Chapter 125

The envoy sent by Pang Xi was the first to state his master’s intentions.

Before his voice fell, the envoy sent by Yan Yan also expressed roughly the same meaning.

Hearing this.

Gu Yi smiled slightly.

This scene was actually something he had envisioned before he captured Hanzhong.

It was just unexpected that the envoys under Yan Yan, Pang Xi, and others would arrive so quickly.

The Shu region was not without loyal and brave people.

Zhang Ren, Ling Bao, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, and others were all such people.

But at the same time, there were also many people who were disloyal to the father and son Liu Yan and Liu Zhang.

The reason Liu Bei was able to win the Hanzhong campaign in history was inseparable from the support of these surrendered Shu generals.

For example, Wu Yi, Li Yan, Zhuo Ying, Lei Tong, Wu Lan, and others all surrendered without resistance upon seeing the wind.

But after joining Liu Bei’s command, these people immediately stood up again.

In the Hanzhong campaign that broke out between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, they made no small contributions.

To put it bluntly.

It was still that sentence.

The buttocks decide the head.

Under Liu Zhang’s command, the future of these Shu generals could be seen at a glance.

For example, Yan Yan was the Governor of Jiangzhou before Liu Yan entered Shu; when Liu Bei entered Shu, twenty-five years had passed, and Yan Yan was still the Governor of Jiangzhou!

The current Dong Zhuo force was far more powerful than the Liu Bei force in history.

It was naturally not surprising that these Shu generals surrendered upon seeing the wind.

As for those few hard bones.

Yang Huai and Gao Pei’s positions as Baishui Pass garrison generals had already been removed.

Zhang Ren had already been captured alive by Gan Ning.

Ling Bao was playing in the mud in some corner. (His age was relatively young compared to other Shu generals, so he likely hadn't joined the army yet.)

Huang Quan... was currently just a registrar, his words carried little weight, and he held no military power in his hands.

Capturing Chengdu was already within reach for Gu Yi.

Thus.

Gu Yi readily accepted the allegiance of Yan Yan and Pang Xi.

However, what was funny was.

Before the envoys sent by the two could leave Jiameng Pass.

New envoys immediately arrived here.

The person who came was none other than the person sent by Wu Yi!

The three envoys looked at each other, not knowing whether to cry or laugh for a moment.

……

Three days later.

Gu Yi led a large army to the gates of Baishui Pass.

Before Gu Yi could order an attack on the city, white flags had already been raised on the city towers.

The city gates opened, and the three leading generals walked down from the city towers.

They were none other than Wu Yi, Yan Yan, and Pang Xi.

As for their families.

Before heading to Baishui Pass, they had already been settled properly.

Even if Liu Zhang realized he had been sold and wanted to vent his anger on their families, it was beyond his reach at this moment.

Moreover.

If Liu Zhang were a smart person, it would be best to treat the families of these surrenderists well.

Otherwise.

Once Chengdu was captured, these surrenderists would definitely take revenge on Liu Zhang, and it was highly likely they would not let him live.

Accepting the surrender of the three generals, the strength under Gu Yi’s command was further enhanced.

Looking at Liu Zhang’s side.

Only the last thirty thousand garrison troops remained stationed near Chengdu.

Yizhou was already in Gu Yi’s pocket.

…….

Yizhou

In the Inspector’s Mansion

Hearing the news that the three generals Wu Yi, Pang Xi, and Yan Yan had led the main Shu army force to surrender.

Liu Zhang was stunned into silence.

He was unable to speak for a long time.

"Traitors! They are all traitors!".

"Especially that Wu Yi, he wasted my father’s entrustment!"

After a long while, Liu Zhang finally recovered.

It was not that his composure was poor, but the news that Wu Yi and the others had led their troops to surrender was too shocking.

So shocking that Liu Zhang’s brain entered a state of crash, not knowing what to do next.

"Yongnian! Where is Yongnian?"

"Where is Yongnian?"

Liu Zhang thought of Zhang Song.

Although Wu Yi had surrendered, the "resourceful" Zhang Song was still there.

The situation should not have deteriorated to the extreme.

Before long.

Zhang Song arrived upon hearing the news.

Before Zhang Song could sit down, Liu Zhang said impatiently:

"Yongnian, that fellow Wu Yi has surrendered to Gu Yi."

"Now, Baishui Pass has also been lost."

"The tens of thousands of Dong Zhuo troops will likely be at the gates of Chengdu soon."

"What should I do?"

Zhang Song had already received the intelligence of Wu Yi’s surrender.

Therefore, on his way to the Inspector’s Mansion, he had already thought about how to deal with Liu Zhang.

Zhang Song spoke slowly:

"My Lord, the Dong Zhuo army is powerful."

"If we continue to resist stubbornly, I am afraid..."

"Sigh! My Lord, it is all because this humble minister is incompetent and cannot help My Lord block this Dong Zhuo army."

"Otherwise, how could My Lord suffer such hardship?"

Zhang Song’s acting skills were first-rate.

He wiped away tears on the spot, which moved Liu Zhang’s heart.

Sure enough, compared to Wu Yi who was not here, Zhang Song was more reliable.

Thinking of this, Liu Zhang asked:

"Yongnian, there are only thirty thousand garrison troops left in the city, which is difficult to resist the more than one hundred thousand troops of that fellow Gu Yi."

"But if I go to surrender, I am afraid that Gu Yi will execute me privately."

"What should I do..."

Hearing that Liu Zhang already had the intention to surrender in his heart, a smile gradually appeared on Zhang Song’s face.