Lin Nan didn't say anything, after all, the thoughts of ancient people and his thoughts are completely different things, he admits that Jia Xu, Xun You, and Guo Jia are all wise and resourceful people, but once they are imprisoned by their thoughts, they will be in vain. He smiled, and after a long while, he asked, "Do you think Lu Bu has the ability to digest these places?" ”

Jia Xu, Xun You, and Guo Jia looked at each other, all of them looked confused, and asked incomprehensibly: "Please make it public!" ”

Lin Nan beckoned and said, "You all come and see!" ”

Jia Xu, Xun You, and Guo Jia all walked over together, came to Lin Nan's side, looked at the arc drawn by Lin Nan's hand on the map, and asked: "In this way, our army only has half of Jizhou left, is it possible that our army has spent so much effort, just for half of Jizhou?" ”

Lin Nandao: "You should all know my purpose, Lu Bu brought him to Jizhou, right?" ”

Xun You said: "The lord wants to use the strategy of driving the wolf and the tiger to occupy the entire Jizhou. ”

"Not bad! That's exactly what I'm working on now. Lu Bu's troops are not much, only 80,000 people, 50,000 cavalry, 30,000 infantry, and the garrison is enough, but if such a large area is given again, their forces will be scattered, and Lu Bu has been reckless, and he has harmed the local people in the past two years. In contrast, Jizhou is relatively much more relaxed, and the prime minister is frustrated to promote tuntian, build water conservancy, and do a lot of things for the benefit of the people, if Lu Bu comes, the people will definitely be disgusted. Our army only needs Hejian, Anping, Qinghe, and Bohai to give all the western part of Jizhou to Lu Bu, and it will also save trouble. ”

Jia Xu's gaze was tax-profitable, and he glanced at the Si Li at the bottom of the map, and hurriedly said, "Is the lord trying to trick Lu Bu into occupying Si Li?" ”

Lin Nan nodded and said slowly: "Luoyang has been burned by Yuan Shu since it was burned. Most of the people were displaced to other counties, and the eastern part of Sili became borderless. Zhang Ji and Fan Choutun, who took refuge in Ma Teng, were in Hongnong, and it is reported that they were instructed by Ma Teng to send troops to Luoyang to rebuild the city. Ma Teng has continuously eased the Kwantung princes in the past two years, and has achieved certain results, if Zhang Ji and Fan Chou really occupy Luoyang, then I can trick Lu Bu to fight for Luoyang. ”

"But this took the initiative to give half of Jizhou to Lu Bu. Isn't it too much? Guo Jiadao.

Lin Nan said with a smile: "It's not an exaggeration at all, the longer Lu Bu's battle line is stretched, the better, and the longer his battle line, the more dispersed the troops will be, and the easier it will be for our army to deal with." ”

"My lord, do you want to mobilize Qiu Liju and others' Wuhuan cavalry to aid Jizhou?" Guo Jia asked.

"No need, it's enough to pull up the 20,000 soldiers in Nanpi and the 30,000 soldiers in this city together, and surround Yecheng. Remember, the city is not important. The important thing is to annihilate the enemy's living force, as long as the enemy's living force is annihilated, it will not be a problem to build any kind of fortified city. Lin Nankai explained.

Jia Xu, Xun You, and Guo Jia said in unison: "We have been taught!" ”

"Well, give the order to go down, gather the whole army, and march to Yecheng!" Lin Nan commanded.

"No!"

……

Yecheng.

In the hall of Zhaohou Mansion, Yuan Shao was sullenly drinking a little wine, holding a concubine in his arms. There was a gloom on his face.

The laughter of the beautiful woman did not arouse Yuan Shao's interest, for him. Although the battle of Julu was still defeated, his 130,000 army lost half of it, not only did he not capture Lin Nan, but he demoralized his army and had to retreat to Yecheng to recuperate.

A handsome white-faced young man wearing a silver armor and a silver helmet stepped into the hall, and saw Yuan Shao sullenly holding his concubine and drinking. He roared angrily: "Get out of here!" ”

When the concubine saw the young man coming, they all dispersed in a hurry, and the sound of glamour stopped, and all the people in the hall retreated, and in an instant, only Yuan Shao and the young man who were lying on the couch with a red face were left.

