Yuzhou government office.

"Luo Youdu is still standing still in Kuizhou?"

The messenger said: "The enemy general Shi Shouxin is cruising around Wanzhou, Kaizhou, and Anzhou with more than a thousand troops and horses. The general will provide support quickly. If it is later, it will be too late."

When Shi Kai heard this, his brows were tightly knitted together, his feet were unconsciously walking from side to side, and his face was ugly.

Yuzhou was called Jiangzhou in ancient times, and it was the place where Zhang Feiyi interpreted Yan Yan.

In order to distinguish it from Jiangzhou in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Jiangzhou was renamed Ba County. In the early Sui Dynasty, Ba County was abolished and changed to Yuzhou.

In the east of Bashu, Kuizhou is the gateway, Anzhou, Wanzhou, and Kaizhou are the front gate courtyards, Zhongzhou is the hall, and Yuzhou is the corridor connecting the back room. After passing the corridor, you can directly enter the back room Chengdu.

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Anzhou is a salt-producing area in central Sichuan, also known as Yun'anjian. In order to prevent the Ba people from robbing salt, Meng Chang specially ordered people to build a strong city.

Wanzhou and Kaizhou, the former is located on the bank of the Diejiang River, and the latter is located in the steep place on the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.

The three cities formed a horn-like situation and were able to rely on each other. They were the second line of defense for entering Sichuan.

Shi Wei was a veteran who followed Meng Zhixiang into Shu. Compared with the younger generation of Shu generals who grew up by bullying the rebellious mountain people, without any real war, or directly relying on connections.

Generals like Shi Wei who have fought hard on the battlefield are superior to others in terms of strategic foresight and tactical thinking.

He had already seen Luo Youdu's intention. Although Anzhou, Wanzhou, and Kaizhou had good geographical advantages, the people's support was not there, and rebellion was easy to occur, which was not conducive to defense.

If you really want to defend the three cities, you will be controlled by the other party.

Shi Wei had no intention of sending troops for rescue, but letters asking for help came one after another from Wu Linyang, the salt supervisor of Anzhou, Fei Ping, the governor of Wanzhou, and Sun Yuan, the governor of Kaizhou, which made him a little upset.

There were already rumors in the army that he was too timid to fight. Shi Kai gritted his teeth and said, "Go back and tell Wu Jian, Fei and Sun, the governors, that An, Ping and Kaizhou are not conducive to defense. Let them think about it."

We will retreat to Chungju, and a certain meeting will meet them on the way."

No matter what, you can't go to An, Wan, and Kaizhou. There was a rebellion in Wanzhou and Kaizhou half a year ago.

They would rather give up than take risks, they can't afford to lose.

Shi Kai made this decision, but there was a feeling of powerlessness in his body.

He also knew that he was deceiving himself.

If he could retreat, Shi Kai believed that Wu Linyang, Fei Ping, and Sun Yuan would have retreated long ago.

Such a hasty request for help resulted in panic due to the inability to retreat.

The two governors, Wu Linyang, Fei Ping, and Sun Yuan, who received the news about Shi Kai, cursed loudly.

"The old guy is so afraid of fighting that he refuses to save us? Has he sold us?"

Just as Shi Kai thought, if they could really run away, they would have run away long ago.

Even if they bear the name of abandoning war and losing soil, the three of them will recognize it.

It's better than being buried with the city.

Although Luo Youdu did not send any troops, Shi Shouxin guarded it with more than a thousand soldiers and horses.

There are not many in number, but who dares to step forward and touch the brows of those heroic soldiers in iron armor?

The copper in Bashu was squandered by Meng Chang, and the common people used iron money.

Iron equals money.

In addition to the imperial guards in Chengdu who have the qualification of iron armor, most of the garrison soldiers in Ping and Kaizhou have leather armor, and only a few generals have complete sets of iron armor.

Due to the special situation, Yun'an Prison had a thousand iron armors before.

But in order to raise money for Meng Chang to build the palace, Wu Linyang melted eight hundred pairs of armor and made them into iron coins...

