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Li Bao asked, "Your Majesty, is this useful?"

"You can only know if it works if you try it! Besides, these officials are incompetent and stubborn, but they are easy to bully and search the local people. Why should we waste food to feed them? We are not used to these silverfish!"

"promise!"

Li Bao soon led a team of people to escort the county magistrate of Shifang and the county magistrate of Qixian to the gate of the east city.

The soldiers dug two deep pits with tools, erected a tree trunk in each pit, and then placed a long tree trunk horizontally to make a pair of horizontal bars.

Several county magistrates were brought over by Wuhuada and forced to kneel on the ground facing the direction of the tower.

Immediately, the city tower became restless again, and the defenders looked dignified, looking out of the city nervously.

Chen Xian and Ye Tongzhang also rushed over after hearing the news. When they climbed up the tower, they knew that Qianjun was going to kill again.

Chen Xian's previous military position was not high, and he didn't know many senior officials and generals in Sichuan and Sichuan, but Ye Tongzhang was different. Ye Tongzhang had been the captain of Yizhou for several years, and he knew most of the senior officials and generals in Sichuan and Sichuan.

Chen Xian asked, "General Ye, these people..."

Ye Tongzhang said solemnly, "It's the county magistrate of Shifang, the magistrate of Qixian County... It seems that the army has changed their strategy. They sent cavalry to surround us, but sent infantry to attack other cities in Sichuan and Shu!"

When Chen Xian heard this, he said angrily, "These people deserve it. Who told them not to listen to the order of the governor's office and come to reinforce them? Who told them to be too selfish and want to preserve their strength? They didn't send troops to rescue the neighboring counties and cities when they were attacked. , Just guard your own one-acre three-point land, this is all right, the army is divided, and we use various methods to defeat them, and they all wait to die!"

Ye Tongzhang shook his head and smiled wryly, "General Chen, it's already this time, so don't be angry, and find a way to avoid the unfavorable situation in front of you!"

"Break the situation? You have a pretty good idea. I have no choice but to protect ourselves now! Unless someone persuades the defenders from other places to gather their troops, they may be able to protect themselves until the imperial reinforcements arrive!"

"General Chen, are you talking nonsense? If there is such a person with such abilities, why wait until now?"

Chen Xian sighed, "So we know the intention and purpose of the army, but there is nothing we can do. We can only watch the defenders in Sichuan and Shu being captured by them one by one. Our city will soon become an isolated city! General Ye, I don't hide from you, I don't have the slightest confidence in keeping this place, but I have to do it as a soldier. Since ancient times, I have been loyal, filial and righteous. My parents are no longer alive. It is impossible to honor my parents. Now the only thing we can do The most important thing is to be loyal and keep the chastity, so that you can live in this world!"

While speaking, the army outside the city has already moved.

A big and round executioner walked behind several captured officials with a big knife in his hand.

Li Bao shouted to the tower, "There must be someone on the tower who knows them, it's good to know them! Come here, cut them all!"

The executioners waved their knives under the tent, several human heads rolled to the ground, and the corpses fell on the ground, blood was still spraying out, everyone on the top of the city felt a chill rising from the bottom of their hearts.

Several heads were poked up with spears by Qianjun soldiers and hung on the beams. The terrifying faces of the heads were facing the city tower and the city wall, and their eyes were wide open, which made the defenders panic.

"Damn, facing these terrifying heads every day, how are you going to live this day!"

"Don't be ridiculous, you can still see the dead? Wasn't that war a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood? It's not like we didn't sit on the pile of corpses and eat!"

"You hammer, can this be the same? These people didn't die in battle, but their heads were chopped off without any resistance. There is resentment, and maybe the ghost will linger, do you understand!"

"Damn, I really feel a little creepy when you say that!"

Another day passed, the county magistrates of Du'an, Mianchi, Wenjiang, Guangrou, Canling, Jiandi and other counties were all captured by the Second Route Army of the Qianjun Army. camp.

According to Zhao Junsheng's order, Li Bao also escorted these officials to the east gate and beheaded them one by one, and then ordered people to hang their heads on the beam.

On another day, several counties in Badong County were captured one after another, and the main officials were also escorted over. They were escorted by Li Bao to the gate of the East City and beheaded one by one.

As more and more Song officials from various parts of Sichuan and Shu were beheaded, the defenders in the city knew that all parts of Sichuan and Shu were being captured by the Gan army one by one. Before long, their city would become an isolated city. If the imperial court did not send reinforcements Come here, and they won't get any reinforcements anymore.

The morale of the defenders is gradually disappearing as officials are escorted and beheaded every day. Every time the dry army kills an official, the defenders know that their hope of getting reinforcements will be reduced. If one day the dry army has no one But if they were killed, it also showed that the defenders had no chance of getting reinforcements at all.

Chen Xian's pressure is getting bigger and bigger, but he has to do his best to maintain it. He keeps encouraging the defenders every day, but he knows that this method can only be used a few times, and it will soon lose its effect if it continues to be used. , because the ears of the soldiers are hearing cocoons.

After half a month, the entire territory of Sichuan and Shu was captured by the Gan army, and almost all the officials from all over Sichuan and Shu who should be killed were almost killed. There were more than a hundred heads hanging on the beams outside the east gate, and some of them were rotten. Stinky and some were still fresh.

These days, many soldiers of the defending army lost their minds because of the loss of hope. Some went crazy, some jumped off the city wall on impulse and fell to their deaths, and some escaped from other city gates.

