Han Xiang

Chapter 542: Everyone has their own agenda

Zhu Zhi turned around and stared at Zhang Zhao with a hint of anger, saying in his heart that you'd better be fine.

Zhang Zhao's eyes were calm and fearless. He first glanced secretly at the bottom of the city, then lowered his head and explained in a low voice: "Jun Li, Long Xiang is not an ordinary person. The outcome of the war is unpredictable. You must not say anything."

"Don't say no?" Zhu Zhi frowned and asked in a deep voice: "He wants us to surrender and present the city. Is there still discussion on this matter?"

"I see Longxiang and don't want to attack by force. If that's the case, I can use tactics to repel the enemy." Zhang Zhao gently twirled his beard, his expression calm and calm.

Zhu Zhi couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this, and couldn't help but lean towards Zhang Zhao.

"Zibu has a clever idea?"

"Yes." Zhang Zhao nodded and explained: "We must try to stabilize him and buy time for the lord. As long as the army from outside returns to support, Long Xiang will be the meat on the board, and maybe we can take advantage of the situation to capture Huainan."

"hiss"

Zhu Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he thought to himself: Why didn't I think so far ahead?So he waved his big hand and said, "Zibu is indeed mature and prudent. I'll leave it to you later."

Zhang Zhao slightly bowed his hand to Zhu Zhi, then turned to face the city with a confused look on his face:

"The matter just mentioned is too big to give an answer in a hurry. It is better for the general to rest and wait outside the city for now. After we have discussed it with the ministers, it will not be too late to surrender and present the city. I don't know what the general's intention is? "

"No problem, but you need to give an exact time. I don't have the patience to wait for long."

Zhang Zhao didn't expect Long Xiang to be so alert, but as a politician he was very familiar with delays, so he immediately opened his mouth and started to set the time.

"How about ten days? There are many Sun family members in the city. It's hard to convince them if they are anxious."

"Is this your sincerity?"

Long Xiang smiled coldly and raised three fingers: "For the sake of our friendship, I'll give you three days."

"Three days is too little, at least five days are needed."

Zhang Zhao was curious about how Long Xiang could be so experienced in negotiation at such a young age.He originally responded in an orderly manner, but he heard an incredible counter-offer.

"Two days."

"Ok?"

Zhang Zhao suspected that he had misheard. It was not until he saw Long Xiang's two raised fingers and Long Xiang's repeated speech that he realized that the initiative lay outside the city.

"Two days."

"Okay, just two days, I'll try my best to persuade you."

Zhang Zhao was afraid that Long Xiang would continue to lower the price, so he quickly intercepted the answer and agreed, thinking that it would be two days if he could delay it for two days.

Zhu Zhi was confused and saw that the two had reached an agreement hastily, so he lowered his voice to remind Zhang Zhao.

"Zi Bu, two days is too short."

"Don't worry, Jun. I'll use other methods to delay it in two days, and then the sweetness will come out bit by bit."

"Good for you."

After Zhu Zhi finished speaking, he smiled again, saying that he was indeed the mastermind of Jiangdong, who played Long Xiang around.

While they were secretly happy, the sound of Long Xiang came from the city again.

"Mr. Zibu, I come here with great sincerity. Why don't you send someone to the city to negotiate, so that Jiangdong officials can feel at ease?"

Zhu Zhi was happy when he heard this, thinking that someone would give him a pillow if he felt sleepy.

He quickly answered the question and replied excitedly: "Very good, let's just let Xiumu go to the city to negotiate, and we can get medical treatment with him by the way."

"Huh?" Long Xiang frowned and thought for a moment, then pointed at Han Zong and said: "Xiu Mu is ill and may not be able to negotiate on my behalf, so it is better to let General Han enter the city."

"Eh, that's fine too."

Zhu Zhi reluctantly agreed, thinking that it would be a good idea to ask Han Zong to find out the truth.

Han Zong was originally happy, but he pretended to be embarrassed and looked at Long Xiang, "General, think twice. If the last general enters the city, he may be harmed by Zhu Zhi."

