Shen Yi hesitated and said: "Brother, I think Liu Zhang is just threatening. It is a great good thing that the whole county surrenders. If it were other princes who would have been so happy and forgetful, how could Liu Zhang not be moved? No force.
What good does it do him if we have to fight to the death and end up with a ruined Shangyong?"
Shen Dan frowned deeply for a long time, then clenched his fist and said, "We must not let the glory of our family disappear. Our army has been completely wiped out in the Han River. My brother, please immediately copy a hundred copies of Liu Zhang's letter of persuasion to massacre the city and post it on the Shangyong Library.
Department, organize all the people, distribute weapons, and prepare to resist the Sichuan army's attack to the death."
"Yes." Shen Yi accepted the order and left.
Shen Dan clutched the edge of the table with his palms. He knew in his heart that even if he launched a nationwide resistance war, Shangyong, who had only a small number of soldiers, would only have less than 20% chance of holding on. What Shen Dan was counting on now was that Shangyong would pretend to risk death.
The fighting situation, coupled with the heavy snow and the dangerous roads in the mountains, will make Liu Zhang retreat in the face of difficulties. It will be much easier to surrender at that time. No one is willing to let go of a intact city, but to
An abandoned city with ten rooms and nine empty rooms.
"It's a pity that Liu Biao has no intention of making progress, and Cao Cao is confronting Guandu, otherwise Liu Zhang would not be allowed to be so rampant."
At this moment, a soldier came in and presented a letter: "My lord, Hanzhong intelligence."
Shen Dan took it over and read it word by word. His face changed drastically and he murmured: "I was wrong. Liu Zhang will definitely attack Shangyong. If Shangyong is defeated, let alone the glory of the family, the entire Shen family will not survive."
already."
That was the information that more than 4,000 members of the Yang family were massacred. If these 4,000 people died, Hanzhong's economy would suffer an unknown amount of damage. Liu Zhang could give up even this, so what's the point of a small mediocrity? Four thousand people, so-called
The huge Shen family has less than half of this number.
"What's wrong, you must not let your brother post the notice, otherwise it will anger Liu Zhang and cause endless troubles." Shen Dan was startled and chased him out personally.
Three days later, Liu Zhang received a letter from Shen Dan. Shen Dan accepted all the conditions proposed by Liu Zhang and surrendered the entire county. Yang Ren led 10,000 Hanzhong troops to Shangyong and supervised the implementation of the land order, the examination of officials in the four imperial examinations, and the relocation of the Shen family.
, the Shen family sold nearly a quarter of their fields, and the tenant farmers of these fields began to enjoy the low rents from the government, and Shangyong finally got rid of the rule of the Shen family.
The army returned to Chengdu, but it was too cold. Liu Zhang sat in the car, and Fazheng rode with him. Xiao Furong was originally invited to come in, but the little girl refused to come in, but she was dressed in red, which was a sight to behold among the snowflakes.
After the army crossed the Qinling Mountains, the weather improved slightly. When they saw the blue sky and white clouds that they had not seen for a long time, Liu Zhang seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief and said to Fa Zheng: "It has snowed for so long in Hanzhong this time. There may be a snow disaster. After returning to Chengdu,
Ask Wang Fu to transport some grain to Hanzhong."
Fa Zhengdao: "My lord, you are overly worried. It is winter now, the harvest season has passed, the heavy snow should not have much impact, and Hanzhong has sufficient reserves, and the Yang family's assets have been confiscated, there will definitely be no worries about material shortages.
But my lord should think about what to do next."
Liu Zhang mused: "The next step is naturally Jingzhou. Jingzhou is the heart of the world and the people are rich. Only by taking Jingzhou can we compete with the heroes who unified the north. However, just after taking Hanzhong, the soldiers are a little tired and they should rest first."
a period of time."
Fa Zhengdao: "Recuperation is naturally needed, but the matter in Jingzhou should also be considered as soon as possible. My lord should know that my lord has been killing all the way from Jiangzhou to Hanzhong. Now the wealthy families in Yizhou are basically intimidated by my lord's majesty.
