Upon hearing this, Huang Yutan smiled and said, "As for this reason, General Hu is full of confidence in defending Hezhou City?"

Hu Zongmao leaned forward slightly and said, "Don't you know how to understand the art of war?"

"I just know the writing and ink, but I don't know anything about military tactics." Huang Yutan said immediately.

Hu Zongmao laughed and said, "No wonder. If Mr. Huang knew the military tactics, he should know what this general said was not a boast. If Mr. Huang was not in a hurry, I could take you to the top of the city to take a look. I have been studying defense techniques all my life. Now the Hezhou City has been built by me. According to the rules in the military book, there is no flaw."

Huang Yutan nodded slightly and said, "So that's it. If General Hu said this, then I'll be relieved."

"Don't worry?" Hu Zongmao said suspiciously: "What does Mr. Huang mean?"

"Actually, General Zhang was worried that General Huang would not be able to resist this time." Huang Yutan smiled and said, "General Zhang is stepping up the accumulation of food and grass and recruiting soldiers. In order to prevent Chu Huanhui from attacking Jinzhou first, General Zhang made good arrangements on the city defense."

Hu Zongmao smiled and said, "I know Zhang Shuyan's ability. If you say you charge in the battle, you are really a tiger general. But when it comes to defense, hehe...!" He didn't continue, but the meaning was already very obvious. The implication was that Zhang Shuyan's ability to defend the city was far from that of Hu Zongmao.

Huang Yutan smiled faintly and nodded, "Since General Hu said that, I think General Zhang will be very happy. General Zhang was worried that Hezhou City would have fallen before the reinforcements arrived, so General Zhang's plan would be completely lost."

"Planning?" Hu Zongmao heard Huang Yutan's words, obviously Uncle Zhang Yan looked at him, and suddenly felt a little unhappy, "What can Uncle Zhang Yan have?"

Huang Yutan said: "Chu Huan sent troops from Shuoquan and attacked for a long distance. In addition, the weather in Hezhou must be scarce. When they arrived at the city of Hezhou, they would not delay because of insufficient food and grass. They just wanted to capture Hezhou City as soon as possible. The general's city was tightly guarded. Once Chu Huan's troops could not capture Hezhou City for a long time, they would definitely have a sluggish morale and no fighting spirit."

Hu Zongmao and He Kui looked at each other, frowned and asked, "Mr. Huang, what exactly does Zhang Shuyan want to do?"

"Actually, General Zhang's plan is very simple." Huang Yutan said solemnly: "Chu Huan attacks Hezhou City with all his strength. General Hu must hold on. General Zhang will try his best to come and support him. When Chu Huan's soldiers are trapped and lack morale, General Zhang will lead his army to suddenly arrive. At that time, General Hu will defend Hezhou City tightly. General Zhang will lead the troops in Jinzhou to compete with Chu Huan's men and horses!"

Hu Zongmao said "Oh" and said with a smile: "You mean, will Zhang Shuyan lead his troops to kill Chu Huan off guard?"

"That's true." Huang Yutan said seriously: "General Hu thought about it. Even if Chu Huan attacked Hezhou City, he would only retreat to Shuoquan in the end. The center of Xiguan was Shuoquan. In time, he could recover his vitality. On the contrary, it was not easy for the general to replenish his vitality after the battle. Since this is the case, he must come up with a solution once and for all, so that Hezhou could not always be under Chu Huan's threat."

Hu Zongmao touched his beard and stared at Huang Yutan and said, "You keep talking!"

"General Hu should understand that the method once and for all is to let Chu Huan go but never return." Huang Yutan said slowly: "Chu Huan sent troops this time, almost all the elite troops were released. If Chu Huan's troops were annihilated in Hezhou, if he pushed him into the abyss, he would never be able to make a comeback..."

Hu Zongmao touched his beard and laughed: "I understand. Uncle Zhang sent troops to solve Chu Huan once and for all and eliminate future troubles forever?"

"That's right." Huang Yutan nodded and smiled, "So General Zhang gathered all the elite troops in his hands, and even mobilized the few elite cavalry in his hands, just to catch Chu Huan off guard and wipe him out in one fell swoop!"

"General Zhang brought out all his troops. Aren't you worried that the mantis would stalk the cicada and the oriole would be behind?" He Kui pondered for a moment before asking: "If all the main forces were out and they would have to fight against Chu Huan, then once someone attacked Lanyi City in Jinzhou from behind, wouldn't Lanyi City be without troops to defend?"

Huang Yutan shook his head and said, "There is no need to worry about this. Although Jinzhou is in chaos, there are not many bandits that really threaten them. No matter which force, it has not yet reached the strength to attack the city. General Zhang has already said that he will leave some troops in Lanyi City, enough to deal with emergencies. What's more, as long as Chu Huan's troops are annihilated, the entire northwest will be no more troubles. Even if Lanyi City is taken down by others, General Zhang will destroy Chu Huan at that time and return. It will not be difficult to capture Lanyi City."

Hu Zongmao laughed and clapped his hands, "Okay, OK, Uncle Zhang is indeed easy to plan. In the past, the general underestimated Uncle Zhang and thought he could only charge in the battle. It turned out that this strategy was not inferior to others!"

Huang Yutan heard Hu Zongmao's tone and asked, "Did General Hu agree with General Zhang's plan?"