Yuan Shao's expression was in a trance. Seeing the young man coming, he hurriedly shouted, "Xianyi, what are you doing here?" ”

This young man is none other than Yuan Shao's second son Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi is young, not only handsome, but also very generous, more humble than the eldest brother Yuan Tan, and more belly than the third brother Yuan Shang, but unfortunately because his appearance is too handsome, people feel a little feminine, and there is no trace of masculinity on his body.

Yuan Xi walked straight to the slightly drunk Yuan Shao, and shouted loudly: "Father, now that the morale of the whole city is low, my father not only does not boost morale, but drinks here, in case the Yan army comes, what will we do to meet the enemy?" The eldest brother is far away in Qingzhou, the third brother is young and frivolous, and the strategists are fighting for power and profit with each other, the only one who focuses on the overall situation is imprisoned by his father as soon as he returns to Yecheng, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Han Meng, and Ju Yi are not convinced by each other, although there are more than 80,000 soldiers in Yecheng, but it is just a plate of loose sand! ”

Yuan Shao was already slightly drunk, and when he heard Yuan Xi say these words, he couldn't help but laugh and said: "I, Yuan Benchu, was in the south of the river, blocked the Yan Dynasty in the north, and was also the people of the desert, and fought for the world in the south, and the battle of the small giant deer only killed fifty or sixty thousand people, so why bother?" I'm just recuperating for a while now, and after I recuperate, I will definitely lead the army to attack Youzhou in the north and attack the state in the west. ”

Hearing Yuan Shao's words, Yuan Xi only had a sneer, and when he saw his father's appearance, he felt really sad. He fixed his eyes and saw that the talisman on Yuan Shao's waist was exposed, and as soon as he had an idea, he walked to Yuan Shao's side, pretended to help Yuan Shao up, took the talisman with his hand, and held it tightly in his hand.

After getting the talisman, Yuan Xi bowed and bowed: "Father use it slowly, and the child will leave." ”

Turning to leave, he heard what Yuan Shao said, but he didn't answer, but walked straight outside, and then said to the musician and concubine waiting outside the door: "Go in and serve the good marquis well, if there is anything wrong, be careful that the head falls to the ground!" ”

The concubines and musicians all walked in in a panic and started to sound again.

Out of Yanhou's Mansion, Yuan Xi immediately turned into an alley, looked around, and when he saw that no one was paying attention, he whistled.

The whistle sounded, and a person came out of a corner, and that person was about the same age as Yuan Xi, who was the son of Fu Xu.

Frustrated Hu hurriedly walked to Yuan Xi's side. With a nervous face, he asked, "Got it?" ”

Yuan Xi took out the talisman from his arms, held it in front of the frustrated hu, and whispered: "The talisman has been obtained, all that remains is how to take your father and son out of the city, the guard of the city gate is the trial, he hates your father and son to the core." Now my father has decreed martial law. No one is allowed to go out of the city without permission, and I am not very good at interrogating people, so is there any way for you to get out of the city? ”

Frustrated Hu thought for a moment and said, "I don't know, but you can ask my father, my father must have a way to get out of the city." ”

Yuan Xi said: "Well, as long as the Prime Minister is rescued from the cell, Yecheng will be saved, maybe you don't have to go out of the city." The Prime Minister can command the whole city with a military talisman in his hand. I heard that the Yan army is coming, and I am already on the way, and I must rescue the minister before the Yan army arrives. ”

The two of them agreed and immediately went to the cell.

Yuan Xi and Frustrated Hu hit it off at first sight, Yuan Xi respected Frustrated Teaching, and Frustrated Hu was good friends, when Yuan Shao came back from Julu's withdrawal, he was hurt by the bad words of the trial and Guo Tu. He was imprisoned by Yuan Shao, and the power also fell to the judge and Guo Tu. Two people are in charge of a military and political team.

The two of them came to the prison, and when the jailer saw the second son coming, no one dared to stop him.

"Open the cell door!" Yuan Xi commanded.

The jailer looked embarrassed and replied: "Childe, Lord Shen and Master Guo have ordered, saying that it is in addition to the order of the lord himself. No one can ......"

"What? My words are not as good as judging and matching, Guo Tu? Yuan Xi snorted coldly, suddenly turned pale, and scolded, "What kind of thing is the trial and matching, Guo Tu?" It was just two dogs next to my father, barking a few times. Can it scare you like this? ”

"Childe, I'...... I ......"

