The Nameless of the Common Clans

"Pfft~"

Yuan Shang sat down on the futon and looked at Feng Ji in a daze. He no longer had the energy to get angry: "Where is Xian Yi? Why did you let Tai Shi Ci take Changshan lightly? Could it be that he surrendered like Yuan Tan?"

"The second young master did not surrender, but the two generals Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu heard that Ye City had been destroyed and took the initiative to surrender to Taishi Ci. Because of this, the two rebelled, allowing Taishi Ci to occupy Dai County in one fell swoop, but did not take Youzhou. They are sending their troops south, heading straight for Changshan, apparently to join forces with Chen Mo's main force," Feng Ji said with a wry smile.

Jizhou has become like this. Not only is the morale of the military low, but generals in various places have also begun to alienate from the Yuan family. Once the gate of Youzhou is lost, Taishi Ci attacks Changshan again, eyeing Zhongshan. The next step is probably to join forces with Weijun.

"Lord, we should retreat to Handan as soon as possible at this time to prevent Taishi Ci from sending troops directly into Wei County." Jushou said in a deep voice.

Kindness? If Taishi Ci now sends his troops to attack Zhongshan, but Zhongshan is only defended by some county soldiers, with no more than two or three thousand people, how can they stop Taishi Ci's army?

The surrenders of Zhang Nan and Jiao Chu were like two stones digging into a dam. Changshan and Zhongshan had no power to stop each other. Now Jizhou is like a broken ship riddled with holes, with loopholes everywhere.

"Order Xianyi to lead the army to garrison in Yuyang to guard against the Gongsun family, and mobilize troops to go south to Julu to resist Taishi Ci!" Yuan Shang gritted his teeth and ordered.

The Liaodong Gongsun clan is no longer a threat compared to Taishi Ci. Now, among Yuan Shang's generals, the only one who still maintains fighting strength is Yin Zhao. Yuan Shang can only hope that Yin Zhao can repel Tai Shi Ci: "Our army retreats to Handan, and we will make plans after Qian Zhao and his army arrive!"

"Here!" Everyone agreed, and there seemed to be no better way at the moment.

On the other side, Changshan is truly settled.

After Taishi Ci invaded Changshan and Zhongshan, he did not occupy Changshan as quickly as he had received the news. Chen Mo's reputation in Jizhou was not good, and he was somewhat demonized. When he attacked Daijun, it was okay. Zhang Nan and Jiao After the surrender, Daijun directly changed his surname. However, after entering Changshan, he directly took over the Yuan family, which was also the rule of Changshan County. The Changshan prefect was afraid of Taishi Ci's troops, so he took his family members and fled directly. These were the people there. The reason why Changshan fell.

However, after lightly defeating the Yuan clan, Taishi Ci was troubled by the resistance from various counties and the bandits from all over. He could only stop his march south and send troops to attack the counties. Fortunately, the Wuji Zhen clan had secretly defected to Chen Mo, and Taishi Ci attacked After entering, he welcomed Taishi Ci into the city and gave Taishi Ci a place to stay.

Zhending is less than sixty miles west of Wuji, but is blocked by a river. Zhending ordered to gather the villagers to resist the Guanzhong army. When Taishici attacked Nanxingtang and other counties, he had already begun to mobilize the people to strengthen the city defenses, destroy bridges, etc. When Taishi Ci sent his troops to attack Zhending, the city defense of Zhending was already quite large.

However, no matter how strong it is, it is still just a county town. To Tai Shici, such a city is not considered strong.

Zhending Ling naturally knew this, so when Taishi Ci's troops arrived, he had already sent letters to various places asking for help, hoping to stop Taishi Ci here.

"Tai Shi Ci is a general under Chen Zei. In his early years, he led his army to attack Guanzhong. Later he guarded Yanmen and defeated Xianbei tribes several times. His subordinates are all elite soldiers. We have no soldiers and generals. How can we be his opponent?" Zhending County Inside, Zhending Ling sighed. Although he was determined to fight against the Guanzhong Army, at present, in Zhending City, in addition to the two hundred county guards, there were only more than a thousand private soldiers supported by Zhending local wealthy families and temporarily recruited civilians.

Even if he didn't know the military affairs, facing the surging Guanzhong Army, Zhen Dingling knew that it was impossible to stop it with his own few troops. This was because he ordered people in advance to cut open the frozen river ice outside the city, and then The destroyed bridge made Taishi Ci dare not cross the river easily. After all, no one knew whether the army could cross the newly frozen river. But in such severe cold weather, it would probably take only a few days for the ice on the river to become thick again.

"Your Majesty, I am sure that I actually have generals." A county official said with a smile.

"Oh?" Zhen Dingling was surprised when he heard this: "How could I not know?"

"This man is a son of Zhaozhuang in our county. He once joined Gongsun Zan and fought against General Wen Chou at Jieqiao. There was no winner or loser. Later, Gongsun Zan was defeated and he returned to his hometown. If we can recruit this man, we will not only defeat the enemy's army, but also defeat him." But it’s enough to defend the city.”

"Can you fight against General Wen Chou?" Zhen Dingling was overjoyed when he heard this. Wen Chou was one of the best generals under Yuan Shao's command in the past. He could fight against Wen Chou. If nothing else, his martial arts skills were at least good. He immediately asked: "Who is this? "

"This man is the son of Zhao Pan. Zhao Yun, whose courtesy name is Zilong. He had Tong Yuan as his teacher in his early years. He practiced martial arts hard in the mountains and had a lot of passion. At that time, he voted for Gongsun Zan. He also admired Gongsun Zan's name. He was quite brave, and he He is the legitimate son of the Zhao family. If he can be invited, the Zhao family will definitely help him!" the county official said with a smile.

