Aspiring to the Ten Kingdoms

Chapter 436
Seeing that he had no power to return to heaven, Shi Kai thought of his own son being killed in battle due to his own miscalculation, Meng Zhixiang's courtesy and Meng Chang's care appeared in his mind, he let out a long sigh, and slayed himself with the sword.

No matter how rotten a fatuous king is, there will still be some loyal people who are willing to die for him.

Luo Youdu got the news that Shi Kai committed suicide, so he asked to find the corpses of the Shi family father and son so that they could be buried.

"His Majesty!"

Han Lingkun brought Miao Bing and Zhao Jizha to say hello.

Miao Bing directly knelt down on the ground, and said respectfully: "The Ba people are greatly favored by His Majesty, and on behalf of Ba people, I greet the emperor of the Central Plains."

He kowtowed like pounding garlic, showing his greatest sincerity.

If Han Lingkun suddenly appeared outside Yuzhou City, and Luo Youdu sent someone to Bazhai to show kindness, Miao Bing's cold sweat and tears would be frightened.

The strength displayed by the Central Plains soldiers when they attacked Zhongzhou made Miao Bing completely surrender.

After attacking the city tentatively for three days, Miao Bing wanted to perform well in exchange for some spoils.

But Han Lingkun refused until the third day.

The Central Plains soldiers brought a pile of wood with different structures from the rear, and assembled them to form three simple ladders.

Miao Bing volunteered and asked to play again.

This time Han Lingkun did not refuse, and gave them a simple ladder.

Three groups attack together, two groups of Central Plains soldiers, one group of Ba people.

As a result, two groups of soldiers from the Central Plains killed the tower one after another, and they were beaten heavily. They only managed to climb the city after the soldiers from the Central Plains had gained a firm foothold on the tower.

The gap between them is so big that it can be seen at a glance.

Not only did Miao Bing not have the slightest intention to fight against the Central Plains, but he also wanted to lead the tribe to cooperate with the Central Plains policy and live a good life just like Ji Han did back then.

Luo Youdu was also very happy to see Miao Bing like this, he helped Miao Bing up, and said: "In my eyes, there is no distinction between Ba people and Han people in the world, they are all my people, and they are treated equally."

There are many ethnic minorities in Shu, but Bamin is the most numerous among them.

As long as Ba Min can cooperate well and set an example, other tribes will naturally follow suit.

Taking a look around, Luo Youdu said: "The soldiers have worked hard, rested in Zhongzhou for the whole night, and the troops will be dispatched to Chengdu tomorrow."

Amidst the cheers of the generals, Luo Youdu conquered Zhongzhou, and the news of the death of the Shi family father and son was blown to the west with lightning speed.

The death of the Shi family's father and son was like the last straw that crushed Mengshu's eastern defense line. Hezhou, near Yuzhou, directly chose to surrender.

Luo Youdu originally planned to take a short detour and head straight to Chengdu.

However, the surrender of Hezhou made Luo Youdu change his marching route and go directly to Hezhou and head towards Suizhou.

Chengdu could no longer provide troops, and the defenders of Suizhou could not stop the Central Plains Army from advancing at all, so they chose Xiancheng to surrender very interestingly.

So far, Luo Youdu's left army is only three hundred miles away from Chengdu.

Riding a fast horse is only two days away...

Chengdu Shu Palace.

Meng Xuanzhe sat on the throne with a disheartened face, looked at the panic-stricken ministers below, and saw that they all had strange expressions on their faces, and said angrily: "Now that the Central Plains thieves are right in front of us, you don't have to worry about it." The way to deal with it?"

There was a moment of silence in the hall.

Li Hao came out and said: "Your Majesty, the emperor of the Central Plains has a million soldiers, and there are thousands of soldiers. Two-thirds of the world has already returned to their hearts. It is unstoppable. Instead of fighting, it is better to follow the trend of the times and return to the Central Plains. Just like the Duke of Dongyang , without losing the wealth of the world."

The Duke of Dongyang is talking about Liu Chengjun, who is leading the sheep.

