"I'm convinced!"

Wen Han smiled as he wished, turned his body, and shouted at the same time.

"From today on, Zhang Xiu is the captain of our army's North Gun School!"

Zhang Xiu's body trembled slightly, looking at Wen Han's back, his eyes were different, originally he thought that he had insulted Wen Han just now, even if he voted, he could be a lieutenant under his command at most, and he should not be reused. Who knew Wen Han, but gave him a lieutenant a heavy position, which made Zhang Xiu's heart seem to have overturned the Baiwei bottle, and he didn't know what to taste in his heart.

When Wen Han passed by Xi Long, Xi Long smiled and chuckled in Wen Han's ear.

"Congratulations to my lord, I have another general, a fierce general!"

"Hu Che'er is indeed a rare fierce general, as for that embroidery, if it is loyal, it is a general, if it is still arrogant, it is just a scourge."

Wen Han turned his head and secretly glanced at Zhang Xiu, and after smiling inexplicably, he walked into the tent. Xi Long followed closely, and when Wen Han finished sitting, he asked.

"What should we do with the more than 13,000 captives of the lord?"

"Divide half and fill in the various departments. The rest were led by Zhang Xiu. ”

Xi Long frowned and said again.

"Do you need to make a big move?"

"No, just promote a few lieutenants and Yamen to move them into his army."

"Lord, this embroidery is a new investment. And the temperament of this person. ”

"He has already surrendered. There is no suspicion in employing people, and no suspicion is used. That's why I have such a good temperament that I have to trust him so much in order to win his loyalty. Different people have to use different methods. ”

"In this way, Zhi Cai understood."

"Okay, you go out and make arrangements."

Xi Long gave up, and after walking out of the tent, he began to arrange Wen Han's instructions. At this point, the Wenhan army recruited 13,000 soldiers, with a total strength of more than 37,000 people, nearly 40,000. (The 30,000 elite soldiers originally brought by Chinese Han from Hedong lost more than 3,000 soldiers and horses during the Battle of Chang'an, and more than 3,000 soldiers and horses in the previous battle with Zhang Xiu)

Later, Zhang Xiu learned that Wen Han let him lead an army by himself, with a total strength of 8,000, and almost all the soldiers and horses under his command were his old soldiers, and Wen Han did not make a big move on this army and horses, but only changed a few captains and generals. This made Zhang Xiu can't help but admire Wen Han, a person with such a large amount can be said to be extremely rare in the current troubled times.

A few days after the end of the war, the soldiers and horses were all reorganized, and Zhang Xiu volunteered to persuade the defenders of Niyang to sacrifice Niyang City on behalf of Wen Han. Wen Han was overjoyed, first let Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun lead the army to Niyang City, and the guards in Niyang City were originally under Zhang Xiu's command, and heard that Zhang Xiu had voted for Wen Han, but after being surprised for a while, he didn't struggle much, after all, there were only more than 2,000 defenders in Niyang City, and even Zhang Xiu couldn't defeat Wen Han, why did he dare to defend Niyang City, which only had 2,000 troops. At that moment, the guard ordered the soldiers to open the city gate and let Zhang Xiu and Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses enter the city. enter

After the city, Zhang Xiu volunteered to leave the soldiers and horses behind, and led a team of men and horses to inform Wen Han alone. Zhao Yun also understood Zhang Xiu's intentions, and in fact, before coming, Xi Long also specially instructed Zhao Yun to pay attention to Zhang Xiu to see if he really came to vote, if he led the army into the city, and intended to move Zhao Yun away, it means that he has not gotten rid of his evil intentions, if he voluntarily left the soldiers and horses and returned to the camp to report, it proves that he really threw himself wholeheartedly under Wen Han's command.

Zhang Xiu rode his horse out of the city gate, and Zhao Yun silently looked at his departing back, and his face rose with relief.

"Senior brother, if I can fight side by side with you in the future, you and I will definitely be invincible. This is what Yun has been looking forward to when he was young! ”

Zhang Xiu led the army to the camp and reported the news that Niyang City had been dedicated to Wen Han, of course, this was expected by Wen Han, and Wen Han immediately ordered all the troops to withdraw from the camp and rush to Niyang City.

Wen Han's army entered the city one after another, the atmosphere in Niyang City was weird, few people left their homes, some brave men watched from a distance, their eyes were mixed, helpless with uneasiness and resentment, for people like them, living in troubled times, many times they were born involuntarily. originally thought that after Zhang Xiu came back, he would bring stability to Niyang. But what they didn't expect was that their Northland Spear King was defeated and surrendered to Wen Han's command.

For the people of Niyang, Wen Han is of course not as kind as Zhang Xiu from the North, after all, the Northland is Zhang Xiu's hometown, and Zhang Xiu will naturally treat the people of the Northland well. As for Wen Han, an outsider, what kind of storm will be caused in the north, the people have not yet known, so it is inevitable that there will be apprehension and uneasiness.

After Wen Han entered Niyang City, he strictly ordered the soldiers under his command not to disturb the people, and at the same time ordered Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er to pacify the people in the city. And these wealthy people have always put the interests of the family first, and it is a foregone conclusion that Wen Han will become the master of the Northland, and they should sell it well, so as to win Wen Han's favor and stabilize the interests of their family.

