Three Kingdoms King of the North

Yu, on the other hand, didn't take his statement seriously: "Brother Chen is worrying too much. No matter what, there are tens of thousands of people in the city. Even if they lose in the field battle, there shouldn't be any problem in defending the city."

Chen Jiang looked at Yu and said: "If you and I are still in the army, even if Guan and Zhang have twice as many troops, we can prevent them from taking the city. But now we are locked here by Gongsun Fan, Do you think our tens of thousands of soldiers will still obey his orders?"

Chen Jiang's words reminded Yuze. He immediately thought that even if he stayed in the prison, the soldiers and horses in the barracks were still controlled by his cronies. Even if Gongsun Fan came forward in person, he might not be able to mobilize.Unless he killed himself and Chen Jiang's confidants.But in this way, it will inevitably lead to panic. Even if they are forced to go out to defend the city, they may only be able to exert [-] to [-]% of their original [-]% combat power.

I thought that if I and Chen Jiang's soldiers and horses did not fight, after the Jizhou army broke through the city, these soldiers and horses would probably be trapped in the barracks and become lambs to be slaughtered.He couldn't help asking Chen Jiang in a panic: "Brother Chen, tell me, what should we do now?"

"If we stay here, there is nothing we can do." Chen Jiang said helplessly: "Unless Gongsun Fanken releases us, we can only sit here and wait for death."

Hearing what Chen Jiang said, Yu Ze felt like a deflated ball, and said with a dejected expression: "Brother Chen, Gongsun Fan hates you and my brother so much, do you think he will let us out?"

Chen Jiang twisted his beard and said thoughtfully: "If Li Shao hadn't been defeated by Guan and Zhang today, maybe you and my brothers would never have been released from prison. But now that Gongsun Fan wants to keep the city, he can only treat you and me. The two treat each other with courtesy. Just wait, at most half an hour, he will send someone to see us."

Yu was dubious about Chen Jiang's statement.He thought of Gongsun Fan's vicious look when he ordered people to lock them up, and felt that Chen Jiang's statement was not reliable: "Gongsun Fan is a self-willed person, even if he knows he has done something wrong, he will not do it." I admit it easily. In my opinion, brother Chen's judgment this time may be wrong."

Chen Jiang did not argue with Yu. After all, the two are brothers and sisters on the same boat. He just smiled lightly, and then said: "Whether Gongsun Fan will let you and me out, we might as well wait and see."

Chen Jiang thought that Gongsun Fan would send someone to see him within half an hour.But only after a stick of incense, he heard the jailer talking to someone outside, and after a while, there were footsteps coming towards his cell.Hearing this voice, Chen Jiang grinned, and then said to Yu: "Gongsun Fan sent someone here!"

"Gongsun Fan sent someone here?!" Hearing what Chen Jiang said, Yu Ze's eyes lit up, and then he began to guess: "Brother Chen, tell me, who will he send to see us?"

"Li Shao and you and I are deadly rivals, and now they have just been defeated by Guan and Zhang. He must be thinking behind closed doors at this moment, and he must not be the one who came." After hearing Yu Ze's question, Chen Jiang began to analyze: "And Now the only people who can talk in front of Gongsun Fan are Mrs. Sun, Zhang Ji and others, and the one who came to see us should be one of them."

As soon as Chen Jiang finished speaking, Mrs. Sun's voice came from outside the prison door: "How can you lock the two generals in such a place, why don't you open the prison door quickly?"

Through the gaps in the wooden fence, Chen and Jiang had already seen clearly that Mrs. Sun was coming. Seeing him pretending outside, they didn't say a word, just watched him perform quietly.After Mrs. Sun and other jailers opened the cell door, they walked into the cell first, grabbed Chen Jiang's hand, and pretended to be excited and said: "General Chen, General Yu, you two are indeed here. I thought you were killed by the traitor Li Shao." dead."

"General Sun," Chen Jiang waited for Mrs. Sun to finish speaking, and asked coldly, "Aren't you with Li Shao?"