Now Liu Chengjun is in Bianjing, eating the salary of the Duke of the county, and he is really living a comfortable life.

Meng Xuanzhe was greatly shocked, and stared at Li Hao viciously, without saying a word.

Li Hao is the prime minister of Meng Shu, and this prime minister took the lead in persuading him to surrender...

How shameless this is.

Li Hao didn't care too much, bowed to the end, and waited quietly for Meng Xuanzhe to reply.

With Li Hao taking the lead, the ministers who were receiving the salary of the Meng family went out to support Li Hao one by one.

Meng Xuanzhe's face was ashen, seeing that almost half of the courtiers came out, and some of them were eager to try, just considering the face and reputation, weighing the pros and cons.

Seeing such a situation, Meng Xuanzhe moved for a moment, and simply surrendered.

But at the moment when his mind was shaken, Meng Xuanzhe thought of his father, thought of his father Meng Chang, and thought of Meng Chang before he died, pointing at himself and yelling: "Bastard, you want my Meng family's foundation, support me!" But next year?"

In an instant, Meng Xuanzhe's eyes were red, not to mention it was a year, but now he surrendered, he didn't survive for half a year.

Isn't it just to prove that I am more suitable to be the emperor of Bashu than my father?

After dying in half a year, how could I have the face to meet the ancestors of the Meng family?

Meng Xuanzhe got up in a hurry, and roared: "I want to fight Luo Youdu for life and death, who dares to say surrender again, there is such a case."

He drew out his sword, and cut off the corner of the case in front of him with one sword.

Li Hao's face turned pale when he saw this, and he didn't dare to speak any more.

Others naturally do.

"Let's retreat first. If there is a good way to retreat from the enemy, no matter who it is or what status it is, I will promise it with my phase."

Meng Xuanzhe retreated from the palace, his body trembling uncontrollably.

At this moment, Meng Xuanzhe got another piece of news.

Gao Huaide broke through Jianmen Pass.

"how is this possible?"

Meng Xuanzhe yelled, "That's Jianmen Pass!"

The natural barrier with the most complete defense equipment and the best geographical location in the Shu region... Jianmen Pass!

Zhao Chongtao, who had retreated in defeat, knelt down in front of Meng Xuanzhe, weeping and said: "Gao Huaide found a small path from somewhere, and they went directly behind Jianmen Pass. fall."

"The last general summoned the remnants of the army and formed an array at Hanyuanpo. The gap between our soldiers and the soldiers of the Central Plains was too great. They were defeated in both battles and had no power to fight back. The last general is incompetent and powerless. I beg your majesty to punish..."

Meng Xuanzhe looked at the blood-stained general with many wounds bandaged on his body, and felt a little touch in his heart.

Zhao Chongtao's defeat is true, but his injuries are real.

Compared with those civil servants and military generals who were timid before the battle and followed the general trend one by one, but insisted on surrendering, they were a thousand times better.

"It's not the general's fault that Mengshu is dead. The general should go down to rest and recuperate well. To guard Chengdu, the general is indispensable."

Meng Xuanzhe stepped forward and took Zhao Chongtao's hand.

Zhao Chongtao's ability is mediocre, but he was single-handedly picked up by Meng Chang, and he is loyal to Meng Shu. Seeing that Meng Xuanzhe has no intention of blaming him, he gnashed his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, the last general may not be as brave as the bandit soldiers, but for your majesty, the last Will be willing to live and die with Chengdu."

Meng Xuanzhe was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. After all, there are still loyal people in the civil and military courts, and he said loudly: "General Zhao, from now on, you are the commander of Chengdu's camp, and I entrust the safety of Chengdu to you. "

Zhao Chongtao didn't realize it for a while, he lost the battle and lost the sword gate, how can he still be promoted?
Meng Xuanzhe said: "General Zhao, we are not at the end of the ropes now. We still have hope, and we have Dali reinforcements. As long as we can hold Chengdu, we will have a chance to turn defeat into victory."

At this time, Meng Xuanzhe could no longer care about his face, and the reinforcements Gao Xiang spoke of were already the only life-saving straw he could rely on.

(End of this chapter)