Hu Zongmao laughed and said, "Zhang Shuyan's plan is really good. This general leads his troops here to defend the city. Although he is confident that Chu Huan will never be able to break through Hezhou City, his headquarters will definitely suffer a lot of losses. Chu Huan's side will inevitably suffer losses. When both sides are injured, General Zhang will lead his troops to fight to find out the military achievements... Hehe, Mr. Huang, did Zhang Shuyan fight this wishful thinking?"

Huang Yutan frowned and said, "General Hu, this is not good. General Zhang and you raise troops at the same time, with the purpose of opposing Chu Huan's tyranny. Your troops and our troops are friendly forces. Our common enemy can only be Chu Huan. Our ultimate goal is to work together to annihilate Chu Huan's main force...!" After a pause, he said patiently: "It is true that your troops will definitely suffer a lot of losses when they defend Hezhou City and fight with Chu's troops. However, the general cannot deny that even if Chu Huan was injured in siege, he has nearly 20,000 elite troops under his command. Even if his morale is low, he is still a difficult bone to crack. With the strength of your troops, it is only possible to defend Hezhou City, but it is difficult to annihilate Chu's troops."

When Hu Zongmao heard this, he felt a little unhappy. At this time, he didn't care that Huang Yutan was a famous scholar in the northwest, so he just snorted and did not answer.

"General, it is precisely because General Zhang knew that your troops would suffer huge losses to defend the city that he kindly sent me to come and inform the general that when our troops arrived, your troops would rest. Our troops would definitely do their best. Even if the entire army was wiped out, they would still compete with Chu Huan." Huang Yutan looked solemn and sighed softly: "This is a plan that General Zhang had carefully considered. He already had the intention to die on the battlefield. He must annihilate the Chu troops. General Zhang also said that even if our troops were wiped out, he would definitely consume the Chu troops. If our troops were wiped out, then your troops could send troops to clean up the mess."

Hu Zongmao smiled faintly and said, "What else did Zhang Shuyan say?"

"General Zhang only hopes that General Hu will be the most important thing and can act according to the plan." Huang Yutan bowed, "How to make a decision, I hope the general will decide!"

Hu Zongmao was about to speak, but He Kui had already said: "Mr. Huang, General Zhang really planned this way?"

"But it is so!" Huang Yutan nodded and said, "Chu Huan is immortal, the northwest is restless, and...!" He sighed with a wry smile and said, "General Zhang should also know that General Dongfang has a niece who is married to General Zhang's second son. They are children's relatives. General Dongfang was killed in Shuoquan. General Zhang concluded that Chu Huan was making trouble behind the scenes. Therefore, from the perspective of personal grudges, General Zhang must take down Chu Huan's head of the neck to comfort General Dongfang's spirit in heaven!"

He Kui nodded and said, "Since this is the case, our department will naturally cooperate with General Zhang's plan. Mr. Huang said it right. Our enemy is Chu Huan. The battle is imminent. We must not hurt the harmony of our two departments."

Hu Zongmao frowned and wanted to speak, but He Kui winked at him without hesitation. Hu Zongmao was choking, but he endured it and didn't say anything.

Huang Yutan bowed and said, "Since that's the case, then I will return to Jinzhou now and report the situation here to General Zhang. Don't worry, Jinzhou is ready to go. As long as Hezhou City holds for a few days, General Zhang will definitely lead his troops to help!" He bowed and said, "I'll say goodbye to you!"

Hu Zongmao said, "Mr. Huang has a good journey." He called someone to send Huang Yutan out of the city.

As soon as Huang Yutan went out, Hu Zongmao looked at He Kui and said dissatisfiedly: "Secretary He, how can you agree to such a thing? Can't you hear that Zhang Shuyan is going to take advantage of the situation. He wanted to wait until Chu Huan and I were both injured and then come to grab the credit." He clenched his fists and said hatefully: "Annihilation of Chu Huan, not only will it be the top priority at that time, but it will also become famous all over the world. Can't you tell Zhang Shuyan's thoughts?"

He Kui smiled faintly and said, "General, calm down. How can you not see this trick of Zhang Shuyan? But we don't need to refuse. At least Zhang Shuyan has a good saying. With our troops, under the leadership of the general, we can certainly defend Hezhou City and make Chu Huan return in vain, but it is very difficult to annihilate Chu Huan. Chu Huan is our biggest concern. He failed to attack the city and retreated to Shuoquan. Shuoquan is the center of Xiguan. In time, he can recover his vitality. After this battle, we will inevitably suffer heavy losses. When Chu Huan makes a comeback, it will be in danger. So this time we not only have to defend Hezhou City, but also find an opportunity to annihilate Chu Huan's main force in Hezhou!"

Hu Zongmao opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but hesitated for a while and didn't say it out.

"Since Zhang Shuyan takes the initiative to fight, why should we smear his good intentions?" He Kui sneered: "When the cranes and clams fight, the fisherman gains profit, let Zhang Shuyan attack and fight against Chu Huan. When both of them are exhausted from killing, the general doesn't have to wait in the city and lead the troops to kill him. At that time, this achievement will still be the general."

Hu Zongmao's eyes turned, suddenly laughed, slapped his head, and said, "I'm really confused and almost missed a big deal. Yes, since he, Uncle Zhang, can take advantage of the situation, why should we be polite to him? Then he and Chu Huan are exhausted, and we will finally get the bargain..." He Kui sighed: "Old He, I am lucky that I have you, a sensible person, and don't worry, if this battle is successful, I will never treat you badly!"—

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