Xu You said: "Don't hide it, this official has quietly gone outside the city a few days ago and met the Marquis of Jin. ”

Zhang He's eyes tightened, and he was even more jealous of Xu You's energy in the Jizhou army, Xu You has been in Jizhou for many years, both in the officialdom and in the army, he has a lot of prestige, I'm afraid this time there is no help from him, with Xu You as a strategy, and it is not difficult for the state army to enter Yecheng, this incident also shows Xu You's trust in him, to be able to inform him of such important things, and wait for his decision, this kind of trust is worth following him.

"Although you can rest assured, the rule of the Marquis of Jin is not as rumored outside." Xu Youdao.

Zhang He nodded: "Everything is subject to the orders of the adults." "Xu You is such a shrewd person, although he is angry at the actions of the Feng family and Yuan Shao's distrust, he will definitely not push the Xu family to a dead end.

"Three days later, it is Jun Yi to guard the east gate, and at night after three days, you go to open the city gate to welcome the Marquis of Jin, and the affairs of the inner city, the official will deal with it." Xu You said slowly, in this matter, it is obvious that Xu You has already had a plan.

Later, after the two discussed some specific matters, Zhang He left in a hurry, and Xu You's plan made Zhang He full of confidence.

Zhang He and Xu You's meeting and decision this time greatly affected the fate of the Yuan family, and even Feng Ji didn't expect that it was precisely because of his attack on the Xu family that Jizhou fell into the hands of Lu Bu.

After Zhang He left, Xu You frowned at the topographic map of Yecheng and thought, since it has been decided, it must be done thoroughly, not giving Yuan Shao a chance to breathe, and it is best to capture Yuan Shao in one fell swoop.

At this time, the state army attacked only the outer city of Yecheng, as Yuan Shao's base camp, in Yecheng, Yuan Shao invested a lot of effort, at this time the outer city had 30,000 troops, used to defend the state army, the most elite more than 10,000 soldiers were guarding the inner city, these soldiers are the real elite of the Jizhou army.

Otherwise, even if Zhang He responds from it, after Lu Bu attacks the outer city, it will still take a while to really break through Yecheng.

What Xu You didn't expect the most was that the Zhen family really took refuge in Lu Bu, and when he negotiated with Lu Bu in the Bingzhou Army, Lu Bu revealed the news.

For the energy of the Zhen family, Xu You is clear, don't look at the Zhen family's usual business affairs, the influence in the Jizhou family is not to be underestimated, before Xu You and the Zhen family can only be regarded as general friends, there is no deep contact, with the help of the Zhen family from the side, it is much easier to open the gate of the inner city.

Suddenly received a letter sent by Xu You, after Zhen Yao read it, his brows furrowed, Zhen Yao has always been wary of the Xu family.

After reading the letter, Zhang frowned and pondered for a moment and said, "Order someone to secretly inform Xu You that the Zhen family will follow Xu You's orders." ”

"Mother, what if Xu Yu tests the Zhen family in this matter?" Zhen Yao asked, at this time, Jizhou has reached a critical moment, if Yuan Shao is eradicated at such a time, it is not what he wants to see.

Zhang said: "What happened to Xu You in the city, you must have heard of it, the Xu family betrayed Yuan Shao at this time, and there will definitely be more, although Xu You has followed Yuan Shao for many years, I am afraid that Yuan Shao's actions this time made Xu You feel critical." ”

Zhen Yao said: "In this way, the Zhen family can start arranging." ”

"Be careful in everything, Feng Ji is in charge of Jizhou's intelligence, and his power in the city should not be underestimated, and he must be a truly trustworthy person before he can tell it." Zhang admonished.

"The child understands."

Three days later, it was Zhang He's turn to garrison the east gate, and Zhang He's ability to defend the city made Yuan Shao very relieved, Yuan Shao didn't realize that the generals he trusted were already on the opposite path to him at this time.

Zhang He looked at the dense Bingzhou army outside the city, and ordered with a somewhat gloomy face: "The soldiers of all departments obey the order, guard the city with their hearts, and must not slack off in the slightest. "The more critical the moment, the more cautious you must be, otherwise it will be difficult for Yuan Shao to see the clues, and it will be difficult for Lu Bu to enter Yecheng.

chose to take refuge with Xu Yu and Lu Bu, failure is not something Zhang He is willing to see, only by letting Lu Bu take charge of Yecheng can he get what he wants.

"Whoa." The generals of the city spoke in unison, and then rushed to the location of their own soldiers.

For some reason, Feng Ji has always been a little worried about Zhang He, the reason is because Xu Yu mentioned Zhang He a few years ago, otherwise, it would be difficult for Zhang He to become one of the four court pillars in Hebei, and his position in the four court pillars is not low.

However, Zhang He's recent performance is remarkable, and Xu Yu stopped after suffering a setback, which made Feng Ji not good at making a fuss about this matter.

In response to the Xu family's actions, Feng Ji could feel the fear of the family in the city for him, and the family became a lot more honest, and even took the initiative to donate the materials needed by the army, among which the Zhen family was like this, directly donated 20,000 stone grain and grass, and also expressed goodwill to the Feng family, which made Feng Ji quite satisfied.

"Yuan Tu, it has been more than a month since the state army attacked Yecheng, although the grain and grass in the city are enough for the army, in the long run, the people in the city will definitely fluctuate." Yuan Shao said worriedly.

Feng Ji said: "The lord doesn't need to worry, the state army and the Youzhou army are coming from afar, it is not easy to transport grain and grass, and now the weather is getting colder, as expected, in another month, the state army will inevitably retreat." ”

"The things in the city have Lao Yuantu, Ben Hou also didn't think of the Xu family, Xu Yu has followed Ben Hou for many years, and he is the minister of the humerus of Jizhou, but he didn't expect his son Xu Chang to be involved in Bingzhou." Yuan Shao sighed, after Feng Ji often recounted, he was convinced that Xu Chang was involved with the Bingzhou army.

"This is also the reason why Lord Xu is not strict with the people in his family, after this incident, I think Lord Xu will understand the good intentions of the lord." Feng Ji Dao.

Yuan Shao didn't make up his mind to really eradicate the Xu family from Yecheng, Feng Ji didn't dare to instigate, for Yuan Shao's understanding of his character, he understood that once Yuan Shao thought about Xu You's goodness, he would definitely reactivate Xu You, but at that time, the power that Feng Ji had was not something that Xu You could contend with.

On this day, the siege of the army outside the city was more fierce than before, and the Jizhou army defending the city paid a lot of price, but the Jizhou army played a key role in the numerical superiority, even though the state army was brave, in front of the advantage of the Jizhou army in numbers and the advantage of the city, it was still driven down the city wall by the Jizhou army, but the Jizhou army paid a lot of price in the siege of the enemy.

Looking at the tide of retreating enemy troops, Zhang He's intention to take refuge in Lu Bu became more and more firm, and the strong combat effectiveness displayed by the Bingzhou army showed that with the advantages of the city and the defenders in the city, it was impossible to stop the Bingzhou army.

(End of chapter)