Chengdu.
Bai Xiaowen sent an imperial edict in the name of the imperial court.
Liu Zhang took the edict. After reading it, he couldn't help but panic. He said, "The Duke Of Yan has won a great victory. His troops have already arrived at Luocheng. What should I do? "
Wang Lei said, "My lord, you can't. This is the Duke Of Yan's plan. He wants my lord to leave the city."
Huang Quan was silent.
Fa Zheng said with a smile, "If my lord refuses to go, you will be going against the imperial court. Won't you be abandoning the friendship of sending troops to help you? "
Wang Lei said, "I was against sending troops to help from the start. Wouldn't it be best to just sit and watch the Duke Of Yan and Liu Bei fight? Even now, abandoning friendship is better than sending yourself to death! "
Fa Zheng said, "When the Xichuan army faced Liu Bei, they lost more than they won. When Liu Bei's army faced the Duke Of Yan, they were completely wiped out in less than ten days. My lord, can the Xichuan army fight against the Duke Of Yan's army? "
Liu Zhang subconsciously shook his head.
Fa Zheng said, "If my lord has such a clear understanding, why don't you submit to the imperial court?"
Wang Lei objected, "My lord, you can't. Now, west of Fu River, the moat has been dug and the camp has been set up. Our army has the danger of Fu River, it is enough to resist the enemy! The Duke Of Yan has already burned the wild valleys around the city. His army has no resources and cannot stay for long. In less than three months, they will have to retreat. "
Fa Zheng looked up to the sky and laughed.
Liu Zhang played along and asked, "Why are you laughing, Xiao Zhi?"
Fa Zheng said with a smile, "I am laughing at Wang Lei's inexperience and ignorance of the situation. How can the Duke Of Yan be compared to Liu Bei's lone army? Not to mention that he is rich in the Central Plains, just Hanzhong alone has enough provisions and soldiers. It can be used as the rear of the Duke Of Yan to provide provisions. Wang Lei is vainly trying to use the method to fight against Liu Bei to fight against the Duke Of Yan. Isn't that the biggest joke in the world? "
These words moved Liu Zhang. He asked the officials for the last time, "What do you think of the public?"
Huang Quan, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, "I didn't say anything earlier because the situation had reached a point where I had no other choice. The Lord had sent Li Yan and Zhang Song to bring twenty thousand troops to assist the Duke Of Yan. Most likely, these troops had already been subdued by the Duke Of Yan. Since Milord is powerless to resist the Duke Of Yan, why don't we go along with the other party's wishes and present the Yizhou household register when the army is being mobilized? We'll win some grace. "
Wang Lei said angrily, "Huang Quan! You can't be completely loyal to your filial piety, but you're advising your master to surrender? I'm ashamed to be associated with people like you! "He flicked his sleeves angrily.
Huang Quan remained unmoved. He cupped his hands and said to Liu Zhang, "The Duke Of Yan has never had a bad reputation for killing. Cao Cao's son, Cao Pi, was given the title of Anle Village Marquis; Dongchuan Zhang Lu was given the title of Langzhong Marquis. With these two as precedents, I hope that my lord will think carefully about how to choose. No matter what Milord chooses, I will follow by Milord's side. "
Liu Zhang asked Huang Quan in shock, "Li Yan will really side with the Duke Of Yan?"
Before he finished speaking, someone brought over a letter from Zhang Song. Liu Zhang opened it and read it. In the letter, Li Yan and Zhang Song had already submitted to the imperial court and were given the title of marquis. Zhang Song also advised Liu Zhang to go along with the heavens and submit to the imperial court.
Liu Zhang was filled with regret. He said to Huang Quan, "I regret not listening to your advice and getting implicated by a vile person!"
Liu Zhang was also at his wit's end. He cried out loud and brought along the ribbon seal, household register, gold beads, silk, and so on to Luocheng to console the imperial court's army.
