That morning.

Zhang Xiu led more than 100,000 troops to reach the 30,000 cavalry of Huaxiong, the country of Zhongshan, and built a camp in the west of the city.

Zhang Xiu was not prepared to encircle all sides, so he ordered the army to station outside the north city gate.

Immediately, he rode his horse with Dian Wei, Ma Dai and the civil servants and advisers who accompanied the army to the bottom of the city gate to watch the situation in the city.

The walls of Zhongshan City are tall and strong. Not to mention the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the city, they are still full of people.

"Although such soldiers are vulnerable under my blade, they can also delay my steps and damage the army's aura. All the ministers. Who is Zhongshan Guanjiang? Is there a way to defeat this person?"

After sitting on the horse and watching the city wall for a while, Zhang Xiu turned around and asked the civil servants.

"Report to Your Majesty. Guan Jiang is from Changshan and is loyal to Yuan Shao. Now he is striving to gather his troops to guard the city. It may not be easy to shake him." Ju Shu held the whip and bowed his hand.

Zhang Xiu's eyes lit up and asked, "Changshan people? Now Shen Pei is in charge of Zhending City, Changshan County, and the rest of the county towns are empty. What county is he from? Where is his family and family? Can Hua Xiong plunder his clan and family members and threaten him to surrender."

"Your Majesty. Guan Jiang had already expected that he would move the clan and family to Nanpi to live in." Ju Su shook his head and said.

Zhang Xiu couldn't help but lose his skills and sighed: "This is a determination to be dead and guard Zhongshan City. It's true that he is loyal. It's a pity to follow Yuan Shao in Hebei."

He was not discouraged and pulled his horse back to the camp and said, "Since that's the case, he can only do it step by step. The army will attack the city tomorrow. He will order the generals that Zhongshan City must be captured within three days. Otherwise, everyone will be fined one year's salary."

"promise."

Cai Mao responded and joined Zhang Xiu to return to the military camp with his ministers. In fact, the military camp has only built a prototype, but the central army tent has been erected first.

The ministers and Zhang Xiu entered the central army's tent and sat down to rest.

Zhang Xiu asked Dian Wei and Ma Dai to untie the armor for himself, and it was cool.

"Thank you to Your Majesty. A spy was caught outside the camp, claiming to be Zhen Yan, a native of Wuji." A personal soldier walked in from outside and bent down to report the report.

Zhang Xiu and the civil servants present all had a look of expression. Zhang Xiu's face showed joy.

Isn’t Zhen Yan the brother of the Zhen family? Moreover, Zhen Yan was originally a big clan in Zhongshan Kingdom, with deep roots.

"Please invite him in and be more polite." Zhang Xiu waved his hand and asked the man to go down. Then he came to the imperial throne and sat down. He took a sheepskin water bag and drank a few sips of water before smiling and said to everyone: "Those who have attained the truth will be more helpful, while those who have lost the truth will be less helpful."

"Now the world is in the general trend. Some people help Yuan Shao, and some people help me. Zhongshan Kingdom does not need to be attacked, just use this person."

"Hahaha."

The civil servants and strategists all laughed and nodded.

Not long after.

A man with majestic clothes and outstanding appearance entered the tent under the guidance of his personal soldiers. It was Zhen Yan.

Zhen Yan took a deep breath, did not dare to look directly at Zhang Xiu, and bent down and saluted, "Zhongshan Country Wuji Zhen Yan, I have seen Your Majesty."

"Sir, please don't give me a gift." Zhang Xiu smiled and raised his hand, then asked Zhen Yan to sit down. He didn't get close to him, and said bluntly: "Sir, when he came to my military camp, he might be killed as a spy if he was not careful. It shouldn't be just looking at me, but he has any plans. If I can take down Zhongshan without bloodshed, I will be named the governor of Changshan County."

Zhang Xiu's straightforwardness actually disappointed Zhen Yan a little.

A Changshan County Magistrate is nothing. Instead, he wants to get close to Zhang Xiu and get along with him. Although his sister is not the queen, at least she is not a concubine?

Zhen Yan didn't dare to say anything more, so he could only say directly: "Your Majesty. Guan Jiang called on the great clans of Zhongshan Kingdom to help defend the city. But my Zhen family is not trusted, so it is not listed here. But I, Zhen Yan, have many relatives and friends in Zhongshan Kingdom. There is a man named Zhang Zhi, who is willing to open the northern city gate for Your Majesty tonight."

Speaking of which, Zhang Xiu is also very strange.

Since the Zhen family was abducted by Zhang Xiu, the political status of the Zhen family in Yuan Shao has become increasingly embarrassing.

When Zhang Xiu heard Zhen Yan say this, he guessed it slightly, but it was not embarrassing at all.

"It's so good. Zhongshan Country is worry-free." Zhang Xiu smiled on his face, then looked up and said to Ma Dai, "Prepare a banquet. I want to invite a banquet to sir."

"promise."

Ma Dai responded and turned around and prepared. In addition to the banquet, Zhang Xiu also left Zhen Yan in the army for the night just in case.

Late at night that day.

Zhang Xiu, Zhen Yan and his advisers sat in the tent, dispatching general Ma Chao to lead 10,000 troops to contact Zhang Zhi. After a while, there was a loud noise of killing outside the camp.

Another half an hour later, the personal soldiers walked in with a box outside, raised it over their heads and said, "Report to Your Majesty. General Ma has controlled the city and surrendered all the Yuan army. This is the head of Zhongshan's prime minister Jiang."