Yuan Xi said angrily: "Don't talk nonsense, open the prison door!" ”

The jailer had no choice but to open the prison door, stand outside the door, and bow his head to Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi dragged the frustrated hu into the cell, and when he asked, there was a foul smell that made them have to cover their noses and walk into the dark cell.

Under the leadership of the jailer, Yuan Xi and Fu Hu came to the cell where Fu Zhu was held.

The floor of the cell was much lower than the ground outside, making it very wet. Only one or two small window openings let in the light, and the windows were open high enough that the prisoners could not reach them with their hands raised. The little light that came in through the window was very faint, even at noon, and it was nothing, making it very dark.

The shackles and chains that were used to lock the prisoners to prevent them from escaping were still hanging on the walls of the dungeon, rusty. There were still two gray-white bones left in the iron ring of the shackles, probably human leg bones, which showed that the prisoner was not only emaciated to death in the prison, but also tortured into a skeleton.

It was dark in the cell, and Yuan Xi and Fu Hu couldn't see anything in the cell, but they only smelled a strong smell of blood mixed with a fishy smell.

"Go get the torches!" Yuan Xi shouted to the jailer.

The jailer brought a torch and lit up half of the cell.

Only then did Yuan Xi and Fu Hu see a qiē in the cell: rats, cockroaches, and geckos, crawling around in the dark corners. Bats build nests on the roof, rats burrow at the foot of the wall, centipedes crawl along the cracks in the wall, cockroaches stand on the top plate in black, and the ground satisfies rat, bat, and cockroach.

He was lying on a pile of haystacks, with many marks of whipping on his back, and the blood marks were tightly connected to his clothes, and it was like skin and flesh.

"Father......" As soon as Frustrated Hu saw this scene, he pounced directly, and saw Frustrated Professor lying there half-dead, fainting, so he couldn't control his tears, and directly burst into tears, hugging Frustrated Professor and crying bitterly.

When Yuan Xi saw it, his heart was also sour, and when he thought that the minister of state who had taught him his studies was beaten like this, he was angry, turned his head angrily at the jailer, stretched out his hand and slapped him, and asked loudly: "Who did it?" Who did this? ”

The jailer covered his face with handprints and hurriedly said, "No...... Not me...... Just now...... The third prince came here just now......"

"Third brother? How could the third brother start beating the Prime Minister? Who else is with you? Yuan Xi said angrily.

The jailer said, "Judge ...... The judge came with him......"

"Matching!" The roots of Yuan Xi's hated teeth itched.

Frustrated Hu's cry alarmed Frustrated Hu, and Frustrated Hu, who had passed out, opened his eyes, glanced at Frustrated Hu, and hurriedly asked, "You...... What are you doing here? ”

Frustrated, he said, "Father, I'll get you out now, let's get out of here." Stay away from the land of right and wrong, live in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and never ask about the world again......"

"Huh...... What you said is light, the world is so big, where can you live in seclusion? He coughed dryly twice. coughed up some blood, turned his head, glanced at Yuan Xi who was standing there, and smiled reluctantly, "It turned out to be you, thank you so much, second son." ”

Yuan Xi squatted down and said slowly: "Prime Minister, I have my father's talisman to take you out of the cell." But how to get out of the city, please ask the minister of the country to show you, now that the trial and Guo Tu have shared your power, guard the city gate, and no one will let go. ”

Fu Zhu frowned, and hurriedly said: "Second son, you quickly return the lord's talisman, in case the lord finds out." You will be implicated. I was frustrated and incompetent, and I set up a plan to let Lin Nan run away. There is more than enough to die, you all go, get out of here, according to my calculations, Lin Nan is almost about to attack Yecheng. ”

Frustrated: "If my father doesn't leave, I won't leave either." ”

Frustrated: "Confused! I am the one who is dying. Even if the lord won't kill me, Lin Nan will kill me, rather than hiding without his life, it is better to die generously. Hurry up! ”

When Frustrated Hu heard such words, where would he go? Crying and shouting, I have to pull the frustration away.

