.Du Ximing has been recruiting refugees smoothly these days. Recently, there have been wars in the north and many refugees have migrated. However, in just over a dozen days, an army of refugees has been initially formed. However, if these refugees want to exert their combat effectiveness on the battlefield, it will take a long time to practice.

Although Zhang Chi lived in the prefect's mansion of Ba County, he did nothing all day long. After all, he was not the prefect of Ba County. The fourteen cities of Ba County each had their own division of responsibilities, and most of these officials were appointed by the governor of Liangzhou. Moreover, even the prefect Qin Bo was only in charge of military power, and he could not control many administrative matters.

In the military, Qin Bo and Du Ximing were there, and Zhang Chi was happy to be idle. He did not care about civil affairs all day long and lived in the prefect's mansion. And there was a wine lady cooking wine for him every day, so he had a lot of fun in his life.

The Dark Blade's injuries have healed now. Seeing that Zhang Chi is idle all day long, he is angry: "You told me that day that you would persuade the King of Chengdu to send troops to fight against Hu, why do you still only know how to drink and have fun?"

"Havenness means failure." Zhang Chi was still a usual careless person.

Dark Blade snorted coldly and said, "You are so perfunctory, and when you convince those dog officials in power to fight against Hu, I'm afraid that the Hu people will be killed by the nose."

However, no matter what the secret blade said, Zhang Chi ignored it. Two days later, Qin Bo came to report the latest military information in the north, saying that the six northern counties had fallen into the hands of the Hu people, and the Hu army was ready to cross Bashan. The next goal was Wuping.

Wuping is a key town in the north of Shu. If Wuping fails, Shu will be in danger.

"Now is the time for us to meet the King of Chengdu," Zhang Chi smiled, and then said to Dark Blade: "Let's go now and go to Chengdu!"

...

Du Ximing just recruited a new army and still needed constant training. The war has ended, and of course it needs enough troops. It is also the top priority at present and cannot be delayed.

So this time Du Ximing stayed in Ba County to train troops, but did not accompany him. Instead, Qin Bo followed Zhang Chi to Chengdu. He was the prefect of Ba County and was more familiar with the forces in all aspects of Chengdu.

Zhang Chi didn't want to bring the wine girl with him, but Qin Bo advised: "This time I went to Chengdu, I would inevitably have to deal with high-ranking officials in Shu. Which of these people is not a group of maids? The young master should have brought some maids. Otherwise, no one would pour wine and tea when treating guests to dinner, wouldn't it be rude?"

Zhang Chi thought about it and the same reason, so he took the wine lady and the women he saved in Kuaiji became Zhang Chi's maids all the way.

After making arrangements, Qin Bo ordered a hundred more soldiers and escorted them on the way, and everyone immediately set off for Chengdu.

The location of Ba County was actually near Chongqing later, and it was not very far from Chengdu. The march was boring, so Zhang Chi asked Qin Bo about the situation in Chengdu.

Qin Bo rode on the horse and told Zhang Chi in detail: "The situation in Shu is really a bit complicated. In fact, according to the imperial system, where there are kings, there are no prefects, but they are called "internal officials."

Zhang Chi knew this that the fief of Sima Daozi, the King of Kuaiji, was in Kuaiji, so when he was in Kuaiji, Zhang Chi had met Wang Ningzhi in Meng Feiyang's mansion. He was an internal official in Kuaiji, not a prefect.

Qin Bo continued: "However, the situation in Shu is very different from other places. Although there is the King of Chengdu, each of the subordinate counties has its own prefects, and even the two prefectures of Liang have a governor."

"What is the reason?" Zhang Chi asked.

Qin Bo immediately pointed to Dongfang: "It was not because Huan Xuan ruled Jingzhou that the court wanted to control Shu but was unable to do so, which led to the officials in Shu gaining troops. Although the King of Chengdu was the Sima royal family and was devoted to the court, the King of Chengdu is now just the nominal lord of Shu and does not have much military power."

"Who has the most soldiers in Shu?" Zhang Chi asked.

"Shu has been in chaos for many years, and there are not many soldiers. Of course, the ones with the most soldiers are the governor of Yizhou and the governor of Liangzhou. They each have 70,000 or 80,000 troops. As for the counties in Shu, they actually do not have much military strength. For example, our Ba County only has 10,000 troops, and only 8,000 elite troops are only 8,000."

Zhang Chi thought about where he asked, and learned a lot of the current situation, but he didn't feel depressed in the march. It was getting late in Chengdu, so Qin Bo led the way to the inn and rest for a night, and then went to see the King of Chengdu tomorrow.

The next morning, letting the others rest in the inn, Zhang Chi and Qin Bo came directly to the Chengdu Palace.

