The generals were puzzled and asked Tao Kan what he meant.

I saw Tao Kan pointing in front of him, and said with a serious expression: "The flag of Xichang City is not spread, and the city gate is wide open." It seems that there is fraud, and it is dark at this time, if you rush in, what if there is a disagreement? ”

The soldiers will look at me and I will look at you, and they will not speak.

Tao Kan continued: "Zu Ti used soldiers, treacherous and cunning. If you are not careful, it is easy to fall for him. ”

When he said this, Tao Kan recalled that during the day today, Zu Ti had sent three waves of defeated soldiers, true and false, false and real, and he had poisoned his own people.

Every time he thinks of this, Tao Kan feels that his IQ is pressed to the ground and rubbed.

In this way, under the restraint of Tao Kan, the soldiers will only surround Xichang City and do not attack.

It wasn't until the next morning that he mustered up the courage and sent one of his men to lead a team into the city to check.

When parting, Tao Kanqian told him to be careful in everything and not to be careless.

While his subordinate Sima agreed, he turned around and led a team of men and horses to go quickly.

After his departure, Tao Kan ordered the army to prepare for battle, just waiting for news from the city.

As the time was delayed, for two full hours, there was no news in the city, and there was no movement in the big fart.

This made Tao Kan can't help but think crankily.

What's the situation, could it be that this team encountered a strong enemy, and it was wiped out without even making a move?

Realizing this, Tao Kan's face was extremely pale.

However, at this moment, one of his subordinates suddenly pointed to the city and shouted in panic: "No, it's not good, general, you see, there is a fire in the direction of the granary in the city." ”

Tao Kan was taken aback when he heard this, wasn't he?

Not only in the direction of the granary, but also in the direction of the arsenal was on fire.

You must know that most of the materials of Luling County are hoarded in Xichang City, and if this place catches fire, then Luling County will have no place to get supplies.

Thinking of this, Tao Kan couldn't care much about it, he didn't care if there was an ambush or anything in the city, he stomped his feet and led a large army to rush directly to the city.

Along the way, Tao Kan didn't go anywhere else, but only looked for the granary arsenal.

However, no matter how fast Tao Kan ran, it was still too late to get to the front.

The granary arsenal was drenched with tung oil, and it was stained with sparks.

Even if Tao Kan struggled to rescue and snatch back what he had in his hands, it was only countless coke.

Suddenly, Tao Kan cried.

Yes, there are 20,000 defenders in Luling, and there is no food to eat, and there are no medical supplies and ordnance.

What made Tao Kan sad was far more than that, he had just entered the city here, and the shouts of killing outside the city shook the sky. The disappeared Zu Ti didn't know where to kill him, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, putting on a frame to attack Xichang.

Such a appearance frightened the generals of Tao Kan on the city wall, and before the battle, he ordered the city gate to be blocked.

The news reached Tao Kan's ears, and the latter ran to the city in a panic to check.

"Tao Kan, I have long heard that you are a famous general of Jiangzuo. How to be obsessed and keep company with the traitor Sima Rui? It's better to surrender as soon as possible, and the court will not treat you badly. ”

When they met, Zu Ti surrendered first.

Na Tao Kan laughed: "Zu Ti, you have died of this heart." Now Yao Yu is in power, hiding from the Son of Heaven and bullying hundreds of officials. I followed His Royal Highness King Langya for the sake of the Qing monarch and the dynasty. In the early years of Yu, I heard that you and Liu Kun, the assassin of Bingzhou, once heard the rooster dancing and vowed to serve the court. Now, how can he become a lackey of the traitor? ”

"Hmph, Tao Kan, you don't have to boast. You are a common man, how can you understand that the general army is a red city. To tell you the truth, Ben will command 30,000 troops and have besieged Xichang City. Be smart, just open the door and surrender quickly, otherwise, Ben will never be polite. ”

From Zu Li's point of view, although Yao Yu held great power in the court, he respected the Empress Dowager of Heaven and cared for the people of Jingzhou, that is, he was not polite to those princes and ministers.

In fact, these princes and ministers don't have to be polite to them, relying on the power of the family, these people are called a corpse vegetarian meal, just occupy a position and do not work, far from being sages and ministers.

Such ministers, to be polite to them is a waste of feelings.

No, in Zu Li's heart, although Yao Yu is a powerful minister, he is also a famous minister like Huo Guangyi Yin, not a traitor like Wang Mang and Cao Cao.

It is precisely because of this that Zu Ti turned a blind eye to the contradictions in the temple and devoted himself to helping Yao Yu conquer the Luling Tomb.

Both of them have their own insistence in their hearts, and no one can say that they can't move anyone, and there is only one way to go to war at the moment.

So, Tao Kan ordered his general Han Yi to command a group of soldiers and horses out of the city to attack Zu Ti, intending to test Zu Ti's strength.

The master made a move, naturally cautious, Zu Yi also knew what Tao Kan's idea was, and he didn't keep his hand, and directly turned around and gave his son Zu Jian a death order, telling him to repel Han Yi within a stick of incense, and it was best to kill it, and if it couldn't be killed, it was also necessary to defeat quickly. Shock the city's defenders.

Others don't know, Zu Ti still doesn't know his own situation.

Obviously, he raised 30,000 troops to surround Xichang City, but in fact, of these 30,000 people, less than 3,000 were the main force of the Jingzhou army, and the remaining 20,000 people were all people who were requisitioned from various villages and towns with grain.

To tell the truth, if he couldn't suppress Tao Kan with a thunderous force at the beginning, and when he figured out his hypocrisy, these 30,000 people would not be enough for Tao Kan to attack the whole army.

Zu Jian also knew his father's plan, so he immediately agreed, raised his gun, and went out to take Han Yi directly.

The two fought in front of tens of thousands of armies on both sides.

That ancestor followed his father to fight day and day, and with all his skills, he had already been beaten superbly.

The two sides only fought for five rounds, so Han Ye couldn't hold on.

After five more rounds, Zu Jian shouted loudly from the beginning of his hand, and took advantage of Han Yi's lack of reaction to shoot him in the chest.

This time the tie was sturdy, and with a snort, Han Yi turned over and fell off the horse.

With the death of Han Yi in battle, the soldiers and horses he led out were panicked, and under the powerful offensive of the Jingzhou Army's Eight Formations, they retreated one after another, retreating towards Xichang City.

After losing the first battle, Tao Kan could only order the city gate to be closed to block Zu Lian, who wanted to take advantage of the situation to pursue.

No, Zu Lian killed at the gate of the city, and there was nothing he could do about the closed city gate, but he just showed off his might and returned to his own military formation.

"Tao Kan, your death time has come, if you know each other, surrender quickly. Otherwise, Ben will be merciful! ”

"Zu Ti, don't talk big, if you have the ability, you will attack the city."

Both of them hurled cruel words at each other, and even with them, the soldiers on both sides were also scolding and scolding.

The two sides were like a war of words, and the city and the city scolded each other for several hours, and in the end, they tacitly accepted the troops and went back to adjust their state.