Sun Yi held a banquet to celebrate the merits of Qi.

At the banquet, Sun Yi took the initiative to toast Zhou Yu, saying that he had taken over the command and just used a plan. He wanted to lure Cao Ren down the mountain and fight on the plains. Now that the situation has changed, he naturally had to return the command and Zhou Yu was still in charge of the overall situation.

Zhou Yu was very embarrassed, but he had to accept it. Zulang was killed and He Qi was arbitrarily doing things. Two generals under his command had an accident one after another, so of course Sun Yi could not bear the responsibility. If he refused, it would not be humble, but shirking responsibility.

Besides, he also needs a real victory to prove his dignity.

He Qiru was sitting on pins and needles.

Zhou Yu is so passive that his responsibility is even greater than Zulang. Zulang can be said to be a mistake, but he deliberately did it.

At the banquet, Zhou Yu and Sun Yi discussed tactics.

The Shu army's naval army was defeated and the baggage camp was destroyed. The possibility of Cao Ren's persistence in Fangshan no longer exists. He either surrendered or broke through. It would be fine if he surrendered, but if Cao Ren chose to break through, then the trouble would be great.

It is roughly estimated that Cao Ren still has 20,000 or 30,000 people. If he fights hard, the casualties of the Wu army will not be small.

Zhou Yu proposed to temporarily withdraw from the battlefield to alleviate the situation so as to prevent Cao Ren from taking risks. Specifically, it was to retreat the front line, including the navy, to ten miles away, maintain the surveillance of the other side's mountain, and then send people to persuade him to surrender.

At this point, Cao Ren had no capital for negotiation, and the possibility of surrender was still very high. Even if Cao Ren refused, others might not be willing to fight to the death. Just saying that surrender can only save your life, which is better than dying in battle.

Sun Yi and Zhuge Liang didn't say anything, and agreed with Zhou Yu's suggestion.

Sun Yi hoped that Cao Ren would surrender, no matter what, Cao Ren was Cao Ying's uncle after all, but he could not take the initiative, especially after Zulang died in battle. The reason why he handed over the command to Zhou Yu was that Zhou Yu came forward to persuade him to surrender was more suitable than him.

Sure enough, although He Qi and Zulang's old subordinates regretted that they could not kill Cao Ren, they had no legitimate reason to object and could only accept it.

They could only hope that Cao Ren would not surrender.

The next morning, all the troops of the Wu army retreated, and even He Qi gave up the position on the southern foot of Fangshan and retreated to the western foot of Fangshan, guarding the way for the Shu army to retreat westward.

Huo Jun was promoted to a general and commanded Zulang's old subordinates.

In the battle of Yingling, Zulang was killed by Cao Ren's surprise attack on the central army, but his subordinates suffered very limited losses, and even the killing was far more than the casualties. However, the generals were killed in the battle, and no matter how much credit was, it was meaningless. The generals of the battalions and the captains could only pinch their noses and admit defeat and accept Huo Jun's command.

Zhou Yu used the captured warships to form a navy, commanded and patrolled along the river, without giving Cao Ren the opportunity to retreat.

Sun Yi led his troops to guard the northern foot of Fangshan, facing the Shu army camp on the mountain.

Zhou Yu did not immediately send someone to persuade the surrender. According to convention, each battalion would have three to five days of food rations. Even if the supplies camp were destroyed, it would not be cut off immediately. It would be easier to talk about the Shu army after eating these food rations.

Two days later, Ma Dai led 3,000 cavalry to Fangshan. He came to reinforcements under the order of Sun Shangxiang. On the way, he received the emperor's edict and rushed to speed up, but because he detoured Jiangzhou and replenished supplies, he was still one step slower.

Zhou Yu felt very sorry and thought that this was fate. If Ma Dai had arrived a few days earlier, Zulang would not have been killed.

Zhou Yu ordered Ma Dai to lead the cavalry to the bottom of Fangshan and ran back and forth twice.

Three thousand elite cavalry of Xiliang, including three hundred armored cavalry, are not required to fight, and it is frightening to look at them just by looking at them. The Shu army on the square mountain was silent and its morale was extremely low. Cao Ren made two contributions to the advantage of the cavalry. Now he not only has no advantage, but also has to face the armored cavalry of the Wu army. Even the most confident person is not confident to speak.

Another night, Deng Zhi was ordered to go up the mountain to persuade him to sue him.

Meng Da was ordered to come to the front army camp to meet Deng Zhi.

The two met on the hillside. The Shu army soldiers in the camp on both sides looked at them through the camp bars. No one spoke, and their eyes were dull and despair.

After reporting his name, Meng Da smiled. "It turned out to be Deng Junmou, who has long been admired."

Deng Zhi smiled and returned the greeting. "Good luck, lucky luck. I am sorry for being ignorant. I heard General Meng's accent, aren't from Yizhou?"

Meng Da laughed. He knew that Deng Zhi did it on purpose. He fought with Taishi Ci and Ganning at the intersection for more than a year, and it was impossible for the Wu army's military newspaper to not mention his name. Deng Zhi, as the military strategy around Zhou Yu, naturally knew.

