At night, the governor's residence, Yizhou general manager, and Yizhou governor Yu Wenzhao suddenly woke up from his sleep and listened to the movements outside.

He seemed to hear the sound of a trumpet, which was blown by reinforcements after they arrived, and signaled to the defenders in the city.

Chengdu is saved!!

But now I listened carefully and didn't.

There was no horn sound outside, everything was his dream.

Yuwen Zhao lay down but couldn't sleep, so he tossed and turned.

In fact, he understood that the possibility of reinforcements arrived was very low.

Of course, Chang'an would not sit idly by and watch Shu fall, and he would definitely send reinforcements. He had received official documents before, and the reinforcements did set off.

The coach is He Ruodun, a long-time player on the battlefield.

However, the Chu army came faster. After taking down the Ba County of Chuzhou, they went north along the Fu River and took Suizhou and Tongzhou with the purpose of intercepting reinforcements from the northeast.

Therefore, reinforcements were blocked east of Tongzhou, and the Chu army later advanced westward and besieged Chengdu, indicating that the reinforcements had been defeated and the Chu army could free up their hands to attack Chengdu.

Only then will we not rush to attack the city, but will send troops to cultivate the land and farm.

The lonely city cannot be defended. Yuwen Zhao, who has military experience, understands this. He knows that if there are no reinforcements, Chengdu will be lost sooner or later. Instead of consuming it like this, it is better to make a decision earlier.

However, this decision is really difficult to make, and he really can't pass the level in his heart.

After all, as the son of Emperor Wen (Yuwen Tai), he did not want to be a prodigal son. He held Chengdu, which the court took when his father was alive, and gave it to him.

Yuwen Zhao was irritated, got up and got out of bed, put on a piece of clothing, sat next to the desk, and lit a candle.

The maid who was waiting outside came inside to obey the orders. Yuwen Zhao waved his hand and asked him to still wait outside, facing the lonely lamp alone.

If possible, he really wanted to die on the battlefield like his brother Yuwen Xian, so that he would not have to make a humiliating choice.

Now, there is also this opportunity to lead troops out of the city and rush into the enemy camp like a fire-fighting moth.

But it was meaningless to do so, because he had no chance to rush into the enemy camp: the Chu army set up camps outside each gate, and there were powerful weapons inside, which sprayed fire and thick smoke, which could tear people and horses apart.

Deliberate death will only make him useless; committing suicide will also make him appear timid.

what to do?

Yuwen Zhao didn't know, but he knew the mood of the Chengdu garrison more than 20 years ago.

That is, the Liang army guarding the city, the Wei army attacking the city, and there were no reinforcements outside Chengdu, and they were besieged for a long time.

The Liang army in the city wanted to fight but could not defeat it, and when they were desperate, they had to surrender.

It’s so difficult to surrender, that kind of humiliation and unwillingness, Yuwen Zhaoguang felt uncomfortable just because he thought about it.

The Chu army has been besieging the city for nearly two months. Although the city looks calm, Yuwen Zhao understands that more and more people have become inclined to surrender, whether they are locals in Chengdu or some generals in the army.

Reinforcements will not come, it is meaningless to hold on.

Although no one mentioned it, Yuwen Zhao knew that many people were looking forward to his words.

But he still thought, he could wait and see.

Maybe reinforcements will really come?

If reinforcements are about to arrive, but I open the door and surrender, I am laughing at you. My family in the capital are afraid that they will be affected...

He likes reading books and has read history books, so he knows a story.

At the end of the Later Han Dynasty, the world was divided into three parts. After Liu Bei occupied Yizhou, the conflict with his former ally Sun Quan intensified.

Because Liu Bei once promised to take Yizhou, he returned Jingnan (now Xiangzhou and surrounding areas) to Sun Quan, but it was not obvious for a long time, so Sun Quan sent general Lu Meng to lead his troops to attack Jingnan.

Lu Meng suppressed Jingnan with tens of thousands of troops and sent a letter to Changsha and Guiyang, and the two counties, watching the wind return, but the prefect of Lingling Hao Pu, guarding the city and not surrendering.

