Zhang He set the tone of focusing on defense, and the other generals felt that they were unable to challenge Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, so they could only let the enemy troops under the city scold them.

The sky was getting dark. When Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun saw that Zhang He was not willing to accept the move, they led their horses back to the newly built Weinan camp.

"Why is Zhang He so cowardly? Chencang has three times as many defenders as we do, yet he doesn't even reply. There are deep ditches and high fortresses around Chencang. It seems that we can only wait for the king's main force, and we don't know how to launch a frontal attack.

How long will it take to pull out this fortified city?" Huang Zhong wanted to win quickly, but Zhang He didn't give him a chance at all, it was like punching cotton.

Zhao Yun frowned and analyzed: "If we want to capture the Guanzhong area, the fortress of Chencang must be captured. This can ensure the smooth flow of grain routes, block Wei's water transportation on the Wei River, and cut off the water supply line of Cao Zhen's Longyou garrison. In the end, even if Chang'an cannot be captured,

, there is also a chance to cooperate with Yide to occupy Longyou. When the time comes, let Deng Shizai farm in Longshang, and the entire battle line will move northward. It is only a matter of time before Yongliang is finally controlled."

"Although Zilong's analysis is not bad, I hope not to delay the sun and the moon. The Wei State is now being restrained by Sun Quan and General Guan in Huainan, Nanyang and other places at the same time. This kind of opportunity may never happen again in the future. It is best to be like the Prime Minister.

As they deduced, the main force of Cao Zhen and Yongliang will be trapped in Longyou, and we will use time to decide Guanzhong in one battle, and then close the door and beat the dogs and slowly clean up Cao's army in Longyou." Huang Zhongxin said that you are still young, we, Old Huang, are

How long can I survive? I really hope to see the king rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.

"What I just analyzed is also the worst result deduced by Prime Minister Zhuge. Whether Guanzhong can be decided in one battle depends on the ability of Military Advisor Fa and Military Advisor Pang. It is really difficult to storm Chencang and Chang'an. Two strong cities. When Zhou Yu besieged Xiangyang for a year

It can't be broken..."

Zhao Yun never thought that he could capture Chang'an soon. Even Chen Cang in front of him felt that it was a big headache. First, Zhang He was too stable, secondly, Chen Cang had too many defenders, and finally, Chen Cang was close to the Wei River to the north and south.

In addition to the large attack surfaces on the east and west sides of mountains, the north and south ends are restricted by terrain.

Huang Zhong was more optimistic than Zhao Yun. He looked at the night sky with few stars and said to himself: "There is nothing to worry about with the French military advisor on the road. Don't forget that Dingjunshan was the one who provided the plan to break the situation. Zhang He is nothing to be afraid of.

"

"I hope so." Zhao Yun nodded.

Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun fought several times after they arrived, and Zhang He strictly ordered the defenders to "don't retaliate". Even though Zhao Yun later led a small team of soldiers and horses to go around and investigate, the defenders of Chencang remained unmoved.

Zhang He said in his heart that he could just wait until the opponent ran out of food and retreat, so why risk going out of the city to fight? Chencang now has many people and the city is fortified, so how can it not be an easy battle to defend the city?

Two days later, Zhang Nan escorted some of the siege equipment to arrive. Only then did General Chencang know that Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun were not trying to contain them, and they seemed to really want to attack the city.

"General Junyi, Liu Bei's people are constantly gathering at Chencang. Maybe they really want to take action against Guanzhong. Even if you don't ask Xiahou's consort for help, you should still write to Luoyang and report the situation here to His Majesty..." Wang

Students risk scolding for making suggestions.

Zhang He frowned and replied: "A few days ago, your Majesty's order has been sent to Chang'an. Grand Sima (Cao Ren) fought fiercely with Sun Quan in Huainan. General Zhengnan (Cao Xiu) has led his troops south to resist Guan Yu. Currently, the troops on both fronts in the country are relatively tight.

, tell the generals guarding the cities of Yongliang not to act rashly, and everything will be at the discretion of the general of the army (Cao Zhen). Is it appropriate for you to ask this general to alert His Majesty for the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under the city?"

Wang Sheng was suddenly speechless. He did not expect that the battle between Jingbei and Huainan would be so lively. He murmured to himself: "Jingbei and Yongliang started fighting at the same time. How could Liu Bei have so many soldiers? Especially when transporting grain to the Yongliang area, there were unknowns on the way.

