According to the description of the guard, the conversation between Liu Zhang and Zhang Yi was not smooth. When Liu Zhang left, he was still angry and cursed Zhang Yi for a long time at the door.
Perhaps out of concern for the people of the Shu clan, Liu Zhang did not deal with Zhang Yi, but put him under house arrest.
Not long after, Dian Wei, Zhao Yun, and Huang Quan came to the county government office one after another.
"Lord, Guangdu City has been cleared. In this battle, more than 3,500 enemy soldiers were killed, and the rest were all captured. No one escaped."
"What are the casualties of our troops?"
Liu Zhang didn't care how many enemy casualties there were, because they had at most five thousand people, but it was different on his own side!
Attacking the city from three sides is very likely to cause far greater damage than the enemy!
"Lord, our army has killed more than 2,300 people, seriously injured 500 people, and slightly injured more than 1,000 people."
After hearing Huang Quan's report, Liu Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Everything is fine!
After capturing a city garrisoned by 5,000 people, our side only lost less than 3,000 people, which is definitely acceptable.
"Guangdu has been captured, and there is only one city left in Shu County, Chengdu. As long as Chengdu is captured, we can enter Shu County!"
Shu County is located in the plains, so whether it is marching or fighting, it is much more convenient than Guanghan County.
In addition, Jia Long and Ren Qi had lost too many troops in Guanghan County before, and Liu Zhang had expected this result.
"My lord, now we can take advantage of the great victory, send troops to Chengdu, and conquer all Shu counties in one go!"
Liu Zhang nodded happily. What Huang Quan said was exactly what he was thinking now.
"Gong Heng is right, we must not give Jia Long time and opportunity to react!"
"Lord, give the order!"
Dian Wei couldn't wait. He hadn't exerted his full strength in the battle of Guangdu yet, and he couldn't wait to attack Chengdu immediately.
"Okay! Zilong, you will temporarily take charge of Guangdu. I will temporarily take away your Huwei camp. I will leave you with two thousand troops to garrison Guangdu."
"As you command!"
Zhao Yun immediately accepted the order without any dissatisfaction.
There are currently 20,000 garrison troops in Chengdu. If we want a quick victory, our troops are absolutely indispensable.
There were two battalions of Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong in Chengdu, and after counting the wounded in Guangdu, there were probably nearly 16,000 people.
Even if Liu Zhang took away 14,000 infantry troops, there would only be 34,000 people around Chengdu, not even twice the number of troops!
The city of Chengdu is tall and easy to defend but difficult to attack. It cannot be decided in a single battle like Guangdu City.
Liu Zhang had already prepared for the worst, and even had the idea of calling in reinforcements from various places.
"Zilong, I'll leave Guangdu to you. Guangdu is not far from Wuyang, and Wuyang has 20,000 defenders. You don't have many troops. Remember to be cautious."
If the pressure from Chengdu had not been too great, Liu Zhang would not have wanted to deploy Zhao Yun's troops like this.
"Yun, please remember your lord's words!"
Zhao Yun was worthy of being a mighty general, with two thousand men guarding the city and more than a thousand prisoners in custody, without any fear at all.
"By the way, Zhang Yi is still in the city. This person is very important. We can't kill him in vain, so just put him under house arrest."
"As you command!"
"Gong Heng, when evil comes, you go and organize your soldiers first. Early tomorrow morning, we will send troops to Chengdu!"
"As you command!"
Huang Quan and Dian Wei accepted the order and left, leaving Liu Zhang and Zhao Yun alone in the room.
"Zilong, I have something to tell you..."
When he turned around Tianmao, Liu Zhang ordered his troops and horses and prepared to march to Chengdu, but something suddenly happened.
"What? Ran away? What did you do for food!"
Liu Zhang was immediately furious and began to reprimand Zhao Yun in front of the soldiers of the three armies.
"My lord, forgive me. I thought that Guangdu City had been pacified. I didn't expect that someone would come to pick up Zhang Yi. I only found out when the guards changed shifts this morning..."
