Just when the Hanzhong War was coming to an end, Gao Huaide of Qishan Road also ushered in a breakthrough.
For more than twenty days before, Gao Huaide had been showing weakness. He asked a large number of civilians to wear cotton-padded armor and mixed with some Xiongwu Town soldiers. He asked the general of Xiongwu Town, Zhebu Jiashi, to lead the attack to surround Xingzhou, making them a partial division and an elite force.
Very little.
Xingzhou is later known as Lueyang County in Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province. Since ancient times, it has been the key point from Qinlong to Bashu. It is known as the link between Qin and Shu and the key point between Shaanxi and Gansu.
At this time, although the Chencang Road guarded by Lueyang had been abandoned and therefore lost some geographical advantages, it was still a key gateway for Meng Shu in the north.
Meng Shu's Lizhou Zhaowu Jiedushi Zhang Qianzhao certainly understood that although he could not go to Xingzhou (Lueyang) to defend in person, he still issued a death order to make Xingzhou governor Han Jixun unable to hold on and wear out the Zhou army.
A great achievement.
Zhang Qianzhao's arrangement was very correct, because Meng Shu had always wanted to march into Guanzhong after the chaos in the Central Plains, so he kept hoarding food and weapons in Xingzhou and other places to prepare.
At present, together with Xingzhou and nearby military strongholds, there are more than 400,000 shi of grain.
This much food was enough for the Shu army to starve the Zhou army ten times.
Han Jixun thought so at first, but as time went by, he couldn't stand it any longer.
Because the Zhou army outside the city was in Tai La Kua, they were weak and trembling even if they even attacked the city.
The more Han Jixun thought about it, the more he realized that he had two thousand elite soldiers of the Holy Army under his command. It was really uncomfortable to defend the city against the more than four thousand weak soldiers of the Zhou army.
The soldiers and generals under his command also thought so. In their opinion, if the Zhou army wore cotton armor, it must be the main force. No one would be willing to put on high-end cotton armor for the auxiliary soldiers, right?
Could it be that the Zhou army's combat effectiveness was not strong to begin with, but after Zhang Jieshuai was defeated in Guanzhong last time, he deliberately exaggerated the Zhou army's combat effectiveness in order to save face?
After enduring more than ten days of hard work, Han Jixun, the governor of the Holy Army, down to the ordinary soldiers, and even the people of Xingzhou could no longer stand it, so Han Jixun was encouraged by the Ya soldiers who wanted to make meritorious deeds, and waved his hand.
Go to war! Let’s defeat Zhou’s army.
The process was quite smooth. Most of the Zhou army outside the city were civilians pretending to be civilians. Han Jixun led 1,500 elite soldiers of the holy army out of the city. It only took less than a quarter of an hour to engage in the battle. The civilians were defeated like a mountain, and those who were killed fled north.
This is not a lie, it was indeed a great defeat by the Shu army.
Han Jixun was as excited as if he was about to ascend in the daytime. He was similar to Wang Zhaoyuan in that they both came from Meng Chang's sidekick.
Wang Zhaoyuan is Meng Chang's close playmate, and Han Jixun is Meng Chang's personal doctor.
After arriving in Xingzhou, none of the arrogant and powerful generals thought highly of Han Jixun, and the courtiers mostly thought that he had gained power by flattering him, and they spoke with much ridicule when talking about him.
But Han Jixun didn't think so! He thought that he was a great talent, and it was Meng Chang and Meng Shengren who knew his talent and deliberately promoted him.
So Han Jixun wanted to make a great contribution and silence everyone.
Now that the great achievement of defeating Master Zhou is right in front of us, how can we not be excited?
However, after the Shu army chased them to a hillside, they heard a burst of thunder from the sky, and countless tall and round-waisted men suddenly rushed down from the hillsides on both sides.
Although the armor they wore was very old, they were still one against ten, and they quickly killed the pursuing Shu army and completely routed it.
Gao Huaide roared angrily on the hillside and shot an arrow, hitting Han Jixun in the chest.
As a result, the armor on Han Jixun's body turned out to be a precious armor, and even the arrows shot by Gao Huaide with his strength could not break through the armor.
But then, more than ten people including Wang Quanbin, Pan Mei, Cao Bin, and Zhang Quan swarmed forward, surrounded Han Jixun and seven or eight of his followers, and started beating them violently.
