A month later, spring was warm and flowers were blooming in Yizhou. Tens of thousands of troops took the oath in Mianzhu, and Liu Zhang personally led the expedition to Shu County.
In this expedition to Shu County, Liu Zhang mobilized all mobile forces under his command.
Huang Zhong, Tai Shici, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, Gao Shun, and Pan Feng totaled six battalions, totaling 48,000 troops.
Liu Zhang divided his troops into three groups. Zhao Yun led the Huwei Battalion to attack Guangdu, while Huang Zhong and Tai Shici led the Wushe Battalion and Wufeng Battalion to attack Chengdu.
Liu Zhang personally led the three battalions of Dian Wei, Gao Shun, and Pan Feng, and directed their troops towards Pixian County.
This war against Shu County was the largest in scale since Liu Zhang entered Shu, and it was also the largest number of troops sent together. The number of civilians recruited alone was nearly 60,000!
Fifty thousand troops came out of Luocheng, drums and horns sounded, and the momentum was extremely huge!
At the same time, Shu County's spies had already learned about Liu Zhang's oath to go on an expedition in advance and reported it to Jia Long in Chengdu.
Shu County, Pixian County.
He Zong, the magistrate of Pixian County, was meeting the messenger from Chengdu at the county government office.
"On the orders of Prefect Jia, I came here to report to County Magistrate He. Liu Zhang claims that a hundred thousand troops are invading Shu County. At this moment, the troops are divided into three groups, one is going to Guangdu, the other is going to Chengdu, and the other is heading to Pixian County!"
There was only a slight fluctuation on He Zong's face, but he was not shocked by the news.
"After waiting for half a year, it's finally here! I wonder what Prefect Jia's orders are?"
"Reporting to Magistrate He, Governor Jia ordered Pixian County to be on guard and not to fight. Governor Jia will look for opportunities to defeat the enemy in Chengdu!"
He Zong nodded, even without Jia Long's order, he would not go to war.
If Liu Zhang really sent out an army of 100,000, then at least 20,000 to 30,000 would come to Pi County. How could He Zong do such a stupid thing as throwing an egg against a stone!
"This county knows about it. You can go back and take charge of your life."
After the envoy left, He Zong sat on the main seat and fell into deep thought.
As Jia Xu expected, He Zong was not optimistic about Jia Long, the prefect, and even believed that Liu Zhang would unify Yizhou sooner or later.
There are only 5,000 defenders in Pixian County. Even if He Zong responds with all his strength, can he really resist Liu Zhang?
If he raises his troops to oppose Liu Zhang at this time, it will undoubtedly cause unexpected damage to himself and even the He family.
But Jia Long had just promoted him, was he going to surrender the city?
It is inevitable to be ridiculed by others for betraying the Lord without any reason. He Zong is a self-proclaimed noble person, how can he be willing to do so!
"Hey, it's really a dilemma..."
He Zong was full of hesitation and didn't even notice an old man walking into the county government office.
"My son, why are you so sad?"
After hearing the sound, He Zong stood up quickly and visited his father He Ju.
"Father, General Wei Liu Zhang led his troops to invade Shu County. Jia Long just sent people to order the boy to defend the city."
"Then what do you think?"
He Zong looked at his father's eyes and knew that he could hide nothing from him and could only tell the truth.
"Father, General Wei is very resourceful. He has rarely been defeated in dozens of battles since he became an official! Now he dominates the three counties with strong soldiers and horses. At the same time, the position of Yizhou Mu is also appointed by His Majesty. The boy is worried that Jia Long can't defeat the righteous Wei.
General."
He Ju looked at He Zong thoughtfully and asked again,
"Then what do you think of Jia Long?"
"In recent years, Jia Long has been recruiting troops aggressively in Shu County, causing public resentment. Half a year ago, Zhang Lu's confession about Jia Long's crimes was also circulated in Shu County. Now various aristocratic families in Shu County are also criticizing him."
Speaking of this, He Zong couldn't help but chuckle.
"Father, if this were not the case, the power of Pixian County would not be handed over to our He family..."
Without rights, you cannot develop your own family, but this right comes at the wrong time.
"Zong'er, Jia Long has no moral principles. He will be defeated sooner or later. Our He family cannot be buried with Jia Long."
He Zong nodded slightly, He Ju had already said this, how could he still not understand what his father meant.
"Hey, it's just that Jia Long just promoted his son. It would be a shame to surrender the city."
Seeing He Zong's melancholy expression, He Ju frowned and sighed heavily.
"Hey! My son is confused! Zhang Lu's murder of Zhou Mu is tantamount to treason. Jia Long helped Zhang Lu against General Wei, and he has long been regarded as a rebel by the people of the world! If you help Jia Long against General Wei, you will be truly
Being reviled by the world!"
He Zong slapped his forehead suddenly, and he suddenly came to his senses. He quickly thanked He Ju with his hands.
"The child's father's words are like seeing the sun through the clouds, enlightenment suddenly! The child has no doubts anymore!"
He Ju finally showed a happy smile, reached into his arms and took out a bamboo slip.
"Take a look, this is sent by Mr. Ren An."
"teacher...?"
He Zong quickly took the bamboo slip and read the contents inside carefully.
"Hey! I'm really ashamed of the teacher's years of training! If my father hadn't reminded me, the child would have almost made a mistake!"
He Ju patted He Zong's shoulder and told him not to worry.
"My son, there is no need to be like this. General Wei estimates that it will take a few days to reach Pixian County. You still have things to do..."
He Zongruo looked at the sword on his waist, with some doubts flashing in his eyes.
"Father, you mean the general Jia Zhe sent by Jia Long?"
He Ju nodded heavily, and then there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.
"Be prepared for my father to return home first, and I'll leave the rest to you."
"As you command!"
After He Ju left, He Zong immediately arranged for his close relatives to come.
"Go to the military camp and tell Jia Zhe that a messenger has come from Chengdu and ask him to come to He Mansion for a banquet in the evening."
"As you command!"
...
Three days later, Liu Zhang led his army to the foot of Pi County.
Liu Zhang did not arrange for his soldiers to set up camp, but instead set up a battle formation to threaten the city gates with his entire army.
"My lord seems to have doubts about He Zong's surrender?"
Liu Zhang looked at the speaker with a helpless expression.
The person who asked was none other than Huang Quan, who had been appointed by Liu Zhang to join the army.
"Gong Heng, the incident in Langzhong is still fresh in my memory, so I have to be careful."
Even though he knew Liu Zhang had no other intentions, Huang Quan was still a little embarrassed.
After all, the instigator of Liu Zhang’s encounter in Langzhong City was his grandfather, Huang Yin!
"Gong Heng, don't think so wildly, I didn't mean it that way."
Liu Zhang also noticed Huang Quan's strange behavior and quickly explained to him.
"Haha, my lord, there is no need to worry too much. However, I do feel that He Zong is not pretending to surrender."
Huang Quan did not pay attention to these trivial matters, but expressed his own opinions.
"Yes, before leaving, Wen He also specifically told me that if He Zong presented the city, I would not have to doubt it."
As for He Zongxian's surrender, Liu Zhang was simply bitten by a snake once and feared for ten years!
In fact, Huang Yin's fake surrender happened too recently, and Huang Quan, the person involved, was still with Liu Zhang, so he couldn't help but think about it.
While Liu Zhang and Huang Quan were talking, the city gate of Pixian County slowly opened.