How much is the loss? Yizhou has been in constant war in recent years. Where do they get the food? Is there any conspiracy involved?"

Zhang He rolled his eyes at Wang Sheng and teased softly: "When did you become the governor of Yongliang? It's not too late to consider those issues. I will send someone to report this matter to General Zidan. You need to send more scouts to the west to investigate.

, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, please report in time if there is any change."

"Wei." Wang Sheng clasped his fists.

On the seventh day of December, Liu Bei's main force arrived at Chencang City. All the siege equipment stored in Hechi were brought to the battlefield by the rear army, and they surrounded the east, west, and south gates, and launched a fierce offensive that day.

Before Liu Bei's army arrived at Chencang, Zhang He's scouts sent to the north bank of the Wei River discovered the whereabouts of Yizhou soldiers and horses. After they sent the news back to Chencang, even Zhang He and all the defenders were shocked.

If what the scouts described is true, then what Chen Cang will face will be the main force of Yizhou. No wonder Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun will be the vanguard.

Zhang Hexin said, "How can I be so virtuous? Isn't the commander-in-chief of Yongliang Cao Zhen? Why are you staring at me, Liu Bei?"

While commanding the defenders to defend the city tenaciously, he also sent messengers to Ji County and Chang'an to ask for help. He didn't care whether Xia Houmao was incompetent now, as long as the other party was willing to help.

Chencang's defense was extremely strong, and it was very difficult to attack the city from the front. Fa Zheng turned his attention to the Wei River, and planned to divert the Wei River to flood the city.

Ancient cities were mainly made of rammed earth, and most of them could not withstand long-term water immersion, so water attack was the most popular strategy.

The current problem is that the Wei River is cold in winter, and it takes a lot of time to dig ditches and cofferdams. In order not to affect the speed of the siege, Fa Zheng ordered the civilians who came to transport grain to dig a diversion canal in the northwest of Chencang. After working for several days,

Return to Yizhou via the original route.

Fazheng's move to divert water into the city was obvious, which made Zhang He on the city jump to his feet. He only hoped that Cao Zhen and Xia Houzhen would come to help as soon as possible, otherwise Chencang would probably fall into his own hands.

Counting from the time Dashan Pass was breached by Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun, Zhang He asked Cao Zhen for help three times within ten days. Cao Zhen was waiting for Zhang Fei to fall into his trap in Ji County, but Zhang Fei stalled in Shanggui.

Cao Zhen was quite speechless after receiving the letter and thought to himself, Huang Zhong, how could Zhao Yun scare you with thousands of people?

When he received Zhang He's third request for help, Cao Zhen realized that he had made a strategic misjudgment. Liu Bei had been targeting Guanzhong from the beginning, but Zhang Fei, who was domineering in Liangzhou, was just a cover-up for the opponent.

"Liu Bei's main force appears in Chencang. It seems that he wants to seize Guanzhong. How can I let him succeed? Junlin, you and I will lead 20,000 troops. After detouring from Jieting to Longshan Road, I will immediately gather the army and march towards Gui.

Push forward, and then cut off Liu Bei's grain road from the Wei River Road to the east. This time, we will make it impossible for him to come back." Cao Zhen jumped up.

"Wei." Xia Houru cupped his fists and accepted the order.

Fei Yao stood up and reminded: "General Zidan, Zhang Fei is currently moving around Shanggui, I'm afraid it won't be easy to pass..."

"Zhang Fei is just bluffing. He doesn't have the protection of the city now. He can at most plunder the countryside as he did in the past. He won't be able to hurt our roots at all. It will take time to gather all the troops now. You have 20,000 soldiers left in Ji County and Wangyuan.

Take them all away and move directly to Shanggui for defense. I will follow with the main force." Cao Zhen said.

"Take the time to look at the wall. What if Zhang Fei, the garrison in Ji County, does not escape to Qishan but instead rushes into your pocket formation? An empty city cannot stop them." Fei Yao asked worriedly.

Cao Zhen smiled slightly: "Then we guard Shanggui and block Zhang Fei's passage back to Qishan. Wouldn't it be better to catch a turtle in a jar?"

"Oh." Fei Yao nodded.

Two days later, Fei Yao led his troops to Shanggui, and the guard Liang Qian opened the door and entered the city.

Fei Yao had just walked a hundred steps into the city when suddenly a general came flying towards him. He was wearing silver armor and looked very familiar.
Chapter completed!