Chapter 64 Meet in Chengdu

After Liu Bei entered Shu, a major event happened in Jingzhou—Ms. Sun returned to her natal family. According to traditional Chinese customs, it is normal for a new daughter-in-law to go back to her natal home after marriage. Carried on. In fact, this is also expected. "Sun Quan marrying a sister" itself is a political means, the purpose is to give birth to a son and a half son, so that he can succeed Liu Bei in the future.As a result, Liu Bei, a heartless thief, went to Sichuan alone, leaving his young wife in her youth to stay alone in the empty house. This was tantamount to declaring the failure of Sun Quan's plan.

In addition, Liu Bei turned back and attacked Liu Zhang later, which made Sun Quan even more eager to dig out the graves of Liu Bei's 18th generation ancestors and flog the corpses.Therefore, Sun Quan resolutely gave up his plan to take back Jingzhou by marriage, and began to cultivate another crocodile that could replace Zhou Yu, preparing to take Jingzhou back by force.Before that, just to be on the safe side, he decided to take his sister back. And Mrs. Sun must be quite depressed about her failure to complete the task, so she simply put her heart on the line and brought little Liu Chan aboard.He failed to subdue Liu Bei, and brought Liu Bei's son back, which can be regarded as an explanation to his brother.

Zhao Yun and Zhuge Liang were terrified when they found out about this, and they hurriedly led their troops to chase along the river, and finally stopped the Jiangdong fleet at Jiejiang, and they insisted on snatching Liu Chan. After Mrs. Sun returned to Jiangdong, she disappeared from the stage of history. She did not commit suicide after the Battle of Yiling as described in the novel.From the perspective of political marriage, although Mrs. Sun is a political victim, she is relatively lucky. This unsatisfactory marriage only lasted for more than two years. When she left Jingzhou, she was still young and had no children. She is also from a famous family, which gives her a lot of room to pursue her own happiness.

The camera turns back to Jingzhou.In the summer of the eighteenth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei issued an order from the front line of Luocheng, ordering the Jingzhou army to enter Shu for support. General Zhuge Liang, General Zhang Fei, General Zhao Yun, General of Yamen, and young and brave Liu Feng led the army westward along the Yangtze River and left Jingzhou to Guan Yu, the prefect of Xiangyang, Liao Li, the prefect of Changsha, and Ling Li, the prefect of Changsha. Hao Pu, the prefect of the mausoleum, and other guards. The main task of Zhuge Liang and other troops marching from east to west was to wipe out Liu Zhang's army in Badi. The most important confrontation was in Jiangzhou, the capital of Berkshire. General Yan Yan led his army against Zhang Fei's army. Defeated and captured, Zhang Fei asked him to surrender. Yan Yan uttered a famous saying through the ages: "There are generals who die in my state, but there are no generals who surrender!"

Zhang Fei was furious, and ordered Yan Yan to be beheaded. Yan Yan said calmly, "If you behead your head, behead it. Why are you angry?" Seeing the other party's attitude of seeing death as home and being stubborn to the end, Zhang Fei admired this tough man on the contrary, so he spared him from death and invited him as a guest of honor. In the book, "Zhang Fei Yi Shi Yan Yan" is a very exciting and popular story. Zhang Fei not only captured Yan Yan with countermeasures, but also lowered his body to subdue this veteran who would rather die than surrender, and made a contribution to the muscular and simple-minded "Meng Zhang". The image of "flying" adds a touch of resourcefulness and general knowledge, making this character even more lovable.

However, this was wronged Yan Yan. According to historical records, although Yan Yan did not die, he did not surrender. Promotional props.But no matter what, at least he preserved his integrity that he would rather die than surrender. Wen Tianxiang's "Head of General Yan" in "Song of Righteous Qi" is the best footnote to this hero. In addition, it needs to be explained that, like Huang Zhong, Yan Yan in history was not particularly old, and was written to be old by novelists. The book returns to its original story.It is said that after the Jingzhou army took Jiangzhou, they immediately divided into two groups, and Zhao Yun led an army to march to Jiangyang in the southwest, and then turned north to attack Qianwei County in the middle of the Three Shu.Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang went northwest, aiming at Basil County and the eastern part of Guanghan County. The two armies will finally join forces with Liu Bei's main forces in the Chengdu area.

