The turbulent and turbulent Guanzhong attracted the attention of the world and concentrated the crisis of the entire Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, thus forgetting the crisis on the periphery. At the same time when the Guanlong coalition forces marched into Chang'an, 100,000 Zhou troops arrived in Chengdu, surrounding Chengdu on the east, west and south sides, leaving only the northern city for the defenders in the city to escape.

Three generals participated in this battle of attack on Bashu, Xu Shiji, Lai Huer and Liu Lancheng, but Xu Shiji was the main general, Lai Huer was the auxiliary general, and Liu Lan became the deputy general. The auxiliary general was consistent with the main general in terms of status and commanded the army independently. In terms of combat strategy, it must obey the arrangements of the main general. Even if it disobeys the orders of the main general, the main general has no right to punish the auxiliary general, but can report to the military aircraft and be punished by Zhang Xuan.

The deputy general is a subordinate of the chief general and must strictly follow the orders of the chief general. If the orders are not followed, the chief general can directly kill the deputy general in front of the army.

However, Lai Hu'er also knew that this attack on Chengdu was of great importance. If they took Chengdu, they would capture the entire Bashu, so Lai Hu'er was very distributive and obeyed Xu Shiji's unified dispatch.

Moreover, Xu Shiji was smart and good at fighting, and his strategy of besieging the three cities to stay in the northern city was very clever. Lai Huer felt more than once that his youth was better than his youth, so he helped Xu Shiji win Chengdu with all his heart.

During the battle of Chengdu, the military strength was very different. The Zhou army had naval forces, cavalry and infantry, with a total force of 100,000, while the Tang army had only 25,000 troops. Originally, there were 15,000 troops in Chengdu. After Li Yuan received an urgent report from Bashu, he dispatched another 30,000 troops to Bashu for support. However, at present, only 10,000 troops in the vanguard arrived from Chengdu, and the other 20,000 troops were still in Hanzhong, so it was too late to arrive in Chengdu.

The troops are very different, and the Tang army currently relies solely on Chengdu's tall and strong city walls to confront the 100,000 troops.

In the Nancheng tent, Xu Shiji was discussing a plan to break the city with Lai Huer and Ling Jing. Xu Shiji belonged to the type of wise generals, with average martial arts skills, but strong commander skills, and extremely wise. He generally does not need a strategist. Ling Jing is just a military supervisor, but his wisdom is very high, which also brought great help to Xu Shiji...

"I had let go of the northern city and asked the Tang army to withdraw, mainly because of Li Shenfu's performance in Jiangxia. This person was mediocre and timid and did not have the courage to fight to the death. I hope he could abandon Chengdu and flee north, but from the past three days, he seemed to have no intention of retreating north. Did I make a mistake in my judgment?" Xu Shiji said with some concern.

Lai Hu'er smiled slightly, "It's the same as hitting a dog. If you don't take out a thick stick or hit it, he won't run away. I think we still lack a little trick."

Ling Jing next to him also said, "The general's idea is not wrong, and the old general's reminder is also very good. I think not only should I fight outside, but also persuade him inside. Li Shenfu dare not abandon the city and flee north. One important reason is that Chai Shao is also in the city. After all, he is Li Yuan's most trusted son-in-law, and his status around Li Yuan is higher than Li Shenfu. If Chai Shao is determined to retreat, Li Shenfu probably has no choice."

Xu Shiji nodded, "So what can I do to transfer Chai Shao from Chengdu?"

Ling Jing smiled and said, "We may not have any way, but I believe that Li Shenfu must have a way."

Xu Shiji and Lai Hu'er were both excited at the same time and asked in unison: "What are the good strategies for the military supervisor?"

Ling Jing whispered a few words to the two of them, and they nodded repeatedly, and praised each other: "The military supervisor is indeed very clever, and it is a good plan."

In the afternoon, Zhou army joined the army and worked as an officer, Zhang Yi, who represented Xu Shiji, came to the north city. Behind him, more than a dozen followers were followed. One of the followers came forward and shouted to the top of the city: "According to General Xu's order, we will meet General Li Shenfu."

The soldiers on the city hurried into the city to report that at this time, Li Shenfu was discussing the centralized control of grain in the military yamen with Chai Shao. Li Shenfu served as the governor of Yizhou and was in charge of the military affairs of Bashu. Chai Shao was the Minister of the Yizhou Xingtai and was in charge of the government affairs of Bashu. The two of them performed their own responsibilities and did not interfere with each other. However, since the Zhou army attacked Bashu, they gradually approached Chengdu. Chai Shao could no longer sit still and often came to Li Shenfu to discuss countermeasures.

Li Shenfu's attitude was unclear and always had a slight word, but Chai Shao's attitude was very firm. He wrote to the court and begged Li Yuan to increase his troops in Bashu. It was under Chai Shao's firm request that Li Yuan finally agreed to go to Bashu for 30,000, but 30,000 people finally arrived only 10,000, and the other 20,000 people stopped moving forward in Hanzhong.

