Because it was a war period and the city gates were closed, even the most prosperous city could not help but become deserted.%&*
"Da da da."
Suddenly, a fast horse galloped past, galloping towards the prefect's mansion in the center of the city.
This is exactly the soldier who came here to be well fed.
Soon after, the soldier arrived at the prefect's mansion. At this moment, there were many guards in front of the gate of the prefect's mansion. The soldier got off his horse and explained his purpose before entering the prefect's mansion.[
Soon after, the soldier came to the study and walked in.
After entering the study, the soldiers immediately saw General Chen. At this moment, General Chen was kneeling on the front desk, holding a scroll of bamboo slips in his hand, looking attentively.
He is about thirty years old, with a white face and no beard, a tall figure, and a wise light shining in his eyes.
"Master Taishou, there is a man outside the city who claims to be the king and is calling the door." After seeing General Chen, the soldiers immediately reported the news.
"What?"
When General Chen heard this, he shook his hands and dropped all the bamboo slips in his hands, and even let out an exclamation.
When he suddenly heard the news, General Chen's first reaction was that he didn't believe it. He was Yuan Shao's confidant and knew that Yuan Shao had 30,000 troops currently guarding Jieqiao.
With a total of 30,000 troops, and Yuan Shao personally guarding it, General Chen guessed that no matter how strong the Han army was, Yuan Shao could somehow guard it for a year and a half.
This gave Zhao Guo some breathing room.
And how many days has it been now? One day? Two days? That’s why General Chen exclaimed, full of disbelief.
But then, General Chen believed it again.
I have to believe it.
Because no matter what the situation is, there are two possibilities for Zhao Wang Yuan Shao outside the city gate, either true or false.
Sounds a bit nonsense.%&*
But this is the truth. If it is true, then Jieqiao fell and Yuan Shao fled into Xindu in a hurry.
If it is false, there is only one possibility, that is, the Han army broke through the boundary bridge and Yuan Shao fled south into Ye City. The Han army pretended to be Yuan Shao and came to seize the city.
Therefore, regardless of whether Yuan Shao outside is real or fake, this boundary bridge has fallen.
Therefore, General Chen had to believe it.
After believing that the boundary bridge had been breached, General Chen's first reaction was not to greet Yuan Shao, but how to deal with the general who held the power of the world's troops.[
There is a bottom line for a person's loyalty. Yes, General Chen was very loyal when Yuan Shao was strong, and he was still very loyal even when Yuan Shao was weak.
But now that Yuan Shao has almost no choice, General Chen's loyalty has become precarious.
Therefore, Yuan Shao misjudged General Chen. But there was one thing Yuan Shao did not misjudge, and that was General Chen’s wisdom and talent.
At this moment, Chen Jiang was thinking about how to use Xindu to gain a more advantageous position for himself.
The location of Xindu is important and no further explanation is needed.
And now General Chen has thousands of elite soldiers in his hands. If he resists the Han army with all his strength, he can delay for some time. Therefore, General Chen wants to use this as a bargaining chip in exchange for Liu Feng's generous reward.
For a moment, General Chen even had the urge to lure Yuan Shao into the city and then kill him.
However, Chen Jiang gave up this idea instantly.
After all, Yuan Shao is deeply rooted in the hearts of the Zhao people and is very popular among the soldiers. If Yuan Shao is lured into the city to meet with the soldiers, no one will know who will kill whom.
Anyway, General Chen does not intend to let Yuan Shao enter the city.
Yuan Shao cannot be allowed to enter the city, and Yuan Shao cannot be allowed to meet the soldiers. The soldiers must also believe that this Yuan Shao is fake.
General Chen's eyes flashed with wisdom, but he was planning on Yuan Shao, the King of Zhao.
If Yuan Shao were to know that this person whom he trusted and valued was plotting against him, he would probably vomit blood.
And this situation is not far away.
After all, General Chen showed his attitude by refusing to block Yuan Shao.
When the time comes, how could Yuan Shao not understand?
After thinking for a while, General Chen also thought of a way to drive away Yuan Shao and save Xindu City.
Thinking about it, General Chen took a deep breath and ordered: "Prepare the carriage, I want to go to the city."
"promise."
The soldier agreed and went down to deliver the order.
Soon after, the carriage was prepared, and Chen walked out of the study, exited the gate, got on the carriage, and headed west of the city.
Not long after, General Chen arrived near the west gate of the city.[
"Call the captains and military commanders who are guarding the city and come here together." After arriving here, General Chen did not step onto the city wall, but ordered.
"promise."
One of the soldiers agreed and immediately did it.
Soon after, a captain and two military princes who were responsible for guarding the city gate came over.
"Sir." The three of them saluted General Chen.
"No courtesy." General Chen was still sitting in the carriage, but he just raised his hand and said no courtesy.
"Thank you, sir." The three of them thanked and stood up.
"Do you think the king outside the city is real or fake?" When the three of them stood up, General Chen asked meaningfully.
"What do you mean, sir?"
The three officers had never thought about whether Yuan Shao outside the city was real or fake. At this time, after being reminded by General Chen, they were shocked and said.
"The king has 30,000 troops and is defending at the boundary bridge. Thinking about how talented and powerful the king is, how could he be defeated by the Han army in a few days and exiled to Xindu?"
Chen Jiang said meaningfully.
"This Liu Feng is shameless. He found someone to pretend to be the king and wanted to steal the capital." Immediately, the captain and the two military princes understood. After understanding, they suddenly became furious and said.
These three people are relatively loyal and simple-minded.
The more loyal a person is, the more they trust Yuan Shaoxiong's talent and strategy. The more they don't believe that Yuan Shao will lose the boundary bridge in a few days.
The less I believe that the person outside the city gate is Yuan Shao himself.
This was General Chen's plan, and now when General Chen looked at the reactions of these three people, he was suddenly delighted that his plan had succeeded.
"Shoot the random arrows and drive them away," General Chen ordered loudly.
"Why not arrest him?" the captain asked doubtfully.
"This is a time of war, so you are not allowed to open the city gate at will." General Chen said solemnly.
"This." The captain felt strange and suddenly had something to say.
"Why don't you go quickly?" Chen Jiang suddenly raised his eyebrows and shouted.
"promise."
The captain and the military commander immediately did not dare to say anything more. They agreed and strode away.
Soon after, the three of them walked onto the city wall. They looked towards Yuan Shao at the bottom of the city, and the captain let out an angry roar.
"He Fang Xiaoxiao actually pretends to be the king?"
Immediately afterwards, the captain sneered and said: "Fortunately, my eunuch is a wise man who was personally promoted by the king and trusted by the king, so he can see through your treacherous plan. The treacherous thief, leave quickly, otherwise I will attack you with random arrows."