Chen took the lead, standing at the front of the drawbridge, he was not afraid at all with heavy armor, and danced the mandarin duck double knife in his hand, and cut down the cavalry from the horse alive.

Chu Yan held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other, and from time to time he slammed forward, and he was stunned to knock over the soldiers who were riding on horseback with his tall body, and then the steel knife in his hand went up with a knife, cutting off many heads. Although Wen Ping's injuries have not healed, he is not to be outdone, and the gun picks a line, and the steel gun in his hand stabs many cavalrymen to death.

The three men led the heavy infantry to rush to the front of the line, and drove the Zhao cavalry to the drawbridge, or squeezed into the moat, and slowly advanced forward, stepping on the erected drawbridge, so that the drawbridge could not be raised.

Huang Zhong galloped to his side, and the phoenix mouth knife was raised first, and it slashed down at Ju Yi's head with great force.

Ju Yi was on the ground, his body was flexible, seeing that Huang Zhong was menacing, he didn't dare to take the move at all, he dodged Huang Zhong's knife with a flash, rolled on the ground, and hurriedly turned over, raised a gun in his hand, and stabbed it diagonally, and the head of the gun pointed directly at Huang Zhong's back who had just separated from him......

Huang Zhong rode past Ju Yi on a horse, and found that Ju Yi used a beautiful "return horse gun" on the ground, so he hurriedly jumped up from the horse, and his body bounced into the air with the help of the horse's strength. As soon as he touched the ground, the phoenix mouth knife slashed out from Ju Yi's back.

Where did Ju Yi think that Huang Zhong still had such skills, cold sweat broke out on his back, and it was too late to turn around and block, and the only way was to dodge. Thinking of this, he lunged forward, just in case. At the same time, the golden tiger head gun stabbed indiscriminately in the back.

Huang Zhong waved the phoenix mouth knife and pushed away Ju Yi's false shot, his footsteps moved forward quickly, the phoenix mouth knife was horizontal at his waist, and his hands quickly turned the phoenix mouth knife around his waist, and his body further approached Ju Yi at the same time......

Ju Yi just pounced, and he didn't have time to catch his breath yet. I only felt that the cold light behind him was shining and the killing intent was compelling, and I glanced at it with the rest of my eyes, but I saw that Huang Zhong made the phoenix mouth knife perfect, the phoenix mouth knife kept rotating around his waist, his hands trembled very quickly, and the cold blade was pressing towards him step by step. A smile appeared on the corner of Huang Zhong's mouth, and when he saw Ju Yi's defensive style, his hands suddenly stopped shaking and lifted the phoenix mouth knife into the air. The attack move that swept through the thousands of armies just now suddenly turned into a splitting style, and he shouted loudly: "Force to split Huashan!" ”

Ju Yi's eyes widened in horror, and before he could pull out the chiseled golden tiger head gun inserted on the ground with both hands, he saw Huang Zhong fall from mid-air with a fierce splitting head, and he felt that he was fooled, and felt that Huang Zhong's sweeping of thousands of troops just now was just a false move, and splitting Huashan was a real move, and he wanted to kill him with one blow...... He hurriedly disengaged from the chiseled tiger head gun with both hands. The body also jerked back, but it was already too late.

The handle end of the phoenix mouth knife is very long. The head of the knife was very large and the blade was very sharp, even if Ju Yi abandoned the gun and retreated, it could not save his life. The blade slashed directly from Ju Yi's head, cutting an extremely deep blood mark along his forehead, the bridge of his nose, and his mouth, if he hadn't taken a few steps back. His entire head would be split in half.

With a scream of "Ah", Ju Yi was hacked to death, the blade went down his head, cutting his chest and belly, and the internal organs rolled out. His intestines were all over the place, and the blood quickly stained his surroundings......

Huang Zhong's blade did not stop, his habitual movements were done in one go, the blade went sideways, and with a single force, he cut off Ju Yi's head, and blood sprayed all over him. He was holding a phoenix-mouth knife, his face was covered with blood, his eyes widened, and he roared loudly: "The enemy general Ju Yi has been killed by my Huang Zhong, and he doesn't want to die to surrender quickly!" ”

The roar was like thunder, resounding inside and outside the moat.

