On the second day, Situ Wen personally went to negotiate with Zhao Xun with Liu Yi, hoping to reach an agreement to let Shanyang Mansion send troops to assist him, and cooperate with the Yanzhou Mansion Army to clear out the Wuwei Army.

When Zhao Xun saw the two comers, his heart moved. He naturally knew about the identity of this Situ Wen, and he also knew that the other party had come to Juye City. I thought that this Situ Wen would come to talk to him, but he didn't expect to come in person. It seems that this Situ Lei is also starting to get anxious.

"I've seen Lord Feng and General Li!" Liu Yi and the four people who came with him saluted Zhao Xun and Feng Ziming.

Feng Ziming didn't speak, Zhao Xun waved his hand and said, "Do it, I didn't expect that it was Lord Situ who came here in person." In this way, General Ben has the intention of continuing to talk. ”

Situ Wen was stunned, but then he also knew that his identity and traces were discovered by the other party when the negotiator entered Shanyang Mansion. This situation made him pay more attention to this Li Feng.

Sure enough, Li Feng is really in charge here, and Feng Ziming is the genus. Seeing Feng Ziming sitting on the side, looking at everyone indifferently, Situ Wen knew that what Liu Yi said yesterday was true.

"I didn't expect General Li to know the identity of the next, it seems that General Li is very clear about the situation in Yanzhou. Since General Li asked the people of King Yong's forces to come here, how could he not come. General Li is so young, but he defeated the Tang army, and he governed Shanyang Mansion so well, it is really extraordinary. Situ Wen replied with a smile.

Zhao asked: "I'm okay to fight, as for governing the place, this is all the credit of Lord Feng, I don't dare to take credit." Lord Situ, let's not talk about anything else, let's get straight to the point, presumably, you don't want to waste your time now. ”

Situ Wen said in a deep voice: "Since General Li said so, then let's get straight to the point." As General Li thought, the situation in Yanzhou is not in our favor right now. The general and this Shanyang Mansion are both from the land of Yanzhou, and they must stand on the side of the Yanzhou Mansion Army no matter what, after all, Murong Cheng will regard the general as a column of the Yanzhou Mansion Army. General Li also has a deep grudge against the Tang army, and the Tang army is at odds with us, and now, the Tang army is in the north of Shanyang Mansion, our friendly army Xuzhou army in the east, and the Yanzhou army in the south is your place of origin. The general's choice of us is naturally in the best interest of the general. After defeating the Wuwei Army, the Tang Army will naturally not be a problem, and the Liangzhou Mansion will naturally not continue to be occupied by the Tang Army. ”

Zhao Xun said in a deep voice: "General Ben was born in Liangzhou Mansion, so he will naturally take back Liangzhou Mansion from Tang Xian's hands." The rest, none of which have anything to do with General Ben. As for the Yanzhou government army, we are all abandoned sons, what does the peace talks have to do with it? Now, my Shanyang Army is independent, and apart from the actual benefits, General Ben will not let my subordinates be sent to death. ”

Situ Wen sighed in his heart and said, "I don't know what General Li's request is, just say it and listen to it." ”

Zhao Xun asked with deep meaning: "Then, before that, I want to ask, can Lord Situ be the master of Xu Jie?" If Lord Situ becomes the master of Xu Jie, we can talk about it, then I will directly say what I want. If Lord Situ can't be the master, what does it mean? ”

When Situ Wen heard this, his heart sank, and when he heard Zhao Xun ask like this, he knew that the other party's request was not simple, and maybe it had made Xu Jie dissatisfied and refused. But he still said in a deep voice: "But it doesn't hurt to speak! Since we are here to negotiate, we naturally have to negotiate with each other. As for the governor of Xu Jie, he can still be some masters below. By the way, I know that General Li has a grudge against Xu Jie, but Xu Dudu was also forced to do this for the sake of Yanzhou. Now, the situation in Yanzhou must be very clear to General Li, Xu Dudu cannot be less, and the Yanzhou government army cannot be less. ”

Zhao Xun chuckled and said, "Lord Situ, please rest assured, this general will not ask for Xu Dudu's life." But I and the others are all betrayed by Xu Jie, and they have completely lost anything with the Yanzhou Mansion Army. Originally, you went to war with the Armed Guards and had nothing to do with us. However, because of the fighting between your two armies, we have gradually increased the number of displaced people here, and we have no problem accepting too many displaced people. At the same time, because Lord Feng has lived in Yanzhou City for several years, he doesn't want Yanzhou City to be a mess by you. Therefore, General Ben needs a broader territory, and Lord Feng also wants to live and work in peace and contentment in Yanzhou City. Therefore, General Ben's request is that you cede Yanzhou Mansion to us. ”

