In the direction of Jinyang City, Zhang Ping gathered nearly 10,000 horses who fled back from the Longshan camp, and merged with the 5,000 troops originally left behind in Jinyang City, with a total strength of nearly 20,000.

The 20,000 main forces are all the troops of Zhang Ping to defend Jinyang City, and in the face of several times the number of Jin soldiers and horses, Zhang Ping is worried, and what worries him the most is that his righteous son Zhang Hao has not returned.

Zhang Oyster is extremely brave, coming and going freely among thousands of troops and horses, in the past, when the whole army was annihilated, Zhang Oyster could return safely, but this time he did not come back, which somewhat cast a shadow on Zhang Ping's heart.

"General, the main force of the Jin army has occupied the Longshan camp, and Jinyang City is completely exposed under the nose of the Jin army, and the last general feels that it will not be long before the main force of the Jin army will launch an attack on Jinyang City, and our army still has to prepare early!" One of the generals whispered.

Zhang Ping paused and asked softly, "Hasn't my son Zhang Oyster come back yet?" ”

"Back to the general, the young general has not returned to Jinyang City, but the major general's martial arts are world-renowned, and I believe it will be fine." The general was comforted.

Zhang Ping nodded, and said softly: "In all the vicious battles, my son was able to return along the way, but this time there is no trace, Ben Jiang is very worried, Xie Ai is extremely cunning, if my son falls for Xie Ai's tricks, it will be more auspicious!" ”

"The general doesn't have to worry too much, maybe at this moment, the major general is on his way back?" The general was comforted again.

Zhang Ping looked in the direction of Longshan and said softly: "I hope so!" ”

"General, General. Oh no, no. At this moment, a small colonel rushed over in a panic.

Seeing that the colonel was so panicked, Zhang Ping and all the generals were shocked, Zhang Ping's first thought was his righteous son Zhang Oy, whether something had happened, and the generals were worried that the main force of the Jin army had been killed.

"What's wrong, so alarmed?" Zhang Ping calmed down and asked.

The junior colonel immediately clenched his fists and said: "General Qiyu, a partial division of the Jin army." Suddenly went around the back of our troops. and captured Yangqu City, Jinyang City has been surrounded. ”

When Zhang Ping and his subordinates heard this, they were all shocked, they didn't expect it. Xie Ai not only lured them out of the camp for a decisive battle with trickery outside the camp in Longshan. And Qi also sent a surprise army. It went deep behind Jinyang City, thus forming a north-south attack on Jinyang City.

The most important thing is that the captured Yangqu City is their place to store grain. The occupation of Yangqu City meant that the military rations of Jinyang City could only last for a few months at most.

"How can this be, how many soldiers and horses does the Jin army that captured Yangqu City have?" Zhang Ping hurriedly asked.

The junior colonel cupped his fists and reported: "General Hui, there are about five or six thousand people, three thousand elite soldiers and horses of the Liang Kingdom, and three thousand reserve Jin troops, and the strength cannot be underestimated." ”

When Zhang Ping heard this, he nodded and said: "It turned out to be Xie Ai's guards, in order to capture Jinyang City, Xie Ai actually sent his henchmen to the back of Jinyang City, it seems that he is bound to capture Jinyang City!" ”

"General, Yangqu City is the place where our army stores grain, and now it is occupied by the partial division of the Jin army, what should we do?" The general hurriedly asked.

"Yes! General, the main force of the Jin army is in the Longshan camp, if our army lifts heavy troops to kill Yangqu City, then Jinyang City must not be guaranteed, if our army sends a small army to attack Yangqu City, it will definitely not be able to attack. Another general worried.

Zhang Ping sighed and sighed softly: "It would be good if my son Zhang Hao was here, let him and the three thousand cavalry under his command kill Xiangyangqu City, and he will definitely be able to capture the city and annihilate the Jin army." After speaking, he had a sad expression on his face.

"General, the strength of the Jin army is huge, and our army is afraid that it will be difficult to hold for a long time, so we still have to plan early!" A ministry general said.

"How?" Zhang Ping asked.

The general replied: "General, there is the Dai State in the north of Bingzhou, the Wei State in the east, and the Yan State in the northeast, if you use their strength, you will definitely be able to repel the Jin army." ”

When Zhang Ping heard this, he shook his head and said: "Wei and Yan are in a bloody battle, they are all too busy to take care of themselves, and Daiguo's Tuoba Shi Yijian is not easy to mess with, I'm afraid that with the help of his power, we are luring wolves into the room!" ”

"General, if none of these three countries can ask for help, then our army will be left with two paths: fighting hard and surrendering, does the general plan to defend to the death, or surrender to the Jin army?" The general asked.

Zhang Ping looked at the generals beside him and asked softly, "Do you think that this will be resisted to the end, or surrender?" ”

"General, the last general thinks that the Jin army is strong, it is better to pretend to surrender, and after the Jin army leaves, the state will still be ours." A ministry general said.

"Yes! General, the Jin army is huge, our army is no longer able to resist, and Jinyang City will not be able to hold it for long. Another general said.

Zhang Ping sighed and said softly: "Wait until you defend the city first, whether to surrender to the Jin army, the general still needs to think carefully." ”

"Yes, General." The general hurriedly responded with his fists clenched.

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In the camp of Longshan, Xie Ai received the news that his henchmen army had occupied Yangqu City, and he was very happy about it, and immediately summoned his generals to prepare to send troops to besiege Jinyang City.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Xie Ai told the generals under his command that he had occupied Yangqu City, and asked the generals under his command to prepare for war immediately and be ready to kill Jinyang City at any time.

