At the head of Changyi City, there were crowds of people. Soldiers were busy replenishing and carrying materials for city defense, including stones, wood blocks, and kerosene that Xu Qian had mobilized the whole city to collect. Unfortunately, there were still too few of these things.

"Wei Chang, I didn't expect that you and I could defend a city. I thought we wouldn't be able to defend it for one round." Li Qian and Xu Qian were inspecting the city and chatting nonsense at the same time.

"Don't be complacent. In this battle, Li's tribe lost more than 300 people. If our strength and reinforcements are not available, we will become weaker and weaker." Xu Qian looked worried, not as optimistic as Li Qian.

"Three times, I dare say, as long as we hold on three times, Yin Kui will never want Shan Yang again!" Li Qian said with a smile.

Because reinforcements are about to arrive.

Suddenly, drumbeats were remembered in the distance. Although the Yin Kui army was not in sight, the mobilization drums could be heard from the top of the city in Changyi County.

"The Liang thieves are going to attack again!" Li Qian cursed.

Yin Kui came from the Liang Kingdom, so Li Qian scolded him like this.

At the same time, a soldier ran over and said to Li Qian: "Master, a group of soldiers and horses appeared in the west of the city."

"West of the city?" Li Qian glanced at Xu Qian, "This time, the two thieves will attack from both sides!"

"You stay here, I'll go to the west of the city!" Xu Qian said.

Li Qian nodded and had no choice but to do so. Fortunately, he had experienced a battle and had some experience.

…

The cold wind was howling, and Zhang Liao was galloping against the wind. The cold air poured in from the gaps in his armor, seeming to drain all the warmth from his body.

A column of cavalry roared out of the valley. Zhang Liao looked from a distance and saw a city in front of him.

Zhang Liao stood on horseback and raised his hand to signal the troops to stop.

"Rest where you are for two quarters of an hour!" Zhang Liao ordered, and then summoned Kanyu officials and asked: "What city is ahead?"

"General, the front is Fangyu County. We will go west along the Jishui River. In two days, we will reach Changyi."

Zhang Liao looked at the city from afar and murmured: "There are still two days, I hope Changyi can hold on..."

Forty miles northeast of Fangyu County is Gaoping County. At this time, a group of soldiers and horses happened to be passing by, and it was Zhu Ling.

Compared with Zhang Liao, when he rushed to Changyi, he was still one day late.

At the same time, Zhao Yun's army, one of the three armies, departed from Kaiyang County, went all the way south, crossed the Yishui River, and entered the East China Sea. Under the cooperation of Mi Zhuli and foreigners, they directly approached Tan County, the seat of the East China Sea.

Zhao Yun thought that Mi Zhu's ability to lure him to the city was the ultimate achievement. However, when he saw the battle outside the city, Zhao Yun, who had seen the world, was startled.

Liu Zhi, the King of the East China Sea, and Zhao Zi, the Prime Minister of the East China Sea, came to the city gate to greet him.

Zhao Yun thought he needed to fight, but turned out to be a guest.

Mi Zhu, as the intermediary, quickly introduced: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Zhao, this is the victorious general under King Bohai, Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong."

Liu Zhi wore white hair neatly tied up. He couldn't stop stroking his gray beard with his right hand. He smiled and said to Zhao Yun: "General Zhao's name is like thunder. Seeing him today, he really has extraordinary temperament. He is truly the most talented person in this generation." ! Prime Minister Zhao, he is also a member of your Zhao family, hahaha!"

Zhao Zi bowed his hand to Zhao Yun with full courtesy. Zhao Yun looked at these two people and his initial senses were very good.

Liu Zhi looked old, but he was in good spirits. Although Zhao Zi was not the prime minister, he was dressed in simple plain clothes, which was obviously very simple. Nowadays, the people can't afford to eat, and some places still ask for extravagantly. Zhao Zi is obviously not like this. Humanoid.

"Zhao Yun has met the king and Prime Minister Zhao!" Zhao Yun dismounted and saluted.

