"Don't drive, don't be careless and underestimate the enemy. If Zhang Lu knew that the entire Guanghan County was in a state of emptiness, he might not dare to make a desperate move!"
Logically speaking, a newcomer like Wang Lei, who had just joined Liu Zhang's group, should not speak like this to a high-ranking veteran like Jia Xu.
However, Wang Lei has such a personality. If he has an opinion, he should speak out and remonstrate with him. He cannot just sit back and watch the danger coming without doing anything.
"Wang Lei, how can you be so rude!"
Sure enough, Wang Shang, who recommended Wang Lei, was startled and quickly stood up and scolded him.
At present, Jia Xu has the final say in Guanghan County. If Wang Lei offends Jia Xu, wouldn't he be seeking his own death?
Jia Xu was not angry at all, with a smile on his face. He first waved his hand to Wang Shang, telling him not to be nervous.
"Wen Biao, it's okay! Wang Lei also has good intentions."
Wang Shang could only laugh awkwardly, and then scolded Wang Lei again.
"Thank you, don't drive!"
Wang Lei was not a fool, and he knew in his heart that he had offended Jia Xu, so he immediately handed over and thanked him.
"Wang Lei, thank you for not driving me!"
Jia Xu smiled and nodded. He was not a narrow-minded person who couldn't listen to what others said, so he naturally wouldn't blame Wang Lei.
"It doesn't matter! I know what you said. But Zhang Lu wants to attack Guanghan County, and Mianzhu is a hurdle he can't get around no matter what! Five thousand defenders are definitely more than enough to defend Zhang Lu! Even if Zhang Lu's entire army attacks, We won’t be able to capture Mianzhu within a few months!”
Wang Lei looked melancholy, and after much thought he finally expressed his worries.
"What if the enemy is not just Zhang Lu?"
"Haha, can the enemy still kill us from behind?"
Jia Xu gently stroked his beard, and his words were quite playful.
Wang Lei had no concrete evidence, he just felt a dangerous breath flowing.
"Don't drive. Although Wang Lei is a little disrespectful, he is indeed a bit strange lately."
"Oh? Wen Biao thinks something is wrong?"
Jia Xu didn't need to pay much attention to Wang Lei's suggestion, but now that Wang Shang has brought it up, it must be taken seriously.
"Don't drive. The counties and counties in Guanghan have been a bit uneasy recently..."
Wang Shang had no concrete evidence to show what was wrong, but relied on his knowledge of Guanghan County and his many years of experience as an official.
"Well...it seems that it is necessary to strengthen the defense of each county."
Jia Xu's face was calm, but his eyes were empty, and he was obviously thinking about how to deal with it.
At this time, a soldier suddenly broke in outside the door, looking extremely panicked.
"Please leave, Zhang Lu is coming out in full force, heading towards Mianzhu to kill!"
"What!"
Wang Shang, Qin Xun, Dong He, and Wang Lei were all stunned and stood up in shock.
"Do you know how many troops Zhang Lu brought?"
Jia Xu was calmer than the other four and was still asking about the specific situation.
"Farewell, Zhang Lu claims to have an army of one hundred thousand!"
Hearing the soldier's words, Dong He put away his panic and his face was full of disdain.
"An army of one hundred thousand? This Lu is not afraid of blowing his hide! Can the total number of men, women, old and children in Luocheng be one hundred thousand?"
The soldier knelt on the ground without speaking, looking at Jia Xu, waiting for further instructions.
Jia Xu nodded to Dong He, but there was still a slight frown between his brows.
"Youzai is right. Zhang Lu must be bluffing. As long as we defend Mianzhu, we will definitely make him return without success!"
Now that Mianzhu has insufficient troops, it can only rely on danger to hold on, but there is nothing else it can do.
"Quickly send an order to Huang Zhong and ask him to deploy the city defense as soon as possible. Don't let Zhang Lu succeed!"
"promise!"
The soldiers did not dare to delay, so they accepted the order and left.
"My lord, do you need any arrangements in Guanghan County?"
Wang Lei once again admonished Jia Xu. He had already been right by his words before. Will Guanghan County be right by him again?
If the counties are really doing something wrong, it will be too late!
