Chapter 793 Shock in Chengdu

After Zhang Ren withdrew from Jiameng Pass, he led the Yizhou Army to retreat southward, marching 200 miles in one day, and successfully retreated into Jiange seven days later. At the same time, he sent envoys to Chengdu City to request reinforcements from Liu Zhang.

News of Zhang Ren's garrison at Jiange and the fall of Jiangzhou were spread to the city of Chengdu at the same time. All of a sudden, there was a lot of excitement in the city. From top to bottom, both senior officials in Shu and ordinary people were talking about it.

In the Chengdu City Council Hall, there was a lot of heated discussion.

"My lord, Governor Zhang has written a letter requesting my lord to immediately send reinforcements and grain from Chengdu to Jiange."

Liu Zhang had an ugly look on his face: "We lost Jiangzhou first, and then Jiameng Pass. Can we hold this sword pavilion?"

Liu Zhang had no intention of competing with the Liangzhou Army, but he was still very confident in defense. After all, there were many passes in Sichuan, and it should not be a big problem simply to defend against the enemy's offensive.

But unexpectedly, Yan Yan was defeated first, his entire army was wiped out, Jiangzhou City fell into the enemy's hands, and the door to the east of Shu was opened wide. Immediately afterwards, Zhang Ren took the initiative to abandon Jiameng Pass and led his troops to retreat into the Jiange, allowing the Liangzhou army to advance straight in. Liu Zhang naturally felt a lot of resentment towards Zhang Ren who retreated without a fight.

Seeing the resentment in Liu Zhang's words, Huang Quan, who was standing by the side, stood up and said calmly: "My lord was originally dissatisfied with Governor Zhang for withdrawing the army without permission. Then Jiangzhou and Jiameng Pass advanced and retreated together. Now that General Yan has been defeated, then Jiangzhou The Liangzhou army in the prefecture can then lead its army northward and attack Liu Ye from both front and rear. In this way, the army under Zhang Dudu will be unable to advance or retreat, and the enemy army can take Chengdu directly."

"The reason why Governor Zhang led his troops to withdraw into Jiange was because he was worried about this. It was not because he was unwilling to fight hard, but he was just thinking about the overall situation."

Hearing Huang Quan's explanation, Liu Zhang's expression became better, but he still said solemnly: "But General Yan has tens of thousands of troops under his command. Jiangzhou City fell so quickly. Now that the two enemy armies have joined together, I'm afraid If there are not a hundred thousand people, can our army resist it?"

Seeing the fearful look on Liu Zhang's face, Huang Quan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, my lord, Governor Zhang still has nearly 20,000 elite troops under his command. He leads his army to defend the Jiange. Even if Liu Ye goes out personally, there is nothing he can do. Now we only need to send reinforcements to the Jiange." With food and grass, the defense of the sword pavilion must be impregnable."

Zhang Song and Meng Da stood up suddenly and solemnly asked for their orders: "Lord, I can't wait, but I am willing to escort the grain and grass to Jiange to help the governor defend the city."

Hearing that the Liangzhou army was in great danger, and that the Yizhou army had either actively or passively abandoned Jiameng Pass and Jiangzhou, most of the Yizhou ministers were naturally worried, while Meng Da and Zhang Song were overjoyed. If they could Go to Jiange, seize the opportunity to put the enemy troops into the city, and make a great contribution to the Liangzhou army's entry into Shu. Wouldn't it be wonderful then?

Seeing that Meng Da and Zhang Song took the initiative to volunteer under the critical situation, Liu Zhang naturally nodded happily: "You two are commendable for their loyalty. I highly commend them."

However, Liu Zhang did not directly appoint the two men. Instead, he turned to Wu Yi and said, "General Wu Lang, how about you lead the army to support Jiange?"

Wu Yi was Yizhou Zhenwei Zhonglang General, but he was not an ordinary person. He had a deep relationship with Liu Zhang's father, Liu Yan. At first, a fortune teller said that his sister was extremely valuable, so Liu Zhang married Wu Yi's sister for his son Liu Hao, so the relationship between Liu Zhang and Wu Yi was not shallow.

