"Zhang, Zhang Ren is dead?" Liu Zhang was shaking, looking at the scout reporting to him below, and said: "If you dare to talk nonsense, I will kill you!"
The scout did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "I don't dare. These things have been verified by my subordinates one by one. They are absolutely true facts. I absolutely dare not deceive the lord."
Liu Zhang was lying softly on the table in front of him, his eyes filled with a thin layer of tears for some unknown reason.
"If Zhang Ren dies, doesn't it mean that I am also dead? Chengdu is going to be doomed too! What can I do to stop the pottery merchant? What can I do to stop the pottery merchant?"
After saying that, Liu Zhang looked at the people below as if asking for help.
Everyone looks at me and I look at you, with different expressions, but the one thing they all have in common is that they look sad.
After a while, Huang Quan stood up and said, "The current plan is for the Lord to personally lead the soldiers in the city and set up defenses at the top of the city to resist the pottery merchants and wait for the reinforcements from Jiange. Maybe there is a glimmer of hope."
When Liu Zhang heard this, his pupils unconsciously dilated and his breathing began to become a little rapid.
"How could this happen? What do you mean? I still have to go to the city in person?"
Huang Quan nodded and said: "The current situation is not good for us. Sooner or later, the news of Zhang Ren's murder will be reported to the city. By then, the morale of the three armies will be low. We must rely on the lord to come to the front line in person to restore morale."
"Report!"
At this moment, outside the hall, a scout hurriedly ran to Liu Zhang, raised his hands to him and said: "My lord, something bad is going on. There are fierce enemy formations at the four gates outside the city. We are attacking."
The city's equipment is all ready, and the enemy troops are arrayed while shouting loudly, the sound is shocking and terrifying!"
"What?" Liu Zhang yelled, his eyes darkened, and he sat down directly on the ground with a "pop".
Huang Quan, Wang Lei and others hurriedly stepped forward, helped Liu Zhang up, and encouraged him.
"My lord, at this critical moment, my lord must not be so cowardly. It is only right to go forward personally and fight against the Tao thief!"
Before Liu Zhang could agree, he saw Huang Quan and Wang Lei carrying Liu Zhang to the left and right and walking out.
To be honest, Liu Zhang was completely unhappy about this, but he had no choice at this moment. He was so nervous that he couldn't even speak, so he could only let himself be pinched away by two men, one on the left and one on the right.
at.
After a while, the ministers "led" Liu Zhang to the east city head. Everyone looked down and saw that the Jinling army was ready and well-organized. All the siege equipment had been stored at the east gate. The soldiers of the three armies were shouting to kill.
Oh my God, Liu Zhang was so frightened by his fierceness that he almost peed.
Liu Zhang almost shed tears when he looked at the terrifying Jinling Army below.
Although he had seen the Shu army's field exercises, he had never experienced actual combat, especially since the Jinling army was a powerful army in the world, and its bloody aura was incomparable to that of ordinary soldiers.
"Prime Minister, look at that!" Zhao Yun stood beside the pottery merchant and pointed his war gun at the high wall in the distance for him.
The pottery merchant squinted his eyes towards the city wall and vaguely saw a group of Yizhou officials surrounding a middle-aged man in well-dressed clothes.
"Is that person Liu Zhang?" Tao Shang asked Zhao Yundao.
Zhao Yun nodded and said, "I think it's him."
The potter nodded, took two steps forward on his horse, and ordered someone to bring his special iron barrel and loudspeaker.
Then I saw the pottery man shaking the big horn hard...
A little heavy and my arms are sore.
"Liu Zhang, can you hear me? Can you hear me?"
Liu Zhang was startled by the cry. He looked towards the bottom of the city in surprise. He vaguely seemed to see a man riding on a horse, holding an object and shouting towards the top of the city.
Liu Zhang's expression suddenly changed: "From such a long distance, he was able to shout so clearly that I could hear it so clearly on the top of the city by himself. How did he do it? Who is this?"
As if responding to Liu Zhang, the pottery merchant at the bottom of the city continued to shout: "I know you are very strange now, why did I shout so that you can hear it, and you must also be curious about my identity... It doesn't matter, I can tell you
You and I are the pottery merchant!"
When Liu Zhang heard this name, he was immediately stunned.
He never expected that the pottery merchant would come in person. Of course, not only Liu Zhang, but also other Shu officials on the city were also confused.
"As for why my voice is so loud, well... I'm sorry that this is a scientific reason. I can't explain it to you clearly at the moment. After I get into the city, I can let you understand it in person."
At this moment, Liu Zhang no longer cared about why the pottery merchant's voice was so loud. He trembled and said: "Why, why? Why is the pottery merchant here?"
The pottery merchant continued to shout outside the city: "You must be wondering why I appear here."
Liu Zhang's eyes widened: "Why does he know all my thoughts?"
The sound from the loudspeaker under the city continued: "You may be surprised why I can guess what you are thinking. The reason is actually very simple. That is, I am smarter than you people. If I can't guess what you are thinking,
Think carefully, what can you use to bring peace to the world and wipe out the heroes?"
Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused and said: "Liu Jiyu, I originally wanted to attack the city directly, but after much thought, I thought that your father and son have made great achievements in governing Yizhou for many years, so I want to give you one last chance.
I'll give you one night to consider whether to fight in a corner or open the city and surrender."
Liu Zhang stared down, his lips trembling slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
"You don't have to think about who will come to rescue you. Zhang Ren is dead, and all the Sichuan generals led by Yan Yan have surrendered. Cao Cao and Liu Bei's troops are at Jiange Pass, and they are captured by Generals Xu Rong and Guo Jia.
With 200,000 horses holding back, even if I turn around to rescue you, Jiange will definitely be lost. Now Fushui Pass and Mianzhu are in my hands. I have also sent old Sichuan and Shu generals to the prefectures and counties near Chengdu to say surrender. You simply can’t do it now.
There is no way out... There is only one way out for you, and that is to surrender."
Speaking of this, Tao Shang paused and said: "Of course, there is death."
On top of the city, Liu Zhang stroked his beard, thought about it carefully, and said, "What he said... seems to make some sense."
Huang Quan, who was behind Liu Zhang, stumbled and almost fell.
"My lord! Don't believe the words of the pottery merchant. Rumor has it that this man is the best at deceiving you. My lord, you must not trust him easily...Doesn't it mean that my lord wants to show off his wealth?"
Under the city tower, the pottery merchant's voice continued to reach the top of the city.
"Liu Zhang, don't feel bad about your inheritance. They are all external things. Things you bring with you in life and will not take with you in death. If your life is gone, what do you need your inheritance for? Besides, do you think you have the ability to compete with me?
How are you better than Dong Zhuo? How are you better than Yuan Shao? How are you better than Yuan Shu? How are you better than Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Liu Biao? Which one of them has not been beaten to shit by me?"
"It's incomparable..." Liu Zhang said to himself.
The potter continued to shout: "But if you open the city and surrender today, you will be stronger than Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu."
Liu Zhang couldn't help it anymore. He raised his voice and shouted at the pottery merchants in the distance: "Why am I better than them at Xiancheng? Where is my strength?"
Tao Shang vaguely heard Liu Zhang's shout, and a smile appeared on his lips.
He picked up the loudspeaker and shouted again: "Strength lies in knowing the current affairs!"