Chapter 191 Li Yanlai surrenders

Moving west of Ling, the deep canyon streams blocked the westward advance of the Luxun South Road army. To the west of the Yuanshui River, there is a mountain river terrain composed of Chishui, Wushui, Zishui and Zhushui. The complex geographical environment and the dangerous poor mountains and clear waters made all foreign troops afraid.

Back then, the famous Qin army passed by here in the south, leaving only a string of footprints that seemed to be present and continued to travel south. For the First Emperor, who was determined to expand his territory, the land of the Old Yelang Kingdom at the junction of Jiaozhi of Bashu had no military or political value.

But now, it has blocked Lu Xun's precious time for a month. In the end, the conquest of the two-way team meeting had to become Gao Chong fighting against the current.

Walk west from Qianling, after more than 200 miles, then turn north to the south of Yizhou. As long as you reach there, Lu Xun can contact Liu Chan's forces and pave the way for going north to meet with Gao Chong.

However, he did not expect that a small Wuxi Man would block him for so long. In fact, to trace the reasons why the barbarians in this area resisted Gao Chong, it would have to start from the first year of Jian'an. At that time, Gao Chong sent troops to Jingnan and detoured from Changsha to Wuling to attack Liu Biao's army. As a result, the vanguard Gan Ning and Wuxi Man fought a big battle on the way, which made both of them form enemies.

Therefore, since the army was reorganized in early June, Lu Xun's troops have been wandering around the mountains and ridges for more than a month. Because the barbarians and Gao Chong's army in this area have had to advance while exterminate the local barbarians who dared to attack the team. The person who was as smart as Lu Xun was helpless was no one else, but Shamoke, the leader of the Wuxi barbarians.

If compared with Luling and Jiaozhi, the environment here can be described in four words: each has its own merits. However, when it comes to the tribes here, Lu Xun is the only choice that keeps shaking his head.

This Shamoko suffered a great loss in Ganning, and he kept thinking about revenge. When he saw Lu Xun's troops arrived, he had long wanted to avenge his shame with force. He organized his troops to set up ambush layers. The archer hidden in the dense forest accurately shot poisonous arrows at the unprepared Lu Xun army soldiers. Facing the barbarian tribe that occupied the heavens, the place, and the people, Lu Xun had to be more careful.

Fortunately, the simple mind of the barbarians cannot be compared with Lu Xun. After nearly a month of dealing with them, Lu Xun used the captured barbarian warriors to spread the news and then set up ambush at the designated location. On July 20, the seventh year of Jian'an, he lured the enemy into the deep end and successfully tricked the main force of the barbarian Shamoko into the ambush site. After three hours of fierce fighting, Shamoko was treated by Lu Xun as a man and shot him with arrows. The three thousand people in his tribe were killed, and most of them were captured and surrendered.

On July 25, Lu Xun finally arrived in Nanzhong and met with Liu Chan, Huang Quan and others who retreated there. Because Xu Shu sent Jizuo to communicate with them early, the 13,000 soldiers of Lu Xun's army were quickly rested. Afterwards, he received an emergency order from Gao Chong and immediately joined forces with Huang Quan, from Nanzhong along Hanjia and Jianwei to Chengdu.

At this time, the news that Liu Bei, the governor of Yizhou, had already spread like a bird with wings, all the counties and counties in Shu. Before the officials who had just made a statement of loyalty had been scared, they were scared out of cold sweat. The king flag on the top of the city was dancing. Seeing that Liu Bei's seat was about to be lost, these officials who were on the fence and watching the wind would not follow a prince who was about to fall.

Therefore, Liu Chan's special identity immediately became a tool for these people to use and curry favor. On the way north, the counties and counties all surrendered one after another. Some of them felt that the dry words were not satisfied, so they simply told them with tears in their noses and tears about how they were loyal to their former leader Liu Zhang. In terms of acting skills, these people were not much worse than actors who specialized in opera singers. Lu Xun originally thought that the attack should have been half a month, but now it took less than ten days to arrive in Han'an.

Three miles outside the city, Gao Chong, who received the report, led Gan Ning and others to welcome Changting.

"Boyan, you are finally here!" Gao Chong, who was resting in Han'an, was overjoyed when he saw Lu Xun coming.

"You kid, why are you here now? I almost can't see you by brother!" Gan Ning followed Gao Chong to meet him, patted Lu Xun's shoulder violently, and laughed generously.

Lu Xun said guiltily: "Xun delayed the rescue of military aircraft late, so he should be a serious crime. If he does not secretly plead with his brothers, I should be punished by military discipline. However, before this, I will have a gift to give to the coach."

"What gift?" Gao Chong asked when he saw Lu Xun speak seriously.

"Peo Shuai, what do you think this is?" Lu Xun said, taking out a tip from his arms.

Gao Chong took the tip in confusion, took a letter from it, and after reading it, he said in surprise: "Bo Yan, do this matter seriously?"

