Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou, and Zhang Ji were originally just four small captains under Dong Zhuo. Now that they had succeeded in a battle, they instantly became the most powerful people in the Han Dynasty. These four people had no intention of competing for the world.

For a little person, this is really a happy event falling from the sky.

They never had any grand blueprint or ambition to dominate the world. For the four of them, how to distribute the benefits they have received is the most important thing in life.

The four people came together when their lives were threatened. Although they were united on the surface, the conflicts between the four people immediately emerged after the foreign invasion was eradicated.

Among them, Li Jue and Guo Si had the best relationship because they were brothers sworn to Jinlan. When competing for interests, the two often helped each other and attacked others, forcing Fan Chou to say angrily: "I don't think there is any need to discuss anything else. Let's just

Chang'an is divided into four parts, and the four of us are together."

Li Jue and Guo Bang actually wanted to take over Chang'an for themselves, but they also understood that now was not the time to fall out, so they were preparing to agree first.

Zhang Ji suddenly said: "I can give up the interests of Chang'an, but there is a condition. That is, you must help me attack Pingcheng and kill Xu Kang."

Everyone knew about Zhang Ji and Xu Kang's grudges, but they didn't expect that he would still remember them at this time.

After all, Fan Chou had worked with Xu Kang for a period of time. Although the relationship broke down in the end, they had not turned against each other yet, so he persuaded him: "This is what happened, Brother Zhang, it's not worth it for a woman."

Zhang Ji said stubbornly: "As long as I understand whether it's worth it, you just need to say whether you are willing to help me."

Li Jue and Guo Si had no connection with Xu Kang, so they hesitated when they thought of losing troops and generals to avenge Zhang Ji.

Zhang Ji also knew that the bait he threw was not big enough, so he continued: "I heard that Meiwu was first captured by Xu Kang. A lot of gold, silver and jewelry inside were lost for no reason. Where do you think they are?"

Li Jue and Guo Si's eyes suddenly lit up. They looked at each other and immediately made a decision.

Li Jue said: "Since it is a matter for brother Zhang Ji, it is also a matter for everyone in our Liangzhou Army. It is of course our duty to do so."

Guo Bang also said: "That's right, I think Xu Kang actually wants to help Lu Bu attack us. Now it's time to settle the accounts with him. General Fan, what do you think?"

Fan Chou said helplessly: "Since it is everyone's decision, naturally I have a share."

Zhang Ji nodded with satisfaction and said: "Zhang, thank you all brothers for being here."

Returning to his handsome tent, Zhang Ji drove away the others, leaving Zhang Xiu alone to serve him.

Zhang Xiu hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't help but ask: "I heard that my uncle gave up the interests of garrison Chang'an?"

Zhang Ji said "Yes" and said: "Among the four, I am the weakest. Li Jue and Guo Si are also ambitious and want to dominate Chang'an. Even if we rob, it will be difficult to rob them, so we might as well be more generous."

, at least we can keep our current status."

Zhang Xiu suddenly said after hearing this: "Uncle, you are indeed very generous. I thought you really couldn't let go of Miss Zou."

Zhang Ji suddenly punched the desk and said fiercely: "Yes, I really can't let it go. If Zhang Ji can't avenge this shameful humiliation, he won't be able to rest in peace even if he dies."

Zhang Xiu was immediately embarrassed and wanted to say a few words of persuasion, but seeing Zhang Ji's furious look, he finally swallowed the words that came to his lips.

On the second day, Li Jue, Guo Si and others used the emperor's orders to accuse Xu Kang of defending himself with troops and having evil intentions, so they mobilized an army of 100,000 to collect troops.

Xu Kang had already expected what would happen today, so he ordered his people to prepare defensive equipment early, including various rolling logs, thunder stones, hot oil and golden soup. There were also several warehouses filled with swords, guns, swords, halberds, bows and arrows.

Hearing that Li Jue and others finally sent troops, Xu Kang leisurely summoned his generals and ordered: "This time the Liangzhou army is not doing well. Pingcheng is the foundation for our army to establish a foothold in Yongzhou. Xun You, Zhang Liao, Wang

Can listen to the order and order the three of you to command ten thousand troops. We must work together to defend this city."

The three of them said at the same time: "Follow the order."

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu listens to the order and orders you two to lead a thousand troops each and follow me to defend the Kangting Marquis Mansion."

"Follow orders."

Zhang Liao suddenly said: "My lord, although the Kangtinghou Mansion is strong, it is small in size and is not conducive to long-term defense. It is better to let the last general guard it. As for Pingcheng, which is of great importance, it is more appropriate for your lord to take charge."

Xu Kang laughed and said: "I naturally understand General Zhang's intentions. Although Kangtinghou's mansion is small, it has all kinds of defenses. I want to see what Zhang Ji can do with me."

"Besides, who said we would have to defend for a long time? News has come from Ma Teng and Han Sui. The two of them have formed an alliance and are on their way to this place. Based on the distance, it will take about five days."

The generals were overjoyed when they heard this. They had a strong city that was reliable and foreign aid could be expected. They were even more confident in defending Pingcheng.

