After Huang Zhong turned over and dismounted, he immediately called his personal soldiers to untie the armor for himself. Ji Ling came down from the city and bowed to Huang Zhong and said, "General Huang, you are really brave. Sun Ce is known as a tiger general, but he can't stop the general's knife."

Huang Zhong shook his head and said, "General Ji, don't take it lightly. He met me, but he was young and inexperienced, so he was defeated by me several times. If he despises him, he will suffer a great loss."

As he said that, Huang Zhong looked at Ji Ling meaningfully. If it were you.

Ji Ling felt a stern when she heard this and said with a serious expression: "Thank you General Huang for advice."

"No matter what, I won. The military strategy is cloudy. Win first and then defend, it is as solid as a god. There are 30,000 elite soldiers in our city. Wancheng has been managed by us for nearly ten years, and the people support us. Even if Sun Jian has 150,000 soldiers, even if it takes a year or two, he will never be able to capture Wancheng."

Huang Zhong smiled first, then showed a solemn look on his face.

"However, I am a little worried about Jia Changshi and General Xu in Luyang City."

Ji Ling nodded, also a little worried. Then, he smiled and comforted Huang Zhong and said, "Changshi Jia is resourceful, while General Xu is a general in Xiliang. The city of Luyang is smaller than Wancheng. Although they have fewer troops, they may not be weak in defending the city."

"General Ji's words are reasonable." Huang Zhong nodded with a smile.

"Today, Sun Ce will not make any more trouble. Just order the soldiers to defend the city. General Ji, let's have a drink in the city gate building." Huang Zhong first walked towards the stairs.

"Okay." Ji Ling laughed and immediately followed.

Both of them knew very well that the generals in these aspects could only play a role in garrison. But it was meaningless to do how long they were to defend.

This war still depends on Zhang Xiu. As long as Zhang Xiu returns to Luoyang and runs rampant with infantry and cavalry, the war can be ended.

In the past, the powerful Qin Dynasty could conquer and destroy the Kanto countries, could Zhang Xiu?

Huang Zhong and Ji Ling are very confident in Zhang Xiu.

.............

Sun Ce returned to his horse and his soldiers lost their previous morale, and they were silent as if they had been defeated.

Zu Mao, the deputy general who Sun Jian provided for Sun Ce, quickly rode his horse to meet him.

"General, don't be discouraged. Huang Zhong is twenty years older than you, and he is at the peak of his strength or experience. Give him another five years to defeat him." Zu Mao helped Sun Ce off the horse while looking at Sun Ce with his head disheveled and dejected expression. He felt distressed and quickly explained.

"Why are you still standing there? Go and pick up the helmet." Zu Mao took the time to scold a soldier behind him. The soldier was shocked and hurriedly went to pick up Sun Ce's helmet.

"Thank you for your comfort, General Zu." Sun Ce was still dejected and reluctantly answered Zu Mao. He knew in his heart that even if he was given five years, he would be able to tie Huang Zhong.

In more than a decade, when Huang Zhong gets old and weak, he will win. But what's the point?

A real man must win a fair duel only meaning.

Zu Mao was helpless, and only Sun Ce could understand this problem himself. After thinking about it for a while, he ordered a messenger beside him: "Go back three miles immediately."

"promise."

The messenger responded to the promise and immediately gave the order. Zu Mao and Sun Ce also turned over and left like a tide of horses.

As a vanguard, of course, he defeated the enemy. Now that Sun Ce is defeated, the morale of the army is low. If Huang Zhong emerges from the city, he will probably have a big defeat, so he will go back first to join the army.

By the time Sun Ce and Zu Mao led their troops back again, there were already 40,000 elite soldiers. Before dark, Sun Jian's 150,000 troops arrived.

The army set up camps and built pots to make rice, and was well-organized. The central army's tent was built first. Sun Jian had no time to comfort Sun Ce, so he summoned Zhu Zhi, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang to come in and sit down.

"Huang Zhongzhen's general, Xionghu, has him guarding Wancheng, and the city is as solid as a god. I heard that Jia Xu and Xu Rong are now guarding Luyang with 15,000 elite soldiers. Why not let us leave 50,000 elite soldiers here to monitor Huang Zhong and lead a 100,000 army to attack Luyang?"

Sun Jian sat with a big golden sword, turned his head and looked around, and asked in a deep voice.

"What the lord is talking about is that Wancheng and Luyang are mutually supporting each other and cut off our food route, so that we cannot go north to attack the three passes and Luoyang with peace of mind. If Luyang is captured, then Huang Zhong will be left with little threat."

Kuai Yue immediately shook his sleeves and agreed.

"Yes. Our 150,000 army can only attack one city. Luyang has few soldiers and few generals. It is better to attack Luyang."

Zhu Zhi put his left hand on the hilt of the sword and nodded.

"In this way, let the four generals of Zumao, Sun Ce, Cheng Pu and Han Dang lead 50,000 elite troops and stay here. Early tomorrow morning, I will lead 100,000 horse and infantry to attack Luyang." Sun Jian made a decision immediately when he saw everyone agreeing and said.

"promise."

The three of them agreed and went down.

At this moment, the sky was already dark, and the personal soldiers walked in from outside and lit the oil lamp in the big tent. The floating lights shone on Sun Jian's face, and they were light and dark.

He sighed lightly, walked out of the tent, pressed the sword with his left hand, and looked towards Luoyang. An anxious expression appeared on Xiongwu and Yan Yi's cheeks.

"In the past, when we fought against Dong Zhuo, our army was only tens of thousands of people. We defeated Lu Bu to the north and entered Luoyang like cutting melons and vegetables. Now when we meet Huang Zhong, our martial spirit may not be as brave as Lu Bu, but it is as stable as a rock."

