After Yan Yan led the reinforcements into Chengdu City, Gao Shun led the army to stay in Mianzhu City, just like he had been huddled in Fucheng before.
What is different from the previous situation is that there is sufficient food in Mianzhu, enough for three thousand soldiers to eat for half a year, so there is no need to worry about food shortage.
But even so, as time goes by, the morale of the soldiers will eventually decline. However, Gao Shun had nothing to do with Chengdu City at this time. Before Zhao Yun arrived, his military strength was almost the same as Li Yan's in Mianzhu City. He
They didn't dare to attack Mianzhu City rashly, and waited until Zhao Yun's handsome charge battalion appeared before launching an attack on Mianzhu. Now that the troops in Chengdu City were more than twice as strong, how could Gao Shun launch an offensive against Chengdu?
Seeing that there was no movement from Cao's army in Mianzhu City, Liu Zhang was relieved and he praised Yan Yan highly.
After Yan Yan gained Liu Zhang's further trust, he also asked Liu Zhang for orders, hoping to get Zhang Ren to transfer 5,000 troops back from Jiange Pass.
Yan Yan knew very well that although his troops were twice as strong as his opponent's, their combat effectiveness was far behind. It was more than enough to defend Chengdu, but it was impossible to annihilate Cao's army. Both sides were stationary in the city, and the battle continued like this.
, it can only turn into a confrontation between the two armies. Now that Cao Jun is living in Mianzhu, he is not as embarrassed as he was in Fucheng before. If the stalemate is maintained, the two sides can stand at each other for several months. This makes Yan Yan a little worried, and he leads his troops to aid Chengdu.
There are not many troops left in the county. If there is an army from Jingzhou to attack, the southeast gate of Yizhou will be wide open.
Therefore, Yan Yan was not satisfied with defending the city, but wanted to annihilate Cao's army. However, it was obvious that he could not do this on his own, so he proposed to Liu Zhang that Zhang Ren should lead a small group of troops to return reinforcements. With Jiange
The pass is so dangerous that even if there are less than 5,000 men, it is definitely not something that Cao's army can break.
With an extra 5,000 men in Chengdu, Cao's army can definitely be annihilated. Zhang Ren's reinforcements can also bypass Zitong and reach the rear of Mianzhu like Leng Bao did before. This will form a front and rear pincer attack on Mianzhu.
By then, they will be able to annihilate Cao's army in Mianzhu City in one fell swoop and take down the head of his general Gao Shun.
Yan Yan originally thought that Liu Zhang would agree immediately after hearing her proposal, but unexpectedly Liu Zhang fell into deep thought.
Liu Zhang did not want to have a too serious relationship with Cao Cao. You must know that he had already entertained the idea of surrender. Now, although the situation has improved, Liu Zhang's fear of Cao Cao's army has not faded much. Liu Zhang planned to defeat Cao Cao's army this time and send his own troops.
The envoy went to Xuchang to persuade Cao Cao, and even presented a large amount of gold and silver treasures, just to ask Cao Cao's army to stop pressing the border. Gao Shun was the general of Cao's camp and also Cao Cao's sister-in-law. If he was killed by the Yizhou army, Cao Cao would
He would be furious, and he might attack Yizhou with all his might. How could Yizhou be able to resist in the face of Cao Cao's army?
Liu Zhang informed Yan Yan of his concerns, but Yan Yan didn't think much about it and said: "Since my lord is worried that killing Gao Shun will trigger Cao Cao's massive revenge, I will capture him alive."
Liu Zhang still said nothing. After a long time, he belatedly said: "Can't we just continue the confrontation like this? When Cao's army can't be used up anymore, they will naturally retreat. Why bother?"
"Lord, there is a lot of food stored in Mianzhu City. Once there is a confrontation, it will only last for several months." Yan Yan knelt down and begged, "The so-called long nights and many dreams, who knows what will happen in a few months?"
Seeing an old general kneeling in front of him, Liu Zhang really couldn't bear it and said: "In that case, I will send an order for Zhang Ren to lead his army to come to the rescue. However, General Yan must remember not to harm General Cao Gao.
Shun’s life.”
——————————————————————————————————On the same day that Liu Zhang ordered Yan Yan to be transferred to the Chengdu guard, a scholar dressed as
The middle-aged people set out from Chengdu, entered the Yangtze River from the Tuojiang River, and went along the Yangtze River to Jianye.
"I am a servant of Fazheng's family in Yizhou, Fa Lin, who has met the Marquis of Wu." After the middle-aged man arrived in Jianye, he directly went to visit Sun Jian, the Marquis of Wu, as an envoy from Yizhou.
"What's the matter with you? Could it be that Yizhou was defeated by Cao's army and came here to ask for help?" Naturally, Sun Jian had heard about Cao Cao's attack on Shu. He thought that the man in front of him was ordered to come to Jiangdong to ask for help.
Zhuge Liang, who was beside Sun Jian, heard Fa Lin's words, and a strange color flashed in his eyes. Although the other party only said a greeting, judging from his voice and expression, Zhuge Liang could vaguely guess the person in front of him.
Jiangdong's goal.
After Sun Jian and Cao Cao carved up Jingzhou, Zhou Yu wanted to personally lead his troops to garrison on the Jiangxia front line, so he left Zhuge Liang with Sun Jian as a counselor. Although Zhuge Liang did not really assist Sun Jian, as long as Liu Bei was held by Jiangdong, he was not afraid of Zhuge Liang getting in the way.
Liu Bei is now arranged by Sun Jian to be the prefect of Wucheng. Wucheng is the place where Sun Jian made his fortune. Sun Jian was originally named Marquis of Wucheng. Therefore, no matter how good Liu Bei is at eloquence and confusing people, Sun Jian's power in Wucheng
He was still not something he could shake. In addition, Liu Bei was surrounded by Zhou Yu's cronies, so he naturally had no development in Wucheng.
At first, Sun Jian saw that Liu Bei was idle and planned to let him conquer Shanyue. However, after he revealed this intention to Zhou Yu, he was rejected by Zhou Yu. Once Liu Bei conquered Shanyue, if he defeated Shanyue and made meritorious service, it would be difficult for him to reward him because of his status.
, if the reward is light, it will inevitably lead to the suspicion of unclear rewards and punishments, and if the reward is heavy, it may give the opponent an opportunity to expand its strength. Secondly, if Liu Bei is unfortunately defeated and dies, then Zhuge Liang, Zhang Fei and others will have no constraints.
It would be a small matter to leave at that time, but a big deal to change. Therefore, under Zhou Yu's persuasion, Sun Jian also gave up his idea and let Liu Bei stay in Wucheng peacefully.