Zhao Wei was wearing sackcloth and mourning, looking haggard.
After Liu Yan's death, he not only had to deal with Liu Yan's funeral, but also stabilized the turbulent situation in Chengdu. At this moment, Zhao Wei's eyes were bloodshot and his lips were a little purple. These conditions were all caused by overwork.
"Everyone, the late master unfortunately passed away. Before his death, he appointed me as the military advisor general, and requested that he must welcome back Mr. Zhang and assist him in stabilizing Yizhou. However, now that Wang Can's army has invaded, he has stationed troops at Mianzhu Pass. The situation in Chengdu
It’s a critical situation, do you have any good ideas?”
While speaking, Zhao Wei raised his hands and bowed to the civil servants and military generals standing in the hall.
In the hall, there were Dong Fu, the captain of the Shu Kingdom, Jia Long, the governor of Yizhou, and other civil and military generals.
As Lingbao led the army to fight with Deng Zheng, Pang Xi, Yang Huai and Gao Pei were killed, Yan Yan surrendered, Wu Yi, Fei Guan and Dong He were captured. At this time, Yizhou was already in short supply of generals who could sustain the battle.
There are very few generals who live in the field, and the remaining generals are all those who are not on the stage, or are still young and have not yet made their mark.
Zhao Wei looked around at everyone. The officials who were swept by Zhao Wei's gaze lowered their heads one after another, not daring to look Zhao Wei in the eyes.
"Hey, if you don't say anything, are you just sitting there waiting to die?"
Zhao Wei sighed and looked downcast.
Seeing the awkward situation, Dong Fu stood up and said, "General, the First Lord sent three armies to attack Wang Can. So far, they have lost two and a half. Only Lingbao is leading the army and is still resisting desperately. There are more than ten thousand people under his command.
The elite soldiers thought that Lingbao should be recalled immediately, and General Lingbao would lead the troops to garrison Chengdu to resist Wang Can's army. Otherwise, once Wang Can's army approaches the city, Chengdu will have no soldiers and generals, so how can it resist Wang Can's army."
Zhao Wei nodded and said: "What Captain Dong said is very reasonable. I immediately ordered General Lingbao to withdraw to Chengdu to resist Wang Can." After saying that, Zhao Wei shouted: "Come here!"
A soldier quickly ran to the hall, bowed to Zhao Wei, and then stood respectfully.
Zhao Wei ordered: "Immediately send an order to General Lingbao to give up fighting Deng Zheng and lead the army back to Chengdu immediately."
"No!" the soldier responded with clasped fists, then turned and left.
Zhao Wei looked at the rest of the people and said: "Everyone, the late master passed away and left a mess. Now Yizhou is in a precarious state and is in danger. Yizhou is here, you will always enjoy glory and wealth, but Yizhou is no longer there, so you can just stay.
As Wang Can's prisoner, I hope you can think more and come up with strategies to defend yourself against the enemy so that you can retreat to Wang Can's army."
After saying these words, everyone's expression changed.
The hall suddenly became silent. The civil and military officials standing in the hall looked at each other in confusion. You looked at me and I looked at you. They didn’t know what to say? Because Wang Can’s army was approaching fiercely and they went to fight with Wang Can.
The generals were either killed or captured alive by Wang Can. How could we withstand such power?
The atmosphere became thick and stagnant.
Especially the timid officials looked gray and ugly.
"I have something to say!"
The speaker was a middle-aged man. He was wearing a navy blue robe and a large collared shirt. He was handsome, calm and elegant, and had an ancient air. After the middle-aged man stood up, Zhao Wei's eyes suddenly lit up.
, he bowed his hands in a salute to the middle-aged man, raised his hands and asked: "Mr. Wenbiao, do you have any strategy to retreat from the enemy?"
Wenbiao is a Chinese character for middle-aged people.
The middle-aged man's name was Wang Shang, whose courtesy name was Wenbiao, and he was from Qi (qi) County (now Qikou, Santai County, Sichuan Province). This man was knowledgeable and well-informed.
According to historical records, Yizhou Shepherd Liu Zhang once hired Wang Shang to serve as the governor of Shu County. Jingzhou Shepherd Liu Biao and the great Confucian Song Zhongzi from Nanyang also admired his reputation and were on good terms with Wang Shang. Xu Wenxiu also praised Wang Shang as a great leader.
'Characters like Wang Jingxing (Wang Lang) of the Central Plains'.
It can be seen that Wang Shang's reputation and prestige in Yizhou are very high, enough for Zhao Wei to treat him carefully.
Wang Shang smiled and said: "General, Shang has doubts in his heart. I hope the general can answer them."
Zhao Wei frowned slightly, feeling confused, but still patiently said, "Sir, even if you say it, I will tell you everything I know, and I will tell you everything I want to say."
Wang Shang asked: "May I ask, General, how do you think you compare with the First Lord?"
"The former master has great talents and strategies, and worked hard to lay the foundation of Yizhou. Compared with the previous master, Wei is far behind!"
Zhao Wei secretly scolded Wang Shang for asking bullshit questions. He thought he was as talented as Liu Yan, but Wang Shang asked such a question in front of everyone. Even though Zhao Wei thought he was stronger than Liu Yan, he didn't dare.
Speaking of which, I can only say obediently that he is far worse than Liu Yan and far inferior to Liu Yan.
Despite this, Zhao Wei still looked like a polite corporal and did not show any anger.