As soon as the soldiers of the Zhao army heard that Ju Yi was dead, the army's heart was greatly damaged, and the judge on the city tower shouted to retreat when he saw the situation, and for a while, the soldiers by the city gate ran into the city gate.

The cavalry of the Zhao army was still fighting with the heavy infantry led by Chen Dao, Wen Ping, and Chu Yan on the suspension bridge......

"Raise the drawbridge, raise the drawbridge!" The judge hurriedly shouted loudly.

However, the suspension bridge was already full of heavy infantry of the Yan army, and the weight of all the people plus the weight of the equipment made the weight of the suspension bridge heavier and heavier, and the strong man in the gatehouse was very difficult when pushing the grinding plate, and he used up all his strength to eat milk, and he did not push the grinding plate of the suspension bridge.

There was a loud "click", and the iron chain that pulled the suspension bridge and the grinding disc was too stressed, and the iron chain that was already rusty and oxidized suddenly broke, so that the entire suspension bridge could no longer rise.

Seeing this, the judge hurriedly said: "Block the city gate, close the city gate quickly, and don't let the Yan army enter the city gate for half a step!" ”

"But Prime Minister, our cavalry is still outside...... "A soldier defending the city said......

"Kill! Shoot them all, the enemy is wearing heavy armor, not afraid of bows and arrows, go and get fire oil, fall down the walls, throw them outside, set them on fire with rockets, and burn them! "The judgment is inexorably angry.

The soldiers defending the city did not dare to disobey, and when the order was given, the archers on the city wall began to shoot the cavalry who had not had time to enter the city and were tightly bitten by the Yan army, and the city gate was closed at this time, and another group of soldiers began to throw fire oil outside the city.

Chen Zhi heard a crackling sound, and suddenly asked a puff of oil in his nose, so he shouted: "It's not good, the enemy wants to attack with fire, retreat, retreat!" ”

At the sound of the order, the heavy infantry, who wanted to expand the results of the battle, retreated one after another, and when passing the drawbridge, they also used steel knives to cut the iron chain connecting the grinding disc in the city, so that the drawbridge was completely erected on the moat.

The rocket hit the ground and immediately ignited a raging flame, but fortunately, Chen Zhi found it in time and let the heavy infantry withdraw without causing a single casualty. However, the hundreds of Zhao cavalry who had not had time to retreat into the city slowly died there under the attack of their own men and the burning flames, screaming in pain one by one.

Huang Zhong lifted Ju Yi's head, glanced at the results of the battle here at the north gate, and said with a smile: "You have worked hard, please come with me to the lord's place to ask for a reward!" ”

Everyone who participated in the battle laughed and counted the fallen soldiers of the Zhao army. The body was pulled away and buried.

Huang Zhong, Chen Dao, Wen Ping, and Chu Yan left the north gate, and the soldiers left behind continued to wait under the command of Guan Hai, while the soldiers in charge of digging in the deep ditch behind them also showed their heads and continued to dig the deep ditch and build barriers.

On the tower of the city, I saw Ju Yi killed. The soldier's defeated trial was filled with remorse. Suddenly, he remembered something, and hurriedly shouted to the cavalry downstairs in the city: "Go to the east gate quickly, inform Yan Liang, don't let him attack, just hold the city!" ”

"No!"

At the east gate of Yecheng, the heavy suspension bridge has been lowered, and two thousand crossbowmen are lined up along the moat. Arrows are constantly being shot into the darkness. Look, Yan Liang was wearing heavy armor, holding a big sword, straddled a war horse, and with a thousand cavalry waiting for him, he was frowning and looking towards the other side of the suspension bridge.

On the other side of the drawbridge, the sound was noisy, and the screams of the soldiers and the neighing of the horses all brought great joy and encouragement to the Zhao army under Yecheng.

"General. The voices of the people on the opposite side gradually dispersed, it must be that the Yan army was defeated by our army's offensive. Retreated on its own. Do you want to kill the past now? One of Yan Liang's side was about to give up.

