Kuai Qi is self-aware, although he ordered Changshi to recruit officials to guard the city just now, but because he has always been incompetent in the past, I am afraid that there are not many people to help.

Don't say 10,000, it's already a lot of 3,000.

Ma Tan smiled when he heard this: "Madame doesn't have to fool me. I know that there are only five or six hundred soldiers in the city, and as for the officials, those who are willing to stand on the city wall to help defend the city are afraid that it would be good if they could come two or three hundred. ”

After a pause, Ma Jian said again: "As for Shangyong Taishou Shen Tan, this person has been recruited by the Marquis of Han Shou and is willing to sacrifice the city. ”

Ma Tan was the formulator of the plan to capture the three counties, how could he not know about the situation in Fangling? knew that Zhuge was just scaring him, and of course now Ma Tan was also scaring Kui Qi.

"How !! is this?" Kuai Qi couldn't sit still at all, and shouted like burning his eyebrows.

You must know that in this undulating land of mountains, there are very few roads to choose from, and Kuai Qi originally wanted to go north to Shangyong, and then turn back to Xiangyang.

If Shen Tan surrenders, even if he slips away, I'm afraid he will be arrested.

"Husband, don't be impatient." Zhuge finally couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but say. Immediately, Zhuge raised his head and said to Ma Yan: "That Shen Taishou has been raising troops for more than ten years, and the soldiers are strong and strong, how can he easily sacrifice the city??? What a joke the gentleman said. ”

Ma Jian smiled and said: "If Madam and Taishou don't believe it, then Ma Jian will say that." Just say goodbye. It's just that Ma Tan walked out of the city gate, and it was when Captain Guan beat the drum to attack the city, and I asked the two of you not to regret it. ”

With that, Ma Tan got up and left. This is not a pretext, it has been said, and it has been scared and frightened, if Kuai Qi is really unwilling to surrender, then it can only let Zhang Bao attack the city.

It's just that Ma Tan has some regrets, he thought that he was nine out of ten, but he didn't expect Kuaiqi's wife Zhuge to have such ability, but she was not a weak woman waiting for leisure.

Zhuge saw that Ma Tan was leaving, but he was still calm. She had just suggested that her husband should order Changshi to gather the officials to defend the city, and seeing Ma Jian was just to delay time.

Zhuge believes that at this time, the garrison on the city should have increased a lot. The next thing is to send someone to Shangyong for help, and it is best to detain the horse and delay the time.

If the Zhuge clan is really in charge, Ma Jian may become a prisoner when he joins the army. But it's a pity that Kuai Qi is a timid straw bale, and when he saw that Ma Jian was leaving, he immediately got up and intercepted: "Young often, young often." ”

Kuai Qi grabbed Ma Tan's sleeve, and didn't care that Ma Jian was younger than him, and said: "Don't go, I am willing to sacrifice the city and respond to the Marquis of Hanshou." ”

"Husband." Zhuge raised his eyebrows, and just wanted to get up and speak. Kuai Qi glared at his wife and said, "How about helping the lord defend the city??? It's just a little more credit. If what you said is true, Shangyong Taishou Shen Tan has already surrendered the city. If I resist desperately, we will be in a different place. Not only our husband and wife, but also our children can't be saved. ”

Zhuge opened his mouth when he heard this, and finally sat back without saying a word.

That's the root cause.

Kuai Qi is a member of the Xiangyang Kuai clan, whether it is abandoning the city, surrendering will not affect the family in Xiangyang, and there is no burden to surrender.

On the contrary, even if there is merit in defending the city, there will not be much benefit.

So why not offer the city for peace?

"Those who know the times are handsome, and Kuai Taishou will definitely not regret the decision he made at this moment." Ma Tan was also delighted, and hurriedly said.

After another discussion, Kuai Qi and Ma Yan, surrounded by their entourage, came to the city gate, opened the city gate and went out of the city to surrender.

Guan Ping was pleasantly surprised, but he did not let his guard down. Instead, he ordered: "Zhang Junhou, you send someone to control the city." Ding Feng, Ding Feng, you two brothers took two small officials and went to control the five or six hundred soldiers in the city, deleted the elite and strong, and used them as subordinates. In addition, after entering the city, they shall not disturb the people, and if anyone dares to disobey the military order, he shall be beheaded. ”

"No."

Zhang Bao, Ding Feng, and Ding Feng all agreed, and then Zhang Bao led the men and horses of the camp into the city and controlled the city wall.

After Zhang Bao took control of the city, Guan Ping led Zhou Xiong, Li Fei, and Ma Tan and Kuai Qi into the city together. After entering the city, Guan Ping stayed in the Taishou Mansion, and Zhou Xiong and Li Fei also controlled the Taishou Mansion.

Of course, Guan Ping also ordered that he should not disturb the daughters of the Kuai Qi family.

Immediately, Guan Ping ordered Kuai Qi to take the population roster of Fangling, as well as money and grain reserves. Fangling County includes Fangling County, a total of three county seats.

The adult population is more than 54,200, and the population is not only a small plain outside the county seat, but also many mountain villages deep in the mountains.

This year is a bumper harvest, and it is November, and the grain reserves in the granary of the government are extremely abundant, and the three counties together have five or six thousand stones of grain.

Guan Ping calculated, if he got the three counties, then there should be nearly 20,000 stone of grain, plus the grain baggage he brought from Xinye, it would be enough to recruit 20,000 elite soldiers in the three counties, which would be enough to eat until next autumn.

In other words, as long as Guan Ping can stand on his feet, it only takes one year to stabilize, and within two or three years, he can plot against Hanzhong or Jingzhou.

