Ding Tao.

Li Jin stood at the top of the city, quietly looking at the Yuzhou army coming by, with a sneer of disapproval.

Jiangdonger was ultimately useless. After all, geniuses like Sun Ce were a minority. Zhu Huan was brave, but unfortunately he had no plans and did not know the military. If he had been sieged the city half a month in advance and before the end of the autumn harvest, there might be a threat. Dingtao City is solid, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and can only be besieged. Now that the autumn harvest has ended, the grain in Dingtao City can last at least three months. If he wanted to break the city, it would take at least three months.

As for what to do in three months, Li Jin won't think about it for the time being. At this point, he had no choice but to take one step at a time. However, since he was not drowned in Junyi last time, he believed that God would never stop Li's family and would definitely turn around.

The captain Li Feng strode over, looking at the Yuzhou army outside the city while walking, and deliberately curled his lips. "Man Chong, this cruel official, is really willing to be the minion of Jiangdonger, and he actually becomes the vanguard. However, Sun Ce is really generous. No other governors lead troops, but Man Chong can command tens of thousands of troops. He deliberately makes it for us Yanzhou people to see?"

Li Jin did not accept Li Feng's topic. Although he was of the same clan, he had no good feelings for Li Feng. However, when he was employed, Li Feng was also a major surname in Dingtao, so he could not help but give him three points of face.

"How about the city defense?"

"Don't worry, it's foolproof." Li Feng patted his chest and pointed to the battle flag of Man Chong in the distance and said, "After this battle, if Man Chong is still alive, he will be a cruel official and will never lead troops again." He touched his beard and hesitated a little. "But, General, the food is only three months long."

"Three months is enough. Have you forgotten Chen Gongtai? Did Mr. Ju and I say that Sun Ce is at the end of his strength and he can't hold on for long. Although the country is big, war will surely perish. More than 100,000 troops are fighting from all sides. Even if he has money, he can still have so much food? Don't worry, he just can't swallow this breath and show off his power. In three months, he can't capture this city, so he can only retreat."

Li Feng didn't say anything. He knew that Li Jin wanted to take revenge, but he had no intention of taking revenge. If Sun Ce hadn't insisted on seizing the land of the aristocratic family, he would have surrendered long ago. Not only him, but most of the aristocratic families in Yanzhou thought so. Who knows what Sun Ce had wrongly made up his mind and refused to give in at all. Anyone who is more flexible, will it be like this situation?

It’s okay to let Sun Ce suffer a little. Only after suffering can he make concessions. As for Li Jin, it doesn’t matter if he refuses to surrender. He will tie him up and give it to Sun Ce as a gift for him. Unfortunately, it’s not Sun Ce who commanded the troops this time.

Seeing Li Feng's eyes flashing, Li Jin coughed. Li Feng was shocked and laughed twice to hide his anxiety. The two of them said a few more questions about the city defense. Li Feng asked to check the city gate and turned around and left. Li Jin did not stop him, but stood alone at the top of the city, thinking about his own thoughts.

Dingtao is on the north bank of the Ji River, and the south gate is close to Ji River, so it is impossible to expand its troops. If Man Chong wants to attack the city, he must first cross the Ji River. Crossing the water is a good opportunity to block the attack, but Li Jin has no such plan. He knew the strength of both sides. Man Chong's more than 10,000 people were selected from the twenty Yuzhou soldiers. His combat power was not weak, and he had fought equally with Dong Zhao. Even if he went out of the city to intercept the attack, he was not sure of winning. If the loss was too great and his troops were not enough to defend the city, Dingtao would give in.

Even if he did not receive any news, he believed that Zhu Huan would not let Man Chong attack the city alone, and there would definitely be a large army and cavalry behind him. Li Dian said that although the number of cavalry in the Jiangdong Army was not large, it was extremely elite. In the battle of Yu County, Yan Xing attacked with armored cavalry and chased by light cavalry, and almost directly claimed Zhang He's life. Two thousand Jizhou cavalry disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Li Jin didn't have so many cavalrymen, and he didn't want to take this risk. He just defended Dingtao City, looked at Man Chong, and Zhu Huanduo's troops at the city and returned without success.

Man Chong did not cross the river easily. He set up a camp south of the Ji River, and then arranged for scouts to inquire about the news, especially the manors around Dingtao City. He sent people to contact him, preach the real situation in Yuzhou, and advised them to surrender and not seek death. This was the last chance. When the army arrived at the gate of their manor, it would be too late for them to surrender again.

As a native of Yanzhou, Man Chong tried his best to persuade him to surrender, but the effect was not very good. Only two families accepted his suggestion and expressed surrender, bringing money, grain and troops to help. Most of the aristocratic families were closed and did not allow Man Chong's envoys to come in at all. Although they knew that Yanzhou would sooner or later fall into Sun Ce, they still hoped to hold on for a while until Sun Ce gave in.

Man Chong had no choice but to express his regret.

Two days later, Zhu Huan led more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry to Dingtao. He did not rush to attack, but sent people to build a floating bridge and ordered Yan Xing and Wen Chou to lead 2,000 cavalry to cross the river to inquire about the situation, isolate traffic, and block the reinforcements that might arrive.

Li Jin saw clearly in the city and looked at it with disdain. Apart from Dong Zhao, he had no other reinforcements to count on. Even Dong Zhao could not come to reinforce now. He would definitely wait until Zhu Huan, Man Chong could not conquer the city and attack again when he was exhausted. Zhu Huan was very cautious, but he wasted his time in vain.

