The so-called Longyou counties have five counties.

They are Lueyang County, Anding County, Nan'an County, Tianshui County, and Longxi County.

Currently, Anding County and Lueyang County are within the control of Zhang Xiu, while the rest are within the control of Ma Teng.

Zhang Xiu gave Zhao Yun a very clear task, and asked him to lead tens of elite troops to attack Lieliu City occupied by Guo Si.

Guo Si is also a long-time general. It is safe to defend the city, and there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in the city. After Zhao Yun arrived at the city, he challenged several times, but Guo Si did not defend and the two sides were at peace.

As for Pang De, Yan Xing's two troops were in power. Pang De was the general of the Western Expedition, and was in charge of the military commander of Liangzhou. All the generals were controlled by him.

Pang De personally led Hu Cheer's 30,000 infantry and cavalry, occupied several counties in the south of Tianshui County, and personally stationed troops in Aocheng. This city is only about fifty miles away from Ma Teng's old nest Jicheng, and is already the front line.

Li Li led his men and horses to camp in Shangliu City. This city is also very close to Ji City, only about seventy miles away.

As for Aocheng, the distance between Shangliucheng is only twenty miles. Both sides are supporting each other and help each other, and by the way, ensuring the smooth flow of food in the rear.

Under such conditions, General Fubo Yan Xing led tens of elite troops to travel westward to attack Nan'an County and Longxi County.

In the west wind, Yan Xing's thousands of people headed firmly along the road to the northwest.

The flags of the character "Yan" are flying in the wind, and the large groups of people, horses, and horses are neighing, and they are heard endlessly.

Below the flag, Yan Xing was wearing a black armor and holding a spear. His handsome face was full of sternness.

Yan Xing was suspicious by Han Sui and had to flee to Zhang Xiu. He felt sad and angry. He repeatedly asked for his appointment as a pioneer and attacked Liangzhou.

If you want to defeat Han Sui, you must first destroy Ma Teng.

At this moment, there was a ball of flame hidden in Yan Xing's heart.

"General. The boundary of Nan'an County is ahead." A personal soldier pointed to the boundary marker in front and said to Yan Xing.

After looking ahead for a while, Yan Xing said to his personal soldiers: "Immediately heading to cities in various places and send envoys to open the city and surrender immediately. Otherwise, after our army breaks the city, all the officials in the county will land."

"No." The personal soldiers agreed and immediately went down to pass the order.

Soon after, dozens of cavalry were sent to various cities.

Before Yan Xing sent troops, the counties of Longyou were already frightened. Now Yan Xing sent envoys, and they were really like lightning. They were invincible. All the counties along the way were surrendered in the wind.

A few days later, Yan Xing led tens of thousands of elite troops to the city of Fengdao, the capital of Nan'an County.

The flags of the character "ma" on the city have been removed and replaced with the flags of "han". The former Nan'an County Magistrate Liu Quan led officials from all over the city to go out to welcome Yan Xing.

"I heard of the general's reputation for a long time. It's a great honor to see the general's appearance today." Liu Quan was handsome, but his words were quite complimentary.

"You are polite to the county magistrate." Yan Xing calmly clasped his fists and returned the greeting, then exchanged a few greetings with Liu Quan, and the group entered the county magistrate's mansion in the city.

After the two of them refused, Yan Xing was asked to sit on the main seat.

Yan Xing put his hand on his knees, looked around at everyone present, and said, "As our army advanced westward, the counties along the way saw the wind returning. Only the Longxi County Magistrate Niu Ding guarded Didao City and refused to submit."

After pausing, Yan Xing said, "I know this person is a little brave and loyal, so he dares to defend the city. I just don't know how many people there are in Didao's city at present?"

Nan'an County and Longxi County are neighbors. The county magistrate Liu Quan was very familiar with the situation on Niu Ding's side and bowed to him and said, "Report to General Yan. Niu Ding has 5,000 elite troops, food, and equipment. This person is actually not worth worrying about. I have the chief clerk Chen Yan, who has eloquence, so I can say that I will surrender Niu Ding."

Yan Xing was immediately overjoyed when he heard this. He was also a person who cherished his soldiers. If he could not fight, he would not fight, and he would mainly achieve his goal.

"Okay. Please ask Chief Chen to come forward and persuade Niu Ding to surrender." Yan Xing said hurriedly.

