Chapter 807 Excellent Acting Skills
Zhang Renjun finally arrived in Chengdu under Liu Ye's fierce pursuit.
"Command the entire army to prepare for battle! Inform the lord of the city and ask him to send troops to fight."
Zhang Ren was ambitious. He wanted to take advantage of the fact that Liu Ye's army had not yet arrived, and cooperated with the troops in Chengdu to defeat Zhang Jia's partial division first and cut off Liu Ye's arm.
"Report!"
But at this moment, a horseman from behind suddenly galloped over and shouted: "Grand Governor, the Xiliang army will arrive in less than an hour from our army."
"What?"
The ambitious Zhang Ren felt as if he was struck by lightning when he heard this. Why did the Xiliang army pursue him so closely? Even if the Yizhou Army in the city came out in full force and cooperated with Zhang Ren, they would never be able to defeat Zhang Jaw's army in just an hour. Instead, they would most likely be entangled by Zhang Jaw, and then Liu Ye would seize the opportunity and do the same. The inside should be in harmony with the outside.
"There is no need to worry, Grand Governor!"
Zhang Song suddenly stood up and said loudly: "Please ask the Governor to allocate five thousand troops to Song. Song will definitely fight to the death to block the front of the Xiliang army and buy time for the Governor."
Hearing Zhang Song's words, Zhang Ren smiled bitterly: "Zhang Zheng, you are a civil servant and have never led an army to fight. What's more, your opponent is a menacing Xiliang army of more than 50,000 people. How can you withstand an enemy ten times stronger?" ?”
Zhang Song said impassionedly: "When the Xiliang army invaded, all Shu people were angry and would fight to the death against the Xiliang army. Although Song was just a scholar, he also knew his integrity. This time Song also knew that it was impossible to defeat the Xiliang army, but he wanted to It can block it for a moment and a half, buying time for the Grand Governor to defeat Zhang Jia.”
Zhang Ren looked down upon Zhang Songsu. Hearing his "heartfelt words" today, he couldn't help but look touched and held Zhang Song's hand: "Brother Yongnian, if that's the case, then I'll take care of everything!"
"Please rest assured, Commander-in-Chief, Song will do his best!" Zhang Song said seriously.
"Um."
Zhang Ren nodded, looked around for a while, and pointed to a narrow mountain road: "The road here is narrow. As long as the sergeants form a formation to resist resolutely, even ten times the enemy can be contended for a while. Brother Yongnian will come later." This formation resists the Xiliang army."
"I understand, the Governor just goes and goes." Zhang Song nodded.
"good."
After that, Zhang Ren allocated five thousand soldiers and horses to Zhang Song, and then led an army of fifteen thousand and galloped towards Chengdu.
"Grand Governor."
Zhang Ren rode his horse forward, and Deng Xian chased after him. He said worriedly: "Grand Governor, Zhang is no more than a literati. He usually doesn't say he is a soldier. It is said that he has never even read a military book. Can he stop the Xiliang army?"
"It doesn't matter. The mountain road there is narrow. As long as we form a formation to resist it, the Xiliang army will definitely not be able to pass it in a short time. Zhang Song is a famous scholar in Chengdu, and the army will feel at ease with him."
After listening to Zhang Ren's words, Deng Xian understood that Zhang Ren did not expect Zhang Song to really use his troops like a god, but was just relying on his reputation. The opponent is the notorious Xiliang army, which has more than 50,000 people. The leading generals are experienced generals such as Ma Teng and Liu Ye. Not to mention Zhang Song, even Zhang Ren, who leads the army himself, cannot resist it. To occupy the enemy's army is nothing more than to delay it as much as possible.
"Don't think about anything else. The most important thing is to defeat the Zhang Jaw Army in one battle. Let Chengdu relieve the siege first."
"drive!"
Zhang Ren galloped on his horse, with 15,000 Yizhou troops following behind him, galloping towards Chengdu.
But at this time, Zhang Song breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hehe, Zhang Ren actually believed it after just a few nonsense words."
Zhang Song had a wicked smile on his face. He even dedicated the "Topographic Map of Central Sichuan" to Liu Ye. How could he really lead the army against Liu Ye? It was just a deliberate strategy to confuse Zhang Ren. Naturally, it was impossible for him to really lead his troops to resist the Xiliang army.
"Zhang Cheng, the governor has given instructions on how to use the troops. Why doesn't Zhang Cheng arrange his troops in formation?"
The military commander on the side couldn't help but asked aloud.
"Hmph, please step back."
Zhang Song waved his hand disdainfully, and then rode his horse to the front of the 5,000 Yizhou army formation. The eyes of the 5,000 Yizhou soldiers naturally looked at him, wondering what he was going to say.
"Everyone, listen to me, do you want to live or die?"
Facing five thousand Yizhou soldiers, Zhang Song said calmly.
Hearing what Zhang Song said, the five thousand Yizhou soldiers were stunned and didn't know what to say.
Zhang Song showed dissatisfaction, pointed to a tall man in the first row, and asked: "Do you want to live or die?"
The tall man swallowed and whispered: "I have an old mother at home who needs to be taken care of, so I don't dare to die."
"Oh? That's just a desire to live." Zhang Song laughed: "Very good, what about you?"
He pointed at a yellow-faced Yizhou soldier, who also replied: "An ant can live in vain, let alone a living person like me?"
Zhang Song nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "So, everyone wants to live, right?"
At first, only a few hundred soldiers agreed quietly. Zhang Song was very dissatisfied and put his palms next to his ears to make a trumpet shape.
"Are you not full? Why can't I hear clearly?"
"Wish to live!"
Thousands of soldiers shouted, and Zhang Song gave a satisfied sigh, and then said: "The Xiliang army is at a sharp front. If our army confronts it head-on, it will be defeated. You have wives and children at home, why do you have to seek death?" Can’t do it?”
"The general is generous in his administration. After capturing Zitong and Jiangzhou, he never exploited the people. Yizhou fell into the hands of the general, which is not a bad thing. Besides, Yizhou was originally one of the thirteen states of Han Dynasty, and now it is important Wouldn't it be great to be under the leadership of the imperial court?"
After hearing Zhang Song's remarks, the soldiers under his command were shaken.
"Yes, we are only five thousand people, less than one-tenth of the Xiliang Army. How can we be the opponent of the Xiliang Army?"
"If what Zhang Cheng said is true, we have no problem surrendering. If the general is generous in politics, wouldn't it be better for Yizhou to be under his command?"
"Yes, yes, if you fight against the imperial court, aren't you a treacherous minister?"
The reason why many Yizhou soldiers persisted in fighting was not only Zhang Ren's strict military order, but more importantly, they believed that the Xiliang army was brutal and their methods of ruling Yizhou would be very cruel, so they resisted resolutely. If it is true as Zhang Song said , it’s okay to surrender.
Moreover, the people at this time had a strong sense of orthodoxy. Liu Ye was a general who was ordered by the emperor to conquer all the rebels, while Liu Zhang was just the governor of a state. How could the local government compete with the imperial court?
Even though the Jin Dynasty later moved south and established the Eastern Jin Dynasty in a healthy way, the power was weak, but the local forces in many places in the Central Plains still regarded the Eastern Jin Dynasty as Zhengshuo. This is the power of righteousness and fame, not to mention the Eastern Han Dynasty when Liu Ye fought in the south and north. Under this, centralization of power was greatly enhanced, which was a world of difference from the Jin Dynasty, where aristocratic families ruled the world together.