The Chu envoy Zhaoyang left, and left Chengdu city with Du Jiameng, the Marquis of Ju, hoping for reinforcements;

The army of the State of Wei arrived, heading south with overwhelming force until it reached the gates of Chengdu.

"Woo..."

When the horn sounded outside the city of Chengdu, a burst of footsteps quickly climbed to the top of the city.

Putting his hands on the city wall in front of him and looking at the outside of Chengdu, the expression on Du Jiameng's face became increasingly ugly.

As far as the eye can see, the originally empty wilderness in the distance has now been replaced by a fortress densely covered with large tents, with red Wei flags fluttering high in the wind.

Looking at the Wei army that was almost completely surrounding Chengdu on the north, east, and west sides, Du Jiameng felt that his body was suddenly being pressed tightly by a heavy object.

"Wei Guo has bullied me too much."

Du Jiameng clenched her right hand tightly into a fist and hit it heavily on the city wall in front of her. At this moment, Du Jiameng was gnashing her teeth in hatred.

Seeing their master like this, the confidants on the side quickly stepped forward to comfort him and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry."

"The walls of Chengdu are strong, and our army has 20,000 soldiers. It will take more than a few days for the Wei army to break the city."

"Coupled with the food and baggage that is enough to supply the army for three years, our army can firmly hold back the Wei army under the walls of Chengdu."

"As soon as the Chu army attacking Ba is completed and marches westward, our army can join forces with the arriving reinforcements to attack from inside and outside, and we will definitely seal the victory in one fell swoop."

The relief from the confidant beside him made Du Jiameng feel a lot relieved, and his hands that were clenched into fists were slowly loosened.

"Your Majesty, be careful."

That is, at the same time that the monarch and his ministers were talking at the top of the Chengdu city, stone bullets flew out from in front of the Wei army camp.

The stone bullets fired from these improvised stone-shooting carts made by the Wei army flew across the distance between the two sides and hit the city wall of Chengdu.

It's too late to say it, but it's soon.

Seeing a stone bullet falling from the sky getting bigger and bigger in his field of vision, the henchman beside him immediately threw Du Jiameng down.

Fortunately, perhaps because of the temporary rush, the projectile range of these stone bullets was not enough to threaten the few people on top of the city. They only made a few large holes in the solid Chengdu city wall.

After a while, after confirming that there was no danger for the time being, his confidants slowly helped Du Jiameng up.

He glanced at the impact point of the stone bullet below, which was not too far away, and suggested to Du Jiameng with lingering fear: "Your Majesty, this place is dangerous and it is not advisable to stay for a long time. We should leave as soon as possible."

"But please rest assured, Your Majesty, the walls of Chengdu are strong and the Wei army will not be able to break through the city in a short period of time."

After experiencing the scene of his brush with death, Du Jiameng still felt uneasy despite having guarded Northern Xinjiang for many years.

Now that he heard the advice from his confidant, he nodded in agreement almost without thinking.

That is to say, when Du Jiameng and his party were fleeing on top of the city, they had no idea that Wei Jun's stone chariot, which had almost hit the target, was still making its noise towards Chengdu City.

"Bang bang bang..."

Listening to the sound of cracking earth and rocks that kept ringing in his ears, and looking at the city defenders who were constantly dodging under this offensive, Wei Shen, the Crown Prince of Wei, who stood on the watchtower of the camp, showed a satisfied expression.

"Okay, just fight me like this. Even if you can't do any actual damage to the city of Chengdu, you still have to weaken the fighting spirit and morale of the city defenders as much as possible."

While observing the battlefield, Wei Shen also asked Gongsun Yang, the teacher beside him, for advice: "Teacher, can our army push the stone-firing cart further? I see that most of the stone bullets hit the city wall, but there was no

What threat does it pose to the defenders of the city?"

"sure."

Facing Wei Shen's inquiry, Gongsun Yang on the side immediately replied: "The defenders have a solid city wall as a barrier, but our army's advantage is that it can build advanced siege equipment."

"If our army's disadvantages compete with the opponent's advantages, it will undoubtedly be detrimental to our army."

"And what the prince just said was to make our army's advantages play a greater role. Why not?"

After saying this, Gongsun Yang suddenly had a smile on his face, "As long as the prince does not place the stone cart under the city of Chengdu to attract arrows from the defenders' archers, it will be fine."

