Gongsun Shu decided to resist stubbornly to the end. No one of his trusted ministers dared to persuade him again, but someone began to secretly contact the Han army.

Gongsun Shu was very suspicious at this time, fearing that he would be sold by a general, so he concentrated all the families of the generals guarding the city near the palace and sent heavy troops to guard them, preparing to kill the whole family if anyone had the same intention.

He sharpened his sword and wanted to defend the city, but Ma Yuan stopped attacking. He just occupied the rush around Chengdu, shouting to the city every day, sending letters, and persuading surrender.

The leaders of the other counties and counties in Shu led their troops to surrender, most of them.

Ma Yuan comforted him with kind words, but did not use his troops, and ordered him to remain in his original position, asking them to take their troops back, appease the local people, and prepare food and grass for the needs of the army.

Zhuge Zhi said: "Why don't you take away your troops and use them to siege the city?"

Ma Yuan said: "There are too many people and horses, and they are useless. What's more, if the soldiers and generals in the army are too mixed, and they don't know which one has a different intention. If it's just to take things, it's hard to prevent them, and it's a problem for our army. Our army is 100,000, and they are all elite soldiers and have strong morale. If Gongsun Shu dares to come and invites war, he will definitely defeat him and there is no need to ask for troops elsewhere."

Some of the people who came to serve the kings to see the Han army were powerful and did not dare to challenge them. Some of the stubborn people were attacked by the Han army head-on. Ma Yuan sent envoys to recruit surrender to various places, and Shu rushed to surrender. Only two lonely cities in Yizhou, including Chengdu and Jiangzhou, remained in Yizhou.

In August, Gongsun Shu couldn't stand it and sent his younger brother Gongsun Hui and his son-in-law Shi Xing to attack Sun Yi stationed in Guangdu. Sun Yi's army led the Yulin army to accumulate strength for a month. The soldiers were feeling uncomfortable and just used them to train troops. They rushed and beat the enemy. Shi Xing was killed on the spot. Gongsun Hui escaped by luck and led his army to flee back to Chengdu in a panic.

The people in Chengdu were extremely unstable. Not only did the soldiers not have the will to fight, but the people were also panic. Fortunately, the city had sufficient food, and Shu, as a country of Tianfu, had always been rich. The city of Chengdu was rich in grain storage, which was available for the army and the people.

At this time, Ren Man from Jiangzhou was still huddled in the city and was in panic all day long. The Han army camps were one by one, with flags everywhere, as if reinforcements had been arrived. Ren Man was worried that the Han army would be able to attack the city and Jiangzhou could not resist it, so he kept sending people to the outside world, trying to bypass the Han army's blockade, cross the encirclement, and seeking assistance from Chengdu.

These people were like mud cows entering the sea. Once they left, there was no news. Ren Man became more and more uneasy. Until September, some people slowly crossed the Han army's defense line, and the news gradually increased, but there was no accurate one. Some people said that Chengdu City had been captured by the Han army, and Chengjia Emperor Gongsun Shu surrendered. Some people said that Chengdu City was besieged, Gongsun Shu was still defending the city, and some people said that Gongsun Shu had died in battle.

Ren Man was frightened and didn't know what to do, so he asked Cheng Fan to come over and discuss. Cheng Fan said: "The news in Chengdu is cut off, and Your Majesty's life and death are unknown. We are in a large army but do nothing. Wouldn't it be too incompetent?"

Ren Man said: "The Han army camp outside the city has dozens of miles of camp, and I don't know how many people there are, and we may not be able to compete."

Cheng Fan said: "I think this is very strange. The Han army seems to have been increasing its troops, but it has not attacked the city. What does this mean? Did they send troops here just to eat food for nothing?"

"Maybe it's time to attack the city after the troops are sufficient." Ren Man was worried every day, as if he was waiting for the Han army to attack the city.

"General, do you see if it's possible? The Han army is just bluffing. In fact, their main forces have already been besieging Chengdu? Perhaps the master has been delaying sending troops to ask for help, but in fact he is waiting for us to rescue in Chengdu!"

After saying this, Ren Man was a little skeptical. He said, "Wait for another five days. If the enemy does not come to attack the city, we will go out of the city to seek battle!"

