"I have heard of this, and later many people speculated that this was actually Li Su's art of keeping a low profile. He deliberately pretended to be mediocre before, but in fact he refused to serve Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu. It was not until Pei Qing knew Ying with keen eyes and recruited him under his tent that he truly showed his ability." Gao Lan was still unwilling to believe Zhang He's guess, so he explained the most reasonable explanation of what he had heard about the changes in Li Su's ability.

However, Zhang He shook his head and said, "It's not that simple. Since Li Su was willing to fight for the courage to kill Dong Zhuo with Lu Bu, this proves that he has shown his ability, but that's all. Later, when he fought with Pei Qing in Feng County, he didn't see him excellence. If he didn't want to surrender to Pei Qing, he later became the commander-in-chief under Pei Qing. If he wanted to surrender to Pei Qing, he would not show his ability to show his heart. So it can be seen that he didn't have much ability at that time, but later he became so strong. Isn't this change strange?"

"That's true." Gao Lan nodded after hearing this, but he still felt unbelievable, and then said, "But this is really too mysterious, right? I still can't believe it."

"Hehe, so what if you believe it or not? Anyway, Pei Qing has a lot of talents, which is an indisputable fact. In this case, it is impossible for our army to win. In fact, what I am more worried about now is that Gao Taishou will suffer a bigger defeat this time."

"Ah? How is this possible? Brother Ye Yi, you should know that Gao Jian himself brought 15,000 troops this time. How many troops are there in the city in Hanoi? Now Xun You brought out at least two or three thousand people? That is to say, there are only one or two thousand people in the city at most? With such a large force comparison, even if you attack directly, you may be able to break the Yewang City in just one meal. If calculated according to this, it is probably our army that the Yewang City has been captured by our army. Speaking of this, I suddenly thought of one thing, this is actually Gao Jian's real purpose? We relied on us to hold Xun You's main force, and then he led the main force to attack Yewang City. In this way, the mistakes are all about us, but he enjoys the great achievements of siege. I really didn't expect this guy to be so bad."

Gao Lan became more and more angry as he spoke. In the end, he couldn't help but curse and fought with all his might. However, Gao Gan kept plotting against them, and even sacrificed thousands of lives in exchange for his own contribution. It was heartbreaking to think about it.

However, Zhang He said lightly, "Brother Gao, you are just your own guesses and no factual basis, why are you so excited? Besides, even if our guess is correct, so what? Although Gao Gan plotted us into it, he would definitely not be able to capture the Yewang City. Brother, think about it, how cautious and meticulous Xun You is? Since you can guess that I will attack Xun You's army, so that you can't be able to have any arrangements for the Yewang City. I believe that his deployment there will be even beyond our imagination. In other words, Xun You will be sure to ensure that the Yewang City will not be captured. Such deployment will definitely not be much worse than what we have encountered here, and it may even be even better."

"Ten thousand? Such a great grasp?" Gao Lan was shocked and wondered, thinking that Zhang He's statement was unbelievable.

In fact, Zhang He was right. The high-ranking cavalry launched a fierce attack on Yewang City with a advantage of several times the defense, but the result was not as easy as he imagined. On the top of the city, he was only a young man in his twenties, and he was still young. However, he led his soldiers to block his continuous attacks for several waves, causing him to suffer heavy losses. After these waves of attacks, the high-ranking cavalry had nearly 3,000 casualties, which caused nearly 20% of his soldiers to lose.

However, the high-ranking officials still gritted their teeth and supervised the battle himself, ordering the soldiers to conquer the Yewang City at all costs.

However, the high-ranking officials later found helplessly that no matter how fierce his offensive momentum was, they could not firmly occupy the city. The defenders seemed to be crazy to counterattack the siege soldiers, and all the siege soldiers who climbed up the city were bleeding from the city without exception.

"Although it's only one step away, this step away is like a natural barrier. The opponent's defense is so strict. It can be said that it is as solid as a rock. The city's defense is so strong that it makes people desperate. It's not that I don't do my best. It's because our army has suffered too serious losses. In less than half an hour, nearly 5,000 people have been lost. If we continue fighting, I'm afraid that all my men and horses will have to be explained here."

Although the senior officials don’t care about the lives of the soldiers, nearly 30% of the casualties are really amazing. Even if they capture the Shiye Wangcheng, they still need to rely on these soldiers to help defend the city. Moreover, because of the large number of casualties of the soldiers, the morale of the army has been shaken. Even if he really ordered to continue to launch an attack, how many soldiers would still obey the orders? Even if he had no idea in his heart.

"I don't know how Zhang He and Gao Lan are doing, but I think even if they encounter ambush, they should break out early with their abilities, but why are there no trace yet? If they can come first, I still have hope of siege the city. After all, without Zhang He and Gao Lan, the combat power of the generals in the army will be greatly reduced, which gives the defenders the opportunity to take advantage of it. If Zhang He and Gao Lan come back, they may be able to capture the Ye Wangcheng today."

The high-ranking officials have never been more eager for the arrival of Zhang He and Gao Lan than now, but they have not arrived for a long time. This makes the high-ranking officials even more worried. If Zhang He and Gao Lan have not arrived yet in another half an hour, then he can only choose to withdraw his troops.

Just when the high-ranking officials were worried, they suddenly saw the smoke and dust rolling up in front of them. He was immediately overjoyed. It seemed that Zhang He and Gao Lan had finally returned. Moreover, through the smoke and dust rolling up, the army was relatively tidy, which meant that they were not defeated. This was naturally good news, because in this way, they could rectify their troops and fight again.

But almost at the same time, the high-ranking cadre felt uncomfortable. This time he lost his troops and generals, but Zhang He and Gao Lan were not defeated, where did they put their faces?

After some thought, the senior official finally figured it out. When he reported his military achievements to Yuan Shao, he said that it was his own plan. He used a few troops to drag the defenders in the city to exchange for a great victory for Zhang He and Gao Lan. However, the two did not completely obey their orders, resulting in the failure of a complete victory in this battle.

Just as the senior officials were still thinking about how to frame Zhang He and Gao Lan with conspiracy and save their face, they saw drums suddenly sounding from the other party's army, and then they saw the army rushing towards them who were unprepared like a tide.

"No, the thief Zhang He and Gao Lan surrendered to the bandit army. Everyone should retreat quickly." The Gao Gan reacted until then and hurriedly ordered the retreat. However, even so, he did not forget to slander Zhang He and Gao Lan and find excuses for his defeat.
Chapter completed!