"General, isn't there a better choice?"

Hou Cheng was silent for a long time, and finally spoke.

You Zhang Liao broke through the siege with elite soldiers and ran out, so how can the remaining old, weak, sick and disabled hold Zheng County?

He had a close relationship with Zhang Liao, so he immediately asked this question.

"If the general leaves with a large army, and the soldiers and civilians in the city lose their backbone and morale, how can they defend the city?"

Hou Cheng is indeed afraid of death, but what he said is also the truth.

"The news of the fall of Tongguan has already spread in the army, the morale of the army is already unstable, if the general breaks out, the soldiers and civilians who stay in Zheng County will be desperate, and it will be impossible to hold Zheng County."

Morale is gone, hope is gone.

Even if you have the conditions to defend the city, you can't defend Zheng County.

Defending the city is very cruel, it requires a lot of courage and perseverance, for a group of old and weak people who have lost morale and hope, defending Zheng County has become a luxury.

When Zhang Liao heard this, he was silent for a moment, and after thinking about it carefully, he said: "The news of the military division is pervasive, and it is indeed difficult to maintain the morale of the city. ”

Zhang Liao knew in his heart that it was indeed a little difficult for Hou Cheng to stay in Zheng County.

"But wealth and wealth are in danger, and if such a difficult thing is done, it will be a great achievement."

Zhang Liao stepped forward and reached out to pat Hou Cheng's shoulder.

"I don't care what method you use, hold Zheng County for a month, as long as you can hold it for a month, my Great Wei will recapture Tongguan, you will be the first merit, this is the merit of the marquis, don't you want to grasp it?"

Naturally, I am willing.

But staying in Zheng County and holding on for a month is too difficult, what is the difference between being sent to death?

"The last general. The Last General"

"Hey~"

Zhang Liao sighed and said: "If you break out, it is impossible to take everyone away, the old and weak in the city, and the grain and grass in the city cannot be taken away by the Han army, do you know?" ”

"In this way, hold on for ten days, and after that, no matter if you break through or what, I, Zhang Wenyuan, will make a contribution to you in front of Your Majesty, how about it?"

Ten days?

Hou Cheng's eyes lit up.

The Chinese temperament is always like to reconcile and compromise. For example, if you say, "This house is too dark, and you need to open a window here," and you must not allow it. But if you say you're going to tear down the roof, they're willing to open the windows.

You want Hou Cheng to keep it for a month, he has no faith.

But if you want him to keep it for ten days, he will feel that something is possible.

That's the charm of bargaining.

"If it's only ten days, the last general is willing to fight."

The Han army attacked the city, and also prepared siege equipment, in these ten days, I am afraid that only two or three days are the real siege time.

Holding on for two or three days, no matter how bad the morale is, it is possible.

When the time comes, he will also break out.

Even if you are spared, you will also have a great achievement.

Wealth and danger are sought.

Such a credit may not be impossible to spell.

Hou Cheng's expression changed, and Zhang Liao saw it in his eyes, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

In this way, the follow-up of his departure from Zheng County will be arranged.

I hope that Your Majesty will soon take down Tongguan.

After a while, I'm afraid that the Han Kingdom will really digest Guanzhong completely.

"Zhang Liao wants to stick to Zheng County and is unwilling to surrender?"

After Wei Yan learned the news that Zhang Liao wanted to defend Zheng County, he first snorted coldly, and then angrily reprimanded: "The one who knows the times is Junjie, he was able to survive under Cao Cao back then, so that he has his current status, and now he is unwilling to abandon the dark and turn to the light, and he still wants to be the loyal minister of the pseudo-Wei, it is ridiculous, it is simply sad!" ”

He angrily reprimanded Zhang Liao's foolishness, believing that the other party was too stubborn and ignorant of current affairs.

In his opinion, Zhang Liao's insistence will only consume troops needlessly and will not benefit the overall situation.

You have surrendered, glory and wealth, and status are indispensable to you.

There are countless lives.

Then what Laozi Buddhism has a saying: Saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter.

If you surrender, you will have built tens of thousands of floating massacres.

Ay~

Give you a chance, you won't be useful!

Since you're useless, since you're shameless, don't blame me.