Originally there were more than a thousand defenders, but when the Qian army captured the entire territory of Sichuan and Shu, there were only about 2000 defenders left in Chengdu. More than [-] people escaped in various ways, some escaped with their lives, and some were killed. They were captured and enforced the military law, and some escaped outside the city and were captured by the Gan army, but the Gan army gave them food and drink, and brought them to the east gate of the city for the guards to visit.

"Look, Song Jun brothers, these brothers who escaped eat all the oily mouths, fat heads and big ears, and eat and drink every day. Let's see how you live every day? There is no one in the city except you. Ladies, what do you say you are still guarding? What is there to guard? Open the city gate and surrender!"

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Chapter 1009 Start Siege

Chen Xian found out that the soldiers of the army outside the city were actually beguiling his soldiers to surrender. He was furious, and immediately snatched a pair of bows and arrows from an archer, and shot an arrow at the man with his bow.

"Really?" Xiao Ganjun screamed in fright, and immediately blocked himself with a shield.

With a sound of "boom", the arrow was so powerful that it hit the shield and knocked Qianjun Xiaoxiao back again and again.

Chen Xian yelled inwardly that it was a pity, and unwillingly put down his longbow. The small Qianjun school spit in the direction of the tower, then turned around and left with his soldiers and horses.

The long wait is a very short suffering for the defenders, just like the period of time before the execution of the death row prisoner after being sentenced to death.

Zhao Junsheng knew very well that this kind of waiting time should not be too long. If the initial fear passed, the defenders would gradually become numb and indifferent, so they had to start attacking the city before their fear was over.

After all the soldiers and horses returned to the camp one after another, Zhao Junsheng immediately put the siege on the agenda.

That night, Su Ji came to the commander's tent and reported to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, most of the soldiers and horses from all walks of life have returned to the camp, but because of the need to guard against the refugees, there are still some troops stationed in various places! In addition, Along with the return of soldiers and horses from all walks of life, they also brought back a total of more than [-] surrendered soldiers and prisoners!"

Zhao Junsheng asked: "According to the report of the spies of the black guards, the Song army in Sichuan and Shu has only 7000 people. Before that, there were nearly a thousand associations in our battalion. How come there are still more than 1 surrendered soldiers and prisoners?"

"It's like this. After our army entered the land of Sichuan and Shu, the governments in Sichuan and Shu have successively recruited many additional recruits in order to protect themselves, and many refugees, young and strong, had to join the army in order to eat a bite. The actual number of troops added up is much higher than what the black-clothed guards reported!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "That's right! Now we have controlled the entire territory of Sichuan and Shu, and only the city of Chengdu is left. According to the latest news from the spies, reinforcements from the Southern Dynasties have already set off from Jiankang. There are 3 horses. An order has been issued to Lu Shuang to gather troops in Yufu County and prepare to send his troops eastward to Yiling to meet the Song army!"

Yufu County belongs to Ba County. It was renamed Yong'an County during the Three Kingdoms period, and it was restored to Yufu County in the first year of Taikang in the Western Jin Dynasty.

Yufu County controls the belt of two rivers, separated by five streams. According to the upper reaches of Jingchu, it is the throat of Bashu, the throat of the four southwest roads, and the belt of Wuchu Wanli, so this place is a strategic place.

As long as they occupy this place, it is equivalent to guarding the throats of entering Sichuan and leaving Sichuan. The important military town of Baidi City is within the territory of Yufu County.

"Therefore, we must capture Chengdu City as soon as possible to prevent changes in the war!"

Su Ji clasped his fists and said: "I understand, please give your majesty an order!"

Zhao Junsheng's meaning is very clear, he just wants to take Chengdu City before Song's reinforcements arrive, and completely solve this problem, so that Lu Shuang can fight against Song's reinforcements without any worries.

Even if Lu Shuang is defeated, he can still retreat to Baidi City in Yufu County. It is not so easy for the Song Army to attack Sichuan and Shu.

However, if we wait for reinforcements from the Song Dynasty to arrive, and if Chengdu City has not been captured, the war may change. After all, the territory of Sichuan and Shu is not so peaceful, and there are hundreds of thousands of refugees. This is a very unstable situation. factor.

Zhao Junsheng said to Su Ji: "I will give you five days at most to reorganize the [-] new captives who surrendered, re-select officers and generals to control them, and reorganize the more than [-] captives who surrendered into two groups. There are two cohorts, the designations are the Second Coordination Army and the Third Coordination Army! Five days later, I want you to command these three Coordination Army to attack Chengdu City!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

In the next few days, under the order of Zhao Junsheng, Su Ji carried out a large-scale reorganization of more than [-] surrendered soldiers and captives. More than [-] people were reorganized into two alliance armies. In order to strengthen the control of these two alliance armies, Su Ji A large number of officers should be transferred from the infantry of the dry army to fill it, and at the same time some personnel will be promoted and appointed from the captives of the soldiers sent far away to increase the cohesion of the army.

On July [-]th, Zhao Junsheng issued an order that the Qian army surrounded the east gate, west gate and north gate, leaving only the south gate unencircled. Before that, the Qian army only set up camp ten miles to the east of the city, and did not surround many of them. A city gate, sending troops to besiege the city at this time means that the siege is about to start. The defenders in the city are well aware of this, and all kinds of defense equipment and materials are moved to the vicinity of the city wall one by one.