Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 364 Just vote!

Lu Bu looked at Fei Boren and smiled happily:
"Fei Shuzuo is really more aware of current affairs than Qin Mi!
"But...if I remember correctly, Liu Yan should be your uncle, right?

"You betrayed Liu Mao like this, aren't you afraid of getting your family into trouble?"

Especially Fei Yi, although he may not be born yet.

But as a talented person recognized by Zhuge Liang, it would be a pity if he was killed at a young age.

Fei Boren laughed in silence and said:

"Now that Duke Chu has captured Luo City, there is no place to defend before Chengdu. Liu Mao has no other choice but to surrender.

"Since Liu Mao has surrendered, my family will naturally have nothing to worry about."

Upon hearing this, Lu Bu burst into laughter.

No wonder Fei Yi is so talented.

His uncle can also have such clear ideas, and it is obvious that his talent in this aspect has a lot to do with family inheritance.

Lü Bu, under the leadership of Fei Boren, led his army into Luo City.

The weapons of the remaining 19,000-plus soldiers in Luo City were quickly confiscated.

Lu Bu personally led the soldiers into the homes of the people in the city to search to prevent any enemies from hiding there.

Under his strict surveillance, the soldiers left after the search and did not dare to take anything from the people.

When he saw Lu Bu leading the army away.

The people, who had always believed that they would not have a good ending, did not come to their senses for a long time.

It was a long time before they realized that Lu Bu's army was not as brutal and terrible as Qin Mi had portrayed.

It turns out that Qin Mi had been lying to them all along!
This Lu Bu army is not only strictly disciplined.

There were even some kindhearted soldiers who, when they saw the starving children in the house, would take out the dry food hidden in their arms and give it to the children...

After all, in ancient times, if the people in the city did not leave their hometown, most of their source of information came from government officials.

Therefore, they believe whatever the government says.

It’s not that they have no opinions, but that they have no way to verify whether what the government says is true or false.

Only then did they understand the true meaning of "Hearing is not believing, seeing is believing"...

After occupying Luo City, Lu Bu stood on the southern tower, looking out at the Yazi River outside the city and the vast plain on the other side of the river, and exclaimed in admiration:
"Luocheng is truly a dangerous place. Once the gate is opened, our army can go straight to Chengdu!
"I don't know what expression Liu Mao in Chengdu has now."

Liu Ye beside him nodded in agreement:
“If it weren’t for the lord who created the powerful weapon called the gunpowder jar.

"If our army wants to capture Luo City, it will be difficult to succeed without sacrificing the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers."

Lu Bu half-closed his eyes.

Everything has its two sides. Black powder has its disadvantages, but naturally it also has its advantages.

Playing to one's strengths and avoiding one's weaknesses is what a wise person should do.

"Next, should we lead the army directly to Chengdu, or use other methods to persuade Liu Mao to surrender?"

Lu Bu asked calmly.

Zhou Yu, who had just arrived from the rear transporting grain, spoke up:

"Chengdu is now undefensible unless Liu Mao leads his army and people to join the Qiang people in the northwest.

“But the relationship between the Qiang and Han people has always been tense, and the environment in the Qiang territory is harsh, so Liu Mao is unlikely to want to go there.

"My lord, please write a letter in person and give it to Liu Mao.

"The letter clearly states the interests and sincerity. I believe Liu Mao will surrender on his own initiative!"

Lu Bu nodded slightly:

"Let Gongjin write for me."

His handwriting was ugly, and he really didn't want to lose face in front of Liu Mao.

Although the original owner had worked as a clerk under Ding Yuan before, it was not for long.

A brave general like him spends most of his time galloping on the battlefield, holding a thick and heavy Fang Tian Hua Ji.

Naturally, he didn't want to hold the short and thin brush often.

He would only use it occasionally when sleeping with his wives and concubines at night... Zhou Yu immediately wrote a letter of persuasion for Lu Bu to surrender. After Lu Bu read it, he ordered someone to send it to Chengdu.

……

As the news of the capture of Luo City reached Chengdu, the whole city was shocked!
Chengdu, as the capital of the entire Yizhou, is the most prosperous county in the entire Yizhou.

In the prefect's mansion at this moment.

Liu Mao, wearing a belt and jade ornaments, was pouring a glass of wine into his mouth, and then threw the wine bottle to the ground with force, making a loud noise!

"A bunch of rubbish! From Ba County to Qianwei County and then to Guanghan County!

"Three consecutive counties were unable to stop Lu Bu's army even once!
"What's the point of these rubbish that my father raised?!"

Taicang magistrate Zhao Wei hurriedly comforted him:

"My Lord, calm down! Although Luocheng has been lost, there are still 50,000 elite soldiers and countless food and grass in Chengdu.

"If we hold out until winter, the enemy will run out of food and grass and will withdraw."

After listening to this, Zhang Xiu, the commander of the other divisions, sneered:
"What you said is nothing but empty talk!
"No matter how strong Luo City is, it still couldn't withstand the enemy's gunpowder jars.

“Although Chengdu’s walls are high and thick, and its military force is not small.

"But facing the enemy's powder kegs, no matter how many troops we have, we are nothing more than sitting ducks!"

Zhao Wei glanced at Zhang Xiu:
"Then in your opinion, our army should surrender?"

Zhang Xiu remained silent.

At this moment, a servant suddenly came with a letter:
"My lord, the enemy sent a letter asking for surrender."

When Liu Mao heard that it was a letter of persuasion for surrender, he immediately lost interest in reading it.

Zhang Xiu took the letter and read it in front of all the civil and military officials:
"Respectfully addressed to Liu Mao, Governor of Yizhou:

"The emperor today is still young, not strong enough to shock the world.

"I was once a meritorious official who supported the Han Dynasty.

"However, the emperor deceived me and tried to trick me, which led to the breakdown of our relationship.

"The situation in the world has stabilized now. Hanzhong County is occupied by our army, and Jiaozhou has also become part of my territory.

"Yizhou has been cut off from the Central Plains and is isolated and helpless.

"If Liu Yizhou is willing to surrender, he can still be the ruler of Yizhou and take care of all political affairs except Hanzhong County. He only needs to hand over the military power.

"Now the difference between the strong and the weak is particularly obvious. I hope Liu Yizhou will think of the people and the country and not be an enemy of our army again."

Zhang Xiu finished his words loudly, and everyone present fell silent.

Liu Mao grumbled in dissatisfaction:

"Without the military power, what use is there for me to have this empty position of governor of Yizhou?"

Zhang Xiu tactfully advised:

"My lord, this is wrong. I heard that Lu Bu has always been kind and righteous to the leaders of the surrendered forces.

“Although they will seize military power to ensure the safety of the territory, they will not interfere too much in political affairs.

“Although you won’t be able to command a large number of troops at that time, you will have no problem commanding a small number of troops to garrison.

"The most important thing is that the lord can not only keep his position, but also continue to enjoy wealth and glory.

"As long as we govern Yizhou well, we can rest easy.

"As for the war, let Lu Bu worry about it himself."

After listening to Zhang Xiu's persuasion, Liu Mao was finally moved.

He turned his head and looked at the civil and military officials, and saw that everyone had their heads down and no one raised any objections.

Liu Mao knew that his situation was really hopeless.

After a long silence, he sighed and said:

"Since everyone has no objection, then the governor of this state... just vote!"

(End of this chapter)