Sui County was conquered, and there were no barriers afterwards, and the county town wherever it went was collapsed.

Ningze army successfully arrived in Hexi County.

The person stationed in Hexi County is Lu Gong's confidant, who is also a cousin of the Lu family. He is currently the General of the Liang Kingdom's Conquest East and the Grand Secretary of Hexi.

Lu Jian's ability is worthy of recognition for being photographed as the prefect of Hexi County, otherwise Lu Gong would not be relieved.

When Lu Jian learned that Ning Ze was coming, he asked Fei Ge to send a letter to inform Sima Fa, while leading troops to set up a long snake formation near Hexi County, waiting for the battle.

Ningze troops arrived.

Seeing this formation, Hua Erniang asked: "I will lead my troops to break the formation and attack He Xi!"

After conquering more than a dozen county towns along the way, many of the surrendered troops were included in the team by Ning Ze, and there are now 20,000 people.

Currently, there are about 30,000 defenders in Hexi County, which is not much different. With the effect of the First Emperor's tactics and the sustainable battle with the magical calculations, it is not difficult to defeat the opponent head-on.

And we must fight quickly to avoid Sima Fa's reaction.

So Ning Ze said: "Along with the orphans, attack head-on!"

"Here!"

Ning Ze activated the warfare of the First Emperor, and the attributes of the entire army skyrocketed. With an order, he followed closely to kill Hexi.

"Welcome to the enemy!" Seeing Ning Ze personally leading his troops to fight, Lu Jian personally commanded the entire army and formed a formation to fight.

The two armies met on the battlefield and fought in a fight.

Lu Jian's army has a solid formation, united as one, and strict military discipline.

This army can be said to be a truly strong army and can withstand the test of war.

But when I met Ning Ze, I can only say that I was too unlucky.

The Ningze army, which was in the tactics of the First Emperor, was as crazy as it was injected with chicken blood. The head was the Futu Army, with Hua Erniang's A-level troops adapting and playing a great role.

Anyway, both sides are fighting each other head-on.

The problem is that Lu Jianjun's consumption is real consumption, and more and more casualties are killed or injured in fierce battles.

On the other hand, when the war damage reached a certain level, the miraculous medical tactics were immediately changed to the magical medicine tactics, and 100% of the wounded soldiers recovered, which completely collapsed the enemy.

While constantly losing battles and recovering, Lu Jian's army's advantages gradually disappeared.

Ning Ze and Hua Erniang rushed into the enemy's battle formation. The two super high force to kill the opponent's generals is as simple as cutting melons and vegetables. It is like a tiger rushing into a flock of sheep, and it is difficult to resist.

As the superiority of troops disappeared under the opponent's cheating tactics, more and more generals were killed by the opponent, and many teams lost command. Lu Jian's army's formation was finally defeated and fled.

Ning Zejun chased him all the way to the city gate, but the other party closed the city gate and couldn't stand it.

Back in the city, Lu Jian summoned his subordinates to ask about countermeasures.

Deputy General Zhang You left and bowed and said, "Ning Ze is proficient in magic and is extremely difficult to deal with! In my opinion, you should defend the city and ask the Sima Governor to come quickly to help you to resist!"

Lu Jian deeply agreed and wanted to defeat Ning Ze in person, but he was scolded by the other party on the battlefield and almost couldn't come back.

The main reason is that his "spell" is too much, which actually makes the entire army so crazy, and all the wounded soldiers can heal in an instant. No matter how serious the wound is, it is okay to have a breath, and the soldiers are naturally fearless!

In this case, head-on confrontation is simply a suicide act.

But Ning Ze's army is so crazy that if it is forced to attack the city, it will not be able to defend for too long, so it is difficult for Sima Fa's army to come to aid.

Lu Jian explained this doubt to his subordinates.

The chief official Shen Shan thought about it and made a suggestion: "The Master of the Palace can withdraw the garrison of the gold mine outside the city, and at the same time, someone deliberately spreads news to Ning Ze to learn about it. First, the garrison of the gold mine will return to the city to consolidate its defense. Second, Ning Ze will definitely send people to occupy the gold mine. After the division of troops, our side will be under much less pressure, and we will definitely be able to support the governor to bring troops to aid! At that time, it is easy to repel Ning Ze and retrieve the gold mine."

