Under the city of Pengmo.

The Shu soldiers were lined up in three formations, each with more than 2,000 foot soldiers, and surrounded the east, west and south sides of the city respectively.

There were more than 1,000 foot soldiers and more than 2,000 cavalry, which were displayed in the southeast corner of the city as reserves.

Pengmo is not a serious county seat, just a military barrier, covering a small area, because although the Shu soldiers who are besieging the city are only six or seven thousand, they have been besieged to the ground.

At the head of the city, Zhou An, Sun Sheng, Zhou Ci and other Jingzhou soldiers stood at the battlement, looking outside to inspect the enemy's situation.

The injury had not healed, and Zhou Chu, who had just woken up from a coma, was barely supported, and with the support of two personal soldiers, he was also in the city.

Sun Sheng looked deeply worried and said: "The captives are strong, and there are only a thousand soldiers in our department who can fight. General Zhou, this battle is not easy to fight! He muttered, "I don't know if our urgent military report has been received by Ming Gong now." ”

He thought in his heart, "Ming Gong used Yuan Ziqiao's strategy to attack Chengdu, which is really a desperate gamble. If Chengdu is not defeated, our army will be defeated, and I am afraid that no one will be able to return to Jingzhou. In this case, Ming Gong probably would not divide his troops and return to Peng Mo. Peng Mo can't be guarded, it's all on me and Zhou Yizhou! ”

glanced at Zhou An, worried that it would shake his determination to defend the city, but Sun Sheng didn't tell him what he thought of.

Zhou An recalled the explanation that Huan Meng gave him privately before attacking Chengdu in the north.

At that time, Huan Meng said: "Although there are a lot of guards in Chengdu, I expected that it would be difficult for me to be the sharpest of my king's division." I took Chengdu, only three days of rations, the baggage, the weak, the wounded are all in Pengmo, Pengmo and strangle my back. Zhou Gong, whether Chengdu can be successfully laid, the key is not me, but Pengmo!

"After I lead my troops to the north, I will definitely divide my troops to attack Pengmo. If Peng Mo loses, and the captives take the weak and wounded soldiers in the city, and attack me from behind, I will fall into the danger of being attacked by the enemy and demoralized, and I will be defeated!

"Today, I entrust Peng Mo to the public, and I hope that my official duties will ensure that Peng Mo is not lost, so that I have no worries!"

Huan Meng's serious expression and trusting tone impressed Zhou An, as if he was still in front of him and in his ears.

Zhou An retracted his thoughts and ignored Sun Sheng's words.

The Shu soldiers braved the arrows and stones, using the shrimp toad cart to transport soil and fill the trenches, just filled up a section of the moat, only to end a wave of offensive, under the command of the two Shu soldiers, the formation was adjusted, the soldiers on the front line retreated down, and the soldiers who were later back took turns on the top.

The position where the two Shu soldiers stood was very close to the moat.

Zhou Anyao pointed at it, looked at the generals on the left and right, and said: "The captives are arrogant and despise me." Who will take their head for me? ”

is really shameful and courageous, Yuan Ziqiao's contemptuous words are still unforgettable, Zhou Chu, Zhou Ci father and son rushed to attack. Zhou Chuli was not stable, and it was obviously impossible to send him, so Zhou An assigned Zhou Ci.

It was a rare sunny day, and the morning sun was bright.

Zhou Ci led dozens of warriors, grabbed the rope, hung down to the city, and did not stop for half a moment, like an arrow, shouting to kill the enemy army that was gathering like a mountain.

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Chengdu South, Ten Miles Mo.

On the wide road, a force of several thousand people, with banners like forests and bright armor, marched forward with foot soldiers in front and cavalry behind.

The dust rolled up from the sky, obscuring the morning light.

It was early winter, and there were no crops left in the fields on both sides, only black and yellow soil.

There was a heavy rain the other day, and there are still remnants, and the land is a little wet.

The roadside is shaded with pines and cypresses, and the water is sparkling in the small ditches between the road and the fields; On the side of the canal, the grass is green and yellow.

Looking up from afar, you can see the towering city walls of Chengdu City, as well as the river water like the jade belt outside the city.

The Jingzhou soldiers fought for more than half a month in Pengmo and other places, which are close to Chengdu, and many of the people around Chengdu fled into the city or fled to other places and mountains, but most of them remained.

Compared with Qianwei and other counties, the proportion of Tang people in the vicinity of Chengdu has increased significantly. This is because many years ago, in order to enrich the household registration in Chengdu, the Li family forcibly migrated many Tang people from various counties in Shu to this place.

The timid people closed the tattered doors, and did not dare to come out.

The bold, as well as the scholars and heroes along the way, but there are many ways to greet them.

Not to mention the pot pulp, it can also be called the king of Huanpan.