"Good, very good. Let's send someone to invite him over." The county magistrate was overjoyed. The Zhao family was not considered a big family in Jizhou or even Changshan, but in Zhending, it was an out-and-out powerful family. There are three to five hundred private soldiers in the army. If we can get their help, we will be more sure of blocking Tai Shici.

"Zhao Pan had some friendship with me in the past, so I went to persuade him!" The county official stood up and said with a smile.

"Thank you!" The county magistrate nodded and signaled the county officials to leave immediately. Taishi Ci has now reached the other side of the river. That Wuji Zhen family is really disgusting!

After the county officials said goodbye to the county magistrate, they went to Zhaozhuang with people who prepared generous gifts.

In Zhaozhuang, Zhao Yun, who had just finished his mourning period for his brother, heard that the county official asked for an audience. He frowned. What was the purpose of the county official coming? He could probably imagine that Jizhou was now invaded by Cao Cao and Chen Mo, and Taishi Ci's army came to decide. When the other party came this time, he naturally wanted Zhao Zhuang to help.

"Sir, now that the Guanzhong Army has occupied Ye City, the Yuan family has lost its family, and its decline has appeared. You must not provoke the Guanzhong Army rashly at this time!" Butler Zhao Zhuang came to Zhao Yun and bowed to persuade.

"But when there is a military disaster, it is the people of Zhending who suffer in the end." Zhao Yun shook his head, stood up and said, "How can I bear to suffer a military disaster in Zhending?"

"Sir, although the Guanzhong Army often treats the gentry harshly, I have never heard of the Guanzhong Army massacring the common people. Even if they were defeated, they would not kill the common people without permission."

Zhao Yun didn't say anything. Chen Mo's reputation in Jizhou was really bad. When he went to the county in the past, he heard a lot of words. People everywhere criticized Chen Mo for how he had harmed the country through the New Deal in Guanzhong. He had never been to Bingzhou or Guanzhong, but this kind of Hearing a lot of words, over time, he became somewhat repelled by the Guanzhong Army.

"No matter what, as a person of true determination, I will eventually contribute to true determination." Zhao Yun shook his head, stood up and said: "The other party is an old friend of my father's, and now I have come here with enough etiquette to turn him away. It’s not good to be outside after all, go and invite him in.”

"Alas!" The housekeeper sighed, agreed, and turned around to invite someone.

After a while, the county official came in, smiled at Zhao Yun and said, "My dear nephew, I haven't seen you for many years."

"I would also like to thank my uncle for taking care of my brother." Zhao Yun returned the gift, and the two parties took their seats respectively and said: "The clouds have been wandering around in the past few years, and I would like to thank my uncle for taking care of the family affairs."

"Anyway, Brother Yongling and I are considered close friends. The Zhao family has been kind to me. I have done a little favor, but it's not worth mentioning." The county official shook his head. This county official didn't even count as an official, but he was an ordinary person. Even if you have talent, if no one recommends you, it won’t matter. You can be someone you want to be. In a place like this, local snakes like the Zhao family are the ones who hold the real power. Back then, he was recommended by Zhao Yun's father, Zhao Pan, and that's how he got his current status. In total, he also Count him as one of Zhao's connections in Zhending County.

After the two sides exchanged polite greetings, the county official explained his purpose: "Zilong, do you know that Taishi Ci has now sent his troops to Zhending?"

"Of course I know." Zhao Yun nodded. He was already on the other side of the river. How could he not know? After thinking for a while, he said: "Tai Shi Ci is a general in Guanzhong, but as far as I know, this person is not a villain. When he was at Yanmen Pass, he repelled the barbarians several times to ensure peace. He was not seen killing innocent people indiscriminately in Dai County. Now The Yuan clan has been defeated, and as far as Yun knows, there is no large army stationed in Changshan, so why should the county magistrate resist? "

"Zilong doesn't know something." The county official sighed: "Although the Guanzhong army rarely massacres people, I'm afraid Zilong doesn't know that more than half of the gentry in Yecheng were slaughtered by Chen Mo. Such a cruel person, if he is allowed to get the real I’m afraid the first one to suffer is the Zhao family.”

Zhao Yun frowned when he heard this: "Is this happening?"

"Yes, otherwise, why do you see the Zhending gentry sending troops and efforts one after another?" The county official nodded and said, "The people may be fine, but gentry like Zilong, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Yun frowned. He wanted to protect the country and the people, but he also wanted to protect his family. If the Guanzhong army really slaughtered the gentry without any regard for the truth, then this battle would not be fought for the people, but for the people. Hit myself.

The Zhao family is considered a prominent family in Zhending. After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yun looked at the county officials and said: "Uncle, I look at the behavior of the county magistrate and it seems that he wants to defend the county seat. But Zhending is no better than a small city. The city is less than three feet high. Although there are gentry in the city, We can help each other, but we can only gather more than a thousand soldiers and horses. How can we defend the city? According to Evian, it is better to station troops. Set up camps and archery towers on the banks of the river. If thieves come to attack, one can attack halfway across the river, and the two can also occupy the favorable terrain. If the other party marches on the ice, even the brave Guanzhong army may not be able to perform in such terrain. With this kind of fighting power, although the advantage of the city is lost, the advantage of the land is gained, which can stop Tai Shi Ci. "

"So, Zilong is willing to send troops?" The county official was overjoyed when he heard this and stood up and asked.

"If it is true as my uncle said, Yun Zi has no reason not to fight." Zhao Yun nodded. Although he did not think highly of the Yuan family, it was related to the survival of the family and the catastrophe of his hometown. No matter what, he could not stay out of the matter.

"Then follow me to see the county magistrate and discuss the plan together!"

"good!"