Poor Governor Han, who was originally a medical officer, could not withstand the attack of these tough men, and was beaten into a ball of flesh in a short time.
Gao Huaide drove the defeated soldiers of the Feng Sheng Army to seize the opportunity to attack the city and quickly captured Xingzhou City.
Immediately afterwards, the 4,000 elites who were exhausted did not stop, and rushed for more than 70 miles in one day, along the Jialing River to nine military camps of the Shu army, and seized 350,000 dan of grain and countless military equipment.
With so many supplies, Gao Huaide forced tens of thousands of men around Xingzhou to become civilian husbands. He almost carried his warriors and continued to rush forward, all the way to Sanquan County.
Sanquan County also has an important pass - Yang'an Pass. Historically, during the Northern Song Dynasty, Yangping Pass, which was more than 70 miles away from here, was moved here, and it was called New Yangping Pass in later generations.
On the ninth day of April, Zhang Zhaozhong and Zhang Zhaojie arrived to reinforce Gao Huaide with 500 elite troops from Shandu, and also brought with them the Jindu demolition troops of Shi Chongmin, a doctor from the Ministry of Industry.
The crowd used gunpowder to blow open the gate of Yang'an Pass. It only took one day to capture this natural barrier, and then marched directly to the military strongholds in the north of Lizhou City.
At this time, Zhang Qianzhao, the military governor of Zhaowu Army in Meng Shuli Prefecture, knew that Xingzhou had been lost, Han Jixun had already died in the battle, and the Zhou army's movement speed was so fast that he was stunned.
The Lizhou Zhaowu Army originally had 11,000 people. It was the largest and had the most soldiers among the Meng-Shu feudal towns. However, the area covered was so large that this number of people was simply not enough.
Until now, Zhang Qianzhao only had more than 7,000 men in his hands. He did not dare to go out and fight against the 5,000 strong men in Gao Huaide's hands. He could only choose to defend and keep asking for help from Chengdu.
The 30,000 troops sent by Meng Chang to march to the southwest had only reached Mianzhou (Mianyang) at this time, which was still three hundred miles away from Lizhou.
Gao Huaide also learned from the captured Shu army generals that the Meng Shu court had sent reinforcements.
So regardless of the numerical disadvantage compared to the defenders, they directly launched a fierce attack on Lizhou, hoping to capture Lizhou before the reinforcements of Meng and Shu arrived.
However, after all, Zhang Qianzhao was also a famous general from Daibei-Hedong. The Shu army under him would definitely not be able to defeat the Zhou army if they were brought out to fight, but they could still defend the city.
Gao Huaide attacked wildly for more than ten days, continuously conquering natural dangers such as the Big and Small Mantian Villages, and finally approached Lizhou City and successfully blew down the low wall of Lizhou East City.
However, Zhang Qianzhao directed the peasants and people to rush to repair and built two earth walls overnight.
The people of Lizhou were afraid that the Zhou army would massacre the city after entering the city, so they resisted desperately. Gao Huaide went into battle personally, but was eventually driven out.
The turning point came on April 27th. Cai Guogong Yin Zhengqi, the general manager of the camp in the expedition to Shu, ordered Er Zhu Jing to stay in the camp and guard Xingyuan Mansion. He personally led 25,000 troops from various ministries and tens of thousands of civilians to start Xingyuan.
The government took the Golden Ox Road to enter Sichuan.
Since the Shu army in Xingyuan Prefecture had collapsed and Zhang Qianzhao of Lizhou was unable to rescue him, Yin Zhengqi led the army and captured Yangping Pass, a natural barrier on the Jinniu Road, with almost no effort, and joined forces with Gao Huaide at the foot of Lizhou City.
As soon as Yin Zhengqi arrived, the morale of the Zhou army, which had been a little irritated by Zhang Qianzhao of Lizhou, was immediately boosted, while the Shu army was frightened.
Yin Zhengqi Yin Yaozi is the direct cousin of Emperor Shaoming and an old man who followed the emperor when he was young.
In the ranking of Zhang Zhou's famous ministers, Yin Zhengqi was second only to Yan Jin. He was also married to the legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Cao family in Shazhou, and his status was quite noble.
In Zhangzhou, Yin Zhengqi controlled the place when he went out, inspected the imperial army when he entered, twice supervised the army in Guanzhong, and twice served as the commander of the guards and horse-budu.