Seeing this, Yuan Xi hurriedly said: "Prime Minister of State, I have my father's talisman here, my father has been addicted to wine these days, and everything has been handed over to the judge and Guo Tu to deal with, as long as you take this talisman and mobilize soldiers and horses to give orders, you can save Yecheng in danger." ”

Frustratedly, he said: "This talisman was stolen by you from the lord, you return it quickly, my life has long been doomed, and it is not worth the second son to make such a huge sacrifice for me." I have written a letter here, hoping that you can pass it on to the lord, although Yecheng is a strong city, but there are also its weak points, I hope that the lord can defend according to the strategy I wrote, so that with the strength and grain and grass in the city, it is enough to last for a year. The Yan army came from afar, the supply of grain and grass was inconvenient, you could cut off its grain and grass first, and then defend the fortified city, within three months, the Yan army would inevitably fall into a bitter battle, then Lu Bu of Bingzhou would attack it unprepared, and it was also a good opportunity for our army to counterattack at that time. ”

When the words fell, he took out a letter from a pile of barren grass with great difficulty and handed it directly to Yuan Xi, his eyes were still full of deep hope.

Yuan Xi took the letter, but the talisman in his hand could not be left for a long time, seeing that Fu Zhu's mind had been decided, he no longer dissuaded, and immediately bowed to Fu Zhu: "Prime Minister, don't worry, I will definitely try to save you." ”

Frustratedly said: "Needless to say, hurry up, return the lord's talisman first, and the province will cause trouble." Frustrated, you quickly pack up your things, go out of the city first, leave here, live incognito, live a good life, and you are not allowed to go out from now on. ”

Frustrated Hu hugged the injured frustration, his face was full of tears, and he shook his head vigorously and said: "If the father doesn't leave, the child won't leave, and the child stays here to accompany the father." ”

"There are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is great, I am frustrated with a son like you, if you die, our door will be cut off in the future. You don't have to worry about me, the lord won't kill me for the time being, he still has a place for me, and the judge and Guo Tu just want to humiliate me, I won't be in danger of my life, and Yecheng is about to face a big war, I don't want you to get in the way here. ”

"But my father ......"

"Let's go!" Frustrated Teach suddenly broke free from Frustration, and said loudly and angrily: "If you don't leave, I'll die here with my head!" ”

Frustrated Hu knew that his father had a strong personality, but he could not watch his father suffer in the prison cell, so he knelt on the ground, kowtowed, and said, "Father, let the child stay with you!" ”

Fu Zhu no longer paid attention to the frustrated hu, looked at Yuan Xi, and said slowly: "Second son, frustrated Hu will ask you, please send frustrated Hu out of the city, I am such a son, I don't want to see him have anything, please ask the second son!" ”

Yuan Xi could understand Frustration's feelings, so he nodded heavily and said to Frustration: "Although the Minister of State can rest assured, I will definitely send Frustrated Hu out of the city safely." ”

Instead of speaking, he lay quietly on the ground, gasping for a faint breath.

Yuan Xi grabbed the frustrated bird, dragged the frustrated bird out, and said: "The Prime Minister is also for you, I hope you don't live up to the will of the Prime Minister, I will send you out of the city now." ”

Frustrated, he broke free and said, "I won't go, I won't go, if my father doesn't go, I won't go." I'm going to stay with my father......"

With a "bang", as soon as Yuan Xi raised his hand, he knocked the frustrated hu unconscious.

"Offended!" Seeing the frustrated bird fall to the ground, Yuan Xi said softly.

Fu Zhu was not moved in the slightest, he didn't even look back, and heard Yuan Xi order the two jailers to carry Fu Hu out. When Yuan Xi was about to walk out of the cell, he hurriedly said: "Second son......"

Yuan Xi turned around, looked at Fu Zhu with his back to him, and asked, "Is there anything else the minister has to order?" ”

"Go to the south gate, Han Meng is a reasonable person, and he will take the initiative to let go of the frustrated bird. In addition, tell him to live well......"

Yuan Xi said: "I wrote it down...... Prime Minister, are you really not willing to go out of the city with me? ”

"What if you go out? The world is divided. Where is the Pure Land? It's the same everywhere you go, it's better to live and die together in this Yecheng. ”

Yuan Xi didn't say anything more, just bowed deeply to Fu Zhi, and then turned to leave.

