Under the Lucheng City Tower, flags cover the sun, which is very spectacular. There are soldiers and horses stationed around the city, and the situation is very serious.

A tall, dark-faced general holding a long sword slowly rode out of the army.

"The guard in the city, a certain family has kept their promises. I promise you to think about it for a day. Now that day and night have passed, should you follow your promise and open the door to surrender?"

A head poked out from the city wall.

"Thank you for your kindness, General Gao. Although I, Wu Qin, came from a small family, I know that loyalty and righteousness is a great virtue and cannot be abandoned. I have followed the General for five years and was the first group of soldiers recruited by the General to Yanmen. After more than ten battles, the General treated me very well. A certain rural man has the honor of today's general. The whole family will not starve to death in the wilderness. How dare you abandon such a great kindness?"

General Gao was slightly angry when he heard this, but he quickly calmed down.

"So, was the general playing tricks on me yesterday?"

"I dare not, and I will not hide it from General Gao. I have sent a messenger to ask for help from all counties in Yanmen. The general has more than 20,000 troops in Yanmen, most of whom are warriors in the battles. Although General Gao is brave, he may not be able to take advantage of it. I advised him to retreat quickly to the best strategy."

Gao Lan suddenly burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, do you really think Gao is that foolish man? I knew about you sending someone to ask for help yesterday, but I deliberately did not stop him. Why do you think it is? In just one day, the reinforcements that can reach Lucheng are nothing more than three cities of Fanqi, Juyang and Dongxian. The defenders of other cities may not be able to arrive tomorrow morning. If Guan Yu was in Yanmen, Gao would turn around and leave, but now he is working hard to expedition to Mobei. Humph, with the more than 10,000 defenders of your four cities, I dare to come to rescue him, and I took advantage of the opportunity to wipe out one stone! What's more..."

Gao Lan sneered a few times: "What's more, can't you even see this plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain? It's really a waste of you having been with Liu He for so many years."

Wu Qin's face suddenly turned pale.

"Oh no, I'm trapped! He must have sent someone to take the opportunity to attack the three cities. Hurry up, send someone to inform the three cities of the city, and tell them not to come and rescue..."

He shouted repeatedly on the top of the city wall, but he was so happy that Gao Lan was watching.

"Hahaha, fool, really fool, Gao's army is here. If you ask an unknown soldier to enter and exit the circumference of my siege, how can I, Gao Lan, deserve the trust of my lord? The whole army obeys my orders and attack the city!"

The Jizhou army surrounding him suddenly exerted a rush of power, rushing towards the city wall like a tide.

"Brothers, keep it!"

Wu Qin erected a spear and ran around the city, commanding and fighting himself.

Gao Lan was under the city tower, watching the battle in front of him with confidence.

"Haha, I will seize four cities in Yanmen County in one fell swoop. With such merits, I will definitely be able to compare Zhang He. What is the Hebei Four Courtyard Pillar? Yan Liangwen is a ugly man, Zhang He has no courage, and Lu Bu is even more shameless. He actually recognizes his lord's father, Yuan Chenggong, and calls his lord's righteous brother. Today I will let his lord know who is the number one general in Jizhou!"

In the mountains east of Taiyuan County, a large group of people shuttled among the plants and trees, walking in a hurry. The person in charge was Zhang Yan, who was afraid of Liu He.

The face of the person beside him was full of worries. He wanted to speak but stopped several times, but finally he mustered up the courage to come to Zhang Yan.

"General, we have fought against Liu He for so many times, and never suffered any loss. Why do you still listen to Yuan Shao's instigation to attack Liu He's hometown Langdiao County? Isn't this an old birthday star hanging? Is the little food and supplies given to Yuan Shao worth it?"

"Bao, you are a useless thing."

Zhang Yan spitted on the subordinate.

"We have 110,000 soldiers, 150,000 old and weak, and we have to hide in the mountains and live by hunting and looting. How long can we last? Three, five, eight, or even ten years, maybe we can persist, but fifteen, twenty years? The surrounding counties and princes will be more and more prepared for us, and the power of the Yellow Turban Army has left less and less. Almost all of this force has been divided up by several leaders. Our strength will be difficult to grow, and sooner or later we will end up being wiped out and annexed."

The subordinate still looked confused when he heard this.

"But even if we want to go down the mountain, we don't need to provoke Liu He. This guy is not something we can afford."