In front of him, no matter whether it was the new generation of heroes like Gao E'niang's brother Gao Huaide or the emperor's confidants like Zhang Zhaozhong and Zhang Quan, they did not dare to rely on favor and be arrogant.
In terms of the shadow of a famous tree, if you want to say that Yin Zhengqi's command ability is better than that of Ma Zhaoyuan, Er Zhujing and others, it is not certain. In terms of force value, he will definitely not be able to keep up with Gao Huaide, Zhang Cheng and others.
But as soon as he arrived, the soldiers and generals seemed to have a backbone and a solid backing.
Many times this kind of general does not need specific command at all. As long as he appears, it represents the morale and morale of the military.
The arrival of Yin Zhengqi put great pressure on Zhang Qianzhao and the Shu army in Lizhou City.
Yin Zhengqi was also very particular about his actions. He first ordered Zhang Qianzhao's old acquaintance and old tool General Zuo Jinwuwei An Shuqian to go and persuade him to surrender.
An Shuqian and Zhang Qianzhao were both Xiaoqi under Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty in the past, and they had a very good relationship.
An Shuqian took Yin Zhengqi's letter of persuasion to surrender and said to Zhang Qianzhao: "Because of my loyalty, I left my country and returned to Shu. Today, the sage of Shaoming treats the people of Daibei and Hedong well, just like Emperor Wu. Why don't you surrender as soon as possible?"
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Zhang Qianzhao is sixty-six years old this year. His beard and hair are all white. He has been away from his hometown for more than 20 years. He cannot help but miss him. However, he looked at An Shuqian and sighed three times. He still did not accept the surrender letter, but
Looking at An Shuqian, he said.
"I, a warrior, have been favored by Emperor Wu and the three emperors of Zhuangmiao and Mingmiao. I returned to Shu because I was dissatisfied with the rebellion of King Twenty-Three (Li Congke). When I was at the end of my road, I received the Meng family who treated me as a scholar. How can I go against it now?
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After saying that, Zhang Qianzhao ordered his men to send An Shuqian out, and then summoned the generals and said: "We are eating the Meng family's salary, and we have the responsibility to protect the land.
Now that the troops from the Central Plains have arrived, if you bend the knee casually, you will be unkind and disrespectful, and you will also make others look down upon you. It is not as effective as a bloody battle. If you still cannot defend, you may as well try your best."
What can I say about Zhang Qianzhao? His ability can only be considered above average. There are also Daibei and Hedong warriors. In other words, it is a common problem among warriors all over the world - they like wealth.
But on the other hand, he is fair and can make soldiers serve their lives.
When the generals of the Zhaowu Army heard what Zhang Qianzhao said, they all agreed, and deputy envoy Mao Yuanwei even said.
"I heard that Emperor Shaoming rewards loyalty and likes loyal generals. If we surrender early, even if we can survive, what will be our future?
If he surrenders after fighting hard, the Emperor of Zhou should look at him differently. Even if he dies in battle, he will be able to benefit future generations just like Hou Yi."
Well! If Zhang Shengren knew what the tooth generals of the Zhaowu Army were thinking, I don’t know whether to laugh or cry.
Is this considered as indirectly helping Meng Chang raise some loyal ministers?
The process of recruiting Yin Zhengqi to surrender was completed. Since Zhang Qianzhao did not surrender, he did not say much.
Now, including the civilians, he has more than 100,000 people under his command. Although he has hundreds of thousands of captured grain supplies, it is not advisable to stay in the army for too long. You must know that there is a natural danger of Jiange that needs to be attacked later.
Since Gao Huaide had already blown down a section of the east city wall, Yin Zhengqi chose this place as a breakthrough.
He first ordered Chang'an's three guards, Tianshui guards, Xiangyang guards and others to attack.
On the second day, the imperial troops from Xiongwu, Changguo, Zhaoyi and other towns were ordered to attack fiercely.
At the same time, Yin Zhengqi sent Jiao Jixun and Wang Tongtong with 200 men each, detoured through the mountains and ridges, and unexpectedly captured Jiameng Pass, the back door of Lizhou, completely blocking the retreat of Zhaowu's army in Lizhou.
When the battle reached this point, the Zhaowu Army in Lizhou actually wanted to surrender, but Yin Zhengqi would not comply with their wishes. They would fight whenever they wanted and surrender whenever they wanted. How could it be such a good thing?
