Three Kingdoms

Badong County, well, it’s not called Badong County yet. The official name is Guling County. It was specially cut off from Ba County when Liu Zhang’s father was still alive, so basically there are Brazil and The name of Badong.

Liu Yan's intention of dividing Ba County was actually very clear. Basically, anyone with a little brains can probably guess it roughly. After all, the taste of weak stems and strong branches. After Zhou Gong learned from his mistakes, most people are willing to try it again.

However, the so-called plan cannot keep up with changes, or any plan is perfect, but the actual execution is poor...

Now in Badong County, the person who is acting as the prefect on temporary leave is Meng Da, who has just arrived from Chengdu. He is not the one who plays Wu Hua, but his surname is Meng Mingda, whose given name is Zidu.

Meng Da actually entered Sichuan together with Fa Zheng, but he has never done as well as Fa Zheng, or in other words, his reputation is not as good as Fa Zheng's. Although this is part of the reason why Fa Zheng did not participate in the dispute between Dongchuan and Xichuan, it is also There are some reasons for Mengda himself.

Although everyone is more or less able to cover up some of their own character flaws, but after getting along for a long time, they will always show up inadvertently. Meng Da actually looks like an open-minded person, but in fact You must be stingy, and you take everything very seriously. Therefore, in Liu Yan's era, Meng Da did not get any big official positions. He had been holding some affairs-related jobs in Chengdu and could not serve on any side.

But things are different now. Liu Zhang prefers to listen to flattery than Liu Yan, so Meng Da also has the opportunity to serve as Badong.

Of course, the most important factor is not Meng Da's flattery, but Pang Xi's lack of skills. Badong is the channel to unite with Jing and Xiang. If it is given to the local nobles in Sichuan and Sichuan, there is no guarantee that there will be any problems, so This makes Meng Da easier.

On this day, Meng Da was handling official business in the government office. Suddenly, he heard from his subordinates that Wu Ban was visiting, and he couldn't help but hurriedly came out to greet him.

The two guests and host sat down, chatted for a while, and then gradually got to the main topic. Wu Ban said: "Brother Meng, what do you think of Sichuan and Shu today? How can the disaster of weapons be eliminated?"

Meng Da was stunned when he heard this. This matter has been concluded for a long time. Why does it sound like there are some changes? So he turned around, cupped his hands, and said: "Brother Wu's words... I'm sorry for my stupidity, this..."

Wu Ban sighed softly and replied: "Sichuan and Sichuan are trapped in war, and the people's lives are in ruins. A certain person is sad and miserable, and he can't help himself. Fortunately, Pang Gong intervened and made you willing to give in, so we can make peace. If the borders are protected and there is no discord, then the people can avoid the disaster of war and live in peace and contentment. However..."

Wu Ban was silent for a moment, then slapped his hand on the table: "But the Conquest of the West is too much! He is greedy and arrogant, and wants to destroy our foundation! Annex Sichuan and Shu, if the Conquest of the West succeeds, you and I will both He is a prisoner of the rank and file!"

Hearing this, Meng Da frowned and said, "Is this...could this be some misunderstanding? I once heard that Zhengxi also studied poetry and calligraphy, and was proficient in Zuo Zhuan. It shouldn't be like this, right?"

Wu Ban said with displeasure: "Now that the expedition to the west has invaded Brazil, he is particularly dissatisfied and wants to march down and take Chengdu! Now you are also the guard of Guling, how can you be lucky? In the past, you promoted chaos in the pass. He ravaged the three assistants, and as a result, five or six out of ten families were destroyed, but Zidu actually forgot about it?"

After a pause, Wu Ban said again, "However, the people of Sichuan and Sichuan are short-sighted and do not know how powerful they are. They only seek wise and wise strategies to protect themselves. Where does that leave you and me? What's more, after conquering the west and living in the north for a long time, they may have forgotten the scriptures and are smelly. It is dyed all over the place, and there is no respect for the king, it is the style of Confucius and Mencius!"

Meng Da was silent.

"If Liu Jingzhou's troops arrive now, does Brother Zidu know how to arrange it?" Wu Ban suddenly changed his subject and talked about Liu Biao.

Although Pang Xi, Wu Ban, Meng Da and others all belong to Dongchuan, their respective interests are not the same. Needless to say, Meng Da is a newcomer who has just climbed up. He does not have much power and is still in the early stages of accumulation. The Wu family, where Wu Ban is located, is more like a relative who has declined in appearance and appearance. He can only see the yellow flowers of yesterday falling, but not the yellow flowers of today.

