At dawn, Chen Xian, with the cooperation of the generals guarding the city in the city, found a vacant land to house the soldiers and let them set up a camp, and he took a few soldiers to the Assassin's Mansion to meet Liu Yu.

"The last general marched right to join the army, and Chen Xian visited the envoy!"

Chen Xian's official rank is only equivalent to a regiment commander, and for Liu Yu, who is the military and political governor of a state, the level is too low, Liu Yu has no impression of him, and he doesn't seem to have seen it.

Liu Yu observed Chen Xian, and saw that Chen Xian's expression was calm and calm, and no other emotions were revealed, so he couldn't help but secretly praise and said: "Chen joined the army and the soldiers have worked hard along the way!" ”

"Loyal to the country, even if the battlefield is stained with blood, there is no complaint or regret, which makes the king's words heavy!"

Liu Yu was shocked by these words, in this current situation, which official and military general can't run as far as he can like a rabbit? But this Chen Xian actually knew that there were tigers in the mountains and preferred to go to the tiger mountains, this courage is not something ordinary people can have, and it is really a loyal minister who knows the country, and thinks about the good generals in the country!

Liu Yu sighed: "If my Great Song generals are as loyal and brave as Chen joins the army, why are they afraid of the soldiers and horses of the Northern Dynasty? Today, I joined the army and led the troops to come, and I am at ease! ”

Chen Xian didn't know if Liu Yu's words were heart-wrenching, but at least he felt much more comfortable after listening to them, he bowed down on one knee and hugged his fist and said: "The last general will swear to protect the envoy and guard Chengdu City!" ”

"Good, good!" Liu Yu helped Chen Xian up with a smile and asked, "I wonder how many soldiers and horses there are under Chen Xianjun's army?" ”

"Back to the envoy, there are not many soldiers and horses under the command of the last general, only more than 1,600 people, but all of them are brave men!"

Liu Yu's eyes showed a trace of disappointment, the number of troops was too small, there were only 3,000 regular troops in the city, even if the 1,600 people were added, there were only 4,600 people, and there were only such a small number of troops stationed in the huge Chengdu City, and the defense was too thin.

However, Liu Yu thought about it, no matter how small the mosquito legs are, they are still meat, Chen Xian's 1,600 people are more than half of the original defenders, a person who joins the army has no real power to lead the troops, and it is already commendable to bring 1,600 people to help, how can he force too much?

Liu Yu smiled again: "Okay, 1,600 people is a lot, there were originally 3,000 soldiers and horses in the city, plus your 1,600 people is 4,600 people, if the cadres want to attack the city, they will not dare to do it easily without 20,000 horses!" By the way, you are a subordinate to the general, I wonder how he is now? ”

Chen Xian's expression was gloomy, and he recounted in detail the battle situation when the two armies of Tan and Li Dan converged together to face off against the cadre army, and finally said: "Since General Li retreated in the direction of Longquan Mountain with 6,000 soldiers and horses, the general has not heard from them in the past two days!" The last general knew that he could not compete with the cadre army with more than 1,000 people in his hands, and only by relying on the strong city could he resist the advance of the cadre army, and he remembered the military order of the envoy, so he led the troops to Chengdu without the consent of General Li and General Zhi, and he was afraid that he would inevitably be held account······able in the future."

Liu Yu couldn't help but sigh after hearing this: "After Tan Nai is a famous general, I can't imagine that he has not been able to block the attack of the Qianjun cavalry, and now his life and death are uncertain, which is really worrying!" As for what Chen Senjun said about leading the army to Chengdu City without authorization, this is not a violation of military orders, at that time you were unable to get in touch with General Zhi and General Li, according to the situation at the time, it was the right decision for you to bring troops to Chengdu City, although you belong directly to the general, but you are still a general under the jurisdiction of my Yizhou Assassin Mansion, this official forgives you for your innocence! ”

Chen Xian secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, hugged his fists and said, "Thank you!" ”

Chen Xian asked again: "Dare to ask the envoy, with the grain and grass reserves and ordnance materials in Chengdu City, how long can our army hold out?" ”

Liu Yu said with a smile: "This official knows what Chen Senjun is worried about, you don't need to worry, the grain, grass and ordnance reserves in the city are enough for us to last for half a year, there is no food in other places, we still have enough grain and grass here!" ”

Chen Xian was relieved now.

Outside the city, the cadre army camp.

Nie Feihu walked out of the tent, stretched his arms, legs and feet, moved his muscles and bones, and the captain of the scout battalion walked over quickly to report: "General Qiyu, Chen Xian has entered the city with men and horses, no more, no less, 1,600 people!" ”

After hearing this, Nie Feihu said: "Very good, the more Song troops come, the better, the more Song troops in Chengdu City gather, the fewer soldiers and horses in other counties and counties of Sichuan and Shu!" Keep watching, don't relax! ”

"No!"

Nie Feihu inspected the camp, and when he returned to the camp, he immediately sent a messenger to Zhao Junsheng to report that Chen Xian's department had entered Chengdu City.

When Zhao Junsheng received the messenger's report, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

The weather was a little hot, and the army was resting in a wood, and the fixed sentry in charge of the guard stopped the messenger who told the news, and the messenger, knowing that the emperor was here, immediately asked to come and ask for an audience.

"Your Majesty, Nie Feihu sent someone to deliver the letter!"

Zhao Junsheng opened his eyes, "Let the messenger come!" ”

The messenger was brought to Zhao Junsheng, "The villain sees Your Majesty, this is a letter sent by General Nie to the villain to send to Your Majesty!" ”

A royal guard stepped forward to take the letter, opened it and carefully examined it, and then turned around and handed it to Zhao Junsheng.