"I have a good military strategist, I am from Guanzhong, not from Yizhou."

“Where?”

"Fu Feng." Meng Da hesitated for a moment and said again: "Bi County."

Deng Zhi pretended to be surprised. "You are in the same county as Fa Zheng?"

"Yes." Meng Da's smile on his face was a little unnatural. Although Meng was a large family in Mei County, his reputation was not very good. Although his father Meng Tuo was the governor of Liangzhou, he was quite despised by the village because of his dependence on the eunuch Zhang Rang.

Deng Zhi nodded. "Is there anyone else in the general's hometown? Guanzhong has been decided. The general can return home to reunite with his relatives and worship the ancestral tombs."

The smile on Meng Da's face gradually dissipated and his eyes became sharp. Deng Zhi's meaning was very clear. Negotiations did not exist, and surrender would only be exempted from death. Although he knew the situation of the Shu army and hoped to surrender, he naturally did not want to leave without anything. Even if he pretended, he had to pretend to be ruthless and gain some benefits.

Meng Da stared at Deng Zhi for a moment, and said Youyou: "Governor Zhou is too confident. Although our army suffered a minor setback, there are more than 30,000 elite troops. He tried hard, even if he couldn't win, he was sure to break through."

"Then what are you waiting for?" Deng Zhi asked back. "If you are waiting for your reinforcements, there will probably be no more. If you are waiting for our reinforcements, our reinforcements have already arrived."

"You..." Meng Da suddenly changed color and was angry. He pressed his hand on the hilt of the knife around his waist.

Deng Zhi ignored him and looked around with serene satisfaction. Although the square mountain is not majestic, the scenery is very good, especially when it is facing high, the river is like a belt, and the mountains and rivers are complemented by each other, which makes it a bit wild.

Meng Da took a few deep breaths, slowly let go of the hilt of the knife, and said with a forced smile: "Since that's the case, there is nothing to say. Please ask Deng Jun to go down the mountain and tell General Zhou that we will wait..."

Deng Zhi suddenly turned around and looked at Meng Da. "Have General Meng heard of Xun Wenruo?"

Meng Da was stunned, and finally plucked up the ruthless words that he had finally astonished, and swallowed them back. He nodded. "Xun Lingjun was in charge of Guanzhong, so he naturally knew him. Not only did he know him, but he also had a chance to meet him."

"That's right, that's even better." Deng Zhi smiled and said, "If Xun Wen is still in Guanzhong now, he is willing to recommend talents. If General Meng can return to Guanzhong, he might as well recommend himself in front of him. Perhaps he can be a thief Cao and the head of the pavilion. In the future, he will be promoted, and may be the Grand Governor of Anxi or the Left Protector. There is also a chance to be a marquis and generals."

Meng Da's eyes flashed, and he wanted to speak but stopped. Although Deng Zhi said something ugly, he knew in his heart that this was not a path. The people of Yizhou resisted stubbornly, and Emperor Wu would definitely not be careless. The people of Yizhou would find it difficult to have a foothold in the court in the predictable future. But he was not from Yizhou. After returning to Guanzhong, if Xun Yu could recommend it, it would be no problem to be a small official. In the future, whether you follow Sun Shangxiang or Lu Su, you will have a lot of opportunities to make contributions.

If that is the case, what are the negotiation conditions? What does it have to do with me?

Meng Da immediately changed his smile and reached out to invite him. "Deng Junjing, please, General Cao has been waiting for a long time."

Deng Zhi followed Meng Da to the central army, and Cao Ren was sitting in the tent. Many generals sat on both sides, holding helmets and armor, pressing the handle of the knife with their hands, and were full of murderous aura, and they looked like they were drawing their swords and chopping people when they were disagreeing.

Seeing Deng Zhi entering the tent, Cao Ren did not get up to greet him. He just raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the map on the table.

Deng Zhi stood in the tent, looked around, and smiled slightly.

"Is General Cao deploying a war?"

Cao Ren sat upright, looked at Deng Zhi with an expressionless face, and his eyes narrowed slightly. "So what, so what, no?"

"If so, I have a gift."

"Gift?"

"That's right." Deng Zhi said, pulling out a roll of paper from his sleeve and serving it with both hands.

The guard beside Cao Ren came over, took the paper, and placed it in front of Cao Ren. Cao Ren looked at Deng Zhi, lowered his head to unfold the roll of paper, and was stunned. This was a map, a situation map near Fangshan, and he also had it in his hand, but it was far less detailed than this map.

What surprised him even more was that the map also marked the Wu army's troops deployment, generals, and troops, one by one.

"This gift is very good, I'll accept it." Cao Ren returned to his calmness and handed the map to the generals beside him. "You can also take a look, follow it and learn it. Regardless of everything else, the map of Wu Jun is really good."

The generals all laughed, deliberately laughing loudly.

