The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 515 The Terrible Surrender

Qiao Zhou appeared in front of Deng Ai, and when he asked for surrender, Deng Ai was a little confused.

Deng Ai was already prepared for a decisive battle.

He never expected that things would go so smoothly.

He even suspected whether there was a trick, but when he saw the emperor's seal and even Liu Chan's letter there, Deng Ai immediately believed that they had truly surrendered.

Deng Ai then led his army quickly towards Chengdu.

This is a great thing.

When Deng Ai led his army here, he saw from afar Liu Chan leading the crown prince, kings, ministers and more than 60 people coming towards him.

They all tied themselves up, Liu Chan walked in front, and even carried a coffin behind him.

This battle made Deng Ai feel a little confused.

When he arrived before Deng Ai, Liu Chan hurriedly bowed to greet him.

"I don't know the general's majesty, and I've seen swords and wars so many times. I know my crimes are serious, so I have tied my hands and come to see the general with my coffin on my back. I hope the general can forgive our crimes!"

Deng Ai was obviously dressed up at this moment and no longer wore the tattered armor. He held the imperial seal in his hand and looked majestic. After Liu Chan bowed to him, Deng Ai personally stepped forward and untied Liu Chan.

Then he pointed at the coffin and said, "Burn this thing!"

Seeing Deng Ai's behavior, both Liu Chan and the other ministers breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. It seemed that Qiao Zhou was right, and Deng Ai had no intention of humiliating them.

Deng Ai then spoke seriously, "The Lord of Shu has accepted your surrender today and is returning to the throne. This is a matter of great importance to the nation. I would like to follow the example of General Deng Yu of the Later Han Dynasty and accept your surrender. I will restrain my troops and will not engage in burning, killing, and looting after entering Chengdu. Officials will not be held accountable for this! Everyone should perform their duties!"

Hearing his words, Liu Chan breathed a sigh of relief, and the officials were extremely happy.

At this time, even Jiang Xian couldn't help but look at Qiao Zhou with a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Everyone has his or her own job!
The clan was saved!
Now, the ministers' attitude towards Deng Ai suddenly changed. Deng Ai ordered them all to be released, and then, accompanied by Liu Chan, he marched into Chengdu in a mighty procession.

This once prosperous city was now extremely quiet. The common people were hiding in their mansions. The soldiers in the distance lowered their heads with depressed expressions, and the generals who commanded them were nowhere to be seen.

Old generals like Liao Hua also followed behind the ministers at this moment, leaning on crutches and following Deng Ai step by step.

They walked into the palace, and the ministers kept flattering Deng Ai, even Liu Chan did the same, carefully trying to curry favor with him.

This made Deng Ai very happy. When he arrived at the palace, Deng Ai looked around and couldn't help but sigh.

This place is really much more luxurious than the Wei Imperial Palace. Liu Chan has attached great importance to the construction of the palace over the years.

He looked around and saw soldiers coming in one after another and quickly taking control of the palace. Even the main hall was occupied by the soldiers.

Deng Ai held his head high, walked quickly to Liu Chan's original seat, and sat down directly.

When Deng Ai sat here and looked at Liu Chan and his ministers, everyone in Shu was stunned.

Qiao Zhou widened his eyes and looked at Deng Ai who was sitting openly in the upper seat, and was speechless for a moment.

Is this guy crazy???
Liu Chan was the first to react. He stepped forward to pay his respects and once again expressed his acceptance of surrender.

Deng Ai cleared his throat and said, "I, I wish to follow the example of Deng Yu and confer titles upon you all!"

He looked at Liu Chan and said, "For the time being, in the name of the Son of Heaven, I appoint the Lord of Shu as General of the Cavalry!"

He looked at the prince again and said, "I appoint you as the Imperial Chariot Commander!"

"Appoint the kings as their consorts!"

He then looked at his ministers and began to confer official titles on them.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little strange. Deng Ai kept conferring official titles. He even appointed the Governor of Yizhou and asked his subordinate Qian Hong to govern the prefects of various counties in Shu.

"General of the Cavalry."

Deng Ai spoke, and Liu Chan was startled. Only then did he realize that Deng Ai was calling him. He quickly saluted and said, "I, your humble servant, am here?"

Deng Ai said, "General, please issue an order now to all the generals and governors in all regions to lay down their arms and surrender to me!"

Liu Chan nodded and quickly agreed.

The Shu Kingdom perished in such an absurd way.

At this moment, many generals and soldiers are fighting to the death in various places.

Hu Ji died in battle at Yang'an Pass, and Zhuge Dan's army finally broke through the defense line. Zhuge Dan personally went to Zhuge Liang's tomb, led the ministers to pay homage, and saluted with the etiquette for treating elders, and then led the army to continue the attack.

Jiang Wei was still in Jiange blocking the fierce attacks from Zhuge Xu, Pang Hui and others.

Yan Yu was holding on in Yong'an, repelling Wang Ji's attacks time and time again, and was covered in wounds.

Huo Ge was reorganizing his army and wanted to go to Chengdu for rescue.

