Looking at Zhu Li's departing back, Zhu Zhi rarely showed a trace of relief even at this time, he knew what Zhu Li was going to say next, yes, Wu County still had more than 10,000 elite soldiers, but at that time it was used to guard Wu County, if it was transferred at this time, it might be able to block Liu Cong's attack, but the area from Wu County to Shaoxing would become very empty, and Jiangdong had fallen into chaos at this time, and I don't know which county would emerge again Xu Ming, which would mean one Qu Ah after another.

"Come in with me, and tell me what's going on. At this time, the generals of the entire Jianye had received the news and came to the front of the hall. Because of the loss of Danyang, the soldiers faced by Jianye are in a very serious situation! Glancing at the generals beside him, Zhu Zhi took the lead in walking towards the hall. He felt so uncomfortable! It is true that he is a third-generation minister, but the current situation is to become the last generation of lonely ministers.

As the sun set, some soldiers walked into the hall, lit the lamps, and served tea again. Because it was to discuss military affairs, the hall was guarded by personal guards, and no one was allowed to approach it. In the hall, the generals stood below, and Zhu Xin was seated below Zhu Zhi.

First of all, the generals reported on the battle situation here in the past few days.

"General, one of my men and horses is now killed and wounded in battle, four hundred and seven."

"General, our troops have killed three hundred and thirteen people in battle, and the stone bullets prepared in advance have consumed one-third and one ......."

"General, the city wall of our department is a key attack area, although it has been repaired, there have been many cracks, please send someone to repair it......

"Of the more than 10,000 defenders in the city, 2,000 have been killed or wounded...... It's a fierce battle! Zhu Zhi rubbed his fingers on the cup, and quickly calculated how long he could hold out.

After a while, he said: "You don't have to be anxious, I will recruit strong men from the people to replenish the troops, but if it doesn't work, I will transfer troops from Wu County." Stand down! ”

"No!." Although the people present knew that the newly recruited strong men were far inferior to the original soldiers, this was also a helpless thing, so they had to deal with it.

When the crowd will retreat, there will be two men left in the temple.

Zhu Xin first wanted to bow and say goodbye, and then he was about to say goodbye, Zhu Zhi waved his hand and said: "Don't go now, there is no one here, just tell me, how to deal with this situation?" ”

Zhu Xin, the chief strategist, listened to this, pondered for a moment, and said: "General, if I don't destroy my morale, this time Liu Cong has already made a bloody investment, although he has lost thousands of dollars, he still insists on fighting, looking at this situation, it is difficult to hold Jianye City for a long time with only the defense force in the city."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhi couldn't sit still, and was furious. I wanted to scold, but my heart moved, and I swallowed half of the words back into my stomach. Zhu Xin has been with him for 20 years, and he has always grasped his duty. Be careful, if it weren't for the real crisis, it wouldn't be like this, and that's a bold statement.

"How's the connection with the other counties?" Zhu Zhi's face was completely gloomy, his thick eyebrows were horizontal, and his eyes glanced at Zhu Xin faintly.

Zhu Xinli checked for a moment, and instantly added a little caution, even if he has been a partner for decades, he still has a priority in the end, and he leaned and said: "General, now that the lord has just settled in Shaoxing, General Sun Jing has not returned to Shaoxing, and the defense in the Qiantang area is very empty, and Jianye can no longer afford to lose." It's just that Liu Cong is menacing and has been attacking for several days, and Xu Ming will also arrive in these days. Danyang has fallen, if Guan Yu does not come to Jianye, he will go south directly to get money, and Tang threatens Shaoxing......"

Zhu Xin was about to continue, but Zhu Zhi interrupted and said, "Don't say it!" He sneered: "It seems that it is difficult to do anything at this time." Is my Jiangdong really finished drinking like this? ”

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Just when Zhu Zhi was at a loss, Liu Cong outside the city was full of ambition, and Guan Yu was able to capture Danyang with all his plans, which accelerated the process of the war. What surprised him even more was that after the siege ended on this day, a family member who claimed to be the general of Jianye City came from outside the military tent.

