Zhao Wensheng didn't expect Wang Jun to be so frank, and he explained the purpose of his trip in one sentence. He pondered for a moment: "Since Mr. Wang is so happy, I will just say it. We hope Mr. Wang can convince Li Shenfu to retreat north as soon as possible."

Wang Jun lowered his head and smiled, but said nothing. Zhao Wensheng observed his words and continued, "Of course, we will not treat Mr. Wang badly."

Wang Jun then said slowly: "I know very well what the Tang army will encounter when retreating north, but what? I can indeed persuade him to leave, and I can even help you solve Chai Shao, but I need to get a guarantee from General Xu. I mean the real guarantee, not the kind of guarantee you give Li Shenfu."

"What guarantees do you need sir?"

"My promise is very simple. After the war in Bashu is over, I will take my family home. I hope you don't stop it. It's that simple."

Zhao Wensheng was stunned, "It's that simple?"

Wang Jun's eyes became deeper, and a hint of warmth emerged, "Everything has its consequences, there must be a cause. Yu Culture and the devastating Xuzhou back then, my wife, children and mother also fled from Pengcheng County to Dongping County. Thanks to the assistance of the Qingzhou government, the family was able to survive. I have always kept this kindness in mind. This time, I will repay the life-saving grace of the Emperor of Great Zhou!"

This result really made Zhao Wensheng unexpected. He was silent for a moment and said, "Maybe my general is willing to arrange a position for the sir in the army."

"This is not necessary. I want to go back to my hometown to take care of my mother for a few years. And I am only thirty years old. Maybe I will go to Beijing to participate in the imperial examination in a few years. I might as well tell Zhao Shenjun the truth. I don't call him Wang Jun at all, and even Li Shenfu doesn't know what my real name is. If Zhao Shenjun sees me one day, I just hope not to expose my old truth."

Zhao Wensheng smiled and said, "If I see Mr. Zhongdu, I will definitely invite him to have a drink."

Speaking of this, Zhao Wensheng took out a silver medal from his arms and placed it in front of Wang Jun. "This is a personal pass token. With this silver medal, Mr. Wang can return to his hometown without any obstacles. If he encounters difficulties, he can ask the local government for help. However, I suggest that Mr. Wang should follow the navy to return to Jiangdu and then take a boat from Jiangdu to return home. This is safer. Mr. Wang and his family should consider safety first."

Wang Jun also felt that it was safer to follow the navy. He mainly brought two concubines and servants with him. He pondered for a moment: "Let's do it! I'll do my job first, and then think about how to return to my hometown."

Zhao Wensheng was overjoyed, "So how do you plan to deal with Chai Shao?"

Wang Jun smiled faintly, "It's really a piece of cake to deal with him. The key is Li Shenfu. You need to cooperate with me to do something."

Wang Jun whispered to Zhao Wensheng, and Zhao Wensheng nodded repeatedly, "I understand, I will definitely agree to the general when I go back."

That night, Wang Jun pretended to be Zhao Wensheng as his family member who sent the letter and used his connections to release him out of the city.

Zhao Wensheng returned to the Zhou army camp and reported in detail to Xu Shiji and others about his experience of meeting Wang Jun.

Xu Shiji walked a few steps behind his hands, turned around and asked Ling Jing, "Does the military supervisor think this person is a fraud?"

Ling Jing pondered for a moment and said, "Maybe there is, maybe not, this is really not certain, but I prefer that he is trying to find a way out for himself. Now the overall situation is very clear. There is no need for Wang Jun to be buried with the Li family, but no matter what, as long as we don't give Li Shenfu any chance, even if Wang Jun is cheating, Li Shenfu will be helpless with us."

"The military supervisor is right, work hard in the last direction and plan the worst."

Xu Shiji immediately ordered: "Tell me my order, and the catapult is ready to launch!"

The Minjiang River is dozens of miles west of Chengdu, but a Caohe River connects the Minjiang River and the Chengdu moat. The Caohe River is very wide and has a water depth of two meters. It can use a large ship of 3,000 stone. At this time, more than 20 large ships of 3,000 stone were moored by the Caohe River one mile away from the Xicheng. Twenty giant trenchers were unloaded from the ship, and they could throw huge stones weighing 100 kilograms to 350 steps away.

The giant trencher has been installed, as if twenty giant gods were arranged in the wilderness three hundred steps away. Eighty soldiers were under each trencher to operate. The trencher was as high as three meters high and the throwing rod was six meters long. It was pulled with iron chains. Dozens of soldiers slowly pushed the long winch rod, and the iron chains were creakingly twisted, and several soldiers put the huge stone weighing hundreds of pounds into the throwing bag.

A huge thick wooden frame was erected in front of the catapult. This was to defend against the attack of the crossbow on the city. The crossbow had a range of 500 steps, which was enough to cause huge damage to the catapult. This protective board did play a huge role. There were continuous three-foot-long arrows roaring and shooting, nailing them heavily to the wooden board, making a dull sound.

