"Liu Bei did not set up an ambush outside the city, but the scouts came to report and found a group of troops leaving Chengdu and heading south."
"After careful questioning, we can confirm that they are the Southern Barbarian King Meng Huo and his party."
Jiang Wei told Yang Ling what he found.
"Meng Huo, King of the Southern Barbarians?"
Yang Ling touched his chin and said in deep thought,
"It seems that Liu Bei must have ordered him to move reinforcements."
As early as when Wei attacked Yizhou, Liu Bei gathered all the troops he could mobilize.
Therefore, the Shu Han army is now all gathered in Chengdu, with a total of up to 100,000 soldiers and horses.
On the other hand, the Wei army outside the city, as well as Pang Tong's troops who had not yet arrived, totaled 300,000 troops.
Not to mention a variety of new weapons.
Under such circumstances, it was reasonable for Liu Bei to ask Meng Huo to move reinforcements.
"What if we just let him bring in reinforcements?"
Zhao Yun said indifferently,
"It's just a desperate struggle!"
"What Uncle Zilong said is very reasonable. Teacher, I wonder when we will prepare to attack the city?"
Jiang Wei asked impatiently.
"There's no rush for now. We'll wait until Mr. Shiyuan and the others arrive."
Now that Liu Bei and the others are trapped in Chengdu, Yang Ling is not in a hurry.
After Pang Tong's navy arrives, it will not be too late to attack the city.
As a result, Cao Wei's hundreds of thousands of troops temporarily camped outside Chengdu.
Let’s talk about Jiangzhou on the other side.
Although Zhuge Liang directly gave up resistance and led his army back to Chengdu, before leaving, he ordered the Shu Han army to do everything possible to delay the Wei navy.
Therefore, Pang Tong spent a lot of effort before landing in Jiangzhou.
After receiving that Yang Ling had led his army and advanced to the gates of Chengdu, he did not dare to delay and stepped up his march.
Go north from Jiangzhou, arrive at Fucheng, and then successfully join forces with Yang Ling!
Cao Jun's camp.
"Haha, brother Xingba, you are not doing your best this time."
Ma Chao joked.
When the two sides parted before, they had agreed to see who could capture Yizhou first.
"Why aren't you strong enough?"
Gan Ning laughed nonchalantly and said,
"We agreed at the beginning to see who enters Chengdu."
"You haven't entered Chengdu yet, so naturally we can't be considered a loser!"
"You Gan Xingba, you are so cunning!"
Zhao Yun feigned anger and cursed with a smile.
Everyone couldn't help laughing, and the air in the tent was filled with joy.
Before setting out to conquer Shu Han, everyone knew that this would probably be the last war within China.
In order to gain military exploits, many generals requested orders one after another.
Even the elderly Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er, and Gao Shun even met Yang Ling and wanted to go with the army.
Yang Ling understood their feelings, and after careful consideration, he finally agreed to their request.
Although they are quite old, their beards are all gray.
But if they are not allowed to witness the demise of Liu Bei and the reunification of China, I am afraid they will not rest in peace even if they die!
At this time, in Cao Wei's camp, except for Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others who stayed behind, as well as Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong and others who were stationed in all directions, Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Pang Tong, Guan Yu, Ma Chao, Zhang Xiu, Gao Shun, Hu Che'er, Wei Yan... almost all the generals of Cao Wei gathered here.
Such a luxurious lineup is just for Liu Bei's last journey!
Looking at the familiar faces, Yang Ling felt excited for a moment!
He calmed down and coughed lightly,
"Everyone, please be quiet!"
Hearing his words, everyone quickly fell silent and waited for his instructions.
"Since Mr. Shiyuan is already here, let's discuss it and prepare to attack the city."
Everyone nodded, and then held a detailed discussion on how to launch the siege.
…
Early the next morning, just after dawn, Liu Bei opened his eyes.
Although Zhuge Liang had ordered Meng Huo to move reinforcements according to Zhuge Liang's wishes, and had his soldiers raid the homes of Huang Quan and others, the situation in the city had become much more stable.
But yesterday I saw the arrival of the Wei navy and knew that Cao Wei would launch an attack soon.
How could Liu Bei sleep well?
After calling Chen Dao and others, Liu Bei came to the city wall of Chengdu in person.
The situation was urgent, so General Zhang Fei personally took charge of the city's defense.
He had just gotten up, and when he saw Liu Bei arriving, he hurried forward to salute.
"Brother, you are here!"
"Thank you for your hard work, third brother."
Liu Bei encouraged Zhang Fei and asked,
"Is there any movement in the Wei army last night?"
"When I got back to my brother, there was no movement."
While the two brothers were talking, there was already movement in the Wei army camp outside the city.
Liu Bei's brows were already furrowed as he watched the Wei soldiers leaving the camp one after another.
At this moment, Zhuge Liang, Fazheng, Deng Zhi, Wang Ping and other court officials also arrived at the city.
"I have met His Majesty!"
"My dear friends, there is no need to be polite."
Liu Bei waved his hand and asked softly,
"Do you think the Wei army will launch an attack today?"
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but no one said a word.
You must know that they are facing Yang Ling. This old boy has always been elusive and unpredictable.
At this moment, Zhuge Liang looked solemn and said in a deep voice,
"Your Majesty, look!"
Liu Bei was stunned and looked outside the city, only to see Wei soldiers gathering outside the camp.
His heart sank. Could it be that the Wei army was going to attack the city today?
Just when everyone was nervous, something unexpected happened to them.
I saw another group of soldiers walking out of the military camp, but these people did not have weapons in their hands, but carried a huge basket.
Arriving in front of the two armies, they put down their baskets, took out a giant piece of cloth, and began to get busy.
"This...what is Wei Jun going to do?"
Liu Bei said with a confused expression.
Everyone also looked confused, not understanding what Wei Jun meant by this move.
"The Prime Minister has always been very resourceful, but do you know what Wei Jun is doing?"
Fazheng looked at Zhuge Liang.
"Could it be some kind of weapon invented by Yang Ling again?"
Zhuge Liang said a little uncertainly.
"It's very possible, but will this thing be powerful?"
Zhang Fei scratched his forehead.
"That's impossible to say..."
Liu Bei subconsciously remembered the shock in his heart when he saw the artillery for the first time!
While they were talking, Wei Jun outside the city had assembled the hot air balloon. After debugging, it began to ignite.
As the air bag gradually inflated and the hot air balloon slowly lifted into the sky, the expressions on the faces of the people in Shu Han also changed from confusion to shock, and then to stunnedness.
Don’t eat sour radish!
What the hell is this thing that can actually fly into the sky?
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you wouldn't have believed it even if you beat Liu Bei and others to death. With just a few pieces of cloth and a basket, you could carry people into the sky!
"I finally understand...why the Wei army was able to discover General Liu Feng's ambush and the movements of the Southern Barbarian King and others..."
Zhuge Liang stared at the hot air balloon and muttered to himself.