"Little Zhu Xu meets the Prime Minister!" The person who came knelt on his knees, leaned forward, put his hands on the door of his head, and made a big bow to Liu Cong very respectfully.

"Huh? Do you know what trespassing is a crime in a barracks? Liu Cong himself took a closer look at the visitor, he was completely dressed as an ordinary person, and he didn't seem to be a member of the army.

"The little ones know, and the little ones come from within the city."

"Oh?" Liu Cong didn't expect to be so honest.

"Prime Minister, here is a handwritten letter from my general, please ......take a look at it" Zhu Xu wanted to stand up and hand the letter to Liu Cong, but Liao Hua on the side had already walked quickly, took the letter from his hand and returned to Liu Cong, and then handed the letter to Liu Cong after checking that there was nothing unusual.

Liu Cong saw that this kid was so cautious now, and his mind was like a **lake. couldn't help laughing, it seems that Liao Hua is still growing up quite fast with Zhao Yun.

Liu Cong looked at the letter by himself, and while reading the letter, he glanced at Zhu Xu, who was kneeling in the tent, from time to time, only to see that Zhu Xu had been lying on the ground honestly, not daring to raise his head, and not daring to breathe. looks like a family member, a scholar who doesn't want to be an official like a tide, and even less like a military general who leads troops to fight. It's just that this letter is a little weird!

It turned out that the person who signed the letter was actually Zhu Li, and Zhu Li claimed to be Zhu Zhi's nephew. Liu Cong does not doubt this, now that there are Jiang Qin, Xu Sheng and others in the camp, it should not be difficult to know whether there is a person named Zhu Li, and if he is Zhu Zhi's nephew, he must know Xu Sheng and others. The central idea of the letter is to seek peace, or surrender, and Zhu Li proposed in the letter that he was willing to submit to the imperial court, but the premise was that Liu Cong could let go of the Jiangdong clan Zhu when he subdued Jiangdong!

"Go and invite the two generals, Jiang Qin and Xu Sheng, to come." Liu Cong said to Liao Hua.

After a while, Jiang Qin and Xu Sheng came to the tent, Liu Cong handed the letter to the two of them, Jiang Qin looked at it with a blank face, but Xu Sheng, first looked carefully at the kneeling person on the ground, and then looked at the letter and said: "Congratulations to the lord!" This is credible. ”

"Huh? Liu Cong, Jiang Qin, and Liao Hua looked at Xu Sheng in unison, with suspicious faces.

"Lord, Gongyi, Gongyi, have you forgotten Zhu Li? He is indeed the nephew of Zhu Lao's love for Najun, and he is also the leader of the younger generation of the Zhu family in Jiangdong. The Zhu family is considered a big family in Jiangdong, and now that the disaster is at the head, it is normal for Zhu Li to have this idea! Although General Zhu is loyal to Sun, it does not mean that the younger generation must be loyal to Sun Quan.

Especially Sun Quan's bullying of his sister-in-law and nephew, our old department regarded him as an enemy. Zhu Li would not agree with what Sun Quan did in the future. And it is related to the net worth and life of hundreds of people in the family, he can't persuade Zhu Zhi, but he can let his soldiers use it for the lord! It's just that such a quid pro quo ......"

Kneeling on the ground, Zhu Xu listened to Xu Sheng's help, and his mood was a little lighter, but when he heard Xu Sheng say the conditions, Xu Sheng obviously couldn't make up his mind, just glanced at Liu Cong, and suddenly became nervous again. Secretly looked at a few people in the tent with his peripheral vision, and silently thought in his heart that this matter must not be smashed!

