On June 15th, Wang Zhong's valiant army arrived outside the city of Shu.

The massive army caused a great commotion in the city of Shu as soon as it arrived.

The King of Han, who had just fled to Shuzhong City, was particularly panicked.

Now, apart from the 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers who fled with the King of Han, there are only a few hundred or a thousand patrolmen and yamen runners left in the city.

The army of the King of Dian, which was originally stationed in Shuzhong City, had long been transferred by the King of Dian to Dianchi Lake and Qianzhong in the south to resist the army of the King of Xin in the Guiling area.

The current Shuzhong City has very few troops.

Faced with the encirclement of the city by a large army, the King of Han felt somewhat uneasy.

"Didn't you tell me to escape?"

The King of Han looked at his advisors and said coldly, "We finally escaped to Shuzhong City, but the pursuers are here again. Tell me, how should Shuzhong City be defended?"

"this……"

The advisor frowned and said, "Your Highness, we brought a lot of gold and silver treasures with us on our journey south from Hanzhong. In my humble opinion, the only way now is to give away all our wealth to recruit soldiers and defend the city. Only if Shuzhong City is defended can we recover any wealth we may have later. As the saying goes, wealth disperses and people gather. For the sake of long-term planning, I urge Your Highness to consider this carefully."

"Distribute wealth to amass troops?"

The King of Han pondered for a moment, his brows furrowed, and remained silent.

When the Prince of Han marched south, he passed through places like Jianmen Pass and was attacked by the militia of the Prince of Xin's army. He also lost a lot of the gold and silver treasures he was carrying.

However, there is still a lot of money.

This is also Hanwang's trump card.

Upon hearing his advisor's words, the King of Han was stunned.

Should they give up all their wealth to gather troops to resist Prince Xin's army?

He knew that if he didn't distribute his family fortune, relying solely on the one or two thousand people in Shuzhong City, let alone resist the army of Prince Xin, it would probably take only a day or two for Prince Xin's army to break into the city.

At that time, he himself will also die.

As for money, it's definitely not going to be safe.

After his family fortune was exhausted, the King of Han was somewhat uneasy about how many soldiers he could recruit.

If the number of recruited soldiers is too small, it is clear that the city of Shu will not be able to be defended.

Moreover, most of the recruited soldiers were untrained, and it was unknown whether they could withstand the army of Prince Xin.

King Han took a deep breath, feeling somewhat at a loss.

"Your Highness, please make a decision soon!"

An aide spoke up to remind him.

After hesitating for a long time, the King of Han said, "We have to give it a try. Let's do as you say and give away all our wealth to gather troops!"

"in addition,"

After thinking for a moment, the King of Han continued, "I urge the gentry and powerful families in the city to also distribute their wealth to recruit soldiers."

"If the city of Shu falls, they won't survive either! We all prosper together, and we all suffer together!"

"Your Highness is brilliant!"

The staff member quickly offered a word of praise.

However, when the King of Han and his men were offering large sums of money to recruit soldiers, not many people in the city came to enlist.

After all, everyone in the city knew how powerful Prince Xin's army was.

For these ordinary people, risking their lives for such a small amount of money is simply not worth it.

Moreover, the people also knew that their good days would come after the arrival of Prince Xin's army.

These people certainly wouldn't sacrifice their bright future for short-term gains!

Seeing that recruiting soldiers was not working, the King of Han became somewhat anxious.

Left with no other option, the King of Han raised the reward, doubling the settlement allowance.

A generous reward will surely attract brave men!

This statement is absolutely true!

Despite the high resettlement allowance, some local thugs and scoundrels still joined the Han King's army.

However, the wealth that the King of Han possessed was quickly depleted.

The newly recruited soldiers numbered only four or five thousand.

This number of people is simply a drop in the ocean for the King of Han.

Left with no other option, the King of Han ordered his men to go into the city and persuade the powerful and wealthy families to come out and raise funds.

However, to the King of Han's surprise, the powerful and wealthy families in Shu City had already vanished without a trace.

After the army of the Dian King left Shuzhong City, some vigilant aristocratic families also sold off their assets and left Shuzhong City.

Some powerful and influential families also left after hearing that Prince Xin's army had entered Sichuan.

In present-day Shuzhong City, apart from the extremely poor, there are no wealthy or powerful people.

This situation was somewhat unexpected for the King of Han.

"what to do?"

The King of Han slumped helplessly into his chair, his brow furrowed, and said with a wry smile, "What should we do now?"

However, no one answered the question in the King of Han's mind.

Just when the King of Han was at a loss, the valiant army outside the city of Shu launched a psychological offensive.

Letters were shot into the city.

In the letter, Wang Zhong, the commander of the Divine Valiant Army, called on the people in the city to open the city gates and surrender, and also called on the soldiers under the command of the King of Han to lay down their weapons and submit to the court!

In addition to the letters, some brave soldiers also lined up outside the city and shouted loudly, "Those who surrender will be spared death!"

While shouting, Wang Zhong also ordered the artillery units to move cannons to the outside of Shuzhong City.

The dark muzzle of the cannon was aimed at the city of Shu.

The soldiers of the Han King on the city wall trembled slightly upon seeing this scene.

Although these soldiers of the Han King had never witnessed the power of the cannons of the Xin King's army, they had developed some fear due to hearsay over a long period of time.

Especially now, the army of Prince Xin outside the city is large and equipped with extremely advanced weapons.

In every respect, they far surpass the soldiers of the King of Han!

This made the soldiers of the Han King even more fearful.

On the city wall, some of the Han soldiers, their faces grim, huddled in corners, sighing and lamenting.

Outside the city.

The Shenyong Army was simultaneously attempting to persuade the enemy to surrender and using force to intimidate them.

The two measures, implemented simultaneously, and the powerful psychological offensive, gradually worsened the situation within Shuzhong City.

The newly recruited soldiers of the Han King were filled with fear when they saw the cannons outside the city.

Some of the new recruits absconded with the money.

The city of Shu was very large, making it easy for these local ruffians and scoundrels to find a place to hide.

Gradually, more and more new recruits deserted.

After these new recruits fled, they also took all of the Han King's original wealth with them.

Of the four or five thousand newly recruited soldiers, more than half deserted at once.

Not only that, even some of the Han King's soldiers were somewhat panicked and fled the city walls along with the new recruits.

When the King of Han learned of this news, he was furious.

"What?"

The King of Han's eyes widened, his anger blazing. "You're saying the newly recruited soldiers have deserted? They're running away with my money?"

The King of Han was so angry that he puffed out his beard and glared, roaring, "My money! My money! It's all my money!"