Zhang Jie lowered his head and said: "My lord said that if you ask for a high price, you will pay back the money on the ground. If you don't give this much, you can give less. If you don't have 200,000 guan, you can do 100,000 guan."
Chen Cheng laughed dumbly, shook his head and said, "Does Duan Xuan think this is shopping for groceries? Are you still willing to bargain?"
Zhang Jie hesitated for a moment and said: "Lü Bu's army is coming towards Chencang..."
Yang Qiu shouted: "Even if Duan Xuan and Lu Bu join forces, there is nothing to fear!"
Chen Cheng smiled and said to Zhang Jie: "I understand what General Duan means. Will you go and tell him that my conditions are still the same as before. If he surrenders within three days, I will make him the governor. If not, then
The conditions are no longer so good.”
Zhang Jie opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end nothing came out. What else could he say? He was just an infantry captain and had no right to negotiate. He was just passing news back and forth. He was dejected.
Authentic: "I will tell my lord."
Duan Xuan was still waiting for news in the city this time, but his mentality was completely different. He was on pins and needles before, but now he was confident. Han Sui was right. Although he was being attacked from two sides now, both Chen Cheng and Lu Bu wanted to
The object of great efforts to win over.
Chencang is stuck at the exit of the Great Plains of Guanzhong, and the terrain is difficult. If Chen Cheng gets Chencang, it will open the door to Guanzhong. If Lu Bu gets Chencang, he can also freely enter and leave Xiliang. Duan Xuan is sitting in the city,
He thought smugly: The so-called rare things can be lived in, which is exactly the current situation!
After Zhang Jie returned to Chencang City again, Duan Yan seemed to be very relaxed and asked: "How much did Chen Shijun give us?"
Zhang Jie was stunned and answered honestly: "Chen Shijun said his conditions are the same as before."
Duan Xuan was also stunned and asked in disbelief: "What did you say?"
Zhang Jie repeated, "Chen Shijun said his conditions are the same as before."
"You didn't say you would allocate money and food to us?"
"No," Zhang Jie peeked at Duan Xuan and whispered: "Chen Shijun said that if Kaicheng surrenders within three days, he will still make the lord the governor of a county. After this period, there will be no such good conditions.
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Duan Xuan's face turned red, and then turned white again, red and white, white and red again, as if he was performing the face-changing stunt of Sichuan Opera. He was furious and said: "How dare he do this? Aren't you afraid that I will fall?"
Towards Lu Bu?"
Zhang Jie: ".........."
He actually wanted to say that people were not afraid, but now Duan Yan was so angry that he couldn't listen to anything.
"Asshole!" Duan Xuan said angrily: "Chen Cheng has fewer troops this time than last time. He just took advantage of the civil strife in Guanzhong to take advantage of it. How dare you look down on me like this? We must let him know how powerful we are!"
Zhang Jie's eyes felt that his fierce appearance was very funny. The Xiliang army was strengthening the camp, and would soon transport the trees cut down from the rear to make siege equipment. They were really preparing for war.
, and my lord just wants to show others how awesome he is.
Just by looking at it like this, you will feel that the situation on your side is not good. After Zhang Jie waited for Duan Xuan to calm down, he reminded: "My lord, the Xiliang people are building a camp. Maybe they will not launch an attack in three days."
Attack, but within six days their catapults will overthrow the city."
"Hmph, does Chen Cheng really think that only their Xiliang army has catapults? We have the same here!"
Huangfu Song once sent people to imitate catapults. Although he failed to produce counterweight-type ones, he made some lever-type ones. Now there are less than ten three-tip catapults in Chencang City. This is also
One of the reasons why Duan Xuan dared to try to resist. In addition to catapults, he also sent people to thicken and reinforce the city wall of Chencang. Even if stone bullets were thrown on it, it could not be easily destroyed.
Well, this is what Duan Xuan thinks. Whether it is true or not, only God knows.
Duan Xuan then decided to postpone it for a day or two. Anyway, he was not in a hurry now. He was not in a hurry, and Chen Cheng was even less anxious. He had been in Xiliang for three or four years for this battle, and he had been waiting for such a long time.
Come here and wait ten or eight more days, it won't be anything at all.
The Xiliang Army carried out the reinforcement work of the camp in an orderly manner according to the drill. First, they dug trenches, and then built a dock on the edge of the Wei River to facilitate the salvage of wood transported from behind and use it in the construction of the camp. In the temporary
On the dock, a large number of pulleys and other new tools are also used to easily transport goods and wood from boats and rivers to the shore.
The Xiliang army only dug shallow trenches. When they camped at night, half of them retreated ten miles. Thousands of soldiers and horses lay in wait in the camp casually fenced with wood all night, but Duan Yan did not stay overnight.
Attack means that even the Xiliang army is building a camp under his nose.
In the next two days, the camp was quickly reinforced, the trenches became deeper and wider, and various functional buildings such as barracks, stables, kitchens, toilets, warehouses, and medical rooms appeared one by one in the camp faster than mushrooms after the rain.