"No." Liu Quan responded to the promise, and then ordered the chief clerk Chen Yan to go to Didao City to persuade Niu Ding to surrender.

Now that Anding County is occupied by Yan Xing, if it is persuaded to surrender to Longxi County, most of the cities of Longyou counties will be subordinated to Zhang Xiu's command, which can be said to be of great importance to the changes in the situation of the war.

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Dido City.

Longxi County has eleven county towns, with Didao City being the largest and the strongest. At this moment, there is also the only Longxi city center with the word "horse" inside.

The city guard supplies were piled up like mountains, but the soldiers were still transporting them from the city.

The county magistrate Niu Ding is a middle-aged man with a majestic figure and a majestic appearance. At this moment, he was wearing a black armor and standing on the city with his sword, looking out to the east. There was a young black armored general beside him, handsome and sharp.

"Zhong Yi, then Yan Xing is very powerful. Do you think we can defend Didao City with our ability?" A little worry flashed in Niu Ding's eyes, and he turned around and said to the young general.

The young general is named Jiang Jiong and his courtesy name is Zhongyi. He is from Jicheng, Tianshui. He is currently the commander of Didao City.

The Jiang surname is a big family in Longyou, and its clan members are spread throughout the Longyou counties. Jiang Jiong has a good relationship with the Ma family and is Ma Teng's confidant.

"The Ming Mansion (Niu Ding) does not have to worry. Didao City is strong and has a united heart. Although Yan Xing is a famous general in Liangzhou, he does not have the power of Xiang Yu and Zhang Xiu. It is impossible for him to break through Didao City." Jiang Jiong was full of spirit and his tone was majestic. After pausing, he said again: "And it doesn't matter whether he can defend the city. What is important is that we do our best and live up to the trust of Ma Gong (Ma Teng)."

"What Zhong Yi said is very much." Niu Ding immediately felt calm and agreed happily.

At this moment, a sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded outside the city. Niu Ding and Jiang Jiong looked up and saw dozens of cavalry surrounded by a white-faced civil servant and came to the city.

Niu Ding looked at a personal soldier beside him. The personal soldier immediately stepped forward and asked, "Who is under the city?"

"Nan'an County Princess Chen Yan, I came here to meet the county magistrate Niu." Chen Yan, the chief clerk under the city, rode on his horse and bowed his hand.

"Hmph. Ma Gong trusted Liu Quan to appoint a county to him, but he did not send out a single army or a soldier and surrendered to Yan Xing. He is really a traitor. Chen Yan must have been here to be a lobbyist and shameless. Zhong Yi, you immediately lead a hundred light cavalry out of the city and kill Chen Yan."

Niu Ding snorted coldly and said sternly.

"Let's wait for Mingfu."

Jiang Jiong's heart moved, called Niu Ding, then held his ear next to Niu Ding and whispered a few words.

"This plan is very wonderful." Niu Ding's eyes lit up, and then his attitude changed by 180 degrees. After turning around and asking his personal soldiers, he went down the city wall first and rode back to the county magistrate's mansion with Jiang Jiong. Soon after, the city gate opened, and the soldiers welcomed Chen Yan in and went to the county magistrate's mansion.

Before entering the county magistrate's office, a minor official came in to answer Chen Yan. The minor official bowed and said, "Please ask for it, Lord Chen."

Chen Yan bowed to the other party politely and walked in. After entering the courtyard, Chen Yan suddenly felt awe-in.

There were two rows of swords and axemen arranged in front of them, each with strong bodies and sharp weapons. After seeing Chen Yan coming in, they all turned their heads and looked at Chen Yan, and a solemn aura came to their faces.

Although Chen Yan was quite eloquent, he had never seen such a scene and felt timid in his heart. But he was still a little scheming and calm on his face. He turned to ask the little official, "What is this?"

"There is no other intention, I just set up a special formation to welcome Chen Zhubu." The little official said with a slight smile.

Chen Yan murmured in his heart. "No other meaning? This is both a sensation and a knife and axe player. If the conversation fails later, I am afraid I will be more like meat sauce?"

But since he came in, there was no way out. Chen Yan took a breath, walked along the road set by the swordsman and axe, and entered the hall.

Everyone is a neighbor, and Chen Yan has a few encounters with Niu Ding and Jiang Jiong. After entering the hall, Chen Yan immediately bowed and said, "Chen Yan, the chief clerk of Nan'an, has met Niu County Magistrate, and Jiang Duwei."

