That night.

Zhang Xiu was reading in the study room, and the faint candlelight hurt his eyes. After looking at it for a while, Zhang Xiu felt his eyes sore and put down the bamboo slips.

"Mr. Chen."

At this time, Dian Wei's voice, who was guarding outside the door, rang out. After a while, Chen Gong walked in.

"Han Shouhou." Chen Gong bowed to Zhang Xiu.

"It's the public station, but for me, Huang Zhong and Ji Ling guarding the city?" Zhang Xiu remembered what happened during the day. Chen Gong was really reluctant to speak at that time.

"No." Chen Gong shook his head, then came to the seat next to him to sit down, and then bowed and said, "Han Shouhou is wise and wise. The generals he appointed are brave, loyal and righteous, and everyone in the world recognizes them. Since Han Shouhou believes that Huang Zhong and Ji Ling are available, then let them guard Luyang. The subordinates have nothing to say."

"Why are you here to come to me so late?" Zhang Xiu was surprised and asked after putting down the bamboo slips.

"Lu Bu." Chen Gong said two words lightly. Dian Wei, who was guarding outside the door, immediately raised his ears. He saw that Lu Bu was very upset and was very happy to take action.

Only then did Zhang Xiu understand that when he looked at Chen Gong. Chen Gong did not hesitate and bowed and said, "Han Shouhou and Lu Bu were villains, and were jealous and rebellious. Seeing his actions during the day, they were jackals. If they were not eliminated, they would probably cause disaster in the future."

Zhang Xiu nodded slightly and said, "I know the words of Gongtai are very reasonable. I now hold 80,000 horse and infantry. Although Hua Xiong, Fan Cheng, Hu Zhen and others are all arrogant soldiers, they all obey me. It would be easy to kill Lu Bu."

"But I killed Lu Bu, what do you think of Gong Dong?"

"Everyone knows that the only one who can match me in the world is Lu Bu. Gong Dong wants to use Lu Bu to balance me."

Zhang Xiu did not dare to say anything. He had to let Lu Bu kill Dong Zhuo, so he could only say this.

"Oh." Chen Gong had nothing to say after hearing Zhang Xiu's words, so he could only sigh. According to his ideas, the current situation was beneficial to Zhang Xiu, either to fight with Dong Zhuo in Luoyang, or to take the opportunity to leave Dong Zhuo and set up his own business. Wouldn't you be happy to comfort me?

But Zhang Xiu seemed to have his own considerations, so he could only shut up and stop talking.

Not long after, Chen Gong left in a depressed manner.

Zhang Xiu stared at Chen Gong's back as he left, then looked at Dian Wei, who was guarding outside, and felt a lot of restless hearts.

There are Xi Zhicai, Pang De, Zhao Yun, Hu Cheer in Lueyang, and Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Huang Zhong, Xu Shu, Fa Zheng, Shi Guangyuan, Chen Gong and others. One of them is counted as one, and they are all loyal and righteous.

They also hope that he will be independent from Dong Zhuo.

"It's soon, it's soon. When I defeat the princes in all directions first, and when Lu Bu kills Dong Zhuo, half of the country will be mine." Zhang Xiu was actually very restless inside, but in order to maximize the use of Dong Zhuo, he could only suppress the restlessness in his heart and murmured to himself.

"Let's be patient together."

No words all night.

The next morning, Zhang Xiu followed the original plan and left Huang Zhong, Ji Ling, Zhang Liao, Chen Gong and others to defend the city. He led 80,000 horse and infantry troops south to fight against Wancheng.

This time it was not fake Zhang Xiu, but real Zhang Xiu.

The flags are everywhere, the generals are like clouds, and the tiger is 80,000.

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Wancheng.

Yuan Shu's old chief Liu Chang defended Wancheng, but the people in the city were unstable. It was not until Huang Gai and Han Dang led 2,000 cavalry into Wancheng that the situation stabilized.

Afterwards, although Sun Jian and Cao Cao retreated, the orderly retreat was not a defeat. Although it was a pity that Ji Ling was intercepted by Zhang Xiu, they led tens of thousands of troops back to Wancheng after all.

Moreover, they arrived several days earlier than Li Ru and Lu Bu and had sufficient preparation time.

At the top of Wancheng City, countless stones, woods and arrows were transported up, and the soldiers even set up big pots and were ready to serve Zhang Xiu with hot oil at any time.

In the city, there is a large mansion with bookcases filled with bamboo slips.

Sun Jian and Cao Cao were both wearing single clothes and kneeling on the ground, their faces a little solemn.

"Meng De, although we have many troops, most of them are recruits. When Zhang Xiu attacks, I think I will let my Jiangdong soldiers guard for a few days first. Try to practice and select recruits."

"Although the Liangzhou soldiers are fierce, the army has just arrived and clamored to attack the city. The morale has been repeated, and it will be stopped three times. We just need to keep the first half month and we can be safe in the future."

Sun Jian pondered for a moment, looked up and said to Cao Cao.

"No." Now, Cao Cao only had the word "gan" in his heart and agreed with a loud voice.

At this moment, General Zhu Zhi walked in from outside. He bowed to Sun Jian and Cao Cao, and then said to Sun Jian, "Lord, I'm ready."

Cao Cao was slightly surprised and turned to look at Sun Jian. Sun Jian smiled slightly and said, "I will ask Junli (Zhu Zhi) to lead his troops south, occupy Fancheng and Xiangyang, and mobilize food and supplies. We will fight a protracted battle with Zhang Xiu."

