On the first day of the siege of the Xiliang army, the city was chaotic and noisy all night.

The next day, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses arrived in the Xiliang army, which had set up camp five miles outside the city.

And the banner of this road of soldiers and horses is very familiar to the defenders of the city, and it is the rebel army of Zhao Wei who was repulsed by them five days ago. That is to say, after the failure of Zhao Wei's rebellion, he led his troops to take refuge in the Xiliang army, and now the two groups of people and horses joined forces to besiege Chengdu City again.

In the afternoon, the gate of the Xiliang camp was opened, and more than 100,000 troops left the camp one after another and went to the city.

Seeing this situation, the defenders of the East Gate panicked, but fortunately, the guard general Zhang Ren repeatedly reprimanded him to stabilize the situation. Immediately, the defenders rushed to the female wall, waiting for the battle, watching the Xiliang army under the city approaching step by step, surrounding the east gate.

However, the next scene was unexpected by the defenders, but seeing that more than 20,000 Zhao Wei rebels under the city stopped on the east bank of the moat, and built fortifications on the spot, it seemed that there was no intention of storming the city. At the same time, no less than 60,000 cavalry stationed in the rear divided into two routes, rounded around the east gate city wall to both sides, and disappeared from the sight of the defenders in a short time.

After seeing this scene, the guard Zhang Ren's expression changed greatly, and he exclaimed: "Not good! The Xiliang army wants to besiege the south gate and the west gate, trying to surround us on all sides and trap us in the city! ”

Before the words fell, Zhang Ren turned around and wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, at the moment when he turned around, the rumbling war drums suddenly sounded in the Xiliang army array under the city: "Knock knock knock - kill, kill, kill!" ”

In the sound of war drums, Dan saw a group of Xuantie armor soldiers with huge shields in their left hands and spears in their right hands, marching towards the moat with neat steps. Immediately after the Giant Shield Pikemen. Thousands of mighty wrestlers with arms and bears were in groups of ten, carrying hundreds of giant trees about the thickness of wooden barrels and about seven feet long.

Then they were seen erecting a huge log on the railing of the well on the shore. Dozens of people pressed one end of the giant tree, slowly pushing the giant tree into the air, and when the other end of the giant tree was enough to cross the moat to the west bank, the giant tree slammed to the ground, across the moat, and the giant tree spanned both sides of the moat. Immediately afterward, the Mighty Lux did the same. A hundred giant trees were erected on the moat, and then a wooden bridge was built four feet wide by simply laying planks on top of the giant trees. And so on. The Xiliang army on the east bank can directly attack the city wall through the guò wooden bridge, and if the wooden stakes are tied at both ends of the wooden bridge to fix it, the siege ordnance can be transported under the city wall, thus posing a huge threat to the defenders of the east gate.

watched as the Xiliang army methodically built a bridge over the moat. Zhang Ren gritted his teeth in anger. His face was full of iron, indignant, but helpless. Because the east bank of the moat has exceeded the range of bows and arrows, unless you take the initiative to go out of the city to intercept, there is nothing you can do but sit back and watch the Xiliang army build a bridge, easily break the natural barrier of the moat, and directly threaten the east city gate.

So it goes. Zhang Ren didn't dare to act rashly. He could only send his own soldiers to pass the order, ordering him to guard the south gate and the west gate to beware of the sneak attack of the Xiliang army. Even if the Xiliang army is blocked on the road, it must defend without a fight, and it must not go out of the city to face the battle.

As Zhang Ren thought, an hour later, the sentinel rode to report that after the east gate and the north gate, the west gate and the south gate were also besieged by the Xiliang army.

At this point, the entire city of Chengdu was surrounded on all sides, and the roads in and out were all blocked, and there was no way out, and it really became a turtle in the urn.

Since the formation of the siege, the Xiliang army, which was originally eager to try, did not attack the city on a large scale, and the Xiliang army outside the city gates on all sides were stationed on the spot, camped on the other side of the moat, and put on a posture of trying to besiege the city for a long time.

This move made the soldiers defending the city of Yizhou breathe a deep sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced. But the guard general Zhang Ren was not happy, not only did he not feel half happy, but his mood became heavier and heavier, frowning, and he was at a loss.

Seeing the Xiliang army building fortifications and camping by the moat, Zhang Ren was confused, puzzled, and racked his brains to figure out what the Xiliang army wanted. If the Xiliang army thought that blocking the city gate would trap the tens of thousands of Yizhou troops in the city, and forced Liu Zhang to open the city and surrender, this would be too whimsical and self-righteous.

You must know that since Liu Yan moved to govern, Chengdu has been the state of Yizhou for nearly ten years. Over the years, Chengdu has undergone the painstaking management of two generations of Liu's father and son, the scale of the city has been expanded again and again, the city wall has been repaired every year, and the population of the city has increased year by year, and now it has developed into a super large city that accommodates tens of thousands of official eunuchs, powerful gentry and more than 100,000 people.

Up to now, the total population of the city is not less than 200,000, which is one of the few large cities in the entire Han world. Its large population, abundant treasury, abundant money, food and armament, unsurpassed among the major state cities in the world, even Jizhou Yecheng, Jingzhou Xiangyang and Xiliang Chang'an can not be compared, can be called the world's largest city.

