When Chu Bai was shocked when he learned that Ning Ze's army had been killed in all four groups, he quickly summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter.

According to his idea, Cheng Wan is weak, so the other party should first annex the weaker party. How could he let Cheng Wan ignore it and attack him in turn?

The civil and military officials knew that Lu Conteng would not take action and was busy dealing with the surrounding princes. Cheng Wan was too busy to take care of himself and had no reinforcements at all. He had to face Ning Ze alone.

He fought with Ning Ze several times and never took advantage of it, which left everyone without any confidence.

The chief clerk Fuqiu felt that Ning Ze was too powerful and could not be an enemy at all. Therefore, he stood up and suggested to Chu Bai: "The envoy, Ning Ze is strong and powerful, and he has never been defeated in several states. And how can he resist it? Lu Gong was too busy to take care of himself, and he may not be Ning Ze's opponent. Looking at the world, there are only a handful of people in the sixteen states who can compete with Ning Ze. I foolishly think that this person will win the world, so it is better to surrender him to maintain peace!"

"Stop!!" As soon as Fuqiu finished speaking, a general stood up next to him and scolded, "Eat the king's fortune and share the worries for the king. The envoy still has two states, two prefectures and five counties. Thousands of good generals and millions of soldiers and armor. Resist the right place and obtain the right time, and the harmony of the people may not be unable to defeat Ningze! Those who persuade the king to surrender were bribed by Ningze?"

His words were actually a bit exaggerated. Chu Bai did have many soldiers and generals, but he could not get a million people. The five counties combined together, and there was about 200,000 to 300,000. People in this era always liked to exaggerate their troops several times or even dozens of times to shock the enemy.

Fuqiu turned his head and scolded him. Rong Ting, the general under Chu Bai, was scolded. Therefore, he bowed and said, "The subordinates are loyal to the envoys and have not been bribed by Ning Ze. What he said just now is for the envoys! Ning Ze's tent is short of people, and if the envoys surrender, they will be highly valued! Perhaps they can retain their strength and wait for a comeback in the future. If they are enemies, how dare you ask the general if he is willing to lead the troops and repel these four armies?"

"You..." Rong Ting was choked and turned to Chu Bai and clasped his fists and said, "Eunuch, Fuqiu must be bought by Ning Ze before he will persuade the envoy to surrender! If you listen to his words, you will cause trouble!"

Fuqiu hurriedly said, "The general slanders for nothing, and the subordinates are wronged! The subordinates just told the truth, but the general encouraged the battle, but refused to lead the troops to fight. What was the intention?"

Seeing that the quarrels between the people and the martial arts in front of him, Chu Bai felt a headache and waved his hand to stop them: "Okay! The rich chief clerk is loyal, I know it. General Rong is brave and I know it. Don't suspect each other, it's just a laugh!"

Seeing that the boss took the initiative to reconcile, Fuqiu and Rongting stopped arguing, looked at each other, and retreated back to their original positions unhappily.

Chu Bai looked around everyone: "I am highly valued by the Prime Minister and entrusted with important tasks. How can I surrender without fighting? Although Ning Ze is strong, our army still has the power to fight. As long as it is delayed to the spring of the next year, the Prime Minister will free up his hands and Ning Ze will retreat! Now that Ning Ze's army is attacking from all directions, please give me advice on how to block the enemy!"

Everyone understood that the boss had already made a decision in his heart and was unwilling to surrender and wanted to fight Ning Ze to the end. But he didn't want to fight head-on, and hoped to survive this winter in a persistent manner and wait for Lu Gong.

Zhizhong Shiyan stood up and bowed and said, "Ningze divided its troops into four groups, and the threat was reduced suddenly. Dewey, Ghost Face, and Ding Mu were brave and unscheming people and were easy to deal with. Among the four groups of enemy troops, you only need to fight Ningze's main force! The other three groups sent a general to guard it and ordered the city to be held."

"This is a mature saying!" Chu Bai asked hurriedly, "Who can take on this important task?"

Shi Yan replied: "General Rongting can go to Yong'an to resist Dewey; General Gongsun Wei can go to Luliang to resist Ding Mu; General Nie Wei (ti) can go to Yuanjun to resist the ghost face; envoys can personally lead the main force to guard this city, and they will surely be able to repel Ningze!"

Chu Bai was overjoyed and asked hurriedly: "How many generals can you share the worries of this official?"

Rongting, Gongsun Wei, and Nie Wei hesitated for a moment, stood up one after another and clasped their fists and replied: "I am willing to defend the city for the envoy!"

"Okay!" Chu Bai immediately ordered, "With the strategy of governing the country, General Rong led his troops to guard Yong'an; General Gongsun guarded Luliang; General Nie guarded Yuan County. If the enemy attacked, he would only defend in the city and not fight! He would mainly use drag and defend the city would be a great achievement!"

"As for your order!!" The three generals responded in unison.

So they led their troops to three cities.

Chu Bai personally took charge of Qingshan County, led the generals to consolidate the city defense, and waited for Ningze's army.

The troops from the four Ningze routes were ready and began to attack.

Dewey took the lead in attacking Yong'an County, Xiang Rong and Xiang Yan were at the city as their deputy.

Rongting commanded the city to defend, strictly followed Chu Bai's orders, and always stood firm in the city no matter how Dewey provoked it.

It is useless to fight, and Dewey leads his troops to attack.

Rongting ordered bows and arrows to be fired at the same time, resisting the city and defending it, relying on the city walls to repel Dewey's army several times.

Seeing that the enemy's city defense was strong, Dewey retreated temporarily.

Set up camp and think about strategies to break the city.

