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Xu Zong took Liu Jing's order, came out of the barracks, and went straight to the city of Chaisang.

With the arrival of Xu Zong, the Jingzhou Army outside Chaisangdong City received an order to stop pouring earth and rocks into the moat, and the bows and crossbows of both sides became scarce as a result.

Xu Zong looked at the top of Chaisang city and sighed secretly. He knew that persuading surrender not only had no hope of success, but also risked being humiliated.

As a celebrity, Xu Zong cherishes his feathers very much, and he doesn't want to be humiliated, but he is a surrender, and Liu Jing personally greets him and cooks tea for him. The defender, how could he refuse, no matter how reluctant he was, he could only hold his nose and agree.

Standing at the foot of the city, Xu Zong took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "I am Xu Zong, Chief Peng Ze. Is Captain Xu here? Please come out and answer..."

The head of Chaisang City heard that it was Xu Zong, the magistrate of Pengze County, who was shouting, and there was a commotion immediately. How can we not be surprised.

Xu Sheng happened to be patrolling the east city, and rushed to the city wall as soon as he heard the news. Seeing that it was indeed Xu Zong himself, he didn't know that Peng Ze had fallen to the enemy, and he was shocked and angry for a while.

The Jingzhou army had previously sent troops to garrison Mount Lu to the south of Chaisang, but now it has captured Pengze to the east of Chaisang, and the boat army blocked the waterway, making Chaisang completely isolated.

I only heard Xu Zong shouting: "Lieutenant Xu, Sun Yuzhang is not innocent for allowing the bandits to invade Changsha. Now Liu Annan is recruiting volunteers to seek innocence, and he does not want to cause more killings. This time, only Sun Yuzhang will be punished. As long as he does not help the tyrants, all will be killed." Don't question the crime. Captain Xu is not a general of Sun Yuzhang, and he won't be rewarded by him, so why should he die for him..."

Xu Sheng interrupted his words directly, and sarcastically said: "I have received the salary of beating rebels (Sun Ce) and captives (Sun Quan), why should I abandon my master and become a thief? Now I am actively lobbying for the enemies in Tudu's hometown. I am sorry for the kindness of the proprietor, and I am sorry for the hope of the people, so is it true that I am not afraid of the criticism of Jiangdong scholars and people?"

Xu Zong's face was flushed red by Xu Sheng's anger, and he was speechless. After a long time, he spoke again: "Xu Xiaowei is trapped in the isolated city, and the reinforcements are hard to save. After all, Liu Annan's attack can't be stopped. It's better to surrender early. Liu Annan will treat his step well... ..."

Xu Sheng was unmoved, and said generously: "I am a descendant, but Sun Doulu did not regard me as humble. Thank you for knowing me!"

"The city of Chaisang is fortified, and the army is well-stocked. Within ten months, even if a hundred thousand people attack together, they will never even think about stepping into the city. The thief is in danger of being overthrown. I hope you can tell Liu Jing that it is better to retreat now, or wait for the Jiangdong army to gather around, and then you will not be able to leave if you want to." At the end, Xu Sheng persuaded Xu Zonglai instead.

Seeing that Xu Sheng refused to enter, Xu Zong turned to the officials in the city and shouted: "Lieutenant Xu is greedy for officials and nobles, so he has the heart to resist desperately. You are only subordinates, so there is no reason to follow him to the fire pit." Picking out, looking for a dead end..."

Then Xu Zong promised: "If you can open the city and surrender, Liu Annan will reward you generously, and you can get money and silk for officials and nobles at your fingertips."

Xu Sheng looked around, although there was no change in the soldiers, but Xu Zong's words had a certain impact on morale after all, Xu Sheng knew that Xu Zong could not let Xu Zong's words disturb the morale of the army, he laughed and said: "I, General Chai Sang, have the will to fight to the death. If you don’t have any intentions, then you don’t need to waste your time talking, just go back.”

Seeing that Xu Zong still refused to retreat, Xu Sheng sternly said: "I respect the reputation of my step, so I didn't use any means to expel him. Now I have exhausted my benevolence. If you continue to chatter and disturb our army's morale, don't blame me for not showing mercy!"

After speaking, Xu Sheng signaled to draw his bows and crossbows to the left and right, aiming at Xu Zong.

Why did Xu Zong want to stay here to humiliate himself, he asked himself that he had done his best, but Xu Sheng was determined and unmoved, no wonder he returned to report to Liu Jing immediately.

Liu Jing didn't expect Xu Zong to succeed, so naturally he was not disappointed. He continued to fill up the moat step by step, build siege equipment, and prepare for the army to attack the city.

This will be the case for the next three days. The moats in the east and south of the city have been filled by nearly half, and it will be completely smoothed in another five or six days.

In terms of siege equipment, except for the eight Linchong (siege towers) that have not yet been completed, the rest of the equipment has begun to take shape.

On the fifth day after Liu Jing arrived in Chaisang, Jiangdong Army finally came to reinforce Chaisang.

The visitor was none other than Tai Shici. After receiving the news that the Jingzhou army had invaded Chaisang, he quickly assembled his troops, and then marched [-] miles to the vicinity of Lushan Mountain in three days.

Tai Shici stopped at Mount Lushan, and he wanted to rush to Chaisang City, but the Jingzhou army had already deployed defenses at the dangerous point of Mount Lushan. If he ignored it and went straight to Chaisang, the Jingzhou army would cut off his retreat, and he would be killed by then. It's not that he saved Chaisang, but Chaisang was asked to save him.

Since Pengli Lake was completely under the control of the Jingzhou army and could launch a surprise attack from the water at any time, Tai Shici carefully ordered people to camp far away from Pengli Lake. Of course, they should not be too far away to avoid inconvenience in getting water.

Tai Shici himself led more than ten cavalry and went out to investigate the enemy's situation.

Coincidentally, Han Guang also led dozens of riders on a tour, and the two sides met suddenly at the foot of Lushan Mountain.

Tai Shici recognized the enemy general at a glance, it was Liu Jing's general Han Guang, because he was so recognizable that most soldiers would not dare to ride a white horse, lest they become the target of public criticism, but he did the opposite. , riding a white horse covered in snow without a trace of variegation, anyone who is not blind can recognize him as "White Horse General" Han Guang.

Although Han Guang didn't recognize Tai Shici, he also guessed that the only one who came to rescue Chaisang so quickly was Tai Shici who was stationed in Haihun.

Moreover, this person is not only tall and tall, unlike the southerners, but also has a long beard that is more than a foot long, thick and dense. It is said that Tai Shici is a "beautiful beard". From this, Han Guang deduced that this There is no doubt that people must be Tai Shici.

Han Guang is by no means a soft-hearted person, when he followed Yang Ding, he killed countless famous men and heroes in Chang'an, even a public official.For Tai Shici, Han Guang had no sympathy for each other, he just wanted to get rid of it quickly, secretly took down a three hundred catty strong bow, set up an arrow and shot.

There was a sound of "boom", and the arrow shot out instantly, like a shooting star, and came straight to Tai Shici.

Tai Shici was shocked. He never expected that a famous warrior like Han Guang would sneak up on him without saying a word.

As soon as Tai Shici made an evasive movement on the horse, the arrow flew in front of him, but Han Guang's arrow was not aimed at a person, but at the horse, and the horse's chest was immediately shot straight.