Yan Liang's face was gloomy, looking at the darkness on the other side of the suspension bridge, and there was no movement, he was slightly suspicious in his heart, and said slowly: "Strange! The strength of the Yan army is very strong, how could it be possible to retreat so lightly? And what about their heavy infantry and heavy cavalry? ”

"General. At this time and then, they were indeed very strong in the Battle of Julu, but after this period of recuperation, the strength of our army cannot be ignored...... What's more, now it is a siege war, not a field battle. Didn't the Yan army send such a bulky soldier up, waiting to be stoned to death? General, do you want to attack? Another member said.

Yan Liang said angrily: "Are you the fucking general, or am I the general?" Chirp here again, be careful of heads on the ground! Retreat to the rear! ”

The two generals retreated in a daze, not even daring to let out a fart, turning the horse's head, and retreating.

Yan Liang saw that the opposite bank was pitch black, so he ordered: "Come on, order the crossbowmen to shoot fire arrows, I want to see what the situation is on the other side!" ”

"No!"

As soon as the order was given, 2,000 soldiers scattered on both sides of the moat prepared arrows wrapped in oilcloths, lit them, and shot them at the other side of the moat. See, the night sky was lit up by a dense sporadic firelight, and when that little bit of fire fell to the ground, it dispelled all the darkness around it.

Yan Liang had been watching the situation on the other side, and under the faint light of the fire arrows, he saw a qiē on the opposite bank, which turned out to be an open space, and the cavalry in heavy armor was far behind, hidden in the night. After he saw this qiē, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he hurriedly ordered: "Put away the drawbridge, the whole army retreats to the city, close the city gates, and no one is allowed to leave the city without my order......"

Outside the east gate of Yecheng, Tai Shici, Lin Yang, Lu Heng, Liao Hua, and Zhou Cang were dumbfounded, seeing that Yan Liang was about to be lured out of the city, but the plan was ruined by a rocket, and the five people looked at each other.

"His grandmother is a bear! Yan Liang is not brave enough to be brave, why did he think of such a way? Tai Shi Ci nested the anger in his heart, clenched the halberd in his hand, and said with hatred.

Lu Hengdao: "Yan Liang and Wen Chou are famous generals under Yuan Shao's account, and they are brave and champion of the three armies, perhaps because they have become cautious because of the setbacks in the Battle of Julu. ”

"Yan Liang has retreated into the city, all our efforts have been in vain, what should we do now?" A trace of worry appeared on Lin Yang's face.

Liao Hua said: "Not necessarily, the lord asked us to do this, just to prevent the enemy from coming to attack and harass, since the enemy army is not coming, then we can continue to dig deep ditches and build barriers." Look at it, Tai Shici said unconvinced: "It is said that Yan Liang and Wen Chou are powerful, I just want to find a chance to fight with these two people, and try to see who is higher and who is lower." ”

Zhou Cang said with a smile: "General Taishi, don't worry, there will naturally be a day, since Yan Liang guards the east gate, and the lord has handed over the responsibility of defending the east gate to you, it means that the lord wants you to kill Yan Liang." ”

Tai Shici felt very relieved when he heard Zhou Cang's words. A hint of joy appeared on his face, and he smiled at Zhou Cang: "Old Zhou, I like to listen to you, usually silent, but as long as you have a mouth, it is very pleasant, unlike Zhang He." Opening his mouth is oily and smooth, and he deserves to be allowed to guard the south gate! ”

Lu Heng, Lin Yang, Liao Hua, and Zhou Cang all silently refused to answer after listening to Tai Shici's slightly childish words, but everyone knew in their hearts that Tai Shici and Zhang He were mortal enemies, and they would quarrel when they met. Merit is nothing new...... All four of them shook their heads, showing a look of helplessness.

Although Tai Shici said so, he was also worried that Zhang He had made meritorious service at the South Gate, so he secretly said to Li Tie, the deputy general behind him: "You go to the South Gate to see, if there is any movement in Zhang He, you will feel that you will come back and sue me." ”

Li Tie was originally a deputy general for Liao Hua, and he stayed in Beijing to garrison until a few days ago. Tai Shi Ci's subordinates Wang Men, Tian Kai, Shan Jing, Zou Dan and others were all killed in battle, and Jia Xu recommended him to Tai Shi Ci as a deputy general...... He is a person who has followed Lin Nan from the beginning, and when he crusaded against Dong Zhuo, he also made meritorious contributions in Bishui Pass, although he had merit, but he was not evident under the account of Lin Nan, who was full of talents, and he had been serving as a military commander, a lieutenant, and a school captain, and he came step by step. Look, he occasionally has a little bit of a grudge, which is normal for some people. This time after being promoted to lieutenant general. He was happy and happy, and followed Tai Shici to be a deputy general.

