Xiaoqi

It is not to say how lenient and benevolent Li Li's administration is and how superior the system is, but compared to the policies under the rule of other princes, it is relatively superior.After all, he needs to provide food and salaries for nearly a million troops, and there are tens of thousands of officials and princes with titles and eunuchs who need to support them.Therefore, the benevolent government he can provide is extremely limited, and he cannot relax government orders as he pleases, and cannot give the most superior policies to the people under his rule.

It is precisely this kind of benevolent government that is different from other princes, so that the superiority of life of the people under Li Li's rule is reflected, and the people of other states and counties are envious.

This has been the case since ancient times.When a relatively superior and fair social system appears, it means that the original social order will be broken, forcing the rulers to either change or perish, and there is no third way to choose; The driving force behind development and change is ordinary working people like us.

So this time the Xiliang army was able to attack Yizhou so quickly, and the sword pointed directly at Chengdu.And here is the credit for Liu Zhang and Yizhou bureaucrats deliberately creating rumors. They ignored the sufferings of the people, but devoted all their attention and energy to attracting noble families and powerful gentry.As a result, the leaders of the Xiliang army drove straight in, and the nobles and powerful men who were relied on by them did not put their minds on how to resist the Xiliang army at all, but immediately transferred their family assets and dragged their families to hide in the slums.

It's a pity that these powerful nobles who tried to escape the flames of war could not escape the shackles of fate after all. As soon as they left, Li Li, who was in the city, knew about it.In Li Li's words, you always have to pay back when you come out to hang out; you can take away what belongs to you, and spit out everything that doesn't belong to you.

The first day of the Xiliang Army's siege passed away quietly.

The next day, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Xiliang Army outside the city arrived.But the flags of the soldiers and horses were very familiar to the defenders at the top of the city. It was the Zhao Wei rebels who were repelled by them five days ago.That is to say, after Zhao Wei's rebellion failed, he joined the Xiliang army under the city, and now the two groups of troops joined forces and besieged Chengdu again.

Chapter 157 Zhao Mahuang, Megatron Quartet

On the first day of the Xiliang army's siege, the city was in chaos and noisy all night.

The next day, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from the Xiliang Army who had set up camp five miles outside the city arrived.

But the flags of the soldiers and horses were very familiar to the defenders at the top of the city. It was the Zhao Wei rebels who were repelled by them five days ago.That is to say, after Zhao Wei's rebellion failed, he led his troops to join the Xiliang army, and now the two groups of troops joined forces to besiege Chengdu again.

In the afternoon, the gates of the Xiliang camp were opened wide, and more than a hundred thousand troops left the camp one after another and marched towards the city.

Seeing such a situation, the guards at the east gate panicked. Fortunately, the guard Zhang Ren repeatedly reprimanded them and stabilized the situation.Immediately, the soldiers of the defending army rushed to the side of the parapet, waiting in full battle, watching helplessly as the Xiliang army under the city approached step by step, enclosing the east gate tightly.

However, the next scene was beyond the expectations of the defenders. Seeing that the more than [-] Zhao Wei rebels under the city stopped on the east bank of the moat and built fortifications on the spot, it seemed that they had no intention of storming the city.At the same time, no less than [-] cavalry stationed in the rear line divided into two groups, circled the east gate wall to both sides, and disappeared from the sight of the defenders after a while.

After seeing this scene, the guard Zhang Ren's expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed: "It's not good! The Xiliang army wants to surround the south gate and the west gate, trying to encircle them from all sides and trap us to death in the city!"

Before he finished speaking, Zhang Ren turned around and wanted to leave, but unexpectedly, the moment he turned around, the rumble of war drums suddenly sounded from the Xiliang army formation below the city: "Kill, kill, kill!"

Amidst the sound of war drums, I saw groups of dark iron soldiers marching towards the moat with huge shields in their left hands and long spears in their right.Immediately after the giant shield spearmen.A group of ten mighty warriors with long arms and bear bodies carried hundreds of giant logs about the thickness of wooden barrels and about seven feet long, and slowly moved forward.