Shanyang County, Jinxiang.

Ji Ling held back his mount, looked at the battle flag raised at the city wall in the distance, and laughed.

Although there were more than a thousand soldiers in the city, these powerful troops were no match for Zang Ba and others at all. In just one hour, Sun Guan took the lead and climbed the city wall. The next thing was simple, killing what should be killed, grab what should be caught, and grab what should be captured. The orders of the King of Wu were simple and clear, and the Yanzhou family did not know the current affairs and were insatiable, so they had nothing to do.

The city gate was wide open, and the soldiers guarding outside the city entered the city in accordance with the prior arrangement and carried out a comprehensive and thorough sweep of the city. Ji Ling glanced at the sky to the west and sighed. Dong Zhao did not appear and sat in Changyi, so he was destined to be disappointed. Although Changyi City was strong, Dong Zhao might not be able to defend it in front of the giant stone throwing machine and strong crossbow.

The two sides have equal military strength, but their combat power is far from each other.

With the sound of horse hooves, Chang Xi rushed over with a team of personal guards. He glanced at the battle flag at the top of the city and spitted. "Governor, let Sun Yingzi take the lead this time. When you hit Dongzhang, you have to let me go first. You can't let him get any benefits alone."

Ji Ling held back her smile and glanced at Chang Xi. "Then you must be more determined when you discuss the military next time."

Chang Xi smiled embarrassedly. He was worried that the city would be very prepared and the losses would be greater in the attack, so when arranging the tasks, he did not strive for it and was taken first by Sun Guan and Wu Dun. Now he knew that there were almost no soldiers in Jinxiang City. Sun Guan and others succeeded in the attack twice, so he regretted Mo Di. Those who entered the city first could enjoy the trophy first. This time, Sun Guan and others ate meat, but they could only drink soup.

"Do you still have to fight next time? I will definitely let you go." Chang Xi looked at the city wall and was envious.

Zang Ba and others quickly completed the control of the city and took out the prisoners. First, there were about seven or eight hundred soldiers guarding the city. The weapons had been seized, and the armor was still on their bodies. Some of them were injured, but more people were just ugly and still shocked. Zang Ba and others attacked too fiercely, and many people lost the city before they could react. Faced with the fierce Jiangdong Army, they had almost no hesitation and immediately put down their weapons and surrendered to avoid being hacked to death by the impatient enemy.

In addition to these soldiers guarding the city, there were more than 300 people, including old and young, men and women, all of whom were rich families in the city and their families. Most of the soldiers guarding the city were their troops. Now that the city was broken, they also knew their fate. They all looked pale and many people were unable to stand firmly, and they could only be mixed with the people next to them. Some women and children were frightened and burst into tears.

Ji Ling didn't think much and waved his hand. The guards hugged them up and according to the prior order, they pulled out the heads of each family from the crowd, raised their swords and cut off their heads directly, and hung them on the trees beside the official road to show their public.

In a blink of an eye, more than a dozen heads fell to the ground, blood flowed. Many people were so scared that they cried out, and some even cursed while crying, struggling to come and grab the body, but were stopped by the soldiers. One of the boys was so angry that they pulled their fists to hit the soldiers who stopped him, but the soldiers waved their swords and hit them with a knife ring on their face. Within a few strokes, their face was covered with blood. They fell to the ground, covered their faces, and screamed in horror.

An old man came out and shouted: "The success and defeat of the king is right, and the victory and defeat are decided. Why do you have to abuse an unarmed young man? Is this what the warriors under the rule of the King of Wu should do?"

The soldier was stunned and looked back at Ji Ling. Ji Ling looked up and down twice and said lightly: "Since you know that success, kings and defeated enemies, don't make a meaningless battle. If he doesn't hurt people with bad words, and overestimate his abilities, attack my subordinates, why would my subordinates hurt him? With such kindness, it's better to persuade your village party to not make trouble for yourself and sacrifice his life in vain."

The old man's face turned red and white. He looked at Ji Ling for a moment, sighed helplessly, helped the young man up, and sighed: "I didn't expect that after my Yanzhou was subjected to the Yellow Turban, I encountered this disaster again. It was really a sightless heaven."

Ji Ling said lightly: "You have today, instead of complaining about the heaven without eyes, you blame yourself for having eyes without eyes. Is it just a matter of relying on your own affairs?"

The old man was stunned for a moment, turned around, and looked at Ji Ling coldly. "Is the general trying to teach me how to be a human being? Do you know who I am? When I was learning from Duke Lu, you probably weren't born yet."

Ji Ling frowned. "Are you a disciple of Duke Lu of Sili's lieutenant?"

"That's it." The old man raised his head proudly. "I was Xu Ren, a member of Jiyin Cheng, followed Lu Gong Ye Lu Shi for twenty years. After Lu Gong died, he kept his tomb for Lu Gong until now. This young man is the grandson of Lu Gong. Is it disrespectful?"

Ji Ling stared at the old man for a while and laughed "Puchi". "No wonder the King of Wu doesn't like you scholars. He is really hopelessly stupid. Even if I want to respect him, I respect Mr. Lu himself. What do you have to do with you? After reading so many books, I can't tell the difference between right and wrong, and I'm not afraid of embarrassing people. If you take them down, you will starve him for three days first, and you will lose your body and increase your ability."
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