Lu Xun nodded and responded: "Young Master Liu Chan and General Huang Quan can testify about this matter. According to their understanding, Li Yan was forced to surrender Liu Bei. Now Liu Bei has no way out. Li Yan Xiushu said that there should be no false support for his submission."

"Li Yan guards Jianwei County Wuyang City, another passage for the South Road to attack Chengdu. If he dares to surrender, we will save much more worry and effort! Let's go to the city quickly to tell the military advisor this good news." Gao Chong said with a sneer.

In Han'an City, Xu Shu was working hard to collect enough information from Chengdu. After reading the letter that Li Yan took the initiative to surrender, he was still a little skeptical and said, "Pampered by the general, is this possible a trick used by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang? I heard that General Yan Yan had a good personal relationship with Li Yan in the army, so why not ask him what he thought first."

Gao Chong nodded and said, "Okay. Even if Li Yan intends to surrender, we must be more careful. As the saying goes, if a dog is anxious, he will jump over the wall. I think Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are probably in the same mood as dogs."

Gao Chong took it apart, looked it urgently, and said happily: "This is true?"

"Young Master Liu Chan and General Huang Quan have both confirmed that General Li Yan had no choice but to surrender Liu Bei. General Yan Yan can testify to this point." Lu Xun said.

"Public Certificate, hurry up and invite General Yan Yan to come, and just say I have something to discuss with you!"

"Yes!" Ling Tong left hurriedly after receiving the order.

"If Li Yan really can surrender, we will have an internal support when attacking Chengdu. If we can take this opportunity to attract the Dongzhou soldiers of the powerful troops in Shu to surrender, then Liu Bei will be like a grasshopper in the autumn and will never be able to get excited anymore!" Although Xu Shu was a little hesitant just now, when he thought of the series of effects brought by Li Yan's surrender, he couldn't help but feel excited.

While talking, Yan Yan and Ling Tong had already arrived in a hurry. Gao Chong said, "General Yan Yan, here is a letter sent by Li Yan, the Marquis of Shudu Township. Please check it out!" After that, Gao Chong signaled the attendant to hand the letter to Yan Yan.

Yan Yan took it in confusion, looked at it, and said happily: "People the coach, I know both Zhengfang's character and talent. When Liu Jiyu surrendered to Liu Bei, Zhengfang and I both tried our best to persuade him. Unfortunately, now Zhengfang intends to submit to Piaoshuai, I can use my wealth and life to guarantee his sincerity. If Piaoshuai and the military advisor are worried, I will go to Wuyang to persuade Zhengfang immediately."

"The old general is so serious. I have nothing to worry about with you." Gao Chong said with a smile.

Xu Shu thought for a while and advised: "It is better to be like this than to favor the general. Bo Yan's main force of the Southern Army does not have to rush to Han'an to meet us. He simply marched directly into Wuyang to knock on the southern gate of Chengdu. Our plan here will change slightly, change the main attack to feint attack, attract Liu Bei's attention, and thus create conditions for the offensive in Wuyang's direction."

"Good idea! I'm worried about how to break Liu Bei's iron barrel formation. With my plan, Bo Yan and the military advisor, even if Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have all kinds of tricks, they can't escape the failed ending."

In Wuyang, August osmanthus flowers bloom and the fragrance spreads through the courtyard.

The prefect of Jianwei and Duxiang Marquis Li Yan stood in the yard with a sad face. It had been more than ten days since he took the risk to send out the letter, and no news came. It was unknown whether the letter was in Gao Chong's hands or Liu Bei's place.

"Don't worry, my father has no news yet. It's not a bad thing to me, but it means that our plans are very likely to be fulfilled." Li Feng, the eldest son who had just performed the twentieth crown, comforted him.

"How can I see it?" Li Yan asked.

Li Feng replied with a smile: "Father, do you think if the letter fell into Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's hands, how could there be no movement at all? Wuyang is going to rush south of Chengdu. Even if Liu Bei is generous, he will not let the fortress give it to the enemy like this. If the letter has been handed over to Gao Chong, what would happen? He will definitely figure out whether the content of his father's letter is true or false, and whether it would be a conspiracy between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang. As long as he completely eliminates these speculations, our chance will come!"

As he was speaking, a military soldier on duty at the gate of the courtyard rushed over and reported: "Sir, an old man in his fifties came outside the gate of the mansion. He insisted on breaking in to see you. After we stopped him, he took out another letter and asked us to pass it on to you."

Li Feng went up to pick it up and handed it to Li Yan. When Li Yan took it and saw the handwriting on the envelope, he immediately felt happy on his face. He opened it and said, "Feng'er, if you say, the handwriting on this letter was written by my close friend Yan Yan. Go to the door and invite him in. Oh no, I'll go to greet him in person."

After Wuyang's defenders received news that Lu Xun's army was invincible, their investigation at the city gate was much stricter than before. Some people with foreign accents were blocked outside the city, but this did not work for Yan Yan, an old friend of Ba County.
Chapter completed!