Regardless of whether it is nominal or not, the King of Chengdu is the lord of Shu. Besides, Chengdu was originally his fiefdom, and the royal palace was built with great magnificent construction. Zhang Chi waited in front of the palace for a while. After someone informed him, an official came out from inside, wearing a brocade suit. When he went out to see Zhang Chi, he clasped his fists and said, "I guess you are Mr. Zhang from Jiankang, right?"

When Miss Wang sent someone to Shuzhong to manage Zhang Chi, she didn't know that he would go to Kuaiji later, so Zhang Chi didn't agree. The official introduced himself: "The lower-ranking official is Luo An, and he is currently the position of the Duwei of the Shuzhong Cao. The young master came at the right time. The king of Chengdu happened to discuss matters with all the adults in the hall. Please follow me."

Luo An led Zhang Chi into the palace and went straight to the hall. Zhang Chi did not expect that he would receive such good treatment as soon as he came to the palace of Chengdu. As soon as he entered the entrance of the hall, the King of Chengdu had already come down to the jade stairs to greet him in person.

Zhang Chi heard Qin Bo and others talk about the King of Chengdu before, and they all said that he had just come to Shu to be king. Besides, when he was in Jiankang, he was familiar with Miss Wang and was not very old. However, when he saw him, he realized that he was wrong. The King of Chengdu looked at least in his forties or fifties.

Seeing that the King of Chengdu came to the door of the hall to greet him, Zhang Chi hurriedly gave a gift. The King of Chengdu looked kind and smiled. He held Zhang Chi and said, "Young Master, don't be too polite. I have been waiting for you for a long time."

After saying that, they rolled up Zhang Chi's sleeves and returned to the hall together.

At this time, there were a lot of cultural relics in the hall, kneeling on both sides of the hall. The King of Chengdu held Zhang Chi to recommend him one by one. There were many people, and Zhang Chi couldn't remember many of them, only the governor of Liangzhou and the governor of Yizhou. Because Qin Bo mentioned it on the road before, Zhang Chi paid more attention.

The governor of Liangzhou and the governor of Yizhou were about forty years old, and they had beards on their faces. The governor of Liangzhou had two beards, while the governor of Yizhou had a troubling of goat beards.

Although Zhang Chi is wearing only a blue shirt now, the governor of Yizhou is the best at observing words and expressions. He has never seen the King of Chengdu treat others so politely, and now he is secretly speculating in his heart that this young man who is in the palace has the origin?

After the introduction of the circle, the King of Chengdu arranged for Zhang Chi to take a seat and returned to the seat to sit. Then he asked Zhang Chi and said, "Young Master is here at the right time. I am still discussing with everyone about sending troops to fight against Hu. However, some people are in charge of war and some are in charge of peace. I can't make up my mind. I wonder if the young master has any high opinions?"

Zhang Chi smiled and said modestly: "Students are just scholars, so what are the advantages? Let's listen to the opinions of all the adults first."

As soon as Zhang Chi finished speaking, a man with a muffled voice jumped up and shouted: "Of course we, the sons in Shu, can we be humiliated with the Hu people? Now the Hu people have taken all the six northern counties. Now they are sending troops straight to Wuping. We should make a quick decision and send troops to fight against Hu. If the King of Chengdu is willing to send troops, I swear to build the Great Wall in Shu with my flesh and blood, and never let the Hu people step across Bashan!"

As the enemy is facing, there are indeed many people who are passionate and are proposing resistance. Now that the man finished speaking, many people in the seat echoed: "We should send troops, how can we be defeated without fighting?"

At first, the King of Chengdu introduced this person to Zhang Chi, but there were too many people Zhang Chi could not remember it. When he heard a person's name on his left ear, he came out of his right ear. So now this person is talking a little imposing, and even Zhang Chi nodded and praised him, but he didn't know what his name was.

"Fight? What are you going to fight?" The governor of Liangzhou who had eight-handed Hu said sarcastically: "The Hu people sent more than 300,000 troops this time, and there are also troops and support. How many soldiers do you have? Relying on how many thousands of soldiers are you holding? Even if all the troops in Shu are in the initial calculation, it is only 100,000. How can you compete with the Hu people?"

As soon as this statement was spoken, many people agreed and agreed.

One of them even bowed to the King of Chengdu and said, "The King of Chengdu is absolutely impossible to fight! The Hu people not only have many soldiers and food, but also have high horses and strong crossbows. Now the Hu people have captured six counties and their morale is even stronger. If they fight, it will be difficult to protect them in Shu. It is better to send envoys to Hu to surrender, but they only lose some property, which may save Shu from war. In this way, Shu is very lucky and the people are very lucky!"

The man with a muffled voice shouted angrily: "How can you talk nonsense as an advisor? Only when the King of Chengdu ordered the dispatch of troops would it be really a blessing in Shu and the people!"

There were also voices of approval and angrily cursing in the hall, and all the officials were talking and in chaos.