Mrs. Sun came to release Chen Jiang and Yu Ze under the order of Gongsun Fan. In order to please them, they naturally wanted to draw a clear line with Li Shao. Shao is at odds with him, how could he be with him? No, Sun just heard that the two generals were framed by Li Shao and imprisoned in prison, so he immediately pleaded with General Gongsun and asked him to order the release of the two generals .”

After Chen Jiang waited for Mrs. Sun to finish speaking, he sneered and said, "So we can leave?"

"That's natural," Mrs. Sun said with a half-smile, "General Gongsun has ordered you to be released, so you can leave this place naturally."

After listening to Mrs. Sun's beautiful words, Chen Jiang stood still and did not move, but asked relentlessly: "General Sun, I just heard you call Li Shao a traitor, but I don't know how General Gongsun plans to deal with him. ?”

Mrs. Sun knew very well that Li Shao returned home in a big defeat. Even if Gongsun Fan didn't kill him, he would be imprisoned temporarily. She quickly laughed and said, "Two generals, don't worry, I will listen to Gongsun Fan before I come here. The general mentioned that Li Shao, a traitor, should be imprisoned, and he will be dealt with severely after the Jizhou army is defeated."

Chen Jiang knew that Li Shao was Gongsun Fan's confidant, and even if he encountered such a big defeat today, he would not be executed. What Mrs. Sun said at this moment was nothing more than to give the two of them a step down, so he didn't do it again. Instead of entangled in this topic, he nodded at the other party and said, "General Sun, it's getting late, hurry up and take us to see General Gongsun."

"Two generals," Mrs. Sun couldn't help but feel ecstatic when Chen Jiang offered to meet Gongsun Fan. He quickly turned sideways, nodded and bowed and said, "Please come with me!"

Coincidentally, when the three of them left the prison, they happened to see several soldiers escorting Li Shao, who seemed to be preparing to imprison him in the big boss.As soon as he saw Li Shao, Yu Ze thought of his subordinates who died tragically, blood rushed to his head, he roared, rushed up to punch and kick Li Shao.

Li Shao is now in the body of guilt, facing Yu Ze's attack, he dare not fight back, he can only dodge with all his strength, and let Yu Ze's fist hit his body with a bang.In the end, Chen Jiang who was on the side couldn't see it anymore, so he stopped Yu Ze: "Okay, we will settle the account with him later, let's go see General Gongsun first."

When Mrs. Sun saw Li Shao being beaten, she also felt sad, but now that Chen Jiang and Yu Ze were more important than Li Shao, it was difficult for him to persuade him, so he could only stand aside in embarrassment.Hearing Chen Jiang's persuasion to Yu Ze at this moment, he quickly echoed: "General Yu Ze, General Gongsun is still waiting for us. Instead, Li Shao, a traitor, is locked up here. After repelling the army of Jizhou, how will the general deal with him?" , all at your disposal."

Chapter 443

Under the leadership of Mrs. Sun, Chen Jiang and Yu Ze came to the courtyard of the prefect's mansion.Mrs. Sun turned her head and said apologetically to the two of them, "Generals, please wait for a while again before I report to General Gongsun."

"Go, let's go." Knowing that this is a necessary procedure, Chen Jiang waved at Mrs. Sun, and said reasonably, "The two of us are waiting here."

After waiting in the courtyard for a while, Mrs. Sun walked out of the hall, nodded and bowed in front of the two of them, and said, "Two generals, General Gongsun welcomes you!"

The two came to the main hall, and when they saw Gongsun Fan sitting in the middle, although they were extremely dissatisfied with him, no matter what, the other party was his lord's younger brother, so they could only walk forward side by side to salute, and said respectfully : "For the last general, see General Gongsun."

"Exemption!" Gongsun and Fan Chong waved their hands, and said impatiently: "Today Li Shao led the troops out of the city to meet the enemy, but was defeated by the troops of Guan and Zhang. This general brought you here, is it I want to ask, is there any way you can get rid of Zhang Zhibing?"

