Zhang Meng, who had not replied to his joint plan before, wrote a book humbly and respectfully to Yan Xing in Guanzhong for help.

In the letter, Zhang Meng first admired and praised words, then separated the relationship between the death of Shang in Handan and himself, and then explained the reason why he did not reply in time before. Finally, he talked about his dangerous situation and the opportunity of Yan Xing to send troops to Yongliang, and asked Yan Xing for reinforcements with humility.

Yan Xing had already handed Pei Wan to the county magistrate under Jingzhao County. The clerk of the recording room beside him was Fu Gan, who had just been promoted. He reached out to ask Fu Gan to take the letter and hand it over to Jia Xu, Xun You, Zhao Hong and others for his visit.

Jia Xu, who had read the letter from Zhang Meng's request for help, passed the letter to Xun You, smiled narrowly on his face and said with a chuckling:

"Han Feizi said that in ancient times, he competed with morality, and in the Middle Ages he pursued wisdom, and now he competed with strength. Liangdi took power as a hero and did not respect officials and commanders. Zhang Meng was majestic and knew about military affairs. It was originally expected that he would take Handan Shang and replace him. However, the situation in Liangdi is subtle and the first culprit is the first to die. Zhang Meng killed Handan Shang at this time and would definitely become the target of public criticism."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu looked at Yan Xing again and said:

"However, although Zhang Meng's letter seems to be in a difficult situation, it has not yet reached a difficult situation. Guzang is an important town in Hexi, with high walls and deep valleys, rich and abundant. Zhang Meng is familiar with military affairs. If he is a strong wall and clear field, he will not be able to defend himself, in a short time, the troops of Wei Duan, Li Pian, Yan Jun, Luan and others will not be able to do anything to him!"

Yan Xing nodded. Jia Xu was a wise man who had a clear understanding of the situation in troubled times, and Guzang City was his hometown. The judgment he made, who was familiar with the cold land, has always been trustworthy and adopted.

At this time, Xun You also read the letter, and he handed it to Zhao Hong again and began to say:

"Although that's the case, Handan Shang has served as the governor of Yongzhou for many years. His ability may not be as good as Zhang Meng. But in the end, there are some confidants who are scattered outside or officials who have received his favor. Once they take advantage of Zhang Meng being besieged, they cooperate with the enemy and offer the city, Zhang Meng will probably be unable to escape the destruction."

When Zhao Hong heard the conversation between Jia Xu and Xun You, he knew the content of the letter asking for help. After reading it at a glance, he immediately spoke out:

"What military advisor Xun said is exactly what Hong is worried about. If Zhang Meng is quickly divided up by his family, the Liang land will inevitably form a balance of power again. Each family is fighting against the wall to defend against its insults. At that time, if you want to march into Yongliang, you will inevitably be jointly resisted by each family. The general might as well send troops as soon as possible and take advantage of Zhang Meng's opportunity to attract his family to gather together in Wuwei and annihilate them all in one fell swoop."

Zhao Hong and Wei Ji went on a mission to Ma Teng's army, and persuaded Ma Teng's army to surrender without bloodshed, making great contributions. Wei Ji had already served as a local chief officer of two thousand stones as he wished and took charge of Fengyi County. However, although Zhao Hong received a reward, his new promotion had not arrived for a long time.

The prefects of the seven counties had already been chosen, and the Shangjun, which had become the Qianghu land, was newly surrendered to the peace and stability, and the northern land. Yan Xing was worried that Zhao Hong, who was very worried, could not bear the burden, so he still kept him in the mansion of General Cavalry.

But Liangdi is Zhao Hong's homeland. Theoretically, after pacifying Yongliang's separatist forces, there were nine more counties under Yan Xing's rule. At that time, Zhao Hong, who would not have to be familiar with the customs and peoples, would he be the prefect of Liangdi?

Therefore, Zhao Hong was keen on sending troops to pacify Yongliang quickly.

After hearing Zhao Hong's words, Yan Xing looked at Jia Xu. The older Jia Xu's eyelids moved slightly, but he did not speak.

Yan Xing smiled, looked at Fu Gan, who was kneeling beside him, and asked:

"Yancai, what do you think?"

Fu Ganxin was promoted to the Secretary-General of the Record Office and was already flattered to serve as an important position around this cavalry general, and it was a rare honor to be able to listen to Yan Xing discussing military and political affairs with his advisers.

Unexpectedly, Yan Xing would ask him for his opinion. He was a little excited, but he knew he should not speak rashly, so he hurriedly said:

"Ming Gong, this is a major military and national affairs, and I dare not make any comments."

"It's okay, you are also a Liang people. Ling Zun is a famous general in Liang in this dynasty. He has a profound family knowledge. Just talk about his opinions, it's okay!"

Fu Gan is the son of Fu Xie, who was guarded by Yang Hui to death and escaped from Ji County by chance.

Yan said this, and Fu Gan was not good at scammering it. He thought about it and then said:

"I think the situation in the cold land is like a pack of wolves prey and targeting prey. At this time, it is the time when they work together. Even if they suddenly encounter tigers and leopards, the pack of wolves dare to show their minions to fight with them. Therefore, even if the hunter with superb archery skills is superb, he dares not come forward to hunt."

"But when the wolves that consume a lot of physical energy to catch prey and bite each other due to uneven food sharing, hunters can often achieve twice the result with half the effort. However, the wolves who are not physically strong will fall apart and flee on their own."