Therefore, Wu Clan, Wu Yi, Wu Ban and others naturally cannot wait for everything to happen in Chengdu. Instead, they must take this opportunity to rise up. Otherwise, Pang Xi will really do everything. Then Where else can any benefit come to people like Wu and Meng Da?

Crisis also represents a turning point, but it depends on whether you can catch it or not...

Therefore, Wu and Mengda, who were originally pushed to the margins, naturally formed a natural alliance, trying to be a wave maker in the turbulent land of Sichuan and Shu!

When Meng Da saw what Wu Ban said, he naturally understood it. After thinking for a moment, he said with emotion: "Today, the land of Sichuan and Shu is in danger, and all living beings are hanging upside down. How can I just sit back and watch? I am willing to follow my brother and do my best!" "

With the basis of common interests, the two people naturally became more harmonious. Just as the two of them were talking about more in-depth topics, suddenly soldiers came to report that they were relatives of the Han royal family, Yuzhou Mu, Zuo General Zhonglang and Xinye Governor Liu Bei and Liu Xuande have arrived in Yufu and sent special people to report...

"Ah? Who?" Meng Da suddenly didn't understand.

Wu Ban on the side heard it clearly and couldn't help but smile and say: "It came so fast! The opportunity of Sichuan and Sichuan is for this person! Fish come back, fish come back! If there is no water, there will be no fish come back! Liu Xuande sent people forward I must have come here to cross the river... We might as well meet him and see what he says..."

"Brother Wu said great kindness!" Meng Da laughed loudly.

The two of them contacted Liu Bei and discussed how to discuss it with Liu Bei. Zhang Ren, who was in Langzhong, was also in a state of being reluctant to leave behind. He was really at a loss as to where to go.

Langzhong has become an isolated city invisibly. Although there is still some money and food in the city, it is just like the time when salary workers are about to pay their wages every month. They have to calculate how much to eat every day, and even pray for finance. Be healthy, and you won’t delay the payment of salary because of your aunt or aunt or something...

This kind of mental torture has made Zhang Ren feel a lot more haggard these days.

To go, to stay, or...

Everything was pressed on Zhang Ren's shoulders, which made Zhang Ren a little overwhelmed. However, the unique resilience and stubbornness of the people of Sichuan and Shu allowed Zhang Ren to patrol the city three times a day without slacking off at all. The impetuous military spirit has stabilized a little.

After patrolling the city that day, Zhang Ren returned to the city gate tower, sat behind the desk, and stared blankly at the map placed on the desk, silently.

If you choose to leave and just hope for your own survival, it is actually not too difficult. After all, with a tribe leader like Yuan Yue here, it is not completely impossible to find a way out through the mountains and ridges. But in this way, not only would Langzhong be lost, but Zhang Ren would also lose the reputation he had cultivated over the years.

The reputation of abandoning the city will accompany Zhang Ren for the rest of his life!

In this way, not only would Zhang Ren's official career come to an end, but his children would also be affected, making them unable to hold their heads high among their peers!

Then stay and watch?

If the back road is safe and the supply can keep up, relying on Langzhong's favorable geographical location, there would be no problem in defending. However, the problem is that now the city is alone, the soldiers' morale is unstable, and their morale is low. If not for these days, if you look carefully, it would not have been possible long ago. Some mutinies occurred.

Especially those idiots...

Therefore, if the army of the Western Conquest really comes to the city, according to the current situation, I am afraid that they will not be able to hold on for long. Even if the troops from Zhengxi don't come now and the food and grass supplies in the city can't keep up, sooner or later there will be a collapse!

Zhang Ren looked up at the sky and let out a long sigh.

Now that it has entered autumn, the weather is getting cooler in the morning and evening. Without the scorching heat and forest miasma, it is a good time to use troops! Zhang Ren knew that there wasn't much time left for him!

If you can't walk and can't defend, then fight...

The morale of the soldiers in the city is also low now. If Zhengxi arrives at the city and then preaches about surrendering to avoid death, etc., people may be in a state of confusion. No matter how resolute Zhang Ren is personally, he may not be able to completely suppress it. !

Coupled with Yuan Yue, a fellow, and the fellow warriors in the city, if things really develop to a desperate situation, I am afraid that not many of Yuan Yue and other fellows will remain loyal...

But it is difficult to deal with it now. If we can neither kill Yuan Yue or others, nor let them leave, because whether we kill them or let them leave, it will greatly damage the morale of the soldiers. If not, they will collapse immediately, and there is no way. It’s over…

Zhang Ren smiled bitterly. "Come here! Invite Mr. Qin to come!"

