Ji Ling's face turned pale and she didn't say anything for a long time, just looked at Zang Ba quietly.

Zang Ba leaned on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and sweated like a slurry. Although he could not see Ji Ling's face, he could feel Ji Ling's anger. Ji Ling had been tolerating them for a long time. This time, if Ji Ling refused to save the person, he would have nothing to say.

Suddenly, his heart moved. Why did Zhu Huan make such a arrangement? Could he have expected this day long? It is no secret that he and Sun Guan and others have a connection. Zhu Huan may not trust them at all, so he arranged for Ji Ling to face Dong Zhao alone and use Dong Zhao's hand to severely damage them and kill them.

This is entirely possible. Apart from the central army led by Zhu Huan, the Yuzhou county soldiers led by Man Chong had fought with Dong Zhao, and Lu Fan was stationed in Suiyang all year round. Their entourages were all elites who had followed him for many years. Only Ji Ling's subordinates had complex components, especially those of Taishan people who nominally praised Sun Ce, but in fact they had their own opinions. Before, Taishi Ci invited him to Liaodong, but he refused.

If this is the case, Sun Guan and Chang Xi are really dead this time.

Zang Ba regretted it and was ashamed. He wanted to break a crack on the ground so that he could get into it. Although he knew it was a pit, he couldn't blame others. Who told them not to listen to Ji Ling's dissuasion and desperately jump into the pit?

Did Ji Ling see through it long ago, so he is so cautious?

Just as Zang Ba was thinking about it, Ji Ling sighed. "Xuan Gao, who is the most incompetent among the Nine Supervisors of the Wu Kingdom?" Before Zang Ba could speak, he smiled bitterly again: "It's me, no matter whether the winner is the winner or loser, I can't even control my subordinates. If there is order or prohibition, I will not stop. What kind of face should I have to join the Nine Supervisors? Look at the other Eight Supervisors, are there me like me? Zhou Gongjin, Taishi Ziyi and others will not talk about it. Even Xu Kun and Lu Dai, the generals under their command, aren't they doing their own things like this, right?"

Zang Ba was speechless, his face became hot and his heart was cold.

"Get up." Ji Ling leaned over and helped Zang Ba up. Zang Ba did not insist, but stood up with the flow. Ji Ling had already said this, and asking Ji Ling for reinforcements was just a waste of his words and humiliation. He bowed to Ji Ling, turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by Ji Ling. "Where are you going?"

"We are seeking death, and we dare not work for the governor. In the past, we have offended him, so we ask the governor Hai Han. However, although Sun Guan and Chang Xi are vulgar, they are my brother. I cannot stand by death and refuse to save him. Even if I die, I will die together."

"If this is the case, then you go." Ji Ling waved his hand. "You only have these brothers in your eyes, no governor, nor the King of Wu. You have different ideas and do not plan for each other, so let's leave."

Zang Ba was stunned for a moment and quickly said, "The governor is so serious. Ba has no such intention. I just..." He shed tears. "Governor, my father was framed by someone, and they sacrificed their lives to accompany me to rob the prison. I must repay the kindness of saving my father. I vowed them to be brothers, to share wealth and hardships. Over the years, I also knew that they were rude and neglected the governor, but the old kindness was unforgettable, and I endured it again and again. Now I am self-reported and cannot blame others. Even so, I cannot give up them to live alone. I hope the governor will forgive me. I am sympathetic and grateful to me on weekdays. If God blesses me, I will definitely repay the governor's great kindness."

Ji Ling sneered. "Can you come back alive? Dong Zhao was not the soldiers of Yanzhou County and various troops, but the elite soldiers of Jizhou. He has been fighting in Heishan for many years and is resourceful. He may be even better than Yuan Tan himself."

Zang Ba sighed. "Do your best and leave your destiny."

Ji Ling stood up, turned back and forth with his hands behind his back, and turned to look at Zang Ba. "Xuan Gao, do you believe me?"

Zang Ba hurriedly bowed. "This is natural, Ba always admires the governor."

Ji Ling waved his hand. "There is no need to say these vain words. If you believe in you, I will make a deal with you. You retreat to Kangfu and I will go to save people. I dare not say that I can definitely save them, I can only say that I will do my best."

"Governor..."

"Don't you believe me?"

Zang Ba thought for a moment, gritted his teeth, and gave a deep salute to Ji Ling. "Ba promised the governor that people are in the city, and the city is in the city and people are dead."

"Go, Father Kang has given it to you."

Ji Ling waved his hand and said nothing. Zang Ba looked at him deeply, gave another politeness, turned around and retreated, and walked away with great strides. Ji Ling looked at Zang Ba's generous and majestic back, his eyes shrank slightly, his eyes twitched, and he clenched his fists. He turned around and returned to the desk, spread out the paper, picked up the pen, wrote a few lines, then untied the seal under his waist, called a personal guard, and asked him to take the seal and seal to Dingtao to meet Zhu Huan.

The personal guard turned around and went. Ji Ling immediately ordered the camp to be pulled out and rushed to the battlefield. He did not walk fast and sent a large number of scouts to inquire about the news, but he made every soldier fully armed, with arrows on his bow and knife out of his sheath, ready to fight at any time.

Halfway through, he and Zang Ba were passing by. The two of them said nothing, but just bowed to each other.

