People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 297 Three Conditions
Before dispatching troops, Li Yao also learned the details from Beigong Li and Fan Chou. It turned out that Liu Yan had brought people to Chengdu ten days ago as if fleeing from disaster.

As for the reason, it seems that because of an accidental fire in the Mianzhu treasury, a large number of precious treasures were all destroyed. This was regarded as an ominous omen, so they hurriedly moved south.

Fan Chou said solemnly:
"We have made sufficient arrangements. Even if Liu Yan sends a large army to attack, we can resist for a long time, but unexpectedly, not only did not come, but ran away!"

Bei Gongli said regretfully:

"When I was in the middle of Shu, I found out that there was an elite Dongzhou soldier under Liu Yan's command. I was about to fight against them. Who would have thought that Liu Yan would not dare to send them out. He was as timid as a mouse, shrinking his head like a tortoise, as if he would be assassinated without the protection of the Dongzhou soldiers. He only has this courage!"

Li Yao also couldn't figure out why Liu Yan fled to Chengdu in a daze at this moment. He didn't fight a single battle, didn't shoot a single shot, at least he resisted to show that the city was alive and the city was destroyed.

But Liu Yan ran away as well, which was also a good thing for them. Li Yao didn't want to waste time, so after discussing with Beigong Boyu, he led an army of [-] troops and went straight to Zitong, the last strong city in front of Mianzhu.

As for Liu Yu, his opinion is not important. As the mascot of the army, he will only appear on the stage when he should appear on the stage, and no one will listen to him when he should not appear on the stage.

Under the city of Zitong, Li Yao made corresponding arrangements, besieging the city on three sides, leaving only one way out in the south, but he had already sent Zhang Ji to set up an ambush to prepare for the robbery, maybe he could catch a big fish.

At this time, it was time for Liu Yu to appear on the stage. Liu Yu couldn't bear the fact that once a war started, both sides would be bloody.

Just under the guard of Xian Yufu and Xian Yu Yin, he went to the city gate, looked at the top of the city and persuaded loudly:
"Listen, people in the city. I am Liu Yu, the imperial court captain. Now that my imperial army is approaching the city, I will give up resistance immediately, open the city and surrender, and I will be treated leniently. I will definitely report to Your Majesty, intercede for you, and let you atone for your sins. You must not make mistakes again and again. There is still room for surrender at this time. After the war, there will be no mercy!"

I don’t know whether these two words played a role in the court Taiwei and the imperial army, or whether it was because Liu Yan moved south that they were frightened, the morale of the army was unstable, and the morale of the people was unstable.

There was a lot of noise at the top of Zitong city, and just after a burst of commotion, the gate actually opened. The prefect of Zitong, the governor of the county, and the county lieutenant went out of the city in person and came to Liu Yu to beg for surrender.

This Liu Yu's face is really not small. He accepted the surrender of the three, and it would be best not to fight.

In the end, Li Yao sent people to take over the city defense. They did not pretend to surrender, lured the enemy into deep, and then set up an ambush. After all, the people Li Yao sent had already taken over the city defense. They just wanted to resist, and they would never have a chance.

It was a good thing for Li Yao to win Zitong easily, but those generals under Li Yao's command, especially Zhang Ji, felt quite depressed because they made a futile trip this time.

After resting for the night, Li Yao left a certain garrison and led the rest of the army to Fu County. Fu County is just a small town with [-] troops. Liu Yu stood up to persuade him, and there was Zitong as a positive example.

Once again, it was easy to take down Fu County without spending a single soldier. This is already the general trend. Li Yao is powerful, but Liu Yan is weak, and Li Yao represents the imperial court.

Rest for one night, leave a certain garrison again, and then lead the rest of the army to attack Mianzhu. Originally, as long as this place is captured, the battle can be over, but Liu Yan has already fled. Now the importance of Mianzhu can be said to be greatly reduced.

The [-] troops moved straight away, and Liu Yu still stepped forward to persuade him to surrender, but this time the person in the city was Dong Fu, Liu Yan's confidant.

Standing at the top of the city, Dong Fu looked at Liu Yu at the gate of the city, and the seemingly endless army formation in the distance, his heart was also shaken.

He is not a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, otherwise he would not have told Liu Yan that Yizhou has the spirit of the emperor when Liu Hong was still alive.

Dong Fu doesn't want to die, and even wants to preserve his wealth, but he is Liu Yan's confidant, and this identity is destined to be difficult to get rid of.

So at this moment, Dong Fuyi shouted:
"Taiwei, you are a clan member of the Han family, and you are a minister of the country, a capable minister, I am willing to believe in you, but if you want me to open the city and surrender, I have three conditions, please listen carefully!"

Liu Yu was taken aback for a moment, although he couldn't make the decision, he still said at this time:
"Mao'an, tell me!"

Dong Fu was overjoyed when he heard the words, but he still said openly:

"The first condition is that I will surrender to the Han and not to the thieves. The court is here and His Majesty is here. I am willing to surrender to the Han, but I will never follow the thieves..."

"The second condition, please let the Taiwei spare the people in the city, they are innocent, and they shouldn't die in the military disaster..."

"The third condition is to ask the Taiwei to let go of the county officials. They just obeyed the arrangement. They have worked hard all these years without complaint. They are all Han family officials, Han family officials!"

The three conditions, one more high-sounding than the other, and the other more righteous than the other, found a good excuse for himself, won the hearts of the people in the city, and also won the hearts of the county officials. This person is a political master.

Liu Yu's eyes were full of tears, he never expected to see the loyal officials of the Han Dynasty today, such a man who surrendered to the Han but not to the bandits, for the sake of the common people, for his colleagues, Dong Fu worked hard.

He didn't agree immediately, because he couldn't make the decision, but he turned back immediately, saw Li Yao and said solemnly:

"Mao'an is a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. It is unknown whether he will be killed. Can you look at me and agree to his terms, General!"

Hearing this, Beigong Boyu said loudly in dissatisfaction:
"What does it mean to surrender a man but not a thief? This is scolding us and wants us to let him go. Our [-] army can easily break through this city!"

Li Yao narrowed his eyes, this Dong Fu is a master, let's agree to this condition, he can win the hearts of the people and officials, but don't agree to this condition, the people, officials, and even the defenders will definitely unite as one, then it will be difficult to break through the city.

That being the case, Li Yao intends to accept the conditions. As long as the city gates can be opened, Dong Fu will no longer matter. He has won the hearts of the people and the officials, but this is not enough for him to stand on his own.

So Li Yao smiled and said:

"A loyal minister of the Han Dynasty is indeed a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. We can agree to all three conditions. My father-in-law, after capturing Mianzhu as soon as possible, we have to go to Chengdu, so give the Taiwei a thin face!"

Beigong Boyu snorted heavily, although he was dissatisfied, he did not object.

Liu Yu was overjoyed and said with a sigh of relief:
"Thank you General, I believe Mao'an, the officials of the whole county, and the people of the whole city can feel this great kindness!"

(End of this chapter)