When Liu Zhang learned that an army had crossed Yinping and successfully attacked Jiangyou and Fucheng, he was also surprised and panicked.
Zhang Ren mentioned to him that Cao Jun might sneak into Yinping, and Liu Zhang also knew that Zhang Ren set up an ambush at the exit of Yinping Road just in case.
But what I didn't expect was that Zhang Ren's deployment seemed to be useless. After the enemy passed through Yinping, they captured two cities in succession, and their troops were approaching Chengdu.
Liu Zhang didn't need to think about the fate of the ambush. He knew that the entire army must have been annihilated.
Most of Chengdu's troops have been dispatched to Jiange, and there are only a thousand soldiers left behind. If the enemy forces attack the city, Chengdu may not be able to defend it!
Of course, Liu Zhang didn't know that the number of Cao's troops who had passed through Yinping was less than 1,500. As the capital of Yizhou, Chengdu had high and solid walls. If his thousand men defended the city, even if Gao Shun fell.
The camp is an elite division in the world, and it is difficult for him to lead his army to capture the city of Chengdu.
But Liu Zhang did not know the battle situation on the front line. Zhang Ren had told him at the beginning that even if Cao's army wanted to steal Yinping, the number would never be large, and it would never exceed five thousand.
But the current number of five thousand people is definitely not too small for Liu Zhang. Even if Cao's army, who was responsible for the sneak attack, broke through the city from the exit of Yinping Road and suffered casualties after arriving in Chengdu, Liu Zhang estimated that the other party would still have three thousand people left.
A force of about 3,000 people may not be considered a big deal in normal times, but for Chengdu City, which lacks soldiers to guard it, it is a great threat.
Liu Zhang had a weak character. Now that the enemy was about to attack Chengdu, he suddenly wanted to surrender.
It is said that Cao Cao treats people who surrender voluntarily very favorably. If he surrenders now, he can at least be treated as a happy marquis, which is much better than being captured and taken to Xuchang after Chengdu is defeated.
However, as soon as Liu Zhang expressed his intention to surrender to the ministers, he immediately encountered a lot of opposition.
"My lord, why should we be afraid? Everyone in Shu knows that the road to Yinping is dangerous. It is not easy for Cao's army to cross Yinping. Even if there is still enough power to destroy the ambush set up in advance, the losses will be heavy. Afterwards, they attack Jiangyou and Fu.
Chengdu city, Cao Jun will definitely suffer casualties. Even if there is a shortage of major generals in Chengdu city, Cao Jun's situation will not be much better. Maybe it is already at the end of the war. What's more, Mianzhu has not yet been lost, and there are still a thousand defenders in Mianzhu city.
, the general will lead another 500 sergeants to Mianzhu to prevent Cao's army from making any advance!" Li Yan, the general of Yizhou, asked Liu Zhang for a fight.
Li Yan was originally under Liu Biao and served as the magistrate of Zigui County. He fled to Shu when Cao Cao attacked Jingzhou. Li Yan was a man of literary and military skills, good at military and political affairs, and was highly trusted by Liu Zhang. Now his status is as good as Zhang Ren.
What Li Yan said is actually correct. Gao Shun and his trapped camp are indeed in a bad situation now. If they stick to Mianzhu as Li Yan said, they could even trap Gao Shun in Fucheng and lose their footing.
However, Liu Zhang was still afraid. Li Yan said that he would send 500 men to Mianzhu. If Mianzhu could not be defended, Chengdu would really have to rely on 500 men to resist Cao Jun's offensive.
Seeing that Liu Zhang was still hesitating, Li Yan further said: "If my lord is still worried, you may wish to inform General Zhang Ren and ask him to withdraw some of his troops and return to Chengdu to garrison."
Since Cao's army divided his troops and sneaked into Yinping, the number of troops outside Jiange will inevitably be reduced. It does not hurt to let Zhang Ren send a small group of soldiers back to Chengdu.
It is not necessary to bring back many troops. Even if only 2,000 troops come back, it is estimated that the city of Chengdu will be impregnable.
After hearing Li Yan's proposal to let Zhang Ren return part of his troops, Liu Zhang calmed down a little.
Finally, Liu Zhang agreed to Li Yan's request and asked him to take away 500 people and garrison Mianzhu.
——————————————————————————————————When Gao Shun led his troops to the outside of Mianzhu City, Li Yan had already brought reinforcements
I've been in town for a long time.
Gao Shun frowned. Although he didn't know the exact number of troops in Mianzhu City, judging from the deployment on the city wall, he estimated that there were more than a thousand people.
The city defense of Mianzhu City is better than that of Jiangyou City and Fucheng, and the number of defenders in the city is not less than mine. It is really difficult for me to conquer Mianzhu City.
Although he captured Fucheng by force, firstly, the defenders of Fucheng were very few, and secondly, the city defense of Fucheng was also very weak. However, despite this, Gao Shun also spent some effort to capture Fucheng.
For this reason, Gao Shun also sacrificed the lives of more than 300 soldiers.
It is true that a siege battle is no better than a field battle. Gao Shun captured a city at the cost of more than 300 casualties, which can be considered perfect. But you must know that the number of people trapped in the camp is not large in the first place. If one dies, one will be lost.
Shang Gu's army is out there, and it is nonsense to think of replenishing the troops.
But now, in the Mianzhu City in front of him, the height and solidity of the city walls are higher than those of Fucheng, and the number of soldiers defending the city is greater than that of Fucheng. What should I do to capture this city?
Gao Shun was thinking hard about how to attack the city, his frown still lingering.