Within Jiangguan.

After two consecutive days of discussions with his Sima and military commanders, Yan Yong finally made the final decision.

Most of his generals asked Yan Yong to release Gan Ning according to Liu Qi's request, so that they could keep Jiangguan safe and at the same time not cause trouble to Yan Yong himself, at least he would not be arrested.

Liu Yan found an excuse to murder him.

Yan Yong knew that these people under his command were right. Whether it was public or private, Liu Fan's death under Jiangguan would not be of any benefit to anyone in the pass.

From the moment Jia Xu sent Liu Fan to Liu Qi, the people of Yizhou were destined to remain passive.

Yan Yong is an upright person, and he understands the truth, but he just can't get over this hurdle in his heart... But in the face of the pleadings of his army of commanders and military commanders, he can only admit defeat in the end.

After all, Jiangguan is not his Jiangguan alone.

"That's it, that's it. I have never been threatened like this in my life. Today I have fallen into the hands of Liu Boyu... Then let Gan Ning go out of seclusion! I can use him alone to exchange for the tranquility of Jiangguan."

After listening to Yan Yong's words, all the commanders and military commanders breathed a sigh of relief, and they all raised their hands together and shouted: "The captain is wise!"

Yan Yong didn't seem to be interested in such praise. He said in a low tone: "Now that it's settled, let Wu Yi return to the Jingzhou Army camp tomorrow and let him tell Liu Boyu that Jingzhou soldiers and horses need to withdraw first and wait for him.

After the soldiers and horses leave Yizhou, I will let Gan Ning out."

"promise!"

Everyone under Yan Yong knew that Yan Yong's method was quite safe.

After all, if Gan Ning is released from Shu first, who knows whether Liu Qi will break his promise and still defend himself under Jiangguan?

We only need to wait for Liu Qi to withdraw his troops, release Gan Ning, and send the news back to Mianzhu, asking Liu Yan to make a decision. In this way, even if the Jingzhou army leaves and returns, and then threatens Yan Yong with Liu Fan in front of the pass, everything will happen.

Liu Yan will be responsible for it himself, and it will have nothing to do with the soldiers in the pass.

After the matter was settled, Yan Yong's heart, which had been hanging for several days, finally settled down.

I haven't had a good night's sleep for two days in a row, but I can finally sleep peacefully today.

After all, he is almost sixty years old. If he does not get enough rest continuously, the damage to his body will be great.

The Sima and military commanders in Jiangguan also breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the confirmed news.

That night, the soldiers in the pass felt very relaxed.

but……

At midnight, the sky is dark, the moon is sparse, and the sound of the roaring water on the river echoes through the canyons on both sides. The river pass looks particularly majestic under the moonlight.

Under the starry sky, Jingzhou soldiers carrying ladders and holding sandbags slowly moved towards Jiangguan in the night.

They carefully lurked towards Jiangguan in order, while Liu Qi, the commander-in-chief, sat at the rear, holding a wide-handled sword, and carefully looked at the majestic pass on the opposite side.

When he was young, he saw Liu Qi turning his head and looking at Huang Zhong, Taishi Ci, and Wei Yan: "How long will it take the three captains to capture Jiangguan this time?"

Huang Zhong said loudly: "If it were normal times, if we were to break through Jiangguan with the current situation, we would have suffered huge losses. But now, Yan Yong thinks that we have been negotiating with him and have continuously reached an agreement within the pass. The three armies are slacking off and it is just to rush for the pass."

Good opportunity, Huang is willing to limit it to one hour. After one hour, I will take down the gate wall of Jiangguan, and I will forgive the king of the mansion!"

Liu Qi raised his head and looked at the majestic pass in the distance, took a deep breath and said: "Go! Rush to seize the pass and achieve great success soon!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

…

In Jiangguan, Yan Yong was leaning on the bed, his head tilted downward little by little.

In the past few days, Yan Yong has been troubled by trivial matters because Liu Qi's troops were approaching the Pass. Now that he has finally come to a conclusion, he finally has time to deal with the military affairs in Guanzhong.

But after all, he was still made of flesh and blood. He was so exhausted after a few days that he couldn't hold on any longer.

While he was sleeping, the sound of killing people outside the pass could be heard faintly, causing the sleeping Yan Yongcao to frown slightly.

Yan Yong thought he was dreaming at first, but soon, he suddenly woke up, stood up from the bed, and rushed out of the door with rapid strides.

After leaving the door and looking into the distance, I saw a huge fire under the pass to the east, and the shouts of killing shook the sky.

On the pass, many Jingzhou Army soldiers have climbed up the city wall and are fighting to the death with the garrison on their own city wall.

At this time, a Sima from another department hurriedly ran to Yan Yong and shouted to him eagerly: "Captain, the Jingzhou army quickly attacked the pass at night, and organized the use of siege guns and sterns to attack the land and water gates.

