The meeting of hundreds of clans lasted for three days, and the final result of the deliberations was that each clan contributed troops, food and grass to fight Zhang Xiu. There were 80,000 soldiers and horses in total, and Liu Zhang sent another 20,000 troops, for a total of 100,000 troops, with countless amounts of food and grass.
For a time, Liu Zhang had plenty of soldiers and food.
In order to ensure the absolute victory of this battle, Liu Zhang specially ordered Liu Ba and Zhang Yu as military advisors, his son Liu Dun as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and Li Yan, Fei Guan, Zhuo Ying, and Zhang Yi as deputy generals, leading an army of 100,000 to Luocheng. And left, preparing to fight to the death with Jingjun.
Just when the 100,000-strong army set off, the nobles of Luocheng, under Zhang Xiu's iron-blooded hand, donated their land and tribes one after another, and completely controlled Luocheng.
After taking control of Luocheng, Zhang Xiu immediately set out to persuade Yan Yan.
As a famous general in Shu, Yan Yan was very strong and had a stubborn temper. If he was strong, he would rather bend than bend, so Zhang Xiu chose to be soft.
Since he captured Yan Yan, he has never neglected to provide him with delicious food and drink.
On this day, Zhang Xiu brought Zhang Qian and Hu Che'er into Yan Yan's residence. At this time, Yan Yan was lying on the rockery in the courtyard, with a white cloth covering her face and rancid food next to her.
When the waiter saw Zhang Xiu coming in, he immediately went over and said, "Your Majesty, General Yan has not spoken a word for three days since he came here."
Zhang Xiu looked at Yan Yan and said to the waiter: "Go, we are preparing a table of food and wine."
The waiter withdrew.
Zhang Xiu walked to the rockery and looked at Yan Yan. He hadn't eaten for three days and his body had obviously lost a lot of weight.
"Is General Yan going to go on a hunger strike to be loyal to Liu Zhang?" Zhang Xiu sat on the stone under the rockery. "Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism is what a man does. The old general is worthy of being a loyal and courageous hero, and the lonely king admires him. But the old general's reputation as a hero is only I am afraid that people in this world and future generations will sigh when they talk about the old general."
Yan Yan remained unmoved.
"General, you think the lonely king is making alarmist remarks?" Zhang Xiu smiled calmly, "Liu Zhang is cowardly and has no courage, and is not a wise master. In these troubled times, Yizhou's change of ownership is inevitable. Wait until the lonely king calms down the world and establishes eternal peace. , I will record Old General Yan in the Dajing History Book. At that time, future generations will not praise the old general’s loyalty, but more regret that Old General Yan did not understand current affairs and wasted his bravery and loyalty.”
Yan Yan finally moved, slowly lifted the white cloth on his face, and looked at the blue sky: "Prince Jing, someone who failed to defend Luocheng and protect the safety of all the people in Sichuan is a sinner! Please let me know. I went on a hunger strike to repay the guilt in my heart."
Zhang Xiu stood up: "Does General Yan think that under the rule of the lonely king, all the people in Shu will suffer?"
Yan Yan stopped talking.
Zhang Xiu's voice became sharp: "The solitary king killed the Dong family yesterday, took over the land of the nobles in Luocheng, and divided it among the people, allowing them to farm and feed themselves, and have more food to pay taxes. Isn't this move for the livelihood of all people? Hebo, the solitary king tells you that it is a blessing for the people of Luocheng that the center of Shu can be ruled by a solitary king; Are the people of Shu looking for profit? There are thousands of people in all the nine states, but Liu Zhang is the one who can do it?"
Yan Yan choked up.
At this time, the waiter brought over the prepared food and wine.
Zhang Xiu picked up two wine glasses, walked up to Yan Yan, and said sincerely: "Old General Yan, for the benefit of the people in Shu, for the blessing of all people in the world, for the ambition to be proud of the battlefield, and for the unification of the country, Xiu, sincerely invite you Old General, follow me! Peace the world!"
The majestic King Jing can do this, his sincerity and kindness are beyond words.
