Han Xiang

Chapter 543: Cutting out the heart with a big knife and cleverly breaking the situation
Although Han Zong's acting skills are poor, he is better because he is Han Dang's son.

Compared with the outsider Long Xiang, Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao believed in their own people more. They accepted him in a few words and praised him for his ability to ignore others.

On their way back to the county government, Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao asked Han Zong to ride in the same car with them, and took the opportunity to learn about Long Xiang's reality.

Han Zong starts from the story of losing Niuzhu and ends with Zhu Huan accidentally entering the den of thieves.

He portrayed Long Xiang as a common man who liked sneak attacks and bullied those who had more, while Han Zong packaged himself as a victim, enduring humiliation all the way to inform Lai.

Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao are both veterans and have their own judgments about right and wrong, so they do not draw conclusions easily.

On the way, Zhu Zhi asked Han Zong to go home and report that he was safe, and to come to the county magistrate's house tomorrow to listen.

Wu County was in need of employment at this time, and Han Zong had experience in leading troops in battles. Zhu Zhi was going to send him two hundred soldiers to defend the city, thinking that it would be fine even if he disgusted Long Xiang once.

Han Zong got off the car and went home. Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao were left in the carriage.

The two of them didn't speak at first, but in the end Zhu Zhi couldn't hold it back.

"The situation is more serious than we thought. Long Xiang divided his troops between Lu Su and Xu Chu to guard Liyang, blocking Han Yigong in Danyang and unable to return. If the river is deliberately blocked, the lord's reinforcements may not be able to return. It seems that Long Xiang has been planning for a long time."

"The most regrettable thing is that the Wucheng garrison was stationed. How could Xiumu make such a big mistake? In vain, more than ten thousand people were turned into decorations. Although I can use tricks to delay it, I'm afraid a battle is inevitable. Fortunately, the weather is cold now, and Long It's not easy for Xiang to break the city. He's afraid that the siege will last too long and chaos will break out in the city." Zhang Zhao stroked his beard and frowned.

Although there are only three thousand troops stationed in Wu County and their food consumption is far less than that of Longxiang, there are still tens of thousands of people in the city, and they are all consumers of stored food.

Wu County governs [-] counties, with a total population of more than [-], of which Wu County, where it is governed, has the largest number of people.

Over the years, Sun Quan continued to use troops abroad, emptying out the common people and the government's food stocks. Those who really had food were the powerful landlords, but most of their fields and granaries were outside the city, and now they have become Long Xiang's granaries.

If the city gates are closed and the food is empty, the food in the city can only last for one or two months, so Zhang Zhaote is worried about the weather getting warmer.

At that time, spring will return to the earth, and the warm weather will be beneficial to Longxiang's attack on the city, and the city will gradually run out of food, which may cause unrest.

Zhu Zhi heard Zhang Zhao's worries and said solemnly: "Anyway, Long Xiang is drinking the wind and dew outside the city. They will be the first to be unable to bear it. Han Yigong and the lord's reinforcements cannot be pointed out for the time being, but if they send someone Break out and report to Wucheng. Xiu Mu (Zhu Huan)'s troops may come to rescue him. In addition, He Gongmiao (He Qi) is suppressing the rebellion in the south of Kuaiji. Can he be sent back to help?"

"Although your idea is good, you can also send a sentry to give it a try, but don't hold out too much hope."

Zhang Zhao poured cold water on him and then explained: "After all, Xiu Mu was captured by Long Xiang, and he would also throw rat weapons at his subordinates when receiving orders. In addition, I heard that He Gong and the Miao army reached Shangrao, which has already reached the boundary of Yuzhang. The mountains are high and the roads are far away. The round trip takes too long, and the most important thing is that Longxiang has laid siege to the city, and there are warships docked at Songjiangkou, so your people may not be able to break out of the siege."

Zhu Zhi frowned and looked serious: "Is that what Zibu said? Wu County is very dangerous now?"

"Actually, it doesn't count."

Zhang Zhao shook his head slightly and added: "If I delay Long Xiang for a few more days, first dampen his energy, then lure him to attack the city, and consume the opponent's combat power in the winter. As long as we successfully defend the city a few times, we can Taking the initiative is just a matter of "

"But what?"

Seeing Zhu Zhi's aggressive questioning, Zhang Zhao replied solemnly: "I'm worried that Long Xiang will besieged and not attack."

