At noon the next day, Han Zhan and Zhao Yun rushed to the outside of Huangxian with a large army.

For Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's non-attack on the siege of the city, it seems that Han Zhan had expected it a long time ago, after he saw Guan Zhang and the others, he did not blame each other, but asked the two: "To capture Huang County, you need to build a large number of siege equipment, have you prepared the materials?" ”

"Back to Anyang Hou." Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guan Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Guan Mou and the third brother have already prepared the materials for building siege equipment in the camp, and Anyang Hou can use them at any time. ”

After Han Zhan heard this, he bowed his head slightly, and then said to Dian Wei, who was standing aside, "Ziman, you follow Yun Chang and Yide to get the materials they have prepared. ”

After Dian Wei and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei left, Zhao Yun opened his mouth and asked, "Second brother, why did Guan Yu and Zhang Fei turn a blind eye to the fact that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei besieged Huangxian but did not attack it?" ”

"Big brother doesn't know." Han Zhan looked at Guan Yu Zhang Fei's back, sighed and said, "Guan Yunchang is a very righteous person, there are his old friends in Huangxian County, presumably he can't do it." Let him go, let him take care of the affection between friends. ”

Guo Jia waited for Han Zhan and Zhao Yun to finish their words before asking, "Lord, I don't know when we will send troops to attack the city?" ”

"Fengxiao, don't be impatient." For Han Zhan, Huangxian is the last big city in Qingzhou, and as long as he takes it here, it means that Qingzhou will completely fall into his hands. However, considering that there were still nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city, if he rashly attacked before the siege equipment was complete, he would inevitably suffer heavy losses, so he said to Guo Jia: "After our siege equipment is ready, it is not too late to attack the city." ”

"My lord," Guo Jia was silent for a moment, and then continued: "Before Guan Yunchang led the troops to attack Huang County, he ordered a military order, is this how it is?" ”

After hearing this, Han Zhan just smiled and said, "That's just a joke, be filial and slow and take it seriously." ”

Who knew that after Guo Jia heard this, he said with a straight face: "Lord, as the saying goes, there is no joke in the army. Since Guan Yu has made a military order, he has not completed the task, he should be dealt with in accordance with military law, and he must not tolerate adultery. If you indulge him today, how will you serve the people in the future? ”

Guo Jia's words made the smile on Han Zhan's face gradually disappear, he turned his head to look at Zhao Yun on the side, and saw that his eldest brother was actually nodding, and seemed to agree with Guo Jia's statement very much. Han Zhan coughed lightly, and then said, "Although Feng Xiao and Guan Yunchang have never captured Huang County, they have defeated the defenders in the city and captured thousands of elites in Youzhou. Based on this alone, we should be able to atone for our sins. ”

After Han Zhan said this, he deliberately paused for a moment to observe Guo Jia's expression. When he saw that Guo Jia was just staring at him and didn't speak, he couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart, he coughed lightly and said, "Guan Yunchang violated the military order and should be punished; Defeat the defenders of Huangxian County, be rewarded! It's better to offset the merits and demerits, Fengxiao, what do you think? ”

Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guo Jia sighed softly and said, "Obey the orders of the lord!" ”

Seeing that Guo Jia did not mention the matter of holding Guan Yu accountable again, Han Zhan's heart finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a pause, he asked Guo Jia again: "Fengxiao, Benhou looks at the high and deep pools of this city wall, I don't know what way you can take the city?" ”

"Back to the lord's words," Guo Jia immediately replied when he heard Han Zhan's question, "The city is strong, and there are nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses guarding the city, if we attack according to the previous tactics, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." ”

Han Zhan's favorite thing to fight was siege warfare, if there was a strong defense in the city, the advantage in strength during the siege would not play much role, so it was necessary to adjust the tactics. He asked Guo Jia tentatively: "Fengxiao, do you have any good ideas?" ”

"Didn't the lord mention that the newly developed gunpowder and fierce fire oil were the best for siege cities." Guo Jia reminded Han Zhan: "Now these two things are already on the way to this place, it is better to wait for them to meet them, and then it is not too late for us to attack the city." ”

Guo Jia's words gave Han Zhan a wake-up call, he still had gunpowder and oil in his hands. Gunpowder can blow down walls, and oil can turn walls into a sea of fire. Anyway, these things are already in transit, and when they arrive, they can just try how useful these two things can be in ancient wars.

