Successively attacked Nanxiang and Shunyang counties, plundered and slaughtered the city, and a large amount of loot and blood aroused the enthusiasm of the Xiliang soldiers and consolidated their confidence in Xu Rong. Transferred to the champion and Yuxian, Li Meng and the others were also expecting another overwhelming battle, and then drank wine and killed on a large scale, but they were stopped by Xu Rong.

Xu Rong said that the siege is not the goal, the purpose is to obtain grain and grass, and we already have enough food and grass for a month, so there is no need to rush to attack the city. Besiege but not attack, maintain pressure, Sun Ce will inevitably rush to relieve the siege, we will wait for work, break Sun Ce, and the county will not attack itself, so why bother to attack.

Li Meng and others will be skeptical. Seeing this, Xu Rong asked them to give it a try, but the 20,000-strong army surrounded the city for a day, losing more than 1,000 people. Only then did they obey, they didn't dare to be presumptuous, besieged the city without attacking, and waited patiently for Sun Ce.

Xu Rong kept the scouts near Wancheng and Licheng, and as soon as Sun Ce arrived in Licheng and Deng Zhan had just left Wancheng, he received the news. He judged that Sun Ce would join forces with Deng Zhan for safety, and judging from their location, they should go down the Nirvana River, pass through Niryang, and reach the city. There is a city in Nieyang, which has not yet been conquered, so it is not a suitable battlefield, Anzhong City has been dilapidated for more than a hundred years, and it has not been repaired, and at this time there is a Jiepo, which is suitable for defense.

Although Li Meng and the others have eyes and ears, they are not interested in looking at the map, they will do whatever Xu Rong says, anyway, just listen to Xu Rong's orders. No matter how detailed Xu Rong said, they didn't have the heart to listen, and Zhang Liao was the only one who benefited.

As Sun Ce got closer and closer, the news sent by the scouts became more and more dense. As Xu Rong analyzed, Sun Ce and Deng Zhan joined forces and traveled south along Nieshui, and two days later, he entered Nieyang, just like Xu Rong's arrangement, and he was not happy at all. Li Meng and the others were indifferent, but Zhang Liao was amazed and admired.

Xu Rong said, in fact, it's nothing, it's just the safest route, if I change it, I will do the same. The soldier is leaning on each other, just to ensure that he is good, so that the enemy has no gaps, is invincible to me. If the other party has no flaws, then induce the other party to make mistakes, so as to win the enemy. Both sides want to find each other's flaws, cover up their own flaws, true and false, false and real, not only to find each other's flaws, but also not to be deceived by the other party, this is the master competition, the most test of the general's wisdom and decisive ability, sometimes rely on a little luck.

Zhang Liao benefited a lot.

The two of them explained one and asked for advice, and they were talking speculatively, when someone outside came to report and grabbed a detailed work.

Xu Rong put away the map on the case, Zhang Liao got up and went out of the tent, and saw that Li Fang was pacing back and forth outside the tent, and there was a middle-aged man standing beside him, wearing a Jinxian crown and a Confucian shirt, looking like a scholar, but he was in the dust, his eye sockets were deep-set, and he looked like he had traveled a long way.

"You ......"

"I'm Guannan, the chief of analysis." Guan Nan glanced at Zhang Liao. "You are General Xu's favorite general Zhang Liao, please take me to see General Xu."

Zhang Liao chuckled in his heart. Why did the county magistrate of Xi County come here, and asked to see Xu Rong by name. Li Meng has been attacking Xixian for many days, Li Fang is his brother, and he has also been to the front line, he is likely to have seen this Guannan, no wonder he looks suspicious and circulates here.

"What are you looking for General Xu?"

Guan Nan looked impatient and a little impatient, bypassing Zhang Liao and wanting to break in. "What are you talking about so much? General Xu is not inside, and I have important things to see him. ”

Zhang Liao was even more uneasy. He suffered too much from Sun Ce's discord last time, and until now he can only be a guard knight by Xu Rong's side, and cannot independently command the army. Anyone who came from Sun Ce's side was very vigilant. Seeing Guan Nan and Li Fang, the string in his heart immediately tightened. He stopped at the door of the tent and did not let Guannan enter. As soon as the tent door was lifted, Xu Rong walked out of it.

Zhang Liao hurriedly stood aside and winked at the same time. Xu Rong nodded quietly and glanced at Guan Nan.

"I'm Xu Rong, you came to see me, what's the matter?"

Guan Nan stared at Xu Rong for a long time, then looked at Li Fang on the side, and was about to step forward to speak, when Xu Rong raised his hand to stop him. "Just say it there, louder. If you don't want to say it, forget it, I'm not interested in hearing it. ”

Guan Nan stopped talking, glanced at Li Fang again, and looked very anxious. Li Fang's eyes were also a little weird. Xu Rong saw it and frowned. "Li Fang, just say what you have to say, there's nothing unseemly."

Li Fang answered, walked up to Xu Rong, took out a handkerchief from his arms and handed it to Xu Rong. Xu Rong took it in his hand and shook it open, but it was blank, not a word, only a vermilion bird embroidered in the corner, surrounded by flames. Judging from the shape, it should be a handkerchief used by men.

Seeing the Vermilion Bird, Zhang Liao's eyes shrank. He recognized this Vermilion Bird, this was the battle emblem of Sun Ce's battle flag, and this handkerchief was Sun Ce's personal belongings.

He looked at Li Fang. "What is this?"

"What was found from him, hidden close to his body, should be something very important. When asked what he was, he refused to say, only that he wanted to come to see the general. ”

Xu Rong glanced at Guan Nan and laughed: "I see that you look like a scholar, but you are sneaky and make such ghost tricks." If you have anything to say, just say it here, or don't blame me for not giving you a chance. ”

Kannan sighed and arched his hand. "General, I'm a new savage, and I'm well-known in a few nearby counties, and I also have a few friends in Sui County."

Xu Rong's eyebrows shrugged slightly. "So what?"

"The generals and soldiers besieged the city, didn't they just want to take the county and the new county as the foundation? I'm here to be a lobbyist, is the general just standing here talking? ”

Xu Rong hesitated. If Kannan is here to surrender, he really can't be rude. The land around Xinye and Suixian is fertile, but there are many powerful families, and if he really wants to open up and arouse public anger, it will be difficult to implement his plan. But Guannan is the chief of analysis, and he should have been in Xixian a few days ago, so why did he suddenly appear here, it is really suspicious. Looking at Li Fang's expression, you can know that Li Fang already suspects that this matter is related to Sun Ce, and behind him, Li Meng and others must also be paying close attention to the progress of this matter.

Whether it was true or not, whether it was for the new savage to be a lobbyist or for Sun Ce, he really couldn't judge for a while.

"Since you're a lobbyist, let's go in and talk." Xu Rong hesitated for a while, but decided to ask clearly. "Li Fang, you can also come in and listen."

Guan Nan looked embarrassed, glanced at Xu Rong again, but didn't say anything, lowered his head, and prepared to follow Xu Rong into the account. Li Fang snatched up with an arrow, grabbed Guan Nan's arm, and said with a smile: "Sir, please." ”

Zhang Liao saw it in his eyes, and his heart involuntarily picked it up. Li Fang didn't believe in Xu Rong, and he didn't even give Xu Rong and Guan Nan a little time to be alone, the generals of Xiliang were too wary of Xu Rong, where was there still a little trust at all. This was much more serious than the simple feud between him and the Xiliang people.

What did Guan Nan say to Li Fang?