Although the speed of the two attacks was not fast, they were both very smooth.Zhang Fei repelled the Chengdu reinforcements led by Zhang Yi in Deyang County, Guanghan County, and the rest of the country also passed by.Zhao Yun also gradually conquered Qianwei County.After a year of conquest, by the end of the 19th year of Jian'an, the two armies had approached Chengdu. The camera then turned back to Luocheng. At this time, the offensive and defensive battle of Luocheng was still in a stalemate. Perhaps Pang Tong was too eager for success. He was too close to the front line in a siege battle and was shot by a stray arrow. He died on the spot at the age of thirty-six.

Liu Bei was very saddened by Pang Tong's death, and would cry every time he mentioned it.At that time, Zhang Cun, the prefect of Guanghan sent by Liu Bei and a native of Jingzhou, never accepted Pang Tong. Now that he is dead, the old man still couldn't help saying a few bad words, which made Liu Bei furious and dismissed him from office. Regarding Pang Tong, in terms of intelligence, he will never lose to Zhuge Liang; in terms of war strategy, he is even higher than the latter.If you have to find someone to compare, I am afraid that only Guo Jia, the genius who died young under Cao Cao's command, can be compared, and the endings of the two are so similar: both have made great contributions to the regimes they serve , and at the same time both died young, which is regrettable.

After Pang Tong's death, Fazheng's position in Liu Bei's army became prominent. Seeing that the military attack was stalemate, he decided to take political means and directly wrote a letter to persuade Liu Zhang to surrender. This eloquent persuasion letter is very rich in content. At the beginning, Fazheng first defended his treasonous behavior. He said: It is his fault that Liu Bei and Liu Zhang will turn against each other. He let Liu Bei down, so he had to stand on Liu Bei's side, but he was still worried about his old master Liu Zhang, so he wrote this letter to analyze the situation for Liu Zhang and show his "remaining loyalty".

Next, Fazheng analyzed the strengths and weaknesses of the offensive and defensive sides. He wrote: "The villain next to the general doesn't know how to be a hero, and he can't measure the strength of the situation. He thinks that Liu Bei is alone and has no rice or food, so he can use the crowd to defeat the few. However, since Liu Bei sent troops, he has won every battle. The ministries in central Shu have gradually Although there are more than 10,000 people in Luocheng now, the quality of the soldiers is low. Once a decisive battle is fought, they will not be opponents at all. If we want to fight a long-term war of attrition, Liu Bei’s camp is now solid and rice has been stockpiled. On the contrary, you general The land under the land is getting less and less, the people are getting closer to Liu Bei, and the supply of resources is getting scarcer. If we want to fight for a long time, I am afraid that the general's resources will be exhausted first."

