Fang Xuanling has always followed Zhang Xuan, but he has no combat experience, so he cannot play the advantage of a strategist in this siege battle, but he is responsible for logistics supplies and plays a huge role in combat support......

"Is the general injured?" Fang Xuanling was shocked when he saw Zhang Xuan covered in blood.

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and smiled, "Sir, don't worry, this is not my blood!"

Fang Xuanling breathed a sigh of relief. He walked to the battlements and looked at the terrifying bloody scene under the city, frowned, "I really can't understand this Zhang Jin said. Even though he could not capture the city, he still drove so many soldiers to die."

Zhang Xuan also walked forward slowly and sneered: "Of course, I can't understand what Zhang Jin calls cruelty. He doesn't have much food and can't support so many soldiers. I will use this method to consume the troops."

Fang Xuanling was stunned for a moment, and his eyes were filled with an extremely angry look, and he gritted his teeth and said, "He is simply a demon!"

Fang Xuanling has a very strong political awareness. He knows what it means to be depleted so many young and strong people. Qinghe County will take many years to recover its vitality. Not only Qinghe County, but also the entire Hebei, the population of Zhang Jincheng who died at the hands of Zhang Jincheng was at least hundreds of thousands.

Zhang Jin said that destroying is not only the present, but also the future.

Zhang Xuan also understood this and said in a deep voice: "No matter what, we cannot let Zhang Jin say he escape from Qinghe County alive."

At this time, a soldier rushed over and knelt down on one knee to report: "Report to General, someone came to deliver a letter to the general, claiming to be the person around Zhang Jincheng."

Zhang Xuan was a little stunned. Who would have sent him a letter? He immediately asked, "Where is the person?"

"People are in the North City!"

Zhang Xuan nodded, "Take him to my big tent!"

He said to Fang Xuanling again: "Chief's clerk, come together!"

Zhang Xuan quickly returned to his tent, washed his face, and several personal soldiers wiped the blood and flesh stuck on his body. At this time, several soldiers came over with a blindfolded bandit.

Zhang Xuan walked back to his seat and sat down, waved his hand to ask Fang Xuanling to sit down, and several soldiers brought the sender in. He took off his blindfold cloth. He was a very young and weak thief soldier. Although he was wearing the thief uniform, he looked more like a scholar.

"Who are you? Who are you here to deliver the letter?" Zhang Xuan asked coldly.

The sender quickly stepped forward and knelt down to salute, "The villain is called Yang Zi, who is the younger brother of Zhang Jin, who is known as the counselor Yang Ji, and he comes to deliver the letter for his brother."

He took out a letter from his arms and presented it with both hands. A soldier stepped forward and passed it to Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan had also heard of Yang Ji and knew that this person was Zhang Jincheng's military counselor. He was not in a hurry to read the letter and asked again: "How could your brother think of delivering me a letter?"

Yang Zi sighed and said, "My brother repeatedly advised Zhang Jin not to kill innocent people and treat the people well, but Zhang Jin said he refused to listen to the advice and threatened my brother with death. My brother was unwilling to work hard for such crazy people and was willing to help the general get rid of Zhang Jincheng."

Zhang Xuan sneered in his heart, saying it sounds nicely. I'm afraid it was because he had no future after following Zhang Jinxie, that he thought of leaving a way out for himself.

But Zhang Xuan did not say it out loud. He opened the letter and looked at it. In the letter, Yang Ji talked in detail about Zhang Jin's military situation, and his morale was sluggish and his food was unsustainable. Zhang Jin said that he was already considering giving up Qinghe County and heading north.

Zhang Xuan nodded and said to Yang Zi: "You go down and rest for a while, I want to think about it."

Yang Zi stood up and bowed, followed the soldiers down. At this time, Zhang Xuan handed the letter to Fang Xuanling and smiled and said, "The chief clerk first check out this letter."

After reading the letter, Fang Xuanling sighed softly and said, "As the saying goes, "It's the saying that there are many helps when you get the truth, but there are few helps when you lose the truth. Zhang Jin said that he is cruel and unkind, and his subordinates began to betray him, which is completely reasonable."

"Does the chief clerk think Yang Ji's words are credible?"

Fang Xuanling smiled and asked back, "Does the general think this is Zhang Jincheng's plan to lure troops?"

"Frankly, I'm a little skeptical."

Zhang Xuan pondered and said, "Zhang Jin said this man is very cunning. He saw that there was no hope of siege. He was likely to use the method of surrendering to lure us out of the city to fight. After all, he still has 20,000 people now, and they are all elite. Once the Sui army encounters him, we will suffer losses. Not only will the losses be heavy, but even Wucheng County will not be able to save it. I cannot take this risk."

"But if Yang Ji really wants to help the general, now the general gives up this opportunity. Zhang Jin said that he will probably go into Hebei, which is not in line with the general's overall situation."

Zhang Xuan was walking back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back. He was indeed facing a dilemma. On the one hand, he was afraid of falling into the trap, and on the other hand, he was unwilling to watch Zhang Jin say that he entered the hinterland of Hebei. How should he balance the contradiction between the two?

Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and said, "In fact, if you want to know whether Yang Ji really surrenders, there is a way to test him. We can use the consequences that Zhang Jin said were unacceptable to to test Yang Ji. At the same time, we can also observe Yang Zi from the details. If he is a fraud, he will definitely show his strength. After all, they have not planned for a long time and cannot consider everything."

Zhang Xuan was overjoyed, "What suggestions do the chief clerk have?"

Fang Xuanling said a few words to Zhang Xuan in a low voice, and Zhang Xuan nodded repeatedly, saying that he was Fang Xuanling, and he had a thorough consideration.

He immediately sat down and wrote a handwritten letter to Yang Ji, which was nothing more than just that as long as he was willing to change his mind and help the Sui army completely annihilate Zhang Jin, he would give him a chance to restore his reputation.

Zhang Xuan sent the letter and ordered the personal soldiers at the door to say, "Go and bring Mr. Yang who had just delivered the letter!"

Zhang Jin's camp was ten miles south of Wucheng County. After a day and night of fierce siege, Zhang Jin's army was reduced from 50,000 to 23,000. All affiliated troops were basically injured and killed, and the rest were Zhang Jin's elite Impermanent Army.

This is also the result Zhang Jin said he hopes to see, reducing food consumption. His food could only be supported for five or six days, but now it can support it for half a month, giving him the capital to continue to move around and survive.

The so-called survival means to fight to other counties and counties for development, such as to Wei County and Hanoi County, where there are many populations but there is no power of rioters. This is the area that Zhang Jinzhi is preparing to go to.

The second was to kill Liang County and Qiao County. It turned out to be Yang Xuangan's sphere of influence. After Yang Xuangan's defeat, the rebels in Liang County were also destroyed. There was a large population and relatively rich place. However, Zhang Jin said that he was not very familiar with that area and his subordinates were unwilling to leave Hebei.

After Qinghe County became a thousand-mile Chiye, Zhang Jin said that he could not continue to stay in Qinghe County. If he wanted to ensure the supply of the army, he had to kill the counties with a large population to continue looting.

But no matter whether he went to Wei County or Liang County, Zhang Jin said that he did not want to give up the food and food resources of Wucheng County. It was the food and wealth he had worked hard to plunder from various counties in Hebei, and was taken away by the Sui army. He was not willing to accept it.

Zhang Jin said that he walked past the wounded barracks surrounded by dozens of generals. The wounded barracks were particularly chaotic, with crying and cursing everywhere, as well as the begging of the injured soldiers.

More than a dozen injured soldiers climbed in front of Zhang Jincheng and begged, "King, give us some food! A little bit is enough."

Zhang Jin said hypocritically to appease everyone and said with a smile: "You are all soldiers who have made contributions, how could I treat you badly? Don't worry! I will send someone to deliver the dough cakes right away."

"Thank you, the king!"

"Thank you for saving your life!"

The wounded soldiers expressed their gratitude loudly, and Zhang Jinsheng smiled and waved to the wounded soldiers and walked out of the wounded camp.

As soon as he left the injured barracks, his face immediately became gloomy and he said coldly to the general Wei Yong: "All the wounded soldiers will be executed, and they will be seriously injured and will not be cured."

Wei Yong was startled, "King, there are more than two thousand people!"

Zhang Jinsheng glared at him fiercely, "Don't I know how many people there are?"

Wei Yong lowered his head in fear, "Abide by the orders with humble duties!"

Zhang Jincheng sneered again and said, "I don't care about any means, but I don't want to see another wounded soldier in an hour, otherwise I want your head!"

After saying that, Zhang Jinsheng quickly walked towards his big tent. Wei Yong sighed for a while, turned around and went to find the military doctor to discuss countermeasures.

Zhang Jin said that just as he walked into the camp, the strategist Yang Ji followed in, "King, our plan seems to have been successful."

"Yeah?"

Zhang Jin said he was overjoyed, narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Has Zhang Xuan written to you?"

Yang Ji took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Zhang Jin, saying, "This is his handwritten letter, please check it out."

Zhang Jinsheng took the letter and opened it and read it, and sneered repeatedly: "It's so beautiful! Restore your reputation, will you not have a reputation if you follow me?"

He didn't hear Yang Ji's answer. He raised his eyes and his sharp eyes shot at Yang Ji, "Why, are you moved by him?"

Yang Ji was so scared that he bowed quickly and said, "I dare not be a humble official. I have followed the king for many years and will never betray the king."

"Hmph! I'm asking if you were moved by him, so don't mess with me."

"I don't care about reputation. Following the king, I feel that it's very promising."

Zhang Jinsheng narrowed his eyes and smiled, "It's right to think about it like this. Follow me well. I won't treat you badly. What else did he say?"

"Reporting to the king, Zhang Xuan also said that he hopes that I can convince the soldiers to defect and stop working for the king."

"What!" Zhang Jincheng's face suddenly changed. (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!