Frustrated lying in the barren grass, he heard the sound of Yuan Xi and the others going away, so he turned his head, looked at their distant figures, and sighed heavily: "The time limit is coming." There is nothing to be done, the crape myrtle emperor star that is active in the sky should allude to Lin Nan......"

Yuan Xi came out of the cell. He first called a carriage, threw the sleeping frustrated bird in the carriage, and then drove the carriage himself towards the south gate.

Near the south gate of Yecheng, Han Meng was standing alone on the city tower, looking at the scene outside the city, and his whole person looked very depressed. Since the Battle of the Giant Deer, he has seen Lin Nan's true face. I regretted it a lot, hating myself for not letting Lin Nan go in Fenggao County at the beginning.

Ascending high and looking into the distance, he looked around, and what he saw was an endless plain, and the sky and the earth seemed to be together.

Suddenly. He heard a commotion and quarreled behind him, so he asked aloud, "What is the noise?" ”

"General, the second prince is going to drive the carriage out of the city in person, and we can't stop it, so I can only come to ask the general to make a decision." A lieutenant ran up quickly from the castle tower and said with one mouth.

Han Meng let out an "oh", a trace of surprise appeared on his face, and he exclaimed, "Bastard thing, why didn't you say it earlier?" ”

Leaving behind a sentence of cutting his head and covering his face, Han Meng went down to the city tower and went straight to the city gate, and saw Yuan Xi driving a carriage and waiting there angrily, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "It turned out that the second son is here, it is really a disappointment." ”

"Don't talk nonsense with me, let me ask you, why are your subordinates blocking my way, don't I even have a chance to get out of the city?"

Han Meng said: "The lord has issued a martial law order, no one is allowed to go out of the city without permission, and his subordinates are also performing official duties, and I ask the second son to forgive me." ”

Yuan Xi knew that Han Meng was a favorite general under his father's account, and he was also more majestic and innocent, and he had always acted impartially, which was different from the brave and unscrupulous Yan Liang and the arrogant Ju Yi. He didn't bother to talk to Han Meng, so he immediately took out Yuan Shao's talisman, shook it in front of Han Meng's eyes, and asked, "Why don't you let it go?" ”

As soon as Han Meng saw the talisman, he was taken aback, and saw that Yuan Shao's life-like thing was in Yuan Xi's hand, although he suspected that Yuan Xi's talisman was stolen, it was because he was not afraid of making a big deal, so he said: "It's okay to let go, but the last general wants to know what is pulled on the carriage of the second son?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "What, you want to check?" ”

"Han Meng's responsibility, I hope the second son will forgive me." Han Meng hugged Yuan Xi with a fist, and then said loudly to the soldiers under him, "Someone, search the car!" ”

Yuan Xi jumped down from the carriage, held the talisman, and shouted loudly: "I think who dares? The main soldier talisman is here, if you see the soldier talisman as you see the lord, don't hurry up and give me a retreat! ”

The rest of the soldiers didn't dare to move forward or retreat, they just froze there, and after looking at each other, they all moved their eyes to Han Meng's body.

Han Meng sneered and said to Yuan Xi: "It's okay not to search the car, but I must see for myself what is in this car." ”

When the words fell, Han Meng walked straight to the front of the carriage, and without waiting for Yuan Xi to react, he opened the roller shutter in the carriage, and what caught his eyes was the depressed bird who had fallen asleep, which made his eyes widen a little.

Yuan Xi was also surprised, how did he know that Han Meng didn't listen to his orders so much, seeing that Han Meng saw a qiē in the carriage, he hurriedly took two steps forward.

Han Meng suddenly turned his head, lowered the curtain, slowly stepped back, and bowed his hand and said, "The second son forgives his sins, he has offended a lot." The subordinates didn't know that there was nothing in the car. ”

When Yuan Xi heard this, he remembered what he said in his cell, saying that let him go through the south gate, Han Meng was not an unreasonable person. He looked at Han Meng with grateful eyes, and when he saw a smile on the corner of Han Meng's mouth, he said, "General Han doesn't need to be polite. Now that I've checked it, it's time for me to get out of town, right? ”

As soon as Han Meng raised his hand, he shouted loudly: "Open the city gate and let the second son out of the city." ”

At the sound of the order, the soldiers defending the city opened the gates.

