At this moment, Gong Zhi, the officer in charge of the county, stood up, cupped his hands and said,
"Reporting to the governor, according to my subordinates, Cao's army is powerful and it may be difficult for us to resist it. It is better to surrender to Cao's army."
"General Zhengnan has a generous personality and will definitely not embarrass us."
When Jin Xuan heard this, he became even more angry.
"You spoke for Yang Ling like this, but you accepted his benefits?"
"Come here, drag this rip-off thing down and behead it!"
Gong Zhi was immediately confused.
It was obviously you who asked us to come up with the idea, but when I came up with the idea, you were going to drag me down and chop me down?
Seeing that the sergeants on the left and right were about to pull Gong Zhi down, the colleagues on the side quickly began to plead for him.
"Queen, calm down! The two armies haven't started fighting yet. Let's kill our own people first. I'm afraid it will shake the morale of the army!"
"Yes, Gong Zhizhi also considers the county governor!"
After everyone's persuasion, Jin Xuan gave up the idea of executing Gong Zhi and snorted coldly,
"For the sake of so many people pleading for you, I will spare your life today!"
He paused, looked at everyone, and said sternly,
"Since Cao Jun dares to come today, I will personally go out of the city to meet the enemy! Let him know how powerful I am! Don't talk about surrender any more!"
With Gong Zhi's example there, everyone was afraid of angering Jin Xuan again, so they had no choice but to keep silent.
After leaving the lobby, Gong Zhi said angrily,
"I kindly gave advice to the county governor, but he treated me like this. It's really hateful!"
"Who says otherwise? Cao's army is so powerful that even Sun Quan and Liu Bei can't stop it. How can we resist with just one county?"
"Let me tell you, Gong Zongzheng is right at all. It's better to surrender!"
Everyone was talking a lot.
"Forget it, you gentlemen, be careful what you say, be careful if the county guard hears it and gets angry again."
Gong Zhi sighed, said goodbye to his colleagues, and headed towards his mansion.
As soon as he stepped into the house, he saw a servant coming to greet him.
"There is a man who claims to be the master's friend and is waiting in the hall right now."
Gong Zhi was slightly startled, and without thinking much, he walked towards the lobby.
There was a handsome scholar sitting in the lobby. Gong Zhi didn't recognize him and was a little confused.
"Who are you……"
"I have something important to tell you sir, and I would like to ask Gong to step aside first."
The handsome scholar smiled.
Gong Zhi had no doubt that he was there, so he asked the servants on the left and right to step aside for the time being.
"I, Gao Rou, am the chief bookkeeper of General Zhengnan's account."
Gao Rou smiled.
"You...are you from General Zhengnan?"
Gong Zhi's expression changed drastically, and he subconsciously stepped back.
"Don't panic, Gong Zheng. I'm here today just to help the general deliver a letter."
Gao Rou took out a letter from her arms and handed it to Gong Zhi with a smile.
Gong Zhi was stunned for a moment, then took the letter from his hand and started reading it.
After reading Yang Ling's letter, his expression became uncertain.
Seeing this situation, Gao Rou laughed softly and said,
"Before I came, the general said that Gong Zong is a wise man and will not be as stubborn as Jin Xuan!"
Gong Zhi was even more surprised when he heard this.
Yang Linggui is a great general in the imperial court, but he actually knows that he is such a small person?
Although he was surprised, he was also a little moved in his heart.
"To be honest, I do not agree with fighting against the imperial army."
Gong Zhi smiled bitterly and told Gao Rou exactly what happened in the courtroom.
"Since Jin Xuan is so ruthless, why should Gong Zheng be so loyal?"
Gao Rou sneered.
Gong Zhi thought for a moment and finally gritted his teeth.
"What Mr. Gao said is absolutely true! He Jin Xuan is unkind, so I am unjust!"
"So good!"
Gao Rou put her hands on her hands and laughed.
…
Wuling County is not a large county, Jin Xuan has a lot of plans, and only has 3,000 soldiers and horses.
After knowing that they were going to fight against Cao Jun, several generals suddenly became sad.
"Guardian, it's not that we are timid, it's just that we only have three thousand people. How can we defeat Cao's army of tens of thousands of troops?"
"Yes, not to mention that there are powerful generals like Ma Chao and Wei Yan in Cao's army. We are definitely no match!"
Upon hearing their words, Jin Xuan suddenly became furious,
"You guys are really as cowardly as rats! So what if Cao's army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses? From ancient times to the present, how many battles have the weak defeated the strong?"
Seeing that everyone was still full of fear, Jin Xuan's expression softened a little and explained,
"Of course I know that attacking Cao Jun with force is like hitting a rock with an egg. So I plan to launch an ambush against Cao Jun in a dangerous place!"
After hearing what he said, all the generals managed to cheer up.
Soon Jin Xuan gathered three thousand soldiers and horses, and then left the county in a mighty manner.
Gong Zhi and Gao Rou stood on the city wall, watching Jin Xuan leave, with a sneer on their faces!
"Master Gao, it's time to take action!"
Gong Zhi greeted Gao Rou, and the two of them got off the city wall and walked away.
Let’s talk about Jin Xuan.
Shortly after leading his troops out of the city, he carefully selected a dangerous terrain as an ambush location.
The road here is narrow, with a muddy swamp on the left and a large dense forest on the right, which is perfect for Wuling's army to hide in.
"The Sheriff is really resourceful!"
"Cao Jun could never have imagined that the county guard would dare to take the initiative with a weak force!"
All the generals began to flatter him one after another.
When Jin Xuan heard this, he couldn't help but look proud.
He also felt complacent about his plan.
Yang Ling never thought that he would dare to take the initiative!
When he passes by with his army, if you catch him by surprise, Cao's army will definitely be defeated!
Then, wouldn't it be wonderful to be famous all over the world in one battle?
Thinking of this, the smile on Jin Xuan's face became even brighter!
However, fantasy is beautiful, but reality is cruel.
Jin Xuan and his troops lay in ambush in the dense forest for three days, but still saw no movement of Yang Ling and Cao Jun.
In desperation, he had to send spies to find out the news.
As a result, the news brought back by the spies made Jin Xuan dumbfounded.
Cao Jun was stationed not far ahead and had no intention of attacking Han Shou.
Jin Xuan wished he could find Yang Ling and ask him why he didn't follow the script?
He originally wanted to wait a few more days to see what would happen to Cao Jun.
But this time he led his troops out of the city, never expecting to fight a protracted war.
The dry food carried by the army sergeants has been exhausted.
In desperation, Jin Xuan had to order to withdraw first, and then slowly find a way to repel Cao's army.
But when he led his army back to Hanshou, he was surprised.
I saw that all four city gates were closed tightly, and there was no movement in the city.
"The Sheriff is back, open the door quickly!"
Jin Xuan shouted loudly.
Upon hearing his voice, several heads appeared on the city wall, one of which was Gong Zhi.
"It turns out the county guard is back."
He greeted Jin Xuan with a smile.
Jin Xuan had an ominous premonition in his heart, but he still forced a smile and said,
"Cao's army will be arriving soon. Please ask Gong to open the door quickly."
