The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Zhang was finally comforted by the crowd, and before he could slow down, an urgent report came.

"Your Majesty, the city of Mianyang was destroyed, General Wu Ban was captured, General Zheng Du was killed in battle, and the army of Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Meng Da has arrived twenty miles away."

"what!?"

The sound of panic came again, and everyone looked up to see Liu Zhang lying on the ground, his face was full of horror, his hands and feet were shaking, and the eunuch beside Liu Zhang did not move for a while.

"His Majesty!"

Li Hui, Liu Ba and others hurried forward to help Liu Zhang up, and sent him back to the harem to recuperate.

"Your Majesty's safety is in the hands of General Wu."

After all, Li Hui and others are civil servants, so the task of defending the city can only be left to Wu Yi and other generals.

Liu Zhang couldn't deal with government affairs for a while, Li Hui and others discussed it and let Wu Yi take charge of guarding the city, while they stood by Liu Zhang's side. Liu Zhang must not have any accidents now, it is best to let Liu Zhang show his face at the tower to boost morale.

But in Liu Zhang's current situation, walking is a problem. Going to the tower like this is probably not to improve morale, but to attack the defenders' confidence in defending the city.Meeting such a master, Li Hui and the others were also helpless.

The many ministers with sad faces didn't pay attention. Among them was a very ugly minister who was also deep in thought. From time to time, he looked up at Liu Zhang's bedroom, as if he was anxiously waiting for something.

Soon after, a cavalry appeared on the horizon outside Chengdu and rushed towards Chengdu.Standing on the tower, Wu Yi's face was gloomy, he stared at the fast approaching cavalry, and pinched the green stem with the hand guarding the long sword.

"Order all the gates of the city to be careful. Without my military order, the gates are not allowed to be opened."

When the cavalry arrived at the foot of the city of Chengdu, they slowed down and observed the situation of the defenders in Chengdu carelessly, pointing and pointing from time to time, without paying any attention to the defenders on the tower.

"Shoot and kill with random arrows!"

Xu Jing, the lieutenant next to Wu Yi, was furious and ordered to shoot arrows.

Soon countless feathered arrows flew towards the group of cavalry, but unfortunately the furthest arrow also landed five battles in front of the cavalry, which could not threaten the group of cavalry at all.

"Damn it, General, let me go out of town and kill them."

Lieutenant General Wu Lan couldn't stand it anymore, and immediately asked for orders to go out of the city to attack.

"The enemy army has arrived..."

Wu Yi didn't seem to hear Wu Lan's words, and his eyes were fixed on the distant horizon outside the city. Soon, a huge army appeared on the horizon, with surging heads, flying flags, flying dust, and horses neighing.

"It's really a dangerous city, it cannot be attacked by force."

When the army came to the city of Chengdu, before Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang, Meng Da and others came to lead the army, they watched this historic city, which is worthy of being the number one city in Yizhou.

"There are still [-] defenders in the city of Chengdu, and there is plenty of food and grass. With our soldiers and horses, it may be difficult to capture."

Meng Da knew Chengdu very well, and had been paying close attention to the situation in Chengdu. With their troops, it would be impossible to break through such a fortified city if there were no accidents.

"An urgent report from the dark guard." Huang Zhong frowned and said in a deep voice: "Zhang Ren's army in the south has returned to help, and it will arrive in three days. Yan Yan's army in the north is also coming quickly, and it will arrive in three days. I don't have much time to wait. .”

"Cao Cao knows that we will attack Yizhou, and he will definitely increase his troops. This battle cannot be delayed." Zhao Yun immediately shot his gun, staring calmly at the heavily fortified city of Chengdu, and said flatly, "If you don't go to Chengdu within three days, I'm in danger."

Zhuge Liang said calmly: "Forcing is not advisable, the only option is to persuade you to surrender."

"I'll go there." Zhao Yun's eyes sharpened, and he was about to take over this task. The person who persuaded Liu Zhang to surrender must have sufficient status, and only Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Zhuge Liang, and Meng Da were sufficient.

Huang Zhong is the main general who attacked Yizhou this time, so it is impossible to risk his own life. Zhuge Liang is too young. Although he has enough status, his reputation is not obvious. As for Meng Da, he may not be able to return after entering Chengdu. Liu Zhang will meet him If he didn't, he was chopped off by the furious crowd.

After all, only Zhao Yun was the most suitable. He was one of the top people in the Liu Bei Group, and he was also a famous general who was famous all over the world. He could completely persuade Liu Zhang to surrender on behalf of Liu Bei.