Xiang Yan suggested: "The enemy's main force is to drag and hold the city. The last general has studied the information of Yong'an, and the water source in the city is mainly supplied by Junyang River. If our army goes to the upper reaches of Junyang River to cut off the water flow, Yong'an will be in chaos! If the enemy does not leave the city, the people, soldiers and war horses in the city will be consumed every day, and there will be no water to drink within half a month, and the city will be reborn; if the enemy goes out of the city to protect the water, they can set up ambush and capture it in one fell swoop!"

Dewey felt that this plan was very good, so he sent troops to the upper reaches of Junyang River to block the water source, and asked the accompanying soldiers to dig out a waterway and lead the water to the nearby river.

The water level of Junyang River dropped, and it was discovered in the city soon and reported to Rongting immediately.

Rongting was shocked. There were only a small number of wells in Yong'an City, and almost everyone lived on the water source of the Junyang River. The enemy cut off the Junyang River, which was too cruel!

His subordinates advised him to lead troops out of the city to protect the water source of the Junyang River so that it could flow into the city smoothly.

Rongting certainly knew that water sources were important, but Chu Bai asked him to stick to the city and could not go out in any situation, so as not to be wrong. Therefore, he thought of another plan and sent someone to find craftsmen who were proficient in drilling wells, hoping to drill more wells as much as possible to provide the water sources needed to maintain the city. At the same time, he ordered the protection of all water sources promoted in the city, including the wells in the homes of the people, and give priority to military recruitment.

A few days later, the Junyang River was completely dry and the water source in the upper reaches flowed to other places. The water source in the city was completely insufficient. The people were very dissatisfied with the requisition of their own wells by the government, and even many conflicts broke out.

The craftsman responsible for digging wells cannot find a suitable groundwater vein. After all, the groundwater vein in Yong'an is sparse, otherwise he would not rely entirely on Junyang River.

His subordinates advised Rongting again, hoping to go out of the city to regain the water source. After all, water is the most important living resource, and the water source in the upper reaches of the Junyang River must be returned to the city.

Rongting refused, thinking that saving water in the city could make the army last for about a month. In addition, it would snow from time to time in winter, so the army and the people could get snow and melt water, so there was no problem.

After the Dewey army cut off the water flow, it was not in a hurry to attack the city, but only surrounded the city gates in Yong'an County, cutting off the possibility of anyone in the city going out to fetch water.

Speaking of which, Rong Ting’s idea is correct. Relying on the existing water source, if there are a few snowfalls, the people will turn snow into water and be more frugal, and they can stick to it.

But his luck seemed not so good. There was only one snow in Yong'an County in more than half a month, and it was not very heavy.

Not long after the snow, all corners of Yong'an City were cleaned by the people, and no snowflakes were left.

But after melting, there is only a small amount of water.

The army ensures the minimum water supply demand, and there is no big problem. The people are complaining more and more, especially the wells in the home are occupied by soldiers. The water source that clearly belongs to their own home can only be seen and cannot get a drop.

Finally, the resentment accumulated to a certain level and completely exploded!

Yuanzhou was originally Chu Bai snatched it from Su Jun, and it was too late to manage it, and the people's hearts were very low.

Originally, the people could live a good life, and who was in control. Now that they could not even match the water, they remembered the normal days of Su Junshi. All kinds of dissatisfactions accumulate, and once they poured out, they would be a terrible torrent.

I don’t know who took the lead first, but the people in the city gathered one after another, walked out of their homes to attack the city gate, and clashed with Rongting’s army.

Rong Ting was shocked and hurriedly ordered the suppression of the riots.

As a result, the situation was even more difficult to control. The people of Yong'an were already extremely angry, and they encountered violent suppression by the government, which made them even more angry.

The conflict between the out-of-control people and Rongting troops intensified and evolved into fierce battles.

Some people relied on the number of people to storm the city gate and opened the city gate directly.

Dewey seized the opportunity and led Xiang Rong and Xiang Yan brothers, and rushed over, calling on the local people to help seize the city.

In order to restore the water source of the Lejunyang River, the people of Yong'an led Dewey's army into the city.

Rongting led the defenders to fight back desperately, but in the end he could not withstand the Dewey army with the assistance of the people.

Dewey conquered Yong'an and beheaded Rongting, and the rest surrendered.

After seizing the city, he immediately appeased the people and promised to clear the Junyang River as quickly as possible and restore the people's water use.

At the same time, Ding Mu led his troops to attack Luliang County and occupied various counties along the way.

Gongsun Wei led his troops to guard Luliang County, and officials from all over Luliang were extremely cursing to him.

One day, the commander of Luliang, He Fang, invited Gongsun to the mansion to have a drink.

After Gongsun Wei got drunk, he took He Fang's toilet and ran into He Fang's favorite concubine Yang through the backyard, and insulted him with drunkenness.

The servant caught him and quickly informed He Fang.

He Fang hurried to the backyard, and was furious when she saw this scene. She lost control of her emotions and drew her sword and stabbed Gongsun Wei to death.

Afterwards, I felt scared and at a loss.

The family said to him: "Now that if you kill Gongsun Wei, it is better to open the city gate and welcome Ding Mu into the city! You may use Gongsun Wei's head to gain military merits!"

He Fang had no way to retreat, so he lured and killed Gongsun Wei's followers, took his subordinates to open the city gate, and let Ding Mu come in.

Ding Mu captured Luliang without any effort, and indeed he valued He Fang and asked him to help stabilize the situation.

He Fang had no choice but to do his best to assist Ding Mu, lead his troops to take down those who do not want to surrender, and try his best to appease the people.

Ding Mu asked his subordinates to write a letter and quickly passed it to Ning Ze to report the situation here. The letter explained He Fang's affairs, and felt that this man was capable and that he could kill Chu Bai's general, so he could only assist him with his heart and reuse it.
Chapter completed!