Liu Zhi looked back and saw the appearance of Zhao Yun's cavalry. He was amazed and couldn't help but admire Zhao Zi: "This is such a great army. No wonder the King of Bohai has won every victory in his campaign!"

"General Zhao, please come into the city. A banquet has been prepared in the mansion!" Zhao Zi invited.

Mi Zhu was afraid that Zhao Yun would refuse, so he said softly: "Zilong, it's my first time here. It would be disrespectful to refuse. The King of Donghai intends to join the King of Bohai, so you might as well get acquainted with him first."

Zhao Yun hesitated, but still chose to follow Mi Zhu's suggestion and enter the city.

On the way, Mi Zhu introduced Zhao Yun to the situation of King Donghai. This clan was also the descendant of Liu Xiu, and was considered the same clan as Liu Qing, while Zhao Zi was an old minister of Emperor Huan.

With just such a sentence about Emperor Huan's old minister, Zhao Yun could understand Zhao Zi's idea of ​​surrendering to King Bohai. Now the world is in chaos, the government is weak, the young emperor is controlled by Dong Zhuo, and the Yuan family established a new court in Runan. Although the sky is high in the East China Sea of ​​Xuzhou and the emperor is far away, the Central Plains

Most of the time, the matter will not be involved here, but if he really has to choose, he has a better choice-Liu Qing, the nephew of Emperor Huan and King of Bohai.

Of course, all of this was inseparable from Mi Zhu's hard work and dedication. Zhao Yun seemed to be increasingly aware that Mi's power in Xuzhou was greater than his lord had expected.

At least from the perspective of Langya and East China Sea, two counties were obtained with such little effort. Mi Zhu did have something. No wonder he dared to make a deal with the King of Bohai directly.

Zhao Yun received a high standard of courtesy at the Donghai Palace, and even drank wine as an exception. Donghai King Liu Zhi announced in public at the banquet that if the Bohai King came, he would take the Donghai subjects to join him.

When the banquet ended, it was almost dusk, so Zhao Yun had no choice but to order his troops to rest for the night in Tan County.

The next day, Zhao Yun bid farewell to Liu Zhi, King of East China Sea, and Zhao Zi, Prime Minister of East China Sea, and continued to lead his troops to the southwest, accompanied by Mi Zhu.

Target: Pengcheng State, Wuyuan County, which is Tao Qian's core area.

…

After Tao Qian escaped from the valley, he gathered more than 5,000 scattered soldiers and joined Chen Deng.

"Gongyou, Gongyou! Gongyou died for me!" Tao Qian felt very sad that Sun Qian risked his life to fight for a way out for him.

"My condolences to you. Gongyou died with all his loyalty. He died with great integrity in exchange for his life. I believe he knew better than to die and rest in peace." Chen Deng consoled him.

Tao Qian's army marched south along the Surabaya River. The valley was on fire, and supplies were lost and destroyed. Although he gathered many soldiers and horses, Tao Qian knew that such soldiers and horses had no fighting power, even if they were brave.

Danyang soldiers, so Tao Qian ordered to go south along the Surabaya River and soon reach Guangqi County, a city in Pengcheng Kingdom. Once there, supplies can be obtained.

"Yuanlong, although our army was defeated in this trip, what do you think is happening in Shanyang County now?" Tao Qian asked.

Chen Deng showed a smiley expression.

Chen Deng: I'm running away with you, how do I know the situation in Shanyang County?

"Your Majesty, although our army was defeated, Zhang Liao naturally delayed the rescue of Shanyang in order to ambush our army. Presumably Liang Guo's soldiers and horses have already contributed to Changyi. The defender of Shanyang County is Li Qian, a powerful man in the wild. Maybe Baotian Weizhuang can

"Defending the city is nothing but child's play!" Chen Deng still told the good news against his will. As for whether it was good news or not, Chen Deng himself was not sure.

But what he said is also true. Li Qian was originally a powerful man with no experience in fighting with the army.