Yuan Xi jumped into the carriage, greeted Han sharply, and went out of the city with the frustrated hu.

After running ten miles, the frustrated hooves woke up in the violent jolting of the carriage, feeling a little dazed. Seeing that he was not in a cell, but in a carriage, he hurriedly shouted: "Stop, stop!" ”

Yuan Xi hurriedly reined in the horse's reins, and as soon as he lifted the curtain, he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

"How did I end up here, my father?"

Yuan Xi said: "The prime minister is still in prison, he asked me to tell you......"

"How can you leave my father in a cell?" Frustrated, he shouted.

Yuan Xi said: "This is what your father meant. I have no choice but to do anything but get you out of town safely. Now you're out of town. You can go to Qingzhou to join my eldest brother Yuan Tan and let him lead the troops to help Jizhou. I will go back and return the talisman to my father, so I will not linger here, and there are two horses for this carriage, you ride one, and I will ride the other. Since then, they have parted ways. ”

It's too late for him to say anything, he's already out of town, but if he returns, he'll probably become a corpse. When he saw Yuan Xi go to prepare the horses, he walked over and said slowly, "Second son." My father will ask you. ”

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "Don't worry, I can guarantee the life of the Prime Minister." I'm going to go back and exchange talismans now, or I'll be discovered by my father, and then I'll be implicated and won't be able to participate in the battle." ”

Fu Hu and Yuan Xi were good friends, and they understood Yuan Xi's personality very well, so they nodded, didn't say anything, just took a war horse, turned over and left.

Yuan Xi also returned the same way and soon entered Yecheng.

After Yuan Xi returned to Yecheng, he went straight into the Zhaohou Mansion and saw that his father Yuan Shao was still indulging in wine, so he just sighed lightly.

He walked to Yuan Shao's side, opened some dancing girls, and quietly put the talisman back on the drunken Yuan Shao's body, and then took out the letter written by Fu Zhu to Yuan Shao, and said: "Father, this is a letter written by the Minister of State to my father, please take a look at it." ”

Yuan Shao's face was flushed, his whole body was full of alcohol, he burped, took the letterhead handed by Yuan Xi, and asked, "Which minister of state?" It's still Guo Tu's, why didn't they come to see me in person? ”

Yuan Xi said: "It's a frustrated ......"

"Frustrated? Isn't Frustration locked up in a cell? ”

"It was the boy who went to the cell to see him......"

Yuan Shao sneered, threw the letterhead in his hand to the ground undeniably, moved his slightly fat body slightly, waved his hand at Yuan Xi and said: "You go, don't go to see Fu Zhi without my order in the future, what bullshit plan set up by Fu Zhi in ten ambushes, it didn't hurt Lin Nan, but made our army suffer heavy losses, and I won't listen to his words in the future." ”

"But father, victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and there will be no problem with the strategy of frustration, if it weren't for Zhang Fei under Liu Bei who let Lin Nan go, Lin Nan would have been killed by now, and our army also underestimated the strength of the Yan army, so that it ......"

Yuan Shao propped up his body and shouted loudly: "Enough, you go, don't mention this person in front of me in the future......"

"Father's ......"

"Get out!" Yuan Shao said angrily.

Yuan Xi saw that Yuan Shao was angry, so he stopped talking, turned around and walked outside, and thought silently in his heart: "Yecheng is resting!" ”

……

After galloping south on a fast horse, Frustrated Hu always felt that he should not have gone like this, and that his father had been locked up in a cell and he had escaped alone, and that there was nothing more important to him than family affection. Remembering that his father had always taken good care of him, his heart was dripping blood.

Suddenly, the frustrated hu reined in the horse, quickly turned the horse's head, grimaced face, and said to himself: "Now the only one who can save my father is Lin Nan." ”

As soon as the words fell, the frustrated hooves whipped their horses, and hurried towards the north.

……

The bitter and hot air seemed to have stagnated, and the fiery face waited sadly for the wind, but it did not come. The sun shone hotly in the dark blue sky, and the golden wheat fields on both sides of the official road became brighter and brighter. The local people have long smelled the imminent war, and have taken their families to hide in the mountains, or defected to relatives and friends in other states and counties, among which the people of Jizhou have flowed into Youzhou even more.