At present, the Lu Gate is held up by the soldiers with arch pillars and has not yet been lost. However, the Water Gate is in the shape of a mesh and was ignited by the enemy pouring oil on it. It is almost half destroyed! Now, not only the city head, but also the Jingzhou Army is rushing against the water gate.

Come in!"

Yan Yong punched the door frame hard with his hand. His hand was injured due to excessive force and was bleeding, but looking at his expression, he didn't care about the injury at all.

"I have been leading troops in Yizhou for many years. I didn't expect that today I would fall into the hands of Shuzi... Where is Wu Yiren? Where is he?"

The Sima of the other department hurriedly said: "Now the soldiers of the three armies are struggling to resist the soldiers of Jingzhou, but how can anyone care about him?"

Yan Yong took a deep breath, and then suddenly shouted: "Get a certain knife! I will personally go to the prison and fight the Chu thief to death!"

…

In fact, tonight's strategy is entirely from Xun You's handwriting.

Liu Qi's original intention was to try to send someone to persuade Yan Yong to surrender.

But regarding Yan Yong's release from confinement, Liu Qi didn't have much hope.

Under this situation, Xun You gave Liu Qiluo three strategies: upper, middle and lower.

The next best option is to continue to send people to persuade Yan Yong and make a strong statement. If Yan Yong can really get his submission, then great things will be done.

But obviously, the reason why it is said to be a bad move is because the success rate of persuading Yan Yong is too low.

Xun You's middle strategy was to ask Liu Qi to send a Dongzhou scholar into the pass, and use Liu Fan as a bargaining chip to threaten Yan Yong, asking him to compromise and release Gan Ning.

In this way, although Jiangguan cannot be captured, Gan Ning can be successfully welcomed out of the pass. Of course, this strategy is also risky. As the captain of a pass, Yan Yong will not easily agree to Liu Qi's request, and more work needs to be done.

Discuss and plan, but once there are too many plans, there is a possibility of failure.

As for the best strategy, on the way to implement the middle strategy, take advantage of the other party to think that they really want to negotiate with Yan Yong and rescue Gan Ning, and then be caught off guard, launch a sudden offensive, seize the pass, and capture Jiangguan and Baidi City in one fell swoop.

It's in our own hands.

Of course, the best strategy carries the highest risk, but once it succeeds, both Gan Ning and the eastward gateway into Shu will be in Liu Qi's hands.

But after Liu Qi thought about it briefly, he resolutely chose the best option.

Soldiers are also deadly weapons! Whoever can guarantee that marching and fighting will be safe and will not take any risks.

Liu Qi believes that it is worthwhile to ensure maximum profits within a controllable range.

Jiangguan, Baidi City, Ganning...he wants them all!

…

At the same time, west of Jiangguan.

"Xingba, look! There's a fire in Jiangguan Pass!"

Under the guidance of Lou Fa, Gan Ning hurried to the top of the mountain where they were stationed and looked towards Jiangguan...

You can see the flames shooting into the sky before your eyes, you can hear the shouts of killing shaking the whole place, and anyone can see the situation behind the closed doors. It is an unprecedented chaos.

Gan Ning, who was usually bohemian and unrestrained in his actions, couldn't help but be stunned at this moment.

When I was young, I heard him murmuring: "This boy named Liu actually led his troops to attack Jiangguan?"

Lou Fa said: "It's more than just a fight! Looking at this posture, I'm afraid the Jingzhou Army has already rushed into the pass and gained the upper hand!"

Gan Ning clicked his tongue and sighed: "It's really surprising!"

Shen Mi said anxiously at the side: "Xingba, this is a God-given opportunity, don't miss it! Now Yan Yong and the Jingzhou army are fighting a bloody battle in front of the pass. Let's prepare our troops and take advantage of the situation to attack and enter the pass. We may be able to escape the disaster.

!”

Lou Fa said: "This is very reasonable!"

Gan Ning was just slightly lost in thought, and then showed his confident smile: "Okay! Let's see someone kill the old thief Yan Yong to avenge the shame of the past!"

After saying that, Gan Ning turned his head and shouted to the guards behind him: "Greetings to all the soldiers in Qutun, don't sleep anymore! The whole army has assembled, each armed with weapons and equipment to tackle the problem! Tent, baggage and other items are all here."

No need! The whole army goes into battle lightly!"

Lou Fa couldn't help being shocked when he heard this: "There is so much baggage, why don't you just say you don't want it?"

Gan Ning pulled out the ring-headed sword from his waist and said with a smile: "At this time, it doesn't matter what his baggage is. If he can ascend to heaven and lead his troops back to Shu in the future, we won't be able to get any goods...

The most important thing right now is to get out!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

…

At this time, above Jiangguan, countless Jingzhou Army soldiers had begun to climb up to the top of the city one after another, and the Shu army inside the pass had also completed their defense on the top of the city. The two sides were fighting in the rivers above and below the city.
To be continued...