Chen Jiang and Yu looked at each other, then shook their heads and said, "General Gongsun, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei are excellent in martial arts, and no one in the city is their opponent. According to the general's opinion, we can only stand behind closed doors until they run out of food."

"Wait for Jizhou's army to run out of food?!" Before Chen Jiang finished speaking, Gongsun Fan snorted and said, "Don't you know that Jizhou's grain and grass are being continuously transported to Qingzhou? Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, even the hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban thieves recruited in the early stage, they still have enough food and grass supply."

"General Gongsun," Yu Ze took a step forward, and said to Gongsun Fan who was sitting in the middle: "In any case, if we want to defend the city, we have to stay behind closed doors. As long as we can defend the city for two months, my lord The reinforcements should be here soon."

"My lord's reinforcements?!" Gongsun Fan sneered twice and said, "Don't forget, Liu Bei and the three brothers led an army of tens of thousands to rescue Qingzhou. In the end, Liu Bei was arrested even if tens of thousands of troops were lost. When we arrived in Yecheng, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei became the pawns of Jizhou. Do you think there is another general under my elder brother who is as brave as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei?"

"Out of the city to fight in the field, our army is not the opponent of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei." Chen Jiang bit the bullet and said: "If General Gongsun is unwilling to defend the city, it is better to surrender to Jizhou."

"Presumptuous!" Before Chen Jiang finished speaking, Gongsun Fan slapped the cases in front of him forcefully, and said in a stern tone: "Even if this general dies in battle, he will never surrender to Jizhou."

"Since General Gongsun is unwilling to surrender," although Chen Jiang, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei have good personal relationships, but at the moment they are their own masters, so he said firmly: "Then the general is willing to wish you a helping hand and fight to the death with the soldiers and horses of Jizhou. in the end."

When Gongsun Fan heard what Chen Jiang said, he thought to himself that the two of them had spoken the most pleasantly since they entered the door. There were originally more than 3 soldiers in the city, but Li Shao lost almost eight of them when he went out to meet the enemy. Thousands, half of the remaining 2 soldiers and horses are under Chen Jiang and Yu Ze's men, and he can't mobilize them at all.At this moment, Chen Jiang and the others have made it clear that they are willing to help themselves in the same boat, so the next thing will be easy.

In order to make Chen Jiang, Yu Ze and others work for themselves, Gongsun Fan said hypocritically: "General Chen, General Yu, this general was deceived by Li Shao, a treacherous villain, and you have been wronged. Now your soldiers and horses are in the barracks You should go back to the barracks early and lead the soldiers to defend the city wall."

Hearing what Gongsun Fan said, Yu Ze couldn't help raising his eyebrows, but just as he was about to explode, he was held back by Chen Jiang.Chen Jiangchao Gongsun Fan Yi cupped his hands and said: "The general obeys the order. The general will return to the camp to gather troops and go up the wall to defend the city. The general will leave!"

After the two of them withdrew from the prefect's mansion, Yu Ze grabbed Chen Jiang and asked puzzledly: "Brother Chen, you almost died under Gongsun Fan's hands, why do you still work for him?"

Chen Jiang looked at Yuze and said with a wry smile: "Don't you understand that if we don't send troops to defend the city, it won't be long before Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's troops can take the city. Once the city is broken, do you think we can take it?" Are you alone?" He raised his hand and patted Yu Ze's back lightly twice, and added, "We'd better go back to the barracks early and lead our troops to mount the city wall, and we can't let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's men rush into the city no matter what. "

"Brother Chen," Yu heard Chen Jiang say this, and couldn't help asking a little puzzledly: "Aren't you and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei a good personal relationship? Why do you have to fight with them? Gongsun Fan is not benevolent, don't blame us Injustice, we simply opened the city gates and let the Jizhou army enter the city."

