Chapter 293: Besieging Chengdu
It was an untimely banquet, but Huang Quan was still satisfied, and he could not see much resistance and anger on the faces of the main officials in the city. Huang Quan's other concern can be said to be superfluous. It seems that this Liu Zhang is also unpopular.
And Deng Xian pretended to be drunk all the way home, but the purpose was to get rid of several stalkers behind him. Deng Xian plans not to go anywhere, he will be at home behind closed doors for the past few days, and wait for the dust of the new master of Chengdu to settle, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to be tracked on the street all day long!
But his efforts were in vain, and although a few people saw Deng Xian going crazy all the way, they did not give up.
followed Deng Xian to the mansion, Deng Xian was about to beckon the family to lock the door tightly, but several people who were following him suddenly rushed to Deng Xian and blocked Deng Xian's way.
"Childe?" Deng Xian was not drunk, so he naturally recognized Liu Xun.
"Go in and talk!" Liu Xun was not found by Huang Quan's subordinates when he hid in Tibet this day, and Huang Quan originally invited the city's Chinese military officials, and after some bold words, Liu Xun also listened to it outside the wall, and several times wanted to go in to expose Huang Quan but was pulled by the family. If he didn't see Deng Xian come out, he divided into two ways, pretending to follow Deng Xian all the way to distract himself, but also to avoid Huang Quan's search. The other way is hidden directly outside Deng Xian's mansion.
"Eldest Prince, why are you here? I heard that Huang Quan is searching the whole city for your whereabouts. "Deng Xian is loyal to Liu Zhang, and naturally he is very concerned about Liu Xun's safety.
"Huang Quan, that dog thief, dares to be so rebellious, please help me!"
"The eldest son, if this is on the battlefield, Deng Xian will lead the troops to fight and block the son for a while. Now that you and I are in Chengdu City, Deng is powerless! Don't you know, today Huang Quan feasted hundreds of officials in the city, and those guys tended to be inflammatory. I don't have any soldiers in my hands, so I'm really powerless. The eldest prince still needs to hide as soon as possible, I'm afraid that Huang Quan won't find you and come to my house to search soon. Why don't I send someone to send my son to a friend's house for a few days......"
"Don't be busy, General Deng, that Huang Quan first wanted to murder his father. Today, my father had no choice but to inform General Wu Lan of the truth, and General Wu was ordered by General Zheng Nanda to return to the city to send a letter of persuasion to Huang Quan, but he never thought that he was directly put into prison by Huang Quan. This guy also lied that ......"
"I see!"
Deng Xian heard Huang Quan say that Liu Cong detained Liu Zhang, and it didn't make sense to think about it. After Liu Xun said this, Deng Xian was even more glad that he was not impulsive at the banquet, thinking that Huang Quan was afraid that he was ready to make a move, if he dared to speak out, Huang Quan would definitely make an example of the monkey!
"Childe, it seems that Huang Quan has premeditated and will definitely not let Childe go. Childe should avoid it first, and it is inconvenient for me to go out these days......"
Under Deng Xian's persuasion, Liu Xun left Deng Xian's mansion and went into hiding elsewhere. Liu Xun's purpose in coming to Deng Xian was also to tell Deng Xian something, since the matter had been made clear, as Deng Xian said, he had no soldiers in his hands and could only wait for the opportunity.
And Liu Cong's side, Liu Zhang and the others couldn't wait for Wu Lan's news, so they became uneasy. In the evening, Huang Quan did not lead the troops out of the city, Liu Cong sent people to check under the city of Chengdu, and the soldiers on the wall were coming and going as always, and the patrol was still the same.
"Brother Ji Yu, it seems that Huang Quan is ready to resist stubbornly, is it my wish!"
Hearing Liu Cong's long sigh, Liu Zhang was even more ashamed. is a state pastor, and his ability to control is too poor. His subordinates had long been stubborn and stubborn, but he was using himself as a shield, but he didn't notice it beforehand.
