Chapter 477: Liu Zhang's Curtain Falls

Immediately after, Zhao Yun entered the Main Hall with the three Grand Generals of the three Bai Hu Legions.

At this moment, Liu Zhang was watching the scene with a calm expression.

And beneath him stood a group of Ba-Shu strategists.

Fa Zheng, Zhang Song, Xu Jing, Liu Ba, Li Hui, Fei Shi, Qin Mi, Dong He, Wang Lei — nine men in all.

As for the line of generals, there were only four: Li Yan, Lei Tong, Meng Da, and Huang Quan.

As for Wu Yi and Wu Lan, the two had the misfortune of running into Zhao Yun and were slain by him.

"Men, seize them!"

Zhao Yun swept a cold gaze over the crowd and barked coldly at the Bai Hu Army soldiers behind him.

Watching Liu Zhang being held by the soldiers, Zhao Yun glanced at him coldly and said in a frigid voice:

"Liu Zhang, didn't see this coming, did you!"

"The natural defenses of Yizhou that you took such pride in — how laughable they are before my Bai Hu Legion!"

At this, Liu Zhang lifted his eyes to glance at Zhao Yun, offered no lengthy explanation, and merely gave a cold snort.

"Hmph!"

"The victor is king, the vanquished is bandit — nothing more!"

"Kill me or flay me, suit yourself!"

Having said that, Liu Zhang turned his head away and paid Zhao Yun no further attention.

Seeing this, Zhao Yun paid it no mind either, merely waving his hand at the two soldiers holding Liu Zhang.

"Take him away and keep a close watch on him!"

"Please rest assured, General. We will keep a close eye on him!"

Hearing the order, the two men immediately replied solemnly.

After Liu Zhang was led away, Leng Bao and Deng Xian were also brought in by the Shadow Guard men.

"General Zhao, these two are Liu Zhang's subordinates Leng Bao and Deng Xian. They were captured by me at the North City Gate. Please, General, decide their fate!"

At this, the leader of the Shadow Guard said respectfully to Zhao Yun.

"You've worked hard!"

Seeing them, Zhao Yun said with a smile.

"General Zhao is too kind. These are all duties This Official ought to perform!"

Seeing Zhao Yun being so courteous, the man hurriedly replied with equal deference.

Afterwards, the Shadow Guard men handed Leng Bao and Deng Xian over to Zhao Yun, then took their leave.

"As for these people here, take them all back to Luoyang together and let His Majesty deal with them!"

Finally, after sweeping a glance over everyone in the Main Hall, Zhao Yun said to those behind him.

"Your subordinate obeys the order!"

At his words, soldiers immediately stepped forward and led the group away.

"General, now that Liu Zhang and his main force have all been defeated by us, I request that the remaining seven southern commanderies of Yizhou be recovered by myself, Xu Huang, and Cao Hong!"

After Liu Zhang and the others were led away, Wei Yan requested of Zhao Yun with a solemn expression.

"Your subordinate requests to fight!"

And Xu Huang and Cao Hong, upon hearing Wei Yan's words, immediately reacted as well.

They loudly requested to fight before Zhao Yun in the same manner.

Hearing this, Zhao Yun pondered briefly, then agreed to their request.

Now, Liu Zhang and his important subordinates, as well as his main Army, had all been captured alive or defeated.

The remaining seven southern commanderies held only some garrison troops left behind.

Moreover, their numbers were only a few thousand at most, and even the largest commandery had no more than Five Thousand troops.

With such meager strength, they posed no threat to Wei Yan and the others.

Besides, they were all powerful in their own right, and they had such wonderful things as the map function and the Identity Jade Token.

Recovering the remaining commanderies and xian would still be an effortless task.

"Since that is so, the remaining commanderies and xian shall be left to the three of you!"

"However, be cautious in all things. Never let your guard down or underestimate your opponents!"

Although he knew the remaining commanderies and xian posed no threat to them, Zhao Yun still gave the three men this admonition.