"What? No way! After listening to Zhao Xun's words, Situ Wen immediately said angrily, "General Li, if it is other conditions, we can all discuss, and even promise you that after defeating the Wuwei Army, you can choose one of the three mansions occupied by the Wuwei Army." ”

Zhao Xun laughed and said coldly: "Lord Situ, do you think General Ben is a fool?" Choose one of the three provinces occupied by the Armed Guards? The Wuwei army occupies the south of this Yanzhou land, but my Shanyang Mansion is in the north, you let General Ben choose a mansion in the north and south, what does this mean? ”

Situ Wen was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I can choose two prefectures in the land occupied by the Wuwei Army and exchange them for Siyang County." So the general's territory was to the south. Isn't it the same? ”

Zhao Xun shook his head and said, "It seems that Lord Situ still doesn't have the sincerity to negotiate with General Ben!" My Shanyang Mansion is the second largest mansion in Yanzhou, and now it has been painstakingly run by General Hefeng for four months, you say let me switch to a mansion that has been ruined by the Wuwei Army? In addition, Lord Feng is still a member of Shanyang Mansion, and he will never abandon his family and Xu Jie's hands. The conditions of this general are as long as Yanzhou Mansion. If Lord Situ agrees, General Ben will send troops, if he doesn't agree, General Ben can only sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and cheer for Lord Situ and King Yong, oh, and Xu Jie. ”

Situ Wen said gloomily: "General Li, don't be too greedy, you have to see yourself clearly. Yanzhou Mansion is not something you can be greedy for. ”

Zhao Xun said lightly: "Since this is the case, there is no need to talk about it." I can only wish Lord Situ the defeat of the Wuwei Army, but I am not optimistic about the Yanzhou Mansion Army! ”

Situ Wen sneered: "Not optimistic? I, the army of King Yong, are coming here. Although the Yanzhou Mansion Army is temporarily at a disadvantage, he will definitely be able to turn his back and defeat the Wuwei Army one day. At that time, it will be too late for the Shanyang Army to take refuge in us. That's right. It seems that the Shanyang Army has not yet been recognized by the imperial court, and it is also nominally under the command of the governor of Xu Jie. If Xu Jie becomes the governor of Yanzhou, then the Shanyang army will ......"

Zhao Xun smiled disappreciatively: "Really? Then I would like to congratulate Lord Situ on the arrival of the reinforcements he was waiting for before the Wuwei Army captured Yanzhou City! Regarding Situ Wen's response, Zhao Xun was prepared, and he knew that it was definitely not so easy to directly take Yanzhou Mansion at one time. But Situ Wen's answer also made Zhao Xun very unhappy. The other party's intention is clearly to warn himself that if he doesn't make a contribution this time, the next time the army attacks, your Shanyang army will be the enemy.

Seeing that Zhao Xun was so oily and salty, Situ Wen's face froze, if only the reinforcements could really arrive in time. Of course, it is not impossible, but the Qi Wang army in Yuzhou intercepted it very hard. Although he really wanted to pull the Shanyang Army under his command, Li Feng's conditions were too high, and the high ones made him unacceptable. It's not that I'm afraid that Xu Jie won't accept it, the current Xu Jie's energy is on the front line, although Yanzhou Mansion is the seat of Yanzhou's governance, it doesn't mean that it can't be abandoned. If Xu Jie's choice was made between tens of thousands of soldiers and the territory of a prefecture, Situ Wen believed that Xu Jie's choice must be the army.

But he didn't want the young general to take over the Yanzhou Mansion. Without him, because the other party's governance of the place is too good, give some time, and this place will become a stable force for the other party. And the problem is that the army of King Yong can't come here now, and the Yanzhou army can't, and the Xuzhou army has no time to take care of itself. He believed that as long as he gave the other party a month or two, he was afraid that it would be difficult to get it back. Set off with a large army to encircle and suppress, but is it that easy?

Therefore, he used reinforcements to deter the other party, hoping that the other party would give up this request because he was afraid of King Yong's eastward army. But now it seems that the other party does not care at all.

"Let's watch General Li sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, I hope General Li can do it! When the time comes, King Yong's army will arrive, and I hope that General Li can say the same. If General Li has a new idea, please send someone to Yanzhou City to inform me. I am waiting for the general in Yanzhou City, of course, the conditions I gave remain unchanged, except for what I said before, we will supply all the grain and grass sent by the Shanyang Army. In addition, if General Li was unwilling to ask for the prefecture in the south, he could still promise the general and give him 300,000 silver coins as a reward afterwards. In the next farewell! ”

"Don't send it, let's go! General Ben still said the same thing, the conditions will never change. It's just that if Lord Situ comes to ask General Ben to make a move next time, the conditions will increase. Zhao Xun said lightly.

