Three Kingdoms

Chapter 159: Liu Zhang surrendered

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Three days later, the spring breeze was warm and the sun was shining brightly. The city of Chengdu is murderous. The Han army's gold and red flag "Han" is flying in the air. Liu Xun led an army of 80,000 to surround the city of Chengdu, with swords and armors, and a clear-cut stand. Dozens of "thunder vehicles" lined up one after another.

Eighty thousand troops lined up neatly, staring fiercely at the front. The city wall of Chengdu is tall and strong, but it looks so fragile under the aura of an army of 80,000.

In front of the army, a young general in golden armor, holding a spear in his hand, looked directly at the city of Chengdu in front of him, revealing a murderous look.

"Master, are you siege the city now?"

As the vanguard general, Zhang Fei couldn't wait to ask Liu Xun for instructions.

"Wait. We have to salute first and then fight." Liu Xun said solemnly, and there was a breath of murder in his words. Liu Xun turned his head and shouted at Zhao Yun beside him: "General Zilong went to call for battle, let Liu Zhang see the might of our army."

"Nuo!" Zhao Yun took his orders happily.

After a short while, the six-character general flag with "General Zhao Yun" inlaid with "Zhaode General Zhao Yun" rose slowly, waving in the wind. The Han army behind them shouted loudly to help them.

Zhao Yun leaped his spear and shouted loudly: "Liu Jiyu, please come out to answer!" The sound was thunderous, and everyone's ears shook loudly.

Seeing this scene, the prejudice defending the city was suddenly shocked, so he hurriedly reported to Liu Zhang. After a while, Liu Zhang trembled to the top of the tower and looked down. He saw countless banners waving in the wind, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers lined up neatly under the city of Chengdu. The ground was black and the end was invisible. The eight characters of the letter: "General Zuo, Mu Liuxun of Jingzhou" This shock is really extraordinary. His whole body was shaken, and he almost sat down on the ground, hurriedly stabilizing the bricks, and asked with a trembling voice: "Zilong, you find me What to say

Zhao Yun said: "My lord Zuo General Liu Xun, Rende is in the country, and he is really a once-in-a-lifetime Ming lord. You can pay for the earth and worship, so as not to be overwhelmed, if you become obsessed, I will attack the city with my troops!"

Liu Zhang was shocked, he vomited blood, his face was earthy, and he sat down on the ground and muttered, "How should this be? It seems that I, Yizhou Mu, is the end of the day."

The attendant hurriedly helped Liu Zhang into the prefecture and shepherd's house, and finally healed.

Huang Quan on the side said: "There are still more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city. There are enough food and grass. The soldiers and the people are willing to fight to the death. The lord must not be discouraged?"

Liu Zhang sighed and said: "I don't know, I have no time to regret! Chengdu is already an isolated city, so why is it to fight against Liu Xun, who is already connected to the north and south. Besides, what we are relying on is only Zhang Lu's rescue. Now Zhang Lu is the capital of Zhang Lu. If you lose, what will you do if you don’t?"

Huang Quan cried out: "The lord..."

"Xiangong has worked hard for several years and has its present foundation, and the Lord has inherited his legacy as the lord of Yizhou, so he should work hard and develop Yizhou. How can he surrender after a little setback?"

Suddenly Zheng Du went to the palace and cried.

Liu Zhang said with shame: "Now that Liu Xun is surrounded by 80,000 Han troops in Chengdu, why should I fight Liu Xun?"

Zheng Dulang said: "Although Chengdu is an isolated city, it is very strong, with sufficient food and grass. Soldiers spend their lives. Why does Liu Xun have a million troops?"

Liu Zhang drooped his head and said, "It's useless. Now that Jingzhou is connected to Yizhou, Chengdu has been besieged on all sides. How can you stop Liu Xun’s continuous attack? If you want to fall, you can't get it! After another battle, bones become mountains, blood flows into rivers, and I don't know how many people will die. Originally, my sin was already big enough, how can I add sin to sin?"

Zheng Du yelled: "Stealing good medicine is good for the disease, and good faith is good for acting against the ears. The lord must think twice!"

Liu Zhang glanced at him, waved his hand and said, "I have decided, Kaicheng surrendered!"

Zheng Du turned his head and looked at Liu Zhang, and shouted: "Liu Xun is vicious and unkind. I would rather fall to death than be the people!" After saying that, Zheng Du slammed into the pillar of the hall, suddenly his brain burst and he was killed immediately.

Liu Zhang glanced at it, tears streaming down, and said leisurely: "Why are you doing this again."

Suddenly someone said: "The Lord's words are just what God wants. Don't be disturbed by Zheng Du."

Liu Zhang looked back, but it was Qiao Zhou. He continued to say: "One night I watched the Qianxiang and saw the stars gather in Shu County. The big stars are like a bright moon. This is the image of the emperor. General Zuo’s entry into Shu should be based on the sky. , Irreversible too!"

Huang Quan said angrily: "Qiao Zhou must collude with Liu Xun privately. This will pretend to be a god and confuse the military's mind. The chaotic officials and thieves, everyone gets punishable!" So he drew his sword out of its sheath, rushed forward, and wanted to swing the sword. Cut off.

Liu Zhang waved his hand and said: "My father and son have been in Shu for nearly 20 years. No grace has been added to the people. They have fought for three years and donated their flesh and blood to the grass. It is all my sin! How at ease is my heart? I don’t know how to use people, I’m weak and incompetent, and I can’t do anything about the Lord. How can I know? Well, today I will be the Lord and surrender!"