After he listened to Tai Shici's words. He nodded, and rode towards the south gate.

Li Tie quickly whipped his horse, circled the city for half a circle, and soon came to the south gate, but saw that outside the south gate, Zhang He was directing the soldiers to dig a deep ditch and build a barrier in full swing. Torches were planted everywhere, illuminating the open space outside the south gate, while Pang De and Xu Huang commanded the infantry and cavalry respectively, waiting along the moat, looking extremely majestic...... And the gates of Yecheng were tightly closed. There wasn't a hint of movement inside.

Li Tie was curious, and he didn't know why Zhang He wanted to dig a deep ditch with a torch and expose his intentions. He rode his horse and gallged, came to Zhang He's side, and arched his hand: "The last general, Li Tie, has seen General Zhang." ”

Zhang He turned his head and glanced at Li Tie, and said, "Oh, it's you, did Taishi Ziyi let you come?" ”

Li Tie saw that Zhang He already knew it, so he no longer hid it, so he nodded and said to Zhang He: "General Taishi is worried about General Zhang, so he specially sent me over to take a look......

"Hehe, what are you looking for? It's to see if I've made meritorious contributions, right? Zhang He said with a little sarcasm, "You have also seen it, there is no battle on my side, it is very calm, you can go back and give Tai Shici his life." ”

"Forehead......," Li Tiezhi said, "General Zhang, didn't the lord let us dig in secret, how did you put on a show, in this way, didn't the enemy know our intentions?" ”

Zhang He said with a smile: "I just let the enemy inside know the intentions of our army, I want to see how the people inside react, and at the same time, I have two generals Xu Huang and Pang De here, one of them leads the heavy cavalry, and the other leads the heavy infantry, although there are only a few hundred people, but it is enough to block the enemy's attack from the city, so I don't need to worry." Besides, the person guarding the south gate is Han Meng, this person is different from Yan Liang and Ju Yi, this person is calm and cautious, and he generally won't do things that he is not sure of, so I can only show the strength of our army, so that they will not dare to fight......"

After listening to Zhang He's explanation, Li Tie said: "General Zhang has a high opinion, the last general has been taught, then I will go back and let General Taishi use this method, so that the excavation work will be carried out more smoothly." ”

"Nope! Guarding the east gate is Yan Liang, I know this person's temper, if you are mysterious, he will stick to the city, if you are blatant, he will not be convinced after seeing it, he will think that this is our army provoking him, with his personality, it is strange not to fight. And this person is brave and unmatched, I am worried that Tai Shi Ci is not his opponent......" Zhang He said this, his words suddenly stopped, and he hurriedly said to Li Tiedao, "You must not tell Tai Shi Ci about this sentence, otherwise, he will definitely go to fight with Yan Liang ......"

Li Tie is not a fool, nor is he an idiot, he can imagine Tai Shici's desperate appearance. He clenched his fists and said, "General Zhang, please rest assured, Li Tie has his own measure." General Zhang took care, Li Tie took his leave. ”

"Walk slowly, don't send it!"

Li Tie turned the horse's head, rode away, and galloped towards the east gate.

After Zhang He saw that Li Tie was gone, he continued to direct the soldiers to dig, and at the same time raised his eyelids and glanced at Han Meng, who was standing on the city tower, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said to himself: "Han Meng, I will show you such a painstakingly appearance." Do you know what my intentions are? ”

On the tower of the south gate of Yecheng, Han Meng held the hilt of the long sword hanging from his waist, watching the lights outside the city bright, the soldiers of the Yan army digging and carrying the soil in full swing, and he could vaguely see the figure of Zhang He commanding this army.

"Alas!" Han Meng sighed heavily, and said secretly in his heart. "Junyi, after ten years, I don't want us to meet again like this......"

"General!" A scout came to Han Meng's side and hugged his fists.

Han Meng turned his head to look at the scout, and seeing that the scout's face was very familiar, he asked, "...... You are the second son's ......"

