...

"Puchi, puchi, puchi..."

The sound of metal breaking through the body, and one sound of it was taken and echoed. Li Xu was surrounded by soldiers of the Angry Tiger Army and chopped into meat paste.

Until his death, he never expected that he would leave the world in such a ridiculous situation.

Li Xu, who was lying on the ground, could no longer feel the pain caused by the blade slashing on his body. The last look he saw in the hazy was the crazy twisted expression of his companions around him.

After confirming that Li Xu was dead, the soldiers of the Angry Tiger Army barely dispersed. What caught everyone's eyes was a bloody mud...

"very good……"

Zhang Yichao nodded with satisfaction, then took out two ingots of ten taels of gold from the mount bag and threw it to the soldiers.

"I am very satisfied with your performance. These twenty taels of gold are particularly rewarding for you. If you take the gold, you must obey the arrangements of our military governor's office. When the situation in Yongzhou is calmed down, you will be let go back..."

"Thank you, my boss, thank you... thank you..."

The soldiers of the Angry Tiger Army thanked each other repeatedly, then looked at the gold on the ground and swallowed their saliva, but no one dared to pick it up.

It was not until the moment Zhang Yichao snorted and turned around and left that the head armored chief was trembling and carefully picked up the gold on the ground, patted the mud and sand stuck on it, and couldn't help but bit it in his mouth.

"It's really gold~"

Jia Chang held up the gold ingot and shouted excitedly.

The next moment, someone soon surrounded him and started to snatch him up...

Regarding this scene, Zhang Yichao only asked the soldiers to monitor closely and no longer paid attention to it. Instead, he walked to Geshushang and bowed slightly.

"General Geshu, should we go to Qinzhou to meet with the military governor?"

Geshu Yan twisted his injured arm in the past and said to Zhang Yichao: "Of course, let the army rest first. When this general catches Xu Zhao, he will ask him for advice in person. How many stones he used to pull the bow and arrow... Hiss..."

Zhang Yichao shook his head slightly and said to Brother Shuhen: "Since that's the case, then I'll prepare for it first..."

"Um……"

Brother Shuxuan patted his shoulder and responded.

...

April 18th, early morning...

"Roar~~"

“Ha~~”

Outside Qinzhou City, tens of thousands of troops from Liu Ce's troops were at the city, and they kept making exciting roars a hundred steps away. The majestic scene really made the defenders on the city feel endless pressure in their hearts.

Li Xiuzhan looked out of the city, looking out of boundless and dark, and his legs were trembling with fear. Finally, he shrank directly to the wall, sat on the ground, covered his ears and gasped heavily.

Niu Jin, as the garrison general, is not much better. He has been with the army for many years and has experienced countless wars, but at this moment he was shocked by the momentum of Liu Ce's army outside the city so he dared not look at him...

"Mr. Military Governor, after the city is broken, as long as you can hand over all the Li family to me, I, Xia Yu, will definitely follow your leader!"

"I will naturally do what I promised you. After the Qinzhou City is broken, I will bring the entire Li family to you and General Tian. What do you want to deal with will never interfere!"

"Then I'll thank you for your accomplishment!"

In Liu Ce's army, Tian Yan and Xia Yu, who had already surrendered, repeatedly asked Liu Ce to guarantee their conditions before leaving with confidence...

The day before yesterday, after Tian Yan and Xia Yu's family died tragically under Qinzhou City, they knew that they could not conquer Qinzhou City with their troops, so they decisively defected to Liu Ce, hoping to take revenge with his strength.

Of course, there is only one condition, that is, thousands of men, women, young and old people related to the Li family, including the Li family, and servants, must be handed over to Tian Yan and Xia Yu for disposal.

What reason does Liu Ce have to refuse such conditions? He even glad that Li Ji was so angry that he actually sent two such warlike generals to his camp...

After Tian Yan and Xia Yu left, Liu Ce immediately met with Brother Shuhen, who had arrived to meet. Zhang Yichao said: "You two will quickly go and surround the West Gate. The North Gate is already under the responsibility of Bai Qi and Tian Yan, Xia Yu, and the East Gate is in charge of the military governor. Don't leave any troops in the West Gate.

We will conquer the three palaces and one, disintegrate the fighting spirit of the defenders, and wait for our army to issue orders to launch an attack on Qinzhou City on three sides. Remember to fill the trenches in front of the city first..."

Geshu said with regret: "Mr. Military Governor, why is there no need to guard the west?"

Liu Ce glanced at the corner of his mouth: "The road to Xijun is to the west. There are still 50,000 elite border troops in Xijun. When Li Ji saw that there were no troops outside the Xicheng Gate, he would definitely retreat to the west. If the Xicheng Gate was blocked, Li Ji and the others would only make the final fight to trap the beasts..."

Ge Shu nodded regretfully: "I really benefited a lot from listening to the military governor's words..."

Liu Ce thought for a while and asked, "General Geshu, the wound on your shoulder..."

Ge Shuyan smiled and waved his arm and said, "Don't worry, Governor, it's nothing serious. Ge Shuyan is a Hu man on the grassland. He has a thick skin and a thick flesh. It doesn't matter if he gets two arrows..."

"Enough!" Liu Ce shouted lightly, looked at Brother Shuqing and said, "This military governor has never treated you as a Hu person, and he is not allowed to say such words again in the future.

I will remember your performance in my heart. When Yongliang’s work is over, let Dr. Wu check the injury carefully and not fall into the root of the disease!”