"Long Xiang traveled thousands of miles to Wu, but in the end he only besieged but did not attack? Isn't this impossible?" Zhu Zhi stroked his beard and thought about it, showing an expression of disbelief.

Zhang Zhao shook his head and did not answer, then the carriage stopped at the prefect's mansion.

Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao got out of the car and were about to enter the mansion, when suddenly the sound of horse hooves in the empty street behind them was rapid.

He turned around and looked back, only to see a scout coming on horseback.

When the scout said that there was a group of troops and passed by the north gate and continued walking further north, Zhu Zhi's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he thought that Zhang Zhaoyan had really caught his eye.

Zhang Zhao's face was livid, and he murmured a reminder: "North of Wu County is Wuxi, but Long Xiang is so quick to do it." "Come on, let's go into the mansion to talk in detail." Zhu Zhi made a guiding gesture with a dark face.

Soon after Sun Quan took office, he designated the four counties of Lou County, Youquan, Wuxi, and Piling as Zhu Zhi's food towns, with Wuxi and Piling (Changzhou) in the north, Lou County (Kunshan) in the east, and Youquan (Jiaxing) in the south. .

Long Xiang was collecting grain from the fiefdom of Zhu Zhi, which made everyone feel uncomfortable.

It is shaped like a chess piece, with a big knife gouging out the heart.

There were soldiers outside Longxiang City, and Zhu Zhi was under martial law inside the city.

Although it did not cause panic or chaos, it still made people panic.

The last time he encountered a military disaster was ten years ago, when Zhu Zhi defeated Xu Gong and his descendants took charge of the affairs of the prefect.

Buddhism had not yet emerged in the late Han Dynasty, but Zuo Rong's fanaticism actually led to a group of believers in the southeast.

Cause and effect reincarnate, Feng Shui rotates.

Zhu Zhi planted the cause ten years ago and bore bitter fruit ten years later.

The war disaster has arrived, and people are talking about it.

Most of the people were just joining in the fun, and there were even more insiders who took advantage of the topic and added fuel to the flames. All the civil and military officials in the city went to the prefect's mansion in unison.

Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao discussed with the officials until late at night. Everyone was talking about the problem and the reasons, but no one could come up with a solution.

It corresponds to the saying, "Although I may write a thousand words, I may not have a plan in my mind." '

The night was cold and windy, and apart from the patrolling soldiers on the streets of Wuxian County, not a single barking dog could be heard.

Jiangdong Wenwu, who gathered in the prefect's mansion, should have gone home to rest directly after leaving the mansion, but when Gu Yong arrived home, he saw many acquaintances, all of whom were local nobles.

The next day, everything was calm outside the city, and people in the city took to the streets one after another.

On the agreed third day, Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao climbed to the city tower again, thinking of delaying Long Xiang for a few more days.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao had just finished explaining the difficulties and before calling Han Zong out to testify, Long Xiang waved his hand and laughed loudly:
"Don't be in a hurry, you guys do your work slowly. The first month of the year is supposed to be a festive and peaceful day. My subordinates have never been to the prosperous Wu Di, so I just took the opportunity to walk around. Yesterday, some people went to Wuxi. I heard that There is a strong festive atmosphere there, and I plan to send someone to Lou County to have a look today."

"Uh, General Long, it's up to you."

Even though he knew that Long Xiang was threatening him, Zhang Zhao still stayed with Smiley Face.

As if meeting a stranger online, Long Xiang briefly chatted for a few words and then turned and left without even deciding the time for the next conversation, leaving Zhu Zhi and Zhang Zhao messy in the cold wind.

When he went downstairs, Zhu Zhi was so angry that he punched the wall and said viciously: "Long Xiang is really treacherous. We can't remain so passive. We select scouts to go out of the city at night. I don't believe we can surround him tightly."

"Now we have to do this. Who would have thought that Long Xiang could be calmer than an old dog at such a young age. I underestimated him." Zhang Zhao shook his head and sighed.

At the beginning of the first lunar month, it was cold and cloudy in Wu County.

At night, the stars and moon were not visible, and it was pitch black.

The scouts could not reach the square road when they left the city at night, so they could only use the dim light to break out before dawn, but this was obviously in vain.

Under the dimensionality reduction attack of the telescope, the surrounding areas of Wuxian County have been monitored from all directions, and no one can escape from Long Xiang's grasp.

(End of this chapter)