The most arrogant in history

Chapter 228: Fire in the backyard.

Han Chun finally understood and laughed, "So Lord Ye wants to be the second Niu Yeliang and use the emperor to control the princes."

Ye Kun shook his head: "Niu Yeliang is cruel and inhumane, how can I be like him? I am just sharing the worries of Lord Gongsun and working hard for the people of the world."

Han Chun sneered:

"Master Ye, I'm afraid you are daydreaming. In Chengdu, there are still 50,000 armored soldiers and 200,000 people, and the food can last for three years. You can't conquer Chengdu with your limited troops and insufficient food. What's more, there are Mianzhu and Luocheng, which are three pillars of support for Chengdu.

You are now in full force, but in ten days, you will certainly be exhausted. Once all the major counties in Yizhou attack together, and cooperate with Chengdu to cooperate internally and externally, you and Shangguan Jifu will die without a burial place!

Besides, I still have 30,000 troops in Yizhou. They are fighting a fierce battle in Hanzhong at Micang Mountain and will soon come back to support Chengdu. You don’t have much time.”

Ye Kun laughed: "Lord Han, if Chengdu is really so powerful, why did you come to ask for peace? As far as I know, Chengdu has only more than 10,000 armored soldiers and a population of 100,000. It can't withstand my strong attack."

"In that case, just give it a try!" Han Chun said angrily.

"Let's give it a try." Ye Kun nodded and stood up to see the guest off:

"Lord Han, go back and tell the soldiers and civilians in the city that in one hour, I will use cannons to storm the Xianmen and Shuomen gates on the north side of Chengdu. Please evacuate the soldiers and civilians inside the city gates to avoid death!"

"There is no one in Yizhou who is afraid of death!"

Han Chun snorted and walked away.

Ye Kun waved his hand and gave an order, and the cannons, catapults, thunder bombs, incendiary bags, and kerosene were concentrated in the north of the city.

Shangguan Jifu didn't understand and frowned:

"Brother Dalang, we are mainly attacking Xianmen and Shuomen, and you also informed Han Chun to let the enemy troops withdraw. Didn't we just attack in vain?"

"Attacking the heart is better than attacking the city."

Ye Kun sighed: "If there are too many casualties in Chengdu, it will be difficult for us to govern it. The families of the deceased will regard us as enemies."

In fact, Gongsun Zhang would never withdraw the garrison at the north gate.

Isn't withdrawing the garrison the same as letting you in?

An hour later, Ye Kun was ready and fired twenty bronze cannons towards the city.

Fifty catapults fired thunder bombs, incendiary packs and kerosene at the same time.

The chariot pulley crossbow was also aimed at the defenders on the city walls, carrying out decapitation sniping.

In the city of Chengdu, solid artillery shells and thunder bombs kept falling, explosions continued, smoke filled the air, and flames shot into the sky.

Within an hour, almost all the houses and buildings near the city wall were destroyed and turned into a scorched earth!

Ye Kun saw that the situation was almost over and ordered to stop the attack.

Thunder bombs and cannon gunpowder are not unlimited, so Ye Kun has to use them sparingly.

After all the thunder bombs and gunpowder for artillery shells were used up, there was no way to scare Gongsun Zhang.

Qin Erwu felt unsatisfied and said, "Brother, why don't we just use cannons to blast open the city gate and charge in?"

"They have an outer city and an inner city. Blast open the city gates, and it will be useless."

Ye Kun shook his head: "Wait two more days and see. If it doesn't work, we'll have no choice but to blast open the city gate and go in to fight."

Once we enter the city and fight, there will definitely be heavy casualties.

If the soldiers and civilians in the city put up a strong resistance, both sides would suffer losses and rivers of blood would flow.

Ye Kun's thunder bombs, grenades, and cannons may scare people, but their actual killing power is not that strong.

To defeat the enemy without fighting is still Ye Kun's goal.

After dark, Han Chun went out of the city again to ask for a meeting.

