Chengdu, when the news of Yan Yan's defeat reached Chengdu, Chengdu, which had been silent as Liu Zhang and others left, suddenly made waves.
"Huh, if it hadn't been for the strong support of General Yan and others, he would have been ignored by those aristocratic families. I didn't expect him to be so ungrateful." In Zhang Song's mansion, a powerful voice suddenly sounded, with a strong sense of unwillingness and irritation.
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"Hey, in this war with Jingzhou, Yizhou is already at a disadvantage. It is very difficult to remain undefeated. This defeat has nothing to do with General Yan, but the unfavorable weather. What Mr. Zhou Mu did is tantamount to digging his own grave.
grave."
Looking at Meng Da with an angry expression in front of him, Fazheng also shook his head and sighed. He originally had a glimmer of hope for Yizhou, but now it seemed that Yizhou was destined to be defeated.
Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are the two pillars of the entire Yizhou. The fall of any one of them will be unbearable pain for Yizhou. Now that Yan Yan has just fallen, Liu Zhang is so cold and desolate. Doesn't it chill the hearts of others?
Even if he captured someone who had no intention of returning to Jingzhou, how could he not make plans for his future when seeing Liu Zhang like this, let alone capture a family that only knew how to protect itself.
Hearing what the two said, Zhang Song on the side also shook his head and sighed. Although he had decided to defect to Jingzhou, he still sighed a little when he saw Yizhou like this.
He raised his eyes and glanced at the sky. It was already getting dark, and two days had passed since Yan Yan's defeat: "Zi Long should be arriving soon."
"Huh?" Fazheng and Meng Da were both stunned, and then suddenly realized that Zhao Yun should have arrived near Chengdu at this time. In this day, the places Zhao Yun passed would either surrender, or the city would be conquered in an instant, and the whole journey would be like breaking bamboo.
, so angry that people have to pay attention.
"Why don't you go and take Zhao Yun into the city?" He heard Zhao Yun's name like a thunderbolt, and he wanted to meet this popular general.
Fazheng remained silent and turned to look at Zhang Song. The three people involved in the Chengdu incident were obviously headed by Zhang Song.
Seeing both of them looking at him, Zhang Song shook his head: "That's not necessary. Nowadays, the aristocratic families in Chengdu are ready to take action. We must be on guard. We'll just wait and see what happens."
"Well, in that case, we'll wait and see what happens. I also want to see what Liu Qi's plans are?" Fazheng nodded.
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"Reporting to my lord, Guanghan has been captured!"
"Reporting to my lord, the new capital city has been captured!"
"Report to my lord, Guangdu surrenders to Jingzhou!"
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Several cities were lost in a day, all of which were important cities in Yizhou Mansion. Almost every two or three hours, several cities were lost or surrendered to Jingzhou. And all the cities that were captured by Jingzhou, Jingzhou soldiers and horses were passing through.
After burning all the food and baggage in the city, they left, and then rushed to the next city.
Everyone once again experienced the ferocity of Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun seemed to be a war machine that knew no fatigue. Without any pause, he bypassed Mianzhu and went straight to the hinterland of Yizhou. Every city where Zhao Yun's army passed by fell one after another.
The people in the main hall seemed to have become accustomed to news of the city's fall coming from behind every few hours, so they sat in silence for the whole day, neither discussing with each other nor speaking, and seemed indifferent to the situation in Yizhou.
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Liu Zhang's order to punish Yan Yan seemed to silence everyone in the entire hall.
Deng Deng Deng......
The sound of rapid footsteps sounded, and everyone was not surprised at all. They looked up and looked outside the city, their eyes flickering to guess which city had fallen. If everyone was not mistaken, Zhao Yun who captured Guangdu should attack Chengdu.
Only the safety of Chengdu attracted everyone's attention. After all, there were 20,000 troops led by Meng Da in Chengdu. It seemed that it would not be easy for Zhao Yun to capture Chengdu.
Under everyone's gaze, a scout walked in.
"Reporting to my lord, Jiangyuan has been captured!"
"Um?"
At this time, everyone in the entire hall was stunned. They raised their heads and looked at the scouts with a slightly confused expression. Jiang Yuan? If I remember correctly, Jiang Yuan should be in the south of Chengdu. After conquering Guang Yuan, the next step should not be
Capture Chengdu? Why Guangyuan?
Compared to everyone's confusion, Liu Zhang, who was in the first place, was slightly relieved. Chengdu was the administrative seat of Yizhou. Once Chengdu was captured, it would mean that he was completely defeated this time, and it would be difficult to turn the tide.
Then there was a moment of confusion. Why did Jingzhou attack Jiangyuan while leaving Chengdu to attack? Capturing Chengdu would mean the end of the war. Why did Jingzhou go through so much trouble to bypass Chengdu and attack Guangyuan?
Zheng Du, who was under Liu Zhang, looked vaguely aware. Sure enough, he didn't think that Zhao Yun would go back to attack Chengdu from the beginning. There were 20,000 soldiers and horses in Chengdu. No matter how brave Zhao Yun was, he couldn't rely on 10,000 people.
Conquer the fortified city of Chengdu.
Since the target is not Chengdu, Jingzhou's intention is self-evident. Zheng Du's eyes flickered slightly, and he was surprised and sighed in his heart. If nothing unexpected happened, the entire Yizhou hinterland should be in chaos at this time.
Soldiers and horses guarded the city. The successive falls of the city had completely shattered the fighting spirit of the entire Yizhou.
As more and more cities are captured, more cities will choose to surrender. Jingzhou will no longer have any obstruction in the hinterland of Yizhou, and the army in Mianzhu City may even become a lone army.
If the prediction is good, Yizhou's aristocratic families should take the initiative to contact Liu Qi these days in order to gain Liu Qi's acceptance.