The shortage of food in Chengdu is a big problem. Previously, hundreds of thousands of stones of grain in the official warehouse of Chengdu were transferred to Chang'an. The grain harvested last year was still in the warehouses of various counties and counties, and it was not time to transport it to Chengdu. As a result, the 100,000 Zhou troops rushed to Chengdu in a flash of thunder, catching the Tang army off guard.

At present, there are still 30,000 stones of grain in the official warehouse, which is enough for the army to eat for two months, but there is still a lot of grain among the people. If the grain rationing system is implemented, at least 30,000 stones of grain can be squeezed out for the army, so that the 25,000 troops can defend for four months and can wait for reinforcements to arrive.

While the two were discussing, a soldier reported in the hall: "Your Majesty, the envoy from Xu Shiji outside the city asked for a visit!"

Li Shenfu was stunned and asked, "What did he say?"

"It seems like we need to clarify the rules for protecting the people with the prince."

Li Shenfu was a little confused and looked back at Chai Shao. Chai Shao nodded, "It is indeed necessary to set the rules of engagement, such as the treatment of wounded soldiers, prohibiting fire from attacking private houses, etc. It is better to make it clear when both sides meet."

"Will Sichang meet with you?"

"Of course, Xu Shiji is extremely cunning. I can remind the prince so that he will not be deceived by him." Chai Shao said lightly.

Li Shenfu cursed in her heart, but she had no choice but to ask someone to bring the Zhou army envoy into the city.

Soon, a young civil servant walked into the lobby and bowed to him and said, "The lower officials joined the army and worked as a military officer, and Zhang Yi met with the prince and Shangshu Chai."

Li Shenfu waved his hand, "You don't have to be polite to join the army, please sit down!"

Zhang Yi sat down, Chai Shao looked at him and asked with a smile, "Where is Zhang Zhengjun? How many people are Gui Geng?"

"Xiaguan is from Loufan County, Bingzhou, and is twenty-one years old this year."

"It's only twenty-one years old!"

Li Shenfu and Chai Shao were both amazed and joined the army at the age of 21. Obviously, they both found it incredible.

Zhang Yi smiled and said, "I studied very early. I entered the county school at the age of ten and entered the Luoyang Imperial College at the age of sixteen. Last year, I participated in the imperial examination in Zhongdu and ranked 18th. I was originally divided into Jingle County, Loufan County and served as the county magistrate, but I decided to join the army, so I entered the military aircraft. At the beginning of the year, I was assigned to General Xu to join the army and was in charge of logistics supplies."

Li Shenfu suddenly asked, "Who is Zhang Run, the former governor of Loufan County?"

"It's the ancestor of the family!"

Li Shenfu stroked her beard and smiled and said, "So you are the little child prodigy of the Zhang family. No wonder she was successful at a young age. Your grandfather and I have some friendship, so they are considered an old friend!"

Zhang Yi quickly stood up to salute, and Li Shenfu waved his hand, "It's not the time to reminisce about the past, we put official affairs first."

Chai Shao next to him asked with a smile: "The prince knows his father?"

Li Shenfu nodded, "When I was appointed as the county magistrate of Xiurong County, Loufan County, the Zhang family was a prominent family in Loufan County. I often visited him, so I met his grandfather. There was a little child prodigy in their Zhang family who could write poems at the age of three and write fu at the age of five. His grandfather had great expectations for him and resigned from all his official positions to train him. Unexpectedly, he met him in Bashu after more than ten years."

Zhang Yi said ashamedly: "Grandfather sacrificed too much for me, but I failed him. He will not forgive me even if the Spirit in Heaven."

"You're wrong!"

Chai Shao next to him said solemnly: "The imperial examination in Zhongdu is so grand. The talents from all over the world gather. Your Zhang family can only be considered a small and medium-sized family. But you can pass the 18th place in the middle school entrance examination and get the Jinshi. Your grandfather can rest in peace even under the 9th spring."

Zhang Yi nodded and took out a letter and submitted it, "This is General Xu's handwritten letter. I hope to reach some binding consensus with you. Please check it out."

A soldier stepped forward and handed the letter to Li Shenfu. Li Shenfu read it and handed it to Chai Shao. After reading it, Chai Shao said: "These requirements are reasonable. The war between the two armies is a matter between the two armies and has nothing to do with the people. We will not drive the elderly, weak, women and children to defend the city. Of course, we also hope that your army will not drive the elderly, weak, women and children to attack the city. We will not insult the emperor of your country and their ancestors. We also hope that you will not insult the emperor of our dynasty. In addition, if the soldiers surrender, they will stop slaughtering them. We also agree completely."

Speaking of this, Chai Shao looked back at Li Shenfu, who said coldly: "Since Sichang has agreed, I don't need to express my opinion."

Chai Shao had long seen that Li Shenfu had the intention of abandoning the city and fleeing north. He could never allow such a thing to happen. Even if Li Shenfu was dissatisfied, he would have to take the dominance and would never give Li Shenfu the opportunity to make a mistake. Chai Shao did not want to explain, so he wrote a reply and handed it to Zhang Yi and said: "This is my written reply. Please tell General Xu that since the agreement has been made, I hope both parties can strictly abide by it."

Zhang Yi took the letter and bowed: "Thank you Chai Shang for his reply in person, I'm going to say goodbye!"
Chapter completed!