Ye Kun was still chatting and laughing, saying:

"Lord Han, today I am just trying out my skills. The area around the North Gate in Chengdu is now a wasteland. Go back and inform Gongsun Zhang that I will attack the Jiangqiao Gate and Yangcheng Gate early tomorrow morning. The artillery shells and thunder bombs tomorrow will be more than three times as many as today. Please inform the people at the South Gate to evacuate early to avoid unnecessary casualties."

"Master Ye, why do you have to kill them all?"

Han Chun sighed and said, "Your bows and cannons are indeed powerful. We have seen them today. Our Lord Gongsun said that you should not attack again to avoid accidentally hurting the people. Please give Lord Gongsun three days to consider whether to surrender."

"Three days?" Ye Kun shook his head. "My army is short of food and grass, so I can only give Lord Gongsun one day. If you still don't surrender by tomorrow night, I will definitely attack you."

The three-day agreement was obviously Gongsun Zhang's delaying tactic.

Ye Kun was not fooled and pressed forward step by step.

Han Chun bargained, but Ye Kun refused to give in.

"Okay, I'll go back and ask Lord Gongsun first." Han Chun had no choice but to lower his voice and ask:

"Master Ye, if you really take Chengdu, how do you plan to govern it?"

Ye Kun was delighted and took Han Chun's hand:

"Lord Han, as far as I know, Gongsun Zhang in Chengdu is also governing Yizhou together with the nobles. If I can take Yizhou, I will also rely on the power of the nobles. At that time, Lord Han will be a personal Sima, under the governor, and will be able to oversee government affairs and show his talents, which will not disappoint a man's lifelong ambition. I just don't know if Lord Han is interested in this position."

Han Chun was silent for a moment, then smiled and said, "Thank you, Lord Ye, for thinking highly of me. Goodbye!"

Ye Kun held his hand and said goodbye, repeatedly assuring him: "Lord Han, go back and tell Lord Gongsun that I will keep my word and respect him as the Marquis of Shu. I will not dare to be negligent or disrespectful in the slightest."

"That depends on Lord Gongsun's opinion. If Lord Gongsun is willing to accept it, a ceasefire between the two families will be a blessing for the people."

Han Chun shook Ye Kun's hand vigorously, blinked his eyes, and left.

This guy is also a fence-sitter, probably betting on both sides!

Ye Kun saw Han Chun off and felt very happy.

From the current perspective, the psychological warfare he was doing was quite effective; the military, civilians and gentry in Chengdu were all frightened.

At night, Ye Kun, Shangguan Jifu and others were studying the next deployment, when suddenly a horse came to report that Wei Dingshan of Jingzhou was asking for help!

Ye Kun took the information and was shocked.

Yangzhou in Jiangdong colluded with Xuanyuan De in the Central Plains, defeated the Marquis of Huainan, seized the important town of Xiangyang, and was approaching Jingzhou.

At present, Jingzhou is under attack from both Yangzhou and Xuanyuande, and is in a precarious situation!

The Yangzhou navy is powerful, Xuanyuan De’s cavalry is powerful, and they have a large number of troops. They are crushing Wei Dingshan of Jingzhou!

Shangguan Jifu was also surprised and said, "If Jingzhou is lost, I'm afraid we won't be able to save Tianmen County and Pingye County either."

Zhuge Feng frowned, "But our army is outside, and we can't go back to rescue. If we withdraw our troops to rescue Jingzhou now, Gongsun Zhang will definitely pursue us, and the major counties in Yizhou will add insult to injury. We may be wiped out without even leaving Yizhou!"

Everyone was talking about it, but there was nothing they could do.

Ye Kun thought about it and shook his head:

"We can't save Jingzhou, so Wei Dingshan can only hope for the best. However, the defense of Pingye County and Tianmen County should be fine for now. Wait for me to send a pigeon to arrange it."

This time, many pigeons were brought from Tianmen City, Pingye County and Dongba City. The carrier pigeons could deliver messages in half a day.

Shangguan Jifu suggested: "Brother Dalang, do you want to evacuate all your family members to Dongba County?"