The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 413 Internal and external cooperation
In Guangyuan City, Liu Zhang's generals Fu Jin and Shang Cun welcomed Zhang Song into the city and could not wait to inquire about the situation of the Cavalry Army.

"Generals, Qin Shou has arrived at the army."

Zhang Song sighed.

"what!"

"What should I do?"

Fu Jin and the other man's faces suddenly changed when they heard this. They were not considered famous generals in Xichuan. In fact, Liu Zhang had sent two of them to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Guangyuan this time. In fact, he was already prepared to abandon Guangyuan.

Most of the troops in Shu were stationed in Jiameng, Jianmen, Fushui and other places, and Guangyuan was not an important place.

Now they have to face Qin Shou, the world's most powerful general, and Fu Jin and the others have no confidence at all.

"Generals, if you are defeated, you can retreat to Jiameng." Zhang Song felt disdainful. He did not believe that the two men in front of him could resist the cavalry.

Fu Jin and the other man smiled bitterly after hearing this. If possible, they did not want to face the Cavalry Army. Now that the enemy is at the gate of the city, they can retreat today, they can retreat tomorrow, but where can they retreat to?
"Sir, can we keep Bashu?" Shangcun suddenly asked.

Zhang Song shook his head and said, "We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Jin and the other man's faces became even worse. Even Zhang Song had no confidence. Could the two of them stop the attack of the Cavalry Army?
Although the two sides have not had a substantial battle so far, they have learned a lot about the combat effectiveness of the Cavalry Army. I am afraid that Guangyuan will not be able to hold on for long.

"Although Guangyuan City is a strong city, it has few soldiers and horses. I'm afraid it won't hold out for long." Fu Jin sighed.

After hearing this, Zhang Song immediately laughed and said, "Generals, if you are worried about the small number of soldiers, I can help you get thousands of elite soldiers out of thin air."

"Sir, you are joking. Now that the lord has made arrangements, where are the thousands of soldiers and horses waiting for our command?" Shangcun's eyes lit up at first, then he shook his head.

"The two generals have thousands of soldiers at their disposal, but they don't realize it!" Zhang Song stroked his beard and said proudly, "Bashu is mountainous, and there are many tribes in the mountains. These mountain barbarians are all elite, with dozens or hundreds of them. As long as the generals have money in their hands, they still have to worry about not being able to recruit soldiers?"

Fu Jin and Shang Cun's eyes suddenly lit up when they heard this. Bashu is mountainous and there are many barbarians in the mountains. These barbarians are extremely strong and they usually walk between the mountains and forests as if they were on flat ground. If they could recruit these people to join their forces, they would naturally get thousands of elite soldiers.

"In that case, I will send people to the mountains to recruit mountain dwellers to help me defend the city." Fu Jin said loudly, but when he saw Zhang Song's teasing eyes, he immediately felt something was wrong and asked immediately: "Sir, is there something wrong?"

Zhang Song chuckled and said, "General, if you ignore them on weekdays, it's too late to burn incense now. Those mountain folks are very xenophobic and hostile to the government troops. They won't come out of the mountains unless someone familiar mediates."

The two were disappointed after hearing this, but soon they thought of something. Their eyes fell on Zhang Song with hope on their faces. Since this matter was proposed by Zhang Song, it meant that the other party must have a way to help them and could bring thousands of elite mountain people to join their city defense team.

"Please give us a hand, sir. We will be very grateful." Fu Jin and the other man looked at each other and bowed quickly.

After hearing this, Zhang Song showed a trace of hesitation on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Well! Since the two generals have asked for your help, I will go there in person for the sake of my lord. But some things must be made clear in advance, otherwise don't blame me for coming here to kill you if something goes wrong."

The two men said they didn't dare. It was already very good to be able to ask for help. How could they care about anything else?

"First, these people are all from the mountains and fields, and they can't speak our language. General, you can place them in a separate camp to avoid conflicts with my Xichuan troops." "Of course." Fu Jin said quickly.

"Secondly, these people must be given enough money and food. The subordinates are not allowed to deduct money. You have to know that these mountain people only know money and food, and nothing else."

"The army has sufficient money and food, so this little thing will naturally not be a problem." Shang Cun agreed without thinking.

Bashu has been a granary since ancient times. Liu Zhang and his son stored a large amount of grain and fodder here. Naturally, there was no problem in providing some grain and fodder to thousands of mountain people.

"In that case, I will personally go to the mountains and forests and invite mountain people for the general."

Seeing that the two agreed, Zhang Song felt relieved and decided to go into the mountain himself to help the two invite the mountain people.

Fu Jin and Shang Cun were overjoyed and sent Zhang Song away happily.

Sure enough, five days later, mountain people came to report in groups, either dozens or hundreds. Small numbers added up to a large number, and in just two or three days, there were more than a thousand people, all of them brave and good at fighting.

The two were very happy to see this. The only thing that made them unhappy was the communication problem between the two sides. They could only communicate through their leader, which made them very dissatisfied.

But compared with the increase in troops, language problems were minor issues, so the two men could only let it go, as long as these people could obey their orders.

In the next two days, hundreds of more people came out of the mountains and joined the defense of Guangyuan City.

Just when the two were wondering why Qin Shou had not yet attacked, one night, the whole Guangyuan was shaken. The two men, who were sleeping, received news that the mountain people had rioted and actually led the cavalry into the city. The two were horrified when they heard this.

When the two men discovered that the mountain people were speaking Chinese with a Hanzhong accent, they realized that these people were not mountain people at all, but cavalry soldiers in disguise.

"Zhang Song misled me." Fu Jin exclaimed in shock.

Even if the two men were fools, they knew they had been fooled. Zhang Song had already defected to the Cavalry Army, but Guangyuan City was strong and the mountain road nearby was not conducive to the army's advance, so they had people pretend to be mountain people and cooperate with the Cavalry Army to capture Guangyuan in one fell swoop.

The funny thing is that they both thanked each other. Thinking of this, they were so ashamed and angry that they wanted to commit suicide.

But now that things have come to this, there is nothing they can do.

"Surrender! Even Zhang Song has surrendered, there is no hope for Yizhou." Shangcun suddenly said.

Fu Jin was stunned at first, and then he let out a long sigh. The news of Liu Zhang's weakness and incompetence had long spread throughout Yizhou. He had no choice before, but now he had a choice.

Zhang Song's surrender seemed to open a new door for the two, and Fu Jin and Shang Cun also began to consider its feasibility.

"Surrender!" Fu Jin threw the weapon in his hand aside, jumped off his horse and gave up resistance.

(End of this chapter)