In October of the first year of Yande in the State of Wei, it was also October of the first year of Zhengtong in the State of Shu Han. Wu Yi learned that the resistance of Jingzhou ended, and Liu Cong surrendered to Guo Peng, and the State of Wei occupied Jingzhou.

The 70,000 troops of the Wei State divided into three groups to attack Jingzhou, and the Jingzhou army also had nearly 70,000 troops to resist.

However, except for Huang Zu of Jiangxia County who tried his best to resist, no army resisted the Wei army, and the Jingzhou army almost surrendered to the Wei army in an integrated manner.

The Wei army, which was full of combat power, occupied Jingzhou without any losses. All the materials and military forces in Jingzhou belonged to the Wei army. The Jingzhou ruling group collectively turned to the Wei State. The Wei army almost had the ability to launch a military strike against Yizhou immediately.

After learning about this, Wu Yi was stunned and his mind was blank.

Even Wu Yi was like this, let alone Liu Zhang and other local officials from Yizhou.

A considerable number of Yizhou officials were like a loss of their parents. They cried loudly when they met, almost hugging each other and cried together.

Although he didn't dare to say it clearly, a few people began to write to Liu Zhang to ask Liu Zhang to see the situation clearly, give up the emperor's name, and surrender to Guo Peng in order to avoid disasters and avoid repeating Sun Quan's mistakes.

They said that Sun Quan was exterminated and his clan was exterminated, and Liu Cong obeyed and surrendered and was granted the title of Marquis of Guiyi. At this moment, isn't the road placed in front of Liu Zhang obvious enough?

Of course, the local factions are not entirely surrender factions, and there are officials loyal to Liu Zhang who are unwilling to let Liu Zhang give up on resistance.

Liu Zhang and Liu Yan were different. In order to gain a foothold, Liu Yan killed many powerful people in Yizhou, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among the people of Yizhou.

After Liu Zhang ascended the throne, in order to balance the power between the people of Dongzhou and Yizhou, he promoted a group of local officials in Yizhou. They were still grateful to Liu Zhang and wanted to do something for him.

For example, Yan Yan, the prefect of Ba County appointed by Liu Zhang, Zhang Su, the prefect of Guanghan, Huang Quan, the chief clerk of Liu Zhang, and Zhang Ren, Wang Lei, the employed in Yizhou.

As Liu Zhang's old officials, these officials promoted by Liu Zhang were responsible for their valid loyalty to Liu Zhang, the lord of the palace. Natural rules and morals bound them and made them make a decision to resist firmly.

This is the advantage of Liu Zhang's long-term rule over Liu Cong. He can cultivate more old officials. Now that he has become emperor and has become the dual monarch of this group of people, these people must fight for Liu Zhang's interests, otherwise it will be a disqualification in the world.

So when a group of local officials tried Liu Zhang and tried to make him give up resistance, these Yizhou officials stood opposite to their colleagues and had a fierce debate with the surrendered faction.

They said that Liu Zhang was the last descendant of the Han Dynasty and the last guardian of the Han Dynasty with the name of the Han Emperor. If Liu Zhang took the initiative to surrender to Guo Peng with the imperial title, wouldn’t it be a big mistake in the world?

As a Han official, the surrendered sect wanted to persuade the emperor to abdicate, surrender to the enemy country, and give up protecting the Han Dynasty. Can this be called a Han minister?

A group of rebels! Traitors!

The officials of the surrendered faction were furious and accused the war-oriented faction of being a militant soldier and short-sighted person, who wanted to destroy millions of creatures in Yizhou on their own.

There was a fierce confrontation between the two sides, and no one was willing to take a step back.

The intense fear also swept Liu Zhang's heart.

Liu Zhang is naturally not a hero, but if he can sit in this position and sit firmly, Liu Zhang is certainly not a second-generation ancestor who cannot see through and be able to see clearly.

He knew very well that his foundation was not as stable as he thought. Faced with the irreversible trend of Guo and Wei unifying the world, his resistance was almost futile.

Whether to give up the imperial title and surrender to Guo Peng is questionable.

