Even though Shi Bin shouted at the top of the city, Yao Yizhong's Qiang cavalry just walked around outside the city and pushed them away.
After three full days, Pu Hong's four to five thousand Di troops arrived belatedly.
They didn't do anything else as soon as they came. They set up a deep ditch and a high fort more than ten miles to the west.
Li Yue understood this move heartily, which meant that Pu Hong would no longer risk his life.
Chen Duan and Bo Wu achieved great results.
Chen Duan was originally the commander-in-chief of Chen Liu's begging army. He raised his arms and responded to the call. More than ten cities including Junyi, Fengqiu, Jiyang, Changyuan, Yongqiu, Weishi, Xiangyi and Waihuang were all involved. Climb the black cloud and red flag.
Bo Wu led more than 500 cavalry down the river and went deep into Yanzhou, gathering more than 10,000 beggars in a few days.
Li Yue has long been the de facto commander-in-chief of the Nanqihuo Army.
Shi Bin poisoned Chen Liu and Li Yue took revenge. Naturally, the beggar army in the south of the river would not turn a blind eye.
This time is also a test of Li Yue's appeal among the Nanbei Army.
Zhao Jun from Dongjun retreated back when he saw the huge momentum of the begging army.
The surrounding Jiyin County, Liang State, and Chen State successively sent one or two thousand troops, but they were all frightened back by Bo Wu.
Zhang Yu and Liu Guoze, the largest forces around, were all indifferent.
Two days later, more than ten thousand troops from Liyang, Hanoi and Wei counties in Hebei Province came to join forces with Pu Hong.
However, reinforcements from Heiyun Mountain and Xuanyuan Mountain have also arrived.
Instead of entering the city immediately, they set up a large camp in the southwest, forming a horned force.
Zhao Jun could only besiege the west and north sides, while Bo Wu and Chen Duan were guarding the east and south sides respectively.
Chenliu is no longer an isolated city.
Every day, beggars from all over the country arrived, and their military strength was also expanding rapidly. Chen Duan kept his word and sent a batch of food, grass and prey every three days.
Although it was not much, it made people in the city feel calm.
On the sixth day, there was a burst of joy in the northwest. Li Yue looked into the distance and saw a tall "King of Pengcheng" banner erected in the middle. It turned out that Shi Zun was coming.
Shi Bin and Zhang Hedu hanging at the top of the city were already dying.
But it was too easy for the two of them to die just like that. Li Yue had people take it down again. In order to get some water and food, he hung it up again after a day's rest.
"You will die!" Shi Bin cursed intermittently on the wooden pole.
Zhang Hedu, on the other hand, closed his eyes and said nothing, with a posture of cutting meat with a knife.
"King Yan must live a good life and let your good brother Shi Zun come and save you!" Li Yue encouraged.
Upon hearing this, Shi Bin also shut up.
The two have been rivals in Jie Zhao for a long time, one is a general and the other is a governor. Once Shi Hu dies, the two will definitely be incompatible.
Almost all the people who can be mobilized near Chen Liu are here.
When Yecheng dealt with Liang Du's rebellion, it took a lot of effort. One hundred thousand troops were destroyed by Li Nong, and they had to rely on Qiang and Di troops.
Of course, Fangtou and Jietou are more than just the people in front of them, but the question is, are Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong willing to bet all their wealth on the dying Jie Zhao?
This is not a question of loyalty or disloyalty. If Shi Hu is strong, these minions will naturally follow him one after another.
But now that Shi Hu is terminally ill and civil strife in Jie and Zhao is imminent, Pu Hong and Yao Yizhong must prepare.
Several riders came from the northwest, led by a tall and burly general, Shi Min. They rushed to the moat, pointed their halberds and shouted: "Open the city!"
"Ji Nu, please save me!" Shi Bin shouted as soon as he saw Shi Min.
Li Yue looked at the city. Since it was Shi Min who came here, it meant that he was here for negotiation. It would be beneficial to Heiyun Mountain to drag him down. Li Nong had lost 100,000 troops, and Jie Zhao couldn't get more troops for a while.
"Kaicheng, let him in."
