Three Kingdoms King of the North

For Wu Xi's statement, Guo Si deeply agreed. He lowered his head and thought for a while, and then said: "What you said is quite reasonable. We can't let Hu Zhen continue to serve as the guard of Meiwu. When it comes to the meeting hall, this general has his own opinion."

Soon, everyone came to the meeting room and sat down in priority.Guo Si said to Li Jue: "Children, since we have arrived at Kaiwu, the soldiers and horses of Jizhou must come to the city soon. If only Hu Cai is alone in defending the city, I am afraid that he will not be able to catch him. I think it is better to let him take the south gate. Let Wu Xi be responsible."

For Guo Si's arrangement, Li Jue did not object, but nodded in agreement.Wu Xi originally thought that it would take a lot of effort for him to be the guard of the city, but he did not expect to achieve his goal so easily. He couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly came out to salute Li and Guo: "Thank you, Da Sima, Da Sima!" General love, Wu Xi will definitely live up to your expectations."

When Hu Zhen heard that Guo Si had handed over the task of guarding the south of the city to Wu Xi, he couldn't help feeling disappointed.But seeing that the deal was done, he had no choice but to go out. After saluting the two of them, he said with a bitter face: "The last general obeys. I will hand over the defense of the south of the city to General Wu later."

Hu Zhen considered that Li and Guo had traveled such a long distance, so he hurriedly called his servants to prepare food and drinks, and cleaned them up in the conference hall.At the same time, he also ordered people to deliver wine and food to the soldiers and horses entering the barracks.

After the banquet was over, Guo Si called Wu Xi aside and told him, "This general looks at Hu Zhen and seems to have objections. After you take over the defense of the south of the city, you should be more careful."

"Please rest assured, General." Wu Xi patted his chest and assured Guo Si, "The final general will never let any of Hu Zhen's soldiers step half a step south of the city."

Regarding Wu Xi's reply, Guo Si nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's very good!"

Wu Xi returned to the station, quickly called Feng Er, and said to him: "Feng Er, General Guo has ordered this general to be in charge of the defense of the south of the city, you can quickly sneak out of the city and report this news to General Zhao and Mr. Guo know."

"No, general, absolutely not!" After hearing Wu Xi's order, Feng Er quickly dissuaded him and said, "The general has a new assignment to defend the south of the city, so Hu Zhen must feel resentful, and he must send someone nearby to watch. If we act rashly, we will definitely be noticed."

Fortunately, Wu Xi is not a self-willed person, and he can still listen to Feng Er's opinions.He humbly asked Feng Er for advice: "Then tell me, what should we do?"

"In the opinion of villains, we still hold our ground." Feng Er said after some consideration: "When General Zhao and his troops approach the city, it won't be too late for the little ones to go out of the city to report."

"Since that's the case, it's up to you." Wu Xi said to Feng Er: "Taking this opportunity, you choose more reliable people to guard the city gate, and open the city gate as soon as possible with Jizhou soldiers and horses. surrender."

"General, opening the city gate is the second priority." Feng Er said hesitantly, "We need to get rid of the two thieves Li Jue and Guo Si first."

After Wu Xi heard what Feng Er had said, he walked back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.After a while, he stopped and said to Feng Er: "I just entered Meiwu today. It seems a bit too hasty to invite Li and Guo to the banquet. It may arouse the suspicion of the two of them. It will only take a few days." On the next day, I will find another opportunity to lure the two thieves to the mansion, and then the general will ambush the swordsman and chop the two of them into pieces."

Although Zhao Yun didn't take advantage of the night to rob the camp, the scout horses he sent were still cruising outside Li Guo's camp.Therefore, as soon as Li and Guo left camp and went to Meiwu, Zhao Yun knew about it immediately.After Tan Ma finished speaking, he asked Guo Jia: "Mr. Feng Xiao, when will we raise troops to attack Meiwu?"

"No hurry, no hurry. The two thieves, Li and Guo, have entered Meiwu. They are like turtles in a urn. They will be captured by us sooner or later." Guo Jia said, pointing to the west, and said, "Has General Zilong forgotten, There is still a group of troops to the west of us. If we don't get rid of them, if we rush to attack Meiwu, we may be in danger of being attacked by the enemy."

"Mr. Feng Xiao, let's send troops to attack the camp first." Zhao Yun waited for Guo Jia to say this, and immediately said in a hurry: "As soon as we capture this camp, we can lead our troops to attack Meiwu."

"General Zilong, you don't need to use swords to get rid of this army." Guo Jia smiled and said to Zhao Yun: "Jia is waiting for someone, as long as this person goes to the camp in the west of the city, maybe the defenders inside will join him. Surrender without a fight."

