Chapter 499

Liu Bei held Fei Guan's hand tightly,

"Thank you, Binbo, for sparing the people of Yizhou from the suffering of war!"

"I intend to appoint you as the Prefect of Shu Commandery; what do you think?"

Fei Guan was excited and bowed deeply,

"Thank you, my lord!"

Liu Bei added,

"I will write a letter to Liu Zhang, telling him not to harm your family, otherwise I will certainly not be polite."

Fei Guan was moved,

"Thank you, my lord."

Liu Bei nodded; in fact, he was worried that something might happen to Fei Yi.

Logically speaking, Fei Guan was Liu Zhang's cousin and also his brother-in-law, so he shouldn't harm his family.

In Chengdu,

Liu Bei's troops were already at the city walls!

Outside the city, the military camp had thousands of banners, and the formation was orderly,

Battering rams and catapults were prominently displayed, and there were hundreds of elephant troops showing off their power outside the city!

The morale of the defending soldiers was low.

Liu Zhang sat down dejectedly,

"Fei Guan actually surrendered to Liu Bei without firing a single arrow!"

His heart was like dead ashes; old generals and relatives had all turned against him,

"Could it be that Liu Bei is truly the one destined by heaven?!"

"Report~!"

"My lord, urgent report from Baishui Pass!"

Liu Zhang?

"Could it be that Zhang Lu is also taking advantage of this to attack?"

Zhang Song cupped his hands,

"My lord, Baishui Pass is being attacked by Liu Bei's fierce general Ma Chao; I fear Hanzhong has already been taken by Liu Bei!"

Zhang Song didn't know the specific situation in Hanzhong either, but scaring Liu Zhang was enough.

Liu Zhang stood up abruptly, then sat down dejectedly,

"Liu Bei has actually wiped out Zhang Lu as well?!"

He couldn't muster any desire to resist at all.

Wang Lei hurriedly said,

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"My lord, Baishui Pass is easy to defend and hard to attack, and Chengdu's walls are high and strong; our army can hold out for a few years without any problem. Liu Bei cannot stay in Yizhou for long!"

Liu Zhang felt slightly encouraged; unless absolutely necessary, he didn't want to surrender either.

He knew Liu Bei wouldn't kill him, but he knew which was happier: being a lord or being a wealthy man.

Just then,

A guard came to report again,

"My lord, Pang Xi of Baxi Commandery has announced his defection to Liu Bei and is leading troops to join forces with Zhang Fei at Luo City."

"What?!"

Unexpectedly, even the Dongzhou scholars who had helped him repeatedly had defected to Liu Bei,

Liu Zhang instantly felt disheartened.

Zhang Song knew the time had come and bowed deeply,

"My lord, the entire Yizhou has rebelled, and the situation is already like this; why not... why not surrender to Liu Bei?"

"Surrender?"

Liu Zhang muttered.

"My lord, Liu Bei is benevolent and righteous, and cherishes his reputation; he will certainly not harm you or your family."

Zhang Song urged again,

"My lord, Zhang Lu fought with you for many years, yet was wiped out by Liu Bei in the blink of an eye; it would be better to surrender early."

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Wang Lei cursed loudly,

"Zhang Song, you traitor! When you first welcomed Liu Bei into Shu, you must have already been persuaded by him to surrender!"

Zhang Song was also angry,

"Wang Lei, my lord listened to your slander and sent Li Yi to Jianning Commandery; what was the result? Li Yi attacked Liu Bei, giving Liu Bei a reason to attack my lord!"

"And you suggested sending troops to guard the north and south; what happened? Fei Guan surrendered!"

"I suspect you, Wang Lei, are Liu Bei's spy!"

Wang Lei was almost angered to death; he had been single-mindedly dealing with Liu Bei, yet was being splashed with dirty water!

He trembled uncontrollably with rage.

Liu Zhang waved his hand, feeling somewhat listless,

"Enough, stop arguing. Lord Xuande's prestige shakes the nine provinces, and his benevolence and righteousness are unparalleled; I am far inferior. Let's just surrender!"

Wang Lei shouted,

"My lord, don't!"

Just then, a guard came to report,

"My lord, there are envoys from Liu Bei outside the city, Sun Qian and Jian Yong are here to visit."

Liu Zhang waved his hand,

"Invite them into the city."

Sun Qian and Jian Yong remained respectful toward Liu Zhang, which made Liu Zhang feel slightly at ease,

Afterward, Jian Yong told Liu Zhang the conditions,

First, to choose a county in Guanzhong as Liu Zhang's fief, and still treat him with the etiquette of a feudal lord!

Second, he could send troops to help Liu Zhang go to the Western Regions to conquer a city and become a king!

The conditions could be said to be quite generous; usually, when such feudal lords surrender, they are settled in the capital and kept under surveillance.

Liu Zhang sighed deeply,

"Brother Xuande is truly benevolent and righteous!"

That afternoon,

The gates of Chengdu were opened,

Liu Zhang held the seal of the Yizhou Governor and left the city to surrender,

"General of the Flying Cavalry, the guilty official Liu Zhang requests to surrender!"

Liu Bei dismounted, helped Liu Zhang up, and sighed,

"Jiyu, I will certainly treat you well."

With this, Liu Bei led his great army into the city, while Wang Lei jumped off the city wall, achieving his name for loyalty.

Liu Bei sighed deeply again and ordered him to be buried with honors!

Next, it was time to accept the surrender of the talents in Shu and settle the hearts of the people of Yizhou.