Chengdu, Shu County, Yizhou.

At the Mu's Mansion in Yizhou, Liu Zhang summoned his ministers to discuss important matters.

The news that Zhang Ren, Wu Yi, Yan Yan and other generals who went to Hanzhong to help were defeated and captured shocked the entire Yizhou.

Then came the news that the Liangzhou Army under King Changshan was overwhelming and had conquered Hanzhong. There was news that Cao Cao was defeated in Hanzhong and fled Fuling, Bajun.

The bad news came one after another, making Liu Zhang, the Yizhou shepherd, even more desperate. From the beginning, he was full of hope in joining forces with Cao Cao, to now he is completely hopeless!

This mental journey is enough to show that Liu Zhang's current situation is very bad.

Looking at the many Yizhou generals and advisers below, Liu Zhang worriedly asked his question:"Do you have any good ideas now?" Liu Zhang had already made a decision in his heart. If he didn't have a good idea, he planned to imitate Liu Biao and surrender directly to Chang. The king of the mountain.

When Liu Zhang joined forces with Cao Cao, he prepared for the worst. Success is naturally the best, and failure is okay.

There is not much enmity between the two parties, and they are both Han clan clan members. And seeing that Liu Biao was eating and drinking well in Xiangyang, Jingzhou, Liu Zhang was very satisfied with this situation.

Liu Zhang had no talent or strategy to begin with, and was not as good as his father Liu Yan. His successive defeats made him more aware of the fact that he lacked the ability to even maintain success, let alone expansion!

As soon as Liu Zhang finished speaking, Zhang Song, who was below, directly raised his hand and said:"My lord, now Changshan's army is so powerful, we might as well surrender directly!

King Changshan and you are both members of the Han Dynasty, and will not harm you. You can still be A peaceful and happy prince, why not do it?"

Zhang Song's words immediately attracted the approval of the 'pro-Liu faction'.

But again, the opposition immediately issued objections

"Shut up!"

"Zhang Song, don’t think we don’t know that you leaked the map of Yizhou to the Changshan Army, so that the Liangzhou Army could be unstoppable!"

"Lord! Zhang Song betrayed his trust and betrayed his people to seek glory. The minister suggested that he beheaded in public to scare the monkeys!"

The opposition's remarks immediately aroused the pro-Liu faction's retort.

Zhang Song said with a sneer:"That's right! It was I who passed the Kan map to Chang Shanjun! Do you think I am a seller seeking glory? I am thinking about the Lord and you!"

"shameful! Confusing right and wrong!"

"Zhang Song now calls a deer a horse!"

The quarrel below gave Liu Zhang a headache, but Zhang Song's betrayal also made him very angry, and he asked coldly:

"Zhang Song, I treat you well, why do you treat me like this?"

Zhang Song stood up immediately, bowed his hands, and looked around, feeling arrogant that everyone doing what he was doing was rubbish.

Just when the generals and counselors were so angry that they were itching their teeth, Zhang Song said calmly:

"Lord, we are in Yizhou, and there are only a few ways to enter Sichuan.

However, every step is full of difficulties. As long as the city defenders and troops are required to defend Yizhou, it is simply a fantasy and impossible to reach the sky!

In this case, what does it matter whether the map is leaked or not? Even if you give them a map, they will still have difficulty breaking through the many dangerous passes and obstacles!

And with the capabilities of the Changshan Army, couldn't they detect it? All it takes is some time and effort, and you are sure to succeed!

The Kanyu map is not the point at all. The point is whether Changshan's army can attack by force in the face of these many obstacles?

The result is obvious, they succeeded!"

Zhang Song emphasized the strength of the Changshan Army and downplayed the importance of the Kanyu Map.

He just wanted to tell everyone here that if the Changshan Army were not powerful, they would not be able to break the Shu Road if they were given a map!

Of course, if it were not for Zhang Song's Kanyu Map, the Changshan Army would not be able to break the Shu Road. Facing the Shu Road, which is as difficult as climbing to the sky, with rugged roads, high mountains and deep valleys, there will be huge casualties.

In addition, Ma Chao can lead his army to take a detour and sneak attack on the three generals Xu Chu. Isn't it just to take advantage of the details of the map?

Zhang Song Of course I won't mention it anymore.

Seeing everyone present lost in thought, Zhang Song said with a smile:

"By presenting this inconsequential map, I am actually selling a favor to King Changshan.

If they succeed in conquering Yizhou, then I can use this sentiment to plead with King Changshan to spare my lord and spare the lives of all my colleagues present.

No one can understand my loyalty!"

Zhang Song's clever words and strong words made many people secretly hate him. But I have to admit that Zhang Song's choice was very correct.

With this kind of sentiment in mind, after the Changshan Army really breaks through the Shu Road, they may still need He begged Zhang Song to intercede and avoid killing a chicken to scare the monkeys to Chang Shan's army and beheading him in public. The original quarrel scene had calmed down.

Even Liu Zhang's eyes when he looked at Zhang Song changed from disgust to helplessness, and then he seemed indifferent.

