I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 390 I was just kidding! I'll beat you up even if I give it to you!

The lamplight flickered, and Wu's eyes shone even brighter.

Liu Miao's gaze shifted slightly downwards, and the deep cleavage at the neckline made him change his mind again.

"Come!"

Seeing that Wu was still being reserved, Liu Miao simply pulled her into his arms.

Her plump thighs pressed directly against Liu Miao's body, allowing him to feel their amazing elasticity.

I stretched out my palm, trying to completely enclose its rounded part, but much of it still slipped out.

The linen used to make the mourning clothes emitted a fragrant aroma, which mixed with the inexplicable fragrance emanating from Wu Shi and wafted into Liu Miao's nostrils, making him unable to resist sniffing the back of Wu Shi's neck.

The moment Liu Miao's nose touched Wu's earlobe, Wu suddenly stiffened, her soft skin turning into a hard lump.

"No... um!"

"What are you afraid of? Even if word gets out, they'll just say it was me who forced you. Does anyone else think you're the one who's wrong?"

At this moment, Liu Miao had already caught his prey.

"Relax, don't feel burdened. Anyway, even if someone criticizes me, it will definitely be me. Just rest assured!"

The stiffness slowly disappeared, replaced by softness and moisture, before finally erupting in a fiery torrent that completely engulfed the night, completing the Zhou ritual that was supposed to be performed.

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With the departure of Lady Wu, Liu Zhang and the other civil and military officials in Shu were finally at ease.

When the scouts discovered the main force of the Han army approaching from the south, everyone was completely unconcerned.

But as the main force of the Han army began to build a large camp under the walls of Chengdu, and even started to construct siege equipment, Liu Zhang finally panicked!

When he climbed to the top of the city wall and saw the Han army banners that blotted out the sky, he was immediately taken aback!
This momentum shows absolutely no sign of retreating.
Liu Zhang quickly dispatched an envoy to Gan Ning's camp: "His Majesty promised that as long as the Wu family is handed over, he will not invade Shu! General, why is that?"

Gan Ning was initially a little uneasy, unsure of how to conduct himself.

However, Lü Meng and Lu Yi quickly reassured Gan Ning and guessed Liu Miao's intentions.

"His Majesty is doing this to draw attention and buy time for our army."

"General, you need not worry about that. Just focus on attacking the city!"

Lu Yi also sighed for Liu Miao, saying, "His Majesty has truly suffered a great injustice for our sake!"

"..."

Gan Ning looked at Lu Yi strangely, wondering why Liu Miao was suffering such grievances when he was merely sleeping with a beautiful woman.

However, with the joint guarantee from Lü Meng and Lu Yi, Gan Ning was undoubtedly much more assertive!

"A general is not bound by his sovereign's orders when he is away from home!"

Gan Ning looked at the majestic city of Chengdu in the distance and chuckled a few times.

"I told you back then, I would definitely break this damn tortoise! ​​And now I've finally done it!"

Legend has it that when Qin generals Zhang Yi and Zhang Ruo were building a city in Chengdu, they repeatedly failed. Later, guided by a divine tortoise in a dream, they built the city wall along the tortoise's crawling path and finally succeeded.

Its city walls are shaped like a tortoise. The Zhangyi Tower at the west gate symbolizes the tortoise's tail, the Zhangruo Tower at the east gate symbolizes the tortoise's feet, and the four gates represent the tortoise's legs. The overall shape resembles a giant tortoise, hence Chengdu is also known as the Tortoise City.

Now, Gan Ning is clearly going to use his short blade to smash the turtle shell open and expose the juicy turtle meat inside!

Liu Zhang's envoy returned to the city as if he had lost his parents, and Liu Zhang almost fainted upon hearing the news!

"Why is Liu Miao so untrustworthy!"

