Two months passed in a blink of an eye, and Liu Zhang did not take any action at the gates of Chengdu. He neither forcibly attacked the city nor mobilized troops. He seemed to have made plans and was waiting for Chengdu to run out of food and fall!
The earth begins to get extremely hot in June. Even in the mountains and plains, the heat wave is still rolling.
The heat not only affected Liu Zhang, but also everyone in Wuyang City.
Two months ago, after Zhang Yi was rescued, he did not flee to Chengdu, but to Jianwei County and went straight to Wuyang.
With the care of his good friend Yang Hong, Zhang Yi's situation in Wuyang was much more comfortable, and Ren Qi also respected him very much.
Since the fall of Guangdu, Ren Qi has been nervous all day long, fearing that Liu Zhang would suddenly attack the city.
Two months later, Liu Zhang was trapped in Chengdu, which not only failed to relieve Ren Qi's pressure, but made him even more anxious.
Ren Qi is a wise man, he understands a truth, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it!
Liu Zhang could endure loneliness, which was not a good thing for him or Jia Long, because sooner or later Chengdu would run out of food.
"Master Taishou, are you looking for us?"
Fei Shi, Yang Hong, and Zhang Yi came out of the door at the same time, and all bowed their hands to greet Ren Qi.
"No need to be too polite, I have brought you three here today to discuss something."
"sit!"
After the four people sat down separately, Ren Qi spoke first.
"The three gentlemen are all wise men. Now Liu Zhang's troops are surrounding Chengdu. It will be a matter of time before they win! If Chengdu falls, Wuyang will surely suffer immediately!"
"As the prefect, I, Ren Qi, am unable to protect the people of Jianwei County. I feel deeply ashamed! Today I have invited a few gentlemen to discuss and seek opportunities to tide over the difficulties!"
If Chengdu is defended for a long time, it will be lost, and the same is true for Wuyang. Ren Qi is no longer willing to sit back and wait for death in Wuyang.
"Master Taishou, there are troops and horses stationed in Jiangyuan and Guangdu now. Our safest way is to defend Wuyang."
In Fei Shi's view, Yizhou has been unified by Liu Zhang, and it may be possible to survive if it persists, but if it takes the initiative, it may perish early.
"Gong Ju's statement is wrong. If Chengdu falls, Liu Zhang can instantly raise a hundred thousand troops! How can Wuyang City stop the invasion of a hundred thousand troops?"
Yang Hong was the first to raise objections, and he was the main militant from beginning to end.
"Ji Xiumo wants to bully me! If Liu Zhang has an army of 100,000, how can he besiege Chengdu without attacking it?"
Fei Shi knew the situation in Chengdu very clearly, and Liu Zhang delayed the attack because of his lack of troops.
Yang Hong shook his head helplessly and looked at Zhang Yi beside him.
"Jun Si, you know the situation in Shu County best. Come and tell them."
Zhang Yi frowned slightly. He didn't want to get involved in Wu Yang's affairs. But everyone was watching him, and he couldn't pretend to be ignorant.
"Okay, let me talk about this situation."
"The current population of Shu County is more than 700,000, and the population of Chengdu County is 100,000. This means that Liu Zhang already controls the population of 600,000 people in Shu County at this time."
"Previously, Grand Administrator Jia and Grand Administrator Ren sent troops to assist Zhang Lu many times, but they were severely beaten by Liu Zhang and the entire army was wiped out. However, these soldiers from Shu County and Qianwei County did not die in battle, but were all captured by Liu Zhang. As far as I know,
, these soldiers number no less than 50,000!"
"If Liu Zhang conquers Chengdu, he will get at least 100,000 people and 10,000 surrendered troops! If coupled with the surrender of troops from Shu County, it will not be difficult for Liu Zhang to raise an army of 100,000 troops in a short period of time!
"
After listening to Zhang Yi's words, Ren Qi felt even heavier.
If Chengdu is defeated and the entire Shu County falls into Liu Zhang's hands, then all the family members who surrendered will be in Liu Zhang's hands, and they will instantly become Liu Zhang's powerful soldiers!
