But based on this assumption, Yi Xiaotian has not appeared for a long time, which makes everyone a little worried.
"Sir, I always like to strike first. If I really follow what you said, sister, shouldn't I have arrived in Chengdu earlier?"
"That is to say..."
Cai Zhaoji pursed her lips and sighed:
"Normally speaking, your husband should have arrived in Chengdu long ago, but he has not shown up yet. I can only think that it is because of Liu Bei's march that he will not be able to see us directly in a short period of time..."
"Anyway, sir, let's spread the news and ask someone to find his location. If any news comes back, we will get in touch with him as soon as possible——"
"And before that..."
Cai Zhaoji suddenly looked at Ma Jun who was standing aside. Ma Jun was a little confused, but heard Cai Zhaoji say seriously:
"Deheng, before we get in touch with Mr. Liu Zhang, no matter what kind of person Liu Zhang is, we can't let the city of Chengdu fall...so I'm going to trouble you."
——
Pang Xi and Ma Dai rushed to the city at lightning speed, and happened to meet Zhang Ren at the gate.
At this time, Zhang Ren was commanding a group of soldiers and horses, and seemed to be sending them elsewhere. It was not until Ma Dai made a sound that Zhang Ren saw the two men.
"It turns out to be Man Pangda and Brother Ma. What are you..."
"General Zhang, we are about to go to the city to meet Liu Zhang. After all, I am also a temporary governor of Langzhong. How can I do this without me... Have you made the arrangements properly?
The group of people who went out just now don’t seem to be very old to me, do they?”
“What can I do if I’m not too old?
I only have 10,000 defenders left in Chengdu. Now I am discussing with Mr. Cheng whether we can transfer the defenders from Zitong and Jiange to strengthen defense. It is not surprising that Mr. Cheng nodded, but he is on guard.
There will be trouble with Cao Cao's lord."
"We are really short of manpower... Even the new soldiers have to go to Fujian to hold the position. If Fujian is broken, none of us will be able to escape."
What Zhang Ren said was really helpless. When he was still in Yong'an, Baidi City was shaped by him into an extremely deadly pass. Yong'an and Baidi City echoed each other, even if he came with thousands of troops.
, there is no way to enter Yizhou without peeling off the skin there.
He now regrets that maybe he shouldn't have been so eager for quick success and quick success with Cheng Ji to drive Pang Xi away. For this reason, he actually put aside his own job and came to Chengdu to waste his martial arts.
Now everyone knows that this guy has rebelled, and for Zhang Ren, even... even Wu Yi, as long as he made a suggestion at that time, asking for more reliable people to go and guard Yong'an, the current situation in Chengdu would not be
So dangerous.
So Zhang Ren blames himself very much now, and he acts busy because he wants to make up for his mistakes.
Pang Xi had nothing to pursue. Through Ma Dai, Pang Xi already knew that Zhang Ren was actually like him. He was not loyal to Liu Zhang and stayed in Yizhou. One reason was that he did not want to defect to Liu Bei, and the other reason was that he was not loyal to Liu Zhang.
But he couldn't bear to leave the officials and people of Yizhou.
So Pang Xi didn't blame Zhang Ren. Seeing Zhang Ren's serious expression, he walked up and patted him on the shoulder:
"There is no need to blame yourself, General Zhang. This is not your fault... Yizhou has accumulated a lot of trouble and got to where it is now bit by bit. All we can do is protect the present moment - let's go in together."
"Well, Mr. Tang is right, we must protect everything at the moment."
Zhang Ren nodded and exchanged glances with Ma Dai. The three of them walked towards the city without saying anything.
——
The atmosphere of the city can only be glimpsed from the formerly bustling taverns in the surrounding area.
The people in the tavern dispersed, and the vendors on the street did not come out.
The news of Liu Bei's upcoming attack happened so quickly that the once prosperous streets of Chengdu seemed deserted.
The three of them walked and watched, unable to change anything.
Finally crossing the street and passing through the alley, everyone finally arrived at the Yamen of the Prefecture Mufu in Yizhou.
The three of them arrived quite early, and there were only a few mid-level military attachés gathered in the courtyard. When they saw Pang Xi and Zhang Ren, they greeted Pang Xi and Zhang Ren with solemn expressions and said nothing more.
The butler in the distance was standing aside shivering, bowing when someone came, looking numb:
"By the way, where has my lord gone?"
"Why can't I see him?"
Zhang Ren lightly slapped the concierge on the back, which frightened the concierge so much that he almost fell over.
When he turned around and saw it was Zhang Ren, he breathed a sigh of relief and said:
"The master is behind the main hall and locked himself in the study. He said that he should not be called because everyone was not here."
Pang Xi and Zhang Ren looked at each other, and after confirming each other's intentions, Zhang Ren nodded to the concierge and said:
"Take us to the study. It's time like this. We can't let my master be so depressed anymore."
"Ah...isn't this bad?"
"No need to worry, just take us there."
"...Oh good..."
In fact, Pang Xi and Zhang Ren had no idea that what the concierge said was already pleasant.
When they came to the backyard and knocked on the door of the study, they only heard the sound of things being dumped in a hurry from the study.
"Who...who!"
"The lord is us, please open the door!"
Pang Xi seemed to have anticipated something, his expression was strange, but he still maintained respect.
"Pang Pangxi! What...what are you doing here!"
Another sound of rummaging through boxes and cabinets came from inside the door. It seemed that Liu Zhang was not going to open the door.
"Lord, Mr. Pang Pang came with me to attend the meeting. Please open the door quickly. Everyone in the house is almost here."
"No...I...I have more important things to do. You...you should leave my backyard first. I...I..."
"Lord, I opened the door."
The more panicked Liu Zhang's voice sounded inside, the more disappointed Zhang Ren became.
In the end, Liu Zhang simply ignored Liu Zhang's permission and forced the door open with brute force.
With a click, the bolt of the door snapped, and a beam of light passed through everyone and shone into the dark study, allowing everyone to finally see clearly what was going on in the study.
"..."
"You... you! You!"
Liu Zhang was squatting on the ground at this moment, holding a few pieces of jade that looked quite precious in his hand, and there were a bunch of large and small parcels piled around him.
"..."
Ma Dai didn't understand. As an outsider, he really didn't know much about Liu Zhang.
But no matter what, Liu Zhang can be regarded as a prince. He has occupied a place as big as Yizhou for so many years, but at this time he would do such a thing. This is really a bit...
Ma Dai didn't even understand, let alone Pang Xi and Zhang Ren, who were closer to each other.
"Lord?
You don’t want to run away from the battlefield, do you?”