Then, I saw them erecting the giant wood on the well fence on the bank.Dozens of people pressed one end of the giant tree and slowly pushed the giant tree into the air. When the other end of the giant tree facing the sky was enough to cross the west bank of the moat, the giant tree fell to the ground with a bang and lay across the moat. The giant tree straddled both sides of the moat.Immediately afterwards, the mighty warriors followed suit.All one hundred giant logs were erected on the moat one after another, and then a wooden bridge with a width of four feet was erected just by laying planks on the giant logs.Since then.The Xiliang army on the east bank can directly attack under the city wall through the wooden bridge. If wooden stakes are fixed at both ends of the wooden bridge, the siege ordnance can be transported under the city wall, thus posing a huge threat to the east gate defenders. .

He watched helplessly as the Xiliang Army built a bridge over the moat in an orderly manner.Zhang Ren gritted his teeth angrily.His face was livid, indignant, but helpless.Because the east bank of the moat was already beyond the range of bows and arrows, unless they took the initiative to go out of the city to intercept them, there was nothing they could do. They could only sit back and watch the Xiliang army build a bridge, easily break through the natural barrier of the moat, and directly threaten the east gate.

Since then.Zhang Ren didn't dare to act rashly.He could only send his own soldiers to deliver an order, ordering him to guard the south gate and west gate to beware of the Xiliang army's sneak attack.Even if the roads of the Xiliang army were blocked, they had to stand firm and not fight, and they must not go out of the city to fight.

Just as Zhang Ren thought, the sentinel came to report an hour later. After the east gate and north gate, the west gate and south gate were also besieged by the Xiliang army.

At this point, the entire city of Chengdu was besieged on all sides, all access roads were blocked, and there was no way out.

Since the formation of the siege, the Xiliang army, which was eager to try, did not attack the city on a large scale. The Xiliang army outside the four gates of the city was all stationed on the spot, and they set up camp on the other side of the moat.

This move made Yizhou city guards deeply relieved, and secretly rejoiced.But the guard Zhang Ren couldn't be happy, not only didn't feel half-hearted, but his mood became more and more heavy, frowning tightly, helpless.

Seeing the Xiliang army building fortifications and setting up camp by the moat, Zhang Ren was at a loss and couldn't figure out what the Xiliang army wanted to do.If the Xiliang army thought that blocking the city gate would trap tens of thousands of Yizhou troops in the city and force Liu Zhang to open the city and surrender, it would be too whimsical and self-righteous.

You know, since Liu Yan moved the government office, Chengdu has been the state government of Yizhou for nearly ten years.For so many years, Chengdu has experienced two generations of Liu's father and son's painstaking efforts. The scale of the city has been expanded again and again, and the city walls have been repaired every year. The population in the city has increased year by year. huge city.

As of now, the total population of the city is not less than 20, and it is actually one of the few big cities in the entire Han Dynasty.Its population is large, its treasury is full, and its money, food, and military equipment are abundant. It is unrivaled among all the major states and cities in the world. Even Yecheng in Jizhou, Xiangyang in Jingzhou, and Chang'an in Xiliang cannot match it, and it can be called the world. the largest city.

Therefore, if the Xiliang army wanted to trap the Yizhou army and force Liu Zhang to surrender just by besieging the city, it would be tantamount to a dream, purely nonsense, whimsical, and taken for granted.

Not only that, compared with Chengdu City, which has sufficient money, food and supplies, the Xiliang Army is fighting in a different place, and it is an expedition.If the stalemate continues for such a long time, the food supply of the Xiliang Army will face unprecedented pressure. Once the food supply is insufficient and the military equipment is in short supply, they are bound to retreat without a fight, or they will be defeated by the Yizhou Army waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Therefore, Zhang Ren was deeply puzzled by the defensive tactics of the Xiliang army as soon as they arrived at the city, and couldn't figure out the intention and purpose of this move.Although he couldn't think of a reason, Zhang Ren didn't dare to underestimate Zhou Yu, the chief general of the Xiliang Army under the city, and he didn't dare to be negligent in the slightest.Not only Zhou Yu, but also Li Xian, the deputy governor, as well as Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong, are all famous Xiliang warriors for a long time. Their illustrious reputation has spread all over the world as early as the Sili War, and their power has shocked all directions. , is widely known.

