether the specific implementation will be so smooth.
Because they were all going back to Chengdu, Yi Xiaotian temporarily decided to leave with Qin Mi and others.
However, Huang Quan still had to coordinate the deployment of troops and horses in the surrounding areas, so after a day's delay, they finally made time to leave together.
Having Huang Quan along makes the journey much more convenient.
But the problem is that Yi Xiaotian has never been aware of the speed of Liu Bei and others. It was just a day of waiting, but the result was a very serious impact on the situation.
——
One day later, Yihan Ximen.
Yi Xiaotian, Qin Mi and others are all ready to go, and they only need Huang Quan to explain how the defending captain should cooperate with the surrounding cities, and then they will rush to Chengdu together.
Most of the people in Yihan City have fled, and some old and weak people who are left behind are unwilling to leave their hometown no matter what. Even Yi Xiaotian is helpless.
However, the waiting time made the situation confusing.
Yi Xiaotian and others had been waiting at the west gate since early morning, but until noon, the sun climbed to the top of the head, and Huang Quan was nowhere to be seen.
At the beginning, Qin Mi also said that Huang Quan is a serious and rigorous person, and of course he will be meticulous in handing out tasks, so he was late.
But it was already noon, and Huang Quan hadn't appeared yet. Yi Xiaotian asked worriedly:
"Mr. Qin, will something happen to General Huang?
Why haven't I seen him yet?"
"Hey...it's indeed a bit strange. Why don't you find someone to ask?"
Saying that, Yi Xiaotian turned his head and looked at Zhao Yun:
"Son... Xiongyuan, go to the east gate and have a look."
"good!"
Zhao Yun did not hesitate, nodded in agreement, immediately got on his horse, and when he was about to ride out, a figure suddenly appeared on the deserted street in the distance.
The figure was swaying, and because it was too far away, it was difficult to see what was going on.
When Zhao Yun came a little closer, Zhao Yun, who was sitting on the horse, suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes and exclaimed:
"Are they the defenders at the east gate?
He seems to be injured!"
"What?"
Hearing this, Yi Xiaotian was shocked, and he probably realized that something was wrong.
——
The man was brought back by Zhao Yun. Seeing that the man was injured, Zhao Yun immediately galloped towards him and picked him up when he got close.
When they rushed back, the little soldier was breathing his last breath.
Fan Ling covered her mouth, pointed at the other person in disbelief and said:
"It's... such a serious injury..."
"Brother! Brother, wake up. We will bandage your wounds right now. What happened? Could it be an enemy attack?"
Yi Xiaotian and Cao Ang hurriedly carried the soldier off his horse, because he still carried some simple herbs and bandages with him. Yi Xiaotian was about to treat the soldier's injury, but the soldier grabbed Yi Xiaotian's arm.
He raised his neck with all his strength and said to him:
"It's Liu Bei's army, numbering less than 10,000. We defenders alone are not enough to resist... General Huang is directing the defense on the tower. He told you to flee from the south gate. You must...must not go through the west gate!"
As if he had finished his last words, the young pawn suddenly lost all strength and fell straight to the ground.
Yi Xiaotian quickly measured his breathing, confirmed his pulse, and finally shook his head at Qin Mi.
"How could this happen...Liu Bei is already here?"
Fan Ling couldn't believe this. Yi Xiaotian had told them before that it would take at least three days to get from Yufu to Yihan with light equipment. They had just received an enemy attack two days ago.
How could Yong'an's news come so quickly...
"Misstep..."
Yi Xiaotian's face sank, and he murmured:
"My previous judgment was wrong. Liu Bei and others arrived so quickly. This can only mean one thing... that is, before the news came... Yong'an had already been destroyed."
Yi Xiaotian's words not only announced their current crisis, but also implicitly explained another thing——