Soon, Qin Mi came, looking a little sluggish. Even the gold-painted fan that he kept in his hand for a moment had no intention of taking it out. "General, what are your orders?"

"..." Zhang Ren was silent for a while, and he didn't have the intention to care too much. After all, his current state was not necessarily that good, "How is the situation over there with Mr. Yuan?"

"Ren Yuan?" Qin Mi said with a wry smile, "There are quite a lot of complaints...but I don't necessarily dare to do anything out of the ordinary...I have sent people to keep an eye on me. In the past two days, have I taken a new one?" With some money and food, I can be considered a little more settled..."

Zhang Ren nodded, then remained silent for a long time, and then said softly: "Qin Zhizhang, if we surrender again... what do you think?"

"What?" Qin Mi couldn't react at first, but soon understood what Zhang Ren meant, "The general's intention is... to pretend to surrender again? How is this possible? Zhengxi didn't take the bait before, this time How can you believe it?"

Zhang Ren nodded and said: "That's true. It's also the case that we faked surrender once before... You think it's impossible for Qin Zhengzhi, and most of the Zhengxi troops will also think it's impossible... However, if you want to make the Zhengxi Commander believe it even more ...I'm afraid I still need to borrow a head for use..."

Qin Mi's scalp suddenly went numb. He looked at Zhang Ren in horror. He opened his mouth, only to find that his tongue seemed to be tied up and he couldn't say anything, "General...General...General...you...I... …”

"The current situation, whether we abandon the city and leave, or stick to the isolated city, there is only one way to fall..." Zhang Ren glanced at Qin Mi, "Don't worry, it's not yours..." Of course, it's not that Zhang Ren has any feelings for Qin Mi. There is Duzhong, but Qin Mi is just a counselor, and even if his head is used, it does not necessarily have much weight.

"Huh..." Qin Mi's heart suddenly fell back into his stomach, and his tongue was no longer numb, "So, the general's intention is to... Yuan Touren?"

"Hmph! It would be great if his was useful... a waste..." Zhang Ren said disdainfully, "If you want to use it, you can only use mine... and only by using mine, will the people of Zhengxi believe this time It’s really surrender…”

"Hmm..." Qin Mi was about to nod in agreement, but suddenly realized and straightened his neck, "General! How can this be done?!"

Zhang Ren stared at Qin Mi, chuckled twice, and then the smile disappeared in an instant, leaving only the gloom and viciousness, "It's me, but it's not me... That brother of mine also has something to do with me. They are 70% or 80% similar. If the hair is disheveled and the blood is everywhere, even if someone knows someone's appearance, they may not be able to tell the difference..."

Qin Mi opened his eyes wide, "This...this...general, this...that, are you willing?" This head is not an ordinary item. Even if it is borrowed or returned, it cannot be put back, right? Although Zhang Ren's own head was not used, Zhang Ren could ruthlessly use the head of his own clan brother as a bargaining chip, which made Qin Mi feel chilly in his heart.

"Tonight, I will let him come to my house..." Zhang Ren ignored Qin Mi's stupid question. If you are still willing, why don't you ask if you are willing to borrow the head casually? "At that time, someone will claim to have committed suicide, and then you, Qin Zhang, will take his head to Hanchang..."

"Ah? Me?" Qin Mi's heart was just like the road in Sichuan and Sichuan. It was up and down, up and down, and he was almost having a myocardial infarction.

Zhang Ren stared at him like a vicious wolf, "I have already given away my head, doesn't Qin Qin still dare not do it?" Zhang Ren is considered to be in charge, so after Zhang Ren's death, Qin Mi, the second-in-command, offered Zhang Ren's life. Ren's head is naturally in line with normal logic, so it won't look weird. Besides, in Langzhong City, if Qin Mi doesn't go, we can't let Yuan Yue, the commander of the people who can't speak very eloquently, go, right?

If this kind of thing didn't have some eloquence, the secret might be exposed on the spot. Then wouldn't Zhang Ren's death be in vain? Well, wouldn't it be in vain that Zhang Ren's brother died?

Qin Mi closed his eyes and took a few deep breaths before calming down his turbulent heart. After a moment of silence, he nodded and said, "It is only appropriate for me to go there..."

Zhang Ren stood up, left the table and went to Qin Mi. He actually paid homage to Qin Mi and kowtowed, "Brother Qin! Don't let the people who conquer the west underestimate us in Sichuan! Even if there are people who are begging for mercy, there are also loyal and brave people." A generous man! Ren, thank you Brother Qin for your unparalleled loyalty!"