On the third day, Yin Zhengqi ordered powerful generals like Zhang Zhaozhong and Li Cunhui to lead Shandu and other guardsmen to attack fiercely.
The Shu army could not withstand the sudden increase in the intensity of the attack, and with no way out, the battle collapsed within half an hour, with thousands of people killed and injured.
The deputy envoy of Zhaowu Army, Mao Yuanwei, and others surrendered, while Zhang Qianzhao, the military envoy of Zhaowu Army in Lizhou, locked himself in the Jiedu Administration Office.
Yin Zhengqi thought he was going to set himself on fire, but in the end he failed to do so.
However, a few days later, Zhang Qianzhao still felt sorry for Meng Chang, and because he was getting older, he suffered from a stroke due to depression and died within a few days.
At this time, Meng Shu's reinforcements had just reached Jianzhou (Jiange County). After suddenly learning from the defeated army that both Xingyuan Mansion and Lizhou had fallen, Wang Zhaoyuan, who actually held military power, was so frightened that he did not dare to attack the enemy.
Jianzhou was stunned, but wanted to lead his troops back.
Veteran general Shi Kai tried to persuade him to no avail. When he went out to conquer the country, this young boy who promised to bring 20,000 to 30,000 carved-faced evil boys to pacify the Central Plains. As soon as he heard how ferocious the Zhou army was, he defeated Sun Hanshao and Zhang Qianzhao in sixty days.
Such a pillar of Shu suddenly lost his soul and dared to move forward to Jianzhou to defend it.
This is something Zhuge Wuhou never encountered in the past! Don’t blame me, Wang Jianjun, for being timid.
On the fourth day of May, Wang Zhaoyuan refused to listen to the command of veteran general Shi Kai and led his followers back south from Jianzhou without authorization.
Wang Zhaoyuan's move immediately caused a chain reaction among the Shu army, because everyone knew who was the one who kept his word.
Now that Wang Zhaoyuan is gone, if they continue to guard Jianzhou with Shi Kai, a veteran general who is destined to be marginalized and unpopular, it is foreseeable that most of the credit for repelling the Zhou army will definitely go to Wang Zhaoyuan behind him.
Walk.
If he loses, not only will he lose his life, but he will also lose his posthumous pension and even the good reputation of fighting for his country.
Therefore, no matter what Shi Kai ordered, most of the Shu army refused to stand in Jiange.
Wang Zhaoyuan was also happy to have more troops around him, because it would make him feel safer, so Wang Zhaoyuan not only did not stop it, but also encouraged it behind his back.
So, Meng Shu marched to the southwest with 35,000 troops and 40,000 to 50,000 civilians, and marched to Jianzhou. However, after only two days, they left behind the more than 300,000 shi of grain and a large amount of baggage that they had worked so hard to transport.
, hastily retreated to Jiangyou County, Longzhou, southwest of Jianzhou, a place of flowers.
The veteran general Shi Kaibei came from this. He led an army of 35,000 people. In the end, only 3,000 or 4,000 people were willing to stay with him, and the morale of the army was completely lost.
On the way to Jiangyou County, Wang Zhaoyuan lost the help of veteran general Shi Kai. Only then did he realize how difficult it was to lead an army of 100,000 people including civilians.
He ran wildly all the way, and the elite Meng Shu Forbidden Army ran in a chaotic structure and with poor information. Many soldiers, especially the civilians, really thought they had been defeated.
It was clear that there was no pursuit by any Zhou army along the way, and Jianmen Pass was still in our hands. But when Wang Zhaoyuan ran to Jiangyou, all the 40,000 to 50,000 civilians had basically fled, leaving only two to three thousand people.
Except for a few armies controlled by Li Tinggui, Zhao Chongtao and others, the more than 30,000 Shu army lost a considerable number of soldiers. In the end, only less than 20,000 people arrived in Jiangyou.
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Wooden Horse Village, located on the bank of Jialing River, is one of the most important military strongholds behind Jianmen Pass. It is responsible for protecting the southeast side of Jianmen Pass. The Shu army placed 300 elite soldiers here to guard it.
And just at the foot of Muzhai Mountain, there is a small road called Laisu Road. From Laisu Road, you can go directly to the back of Jianmen Pass.
This is the first pass in Shu that only one man can pass, and no one can open it. Of course, it also has its weaknesses, that is, it can only defend against the north, but it is difficult to defend against those coming from the direction of Shu.