Shi Wei did not dare to support him, Wu Linyang, Fei Ping, and Sun Yuan could not escape. The people had already learned about Luo Youdu's good deeds in Kuizhou, and the people were not convinced and were ready to take action.

Before two days had passed, Fei Ping couldn't hold on any longer and took the initiative to contact Wu Linyang and Sun Yuan.

Fei Ping and Sun Yuan worked together and sent people to surrender to Luo Youdu in Kuizhou first.

Shi Kai clearly wanted to give up An, Ping, Kai Sanzhou, Fei Ping, and Sun Yuan. How could they be willing to die for them?

Wu Linyang was a little hesitant and did not follow suit immediately.

He is slightly different from Fei Ping and Sun Yuan.

Wu Linyang's surname is Wu, a common surname in Sichuan. His ancestor is Ji Han's uncle Wu Yi, who is very famous in Bashu.

Many people in the clan hold positions in the court, and their status is not low.

Wu Linyang was afraid of involving his family and did not dare to surrender neatly.

After receiving the joint surrenders from Fei Ping and Sun Yuan, Luo Youdu did not feel the slightest regret, but smiled and said: "It seems that this old general from Bashu is still somewhat capable. Sun Yuan and Fei Ping are not bad. This Wu Linyang is in the middle of Shu."

The Wu family, whose surname is Wu, has a history of 500 years in Shu. They have considerable influence in the court. His courage to abandon Anzhou is worth mentioning."

He paused and said: "In that case, let's take over Ping first, open the second state, trap him in Zhongzhou, and light a fire in his backyard."

He is not like Zhuge Wang Zhaoyuan, who is blindly confident in himself.

Use a strategy to the end and leave no way out for yourself.

What you can think of, your opponent may not be able to think of.

Therefore, it is still important to leave yourself more room for maneuver and a trump card.

Just like the mighty dragon in martial arts, the real power is the word regret.

It is also a beautiful thing to be able to win the two states of Ping and Kaizhou without any bloodshed.

"I sent an order to Tian Shaobin to attack Yun'anjian immediately. I will stand on the top of Yun'anjian's city early tomorrow morning to watch the rising sun."

Luo Youdu knew in his heart that as long as it took a few more days, Wu Linyang would most likely surrender like Fei Ping and Sun Yuan.

However, Wu Linyang who died in battle was more useful than Wu Linyang who surrendered and survived.

The result of storming Yun'anjian is more advantageous to the war situation than taking down Yunanjian without any bloodshed.

"Your Majesty, the general's hands are itchy!"

Huyanzan said aggrievedly.

As Luo Youdu's personal bodyguard, Huyan Zana was extremely responsible.

However, as a militant who tattoos "Kill the Thief with a Heartful Heart" on his body whenever he has nothing to do, he doesn't have many opportunities to go into battle, so he is inevitably aggrieved.

Wang Tingyi also said: "The last general also wants to go into battle to kill the enemy!"

Looking at the two Hengha Second Generals, Luo Youdu thought that they were following him dutifully, and he couldn't help but feel soft and said: "Well, I haven't been to the front line in person for a long time, let's go and have a look together!"

He originally planned to set off after taking over Yun'an Prison, but for the sake of Hu Yanzan and Wang Tingyi, he moved half a day ahead of schedule.

Hu Yan praised and Wang Tingyi smiled one after another, and the excitement in their eyes could not be concealed at all.

They gathered together and made a bet to see who could kill more and who could reach the city first.

Luo Youdu laughed dumbly when he saw that the two of them were beginning to quarrel.

These two living treasures...

When Luo Youdu arrived at the front line, Tian Shaobin had already formed a formation outside Yun'an Prison.

Yun'anjian is strong, but it is not a huge city.

The only siege equipment was simple wooden chariots and flying ladders.

The well-trained soldiers hid behind the wooden curtain carts that could protect against crossbows and catapults, and slowly approached Yun'an Prison.

On the top of the city, Wu Linyang's face turned pale as he looked at the mighty and endless soldiers below the city. His heart was filled with regret, and a thought flashed through his mind: Is it still too late to surrender now?

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