It must be mentioned that during the Battle of Hanzhong, Zhang Ren fought with Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and others, and was captured alive by Huang Zhong by mistake.It was the first time he had been defeated on a frontal battlefield since he joined the army for more than ten years, and he was defeated completely. He was directly captured alive.

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

Zhao Yun and him are brothers in the same school, under the tutelage of spear prodigy Tong Yuan.Although Zhang Ren had already finished his skills when Zhao Yun started, but this friendship cannot be erased. No matter when and where, they are brothers of the same school.Zhang Ren has seen Zhao Yun's skills before, and he can be said to be a latecomer. His martial arts are far superior to his senior brother; if he fights in front of the battle, he will definitely lose after fifty rounds, and it is definitely not Zhao Yun's. opponent.

As for the title of Xiliang Ma Chao, for all Yizhou soldiers, including Zhang Ren, it is truly a famous name.After all, Yizhou is next to Liangzhou. Before Li Li occupied Hanzhong, the Shu Road was not completely sealed off under martial law. There was an endless stream of business travelers from Yizhou and Liangzhou.Therefore, from the moment Ma Teng ruled Liangzhou and became a vassal of his own, Yizhou Wenwu knew that Ma Chao, the son of Ma Teng, had the reputation of "Jin Ma Chao", extremely brave, and his bravery was still higher than that of his father. Better than blue, fame rises.

Since then, Ma Teng and his son have fought against Li Li many times. Although they have been defeated repeatedly, Yizhou Wenwu is biased towards Ma Teng and his son, hoping that they will win in the end.It's a pity that things backfired. Ma Teng and his son eventually lost, and both became Li Li's prisoners, and then served under Li Li's command.

However, it was this upheaval that virtually made Ma Chao's reputation as "Shenweitian General", making him a well-known Xiliang hero in Xiliang, Yizhou, and even the whole world, and his power shook the world.All this is due to the fact that Li Li ordered him to lead the Longxiang Battalion to garrison Jincheng, so that during the three years he was stationed in Jincheng, he led the Longxiang Battalion to fight continuously and forcibly surrendered more than ten Qiang forces entrenched in Jincheng and Xihai. , thus completely eradicating the centuries-long Qiang chaos in the southwest of Liangzhou.As a result, Ma Chao made illustrious military exploits, and was honored as "General Shenweitian" by hundreds of thousands of Qiang people, and his power shook the world.

In addition to the above three famous generals of Xiliang, Li Xian, the deputy governor of the Xiliang army this time, is also well-known to Yizhou soldiers for a long time, and is known to all women and children.However, the reason why the civil, military and common people in Yizhou knew of Li Xian's existence was not because of his outstanding achievements, but because he was Li Li's younger brother, Li Li's only sibling in this world.However, Li Xian's thunderous offensive led the army to Yizhou this time, so that the soldiers of Yizhou could truly see how powerful this "general" of Xiliang is, and they knew that he did not become famous by virtue of his brother Li Li's prestige. .

Li Xian led [-] eagle guard cavalry, and after quietly leading the army into Berkshire, he attacked the city and pulled out the stronghold in just half a month, unstoppable, and then took Jiangzhou with a thunderbolt.It wasn't until after he captured Jiangzhou City that Zhao Yun's troops from the Xiliang Army walked out of the Shu Road, and then Zhao Yun led the army to drive straight in, captured Guanghan County, advanced into Shu County, and finally joined forces with the West Route Army led by Zhou Yu and Li Xian to besiege Chengdu.

It was when the Xiliang army approached Chengdu that Liu Zhang took out the letter hidden in his sleeve and handed it to the generals in Yizhou for circulation.From this, Zhang Rencai knew that when he led the army to fight fiercely with Zhao Wei's rebels, Li Xian and Zhao Yun led two armies and had already entered Yizhou.