"Shhhh......h He asked, "General Han, can you borrow a place to speak?" ”

Han Meng pointed to the soldiers around him and said, "If you have something to say, it's okay to say it, the people standing here are all my personal entourage, so you don't have to hide anything from them." ”

The scout was skeptical, a little hesitant: "This ......"

"If you want to say it, just say it, if you don't want to say it, forget it, since the second son asked you to come. There must be something, if you don't communicate it to me satisfactorily. I'm afraid that you won't be able to explain to the second son, right? Han Meng said coldly.

The scout's scalp was numb, and he hurriedly said: "I said, I said, the young master asked me to invite General Han to come over the mansion for a while, and I want to thank the general for his help last time." ”

"Now?" Han Meng asked in surprise.

"Yes, right now, the second son is still waiting in the mansion!"

Han Meng turned his head and glanced at the Yan army outside the city. His face gradually calmed down, and he said in a very light voice: "Please go back and tell the second son, Han Meng is entangled in official business and can't go to see the second son." As for the second son's thanks, I think it's free. But I understand the kindness of the second son. If you tell the second son, just say that I, Han Meng, just did what I should do, so that the second son doesn't have to take it to heart. ”

The scout heard that Han Meng had rejected Yuan Xi's invitation, and he knew very well what Han Meng was like, although his face was sad, he also had to say goodbye to Han Meng: "I will tell the second son what General Han said, then I will leave later." ”

Han Meng saw that the scout turned to leave, so he hurriedly shouted, "Wait a minute......

"What else does General Han command?" The scout turned his head and bowed again.

Han Meng took out a piece of gold from his arms, put it in the scout's hand, and said softly: "You take this, help me go to the prison, open up a little joint, and let the jailer treat the frustration well, now the only one who can save Yecheng is him." ”

The scout excused himself and said, "General Han rest assured, the second son will deal with it, and he will not dare to accept this gold ......."

Han Meng's eyes widened suddenly, and he said loudly: "If you take it, you can take it, money can make ghosts grind, although the second son has a noble status, he has to use this easiest way to deal with those oily and slippery jailers." The second son's money has always been spent from the treasury of the Hou Mansion, and the daily management of the treasury is under Guo Tu's control, so it can't arouse Guo Tu's suspicions, understand? ”

"Understood...... Understand...... General Han was far-sighted, admired in the next, and went back to the second son to repay his life. ”

"Also, let the second prince stop stealing the talisman, once the lord knows, he will be imprisoned at the lightest, and he will be imprisoned at the worst, and the second son is now the only one who can meet with the frustrated master, you go and let the second son help me ask the frustrated master, just say that Lu Bu from Bingzhou is here, and Lin Nan will join forces to attack Yecheng, and the enemy army will besiege but not attack, trying to make my army's morale slack, I want to know how to solve the current predicament." Han Meng held the battlements with both hands, looked at the Yan army who was digging a deep ditch outside, and said softly.

The scout said "Nuo", and immediately went down to the city tower with the gold given by Han Meng.

Han Meng looked at the familiar figure in the distance, and his heart was also sentimental, and he said to himself: "Zhang He, it seems that this is the real contest between you and me, I will definitely not lose to you, I will definitely not!" ”

Not long after the words fell, a trace of iron appeared on Han Meng's face, and he turned his head and shouted loudly: "Someone! ”

A partial general immediately greeted him, and the partial general immediately hugged his fists and said, "What does the general command?" ”

Han Meng said: "Let Zhang Nan run to the West Gate for me, go to see Wen Chou, and ask Wen Chou if he has a strategy to deal with the Jin army!" ”

"No!"

……

Yuan Xi waited anxiously in the mansion, and the people he sent out also returned, and conveyed Han Meng's words. After listening, he asked, "Does General Han have anything else to say?" ”

The slave who was sent out by Yuan Xi to act as a scout replied: "No, the little ones have all been said by 1510, this is the gold given by General Han......"

Yuan Xi said: "Han Meng is dedicated to the public. It's a pity that my father didn't reuse it, but handed over the power to Guo Tu and the two of them, which is really a big loss for our army......"

"Master, what are we going to do now?"