Wang Shang asked: "Wang Can has Guo Jia, Xun You, Cheng Yu and other famous scholars and sages under his command, who can stabilize the country and strategize. I dare to ask the general, who is temporarily in charge of the government for the first time, whether he has such civil servants under his command?"
Zhao Wei answered truthfully: "No!"
Wang Shang asked again: "Wang Can has Zhao Yun, Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang and other warriors under his command, who can fight on the battlefield and command the army. May I ask if the general has such generals under his command?"
Zhao Wei shook his head again and said: "No!"
Seeing Wang Shang still talking, Zhao Wei gritted his teeth with hatred, feeling that this guy was here to cause trouble.
However, Zhao Wei could not interrupt Wang Shang.
Wang Shang continued: "Wang Can came with a large army, conquered Jiameng Pass, and went straight to Jiange, Jiangyou, and Langzhong. He also sent Zhao Yun, Yan Yan, Pei Yuanshao, and Zhou Cang to conquer Luocheng, Mianzhu Pass, and Fucheng respectively. Now there are three roads.
The army is moving south towards Chengdu. It is like a tiger and extremely ferocious. I wonder if the general has any strategy to defend against the enemy?"
These words left Zhao Wei speechless.
There is a saying that if you can't bear it anymore, you don't need to bear it anymore.
Zhao Wei looked livid and scolded: "Wang Shang, I called all the officials to discuss how to stop Wang Can, not to listen to you to say good things to Wang Can. Humph, if you want to surrender, you must first see
The sword in my hand promises you or not." Before he finished speaking, Zhao Wei pulled out the long sword from his waist with a clang and pointed it at Wang Shang. He was very likely to stab Wang Shang to death if he was ready to surrender.
"Hahaha……"
Wang Shang laughed and said: "General, Shang is just stating a fact and has no intention to speak for Wang Can. It is a piece of advice. Could it be that the general can't listen to it? If so, it doesn't matter if you don't say it or not."
After hearing these words, Zhao Wei sheathed his long sword, cupped his hand and said: "Sir, Wei is worried about the situation in Yizhou, and he is worried and angry. If I am rude, please forgive me." Zhao Wei took a deep breath and said: "Wang
Chan is coming with force and has broken through Chengdu's last barrier. Chengdu is in danger, and Wei has no countermeasures."
Wang Shang smiled and said: "The general supports the overall situation on behalf of the late lord. His generals are not as good as Wang Can, his advisers are not as good as Wang Can, and he does not have the right time and place to help him. In this case, why should the general resist?"
"you??"
After Zhao Wei heard this, he immediately became angry.
However, Zhao Wei thought about it and felt that Wang Shang's words must have a purpose and said: "Please teach me, sir!"
"You can teach me!" Wang Shang stroked his beard and said: "In the past, King Gou Jian of Yue was defeated by Fu Chai. In desperation, he surrendered to Fu Chai and encouraged Fu Chai. However, Gou Jian suffered many hardships, but he was unwilling to fall and worked hard to become stronger.
, and finally destroyed Fu Cha and rebuilt the Yue Kingdom. The current situation in Yizhou is very similar to that of the Yue Kingdom. They are both in crisis. If you are not careful, you will be in danger of overthrowing. The general supports the overall situation for the first lord, so he should bear the brunt of his sacrifice!"
Having said this, Wang Shang stopped talking.
After hearing this, the expression on Zhao Wei's face changed unpredictably. After a long time, he asked: "Sir, what you want is not to send troops to resist Wang Can for the time being, but to choose to surrender to Wang Can and wait for an opportunity."
Wang Shang nodded and smiled, but did not speak.
Next to him, Jia Long narrowed his eyes slightly and looked calm. No one knew what he was thinking.
…
At Mianzhu Pass, Wang Can led the troops and had already reached Mianzhu Pass.
For several days, Yan Yan pretended to attack Chengdu, but did not actually send troops to attack Chengdu. It can be said that the thunder was loud, the raindrops were light, and there was no actual action.
In the tent, Wang Can looked at Yan Yan and asked, "Xiebo, is there any movement in the direction of Chengdu?"
Yan Yan cupped his hands and said: "My lord, for the past few days, the general has led the army to pretend to attack Chengdu, but there has been no response from the direction of Chengdu. No army has been sent out to intercept our army. The soldiers just sent out during the day have rushed back at night.
, it’s been like this for several days in a row, without any gains.”
After hearing this, Wang Can raised his eyebrows and looked at Xun You again, asking: "Gongda, how is the progress of the other two armies?"
Xun You sighed and said: "My lord, General Zhao, General Pei and General Zhou are facing the same situation. They sent large armies several times to pretend to go to Chengdu, but no movement was seen."
"Snapped!"
Wang Can slapped his hand on the desk with a look of displeasure on his face.
Immediately, Wang Can laughed loudly and said: "Okay, interesting, interesting!" He turned to look at Guo Jia and asked: "Fengxiao, is there any way to deal with it?"
Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "My lord, based on Jia's opinion, Chengdu may surrender without a fight."
"Oh, is that so?" Wang Can asked: "How can Feng Xiao prove that Liu Yan surrendered without a fight?"
Guo Jia smiled, but said: "My lord, in the future, envoys will come from Chengdu, and I will be able to prove it by then."
Wang Can shook his head slightly, but he didn't expect that Guo Jia would also show off.
Two days later, as Guo Jia said, the envoy sent by Zhao Wei arrived at Mianzhu Pass and asked to see Wang Can.
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