I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 120 The Situation in Mei County
The moon was shining, and dark clouds were covering the city. In the darkness, a group of sparse figures walked rustlingly in the camp.

This group of people were some middle and low-level officers in Mei County who were not from Xiliang, and the leader was Xu Xiao.It was he who took the lead in secretly contacting and colluding with some officers who were usually suppressed by the Xiliang army, and gathered a lot of power.

Everyone hurriedly followed Xu Xiao, and came to his camp under the cover of night.Everyone gathered under the dim candlelight, looking at each other vigilantly.But seeing Xu Xiao walk in from outside the tent, everyone's eyes instantly focused on him again.

Under the dim light, Xu Xiao's expression was cloudy and uncertain, he couldn't see any emotion, but his eyes were shining.

"Generals, I must have known the intention of inviting everyone here today. The Xiliang Army is already a thing of the past. We have shed blood and fought for Grand Master Dong for many years. We have done our best. It is time to think about our brothers." Xu Xiao Said sternly.

"General Xu, we will do whatever you say. We are not directly descended from Xiliang, and we have had enough of being suppressed and squeezed out."

"Yes, that's right, fuck it, I didn't say anything."

"General Xu, just tell me what to do."

Everyone chattered in one go, as if they were full of resentment, and it seemed that they were often bullied by them.

"Okay, the morale of the army is available. Since all the brothers trust me so much, then I will take the lead and lead everyone to rebel!" Xu Xiao said excitedly.

"Yes, it's against it, it's against his mother!" Everyone's emotions were quickly ignited by him.

"But general, Zhang Xiu is not a good stubble either, he is skilled in martial arts, ruthless, and the guards of the four sects are all his confidantes, we still have to think of a perfect plan." A general on the side said with some worry .

Seeing that everyone was afraid of Zhang Xiu, Xu Xiao smiled confidently and said, "Haha, don't worry, everyone, I have a plan, no matter how brave Zhang Xiu is, he can't make waves."

Suddenly he said mysteriously: "Generals, although Zhang Xiu has more than 1 troops directly in his hands, they are scattered among the four guards. Naturally, this force is limited. If we gather the troops in our hands, there will be 5000 people anyway." , Tomorrow is ugly, we gather the team to attack the south gate, and when the time comes to lead the Bingzhou army into the city, the event will be accomplished."

Everyone showed joyful expressions, and took the order to go, ready to welcome Li Shimin's army into the city.

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Outside the city of Mei County, Zhang Liao's army had already surrounded Mei County, sending people to call for battle every day, but Zhang Xiu didn't fight, just like a shrinking tortoise, curled up in the thick armor.

Zhang Liao was actually very anxious. After all, the sooner the army reached Guangwei County, the more certainty they would be able to wipe out Han Sui and Ma Teng.Zhang Xiu couldn't hold on, facing the strong city of Mei County, the long-term delay would be extremely passive to Zhang Liao.

While Zhang Liao was anxiously waiting for Xu Rong's news, Xu Rong rushed into Zhang Liao's big tent excitedly, and before Zhang Liao could react, he hurriedly said, "General, there is news from Xu Xiao, and he has secretly contacted many people." Lieutenant General, prepare to attack the South Gate tomorrow, and join forces with our army to take down Mei County."

Zhang Liao was very excited when he heard about it. It would be great if he could take down Mei County in this way.Their main enemies are Han Sui and Ma Teng, and this cannot involve too much energy in Mei County, otherwise it will affect the lord's westward strategy.

"General Xu, hurry up and get ready, we will take down Mei County tonight!" Zhang Liao shook his fist vigorously.

"No, let's go get ready!" Xu Rong exited the big tent happily and headed towards his own camp.

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In fact, Zhang Xiu also knew that Mei County could not be defended for a long time, but he made up his mind that he would never surrender. Even if he was trapped in an isolated city, he would make Li Shimin pay the worst price.

His uncle Zhang Ji died at the hands of Li Shimin. He had always admired his uncle, and the relationship between the two was very deep, no less than that between father and son.Therefore, he was determined not to surrender, determined to fight to the end.

At this moment, he was completely blindfolded by hatred, and there were only two words in his mind: "Revenge!"

Most of the more than 1 soldiers under his command are his and Zhang Ji's confidantes. In his opinion, they are all subordinates he can trust, and they will definitely live and die with him.

It's just that time has changed and people's hearts have changed. I'm afraid not everyone wants to be buried for him.

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Although, he didn't know that the ultimate goal of Zhang Liao and Xu Rong was to occupy Xiliang and eliminate Han Sui and Ma Teng.

But he already had a hunch that the next target of the Bingzhou Army must be Xiliang.Therefore, he personally edited the book and sent it to Xiliang, explaining his interests and intending to invite the two warlords of Xiliang to send troops.

Even if they can't take back Guanzhong, they still have to defend Mei County and Chencang, guard the main roads of Xiliang, always let Li Shimin feel like a light on his back, let him feel this feeling of restless sleep.

What he didn't know was that Guangwei County had already been occupied by Zhao Yun, and his messenger was captured by Zhao Yun's army scouts. Of course, the letter could not be delivered to Han Sui and Ma Teng.

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In Mei County, Zhang Xiu is leading his own soldiers to patrol the city defense. Although Mei County is heavily fortified, there are more than [-] soldiers capable of fighting.But the Bingzhou Army is capable of conscripting and fighting well, so don't be careless, be careful.

Therefore, Zhang Xiu kept telling the soldiers under his command to keep their eyes wide open and beware of the enemy's sneak attack.

Of course, all the four gate guards in Mei County were replaced by generals he absolutely trusted.

Zhang Xiu looked at the Bingzhou army below the city from a distance, with a serious expression on his face.

The Bingzhou army is majestic and well-organized, with an imposing manner like a rainbow. It is an absolute veteran of all battles.Once the siege begins regardless of casualties, Mei County may not be able to hold on for long.

Years of fighting on the battlefield has trained him to have a keen sense of the battlefield. He seems to have an inexplicable sense of impending disaster, and it has become more and more intense recently.

The enemy's mercenaries were nearly [-], but they kept besieging and did not fight. Instead, they just bluffed and shouted, and there was no sign of a large army attacking the city.

Although Mei County is a fortified city, attacking the city will inevitably cause great losses.But Zhang Xiu felt that this was not the root cause of the Bingzhou army's siege and failure to attack. They must have other plans.

After thinking about it, he realized that there were only two possibilities, one was to "siege the city and fight for aid", and the other was to collude with the inside and outside to destroy the city.And judging from his many years of experience, the second possibility is the highest.

This made him have to pay attention, "Could it be that there will be rebels in the city who have taken refuge in Li Shimin?"

Suddenly thinking of this place made him vigilant, "Traitor? Who would be a traitor?" Zhang Xiu kept recalling suspicious characters in his mind.

"Could it be him?" He couldn't make up his mind for a while, but out of his usual caution, the general he called under his command whispered something in his ear.

The general was obviously dull after hearing this, but he still took the order and left.

(End of this chapter)