Huang Zhong and Xun You led the cavalry, left the city at dawn, made a big circle, bypassed the Yuan camp, and attacked the grain route of the Yuan army. And because Yuan Yingzhong was hurrying to build siege equipment, he didn't find the cavalry sent by Han Zhan at all.

Four days later, Yuan Shao again launched a siege battle against Guantao. This time, he was bound to win Guantao, so he did not divide his troops, but led an army of 80,000 towards the south of Guantao.

Facing the Yuan army array, which was slowly pushing towards the city in the distance with swords and guns like a forest and flags like clouds. The soldiers guarding the city hurriedly sounded the horn to warn the city.

Han Zhan, who was in the Taishou Mansion, actually felt a sense of relief when he heard the horn outside. He stood up and said to everyone, "Yuan Shao's army has finally come to attack. Zilong, Gao Lan! ”

Zhao Yun and Gao Ran heard Han Zhan call their names, and hurriedly replied, "The last general!" ”

"You lead 3,000 foot soldiers and 1,000 strong crossbowmen to follow me to the south of the city to meet the enemy!"

"The last general commands!" After the two answered, they retreated into the queue.

Han Zhan then ordered: "Dian Wei led 3,000 foot soldiers and 500 strong crossbowmen to defend the east of the city; Xiahou Lan led 3,000 foot soldiers and 500 strong crossbowmen to defend the west of the city; The rest of the foot soldiers and crossbowmen defended the north of the city. ”

As for Han Zhan to personally go to the city wall in the south of the city to meet the enemy, everyone behaved very normally, only Gao Ran stood up and asked, "Lord, do we still need to let the people in the city help in the war?" ”

"Needless to say, one more person is one more strength." Han Zhan looked at Gao Ran and asked, "How many people can you gather?" ”

"About 2,000 people." Gao Ran said with some embarrassment: "The melee at the head of the city a few days ago was too bloody, and many people were frightened, so they refused to obey our call at all. ”

When Dian Wei heard Gao Ran say this, his eyes suddenly widened, "In my opinion, as long as it is someone who refuses to come out to help in the war, he will be cut with a knife." Look at the sharpness of my knives or the stiffness of their necks. ”

"Don't do that, a captain." Hearing Dian Wei's statement, Guo Jia hurriedly persuaded him: "If we do this, it will inevitably cause a civil uprising, and then we will be attacked by the enemy, so don't think about defending the pavilion." ”

Han Zhan ignored the conversation between Dian Wei and Guo Jia, but looked at Gao Ran and ordered: "High school lieutenant, you have concentrated all those recruited people on the school field, and Ben Hou wants to say a few words to them." ”

After a stick of incense, Han Zhan came to the school with a group of civil and military personnel, and when he saw the people who were crowded together and had no formation to speak of, he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed in his heart. Xin said that these people could help carry some rolling wood and stones and treat the wounded, but if they fought, it was estimated that it would have the opposite effect.

Just when he was a little retreating, he heard Gao Ran say: "Lord, the two thousand people have all gathered here, you can give them a lecture." ”

Han Zhan saw that it was difficult to ride a tiger, so he walked to the high platform. After the people below were quiet, he said loudly: "Fellow villagers, what is the place behind you?" ”

What's behind us? Hearing Han Zhan's question, almost all of them instinctively looked back behind them. Many people saw the folks with numb faces behind them, and only those standing in the last few rows saw the buildings in the distance.

After everyone turned around, Han Zhan continued: "Behind you is your own home. Now Yuan Shaozheng is leading his army to attack here, and once the city is broken, they will rob you of your belongings and food, kill your parents, and rob your wives and children. Would you like to? ”

After Han Zhan's words were finished, there was silence on the field at first, and then there was a tsunami reply: "No, we don't want to!" ”

Seeing that his words had an effect, Han Zhan struck while the iron was hot and said: "Fellow villagers, you went to the city to help the war, not for any honor, nor for promotion and wealth, these have nothing to do with you. As I have just said, after Yuan Shao broke the city, he sacked your city, and after he entered the city, he wanted to burn down your houses, plunder your property, and seize your wives and daughters, and you were fighting for everything you had! Will you climb the walls with me and fight to defend your homeland? ”

There was silence again. Then sporadic voices rang out: "We do!" Then the voices around him responded louder and louder, "We are willing to go to the city to help in the war and defend our homeland together with the Tinghou." ”

"Okay, since everyone is willing to fight side by side with our soldiers, Ben Hou is here to assure everyone that as long as we have one person alive, we will fight to the end for Guantao. If Yuan Jun wants to enter the city, he can only enter the city by stepping on our corpses! ”

Han Zhan's words aroused the enthusiasm of the people in the school field, and they all raised their arms and waved: "Fight to the end!" Fight to the end! ”

Han Zhan stepped down from the high platform and said to Gao Lan: "Captain Gao, immediately arrange manpower to bring these people to the various city walls, but help our army let go." Yuan Jun is heading here, and your time is running out. ”

Guo Jia stood aside and muttered in a low voice: "This lord really makes me more and more incomprehensible." I hope that when facing Yuan Shao's siege army later, he can still behave as calmly as he does now. ”