Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 989 Soldiers approaching the city 1
It has been almost two months since Gao Shun sent troops. Gongsun Xu mobilized personnel, materials, and troops from Jingzhou, Jiangdong, Xiliang and other places, in order to be able to settle Shu in the first battle.

Yan Liang's dispatch of troops meant that Liu Bei's failure was inevitable. After learning that Hanzhong was guarded by Xu Rong, and Yan Liang led an army of [-] to take Jiameng Pass, the troops stationed in Yizhou were panicked.There is no way, Liu Bei's time to acquire Shu is too short, and he has no time to digest the territories he annexed.

In addition, Liu Bei's method of seizing Yizhou was not glorious, and he failed to deal with the conflict between the local forces in Yizhou and those subordinates who had followed him for many years in a short period of time, so the local forces in Yizhou were only superficial to him. It was nothing more than flattery from the boss, but when it came to a critical moment, they all betrayed Liu Bei one by one.

Half of the 10 troops led by Yan Liang were Zhang Lu's original subordinates. After a period of rectification, the Hanzhong Army was reduced by nearly half, and the rest were elite.In other words, even if Yan Liang exhausted his [-] troops, it doesn't matter. Hanzhong can support him with another [-] troops at any time. It is not worth mentioning in front of a powerful offensive.

In Sichuan, outside Chengdu, Yan Liang led his army to arrive first. Compared with Gaoshun, he encountered much less obstacles. After all, Liu Bei turned his main force to deal with Gaoshun at the beginning, and stayed in the west. The defense force is not strong, and there are too many garrisons who have turned against the water during this period, which has led to the rapid progress of Yan Liang's army.

After arriving in Chengdu, Yan Liang just besieged and did not attack. At this time, Xu Rong mobilized another [-] elite troops from Hanzhong to march towards Chengdu. First, Yan Liang surrendered too many prisoners along the way. Second, there are too many dangerous places in Yizhou Xu Rong would be very worried if he didn't control these checkpoint cities in his own hands.

Five days later, with the assistance of Xu Huang, Gao Shun commanded the army to defeat the enemy army blocking him. The two armies converged under the city of Chengdu, completely completing the siege of Chengdu.

"They are all here..." On the tower, Liu Bei looked at the formation of the Han army with banners and flags waving outside the city and said, "They are all here, Gao Shun and Yan Liang are experienced commanders. It is the division of tigers and wolves, from the grasslands to the overseas, from the northern border to the southwest, there is no opponent they can't defeat, alas, even if we retreat to Western Sichuan, we will not be able to escape their attack after all."

"Liang has a plan, maybe we can get rid of these two people for the Lord." Zhuge Liang is not as confident as before when he speaks now. If it was before, he always had a guarantee when making plans. Character.

Liu Bei stared at the formation of the Han army outside the city without saying a word. Chen Dao beside him couldn't help asking: "What's the strategy of the military division, why don't you explain it in detail?"

"The army is on an expedition, and the commander-in-chief has too much power. Gao Shun and Yan Liang are in charge of too many soldiers and horses under Gongsun Xu." Zhuge Liang explained: "I think, no matter how wise Gongsun Xu is, it must be a bad time at this time." I will rest assured, especially the land of Yizhou is too dangerous. If Gao Shun or Yan Liang occupy Yizhou, Gongsun Xu may have to spend more money, food and troops to win it.

There is no high-ranking person who does not worry that his power and status will be replaced, so I am sure that Gongsun Xu is not at ease now. If we can make good use of Gongsun Xu's doubts, it will be easy to get rid of Gao. Shun and Yan Liang, moreover, Gongsun Xu himself knew that this would be the final battle for unification of the world, Gao Shun and Yan Liang had long been masters of great achievements, and keeping them would be a disaster after all.

Presumably Yan Liang and Gao Shun knew this truth in their hearts, otherwise why Yan Liang didn't launch an attack immediately when they arrived outside the city of Chengdu? At that moment, they are doomed to completely lose Gongsun Xu's favor, so they dare not attack without authorization, my lord, we still have a chance to turn defeat into victory. "

"My lord, what the military advisor said is very reasonable, we haven't reached the end of the mountain yet..." Looking at Liu Bei just watching the formation of the Han army outside the city with a telescope, Chen Dao couldn't help reminding a few words , Actually, these days, everyone can feel that Liu Bei is a little indifferent to Zhuge Liang, or it is an indescribable disappointment.However, everyone knew that only Zhuge Liang, a military adviser, could solve the predicament at this time. Therefore, when Zhuge Liang proposed this strategy, Chen Dao and the others still had a glimmer of hope.

"Here we come..." Liu Bei put down his binoculars and said with a smile, "It's really here this time."

"Who's coming?" Chen Dao hurriedly asked, "Is there another enemy army coming?"

"One of the two people I was waiting for came."

Zhuge Liang's face turned pale in an instant. Others might not understand what Liu Bei was talking about, but he knew best that what his lord was waiting for was nothing more than Gongsun and his son. Now that one came, it must be Gongsun Xu.The strategy I just thought up is not bad, but there is a premise that Gao Shun and Yan Liang are away on the expedition, and Gongsun Xu doesn't know enough about the front line. If even Gongsun Xu has come, then this strategy is impossible to implement.

"Mighty, mighty, mighty,,,,,," shouts came from far to near, and the originally quiet formation of the Han army became restless in an instant, and those brave and calm Han soldiers almost all boiled at the same time.

"Welcome to the general,,,,,," the soldiers of the three armies knelt down one after another, and in the distance, Gongsun Xu approached the city wall under the elite guard of three thousand tigers.In the hearts of these soldiers, Gongsun Xu will always be their great general. Even after he was crowned king of Zhao, only the title of great general can best express their respect.

"All the generals are flat..." Gongsun Xu waved his big hand and shouted: "Everyone has worked hard..."

"It's not hard,,,,,,"

"The Han army is mighty..." Gongsun Xu looked at his subordinates proudly and shouted: "The Han army is mighty..."

"Long live the great general, long live the great general,,,,,,"

"Is he showing off?" Zhuge Liang looked at the high-spirited Han soldiers and smiled wryly, "This time, the only way to fight to the end is to fight to the end. My lord, the subordinates are all ready."

"There is someone else, he will definitely come." Liu Bei didn't have a depressed expression on his face, nor did he feel anxious because of the predicament in front of him. On the contrary, when he saw Gongsun Xu commanding the whole army and giving directions , His face is full of pride, which is a kind of pride from the heart.

"My nephew pays homage to my uncle..." Gongsun Xu rode his horse to the front of the formation, surrounded by Dian Wei and dozens of elite guards, Huang Xu, Ma Chao and others were also guarding with bows and crossbows. , they do not allow the slightest surprise.

"Okay, okay, okay, hahahaha,,,,,," Liu Bei said "Hello" three times in a row, and then laughed out loud, with sadness and pride mixed in his laughter. Waiting for all the emotions to laugh out,,,,,,

(End of this chapter)