Now The situation in the original history is not that of the original history. Zhang Song secretly helped Liu Bei. At that time, Liu Bei was running around, how could he have the world-shaking momentum of King Changshan?! In the original history, Liu Zhang directly killed Zhang Song in anger, but in this life, Changshan's army has already The situation was overwhelming. If Liu Chen avenged his benefactor who killed Chang Shanjun, Liu Zhang would not have a good end at all. Liu Zhang could still tell which was more serious, and this was how he endured it, even in the face of Zhang Song's betrayal , still choose to forgive.

As for those pro-Liu faction, they immediately praised Zhang Song's wise decision. They had already secretly responded to Chang Shan's army, but they did not make such a big contribution as Zhang Song's painting of the map.

At this moment, two groups in succession The messenger arrived in a hurry:

"Report! Cao Cao sent a message!"

"Report! A patrol officer picked up a newspaper!"

Everyone who had different thoughts suddenly became energetic!

Cao Cao is nominally their ally now, and the two sides are in a joint state. As for the newspapers, they are news from the outside world.

Liu Zhang thought for a while and said:"Bring up Cao Cao's letter first.!"

When the messenger handed it over and browsed it over, Liu Zhang sighed in his heart:"Cao Cao asked us to lead the army to rescue and meet the Liangzhou Army attacking Hanzhong."

"Lord, look at the newspaper. Is there any other news?"Huang Quan said.

Liu Zhan nodded, and another messenger handed over the newspaper. After just a quick glance, Liu Zhang's expression was instantly shaken, and he looked a little unbelievable!

"Jiangdong Army was defeated! Zhou Yu and more than 200,000 Jiangdong troops were defeated and captured! Jiangdong Sun Jian...surrendered!"

Wow!

The newspaper information conveyed by Liu Zhang shocked everyone present!

Whether they were the opposition, the neutrals, or the pro-Liu faction, they all seemed a little unbelievable!

The opposition was naturally worried about their own situation. , now the Changshan Army has captured Jingzhou and Jiangdong, leaving only Yizhou and Jiaozhou struggling to support themselves. This means that King Changshan can free up his hands to concentrate on dealing with Yizhou.

The neutral faction has the same idea.

As for Zhang Song Even though they were familiar with the strength of the Changshan Army, they were still shocked by the speed of attacking the city!

How long did it take for the Changshan Army to capture Jingzhou? They defeated Liu Bei in Yiling. Liu Bei committed suicide in defeat, and his generals were defeated. How long have you been captive? Has Jiang Dong followed suit?!

Too fast! Too powerful!

After the shock, Zhang Song and other pro-Liu faction members woke up and were ecstatic.

Zhang Song held his hand, but his face looked a little heavy and said:"Lord! Decide soon! The situation waits for no one!

Now King Changshan has captured eleven states in the world, leaving only Yizhou and Jiaozhou! Being defeated and captured and voluntarily surrendering are completely different concepts!"

Zhang Song's words made Liu Zhang turn pale!

Looking at Cao Cao's letter asking for help, looking at the horrific record of Changshan Army in the newspaper, and looking at the disastrous defeat of Jiangdong Army, Liu Zhang finally made up his mind!

"It’s down! Liu

Zhang said decisively:"Immediately send an envoy to Hanzhong to inform the Liangzhou Army and ask them to convey the news of our surrender!""

The opponents still wanted to speak, but looking at the words on the newspaper, they saw that they were not words, but mountains of blood, rivers of blood, and piles of bones!

They pursed their lips and murmured, but finally chose to shut up.

The situation of King Changshan has been established and is unstoppable. If they continue to oppose and entangle unrelentingly, then they are overestimating their own strength!

In the face of this general trend, it is not their personal will that can stop it. The opposition Silent, the neutral faction directly stood on the side of surrender, and the pro-Liu faction naturally agreed with Liu Zhang's decision without hesitation.

Then

Liu Zhang ordered Zhang Song to go to Hanzhong as a special envoy to ask for surrender!

As for Cao Cao's letter, Liu Zhang was heartbroken I feel apologetic, so I can only burn it.

Rescue is impossible. Liu Zhang would have done his best if he did not send troops to attack Cao Cao and assist Chang Shan's army!

……

Hanzhong.

Liangzhou Legion.

After capturing Hanzhong, generals such as Ma Teng, Han Sui, Ma Chao, and Pang De, as well as Zhang Xiu, Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, etc., had divided their forces to prepare to pursue Cao Cao and attack Liu Zhang in Yizhou.

Not long ago, King Changshan wrote a letter praising them. Ma Chao was promoted to general, which inspired the Liangzhou Army!

They had been silent for so long, and finally a general came into the room and surpassed the top ranks of the Changshan Army.

Coupled with Jia Xu, the chief military advisor and general staff officer, their Liangzhou Army also has a place among the Changshan Army!

In addition to Ma Chao, generals such as Pang De, Zhang Xiu, Xu Rong, and Hua Xiong have all received commendations and promotions.

Liu Chen's Changshan Army had clear rewards and punishments, and everything was rewarded based on military merit. This fact made all the soldiers more awe and recognized!

