When it was late at night, Lin Nan sat alone in the big tent, reflecting the dim lights. He dragged his chin and thought about how to progress the second half of Qu Lang Twowhu's strategy.

"Lord, Guo Zhengjun is looking for a meeting outside!" The personal soldiers entered the tent and bowed.

"Guo Jia? Why did he come? Let him in!"

Soon after, Guo Jia walked in and bowed and said, "See the lord!"

Lin Nan raised his hand, pointed to a straw mat beside him, and said to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, come to sit next to me."

Guo Jia walked straight to Lin Nan, sat down without restraint, and bowed, "Lord, aren't you resting?"

"Don't you have not had a rest? If I have rest, who will come to meet you? You came from the South Gate late at night. Is there anything wrong with Zhang He?"

"General Zhang is safe and sound, but his subordinates have something to do."

"Oh... let's hear it."

Guo Jia looked at Lin Nan's sad face and asked, "Are you worried about Qu Lang Twow the Tiger's next strategy?"

Lin Nan nodded and smiled, "Well, do you have any good solutions?"

Guo Jia said: "Lu Bu is a child, a man of every man, but he has a Chen Gong around him, and he seems to obey Chen Gong's words. If the lord wants to encourage Lu Bu to attack Sili, there must be a good statement that can make Chen Gong believe it. However, according to his subordinates, Chen Gong is a man with great scheming and suspicion of people, so he is not easy to be deceived. The only way is to start with the generals under Lu Bu's tent. Lu Bu respects Gao Shun and Zhang Liao very much, as well as his wife and uncle Wei Xu, and Wen Chou, who has recently defected. If these four people advise Lu Bu together, Lu Bu will definitely occupy Sili."

"Then how do you think we should convince these four people? Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Wen Chou are not easy-to-efficient."

Guo Jia said: "I am willing to convince these four people one by one. I rarely walk in front of people, so few people in the Jin army know me, and I can imitate the accents of various places, so it is not difficult for me to get into the Jin army."

"Is there any danger?" Lin Nan worried.

"Three-point shock, seven-point danger, but the subordinates have their own ways to resolve it. We will start a general attack on Yecheng tomorrow. It is also the time when the Jin army is most unprepared. The subordinates can take advantage of this time to sneak into the Jin army, and then contact the four people of the Jin army one by one after capturing Yecheng, and let them persuade Lu Bu to go south to attack Sili. As long as Lu Bu leads his troops across the Yellow River, the lord can seize the retreat and dispatch troops to guard the various ferries of the Yellow River, so as not to let him cross north. In addition, the lord must also connect with the Xianbei people and encourage the Xianbei people to go south to attack Bingzhou..."

Guo Jia paused. Seeing Lin Nan listening attentively, he continued: "Once the Xianbei people went south to attack Bingzhou, Zhang Yang, who was staying in Bingzhou, would definitely ask Lu Bu for help. Our army had blocked all the ferries of the Yellow River. The news was not conveyed, and Lu Bu had no idea. The lord could lead a powerful brigade into Bingzhou at this time, nominally help Zhang Yang to repel the Xianbei people, but secretly attacked Zhang Yang. Then he promised the benefits of the Xianbei people and let him retreat. Send troops to station in Bingzhou, and you can easily seize Bingzhou. In this way, the entire north of the Yellow River will belong to the lord."

Lin Nan laughed and said, "A clever plan, your move is really wonderful. But are you sure there will be no danger in entering the Jin army camp alone?"

Guo Jia said: "Don't worry, lord. My subordinates have their own way to escape, and this will be the first achievement that I, Guo Jia, made under my lord's account. In the future, people in the world will remember my Guo Jia's name."

"This kid is still so excited. A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. He doesn't want to be famous." Lin Nan thought to himself.

Two years ago, when Lin Nan first met Guo Jia at the mansion of Shi Sun Rui in Luoyang, the situation gradually emerged in his heart. Seeing that Guo Jia had grown into a strong handsome young man, no longer the weak boy he had ever been, he happily patted Guo Jia on the shoulder and smiled: "The younger generation is terrifying, and the younger generation is terrifying. I will do my best. In the future, you will leave an important mark in history books and become my founding hero!"

"Thank you for your appreciation, lord."

Lin Nan and Guo Jia chatted in the big tent again, then separated, then fell asleep and slept until dawn.

The next morning, Lin Nan left the camp and saw that the water outside the camp had disappeared, and the water in Yecheng had almost receded. He looked up at the scorching sun and issued an order to prepare for the siege.

The water in Yecheng has not subsided for the time being, all the houses are soaked in the water, the people are suffering, and the soldiers complain, and the former kindness of Yuan's family has disappeared in their hearts. Just last night, some people and soldiers sneaked out of the four unguarded city gates, swam across the moat, or simply put down the suspension bridge, and surrendered to the Yan army camp.

Yecheng was already a country with soldiers without fighting, and the people were panicked. The siege of the city over the past half month has caused many people in the city to worry. Those people could not eat well and could not sleep, fearing that they would die in the chaos on the day the city was destroyed.

On the wall city at the south gate, Han Meng looked at his subordinates' exhausted appearance, and the complaints and despairs of generals such as Jiang Yiqu, Zhang Nan, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan, and his heart was slightly shaken.