Should I resist and be killed like Sun Quan, or should I learn from Liu Cong to go to Luoyang to be a marquis of Guiyi, and be a free marquis to spend the rest of my life comfortably? These two choices were placed in front of Liu Zhang, which made him feel embarrassed.

At the same time, fierce disagreements broke out within the Dongzhou faction, and a considerable number of people strongly demanded that the resistance end, surrender to Guo Peng, and follow the general trend in order to find a way out.

Such voices are getting louder and louder, and more supporters are increasing, gradually overwhelming the pro-war faction that has gained the upper hand for a while.

The dynamic balanced world will never always support the continuation of something. It is only a matter of time before the main war faction is at a disadvantage. Originally, this time would have continued a little later, but now it has arrived early.

Not only were civil officials from the Dongzhou sect, but also a large number of shaken people appeared in the military general group. They felt that it was meaningless to continue to resist. It was unrealistic to use the power of a state to fight against the king of a country. Continuing to resist would only be destruction and no chance of victory.

It’s all at this point. Can we still counterattack and return to Hanzhong and Guanzhong, and divide the world with Wei?

It's impossible to think about it.

There is no hope for a counterattack, and persistence is futile. What is the point of continuing to fight?

Wu Yi's mansion was visited by a large number of officials and generals, and the house was crowded. Unfortunately, this was not worth being happy. Instead, it would make Wu Yi unable to eat well and sleep well. He was very worried, and his dark circles were getting heavier day by day.

After all, such a thing cannot be solved privately, and it must be discussed openly.

This time, the boundary between the Dongzhou faction and the Yizhou faction was not so obvious, and the pro-war faction and the surrender faction became the main sides of the struggle.

There are pro-war factions and surrender factions within the Yizhou faction and the Dongzhou faction. Both sides have me and I have you. Although there is no trend of convergence for the time being, this is a matter of time.

However, it is obvious that, as a whole, the power of the surrender faction is far greater than that of the main war faction for the time being, and has been like this since Guo Peng occupied Guanzhong and Hanzhong.

Guo Peng actually has a very deep understanding of this, so at the combat meeting of Qinzheng Hall, Guo Peng had no doubts about whether the Yizhou people would obey the central government after the war.

Guo Peng disagreed with some concerns that some people would be worried about the Central Plains that there would be ill-hearted people who were established in the Central Plains to rebel under the banner of restoring the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

He told the officials of the General Staff what he thought and asked them to think along their own lines.

"What is orthodox? Great unification is orthodox! Since the First Emperor unified the world, great unification has been the criterion recognized by all Chinese seedlings. People in Yizhou consider themselves to be Chinese seedlings, and naturally they also agree with great unification. Whoever can be unified is orthodox, and if they want to become orthodox, they must be unified.

Separatist rule was unpopular, and only great unification could win the hearts of the people. If Liu Zhang wanted to break the deadlock, he had to fight the Northern Expedition, not only shouted slogans, but also did the real Northern Expedition. In order to make the people of Yizhou believe that Liu Zhang could become orthodox.

In this way, the people of Yizhou will follow him. Therefore, the Northern Expedition is his life, and his orthodox nature to separatist Yizhou. He needs to make the people of Yizhou believe and recognize that he is orthodox through the Northern Expedition and victory, and strive for this. If it were not for this, he would be a thief, an unpopular thief."

The staff officers nodded one after another, agreeing with the truth that Guo Peng told.

If the separatist regime in Yizhou, or any separatist regime, wants to gain real support and gain a long-term foothold, it is inevitable that the locals believe that this regime can be unified and can become orthodox.

It cannot be self-supported, and cannot just think about being in a corner. It must continue to conquer and try to unify, otherwise it will inevitably be destroyed quickly.

Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han recorded a genetic fragment called Unification for the Huaxia race. Every Chinese seedling recognized the existence of Unification and yearned for and pursued Unification from the bottom of their hearts.

A unified regime is a regime that wins the hearts of the people. Only a unified regime can win the hearts of the people and be truly orthodox.

Even if you cannot do it for the time being, you must make your subordinates and subjects believe that you can and make enough posture and actions.

But Liu Zhang does not have this ability, he cannot do it, and he cannot make people believe that he is orthodox.
Chapter completed!