Gongsun Yang's obviously teasing words immediately made the atmosphere between the two more relaxed.

Looking at each other, a knowing smile appeared on their faces at the same time.

Then, with the flying banners in the Wei army's tent, the stone-fired cart built by the Wei army moved forward a little, and this allowed the stone bullets to finally pose a real threat to the defenders above the city.

Although these stone bullets cannot seal the victory, every time they fall, they can have a considerable impact on the morale of the defenders.

In this way, in the days after arriving at the gates of Chengdu, the Wei army showed no offensive posture at all, but used an ever-increasing number of stone carts to make their voices heard at the defenders above the city.

Another day, while Wei Shen and Gongsun Yang were standing on the watchtower observing the city of Chengdu as usual, the sound of footsteps sounded behind them.

"Prince Qi, Situ, the Crown Prince of Shu invites you two to come and say that we have important matters to discuss."

Facing the news delivered by the messenger, Wei Shen and Gongsun Yang immediately descended from the watchtower one after another.

"Brother, what do you want to do with me and my husband?"

Just as Wei Shen was asking and stepping into the camp where Empress Du was staying, several unfamiliar figures appeared in his field of vision.

"Who are these?"

"Brother, I'm here to introduce you to my brother." Facing the somewhat confused Empress Du, Empress Du quickly introduced her, "This is my Sima of Shu. He came to see me this time because he wants to help our army conquer Chengdu."

"Foreign Minister Du She pays homage to the Crown Prince of Wei."

After the introduction by Empress Du, Sima Dushe of the Shu Kingdom bowed to Wei Shen, "Thanks to God's blessing, foreign ministers and relatives were spared the catastrophe in Chengdu not long ago."

"It's just that what Du Jiameng did is really outrageous and will be punished by everyone in the Shu Kingdom."

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Just after Sima Dushe of the Shu Kingdom expressed his intention to come, Gongsun Yang, who was deliberately slow, finally entered the big tent.

"In the past, Wu Qi, the governor of Xihe County in the Great Wei Dynasty, once warned our ancestors, saying that the strength of mountains and rivers lies not in danger but in virtue."

"Even though Du Jiameng had the solid city of Chengdu as a barrier, he would definitely be defeated if he did such unethical things and practiced bad governance."

As soon as Gongsun Yang made this conclusion, everyone in the big tent suddenly felt excited, as if victory was not far ahead.

After seeing the bright scene described by Gongsun Yang, everyone began to discuss how to attack Chengdu City.

The city walls of Chengdu are strong. If the Wei army attacked by force, it would not be impossible to break the city, but it would have to pay an extremely heavy price.

And if you want to outsmart the city of Chengdu, you must focus on Sima Dushe of Shu who took the initiative to surrender today.

It turns out that the reason why Sima Dushe was able to survive the catastrophe that caused him and his family to live in Chengdu not long ago was because there was a secret passage under his mansion that led to the outside of the city.

The strategy formulated by Wei Shen, Empress Du, Gongsun Yang, and Du She was to secretly sneak an elite force into Chengdu through this secret passage, and when the time was right, they would cooperate internally and externally to win the war at the minimum cost.

Everyone discussed in the big tent for a long time, until everything was discussed properly, then they each returned.

A moment later, Wei Shen was walking side by side in the camp with his teacher Gongsun Yang, but Wei Shen always had a frown on his face.

"The prince is worried that there is some fraud involved?"

"Exactly." Facing his teacher Gongsun Yang, Wei Shen directly expressed his worries, "I just feel like everything is going too smoothly?"

"Prince, don't worry. Even if there is fraud, our army can take advantage of the situation."

With a look of confidence on his face, Gongsun Yang said loudly: "The prince can rest assured about the combat power of our army. Their combat power is far beyond that of the rebels in the city."

"Even if there is fraud, as long as our army can successfully enter Chengdu, then how the war will proceed is not decided by others."

"Since the teacher said so, I'm relieved." Although there were still some doubts in his heart, Gongsun Yang's words still successfully convinced Wei Shen.

Looking at Wei Shen who was slowly moving forward, Gongsun Yang was relieved, but a bit of solemnity suddenly flashed in his eyes.

"I just hope everything goes as expected."
Chapter completed!