Liu Zhang stepped onto his horse and clamped down on the horse's belly. Dongzhou soldiers swarmed behind him. Seeing this, Zhang Ren could only mount his horse with his gun and followed Liu Zhang. Wang Lei and a group of civil servants were stunned on the spot. Wang Lei was right to Fa Zhengdao.
: "Xiao Nao, what should we do?"
Fazheng laughed and said, "Of course you will go back to sort out the government affairs and settle the people in Fucheng. I'll go and have a sleep first." After finishing speaking, Fazheng put down his clothes and returned to the inner city happily.
Liu Zhang led Zhang Ren and led 10,000 Dongzhou soldiers to pursue Zhao Wei. Zhao Wei's more than 20,000 soldiers were dragged down and exhausted. They either surrendered or were scattered. Huang Quan followed them all the way, and in the end, only three of Zhao Wei's soldiers were left.
More than a thousand people fled toward Jiangzhou in panic.
Zhang Ren said to Liu Zhang while riding his horse: "My lord, Jiangzhou is Zhao Wei's home base. If he is allowed to enter Jiangzhou, it will probably take a lot of effort to win it, and it will also affect the people of Jiangzhou."
Liu Zhang was a performance student in his previous life. He had performed in circuses and was good at riding horses. However, his buttocks still felt a bit unbearable due to the bumpy ride all day long. This was all supported by his thoughts of killing Zhao Wei.
After listening to Zhang Ren's words, Liu Zhang frowned and thought, if Zhao Wei was allowed to enter Jiangzhou, it would indeed be a big trouble, but the southern part of Yizhou was basically controlled by Zhao Wei, and he had no available troops, so how could he prevent Zhao Wei from entering Jiangzhou.
But suddenly Liu Zhang remembered someone and said to Zhang Ren: "General Zhang, do you know a person named Yan Yan?"
Zhang Renluo thought for a while and said: "The general finally realized that this person is a veteran general of Bashu. He is nearly fifty years old. He is good at shooting a hard bow and wielding a broadsword. He is brave enough that no one can match him. He can be called the most powerful general in southern Shu. He is currently the governor of Bajun.
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"Great." Liu Zhang was overjoyed. This Yan Yan was a famous loyal man in the Three Kingdoms. According to the biography, he would rather be a beheaded general than a surrendering general. In the end, he was inspired by Zhang Fei's kindness and surrendered to Liu Bei. However, in the official history
, Yan Yan's image is much higher, Yan Yan was regarded as a guest of honor by Zhang Fei, but after hearing that Chengdu surrendered, Yan Yan committed suicide and became a beheaded general.
At this point, Liu Zhang is more willing to believe in official history. Yan Yan is also a figure who can fight with Zhang Fei for dozens of times. Why such a tiger general only appeared once when Liu Bei entered Shu, and then nothing happened to him again. There is only one explanation.
, that is, after Liu Bei took control of Yizhou, Yan Yan died.
Liu Zhang immediately said to Zhang Ren: "If Zhao Wei wants to enter Jiangzhou, he must pass through Bajun. General Zhang, please immediately send your horse to Bajun and order Yan Yan to intercept."
Zhang Ren frowned and said: "My lord, as the governor of Bajun, Yan Yan is also a subordinate of Zhao Wei. Will he intercept?"
Liu Zhang chuckled and said, "Even if he doesn't intercept, we won't lose anything, right?" Yan Yan is such a loyal person, and Liu Zhang doesn't believe that he is following Zhao Wei wholeheartedly. Even if the unofficial official history is false, Liu Zhang decided to bet on it.
bet,
At three o'clock in the morning, Zhao Wei led three thousand remnants of the defeated troops and fled non-stop to Bajun. The soldiers were exhausted, but they saw the soldiers on the city were cold. Pang Le stepped forward and shouted: "Zhengdong Zhonglang General Zhao Wei is here, the generals who defend the city are here."
Get to the city quickly."
At this time, a general in armor stood on the city, carrying a hard bow on his back and a long sword in his hand. He shouted on the city: "Zhao Wei betrayed the lord, Yan Yan was ordered to intercept, the rebels below the city quickly abandoned their weapons and surrendered."
Zhao Wei was so angry that he stepped forward and shouted: "Old man, you have to adapt to the wind. You are my subordinate, Zhao Wei, and you have done something rebellious today, which is extremely shameless."
