was suddenly revealed by Liu Chu that there were no reinforcements in Hongzhou, Chen Xiang and Zhong Kuangshi's faces were a little unpleasant, but they also knew that what Liu Chu said was right. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"Even if there are no reinforcements, as long as we hold on to the city, and after a long time, there will definitely be changes in Huainan, and there will be hope that the siege of Hongzhou will be lifted at that time. If you go directly out of the city to engage the enemy army, it will be completely sent to death, no matter what! Chen Xiang still insisted on his opinion.

Liu Chu said: "Defend the city? Chen Sima thought too much about guarding the city! Has the Huainan army broken through fewer cities over the years? Suzhou, Huzhou, Xuanzhou, Hangzhou, etc., as well as Suzhou, which was recently conquered by Huainan, all had strong defenders to defend these cities, but what was the result? Hasn't it been captured by the Huainan Army? Therefore, it is impossible to blindly defend the city! ”

"General Liu, the Huainan army is indeed good at attacking cities, but don't forget that the number of defenders of the cities that were breached by the Huainan army before was far inferior to that of the Huainan army on the besieging side. For example, in the first battle of Hangzhou, the defenders only had 30,000 people, while the Huainan army had 100,000 people; Another example is Suzhou, which was captured by Huainan last year, and the comparison of the forces of the two sides is also this number. This shows that the Huainan army is not omnipotent, and they must concentrate much more troops than the defenders to break through the city! ”

"And now the strength of the Huainan army is about the same as that of our army, and it is definitely not so easy for them to break through the city!" Chen Xiang retorted loudly.

If he was a little flustered before and didn't know how to deal with the attack of the Huainan Army, then now he has calmed down.

Liu Chu was silently refuted by Chen Xiang's words for a long time, in fact, how could he not know the truth of what Chen Xiang said, if he held the city with 40,000 troops, as long as the defenders were strong-willed, the Huainan army would not want to break their city in the short term.

However, Chen Xiang ignored one of the most important problems, that is, the will of the defenders was not as firm as Chen Xiang thought.

Zhong Kuangshi is not very clear, but Liu Chu, the general who commands the army, is not clear, and now the Hongzhou army has long been panicked, and how many people have secretly defected to Huainan is a question that even he himself can't tell.

If you go out of the city to fight with the Huainan army, you will at least have the possibility of winning; But if he held on to the city, as long as the defenders at any point took refuge in Huainan, it might cause the collapse of the entire city's defense, which Liu Chu didn't dare to gamble at all.

"Today's Hongzhou City, not to mention those officials who are good at seeing the wind and steering the rudder, even the defenders in the city are difficult to tell whether anyone has taken refuge in Huainan, in this case, who can guarantee that no one will suddenly open the city gate and let the Huainan army enter the city?" After introducing the real situation, Liu Chu questioned again.

"What? Are there already so many people in the city who have secretly taken refuge in Huainan? Why not arrest them immediately? ”

It was the first time Zhong Kuangshi heard the news, and he immediately felt angry and complained about why Liu Chu didn't tell him in advance.

"The law does not blame the public! Jie Shuai can arrest one or two officials who have defected to Huainan, but can Jie Shuai arrest so many people? Liu Chu smiled bitterly.

The reason why he didn't want to tell Zhong Kuang about this situation before was that he was worried that he couldn't help but order all those who had taken refuge in Huainan to be arrested, and then before Huainan came over, the city would definitely be in chaos first.

Zhong Kuangshi was obviously stunned, and then said angrily: "What law does not blame the public? That's what they used when they made small mistakes, and now that they have all betrayed Ben Shuai, can't Ben Shuai deal with them? ”

"The festival commander must not be reckless, this matter must be considered in the long run! Don't act rashly! On the side, Chen Xiang was also a little panicked.

He also knew the current situation in Hongzhou, but out of the same consideration as Liu Chu, the two had a tacit understanding and did not disclose the specific situation to Zhong Kuangshi.

"Yes, Jie Shuai, if you arrest those people, even if you repel the attack of the Huainan Army this time, my Jiangxi will be completely finished!"

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, then you say, what should Ben Shuai do?" Zhong Kuangshi was also a little impatient and asked loudly.

"The commander should agree with the last general's opinion, let the last general lead the troops out of the city and fight to the death with the Huainan army, if he is lucky to win this battle, the commander can declare that he is not guilty of those who secretly defected to Huainan, so that he can regain the support of these people, so as to get the opportunity to regroup." Liu Chu said in a deep voice.

"Do you mean to let Ben Shuai let those who betrayed me go?" Zhong Kuangshi was suddenly unhappy, and said with a frown.

"Jieshuai, after the battle of Guandu in the past, Cao Cao burned the letters of those who secretly colluded with Yuan Shao, thus gaining the loyalty of those people. Wouldn't it be nice for the marshal to follow suit now! Liu Chu persuaded.

