A leisurely city for solo travelers

Chapter 261

On the seventh day of the seventh week, Hua Junshi and the mascot monarch finally arrived in Jianning. After condolences to the soldiers of the three armies, King Zhu Rong pointed his sword to the north and marched towards Chengdu.

Three days after the Nanman troops were dispatched, a large number of troops allocated by Liu Bei's army also set off from Yong'an. Zhang Sanye teamed up with Pang Tong's wild beasts and attacked Jiangzhou.For a time, alarms were sounded in the two cities of Xishu, and the fragile alliance became empty talk.

Although Liu Bei was good at recruiting and surrendering, Deng Ai was not an ordinary person. He was the general of Wei who ran across the mountains at night and attacked Chengdu, the capital of Shu, by surprise. It can be said that he was the ultimate destroyer of Shu.Although Liu Bei is benevolent on the surface, he also has the narrow-mindedness of a hypocrite in his heart. It can be seen from his attitude towards Lu Bu and the Sun family. Facing this guy who destroyed his foundation, he has no intention of surrendering.

As for Chengdu, even if Liu Bei recruited and surrendered Liu Yan, he would still be taken by Nanman, so there is no need to do this useless work.

On the Nanman side, after nearly 5 days of marching, the palaces and fertile fields of Chengdu can be vaguely seen.

A group of barbarians couldn't help shouting, the comfortable land of abundance made them hungry and thirsty, and they, who were used to the life of barbarians, began to flirt with Sichuan girls in the city.

The sound of howling ghosts and wolves pierced through the clouds, shaking Chengdu for a moment of desolation.

Master Hua called his brother-in-law and nodded calmly.

My brother-in-law looked at the sunset and felt very melancholy.

Queen Zhu came and put her arms around the two.

"You are my king's right-hand men, and this king can't bear to leave any one of them, but the big battle is coming, and to fight Zhuge, we can only reluctantly separate here."

Witnessed by the setting sun, the three heroes stopped talking nonsense and rushed towards three directions.

Their respective locations are not far from the south of Chengdu.

Among them, my brother-in-law led five wolf warriors to rush to Chengdu.

Military Advisor Hua led five wolf cavalry back the same way and took the trail straight to Jiangzhou.

King Zhu Rong led his army to march eastward suddenly, walking the steep mountain road that Deng Ai took back then, and Jiangzhou was only three days away.

Although the information on the large map in the game is transparent, there is a delay of about one day. The Nanban army divides its troops here, and the enemy has a chance to respond after one day.

Within half a day, Fang Xian led the wolf riders to the gate of Chengdu.

Looking at the gate tower, Chengdu has already reached the fort-level defense facilities, with three arrow towers, and a complete set of seventh-level soldiers. Although there are only 5 ordinary angels, they are still very powerful.

The generals in Chengdu finally saw the barbarian army coming, but the gap between the number and the intelligence said was a bit big, a bunch of generals couldn't help but looked at each other, not knowing why.At this time, they had not received any information about the division of troops from the Southern Barbarians.

Facing the army, my brother-in-law kept his face calm and his heart not beating: "Yunnan Meng You, please speak to the old prefect Liu Yan Liu!"

Among the crowd, an old man took two steps, stood in the middle of the tower, and said in a trembling voice, "Liu Yan is here."

"Old Liu." My brother-in-law got off his horse and bowed respectfully, "The old magistrate Liu deserves to be a good minister of the Han Dynasty. He dedicated himself to defending the Han Dynasty. Meng admires him!"

Liu Yan's face was startled, and he suddenly developed a good impression of this brother-in-law. He spoke decently, and it was really not the rough style that was spread in the Central and Southern Barbarians.

But before he could answer, Zhang Ren jumped up and scolded: "Bastard barbarian! If you talk nonsense, kill as soon as you want, don't send a few wolf cubs and a brother-in-law to bluff people!"

"Hmph." My brother-in-law turned cold and snorted softly, "General Zhang, I'm talking to the prefect of Chengdu, what are you?!"

"You?!!" Zhang Ren's face turned red from the excitement, and he was really excited. If he stole the lord, it would be a big taboo.

Liu Yan's expression also changed slightly.

Back then, when Liu Bei rushed into Shu, no one could stop him. Liu Yan’s son, Liu Zhang, was on par with Liu Bei’s son, Liu Chan. It was basically impossible to defend Western Shu. Against all opinions, he ambushed in Luofenglin and killed Liu Bei's second army division, "Fengchu" Pang Tong.

This move undoubtedly angered Liu Bei. He fought all the way and was so powerful that the cities in Western Shu surrendered and took Chengdu easily.

Later, thanks to the fact that Liu Bei read the same family, and he only liked handsome men and tough guys, and he was just like the idiot Pang Tong, he forgave the matter and gave Liu Zhang a small official, but he didn't take his life.

But in the opinion of Liu Yan of Turtle School, this matter is really too risky.

If Liu Bei's temperament is not so good, and he never forgets Pang Tong's hatred, he will definitely find an opportunity to assassinate Liu Zhang later.And it was this brainless and warlike Zhang Ren who put his son in danger.

But after all, Zhang Ren is very brave, and there is still something worth using. Liu Yan is also a gentle person, so he didn't mention this matter.

He winked at Zhang Ren, making him retreat, and said to his brother-in-law in the city: "General Meng, I know that there are many soldiers in Yunnan, but I am not afraid of Chengdu, and I will come when I want to fight, so there is no need to say anything."

Fang Xian stared and saw that there were hundreds of low-level troops on the city tower, and there were still faint fear icons on their heads. I'm afraid they knew the inevitable outcome of the battle in their hearts.Only a few angels and knights are fearless.