With the help of Zhang Xiu, Hu Che'er and the major tycoons, Niyang's resistance to Wen Han gradually weakened, and Wen Han's soldiers and horses did not disturb the people, and the people's uneasiness gradually disappeared, and they began to accept the fact that Wen Han was the lord of Niyang City. Niyang is a county in the Northland, and eighty percent of the wealthy families in the North are gathered here, so as long as the situation in Niyang is stabilized, it will not be a big problem to recover other cities and counties in the North. Regarding the recovery of other cities and counties in the Northland, Wen Han handed over the matter to Xu Huang and Zhang Xiu, and he sent several scout teams to inquire about Feng Yi's battle situation while preparing for war in Niyang.

If you want to talk about Feng Yi's battle situation, you have to start from half a month ago.

However, it was said that in order to deal with Feng Yi's upcoming war, Li Yu wanted to release Li Ru, who was imprisoned. Li Ru was disheartened by Li Yu and categorically refused. Under Xu Rong's repeated persuasion, Li Ru still insisted on doing so, and Xu Rong was helpless about this, so he had to report back to Li Xu, saying that Li Ru was infected with a cold and was sick in bed. Li urged to listen, just sneered, and did not debunk Xu Rong's lies.

Later, Lu Bu's army arrived, and at that time, Li Xun had gathered 50,000 troops in Linjin, Fengyi County, and first in the Gaoyang Mountains outside Linjin City, so that Xu Rong led 20,000 soldiers and Lu Bu's army to fight twice, contain Lu Bu's army, buy time for Linjin, rush to build urn city, dig deep ditches and high bases and other defensive measures.

Xu Rong is the most skilled general under Dong Zhuo in the past, the two major battles are formed to form a defensive formation to meet the enemy, although there are Lu Bu, Zhang Liao and other peerless generals in the Lu army, but still unable to break through Xu Rong's defensive formation, the two wars, both sides are stalemate, each losing soldiers and horses. After that, Xu Rong insisted on delaying Lu Bu's army for ten days, and received a secret report from Linjin, knowing that Linjin's precautionary measures had been completed, so he withdrew his troops at night and retreated to Linjin.

During the withdrawal, Xu Rong was afraid that Lu Bu's army would chase him, so he set up two ambushes in the Gaoyang Mountains, but they were both seen through by Chen Gongtai, the commander of Lu Bu's army, and ordered his soldiers and horses to surround and kill Xu Rong's two ambush armies, annihilating about four or five thousand Li soldiers. However, despite this, Xu Rong's army was able to successfully evacuate and return to Linjin. After the Lü army rushed out of the Gaoyang Mountains, they camped ten miles away from Linjin and prepared to attack the battle of Linjin.

After Xu Rong returned to Linjin City, he hurried to Li Ru's mansion after reporting all the battle reports. In Li Ru's mansion, Li Ru's soldiers and horses were guarding all around, monitoring Li Ru's every move. After Xu Rong entered Li Ru's mansion, he came to Li Ru's house, drank the soldiers who had retreated, and then entered the room to see Li Ru.

"General Xu, don't say more, Li urged this person to be narrow-minded and stubborn, I have served loyally and righteously, but he treats me like this. I'm dead to this man, and I'll never do anything for him again! ”

Li Ru was sitting quietly on the bed with his eyes closed, although he didn't open his eyes, but when he heard the familiar and steady footsteps, he knew who was coming.

"Strategist, do you know that the attacking force is the evil thief Lu Fengxianhu!?"

For Li Ru, the three words Lu Fengxian have a special meaning, Li Ru opened his eyes instantly, and the cold light that burst out of his eyes was yin!

"Lu!! Serve!! First!!! Xu Rong, why didn't you tell me earlier!! ”

Xu Rong was drunk by Li Ru suddenly, very aggrieved, and secretly said that when he came to invite Li Ru, he rarely had a chance to speak, and as soon as his mouth was opened, he was strangled by Li Ru's cold words. What's more, at that time, there were Wen Han and Lu Bu's soldiers and horses, and Xu Rong didn't know who would attack Feng Yi.

However, Xu Rong didn't want to dwell too much on such trivial matters, so after reining in his expression for a while, he hurriedly said.

"Military advisor, the enemy is at present, I hope that the military advisor will let go of his prejudice against Li Zhiran, help each other, and avenge Dong Xiangguo's tragic death!"

Li Ru's eyes seemed to contain billowing black light, and he stood up instantly. Everything in his life can be said to have been destroyed by this Lu Bu, and his hatred is so deep that it goes straight to the bone marrow and blood. Li Ru doesn't want to devour his flesh and blood and peel his bones every moment!

"As long as you can kill Lu Fengxian! What prejudices and humiliation can't be put down! Xu Rong, what is the current situation? ”

"Lu Bu's soldiers and horses are in the village ten miles away from Linjin City at this time, and I think that after he straightens out the soldiers and horses, he will wave his army to attack the city in a few days!"

"How many soldiers and horses did the thieves bring with Lu Bu, and what about the garrison in the city?"

"Lu Bu brought 30,000 thieves, and half a month ago, the last general led the army to fight against him several times in Gaoyang Mountain, each with damage, and now there are about 28,000 soldiers in his army. As for the garrison in the city, at present, Linjin has been driven into an urn city to defend against the enemy, and there are deep ditches and high bases dug under the city, and the garrison things such as arrows, rolling stones, and logs are all complete. If Lu Bu wants to attack, we will definitely be able to give him a head-on blow! ”

"Good! Li Zhiran has not lost his mind, and it is very appropriate to arrange it like this. ”

Li Ru bowed slightly, paced a few steps, fell into silence, and asked again after a while.