Chengdu was not the state seat of Yizhou before, but the county seat of Shu County, and the scale of the city was much smaller than it is now.

Later, the original state governance Mianzhu caught fire, and was plagued by the Yellow Turban remnants, so Liu Yan moved the state governance to Chengdu.

After the painstaking management of Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son, Chengdu was built into what it is today.

There are still about 30,000 troops in Chengdu, of which 20,000 are "Dongzhou soldiers", who are more capable of recruiting and fighting better than ordinary Yizhou troops, and are only loyal to Liu Zhang.

The other 10,000 people were transferred from Qianwei County after Zhao Wei's rebellion, and most of these people were barbarians from the southwest, and they were the most brave in battle.

The grain and grass reserves in the city are very rich, enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city to hold the city for a year.

However, not all the civil and military officials in Chengdu were loyal to Liu Zhang, and there were many friends of Zhang Song and Huang Quan, but they did not have much military power.

Lu Bu nodded, since this is the case, then make preparations with both hands, on the one hand, to build siege equipment and prepare for the siege, and on the other hand, to send Zhang Song, Huang Quan, and Wang Lei to secretly contact the officials in the city, and the Ministry of Intelligence has multiple channels to exchange letters with the city.

Lu Bu also sent Liu Zhang a letter of persuasion written by himself, in which it was written that as long as Liu Zhang knew the general situation, knew how to advance and retreat, and took the initiative to surrender, so that the people of Chengdu would be spared the disaster of swords and soldiers, even if he had made a great achievement.

Lu Bu promised that as long as Liu Zhang surrendered, he would be guaranteed to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, and his descendants could inherit his title and property, and his life would be safe.

After Chengdu was surrounded by the imperial army, the city was gloomy and gloomy, and despair was pervasive.

Many officials in Yizhou, big and small, secretly contacted Zhang Song, Huang Quan and others, and got a promise from the other party that as long as they surrendered, they would not be blamed for the past.

So they weren't too afraid, and they just hoped that the Central Army would enter the city as soon as possible, and they would be able to transform themselves into people from the imperial court.

Of course, Liu Zhang also knew that his ministers had close contacts with Zhang Song and others, but he had no effective countermeasures.

Pang Xi and the others naturally desperately encouraged him to hold on to the city and wait for the opportunity.

But Liu Zhang's weakness doesn't mean he's stupid, even if he can keep it for a year, what's the point?

I heard that Zitong, Jiange, Jiameng and other places have all been surrendered to Lu Bu, and I only have one lonely city left in Chengdu, what can I do if I am really alone?

Wait for the right time, what is the right time? Cao Cao and Sun Quan?

If Lu Bu doesn't beat them, they will steal the fun, and dare to think about other things?

I am now truly isolated and helpless, waiting to be killed.

Perhaps, as written in Lu Bu's personal letter, he took the initiative to surrender, but it was a way out.

Liu Zhang has long heard that Lu Bu is quite generous to those who surrender voluntarily, like Zhang Yan, Zhang Lu, Zhang Ji, Li Dao, Guo Yan, Yuan Tan and others are either reused, or enjoy their old age in peace, and they have not heard of Lu Bu's treachery.

Liu Zhang was very shaken, and his attitude was sent out of the city by the people around him through some channels.

Lu Bu, who got the news, decided to bluff and pretend to attack the city on a large scale to scare Liu Zhang and help him make up his mind.

The 1st and 15th Divisions were tasked with the siege, building dozens of ladders to cover the hoplites of the 15th Division, while the musketeers fired at the head of the city.

The artillery battalions of the two divisions also controlled the landing of mortars within a range of more than ten zhang on the head of the city and within the city, and basically the defenders on the city wall could not show their heads to fight back, and they could not even stay on the city wall.

It was not until the ladder reached the top of the city that the shelling stopped.

By the time the defenders had re-entered the city, the heavy infantry and spearmen of the 15th Division had already been sent to the city.

They threw a wave of grenades at the top of the city, and then took advantage of the momentum to leap up the last few steps, and sure enough, the defenders at the head of the city were blown down.

Of course, at the behest of Lu Bu, after the central army defeated the defenders at the head of the city, it did not continue to attack the city, but retreated to the camp outside the city.

However, as they retreated, they blew down a section of the wall with explosives.

Lu Bu's meaning is very clear, it's not that we can't attack the city, but I don't want to attack the city.

That night, Zhang Song, as Lu Bu's envoy, openly asked to see Liu Zhang.

The defenders in the city did not dare to open the city gate, but just put a hanging basket from the city head and took Zhang Song to the city head.

After the body search, Zhang Song was sent to the official residence of Yizhou Mu.

Zhang Song must be familiar with this place, so he knows that Liu Zhang is receiving him in the study.

Entering the study, Zhang Song felt that the lights were quite dim, maybe it was intentional!

Liu Zhang sat behind the table, with two personal guards standing behind him.

When Zhang Song saw Liu Zhang, he shook it to the end, "Zhang Song has seen Yizhou Mu!" ”

Because he had already recognized Lu Bu as the master, he changed his words and no longer called Liu Zhang the main father.

Liu Zhang looked at Zhang Song and sighed for a while, "Ziqiao, you are not small, you dare to go into the city to see me, are you not afraid that I will kill you?" ”

Zhang Song smiled and shook his head, "Lord Zhou Mu, he is a benevolent and righteous person, why did he kill me?" I went to form an alliance with Liu Bei, also for the people of Yizhou and the state pastor. ”

"I return to the Duke of Liang, to the imperial court, and for the sake of the people of Yizhou and the state pastor, I have a clear conscience, why don't I dare to come to see you?"

Liu Zhang said angrily: "You voted for Lu Bu, and you dare to say that it is for the people of Yizhou, for me?" Why? ”

Zhang Song said eloquently, "Lord Zhou Mu, the imperial court army swept the world invincible, Cao Cao and Sun Quan were still invincible, and Liu Bei's 40,000 elites were almost wiped out. ”

"Is my army in Yizhou more warlike than Cao Cao and Liu Bei's? In today's siege battle, you must also know how the battle is going. Liang Gong just couldn't bear to let the people of Chengdu suffer from the pond fish, so he didn't continue to attack the city. ”

"Although Chengdu has high walls and thick walls, it cannot stop the explosives and artillery of the Central Army. Liang Gong sent me, which means that he has the sincerity to surrender to you. ”

"The promise made in the previous handwritten letter is still valid. He gives you a night to think about it, and if there is no answer after dawn, the army will continue to attack the city, and I dare not say what will happen then. ”

"Lord Zhou Mu, Zhang Yan, Zhang Lu, Zhang Ji, Li Dao and others have also returned to Lianggong, even if they are not affected by the central government, they are all rich and spend their old age in peace, what do you have to worry about?"

Liu Zhang heard Zhang Song say it so thoroughly, and his heart was even more shaken.

At this moment, the door of the study was pushed open, Liu Zhang frowned, but it was Pang Xi who pushed the door in.

When Pang Xi saw Zhang Song, he scolded the traitor and ordered people to catch Zhang Song and kill the rebel.

Liu Zhang hurriedly stopped him, but Zhang Song was never nervous and flustered from beginning to end, and he was very calm and composed.

This kind of bearing made Liu Zhang sigh with emotion, such a good minister can't be used for himself.

Liu Zhang ordered someone to escort Zhang Song out of the city, saying that he would make a decision before dawn.

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(End of chapter)