Guan Ping didn't want to think about this soon, because the future will be talked about in the future. Now that we're ready, the future will be very different.

How to survive in the cracks and grow stronger is to know step by step.

The next most important thing is to fight the hardest stone in this battle, the mediocre Shen family brothers.

And to fight these two brothers, Yi Guanping's current soldiers and horses are not enough. Because Li Fei led five or six hundred people in the camp to guard the pontoon bridge. His current command is nothing more than Zhang Bao, Liao Hua, Zhou Xiong, and Li Fei.

It is necessary to defend the house mausoleum as a foothold first, and wait for the follow-up Ma Liang to lead the five or six thousand Cao troops to surrender, and Gan Ning to lead four thousand elite soldiers to arrive, before launching an attack on Shangyong.

This battle still depends on Gan Ning.

However, Guan Ping led the vanguard to set off first, Ma Liang, Gan Ning came later, and there were many burdens. Guan Ping estimated that it would take another day or two for the two to come to Fangling.

So Guan Ping focused on dealing with the Kuai Qi family, especially the Zhuge family.

Because Guan Ping learned from Ma Yan's mouth that Zhuge was actually quite far-sighted and courageous.

Guan Ping entered the city in the morning, and in the afternoon he drank tea with Zhuge and Kuai Qi in the study of Taishou Mansion. Kuai Qi cringed a little in the face of Guan Ping, although Guan Ping was just a teenager, but after all, he was a terrible boy who dared to lead his troops to attack the city.

Fear.

Zhuge took off his suit and put on a Luo skirt. Less fierce, more feminine. Regardless of Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang is a beautiful man, and of course Zhuge is also a beauty.

Guan Ping likes beautiful women and can't wait to hug left and right.

This was Guan Ping's clear goal when he was determined to be the second ancestor. Although the path has gone off the rails at the moment, this goal has not changed.

But Zhuge forgot it.

First, Guan Ping will not do anything to other people's wives casually, and secondly, this person is the sister of Prime Minister Zhuge Liangliang.

After the three of them sat together, Guan Ping first comforted Kuai Qi, and then said to Zhuge with a smile: "Madame doesn't know, I am friends with Madame's brother Zhuge Ziyu. ”

Zhuge raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and said in surprise: "My brother has long been making a living in Jiangdong, how did he become a friend of adults?" ”

Guan Ping explained with a smile: "When I was ordered to go to Jiangdong, I met Zhuge Ziyu on the street of Wuxian County. ”

Zhuge naturally believed it when he heard this, because Guan Ping had no reason to lie to her. So Zhuge asked about Zhuge Jin's situation, and Guan Ping told Zhuge about the part related to Zhuge Jin in the last trip to Jiangdong.

Such a conversation was the only thing Guan Ping did before the arrival of Ma Liang and Gan Ning.

Guan Ping didn't deliberately curry favor with Zhuge or do anything else. Even if the sages are rare, Guan Ping will not be so humble.

Zhuge and Zhuge Liang must have a family letter.

Guan Ping will govern the three counties well, and his strength will gradually grow. Guan Ping also likes Zhuge to be able to tell Zhuge Liang everything he sees in his family letter.

Good birds choose trees to perch, and good ministers choose masters.

What Guan Ping has to do is to take care of the big tree of the Guan family, attract phoenix chicks, and Wolong to perch.

So much for.

At noon the next day, Gan Ning and Ma Liang led everyone to Fangling, and Li Zheng also dismantled the pontoon bridge and led the troops to come together.

The pontoon bridge is a temporary bridge, and a strong wind and wave may blow it away, and there is no point in guarding it for a long time. And Gan Ning, Ma Liang brought grain, supplies, etc., and even the tun people brought farm tools and cattle.

As long as the plan went smoothly, Liu Biao did not dare to send Wen Ping to lead the army to attack, and Guan Ping was nailed to the iron plate to sit firmly in the three counties.

There is no need to interact more with the new field, and you can defend yourself by being self-sufficient.

After everyone arrived at Fangling, Guan Ping summoned all the civil and military forces in the lobby of the Taishou Mansion and promulgated the next military action plan.

In the lobby, Guan Ping sat on the main seat, and Ma Liang, Gan Ning and others were divided on the left and right sides.

Guan Ping first said to Ma Liang and Li Zheng: "Ji Chang, Li Zheng." The two of you will guard the mausoleum and repair the walls together. Li Zheng and I named you the Sima of other departments, recruited soldiers and horses in Fangling on the spot, and expanded the command to four battalions, more than 2,000 people. ”

"No." Ma Liang, Li Zhengying promised.

"Zhang Bao, Zhao Tong, Mi Wei, Ding Feng, Ding Feng, Liao Hua I named you as Sima of other departments, the six of you attacked Xicheng, Zhuxiang, Licheng, Guancheng, and Fangling Liancheng, and recruited soldiers and horses on the spot, which also expanded to more than 2,000 people." Guan Ping turned his head and said to the six people.

"Zhou Xiong, Li Fei. You will pawn 8,000 men and women in the lieutenant department of the agricultural school, many banners, bluffing, thinking that it is a rear army. ”

Guan Ping said to Zhou Xiong and Li Fei again.

"No." The two of them were promised.

"Gan Ning, you lead more than 4,000 people under your command as the front, and attack Shangyong with me. Ma Tan walked with me. Guan Ping got up and said.

"No."

Gan Ning, Ma Jian got up and agreed, and then the troops and horses were mobilized. Guan Ping, Gan Ning, and Ma Jian together led more than 4,000 pioneers to defeat Shangyong along the mountain road.

Zhou Xiong and Li Fei led more than 8,000 men and women of the Ministry of Agriculture to put up multiple banners and bluff for the rear army.