lcionline Chapter 752 Jiang Wei Arrives in Mianyang
Chapter 752 Jiang Wei Arrives in Mianyang
It was not until this moment that the prince understood why his father wanted him to ascend the throne.
It's not that they want him to take the blame, but...Yan State treats the king and ministers of a fallen country differently.
The king of a fallen country could receive a title and salary from the State of Yan, and have a house in Shengjing to spend his old age in peace, while other princes, ministers, and clan members could only do hard labor to make a living.
His father wanted to give him the opportunity to live a good life.
The prince then realized that he had misunderstood his father and how ridiculous his little cleverness was.
"Stop! Stop now! Go back to Chengdu. I will live and die with my father! Go back!"
"Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered that you do not turn back and must head south."
The prince understood why his father asked him to go to Nanzhong to open the letter. It was because he was afraid that he would turn back.
By that time, Chengdu might have already fallen.
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After sending the prince away, Emperor Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and looked helplessly at the ceiling of the imperial study. After thinking about it, he decided to write a letter to Bai Wuan.
In the letter, he asked whether, if Sichuan surrendered, all the civil and military officials and soldiers in the court could be spared from being killed, and whether the people in the city could be treated well. What would happen if you, Bai Wuan, went back on your word and buried people alive again?
He asked very directly. After all, it had come to this point, and everything was basically clear. There was no need for probing or pretense.
At most they had only 100,000 men left, while the enemy had a full 450,000 elite troops.
No matter how they fought, they would lose. The invincible Yan army was simply too strong.
He sent someone to deliver a letter to Bai Wuan, and then waited for the result in Chengdu.
The letter was delivered to Bai Wuan by the palace guards at full speed. At that time, Bai Wuan was on the march. When he heard that the person sent by Sichuan State wanted to see him, he met with the other party.
After receiving the letter, Bai Wuan took a look at it, then sneered and sat in the carriage to think.
His emotional thinking told him that he should refuse to surrender, then attack Chengdu, kill all the soldiers and nobles inside, and then capture the Emperor of Sichuan alive, thus making a great contribution that will be remembered for generations to come.
But his rational thinking told him that he could not fight. There were only 100,000 Qin soldiers left. As long as there was a war, there would definitely be casualties, even if they won. He could not bear to watch these soldiers die.
If the enemy would rather die than surrender, then we must fight. We must never avoid fighting and must defeat the enemy even if we are not afraid of sacrifice.
But being able to defeat the enemy without fighting is naturally a good thing.
Moreover, if the prince and His Majesty knew that he insisted on attacking the city and slaughtering the enemy even though the enemy voluntarily asked for surrender, he would probably be severely punished.
After much deliberation, Bai Wuan resisted the urge to charge into Chengdu and massacre, and decided to accept the surrender of Sichuan.
Of course, Emperor Sichuan has not yet said that he will definitely surrender, and is still in the stage of negotiating terms.
In his reply, Bai Wuan said that he could guarantee that he and the commander-in-chief Guan Shouchang would not kill the Emperor of Sichuan or anyone who voluntarily surrendered. As for the treatment of the Emperor of Sichuan and the princes and nobles, they had no right to decide and needed to ask the emperor and the princes for instructions.
But it is likely that he will be the same as the Emperor of Wei and the Emperor of Qin. After all, those who surrender voluntarily are the most favored by the State of Yan, and the State of Yan should not make special arrangements. Moreover, he and Guan Shouchang will take the initiative to plead with the emperor, asking the emperor to show leniency and treat the Emperor of Sichuan well.
Finally, Bai Wuan also gave the other party a deadline, asking them to respond quickly, otherwise they would launch a major attack the next day after the enemy arrived at the city.
After the letter was written, he sent someone back.
Originally, Liang State was destroyed by Bai Wuan, and now, Chuan State will become the second country to be destroyed in his hands.
At this time, Bai Wuan had left Mianyang for two days.
The 50,000 Sichuan troops led by Jiang Wei finally arrived at the Fu River. After crossing the river, they looked up and saw that the flag of Yan State was flying on the city of Mianyang.
Jiang Wei felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. He then sent people to destroy the floating bridge on the Fu River, and at the same time sent people to call out the county magistrate of Mianyang.
When the Mianyang County Magistrate received this news, he was completely paralyzed.
The Yan army attacked Mianyang simply by chance, and then they took the opportunity to recruit the county governor.
The next day, they headed straight south without leaving any soldiers behind, only taking food with them.
There are no soldiers in the city now, and the Sichuan Army is coming again.
What the hell should I do?
If I don't leave, Jiang Wei will come in and kill me with a knife.
Go out? Jiang Wei chopped me down with his sword.
Why is it so difficult for me!
The county magistrate thought for a long time before deciding to muster up the courage to go out and meet Jiang Wei and explain things to him, otherwise if this guy came in, he would definitely chop him to pieces.
He immediately got in a carriage and galloped out of the city, where he saw Jiang Wei riding on a horse.
"Greetings, Marshal Jiang!"
The county magistrate came running over.
Jiang Wei stared at the county magistrate with a sullen expression, then pulled out his sword, put it against the county magistrate's neck, and snorted coldly,
"Lord Mianyang has accepted Lord Li. I want to ask you, are you an official from the State of Yan or from my State of Chuan?"
The county magistrate said with a bitter face,
"Marshal Jiang, please don't embarrass me. If you ask, I am definitely an official from Sichuan. But Bai Wuan also put his sword to my neck and asked me what I should choose.
In order to protect the people of the entire city, I had no choice but to agree.
Two thousand local soldiers have been killed. Is there any point in me resisting?"
"What? Stop talking nonsense! Bai Wuan's Longxiang Army previously followed Guan Shouchang in Dabazhong, and now they're chasing me in the north. When did they get ahead of us?"
Jiang Wei was furious and wanted to stab the county magistrate to death with a sword.
"Marshal Jiang, I was just about to ask you something. You sent me a message saying that the Yan army was chasing you and asked me to reinforce the city defenses and recruit able-bodied men for work.
I have done all of this, so why did Bai Wuan’s Longxiang Army suddenly appear in our Mianyang?
Marshal Jiang, don't you have to give me an explanation?"
The county magistrate felt wronged and angry, and he risked his life, pointing at Jiang Wei and scolding him.
Jiang Wei thought about it carefully. The county magistrate would not dare to deceive him even if he had a hundred guts. Bai Wuan’s Longxiang Army really came here.
"So where is Bai Wuan now?"
"He's heading south to Chengdu. He's been gone for two or three days!"
When Jiang Wei heard this, his scalp went numb and he shouted loudly,
"All troops, follow my order and march quickly to Chengdu! Hurry!"
He was no longer able to care about anything else. When he heard that Chengdu, three hundred miles away, was in trouble, he immediately ordered the entire army to march south quickly.
Chengdu only has 50,000 soldiers and horses. What’s the point of him defending Mianyang?
Just like before, he defended Jiange, but the Yan army came in from Bazhong.
Now, even if he could hold on to Mianyang, the enemy had already reached Chengdu.
Jiang Wei had never lost a battle from beginning to end, but when he looked up, he found that his country was about to be destroyed.
What the hell is this!