When entering the border of Chengdu, Huan Meng passed down a military order: "I led the army to attack Shu, the upper is to ask for the court, and the lower is to eliminate harm for the people." The Li family has no virtue, the people are miserable, and the people of Shu have been suffering for a long time! Chengdu Shimin is not allowed to accept any gifts. Disturber, slash! ”

Therefore, although the local scholars, heroes, and common people were waiting on the roadside, the troops did not affect the speed of the march, nor did they cause a great commotion in the places they passed.

Yuan Ziqiao urged the horse, caught up with Huanmeng, and said: "Ming Gong, ten miles away, it is Chengdu." At this time, Li Dang should have known that our army was coming. Our army has few soldiers, Pengmo is besieged, judging from the situation alone, it is not conducive to our army, Li Dang will definitely send people out of the city and take the initiative to fight with us. Our army tends to march overnight, the soldiers are a little tired, and the Ming Duke can temporarily garrison the army here, so that the three armies are fed, waiting for the Shu soldiers to come out. ”

Huan Meng thought so, and immediately sent more than 100 elite horsemen to spy on Chengdu's reaction, and at the same time passed down the order, rested on the spot, and buried the pot to cook.

The elite cavalry galloped away from the army and rushed to the suburbs of Chengdu. The main force of the troops stopped advancing, set up guards, and rested on the spot.

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Outside the city of Pengmo.

The Shu soldiers never expected that Zhou An would dare to send troops down the city when the enemy was outnumbered.

They adjusted their formation, neglected their precautions, and were caught off guard by Zhou Ci and the warriors led by him.

Dozens of warriors were all carefully selected elites from Zhou Chu's subordinates, and they walked like flying, rushing through the short distance between the city wall and the moat, and crashing into the Shu army.

Some of the quick-reacting soldiers raised their boards and fired arrows indiscriminately, trying to keep them out.

But the warriors who came out were all heavily armored and not afraid of enemy arrows. With the help of running, there are several people in front of him, and they are quite long and stabbed. The lance stabbed into the shield with a crunch and a muffled sound. The crunch is the breaking of the mallet, and the muffled sound is the wooden shield being poked by the lance. They were followed by all the iron mallets, and their shields were shattered.

Zhou Ci shouted and waved his knife, led everyone, and took advantage of the situation to hug up.

In the Shu army, whether it was the Tang pawn who tied the bun or the spine bun, they were not the opponents of this group of tigers and wolves, and they immediately retreated.

The officers of the two Shu soldiers were unable to rush and died on the spot.

After a short period of chaos, the Shu soldiers stabilized their positions and launched a counteroffensive in an attempt to exterminate Zhou Ci and others.

It is good to see that Zhou Ci is good, and lead the people to retreat in time.

The Shu soldiers were about to pursue, but they were repelled by the rain of arrows at the head of the city.

The hanging basket hung down from the city, and Zhou Ci and the others jumped into the basket and were carried back to the city safe and sound.

Sun Sheng looked at it, saw Zhou Ci's blood-stained armor, his eyebrows were raised, and the dozens of warriors were killed in the enemy formation, without a single casualty, and they were still fierce, and they were still fighting fiercely, and they exclaimed and Zhou Ci and said: "In the past, I saw Qing, Qing praised his sleeves, and now he is as brave as a tiger!" Wait for the Huan Guild Master, I should put what I saw in the city today, with Huan Gong, to reward Qing Gong! ”

Zhou An nodded to Zhou Ci with satisfaction.

Zhou Chu took a soft towel and wiped the blood stains on Zhou Ci's armor with his own hands.

Zhou Ci stood tall and said: "Such a trivial matter, why should you be with Duke Huan? And let Yuan join the army to know, but also. ”

It's not that Zhou Chu and Zhou Ci are stingy, the reason why they can't forget Yuan Ziqiao's words is also for a reason.

Many years ago, the Wang family, the minister of Jiangzuo in Jingzhou, coveted the throne and set off a rebellion. Later, the rebellion was quelled by Jiang Zuo, and many of the scholars and generals who participated in the rebellion were beheaded, and those who were lucky to survive were also cut off from then on. Subsequently, he and his family were first attached to the Yu family, and then to Huanmeng.

Although a long time has passed since the rebellion, and even when Zhou An rebelled, Zhou Ci was just a doll, but this experience was too disgraceful and a big stain, and the people of the Zhou family, until now, are still shrouded in this shadow.

On the one hand, he was a rebel general, and on the other hand, he was Huan Meng's first confidant, Zhou Chu, Zhou Ci, and even Zhou An, so it is no wonder that he cares so much about Yuan Ziqiao's words.

In the southeast, in the direction of the Shu soldiers' reserves, there was a drum sound.

Accompanied by the sound of drums, the Shu soldiers on three sides of the city wall pushed the ladder, crossed the moat, and officially launched an attack on Pengmo.

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Chengdu South, Ten Miles Mo.

The cavalry, which had probed the enemy, galloped back and reported to Huan Meng: "The defenders, about 10,000 people, have left the city." ”

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