"Since he is not willing to surrender, then let's attack the city! Collect the surrounding people, and the Wei army will go to attack the city! Siege equipment is also about to be prepared. ”

Wei Yan acted quickly, and he immediately ordered the Han army to begin preparations for the siege.

He understands that a tough battle is coming and that he must be well prepared.

Grain and grass were important materials for the war, and Wei Yan ordered the grain officers to start collecting them to ensure that the Han army had enough rations during the siege.

Siege naturally requires special equipment. It takes time to manufacture these utensils, but the deadline given by Wei Yan is only ten days.

He had to complete all the preparations within ten days and break through the city of Zheng County.

Late at night, darkness enveloped Zheng County. The moonlight was obscured by thick dark clouds, and the stars also hid their light, except for the occasional flickering fire on the castle tower, adding a bit of gloom and mystery to this night of slaughter.

Zhang Liao stood on top of the city tower, wearing iron armor and holding a long sword, his eyes were firm and cold. He looked into the distance, although the night was hazy, but he had a clear map in his heart, which was his route to break through and his hope for survival.

The sound of armor was particularly harsh in the silence of the night, and the crisp sound of iron weapons colliding seemed to announce the imminent arrival of a great war.

The Wei soldiers were busy nervously and orderly, knowing that their life and death would be decided in this breakthrough.

The city gate slowly opened, making a dull sound, as if to see off the more than 10,000 troops.

The horses restlessly stepped on the ground, and the crisp "click" sound of the horseshoe clattering with the stone slab echoed in the silence of the night, making people nervous.

Zhang Liao was the first to rush out of the city gate, and his figure loomed in the night, like a sharp sword, pointing straight ahead.

More than 10,000 troops followed, and they were like a torrent, surging out, unstoppable.

Knock knock~

No matter how secret, the movement of the march of 10,000 people will definitely not be small.

The Han troops encountered along the way were ruthlessly routed and scattered by them, but Zhang Liao did not order the pursuit, and he had only one goal, that is, to escape from the encirclement of the Han army.

In the night, the firelight and the sword light were intertwined, and the shouting of killing shook the sky.

"The Wei army has fled, the Wei army has fled!"

"Chase, chase!"

"Rush~"

"Kill~"

The faces of the Wei soldiers were covered with dust and sweat, but their eyes were extremely determined, and they knew that only by breaking out of the encirclement could they have a glimmer of life.

The horses were panting in the gallop, and their bodies were covered in sweat and dirt, but the charge never stopped.

The Han army's obstruction was extremely limited, and most of the soldiers had already prepared to attack the city, and they didn't expect that Zhang Liao would go out of the city tonight to break through.

The Wei army broke through the encirclement of the Han army and fled into the depths of the night.

Gradually, the wide official road was left behind by them, and they entered the mountains.

The mountain road is difficult to walk, sometimes a narrow mountain road, flanked by steep cliffs, and the slightest carelessness will fall into the abyss; Sometimes it was a dense forest, full of trees and thorns, and the soldiers' robes were torn to tatters; Sometimes it was a rushing river, the water roared and rushed down, and the soldiers had to hold on tightly to the reins in order to keep their bodies balanced.

Zhang Liao brandished his long sword and cut through the thorns in front of him; He crossed steep mountain paths and leaped over rushing rivers.

The sound of the Han army chasing behind him was getting farther and farther away.

confused Wei Yan and made him think that it was impossible for me to break through today, which made today's breakthrough so smooth.

The sky will not be clear, Zhang Liao ordered the whole army to rest, and at the same time counted the number of people and supplies.

An hour later, the news of the various parts also came to him.

Nine thousand soldiers, enough food and grass for ten days.

Of these 9,000, 6,000 are his own soldiers and horses, and the other 3,000 are the elite of the Wei army.

The thousands of people who remain in the city today are basically miscellaneous state and county soldiers.

With these 9,000 people, it is possible to turn the situation around Guanzhong.

Of course

The most important thing is the 6,000 soldiers and horses in the headquarters, which is the foundation of his Zhang Liao.

After a short rest, Zhang Liao immediately ordered to be pulled.

His target is the Shangluo City in Wuguan Road.

There is also a shift in the evening. (End of chapter)