Yuan Xi said: "You take the gold and go to open the one in the cell, let the jailer take good care of the frustration, I have to go to see someone again." As long as he helps, Fu Zhu will be released from prison, and Yecheng may not be breached. ”

"Master, do you want to see Wen Chou?"

Yuan Xi nodded, and said slowly: "Now, except for Wen Chou, no one else is willing to take the risk to save Fu Zhi. ”

"Master, the little one understands, the little one will go to the cell to get some qiē."

Yuan Xi let out a "hmm". They also left the house together, rode a fast horse, and ran towards the west gate where Wen Chou was stationed.

In the middle of the night, Yecheng was deserted, the Yan army and the Jin army joined forces to attack Yecheng, and more than 90,000 Yan troops and 30,000 Jin troops were stationed outside the city, far exceeding the strength of the Zhao army in Yecheng, and the people in Yecheng felt a trace of fear of war. Everyone hid in their homes and did not dare to come out, and even during the day they rarely went out. The once prosperous Yecheng became silent.

In the dark and quiet streets of Yecheng, Yuan Xi, who was only fifteen years old, wore a plain clothes and rode a horse to the west gate, and the sound of horses' hooves was very loud in the empty streets. Like the drumbeat of the god of darkness in the night.

Yuan Xi had just turned a corner on his horse, and suddenly a group of soldiers in iron armor poured out from all directions in the west, and the flames also rose from all directions, and a young general on a horse was wearing bright silver armor and a silver helmet. With a spear in his hand, he was emerging from the soldiers with a smile on his face.

Yuan Xi saw that the soldiers surrounded him, and saw the young general riding out on a horse, so he hurriedly reined in the horse, widened his eyes and asked, "Xianfu, what are you going to do?" ”

The young general's face was as white as jade, his face was childish, and he was half as small as Yuan Xi, and even the armor he wore was tailor-made. He sat on a tall horse, but his legs could not reach the stirrups and could only hang in mid-air, while a groom led the horse in front of him to prevent him from falling off the horse. He was only twelve years old and was Yuan Shang, Yuan Xi's younger brother and Yuan Shao's third son.

Yuan Shang pointed at Yuan Xi with the spear he was carrying, and said with a smile: "Yuan Xi, you are so bold, you dare to steal your father's talisman, I am now ordered to come to arrest you to see your father, you can obediently tie your hands and capture it, and save yourself the pain of flesh and skin." ”

Yuan Xi was very calm, and saw that although the people around Yuan Shang were wearing battle armor and holding swords, he was familiar with these faces, and they were all Yuan Shang's slaves. He said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't have time to mess around with you, hurry up, I'm going to Ximen to see Wen Chou, there is something important, if you delay my important business, I won't finish with you! ”

Yuan Shang saw that Yuan Xi's face had changed greatly, and a trace of hideousness suddenly appeared on his face, he threw the spear in his hand to the ground, snorted coldly, and pointed to the groom who led him and said, "It's not fun at all, hug me down!" ”

The horseman did not dare to disobey, and immediately hugged Yuan Shang off the horse.

As soon as Yuan Shang landed on the ground, he walked straight towards Yuan Xi, hugged his fists and said, "Second brother, where are you going?" Isn't there already a curfew already issued, how dare you walk alone at night? ”

Yuan Xi said: "Didn't you also take a group of people to make a fool of yourself in the city?" ”

"I'm different, I'm patrolling the whole city, and I know it. Second brother, are you going to Ximen to see Wen Chou, what are you doing seeing that guy? Yuan Shang looked childish, but when he spoke, he obviously put his identity in a high position.

Yuan Xi is very clear about Yuan Shang's current status, he and his eldest brother Yuan Tan and third brother Yuan Shang are half-brothers, Yuan Tan's mother is Yuan Shao's wife, but unfortunately he is not favored now, Rao is so, Yuan Tan still became the Qingzhou Thorn at the age of eighteen, replacing Yuan Shao to guard Qingzhou. Yuan Shang's mother Liu is now Yuan Shao's most favored wife, and Liu often says good things about Yuan Shang in front of Yuan Shao, which makes Yuan Shao like Yuan Shang more and more, so he is very good to Yuan Shang. He thought of the various things between himself and Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, and his heart was full of sadness, his biological mother had passed away for many years, and he himself was usually silent, and over time he gradually became estranged from Yuan Shao.

