The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

Gaoling.

Duan Qiao clapped his horse and stepped forward, looking at Zhang Ji on the city: "Why, don't you invite me to come in and sit down?"

In the heart of any Xiliang person, Duan Jiong is like a military god. Duan Jiong wants to enter the city, and Zhang Ji wants to stop him. Can he stop him?
  Zhang Ji: "General Duan, we..."

Duan Yan just smiled and said, "Why, I'm not from Xiliang?"

Zhang Ji quickly said: "No, no."

Now Zhang Ji hates Li Jue and Guo Si even more. He sent himself to guard Gaoling. How can he guard it? Although the people of Xiliang have a rough character and informal behavior, it is because the people in the northwest are tough and respect the strong. Without some martial arts, it is impossible to survive in the northwest.

The King of Hejian might as well have sent Huang Zhong here, but why did he send Duan Jiong here?
  This is like playing cards. I move a three, and you hit a king with your backhand. How do you catch it?
  Sorry!
  Duan Yan: "Today, I and the young generals around me will enter the city. Han Sheng, you lead the army to retreat five miles."

Huang Zhong: "General..."

Duan Yan said confidently: "Don't worry, I will be fine. Zilong, do you dare to enter the city with me?"

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "It's what you wish for."

Duan Jiong: "Okay!"

After saying that, Duan Juan continued to ride forward and approached the moat: "Lower the suspension bridge, and we will enter the city."

The army behind Huang Zhong had put too much pressure on them. Zhang Ji could guess Duan Yan's purpose of coming alone. The two of them entered the city out of sincerity, and the next step was negotiation.

As the suspension bridge fell, Duan Juan and Zhao Yun entered the city, dismounted and entered the prefect's mansion.

Zhang Ji is in charge, Duan Jiong and Zhao Yun are guests, Zhang Xiu is in charge, and the other generals are accompanying him.

Duan Juan was the first to speak: "I heard that your nephew Zhang Xiu studied under the spear prodigy Tong Yuan. Is this true?"

Zhang Ji looked at Zhang Xiu, "This..." He could guarantee that no one else except their uncle and nephew had told about this matter. How did Duan Juan know about it?

Duan Yan: "Haha... What a coincidence, Zilong also studied under the spear prodigy Tong Yuan."

As Zhao Yun followed Liu Han, his reputation naturally spread among the Han Dynasty. Although this young general was not as powerful as Lu Bu, if two years passed, Lu Bu might not be his opponent.

Zhang Xiu looked at Zhao Yun and was very surprised: "I can't believe that General Zhao came from the same school as my division!"

Zhao Yun cupped his hands and said, "I was also lucky enough to go to the mountain to learn skills under my teacher's name, but I didn't see my senior brother when I was learning skills."

Zhang Xiu nodded: "I think someone must have gone down the mountain when the junior brother went up the mountain. There is another senior brother above him named Zhang Ren, but I don't know where he is now."

"..."

The fellow disciples naturally chatted happily, which was a good start for Duan Juan and Zhang Ji.

After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Jidao said: "General Duan, I didn't know you were here today..."

Duan Yan also put down his cup and chopsticks, "Haha... I came here today for two reasons. One is to see if I, a man from Xiliang, am still brave as before. Your Highness knows that I am from Xiliang, and I have never been involved in the war in the west. I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to do, but I know it and I am very grateful to Your Highness. If you want to kill the Qiang, Xiongnu, Xianbei and other foreigners, I have no problem with it, but if you really want to put the butcher knife on the neck of the Xiliang man, I...can't do it."

Zhang Ji and other generals: "General..."

Duan Qiao waved his hand: "It doesn't matter if you don't mention it, it doesn't matter if you don't mention it. When people get older, they lose the fierceness they once had and become soft-hearted. If I were ten years younger, how could Dong Zhuo lead you guys to cause trouble?" Chance!"

"They are all from the same ancestry, and I am not dead yet!"

People from Xiliang are the hardest to deal with because they are unreasonable, and people from Xiliang are also the easiest to deal with because they don’t beat around the bush. Duan Jiong, a person with high prestige among Xiliang people, used it well, and one person can conquer a state.

Looking at the crowd, Duan Ji changed his expression and said, "Zhang Ji, why are you so stupid?! You have committed such a big thing!"

The most important thing in negotiations is to seize the initiative, and Duan Yan did it without knowing it, "Do you think you can hide it?"

Zhang Ji's face turned pale: "Who... knows?"

Duan Jiong: "I knew it earlier! Otherwise, why did Jizhou suddenly march westward with hundreds of thousands of troops before it was finished? Don't you know the reason for letting me here? As long as you don't move His Majesty, Your Highness will not do anything to you." Take action!"

Zhang Ji: "I...but it was an accident. We...we really didn't know!"

Hearing Zhang Ji's words, Duan Jiu became convinced. He had been speculating before that Duan Jiu was also deceiving Zhang Ji, but he got the worst news from Zhang Ji. "well!"

Zhao Yun looked at Zhang Xiu and the others and knew that things were not easy to handle.

Duan Jiong: "Zhang Ji, if you can trust me, just lead the people to Kaicheng and surrender. With me here, plus you taking the credit for surrendering and giving up Gaoling, your lives will not be in danger."

Zhang Ji came to his senses at this time and secretly thought of Duan Jiong's advice. Looking at the shaken people below, he slowly said: "General... although he is not talented, he still has [-] troops under his command. If..."

Zhang Ji was interrupted before he could finish his words: "If Huang Zhong attacks by force, how long can you hold on? If a dam is built on the upper reaches of the Wei River, and the ice and snow melt in the coming spring and the dam is destroyed, can Gaoling City hold on?"

"The destruction of the city is inevitable, it's just a matter of time, and how to deal with you."

Zhang Ji was choked by Duan Jiong's words. If it was true as he said, he would not be able to defend the [-] people!
  After thinking again and again, Zhang Ji slowly said: "Old General, this matter is of great importance. Can you let me think more about it?"

Duan Jiong: "I won't force you today. Three days, just three days! If you don't surrender after three days, it will be regarded as stubborn resistance to the end."

Zhang Ji naturally knew what Duan Jiong meant, and this was their bottom line.

I wanted to get some more benefits, but now it seems that it is good to survive.

"Zhang Ji, my lord admires Zhang Xiu very much. I'll end my words here."

Duan Jue and Zhao Yun left Gaoling, leaving Zhang Ji thinking about his choice. In fact, he already had the answer in his mind. Although Li Jue and Guo Si were the current leaders of the Xiliang Army, their prestige was not high. The King of Hejian invited Duan Jiong to Coming out is just to show your attitude. If the matter is so big, you will definitely be pursued.

Looking at his nephew, Zhang Ji slowly said: "Three days later, the city will be surrendered."

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  Changan.

Li Ru has been feeling very bad recently. He feels that the air is full of weirdness.

"Why didn't King Hejian take any action after that?"

He originally thought that the King of Hejian would conspire to attack Chang'an, and Li Ru also strengthened the internal control of Chang'an. However, after several days, there was no movement outside the city. Years of experience told him that there was a bigger conspiracy here.

Suddenly, a servant came to report that the Bingzhou army was moving outside the city!

When Li Ru walked to the top of the city, he did not see King Hejian leading his men to attack the city. Instead, he dug deep trenches outside the city, built strong walls to clear the fields, and built traps, horse-repelling and other defensive fortifications.

"He is trying to trap us to death...not good!"

Li Ru reacted immediately: "Chen Cang!" (End of Chapter)