Xu Jing and Pang Xi were also silent. Huang Quan made such a move, and they didn't dare to imagine it beforehand.
"Lord, Wu Lan has been gone for a long time, and she has not returned at this time, and she is afraid that she will be detained by Huang Quan. Please also ask the lord to make a decision as soon as possible, and don't let Huang Quan behave in the city! "For Huang Quan, Fa Zheng still knows something. In terms of martial arts, he is much stronger than himself and Zhang Song, and he is also better than Zhang Ren and Yan Yan in terms of wisdom. This is also the reason why when the officials of the whole city were preparing to surrender, Huang Quan was in danger.
Since Huang Quan had been planning for a long time, Fa Zheng naturally persuaded Liu Cong to break off the idea of persuasion as soon as possible and prepare to attack the city by force.
Liu Cong was also depressed, how did you say that Liu Zhang, the pastor of Yizhou, was turned against him just after leaving the city. Liu Zhang is in charge, and he Liu Cong can still give grace and power. Suddenly, the opponent changed, and Liu Cong had to start from scratch.
"Well, go down and be on guard tonight. Prepare for the siege tomorrow! If Huang Quan continues to resist stubbornly, Liu Cong will have no choice. This Chengdu city can't enter, even if the remaining Jianwei County and Jianning County are occupied by Liu Cong's troops, it will not be considered to completely occupy Yizhou.
"My lord, since Huang Quan pinned his hopes on the war on the northern front, why didn't our army deliberately withdraw to lure Huang Quan to attack?" Zhang Ren is also a little helpless about the current situation. In the past, when I was in Chengdu, I didn't see Huang Quan coming up, and this guy was really a blockbuster.
"It's useless, Huang Quan is good at planning, and he won't attack easily!" Fa Zheng quickly rejected Zhang Ren's proposal.
Liu Cong is right to think about it, Zhang Ren is stationed in Luocheng, and the painful lesson of the attack will definitely make Huang Quan more vigilant. Thinking about it, Huang Quan also has self-knowledge, and he can't be compared with Zhang Ren in terms of martial arts and commanding troops. Today's Chengdu doesn't seem to hurt him, and Huang Quan will not surrender.
"Pass my general order, Fa Zheng guards the west gate, Jiang Qin guards the south gate, Xingdao Rong guards the north gate, from now on the three gates each leave 8,000 people, the only task is to watch the enemy army in the city, not allowed to escape. The rest of the soldiers all gathered at the east gate, and all the siege equipment was gathered at the east gate! ”
Since Huang Quan does not play cards according to common sense, Liu Cong does not plan to play cards according to common sense.
After he prepared to gather all the siege equipment, he would let Huang Zhong and Yu Ban lead the troops to launch a fierce attack on the east gate tomorrow to deter Huang Quan. In the final analysis, Liu Cong still doesn't want to bloom on all sides and destroy Chengdu in one fell swoop. That night, Liu Cong asked people to persuade the city ** to surrender the book. Huang Quan can control the middle and lower-level generals, but he must not be able to envelop the hearts of all the soldiers, let alone the people of Chengdu.
Liu Cong was thinking of fighting psychological warfare while storming the east gate, so that the soldiers and people of Chengdu could put pressure on Huang Quan. If there are more people in the city who rise up against Huang Quan, there will be civil strife and the strength of the city will be consumed. Huang Quan is to be distracted and control the inside.
At dawn the next day, more than a dozen trebuchets gathered at the east gate, and first threw a large number of leaflets to persuade the city to surrender. Coupled with the leaflets shot into the city last night, the soldiers and ordinary people in Chengdu probably know the ins and outs. The soldiers had little to say, because they were all under the watchful eye of the generals, and they made it their duty to obey orders.
The people in the city are many people who are dissatisfied with Huang Quan, which could have been avoided from the war, but he provoked a war for his own selfish interests!
