Facing a sect commander with thousands of soldiers and horses, Yuan Yao still wanted to win over to some extent, as long as he could persuade the other party to take refuge in him. Then Yuan Yao will be much better off in Danyang County.

At least Zu Lang was sabotaging Danyang County, and Sun Ce had no choice but to completely control Danyang County and leave enough buffer zone.

"Zu Lang visited Yuan Gongzi, I have heard Yuan Gongzi's name for a long time, and when I see it today, it is really extraordinary."

Yuan Yao's name has long spread in the Huainan area, although Danyang does not belong to Huainan, but it is very close to Huainan. So it's normal to hear of Yuan Yao's name.

But in this case, it's more of a compliment, even if Zu Lang really hadn't heard of it before, on the way here, Zheng Bao probably introduced him to him.

"My son has also heard the name of the ancestor for a long time, and I am very happy to see it today."

"Dashuai can cooperate with Zheng Taishou, it can be described as a smart move, when we lay down Danyang, I will definitely ask my father for merit, commend the meritorious service for the ancestor Dashuai, and strive to let my father give the official position and reward the title for the marshal!"

People like Zu Lang and Zheng Bao, the only reason why they can choose to cooperate with the government is to change their identity.

When a thief, he can only shrink in the mountains and forests, and when he is a soil emperor, he can't see the light, even if he dominates the mountains and forests, he is only a soil emperor after all, and he can't glorify his ancestors and return to his hometown.

They all hope to be rewarded by the imperial court, even if they can't get an official position, as long as they solve the identity of the mountain bandits, it is also a great benefit.

Therefore, Yuan Yao understood their thoughts, and as soon as he opened his mouth to communicate with them, he promised an official position, so Zu Lang naturally laughed heartily, and immediately smiled.

"Childe, that's great."

"The last general, Zulang, is willing to serve the son of dogs and horses!"

Zu Lang already had the intention of taking refuge in Yuan Yao, but now that Yuan Yao has fulfilled his wish, he naturally reciprocates the favor, and soon shows his loyalty to Yuan Yao.

It's just that this kind of loyalty still needs Yuan Yao to prove it with practical actions.

As long as Yuan Yao can really help him change his identity, otherwise, if he can't get the official position and reward of the imperial court, Zu Lang is estimated to defect the next day.

"Zu Dashuai has this heart, that's really good, this attack on Wanling, it depends on Dashuai's performance."

Yuan Yao also immediately gave Zu Lang a test.

If you want to test Zulang's strength in this Wanling County offensive and defensive battle, if Zulang really has such ability as in history, it is not impossible to accept such a general as Zulang.

But if Zu Lang was just a vain person, then his weight in Yuan Yao's heart would naturally decrease slightly.

After a few words of greetings, the two sides quickly re-talked about the attack on Wanling County.

Zheng Bao was not idle during the two-day stay, he watched the six roads, listened to all directions, sent soldiers to explore the city defense layout of Wanling County, and learned that there were high walls and dense thresholds in the city, and the defenders were numerous and elite.

Zheng Bao was secretly glad that he didn't act rashly, otherwise he would really suffer a big loss. In order to occupy Wanling County, he had to come up with a workable battle plan.

However, Zheng Bao is just a strong man after all, and he has never marched and fought before, especially the experience of attacking the city, and facing the high walls and thick walls of Wanling City, it is also very tricky for a while, and there is no way.

Fortunately, this time there are Yuan Yao and Tai Shici together, and in the face of these faces, Zheng Bao can also ask Yuan Yao for advice.

After all, although Yuan Yao was much younger than them, he still had more experience in marching and fighting than them.

After careful deliberation with Yuan Yao, the three unanimously decided to use fire attack as the main means.

There are at least 5,000 defenders in Wanling County, and many of these people are archers, where the county is located, these soldiers are equipped with sophisticated weapons, and there are plenty of arrows, and if they attack forcibly, it will be unfavorable to Yuan Yao and others.

Not to mention Yuan Yao, Zheng Bao and others, the combined strength of the three parties does not exceed 15,000, even if it is doubled.

Even if 30,000 horses attack Wanling County, they may not be able to break Wanling County in a short time.

After all, the five thousand defenders in this city are not dry, and a little defense can cause great damage to the attacking men and horses.

Yuan Yao didn't want his elite to die in such a senseless battle, so fire attack was the best choice.

All you need to do is send soldiers to dig tunnels outside the city, ignite the hot grease, and launch a fire into the city to cause riots in the city.

As for the archers on the city wall, Yuan Yao also had a countermeasure.

Just send hundreds of soldiers to attack the south gate of Wanling County, divert the attention of the defenders, and let other soldiers take advantage of this time difference to climb the city wall with great difficulty and raid the defenders in the city, and the probability of breaking through Wanling County will be greatly increased.

After Zheng Bao, Zu Lang and Yuan Yao discussed the strategy, they began to march towards Wanling County at the same time.

The three parties, division of labor and cooperation, began to prepare for the attack on Wanling County.

A day later, night fell, the gate of Wanling County was closed, and the defenders patrolled back and forth from time to time on the city tower, and Zheng Bao's men and horses outside the city had already arranged the camp, and they had blocked Wanling County for two days.

Although the siege has not yet begun, the tense atmosphere has already been set off.

Wanling County, on the city tower.

Wu Jing was anxiously pacing back and forth, and when he saw Sun Ben coming, he hurriedly asked Sun Ben about it.

"How's it going, what's going on?"

Sun Ben is Sun Ce's cousin, Sun Ben's parents died early, and his younger brother Sun Fu was still a baby, and they all followed Sun Jian's family in the early years.

When Sun Ben was young, he served as the governor of the county, and later his uncle Sun Jian raised troops in Changsha, so Sun Ben abandoned the official and followed Sun Jian.

At that time, Sun Ce was still very young, and later Sun Jian died in battle, and Sun Ben, as a servant, led Sun Jian's troops to support the coffin. In order to preserve his strength, Sun Ben chose to go to attach to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu actually entrusted Sun Jian with a heavy responsibility, but it is a pity that Sun Jian died too early, and Sun Ben, who succeeded Sun Jian, is also very important.

Two years ago, Yuan Shao appointed Zhou Ang, the auditor, as the Taishou of Jiujiang, and deliberately disgusted Yuan Shu, which made Yuan Shu furious, and sent Sun Ben to attack Zhou Ang, and defeated Zhou Ang in Yinling.

Yuan Shu then cousin Sun Ben led the history of Yuzhou assassination, transferred to Danyang Commander, and served as a general.

Later, Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor in Shouchun, and at that time, Sun Ce had already decided to break away from Yuan Shu and stand on his own, so he wrote to his cousin Sun Ben and uncle Wu Jing, asking them to also break away from Yuan Shu and join him.

In order to win over Sun Ben, Yuan Shu appointed Sun Ben as the Taishou of Jiujiang, Sun Ben considered it, but still did not comply, and decided to abandon his wife and children and return to Jiangdong.