Chapter 234

"If the lord trusts this general, then let this general lead the army to Bai Shui Pass to guard it."

"If the pass is there, I am there; if the pass falls, I die!"

Hearing this slogan full of passion and ambition from Wu Yi.

Liu Zhang nodded heavily and encouraged:

"Ziyuan is worthy of being the pillar minister left to me by my late father!"

"With you here, the Shu region is worry-free!"

Just like that, Wu Yi took office.

He became the defending general of Bai Shui Pass in a wartime state and also became the nominal supreme commander of the Shu army.

Bai Shui Pass

Generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei handed over the general seals in their hands with trembling hands.

Although... the two wanted to curse Liu Zhang in their hearts.

But thinking of the favor Liu Yan had shown them before, Yang Huai and Gao Pei forcibly suppressed this trace of anger.

Furthermore, Wu Yi is also an entrusted minister left behind by Liu Yan.

Handing Bai Shui Pass to him should not be a big problem.

But what is very unjust is.

Generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei were actually very loyal to Liu Zhang.

Before, when Liu Zhang first ascended to the throne, the two generals did not return to Chengdu because they looked down on Liu Zhang.

It was because Zhang Lu was leading an army to attack Jiameng Pass at that time.

The two generals were afraid that if Jiameng Pass was lost, Zhang Lu would continue to lead his army south to attack Bai Shui Pass, which is why they did not return to Chengdu.

What was unexpected was.

This fellow Zhang Song actually used this to slander them, causing Liu Zhang to dismiss Yang Huai and Gao Pei from their status as defending generals of Bai Shui Pass.

In history, Yang Huai and Gao Pei were among the few firm anti-war factions among the Shu generals.

Moreover, these two, like Zhang Ren, were not just simple reckless men.

When Liu Bei and Liu Zhang were about to turn against each other, Yang Huai and Gao Pei had anticipated Liu Bei's next move in advance.

The two intended to kill Liu Bei inside Bai Shui Pass.

It is just a pity.

Liu Bei and Pang Tong were even more ruthless.

Before the two generals could react, they had already taken action first and took the opportunity to capture Bai Shui Pass.

With the death of the two generals, the war between Liu Bei and Liu Zhang officially began.

And now.

Generals Yang Huai and Gao Pei are still young.

But their loyalty to the father and son Liu Yan and Liu Zhang is unquestionable.

It is just a pity.

With such loyal people, Liu Zhang does not employ them.

Instead, he removed their official positions and replaced them with Wu Yi to serve as the defending general of Bai Shui Pass.

The two generals looked in the direction of Bai Shui Pass, unwilling to leave for a long time.

In the end, it was the personal guards under Wu Yi who drove them away on his behalf, and the two generals returned to Chengdu reluctantly.

And after Yang Huai and Gao Pei left.

On Wu Yi's face, the smile could no longer be suppressed!

Everything in this Bai Shui Pass, as well as the fifty thousand Shu troops brought from Chengdu, would all obey Wu Yi!

Besides this.

The Governor of Jiangzhou, Yan Yan, and the Governor of Bajun, Pang Xi, would also be under Wu Yi's jurisdiction.

Inside Jiameng Pass

Looking at the two envoys standing before him, a trace of playfulness appeared on Gu Yi's face.

Yes, these two envoys came from under Pang Xi and under Yan Yan respectively.

Although Pang Xi and Yan Yan were not entrusted ministers left to Liu Zhang by Liu Yan, they were also important figures whose political energy in the Shu region could rank in the top few!

Especially Pang Xi, this person is not only the Governor of Bajun.

He is also Liu Yan's son-in-law and Liu Zhang's eldest brother-in-law.

The location of Bajun is behind Bai Shui Pass.

The distance to the frontline is relatively close.

Therefore, Pang Xi also led ten thousand Bajun garrison troops to Bai Shui Pass this time, which can be considered the person with the second most power in Bai Shui Pass after Wu Yi.

And Yan Yan?

I believe all you handsome readers have heard this sentence:

"In our province, there are only generals who have their heads cut off, no generals who surrender!"

As the Governor of Jiangzhou, the power of the Yan family in Jiangzhou is unmatched.

Even, before Liu Yan entered Shu, Yan Yan had already served as the Governor of Jiangzhou for several years.

In history, when Liu Bei entered Sichuan.

Yan Yan, who was nearly sixty years old, was stationed in Jiangzhou and encountered Zhang Fei, who came killing from the direction of Jingzhou.

Leaving behind the beautiful story of "Zhang Fei righteously releasing Yan Yan."

In fact, this beautiful story... emmm, the composition is relatively complex.

Yan Yan's slogan was shouted louder than anyone else's.

But in the end, he still pledged allegiance to the Liu Bei group.

To put it bluntly, it was just a matter of his position determining his head.

The so-called "righteously releasing Yan Yan."

If understood from another angle.

It can also be seen as Zhang Fei and Yan Yan reaching an agreement.

Yan Yan surrendered to Zhang Fei.

Zhang Fei ensured the interests of the Yan family in Jiangzhou.

After all.

If Yan Yan was really a "general who has his head cut off."

Then why not learn from Shu generals like Zhang Ren, Yang Huai, Gao Pei, and Ling Bao who died on the battlefield?

Instead, he patted his butt and played a "righteously releasing Yan Yan" with Zhang Fei, and then officially joined the Liu Bei group.

This is clearly... being a whore and still wanting to set up a memorial archway!

Now.

Facing the envoys sent by Pang Xi and Yan Yan.

Gu Yi decided to meet these two together to see what kind of conditions they could offer to "sell Liu Zhang."

"You two, speak up."

"What is the purpose of your masters sending you to visit Jiameng Pass in the middle of the night?"

The two envoys, hearing what Gu Yi said, felt their faces burning hot.

The two of them had not made any prior arrangements.

In other words, the two envoys meeting at Jiameng Pass was purely an accidental event.

Neither side expected that the other's master would also have the intention of "secretly communicating with the enemy"!

However, things have come to this.

Since it is going to be awkward, then let both sides be awkward together; it is much better than only one person being awkward.

"Report to the lord, my master Pang Xi has always held reverence for the Han imperial court!"

"However, the father and son Liu Yan and Liu Zhang harbored evil intentions, causing my master to have the heart but not the strength."

"Now hearing that the heavenly troops of the imperial court are arriving, my master does not hesitate to destroy his relatives for the sake of righteousness."

"Hoping to capture Liu Zhang alive to share the worries for the imperial court, His Majesty, and the Prime Minister!"