forced Yuan Shang back, Tian Kai was not as happy as he imagined, more than 20,000 defenders plus more than 3,000 family members, even Yuan Shang's men and horses failed to retain, he repeatedly asked himself in his heart, is it because his soldiers are weak, and the soldiers under Yuan Shang are too strong?

Tian Kai's face was gloomy, and the deputy saw Tian Shan's eyes, although he was Tian Kai's subordinate, the other identity was a brother, speaking of which, he had been under Gongsun Zhan for several years, and said that his understanding of Tian Kai was none other than Tian Shan, the two not only had a family relationship that blood was thicker than water, but also comrades-in-arms who had experienced many battles together, and they were the kind of ferromagnetic children who could give their backs to each other.

Tian Kai thinks in his heart, he knows it well, Tian Kai is a proud person, proud people inevitably like to compare with others, compare the soldiers under his command with the tiger and wolf army under Yuan Shang, this comparison is meaningless in Tian Shan's view, although the tiger and wolf army has been in the army for a short time, but it has replaced Lu Bu back then, and has become the only strong army in Bingzhou that can deter Xianbei and Wuheng, which is the prestige of the soldiers who have been beaten hard with the lives of countless soldiers, although the soldiers under the command of Gongsun Zan are not weak, but, with the melee in recent yearsFor several years, there have been few fights with foreign ambitious nationalities, but behind closed doors, the soldiers suffered from the war and fled one after another, so that at least more than half of the once famous Youzhou soldiers were temporarily recruited, and the combat effectiveness naturally declined a lot, which is also the reason why the combat effectiveness of the 20,000 Youzhou Army under Tian Kai is not as strong as imagined, although they have all experienced battlefield battles, but compared with the tiger and wolf fierce army cultivated by Yuan Shang, the 80,000 people who poured the power of a state, The difference is not a notch.

Seeing Tian Kai's gloomy face, Tian Shan's heart sighed: "Big brother, you don't have to be like this, I think that there are many generals under Yuan Shang, and our army can already be regarded as abiding by its own duty if it can defend the city, so don't think too much." ”

Tian Kai's helmet was held in his hand, his scattered hair was raised, and he shook his head and said: "What I think about for my brother is not only the gap between the two armies, but also when my Youzhou army was crisscrossing the outside world, Karasuma and other ethnic minorities were defeated. And now? How many veterans have died, and how many soldiers have been disarmed and returned to the fields after they can't bear the civil strife. Sometimes I wonder what caused the decline of the Youzhou Army, what caused the spirit in the hearts of our brothers to dissipate, what is it, think about it, although I have a number in my heart, sometimes, I can only deceive myself. ”

When Tian Shan heard this, he also said with some nostalgia: "Yes, think about the glory of Youzhou casting back then, don't say that the people of Youzhou, and even the entire Han people have to admire, but unfortunately, after all, it has become yesterday's yellow flower." ”

Tian Kai sighed slightly, looked at the lights of thousands of homes in the city, and sighed: "Maybe since the Marquis of Ji attacked Liu Yu, the whole ending has been doomed." ”

"Maybe."

The two suddenly felt bored, their ideals, their ambitions, were shrouded in darkness, the road ahead was unpredictable, the inexplicable uneasiness made them feel a little unable to deal with it, the faint light shone on the faces of the two, but the two confused faces were set off.

And at this time, under the quiet night, it is not calm, under the cover of the night, an undercurrent is quietly surging, the city is heavily guarded, compared with Gongsun Cuo, Tian Kai is more wise, he knows the importance of the rear, so that the supervision of the city has not been relaxed, after the implementation of the curfew, on the empty streets, from time to time there are patrols vigilantly going to all corners, all who still appear on the streets in the middle of the night, regardless of three seven twenty-one, all of them are first caught in the county government for interrogation, and the other three thousand can not be let go, Absolutely rigorous.

Under the cover of the dark night, a pair of bright eyes had been staring at the patrol team walking back and forth, but the patrol soldiers did not seem to be aware, and after such a long time, the owner of those eyes took advantage of a gap between the back and forth, and his body was like an agile leopard, and he disappeared into the cold street.

But here, Tian Kai, who had just returned to the palace after inspecting the city, received a report from his subordinates, but it was the eldest son of the Zhou and Yang clans who came to visit.

Tian Kai's face moved, and his heart suddenly moved, as if he thought of something, and ordered his subordinates to invite the sons of Zhou and Yang to the hall first, and then one person summoned Liu Ying, the chief bookkeeper.

Liu Yingnai is the newly appointed chief bookkeeper, who has a little thought, and can occasionally give advice to Tian Kai, and can be regarded as Tian Kai's confidant.

Liu Ying did not live outside the mansion, but Tian Kai specially approved a compound for him in the county government for his family to live in order to facilitate the summoning.

Hearing that Tian Kai had summoned him, Liu Ying hurriedly put down the dishes and chopsticks, straightened his appearance, and hurriedly went to the place where Tian Kai worked.

Seeing Liu Ying coming, Tian Kai didn't say hello, and said bluntly: "Zhou and Yang's two families visited, what do you think?" ”

Liu Ying looked pensive, and said after a while: "Can all the Xu clan be arrested and imprisoned?" ”

When Tian Kai heard this, he shook his head and said, "Except for Xu Wu and Xu Qing who took the opportunity to escape, the rest such as Xu Feng and others were all taken. ”

Liu Ying nodded and said: "It seems that the Zhou and Yang clans really want to serve the Marquis of Ji, not only did they take the lead in responding to the county government to send their families to help defend the city, but they also worked hard for the Xu clan, and Taishou could rest assured that they could appoint these two clans." ”

When Tian Kai heard this, he shook his head and said: "It still remains to be seen, the official always feels that it is a little too smooth, and the Zhou and Yang families are too cooperative, which makes me a little undecided." ”

"It's normal," Liu Ying shook his head: "When Liu Yu was still there, although the Zhou and Yang families did not express their participation, they also rejected the kindness of the Marquis of Ji, and now that Liu Yu is dead, the Marquis of Ji is in charge of Youzhou, with the strength of the Marquis of Ji, how dare the two families of Zhou and Yang sway again, they must be afraid that the Marquis of Ji will be cleaned up in the future, but it seems that they have thought of keeping you in touch with the Marquis of Ji." ”

When Tian Kai heard this, he thought about it, and said after a while: "Yes or no, go with this official to meet the third-generation heads of the Zhou and Yang families, but let's see why they came to visit late at night." ”

"The subordinate obeys." Liu Ying arched his hand.

In the hospitality hall of the county government, Zhou Ming and Yang Hong were sitting precariously and did not talk, their eyes were slightly blind, and their breathing was even, as if they were asleep.

A small sound of footsteps sounded, but I saw that the two of them seemed to be aware, their ears moved slightly, their eyes suddenly opened, they glanced at each other, and a little thought floated in the hearts of the two of them, but they saw that the two sons of Zhou and Yang hurriedly got up and looked out of the hall, the two little guys in front of them were holding the lamp, and behind them was Tian Kai, and Liu Ying followed behind.