The Jinling Army has been silent for several days. It has not sent troops to attack key points, nor has it sent troops to invite battles. It has not used any conspiracies or tricks.
Of course, it's not that they didn't use any conspiracy, it's just that everyone in the customs didn't notice it.
Zhang Ren and the generals in Shu didn't feel anything, but Cao Cao and Liu Bei were somewhat unable to sit still.
Others didn't know much about the pottery merchant, but Cao Cao and Liu Bei had known the pottery merchant for more than ten years, so they were naturally familiar with each other's character.
That thief boy has never been one to be content with the status quo and accept losses. How could he display so many soldiers and generals under the Jiange Pass and just train in the school grounds every day, neither solving problems nor taking action.
But it turns out that's exactly what potters did.
On this day, I saw the enemy generals Qu Yi and Xu Huang organizing their troops to practice in the school grounds in their camp. Although they were far apart, the sound of killing was so loud that even in the distant Jiange Pass, they could faintly hear it.
Hear the shouts of killing among them.
Zhang Ren stood at the door and heard the shouts of killing faintly floating in the air in the distance. He couldn't help but sneered and said: "It's really ridiculous for a mere little thief to resort to such disturbing tactics."
Yan Yan also smiled and said: "Our pass is heavily defended, like a copper wall and an iron wall. No matter what deceitful tactics he uses, it will be useless. In the end, he will just retreat obediently."
The generals in Shu were very confident, but Cao Cao obviously didn't think so.
"That's not right..." Cao Cao muttered calmly: "The Tao man is not a mortal, and his vicious character is very human. It is impossible for him to be willing to display his troops and horses under the sword pavilion and waste money and food. He must have another agenda."
Yan Yan chuckled and said: "It's useless to have any other plans. The strength of Jiange Pass is here. It's impossible for him to cross it. Thinking about Jiange Pass is no more than dreaming..."
"Report!"
While several people were talking, a Shu soldier rushed to the top of the city. He cupped his hands in front of Zhang Ren and said, "General Zhang, urgent documents have been sent from Chengdu."
"Urgent document? Chengdu?" When Zhang Ren heard these two words, for some reason, his heart couldn't help but beat wildly.
He took the document from the soldier's hand doubtfully, and then slowly opened it and read it.
"oops!"
After reading for a while, I saw Zhang Ren squatting down, holding his chest and shouting that it hurt.
Yan Yan was shocked when she saw Zhang Ren's appearance.
"General Zhang, what's wrong with you?"
Zhang Ren broke out in cold sweat on his head and said: "My heart, my heart hurts..."
Yan Yan couldn't help being shocked when she heard this.
He looked at Zhang Ren in confusion and wondered: "You are so young, how come you still suffer from heartache?"
Zhang Ren tremblingly handed him the letter in his hand and said, "Take a look."
Yan Yan took the letter and read it doubtfully.
The above content is concise and comprehensive, which shows that Chengdu is in urgent need.
It was also roughly explained that the Jinling Army suddenly appeared at Fushui Pass as if descending from the sky, and easily captured Yang Huai and Gao Pei, capturing them all.
Now those Jinling soldiers, who were like gods descending from the earth, were already heading towards Mianzhu Pass at an extremely fast speed.
Liu Zhang wrote two words at the end of the slip.
"Save me!"
"Oops!" After Yan Yan finished reading, he squatted on the ground and covered his chest. Looking at it, this heart attack was worse than Zhang Ren's.
After Cao Cao took the letter and read it, his beard trembled with anger.
"The Tao family's little thief, Cao knew that he was definitely not holding back anything good, but he didn't expect that he would do something like this. Where did he get around the sword pavilion?"
Zhang Ren had calmed down a bit by this time. He took a deep breath, stood up, and stabilized his body.
"The only road that can bypass the Jiange and reach Mianzhu Pass is the Yinping Ancient Road."