Not yet finished, he went on to write: "On the other hand, Zhang Fei and other troops have entered Qianwei, and the three forces are attacking together. How can the Shu army stop it? In addition, the road from Yizhou is connected to Jingzhou, and more reinforcements will come from Jingzhou. Army, Liu Bei's reserve strength is completely safe. Now Liu Bei has taken down the three counties of Badong, Guanghan and Qianwei, Brazil is about to fall, the most elite Shu land in Yizhou has been destroyed, and Yufu and Baishui, the important checkpoints in the east and north After being captured, you, General, will stand alone in Chengdu and Luocheng, commanding fewer and fewer soldiers and civilians, and the situation of victory and defeat is self-evident." Finally, Fazheng concluded with a sentimental tone: "General, the staff around you are just idling along and are unwilling to fight the enemy with all their heart. When the time comes when General Liu Zuo's army overwhelms the country, your left and right will definitely betray you, and your personal safety and family may be endangered. Although the Fa rectifies me, I am responsible for disloyalty. However, I don’t think that I have violated the morality of the sages, and General Liu Zuo has no intention of harming the past, so you can consider changing it to protect the safety of the family.” Wonderful!It is wonderful! It is said that hooligans know martial arts, and no one can stop them, but if compared with shameless literati, they can only pale in comparison.People can overthrow the regime by using their mouths and pens; on the other hand, even if they master the Sunflower Book, they can only become a dead eunuch in the palace. From another point of view, Fazheng has such a writing style and such outstanding verbal skills, it is no wonder that he will become Liu Bei's new love after Pang Tong.Therefore, the author advises all young people to read more books and write more articles at ordinary times. If you have a good writing style, it will be easier to find a job in the future. About the same time that the letter of persuasion to surrender was sent out, the offensive and defensive battle of Luocheng had reached its final juncture.In the summer of the 19th year of Jian'an, Zhang Ren, the governor of the state, led the defenders of Luocheng out of the city, and fought a decisive battle with Liu Bei's army at Yanqiao. As a result, the Shu army was still defeated and Zhang Ren was captured. Liu Bei hoped that Zhang Ren would surrender, but Zhang Ren said righteously: "The veteran will never have two masters." Liu Bei had no choice but to behead Zhang Ren, deeply regretful, and Luocheng fell shortly afterwards. Zhang Ren was born in the Zhang family class in Shu County (Zhang Song, Zhang Su, Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yu are all from Shu County).In the book, the novelist may feel that there is no famous general in Shu and lacks confrontation, so he portrayed Zhang Ren as a famous general. He not only killed Pang Tong at Luofengpo, but also besieged Liu Bei several times, and even made Zhuge Liang shout "Catch Zhang first." Ren, later take Luocheng" slogan. It is a pity that in history, he and Liu Bei failed in the two battles, and the only thing that can be mentioned on the books is probably the integrity that would rather die than surrender in the end.But unfortunately, compared with Yan Yan, Zhang Ren really lost his head because of his loyalty to the Lord, but Wen Tianxiang did not mention it in "Song of Righteousness". The lack of great singers made Zhang Ren's loyalty buried in the In the turmoil of history, it is really regrettable. Once Luocheng fell, Chengdu became an isolated city. Liu Bei's army continued to march south and joined forces with Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and other troops in victory. Looking out from the top of the Chengdu city tower, there are general Liu Zuo's flags on all sides, covering the sky and covering the earth, with an astonishing momentum. Engineers dug trenches along the encirclement line, and ladders and catapults moved slowly among the camps, sending out soul-stirring movements. sound. ——I believe this is what Liu Zhang saw in his eyes at that time. But Chengdu is not a simple city. At that time, there were 30,000 elite soldiers in the whole city, and rice, grain and supplies could be used for a year. , Liu Zhang), they are willing to fight to the death against those unjust invaders. If 10,000 Luocheng people who fought to the death could survive for a year, then the 30,000 Chengdu people who fought to the death would definitely bring greater harm to the enemy.Of course Liu Bei understood this. He built a siege to lock up this isolated city, hoping that the pressure of the siege would destroy the will of the people of Chengdu. However, this strategy did not work. Two months later, Chengdu is still strong, and as Xiahouyuan's troops in the north gradually quelled the chaos in Liangzhou, Cao Cao turned more attention here, and the pressure of time gradually shifted to Liu Bei. here. If the resistance continues like this, if that person does not appear, perhaps history may really be rewritten.Of course, history cannot be assumed. Just when Liu Bei was in a dilemma, a new force, or one person joined, changed the whole situation.This person did not contribute any tricks, nor did he shed a single drop of blood and sweat for Chengdu's offensive and defensive battles. His mere appearance completely destroyed the determination of the Chengdu people to resist the enemy. The man's name is Ma Chao.