After hearing the news, Liu Bei led the main force to advance eastward and was about to arrive in Jingnan. Guan Yu, who was in charge of Jingzhou, also rushed southward.

However, Lu Meng failed to attack Lingling and received Sun Quan's order to withdraw his troops.

It just so happened that Hao Pu's friend Deng Xuanzhi was in Lu Meng's army, so Lu Meng asked Deng Xuanzhi to enter the city and deceived Hao Pu that Liu Bei fought fiercely with Cao's army in Hanzhong, and Guan Yu, who was in Jingzhou (Jiangling), had no time to look south, and there would be no reinforcements from Lingling.

Hao Puxin thought it was true, so he opened the door and surrendered.

Lu Meng deliberately showed Hao Pu the military transfer document sent by Sun Quan. Hao Pu only then realized that Liu Bei had personally led reinforcements into Jingnan, and Guan Yu also led his troops south. Lu Meng was about to withdraw his troops, so as not to be cut off.

So as long as he persists for another day or two, Lingling City will be safe.

As a result, all previous efforts were wasted if one thought was wrong.

Hao Pu was ashamed of this.

Yuwen Zhao was deeply impressed by this historical story, so now he is worried that if he has no backbone and opens the city to surrender, he finds reinforcements are about to arrive, then...

As the son of Emperor Wen, the uncle of the current dynasty, and the royal family of the country, he had only lasted for more than a month. When the city defense was intact, the troops were abundant, and the food was sufficient, he opened the door to surrender?

What is this?

Is it worse than General Liang back then?

Yuwen Zhao minds what others think of him very much. He doesn't want to be considered a timid or shameless villain, so he is always very resistant to surrender.

Now the more he thinks about it, the more suspicious the situation is.

The Chu army was farming outside the city, perhaps, deliberately acting for him to show him, so that he thought the other party had the confidence to siege for a long time, rather than rushing to attack the city.

So he thought of no reinforcements, so he had no choice but to surrender.

Yes, this is the other party’s plan, the so-called “soldiers never get tired of deceit”!

Yuwen Zhao believed that the Chu army traveled thousands of miles into Shu, and logistics supply must be difficult. Now it is spring again, and even if we grow food locally, the distance water cannot save the nearby fire.

The opponent has a powerful weapon that can attack the city, but it does not attack, but instead acts as a military farm.

Perhaps, there is something unspeakable?

The more Yuwen Zhao thought about it, the more he felt that he should persist.

Maybe if you persist for a few more days, reinforcements will arrive?

If others surrender, they can continue to be an official in Chu State. If he surrenders, even if he saves his life, he will become a cage bird and be placed in a house arrest.

Yuwen Zhao had served as the general manager of Yizhou and the governor of Yizhou before, so he was familiar with the situation in Chengdu and even Yizhou.

He felt that since the city was not short of food and the Chu army did not attack the city, the people in the city probably were mainly in the mood to watch the fun and would not take risks.

After some arrangements, his control over the city was still possible, and even if someone had thought about it, he could not successfully implement it.

Chengdu can still be defended!

Yuwen Zhao, who had a clear idea, blew out the candle and lay down again.

In a daze, he heard the sound of the horn again.

Maybe it's a dream again?

Yuwen Zhao thought so, turned around and continued to sleep, while the sound of the horn became clearer and clearer.

There are also shouts.

He suddenly got up from the bed and listened.

Yes, it's a shout and a horn.

This is not a dream, there are really many people shouting and blowing the horn.

Is this? Reinforcements are coming?

He put on his cloak, left the room, and came to the yard.

But I saw a fire flashing in the north of the city, and the movement was also coming from there.

Yuwen Zhao listened for a while and felt something was wrong, so he immediately called the guard to put on his armor.

Just after wearing the bag, a general came hurriedly and reported a bad news to him: "King! Someone opened the North City Gate and the Chu army entered the city!!"

"What?" Yuwen Zhao was shocked, widened his eyes, looked to the north of the city, and felt a chill on his back.
Chapter completed!