Zhang Lu, Zhang Wei, Jia Long, Zhao Wei, and Ren Qi were sitting in rows facing each other, but no one was sitting on the main seat.
At this moment, these five people were listening to the soldiers' latest information about Zitong.
"For your information, my lord, it has been confirmed that Zitong has been occupied by Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang is carrying more than 10,000 infantry troops this time."
Zhang Wei stood up first and quickly asked the soldiers,
"Where is Lei Tie? How is General Lei? How many troops did Liu Zhang lose when he captured Zitong?"
Zhang Wei had closed the city gate tightly for more than ten days and had no intention of inquiring about Zitong. Every day he hoped that Liu Zhang would not suddenly come to Fu County!
The soldier raised his head and glanced at Zhang Wei, looking very embarrassed.
"Say it! Look what I do!"
The soldier's look made Zhang Wei furious, and he shouted angrily again.
"Reporting to General Zhang, Lei Tie surrendered to Liu Zhang after the general left the city. Liu Zhang did not waste a single soldier!"
"What did you say! Lei Tie surrendered!"
Zhang Weiteng stood up immediately and pulled the soldier up.
"Ah! General, spare your life!"
The soldier was so frightened that he tremblingly begged Zhang Wei for mercy. He was just telling the truth, and he never expected that Zhang Wei would be so angry!
"Impossible, how could Lei Tie surrender?"
Jia Long and the others looked at Zhang Wei with disdain, their eyes full of contempt.
"General Zhang is really good at using people. As soon as he takes off with his front foot, he will sacrifice the city with his back foot!"
Zhang Wei was so angry that his teeth chattered.
"Second brother, step back!"
Zhang Lu's face was gloomy. Even though he was like this, Zhang Wei was still embarrassing himself in front of him!
"Eh!"
Zhang Wei threw the soldier far away and left the hall angrily.
"Three governors, I'm really sorry. My brother has a bad temper. I hope you can forgive me."
Zhang Wei could let his temper be ignorant, but Zhang Lu couldn't. He could only apologize to a few people.
"Prefect Zhang is being polite, that's okay. Let's discuss the matter of marching into the army."
Jia Long waved his hand and did not take Zhang Wei seriously at all. In fact, Zhang Wei was not in their eyes at all!
"Yes! Each of us has brought 20,000 soldiers and horses, and together we have 80,000 troops, which is more than eight times that of Liu Zhang! We can't just sit here all the time, right?"
Zhao Wei also agreed. Now that he has obtained the position of governor of Bajun, he wants to rush back to Bajun as soon as possible."
"It will kill him while he is sick! Liu Zhang definitely has more than 10,000 people, and the reinforcements from behind must not have arrived yet! We must take advantage of this opportunity to drive him out of Zitong in one go, so that he will no longer have a foothold in Guanghan.
land!"
Ren Qi also expressed his thoughts, in short, one purpose, quick victory!
Ren Qi's words still carry more weight. Among these four people, Ren Qi has the most far-reaching vision and the highest resourcefulness.
After Jia Long passed the Ma Xiang Rebellion, he was particularly convinced of Ren Qi and immediately expressed his support.
"That's right! What Governor Ren said makes sense! Our 80,000-strong army consumes a huge amount of food every day. I'm afraid Governor Zhang can't afford so much food and grass, right?"
Of course Zhang Lu couldn't afford it. Even if he could afford it, he wouldn't want to. Why should he be taken advantage of?
"Yes, there is not much food left in Guanghan County. The reason why I came to you today is to discuss the matter of entering the army!"
Jia Long stood up directly, wanting to set an example for others.
"There is no need to discuss it. Tomorrow we will send out 15,000 troops each, for a total of 60,000 troops, to directly crush Zitong!"
Zhang Lu naturally had no objections and was willing to send troops today.
"I agree with Prefect Jia's plan, but I don't know what Prefect Ren and Prefect Zhao mean?"
Ren Qi even had no objection. He was the one who proposed the quick resolution, so how could he have any objection? He immediately agreed.
"I agree."
Three of the four people agreed. The remaining Zhao Wei couldn't help but stood up if he didn't agree. "Okay! Send troops tomorrow to drive Liu Zhang out of Zitong!"
If the four people have unified opinions, their actions will be very smooth. Just as they were preparing to break up the meeting, Zhang Lu raised his concerns.
"Three eunuchs, do you know the terrain of Zitong City clearly?"
Jia Long and the three of them shook their heads at the same time. None of them were from Guanghan County. Naturally, they had never been there and they didn't know much about the terrain of Zitong.
"Not sure."
Zhang Lu sighed and told everyone about the difficulties of this battle.
"Surrounded by mountains on three sides, it is easy to defend but difficult to attack! If Liu Zhang cannot hold on, our siege will be very difficult and the casualties will be very high!"
When Jia Long and the others heard that they were going to attack the city by force, they suddenly became a little unhappy.
They didn't know that Zitong was dangerous, but they knew that any attack on the city was very difficult, and the casualties were high!
"Attacking a city is the only strategy. You might not be able to capture it even if you put all the troops and horses in it!"
Zhang Lu sneered in his heart. Sure enough, when he heard about the casualties, he became timid and lost his energy.
Including Zhang Lu, these four people have their own thoughts, and no one wants to injure or injure their soldiers. After all, this is their own private property!
I'm afraid the casualties will be too high to a certain extent, and the coalition forces may disperse in a hurry!
"We have to find a way to lure Liu Zhang out. As long as he comes out of the city for a decisive battle, we will definitely be able to decide in one battle!"
Not only was Zhang Lu's strategy not approved by the three of them, but they also received a blank stare from them.
"Prefect Zhang, who doesn't know the best way to lure Liu Zhang out? The key is how to lure him out? Is Liu Zhang a fool? Will he lead 10,000 troops out of the city to fight against 60,000 of us?"
"Haha, what Jia Taishou said is absolutely true! On the contrary, Liu Zhang is not only not a fool, but also a rare wise man in the world! Liu Zhang uses his troops like a god, and has rarely suffered a defeat since the conquest!"
Seeing this, if they want to attack Zitong City by force, these three people might not plan to send troops?
Zhang Lu was upset. If he had known this result, he wouldn't have said anything! Now it's great, he asked what happened!
"Three governors, Liu Zhang only has 10,000 people. Even if we attack Zitong City by force, he will not be able to hold it!"
Zhang Lu had no choice but to say something to appease Jia Long and the others.
It's a pity that Jia Long and the other three didn't accept Zhang Lu's words at all!
"Prefect Zhang, didn't you just say that Zitong is surrounded by mountains on three sides, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack?"
Ren Qi glanced at Zhang Lu lightly, with extreme disdain in his eyes.
"Haha, let the governor calm down. There is a saying in the art of war: surround an enemy ten times and attack it five times! We are six times stronger than Liu Zhang, so we will have no problem taking Zitong."
Zhang Lu had no choice but to explain to a few people while enduring the rolling looks.
If they insist not to send troops, then Zhang Lu will have no place to cry!
"Prefect Zhang's words are a bit far-fetched..."
Obviously, Zhang Lu's military skills could not convince the three of them.
Seeing that they were about to reach a stalemate on the issue of sending troops, Zhang Wei left and returned and walked in from the door.
"You don't have to worry, Liu Zhang will definitely come out and fight us decisively."
"Why? Why are you so sure?"
In the eyes of Jia Long and the others, Zhang Wei was just a foolhardy man, and his words were not convincing at all.
"It's very simple. Liu Zhang knows that you killed Liu Yan and his wife!"