Therefore, if the Xiliang army wants to trap the Yizhou army and force Liu Zhang to submit just by besieging the city, it is tantamount to a fool's dream, pure nonsense, whimsical, and taken for granted.

Not only that, compared with Chengdu City, which had sufficient money and food, the Xiliang Army belonged to a long-distance battle and an expedition. If such a long-term stalemate continues, the supply of grain and grass to the Xiliang army will face unprecedented tremendous pressure, once the supply of grain and grass is insufficient, and there is a shortage of ordnance and baggage, it is bound to retreat without a fight, or it will be defeated by the Yizhou army waiting for an opportunity to attack and defeat it in one fell swoop.

It was because Zhang Ren was deeply puzzled by the tactics of the Xiliang army that they were on the defensive as soon as they arrived in the city, and he couldn't figure out what the intention and purpose of this move was. Although he couldn't think of a reason, Zhang Ren didn't dare to despise Zhou Yu, the chief general of the Xiliang Army under the city, and he didn't dare to be negligent and slack off. Not only Zhou Yu, but also the deputy governor Li Xian, as well as Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, all of whom have been famous for a long time in Xiliang, have been famous for a long time.

It has to be mentioned that during the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Ren fought with Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and others, and was captured by Huang Zhongsheng. It was the first time in his more than ten years in the army that he was defeated on the frontal battlefield, and he was completely defeated, and he was directly captured alive by others.

In addition to Huang Zhong, Zhang Ren is no stranger to Zhao Yun and Ma Chao.

Zhao Yun and him are the same brothers, and they studied under the spear prodigy Yuan. Although Zhang Ren had already gone down the mountain when Zhao Yun started, this friendship with the same door could not be erased, no matter when and where, they were all brothers of the same sect. Zhang Ren once saw Zhao Yun's skills, and he can really be called a latecomer, and his martial arts are far above his senior brother; If it was a battle before the battle, he would definitely lose after fifty rounds, and he would definitely not be Zhao Yun's opponent.

As for the name of Xiliang Ma Chao, for all Yizhou soldiers, including Zhang Ren, it can really be called a great name, and the famous name of "General Shenweitian" is like thunder, and it shocks Yizhou. After all, Yizhou is close to Liangzhou, and before Li Li occupied Hanzhong, Shu Dao was not blocked all the way to martial law, and the business and travel between Yizhou and Liangzhou were endless. Yes, from the moment when Ma Teng seized Liangzhou and became the princes of the road, Yizhou Wenwu knew that Ma Teng's son Ma Chao had the reputation of "Jin Ma Chao", and he was extremely brave, and his bravery was still above his father.

Since then, Ma Teng and Li Li have clashed repeatedly, although they have been defeated repeatedly, but Yizhou Wenwu is biased towards Ma Teng and his son, hoping that they can finally win. It's a pity that things backfired, and Ma Teng's father and son were finally defeated, and both became Li Li's subordinates, and then joined Li Li's command.

However, it is this drastic change that has virtually achieved Ma Chao's prestige as "General Shenweitian", making him a well-known Xiliang general in Xiliang and Yizhou and even the whole world, and it is powerful all over the world. And this qiē is attributed to Li Li's order to lead the Longxiang battalion to garrison Jincheng, so that in the three years he was stationed in Jincheng, he led the Longxiang battalion to fight continuously, and brutally subdued more than ten Qiang forces entrenched in Jincheng and Xihai, thus completely clearing the Qiang rebellion in the southwest of Liangzhou for a hundred years. As a result, Ma Chao made great achievements and was respected by hundreds of thousands of Qiang people as "General Shenweitian", which shocked all directions.

In addition to the above three famous Xiliang generals, Li Xian, the deputy governor of the Xiliang Army, is also well-known for Yizhou soldiers for a long time, and women and children are well known. However, the reason why the civil, military and common people of Yizhou know Li Xian's survival is not because of his outstanding achievements, but because he is Li Li's younger brother and Li Li's only sibling brother in this world. However, Li Xian led the army to attack Yizhou this time, but it was for the Yizhou soldiers to really see the power of this Xiliang "general", and they knew that he did not become famous by relying on the prestige of his brother Li Li.

Li Xian led 30,000 eagle guards and iron cavalry, silently led the army into Ba County, and in just half a month, he continued to attack the city and pull out the village, which was unstoppable, and then took Jiangzhou with a thunderous momentum. It was not until he captured Jiangzhou City that Zhao Yun's troops of the Western Liang Army walked out of Shu Road, and then Zhao Yun led a large army to drive straight in, captured Guanghan County, advanced into Shu County, and finally joined forces with the Western Route Army led by Zhou Yu and Li Xian to besiege Chengdu.

When the Xiliang army approached Chengdu, Liu Zhang took out the letter and silk hidden in his sleeve and handed it to the generals of Yizhou for circulation. From this, Zhang Ren knew that when he led the army to fight a fierce battle with Zhao Wei's rebels, Li Xian and Zhao Yun led two armies into Yizhou, so Zhao Wei's rebels were defeated and retreated, and the Xiliang army was on the back foot of the city.

It is precisely because he knows the strength of Zhou Yu, Li Xian, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong and others, Zhang Ren has no intention of going out of the city to face the battle, and at the beginning he made up his mind to defend the city to the death, so as to respond to all changes without change, and fight a protracted war of attrition with the Xiliang army, until the Xiliang army was forced to retreat.

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