Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 422 The Death of Liu Zhang
After receiving Wei Yan's order to retreat, the army immediately returned to the same route and killed a bloody road. Meng Huo saw that they had broken through and did not order to continue the pursuit.

At this time in Chengdu.

"Ah!" With a scream, General Zhenwei's mansion was in chaos.

Liu Zhang's maid called Liu Zhang to wash his face this morning, and went to wake Liu Zhang up, but found that he hadn't woken up for a long time. After looking at it, he found that Liu Zhang had bled to death from seven holes.

So, there was the above scene, Liu Zhang was poisoned in his dormitory. Soon, Cao Jun sealed off the scene and did not allow anyone to leave the house, in case any suspect escaped.

Soon after, many versions of the cause of Liu Zhang's death were spread in the streets and alleys of Chengdu, all pointing to Cao Ang as the murderer.

Everyone in Shu is in danger!In particular, Liu Zhang's old troops who surrendered to Cao Ang were secretly dissatisfied with Cao Ang. Not only did Liu Zhang's death not be quelled, but it became more and more violent, and the Cao army in Chengdu strongly suppressed it.

With the help of people with good intentions, Liu Zhang's former troops and the residents of Shu land, in a daze, confronted Cao Jun head-on.

Even the aristocratic families did not let go of the red-eyed Cao Jun. Many unprepared aristocratic families were wiped out overnight.

During this night, blood flowed like rivers in the city of Chengdu!This also implicated the family members of Huang Quan and others who followed Cao Ang in Jiameng Pass, and the situation in Chengdu was out of control.

After this bloodshed, people believed even more that Cao Ang was responsible for Liu Zhang's death, and that Cao Ang not only wanted to kill Liu Zhang, but also dealt with the family's rumors.

The fact that many aristocratic families were wiped out overnight by Cao Jun is the best evidence.

Seeing that Cao Zhi was unable to suppress the situation, he had to send someone to Jiameng Pass to report the situation to Cao Ang. When Cao Ang learned about it, he was furious!
At this time, Li Song's army was in the camp, and in the camp of the Chinese army, Li Song couldn't help smiling when he heard the news from the spies.

"Mr. Tang, there is chaos in Chengdu at this time! The aristocratic families in Chengdu have also been involved. In one night, rivers of blood flowed and corpses littered the fields! I am afraid Cao Ang is powerless to control the situation at this time."

"As for Jiameng Pass, Liu Zhang's former troops might jump out against Cao Ang, and even turn against Cao Ang! The capture of Jiameng Pass is just a few days away," Sima Yi said.

"Zhongda, you're right! According to the news from Jiameng Pass, Cao's army is in chaos. However, Cao Ang immediately killed the troublemakers, temporarily calming them down." Li Song laughed. .

Sima Yi was taken aback for a moment. He never expected that at this moment, Cao Ang would dare to suppress those who opposed him with a force of thunder. One bad thing might have a counterproductive effect. Rebelled against Cao Ang.

"Cao Ang is so decisive! Doing this is only to calm down for a while, not a long-term solution! The next step is to seize their military power to prevent them from rebelling." Sima Yi said.

Li Song secretly praised Sima Yi in his heart, so he could guess that after Cao Ang suppressed these people by force, with the help of Zhuge Liang, he seized the military power of those who opposed him.

Taking advantage of the trend, he promoted some small officials who were pro-Cao, and distributed some military power to those who supported him, such as Meng Da, and the remaining soldiers and horses were directly dismantled and reorganized, and a new reshuffle was carried out.

"Zhongda, you're right! The situation in Jiameng Pass has stabilized now, but it's weakened and its strength is not as good as before. The most important thing is that the food and grass in Jiameng Pass have been cut off. I'm afraid we won't be able to wait. In a few days, Cao Jun in Jiameng Pass will be short of food." Li Song said.

"In this case, Cao Jun will either fight to the death with my army, or send troops back to Chengdu to stabilize the situation first, open up grain roads, and transport grain and grass to Jiameng Pass. Either way, it is the best time to capture Jiameng Pass." Sima Yi road.

What Sima Yi said was noncommittal!Today, our army has been recharging its energy for a long time, and it is the time when its strength is strong. On the other hand, looking at the internal situation of Cao's army, the morale of Cao's army has been reduced, and the combat effectiveness is even worse than before.

The mighty Cao Jun didn't dare to confront Li Songjun head-on, let alone now, since they didn't dare to fight head-on, they could only return to Chengdu and open up the grain road first.

Li Song rubbed his chin and said: "It is indeed possible, and it is very big. If Cao Ang dares to engage in a confrontation with our army, I might give him a high opinion."

Li Song understood that Cao Ang didn't dare to gamble, he was afraid that he would lose all his old background, and then he would have no capital to compete with Li Song.

"Then, Cao Ang will definitely stabilize the situation in Chengdu first to ensure that food and grass can be transported to Jiameng Pass to support the consumption of the army." Li Song thought for a while.

In this way, it will be enough for Cao Ang to have a headache, that is, to send those soldiers and horses, how many soldiers and horses to go back, if there are too many, when the enemy attacks, there is no way to defend them, and if there are few back, it can play a role. Tiny!

But this matter must be cut quickly!The sooner it is resolved the better!If it is delayed for a long time, it will be easy to cause accidents, and it will be too late to suppress it.

"It's not so easy to clean up the chaos in Chengdu and regain control of the initiative, because the power of the aristocratic family is mixed in it. When they unite, Cao Ang's army is powerless to resist." Sima Yi said.

"The most important thing is how many troops Cao Ang should bring when going back to Chengdu this time. If there are too many troops, we are afraid that our army will attack and Jiameng Pass will be lost. We must also be careful of the surrendered generals in Jiameng Pass."

"If there are fewer soldiers and horses brought back to Chengdu, I have to worry about not being able to suppress these rebellions. Let alone control the situation, it would be good if it doesn't get worse."

This is indeed a headache. How to control it requires a limit. It cannot exceed or be less than this limit.

"Report!" Suddenly, a report came from outside the tent, and a guard entered the tent, knelt down on one knee and said, "Report to Duke Tang! According to the spies' report! Cao Ang led the troops back to Chengdu, leaving [-] troops behind. The soldiers and horses are under the command of Meng Da, and most of the other generals will go back to Chengdu with Cao Ang, and the entourage are all on this list, please see Mr. Tang."

After finishing speaking, he presented a list to Li Song for inspection. Xu Chu stepped forward to take the list and handed it over to Li Song. After reading it, Li Song found out that those people brought by Cao Ang were against Cao Ang overtly and secretly. of.

Although Cao Ang's tricks are not very good, it is the best solution. Bring them with you. You don't have to worry that these people will take the opportunity to make trouble after he leaves. Then you can go back and clean up the mess with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)