"So, I think it's not appropriate to advance immediately. Maybe Zhang Meng's situation is not critical. He just wants the Ming Gong's army to divert the attention of various families in the cold land for him, so that he can take advantage of the chaos and gain greater benefits."

"Haha, it turns out that he is a famous general, and he has extraordinary knowledge!"

Yan Xing smiled and praised Fu Gan, and he looked at everyone and said:

"There is drought and locust plague this year. Although the Sanhe River in Guanzhong has little impact on Guanzhong, once the troops and horses in Guanzhong march into Longyou, military rations will become a big problem. Liangzhou is located in a bitter and cold place. In addition to a few important towns, most of the food in various places is not enough to make ends meet. The army cannot plunder and put food on the enemy. Therefore, we must try our best to weaken each other and then find the right time to advance at the fastest speed. They will destroy the weakened ones in one fell swoop."

"Just soon after the Xinding period of Guanzhong, the construction of farms and canals also requires a lot of manpower, material resources, soldiers, and war horses to rest, so Guanzhong still needs to collect enough autumn grain and plant the wheat before it can use troops to Yongliang."

"However, we must pay close attention to the situation in the cold land. If there is any change, report it immediately. Ziyu, you will be responsible for this matter!"

When Zhao Hong heard it, his eyes lit up. He quickly got up to accept the order and happily agreed.

Yan Xing nodded slightly, signaled Zhao Hong to take his seat, and picked up the letter of help that was sent back to him. He looked at Zhang Meng's handwriting, smiled and said calmly:

"Finally, since we are waiting to ask Zhang Meng to defend Guzang, Gu will reply, making him believe that as long as he persists, the army will arrive soon!"

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Wuwei was attacked by troops from all sides of the cold. Zhang Meng knew that the situation was dangerous and immediately lifted the siege of Wuwei City, gathered troops and horses to Guzang, and prepared to strengthen the walls and clear the fields, waiting for labor, and defend Guzang City to the death.

The parties who sent troops were not slow to move. They sent troops from Jincheng. The Li Pian coalition, which was not as dangerous as the river, was unstoppable. They captured Zhangye and Luanniao and arrived in Guzang. The Han-Hu coalition forces of Luan and Zhangjin spent time and captured Xianmei, Xiu Tu and other places. The second group rushed to Guzang City. Yan Jun, who was defending and attacking, also stood out proudly, captured Xuanwei, and surrounded Guzang City from the north.

The last one arrived was the state soldiers sent troops from Hanyang and commanded by Wei Kang, son of Liangzhou Mu, Wei Duan. They captured Zuli City, broke through the Dahe defense line, and the Yinkou of Songyin, and captured the cities of Yuci, Cangsong and other cities along the way. They made great profits. They slowly approached Guzang City at the end of June.

The soldiers and horses from all directions finally gathered in Guzang City. Li Pian had the most coalition troops, including more than 10,000 soldiers and horses gathered from each family. Wei Kang also brought 10,000 soldiers and horses from Hanyang and Nan'an, and Yan Jun had the least soldiers, but the troops and horses of Heluan, Zhang Jin and others who responded to the troops were nearly 10,000.

The enemy troops outside the city were more than 30,000. Zhang Meng's main force was only his three thousand county soldiers. Although he was recruited from the city and recruited the state soldiers that were not worthy of use by the Shangshang in Handan, he could also gather six or seven thousand people, but compared with the enemy troops outside the city, his strength was too disparate and could only stand firm and rely on Guzang's high walls and deep valleys to resist the enemies outside the city.

However, although there were many enemy troops outside the city, they had their own thoughts. Although Li Pian had the most troops, he did not have a legitimate reputation. In order to capture Guzang City, all the troops could only temporarily support Wei Kang as a general, be responsible for coordinating and allocating troops from all parties to the attack on Guzang City and the profit after the war.

In addition, the large number of coalition forces were not good at attacking the city, and there was no supply of so many soldiers outside Guzang City to eat and chew, so the various troops still needed to spend more time building siege equipment, splitting troops to collect food and grass, and escorting food to their respective camps under the city.

In this way, Zhang Meng, who was trapped in the lonely city, had more time to strengthen the city defense and eliminate internal troubles in the city.

Needless to say, Zhang Meng, who was familiar with military affairs, had already ordered the decision to defend the reinforcements of Guanzhong at all costs when he learned that Yan Xing would not send troops to rescue him immediately.

What he feared the most was the hidden dangers lurking in the city.

I have been guarding the city for more than two months, and it is not difficult to say it is difficult, nor is it simple to say it is simple.

Because the enemy troops outside the city are not good at attacking tough problems, each with their own minds and preserving their strength, Zhang Meng, who owns a strong city, has the confidence to defend Guzang City. However, in addition to the external people and things such as soldiers, equipment, food, and supplies, the most important thing to guard the city is the hearts of the people who guard the city.

There is not a lack of deeds of uniting and fighting against the masses, but what Zhang Meng lacks is this precious human heart.

He was already charged with killing the governor Handan Shang. Although he denied it, everyone believed that the person was killed by himself.

Among these three thousand county soldiers, the soldiers and officials in the city were hard to guarantee that they had not received favors and promotions from the merchants of Handan. The current situation is so critical that no one can start to cause trouble in the city, kill themselves, offer their heads, and offer the city.
Chapter completed!