"Now my army is 150,000, and the powerful generals are like clouds. But they are blocked here. Zhang Xiu and Dong Zhuo are so different."

The next morning, Sun Jian, according to the original plan, left 50,000 troops to monitor Wancheng, protect his own grain route, and led 100,000 troops north to Luyang City.

The news reached Luyang.

Xu Rong is very busy.

Let’s not talk about food, supplies, cities and equipment, etc. Although the city of Luyang is small, it is not weak. Xu Rong only has 15,000 troops, but there are a large number of potential troops.

Zhang Xiu was once named Marquis of Luyang and took good care of Luyang County. In the past ten years, many young and half of the young have grown up and become strong men.

When they heard that Sun Jian, a rebel from Jingchu, led a large army to the north, and joined the army more actively than anyone else.

Xu Rong had only 15,000 elite soldiers in his hands, but he had 20,000 strong, which was also a strange thing. The materials in Luyang City were enough, for these 20,000 strong. Xu Rong handed over to several officers under his command to train and gave them the most basic leather armor, spears, swords, and bows.

Defending a city is much simpler than fighting in the field.

As long as you have a high morale and are not afraid of death, 50,000 people can also fight in the city and fight over 100,000 elite soldiers.

That morning.

Xu Rong and Jia Xu learned that Sun Jian's army had arrived, so they couldn't help but climb up to the southern city wall and wait and see the situation.

In front of the city gate tower, the flags of the character "Xu" are flying in the wind, and there are many armored soldiers. Xu Rong's elite soldiers were carrying a strong one in a ratio of almost one to one.

The elite soldiers were very calm, strong and nervous, but they were not afraid.

Xu Rong stood in iron armor and held a sword to watch the movements of Sun Jian's army. After Sun Jian's army arrived in the south of the city, it was divided into three.

About 30,000 people went east, 30,000 people went west, leaving behind 40,000 troops to camp under the city, and five thousand elite troops lined up to defend.

"Whenever you attack a city, you must leave a way to survive. Sun Jian surrounded three missing one, which is to let us abandon the city and escape." Xu Rong sneered and said, "It is normal to escape in war. I, Xu Rong, have also been defeated several times. It's just that there are cities, elite soldiers, strong people, and baggage. I, Xu Rong, have never run away."

Jia Xu clenched his fist with one hand on his back, and pinched his beard with the other hand. As the wind blew, his two big sleeves seemed to fly with the wind, and he was indescribably calm.

Listening to Xu Rong's words, he nodded slightly. Xu Rong may not be the most powerful in the war in Xiliang, but Xu Rong must be the most stable.

The two generals left by Zhang Xiu, Wu Kuang and Xu Rong, looked inconspicuous, but they came in handy at critical moments.

At this moment, the two saw a rider riding a horse and coming to the city. The rider held a big knife and shaking his sword and said, "I am Huang Gai, do you dare to fight me?"

Xu Rong laughed loudly when he heard this, turned to the personal soldiers beside him and said, "Hold up the battle-free sign."

"promise."

The personal soldiers agreed, and then several people worked together to pick up a huge battle-free sign and hung it on the city gate.

"It's still early now, Sun Jian must order the siege. Please go back." Xu Rong turned his head and clasped his fists at Jia Xu, and said.

"Okay." Jia Xu had the best skill in saving his life, so he naturally refused to die on the city wall. He bowed his hand and turned around and left calmly.

After watching Jia Xu leave, Xu Rong turned around and looked at the soldiers around him. He smiled at a somewhat nervous archer and said, "Don't be nervous. When the fight starts, just shoot the arrows with your eyes closed. You can always hit people."

"No." The strong archer was a little embarrassed. After taking a deep breath, Ying Nuo said.

"Hmph." Seeing that Xu Rong did not respond, Huang Gai snorted coldly, turned his horse's head, and rode his horse back to the formation.

Sun Jianjun did not make any other moves, but continued to set up camp. After the camp was renovated, it was almost noon.

Sun Jian asked the soldiers to have a full meal and started the general attack.

In the central army tent, Sun Jian sat with a big horse and a golden sword, while civil and military officials sat on both sides. His eyes swept across the general one by one, very satisfied.

Although he has few civil officials and counselors here, his military generals are all like bears and tigers.

"According to the sequence set before, you will take turns to attack the city. Remember that the emperor is right in front of us. If we break through Luyang, we can go north to the three passes, drive straight into Luoyang, and support the Han Dynasty."

Sun Jian pressed the sword with his left hand, and his voice was like a bear and a tiger.

"promise."

The generals responded with a loud promise, stood up and bowed to Sun Jian, left the tent in an orderly manner, then turned over and returned to the camp with their respective soldiers.

Huang Gai was responsible for the first siege. After returning to his military camp, he immediately mobilized his soldiers and pulled out ladder trucks and well trucks.

"Dongdongdongdongdong!!!"

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

With the sound of shocking drums and the sound of trumpets, Huang Gai, who stood behind the army, shook his sword and shouted: "Kill."

"kill!!!!"

The soldiers of Huang Gai Army all roared in response to the commander. The strong men pushed the huge well car and the ladder car forward. The archers and the swordsman slowly and firmly rushed towards Luyang City.

Xu Rong stood on the top of the city and saw the opponent attacking. He picked up a strong bow and said loudly: "Don't take it lightly. Sun Jian of the other party is known as the [Jiangdong Tiger]. If we take it lightly, we cannot defend the city."

At the end of the conversation, Xu Rong took a breath and then vomited.

"kill!!!"

"Kill!!!" Both the elite soldiers and the strong roared together, and although they were facing the Jiangdong tiger, they were not afraid.
To be continued...