Zhang Yan's throat spurted blood and his eyes were fixed on Zhao Yun. However, he didn't recognize the person in front of him at all. He didn't know when such a person appeared in Ding County. In the blink of an eye, endless darkness swallowed Zhang Yan's consciousness. His vision went dark, and his body fell from the horse to the ground.
"Zhang Yan is dead, kill him!"
Zhao Yun further roared loudly.
As the shouts came out, Zhao Yun's troops roared and charged, and the Black Mountain bandits became even more panicked and kept running away in all directions.
When Lu Xuan saw this scene, he did not recruit the Black Mountain bandits. He just suppressed them for a while and killed the main force of the Black Mountain bandits. Then he took Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and his men to bypass Luoyanpo and came to the other side to meet Zhao Cheng. Convergence.
Zhao Yun talked about killing Zhang Yan, and Zhao Cheng was even more excited.
Zhang Yan is dead!
This is a big deal.
Zhao Cheng looked at Lu Xuan again, with a hint of temptation, and said: "Master Lu is definitely not an ordinary person, but I have never heard of a man named Lu Haikong. There is no such fierce man in Changshan Kingdom. What's more, you Your accent is not from here, you are..."
"Cousin, be careful what you say."
Zhao Yun opened his mouth to remind.
Zhao Cheng was even more confused. Looking at Zhao Yun's behavior, he knew that the person in front of him was definitely not an ordinary person.
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "Mr. Zhao, there are many things you don't know, which is actually for the best. Once you know, the good days will come to an end."
Zhao Cheng looked at Lu Xuan carefully, but still unwilling to accept it, he continued: "Could it be that Mr. Lu is a subordinate of Gongsun Zan of Youzhou? Zilong worked for Gongsun Zan before, so you came to Zhending County to invite Zilong back."
"no!"
Lu Xuan shook his head and answered.
He didn't say any more, and said: "County Magistrate Zhao, if Zhang Yan was killed, you have to use his head to claim credit; or, you can pretend not to know whether Zhang Yan is dead or alive. In short, it's up to you to decide." , because you have to use Zhang Yan to ask for credit, and you can’t explain many things clearly, which can easily cause you to get burned.”
Zhao Cheng shook his head and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Lu, I won't touch him. If I declare to the outside world that I killed Zhang Yan, the Black Mountain bandits may hate me. If other Black Mountain bandits come for revenge, I can't stop him." "
Lu Xuan nodded, looked at Zhao Yun and said: "Zilong, let's go back and rest. We will leave Zhending County early tomorrow morning."
"Here!"
Zhao Yun answered directly.
When Zhao Cheng saw this situation, he immediately understood that this Mr. Lu was the person Zhao Yun was loyal to.
who is it?
Zhao Cheng felt like a cat's paw, very curious.
However, Zhao Cheng didn't understand Zhao Yun, and he didn't know who Zhao Yun had met outside. He could only watch Lu Xuan, Zhao Yun and the others leave.
Lu Xuan and his party returned to Zhao's house. Zhao Yun ordered people to kill cattle and sheep to reward all the soldiers who participated. The soldiers could eat meat and drink wine, and Lu Xuan, Zhao Yun, Xu Chu and Jia Xu were also together.
Xu Chu was drinking, taking small sips.
His responsibility is to protect Lu Xuan and he cannot drink too much. Moreover, having a drink like this tonight is already an exception. Lu Xuan specifically asked Xu Chu to drink. Otherwise, Xu Chu would not drink at will.
Zhao Yun drank a few glasses of wine and became more emotional. He looked at Lu Xuando and said, "By killing Zhang Yan this time, Yuan Shao will have one less henchman, which is not good for the king. However, the king still let Zhang Yan be killed by his humble position. , I humbly offer you a drink, everything is in the wine.”
"please!"
Zhao Yun raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Lu Xuan drank the wine and said with a smile: "It's just Zhang Yan, not worth mentioning."
Zhao Yun said again: "I have followed Gongsun Zan for many years and have fought many battles. I have never been able to win with the help of strategies and easy calculations like you. Your Majesty has a clever plan and I admire you."
Lu Xuandao: "This is not my credit."
He looked at Jia Xu and said with a smile: "This battle is the result of Wen He's planning."
Jia Xu said quickly: "Your Majesty, this is a great reward, but I am ashamed of my humble position."
Zhao Yun changed the topic and continued: "Your Majesty, we are going north next. Do we really want to see Gongsun Zan?"
"certainly!"
Lu Xuan nodded and answered.
A flash of light flashed in his eyes and he said: "The key to my plan in Liaodong is Gongsun Zan. After I met Gongsun Zan, I had to trick him into sending me a cavalry. In addition, Gongsun Zan was the main person to hold back Yuan Shao. We have to get him mentally prepared for the battle.”
Zhao Yun said worriedly: "My lord, Gongsun Zan is very petty. It's difficult to talk to him about things."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "It depends on man-made things."
The two chatted, and Jia Xu usually drank by himself.
Zhao Yun drank a lot of wine in the evening and was a little drunk, but not too drunk. After all, he had to be on his way tomorrow. After a banquet, everyone went to bed, and Xu Chu led his guards to garrison.
When Zhao Yun got up in the middle of the night, he found Xu Chu guarding Lu Xuan's door and was amazed in his heart.
As expected of Xu Chu.