Liu Zhang was about to issue a proclamation rebuking Liu Miao for breaking his promise, but Liu Miao's proclamation had already been sent first—

[When I questioned Lady Wu, she said that Mao was not insane; his death was suspicious, and he was definitely murdered!]

[Liu Zhang, in his quest for Yizhou, did not hesitate to murder his elder brother; he is truly a wicked villain! Such a disloyal and unfilial person, deserving the wrath of both gods and men, deserves my wrath to be punished on behalf of Heaven!]

it's dark!
When Liu Zhang saw Liu Miao's proclamation denouncing him, he almost spat out a mouthful of blood on the paper!

"Distorting the truth and spreading falsehoods to mislead the public!"

Liu Zhang originally intended to deny everything.

However, Gan Ning, who was outside the city, was instructed by someone named Fa Zheng to build a high altar south of Chengdu in order to summon Liu Mao's soul.

Legend has it that one day, the shaman on the altar foamed at the mouth, his face contorted in a grotesque expression, rose up, pointed towards Chengdu, and shouted, "Ji Yu, kill me! Ji Yu, kill me!" He then collapsed to the ground and fell seriously ill for seven days.

When the news reached Chengdu, Liu Zhang was so shocked that he fell ill and never dared to speak of his elder brother Liu Mao again.

The Shu generals, who were still foolishly waiting for Liu Miao in Fucheng, finally realized what was happening—

The house was robbed!

Liu Zhangzi Liu Xun insisted on returning to Chengdu as soon as possible to take charge of the overall situation, but Wu Yi persuaded him to stay.

"Chengdu has abundant food supplies and the troops from Dongzhou are at its disposal, so it will not be so easy to conquer."

"On the other hand, Fucheng is a crucial point in the north. If it falls into Liu Miao's hands and he manages to reach Chengdu and join forces with the main Han army, then there will truly be no way to turn the tide!" Wu Yi advised Liu Xun, "As long as Fucheng remains unconquered, Liu Miao will not be able to reach Chengdu!"

"As long as we hold Fucheng and Chengdu, when Yuan Shao in the north attacks the Central Plains, Liu Miao will definitely have no choice but to withdraw his troops! In this way, the north will be saved!"

Wu Yi's words were not without reason, but Liu Xun, who was eager to protect his father, could not listen to them at this moment.

If Chengdu is gone, then he will definitely be gone too!

Moreover, Liu Zhang had more than one son, Liu Xun!
Even if we can preserve Shu, what would happen if Liu Zhang found out that his own son did not return to Chengdu to help in the first place?

Liu Zhang sent his eldest son, Liu Xun, to garrison the front line, his intention being to monitor the generals and ensure stability at the front.

But now that Chengdu is besieged, the relationship between father and son forces Liu Xun to choose a path he knows is wrong!

Admittedly, as Wu Yi suggested, stationing troops in Fucheng might force Liu Miao to withdraw his army.

But Liu Xun and Liu Zhang were not only ruler and subject, but also father and son!
Now is not the time to ponder so many pros and cons.
Liu Xun insisted on taking the main force of the Shu army back to relieve the siege of Chengdu, leaving only 3,000 soldiers to be stationed in Fucheng by Ling Bao, and 2,000 soldiers to be stationed in Luocheng by Wu Yi.

"Since Liu Miao has sent his main force to the outer waters, his own troops must be insufficient. Leaving 5,000 troops behind is enough!"

Liu Xun said, "I will also transfer troops from Zitong and Baishuiguan to this place. With these troops, we should be able to resist Liu Miao!"

After making the final arrangements, Liu Xun led his troops towards Chengdu, hoping to relieve the siege of the city.

However, the overall situation in Shu did not improve because of Liu Xun's efforts.

Ling Bao and Wu Yi received news from Zitong just three days after Liu Xun left that Zhang Lu of Hanzhong had also taken the opportunity to move south, and that their troops could not come to their aid.

House seemingly endless rain.