It was the first time in Yan Yan's life that he was taken so seriously. The complex emotions of being touched, excited and unbelievable came to his heart, and he burst into tears. He turned over and got off the rockery, knelt down and prostrated on the ground: "You can't even be a good general, how can you endure what King Jing has to do!"
Zhang Xiu helped Yan Yan up and said, "The old general's loyalty is unparalleled and he deserves it."
Yan Yan paid his respects again: "Prince Jing is so kind to me, Yan is willing to be devastated and die without any regrets!"
Zhang Qian and Hu Cheer behind them had aunty smiles on their faces.
At this moment, someone hurriedly ran in and said to Hu Che'er: "General, I'm here to report that the Yizhou nobles have gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and are coming to Luocheng."
Zhang Qian and Hu Che'er's expressions changed.
Unexpectedly, the Shu Kingdom could gather 100,000 people even after sending 50,000 troops to the north of Longxi. This shows that the number of tribes of these nobles in Yizhou is huge. Fortunately, we can force them out in advance and catch them all in one fell swoop. If we wait to deal with them after occupying Yizhou, I'm afraid it will delay the future.
Hu Cheer hurriedly reported to Zhang Xiu.
Yan Yan on the opposite side was also surprised: "When did so many soldiers and horses appear in Shu?"
Zhang Xiu smiled calmly: "After Guzhu killed the Dong family, everyone in Yizhou's gentry was in danger, so they naturally wanted to stick together for warmth. But I didn't expect that these gentry's private power was so strong that they could gather together in just a few days. The 100,000-strong army is truly a cancer for all the people of Yizhou."
Yan Yan said solemnly: "Your Majesty, although our army has excellent soldiers and horses, it is small in strength and needs to be dealt with cautiously."
Zhang Xiu nodded, then turned to Zhang Qian and asked, "When will the infantry arrive?" The infantry in front took a speed car to Hanzhong and then marched into Sichuan. The rest of the infantry were transported to Hanzhong one after another by fast vehicles and headed towards Shuzhong. After ten days, they should be arriving soon.
Zhang Gan said: "Because we carry armor-piercing crossbows and trebuchets, we can reach Luocheng in the future."
Zhang Xiu turned to Yan Yan and said: "There are barriers between nobles and clans. An army of one hundred thousand has not received professional training and cannot be uniform, let alone follow orders. To me, it is just a mob." I wonder if General Yan would like to be a pioneer officer?"
Yan Yan was overjoyed: "I would like to go!"
Zhang Xiu: "How many troops and horses are needed?"
Yan Yan said without hesitation: "Three thousand is enough!"
"Okay!" Zhang Xiu was overjoyed, "In that case, we can lead three thousand Jingqian troops to Mianzhu to meet the enemy first."
"Jingqianjun?!"
Not to mention Yan Yan, even Zhang Qian and Hu Cheer were shocked.
Who doesn't know that the Jinggan Army is Zhang Xiu's personal guard, the elite among the elite in the army. Moreover, the Jingqian army only had 5,000 men in total, and 3,000 men were assigned to a Shu general who had just surrendered.
Yan Yan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, three thousand cavalry is enough. There is no need for Jinggan's army to be dispatched."
Zhang Qian and Hu Che'er also advised: "The enemy's army is nothing more than a mob, so there is no need for Jingqian's army to come out. We can defeat them with just one of our elite cavalry."
Zhang Xiu waved his hand: "King Gu always employs people without doubting them and does not trust those who doubt him. Since I choose to trust Old General Yan, I will not doubt him. Needless to say, Old General Yan can lead his army there."
Yan Yan was completely conquered by Zhang Xiu and promised: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, within seven days, the heads of the enemy generals will be beheaded and presented under the tent."
Zhang Xiu: "Okay, I'll wait for the good news from the general."
At this time, a servant came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Qi Zhu from Boyuan Village is awake." After several people from Boyuan Village were rescued, they were immediately sent for treatment. Of the seven people, only Qi Zhu carried him. When they came down, everyone else died.
