The size of Chengdu’s “big city” is only relative to the small towns around it. But in fact, it is only a small city that is more than 2 miles long and more than 1 miles wide. The original Shu Palace in the city accounts for nearly half of the entire city.

At this time, the chief general of the Chengdu defender Zhang Ren was standing at the top of the city and observing the enemy situation outside.

The entire city has been completely surrounded by the Zhuluo army. The ravines dug by the Zhuluo army outside the city not only blocked the city gate, but surrounded the entire city tightly. Going outward, you can see the Zhuluo army camp scattered throughout the fourth field of the Chengdu Plain.

But there are now many camps that are surrounded by smoke. They are all camps that were raided by Liang's army last night.

Last night, when fires surged everywhere outside the city, Zhang Ren had not yet gone to bed to rest. After hearing the soldiers' reports, Zhang Ren immediately went to the city to check. He was so upset that he felt relieved.

He once worried that Feng Yu was trying to delay the time of the foreign army and allowed him to defend Chengdu. In that case, it would be difficult to guarantee that Feng Yu would not abandon him in the end. If that were true, the food and grass in Chengdu would be enough for up to four months. Even if the foreign army did not capture Chengdu, he would be defeated because of the food.

But Liang Jun's action last night proved that his concern was unnecessary.

In the Zhuluo Army camp outside the city, Lahar and Dikal also had their faces, patrolling the camps attacked by the Liang army, and listening to the information gathered by the generals under their command.

Last night, the Liang army was ambushed not only by the auxiliary regiment equipment camp, but also by more than a dozen camps of all sizes and sizes, which were attacked by the Liang army.

There are also various types of arms. Some people take boats to attack along the waterway, while others attack directly with iron cavalry.

The infantry equipment was not unified, but both weapons and armor were extremely excellent, and their personal fighting ability was high. It was exaggerated to say that one was worth ten, but it was no exaggeration to say that one was worth three.

There were also those Liang army's crossbowmen who used a large size heavy arrow to shoot. The Zhuluo army soldiers had not even seen them, and they could see their long range.

The most terrifying thing is that according to the soldiers who had personally experienced the attack, there was an extremely tall giant warrior in the Liang army. They used a sharp long-pole warrior and a short-handled battle axe as weapons, with great strength and invulnerable heavy armor.

After hearing this, Dikar said to Rahar: "These days, I have talked with the locals in the army and learned some of the situations. Now the only one who fights with us is the Han Empire, whose country is called Liang State and the king is Feng Yu. A kingdom in Han State has such strong combat power... Brother, do we underestimate the strength of Han State?"

Lahal smiled bitterly and said, "Dikal, don't you understand who your brother is? I made such a major decision, how could I not even figure out these basic situations in advance?"

He changed his tone and continued: "The Han Empire has nine kingdoms, and these nine kingdoms have certain strength. The Shu Kingdom, which had fought with us before, has been destroyed. Now it is Liang Kingdom fighting us. But the Han Empire itself has been destroyed in name only, just an empty shell. Therefore, the strength of the Han Empire cannot be inferred based on the strength of the Liang Kingdom. I just didn't expect that Feng Yu's troops were so elite, and that the Liang army secretly had troops near Chengdu City."

After Lahar finished speaking, he glanced at Dekar and the generals around him. Seeing that there was still uneasiness in their eyes, he cheered them up and said, "No matter how elite the Liang Kingdom's military armor is, their population is there, and it is impossible for them to have many troops. Their heavily armored cavalry could not withstand the heat of summer and could not run long distances during the day. Their infantry could only come to raid on ships. As long as we are on guard at night and set up posts beside each waterway, they will not be able to succeed anymore, and the victory will eventually belong to us."

After hearing Lahar's words, Dekar led the soldiers on the scene to shout: "I will win! I will win!"

When everyone calmed down again, Rahar asked, "How many siege equipment are left now."

"Report to General, yesterday, the enemy raided and burned more than half of our newly built siege equipment. Now there are 2 oo siege ladders, three siege carts, and one siege hammer..."

...

In Beidi County, nearly two thousand miles northeast of Chengdu City, in the loess plateau, some building sheds were built at the bottom of a ravine that reached ten battles and dug caves. A large group of people were busy here. There was a black "stream" at the bottom of the ravine. The black was pure black, not the transparent black of some water bodies.

The sound of horse hooves came from a distance, and five fast horses galloped slowly from the distance. They held a flag embroidered with the word "Ray" in their hands, fluttering in the wind. This was the patrol scout of the Zhang Liao army from Zhenbeicheng.

Since a few months ago, after such a group of people came to the bottom of the ditch, the army sent more scouts to patrol and guard the surrounding area, and prohibited any civilians from passing through here. In fact, this area was classified as a military restricted area.

They came to the edge of the gully and looked down. They saw that the people at the bottom of the gully were still using utensils to collect the black viscous liquid at the bottom of the gully.

The patrol team leader shouted with anger, greeted the people at the bottom of the ditch, and then asked: "Brother at the bottom of the ditch, I see you have been busy here for several months! What is the use of collecting this black stone fat? I know this thing can be burned, but isn't it more convenient to burn firewood?"

At the bottom of the ditch, the general rolled his eyes upwards and replied coldly: "This is a military secret, how can you tell me? Don't be curious, hurry up and do your own business." When the person above heard this, he did not dare to ask more questions. He then exchanged a magnetic greeting or two, and then rode away.

Half a year ago, Feng Yu specially sent personnel to discover open-air oil flowing in Beidi County. Then, Feng Yu ordered the establishment of an oil collection site here. He successfully used the improved equipment for distilled liquor to distil out the primary original petroleum product - naphtha.

...

Outside Chengdu City, the sound of drums and trumpets suddenly rose, which was a vocal music that was completely different from that of the Han and the Chinese. The Zhu Luo army was preparing to attack the city in full swing!

The Karabola barbarians, who were cannon fodder, rushed to the front. They were shirtless, carrying simple bamboo ladders, and carrying firewood bundles filled with moats, and rushed under the city of Chengdu. When they were less than thirty battles away from the city wall, the arrows on the top of the city flew like locusts.

Although Lahar knew that most of the siege equipment had lost, he still insisted on siege as planned. Because a certain Liang army hidden nearby made him feel a little panicked. He sent out hundreds of scouts to find the Liang army's stationed location, and at the same time issued an order to attack Chengdu.

First attack Chengdu as soon as possible, and then wipe out the nearby enemy forces that are likely to be the main force, which is his plan.

Even if there are not many troops in Chengdu, if you bypass Chengdu, you will first encircle and suppress the enemy. Chengdu is also a thorn in the flesh rooted in its own food road.
Chapter completed!