In Yuguan City, the extremely simple General's Mansion. After the boy serving tea left, he closed the door behind him.
"You said, you are the poisonous owl?" Chen Zhong frowned, holding back his impatience, and poured a cup of tea for Jia Zhou.
"Exactly." Jia Zhou sat upright, his slightly pale face looking extremely calm.
"In the whole Shuzhou, I rarely serve tea to people." Putting down the teapot, Chen Zhong said in a deep voice, "Since you are here, you must be what Xu Buyi wants?"
"Let's talk about the ugly things first. When the two armies are fighting, I only treat you as an envoy. After a cup of tea, if you can't explain the truth, I can only kill you to worship the master."
"Speak slowly, the tea is still hot."
Bang.
As he spoke, Chen Zhong unsheathed the sword and slapped the entire handle on the table.
Jia Zhou didn't speak immediately, he stretched out his hand to grab the tea cup, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
"Mr. Du E, you only have time for a cup of tea..." Chen Zhong looked shocked, but his voice was full of respect.
"No need." Jia Zhou coughed, looked up at Chen Zhong, and spoke calmly.
"It's time for General Chen to receive the news. The King of Western Shu is asking for surrender, and the 50,000-strong Shuzhong camp is asking for surrender from my lord."
Chen Zhong was stunned and looked up with a shocked expression.
"Seriously?"
Jia Zhou did not answer and continued to speak.
"I just want to ask, my lord has occupied Chengdu, where can the general go? Liangzhou? The legitimate son of the king of Liangzhou died in front of Yuguan. If you go, you will die."
"Inner City? You should also know that the King of Yuzhou in Inner City is an old friend of our Lord."
"What's wrong with entering Cangzhou?" Chen Zhong frowned.
"Entering Cangzhou to protect the emperor is indeed a way out." Jia Zhou remained calm, "But has General Chen ever thought that those aristocratic families who protect the emperor will allow you, a defeated general from outside the state, to enter the court?"
Chen Zhong looked silent, slowly stretched out his hand, and poured another cup of tea for Jia Zhou.
"You have no way to go. When I enter Yuguan, it will be your last way." Jia Zhou picked up the tea cup again and slowly put it to his mouth.
Listening, Chen Zhong felt a chill on his back.
"Ask General Chen another question."
"Sir, please speak." Chen Zhong exhaled.
"You fought in the north and south, killed enemy leaders, and finally got promoted to general by relying on your military merits. After becoming a general, what do you want? Glory and wealth? Or do you want to glorify the lintel of the Chen family?"
Chen Zhong remained silent.
The general in Shu also asked him this question. At that time, he was full of passion and his voice was thunderous.
Drive away the barbarians and protect the people and their homes!
"Let's stop here." Jia Zhou stood up and glanced at Chen Zhong, "Don't forget that Lord Yong made you a general who defended the city, and Lord Xiong taught you to march north and level the grasslands and snow-capped mountains."
Chen Zhong's face suddenly turned red, he quickly stood up, knelt on one knee facing Jia Zhou, and held his fists high.
"I, Chen Zhong, am willing to listen to the military advisor and submit to my lord!"
A smile appeared on Jia Zhou's pale face.
"It's best. If my lord knows this news, he will definitely be happy. In that case, please ask General Chen to guard Yuguan."
"Military advisor, the Liangzhou people have retreated... There is no enemy in Yuguan right now."
"I had no choice but to deceive the general. The 50,000-strong Shuzhong camp has not yet surrendered. When they learn that Chengdu has been occupied and cannot be captured for a long time, they will return to Yuguan."
"I'm afraid that General Chen will suddenly be unreasonable." Jia Zhou added a calm explanation.
Chen Zhong's face was startled, and then he smiled bitterly. Deep down, there was no anger at all. Even if the 50,000 Shuzhong camp returned to Yuguan and lacked food, grass and baggage, nothing would be accomplished.
On the contrary, it was this military advisor who was enlightened by his words over two cups of tea.
"General Chen, stay at Yuguan for the time being. The war has calmed down. The Lord will personally summon you."
