From Yique City to the west, there is a small road passing through the mountains until outside Shouan City. There are few people on this road. Not far from Shouan County, there is a skyscraper village with a small number of soldiers stationed to guard the road.

As Zhai Xing's deputy, Dong Xian's contact and cooperation between the two parties were through several mountain trails. Due to the inconvenience of transportation, the relationship between the two parties was relatively cold. In particular, most of the rewards from the imperial court fell on Zhai Xing, which made Dong Xian particularly dissatisfied.

Zhai Cong led a few soldiers, left Yique City, and walked along the mountain road. It was late winter, the mountain road was quiet, and there was no one except Zhai Xing and his party. At night, they could only sleep in the woods nearby.

, extremely difficult.

After traveling for two days, we arrived at Motian Village in the evening. When Dong Xian's soldiers saw it was Zhai Cong, they asked him to come into the village and warm themselves by the fire in the village hall.

Entering the village hall, Zhai Cong stamped his feet and stood by the fire. He asked the village leader: "Dong Taiwei has been in Shou'an for some time. I wonder if he has ever attacked Luoyang City? It's just the New Year's Eve. How can I delay it?"

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The village guard laughed and said: "You are joking in the office! Dong Taiwei only has three thousand soldiers and horses, how can he dare to attack Luoyang City?"

Zhai Cong said: "We are attacking Luoyang now, and three thousand soldiers and horses are already quite a lot!"

The village guard said: "Yamen, have you broken through the Dragon Gate? If you hadn't broken through the Dragon Gate, there would have been more than 10,000 soldiers in Luoyang City!"

Zhai Cong looked at the village leader, and after a while, he couldn't help but sigh.

After sitting down by the fire, the soldiers took out the dry food and shared it with Zhai Cong. The village was located in the mountains, and Dong Xian didn't pay much attention to it and rarely gave it to him. There were more than a dozen villagers who had food.

As long as he doesn't starve to death, there is no meat for Zhai Cong.

After eating dry food and feeling sulky for a while, Zhai Cong fell asleep leaning against the fire. The next day, before dawn, he led his soldiers down the mountain and headed straight for Shouan City. Motian Village was not far from Shouan City. At noon

At about time, we arrived outside the city.

The city gate was closed tightly, and there were no pedestrians on the nearby roads at noon. When the soldiers on the city saw it was Zhai Cong, they hurried in to report.

Not long after, Zhang Qi came out of the city, followed by Zhai Cong, and entered Shou'an City together.

When he arrived at the county government office, he met with Dong Xian. Dong Xian said that he had something to do and asked Zhang Qi to hold a banquet to welcome Zhai Cong.

In the back office, Zhai Cong looked at several vegetables and a pot of village wine on the table. He was stunned for a while. It wasn't until Zhang Qi came over that he came back to his senses.

He ordered his soldiers to pour the wine. Zhang Qi raised his glass and said, "I have come all the way from Yameni. Let me have a drink."

Zhai Cong picked up the wine, raised his head and drank it all. He slapped the glass on the table and said, "Lieutenant, although I am not a person who enjoys enjoyment, but you only put a few vegetables and no fish or meat. What do you mean?"

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Zhang Qi said: "Yameni must forgive me! There is really nothing we can do. We have been in Shouan for a month, and it is not easy to transport food in winter. This is all we have in the city. Just eat some, drink two glasses of wine, and fill our stomachs."

Zhai Cong sneered: "I am also a soldier, who can be fooled by such a trick! A few vegetables and a pot of village wine, do you cry to me for poverty? Dong Taiwei occupied several counties and thousands of troops. No matter how depressed he was, he would not do this

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Zhang Qi said: "Yamen, haven't you heard that the official family was chased by the Jin army and had no way to escape. A piece of cake is delicious! Thousands of our troops are sitting in Shou'an County, and the grain and grass cannot be transported from behind. What if we don't do this?