.While the Xiliang army was preparing for battle in an orderly manner, Duan Xuan's mood was constantly changing.
After thinking that he had figured it out, Duan Xuan was very calm at first, thinking that Chen Cheng was just showing off. Chencang City is so strong, even if it can be defeated, how many people will die? Even if it was captured quickly last time,
But after being prepared, how could anything be so easy?
I just want some money and food. Even if I don’t have 200,000 guan, I can give you 100,000 guan! Didn’t I say that? If you ask for a high price, you can still pay back the money on the ground. If you don’t agree with me, you will set up your position and prepare to attack.
What kind of famous general is this?
As time passed day by day, Duan Xuan was no longer calm. When the Xiliang army was building the camp, he ran to the top of the city to take a look, but he still looked confident. When the camp outside the city was almost built,
After the small wharf on the edge of the Wei River began to continuously transport wood and other various things to the city, his heart became cold.
When those catapults gradually took shape, Duan Yan's heart began to change from half cold to completely cold. While cursing Lu Bu, he cursed Chen Cheng in his heart. This kind of person who doesn't force himself and does it right away is
How could he be in the position of Liangzhou Mu?
In the eyes of the powerful men and women in Guanzhong, Lu Bu was just a monkey who could fight very well. Looking at it this way, Chen Cheng was not much better. At most, he was just a gorilla who could fight better.
It is now the fourth day, and Duan Xuan has gone from sitting calmly on the Diaoyutai to becoming anxious.
Lu Bu's troops have been recuperating in Chang'an for a day and are heading towards Fufeng. Fufeng County has a household registration of 70,000 to 80,000 and troops of 50,000 to 60,000. If it can be annexed, Lu Bu's strength will suddenly increase by 40%. So Lu Bu's strength will be increased by 40%.
After only staying in Chang'an for one day, he ignored the complaints of his soldiers and rushed towards Chencang along the Weishui River.
Seeing the sun rising gradually, the Xiliang army was still preparing for an attack in a leisurely manner, but Duan Xuan couldn't wait any longer. He originally thought that Chen Cheng would take the initiative to send someone over today to make some concessions.
But now the sun is almost at its peak, but no information has been transmitted. So for the sake of his own future, Duan Xuan had no choice but to send Zhang Jie out again in the spirit of "if the mountain can't be reached, I will go over".
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Zhang Jie complained a little to his lord in his heart. He would either simply surrender or fight to the end. What's the point of tossing and jumping like this? But since his lord had the order, he had no choice but to wave the white flag again and march towards Xiliang.
The army camp came over.
Compared with the weak and rudimentary defense facilities four days ago, the Xiliang military camp now has become murderous, and it looks fierce and stern from a distance. In several camps, there are tall sentry towers.
Above, there are soldiers on duty. In the middle of the camp, you can see soldiers patrolling with dogs.
Corridors were also built between the camps to facilitate the movement of soldiers and the transportation of supplies. Seeing the scene in front of him, Zhang Jie felt a deep sense of awe in his heart. He held a white flag and arrived at a place more than a hundred steps outside the camp.
, I met Yuqi who came forward to question him.
"I am the envoy of General Duan Xuan, and I have been ordered to pay homage to Ambassador Chen!"
Having been here several times, Zhang Jie did not panic at all. Holding the flag in his right hand, he loudly explained the purpose of his visit to the approaching Xiliang Army Rangers. Just like the previous two times, he was quickly taken to Chen Cheng
outside the Chinese military tent.
After entering the camp, Zhang Jie found that the various buildings in the camp were scattered and not straight. There seemed to be some tricks, but he couldn't see what the meaning was. When the tooth soldiers took him to
In front of Chen Cheng, Zhang Jie said respectfully: "Greetings to Mr. Chen!"
Chen Cheng whispered something to Liu Qian beside him, then turned around and said: "Now that three days have passed, the previous conditions no longer count."
Zhang Jie sighed in his heart, then raised his head and said loudly: "My lord has just convinced the soldiers under his command and the people in the city, and he immediately came to surrender to the envoy. Can't the envoy be more tolerant?"
"Tolerance..." Chen Cheng looked into the distance, as if he was reminiscing or looking at some scroll, "I do know that an official government advocates tolerance for each other.
The era of jointly creating a harmonious society, but it later proved that it was just a mess. However, if the civil and military principles are relaxed, it cannot be said that it is wrong. "
"Ah?" Zhang Jie didn't understand what Chen Cheng was talking about at all. What does this mean? I told you about tolerance, but you talked about harmony. This... I'm sorry for our shallowness, but I can't follow.
On to your thoughts.
When Liu Qian saw this familiar scene, she couldn't help but smile, and let out a laugh like a silver bell.
Chen Cheng turned his head sideways and asked, "Is there anything funny?"
"I didn't laugh!" Liu Qian said seriously: "I was the first in the first class of the Army Primary School for two consecutive years. I have undergone strict training. I will never laugh when I am on duty...