Speaking of this, Sun Jian sighed and said, "I only now know that Zhang Xiu is invincible in the world. He fights with him and is not easy to fight. Our soldiers and horses are also mobs, so we can only defend the city. But on the other hand, we also delayed Zhang Xiu's spirit and attracted Zhang Xiu firmly in Nanyang, so that the leader of the alliance and Wang Kuang from Hedong and Henoi will have an opportunity to take advantage of it."

"General Sun's words are reasonable." Cao Cao said with a heavy emphasis.

Immediately, Sun Jian asked Zhu Zhi to set off. As soon as Zhu Zhi left, a visit came to report that Zhang Xiu left Huang Zhong, Ji Ling and others to defend Luyang, and he led 80,000 troops and infantry to attack Wancheng.

When Cao Cao and Sun Jian heard this, their eyes lit up, and then they showed a little smile at the same time.

"Meng De, what did you think of?" Sun Jian looked at Cao Cao's smile carefully and said with a smile.

Cao Cao nodded, but then did not answer. Instead, he sighed: "Zhang Xiu had just surrendered Ji Ling, Huang Zhong and others, so he appointed them to guard the Luyang granary. His courage is really a big fight, and I admire him. But..."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao sneered and said, "But Zhang Xiu may not believe too much in Huang Zhong and Ji Ling. We can send a messenger to meet Ji Ling and Huang Zhong. If we can convince the two, although Zhang Xiu has 80,000 soldiers, it will only end in a dismal way."

"What Meng De said is very much." Sun Jian nodded slightly, and the two looked up at each other, with a sympathy.

"Come here. Summon the civil and military generals to discuss." Sun Jian suddenly stood up, shook his wrists left and right, and ordered loudly.

"No." His personal soldiers agreed and went down to pass the order. Soon after, Sun Jian and Cao Cao left the study room and came to the hall.

In the hall, there were already fierce generals gathering.

Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Zu Mao.

Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, and Le Jin.

Of course, there are also civil officials such as Wei Zi and Liu Chang.

In front of everyone, Sun Jian and Cao Cao each sat down. Then Sun Jian raised his head and said with great enthusiasm: "Meng De and Zhang Xiu personally led the 80,000 horse and infantry troops to attack."

"How many soldiers and horses are there in my city?"

"There are 70,000 soldiers." Cao Cao bowed and replied immediately.

"How many months can the food and grass last?" Sun Jian asked again.

"May." Cao Cao bowed his hand again and replied.

"Hahahahahahaha." Sun Jian laughed loudly, then suddenly raised his head, looked at everyone, and said, "I have 70,000 soldiers in Wancheng. The world's most powerful city is full of food and supplies. Although Zhang Xiu is brave and good at fighting, he still has the ability to fly to the sky. If he doesn't come, he will be gone. If he leads troops to attack the city, I will ask him to lose his troops and generals and sweep his reputation forever."

"General Sun (lord), what he said is very true."

All the generals were all excited and bowed their hands and said.

"General Sun, please wait." Cao Cao straightened his back and bowed.

"Oh. What else does Meng De say?" Sun Jian asked with interest.

Everyone also looked at Cao Cao, showing curiosity.

"I have a plan to let Zhang Xiu be defeated and flee without placing a bow and arrow." Although Cao Cao was not good at his appearance, his eyes were smart and energetic. At this moment, he was even more brilliant and full of energy.

"Oh. What trick did Meng De have? Tell me quickly." Sun Jian's eyes lit up, and he showed an uplifting and urgent look, and he said.

All the civil and military officials also raised their ears and waited for the following text.

Although they currently have 70,000 soldiers and food can last for five months, the city walls are tall and strong, and they are not afraid of Zhang Xiu's 80,000 horse and infantry.

But fighting will kill people. If you can defeat Zhang Xiu without using a sword, wouldn’t it be beautiful?

"I heard that Zhang Xiu appointed Ji Ling and Huang Zhong as a general to guard the Luyang granary. These two were originally the old subordinates of Duke Yuan. Zhang Xiu killed Duke Yuan, and the two had to surrender to Zhang Xiu due to the situation. Now they guard the granary. As long as they use their three-inch tongue to inspire the two to rebel against Zhang Xiu and burn the Luyang granary, they can decide to fight."

Cao Cao showed his majestic look and bowed his hands and said loudly.

After hearing this trick, Sun Jian and the generals lit up their eyes.

The generals even started to talk, nodded, saying that it was a good plan.

"General Cao is really a good plan. I am the Chief Secretary of Gong Yuan, and I am familiar with Ji Ling and Huang Zhong. You can go and surrender to the two of them." Chief Secretary Liu Chang volunteered to stand up and said with a cheer.

"Okay. Liu Changshi is really a hero, so I'll bother Liu Changshi this time." Sun Jian gave a thumbs up, praised Liu Changshi, and immediately sent a team of personal soldiers to escort Liu Chang around Zhang Xiu's army and head to Luyang.

Finally, Sun Jian glanced at Cao Cao, and the two nodded tacitly. Sun Jian stood up, opened his hands like the sun and the moon, and said, "Everyone."

"Lord (General Sun)." The civil and military officials all calmed down and stood up together.

"We can use tricks and can control the battle. In this battle, we will surely win a great victory. Everyone, we should fight bravely to fight against the emperor." Sun Jian put his right hand on the hilt of the sword on the left, pulled it out with a clang, and shouted loudly: "I will not be a human being if I do not break Zhang Xiu or take the old thief's head."

"promise."

Everyone, including Cao Cao, agreed.

Under the control of Sun Jian and Cao Cao, the morale of civil and military officials was greatly boosted.
Chapter completed!