He sighed. Seeing Yuan Shang messing around here, he shook his head, reached out and stroked Yuan Shang's head, and said lightly: "Xianfu, you go play, the second brother can't accompany you." The second brother has something important to do. Outside the West Gate, Lu Bu's Jin army is coming, and I want to see how Wen Chou breaks the enemy. ”

Yuan Shang said "oh", then hugged his fists and said: "Then second brother, you go, I'll go elsewhere to catch people who violate the curfew." ”

Yuan Xi nodded, and when he saw that the soldiers disguised as slaves led by Yuan Shang took the initiative to get out of the way, he rode his horse away. He ran out from a distance, glanced back at Yuan Shang and the others, and secretly thought in his heart: "Xianfu is still just a child, and his father is already ready to treat him as an heir." The eldest brother has a strong personality and is the eldest son, so he will definitely not be happy, but when it comes to talents, how can the eldest brother catch up with me? I hope that after this Yecheng crisis is over, my father will be able to see my strengths and make me his heir, so that he can do it. I don't have to be caught between the eldest brother and the third brother. ”

Galloping all the way, Yuan Xi finally arrived at the West Gate.

There was silence at the west gate. There were only a few torches, and the dim light shone on Yuan Xi's face, after Yuan Xi saw this scene, he was suspicious in his heart, and couldn't help but ask, "What about people?" ”

At this moment, a person came out of the dark corner. The man was burly and sturdy, wearing only ordinary civilian clothes, and while arching his hand towards Yuan Xi, he asked, "The second prince came to visit late at night. There must be something important, but are you looking for Wen? ”

Yuan Xi saw that the person's appearance gradually became clear, it was the Wen Chou he was looking for, so he turned over and dismounted, hugged his fists and said, "General Wen, I do have something important to look for you......

"Well, come with me, the soldiers are resting, and talking here is afraid that it will affect them." Wen Chou walked straight to Yuan Xi's side and said to Yuan Xi with an expressionless face.

Yuan Xi was surprised: "General Wen, Lu Bu's Jin army is outside the city, why does General Wen let the soldiers rest, what if the enemy army attacks the city at night?" ”

Wen Chou said: "The second son is too worried, there is a moat outside the city, if I don't put down the drawbridge, how can the enemy attack it?" How can a soldier have the spirit to fight after a busy day during the day and no rest at night? ”

Yuan Xi felt that what Wen Chou said was quite reasonable, so he said: "What the general said is very ......."

"Come with me, this is not the place to talk!" Wen Chou patted Yuan Xi on the shoulder and smiled kindly at Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi followed Wen Chou to a gatehouse by the city gate, the room was lit up, he saw Wen Chou go in first, and he followed in. But as soon as he entered the door, he found that there was another person sitting in the room, and that person was no stranger to him, it was Han Meng's deputy general Zhang Nan, who stood at the door, his eyes slightly hesitant.

When Zhang Nan saw Yuan Xi walking in, he immediately stood up, clasped his fists and said softly: "Zhang Nan has seen the second son." ”

Wen Chou entered the door and took two steps forward and sat on the ground, sitting there cross-legged, seeing that the expression on Yuan Xi's face was wrong, he said: "The second son doesn't have to be restrained, when he arrives in my Wen Chou's room, they are all my trustworthy people, please take a seat!" ”

Yuan Xi was very grateful to Han Meng and knew Han Meng's character, but he was not very at ease with the people under Han Meng, but when he heard Wen Chou speak like this, he sat down and sat opposite Wen Chou.

Zhang Nan was also self-aware, and after sitting on the ground, he didn't say a word.

Wen Chou glanced at Yuan Xi and asked straight to the point: "The second son came to me this time for the sake of frustration, right?" ”

Yuan Xi did not hide it, and replied directly: "Exactly, I also asked General Wen to assist from the side to jointly rescue Fu Zhi from prison and restore him to the post of Minister of State." ”

Wen Chou said: "Hmm...... The second son's idea is good, but it is the lord who will put the frustration on death row, and no one can save him without the lord's order. ”

"I know, that's why I came to General Wen and wanted to ask General Wen to help me." Yuan Xi arched his hand.