Lin Nan took the lead, followed by Lu Heng and Lin Yang, leading the remaining 40,000 regular Yan troops and 30,000 surrendered troops in the city of Gall to march towards Yecheng. Looking at the wheat that was about to ripen along the way, he had another plan in his heart.

"Lu Heng, pass the order, no one is allowed to trample on the wheat field, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!"

"No!" After Lu Heng finished answering, he immediately gave the order.

Lin Nan then said: "Last time, I transferred Shi Jie from Nanpi, and only Xun Chen, Pan Gong, and Mu Shun were left in Nanpi City, which was the important land of grain and grass for our army, and it must be strictly guarded. Lin Yang. Ordered Xun Chen and Pan Gong to lead 20,000 soldiers and seven-tenths of the grain and grass to Yecheng, let Mu Shun lead 10,000 soldiers to encourage the people of Nanpi to harvest the wheat fields around Nanpi, and let Mu Shun harvest the uninhabited fields by himself, and after the harvest was completed, send 5,000 people to the plain county where Zang Ba is located, and Zang Ba is estimated to be about to run out of food. ”

Lin Yang said "no", and then went to order the scouts.

At this time, Xun You rushed over from behind. Holding his fists on horseback, he said: "The things ordered by the lord have been sent to do, and the people who hid in the mountains are willing to come out to harvest wheat." Expressed his willingness to submit to the Lord. ”

"Very good, as long as they are willing to submit, then everything will be easy, how far is it from Yecheng now?" Lam Nam Road.

Xun You said: "According to the current marching speed of our army, we will arrive in Yecheng in a day and a half." ”

Lin Nan frowned and asked, "Where is Lu Bu's Jin army?" ”

Xun Yu said: "According to the message sent back by Lin Chu. Lü Bu led 50,000 cavalry to gallop all the way, first occupied Changshan, and then divided his troops north into Zhongshan, and is now heading south to Zhao County, and is expected to arrive in Yecheng tomorrow. ”

"Lu Bu's soldiers are all tiger and wolf divisions. The cavalry led by him is also cavalry, and the cavalry is not suitable for attacking the city, it seems that Lu Bu is only supporting this time, and he does not plan to make a move. Lin Nan said slowly.

Xun You said: "Don't worry, my army brought heavy siege equipment this time, no matter how high the city defense of Yecheng is, as long as it is surrounded for a long time, it can make its army disheartened, and it will be broken soon, maybe there is no need for our army to attack at all, as long as it is besieged and not attacked." ”

Lin Nandao: "Well, that's it, send another scout to inquire about the news of Xu You and Wei Yan, after going for so long, it is time to come back." ”

"No!"

After nearly ten days of recuperation, the Yan army gradually came out of the haze of the battle of Julu, and gradually recovered the spirit of the past, showing a kind of military temperament, and also with a kind of revenge heart.

The next morning, when the army had just had breakfast, and was about to set up camp, the soldiers who were patrolling outside spotted a fast horse coming from the south and immediately intercepted it.

"I want to see Yanhou, I want to see Yanhou......" The knight on the fast horse was exhausted, and it could be seen from his exhaustion that he had gone through a long journey.

After the soldiers patrolling the Yan Army intercepted this knight, they were very red when they saw this person, this person was none other than the son of Fu Zhi.

The patrol team leader stepped forward and grabbed Frustrated Hu's chest, pulled out the saber from his waist, and put it directly on Frustrated Hu's neck, glared at his angry eyes, and yelled loudly: "How fucking do you dare to come again?" I'm worried that I can't find you, I'm going to kill you today, to avenge my dead brother......"

"Kill him! Kill him! The soldiers on one side also shouted angrily.