At this time, Zhang Yun was still stationing troops west of Jiangzhou. He had been receiving surrendered troops in the past two months. Just like the counties and counties in the west, they all went to Ma Yuan to vote. Some people from the eastern cities came to vote for Zhang Yun, but Zhang Yun did not refuse like Ma Yuan, but accepted them all.

Gradually, his momentum became much stronger. In addition to the five thousand Yulin Army as the backbone, he summoned three thousand new soldiers, and the surrendered soldiers, he already had 40,000 people under his command.

He still sent people to go around outside Jiangzhou City every few days, pretending to shoot a few arrows, and then returned to the camp to stay.

Now he just needs to watch Jiangzhou City and tell them not to send troops to aid Chengdu. Then what he does is to appease the local people and wait for the good news in Chengdu. Once the good news in Chengdu comes, Jiangzhou City probably won’t have to fight.

On this day, Jiangzhou City suddenly opened its gates, and teams of people drove out. The army marched westward in a mighty manner, and stopped a little after about five or six miles away from the Han army camp. It was tidied up, and it seemed like it was going to attack the Han army.

Zhang Yun's generals were a little nervous. Although there were quite a few Han troops at this time, there were not many people at the forefront. We should not be too hopeful for surrendering soldiers and generals. If they follow the main force to fight with the wind, they would be fine, but they would be able to strengthen their reputation. If they were asked to fight alone, their combat effectiveness would not be good.

Someone advised: "General, please order not to go out to fight. Our army will hold on to the camp, and the enemy may not be able to gain a advantage."

"Don't stick to the camp!" Zhang Yun frowned and stared at the brigade of soldiers on the opposite side and said, "Looking at the appearance of the enemy, the intention of attack is not firm. Maybe it's just coming out to find out the truth. If our army stays away from the door and cannot defend all the camps, it will let the enemy know the truth of our army and encourage the morale of the enemy. Our army will be attacked violently. In my opinion, it's better to fight out, fight against the enemy, destroy their morale, and repel them!"

The soldiers stared at each other a little unbelievable. There were more than 100,000 troops on the opposite side, 40,000 troops on their own, and more than 30,000 were surrendered soldiers. How dare you fight the enemy with such a lineup?

Zhang Yun said: "With a heavy reward, there must be a brave man!" So he sent people to follow the camp and make loud orders. Those who go out to fight with the Yulin Army will receive a heavy reward. Sure enough, someone from the surrendered troops accepted the conquest. Not long after, Zhang Yun recruited more than 4,000 warriors in front of the formation.

Zhang Yun used the five thousand Yulin Army and more than 4,000 warriors as the vanguard, with a total of nearly 10,000 people. He opened the gate and killed him.

Since Ren Man was defeated last time, he seemed to have been sick. He felt a little nervous when he saw the Han army. This time he mustered up the courage to leave the city and brought enough troops. He was still very careful in the march. Seeing that the Han army had no movement, Cheng Fan said: "The Han army does not dare to go out to fight, so there must be a fraud. Please order the general to attack."

As soon as Ren Man issued an order, the Han army left the camp, and when he saw the Han army left the camp, Ren Man began to feel unsure again.

The two armies rushed forward and collided with one place. The army was somewhat hesitant, but the Han army did not hesitate and rushed in, and the morale difference was huge.

The Yulin Army had a strict formation and strict orders. Under Zhang Yun's leadership, they pressed step by step and were extremely tough. The surrendered soldiers were not willing to fall behind and bravely moved forward with a sharp offensive. Although there were few Han troops, they were shocked by the sound of killing and were extremely brave.

Seeing that the war was unfavorable, Cheng Fan led his troops to detour and launched an attack from the flank of the Han army. The Han army was restrained and his offensive was slightly frustrated. Cheng Fan was about to work with the Jiangzhou army to defeat the Han army, but Ren Man took advantage of the Han army's offensive to slow down and actually escaped and led his army to withdraw back to Jiangzhou City.

Zhang Yun turned around and tried his best to deal with Cheng Fan. Cheng Fan could not resist and retreated back to Jiangzhong Island. In a fit of anger, he actually boarded a warship and went downstream to Nanjun.
Chapter completed!