Seeing that Xie Ai was going to lead the main army to attack Jinyang City, Yang An hugged his fists and said: "General Xie, Zhang Ping has no way out, it is better to persuade him to surrender!" The last general believed that Zhang Ping would definitely surrender to our army. ”

"Yes! General, let's persuade to surrender first! If Zhang Ping refuses to surrender, it will not be too late for our army to attack Jinyang City again, which can be regarded as a salute before the soldiers. Zhao Wu followed.

Xie Ai smiled and said softly: "It is naturally good to persuade to surrender, I don't know which general is willing to go to Jinyang City to persuade him to surrender?" After speaking, he looked at the generals under his command.

Yang An hugged his fists and said: "General Xie, it is better to let Zhang Hao go to Jinyang City to persuade him to surrender!" Zhang Hao is Zhang Ping's righteous son, and he will definitely be able to persuade Zhang Ping to surrender to our army. ”

"General Yang, Zhang Hao himself has never surrendered, if he is put back in Jinyang City, I am afraid that our army will have one more strong enemy!" Xie Ai said softly.

When Yang An heard this, he hugged his fists and said: "General Xie, Zhang Hao promised the last general that as long as his father-in-law Zhang Ping is willing to return to our army and is treated well, he will be willing to join our army and serve our army, so the last general feels that he can give it a try." ”

Xie Ai smiled and said softly: "Then what if Zhang Oyster is gone forever and becomes a strong enemy of our army?" ”

"General Xie rest assured, even if Zhang Hao can't convince his father-in-law, he will definitely not be an enemy of our army, and this last general can be guaranteed with Xiang Shang's head." Yang An said loudly.

"Okay, since General Yang has said so, let's let Zhang Oyster return to Jinyang City!" Xie Ai ordered softly.

"Thank you, General, for your trust." Yang An clenched his fists and turned around to prepare.

After Yang An left, a general looked at Xie Ai and said softly: "General Xie, Zhang Hao is here, and he will definitely not come back." ”

Xie Ai shook his head and said softly: "No, I will believe in General Yang's vision and Zhang Oyster, so you can rest assured!" A few days later, Zhang Ping will definitely open the city of Jinyang City and surrender to our army. ”

When the generals heard this, they all didn't believe it, and looked at each other a few times, revealing suspicious eyes.

Yang An returned to his big tent, looked at Zhang Oyster who was in a daze, and said, "Zhang Oy, hurry up and prepare, General Xie promised to let you return to Jinyang City." ”

"What, the scholar surnamed Xie is really going to let me go." Zhang Hao looked at Yang An with some suspicion.

Yang An nodded and said: "That's natural, General Xie plans to persuade your father-in-law, I recommend you to go, General Xie agreed, don't be stunned, hurry up and prepare!" ”

"The scholar surnamed Xie is not afraid that I will never return." Zhang Hao stood up and said loudly.

Yang An smiled and said: "The main force of our army has an advantage, will I be afraid of you, besides, I have already vouched for you in front of General Xie with my head." ”

When Zhang Hao heard this, he was slightly moved, and hugged his fists and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely come back." With that, he strode out of the tent.

Yang An followed, and outside the gate, prepared a war horse for him, and then handed Xie Ai's handwritten letter to Zhang Oy, the content of the letter was a condition for Xie Ai to surrender.

Zhang Hao took the letter into his arms, turned over his horse, and rode his horse in the direction of Jinyang City.

Watching Zhang Hao ride his horse in the direction of Jinyang City, Yang An breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to return to the camp.

It didn't take long for Zhang Hao to run outside the south gate of Jinyang City, and the little colonel guarding the city saw Zhang Hao riding his horse back, ordered the city gate to be opened, and immediately reported the situation to Zhang Ping.

"Report, General, Major General is back." The soldiers guarding the city gate immediately reported the news of Zhang Oyster's return to Zhang Ping.

"Oh, my son is back, quick, go and see." When Zhang Ping heard this, he was greatly excited, and immediately strode out of the main hall.

As soon as Zhang Ping walked out of the main hall, Zhang Oyster had already rushed to the front.

"The child meets his father." Zhang Oyster knelt on his knees and saluted Zhang.

"It's good to come back, I'll get up quickly." Zhang Ping stepped forward to help Zhang Oyster up, his attitude was extremely kind, he paused, and asked, "Why did my son come back so long, worried about his father's death." ”

Zhang Hao hesitated for a moment, then hugged his fists and said, "Father-in-law, the child didn't pay attention for a while, fell into the trap arranged by Xie Ai Shusheng, and was captured by the Jin army. ”

"What, you were captured by the Jin army, so how did you escape." Zhang Ping was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked.

Zhang Hao sighed and said softly: "Father-in-law, it was Scholar Xie Ai who let me back, and he has a letter to give to my father-in-law." After speaking, he took out the letter in his arms and handed it to Zhang Ping's hand.

Zhang Ping took the letter, looked at Zhang Hao angrily, and said loudly: "You have already taken refuge in the Jin army, and you came to persuade you to surrender on behalf of the Jin army, aren't you?" ”

"Father-in-law, the child has not surrendered yet, as long as the father-in-law returns to the Jin army, the child will return to the Jin army." Zhang Oyster replied truthfully.

"It's nonsense." Zhang Ping angrily reprimanded and opened the letter in his hand. (To be continued......)