"Please rest assured, General. We shall not fail the trust you have placed in us!"

Hearing this, the three men replied with solemn expressions.

After the three departed, Zhao Yun also began to report the battle results to Liu Bian.

……

Jingzhou, Jiangxia Commandery.

"My Lord, Huang Zhong's Two Hundred Thousand Vermillion Bird Army and Gan Ning's Fifty Thousand Water Army have already surrounded Jiangxia Commandery."

"And our last Ten Thousand Water Army troops have also been defeated by Gan Ning."

"Now, all we have left are these Fifty Thousand infantry."

At this, Water Army Commander Cai Mao said in a heavy voice to Liu Biao and the others.

As Water Army Commander, he had narrowly escaped with his life under the bombardment of Gan Ning's Spirit Stone cannons.

"Degui, Yidu, Zirou — quickly tell me, what should This Official do?"

At this, Inspector of Jingzhou Liu Biao asked Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, Kuai Liang, and the others, his face full of terror.

Originally, he had only wanted to guard his little plot of land in Jingzhou and be his own local emperor.

They counted on Liu Bian having no Water Army in his hands.

And since they had a Water Army and the Yangtze River as a natural barrier to rely on, they had not taken the Imperial Court seriously.

On top of that, ever since Liu Bian took power, he had begun to suppress the Aristocratic Families on a large scale.

Distributing the lands of the Great Clan to the common people.

He had even reduced the taxes to five out of ten.

And the Great Clan of Jingzhou were by no means few.

They were firmly opposed to Liu Bian's actions.

It was just that they had not expected Liu Bian to actually have his own Water Army.

Moreover, its strength and Equipment were both very powerful.

Especially Gan Ning's Warships — that enormous hull, and those weapons never heard of before.

Their Jingzhou Water Army of a hundred thousand troops had suffered eighty to ninety thousand casualties in an instant.

In the end, only Ten Thousand men managed to escape.

However, the day before yesterday, they were once again found and Extinguished by Gan Ning's Han Navy.

Now, he was left with only this last Fifty Thousand Troops of infantry.

How could such a force be a match for Huang Zhong and Gan Ning's army of One Hundred and Fifty Thousand?

And, not to mention, there was still Sun Jian leading Fifty Thousand Troops.

In this way, that made a full Three Hundred Thousand troops!

"My Lord, at present, we only have two paths to choose from!"

Seeing Liu Biao's inquiry, Kuai Liang was silent for a moment, then said with a heavy expression.

"Oh, Zirou, speak quickly!"

Hearing this, Liu Biao, as if grasping a lifesaving straw, hurriedly said.

Afterwards, he looked at Kuai Liang with a face full of anticipation.

Seeing this, Kuai Liang also glanced at Liu Biao, then began to speak:

"My Lord, at present, we can either choose to surrender to Huang Zhong."

"Or, continue to flee!"

As Kuai Liang's words fell, throughout the entire Main Hall.

A silence descended.

Even Kuai Yue and Cai Mao had not expected Kuai Liang to state these words so bluntly.

"Zirou, do you think that if This Official chooses to surrender, that Liu Bian of his would let me off?"

At this moment, Liu Biao's gaze fixed intently on Kuai Liang.

He asked him in a deep voice.

He felt that he had been betrayed.

For Kuai Liang to say such a thing, he must have long been secretly thinking of defecting to Huang Zhong.

Thinking of this, the look in Liu Biao's eyes as he gazed at Kuai Liang also turned icy cold.

"My Lord, I advise you to surrender!"

"We have no other retreat now."

At this moment, Kuai Liang, seeing Liu Biao's gaze gradually turn sinister, hurriedly said.

"Then tell me, if I surrender, will that Liu Bian of his let me off?"

Seeing that Kuai Liang still dared to speak of surrender.

Liu Biao rose, staring fixedly at him, and demanded in an angry voice.