"Surrender without a fight?" Zhao Yun was skeptical of Guo Jia's statement, but he did not refute Guo Jia, but asked curiously: "Mr. Feng Xiao, I don't know the lobbyist you mentioned , whose name is it?"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "The soldiers and horses in the camp in the west of the city are all from Li Jue's hometown. It just so happens that the person Jia plans to send to the camp to persuade him to surrender is also Li Jue's fellow villager. His surname is Huangfu and his name is Li. It is Huangfu Song His concubine, if he comes forward to persuade the camp in the west of the city to surrender, he must be very sure."

While the two were talking, a Du Bo suddenly walked in outside and reported to Zhao Yun, "General Qi, there is an official outside asking to see you."

"Officials asking for an audience?" When Zhao Yun and Guo Jia heard what Du Bo said, they both thought at the same time: "Could it be that Huangfu Li is here?"

After Zhao Yun and Guo Jia looked at each other, they asked Uncle Du, "Did anyone tell me his last name?"

"Return to General," Du Bo replied respectfully, "Someone said that his surname was changed to Huangfu, with one character Li. Mr. Guo sent someone to invite him here."

"Sure enough, Huangfu Li is here." After confirming that the person who came was Huangfu Li, Guo Jia couldn't help being overjoyed, and he said to Zhao Yun, "General, wait here, and I will wait for Jia to personally welcome Mr. Huangfu into the account."

After a while, Guo Jia greeted a middle-aged man in a black official uniform and walked in.As soon as the man saw Zhao Yun, he stepped forward and saluted: "Huangfu Li has seen General Zhao!"

"Mr. Huangfu, excuse me!" Zhao Yun quickly stepped forward to support Huangfu Li, and after a few polite words, he beckoned him to sit down.He asked: "Mr. Huangfu, I heard from Mr. Fengxiao that you are willing to go to the camp in the west of the city to persuade you to surrender. I wonder if you are sure?"

"The soldiers in the camp in the west of the city are all my fellow countrymen. I don't want to see their lives in ruins, so I am willing to take the risk." Huangfu Li got up and saluted Zhao Yun, then said: "Please send someone to send me into the camp. .”

Seeing that Huangfu Li was in such a hurry to go to the camp in the west of the city, Zhao Yun didn't stop him. He quickly called a military marquis and ordered him to lead five hundred soldiers to escort Huangfu Li to the camp in the west of the city.And told him: "When you escort your husband to the big camp, you will wait outside the camp. When will you come out, you will come back. Do you understand?"

"Here!" Junhou said loudly, then walked up to Huangfu Li, bowed and said to him, "Mr. Huangfu, please!"

Chapter 307 Please enter the urn

Zhao Yun actually didn't have much hope for Huangfu Li's persuasion to surrender. He thought that it would be good for the other party to retreat unscathed, let alone persuade those rebellious Xiliang soldiers to surrender.On the contrary, Guo Jia had great confidence in Huangfu Li, and he said to Zhao Yun confidently: "General Zilong, after the soldiers and horses from the camp west of the city surrender, you send someone to escort them back to Chang'an, and let Yuanzhi settle them down."

Seeing Guo Jia's confidence, Zhao Yun really couldn't laugh or cry: "Mr. Feng Xiao, do you really think that Huangfu Li can make all the soldiers and horses in the camp in the west of the city surrender to us?"

"I have no doubts." Guo Jia said to Zhao Yun with a smile, "General Zilong doesn't know something, but Huangfu Li has the ability to deal with it. It's easy to persuade those soldiers who have no masters."

Zhao Yun is not a person who likes to argue. Hearing what Guo Jia said, he could only follow his lead and say, "Since Mr. Zhao is so confident, then Zhao will wait for the good news."

After about half an hour, a team leader suddenly broke in from outside, knelt down on one knee in front of Zhao Yun and Guo Jia, and said very excitedly: "General Qi, the soldiers and horses in the camp west of the city have left the camp. It's coming our way."

"What, the soldiers and horses from the camp in the west of the city have left the camp?" Zhao Yun stood up abruptly, and ordered the team to lead: "Come here, carry the guns and horses for XX, and XX wants to meet these Xiliang soldiers in person."

The team leader raised his head, looked at Zhao Yun in surprise, and then said: "Mr. Huangfu and the brother Yiqu sent by the general are at the forefront of the team. It seems that the soldiers and horses in the camp west of the city have come to surrender to our army."

Even if a thunderstorm exploded beside Zhao Yun at this moment, it would not be more shocking than what the team leader said.He walked quickly to the front of the team leader, bent down to look at the other party, and asked tentatively: "You mean, the soldiers and horses of the camp in the west of the city are going to come to surrender to our army."