"Thank you, Governor..." Ge Shu sighed with a sore nose and hurriedly bowed, "I am really lucky to meet a hero like Governor in this life!"

Liu Ce helped Brother Shuhen up and said, "Don't say such nonsense. There are still many places to use for you in the future. The most important thing is that your health is, take care of yourself!"

"Well..." Brother Shuqing replied with tears in his eyes, "Then I will deploy the fortifications with General Zhang first..."

Looking at Ge Shuhen's back as he left, Liu Ce felt an indescribable fatigue in his heart.

Yang Fan died, Huangfu Zhai died, and Xiahou Qiong died. I don’t know how many outstanding generals and young soldiers would fall on his way to conquer.

But at this point, Liu Ce had no way out. Perhaps only by waiting for the day when he reached the peak of power can he avoid more tragedies?

...

In Qinzhou City, when they learned that Liu Ce's army was at the city, the soldiers and civilians were panicked and looked for opportunities to leave the city.

On the streets, there was a messy scene after the crowds surged. There were many defenders mixed in the noisy people in the city gates. They also became deserters because they were afraid of the attack of Liu Ce's army.

As for those nobles, they packed up fine gold and silver early, as well as expensive food, and drove to Ximen in a truckload. Only they knew through their relationship that only the four gates of Qinzhou led to Xijun had no enemy encirclement.

The scholars and commoners no longer distinguish between you and me, and they all wanted to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible. The gates on all sides of the city were surrounded and were blocked, which seriously affected the morale of the defenders.

Li Jize no longer cared about these things. He regretted it now. After learning about the changes in the city, he hurriedly walked towards Xu Zhao's home.

At present, it seems that only Xu Zhao can turn the tide...

"Ahem cough cough..."

As soon as he arrived at Xu Zhao's house, Li Ji heard a violent coughing sound from the living room.

After Li Ji entered the room, he saw Xu Zhao looking haggard and sitting in front of the table, holding hot tea and looking at the military books in his hand.

"General Xu!" Seeing this, Li Ji hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Qinzhou City is extremely dangerous now. Please remember the relationship between you and me in the past, and help the defenders in the city repel Liu Ce, please..."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhao put down the teacup in his hand, closed the book, looked up at Li Ji, and a trace of extremely mocking gaze shot out in his eyes.

After a long time, he slowly said, "Please go back, please. The best time to defeat Liu Ce has been missed, and I can't do anything else..."

Li Ji hurriedly said, "No, no, General Xu is the three heroes of Yongliang. He has never lost all his battles. How could he say such things?

Now the 700,000 soldiers and civilians in Qinzhou City are all relying on the general. Please go ahead and take charge of the overall situation immediately..."

"Cough cough cough..." Xu Zhao coughed a few more times, shook his head with a smile: "Master Taiwei, I'll say that even if Lu Shang is reborn, I'm afraid he will not be able to make a comeback. Liu Ce's plan to surround the three palaces and one has even disintegrated the fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians in the city. You should make plans early..."

"Can you resent the Grand Marshal for depriving you of your military power?" Li Ji asked, "If this is the case, I apologize to you for the unreasonableness before!"

After saying that, Li Ji bowed respectfully to Xu Zhao.

Xu Zhao was unmoved. After Li Ji finished his greeting, he picked up the book on the table and looked at it and said, "The Grand Marshal does not need to be like this. I am now suffering from the cold and I am powerless.

If the Taiwei wants to escape from the city, he still has a chance to lead his troops out of the west gate and detour through the Qinling Mountains to enter Shuchuan. He may survive for a while, but if he goes straight to Xijun, he will definitely be a sheep entering the tiger's mouth, and there will be no life if he dies..."

Li Ji's face darkened: "General Xu, are you really unwilling to turn the tide?"

Xu Zhao said lightly: "Please go back, please, I'm tired..."

"Hmph..." Li Ji glared at Xu Zhao resentfully, "I don't believe that without you Xu Zhao, Qinzhou City would really not be able to defend!"

After saying that, Li Ji shook his sleeves and strode away from Xu Zhao's mansion.

"well……"

Xu Zhao sighed, threw down the books in his hand, took a sip of hot water, and leaned weakly on the chair.

He was really disappointed. Everything Li Ji did in these days had an unprecedented impact on this veteran on the battlefield. The subordinates he trained would either die in destruction by the Li Ji tribe or be forced to surrender to the enemy. A good opportunity to turn the situation around was completely ruined by the Li family.

Therefore, Xu Zhao was disheartened and simply stopped participating in military affairs. In addition, Xinhuodong was seriously ill and planned to end his career in the army.

...

On the top of the city on the east side, Li Xiuzhan grabbed Niu Jin's hand and said, "General Niu, how sure are you to defend Qinzhou City?"

Niu Jin gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master, I can't guarantee this. The Far East Army is well-equipped, so it's hard to say..."

When Li Xiuzhan heard this, he grabbed Niu Jin and said in a trembling voice: "General Niu, do you have to ensure my safety no matter what? I am from the Li family. I have to have an accident. What will happen to you and your family? You should understand?"

When Niu Jin heard this, he immediately sweated coldly. In an instant, Zhang Dian, Wang Mao's death, and Xia Yu and Tian Yan's relatives were left behind.

"Damn, is this Li family really worth my life?"

Niu Jin clenched his fists and looked at Li Xiuzhan's nervous and panic-looking look, and seemed to have a new decision in his heart...
Chapter completed!