This system also makes their marching and fighting more exciting!

This is also the reason why the Liangzhou Army is preparing to divide its forces to attack, defeat Liu Zhang of Yizhou, seize the entire Yizhou belly, pursue Cao Cao, and put an end to this hero.

These are all real military achievements! only.

Before the Liangzhou Army attacked Liu Zhang in Yizhou, the news from Chengdu had already arrived first

"Liu Zhang wants to surrender? Has the envoy Zhang Song been sent?"

Ma Chao obviously felt a little regretful. Although coercing the enemy to surrender is also a military merit, it is not as good as capturing Yizhou, which shows their strength and has more military merit.

"He who knows the current affairs is a hero, and Liu Zhang finally understood the general trend!" Ma Teng nodded, but there was no surprise.

Han Sui's military advisor Fazheng on the side looked a little surprised and said:"Zhang Songnai is my good friend, the one who originally contributed the map!"

Everyone suddenly realized that they remembered this person!

"His Highness once said that if we see Zhang Song, we need to treat him with the courtesy of the Three Lords, and we must not ignore him with contempt! Cheng Gongying added

"Of course we understand!"

Ma Chao, Pang De and other generals felt sorry, but they still understood the principle of repaying kindness with kindness.

"If he had known that we would pursue Cao Cao, Zhang Xiu and Xu Rong would have taken advantage! Pound said regretfully

"I guess it was Jia Xu who gave them advice! well~~~"

A few days later.

The Liangzhou Legion met Zhang Song.

What flattered Zhang Song was that he was treated with extremely high courtesy when he arrived. Those who knew knew that he was Liu Zhang's special envoy, and those who didn't knew thought he was the Third Duke.

This made Zhang Song burst into tears. He felt that it was a wise choice to inform the Changshan Army, secretly respond to the Changshan Army, and get close to the Changshan Army in advance!

Especially Zhang Song knew that all this was arranged by Liu Chen, which made Zhang Song burst into tears even more.

A scholar dies for his confidant, and Liu Chen is Zhang Song’s confidant!

Zhang Song conveyed the news of Liu Zhang's surrender. Although Ma Chao Pangde and other generals were sorry, the mood of the generals was still very high!

As a result, nearly half of Yizhou's territory is also in the hands of their Changshan Army!

Only Bajun was left under Cao Jun's control.

……

Fuling, Jiangzhou and other places in Bajun.

Cao's army is stationed here in a tight formation to defend against attacks from surrounding enemy troops.

They were mainly prepared for attacks at two places - Lizhi Road, which was the road connecting Hanzhong. According to their intelligence, the Liangzhou Army under King Changshan had already led an army to pursue them.

On the other side was Wuling County in Jingzhou. They also received news that Changshan's army was overwhelming and had successively attacked Changsha County, Wuling County and other counties.

Ever since King Changshan had won the battle of Chibi and successfully led his army across the Yangtze River and garrisoned Chibi, the enemy troops had been falling in the face of the wind and were as strong as a broken bamboo.

But Changshan's army was invincible. This means that when they captured Wuling County and surrounded Ba County in Yizhou on their side, their Cao army was in danger!

With no way forward and pursuers behind them, this is the current situation of Cao's army.

Cao Cao was running around, exhausted physically and mentally. When Xu Chu, Xia Houdun and Xia Houyuan were defeated and captured, he was even more shocked and disheartened!

The once high-spirited hero of the time gathered together powerful generals, with the highest number of troops reaching more than 600,000.

Now at the end of the road, they are besieged in Bajun, unable to advance or retreat. Their troops have fled due to losses in the battle, and now there are only more than 200,000 left.

Among the more than 200,000 troops, the morale of the army was disorganized. All the generals were looking for a way out. Many of them had secretly had an affair with Chang Shan's army.

Internal and external troubles, this is Cao Cao's situation today!

Even though Cao Cao had great talents and strategies, he still couldn't find a way to break the situation and finally had to give up!

This is not because he gives up on himself, but... he is really powerless!

"General, my patrol soldiers got a newspaper!"

Cao Hong personally delivered the newspaper in, his face still pale, and there was still lingering shock in his eyes.

Cao Cao didn't even need to read the newspaper. Looking at this clan brother, he knew that another bad news was coming.

When he After scanning the newspaper with his peripheral vision, Cao Cao realized that he had underestimated the extent of the bad news.

This was no longer bad news, but a death knell!

"Jiangdong was defeated... Sun Jian surrendered... Sun Jian committed suicide and died.……"

Cao Cao looked at it and suddenly burst out laughing, but his smile was extremely miserable, and he felt like a rabbit dying and a fox grieving for its own kind.

This feeling first appeared when Liu Bei committed suicide in Yiling, and now that Sun Jian committed suicide, it appears again.

Looking at the world, there are only a handful of princes who can impress Cao Cao, including Liu Bei and Sun Jian.

As for King Changshan, Cao Cao once compared himself with him, and finally had to admit that he felt inferior!

"You are all gone, you are all gone……"Cao Cao smiled, his eyes suddenly filled with mist, and he said with heartache:"It's my turn too!"

……

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