It is precisely because he knows how powerful Zhou Yu, Li Xian, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, Huang Zhong and others are, Zhang Ren has no plans to go out of the city to fight. The Xiliang army fought a protracted war of attrition until the Xiliang army was forced to retreat.

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Chapter 158

On the third day of the siege, the Xiliang army stood still, and 10,000+ troops hid in the camp to escape the summer heat.

On the fourth day, the outside of the city was still calm.

The sun was scorching, the heat was rolling, and there was not even a breath of wind in the air.

For the next two days, the outside of the city was still calm, and there was no movement in the barracks beyond the four gates. Except for the sergeants guarding the gate and blocking the end of the suspension bridge, there were no soldiers from Xiliang walking around.

This gave the defenders in the city an illusion, as if the Xiliang army really did not intend to make a large-scale attack, and stayed on the outskirts of the city without attacking, trying to trap the Yizhou army in the city alive.

It's just that this is too ridiculous!

How big is the city of Chengdu, and how much money, food and supplies are there, how can it be forced to surrender by besieging the city on all sides?

In this situation, not only Zhang Ren had this idea, but even the soldiers under his tent thought it was childish, ridiculous and stupid that the Xiliang army laborers under the city came from an expedition, but they did not attack. Arrogance over the top.

On the seventh day, the weather changed suddenly.In the morning there was still a scorching sun and a hot wave, and in the afternoon there was a strong wind, and the dark clouds covered the sun, and the dark clouds chased and rolled, and quickly folded up.Immediately, there was a strong wind, thunder bursts, and thicker and thicker dark clouds sank sharply, covering the sky over Chengdu.

This is astonishingly dark clouds overwhelm the city.

After an afternoon of brewing, in the evening, with the sound of "click", a dazzling incandescent lightning pierced through the sky. endlessly.Not long.The howling and roaring wind rushed towards the city of Chengdu with a loud "cracking" sound, only to see hailstones as big as jujubes appearing across the sky and falling obliquely.Outrageously hit the ground.

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Amidst the loud bang, jujube-sized hailstones fell on the rubble of houses with a bang bang; they hit the leaves, and the green leaves were shot down abruptly; they fell on the pedestrians who hadn't gone home to hide from the rain , beat them to run and jump, and fled; smashed on the camp tent, bang bang.It's like Fou music.The first moment, hail came suddenly, and the next moment, heavy rain poured down.In an instant, the huge city of Chengdu was shrouded in a curtain of water, and all the creatures within a radius of a hundred miles were immersed in the watering of the violent storm.

Chengdu State Shepherd's Mansion, Liu Zhang's Mansion.

Just when the heavy rain was pouring down, a two-horse carriage drove forward in the rain.He came straight to the State Shepherd's Mansion.immediately.The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the mansion, and two tall and strong men in brocade clothes walked out of them. The leader greeted casually, and then led another man who was nearly ten feet tall and wearing a black cloak into the gate of the mansion, and then walked along the corridor Go straight to the main hall.

Seeing that the master had already left, the nervous coachman took out the yellow silk umbrella and jumped out of the carriage belatedly. The soldier in front of the door hardly had time to reach out to stop him, and saw the tall and thin coachman jump over the threshold.In the blink of an eye, he caught up with the two brocade-clothed men walking in front.

He watched the coachman pass by in front of himself and others, and caught up with the owner in an instant.The soldiers had no choice but to shake their heads helplessly, and did not chase immediately.Not only that, because the coachman was tired and lazy, the soldiers of the family had to drive the carriage to the stable for him to hide from the rain.After doing this, the soldiers stood under the eaves as if nothing had happened.

Apparently, the person who greeted him just now was a regular visitor of the State Shepherd's Mansion, and his status was unusual, so the soldiers let him go without hesitation.As for who he brought to meet the lord Liu Zhang, the soldiers of the family had no right to ask. Even if something went wrong, it had nothing to do with them, the guards, and whoever brought it in was responsible.