The King of Chengdu had been quarreled with one head or two, his eyebrows were deeply locked, and he waved his hand to signal An Jing, and then asked Zhang Chi again, "Young Master is the one whom Miss Wang recommends to me. I believe that it is impossible for anyone to do. I wonder what your grand opinions are?"

After listening to the arguments between the officials in the palace for a while, Zhang Chi knew it well and smiled and said, "According to such a situation, it is probably impossible to win the fight, so it is better to surrender."

The King of Chengdu was not sure of his decision, but he never expected that Zhang Chi would surrender and was stunned.

"Nonsense!" The man who started talking in a muffled voice cursed: "It's nonsense, how do you know you can't win?"

Zhang Chi smiled slightly before he could answer, the governor of Liangzhou touched his beard and spoke first: "No wonder Wang Liyu of Chengdu is indeed very insightful and has a huge gap in troops. Of course, he cannot win."

After saying that, the governor of Liangzhou looked at Zhang Chi, nodded secretly, and showed his friendship with Zhang Chi.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Chi said, "It's not because of the huge gap in troops that he can't win. I remember that when Fu Jian was in Fu Qin, Fu Qin was unprecedentedly powerful. He raised more than 900,000 troops from the country to confront Xie An and tens of thousands of troops in the Yangtze River. In the end, it wasn't it on Bagong Mountain, and all the plants and trees were soldiers? Fu Qin was so scared that he fled and broke into a thousand miles."

"That's right," said the man who started to speak in a muffled voice: "Fu Jian was more than 900,000 to Xie An and tens of thousands of people, but he was defeated. How could we surrender without fighting now?"

Zhang Chi's words made the governor of Liangzhou stunned and felt depressed. He said intimately, "Where are you standing on the side? He started to suggest surrender. Why is it the tone of the main battle when he is giving reasons? So he asked: "Didn't you just say that you can't win?"

Zhang Chi smiled and said, "I said I can't win, but it's not because of the huge gap in troops, so I can't win."

"What's that?" the King of Chengdu asked quickly.

Zhang Chi stood up, looked around, pointed at the officials present and said seriously: "I said I can't win, because you, the adults here, cannot work together to resist foreign humiliation. Instead, everyone is selfish and afraid of death. Why are the six northern counties lost? It's not because you keep the official seal and military power in your hands, refuse to send troops, even sell your owners for honor, collude with the Hu people, and destroy the morale of the army!"

Zhang Chi's words suddenly spoke righteous words, strong and powerful. Even everyone present was scolded by him. For a moment, everyone was stunned. Before he could speak, Zhang Chi had turned around and bowed to the King of Chengdu and said, "If the King of Chengdu does not have the determination to resist Hu, it is better to send envoys to surrender now, the sooner the better. If the King of Chengdu has the determination to resist Hu, he should make a decision immediately. Do big things must not be bothered and swayed. If you want to do it, then there will be no way out to retreat!"

Zhang Chi's words were shocking, and the hall was quiet. Zhang Chi turned around and saw that the King of Chengdu was still hesitating. He suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "King of Chengdu, if you fight, even if you die, you will be the lord of Shu. The people support you, and if you surrender, even if you are insulted by the Hu people even in your life, you will be insulted by the Hu people for a lifetime. Are you fighting or surrendering?"

Although many officials in Shu have self-respecting their own troops, there is no one who speaks to the King of Chengdu like this. However, the King of Chengdu is not angry now. He stood up and bowed to Zhang Chi, saying, "Thank you for teaching me, sir, I will suddenly understand."

After saying that, the King of Chengdu turned around and said loudly: "I have decided to send troops to fight against Hu!"

As soon as this was said, the officials who were in harmony were in an uproar. The person who had persuaded the King of Chengdu to start to step out of the line and kneel down and cried, saying, "Zheng Sansi, don't listen to this person's nonsense. This person has ulterior motives. He really wants to force all officials in Shu to death."

The King of Chengdu has never had real power. He had to listen to the suggestions of all officials and screamed in his heart. Zhang Chi could see the difficulties of the King of Chengdu being constrained by all officials. He took two steps forward and said with a low smile: "If the King of Chengdu wants to fight, the students will also borrow the King of Chengdu's sword."

No one who went to the palace could carry weapons, so only the King of Chengdu had a sword above the palace. He didn't know why Zhang Chi borrowed the sword, but because of Miss Wang, he trusted Zhang Chi very much. Perhaps he wanted to follow the example of the Wuhou killing case to show his determination to resist Cao. After thinking about it, he handed the sword to Zhang Chi.

The politician Cao was still crying on the ground, shouting that he should not start a war with the Hu people. Only by asking for surrender was the best strategy. When he looked up, he saw Zhang Chi standing in front of him with a sword, looking at him with a smile on his face, and was also a little scared in his heart. He stood up and said, "What do you want to do?"

Zhang Chi ignored him and just stabbed his heart with a sword. When the sword was pulled out again, Cao Cao was already dead.
Chapter completed!