The last three kingdoms

Chapter 326
Zhuge Shang came down to Decheng, saw that Yang Bao's brains had burst, he couldn't die anymore, he thought, this guy is ruthless to the enemy, but also ruthless to himself!He ordered his soldiers to restrain Yang Bao's body, and at the same time ordered people to open the city gate to welcome the army into the city.

As soon as Yang Bao died, the morale of the army, which had already been slackened, completely collapsed at this moment. Most of the surviving Wei soldiers chose to surrender. The battle of Shangbei finally came to an end before the end of Weishi.

Liu Yin and Liu Chen entered the city together, Zhuge Shang came forward to report Yang Bao's suicide and death, Liu Yin heard about it, but felt a little admiration in his heart, this Yang Bao is also a man who would rather die than submit, and people will bury him now.Liu Yin had also seen the fire in Shangyu City just now, and he was most concerned about the Tianshui Granary, and asked, "Just now I saw thick smoke rising in the city, is there someone setting fire?"

The vanguard of the Baidi Battalion had reached the granary at this moment, and the county lieutenant Li Tuo and Bo Duan Yun were captured without a fight. The entire granary was firmly controlled by the Shu army, and Li Tuo and Duan Yun were escorted to see Liu Yin.

When Liu Yin asked for details, he couldn't help being secretly startled. This Yang Bao was indeed ruthless and vicious. Fortunately, Li Tuo, who was sent to carry out the mission, showed compassion, otherwise the entire granary would be burned, and he led the army to come. Wouldn't it be nothing to siege a city with a bamboo basket?

At present, Li Tuo was rewarded generously, and he was named the county magistrate of Shanggu.Li Tuo was overjoyed, and couldn't help but secretly rejoiced that he had made the right choice at that time. If he really set fire to the granary, he would be dead by now, and it would be his turn to be promoted.

After Li Tuo withdrew, Liu Yin turned his attention to Duan Yun again, and said: "This time the granary was saved, it all depends on your righteous persuasion, it seems that the governor must reward you well."

Duan Yunbai said: "This matter is a matter of humble duty, and it is not considered any credit."

"A matter of duty?" Liu Yin couldn't help being puzzled, isn't this promise the owner of Shangyu County?

Duan Yungong said: "General, I am an interim military marquis of the Yongliang Division of the Lieutenant's Mansion. Under the order of Qingsong, I deliberately sneaked into Shangyu to preserve the Tianshui granary."

It turned out that Duan Yun was not the boss of Shangyu County, but after accepting Qingsong's order, he did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to donate to the official of the boss of Shangyu, and the boss of Shangyu was in charge of Shangyu's money and granary.Duan Yun heard that the Shu army was approaching the city, and he knew that Yang Bao would jump over the wall in a hurry to burn down the granary, so he arrived at the granary first and made arrangements. In fact, Li Tuo accepted his advice and gave up his intention of arson. But if Li Tuo insisted on arson, Duan Yun would never mind using tough measures to stop him, and Duan Yun would spare no expense to keep the Tianshui granary safe.

Only then did Liu Yin suddenly realize that Qingsong had already made proper arrangements before leaving Yongliang. He knew that the most important thing in the Northern Expedition of the army was food and grass, so he arranged for his subordinates to deliberately approach the granary to protect the safety of the granary. Foresight and foresight, planning ahead, this green pine really has great wisdom.

Liu Yin felt admiration immediately, the blue bird, the top spy in the state of Wei, made him restless, and the green pine in our state of Shu is not bad, this nail buried in the heart of the enemy shines like gold.Liu Yin has the urge to miss Qingsong, he really wants to see what kind of a hero this hero is who circles among the enemy's confidantes and listens to the thunder in a silent place, but it's a pity that Qingsong has already arrived in Luoyang, and he won't be able to see him for the time being We met, but this made Liu Yin look forward to it even more. Perhaps in Cao Wei's heart, Qingsong could bring them even greater surprises.

After taking down Shangyu City, as usual, they had to go out to appease the people and recruit prisoners of war. There were more than a thousand defenders in Shangyu City, and nearly half of those who followed Yang Bao died in the battle, and the rest surrendered.

What Liu Yin was most concerned about was the matter of the granary. He went to the granary to inspect it himself, and it turned out that the grains were not damaged. In the entire Tianshui granary, there were more than [-] dendrobium of wheat millet stored, which was enough to support an army of [-] for half a year. In terms of cost, Liu Yin was completely relieved that the food and grass problem that had plagued Liu Yin since the Northern Expedition was solved.

The strategic goal of this first step has been achieved, and the next step is to strike while the iron is hot and sweep the entire Longyou, and the primary goal is to govern Jicheng, the center of Longyou, Tianshui County.

After a short stay in Shangyu, Liu Yin immediately sent his troops to Jicheng, and surrounded Jicheng with three layers inside and outside.

The loss of Shangyu shocked Tianshui prefect Wang Qi, and quickly withdrew his troops to defend Jicheng.

The morale of the Shu army is high now, and they don't pay attention to a small Jicheng.

Liu Yin smiled and said nothing. If he attacked Jicheng by force, it would be no problem, but there would be no casualties in the siege battle. In the previous attack on Shanggu, the defender Yang Bao refused to surrender. The army also paid a lot of casualties.But now the defenders of Jicheng are twice as many as the defenders of Shangyu. In terms of city defense, Jicheng is the largest county in Longyou, and the city walls are stronger than other cities. It can be expected that the casualties of storming Jicheng will definitely not be large It will be inferior to attacking Shangbei.

Subduing others without fighting is a good strategy. With the successful battles in Longxi County, Liu Yin's first thought was how to successfully instigate Wang Qi's rebellion and achieve the goal of taking down Jicheng without a single soldier.

If he wanted to repeat the old plan, it would still fall on Deng Ai.Like Qianhong, Wang Qi was once Deng Ai's subordinate, but compared with Qianhong who had a life-and-death acquaintance, Wang Qi was only a subordinate official of Deng Ai, and he did not have any special deep friendship. Qianhong persuaded him to surrender so easily.

"It seems that I have to go to Jicheng in person." But Deng Ai still has the heart to try, Deng Ai is quite confident in his influence in Longxi.

"Men, you must not do it. Wang Qi is quite a man of the city. I'm afraid it will be difficult to return until he is in poverty. If he goes here, if he is taken hostage by Wang Qi, he will not be a rat. I have a meritorious service under me. His surname is Gu Mingfeng. , is Wang Qi's aunt and brother. This person is good at eloquence, so it is very suitable to be a lobbyist. My teacher can write a book and let him take it to Jicheng. Speak." When discussing matters with Deng Ai, Qian Hong was also by his side, and when he heard that Deng Ai wanted to go to Jicheng in danger, Qian Hong immediately spoke out to stop him.

Liu Yin also didn't want Deng Ai to have any accidents. He was almost assassinated in Longxi County last time, which made Liu Yin feel a little palpitated. Hearing Qianhong's words, he said: "Okay, according to the opinion of the prefect, I will send Gu Feng there. If Qi is willing to surrender, I will treat him generously, just like Yang Bao, I will take the blame on myself, and I will also vow to take Jicheng."

(End of this chapter)