Outside Yangxia City, Hu Zhen and Lu Bu's troops finally arrived.
Although Lu Bu was in the rear, after learning about Hua Xiong's defeat, he did not dare to continue delaying in the rear.
He knew what kind of character Hu Zhen was.
Someone like Hu Zhen would definitely be able to blame Lu Bu for the defeat.
Hu Zhen and Lu Bu came to Yangxia, but at this time they were also afraid of Liu Jian and were quite wary.
They captured Niu Fu and Hua Xiong alive in succession. With such powerful opponents, how could Lu Bu and Hu Zhen not be careful?
Now the two of them can be said to be walking on thin ice, not daring to fight easily unless they take it easy.
We really can't lose the battle anymore. If we lose the battle again, without Liu Jian having to deal with them, Dong Zhuo should attack the two of them directly!
In fact, the moods of the generals on both sides were basically the same, both above and below the city.
Lu Bu and Hu Zhen were a little scared when they looked at the Jizhou Army on the top of the city. Liu Jian looked at the Bingzhou Army, Xiliang Army, and the siege equipment mobilized from Sili below the city, and felt a little unsure.
Although Yangxia City has the grain and grass hoarded by King Chen, half of these grains and grass were previously burned to deal with Hua Xiong. In addition, the cost of his own troops and horses was not within King Chen's budget at first. Therefore, at this moment, Yangxia City
The food surplus is limited.
However, only a limited number of people, led by Liu Jian, knew about this matter.
The situation in the city is not very good either. After taking back Chen Guo's soldiers, it seems that the military strength has increased, but in fact the internal instability factors have also increased.
If there is no war, there will be no problem.
But once Yangxia falls into a tense war, it's hard to say whether those Chen soldiers will engage in internal strife.
Fortunately, Zhao Yun had killed Liu Chong before he came back! All illusions and expectations of the Chen army for Liu Chong were cut off.
Otherwise, if he waits for him to come back, the most he can do is imprison Liu Chong, but Liu Jian will not know what Chen's soldiers and generals are thinking at that time, and it will be difficult to control them.
Liu Jian was standing at the top of the city, looking at the Xiliang soldiers and Bingzhou soldiers standing below, and looking at the huge rams, ladders, and trebuchets not far behind them, which really gave him a headache.
He really didn't expect that Sili had so many siege equipment!
After all, it was an arsenal controlled by the central government of the Han Dynasty. At this time, the local reserves were far behind those of the central government.
If Hu Zhen now orders the trebuchets to throw stones, Yangxia County's low city wall alone may not be able to defend it.
At this moment, if you let your generals lead the soldiers out of the city and raid the enemy's formation...it doesn't seem possible.
After looking at the Bingzhou sergeants and Liangzhou sergeants who looked like wolves and tigers under the city, Liu Jian gave up this idea.
Going into battle hastily will only lead to the death of your own soldiers.
However, people compete for a breath, and Buddha competes for a stick of incense. Although Liu Jian felt a little weak now, he could not weaken his own momentum.
At this moment, bluffing is the most important thing. He wants to show his fearless momentum!
"Blow the horn!"
As Liu Jian's order was issued, his sergeants raised their horns.
"Woooooo~!"
The melodious sound of the trumpet resounded over the city. The sound was both steady and harsh, even slightly sharp. It was so sharp that it could pierce the sound of the drums below and cover up the opponent's drums.
Lu Bu frowned.
He looked up towards the city and vaguely saw Liu Jian's figure.
"Beat the drum! Beat it hard!" Lu Bu turned around and ordered.
"Dong dong dong dong!"
The drummers below the city exerted all their strength and beat the drum hammers with all their strength, causing the sound of the war drums to reverse again, overwhelming the sound of the horns on the top of the city.
Liu Jian was not to be outdone: "Blow! Blow hard!"
"Woooo~!"
Up and down the city, the two sides seemed to be competing, neither one willing to lose momentum or give the other half a step.
But in fact, these are all superficial phenomena, and the leaders of both sides are actually feeling very nervous at the moment.
"Fengxian, tell me...should we take action?"
Hu Zhen turned to look at Lu Bu and asked.
Lü Bu immediately raised his voice and said: "The officers and men of the three armies are the witnesses! If the Protector wants to attack the city, just give the order. Lü Bu will fight to the death to repay the Prime Minister and the Protector. There will never be any delay!"
Hu Zhen couldn't help but curse his mother when he heard this.
Lu Bupifu!
What does it mean to "defend the capital to attack the city"?
That is to say, I gave the military order to attack the city? Once there are losses in the attack on the city, does the responsibility also fall on me?
You, Lu Bu, are just a general who follows orders...
Hu Zhen was annoyed and secretly thought that Lu Bu seemed to be a fool, but in fact he was really good at this.
But it's no wonder that Lu Bu has joined Dong Zhuo and entered the Luoyang court for some time. Although he can't be said to be very shrewd through experience, he can almost understand everything he should know.
These days, there are some things you don’t understand in court. If you don’t do something right, it’s easy for others to plot against you. You may die without even a trace of bones, but you still don’t know how you died.
Lu Bu expressed his stance like this, and Hu Zhen was naturally not willing to take risks. He said no more, and just watched his soldiers beat the ring with war drums and the soldiers on the city top blowing horns.
After persisting like this for a while, Liu Jian roughly figured out the enemy's intentions.
It seemed that Lu Bu and Hu Zhen didn't want to confront him.
At least for the time being, they don't want to confront each other.
If he really wanted to capture the city, he would probably have already hit it with a trebuchet at this moment.