Situ Wen was slightly momentate, then turned to leave.

"Huh...... Threaten General Ben, good, good! In that case, General Ben has nothing to be polite about. Zhao Xun looked at the figure in the distance and said coldly.

"My lord, we are going south now?" Feng Ziming asked in a deep voice.

Zhao Xun smiled: "Attack? Of course not, but the army needs to be prepared. In addition, I also want to let the Xiaoguo army put a little pressure on the Yongwang army. Want to come and support? Are you here? ”

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Zhuo Li, the former governor of Nanhai Prefecture in Jiaozhou. However, with the merger of the princes of the world, the local government army has moved closer to the establishment of the guard. Although Zhang Tao was unwilling to be controlled by Murong Cheng, the king of Qi, he had the intention of being self-reliant. Therefore, the year before last, the Jiaozhou government army was organized into two categories: the elite five divisions and the local garrison army. There are 50,000 people in the elite five divisions, which are divided into front, back, left, right, and middle. And Zhuo Li led the army with a hand, so he was appointed by Zhang Tao as the general of the central region. After Zhang Tao was divided into the king of Lingnan County, he was named the general of the four departments as the general of the five towns. Zhuo Li, on the other hand, is the general of the town, that is, the elite army responsible for guarding the Guangzhou Mansion and the city of Guangzhou.

It stands to reason that the general of this town is the most important of the five. After all, he had to guard the governor of Jiaozhou and the king of Lingnan County. But Zhuo Li was extremely annoyed by this. Why? Without him, interests.

The other four are stationed in various parts of Jiaozhou, because they are stationed outside, so they have a lot of gains through various means. But it is precisely this most important town general that is indeed very few, not only is he not satisfied, but even the 12,000 elite soldiers under his command are dissatisfied with him.

After Zhang Tao had the heart of self-reliance, he attached great importance to property and wanted to expand his power. As the seat of governance, Guangzhou Prefecture is also the most prosperous seaport city for maritime trade. The harvest is naturally expensive, and at the same time, in order to strictly control the soldiers in his hands, he does not want his subordinates to have the intention of embezzling property, buying the hearts of his subordinates, and strengthening himself. Therefore, Zhang Tao has extremely strict requirements for this central part and puts an end to the road to wealth up and down. Not only that, Zhang Tao has extremely strict requirements for his own "Praetorian Guard" in the central part of the country, and the amount of training is extremely large. These are also upside down, but Zhang Tao bluntly said in front of the central soldiers that this is the general of the town to provide his subordinates with combat power, and he has a lot of grudges with his subordinates.

At this moment, Zhuo Li was in the study, with a sad face. The face is constantly changing. Sometimes hesitating, sometimes calm, sometimes deep in thought, sometimes scolding in a low voice. How so? There was no him, only because Situ Lei's messenger found him. If it's just Situ Lei's people who find him, then it's nothing, after all, now in Jiaozhou, there are Murong Cheng's people and Situ Lei's people, and no one dares to say that they have been blocked.

It was a little difficult to decide what made Zhuo Li arrive, and what was a little frightened was that Situ Lei's people found him and asked him to help the other party deal with Zhang Tao. When he heard the news, Zhuo Li almost fell to the ground in fright. Although he was dissatisfied with Zhang Tao, it didn't mean that he dared to attack Zhang Tao. After all, Zhang Tao is the military governor of Jiaozhou, and in addition to the 10,000 soldiers in his hands, there are 40,000 people in Jiaozhou. In addition, in the city of Guangzhou in Guangzhou Prefecture, there are 5,000 Zhang Tao's personal guards, which is the elite of the elite.

But as soon as he was encouraged by the other party, the resentment against Zhang Tao in his heart couldn't help but swell. Of course, the most important thing is that this Situ Lei's man promised him that if the matter succeeds and Zhang Tao is resolved, then he will be the next governor of Jiaozhou, and he will be the marquis. In this regard, Zhuo Li acted, why are you the governor or the king of the county, and we are only your subordinates, and we can't get any benefits. During the evening feast, Zhuo Li's mind kept echoing these words.

"I don't do it, there are other people who do. Why can't I get the governor of Jiaozhou? Can't get the Marquis? Why give it to someone else? General Ben did it! Zhuo Li gritted his teeth and secretly made up his mind. As soon as he thought of Situ Lei's people suing him, if he didn't agree, the other party would contact other people and let other people do it, and when the time came, the governor and the marquis of Jiaozhou would be afraid that it would be someone else's. In addition, the other party also promised that half of the elite weapons that Zhang Tao left in Guangzhou City would also fall to his side. What he needs to do is to lead the army to break the city, take Guangzhou City, and solve Zhang Tao.