Now in Guanghan, Zhou Tai, who was confronting Deng Xian, obviously had no reason to continue playing around with him. He immediately led his troops to break through Deng Xian's camp and killed him in the chaos.

Now, the only thing we can rely on is Liu Xun's troops!
But soon, bad news came that Liu Xun's main force had been defeated.

On their way to Chengdu, Huang Zhong and Sima Yi's troops, who were responsible for attacking Niubi, encountered Liu Xun's army at Jintang.

Upon their sudden encounter, both were thrown into a state of panic.

In particular, one side only knew that Chengdu was besieged and knew little about the battle on the front line; the other side had gone through great hardships to cross Longquan Mountain and was exhausted... When the two armies saw each other, their hair stood on end, and they thought they were doomed!
Sima Yi forced himself to calm down and, seeing the enemy's flags in disarray, vaguely guessed that the enemy was probably a Shu army retreating from the direction of Fucheng.

"General Huang! The enemy is rushing back to reinforce, and they must be panicking if they encounter our army on the way!"

Sima Yi pointed to the enemy's banner with the character "Liu".

"That must be the banner of Liu Xun, son of Liu Zhang! As long as we can cut off his head, the enemy will surely collapse!"

Huang Zhong narrowed his eyes slightly, his broadsword eager to be used!

The two sides met suddenly and had no time to arrange their battle formations.

Your battle depends solely on courage!
Huang Zhong took the lead and charged into the Shu army's formation on horseback, as if he were an army by himself!
Huang Zhong in his prime!

Liu Miao had always suspected that Huang Zhong and Lü Bu were probably comparable at this age, but he couldn't confirm it.

But now, Huang Zhong, completely freed from his restraints, has confirmed Liu Miao's guess!

One man can form an army! He can take a man's head from the midst of an army of ten thousand!

Before anyone could react, Huang Zhong had already spurred his horse to the banner bearing the surname "Liu" and beheaded it with a single stroke!

"General Liu Gui!"

It wasn't until the soldiers around him exclaimed in surprise that Huang Zhong realized he had not killed Liu Zhang's son Liu Xun, but another general from Shu, Liu Gui.

Huang Zhong's eagle eyes, capable of seeing clearly within hundreds of paces, kept searching for Liu Xun in the enemy ranks, hoping to crush their morale once and for all!
Little did Liu Xun know that after witnessing the renowned general Liu Gui being slain by Huang Zhong, his heart turned cold! How could he possibly continue fighting Huang Zhong?

Fear is to reveal one's weakness.

To show weakness in such a chaotic encounter is the most terrifying thing!

In contrast, the Han army, which was clearly more exhausted, shouted "Victory! Victory!" after seeing Huang Zhong kill the enemy general.

Seeing that the time was right, Sima Yi, who was in charge of the central army, immediately ordered the drums to be beaten and launched a general attack!

The Han army, in disarray, followed Huang Zhong into the Shu army's ranks, quickly routing them completely. Liu Xun himself barely escaped with his life and fled back to Chengdu in a sorry state...

When Wu Yi learned that the last remaining field force of the Shu army had been wiped out in such a way, he was completely stunned!
There is no hope for Sichuan!

The key point is that Liu Miao's tactics were to strike while the opponent was weakened and finish him off!

Before Wu Yi and the others could process the news of Liu Xun's defeat, Liu Miao, who had been sitting for more than half a month, finally moved and followed the inner river to the city of Fucheng.

When the Shu army saw the emperor's dragon banner, which exuded endless majesty, they almost lost all their fighting spirit.

Liu Miao, on the other hand, was unusually excited and was still making sarcastic remarks from below the city walls.

"Hey! These people set up such a big scheme waiting for me to come to Fucheng, and now that I've actually arrived, why aren't they happy?"

Luring Liu Miao to the inner waterway was a strategy devised by the officials of Shu themselves!

Now that Liu Miao has come all this way, there's not even anyone to greet him. It's truly disheartening!

(End of this chapter)