However, Liu Chan's letter flew to them.

Jiang Wei had already learned that Deng Ai appeared behind him, and at this moment, Jiang Wei was extremely anxious.

He couldn't understand how Deng Ai did it.

Let alone Deng Ai, an outsider, even a local wouldn't have been able to make it out of that mountain road. Yet, he led a large army and reportedly suffered minimal losses. This was simply unbelievable. After putting himself in his shoes, Jiang Wei realized that even he wouldn't have had the ability or courage to do so.

He immediately prepared to withdraw troops to defend, but Cao Mao's order had obviously reached the front line, and Zhuge Xu began to launch a fierce attack, unwilling to let Jiang Wei leave here peacefully.

Today, Jiang Wei, who had just repelled the enemy and was preparing to send generals back to defend again, received two pieces of information.

The first intelligence said that Hu Ji had been killed in battle and the main force of the enemy was approaching here.

That was the absolute main force, and Jiang Wei didn't know if he could still withstand it.

Jiang Wei didn't even have time to feel sad for Hu Ji's death in battle.

The second piece of information came from Chengdu.

That was Liu Chan's letter of surrender, in which Liu Chan asked Jiang Wei to surrender to the Wei army and not to resist any further.

At this moment, Jiang Wei suddenly realized that the Han Dynasty was doomed.

The Han Dynasty perished at its own hands.

Jiang Wei sat in his seat in a daze, holding Liu Chan's letter in his hand, and looked like a wooden chicken.

"General, what should we do?"

The deputy general's situation was similar to Jiang Wei's. They were still fighting on the front line, but the emperor had already surrendered, which made them lose the faith to fight in an instant.

The country no longer exists, so why are they still fighting here?

Jiang Wei's face turned red and he clutched the letter in his hand angrily.

"Your Majesty, why did you surrender first when we were ready to fight to the death?!"

The situation has completely become a dead end. If Liu Chan surrenders, the entire Shu Kingdom will lose faith, and the county governors and generals in various places will surely surrender as well.

After all, even the emperor had surrendered and the Han Dynasty had perished, so there was no need for them to fight again.

Jiang Wei even knew that even the soldiers under his command would lose their will to fight and would no longer be able to fight after learning of this situation.

Jiang Wei slumped in his seat.

In an instant, all hope was lost.

At this moment, Jiang Wei suddenly discovered something. He quickly picked up the letter in front of him and read it again. At this moment, he seemed to have discovered something.

In just a moment, Jiang Wei came back to life.

"General of the Cavalry?"

"Deng Ai dares to directly confer the title?"

Jiang Wei immediately narrowed his eyes. Deng Ai's behavior seemed to give him, who was already in despair, a glimmer of hope.

Deng Ai's behavior was, at best, an act of usurpation, and at worst, treason!

What qualifications do you have to privately enthrone a king?

Even the governor of Yizhou has been appointed?
The Inspector is the emperor's spies sent to various places. Can he confer this title on himself?

Besides, you are just a General Zhenxi, and you dare to be conferred the title of General Huoqi. This is simply crazy!
If Zhuge Dan and others knew about Deng Ai's behavior, would they start a internal conflict?
If they fight among themselves, will I have a chance to rescue His Majesty and then go to Nanzhong to continue resisting the powerful enemy?
For a moment, Jiang Wei had countless ideas.

In the current situation, Jiang Wei is completely hopeless. Even if he is still willing to continue fighting, the people under his command are unwilling to fight anymore and have no faith to persevere. However, if he can cause internal strife among them.

Jiang Wei seemed to realize something.

Jiang Wei looked at the deputy general beside him and handed him the letter.

"Go out and see Zhuge Dan, and tell him I am willing to surrender."

The deputy general was horrified. He looked at Jiang Wei and left obediently.

Jiang Wei quickly picked up the letter and began to write.

"I hope Your Majesty can give me some time and pretend to be submissive. I will definitely find a way to rescue Your Majesty."

This letter was written by Jiang Wei to the emperor. After he hurriedly wrote it, he immediately asked someone to send the letter to Chengdu.

The attitudes of the other generals were different from Jiang Wei's. They chose to surrender and gave up resistance almost the moment they saw the letter.

Deng Ai's decapitation plan was very successful and went very smoothly. The Shu Kingdom quickly perished, and the county governors and generals from all over the country were waiting for the Wei army to send people to receive them.

During this period of time, Deng Ai was still immersed in the great joy of being the first to destroy a country.

He summoned the emperor and ministers of Shu all day long and boasted to them about his military achievements.

"You're lucky to have met me! That's why you're still alive! If you had met someone like Wu Han, you would have been killed long ago!"

Wu Han refers to a general under Liu Xiu who defeated the Shu Kingdom, plundered the country, exterminated Gongsun Shu, burned down the palace, and massacred the people.
He couldn't help but boast, "Jiang Wei is certainly a hero in the world, but after meeting me, he has no chance!"

The ministers were angry about these words but dared not speak out.

Even Qiao Zhou felt that they had chosen a very bad person to surrender to.

(End of this chapter)