The general who commanded the night attack on Xicheng was named Chen Zhiyuan, a Hu Ben general. He led 5,000 soldiers to be responsible for this night attack on Xicheng. In addition to the two thousand operating soldiers, there were also 3,000 soldiers responsible for defending and preventing the Tang army from leaving the city to attack the speculative stone.

Although he was ready, Chen Zhiyuan did not order shooting. He was still waiting for the command of the commander. At this moment, hundreds of cavalry surrounded Xu Shiji and a dozen generals and rushed over. Chen Zhiyuan hurriedly urged him to come forward and bow, "Join the commander general!"

"Are you ready?"

"Report to the general, the preparations are complete, and we will wait for the general to give the order."

Xu Shiji nodded, and he turned his head and stared at the city gate for a moment, and said to Chen Zhiyuan: "The first round of launching the boulders, then launching all fireballs, let's start!"

"Abide by the order!"

Chen Zhiyuan ran back and shouted, "Beat the drum, launch!"

‘Dong!Dong!Dong!’

The earth-shaking siege drum was ringing, twenty giant trenchers were fired at the same time, twenty huge rocks cut through the heavy night and smashed towards the city. The soldiers on the city were already a hundred times more alert, and the drums on the city were loudly sounded, and many smart soldiers lay down with their heads in their arms. When the twenty huge rocks roared, thousands of soldiers on the city shouted, panic and avoided themselves.

'boom!'

The large stones weighing hundreds of pounds hit the city wall or the head of the city, making a dull loud noise. Two huge rocks hit the battlements, smashing the two battlements to pieces. The rocks burst out. More than a dozen soldiers could not dodge and were hit by the rocks, and their heads were immediately broken and bloody.

The main function of using a catapult to attack the city is to collapse the city walls, and the effect of killing the enemy is not great. The soldiers will find bunkers to hide, but the deterrence is very powerful, which makes the soldiers frightened. After the first round of the huge rock siege, from the second round, the Zhou army began to attack the city with fireballs. The diameter of the fireball was higher than that of one person and weighed eighty or ninety kilograms. It was woven into a cage with dry vines, and it was filled with extremely flammable objects that caused fire, such as strips of cloth covered with sulfur powder, dry straw, etc.

Huge fireballs were ignited and then rose into the air, turning into bright and dazzling fireballs in the sky, flying towards the top of the city. Because the fireballs were slightly lighter and had a longer range, all the fireballs flew over the city wall and smashed into the city.

At this time, Li Shenfu was leading the way to the west city. As soon as he arrived at the gate of Xicheng, he heard the soldiers on the top of the city shouting, "Flying here!"

When Li Shenfu looked up, he saw more than a dozen thorny big fireballs flying over his head. One of them was hitting him. Li Shenfu was so scared that he plucked his horse and fled. There was a loud bang on the ground. Suddenly, smoke and dust rose up, and the vine cage broke, and a large number of lit cloth strips and straws inside splashed everywhere. Many soldiers' bodies were covered with fire. They shouted in fear. Li Shenfu's tail was also ignited by a cloth strip. The war horse neighed miserably and almost pushed Li Shenfu off the horse.

At this time, many houses near the city wall were ignited by fireballs. Although the residents had already evacuated, the fire still caused chaos in the city, and there were terrifying shouts everywhere.

At this time, Li Shenfu's front, back and left and right were ignited by fire. Li Shenfu was shocked and his face was pale and panicked, "Prince, go here!" Several personal soldiers helped him off the horse, protected him and ran northeastward, and rushed out of the fire circle.

Suddenly, a terrified shout came from above my head. A fireball hit the city tower, forming countless fire points on the city tower, and the city tower began to burn.

Li Shenfu escaped hundreds of steps in one breath before stopping and looking back at the fire. The blazing fire on the top of the city stunned him. The smoke in the city rolled, and the soldiers were fighting the fire everywhere.

Chai Shao also arrived at this time. The fire in the city made him furious and cursed: "The Zhou army is shameless. I just said yesterday that we should not hurt civilians. I will set fire to the city today. Is there any credit to say?"

Li Shenfu looked at him coldly, and without saying a word, she turned around and left. As soon as she arrived at the military yamen, Wang Jun welcomed him, "Prince, has the Zhou army started to attack the city?"

Li Shenfu shook her head, "It's just a demonstration and intimidation, and there's no real siege."

After saying that, he sighed and walked towards Jun Yanei. A complicated expression flashed in Wang Jun's eyes, and he followed, "Does the prince really plan to defend the city?"

Li Shenfu shook his head, and he returned to the lobby to sit down, staring out in a daze. Wang Jun walked forward and winked at the personal soldiers on both sides. All the personal soldiers retreated, and the only two of them were left in the lobby.

Wang Jun whispered: "Today should be just a warning from Zhou Jun. It is estimated that in two or three days, they will officially attack the city. Prince. If they burn the city to a sea of ​​fire, we will not be able to defend the city at all. It is inevitable that the city will be broken."

Li Shenfu looked depressed and said for a while: "What should I do?"
Chapter completed!