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 look.
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 villages, 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 passed, he couldn't hold it any longer.
Because the Zhou army outside the city was in Tai La Kua, they were weak and trembling even if they attacked the entire city.
The more Han Jixun thought about it, the more he felt that he had two thousand elite soldiers of the Holy Army under his command. It was really uncomfortable to have 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 waved his hand at the encouragement of the Ya soldiers who wanted to make meritorious deeds.
Go to war! Let's go defeat Zhou Jun.
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 is indeed a great defeat by the Shu army.
Han Jixun was as excited as if he was about to ascend in the daytime. Similar to Wang Zhaoyuan, he was both a close servant of Meng Chang.
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 doesn’t think so! He thought that he was a great talent, and it was Meng Chang and Meng Sheng 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 "sky thunder", and countless tall and round 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 defeated the pursuing Shu army.
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 treasure 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 him fiercely.
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 Feng Sheng Army to take the opportunity to attack the city, and quickly captured Xingzhou City.
Immediately afterwards, the 4,000 elites who were suffocated did not stop. They rode for more than 70 miles in one day, and went down to nine military camps of the Shu army along the Jialing River. They seized 350,000 dan of grain and countless military equipment.
With so many supplies, Gao Huaide forced tens of thousands of men near 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, who were reinforcing Gao Huaide, arrived 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 went straight to the military strongholds in the north of Lizhou City.
At this time, Zhang Qianzhao, the military commander of Meng Shuli Prefecture's Zhaowu Army, knew that Xingzhou had been lost, that Han Jixun had already died in the battle, and that the speed of Zhou's army 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 fan towns, but the area covered was so large that there were not enough people at all.
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 at the same time kept 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 Meng Shu reinforcements arrived.
However, after all, Zhang Qianzhao is also a famous general from Daibei-Hedong. The Shu army under him will definitely not be able to defeat the Zhou army, but it can 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 expedition to Shu, ordered Er Zhujing 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 Bull Road to Shu.
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 the naturally dangerous Yangping Pass 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 suddenly 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 horse and foot guards and pro-army troops.
In front of him, no matter it was a new generation of heroes like Gao E'niang's brother Gao Huaide. Even the emperor's confidants like Zhang Zhaozhong and Zhang Quan did not dare to be arrogant because of their favor.
In the shadow of a famous tree, if you want to say that Yin Zhengqi's commanding ability is better than that of Ma Zhaoyuan, Er Zhujing and others, you are not sure. 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 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 with kindness, just like Emperor Wu. Why not surrender as soon as possible?" "
Zhang Qianzhao is sixty-six years old this year, with white beard and hair. 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 am a warrior. I have been favored by Emperor Wu and the three emperors of Zhuangmiao and Mingmiao. I returned to Shu because I was not angry with King Twenty-three (Li Congke) for his rebellion. When I was at the end of my rope, I received the Meng family who treated me as a scholar. How can I go against it now? !”
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 can't defend, you may as well try your best. "
What should I say about Zhang Qianzhao? His ability can only be considered above average, and 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 bless his descendants just like Hou Yi. "
All right! If Zhang Shengren knew what the tooth generals of the Zhaowu Army were thinking, he wouldn'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 refused to surrender, he didn't say much.
Now, including the civilians, he has hundreds of thousands of people under his command. Although he has a food supply of hundreds of thousands of stones captured, it is not advisable to stay in Lizhou 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 destroyed a section of the east city wall before, 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 Guards such as Xiongwu, Changguo, and Zhaoyi attacked fiercely.
At the same time, Yin Zhengqi sent Jiao Jixun and Wang Tongtong each with 200 men, 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.
At this point in the battle, 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 such as Zhang Zhaozhong and Li Cunhui to lead a fierce attack on Shandu and the guards' troops.
The Shu army could not withstand the sudden increase in the intensity of the attack, and there was no way out. The battle collapsed within half an hour, and thousands of people were killed and injured.
The deputy envoy of the Zhaowu Army, Mao Yuanwei, and others surrendered, while Zhang Qianzhao, the Jiedu envoy of the Zhaowu Army in Lizhou, locked himself in the Jiedushi Yamen.
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. Coupled with his age, 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 Jianzhou stayed, but wanted to lead his troops back.
The veteran general Shi Kai tried to persuade him to no avail. When he went out to conquer the country, this handsome young man promised to bring 20,000 to 30,000 carved-faced evil boys to conquer 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 before! 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 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 to the death 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 that would make him feel safer, so Wang Zhaoyuan not only did not stop him, but also encouraged him 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 luggage that they had worked so hard to transport. , retreated hastily 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 plus civilians.
He ran wildly all the way, and the elite Meng Shu Forbidden Army ran in a chaotic structure, 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. However, 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 troops 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 the 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 troops here to guard it.
And just under Mumazhai Mountain, there is a small road called Laisu Road. Laisu Road can go directly to the back of Jianmen Pass.
This is the first level 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 in recent years, in addition to helping Meng Chang earn a lot 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.
Beside him stood a dozen people holding swords to protect him. Opposite him, there were dozens of people holding swords and seemed to be rushing to kill them, 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. Don't delay your brothers' promotion and wealth. "
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, Ye Ye just needs to find an opportunity to push you down the cliff, and 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.
Beads of sweat rolled down Zou Dalang's forehead. Now that Zhou is strong and Shu is weak, Xingyuan Mansion is gone, and the Shu Kingdom is on the verge of subjugation. They are 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 dare not 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 holders around him changed. Seeing that the time had come, Zhang Xiaobao 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, only to see 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 enter Shu back then, and today it finally played a huge role.
Together, the Zhang brothers led troops to occupy the Qiangqiang (Qiang) store and blocked the back door of Jianmenguan, and then set off fireworks at night to notify Yin Zhengqi.
Yin Zhengqi then 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 quite moved. If he continued to object, 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 to lead 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 Kai had already surrendered to Jianzhou. They were still waiting for the news of Shi Kai's victory 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 conducive to the galloping of cavalry. Li Cunhui personally rushed to the front line, 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 through the 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." He 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.
The frightened Meng Chang also tried his best to mobilize 5,000 people, and even prepared to personally march 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 waiting happily 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 to hear 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 Zhao Jinfang and Han Qi's wife some face, not to mention that Han Qi's wife also treated Yin Zhengqi's gun and stick wounds, and there was a sense of friendship, so she treated Han Baozheng very well.
Upon seeing this, the Mianzhou Shu army 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 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 commander of the 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 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 that Sun Hanshao finally gathered were suddenly disheartened.
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 Shu will destroy his country. The only suspense is whether Meng Chang, the leader of Shu, will surrender or commit suicide.
(End of chapter)