Yan Yan laughed loudly at the top of the city: "General Zhao, you have made a mistake. Yan is not your Zhao Wei retainer, but a subordinate of Master Zhou Mu. Yan joined the army at the age of 20 and was loyal to the Han Dynasty. At that time, the late Lord Liu Yan had not yet entered Shu.
, Yan said why General Zhao rebelled, General Zhao betrayed the lord and besieged Yizhou Mu, who was granted the title of the imperial court, that is the real traitor, he will be captured without any effort, Yan will not hurt your life."
"Old man." Zhao Wei cursed loudly and was about to attack the city. Li Yi hurriedly persuaded him to stop: "My lord, Yan Yan is defending according to the danger. Our army is exhausted and cannot bear to fight anymore, so we should retreat."
Zhao Wei said sadly: "Jiangzhou is my base camp. To go to Jiangzhou, I must pass through Bajun. Now that old man Yan Yan is blocking here, where can we retreat?"
Li Yidao: "My lord, have you forgotten the Wuxi barbarians? We gave them a lot of benefits before we sent out troops, but it was Liu Zhang who gave the order to attack them. Those barbarians are short-sighted, but they have clear grudges. If we go, they will definitely take us in, and the barbarian village will be taken in."
It is so dangerous that Liu Zhang will not dare to attack. When the time comes, we can borrow the power of the barbarian army and bring in Jingzhou soldiers to help, and we may not be able to make a comeback."
Zhao Wei pondered for a while and said loudly: "Okay, let's do it like this." He immediately turned his horse's head and retreated towards the east. When Yan Yan on the city saw that Zhao Wei was about to run, he immediately sent his troops to fight out. Those who had fled for a day and a night were not allowed to escape for a moment.
The resting rebels were hacked to death, and the ten pavilions went to the eight pavilions. Zhao Wei led hundreds of defeated soldiers and fled to the wilderness in embarrassment.
Liu Zhang rushed to Bajun with his army, and Yan Yan personally went out of the city to greet him.
"At the end of the day, General Yan Yan meets the Lord."
"Have you ever intercepted Zhao Wei?"
Yan Yan lowered his head and said: "The general is ashamed and fled eastward due to Zhao Wei. The general is afraid that Bajun will suffer a loss and does not dare to pursue him far away. Please forgive me, my lord."
Zhang Ren said to Liu Zhang: "My lord, the east of Bajun is a barbaric land. Zhao Wei is going to join the Wuxi barbarians."
Liu Zhang nodded and said to Yan Yan: "Old General, you are right. Now I will appoint you as the captain of Fujun, and lead the governor of Jiangzhou. You will be responsible for recruiting Zhao Wei's rebels and maintaining law and order in southern Shu."
Yan Yan has been in the army for nearly thirty years and has served as the governor of Bajun for more than ten years. No matter before Liu Yan entered Shu, when Liu Yan took control of Yizhou, or when Liu Zhang was in power, his position as the governor of Bajun was unbeatable. He was young and
At this time, his enthusiastic heart slowly cooled down. Yan Yan only thought that he would die of old age in this position. Unexpectedly, he was promoted by Liu Zhang today. He couldn't help but shed tears of gratitude. He leaned down and said: "Yan Yan thanks you, my lord, and you will live up to your expectations."
Trust.”
Liu Zhang nodded, reined in his horse and headed east. Zhang Ren caught up with Liu Zhang and said, "My lord is really foresighted. Yan Yan is indeed a loyal general. However, now Zhao Wei has fled to the wilderness. The roads in Wuxi area are difficult to travel and there are barbarians attacking."
, and Zhao Wei only has a few hundred defeated troops and no longer poses a threat, so the general feels that there is no need to pursue him."
Liu Zhang said in a deep voice: "No longer a threat? General Zhang, don't you know that Zhao Wei has been in charge of the army for many years and has deep roots in southern Yizhou? If we relax a little, he will come back, and then southern Shu will be in chaos again, so even if Zhao Wei
There is only one person left, who is also a threat to us. If we don’t uproot him, how can we conquer Hanzhong in the north and Jingxiang in the east?”
"My Lord, are you ready to attack Hanzhong?" Zhang Ren asked in surprise.
Liu Zhang said: "Hanzhong was originally the territory of Yizhou. It was stolen by the rice thief Zhang Lu. If we don't take it back, how can we be worthy of the imperial court? But now is not the time to discuss Hanzhong. Let's first see how to kill Zhao Wei."