"No need." Zhuge Liang shook his head and smiled, "We just need to surround Chengdu and put pressure on it, and someone will take over the persuasion."

Everyone was taken aback after hearing this, and quickly realized that there was someone around Liu Zhang who secretly joined Liu Bei. They also knew that after hearing Zhuge Liang's words, they realized that this person's status was not low.

"Siege the city on all sides, and the drums of war will not stop!"

Huang Zhong gave an order, and the army quickly surrounded the four gates of Chengdu to death. At the same time, cavalry were sent to spur horses and gallop, and the drums continued.

Li Hui and others who were in the palace also heard the sound of war drums outside the city, and their faces changed drastically. They did not expect the enemy to attack the city so soon.

"Your Majesty has an edict, all ministers should guard the tower to the death."

A sharp voice broke the calm, and Li Hui, Liu Ba and others rushed out in response to the order to investigate the situation of the city defense.

Chapter 538 Persuasion

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun just deployed the army, they didn't really attack the city, the thunder was loud and the rain was little, it was just a show.

But no one in Chengdu dared to take it lightly. Outside the city was an elite army that was famous all over the world.

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun's names can be described as thunderous, with outstanding combat power. They are Liu Bei's confidant generals. Now they are leading the army to besiege the city.

At night, the sky and the earth were completely dark, but the lights inside and outside the city of Chengdu were brightly lit. The walls of Chengdu were full of flames. Tens of thousands of soldiers held torches to patrol back and forth.

Unlike the heated confrontation inside and outside the city walls, Liu Zhang's palace was very quiet. Although the lights were brightly lit, no one dared to make a sound except for the footsteps of the patrolling soldiers.

Especially around Liu Zhang's bedroom, there was a deathly silence, and the patrolling soldiers did not dare to approach Liu Zhang's bedroom, fearing that the slight sound of footsteps would wake Liu Zhang up.

"Master Zhang, Your Majesty has a move."

As Liu Zhang's important minister and a member of Yizhou's rich family, Zhang Song had no problem begging to see Liu Zhang overnight. Under the guidance of Liu Zhang's confidant eunuch, Zhang Song came to Liu Zhang's bedroom without hindrance, and saw Liu Zhang lying on the bed with dull eyes .

Seeing Liu Zhang's current downcast state, Zhang Song shook his head unrecognizably. Who would be willing to work for such a master? Compared to Liu Zhang's father, Liu Yan, Liu Zhang is extremely incompetent, like a tiger father and son.

"Zi Qiao, what's the matter with coming here late at night?"

When Liu Zhang saw Zhang Song, he couldn't help but feel a lot more relaxed. Zhang Song is not only a rich man in Yizhou, but also deeply trusted by Liu Zhang. , so that Liu Zhang's goodwill and trust in Zhang Song increased a lot.

"His Majesty....."

Zhang Song knelt down and cried suddenly, which made Liu Zhang startled, and then he was slightly moved. He knew why Zhang Song was crying. Liu Zhang is really miserable now, surrounded by foreign enemies, and the army is besieging the city. Now he is sick in bed. lowest point.

"Zi Qiao, get up quickly." Liu Zhang sighed, and said weakly: "Zhang inherited the virtue of the ancestor and led the rich land of Yizhou, but lost the city and land. I am ashamed of my ancestors..."

There was a low cry, and Liu Zhang also burst into tears.

"Your Majesty, this is a man-made disaster, not your Majesty's crime." Zhang Song got up in a hurry, came to Liu Zhang, and comforted him in a soft voice: "First, the rebellious minister Sun Quan committed the crime, and then the treacherous minister Cao Cao conspired against him. , Your Majesty holds millions of heavenly soldiers in his hands, why is he besieged by foreign enemies?"

"Hey." Liu Zhang said with deep sympathy after hearing this: "Cao Cao and Sun Quan's generation have long been disobedient..."

Liu Zhang remembered that he had been the emperor for so long, and he had appointed a prime minister and a general who did not come to see him once, let alone paid any tribute. His emperor was just a decoration, no different from Yizhou Mu.

As Zhang Song said, if the two hadn't spent most of his troops and energy in attacking Yizhou, how could Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun's troops break through Yizhou's natural danger?

"Your Majesty, I will save myself..." Zhang Song comforted Liu Zhang for a while, and finally revealed his purpose for coming here.

"How to save yourself." Liu Zhang also stopped crying, and looked at Zhang Song expectantly. Now Liu Zhang suddenly felt that Zhang Song's face was not so disgusting.