Thinking of this, Liu Jian felt a lot more at ease. He straightened up, turned around and walked towards the city.
Before leaving, he handed over the defense of the city to Zhang He.
When he arrived at the city, Liu Jian planned to send someone to inventory the supplies in the city and send someone to appease the people in the county.
It is the safest way to extinguish the signs of chaos from within first, and then figure out how to deal with the enemies outside the city.
It was at this time that he saw Zhao Yun walking towards him with long strides.
At this time, Zhao Yun was a little different from usual. His face was extremely serious and his eyebrows were furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
Liu Jian and Zhao Yun had known each other for a long time, so they naturally knew Zhao Yun's temperament.
"Zilong, do you want to see me for something?"
Zhao Yun replied: "Yunzheng has something to do and wants to report it to the lord."
Liu Jian smiled and said, "It's okay to speak up if Zilong has anything to say."
Zhao Yun seemed to be considering his words.
Later, Fang heard him say: "My lord, Chen Wang Liu Chong died at the hands of Yun. Although he had evil intentions and deliberately murdered him, Yun had no choice but to kill him in order to stabilize the city and protect the generals... But Liu Chong was the king of the princes after all.
! Yun killed him without permission, which was against the law of the country. I also ask my lord to bring Zhao Yun to justice in front of the three armies, so as to calm the minds of the soldiers."
After Zhao Yun said these words, he threw off his robe, knelt down on one knee, and apologized to Liu Jian.
Zhao Yun's performance surprised Liu Jian.
For a moment he didn't know how to answer.
When he was young, Liu Jian said: "Zilong, what you did has done me a service, how can I punish you? What else can you say about local politics... How is it any different from insulting me by saying this?"
"I know that my lord is a member of the Han clan and a minister of the emperor. It is a serious crime to kill a clan member of the Han clan. If my lord does not punish Zhao Yun for his success, how will he explain it to His Majesty and the people of the world later?"
"Chen Guobing generals are all Liu Chong's subordinates. Now the lord has taken over Chen Guobing generals. If the lord cannot give Chen Guobing generals an explanation for Liu Chong's death, how can he be accepted? Only Zhao Yun's head can be used to win over Liu Chong.
The heart of the country’s soldiers.”
Liu Jian shook his head, his tone a little angry.
"Not to mention the generals of Chen Guo, even if they are the generals of a state, I can't exchange your Zhao Yun's head for his heart! I would rather not have these soldiers!"
Zhao Yun said: "My lord is the one who achieves great things, how can I act emotionally? Yun received the great kindness from my lord, and even though he would die, he would never be able to repay it. Now he died for his lord, and he deserved his death! My lord, Zhao Yun had already made up his mind before killing Liu Chong.
!”
Liu Jian narrowed his eyes, looked at Zhao Yun kneeling in front of him, and clenched his hands into fists.
At this moment, Ju Shou, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others also arrived.
The other soldiers were far away and did not hear clearly the conversation between Liu Jian and Zhao Yun, but Ju Shou, Guan Yu and others came here and heard more or less.
Jushou cupped his hands towards Liu Jian and said, "My lord, Zilong is loyal to you. My lord, please..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Jian stepped forward and suddenly kicked Zhao Yun in the chest, knocking him to the ground.
Not to mention Zhao Yun who was kicked to the ground by Liu Jian, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei on the side were also stunned.
Zhao Yun planned for Liu Jian so boldly and loyally. Why did Liu Jian kick him down instead of praising him?
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Brother, what are you doing? How do you beat Zilong?"
Liu Jian's expression was very cold.
He spoke slowly: "Shouldn't he fight? As my arm, as a hero I trust, he doesn't think about how to cherish his life, create a great cause with me, and help protect the Han Dynasty together. On the contrary,
Because of some trivial matter, because of that despicable villain Liu Chong, he is going to end his life here. He is simply a fool! If I don’t kick him, how can I still praise him?"
Zhao Yun was shocked by Liu Jian's words. He looked at Liu Jian blankly, not knowing how to answer.
Liu Jian said coldly: "Remember, your life is extremely precious. In my eyes, you are my brother, my brother. As a brother, you cannot easily say anything about giving up your life. I want to train you."
You have become a capable general! I want your name to go down in history and dominate the frontier!"
"And you, what is your ambition? Are you just going to risk your life for a despicable and shameless prince?"
"Do you really regard me as your lord?"
When he said this, he saw Guan Yu coming over and patted Zhao Yun on the shoulder: "Zilong, your brother Zhao Jun is now the leader of the Liaodong vassal state. He is no longer the companion who was assigned to him in the past. In these years, he has been
He has done a lot of meritorious service on the border. Although his official position is not high, I have always taken care of him. Of course, he is the leader of this team based on his own merit. I have never sought selfishness... In fact, I have always wanted to tell Zhao Jun.
You, but your brother won’t let Guan Mou say anything. He doesn’t want you to miss him and wants you to make a good contribution to your lord’s command. Although your actions today are loyal, as your brother said, it is too rash. You are not worthy of your brother.
The cultivation intention is not worthy of your brother Zhao Jun’s efforts.”
"As a husband, you should not act on your whim."
After Zhao Yun heard this, there seemed to be a little mist of tears in his eyes.
But he is a heroic figure after all, so naturally he will not allow himself to cry easily.
Zhao Yun got up from the ground and bowed to Liu Jian for a long time.
"My lord, Zhao Yun is guilty of not valuing his own life. Yun apologizes to the lord here. From now on, Zhao Yun will regard his life as a treasure and will never let down the lord's kindness."