"I think it should be." The team leader replied in a panic: "Mr. Huangfu and our paoze are walking in the front, and there is no sign of being coerced at all. If this is not the case, the subordinates really don't know if they are here." What are you doing?"

"Okay, General Zilong." Guo Jia stood up and said to Zhao Yun: "It seems that Mr. Huangfu persuaded the soldiers and horses in the camp in the west of the city to let them raise their camp to surrender. Let's go, let's go out to meet them."

Zhao Yun and Guo Jia left the camp with their soldiers and horses, and came outside, and they saw a row of dark soldiers and horses coming towards them. The one walking in the front was Huangfu Li, and the soldiers and horses they sent to escort him .

Seeing Zhao Yun and Guo Jia coming out to greet him, Huangfu Li smiled and cupped his hands and said, "General Zhao and Mr. Guo, I am lucky enough to persuade the defenders of the camp in the west of the city to surrender."

A lieutenant under Li Jue came to Zhao Yun and Guo Jia's horse, got off the horse and knelt down on one knee and said, "Xiliang Captain Zhang Chong, I have seen General Zhao and Mr. Guo."

"Zhang Chong?!" Zhao Yun asked tentatively after hearing the name, "I don't know how you and Zhang Bao should be called?"

"As General Zhao said, Zhang Bao is my elder brother." Zhang Chong quickly replied, "I heard that he has defected to Jizhou, but it is a pity that he was killed by Cui Yong."

"It's a pity, it's a pity." Zhao Yun couldn't help sighing when he thought of Zhang Bao who went to Chang'an alone to persuade Cui Yong to surrender, but was killed by the other party. "If Zhang Bao survives, given time, sooner or later he will be a fierce general under my lord's command."

Seeing that Huangfu Li had surrendered the soldiers and horses from the battalion in the west of the city, Zhao Yun could concentrate on dealing with Li Jue and Guo Si in the city of Yiwu.He said to Huangfu Li: "Mr. Huangfu, you and Captain Zhang Chong will lead these soldiers back to Chang'an first, and let Xu Yuanzhi arrange them properly."

Just when Huangfu Li agreed, Zhang Chong suddenly asked, "I don't know what General Zhao intends to do?"

Thinking that Zhang Chong had surrendered to Jizhou, Zhao Yun stopped hiding from him: "I want to go to Meiwu to capture Li Jue, Guo Si and others."

Knowing that Zhao Yun and others were going to Meiwu, Zhang Chong quickly asked Ying to say: "If the general does not give up, Zhang Chong is willing to be the vanguard!"

Seeing Zhang Chong volunteering, Zhao Yun hesitated instead, don't see that the soldiers and horses of the camp in the west of the city have surrendered to him.But after all, it was not long before the new arrival, and he rashly took them to Meiwu. If they cooperated with Li Jue and Guo Si in the city, he would definitely lose the battle.

Fortunately, Zhang Chong saw Zhao Yun's embarrassment, and quickly said to him: "General, don't worry. There are more than [-] people in the camp in the west of the city, which is equivalent to the general's number. These soldiers and horses were recruited from Xiliang recently. They are not from the direct descendants of Li Jue and Guo Si, so they will not renege on the battle."

Seeing Zhang Chong express his worries, Zhao Yun chuckled twice, and then turned his gaze to Guo Jia, wanting him to make up his mind.Guo Jia shook his feather fan lightly, and said to Zhao Yun: "General Zilong, you don't need to be suspicious of people. Since Captain Zhang Chong is sincere, why should we chill their hearts? From Jia's point of view, let's take them to Mei. dock."

So the two sides joined forces and moved towards Meiwu.When they arrived at Meiwu in the evening, the [-] troops divided into four groups and surrounded Meiwu tightly.

When Wu Xi learned that Zhao Yun's army had arrived, he couldn't help but beam with joy.But he saw clearly that among the soldiers and horses besieging the city, there were Li Jue and Guo Si staying behind the banners of the camp in the west of the city, and he couldn't help muttering again: "What's going on? Why is there Zhang Chong in General Zhao's army?" banner?"

Feng Er, who was standing beside him, set up an awning to watch for a while, and said tentatively, "General, do you think Zhang Chong has surrendered to General Zhao?"

"This is unlikely." Wu Xi expressed great doubts about Feng Er's statement: "Don't look at the more than [-] soldiers and horses that General Zhao brought out of the city, but the soldiers and horses in the camp west of the city , with the recent increase in troops, there should be more than [-] people. Even if Jizhou soldiers and horses are brave and good at fighting, it may not be an easy task to surrender Zhang Chong and others in such a long time."

"General," Feng Er looked around and saw no outsiders, so he lowered his voice and said, "After dark, I will sneak into the barracks in disguise to find out."