Zhen Yan showed a little horror on his face. Although he had an insider, he controlled the city wall so quickly and killed General Guan. The Liang army's combat power was too strong.

Zhang Xiu waved his hand and said disgustedly: "Take the head away and hang it in the east of the city to show it to the public."

"No." The personal soldiers agreed and left with the box.

"Everyone is going back to sleep. I won't enter the city tomorrow, so I will go straight to Changshan County." Zhang Xiu said with a smile.

"promise."

Everyone agreed and went down.

Early the next morning, the Liang army drove southward and headed to Changshan County. Zhang Xiu abolished the King of Zhongshan, changed Zhongshan Country to Zhongshan County, and airborne an entourage official as the county magistrate, allowing him to control the surrendered troops in Zhongshan County.

Although Zhang Xiu did not let Zhen Yan be the magistrate of Zhongshan County, the influence of the Zhen family in Zhongshan County was also very amazing.

With the Zhen family here, Zhongshan County doesn’t have to worry.

On the morning of that day, the Liang army arrived at Zhending City. This city is stronger and majestic than Zhongshan City, with as many as 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city.

They are all members of Shen Pei's tribe, family slaves, and recruited strong men and miscellaneous soldiers. They are stronger than Zhongshan, but they are not much stronger.

However, in Changshan County, Zhang Xiu did not have any helpers like Zhen Yan, and could only lead his troops to attack.

While Zhang Xiu ordered camping and arranged tomorrow's attack.

Unlike Zhongshan County, Zhang Xiu felt that this Zhending City would probably take ten days and half a month to attack.

In the big tent.

Zhang Xiu sat on the imperial throne and looked up at Hua Xiong and said, "General Hua. Although Yuan Shao could not send troops to rescue Zhending City, just in case, you led 30,000 troops to the southeast, stationed in Lin County, and sent spies to prevent the Yuan army from suddenly launching an attack on our army."

"promise."

Hua Xiong responded and turned around and left. He was a little depressed. The cavalry could not attack the city, and Yuan Shao could not fight in the field, so his role became minimal.

"The army is divided into three divisions, building camps in the east, north and west of the city, and attacking Zhending City tomorrow. Who can climb the city first and kill Shen Pei, I will remember great achievements for him."

Zhang Xiu smiled and put his hand on his knees, raised his head and looked at the generals present with encouragement.

"promise."

The generals responded with a loud voice and were ready to pick them up.

Early the next morning, Zhang Xiu was woken up. After breakfast, he climbed the camp with his ministers to watch the battle.

There are heavy siege equipment in the Liang army.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!" Amid the sound of drums that shook the sky, Ma Chao led tens of elite soldiers from the headquarters to push the well cart and ladder cart to Zhending City.

At the same time, the Liang army in the east and west of the city also launched an attack on Zhending City.

Since Ma Chao re-elected his troops, he has become much more calm and has fought continuously, and has accumulated a lot of experience. At this moment, Ma Chao is in a strong momentum.

"My boys!!! It's a great achievement to climb the city first, and everyone will be rewarded." Ma Chao shouted as he lit up the big gun in his hand.

"Kill!!!" The soldiers under Ma Chao roared hard and attacked Zhending City.

The well car stopped first, and the archers on the car bent their bows and shot arrows at the defenders on the city.

"Swoosh swish swish!!"

Countless arrows fell to the city. The Yuan army in the city launched a counterattack, but because of the temporary patchwork of troops, panic was inevitable.

"Swoosh swosh swosh swosh!"       Ma Chao's pedestrian archers also came to the city one after another. Under the protection of the shield soldiers, they shot arrows at the Yuan army soldiers on the city.

For a time, many Yuan soldiers were shot and arrows, or simply fell down from the city wall. The ladder then approached the city wall and laid it on the city wall.

Liang Jun, armoured soldiers holding a blade, climbed the ladder hard and tried to climb the city wall.

Yuan's army fought back, raised the stones and smashed the Liang soldiers. Or fell down the hot boiling oil, and for a while, the Liang soldiers were also seriously injured.

But overall, Liang Jun had an absolute advantage.

Even if the city walls are protected, the miscellaneous army is a miscellaneous army. The elite Liang army is like a bear and tiger, fierce and unaware of what fear is.

At the camp gate, Zhang Xiu stood on his sword, calmly and even coldly looking at the battlefield ahead. Countless soldiers fell to the ground like animals, but did not move him at all.

After watching for a while, Zhang Xiu turned to the counselors and said, "It seems that I am so proud of Shen Pei, he will last for up to five days."

"What your Majesty said."

Cai Mao nodded and flattered the first.

The others nodded as well.

At the critical moment, Shen Pei dared to lead five thousand clans and his family slaves to the garrison of Changshan County. He was indeed loyal and a martyr.

However, the hasty army was too poor in combat power, and Shen Pei was not a general and lacked the ability to lead troops. It can only be said that it was a commendable courage, but it did not have much effect.

If you are wrong, it is not completely useless. At least, the audit can stop Liang Jun from five days.

As Zhang Xiu expected, the Liang army attacked fiercely from three sides, but failed to attack the city that day. As the sky faded, Zhang Xiu waved his hand.

The soldiers of Liang returned to the camp like a tide in the rapid sound of golden sounds.

Zhang Xiu ordered the Huotou Army to build rice, and the soldiers rested overnight and continued to attack the city tomorrow.
To be continued...