"How do you want me to help you?" Wen Chou squinted at Yuan Xi and asked lightly.

"General Wen is my father's favorite general, and my father is also very important to you, if I can get General Wen to say a few good words for Fu Zhu, maybe my father will be able to release Fu Zhu. The two of them competed for power and profit, and often demolished each other, whether it was governing or retreating from the enemy, they were not as ingenious as the strategies of frustration. Although our army said that there were heavy casualties in the last battle of Julu, it can only be said that the strength of the Yan army was too strong, and Liu Bei's subordinates deliberately let Lin Nan go, which led to the defeat of the battle of Julu, so it has nothing to do with the strategy of frustration, and it is a crime of war. If it weren't for Guo Tu and the trial to slander and say that Fu Zhu and Yan Jun communicated with each other, his father would never put Fu Zhu in prison, and then Fu Zhu would not ......be in prison."

Without waiting for Yuan Xi to speak, Wen Chou interrupted Yuan Xi's words: "I know what the second son said, but you also know the temper of the lord, and the things he believes in are basically impossible to change." ”

Yuan Xi frowned and asked, "So, is General Wen unwilling to help me rescue Fu Zhi?" ”

Wen Chou smiled: "That's not necessarily! The wisdom of the judges, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Xiao Ji, Xin Bi and others under the main public account is far from being as good as that of the frustrated people, and it can be said that the frustrated scheming is unparalleled in the entire Zhao army......"

"Since General Wen also knows the importance of frustration, then he should join forces with me to rescue frustration, now the enemy is current, the Yan army, the Jin army of more than 100,000 soldiers and horses are all stationed outside the city, and the water in the siege of Yecheng is impassable, although the grain and grass in the city is enough for the people of the city to last for a year, but a long delay is extremely unfavorable to our army, once the food is out, then the whole city will fall into panic. Yuan Tan is far away in Qingzhou, his soldiers and horses can not move at will, once he comes to the rescue of Jizhou, he will inevitably be attacked by Cao Cao, the battle of Mount Tai has just ended not long ago, Cao Cao is respectful to his father on the surface, but in fact he is disobedient. Yuan Xi persuaded him.

Wen Chou said: "Second son, please rest assured, Wen Chou has his own measure, but now the lord is just angry, and now he goes to the lord to intercede, just asking for his own hardship." The jailer has secretly removed people, and now he will be well cared for in his cell. The second son should not worry about frustration in the future, judging from your current situation, you should go out less, otherwise you will get into trouble......"

"Me? What can I do, and who would dare to do anything to me? ”

"Hehe, the second son is still too young to understand the sinister nature of this person's heart. Two days ago, the second prince stole the lord's talisman, and if this matter spreads, the second son will be unable to protect himself. Luckily, I found out in time to get rid of the jailers who threatened you. Those jailers are all the henchmen of the trial, the mind of the trial is all on Yuan Shang, who has nothing to do, Guo Tu's mind is on Yuan Tan, Xin Ping and Xin Bi are both cold bystanders, as for Xiao Ji, he only cares about his own affairs, as long as it is not his own business, he generally does not ask. Let's ask the second son who is sandwiched between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, how to protect himself? Wen Chou smiled.

Yuan Xi frowned, he felt that Wen Chou had ulterior motives for saying this, so he asked, "General Wen, are you hinting at me something?" ”

Wen Chou just smiled and didn't answer.

Zhang Nan interjected at this time: "The second prince is a smart person, so he can naturally guess the meaning of General Wen's words. ”

Yuan Xi pondered for a while and asked, "General Wen, are you suggesting that I dispel the idea of fighting for an heir as soon as possible?" ”

Wen Chou said: "The second son is extremely smart, so he can naturally guess the meaning of my words." Now that Yecheng is in charge of state affairs, Guo Tu is in charge of state affairs, the lord is addicted to wine all day long, and there are still hundreds of thousands of troops besieging the city outside, if you want to solve this embarrassing situation, it is absolutely impossible to control a single frustration, even if the lord releases the frustration from the cell, he can no longer serve as the minister of state, and can only make suggestions as a staff member. Judging and matching, Guo Tu will inevitably block it, for fear of frustration and meritorious service, the second son is better to erect a reputation in the army than to be frustrated in political affairs. (To be continued......)