"It doesn't matter, there are county soldiers stationed in every county, so there shouldn't be any trouble. Let's take care of Mianzhu first!"
Jia Xu shook his head and rejected Wang Lei's proposal again.
Now there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses in Mianzhu, and only these 5,000 soldiers and horses in Guanghan County can move. How can Jia Xu move?
"But..."
Wang Lei wanted to say something, but his arm was tightly held by Wang Shang, who winked at him repeatedly.
Jia Xu also wanted to arrange city defense, so Wang Shang and others all retreated.
"Wang Changshi, why don't you let me continue? Don't you also find the situation in the counties of Guanghan strange? If you don't make arrangements early, won't it be too late if there is a situation?"
After Wang Lei went out, he directly grabbed Wang Shang with a questioning look on his face.
"Hey! You understand things, why don't you be so smart and don't understand? But now that we don't have enough troops, we can only stop with silence."
Wang Lei couldn't help but sigh when he thought of Liu Zhang's decision to attack Bajun with his entire army.
"Hey! Why is my lord so insistent on Ba Jun?"
Wang Shang patted Wang Lei on the shoulder and continued to pull him out.
"There is no need to be so pessimistic. Let's not talk about whether Zhang Lu has a hundred thousand troops. Even if he does, there is nothing he can do about Mianzhu! As long as Mianzhu is not lost, Guanghan County will be as stable as Mount Tai!"
"I hope so..."
Wang Lei is worried, but has no good plan. Now he can only hope to be safe and sound.
Five days later, Zhang Lu's army finally arrived at Mianzhu City.
Jia Xu and Huang Zhong stood on the city gate, looking at the endless long dragon, their expressions became cautious.
"Military advisor, it seems that Zhang Lu is out in force..."
Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and kept looking at Zhang Lu's military formation.
"It is estimated that there are at least 50,000 to 60,000 people. How about it? How long can we hold it?"
Huang Zhong looked at the city, then glanced at the soldiers under his command, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
"Don't worry, military advisor, Mianzhu will be safe within thirty days!"
Looking at the mountains of defense materials piled above the city gate, Jia Xu felt much more at ease.
This thirty-day period was estimated by Huang Zhong based on the worst-case scenario. Under normal circumstances, there would be no problem if he persisted for two months.
"Okay, I'll leave everything to General Huang!"
"Don't worry, military advisor!"
Just when Jia Xu was about to leave, he suddenly heard someone shouting from the city.
"Who is the guard in the city? Come quickly and answer the question!"
Jia Xu stopped and looked down the city.
"I'm Jia Xu, Biejia from Yizhou. Who are you?"
"I am Zhang Lu, the prefect of Guanghan! Now that the army has blocked the pass, why don't you surrender the city gate quickly! If you dare to hesitate and destroy the city in an instant, your life will be hard to save!"
Zhang Lu stood on horseback with a very arrogant attitude. The countless troops behind him were the capital of his arrogance.
"Haha, don't show off your words. If you have the guts, just come and attack!"
It turned out that Zhang Lu came to persuade Jia Xu to surrender, which also made Jia Xu lose interest and was about to turn around and leave.
At this time, Zhang Lu's shout came from the city again.
"Jia Xu, I know that the Mianzhu garrison is insufficient, and I also know that Guanghan County is very empty! Why are you stubborn? Why don't you surrender to me? I will still use you!"
"Hahaha!"
Jia Xu looked up to the sky and laughed for a while, his eyes full of disdain.
"Zhang Lu, don't waste your efforts. Even if there are only a thousand people in Mianzhu, can you attack it?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Zhang Lu also laughed excitedly when he heard Jia Xu's words.
"Jia Xu, I know Mianzhu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but what if you are attacked on both sides?"
"Also, don't think that I don't know about Liu Zhang's attack on Bajun. He can't even defend himself now! Hahahahahaha!"
Jia Xu snorted coldly and ignored Zhang Lu.
This kind of threat will never reach Jia Xu's ears!
"Report...!"
At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran into the city and knelt down in front of Jia Xu in panic.
"Don't drive, something bad is going to happen. There are more than ten thousand soldiers coming from the direction of Luocheng!"
"What!"
Jia Xu's pupils shrank, he didn't expect something really happened inside Guanghan County!