Zhao Yun went back to rest and slept until dawn. Early in the morning, someone prepared breakfast. After breakfast, he left Zhending County and headed north. After leaving this time, Lu Xuan's team expanded again, with Zhao Yun's tribe following him.
There are two routes from Zhending County to Youzhou.
The first one goes north along the Changshan Kingdom to the northernmost part of the Changshan Kingdom, then goes east into the Zhongshan Kingdom, and then goes north to insert into Youzhou.
Article 2: Go east from Zhending County back to Zhongshan Kingdom, go north from Zhongshan Kingdom, pass through the entire Zhongshan Kingdom and enter Youzhou.
Zhao Yun is a native of Changshan State and is familiar with the situation in Changshan State. He also has some connections in Changshan State, so Lu Xuan chose to go north from Changshan State, and after reaching the northernmost point, he went east to Zhongshan State and then entered Zhuojun in Youzhou.
However, Gongsun Zan's headquarters was not in Zhuojun, but in Yijing.
Yijing City, located in Yi County on the southern border of Zhuo County, is the northernmost county of the Hejian Kingdom in Jizhou and was captured by Gongsun Zan.
Gongsun Zan spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build Yijing. Outside the center of Yijing City, layers of trenches were dug, and mountains of earth were piled in the middle of these trenches to form hills five or six feet high. Small cities were built on the hills to facilitate defense.
If you want to attack from outside, you must go through these layers of trenches.
Gongsun Zan's Yijing City is in the center.
It is said that for the sake of safety, Gongsun Zan sealed the city with iron gates and did not allow men to enter the city. He was surrounded by strong and middle-aged women to serve him. In addition, there are also large amounts of food stored in the city.
All this is to defend Yuan Shao.
Gongsun Zan fought with Yuan Shao, but was defeated by Yuan Shao. He had lost the fighting spirit to fight Yuan Shao, so he hid in the city.
Lu Xuan took Zhao Yun, Xu Chu, Jia Xu and others to the outside of Yijing City. He saw the rolling hills and the standing cities in the distance, but he sneered.
Gongsun Zan was a very high-spirited person.
Such people are suitable for winning consecutive battles and staying sharp. However, Gongsun Zan completely gave up on himself after losing to Yuan Shao.
In fact, Gongsun Zan is not suitable to dominate one side. He does not have enough means and city government.
Zhao Yun looked at this piece of Yi Jing City and said with emotion: "Your Majesty, when I left Gongsun Zan in humble duty, Gongsun Zan was so majestic. In the blink of an eye, he was already cowering here, which is so embarrassing."
Lu Xuan smiled and said: "In this world, there is never a shortage of capable people. What is lacking is perseverance. Those who achieved great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance."
"Gongsun Zan lacks enough resilience. From this point of view, he is far from Liu Bei. Gongsun Zan has opportunities, but does not have enough resilience. Liu Bei has resilience, but does not have enough opportunities."
Zhao Yun said: "My lord is right."
Lu Xuan ordered: "Let's go and see Gongsun Zan. I'm here as the King of Wu. Gongsun Zan will be interested."
Zhao Yun nodded and followed.
A group of people arrived at the outermost military camp in Yijing City. Lu Xuan directly revealed his identity. When the soldiers heard that Lu Xuan was coming, they were shocked and rushed back to report.
The news was reported back layer by layer. When Gongsun Zan got the news, he was shocked.
Today's Gongsun Zan has long lost his fighting spirit and is hiding in Yijing City and giving up on himself.
The generals under his command were attacked by Yuan Shao and sent troops for help. Gongsun Zan refused to send troops to rescue him. He also said that if he saved one person, others would follow suit and ask for help. He would not fight hard or would not save him at all.
In the end, the people below were disloyal, but Gongsun Zan didn't care about it.
Although Gongsun Zan was in the city, he knew the world situation and knew that Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Lu Xuan were kings, but he didn't interfere. His idea was to hide at home and have fun all day long.
Under normal circumstances, Gongsun Zan did not see outsiders. Because Lu Xuan came, his heart was still disturbed. After thinking about it, he arranged for someone to bring Lu Xuan in.
However, Gongsun Zan only allowed Lu Xuan to enter the city alone.
Zhao Yun and Xu Chu were worried about Lu Xuan's safety and discouraged Lu Xuan because it was too dangerous to go in alone. Lu Xuan did not agree and asked Jia Xu to take charge of the situation. He climbed into the hanging basket and entered the city alone.
Lu Xuan looked down on Gongsun Zan's family spirit, but Gongsun Zan was still useful for now.
Lu Xuan entered the city, came to the hall, and saw Gongsun Zan sitting on the main seat.
Gongsun Zan was in his early forties and had a large frame.
But the Gongsun Zan in front of him had a fat figure, a big belly, and a chubby face that gave people a greasy look. In particular, Gongsun Zan's large dark circles under his eyes made Gongsun Zan look extremely pale and depressed.
Lu Xuan lamented in his heart that Gongsun Zan was once a powerful man who dominated the north.
Today, heroes are dying.
Lu Xuan even felt that Gongsun Zan didn't know how to behave. Lu Xuan was the king of Wu who was granted the title by the imperial court. Gongsun Zan always acted like a arrogant person. All his actions made Lu Xuan think that Gongsun Zan might be able to fight, but he was too bad as a person.
Such people can only be used.
Being a partner is a pig teammate.
Lu Xuan made his decision, a harmless smile appeared on his face, and he cupped his hands and said: "Lu Xuan of Yangzhou, I have met General Gongsun."