"What is this thunder copper for? Zhao Yun is so unscrupulous, he really deserves to be killed!" After a long silence, Liu Zhang's loud shouts sounded again in the hall.
As Liu Zhang shouted loudly, everyone in the entire hall bowed their heads and remained silent, as if they were unwilling to interfere in Yizhou's affairs.
"Also, Meng Da and Zhang Song should be killed for allowing Zhao Yun to wreak havoc in Shu County!"
Li Yan beside Zheng Du smiled bitterly. Liu Zhang was not unaware of the speed of Zhao Yun's army. Although it was only half an hour late, the goal of Zhao Yun's trip was not Chengdu. His whereabouts would change at any time along the way.
It would be strange if Tong could catch up with Zhao Yun.
As for Meng Da, Zhang Song and others, no matter how you look at it, sticking to Chengdu is the best choice. Being able to keep Chengdu is more credit than anything else.
At this time, Liu Zhang was already ill and sought medical treatment. If he casually blamed his generals, wouldn't he be trying to alienate everyone under his command? Thinking of Liu Qi in Jingzhou, whom he had always regarded as his enemy, he didn't know how many times stronger he was than the person in front of him?
"My Lord, after capturing Jiangyuan, the Jingzhou army suddenly turned eastward."
"Xiangdong?" Zheng Du's eyes flashed, and then he squinted at the map hanging beside him.
From Shu County to the east, they are all the land of Yizhou, but Zheng Du looked towards Wuling, where Zhang Ren was sneaking a sneak attack on Jingzhou. It should have turned into a force attack by now. Although he didn't know what the situation was, but it took such a long time
No message was sent back in time, so it must have failed.
Zheng Du shook his head, his eyes full of sighs. He didn't know how Jingzhou could withstand Zhang Ren's sneak attack. Yan Yan's defeat could be regarded as a coincidence. After all, no one could have predicted Wang Wei's sudden appearance in Wancheng.
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But Wuling County is far away from Xiangyang, and the terrain is remote and there are not many soldiers and horses to guard it. How could Zhang Ren not be able to attack Wuling?
Zhao Yun's rush from Shu County to Wuling should be to rescue Wuling, but the fastest time from Shu County to Wuling is two days. Isn't Zhao Yun afraid that Zhang Ren has conquered Wuling in the process, and even swept the entire country?
The land of Jingnan?
Then he suddenly realized that Liu Qi probably didn't know the situation in Wuling, so he asked Zhao Yun to go to Wuling just in case.
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Wuling, Zhang Ren has been attacking Wuling for two full days and two nights, but he still cannot capture a small Wuling. There seem to be countless soldiers and horses in Wuling City. Every time they want to attack the city, they always come out.
Some people drove back their own soldiers.
Looking at his soldiers who were exhausted and unable to fight anymore, Zhang Ren felt bitter in his heart. According to the news from the scouts, Huo Jun from Changsha and Liu Du from Lingling had led their armies to Wuling County.
It didn't take an hour to get here. Although the two of them were not famous generals, and he didn't have the slightest fear, the army was already unable to fight anymore.
Suddenly, a figure suddenly appeared on the tower of Wuling City. Zhang Ren was shocked. After several days of fierce fighting, he was very familiar with Wuling Prefect Wang Can, but this person was clearly not Wang Can.
All of this was under the gaze of Zhang Ren, who raised his hands and said: "I, Xu Yuanzhi, have met General Zhang!"
Although he was only wearing plain robes, standing on the city wall after a fierce battle, and surrounded by bloodstains, this person made him feel so gentle and elegant, and even revealed a somewhat leisurely attitude.
"Xu Yuanzhi? Xu Shu!" Zhang Ren was startled, and then he suddenly realized. No wonder the soldiers and horses on the city looked so different these days. Although there was no change of personnel, the styles were very different.
"I wonder when Sir arrived here?" Zhang Ren took a deep breath and looked up at Xu Shu and said.
"Haha, I arrived yesterday. Speaking of which, General Zhang is really extraordinary. If the guards in golden uniforms hadn't arrived in advance to help defend the city, I'm afraid Wuling City would have been breached." Xu Shu glanced at Zhang Ren, his eyes full of admiration.
, this Ren’s ability to command troops is definitely worthy of being considered a top general.
In the past two days, more than 500 Jinyi Guardsmen were killed in battle, and no less than 800 Jinyi Guardsmen were injured. It can be said that most of the Jinyi Guardsmen lurking in Jingnan and Yizhou have been mobilized.
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Jin Yiwei is responsible for Liu Qi's safety, is also responsible for collecting world intelligence, and is even responsible for a series of assassinations and rescues. Although they do not have much real power, they are all elites selected from the army, and some even have rough martial arts backgrounds.
Such a skilled person actually suffered so much loss in Zhang Ren's hands this time, which really surprised him.
"That's it." Zhang Ren nodded and said nothing. Xu Shu has already arrived, so this sneak attack on Wuling can be regarded as a failure.
"General Zhang wants to return to Yizhou?" Xu Shu looked at Zhang Rendao.
"Not bad." Zhang Ren nodded.
"Two days ago, General Yan Yan of Yizhou made a surprise attack on Shangyong and was trapped in a tight siege. He was forced to surrender to Jingzhou. Now he has been ordered by Liu Yizhou to kill his three tribes. Does General Zhang really want to go back?" Xu Shu sighed.
"What?" Zhang Ren exclaimed, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"Hey, the situation in Yizhou is over, doesn't General Zhang think about it for himself?" Xu Shu asked without answering.
"Huh!" Zhang Ren breathed out, took a deep look at Xu Shu, turned around and led his soldiers away.