Li Meng chose to attack, and only 5,000 soldiers were left behind to defend the county, which was enough for defending the city, after all, once something happened, Li Meng could lead the army back to defense. It's just that they ignore a problem, that is, Xie County is the land east of the river, where Li Ru has spent a lot of energy on the maintenance of the city and roads, which is also what Zhang Chao requested.

After developing economically, Zhang Chao not only expanded the army, but also built bridges and roads.

Zhang Chao is well aware of the disadvantages that may be brought about by the inconvenient transportation, and what he needs is to be able to march the army to any place in his territory as quickly as possible.

Li Ru, as the warden of Hedong County, fully implemented this idea, and in Hedong County, the road began to be built with Anyi as the center, and a large part of the main road has been repaired. And when building Xie County, he also deliberately left a hand, he had long expected that there would be a battle here, he knew Dong Zhuo's mind too well, this was an ambitious person, attacking the neighboring Hedong, it should be a sooner or later move. When Gu was repairing the city, he deliberately built a tunnel under the city wall in order to prevent it from being sideways.

When he learned that Li Meng was coming with an army of 150,000, Li Ru ordered someone to hide the tunnels under the tower, and he believed that it would be useful when it was critical.

It is said that opportunities are for those who are prepared. Under Li Ru's full preparation, the tunnels under the city walls of Xie County played a big role.

After leaving 5,000 soldiers in the city to prevent the rear road from being cut off, Li Meng led a large army towards Anyi. And just after he left, General Hou Cheng of the vanguard cavalry entered the city with 2,000 warriors along the tunnel, and then found a hiding place to hide as he had done before.

Xie County is one of the towns that were rarely affected by the war in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and the entire city is very intact. In the face of a huge city, Dong Zhuojun, who is only five thousand, can't take care of it, not to mention that they can't imagine that there will be an authentic appearance.

Under the defenselessness of Dong Zhuojun in the city, Hou Cheng led people to suddenly kill, and the vanguard army led by Lu Bu, who detoured from Yi City, came outside the city.

When Li Meng did not lead his army into Hedong County, Lü Bu and Pang Tong had already passed through Chen Bingyi's clan, and after Dong Zhuo's army occupied Xie County, they would suddenly kill and cut off their back roads.

Under the early plan, after the alliance of the inside and the outside, he regained control of the county, and the entire 150,000 army to which Li Meng belonged was caught in a plain area on both sides.

Under the city of Anyi, Li Meng did not know what was happening behind him, and he came to the city with an army of nearly 150,000 and put on a siege posture.

Under the city tower, Li Ru and Xu Rong, who were wearing battle armor, were looking at the vast Dong Zhuo army in the distance with a condescending attitude, but they did not see the slightest fear on their faces. On the contrary, Li Ru, who is the county guard of Hedong and one of the military divisions of Zhang Chao's group, still has a smile on the corner of his mouth, which is a smile that he is determined to win.

After Li Meng waited for the army to be fully deployed, he immediately beat his horse forward, and when he was two hundred and fifty steps away from the city, he waved the long knife in his hand, pointed directly at Li Ru and Xu Rong on the city tower and said: "Li Wenyou, Xu Rong, are you guilty?" ”

Li Meng did not wait for the horses to attack the city as soon as they arrived, but wanted to use words to gain the advantage of being the first, even if Li Ru's face was happy, his body leaned forward half a step forward and said: "Li Meng, what kind of crime do you want me to do?" ”

"What crime? The so-called loyalty does not treat the two masters, that is, you have served the master, how can you abandon it now, isn't this disloyalty! Li Meng was dressed in battle armor and shouted to the top of the city tower. After saying these words, a cold and smug smile appeared on his face. What he needs is to break the morale of the other party first, and then raise a large army to attack, believing that Anyi City can be defeated in a battle.

Li Meng accused Li Ru and Xu Rong of having served Dong Zhuo, and he thought that he had taken advantage of the righteousness, but he didn't know that compared to the work on his lips, he was indeed too far behind these top strategists.

After hearing Li Meng's words, Li Ru did have a smile on his face and replied loudly, "Li Meng, what you said is wrong. Thinking that Dong thief bullied today's son, he overrode the imperial power with his cloth body, such a person is a disloyal and unfilial person, and it is precisely when I see such a thing happening that I can't do anything for the tiger. On the contrary, it is you Li Meng, who is also a dignified seven-foot man, and you don't even understand such a simple truth, which is really in vain. This time, I actually brought troops to enter my Hedong, do you know that my lord is the general of the current emperor, and has the power to control the soldiers and horses of the whole country, if you know each other, you should surrender now, and then hand over the power, or my lord will have mercy, and will give you a glory. ”

Originally, he was accusing others, but now he was indeed pointed out by others, and Li Meng was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.