"The conditions are not excessive, if Zhu Liken cooperates with our army to enter the city, it will be a great achievement. Zhu is Zhu, and Sun is Sun. What's more, the Sun clan is not all of them deserving of ...... It's just that this Zhu Li is really willing to surrender? You must know that the current general of Jianye is Zhu Zhi, and Zhu Zhi is also the Taishou of Wu County! ”

"By the way, my general also said that I hope the prime minister will be magnanimous and be able to bypass General Zhu on the day of the city break!"

"Interesting, interesting!" This Zhu Li is really interesting, ordinary people should put forward this condition restricted, but I didn't expect Zhu Li to just ask the family to deliver a message! Zhu Zhi is also the backbone of the Zhu family anyway, and he relies on it the most! Could it be that in the eyes of this Zhu Li, those ordinary clansmen are more important than Zhu Zhi? This should be the idea of harmony for the afterlife, where all beings are equal......

"Liao Hua, you take him down first and wait!" Liu Cong looked at Xu Sheng with confidence, and planned to discuss this matter first.

After Zhu Xu went out, Jiang Qin carefully read the letter again: "Lord, be careful of the enemy's surrender!" Now our army is about to form a siege on three sides of Jianye, even if we don't use any strategy, we will soon capture Jianye......" After Xu Ming arrived, the total number of soldiers of Liu Cong, Guan Yu and Xu Ming's three parts will exceed 40,000, even if Jianye City is strong, it will not be able to withstand three times the enemy's onslaught day and night. What's more, Jiangdong is in chaos now, and morale is not very high.

"But if you can reduce the casualties, why not break through Jianye quickly?" Xu Sheng proposed a sneak attack on the Wuhu waterway to Liu Cong, and Guan Yu advanced in turn to take Danyang, and his weight in front of Liu Cong also increased, at least more trusted than Han Dang, Chen Wu and others. And he gradually understood Liu Cong's combat habits and the pressure faced by the Liu court! Especially Cao Cao in Hanzhong, if he can reduce his losses, Liu Cong will definitely be tempted.

In fact, Liu Cong was moved the moment he read the letter. According to Zhu Li, not only can he enter Jianye City smoothly, but he can even capture Zhu Zhi in one fell swoop! This will be another fatal blow to the Jiangdong regime! The temptation is great, and the risk is naturally greater! If this is Zhu Zhi's trick, or does he know that he may suspect that this is a scam, or do you want to try it? Liu Cong sat in front of the desk with his eyes closed, listening to Jiang Qin and Xu Sheng debating. And Gan Ning and Fa Zheng, who came in later, also looked at each other and didn't say a word.

After a long time, maybe the two of them were tired, and their voices gradually became quieter, and Liao Hua, who sent Zhu Xu out, had already returned to Liu Cong's side, seeing that the two former Jiangdong generals were arguing, but the lord didn't say a word, and he was also thinking in his heart, how should he decide if this matter was changed?

"Liao Hua, can you tell me?"

Liao Hua was stunned, he obviously didn't expect the lord to really ask himself. Scratching his head, he looked at the two generals who were red-faced and red-eared for this matter, and were a little embarrassed, after all, the two generals knew Jiangdong better, and they had experienced a hundred battles, and they were only a personal soldier in the end, and they had never led the troops to take charge alone.

"It's okay, just say whatever you want!"

"Think it's credible at this time!"

"Tell me more?"

"If you talk about deception, you should change someone, at least not someone who has such a close relationship with Zhu Zhi. It would be better to find a general in Jianye City who is not in harmony with Zhu Zhi, or who is not ready to be reused in the near future. And if Zhu Zhi wants to surrender by fraud, it should be a general or civilian official in the army who comes to surrender......"

"Strategist, what do you think?" Seeing Liao Hua talking eloquently with his encouragement, Liu Cong was very relieved in his heart, and the little guy gradually grew up. However, Liao Hua's words were not enough to convince Liu Cong, and Fa Zheng had been listening to it for a long time!