Xun You poured cold water and said: "Don't be happy too early. After all, Ma Teng and Han Sui are also from Liangzhou. We can't rule out that they will deliberately sit idly by and wait until the strength of both of us is weakened before taking advantage of them. So we must not hold on to this.

Fight this battle with only five days of defense."

Dian Wei shouted: "Of course. What do you have to fear about Li Jue, Guo Si and others? Give me three thousand soldiers and horses, and I will chop off their heads with my own hands and offer them to you, your lord."

Xu Kang said with a smile: "General Dian's courage is commendable. Although Li Jue and Guo Si are not terrible, the soldiers of the Liangzhou Army are still quite elite and should not be underestimated. On the other hand, our soldiers have never experienced real fighting.

, it is inevitable to suffer losses when fighting a war. Therefore, we focus on defense in this battle, and you must not make any mistakes."

Dian Wei said happily: "Since the adults have said so, I, Dian Wei, will let them live a few more days."

The mountains are covered with banners, and the swords and halberds are like forests. Looking at the "Zhang" flag flying above the Liangzhou Army in front of him, a sneer appeared at the corner of Xu Kang's mouth.

Zhang Ji really hated himself so much that he personally led the army to attack the Kangtinghou Mansion where he was stationed. However, he did not see the flags of the other three people, and the number was less than 20,000. It seemed that the other three armies were all going to attack Pingcheng.

Already.

Xu Kang was still very confident in the defense of Pingcheng. With Xun You making plans, Zhang Liao arranging troops, and Wang Can, the child prodigy in charge of county administration, the three of them were a perfect match.

Kangtinghou Mansion and Kangting Ferry are actually two in one. In order to implement his idea of ​​working for relief, Xu Kang mobilized hundreds of thousands of victims to build this small ferry.

A fortified city defense of astonishing scale.

From the outside, this city fortification surrounds Kangting Ferry and Kangtinghou Mansion like a city wall, so the locals affectionately call it Kangcheng.

The Kangtinghou Mansion is located to the south of Kangcheng, and even a section of the outer wall of the mansion is part of the south gate city wall. If people from the Kangtinghou Mansion want to leave the city, they can leave the mansion directly through the south gate.

Zhang Ji naturally saw the advantage in this. His target was Xu Kang alone from beginning to end. If he were to attack Kangtinghou Mansion from other areas, he would have to break through the outer walls of Kangcheng first. Only the south gate is the most convenient place to attack.

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Having determined the direction of his initiative, Zhang Ji without hesitation threw all 10,000 soldiers under his command into the battle for the South Gate.

Although the south gate city wall is only the outer wall of the Hou Mansion, it is three feet tall and wide, making it more majestic than ordinary city walls. And because it is built according to the terrain, it is more difficult to attack.

None of this bothered Zhang Ji. He had already prepared countless siege tools, and now they took them out one after another, vowing to fight Xu Kang to a duel.

Outside the south gate, the long city ladder was lifted up, and countless figures roared and climbed up like monkeys.

Hundreds of archers immediately stood up on the city wall, shooting at the bottom of the city indiscriminately.

Dozens of carts rolled in from outside the city wall and stood still thirty steps away. There were dozens of archers on each cart. Taking advantage of the height difference, they alternately rained down arrows on the city wall, suppressing the enemies on the wall.

Firepower.

On the city wall, dozens of crossbows were pushed out, and they were cleared at designated points against the nest cart. The cowhide baffles surrounding the nest cart were like paper to these powerful crossbows. Every arrow passed through

, will always bring out a bloody flower.

Outside the city wall...

On the city wall...

This is a contest of force, but also a collision of wisdom. No matter what siege method Zhang Ji uses, Xu Kang can always find a way to break it. In this way, the two sides are in a stalemate, and the final victory can only be decided through a competition of will and numbers.

Victory or defeat.

On the third day, Dian Wei led a thousand soldiers to attack and intercepted part of Zhang Ji's siege team, while destroying dozens of the opponent's siege engines.

On the fifth day, Dian Wei and Xu Chu dispatched at the same time, each with five hundred troops, and once again broke into Zhang Jijun's side camp and burned dozens of his crossbow chariots.

On the seventh day, Xu Chu sent out 500 men to attack the rear camp of Zhang Ji's army. Although many people were killed and wounded, the enemy's food and grass were not burned.

On the tenth day, a depressing atmosphere filled the residence of Marquis Kangting. Because of the agreement between Ma Teng and Han Sui, there was still no news from the allies.

When Xu Kang thought about it, they were obviously going to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, and then wait until they were almost exhausted before they came to enjoy the benefits of being fishermen.

Regardless of his injuries, Dian Wei took a big sip from a jar of wine and said: "It seems there is no hope for reinforcements. I think it is better for you to retreat to Pingcheng first, and then think of other solutions."

Xu Kang shook his head and said: "This won't work. The only one in the Liangzhou army who really has a deep hatred against us is Zhang Ji, so he attacks the most violently. Once he is led to Pingcheng, the other three generals will be forced to

, we must do our best for him. Then our pressure will be even greater."

Xu Chu also rarely frowned and said: "But the enemy's momentum is so fierce, I'm afraid the soldiers won't be able to hold on for long."
Chapter completed!