After walking for more than twenty miles, the scout sent news. Sun Guan and Changxi were trapped by Dong Zhao and Dong Fang brothers on the south slope of Jinxiang Mountain. They suffered heavy casualties. I wonder if they could survive until reinforcements arrived. Ji Ling was surprised. He asked the scout carefully, took out the map and looked at it again and again, feeling that there was a deception. Sun Guan and Changfeng's troops knew the combat effectiveness. Dong Fang could defeat them alone. Now the Dong brothers surrounded them, but they kept them to this point?

This is clearly a trap. Dong Zhao's target is not Sun Guan and others at all, but Ji Ling.

Ji Ling had such suspicion, so he traded with Zang Ba, asking him to return to Kang's father to defend himself first to avoid any mistakes in the rear. At this moment, he was even more confident and did not rush to save people. Instead, he detoured the north slope and advanced along the northern foot of Jinxiang Mountain and the south bank of Heshui. At the same time, he sent scouts who were good at climbing to let them climb over Jinxiang Mountain and contact Sun Guan and others on the southern foot to make them ready to break through.

Sun Guan and others were all from Taishan bandits and fought side by side with Taishici. Mountain battles were their strengths. After the encounter, they must have run into the mountains. This was almost instinct, but Dong Zhao was prepared and sent someone to intercept them and trap them at the foot of the mountain. His troops were limited, and he had only one way to save people. Of course, he had a bigger idea. If Zhu Huan did not want to kill people with a knife and was willing to send people to reinforce him, he might have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Before receiving the news from Ji Ling, Zhu Huan received news that Dong Zhao had left the city one after another.

Zhu Huan did not dare to be careless, and immediately discussed with Lu, sent additional scouts to pay close attention to where the Dong brothers were going. When they found out that the Dong brothers did not go west but went east after they left the city, Zhu Huan judged that Dong Zhao might have gone to Ji Ling.

Ji Ling is the weakest link among them, and behind Dong Zhao, if Dong Zhao wants to rescue Dingtao, he must first solve Ji Ling and relieve his worries. This possibility was prepared in advance. Zhu Huan's order to Ji Ling was to keep a distance and avoid fighting. His task was to restrain Dong Zhao and prevent Dong Zhao from rescuing Dingtao. If Dong Zhao went out of the city to pursue, it would be in line with their expectations.

However, Lu Zheng also reminded Zhu Huan that although there was a saying first, and Zang Ba himself was the one who represented Ji Ling at the meeting, Sun Guan and others were born into Taishan bandits and had always been different from the subordinates of several other war zones. They had limited obedience to Ji Ling himself and their subordinates were also insufficient in combat. They might not see any problems when defending the city, but their field battles were obviously insufficient. Dong Zhao led the elite Jizhou, and he served as the prefect of Wei County in Jizhou. He fought with the Heishan Army for many years and had rich combat experience. He was also very clear about the habits of this bandit. If he used a trick to lure Sun Guan and others, Ji Ling might not be able to control it even if he saw it through, and he should have prepared early.

Zhu Huan didn't really want to save Sun Guan. He had never looked down on these bandits, nor did he like subordinates who did not obey orders. However, Lu Yi said that as one of the Nine Supervisors, Ji Ling would have a great impact on morale if he was killed in the battle zone. Moreover, Ji Ling was responsible for the war zone in the city. Once the losses were serious, Dong Zhao might retreat from Rencheng and leave troops to defend Kang's father at that time, the situation would be very difficult.

After listening to Lu An's analysis, Zhu Huan agreed and immediately made arrangements to prepare for reinforcements. He left Lu Fan to monitor Dingtao City to prevent Li from entering and leaving the city. All other people rushed to Changyi. Yan Xing and others led the cavalry first, Zhang Fen led the navy and went down the water. Man Chong advanced along the official road on the land, and the central army followed immediately.

Zhu Huan went all the way to discuss with Lu. If Dong Zhao's main force left the city, it would be a good opportunity to severely damage him in the field. After defeating Dong Zhao's main force, the situation would be more beneficial to them. They could either directly attack Changyi or return to Dingtao.

Lu Yi felt that Dong Zhao would not be so easy to submit. Dong Zhao had once faced Man Chong, and he was a very difficult opponent without a chance of winning or losing. He must have other preparations, so it is better to be cautious. He is never tired of deceit and is eager to make contributions and will often be used by the opponent. Before trying to make use of the opponent's flaws, he must make sure that he has no flaws and is caught.

As Zhu Huan listened, he couldn't help laughing. "Boyan, you speak like a great king."

Lu Yi Xiaoxiao. He had heard many people say this, Zhu Huan was not the first, nor would he be the last one. "I just learned some of the superficiality of using military forces. Governance is the essence of the king. In this regard..." He paused, raised his head, looked into the distance, and looked a little disappointed. "Zhuge Kongming's understanding is deeper, and I can't meet the world. If the king hadn't insisted on the division of civil and military affairs, he would be the person who looked the most like the king."

"Can Kong Ming also use troops?"

"Of course." Lu Yi laughed. "The king said that the reason why Kong Ming was not allowed to be a general was not that he could not use troops, but that he was afraid that he was too tired. Kong Ming was cautious and had to do everything himself. He could win every battle, but the scale was limited. If he had more than 100,000 soldiers, he could exhaust himself to death."

"It's already amazing to be able to command 100,000 troops." Zhu Huan asked curiously: "What about you?"
Chapter completed!