"Hmph. Chen Yan. Do you still have the face to see me?" Niu Ding snorted coldly, slapped the table, and a fierce aura emanated from it.

Chen Yan was already threatened, and at this moment he was even more jealous and at a loss.

Jiang Jiong was a little helpless when he saw Chen Yan's expression. This guy usually looked quite brave, so why did he be timid at the critical moment? If he had known, he wouldn't have set up such a big formation.

In order to save the situation, Jiang Jiong hurriedly said, "Mingfu. Now Didao City is as dangerous as it is, don't be rude to Master Chen."

Niu Ding's face suddenly turned into a pig's liver, he snorted coldly, and sat back.

Chen Yan immediately heard the implication, and couldn't help but feel happy and regained his spirit.

Jiang Jiong saw his expression and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Then he bowed to Chen Yan with kind words and said, "Chief Chen. Now the Grand Sima sent troops to the Longyou counties, and the city was shaken. Although Ma Gong was kind to us, he was not as important as his own wealth and life."

"The reason why I closed the city gate and looked like I was guarding the city was just a little confused. I don't know how General Yan treated the surrendered generals. The Chief Chen came just right. Can the Nan'an County Governor Liu Gong (Liu Quan) be at the moment?"

Chen Yan also observed his expression and expression, his eyes circulated from Niu Ding and Jiang Jiong several times, and he already understood in his heart.

This Niu must be a loyal person, so he planned to defend the city. He was the surrendered man, so when he saw him, he was disgusted.

But Niu Ding was also afraid of the army of Grand Sima Minggong, otherwise he would have killed him with one knife.

Jiang Jiong was obviously a surrendered faction, but he was only worried about the treatment of the surrendered generals, so he did not surrender. The county magistrate was a civil servant.

The commander of a county is a military general.

Jiang Jiong is a man with military power.

As for the swordsman in front of the door, it was obviously just a force, and there was no other meaning. It might have been arranged by Niu Ding's brain.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan became more and more calm. He bowed generously and said, "The Grand Sima is known as a polite and noble man, and the generals under his command are also very reasonable. After General Yan Xing entered the city, he did not violate the people and officials. My Mingfu (Liu Quan) is now the guest of honor for General Yan."

Speaking of this, Chen Yan paused and tempted, "And General Yan said that my Ming Mansion has made contributions to the city, and he will ask for merit from the Grand Sima Minggong as appropriate. Even if he cannot be named a marquis, he can still be awarded the title of marquis of Guannei. Wealth and prosperity are just around the corner."

Jiang Jiong and Niu Ding suddenly showed a little strange color on their faces, and then they looked at each other.

Seeing this, Chen Yan became even more calm and composed. Although this trip was a little twists and turns, it was still easy. He made contributions to persuade the surrender and had a great fortune.

After a while, Jiang Jiong spoke, and his tone became more and more kind and polite: "We understand. But this matter is very important. Please ask Master Chen to go to the room next to you to rest for a while. I will discuss it with the Ming Mansion."

"Okay." Chen Yan simply nodded, turned around and walked out.

Not long after Chen Yan sat in the room next to him, Jiang Jiong took Niu Ding and walked in. The former was relieved, while the latter was a little depressed.

"We have decided to join the Grand Marshal now. Please ask the Chief Archman Chen to report to General Yan and ask him to send someone to receive the troops in Didao City."

After Jiang Jiong said this, he showed a little proud look and said, "I, Jiang Jiong, think I am still capable and trained the soldiers strictly. Although there are only five thousand soldiers in the city, they are all elites. General Yan has incorporated us, and I am willing to attack Ma Teng as the vanguard in the front."

Chen Yan despised Jiang Jiong a little when he heard this, and thought to himself. "I heard that Ma Teng treats this man well. Now this man is not only the first to surrender, but also leads his troops to attack Ma Teng? He is really a person who forgets his righteousness and betrays his faith when he sees profit."

But Chen Yan immediately thought of himself and couldn't help but Cancan.

Speaking of which, they are also traitors, and they laugh at them for fifty steps a hundred steps, which is meaningless.

"Okay. I'll reply to General Yan." Chen Yan was in a good mood and nodded and said.

He was about to get up, but was stopped by Jiang Jiong.
To be continued...