From refugee NPC to mythical general

Chapter 172 Pushing all the way

After Pingyun Town was captured, Zhuge Liang rested and dealt with the aftermath on the spot. The people in the city needed to be appeased and the soldiers needed to be recruited.

However, the process was smoother than Zhuge Liang had expected. The less than 20,000 soldiers accepted the reorganization of the Dameng Dynasty with almost no resistance. The people sang and danced to celebrate their liberation.

Just as Mr. Jiang said, there was already a serious crisis within the Wu Dynasty. Instead of helping the Wu Dynasty, the people even turned against it and gave a lot of support to the Dameng Dynasty in the war. Even after the Dameng Dynasty attacked Pingyun Town, the people here took the initiative to take Zhuge Liang to attack the granary and introduce the situation of the next town, etc.

Since the attack, three cities have been captured in succession, and the situation has been much smoother than Zhuge Liang had imagined.

Wu Dynasty, meeting room.

When the personal soldiers came to report to their lord Wu Yingxiong and commander Xiahou Yuan again, this time the two men's faces could no longer remain calm.

There was an excuse for losing two towns in succession, after all, the situation of the Wu Dynasty on the border was unstable. But Pingyun Town was different. It was only about a hundred miles away from the main city of the Wu Dynasty. It could be said to be an important barrier to protect the inner city.

For this purpose, Xiahou Yuan specially deployed 20,000 troops here and asked two commanders, Mi Fang and Feng Xi, to guard the place personally. In Xiahou Yuan's view, the place would definitely not fail so easily.

Even if Pingyun Town was in danger, the two defenders would pass the signal to the rear, and Xiahou Yuan would immediately lead troops to reinforce.

But who knew that everything was beyond Xiahou Yuan's expectations. Pingyun Town did not send troops to ask for help because there was simply no time. From the time the Dameng Dynasty attacked Pingyun Town to the time Pingyun Town was broken, the speed was too fast for Xiahou Yuan to accept.

Moreover, the two sixth-rate generals he stationed here were killed by the enemy without making any waves.

The three cities lost more than 30,000 troops, and now the main force of the Wu Dynasty has less than 30,000 troops.

If they could relax a little before, now there is no chance to relax at all.

Because the Dameng Dynasty will soon attack their main city. With less than 30,000 people guarding a city, do they still have a chance to defend it against the enemy's army?

Wu Yingxiong said sadly: "I should have listened to you, sir!"

If he had listened to Zhuge Jin's advice, things wouldn't be like this now. Everything he had worked so hard to build has almost collapsed.

According to Zhuge Jin's suggestion, he could have simply returned all his troops to defend the inner city and directly handed over the border towns to the enemy. This would not have resulted in the generals being killed, the soldiers surrendering, and all the allocated food becoming the property of the Dameng Dynasty.

It can be said that he lost his wife and lost his troops.

How could Wu Yingxiong accept this? He stared at Xiahou Yuan and asked, "General Xiahou, what should we do?"

Thinking back to the time when they had many soldiers and generals and were full of ambition, but now they can only sigh helplessly, Xiahou Yuan pondered for a moment and still said to Wu Yingxiong: "My lord, don't panic. Although our troops are not as strong as the enemy, and although we have lost some towns one after another."

"But as long as we hold on to our main city, we will be able to make a comeback one day."

"Didn't the lord only have this city in the beginning? It was just a small village, but it has developed into the power it is today?"

"As long as we hold on to this city, everything will be fine with General Ben personally guarding it."

Wu Yingxiong was silent. He really felt that he should not continue to listen to Xiahou Yuan, so he looked at the counselor Kuai Yue beside him and said, "Mr. Kuai, what do you think we should do?"

Kuai Yue had the same idea as Wu Yingxiong. Almost every decision made by Xiahou Yuan was the wrong answer. If they continued to listen to Xiahou Yuan, they might end up with the main city of Wu Dynasty being swallowed up by the Dameng Dynasty. He said to Wu Yingxiong, "My Lord, why don't you call Mr. Zhuge back? Mr. Zhuge is the only one who can save Wu Dynasty now."

Xiahou Yuan frowned and immediately stepped forward to stop him, saying, "My lord, no!"

"We have already broken off relations with Zhuge Jin. If we go to him for help now, we will only make a fool of ourselves."

Kuai Yue said: "General Xiahou, is it more important to let others laugh at you, or is it more important for us to be destroyed?"

"It has come to this point, and we still can't come up with a plan that gives us hope. The only one who can save us is Mr. Zhuge. General Xiahou, please put aside your prejudice and ask the lord to invite Mr. Zhuge back as soon as possible."

Xiahou Yuan was still stubborn. He cared most about his face. It was he who had righteously rebuked Zhuge Jin in the beginning, and now he wanted to call Zhuge Jin back. What face would he have left at that time?
Wu Yingxiong said: "General Xiahou, let me handle this matter. You don't have to worry too much. Mr. Zhuge is magnanimous and won't say anything. This time I will definitely impress you with my sincerity. Even if you don't want to come back, I will ask you to give us an effective plan."

Xiahou Yuan said no more. Since Wu Yingxiong insisted so much, he could only nod indifferently. In fact, Xiahou Yuan knew in his heart that he was just a military general, and there was still a big gap between him and Zhuge Jin in terms of grand strategic direction.

Wu Yingxiong rode a fast horse, took Kuai Yue and five thousand personal soldiers, and hurried towards Youzhou again.

After arriving at the border and reporting their purpose, the other side's city guard general asked Wu Yingxiong and others to wait for a while.

After waiting for a long time, the other side's general who was defending the city came back and found Wu Yingxiong and said, "Mr. Zhuge said that you are now beyond help. He suggested that you surrender as soon as possible."

"At the same time, Monsieur sent you an article, which I give to you."

"The gentleman said that he has done his best for you. If you have any problems, please do not look for him again. He has already repaid all the favors during our last conversation under the city. Please leave as soon as possible."

Kuai Yue cried bitterly, "Mr. Zhuge, I am Kuai Yue, and I would like to invite Mr. Zhuge to have a conversation."

Hearing the violent crying, the general guarding the city saw his appearance and said, "Wait a moment, Mr. Zhuge is patrolling the border today, I will go and ask him."

After a while, he came back again and said to Kuai Yue: "Sir, Mr. Zhuge invites you to enter the city. Only you can come in."

Kuai Yue said hurriedly: "Okay!"

Wu Yingxiong pulled Kuai Yue and said, "Mr. Kuai, the future of the Wu Dynasty depends on you. You must invite Mr. Zhuge back!"

Kuai Yue nodded heavily and said to Wu Yingxiong, "Don't worry, my lord. I will bring you back no matter what!"

"!"

Kuai Yue followed the generals of Youzhou into the city. Under the leadership of the general defending the city, he soon met Zhuge Jin, whom he had not seen for a long time.

"Sir!" Kuai Yue rushed over excitedly, bowed and saluted, saying: "Sir, please follow me..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhuge Jin held his hands and said, "Don't bow to me. I have something to tell you."

(End of this chapter)