"But gold mines are extremely important. How can they easily trade with the enemy? How to make up for the losses caused?" Lu Jian frowned.

"Don't worry, the Ning Ze army came in a hurry, and there was no manpower to mine even if it occupied the gold mine." Chen Shan smiled, "There is no benefit except to divide the troops and weaken the strength!"

Lu Jian thought about it carefully and felt something was right: "Simply arrange it quickly by the way the officials do."

"Here!"

Ning Ze is certainly clear about the mobilization of troops in Hexi County.

He has a virtual map, and the other party cannot hide any move.

It is obvious that the other party decided to stick to the city and delay time waiting for rescue.

It’s a pity that Sima Fa can’t escape at all. Wang Tong, as a substitute, Ouyang Chun and Chu Wenxiu, came out with advice. In his opinion, it was a battle with Ning Ze himself and could not be neglected for a moment.

Lu Jian transferred the gold mine garrison back to the city, deliberately letting someone pretend to be a deserter and surrender to Ningze to spread information about the gold mine.

The people below learned the information and were indeed eager to inform Ning Ze.

Ning Ze was unmoved: "It was just an enemy's strategy, and he wanted to separate his troops and weaken his strength. He captured Hexi County and still got the gold mine."

Ignore it and ordered a fierce attack on the city.

Seeing that Ning Ze was not trapped, Lu Jian led his troops to stand firm. Finally, he blocked a wave of offensives. He quickly asked his subordinates: "Ning Ze was not trapped and refused to divide his troops to seize the gold mine. He attacked the city with all his strength. What if he did?"

The chief official Chen Shan thought about it carefully and stepped forward to offer suggestions: "Ningze is fierce and cannot be defeated. Since he has not fallen into a trap, he will not be willing to divide his troops to seize the gold mine. The subordinates can go out of the city and serve as an envoy to negotiate in Ningze's army."

"negotiation?"

"That's right! The two countries are fighting but not being killed. The subordinates will go to Ningze in the name of the palace and discuss the surrender of Xiancheng."

"Bold!" Lu Jian slapped the table, "How can Lu betray his brother and surrender to the enemy and sacrifice to the city!"

"Duan Master calms down!" Chen Shan said, "This trip is not a real surrender, it is just a delay. As long as Ning Ze believes that he is willing to suspend the negotiations between the soldiers and the officials, he will be able to win time and wait for reinforcements!"

Hearing this, Lu Jian's face looked a little better: "If this is the case, it's a good plan! It's just that this trip is dangerous, is the chief official confident?"

"With Xia Guan's three-inch tongue, he will definitely be able to scare Ning Ze!"

"Since that's the case, please ask the chief officer to leave the city and give it a try!"

"Here!"

After Chen Shan returned home, he explained the matter to his mother.

Suddenly, he heard that the general Liu Tu of the Yamen was visiting and quickly met him and asked about his purpose.

Liu Tu said to him: "The chief official will make contributions to this trip and is respected by the government. It was also a clever plan to withdraw the gold mine garrison before! I have something to discuss with the chief official. After the matter is completed, you and I can benefit!"

"Oh?" Chen Shan asked curiously, "What are the generals going to discuss with me?"

"Now that the garrison of the gold mine is transferred back, and the chief officer after retreating to the enemy said a few good words for me. If we can replace it, we will share the interests together!" Liu Tu said in a low voice.

In fact, it is an unwritten rule. The gold mine garrison is responsible for protecting minerals and basically swallows up a part of it. As long as there is no problem on the books, no one will pursue it. This has always been done, deceiving the superiors and concealing the subordinates and giving them their own pockets.

Liu Tu was jealous of this position for a long time, but it was not his turn.

This time, when Chen Shanlian gave advice, if he succeeded, he might gain Lu Jian’s trust and become his confidant. If he said a few words at that time, plus the connections he had managed during this period, he should be able to succeed, so he came here to discuss it.

