Chapter 818 Unexpected

"Move quickly, take your time, what if the Xiliang army comes up?"

Zhang Ren stood on top of the city and urged loudly. The Yizhou soldiers on top of the city and the temporarily recruited Minzhuang were repairing the city wall in preparation for the Xiliang army's attack.

After Zhang Ren and Huang Quan discussed it, they temporarily recruited a large group of young men from the city, tens of thousands of them, and distributed weapons and armor. If they wanted these people to go out of the city to fight in the field with the Xiliang Army, it would be tantamount to It's looking for death, but it can be used to defend the city.

The Yizhou soldiers and many civilian leaders above the city were busy preparing the defense on the city, while Zhang Ren was personally supervising.

At this moment, a guard rushed to the top of the city with a few steps, ran to Zhang Ren, cupped his hands and said: "Grand Governor, my lord invites the Grand Governor to come into the house. My lord has important matters to discuss with the Grand Governor in detail."

"What's the matter with the Lord's summons?" Zhang Ren couldn't help but ask.

"My lord has never told the villain, please go quickly, Commander-in-Chief."

After listening to his words, Zhang Ren nodded and found Huang Quan.

"Huang Biejia, my lord has something to do with me, please supervise the repair of the city wall."

After Huang Quan agreed, Zhang Ren followed the guard and walked towards the Governor's Mansion without saying a word.

"I've met the Grand Governor."

Along the way, when people in the governor's mansion saw Zhang Ren, they naturally said hello. Zhang Ren just nodded and said nothing. The guard leading the way was in front of him, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously. Fortunately, Zhang Ren didn't see it, otherwise he would definitely ask.

The two of them walked into the governor's mansion one after another. Liu Zhang, who was sitting on pins and needles in the hall, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "The governor is here, please sit down quickly."

Zhang Ren bowed his hands to Liu Zhang, thanked his lord, and sat down.

"May I ask, my lord, what is the purpose of calling me here?"

As soon as Zhang Ren spoke, Liu Zhang laughed and said, "Without him, the Governor has been leading the army in battles for several days, and his body is stained with dust. He is quite tired, so I specially held a banquet for the Governor to wash away the dust."

Zhang Ren frowned: "Thank you for your kindness, my lord. I understand. The Xiliang army will launch an attack on the city in the near future. It would be better for me to go to the top of the city to make arrangements."

"Ah? This"

Seeing that Zhang Ren turned around and was about to leave, Liu Zhang didn't know what reasons to give to retain him. For a moment, he was like an ant on a hot pot, not knowing what to say.

Liu Xun, who was behind Liu Zhang, couldn't sit still anymore and shouted: "Zhang Ren, stop!"

Zhang Ren stopped, turned around and looked at Liu Xun, frowning and said: "The military affairs at the top of the city are urgent, and I need to go to deal with them. I wonder what the eldest son has to do?"

"Hmph! You are just the governor of the army, and my father is the governor of Yizhou. How dare you not take my father seriously? It's really hateful."

Liu Xun shouted: "Swordsman, chop this guy down for me!"

"Here!"

The two curtain doors were suddenly opened, and there was a burst of chaotic footsteps. Dozens of heavily armored swordsmen and axemen rushed out from behind the banquet, and directly surrounded Zhang Ren.

Liu Xun had long disliked Zhang Ren. In his opinion, Zhang Ren was an outsider. How could he be in charge of the military power of Yizhou? He, Liu Xun, was the eldest son of the governor, so he should control the military.

Simply, do it without stopping and take advantage of this good opportunity to kill Zhang Ren directly! Liu Xun's eyes shone brightly, and his murderous intent was no longer hidden.

Zhang Ren frowned and held the hilt of the sword at his waist. Although he didn't have a weapon, he was a famous general, so he couldn't just sit back and wait for death.

"Wait!"

Liu Zhang suddenly stood up and shouted: "Just arrest Zhang Ren, but don't kill him!"

Seeing Liu Xun actually ordering the axemen to kill Zhang Ren, Liu Zhang suddenly became anxious. Although Zhang Ren was a little disobedient and even a little headstrong, he was indeed loyal and loyal. How could he kill him like this?

When the axemen who were about to move heard Liu Zhang's words, they stopped one after another. They just held their long swords and short axes tightly, staring at Zhang Ren with eager eyes, and surrounded him on all sides to prevent Zhang Ren from running away.

Hearing Liu Zhang's words, Zhang Ren couldn't help but relax the hilt of his sword. The swordsmen and axemen around him looked at each other a few times, then suddenly rushed forward, rushed behind Zhang Ren, restrained his two arms and put them behind his back. , keeping him firmly under control.

"Caught Zhang Ren!"

"Lord!"

Zhang Ren glanced at Liu Zhang and said in a deep voice: "A certain person was actively preparing for war and resisting the Xiliang army. Why did the lord capture Zhang Ren? Could it be that he wanted to surrender?"

Liu Zhang lowered his head and said: "The soldiers and civilians of Chengdu are really innocent, so why bother fighting with swords and destroying lives just for Liu Zhang?"

Hearing this, Zhang Ren lowered his head and smiled, suddenly raised his head, looked up to the sky and sighed: "I am about to fight to the death, why do you surrender first? Why do you surrender first!"

Hearing Zhang Ren's soul-torture-like voice, Liu Zhang didn't dare to look at him anymore. He just waved his hand and said: "Take Zhang Ren into custody and keep him under guard. Don't miss out on food and drink. Go down."

"Here!"

The swordsman led Zhang Ren out. Zhang Ren just sneered and looked at Liu Zhang with sharp eyes like knives. Liu Zhang didn't dare to face Zhang Ren's eyes at all. He just lowered his head and waited until Zhang Ren was killed by the swordsman. After being escorted out, he raised his head.

"Father, that Zhang Ren is so rude, why don't you just behead him and offer his head to the general? Maybe the general will reward you greatly." Liu Xun looked at Liu Zhang and said in a dissatisfied tone.

"Alas, although Zhang Ren has great power, he is indeed loyal to me and Yizhou. How can I bear to kill loyal ministers?"

Liu Xun wanted to ask more, but Liu Zhang waved his hand and said calmly: "Send my order and order Huang Quan to open the city. The civil and military officials in the city will follow me out of the city and surrender."

Liu Xun said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go and notify them right away."

About half an hour later, the city gate suddenly opened, and then a horse rushed towards the Xiliang Army camp.

"General, great news!"

Jia Xu walked into the tent with a smile. Liu Ye, who had his eyes closed, opened them and said, "Oh?"

"Congratulations to the general. Liu Zhang in the city sent an envoy to report that he is willing to surrender. Now Liu Zhang has personally led the city's defenders and civil and military officials out of the city to invite the general to accept the surrender."

Liu Ye laughed loudly, jumped up, and made a decisive decision: "Okay, this way Chengdu will not have to suffer war, and our army will not have to attack fortified cities and lose soldiers."

"Instruct all the generals in the army to follow me out of the camp and accept Liu Zhang's surrender!"

Liu Ye gave an order, and there was a movement in the Xiliang military camp. Then the camp gate opened wide, and three thousand Xiliang cavalry rushed out like a black tide, like magic soldiers descending from the sky, galloping over the wilderness, surrounded by a spear Liu Zizhong's army came with a large banner.