War is brutal, and this conclusion has been very clear since the beginning of human beings with a sense of power. No matter what type of war, whether it is righteous or unreasonable, the sorrow and sorrow it brings will always be indelible, and the first victims are undoubtedly millions of ordinary people.

Yang Yi has been avoiding harming the people of Shu since he entered Shu, and he went to see Shama Naigu alone, and quietly sneaked back to Chengzhou City to have a final battle with Tao Yong, the hardships and dangers of which only Yang Yi himself knows. The reason for this is simply to prevent demons like war from breaking out of the cage and poisoning living beings.

In the matter of Qiongzhou, Yang Yi made a lot of efforts, the first time Tao Yong died, Yang Yi sent envoys to various places to recruit Anna, but obviously An Chutai did not believe that Yang Yi, the new king of Shu, promised him a high-ranking official Houlu, and he trusted the Wenzhou Yuwen family who was "friendly" with him.

Half a month ago, Qiongzhou City had closed its gates and refused to allow Yang Yi's envoy to enter the city.

There's no way around it, people don't listen to you, no matter how kind you are, it can only be the kindness of a woman.

Yang Yi ordered 25,000 troops to enter Qiongzhou from Mianzhou, and as expected, there was no fighting all the way, and they came to Gujiang County, which was half a day's journey from Qiongzhou City, and stationed there.

A day later, Yang Yi handed over the defense of Chengzhou Mansion to Liu Wenzhi, and he went to Gujiang County in person.

The wind and dust felt that Gujiang County, just jumped off the war horse and had not yet stood firm, Yang Yi issued the first edict: no one in Qiongzhou who did not participate in the villain of An Chutai must not be harmed, because the property losses of the people of Qiongzhou caused by Yang Yi's army will be recorded, and there will be a special person to compensate one by one after the end of the war.

This edict immediately spread throughout the counties of Qiongzhou, and Yang Yi did not expect the soldiers and civilians of Qiongzhou to stand up and support him, the new king of Shu, as long as they stayed at home and closed their homes, it would be the greatest help to him.

Yang Yi only stayed in Gujiang County for half a day, but after the scouts sent out reported the news, he immediately ordered the army to advance towards Qiongzhou City.

Qiongzhou Taishou An Chutai was very smart, he knew that he only had more than 10,000 troops, and it was undoubtedly impossible to hold the entire territory of Qiongzhou, so he ordered all the Qiongzhou troops to retreat into the city of Qiongzhou, and at the same time sent five consecutive letters for help to Wenzhou.

After the panicked An Chutai received a reply from Yuwen Mang that he had sent troops, he was still worried, and after learning that Yang Yi's army had marched towards Qiongzhou City, An Chutai couldn't sleep all night.

An Chutai had been staring at the map of Shuzhong for two hours, and there was a black line on it marking the path from Wenzhou Road to Qiongzhou.

"Master Gong, do you think Yu Wenmang can really arrive within three days?" An Chutai condensed.

Sima Gongsu of Qiongzhou smiled helplessly and said: "Lord Taishou, this is the third time you have asked me this question, according to the normal marching speed, the Wenzhou army can enter the territory of Qiongzhou the night after tomorrow, and it will be able to reach Qiongzhou City in three days at most." ”

An Chutai took the oil lamp on the table, took a picture of the map, and frowned: "Can we hold it for three days?" ”

"The city of Qiongzhou is strong, Yang Yi's 25,000 people want to break through, I'm afraid it won't be a matter of a while, if he dares to forcibly attack the city, we will definitely be able to make it come and go." Gong Su said.

According to the usual practice, if you want to be a city like Qiongzhou City, the attacker's strength in the siege battle must reach at least three times that of the defending side, and there are enough siege equipment to capture the city, Yang Yi only brought 25,000 people, this can only be a tactic to add oil, and soon the oil will run out.

"Did the Nine Nerds really only bring twenty-five thousand? Will there be suspicious soldiers? ”

Gong Su sighed and said: "Our spies probed very clearly, Yang Yi brought 10,000 Chengzhou troops, 10,000 Kangzhou troops plus 5,000 Mianzhou troops, a total of 25,000 people rushed to Qiongzhou City, and at the same time, the internal Ying of Chengzhou Mansion also reported that the Northern Army stationed in Jianchong Pass did not move, and Yang Yi's Zheng army had just finished exterminating the Shu Dao bandits, and was repairing outside Chengzhou City and was responsible for the defense of Chengzhou. ”

An Chutai still didn't seem to be at ease, and said: "Later, you will send someone to carefully investigate the city again, and once you find a suspicious person, kill it directly." ”

Gong Su said: "My lord, in the past month, we have sifted Qiongzhou City like a sieve several times, and there are heavy guards at the city gate, even if he misses two flies, he can't set off any strong winds and waves, I will vouch for you with my head, within three days, Yang Yixiu wants to step into Qiongzhou City." ”

An Chutai straightened up, and seemed to feel that he was too suspicious, so he waved his hand irritably and sat down and said, "Gong Sima, you misunderstood, it's not that I don't believe you, I'm just a little uneasy..."

After a pause, An Chutai said again: "You and I have been officials in Shu for many years, you should know what kind of people Tao Yong, Gao Zuozhen and Dou Xu are, especially Tao Yong, this person has been sitting in Shu alone and has owned the four states of Shu for 20 years, how many people have wanted to pull it down in the past 20 years, but they all ended miserably." These nine nerds can kill Tao Yong without blood, and I'm not afraid of your jokes, I feel incredible just thinking about it. ”

Gong Su said: "But since we have chosen Yuwen Mang, there is no turning back now, so we can only bite the bullet." ”

Saying this on his face, Gong Su secretly scolded in his heart: "If it weren't for the fact that you have done too many bad things over the years, and you have received countless benefits from Yuwen Mang, I am afraid that the nine nerds will settle accounts after the autumn, would we be as desperate as we are now?" ”

But seeing An Chutai, he sighed and said, "That's right, now that it's over, we can only resign ourselves to fate." That Yuwen Mang has been peeping at Shuzhong for many years, and now he has obtained the edict of the marquis in the capital, I believe that he wants to get rid of the scourge of the nine nerds more than us at this moment. ”

At this moment, there was an urgent footstep outside the door, and a sergeant said, "Lord Taishou!" Urgent military report! ”

An Chutai stood up suddenly, and said hurriedly: "Come in!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a sweaty Qiongzhou army sergeant stepped in in three or two steps, bowed down and bowed: "My lord, the Shu army is here!" ”

An Chutai and Gong Su were startled, glanced at each other, and found the consternation in each other's eyes.

Gong Su Ning said: "Come so fast! ”

An Chutai was still sitting, and raised his hand and said, "Let's go, go up to the city wall and have a look!" ”

An Chutai and Gong Su hurriedly rushed to the south city wall of Qiongzhou, and at a glance, countless "fire dragons" were slowly moving towards Qiongzhou City as far as the eye could see.

An Chutai secretly calculated, according to the number of torches, it was really a team of more than 20,000 people.

"Immediately send out all the scout messengers in the city, be sure to rush out before the Shu army blockades, tell Yuwen Mang that Qiongzhou is in danger, and let him come quickly!" The uneasiness in An Chutai's heart became more and more serious.