Liu Bei said anxiously: "Since we know that the Yinping Ancient Road is easy for the enemy to conquer, why don't we set up a bury along it?"
Zhang Ren shook his head and said: "The road is so high and steep that no animals or birds can enter it. It is not a place where people can walk. It's so good. Who would arrange soldiers and generals there?"
Yan Yan said: "What's the use of talking about this at this time? The most urgent thing to do is to quickly return reinforcements. Once Chengdu is captured, everything will stop!"
Zhang Ren thought for a while and said: "General Yan and I led our troops and horses to rush back to Chengdu. I will leave Jiange Pass to Cao Sikong and Xuande Gong."
Liu Bei also said: "The matter is very important. My second brother, Zhuo, will go back with General Zhang. We must save Chengdu from fire and water."
At that moment, the division of troops was decided. Zhang Ren, Yan Yan, Guan Yu and others returned to Chengdu.
At the same time, the pottery merchant's soldiers and horses had arrived at Mianzhu Pass.
After learning that the pottery merchants' troops had conquered Fushui Pass, Liu Zhang immediately sent his men Wu Yi and Zhuo Ying to guard Mianzhu and add more soldiers to protect Chengdu.
But now Danyang's elite soldiers and Nanman battalion have been reorganized at Fushui Pass, and the arsenal in Fushui Pass has been used to reorganize the team, and siege equipment has been made overnight and transported to Mianzhu Pass.
When they arrived at Mianzhu Pass, the pottery merchant didn't say anything, and directly took command personally to seize the pass and attack.
The soldiers of Nanman Camp and Danyang Elite Soldiers were all strong soldiers who were not afraid of death. Compared with the Shu army led by Zhuo Ying and Wu Yi, they were much stronger.
It didn't take long for the elite soldiers to climb up to the pass of Mianzhu Pass.
Zhuo Ying was commanding on the city wall, but he saw that Zhao Yun had already led the way to the top of the city. Without saying a word, he raised the green sword he carried with him and swung the sword suddenly at Zhuo Ying.
Zhuo Ying yelled and fell to the ground, blood splattered on the top of Mianzhu Pass.
When Wu Yi, who was not far away from him, saw this situation, he trembled all over and did not dare to confront the Jinling army head-on. He immediately shouted for surrender.
Zhao Yun captured him alive and brought him to the pottery merchant.
Facing the pottery merchant, Wu Yi knelt down tremblingly and begged for his life.
The potter looked at him and said, "Wu Yi, what position do you hold in Shu?"
Wu Yi did not dare to neglect and said hurriedly: "I will be appointed Zhonglang General under Liu Yizhou."
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "I will promote you to the position of guard of the central army and give you a hundred stones as a food. After Xichuan is pacified, you will be rewarded according to your merits. Now I will give you a chance. Are you willing to do something for me?"
Something?"
Wu Yi hurriedly said: "As long as the Prime Minister has an order, Yi will not dare to disobey it."
The potter nodded and said: "Okay, actually the task I give you is very simple. I will send people to lead the troops to follow you. You start from Mianzhu Pass and go to the counties around Chengdu to convince the generals guarding the county.
Come and accept your surrender, and if things come true, I will definitely receive a reward in the future."
Wu Yi was not a native of Yizhou, but a native of the Central Plains. He had accompanied Liu Yan to Shu in the past. He had some prestige in the army, and he was related to the Liu family. Therefore, it would be better for him to persuade the surrounding defenders.
Get twice the result with half the effort.
Therefore, the pottery merchant asked Ah Fei to lead Wu Yi to the vicinity of Chengdu to persuade the garrison commanders in various counties to surrender.
Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Tai Shici and others were somewhat confused.
Huang Zhong asked first: "Now that Mianzhu Pass has been conquered, only Chengdu is left in sight. The prime minister does not attack Chengdu quickly. Instead, he goes to conquer the surrounding counties and delays for a while, for fear of changes."