Sure enough, an hour later, Liu Cong's army attacked, Huang Zhong and Yu Ban each brought one each, and rushed to the city gate with a ladder and a rushing car. On the outside, catapults are throwing boulders at the city walls!
For a time, the east gate of Chengdu, the earth shook the mountains.
It was also Liu Cong's full preparation, hundreds of pounds of boulders continued to smash into the east gate and city wall of Chengdu, and some slightly lighter stones were run into the city, smashed in the urn city, smashed on the buildings in the city, and suddenly screamed again and again, and some buildings were suddenly smashed out of the big hole.
And Huang Zhong and Yu Ban and others kept throwing at the city wall with their soldiers, but the city wall was too high and too strong. A round of impact had little effect.
An hour later, Liu Congming collected his troops and rode to the city gate himself.
"General Zhengnan is here! Ask that Huang Quan to come out and talk! Liao Hua followed Liu Cong's side closely, he witnessed the whole process of Liu Zhang's surrender, and he had no good impression of Huang Quan.
Huang Quan was also taken aback by the formation just now in the city. Thanks to the strong city walls of Chengdu, and Liu Cong's onslaught for an hour, he stopped before Huang Quan could take a breath. This time, when he heard that Liu Cong was calling for a battle, he came to the city tower and took a look outside the city through the arrow.
At the east gate, a hundred steps away, a general stood majestically.
"Who's under the city?" Huang Quan asked knowingly!
"Ben General Liu Cong, you are Huang Quan. Now that Yizhou Mu has returned to General Ben, why did you go back on your word? ”
"Joke, you invaded my Yizhou and detained my lord! How can I surrender! ”
"You!" Liu Cong wanted to use his eloquence to lobby Huang Quan, but he didn't want him to be prepared, so he raised his voice and said: "Huang Quan, for your own selfish interests, you want to murder the lord Liu Zhang." Now he is stubbornly resisting. Could it be that the lives of tens of thousands of Yizhou soldiers are not as important as your Huang Quan? Hundreds of thousands of Chengdu people will be affected by the war for your selfish desires! If you still have a little sense, surrender as soon as possible! ”
"Hugh is going to talk nonsense. If you want me to quit the army, you can let go of my lord and quit Yizhou! ”
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The two had a war of words, obviously Fa Zheng's estimate was correct, this Huang Quan is really both civil and military, but he is not as prominent as Liu Cong, and after a while, Liu Cong couldn't persuade Huang Quan to return to the camp angrily.
"Lord, such a fierce attack, the casualties are too great, it is better to let General Huang Lao and Ban each lead a north and south attack!" Yu Ban knew that Liu Cong's concentrated onslaught was to deter Huang Quan, but now it seems that it has had little effect! If you want to attack the city quickly, and your side has a military advantage, it is better to disperse and make friends.
"Nope! I can't let Chengdu be ruined in my hands! ”
It's not that Liu Cong is benevolent, but it's really reluctant, once the businessmen in Chengdu are gathered, and there are many big households, if Liu Cong cripples this Chengdu. I'm afraid that the crime is not much different from the one that burned Luoyang. How else to quickly regain the hearts of the people of Yizhou?
But this Huang Quan seems to be a hard stubble......
"Huang Zhong, Yu Ban!"
"The last general!"
"Wen Ze, I and you will have 10,000 horses and horses, and from now on we will pick up soil and fill the river and pile up the mountain, so that you must fill the moat for 200 steps in addition to the central suspension bridge within three days. Within five days, build a two-foot-high and hundred-pace-long earthen hill on the moat! ”
"My lord?" Yu Ban didn't know what this Liu Cong was going to do, filling up the moat was for the soldiers to pass quickly. Although the enemy army is suppressed by Gongjin, as long as the protection is done properly, the loss will not be too great......
"You take someone to do it first, and then I'll tell you the specific location, width, and height!"
"No!"