"Master Taishou, have you made it clear enough? Liu Zhang originally had more than 100,000 troops, but he did not gather them because he needed to defend everywhere. If Chengdu is broken, it is unknown what kind of pressure Wuyang will face.
Already..."
Ren Qi was silent, and Fei Shi lowered her head and said nothing more. Now everyone has seen the end of Wuyang, and they are walking on a dead end, and they can't turn back yet!
"Jun Si, you just had a fight with Liu Zhang, do you have any good ideas?"
Ren Qi looked at Zhang Yi and placed his hope on him. Ren Qi was unwilling to give in. He was not willing to sit trapped in Wuyang and wait to die.
"Master Taishou, Zhang Yi is a defeated general. Is there any good strategy? But if we unite, we will survive, and if we divide, we will die. You might as well ask Zhao Wei for help. Let's see if we can unite with Ba County to resist Liu Zhang's attack."
Ren Qi waved his hand and refuted Zhang Yi's proposal without hesitation.
"There are Liu Zhang's 40,000 troops in Langzhong and Bazhong. Zhao Wei has too much time to take care of himself. How can he still have the energy to take care of us? Expecting Zhao Wei is tantamount to killing at the neck!"
Ren Qi felt that if he pinned all his hopes on Zhao Wei, it would be tantamount to waiting for death.
The room suddenly fell into silence again. No matter how you looked at it, the game of chess in Yizhou looked like a fatal game.
"Report...!"
A quick shout broke the silence in the room. A soldier was seen running in.
"Speak quickly!"
"To report to the Grand Administrator, it has been found that there are 3,000 defenders in Jiangyuan County, and the commander is Gao Shun. There are 2,000 defenders in Guangdu City, and the defender is Zhao Yun. Liu Zhang's troops besieging Chengdu are about 30,000. However, Liu Zhang currently has
Not in Chengdu Camp, but seems to have returned to Mianzhu."
"Go down..."
Ren Qi waved his hand feebly, and he became even more depressed after hearing the news.
By doing this, Liu Zhang obviously minimized the risk and strived to win Chengdu in the safest way.
"Everyone, Liu Zhang's return to Mianzhu means that he is not in a hurry to win Chengdu. If he really waits for a year and a half, Chengdu will be lost!"
Yang Hong sighed softly, and then shook his head helplessly.
"More than that, Liu Zhang can use this period of time to calmly stabilize the counties in Shu County, and even expand the army! By the time Chengdu is defeated, Shu County has been integrated! In other words, when Chengdu is forced, Liu Zhang will
The day the army attacks Wuyang!"
Silence, the room fell into silence again. This news made their hearts even more depressed!
"Hehehe..."
A disdainful laugh broke the tense atmosphere again, and everyone looked at Zhang Yi who was laughing.
"Jun Si, why are you laughing?"
Ren Qi's tone was very unkind. If it wasn't for Yang Hong's sake, he would have gotten angry.
However, Zhang Yi didn't pay attention, but showed disdain in his eyes.
"This Liu Zhang is really arrogant. He dares to defend Guangdu with two thousand men!"
"What do you mean, Jun Si?"
Yang Hong was very clear about this good friend's character. He would not do something like this if he was not certain, so he quickly asked.
"Two months ago, I defended Guangdu with 5,000 men, but Liu Zhang defeated 20,000 men in less than an hour. Now there are 20,000 troops in Wuyang City, and Liu Zhang still dares to leave only 2,000 men. This is not arrogance.
Isn’t this treating Wuyang’s army as if it’s nothing?”
When Yang Hongjing and Zhang Yi were reminded like this, they suddenly understood as if the clouds had cleared and the sun appeared.
"Liu Zhang has determined that Wuyang must not dare to take any action, so he dares to deploy so few troops and horses in the two cities!"
A plan suddenly flashed in Yang Hong's mind, to catch him unawares! Then he immediately looked at Ren Qi excitedly.
"Master Taishou, the opportunity to defeat the enemy has come! Liu Zhang must pay the price for his arrogance!"