Chen Zhong nodded silently.
"By the way, General Chen's family members and clan members are still in Chengdu and there is no harm done. They will be sent over to reunite with General Chen's family when the time comes."
The sound is getting farther and farther away.
Chen Zhong stood there, rubbed his wet back, and after he breathed a sigh of relief, he raised his head and stared at the sky.
He just felt that today's sky seemed to be particularly blue.
…
"Enter the city!"
After fighting for a long time, Yu Wen, even though his voice was dry and hoarse, still drummed up his voice and shouted happily.
During this process of attacking cities and plundering territory, the initial army of ten thousand people decreased instead of increasing. Now, there is an army of nearly twenty thousand people.
A long and mighty procession, wearing mixed robes and armor, continued to enter the city gate from the city gate.
Xu Mu stood at the top of the city, his face filled with joy.
Among the generals of the Xu family army, only Yu Wen gradually developed a commanding style.
"Greetings, my lord!"
As soon as they entered the city gate, not only Yu Wen, but also many other officers and soldiers bowed their hands in worship.
"Meet my lord——"
The sound was loud, but Xu Mu felt comfortable listening to it.
After exhausting his life all the way, he finally had his own confidence, territory, food, soldiers, and even counselors. He chased step by step and finally caught up.
"Get up!" Xu Mu stood on the top of the city, raising his sword to the sky.
"Get up -" Yu Wen raised his arms and shouted angrily.
Figures of people moved together, and they kept straightening up.
"Our Xu family's army has entered Shu, and there is still a final battle." Xu Mu's long sword was pointing in the north direction.
"The fifty thousand soldiers in the Shu camp are like bereaved dogs, and they are about to attack our city in Chengdu! Listen to my general's orders, rest for an hour, and then rush to the Shu road with me to intercept the fifty thousand pigs and dogs!"
Yu Weneng came first with his troops. This time, Xu Mu did not want to fight a defensive battle. It's a very simple truth. If these 50,000 Shuzhong battalions cross the Shu Road and rush into the nine counties of Shuzhong, the consequences will be serious.
Therefore, he planned to block the Shu Road and kill the last 50,000 enemies.
"Lord, can these fifty thousand people be conquered?"
"Unlikely." Xu Mu shook his head, "What kind of generals and what kind of soldiers to raise? Think about the Filial Son Camp."
"Find a way to pluck out the clan members of the king of Shu first and see how much we can collect."
Xu Mu was full of confidence in this last enemy. This time entering Shu is almost coming to an end.
"Han Jiu, you stay in the city with the new military camp. If anyone dares to mess around, kill them and talk to them later."
Han Jiu clasped his fists high.
"Don't worry, my lord, if anything goes wrong, I'll bring it up and see you."
"Don't die all the time. I, Xu Mu, don't have many brothers. You are one of them."
After saying this, Xu Mu turned around and moved forward.
Han Jiu, a seven-foot tall man, was left standing at the edge of the city gate, sobbing like a little girl.
…
On the Shu Road, looking at the long, narrow and endless Shu Road, Dou Yuan was worried for a moment.
Compared with the previous two days, this time, he was a little more ferocious in urging him to hurry up. He heard that the huge city of Chengdu was actually broken by that commoner thief, and both kings died!
Therefore, he was eager to rush to Chengdu immediately, capture the city gate, and personally hang the commoner thief on the tower of the city gate in front of everyone... and then, he would become the king of Shu himself.
Dou Yuan suddenly felt that this might be his opportunity, a good opportunity to rise to the top. Both kings died, and it was his turn.
After all, his surname is Dou.
A counselor accompanying the army, who was very sensible, had united with more than twenty generals and began to shout to the sky, praising Dou Yuan as the new king of Shu.
In addition to being excited, Dou Yuan's voice even trembled.
"Follow, follow this king, conquer Chengdu, and drive out the Xu thieves!"
The 50,000-strong army followed the Shu Road. In less than half a day, when they looked up, they finally saw the outline of Chengdu City.