"Who can you mess with if you don't mess with him? In the north Youzhou, Liu Yu is easy to bully, but after being attacked by the Xianbei and Wuhuan in every few days, how can we bear it? In the east, Yuan Shao has many civil and military officials and generals. Although he is not as good as Liu He, he is close to him. When we go to Jizhou, he can mobilize a large army at any time. Only Bingzhou, now Liu He and Guan Yu are not in Bingzhou, what are we afraid of? Can't defeat Liu He, can't defeat these minions who stayed in Bingzhou?"

"I have negotiated with Yuan Shao. Langdiao County, Yun County, Yangqu County, Luxun County, and four county towns are all under our management. Hehe, these four places are Liu He's nests, which are extremely prosperous. With such a territory, we not only have long-term survival guaranteed, but also can develop our power and strive for greater benefits in this troubled world."

Speaking of this, Zhang Yan's eyes were not completely inferior to the fear of Liu He, but instead looked eager to try.

"But, I still think..."

"But what, it's like a timid mouse. If you are afraid, just get out of here. My Black Mountain Army will not take in waste."

Zhang Yan refuted mercilessly, "Why would his subordinates dare to say anything else?"

"This time I will send 40,000 troops to capture Langdiao County first, and then take down Jinyang City. If Liu He wants to attack me, he must first attack other counties and counties in Bingzhou occupied by Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao wants to annex me, hehe, I will have four cities and will not take long to develop an army of 200,000. Moreover, these four cities have been built by Liu He. Even if Liu He personally arrives, I will not be afraid. At that time, I will annex the Baibo army that once humiliated me. I see, Ji and You, who can compete with me, Zhang Yan."

In the east of Shangdang Changzi City, a dangerous pass stands between a narrow mountain road.

This Huguan is one of the dangerous passes in the world. It has cliffs on both sides, which are not much inferior to Yanmen Pass.

And it is this dangerous pass that a bloody battle is breaking out at this moment.

On the city of Guancheng, Jiang Huan, dressed in armor, was calmly commanding the battle. Although there were only five thousand defenders at the gate, under his command, the five thousand people divided the work in an orderly manner, including those who shot arrows, threw wooden rolling trees, killed the enemy at the top of the city, and those who took various heavy objects to block the city gate. The defense was smooth and there was no flaw in the moment.

Jiang Huan looked calm and shouted to his soldiers: "Soldiers, Yuan Shao, were defeated by the general. Now he dare not attack Yanmen, so he came to our Shangdang to show off his power. Could it be that the Erlang of our Shangdang just had a good meal? It was simply too much to deceive others. Everyone greeted them well. As long as they retreated from the enemy, each of them would be rewarded with fifty coins."

A simple and simple statement inspired the fighting spirit of the five thousand defenders to the extreme.

Not far from the gates, Chunyu Qiong, the commander of the 15,000 Shangdang army, was not in a hurry. Seeing that the situation was not good, not only did not change the tactics, but instead sat upright in the awning, drinking wine sipped.

"I didn't expect this ginger...what is ginger?"

The deputy general on the side reminded: "General Chunyu, it's Jiang Huan."

"Oh, yes. It's Jiang Huan. This Jiang Huan is still capable. He has five thousand troops and has been defended for most of the day and has not yet failed."

The deputy general looked flattering: "No matter how capable you are, you are just an unknown rat. How can you defeat General Chunyu's divine power? You are one of the best generals in Jizhou. Look, the battle is right in front of you. You are calm in the face of danger, drinking and talking, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk t

Chunyu Qiong was very happy to be coaxed.

"Okay, that's right! We have 15,000 soldiers and horses, even if we pile up, we can pile up this broken pot. Why do we need this general to do our best?"

"That's right, why not kill a chicken? When we arrived in Changzicheng, when facing Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, it would be too late for the general to take action. I see that the beauty gradually darkened today. We have a lot of people, so we will fight one round and fight him overnight, and they are exhausted to death."

"Okay, haha, that's it, you kid, smart!"

Chunyu Qiong was so happy that he drank another full drink.

Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, who were far away in Changzi City, also put on armor and hurriedly walked out of the mansion. At this moment, a soldier ran over to stop them.

"Reported to the prefect Liu, the general led General Cheng Liang and two young generals he didn't know, and had already arrived at the gate of the prefect's mansion."

Liu Bei was stunned: "Why is the general here?"
Chapter completed!