Bai Xiaowen personally went down the stairs to welcome Liu Zhang. He said, "You are truly a hero to be able to go along with the heavens. I will definitely not treat you poorly. I will give you the title of Marquis of Xichuan and give you ten thousand households. You can bring your family and move to Yedu to live there. "
Liu Zhang could only thank him.
Bai Xiaowen led the army across the Fu River and entered Chengdu through Mianzhu. He ordered all the civil and military officials of Chengdu to come and pay him a visit.
The power of Bai Xiaowen's super brain was also displayed. All the officials who came to pay him a visit, regardless of their rank, were all mentioned. Bai Xiaowen was able to list their merits and demerits. This was all thanks to Zhang Song, Fa Zheng, and the others' introductions in advance.
Those who did well were rewarded and those who did wrong were punished. Overall, the main thing was to encourage them.
In less than three days, all the civil and military officials of Xichuan had submitted to Bai Xiaowen.
Zhang Song said to Fa Zheng in private, "The Duke Of Yan is truly a hero. Not only is he skilled in military strategy, he is also skilled in civil affairs. If Liu Zhang had half the ability of the Duke Of Yan, he would be able to protect Yi Province and watch the world change. "
Bai Xiaowen still used the original civil and military officials to govern Xichuan. He appointed Zhang Song as the Yi Province Magistrate and Fa Zheng as the Shu County Governor. However, in terms of the military, he still carried out a wave of changes. He appointed a Governor in each county to consolidate his rule in Yi Province.
After Xichuan was pacified, Bai Xiaowen held a banquet to celebrate.
This was not because Bai Xiaowen liked to waste time. Holding a banquet to celebrate was an important tradition in the Three Kingdoms Plane.
The messenger who went to the ruins of Fushui Pass to ask Zhuge Liang to surrender also sent back news.
Zhuge Liang and his wife set up the Eight Trigrams Formation in the ruins of Fushui Pass and stopped Han Xu's army for two days and one night. After Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were captured, Zhuge Liang and his wife went missing.
Now, Han Xu had led his army out. Twenty thousand troops were temporarily stationed in Jiangyang.
Other than that, the messenger also brought back good news. Pound had recovered from his illness and volunteered to fight.
It just so happened that Gao Gan had recruited ten thousand new soldiers and Zhong Kui had recruited twenty thousand new soldiers. Together with the Xiliang soldiers who had surrendered, they were able to select twenty-five thousand elite soldiers. They were handed over to Pound to lead them. After passing through Hanzhong and Yi Provinces, they had already arrived at Nanzheng and would arrive at Xichuan in just a few days.
This was where Bai Xiaowen's advantage was. He held three-quarters of the land in the world, and his war potential was not something that Liu Bei, who only had half of Jingzhou, could compare to.
Bai Xiaowen still used the elite troops strategy. The old and weak troops were all sent to farm. If he did not care about the advantages and disadvantages, he would be able to raise three hundred thousand troops in a month.
This was also the reason why Zhuge Liang could not go against him no matter how hard he tried. When the general trend arrived, one could not go against it.
At this point, the third stage of the unification main storyline quest was completed and could be submitted.
The unification main storyline quest did not have any rewards, so there was nothing to hesitate about. He could just submit it after completing it.
This time, he took a total of thirty-two days to conquer Dongchuan and Xichuan, which was two days more than the thirty days he had planned.
The war was not too intense. The main reason was that he had to wait for the best opportunity, which was why he spent a lot of time.
For example, after conquering Hanzhong, when would he enter Xichuan? This was very particular.
If Bai Xiaowen rushed into Xichuan and showed his intention of conquering Xichuan, Liu Bei and Liu Zhang, who had not broken with each other, would be able to stop Bai Xiaowen for a long time.
Whether or not he could conquer Xichuan was still unknown. Even if he could, it would take at least twice as long.
From this, it could be seen that being the leader of a faction and having a good start did not mean that he could definitely conquer Xichuan. If he was not careful, it would be easy for him to exceed the time limit and fail at the last step.
Now that Yizhou had been pacified, the next ones to be dealt with were the three brothers, Liu, Guan, Zhang, and Zhao Yun.
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