"I hope that the battle in Shanyang will go smoothly. In this way, I will have fulfilled my duty of containment. Yuanlong, our army has lost a lot of ordnance. Can you ask Mr. Yuan for help?"

Chen Deng smiled and said: "Of course, I will make you work for Yuan Gong so that you can be defeated like this. The battle losses will be paid by Yuan Gong as agreed."

"This is the best! This is good!" Tao Qian responded with a smile, looked up at Surabaya, and sighed.

"I'm tired. I wish I could return to Pengcheng immediately!"

"Your Majesty, compared with the soldiers of Shanyang, we are lucky." Chen Deng comforted him again.

"Really?"

Tao Qian had a question mark in his mind. For some reason, he always felt uneasy and had a bad premonition.

…

Under Changyi City, the Yin Kui army pulled down thousands of corpses and retreated again. Compared with the last time, Li Qian had gradually become more proficient in defending the city this time. The targeted method, in one day, almost didn't even touch the top of the city.

In the last attack, with the help of ladders, we at least reached the top of the city.

"General Yin, General Lu and Xin Canjun are asking for an audience."

Lu Weihuang, the main general in the attack on Ximen, Xin Pingren joined the army.

"Please come quickly!" Yin Kui was about to ask them about Ximen's battle situation.

Lu Weihuang entered the tent with his armor on. Even though it was winter, his forehead was covered with sweat and his face was stained with blood. It was obvious that he had just retreated from the battlefield and had come over before he could tidy up.

"General Lu, how is the battle situation in the west of the city?"

"Hey, it's hard to describe. Our army attacked the city several times, but was killed all the time." Lu Weihuang said.

"I've heard long ago that the Li family has a number of disciples, and there are many heroes under it. Today's battle is indeed the case." Xin commented.

Seeing that Ximen didn't make any progress, Yin Kui sat back down depressedly, "Do you two have any ideas?"

Xin commented: "I came here this time to discuss this matter. General Yin, you and I attacked the south gate and west gate respectively. Although we were unsuccessful, we also tested the combat effectiveness of Li's tribe. The person they relied on was Those who have strong combat power, the rest are just making up the numbers, so I recommend an all-out siege of Changyi."

"Comprehensive siege?" Yin Kui's eyelids twitched, "Joining the army means a four-door siege?"

"Exactly! Our army attacks the west gate and the north gate, while General Yin attacks the south gate and the east gate. Each has its own strength, making it overwhelming for them to cope with it!"

Yin Kui thought about it and realized that Xin Ping's words did make some sense.

"Perhaps, we can give it a try tomorrow."

"Eh? General, you must not have a trying mentality. If you want to attack, you will definitely win!" Xin commented.

"Okay! Let's follow the plan of joining the army! Tomorrow the four gates will attack together!"

The next day.

Li Qian and Xu Qian met early in the city as usual.

"Seeing that the third round of siege is coming, there is still no sign of reinforcements." Xu Qian seemed frustrated.

"Sir, don't be anxious. I think we can defend Changyi on our own. The Liang thieves didn't even touch the city walls yesterday! Haha, it's probably due to the failure of the attack and the loss of morale. I can guarantee that if we lose again today, Yin Kui is afraid that he will be killed." Go back to Liang Kingdom!"

"Don't take it lightly!" Xu Qian said very seriously: "Li's tribe lost hundreds of people yesterday, and now it is less than two thousand. Defending two gates is already insufficient. The enemy attacked the city several times yesterday. If it weren't for Li's The disciples fought bravely, but I am afraid Ximen has been lost!"

"Yes, yes, don't underestimate the enemy, don't underestimate the enemy!" Li Qian laughed and said. He looked at the kerosene tank in the corner, "And there isn't much kerosene left."

The thunderous war drums sounded again, and there was a rumbling sound. Li Qian and Xu Qian looked at each other and understood.

The enemy is about to attack again. Xu Qian plans to go to the west gate according to yesterday's arrangement.
To be continued...