Chapter 38: The Battle of Chengdu (3)
Inside the city of Chengdu. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Liu Zhang was still looking around the place where the wounded soldiers were placed, and from time to time he reached out to help others. At this time, a group of old people walked towards Liu Zhang, seeing that these people should be over 70 years old, it is estimated that the old people in Chengdu are here! The group walked up to Liu Zhang, stopped, and then an old man walked out of the crowd, walked up to Liu Zhang, first waved at Liu Zhang, and then said:
"Lord Lord, we are all more senior ordinary people in Chengdu today, because we live longer, there is still a certain weight in our respective homes, and now we Lao Suo gathered together, came here to see Lord Lord, just to tell Lord Lord, these dolls do what they are willing, no one persecuted them. The lord loves the people like a son, and some time ago he did not adopt Zheng Du's villain's plan to clear the wilderness, so that we, the people, did not leave our hometown, and we deeply felt the righteousness of the lord. Now Liu Bei's jackals, regardless of the lord's previous benefits to him, treacherously occupy the land of my Xichuan, and we and other people are now doing things to defend their hometown, protect their wives and children, this is a righteous act. Therefore, we implore the lord to hold on and lead us, the common people, to defend Chengdu and prevent us from losing our hometown. ā
After the old man finished speaking, he was about to kneel, Liu Zhang hurriedly took two steps forward, supported the old man, and tears rained down for a while, deeply moved by the old man's words, and said:
"Ji Yu is so loved by the people. Now I am all to blame for the source of all this misfortune! If I hadn't been blinded by lard at the beginning, and invited Liu Bei to enter Xichuan, there would never have been today's incident, just because the people I had been harmed by my negligence suffered such a great disaster, Ji Yu was ashamed in his heart! Shame on the people of Xichuan! ā
"Why did your lord say this? Guarding Chengdu is what we big husbands deserve. As a husband, if you can't defend your hometown and protect your wife and children, what's the difference between life and death? Now the dolls are just doing what they're supposed to do. The old man cried bitterly.
"Ji Yu has thanked you again!" After saying this, Liu Zhang knelt on the ground suddenly, and then bowed deeply to the people in front of him and around. When the people around saw the lord kneeling, they all knelt on the ground for a while, and the sound of plopping did not stop.
After about a stick of incense, Liu Zhang left the place where the wounded soldiers gathered, and went to the Chengdu city wall with Huang Quan, Liu Ba, Liu Xun and others to inspect the soldiers guarding the city.
Outside Chengdu, Liu Bei's military camp.
In the middle of Liu Bei's military camp, there is a military tent that is relatively large than the surrounding military tent, at this time, inside and outside the military tent, the candles are bright, and the fierce quarrel in the military tent can be heard in the far away outside the military tent, and the soldiers outside the tent are a little frightened after hearing the loud sound.
"Big brother, I ask for an order to personally lead the army to attack the city tomorrow, if you can't take the gate of Chengdu, I will Zhang Yide come to see me."
"Lord, I, Wei Wenchang, like General Zhang Fei, implore the lord to give an order to continue the siege of the city tomorrow, if I can't break through the city gate, I, Wei Wenchang, am also willing to come to see me."
"I, Huang Hansheng, are the same, please give an order!"
Liu Bei heard that the three generals below, Zhang Fei, Huang Zhong, and Wei Yan, all asked for orders to fight, and he didn't know what to do for a while, and at this moment, another person said:
"My lord, no!" It was Lord Fazheng who came out to admonish.
"Lord, don't continue to attack Chengdu, yesterday we have found that the people in Chengdu are also helping Liu Zhang to defend the city, so it can be seen that the soldiers defending the city in Chengdu are far more than 30,000 people, if you continue to attack, it will cause great casualties to both sides."
"Hmph, just the people, they have no power to restrain the chicken, what kind of battle will they fight, what you said is too serious!" General Zhang Fei, who was directly opposite the law, said.
"Has General Zhang forgotten the number of casualties of our army in the past two days since the attack on Chengdu?" Fa Zheng said to Zhang Fei, with a slight anger in his heart, and then continued:
"Who in the world does not know that our lord is known for his benevolence and righteousness, and has always loved the people like a son, two days ago, he did not know that the common people in Chengdu were also helping Liu Zhang to defend the city, but now he knows this, if he continues to attack the city, if this matter is known by the world, can the name of benevolence and righteousness of the lord still exist? What is the difference between this practice and Cao thief? ā
After Fa Zheng finished speaking, he stepped aside and stopped talking, it is estimated that these words reached the hearts of everyone in the military tent, and no one spoke again for a while.
After a while, Liu Bei coughed and said:
"Filial piety is reasonable, I have made up my mind, I can't take a strong attack on Chengdu again, just surround Chengdu, and wait for the military division to come."
"But my lord, if it drags on like this for a long time, it will be disadvantageous to our army!" General Wei Yan said.
"Yes! Eldest brother. Our food rations are not as much as those in Chengdu! If it drags on for a long time, it is not good for the morale of our army! General Zhang Fei also said.
Liu Bei was still about to say something at this time, but he saw a guard enter the tent and said that Master Jian Yong had now arrived at the military camp and was waiting outside the military tent. When Liu Bei heard that Jian Yong was back, he stood up excitedly and said, "Hurry up and let Xianhe come in." ā
After Liu Bei finished speaking, the guards went out, and then saw Jian Yongfeng walking in from outside the tent, came to the lord, and after bowing to the lord, he said:
"Lord Qiqi, fortunately, I have met the military master in the city, and I have told the military master some basic information these days, and the military master ordered me to be the first to come to the lord to report, and he will arrive with the army later. There is also a happy event to congratulate the lord, General Ma Chao has returned to the lord, and now he is also coming with the military master. ā
After Liu Bei listened to Jian Yong's words, he knew that General Ma Chao had also surrendered to him, and suddenly the gloom that had been hanging on his face disappeared, and he turned to a smile that had not been seen for a long time, and laughed out loud after a while.
"General Ma Chao is obedient to me, and our army is like a tiger with wings! The military division made great contributions to the battle of Pujiaguan this time. Liu Bei said.