"Yu Ze," Chen Jiang heard Yu Ze say so, and quickly covered his mouth, looked around, saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he lowered his voice and said with a solemn expression: "It doesn't matter if we What kind of conflicts do you have with Gongsun Fan, but please remember that he is always the lord's younger brother. Since the lord sent us to assist him, we must follow his orders. Just now, you are in front of me It’s okay to talk about it, but don’t say it in front of others, otherwise you and I will be killed.”

"Don't worry, Brother Chen." Yu said to Chen Jiang: "I was just complaining in front of you, and I will definitely not say such things in front of outsiders."

"It's getting late, you and I should return to the barracks quickly." Chen Jiang urged: "Immediately organize troops to defend the city wall, and don't let Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's troops take the opportunity to attack the city."

After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei defeated Li Shao and captured thousands of Youzhou soldiers, Zhang Fei once asked Guan Yu: "Second brother, the Youzhou soldiers have been defeated. The defenders in the city must be panic-stricken. Why don't we attack the city now?" Bar?"

Unexpectedly, Guan Yu considered that Chen Jiang and Yuze in the city were his friends. If he ordered soldiers to attack the city at this moment, he might meet with them in battle. Therefore, after hesitating for a while, he said to Zhang Fei: Wait and withdraw the troops and return to the camp, after the Lord's army arrives tomorrow, it will not be too late to discuss the matter of attacking the city."

After setting up camp on the south side of the city, Guan Yu came to the outside of the stockade and looked at the city in the distance. Seeing countless figures shaking on the top of the city, he guessed that the defenders inside the city must be arranging rolling logs and rocks. He couldn't help but sigh inwardly He took a deep breath, thinking that after all, it is inevitable to fight with familiar people. If the other party falls into his hands, should he kill or let them go?

"Second Brother, I know what you're thinking." Zhang Fei walked up to Guan Yu and said to him, "Although Chen Jiang and Yu Ze have a good friendship with us, they are now their own masters. If you don't kill them, they will kill you, so stop being so unhappy."

Chapter 444

Seeing that Guan Yu was silent, Zhang Fei continued to ask, "Second Brother, when are we going to attack the city?"

"Wait a little longer." Guan Yu sighed softly and said, "Anyway, there are still more than 1 defenders in the city, so we should wait until the Marquis of Anyang's army arrives before attacking the city. "

"What, do you want to wait until the army of the Marquis of Anyang arrives before attacking the city?" Zhang Fei stared at Guan Yu when he heard this, "Second brother, we should dispatch troops to attack the city as soon as possible. Take Huang County as soon as possible." , we will be able to return to Yecheng one day soon to see the elder brother."

Hearing what Zhang Fei said, Guan Yu turned his head to look at his simple-minded third brother, and said with a long sigh: "Third brother, do you really think that we can go back to Yecheng immediately to see the eldest brother after we win Qingzhou?" ?”

"Didn't the Marquis of Anyang promise us that as long as Qingzhou is taken down, we will go to Yecheng to meet the eldest brother?" Zhang Fei couldn't help being anxious when he heard Guan Yu say this, "Could it be that he intends to go back on his word?"

"Even if the Marquis of Anyang fulfills his promise to let the two of us go to Yecheng after capturing the entire Qingzhou, do you think we can just leave?" Guan Yu turned his head and pointed at the camp, and said, "Third brother, you just have the heart to lose Are these brothers who share life and death behind you?"

Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei served as the left and right vanguards of Jizhou, they were helpless at first, but after several months of running-in, they and the soldiers under them all had feelings behind them.If they were really allowed to leave the team after Qingzhou was pacified and go to Yecheng to meet Liu Bei, those soldiers would probably be reluctant to let them leave.

"Second brother," Zhang Fei turned his head and glanced at the soldiers walking around in the camp, the muscles on his face twitched violently a few times, and then he asked, "Then tell me, what should we do next? Is it true? Do you follow the Marquis of Anyang in the north and south for the rest of your life?"