If everything goes smoothly for the lord, they will not rebel, but once the lord is defeated, these people will undoubtedly rebel.
Jingzhou is the heart of the world. It is good that the people are rich and the goods are abundant, but it is also a hard-to-get land. Not to mention that Liu Biao has more than 400,000 land and water troops, which is three points stronger than Cao Cao. Our current total strength is less than 100,000.
After the expansion, the army will not exceed 200,000. In addition, Jingzhou is a place where aristocratic families gather. The lord’s troops are approaching the city. They must share the same hatred. Oh, no, they are snakes and rats. You can imagine the resistance that the lord will face. "
Liu Zhang nodded: "I already knew the consequences of offending the clan when I conquered Hanzhong. If it weren't for Zhou Buji, I almost capsized in the gutter. Jingzhou may be easy for others to win, but it is a hard nut to crack for me."
The bones of Yizhou, and if we fall into disgrace in Jingzhou, we will become the bones of the wealthy Yizhou family. In this case, what do you think of Xiaozhi?"
Fazheng smiled slightly: "Imitate the stories of our ancestors."
"The story of Emperor Gaozu?" Liu Zhang suddenly realized when he saw Fazheng's expression, and laughed and said, "Well, I will also learn from the famous general Han Xin."
Liu Zhang immediately called Wei Yan: "General Wei, you don't need to go back to Chengdu. Immediately take 20,000 troops to Yubeli Pass, organize the army and train, and dredge the mountain road to Jingzhou along the Yubelly and Zigui lines."
After hearing the order, Wei Yan knew that Liu Zhang wanted to be in Jingzhou and said happily: "The general will go immediately."
After Wei Yan led the army away, Liu Zhang sat safely in the car and said comfortably: "The rest are some easy things. The main ones are to recruit refugees from the Central Plains to reclaim wasteland and support commerce. In addition, the craftsman camp has been established, and we should also do some useful things."
If it's done, even the crossbows and siege vehicles can be handed over to them, and Wang Fu and Huang Quan can take care of these things, besides."
Liu Zhang glanced at Xiao Furong, who was riding outside, and said, "I have decided to finish what needs to be done before conquering Jingzhou."
Fazheng looked at Liu Zhang's expression and didn't know what Liu Zhang meant. He pretended to say to him, "My lord, my subordinates cannot get involved in internal affairs. I have made a friend in Brazil and would like to pay him a visit during my free time.
Please give me your permission, Lord."
"Friend?" Liu Zhang was stunned for a moment, looking up and down at Fazheng, not believing what he said at all. "If you don't want to deal with internal affairs, just say so. If you want to find some nonsense excuse, just go."
"Thank you, lord."
Qujia Tea Mountain, the mountain breeze blows, the clouds are swaying and the wind is light.
After Qu Xi returned to his hometown of Nanjiang, Huang Yue was the only one left here. He built a hut next to the Qu family's tombs and burned incense for the Qu family every day. The rest was to watch the sun rise and set and think about some endless things.
Huang Yue was a little surprised when he saw Fazheng climbing up the tea mountain alone. He didn't know what Fazheng was doing coming to him alone.
Fazheng looked at the seven incense candles lingering in smoke in front of each tombstone, and said with emotion: "Miss Huang is really a person who values love and justice. If it had been anyone else, in such a cold weather, in such a deserted place, she would have been cheating."
With some free time, or even less incense and candles, Miss Huang was able to persevere. In today's troubled times, when everyone is seeking profit rather than virtue, Miss Huang is truly a role model for the world."
Huang Yue smiled and said: "The little girl is not that great, she just doesn't want to be ashamed of her heart. Mr. Fa, why are you here looking for me alone?"
Fazheng took some paper and burned it in front of a tomb. He stood up and said to Huang Yue: "I'm here to ask Miss Huang for something, but before I say it, I want to ask Miss Huang a question."
"Mr. Fa just said it doesn't matter."
Fazheng pondered for a moment, looked at Huang Yue, and said slowly: "Is Miss Huang interested in Mr. Zhou Mu?"