Once Hanzhong was surrounded and the 100,000 soldiers were destroyed, the Chengdu Plain would be a flat land. The cavalry would arrive in three days at the latest.
When Zhao Tong came in, Liu Chan was still studying the map of Hanzhong.
This battle map was indeed too simple. The official roads, mountains, and streams were marked slightly, and the scale of the markings was inappropriate.
"Your Majesty, are you really going to send me to Hanzhong?”Zhao Tong reported.
"Yes." Liu Chan looked up at Zhao Tong. "Is the Defender General in good health?"
"Your Majesty, my father is old and ambitious. It's nothing difficult for him to be loyal to the country.”
"That's good. Speaking of which, the old general is my savior. This time, Lu Bu's invasion is likely to be disastrous. There's no time to delay.”
Liu Chan calculated that even if Zhao Tong led his troops to Hanzhong at the fastest speed, it would still take three days.
"Here!" Zhao Tong accepted the order and left.
When Wei Zhongxian came in, Liu Chan was staring blankly at a piece of information.
"Your Majesty, Li Yan is deliberately stalling for time. His 20,000 soldiers can only advance 30 li a day. At this speed, it will probably take a month to reach Hanzhong.”
"Where is Li Yan now?" Liu Chan asked.
"Replying to Your Majesty, Li Yan himself is very fast. He is already less than 30 li away from Cheng Du.”
Liu Chan listened for a long time before he said," Take my talisman and imperial edict to Li Yan's camp and let him come to Cheng Du to be the Imperial Physician. The army behind him will be under the command of Zhao Tong. If any general disobeys, he can be beheaded. However, his son, Li Feng, will not be moved for the time being."”
"Your Majesty is wise. What if Li Feng rebelled?”
"Order Jiang Wan to calm him down. I don't think he will dare to rebel. Jiang Wan will temporarily be the governor of Jiang Prefecture.”Liu Chan said.
That night, Li Yan led his troops to stay at the relay station in the suburbs of Cheng Du.
In the posthouse, Li Yan was dressed in a very thin black robe. He was sitting on a couch, soaking his feet in a square wooden bucket.
A comfortable soak in hot water would undoubtedly greatly alleviate the fatigue of the journey.
And huge political pressure.
Bang bang…
Following four unhurried knocks on the door, a young man's voice sounded outside the room.
"Lord Marquis, are you asleep? Zhao Tong requests an audience!"
Upon hearing Zhao Tong's voice, Li Yan shot a glance at his servant, Li Fei.
Li Fei immediately handed the rag over.
"Please wait a moment, General Hu Ben."
Li Yan quickly wiped his feet clean and put on his wooden clogs. Only then did Li Yan let Zhao Tong push the door open and enter.
After the ceremony, Zhao Tong showed Li Yan the imperial edict. Li Yan was dumbstruck on the spot.
He, Li Yan, led the army to Jiangzhou and controlled the West Conquering General Chen Mao, who was stationed in Yong 'an. His main goal was to prevent Dongwu in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the east.
Cheng Du was an Imperial Envoy doctor. This was obviously an open promotion and a secret demotion. Wasn't he supposed to be a grain transport officer? What kind of trick was the emperor playing?
His 20,000 soldiers were his lifeblood, yet they were controlled by Zhao Tong all of a sudden.
Li Yan couldn't figure it out. He dilly-dallied because he didn't want to leave the posthouse. This time, he had only brought 300 personal troops with him. If he wanted to defy the imperial edict, he didn't have the capital.
The thought of rebelling against the imperial edict was just a fleeting thought. Very quickly, he extinguished this thought.
Since things had come to this, Li Yan could only accept his fate and hand over the Tiger Tally.
Outside the relay station, Wei Zhongxian was already waiting with his personal guards and an eight-man palanquin.
When Li Yan was brought to the palace, Liu Chan didn't expect that it would be so easy to deal with Li Yan.
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