After making up his mind, Han Zhan said to Guo Jia and Zhao Yun: "We will besiege Huangxian first, and at the same time seize the time to build siege equipment. Wait for the gunpowder and fire oil to arrive, and then start the siege. ”

After Gongsun Fan in the city learned that Han Zhan had arrived with a large army, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated, and according to intelligence, the number of soldiers and horses outside the city had increased from 30,000 yesterday to 100,000. Originally, the ratio of forces between the two sides was 2:3, but now as soon as Han Zhan's army arrived, it immediately became 1:5, if the Jizhou army launched a strong attack, even if the soldiers and horses under his command could be one enemy and two, the Jizhou army would be able to annihilate the defenders in the city at the cost of 40,000 at most.

In order to prevent the Jizhou army from seizing Huangxian, Gongsun Fan called his henchmen Sun Yan and Zhang Ji to the Taishou Mansion and discussed with them: "You all know that the number of Jizhou troops outside the city is as high as 100,000, and how many defenders are there in our city?" There are almost 20,000 nominally, but the soldiers and horses that the general can command are no more than 8,000 when they are fully counted. If the soldiers and horses of Chen Jiang and Yu Ze defected when the Jizhou army attacked the city, then Huangxian would be lost in an instant. Tell me if there is a good way to prevent this from happening. ”

"General Gongsun," as soon as Gongsun Fan's words were finished, Zhang Ji said with a big grin: "In this case, we might as well strike first, send someone to deceive Chen Jiang and Yu Ze here, and ambush the knife and axe men on both sides, just wait for you to drop the cup, and the knife and axe hands can rush up and chop them into pulp." ”

"Confused, you're so confused." After listening to Zhang Ji's proposal, Gongsun Fan immediately said with a straight face: "Why did General Ben release Chen Jiang and Yu Ze from the prison, isn't it because of the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses under their command, and only the two of them can be mobilized?" Even if we kill them by tricks, we will not be able to command their men. ”

"General Gongsun, what should we do then?" When Zhang Ji heard Gongsun Fan say this, he couldn't help but be confused: "If you don't kill Chen Jiang and Yu Ze, once the Jizhou army attacks the city, they turn against each other, and the city can't be defended." ”

Sun Yan, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but scoff after hearing the stupid plan that Zhang Ji, a pig teammate, said. He secretly thought in his heart that if he really booby-trapped Chen Jiang and Yu Ze according to Zhang Ji's words, I am afraid that their soldiers and horses will mutiny, and Huang County will immediately fall into the hands of the Jizhou army. Therefore, he hurriedly spoke to stop: "Zhang Ji, how can you give General Gongsun such an idea?" ”

After drinking Zhang Ji, Sun Yan said to Gongsun Fan: "General Gongsun, now not only can we not kill Chen Jiang and Yu Ze, on the contrary, we must find a way to appease them, so that when the Jizhou army attacks the city, they can command their subordinates to resist the enemy with all their strength and ensure that the city is not lost." ”

Regarding Sun Yan's suggestion, Gongsun Fan said with some hesitation: "Sun Yan, if they really have two hearts, when the Jizhou army is attacking the city, Kaicheng surrenders, what should we do?" ”

Don't look at the contradictions between Sun Yan and Chen Jiang, Yu Ze and others, but he is still very optimistic about the character of the two, and when he heard Gongsun Fan say this, he hurriedly defended and said: "General Gongsun is too worried, the two of them have always been loyal to the lord, and I think they may not be able to do it." ”

"I hope so," Gongsun Fan said with some confidence, "but I still have to send someone to monitor them, and once I find out that they have misdeeds, I can get rid of them immediately." ”

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According to Han Zhan's plan, the team transporting gunpowder and oil could reach the outside of Huangxian County within two days. I waited for four days, but I still didn't see any trace of the convoy. The horses sent out came back two days later to report that the barrels filled with fierce fire oil were so heavy that they slowed down the march. Judging from the current speed, it will take three days to reach the city of Huangxian at the earliest.

The siege equipment that Han Zhan ordered people to build has been roughly completed, if the soldiers and horses are to wait for another three days before attacking the city, Han Zhan is worried that there will be a fluctuation in the morale of the army, so he decisively issued the order to attack the city.

At noon the next day, Han Zhan and Zhao Yun rushed to the outside of Huangxian with a large army.

For Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's non-attack on the siege of the city, it seems that Han Zhan had expected it a long time ago, after he saw Guan Zhang and the others, he did not blame each other, but asked the two: "To capture Huang County, you need to build a large number of siege equipment, have you prepared the materials?" ”

"Back to Anyang Hou." Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guan Yu hurriedly stepped forward and said respectfully: "Guan Mou and the third brother have already prepared the materials for building siege equipment in the camp, and Anyang Hou can use them at any time. ”

After Han Zhan heard this, he bowed his head slightly, and then said to Dian Wei, who was standing aside, "Ziman, you follow Yun Chang and Yide to get the materials they have prepared. ”

After Dian Wei and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei left, Zhao Yun opened his mouth and asked, "Second brother, why did Guan Yu and Zhang Fei turn a blind eye to the fact that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei besieged Huangxian but did not attack it?" ”

"Big brother doesn't know." Han Zhan looked at Guan Yu Zhang Fei's back, sighed and said, "Guan Yunchang is a very righteous person, there are his old friends in Huangxian County, presumably he can't do it." Let him go, let him take care of the affection between friends. ”

Guo Jia waited for Han Zhan and Zhao Yun to finish their words before asking, "Lord, I don't know when we will send troops to attack the city?" ”

"Fengxiao, don't be impatient." For Han Zhan, Huangxian is the last big city in Qingzhou, and as long as he takes it here, it means that Qingzhou will completely fall into his hands. However, considering that there were still nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city, if he rashly attacked before the siege equipment was complete, he would inevitably suffer heavy losses, so he said to Guo Jia: "After our siege equipment is ready, it is not too late to attack the city." ”

"My lord," Guo Jia was silent for a moment, and then continued: "Before Guan Yunchang led the troops to attack Huang County, he ordered a military order, is this how it is?" ”

After hearing this, Han Zhan just smiled and said, "That's just a joke, be filial and slow and take it seriously." ”

Who knew that after Guo Jia heard this, he said with a straight face: "Lord, as the saying goes, there is no joke in the army. Since Guan Yu has made a military order, he has not completed the task, he should be dealt with in accordance with military law, and he must not tolerate adultery. If you indulge him today, how will you serve the people in the future? ”

Guo Jia's words made the smile on Han Zhan's face gradually disappear, he turned his head to look at Zhao Yun on the side, and saw that his eldest brother was actually nodding, and seemed to agree with Guo Jia's statement very much. Han Zhan coughed lightly, and then said, "Although Feng Xiao and Guan Yunchang have never captured Huang County, they have defeated the defenders in the city and captured thousands of elites in Youzhou. Based on this alone, we should be able to atone for our sins. ”

After Han Zhan said this, he deliberately paused for a moment to observe Guo Jia's expression. When he saw that Guo Jia was just staring at him and didn't speak, he couldn't help but feel a little weak in his heart, he coughed lightly and said, "Guan Yunchang violated the military order and should be punished; Defeat the defenders of Huangxian County, be rewarded! It's better to offset the merits and demerits, Fengxiao, what do you think? ”

Hearing Han Zhan say this, Guo Jia sighed softly and said, "Obey the orders of the lord!" ”

Seeing that Guo Jia did not mention the matter of holding Guan Yu accountable again, Han Zhan's heart finally breathed a sigh of relief. After a pause, he asked Guo Jia again: "Fengxiao, Benhou looks at the high and deep pools of this city wall, I don't know what way you can take the city?" ”

"Back to the lord's words," Guo Jia immediately replied when he heard Han Zhan's question, "The city is strong, and there are nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses guarding the city, if we attack according to the previous tactics, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses." ”

Han Zhan's favorite thing to fight was siege warfare, if there was a strong defense in the city, the advantage in strength during the siege would not play much role, so it was necessary to adjust the tactics. He asked Guo Jia tentatively: "Fengxiao, do you have any good ideas?" ”

"Didn't the lord mention that the newly developed gunpowder and fierce fire oil were the best for siege cities." Guo Jia reminded Han Zhan: "Now these two things are already on the way to this place, it is better to wait for them to meet them, and then it is not too late for us to attack the city." ”

Guo Jia's words gave Han Zhan a wake-up call, he still had gunpowder and oil in his hands. Gunpowder can blow down walls, and oil can turn walls into a sea of fire. Anyway, these things are already in transit, and when they arrive, they can just try how useful these two things can be in ancient wars.

After making up his mind, Han Zhan said to Guo Jia and Zhao Yun: "We will besiege Huangxian first, and at the same time seize the time to build siege equipment. Wait for the gunpowder and fire oil to arrive, and then start the siege. ”

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