"No." Long Xiang shook his head and comforted: "Don't worry, General Han. Since they are willing to consider it, it means they are willing to surrender. How can they kill people for no reason? You represent me."

"Then what will General say about entering the city?"

"I have done nothing wrong with Minqiu along the way. The general only needs to tell the truth about what he saw and heard, and then contact his friends to urge Zhu Zhi to surrender. When the matter is completed, I will go to the emperor to confer a title of marquis."

"Thank you, General, for your support."

"Should be."

Watching Han Zong's poor performance go away, Zhao Fan approached Long Xiang and asked curiously:

"Just now, Han Zong had a strange look on his face, and the general must have been able to see it. The general concluded that this person will never come back, and will also leak the secrets of our army. But why did the general do this deliberately?"

"Ha ha."

Long Xiang smiled mysteriously: "Although Wu County's city defense is not as good as Hefei's, it is stronger than other cities in Jiangdong. Zhang Zhaoming is stalling for time, so I deliberately put Han Zong into the city and used him to convey wrong information."

Zhao Fan scratched his head when he heard this: "General, I don't quite understand."

"What Han Zong sees and hears is actually under my control. The military information he thinks he knows is just what I intentionally let him know. Only if he enters the city to mess up the situation can the internal intelligence in the city fish in troubled waters."

"High, really high."

Zhao Fan couldn't help but imitate others and praised Long Xiang with his thumbs up.

At this time, Xu Ding, Lei Xu, and Chen Lan all came forward.

Xu Ding clasped his fists and asked for instructions: "Since Yunqi agreed to a two-day truce, shall we camp where we are and wait?"

"If we only camp outside the south gate, Zhu Zhi's city defense army will be too relaxed."

Long Xiang shook his head and told everyone: "Bo'an, you lead your troops to the north gate, and Yuan Duan leads his troops to the east gate of Wu County. We have to spread the pressure and respond within the city to make things easier."

"only."

Lei Xu took the order and immediately turned the horse's head, but Xu Ding was a little slow and asked more: "Do I want to do anything?"

Long Xiang looked at Zhao Fan and said happily: "Wuxian is less than a hundred miles from Wuxi. You can do something in two days. You can go to Bo'an later to pick up two battalions of soldiers and horses, and take Wuxi by the way. Since If Zhang Zhao and I are playing tricks, we have to find the source of the food in advance."

"only."

Zhao Fan and Xu Ding clasped their fists at the same time.

Long Xiang then stopped Zhao Fan and told him earnestly: "Wuxi is an important town in Wu County, rich and prosperous. Remember to restrain the sergeants from disturbing the people, and reduce killings as much as possible. If you want long-term peace and stability in Jiangdong, you can't be the second Sun Ce." .”

"The last general takes orders."

Several people received the general's order to organize their own armies, while Long Xiang asked Chen Lan to retreat a mile to camp.

Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao on the city were looking at it with pride when they suddenly discovered that the military formations below the city were moving forward and backward.

Just when the two of them were confused, Xu Ding and Lei Xu changed direction and headed northeast, apparently making arrangements for siege.

"Zi Bu, Long Xiang seems to be unstable?"

"We didn't give an answer. It's okay for them to send troops to besiege the city. Besides, Long Xiang has allowed Han Zong to enter the city. How can we say it's not stable?"

"Yeah, that makes sense."

While Zhu Zhi was speaking, an idea suddenly came to him and he said anxiously: "By the way, Han Zong should have entered the city. Let's go and interrogate him now. We should be able to get some useful information."

"That's fine." Zhang Zhao nodded and reminded: "Since Long Xiang has divided his forces to besiege the city, he must order the four gates to strengthen the defense."

After Zhu Zhi finished deploying the city defense, he went down to the city with Zhang Zhao to meet Han Zong.

Han Zong saw the two people walking down the city wall and started his poor performance again.

I saw him step forward and bow down on one knee, clasped his fists above his head and began to cry loudly.

"Zhu Gong, Zhang Gong, please save my father."

(End of this chapter)