After all, what Li Ru said was the truth, and it was not a secret that Dong Zhuo was called Dong Thief, but what everyone called it publicly. No matter how correct what such a person does, I am afraid that it will not be understandable.

Knowing that he couldn't say anything about the other party in language, Li Meng said again: "Li Wenyou, do you really want to go against my army?" ”

"No, it's true that you're doing something foolish, and you want to be the enemy of my army." Li Ru, who was on the top of the city tower, shook his head and said in a very firm tone.

"Well, even before the soldiers, you still don't know how to repent, then no wonder me. Come people, beat drums, siege the city. Li Meng said fiercely. He had decided to storm Anyi City, and when he entered the city, it would be the moment when he shattered Li Ru's body.

Li Meng ordered the army to attack the city, Li Ru took a few steps back, and said to Xu Rong on the side: "General Xu, it's up to you next." We only need to hold on to today for one day, and the crisis can be eliminated. ”

"Don't worry, the soldiers are ready for us, don't say that it is one day to defend the city, it is ten days, and a hundred days is not a problem." Xu Rong patted his chest and said very confidently.

Over the years, after following Zhang Chao, Xu Rong's life can be said to have undergone earth-shaking changes. He also tasted trust.

This time, when he knew that Dong Zhuo's army might attack, the lord Zhang Chao sent 50,000 troops and promoted him to the commander of the Sixth Legion, what a trust. Xu Rong thinks that his martial arts are not the highest among the generals, and he has only kept Hedong without much success over the years, but he is still entrusted with important tasks, and with this trust, he must keep Anyi. He wants to use practical actions to tell Zhang Chao that he is not wrong, he is a tiger general.

After making a promise to Li Ru, Xu Rong said to the deputy general beside him: "Pass the order, the archers will prepare, and the fire oil giant wood will be moved to the city tower, and we will give Li Meng a little color to them." ”

Both sides began to prepare, and after a pillar of incense, the five thousand men of the first echelon of Li Meng's army began to howl and rush towards the front of Anyi City.

In order to improve the morale of his soldiers, Li Meng promised that there were many people, treasures and women in the city of Anyi, and as long as he could capture the city, in addition to handing over half of the wealth obtained, the rest would be divided equally among the soldiers below.

What soldiers fight for, it is nothing more than to live a better life, earn more money, and marry a young and beautiful mother-in-law to live a good life. Now that Li Meng has agreed to them, where is the reason why the soldiers don't need to die?

Five thousand Dong Zhuojun, like a tiger, began to attack the top of the city tower, carrying ladders and crashing cars. Not far from the rear, a long trebuchet was also erected, and in order to capture Anyi City this time, Li Meng's army did make a lot of preparations.

Compared with Dong Zhuojun's momentum, Zhang Chao's army guarding Anyi City is also not weak.

Zhang Chao never said anything to his soldiers about robbing wealth and beauty after the siege, and even when he entered Sanhan, he did not allow the soldiers below to do so. This does not mean that the soldiers under him are treated poorly.

Since the beginning of the army, the soldiers under Zhang Chaojun have never been in arrears. In particular, opium began to be sold at a good price in Goguryeo and Rus', and he even raised the treatment of soldiers several times.

Now only one member of his family is a soldier, and he earns enough to support his family. Not to mention, as a military family, the family also enjoys various preferential treatments such as farming and business tax exemption.

The increase in the income and treatment of soldiers and the increase in social status have made it so that there are now many men who want to join the army.

And because Zhang Chao paid great attention to the increase of the population from the beginning, whether it was the people who came to Bingzhou from Chenliu at the beginning, or the people who accepted along the way, or the people who moved to Bingzhou after occupying the Xiongnu and Xianbei, and the people who occupied Youzhou, Yizhou and the people of Sanhan, plus encouraged production, which made more and more people under his rule. And the household registration department records that every day, people from all walks of life come to the state to make a living.

It is precisely because of the large number of people that the economy of the state has been greatly improved, and all the fields are planted by people, and even the number of people who have signed up to join the army is countless.

Zhang Chao is because the money and food in his hand are not sufficient, otherwise, he can recruit soldiers from three corps under an order.

All kinds of signs show that Zhang Chao, with his always ahead of others, has achieved an advantage in the development situation, and a good foundation enables him to do things without worrying too much.