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Pinggao City, the intersection of Hanoi and Yanzhou in Henan, and in its southeast, is the land of Yuzhou. And this place has now become the place where the Yongwang army and the Qi Wangjun fought each other. King Yong's army wanted to go east and enter the land of Yanzhou. And the army of the king of Qi naturally wanted to stop it, and at the same time its own reinforcements went north into the land of Yanzhou. Originally, this city close to Yanzhou was controlled by the Yongzhou army, but unfortunately, when the Yongwang army was attracted by the Xiaoguo army in the north, after being transferred out of the city, it was occupied by the Shence army, which firmly blocked the eastward march of the Yongwang army.

At this moment, outside Pinggao City.

The trumpets sounded in unison, the drums shook the sky, and a group of Yongwang troops slowly drove out of the barracks. Entering the desolate open space in front of the pass, under the dark and heavy sky, the yellow sand is rolling, the flags are fluttering, the swords, guns, swords and halberds stand solemnly like a forest, and the huge figures of the well array and trebuchets seem to describe the ancient giants of the hideous land, standing coldly behind the Yongwang army.

In the main formation of the Chinese army, the leading general Zhong Wendao and his generals stood solemnly in the wind, looking at the city that should have belonged to them.

Pinggao Castle.

Xu Yandong, the general of the Shence Army, stood against the wall. Is it finally about to start? A faint coldness passed through Xu Yandong's eyes, and his whole body seemed to be an upright pine, he just stood there quietly, looking inconspicuous, but his demeanor gave people a powerful pressure that could not be overcome.

"Qiang Qiang Qiang ~~"

In the continuous sound of gold and iron impact, nearly 10,000 Yongwang army troops were neatly draped and set up a formation outside the city.

"Archers ~~ Array!"

"Pikemen~~ assemble!"

"Fire oil, bring the fire oil up~~"

"The logs are here, stacked neatly."

"Stones, carry more stones~~"

With the movement of the enemy army under the city wall, the Shence army on the city wall began to prepare rapidly under Xu Yandong's instructions. The mournful trumpets of the military colonel resounded one after another, resounding through the sky, and the soldiers under their respective commands quickly began to assemble and line up, and then a group drove up the city tower and set up a formation along the inner side of the female wall, and the suffocating aura of slaughter was endlessly permeated between heaven and earth, and on both sides, many recruits who had never been on the battlefield had already turned pale and couldn't even speak.

Only those veterans who have been through a hundred battles have a cold expression and a calm demeanor, and these veterans who have come over in the sea of swords and fires have a rock-like firm will, even if the sky falls, they can't let them have the slightest change of color.

Outside Pinggao City, Zhong Wendao bowed his head lightly and shouted coldly: "Start attacking." ”

"The general has an order to start attacking ......"

More than ten fast horses scattered from the Chinese army in an instant, passing Zhong Wendao's military orders layer by layer, and suddenly, the low horn suddenly became excited. The continuous drumming was even more high-pitched and densely raindropped. Knock on the hearts of the soldiers of King Yong's army. The hot blood suddenly began to boil.

In the sound of hurried footsteps, a group of soldiers in heavy armor appeared in the siege sequence outside the city. If Zhao Xun and the people of Xiaoguo Army saw this, they were afraid that they would be surprised. This is a standard heavy infantry, and there are 5,000 men here.

A full 5,000 hoplites, 20,000 feet trampled heavily on the barren ground. Converge into a suffocating sound. In this rhythmic and murderous footsteps. The massive phalanx of infantry began to move slowly forward. Start changing formations as you move. From the initial offensive and defensive local formation, it gradually changed into a purely defensive inverted goose-shaped formation.

On Pinggao City, Xu Yandong, who had always been indifferent to the enemy troops outside the city, immediately put away the disapproving expression on his face after seeing this heavily armored soldier, and then frowned and came in. A trace of coldness flashed in Xu Yandong's eyes, it seems that this old bastard Situ Lei is hiding deeply! I thought it was just a newly recruited soldier from Situ Lei, but I didn't expect that it was still an elite here. This infantry was neatly lined and heavily armoured. The changing formation is also fast and orderly, and it can be called an elite army!

Immediately, Xu Yandong sneered again: "Even so, what? It's okay to provoke others, but if you provoke all the two major forces at once, you Situ Lei can't resist. ”