Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 163 To seek Li Jue

But said.

After Cao Jun retreated.

Because of fear, Li Jue left Zhang Ji alone to guard on the city wall, then went down the tower and rushed to the palace.

Zhang Ji watched Li Jue leave, his eyes kept flickering, he didn't know what he was thinking, and finally turned into a sigh.

Immediately, without much consideration, they dispatched manpower to strengthen the defense on the city wall. Although the Cao army had already retreated, the Cao army only retreated to twenty miles away, and did not really withdraw from Chang'an. They were still eyeing Chang'an city.

After making the arrangements, Zhang Ji supported the city wall with his hands and looked out of the city, his eyes flickering, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"General!" A partial general walked behind Zhang Ji with his sword on his hand, and said in a low voice.

Zhang Ji put away the light in his eyes, turned around and saw that he was a trusted person under his command, and said, "Has everything been arranged?"

"Back to the general, everything has been arranged. Even if Cao Jun makes a surprise attack, it will be difficult to break through under the city wall!" The general replied.

Zhang Ji nodded, put his hand on his saber, and prepared to walk down the tower.

He also understands in his heart that Cao Jun will not come to attack the city today, and with the arrangement on the city wall, it is impossible for Cao Jun to attack the city wall overnight. Return in defeat and defend Chang'an City.

"General!"

Just when Zhang Ji was about to move under the tower, the general bowed his hands and called out to Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji also stopped, looked at the general in doubt, and did not speak.

"Is the general really going to fight Cao Jun to the death?" Pianjiang asked in a low voice.

"What do you mean?" Zhang Ji asked with his eyes fixed.

The general looked at Zhang Ji. When he asked that question just now, he was also puzzled in his heart. Although he is a confidant under Zhang Ji's command, the words he said were a big event, and Zhang Ji might be caught by them. Killed with one sword.

Hearing Zhang Ji's question, he also breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "General, please take a step to speak!"

Zhang Ji glanced at the general, then looked around, without saying anything, turned around and walked towards a corner on the city wall.

See here.

Pianjiang wiped the absent sweat on his forehead with his right hand, and walked closely behind Zhang Ji.

Came to a somewhat dark corner on the city wall.

"What do you want to say?" Zhang Ji asked, staring at the general.

If it wasn't his confidant who had followed him for a long time who said that, he would have killed him with a single blow of the sword, and he would not have given him a chance to say more.

The general pondered for a while, as if he was trying to organize his words, and then he said: "Since the general and the other three generals started the uprising, occupying the land of Chang'an, the cavalry in Xiliang was led by General Li and General Guo, and the general and Fan The general's prestige among the Xiliang iron cavalry is gradually weakening!"

"Especially after repelling the coalition forces of Ma Teng and Han Sui, Li Jue beheaded General Fan out of suspicion without asking why. Your prestige, General, is not as good as before. Except for the soldiers who followed the general at the earliest, the rest of Xiliang The iron cavalry, however, are all in the hands of General Li and General Guo, as if the generals were separated!"

After finishing speaking, the general also bowed his hands, lowered his head, and didn't look at Zhang Ji again. After talking so much, Zhang Ji could understand what he wanted to say.

Zhang Ji stared at the general.

for a long time
"Hey, the four of us are under Chengxiang Dong's command. It's just that we can't do it, so we are in today's situation!" Zhang Ji sighed.

Thinking of the four of them, when they were under Dong Zhuo's command, they were the existence of heavy soldiers in the palm of their hands. The 20 Xiliang iron cavalry was jointly managed by the four of them, and of course there was Hua Xiong, the number one warrior beside Dong Zhuo.

However, Hua Xiong was no more majestic than the four of them in the Xiliang iron cavalry, but now everything is gone.

"Your subordinate understands the general's intentions, but please think about it. General Fan just let Han Sui live out of nostalgia, but Li Jue planned to kill him without asking why. In Li Jue's heart, he is worthy of trust." , there is only one person, Guo Si!" Pian Jiang said.

Zhang Ji also had a look of worry on his face, and said, "What do you think?"

The general was overjoyed, and said: "The general once said that Cao Jun didn't have much food and grass, as long as he persisted until Cao Jun ran out of food, the crisis would be resolved, but the general should also know that even if Cao Jun retreats, there will be a comeback one day, and The status of the general will not change, and he will still be suspected, so why not act first and seek refuge with Cao Cao!"

After speaking, he made a gesture on his neck.

Zhang Ji's eyes froze, and he also understood that if he could hold the city this time, then his prestige in the Xiliang army would definitely increase. However, Li Jue definitely didn't want to see this kind of situation.

He already had a lot of thoughts in his mind, otherwise he wouldn't have followed Pian Jiang to this dark corner and listened to Pian Jiang talking a lot.

Seeing that Zhang Ji didn't speak, he didn't say much, and stood quietly, waiting for Zhang Ji to make a decision.

"Invite General Li to my residence tonight and tell him that I have something to discuss with him!" Zhang Ji said.

His eyes were full of firmness, and now he had a firm answer to the things he had been considering before, so there was no need for too much hesitation, it was time to make a decision.

"No!" Pian Jiang cupped his hands.

He was also a little happy in his heart. He followed Zhang Ji and was also Zhang Ji's confidant. Of course, he didn't want to see Zhang Ji remain unknown. Now Zhang Ji's answer can explain many things.

It's not that he hasn't considered joining Li Jue or Guo Si, but he has been with Zhang Ji for a long time. Even if Li Jue or Guo Si is willing to take him in, he will definitely not trust him too much. Ji said, then he really couldn't get along, and he might lose his life because of it.

In this way, it is better to persuade Zhang Ji directly, and the timing is very suitable now.

at night
The general also went to invite Li Jue to Zhang Ji's mansion as instructed.

Li Jue didn't have any doubts either, thinking that Zhang Ji had asked him to discuss the defense of the city, so he followed the general and rushed to Zhang Ji's mansion. Now that Guo Si died in battle, Zhang Ji was the only one who could discuss it.

And if you want to defend the city, you really have to rely on Zhang Ji. He is already confused and can't think of any strategy to defend the city. Then Zhang Ji sent someone to invite him, let alone go out without any hesitation. , rushed to Zhang Ji's mansion.

Zhang Ji's mansion was brightly lit.

The hall looked empty, with only a table with food and drinks on it.

Zhang Ji sat alone on the side of the table, waiting silently, only his eyes kept shining.

The whole hall is also very quiet.

(End of this chapter)