After hearing Liu Zhang's words, Wu Yi stood up and said: "My lord is famous, don't dare to disobey me. Please give me 10,000 soldiers and horses. In this way, there will be a total of 30,000 troops in the sword pavilion. The sword pavilion is impregnable. With this An army of 30,000 people, even if the Liangzhou army has 100,000 people, it will be difficult to defeat them in a short period of time."

"Besides this, my lord, please make sure to ensure the supply of food and grass in Jiange."

Jiange has a total of 30,000 troops, and they consume hundreds of stones of food and grass a day, so the supply of food and grass is naturally a top priority.

Liu Zhang nodded: "Easy to say."

"Order Wu Yi to be the chief general, Liu Xun to be the deputy general, Meng Da and Zhang Song to accompany the army as counselors and military aircraft, and lead 10,000 troops to Jiange to assist the governor in the defense!"

Liu Xun is the son of Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang appointed Liu Xun as his deputy general. On the one hand, he wanted to restrain Wu Yi and supervise the military aircraft. On the other hand, he revealed his determination to defend Jiange.

"Here!"

"Okay, since there's nothing else, let's go down."

Liu Zhang sighed and waved his hand, and all the civil and military officials in Yizhou naturally walked out, while Zhang Song and Meng Da walked together and discussed in low voices.

"I didn't expect that the general's troops and horses were so sharp, and they captured Jiangzhou so quickly. Zhang Ren was forced to withdraw from Jiameng Pass. The Liangzhou Army is indeed a powerful force in the world." Meng Da sighed with emotion.

Zhang Song chuckled: "This is natural. Our Yizhou Army can certainly not compare with the Liangzhou Army who has experienced hundreds of battles."

Zhang Song suddenly lowered his voice: "When we arrive at Jiameng Pass, we will find a way to get in touch with the outside of the city and offer the sword pavilion. If we make great achievements then, the general will definitely give us a reward."

Meng Da's eyes flashed: "That's it. Liu Jiyu is mediocre, cowardly, weak and incompetent. Only the general, a hero of this generation, is worthy of my life."

On the second day, Wu Yi and Liu Xun took command and went to Jiange with 10,000 Yizhou troops in Chengdu, as well as Meng Da, Zhang Song and others.

"Grand Governor!"

"General Wu Lang, you came at the right time!"

Zhang Ren laughed and held Wu Yi's hand: "I wonder how many troops General Wu Lang has brought?"

"Is ten thousand people enough?" Wu Yi said with a smile.

"Hahaha, enough is enough, now Jiange has an army of thirty thousand."

Zhang Ren smiled and said: "With these 30,000 troops in hand, we can discipline the Liangzhou army not to make any progress."

"The Governor is indeed very ambitious, I admire you."

Seeing that the person speaking was Liu Xun, Zhang Ren hurriedly returned the courtesy: "It turns out that the young general is here in person. The sword pavilion is the front line. It is really dangerous. The son of a rich man will not be the emperor."

Liu Xun smiled and said: "The governor does not need to be polite. Yizhou is in crisis now. Although I am the son of the state pastor, I should share the joys and sorrows with the soldiers."

Zhang Ren nodded excitedly: "Major General is here, the morale of our Yizhou Army will be greatly boosted, the sword pavilion is impregnable!"

At this time, Meng Da and Zhang Song also took a step forward and said in unison: "I have met the Grand Governor."

"Um."

Zhang Ren nodded: "Now is a critical time, you must do your best, you know?"

"Here."

Meng Da was secretly angry. It was unreasonable for Zhang Ren to treat Liu Xun and Wu Yi so politely, but treat him so coldly.

However, although Meng Da was angry in his heart, his expression on his face was still very respectful and he did not show any disrespect. It won't be long before he will stand on Zhang Ren's head.