Deng Zhi smiled. "Since it's a gift, of course I have to give it a good one. I originally wanted to give the general a sand table, but unfortunately it was too heavy and I couldn't take it. If the general was interested, he could send a few people to take it with me and check out our army's pre-war preparations. General Cao, let's not hide it from you, there are so many people who want to compete with you, especially the cavalry that just arrived. I heard that the general is good at using cavalry, and they really want to compete with the general."

Cao Ren's face was as deep as water and indifferent as he was, but the generals of the Shu army could not laugh, and the tent was silent.

They also saw the cavalry of the Wu army. Once the two sides fought, no one could be the place where these cavalry went. Even if they wanted to escape, they had to consider whether the two-legged person could run a four-legged horse.

Chasing is the advantage of cavalry.

"The General Zhou sent a map of the general in the hope of a dignified battle so that you can see the true strength of our army. Do you think I am here to persuade the surrender?" Deng Zhi's smile disappeared, and his tone became stern. "Wrong! I am here to declare war. You think that Yizhou has mountains and rivers that can be divided. Now our army has entered the hinterland of Yizhou. The left lord and Huang Hansheng defeated Cao Zixiu in Brazil, and the right lord and the Zhou Dynasty are here. Attacked by the north and south, how long can you resist stubbornly?"

"What did you say?" A general of the Shu army jumped up and shouted loudly: "Is the prince defeated?"

Deng Zhi sneered: "You heard right, Cao Zixiu has been defeated by the Left Protector, and he bowed his head to surrender. Now the Left Protector is stationed in Langzhong and is preparing to attack Chengdu. Huang Hansheng commanded 20,000 troops and surrounded Jiangzhou. Xiahou Dun cannot protect himself, so it is impossible for him to reinforce you."

The Shu army lost their competencies.

When I saw Ma Dai's battle flag yesterday, someone guessed that the war in the north might not be good, and the Wu army might have the upper hand, otherwise there would be no extra effort to send cavalry to reinforce Sun Yi and Zhou Yu. Now that I heard that Cao Ang had been defeated, the situation was even more serious than they expected, I was immediately panicked.

Many of them are from Shu County and Guanghan. If Sun Shangxiang attacks Chengdu, their family will suffer.

Cao Ren glanced at Deng Zhi and then looked at Meng Da. Deng Zhi only said that Cao Ang was defeated, but did not specifically say when it was, obviously to cover him. In fact, the news of Cao Ang's defeat had been delivered to him, but he had been hiding it from the generals. If Deng Zhi exposed this secret, the generals in the tent knew that he deliberately concealed military information, God knew what kind of reaction would be.

Deng Zhi had no relatives and no reason, and it was Sun Yi's intention to cover him up. Even if the command of Wu's army returned to Zhou Yu's hands, it was possible that Sun Yi was thinking about him to avoid the generals misunderstanding that he only cared about his own interests and betrayed the people of Yizhou.

Deng Zhi and Meng Da nodded quietly.

Cao Ren lowered his eyelids again and said nothing. At this point, he no longer needed to say anything else.

The generals from Yizhou chattered and circulated the map brought by Deng Zhi, and soon realized that they had no choice. After Sun Yi and Zhou Yu joined forces, their total strength had exceeded them, not to mention their strength. All they could rely on was the terrain of the square mountain. When the baggage camp was destroyed and there were no reinforcements, Sun Yi and Zhou Yu could not attack at all, waiting for them to lose food and take the initiative to go down the mountain to break through.

Once they go down the mountain, they will lose even the terrain advantage of Fangshan, and they will undoubtedly lose, which is likely to be the result of the annihilation of the entire army.

He Qi and Huo Jun both wanted to avenge Zulang, so they would definitely not let them go easily.

Zulang was killed by Cao Ren, and Cao Ren was Sun Yi's uncle. There should be no problem, but they had to bear the consequences for Zulang's death.

At this moment, what are the conditions to talk about? It is better to be able to save your life.

Countless people turned their attention to Cao Ren.

Seeing that the atmosphere had changed, Meng Da took the initiative to stand up and bowed, "General, the general situation is like this, and it will be useless to fight again, but it will only increase casualties. For the sake of tens of thousands of soldiers and millions of people in Yizhou, please cut off your arm and endure humiliation and bear the burden, and discuss peace with the governor of Zhou and Protector Sun."

Meng Da spoke, and other generals also stood up and demanded that Cao Ren agree to surrender.

There are all pretexts for peace negotiations. They don’t have the capital to negotiate now. Whether Sun Yi and Zhou Yu are willing to accept their surrender is a problem.

Cao Ren sighed, pushed the desk up, shook his sleeves, and went into the back tent.

The generals didn't care about him. After several pushes, they unanimously elected Meng Da and Deng Zhi to negotiate. No matter what Cao Ren thought, they didn't want to fight. Without their support, Cao Ren only had a few hundred people and could do nothing.

Deng Zhi didn't spend much verbal talk. The 30,000 Shu troops put down their weapons and tied them up.
Chapter completed!