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Zhai Cong looked at Zhang Qi with sharp eyes and said nothing for a long time.

Zhang Qi remained calm and just urged Zhai Cong to drink and eat.

After a while, Zhai Cong said: "Dong Taiwei's army is in Shou'an, not far from Luoyang. Why don't you attack it? There is a flat plain in front of you, and Luoyang is unsafe to defend. What are you waiting for here?"

Zhang Qi said: "Captain Dong only has 3,000 soldiers and horses, so how can he dare to attack Luoyang City? Even though Meng Bangxiong is weak, he still has 10,000 soldiers and horses, how can he dare to underestimate him? Not to mention, there are people who pretend to be Qi and Liu Yu to support him.

! It was agreed at that time that you would attack Luoyang and we would help you from the side. Now that you have stationed your troops at Longmen, Meng Bangxiong’s strength has not been damaged, so we can only wait!"

Zhai Cong said: "The terrain of Longmen is dangerous and difficult to capture at the moment. We can only try to conquer it slowly——"

Zhang Qi smiled and said: "Take a look at it slowly! Your army is hiding behind Yique City and has been recharging its strength in the past two years. Of course, you can figure it out slowly. Not to mention that Dengzhou soldiers from Ruzhou will give you food and supplies, and even

There are pigs and sheep, how can we compare? The four counties are deep in the mountains, and the outside is tightly locked by Meng Bangxiong. Our life is very difficult! Three thousand people in this county can be supported in a few days, but how can we survive in a few months!

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Zhai Cong said: "It's difficult for us too. Six thousand troops are stationed at Longmen, and the food and salary in the rear cannot be provided. What's the same? Marching and fighting are like this. What can we do? The only way is to rise up and fight the enemy to the death!"

Zhang Qi said: "In the yamen, you have 6,000 soldiers and horses, and there are Dengzhou soldiers behind to help you. Naturally, you are not afraid of Meng Bangxiong. But we only have 3,000 soldiers and horses, and no strong support. How dare we attack Luoyang? How many counties have we been able to defend in the past few years?"

It’s already rare, how can I dare to think of more?”

Zhai Cong remained silent, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Zhang Qi smiled and raised his glass to persuade Zhai Cong to drink.

After drinking a few glasses of wine and eating a few chopsticks of vegetables, Zhai Cong felt really bad. He said to Zhang Qi: "Lieutenant, you also know the terrain of Longmen. Two mountains and one river are really difficult to attack. The army coming from the south cannot break through Longmen."

, we always bypass Shou'an and fight eastward. Dong Taiwei's army has gathered in Shou'an, why not attack Luoyang City eastward? If we are worried about insufficient troops, we can send troops from the small road."

Zhang Qi shook his hands after hearing this and said: "Yameni, you must not do this! There is not much food in Shou'an City. You sent troops here, what will they eat? It is easy to walk on the mountain path, but it is extremely difficult to transport food! Here we are!

At that time, a large army gathered in this city and there was no food to eat. What should I do?"

Zhai Cong said: "Although the mountain road is difficult to walk, people can pass it after all. It's just a matter of carrying it. We will definitely transport food here. What do you think?"

Zhang Qi sighed: "Yamen, please don't say these self-deceptive words. How can Taiwei Dong allow you to do whatever you want when you are so powerful? In the battle of Luoyang, it depends on whether you can break through the Dragon Gate and attack the city. You broke through the Dragon Gate.

, then everything is fine! Lieutenant Dong will never sit back and watch here, and will definitely send troops to help. If the dragon gate cannot be broken, then there is no need to mention anything! "

Zhai Cong said: "Meng Bangxiong defends Longmen with all his strength, and it is difficult to find any flaws for a while. If you send troops from Shou'an to attack Luoyang City, the defenders will definitely be in a hurry and expose the flaws. Then, with all our strength, won't we be able to break through Longmen and enter the city?"

Zhang Qi looked at Zhai Cong and shook his head slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Chapter completed!