The patrol squad leader raised his sword and was about to cut it at the head of the frustrated bird, but when the sword was about to fall, he suddenly heard a loud roar from behind: "Leave people under the sword!" ”

The patrol team leader immediately stopped the long sword in his hand, and the blade was only a few centimeters away from the head of the frustrated bird, which was really dangerous. He immediately turned his head to look over, but when he saw Zhao Yun riding a white horse and a few cavalrymen galloping towards this side, he put away his sword and bowed to Zhao Yun with his subordinate soldiers: "See the general!" ”

Zhao Yun glanced at the exhausted frustrated Hu and asked, "What's the matter with him?" ”

Frustrated Hu didn't wait for the patrol team leader to answer, so he immediately said: "I want to see Yan Hou, I want to see Yan Hou, please take me to see Yan Hou, after meeting Yan Hou, you can do whatever you want with me." ”

As soon as Zhao Yun raised his hand, he said, "Well, let him go, hand him over to me, and I'll take him to see the lord." ”

The patrol squad leader did not dare to disobey the order, so he said: "No! ”

Several cavalry under Zhao Yun took Fu Hu away and followed Zhao Yun towards the camp. Zhao Yun was worried that the arrival of Frustrated Hu would cause a commotion in the whole army, so he had an idea, so he asked Frustrated Hu to put on a helmet and cover Frustrated Hu's face with a piece of cloth, as if the current criminal was hooded.

Frustrated Hu entered the camp under the leadership of Zhao Yun, and did not cause any disturbance, as soon as he entered the big tent of the Chinese army, Frustrated Hu saw Lin Nan and several strategists discussing things, he knelt on the ground with an ordinary sound, and shouted loudly: "Yanhou...... Please save my father? ”

Lin Nan, Jia Xu, Xun You, Guo Jia, and Ouyang Yinying were looking at the map, and suddenly saw a masked person kneeling on the ground and shouting loudly, so they turned their heads and looked over together.

"Zilong, who is this?" Lin Nan didn't recognize it at first glance, and when he saw Zhao Yun beside him, he asked.

Zhao Yun arched his hand and said: "The son of frustration is frustrated! ”

Everyone's brows tightened, and they all looked at the frustrated hu kneeling on the ground, and their hearts were full of anger.

"Humph! I didn't go looking for you, and you still dare to come? Lin Nan sneered, "Could it be that you think I'm a fool and go to it again?" ”

Frustrated Hu said: "No, no, this time is different, this time Yuan Shao really put my father in prison, and the trial, Guo Tu also fell into the well, beating my father half to death, now my father's life is on the verge of death, I hope Yan Hou can save my father's life, the battle of the giant deer is my own sin, the soldiers who died in the Yan army I will bear it with all my might, I only ask Yan Hou to save my father out." ”

Lin Nan sneered: "Your father and son have to die, haven't you thought about this problem?" Even if Yuan Shao doesn't kill your father, I will kill your father, if it weren't for your father and son, how could I lose my troops in the first battle of Julu Ze? ”

Frustrated, he was silent, and secretly thought, "It seems that I really came to the wrong place this time, father......"

Jia Xu stroked his beard, a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes, and said to Lin Nan: "Lord, since the frustrated bird is here, why don't you make good use of it?" ”

Lin Nan asked, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

Jia Xu walked to Lin Nan's side and muttered a few words in a low voice.

Lin Nan nodded vigorously after hearing this, and immediately said, "Okay, do it like this." Zilong, put the frustrated Hu in custody temporarily, and served him with good food and drink every day, and no one was allowed to approach. Don't worry, I'll get your father out. ”

When he heard Lin Nan's last words, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Really?" ”

Lin Nan nodded and said, "I said yes, if you say that you will save your father from coming out, you will save your father from coming out." You go to recuperate with peace of mind, and when you arrive in Yecheng, you will naturally have the opportunity to let your father and son meet. ”

Frustrated, he left suspiciously, and left the big tent under the escort of Zhao Yun.

Lin Nan waited until he left, his face suddenly changed color, and he immediately ordered: "The army quickly pulled out the camp and set up the village, so that Huang Zhong was the main vanguard, Xu Huang and Pang De were the deputy generals, and Tai Shici was the vanguard on the left and Zhang He was the vanguard on the right, and led all the cavalry to arrive at the periphery of Yecheng first, surrounded the four gates, and the heavy cavalry and the rest of the infantry followed. ”

"No!"

On the first day of the first month of June, Lin Nan led a large army to the city of Yecheng, and the road from Gall Tao to Yecheng was unimpeded, and the morale of the Zhao army was low, and it was not the opponent of the Yan army in the field, so it could only take key defenses and stick to Yecheng.

Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, Pang De, Tai Shici, and Zhang He had already led the cavalry to surround Yecheng, and set up four camps outside the city, blocking the four gates of Yecheng to death. (To be continued......)