"The lord can't surrender!" Huang Quan, Dong He and other officials pleaded bitterly.

Liu Zhang cried bitterly and said, "You think I don't want to fight. The courtiers in Shu are as sturdy as you, why did I fall to where I am today. If I don't surrender, someone will naturally surrender."

As soon as Liu Zhang's voice fell, a small soldier came to report: "Report! Shu County Governor Xu Jing has opened the city gate, and he has gone out!"

Liu Zhang's eyes were red, tears fell down, his hands were raised, his face up to the sky, and he shouted three times: "Oh my God!" With a wave of his hand, he said: "Kaicheng...!" Riding on the horse-drawn carriage, came to Zhao Yun, and said: "The general does not need to attack the city, Liu Zhang is willing to come down!"

Zhao Yun immediately reported the news to Liu Xun, and it didn't take long for Liu Xun to lead the army.

Liu Zhang's face was haggard, and he nodded, sighed, and stopped talking. He stepped out of the carriage and walked to Liu Xun's horse. He bowed slightly and held the seal box with both hands over the top. There seems to be unwillingness in my heart. A group of officials from Yizhou were kneeling behind Liu Zhang.

Liu Xun was taken aback, strangled his horse, and jumped down. Before he came to Liu Zhang, he glanced at him, tears streaming down his cheeks, and said, "I must be unrighteous, but I have no choice! I hope my uncle will not blame me."

Liu Zhang wept and said: "I blame the sky, I blame the ground, it is no use to blame myself, but I dare not blame you General Zuo!"

Liu Xun knew that Liu Zhang had resentment in his heart. He didn't care about it. Instead, he choked up and said: "Why did my uncle say this? After we are both Han Zhongshan Jing, blood is thicker than water, so how can I harm him?"

Liu Zhang said: "I have no virtue and power, I have no way to manage the people, and I am not sure how to use people. I am damned for a long time! I am very distracted to hand over this great task to the general." He handed the seal box to Liu Xun with both hands.

Liu Xun took it with both hands and said, "I will manage Yizhou, and I will never let the people of Shu area suffer."

Liu Xun led the soldiers into the city of Chengdu, and the people in Yizhou heard that the Han army had come to welcome them all. Liu Xun had a banquet in Yizhou’s State Shepherd’s Mansion. The officials, large and small, and gentry and powerful in Yizhou were basically there, but Huang Quan was the only one who could not show his face behind closed doors.

"What a great event is the Lord's banquet for the officials of Yizhou, this Xiaoxiao dare not come, so angry at me, I tied him!" Zhang Fei threw the tied Huang Quan to the ground and said angrily.

When Liu Xun saw Zhang Fei doing this, he seemed very happy. He said, "This Huang Quan has been against me repeatedly, and he should teach him a little lesson." However, in front of Yizhou Wenwu, Liu Xun is not easy to have an attack. , Can never give others the impression of narrow-mindedness.

Moreover, Huang Quan is very talented and has a certain prestige in Yizhou civil and military. If he can be loyal to himself, that would be great. Thinking of this, Liu Xun sternly shouted to Zhang Fei: "Presumptuous, how can you treat talented people like this. Don't let the public balance loose!"

Zhang Fei was originally on Xing, thinking that he had made a contribution, but Liu Xun didn't expect that not only did Liu Xun not praise himself, but he also reprimanded himself, feeling very upset in his heart. But, after all, Liu Xun had already given the order. Although he was unhappy, Zhang Fei obediently untied Huang Quan, and then sat down beside Pang Tong unhappy.

"If you want to kill, you must scrape, listen carefully, don't be pretentious." Huang Quan said angrily, as if not buying Liu Xun's account.

As soon as Zhang Fei heard Huang Quan's arrogant look, he suddenly became angry, and was stubbornly stopped by Pang Tong next to him, and there was no attack.

When the other Yizhou officials heard what Huang Quan said, they were all in a cold sweat and worried about Huang Quan's life.

Liu Xun, who was sitting in the upper position, was not angry. He put down the wine lord and laughed loudly: "I know Gongheng you want to be a loyal minister, but it's a selfish person!"

When everyone heard Liu Xun's words, they were in an uproar. They all know that Huang Quan and Huang Gongheng have always been loyal, diligent, and loyal to Liu Zhang. How can he have something to do with "selfishness"

"It's unreasonable, there is nothing wrong with it." Huang Quan was touched by Liu Xun's statement, but his mouth was very tough, "How selfish I am!"

Liu Xun said in a hurry, "Now that the world is falling apart, the Han Dynasty is declining, the people are in trouble, and they don’t want to save the people in the fire and water, but they take their reputation into consideration and are loyal to a mediocre master who indulges in pleasures. Isn’t that? Is it selfish? What's the difference from the Nianchen!"

Liu Xun’s repeated questioning can be described as shocking and shattering Huang Quan’s defenses. He said stammeringly: "This... this..." Thinking about Liu Zhang's usual actions, it is indeed just a master of eating, drinking and having fun. It now appears that the biggest good thing Liu Zhang really did for the people in Shu area is to take the initiative to surrender and save the people in Chengdu from the suffering of war.

Huang Quan is an upright person. He couldn't refute such an iron fact, so he couldn't say anything. Huang Quan has been familiar with Confucian classics since he was a child, and the idea of loyalty to the emperor has penetrated his bones. He only knew the monarch who was loyal to him, but he had never considered the issue of "big loyalty" and "small loyalty". Liu Xun's words awakened him. Now that I think about it carefully, it is true that the millions of people in Shu are indeed more important than Liu Zhang alone...