He then said calmly: "Old Governor Liu, I don't know if General Zhang has told you about the matter under Jianning City."

"Yeah." Liu Yan nodded, "Zhu Rong Wang Xiaoyong, King Mulu is very good at magic arts, and my brother-in-law is superb at fighting..."

"What else?" Fang Xian said with a smile, "General Zhang, tell me, is King Zhu Rong a kind person or a cruel person?"

Zhang Ren really couldn't stand the shock, and immediately shouted: "Cruel! Arrogant! He said he was going to take Chengdu and kill me, Zhang. It's a big joke in the world!"

"Oh?!" The generals of Xishu changed slightly.

Liu Yan asked, "Have you and Zhu Rong become enemies?"

"My lord, I just called her a barbarian."

"King Zhurong is a descendant of Vulcan, how could he be so insulted."

"This... my lord, when the two armies are fighting, they all need to greet each other."

"You..." Liu Yan pointed at him and didn't know what to say, so he had to say in a low voice, "Leave a line in everything. If we lose, the enemy will not be cruel. You have angered King Zhu Rong like this. If they Breaking down the city, I'm afraid that the people of Western Shu will die!"

Zhang Renyi was taken aback.

Everyone in the world knows that the protagonist is a man, but this is really too much.Before the war, I began to think about what happened after the failure.

Seeing this, the brother-in-law in the city only smiled heartily, and then said: "I am the Nanman King Zhu Rong, who is cruel or kind, and it is a distinction between people. Naturally, we should be more ruthless when dealing with a vulgar person like General Zhang who comes up to bite people; but for My lord respects and admires Mr. Liu Yan, Mr. Liu, the old man who puts the people first in everything he does."

Liu Yan suddenly fell silent.

Although he shrugged, he wasn't stupid. Obviously, the enemy came to recruit and surrender.

The southern barbarian soldiers are suppressing the situation, and the Western Shu Alliance is in crisis. This situation is indeed doomed.

But Liu Yan is very shrewd. After staying in Xishu all his life, he can naturally see the long term.

If Liu Bei takes Jiangzhou and Nanban takes Chengdu, the two sides will surely fight in Yizhou. If you have to say it, Liu Bei's chances of winning are greater.If the Nanman were surrendered here, Liu Bei might not be so merciful to himself if he fought again in the future.At that time, if he descends again, only Xiang will be left on his face.

Thinking of this, Liu Yan said: "General Meng, to tell you the truth, Liu Bei also contacted the old man with tears in his eyes."

My brother-in-law is not surprised by this. This is a diplomatic game, and war is just the least efficient means of diplomacy. Based on Liu Bei's foundation and Zhuge Liang's talent, it would be strange not to contact Liu Yan.

The brother-in-law was straightforward enough, and immediately said: "You don't need to say more, old magistrate Liu, I think you also can't see clearly who can gain a firm foothold in Yizhou, me, Nanman or Liu Bei?"

Liu Yan didn't say a word, which was his tacit consent.

For safety, even if he surrendered, he still had to choose the winner between Nanman and Liu Bei.

Fang Xian said calmly: "King Zhu Rong is also a sensible person, and knows the worries of the old magistrate Liu. In this case, I will report to King Zhu Rong and lead my Nanman army to Jiangzhou to fight Liu Bei's main force in Yizhou. .If King Zhu Rong wins and takes Jiangzhou, I also hope that the prefect Liu Yan will do it for the people of Chengdu..."

Liu Yan waved his arms and said, "That's natural. As long as Zhu Rong Wang Renyi is the first, I will lead all the generals in Chengdu to be my ministers."

"Master!!!" Zhang Ren was shocked when he heard the words, "How can we surrender so easily, we have worked so hard to develop for so long!"

Liu Yan's face darkened, and he hummed softly.

After all, Zhang Ren is brave and foolhardy. A force like himself can only compete for hegemony if he controls the overall situation of Yizhou in the early stage. The current situation is already a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. Anyway, he is going to be slaughtered, so it is better to choose one powerful force.

"Otherwise." Liu Yan questioned, "If Zhu Rong takes Jiangzhou, how long do you think Chengdu can support it? Zhonghui in the north is also standing still and watching."

"But... with Liu Bei restraining them, the Nanman army would not dare to move rashly."

"Zhang Ren, your vision is still too short-sighted. Behind Liu Bei, there is also Cao Cao. The monarchs check each other, and no one dares to gamble all their wealth. Now that the chaos is going on, if you want to emerge suddenly, you have to be bold. The second is to be careful, King Zhu Rong dared to confront Liu Bei head-on, this is the arrogance of the overlord; she sent her cronies to say surrender, this is careful."

Liu Yan said, looking at the east: "The rest is the destiny, the master of Yizhou, it is up to God to decide."

Seeing that the plan had been accomplished, Fang Xian set up camp outside Chengdu, pretending to contact King Zhu Rong, and asked her to lead the army to change direction.

My brother-in-law is stationed here, one is that he can occupy Chengdu as soon as King Zhu Rong wins, so as to avoid any changes; the other is that he can observe Liu Yan's movements at any time.

Two days later, Hua Junshi led 5 wolf riders to the gate of the southern city of Jiangzhou, claiming to be the envoy of the Nanman, and went to the city to discuss important matters with Deng Ai.

Deng Ai had already known the movement of the Southern Barbarian army at this time, and seeing that the visitors were only five riders, he let them into the city.

In the eyes of others, Military Advisor Hua was simply a hostage sent to his door.

But Deng Ai's heart is clear.

This is self-confidence, a fearsome self-confidence. There is nothing more arrogant than a military adviser entering the enemy camp as a lobbyist.

As soon as Yuyan entered the city, she knew that the plan was mostly successful.

(End of this chapter)