Li Yue was naturally not afraid of Shi Min, and he only wore armor and no weapons.
Shi Min entered the city and went straight to the tower. When he saw Li Yue, his eyes suddenly felt strange and he sighed, "What Xing Jin did is to destroy the three tribes!"
Li Yue was stunned. He was alone, so why were he afraid of destroying the three clans?
But then she thought of the children in the Xin sisters' bellies.
But it is for the sake of my own children that I must go down this road to the end.
I thought so in my heart, but I couldn't say it with my mouth, "Oh, I have no choice but to act impulsively. I hope Xiu Chenghou will teach me."
Shi Min's expression changed, "The beggar army is both prosperous and destructive. You have committed such a serious crime, which has harmed Guangzong's beggar army. However, there is no sure path for anyone. As long as you go to King Pengcheng's tent and bear the thorns to plead guilty, , this matter can still be undone.”
"Pleading for forgiveness?" Li Yue thought to himself that this word was not quite appropriate.
The Heiyun Army avenges their clansmen, why should they be punished?
"King Pengcheng promised to spare your life!" Shi Min said and suddenly laughed.
This even made him laugh.
"It seems that Marquis Xiucheng has defected to King Pengcheng?" Li Yue changed the topic. What he said before was basically nonsense. If he ran to Shi Zun Camp with his front legs, he would be cut into pieces with knives on his back legs, and his head and Liang Du's body would be placed on top of each other. Send them to Yecheng together.
"The King of Yan is in your hands, and the prince is young. The one who will be in charge in the future must be King Pengcheng." Shi Min did not shy away.
"How about we make a deal?"
"Oh?" Shi Min looked confused.
Li Yue coaxed and said: "King Pengcheng will retreat, and I will deal with Shi Bin for him. If he doesn't retreat, in order to preserve our Black Cloud Mountain, I will definitely let King Yan go back. King Yan has promised me many things."
From the time he came in until now, there has been a lot of nonsense, but not a single mention of Shi Bin, which shows Shi Zun's thoughts outside.
Shi Min looked at Li Yue intently, "You think you can return to Ye alive if you let King Yan go? Then the crime will still be on you."
"It seems there is nothing left to talk about. Lord Xiucheng, please come back. If King Pengcheng wants to take someone's head, he can attack quickly."
The troops on both sides were barely evenly matched.
Jie Zhao had an elite army of Deng Heng in Jicheng, and other elite soldiers followed Ma Qiu, Wang Lang, Wang Zhuo and other generals to confront the Zhang family of Liangzhou in Jincheng.
Liang Du's rebellion severely damaged Liu Ning, Shi Bao, Li Nong and other nearly 200,000 troops, many of whom were elite, and all of them were killed. This was a time when Jie Zhao was in a state of decline.
Jie Zhao is different from the past. Besides Shi Hu, who else can recruit people like Yao Yizhong and Pu Hong?
Li Yue understood this correctly, so he didn't panic.
Sure enough, Shi Min frowned, "Xing Jin really wants to cause chaos?"
This negotiation has also entered a critical moment.
The rebellion is definitely going to happen, but it is naturally best to delay it later.
First, the foundation of Heiyun Mountain is too thin and it takes time to digest.
Secondly, Li Nong returned to Yecheng urgently, presumably because Shi Hu was dying. As soon as he died, the chicken-eating competition began immediately. As long as Heiyun Mountain could keep its composure, it could reap a lot of dividends by relying on the geographical location of Xingyang and Chenliu counties.
"This depends on King Pengcheng. King Pengcheng wants to cause chaos among me. In order to survive, I have to unite with the Nanqihuo Army to make an enemy of you! King Pengcheng doesn't want me to cause chaos, and I will stick to my duty." Li Yue stared. Follow Shi Min and never give in.
Shi Min nodded, "This statement will definitely be passed on to King Pengcheng."
The asking price is high, and the money is paid back on arrival.
In fact, neither Shi Zun, nor Pu Hong, nor Yao Yizhong could afford to fight this battle.
Because what they are facing is no longer a Black Cloud Mountain, but all the begging troops south of the river!
(End of chapter)
