Within the territory of Shu Kingdom.
Yangcheng.
This place is the closest border between Shu Kingdom and Da Zhou, and it is also a fortress of Shu Kingdom.
Because over the years, Shu and Da Zhou have always been relatively friendly and have intermarried with each other. They have not interfered with each other and their military forces are not particularly large.
The same is true in the Great Zhou.
The Shu Kingdom placed most of its military forces in the south, which is close to the Miao Kingdom. That was their most important defensive city.
Unfortunately, the rebellion of King Nannan caught them off guard and they lost a large number of troops in one fell swoop, as well as their most important natural barrier.
The Miao army invaded on a large scale, and the Shu Kingdom had no ability to resist.
At this time, the King of Annan and the Miao army had arrived at the foot of Yangcheng. Seeing the army coming, the soldiers at the border of Yangcheng never thought that one day they would have to take care of their own tails.
Generally speaking, we are more concerned about and pay more attention to the direction of the border fortress of Da Zhou.
But I didn't expect that today, there was a fire behind my house.
Of course, they had learned the news in advance and responded early. Even if Shu fought to the death, they could not let the enemy succeed easily and they did not want to lose a large number of troops.
If they really can't bear it anymore, they will abandon the city and flee. As for where to escape to, the only direction is Tianmen Pass of the Great Zhou!
Fortunately, the Great Zhou and the Shu Kingdom had already contacted each other in advance and reached a contract.
That is to jointly resist the Miao Kingdom. Under this circumstance, there is still some chance of winning.
At this time, on the Miao army's side, King Nan'an was the first to come out. He looked at the general on the city wall, who was also his former brother, and shouted loudly: "General Zhang!"
"Just surrender. You can't defeat our Miao army. Why not join us? We can still give you a high-ranking official salary.
At the same time, I will give you better treatment, and when we conquer the world, I will also give you great rewards."
"Why bother asking for death? Isn't it good to be alive? Think about your family and the rest of your life."
"Are you willing to die like this? What will happen to your family if you die? What will happen to your wife and son? Can they really live in peace?"
“…”
King Nannan thought that he would use both kindness and force, and since the person on the other side was his former friend and partner, he thought that the person would listen to his advice and agree to this matter.
But he never expected that General Zhang ignored him at all.
"Don't worry, you will never succeed. My family is living well. They are all in Furong City."
"Prince Nan'an, you traitor! His Majesty trusted you so much that he gave you such an important border fortress, yet you led your bandits into our Shu Kingdom."
"How many of our former companions have lost their homes because of you!"
"Because of you, my Shu Kingdom has become like this!"
"Is it worthy of our brothers? Is it worthy of the people of Shu? The people of Shu all hate it!"
"Our Shu Kingdom occupies a strategic location. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't have fought this war, and our people wouldn't have been displaced!"
When the King of Nan'an heard this, his face turned slightly red, but he still shamelessly shouted loudly, "Why can't I be the king!"
"I also want to look down on the world!"
That's right, there was another main reason why King Nannan surrendered, which was that the Miao Kingdom could give him what he wanted. By joining forces with the Miao Kingdom, he could conquer the territory of Shu Kingdom, and then defeat Shu Kingdom directly after defeating the Zhou Dynasty!
Then, by then, he could obtain a large territory of Shu and continue to be the King of Shu!
Miao State just wanted to defeat the Great Zhou.
This is also a method, but it is more despicable. However, to the people of Shu, he is a very disgusting person.
Regarding this situation, King Nannan did not feel that he was wrong at all. Instead, he felt that he was doing the right thing.
"Do you surrender?"
"no way!"
For a time, the two sides were on the verge of a fight, and the high priest Luo Feng could no longer bear it. He led the army to attack without showing any mercy.
In this way, the two sides launched a battle of attack and defense.
The siege was the most brutal!
There are 20,000 defenders in Yangcheng, but only 15,000 of them are capable of fighting.
They were no match for the Miao army here, so they could only defend on the city walls and inflict as much damage as possible on the enemy.
They did not hold back at all, using all the bows, crossbows, stones and other weapons that could affect the enemy.
On the battlefield, smoke filled the air and the scene was extremely tragic.
King Nannan also noticed something. He was stunned for a moment. Logically speaking, they only had so many soldiers, so how could they use up all their weapons at once? What did this mean?
Without bows and arrows, they won’t be able to defend this city!
Could it be that... there is something fishy going on here?
Prince Nan'an frowned and quickly discovered the key to the problem, "No!"
He quickly told the High Priest Luo Feng about this matter, "They are completely wasting our manpower by fighting like this, they don't care if the city is lost, right?
Because they knew it was futile and the city would be lost sooner or later."
"Their purpose in doing this is to weaken our military strength. At the same time, they are trying every possible means to delay the attack as long as possible. When they can no longer delay, they will simply abandon the city and flee."
"They should have already joined forces with the Great Zhou and fled directly to the Tianmen Pass across the way!"
"this……"
High Priest Luo Feng was a little surprised at this moment, but soon after realizing what was happening, he became disdainful and laughed heartily: "Alas, that's all they have. Remember, the strong are least afraid of any tricks."
"War is always going to result in casualties. Even if we provide guidance, we still have to continue the siege. We can't keep dragging this unsolvable situation on."
"Why not?" Prince Nan'an was puzzled. "You may not know that our grain production in Shu is very high."
"If possible, we should first capture most of the cities in Shu. That way, we will have a constant supply of food, and we won't have to worry about people. We can also capture them directly."
"Why do we have to attack Da Zhou first? What good is that?"
"The Great Zhou is a tough nut to crack. Do you think it's that easy? They've definitely made comprehensive preparations. If we fight, we'll definitely suffer."
The high priest snorted coldly, "What do you know? This general has his reasons. Besides, if we continue to dawdle with your Shu Kingdom here, the Great Zhou will also be a difficult opponent after they react!"
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