When Chen Shan heard this, his face changed: "Now the enemy is in front of him, the general does not think about the strategy of retreating the enemy, but still wants to use his power for personal gain? I am disdainful to join you, please go back!"

Liu Tu was kicked out of the Shen family and held a grudge.

Chen Shan thought about the overall situation and knew that when facing Ning Ze, he should try his best to unite, and any internal struggle could make the situation worse. So he did not report Liu Tu, and decided to repel Ning Ze and then look at the situation.

Chen Shan left the city and went to Ningze military camp as an envoy.

However, he did not expect that Liu Tu was in a grudge and secretly spread rumors, saying that Chen Shan pretended to make suggestions and delayed. In fact, he had long been betrayal and must have conspired to defect to Ningze and betray Hexi County.

Rumors are the most terrible and spread very quickly.

When Lu Jian heard the rumors, although he felt that the credibility was not high, he also had concerns.

Liu Tu came on fire and spread rumors again, complimenting a far-fetched article written by Chen Shan, and extracting one of the sentences "Looking at the east forest from afar", implying that Chen Shan had the intention of seeking refuge in China a long time ago.

Chen Shan's poem actually talks about the beautiful scenery of the east forest outside Hexi County. Under his interpretation, the meaning has completely changed.

China is on the east side of Liang State, and looking at the east forest from afar, it is interpreted as the east side. Isn’t that China?

Seeing the beauty is interpreted as "seeing the beauty of the Chinese nation in the east", and naturally "longs for it".

Then people continued to spread rumors. Chen Shan offered his first suggestion to give the gold mine to Ningze, Wang Danyang, Huaguo. The second suggestion to surrender in the city, and he knew what he thought clearly. Everyone was kept in the dark. When Chen Shan completely surrendered to Ningze, he came back and tricked the city gate and let the army in. It would be too late!

Rumors are everywhere, and the more they spread, the more fierce they become.

Lu Jian, who initially chose to believe in Shen Shan, finally became suspicious.

But Chen Shan had already left the city and arrived in Ningze's army, and could not confront him in person.

After thinking about it, I sent someone to surround the Shen family to be on the safe side, keeping Chen Shan’s mother and other families tightly, and not leaving the house.

Chen Shan didn't know what happened in the city? When he arrived in Ningze's tent, he acted according to the plan, indicating that Lu Jian wanted to offer the city and surrender, but he had to negotiate the conditions.

Of course, Ning Ze knew Chen Shan's idea, but he just delayed the time under the pretext of surrendering the city, hoping to persevere until reinforcements arrived.

He pretended to be very interested, stayed to discuss the matter, and negotiated on the surface. However, he was to paralyze the other party, wait for an opportunity to kill him with one blow!

Two days after the negotiations, someone suddenly claimed to be a servant of the Shen family and needed to meet Chen Shan in an emergency.

The man saw Chen Shan and whispered in his ear: "Rumors are everywhere in the city. They say that the master wants to join China and wants to use Hexi County as a gift! The Duke Zun was suspicious and ordered people to surround the house, and the whole family is in the Duke Zun's hands!"

"Who spread the rumors and wanted to harm me?" Chen Shan was shocked.

"I don't know!" the servant replied, "The Lord of the Mansion let me come out and ask me to bring my master back to write a letter to prove my innocence!"

Chen Shan wrote a letter in person and handed it to his servant: "So quickly hand this letter to the Lord of the Mansion!"

The servant left Ningze military camp and returned to the city with a quick horse.

After entering the city, he did not go directly to the prefect's mansion, but instead met General Liu Tu, the Gate, and handed the letter to him.

It turned out that Liu Tu took the initiative to take care of the Shen family and bribed the servants privately. After reading the letter, he smiled coldly, tore it apart, and took out another letter imitating Chen Shan's notes: "Tell this letter to the Lord of the House, and you will be glorious and prosperous for the rest of your life, and look at this!"

"Here!" The servant quickly took the letter and hurried to the prefect's mansion.
Chapter completed!