Therefore, once the enemy in the north can draw hundreds of elite troops behind Jianmen Pass, the natural danger will be broken. Shi Jingtang's capture of Jianmen in the past and Wang Quanbin's destruction of Shu decades later all relied on this move.
The Shu army knew about this trail to Su, and the Zhou army also knew about it.
Because Shuzhong has frequently participated in the Silk Road over the years, in addition to helping Meng Chang earn a large amount of gold and silver for him to build a palace, it also allowed Zhou to figure out many secrets of Shu.
What's more, the defender of the wooden horse village on the way to Suzhou turned out to be Zhang Xiaobao, whose pseudonym was Han Silang.
At this moment, the atmosphere in Trojan Village was extremely solemn. Under Zhang Xiaobao's lame leg, there was a general with blood on his head, and he didn't know whether he could survive.
Around him stood a dozen people holding swords and guarding him. Opposite him, there were also a dozen people holding swords and seemed to be about to pounce and kill, but their expressions were extremely frightened.
Zhang Xiaobao clapped his hands coolly, looked at the strong man in the lead opposite, and said calmly.
"Zou Dalang, don't hold on. If you want to submit to Holy Week with Ye Ye and work for Emperor Shaoming, then open the gate of the village with a certain person now.
If you don't want to, just run away and go back to your hometown to farm, so as not to delay your brothers' promotion and fortune."
After finishing speaking, he seemed to be feeling a little emotional, "I have been a comrade for six hundred days, eating from the same pot, but I still don't want to see you die in vain!
Otherwise, if I just find an opportunity to push you down the cliff, it will be over."
The men around Zou Dalang were surprised and uncertain, some of them were obviously moved, and they frequently looked at his face.
Zou Dalang had beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. Now that Zhou is strong and Shu is weak, and the Xingyuan Mansion is gone. Seeing that the Shu Kingdom is already in danger of subjugation, they are so bitter and have a way to rebel, so they naturally want to seize it.
"Han Silang, I don't care about others. As long as you let go of Duzhi and let us go. Sun Duzhi is holding a certain family's wife and children, and I don't dare to leave without him." Zou Dalang pointed at the foot of Zhang Xiaobao's lame leg.
The general said.
Zhang Xiaobao felt relieved. He knew that Zou Dalang's words meant that he was finished.
How long has this happened? As a tenth general, if you only consider your own wife and children and not the sons and daughters around you, who will still be willing to sacrifice their lives for you?
Sure enough, as soon as Zou Dalang finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of the sword-wielders beside him changed. Zhang Xiaobao saw that the time had come and suddenly shouted, "Don't do it yet!"
Zou Dalang was on guard against Zhang Xiaobao's attack, but he didn't expect that the sharp blades were coming from the left and right sides. He threw away the horizontal knife in his hand with a clang, turned around with difficulty and looked at the 'good brothers' beside him in pain and confusion, but saw them all gnashing their teeth.
"Ten generals, I also have my parents, wife and children here!"
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On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, Yin Zhengqi sent Zhang Cheng and led 400 Shandu warriors to cross the Jialing River and walk to Su Xiaolu. Zhang Xiaobao in the wooden horse village finally saw his brother, and the two of them had some emotions.
Zhang Xiaobao volunteered to go to Sichuan back then, and it finally played a huge role today.
Together, the Zhang brothers led troops to occupy the Qiangqiang (Qiang) store and blocked the back door of Jianmenguan. Then they set off fireworks at night to notify Yin Zhengqi.
Yin Zhengqi again sent An Shuqian to Jianzhou City to persuade him to surrender. The veteran general Shi Kai sighed three times and burst into tears.
He looked around and saw that the generals were very moved. If he continued to oppose, he might lose his life.
"You guys, being able to stick to this place with me instead of retreating to Jiangyou has given Shi a great face. Now that things have come to this, how can I dare to stop you from serving the new dynasty."
After that, Shi Kai ordered people to go to Jianmen Pass with his warrant and notify the defenders to surrender.
He himself was wearing plain clothes, holding the golden seal deployed by the Southwest Camp, opened the four gates of Jianzhou City, and asked Yin Zhengqi to surrender.
On the tenth day of the fifth lunar month, Yin Zhengqi sent Li Cunhui, Gao Huaide, Zhang Quan, Wang Quanbin, Li Rong and others with six thousand elite cavalry to raid Wang Zhaoyuan and his Shu army, who had fled to Jiangyou County to take refuge.
