System Blessing: The Young Master of the Dong Family and Diao Chan's Fate

After asking, I learned that the enemy surrounded Jiangzhou from all directions last night, and then encircled it little by little.

By the time the Jiangzhou defenders realized something was wrong, it was already too late.

"Master Li, what should we do now?"

Lu You looked at Li Yan with a panicked look.

A rough estimate showed that tens of thousands of troops had surrounded them outside the city, while there were only three thousand defenders inside the city.

After all, Liu Bei was short of troops, and if he wanted to attack Chengdu quickly, he must have taken away a large amount of troops, money and food.

No one would have thought that the mobilization speed of Qian State would be so fast. Only half a month after the founding of the country, the army had already reached Jiangzhou.

"Hold on till death, the lord will definitely come back to support you."

Li Yan held the long sword at his waist and spoke sternly.

"it is good."

Lu You nodded and immediately turned around and went down the city.

Looking back at Lu You's leaving figure, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little worried.

When the enemy besieges a city, the first wall to be breached is often not the wall beneath their feet, but the wall in people's hearts.

When disaster strikes, everyone flees. People’s hearts are hidden. Who can guarantee that the people around you will stick with you forever?

outside the city

Part of the army was deployed in battle formation, while the people nearby were forcibly conscripted to build chevaux de frise, deer horns and dig trenches.

In just one day, the Qian army forcibly conscripted 100,000 civilians from Jiangzhou.

Zhao Yun, Zhang Xiu, Gan Ning and a dozen other soldiers escorted the last batch of civilians and immediately went to Xu Rong.

"General Xu, aren't we going to attack the city?"

Zhang Xiu looked at Xu Rong and asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"No attack."

"Attacking the city is inferior, attacking the heart is superior."

"In this battle, we only need to trap the enemy within Jiangzhou City."

Xu Rong shook his head and looked at the tall city walls of Jiangzhou with his sword in hand.

Even if a 100,000-strong army attacks a city like this, as long as there is a good general deployed inside, 3,000 to 5,000 people can hold out for half a month.

As far as he knew, Liu Bei did not have much food and supplies.

This also means that even if Jiangzhou City is captured, at most they will occupy a city of little value.

"After discussing with General Xu, I believe that Jiangzhou City is not worth attacking."

"That's why I asked you to mobilize so many civilians to build chevaux de frise, antlers, and dig trenches."

"Within three days, Jiangzhou will be locked up, and the people inside will be completely trapped to death."

"This way, our army can continue its advance and hold Liu Bei to the line."

"Only two thousand men and one lieutenant general are needed here."

Cui Yan stroked his beard and smiled.

"But if that happens, the tens of thousands of people in the city..."

Zhao Yun gripped his spear, feeling somewhat reluctant.

"Attacking the city is inferior, attacking the heart is superior."

"Once the city runs out of food and fodder, not only the civilians but even the enemy army themselves will be unable to bear it."

"At that time, they will go out of the city to clear the obstacles."

Cui Yan was full of wisdom and seemed to have everything under control while chatting and laughing.

Just when Jiangzhou City was under siege, two of Liu Bei's three armies had already approached Chengdu.

Among them, Guan Yu and Pang Tong attacked Chengdu from Qianwei and Niubi respectively.

There were not many defensive passes on these two routes, so Guan Yu and Pang Tong made very smooth progress.

On the contrary, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei made a slightly slower progress and wasted a lot of time at Fushui Pass.

Having said that, Liu Bei also arrived in Mianzhu, just one step away from Chengdu.

"Brother, I heard that the commander of Mianzhu is a famous general in Sichuan."

"Liu Gui, Ling Bao, Zhang Ren, and Deng Xian, four generals and two generals, with 20,000 troops, are guarding the pass."

Zhang Fei looked at Liu Bei beside him with a worried look on his face.

"Third brother, we have no way out."

"During this hasty attack on Chengdu, we ignored the generals from various regions within Yizhou."

"Once we are surrounded by the enemy, we have no chance of winning."

"So, no matter who stands in my way, anyone who stands in my way will die!"

Liu Bei said with a firm will and a resolute look.

"Don't worry, big brother. For the sake of our three brothers' ideals, I will poke ten thousand transparent holes in anyone who dares to stand in our way."

Perhaps sensing Liu Bei's determination, Zhang Fei immediately spoke up in agreement.

"Brother, according to what Meng Biao and the others said, there is a small road in Mianzhu that can go around to the back of Mianzhu."

"I want to lead a detachment of troops, bypass Mianzhu and join forces with you from inside and outside."

Zhang Fei pointed to the mountains beside the road and spoke.

"Uncle, father needs protection."

"Let my nephew take this road."

Liu Feng looked at Zhang Fei and said with a fist salute.

"this..."

Zhang Fei was a little worried.

"Uncle, although my nephew's martial arts skills are not as good as yours, I still believe that there are few people who can defeat me."

"Let me go."

"Father!"

Liu Feng gripped the knife confidently and then looked at Liu Bei.

"it is good..."

"Father will give you five thousand men and horses to take the small road around to Mianzhu Pass."

Liu Bei nodded and agreed.

Although this move is a bit risky, it is worth a try.

They don't have much time to waste. If they are blocked outside Mianzhu Pass, they will be in danger of being surrounded.

By then, Liu Bei would have had no way to escape.

So, he is gambling!

He bet that the Yizhou army could not stop Liu Bei's offensive, and that Liu Bei would be able to completely capture Chengdu before the Yizhou army surrounded him.

The two great heroes of the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao and Liu Bei, both had the mentality of gamblers.

It is also because of this that they won the opportunity to dominate one side in history, but also lost the possibility of unifying the world.

Liu Feng gathered 5,000 men and horses and marched ahead, taking a small path through the mountains.

Liu Bei led an army of 10,000 to Mianzhu.

After two days, the army finally arrived outside Mianzhu.

Riding his horse to the foot of the city, Liu Bei looked up at the defenders on the city gate and his expression became serious.

"Liu Bei, you and my lord are both members of the Liu family. Now that we are facing a formidable enemy, you are turning against your own clan!"

Liu Gui looked at Liu Bei outside the city and asked angrily.

"Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, trapped in Yizhou for many years without making any achievements."

"Now that the nation is in crisis, Liu Bei is willing to take Yizhou, resist the traitor Dong, and recover the land of the Han Dynasty."

"If the general has any loyalty in his heart, he should open the city and surrender, and help me to support the Han Dynasty."

Liu Bei looked serious and advised loudly.