Zhao Junsheng didn't answer the letter either, and said, "Say, what did Nie Feihu say in the letter?" ”

The imperial guard hurriedly looked at it and said, "Back to Your Majesty, General Nie Feihu said in his letter that the Song army joined the army and Chen Xian took 1,600 people into Chengdu City at dawn yesterday!" ”

Li Bao frowned and said, "There are only 1,600 people, why did Nie Feihu let him lead the team into the city?" With the strength in Nie Feihu's hands, he could easily kill these 1,600 people outside Chengdu City! ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while, waved his hand and said: "It's okay, there are thousands of more defenders in Chengdu City, and a few thousand fewer people will have little impact on our army's next siege, Nie Feihu must have his own considerations if he doesn't intercept Chen Xian's department!" ”

After speaking, Zhao Junsheng said to the messenger: "You go back and tell Nie Feihu, just say that my army will return soon, let him be careful in the past two days, don't be attacked by the defenders in the city or the garrisons in other places in Sichuan and Shu!" In addition, let him send someone to tell the soldiers and civilians in Chengdu City that if there are people out of the city, our army does not have to intercept them, let them go, the big war will start, the ordinary people are innocent after all, and they should not bear the pain caused by the war! ”

"The arrangement of the rangers can also be relaxed, our purpose is to attract more Song troops to come, if Chengdu City is trapped to death and the connection between Chengdu City and the outside world is cut off, the Song Army from other places will not dare to come!"

The messenger promised: "The next man has written it down!" ”

"Okay, you can eat something, get some sleep, wake up and take dry food and water and set off!"

"No!"

Zhao Junsheng is a person who can fall asleep quickly when he lies down, which allows him to maintain strong energy and clear thinking in a waking state.

He ate and slept with the soldiers, was full of energy every day, and his whole person seemed very energetic, which was completely different from other middle-aged people who were over forty years old.

When the soldiers were marching, he also marched on horseback, but he was thinking about the problem in his head, and he did not delay at all.

During the march that day, Zhao Junsheng sent someone to Dongfang Chen to ask: "How many soldiers and horses has Lu Shuang received from Guanzhong in naturalization?" ”

Dongfang Chen said: "According to the latest report sent by Lu Shuang, there are about 6,000 people at present! ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said: "Write a letter to tell Lu Shuang that if two thousand are transferred from Guanzhong in the future, there will be one thousand people to separate the battalion outside Chengdu, as long as it can be used for the infantry attacking the city!" ”

Dongfang Chen was surprised: "Your Majesty, didn't your original idea be to surround the point and send reinforcements?" Are you planning to storm Chengdu City now? ”

Zhao Junsheng sighed: "This can't be helped, do you remember Chen Xian, who joined the army in the Southern Dynasty?" ”

"Remember, what's wrong?"

"This person may not have any other skills, but he is the best at defending the city, and now that he has entered Chengdu City, we are afraid that we will not be able to take Chengdu City with our current strength! According to the situation in the past few days, the garrison generals of the counties and counties in Sichuan have no intention of rescuing Chengdu City except for Li Dan and Zhitan, so that the idea of our encirclement and reinforcement can only be abandoned halfway, and now we have to do the opposite! ”

"The opposite? Could it be that His Majesty wants to besiege Chengdu City and not fight, but first send troops to attack other counties in Sichuan and Shu? ”

Zhao Junsheng nodded.

Dongfang Chen thought for a moment or two, and said: "Judging from the current situation, the garrisons of counties and counties in Sichuan and Shu seem to have the phenomenon of 'everyone sweeping the snow in front of their own door, regardless of the frost on the tiles of others', which is indeed very beneficial for us to attack the counties!" It's just that we only have 3,000 infantry at present, and if we use it intensively, we will have to attack each city one by one, which will take a long time. ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "This is the reason why I want Lu Shuang to send troops over, we have 10,000 cavalry, but it has no effect on the siege of the city, we can only scare people, if you want to attack the city, you still have to use infantry!" If you use those troops and prisoners to attack the city, the time is still too short, and you will have to train them for at least two months before you can use them! Now the garrisons in Sichuan and Shu are guarding their own city passes, which gives us the opportunity to divide our troops to attack! ”

"Understood, I'll write to Lu Shuang later!"

Outside the city of Chengdu.

Nie Feihu left 1,000 infantry to defend the camp, and took 1,000 infantry, 3,000 cavalry, and more than 4,000 auxiliary troops to set up a position outside Chengdu.

The weather was originally hot, but after the cadres came to the city, a black cloud appeared in the sky, and the temperature seemed to have dropped a lot.

The defenders and generals on the city wall looked nervous one by one, is this going to attack the city?

Soon, Liu Yu and the adjutants climbed the city wall, and Chen Xian and the generals saluted together.

Liu Yu waved his hand: "What's the matter?" ”

A general clasped his fists and said: "The cadres suddenly set up a position outside the city, I don't know what they are going to do!" ”

Liu Yu walked to the women's wall and looked down, only to see that the cadres outside the city were in a neat and solemn formation, and a small colonel ran over with two cavalrymen holding a white flag.

"The people on the city tower listen, my general is in the heart of heaven, saying that the two countries are at war, the crime is not as good as Li Shu, how innocent the people are, should not bear the pain of war, if the people in Chengdu continue to stay in the city, once our army attacks the city, it will inevitably hurt the innocent, so my general specially allows the people to leave on their own, within three days, our soldiers will not stop intercepting and killing, if the officials and defenders in the city are willing to surrender, our army sincerely welcomes and accepts!"