Wang Zhaoyuan and others had no idea that Shi Wei had already surrendered to Jianzhou. They were still waiting for the news of Shi Wei's success in repelling the Zhou army to get a good share of the credit.
The 20,000 Shu troops were defenseless, and Jiangyou County was not a natural barrier or a fortified city. Moreover, Jiangyou County could not accommodate Wang Zhaoyuan's 20,000 troops, so many Shu troops could only camp outside the city.
This place is also a plain in the middle of Sichuan, which is convenient for cavalry to gallop. Li Cunhui rushed to the front line in person, and in the early morning of Mao Shi, the magic soldiers descended from the sky.
While the Shu army was still sleeping, the Zhou army broke into camp. Except for a small number of elites who resisted for a while, the entire army collapsed.
At dawn, Wang Zhaoyuan took off his silk clothes and put on common people's clothes and tried to escape back to Chengdu. However, he was discovered by the deputy envoy Zhao Chongtao.
The angry Zhao Chongtao held the bone in his hand and shouted, "Kill you, the traitor who has subjugated the country" and smashed Wang Zhaoyuan into a pulp.
On May 12th, Yin Zhengqi left Jiao Jixun to guard Jianmen Pass and led his troops to Jiangyou County. At this time, the Shu army had completely collapsed. More than 7,000 of the 20,000 forbidden troops were killed and 10,000 were captured. Basically the entire army was wiped out.
At this point, Meng Shu's last line of defense was only Mianzhou (Mianyang) in the northwest of Chengdu Prefecture.
Mianzhou was the key point in the middle of Shu at this time. Whether the army took the Yangtze River or the Hanzhong Golden Bull Road, it had to pass through Mianzhou before entering Chengdu.
Meng Chang, who was so frightened, tried his best to mobilize 5,000 men, and even prepared to march personally to defend Mianzhou.
However, the Xuanhui Northern Envoy who was guarding Mianzhou, the Deputy Recruitment Envoy of the Southwest Camp, and Mianzhou Governor Han Baozheng were not prepared to resist.
Why are you resisting? His niece is going to become Zhou Guoshao's favorite concubine for the emperor tomorrow. How dare he resist!
Moreover, the wife, children and brothers at home have long been happily waiting for the unification of Shu in the Great Monday.
His younger brother Han Baosheng was even more excited, and he lightly and casually passed on the news that Han's niece (general) was the favorite concubine of Emperor Shao.
The generals of the Shu army in Mianzhou were overjoyed when they heard this. They immediately surrounded Han Baozheng, opened the gate of Mianzhou city, and asked Yin Zhengqi to surrender.
Of course, Yin Zhengqi also wanted to give some face to Zhao Jinfang, Han Qi and his wife, not to mention that Han Qi also treated Yin Zhengqi's gunshot wounds, so there was a sense of friendship, so he treated Han Baozheng very well.
When the Shu army in Mianzhou saw this, they immediately felt at ease. They even helped Yin Zhengqi deceive the reinforcements sent by Meng Chang into the city, and then forced them to surrender.
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A few days ago, Sun Hanshao led more than a hundred of his followers and finally escaped from Micang Road to Bazhong after going through hardships. Then bad news came.
The last line of defense on the Yangtze River between Meng and Shu, Zhao Yuanzhen, the governor of Fuzhou Wutai Army, surrendered without a fight and sacrificed the city of Fuzhou.
After Zhang Zhouping, the general manager of the Shu camp, and Gong Ma Zhaoyuan of Jiuquan County integrated the Shu army along the Yangtze River, the vanguard of the Zhou army had arrived in Tongzhou (Dazhou, Sichuan) near Bazhong.
Soon, news of the fall of Lizhou and Jianzhou came one after another. The more than a thousand people who Sun Hanshao had finally gathered were suddenly distraught.
This famous general in Shu knew that the situation was over, so he calmly arranged for his soldiers to go to Tongzhou to ask for surrender from the Zhou army.
The generals asked him to accompany him. Sun Hanshao sighed three times, shook his head, and said, "There is no place for old people like me in the new dynasty." Then he drew his sword and killed himself.
At this point in the war, it is certain that Meng and Shu will destroy the country. The only suspense is whether Meng Chang, the leader of Shu, will surrender or commit suicide.