Zhao Yun knelt on the ground, his face full of self-blame. Yesterday Liu Zhang just told him that he was optimistic about Zhang Yi, but he didn't expect that he would run away overnight.
"Hey! Do you know how important this piece of paper is to me?"
Not only could Zhang Yi deal with Jia Long in Chengdu, but he could also establish a relationship with the Wuyang family through him. Liu Zhang did not kill him mainly because he wanted to defeat Chengdu before going to persuade Zhang Yi to surrender.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang heard the news that Zhang Yi had escaped just after he left the city, which really made him furious.
"The general is guilty, please punish me..."
At this point, Zhao Yun had nothing to argue with and accepted the punishment willingly.
Liu Zhang was in a good mood, but now it was ruined.
"My lord, Zhang Yi just ran away. It has nothing to do with the overall situation. Chengdu is still the most important thing right now."
Huang Quan took the initiative to stand up and begged for Zhao Yun's favor.
"Okay, Zilong, you must take this as a warning. I don't want any more accidents in Guangdu City!"
What Huang Quan said was not wrong. What Zhang Yi was concerned about was what happened after Chengdu was conquered. Right now we should really focus on defeating Chengdu.
"Thank you, my lord. I will definitely pay more attention to you."
Liu Zhang didn't say anything else and led the army directly to Chengdu, leaving Zhao Yun blankly on the spot, watching Liu Zhang's figure disappear before his eyes.
Within a few days, this incident spread, and everyone knew that Liu Zhang punished Zhao Yun because of Zhang Yi.
However, Liu Zhang was also a blessing in disguise and gained a reputation as a talent-loving person.
Two days later, Liu Zhang led his army to the vicinity of Chengdu and joined forces with Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong.
When he saw the city wall of Chengdu, Liu Zhang was completely silent, and his mood fell to the bottom.
"Hey, I didn't expect Chengdu to be such a barrier!"
Only then did Liu Zhang understand why in history, his subordinates dared to use Chengdu to resist Liu Bei, and even said the heroic words that they would be safe for at least three years.
If you want to attack Chengdu, it will be too difficult!
Liu Zhang was dizzy when he saw the tall city walls!
If Liu Zhang attacked the city by force, Liu Zhang didn't know whether he could capture Chengdu if all 34,000 men marched in!
"Lord, fighting with the heart is the highest priority, fighting with soldiers is the lowest priority, attacking the mind is the highest priority, and attacking the city is the lowest priority. Chengdu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and a forced attack will definitely result in a lot of losses! It is better to besiege without attacking. It has been a long time, and people's hearts are wandering. Chengdu Maybe we can go down without a fight!”
Huang Quan's remarks were recognized by the generals, especially Taishi Ci and Huang Zhong.
After these two men led their troops, they never took the initiative to attack the city.
Everyone knows that without ten times the force, it will be absolutely difficult to capture Chengdu!
Huang Zhong and Taishi Ci both regarded their soldiers as treasures, so how could they let them be used as cannon fodder and sent to die under the walls of Chengdu?
"Hey, it's difficult for our current soldiers to even besiege Chengdu. They can only be stationed under the city to confront Jia Long."
Liu Zhang suddenly regretted that if he had not attacked Bajun, he would have been short of major generals!
The two cities of Langzhong and Bazhong occupied a total of 40,000 troops under his command! There are even more elite battalions of Zhang Liao and Xu Huang!
"Let's do this for the time being. There is little point in attacking the city. First set up camp under the city of Chengdu, and then use the cavalry to patrol continuously. I don't believe there is endless food in Chengdu!"
It is extremely unrealistic to mobilize troops and horses at the moment. In fact, Guanghan County has no troops to mobilize, only Lei Tie and his five thousand soldiers stationed in Luocheng are left.
But five thousand people is a drop in the bucket for Chengdu and cannot play a key role.
If you want to forcefully attack Chengdu, you must call back the troops from Langzhong and Bazhong!