Chen Xiang also said on the side: "Yes, Marshal Jie, my subordinates also agree with General Liu's suggestion, if our army is defeated, naturally everything has nothing to say; But if it is victorious, then a pardon order is given to calm the heart. If you still don't get rid of your hatred, you can wait until the future to deal with those who have betrayed you. However, I still feel that I shouldn't risk going out of the city to fight with the Huainan army, and it is the best way to stick to the change! ”

"As for how to hold the city, aren't the families of those generals in the city? The marshal can gather all their families and send a general they can trust to look after them. In this way, who would dare to rebel? ”

Zhong Kuangshi couldn't help but light up when he heard Chen Xiang's suggestion, obviously quite moved.

However, Liu Chu immediately retorted: "Chen Sima's plan is useless at all, I would have bet that if the commander really gave this order, I am afraid that the whole army may mutiny!" And even if there is no mutiny, the morale of those soldiers will be greatly reduced, and if you don't work at that time, what can you do? ”

"If the morale is greatly reduced, then give more rewards, as the so-called heavy reward will be warriors! The first king ruled Jiangxi for nearly 30 years, and his savings were so rich, as long as he took out a little bit of it as a reward, it would definitely inspire the fighting spirit of the soldiers! I thought that at this time, the festival marshal would not be reluctant to give up a little money, right? Chen Xiang said in a deep voice, and then turned his head to Zhong Kuangshi and asked.

"If there is so much money to be rewarded, why not use it to reward the army and then go out of the city to fight the enemy while the morale is high?"

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Chen Xiang and Liu Chu argued endlessly, and no one could convince anyone, but Zhong Kuangshi on the side became more and more impatient, and he didn't know how to decide.

"It's all those Huainan troops who should be killed! If it weren't for them, there wouldn't be so many people in Jiangxi who are so good to take refuge in them! Distraught, Zhong Kuangshi cursed fiercely.

Of course, he just said that, and he really didn't dare to order Diao Yan to do anything to them.

Although Zhong Kuangshi's talent is mediocre, he is not a fool, not to mention that if he insists on killing Diao Yanneng, many people will definitely stand up to stop it; Just because Diao Yanneng was Yang Wu's trusted general, Zhong Kuangshi did not dare to kill him.

At this time, he naturally knew that if he didn't repel the Huainan army, then he would also go to Huainan as a prisoner; If he kills Diao Yanneng, even if he has a sister who is Yang Wu's wife, it is difficult to guarantee how Yang Wu will react.

Diao Yanneng can't afford to provoke themselves, and those Jiangxi who have taken refuge in Huainan are not responsible for the law, and they can't be killed either.

Thinking about it carefully, Zhong Kuangshi found that he had really failed to do so, not only could he not mobilize a single soldier from his state, but even the city of Hongzhou could not do what he wanted.

At this time, he suddenly understood why his father would tell him not to be delusional about fighting against Huainan, and when the Huainan army arrived, he could still keep his wealth by surrendering directly; Delusional resistance can only lead to disaster.

Maybe you can surrender?

Zhong Kuangshi's heart suddenly moved, and such a thought was born.

As soon as this thought appeared, it quickly expanded, and it could no longer be suppressed.

The position of the envoy of the south section of the town is not as smooth as imagined, but there are countless sorrows every day; And if you take refuge in Huainan, your sister is the wife of King Wu, presumably King Wu will not treat him badly, and the officials of Huainan will not dare to underestimate me!

Thinking of this, Zhong Kuangshi suddenly made up his mind, but even if he wanted to surrender, he had to discuss it with Liu Chu and Chen Xiang.

During this time, he had long been accustomed to discussing everything with the two of them. For such a big matter, if you don't discuss it with the two of you, you still feel a little uneasy.

"General Liu, Chen Sima, you say, if Ben Shuai surrenders to the Huainan Army at this time, what will King Wu do to me?"

"What, the marshal wants to surrender?" Chen Xiang and Liu Chu's faces suddenly changed, and they glanced at each other, obviously understanding what each other meant.

The Huainan Army sent troops to Jiangxi this time, but in the name of Chen Xiang and Liu Chu who kidnapped Zhong Kuangshi.

Zhong Kuangshi was still standing on the same route with them before, so the two of them were respectful to him; But if Zhong Kuangshi wanted to surrender, the situation would be a little different.

No matter what Zhong Kuangshi said, his sister is also the wife of King Wu, and Zhong Chuan also has kindness to Yang Xingmi first, it is conceivable that as long as Zhong Kuangshi surrenders to Huainan, he will definitely be treated favorably by Yang Wu; However, if Chen Xiang and Liu Chu go to Huainan, even if they don't die, they will not end well.

"I'm afraid that there is something wrong with the surrender of the marshal at this time! King Wu's purpose is to seize the whole of Jiangxi, and Jieshuai is the eldest son of the former king and the orthodox lord of Jiangxi! In order to put an end to future troubles, King Wu is afraid that he will kill Jieshuai! Liu Chu squinted his eyes and said to Zhong Kuangshi.

Although he was already wary of Zhong Kuangshi, Liu Chu did not have the idea of directly rebelling and taking down Zhong Kuangshi at this time, after all, that would be an excuse to sit on Huainan, and he would not even have the last way to retreat at that time.

Therefore, if Zhong Kuangshi can be persuaded not to surrender, it will naturally be the best result.

(This is the 73rd chapter of this month, the 70th chapter of this month, and the addition of 3 more chapters, and now it is finally completed.) But it's already the first of July, Khan ...... ）