Early in the morning, Han Meng, who had just taken over the entire city, gathered Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan and others, and everyone sat together and spoke freely.

"I've called you here today, there's no other intention. After the flood, Yecheng suddenly fell into an unprecedented crisis. Yesterday I heard that thousands of soldiers and more than 10,000 people had left the city from the north gate to surrender to the Yan army. I want to ask you, do you think we can still defend this city?" Han Meng said first.

Zhang Nan first replied: "It's a big deal to defend, the soldiers no longer have the will to fight. As long as the enemy attacks the city, our army will be defeated immediately. It will be a matter of time before the city is broken. I think we might as well surrender earlier."

"Even if you want to surrender, you must consider clearly who to surrender to, whether to surrender to the Yan army or to the Jin army!" Jiang Yiqu was famous.

Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, and Ma Yan all bowed together and said, "General Han, we all listen to you."

Han Meng closed his eyes and thought for a while, then opened it and asked, "Which side do you think we should surrender to?"

"Wen Chou surrendered to Lu Bu, why don't we surrender to Lu Bu together?" Jiang Yi channeled.

Zhang Nandao: "No, we should surrender to Lin Nan. I heard that Youzhou is thriving under Lin Nan's governance, and the military pay for soldiers in the Yan army is very good. I think it is better to surrender to Lin Nan, at least you don't have to worry about food and drink."

Han Meng said: "Once Yecheng is broken, the Yuan family's foundation will be destroyed, and Jizhou will also have a situation where two heroes work together. Lin Nan is on the east and Lu Bu is on the west. Both sides look good now, but there will be a fight in order to compete for Jizhou sooner or later. We must make a good choice, otherwise if we choose the wrong one, we will regret it for the rest of our lives."

Everyone remained silent, and after a long time, they bowed together, "General Han has always had unique vision. Do you know who there is a candidate in the general's mind?"

Han Meng smiled and said, "Lu Bu, the Marquis of Jin, is brave and good at fighting, and is unparalleled in the world. His subordinates can be said to be a tiger and wolf army. Lin Nan, the Marquis of Yan, is both wise and brave, and is very unique in governing local areas and using troops. Our army has suffered many losses. In my heart, Lu Bu is just a martial artist, and Lin Nan is the real hero. During these days of fighting with the Yan army, I completely realized the strength of the Yan army. The Yan army is not fighting alone. But a group of people. Yan Hou is full of talents, and in time, he will inevitably become the overlord of the world."

Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan and others understood what Han Meng said so thoroughly. After looking at each other, they bowed to Han Meng in unison and said, "We all want to follow the general's head!"

Han Meng slapped his thighs, then stood up and shouted: "Okay, let's do it simply. If you want to open the city gate and surrender, it's better to offer the city directly. First arrest Yuan Xi and Ju Su, then send troops to control the whole city, and surrender to Lin Nan together with the civil and military officials in the city."

Zhang Nan and others answered in unison: "We are willing to obey the general's order!"

A smile appeared on Han Meng's face, and he thought silently in his heart: "Zhang He, since I want to be your opponent, I want to be your eternal opponent..."

Afterwards, Han Meng carried out a series of troops to dispatch soldiers, Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan and others all took their own subordinates to run around the city, while Han Meng personally led his troops to Zhao Hou's Mansion, and a series of things were in full swing.

...

There was still a moment before noon. The water on the ground had already receded and the ground was exposed. Huang Zhong led the army to line up outside the north gate, and Lin Nan rode his horse to the front of the team to patrol.

Suddenly, a team of civil and military officials walked out of the urn city of Yecheng, and walked out through the broken north gate with water. The leader was Han Meng, holding a plate in his hand, with some seals and documents on it.

When Lin Nan noticed this abnormal behavior, he asked suspiciously: "The enemy... the enemy came to surrender?"

As Lin Nan saw, Han Meng led the civil and military officials in Yecheng to surrender with his surrender sign.

Han Meng led everyone across the suspension bridge and came to the Yan army. No one cared with weapons. Civil and military officials lined up in two rows and followed behind him.

"Han Meng, the defeated general, led all the civil and military officials in Yecheng to pay homage to Yanhou!" Han Meng pounced and knelt on the ground with a little water, holding the surrender watch in his hand, and said aloud.

"We'll pay homage to Marquis Yan..." The civil and military officials knelt in the muddy mud together, and shouted in unison, regardless of whether the clothes on their bodies were noble.

Lin Nan looked at the people who were kneeling on the ground in front of him, and saw that their faces were very sincere, so he said aloud: "Are you sincerely offering the city?"

As the spokesperson, Han Meng replied: "We have been waiting for the name of Yanhou for a long time. We were enemies with Yanhou before, but it was really helpless. Now we are all here to serve Yanhou very sincerely, hoping that Yanhou can be generous and take us in."

Lin Nan glanced at the people kneeling on the ground. On the left were military generals, namely Zhang Nan, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan, Chunyu Dao, etc. On the right were Xinpi, Zheng Ji, Chen Lin, Chen Zhen and others. He did not find Ju Su, Yuan Xi's shadow, and asked, "Where are Yuan Xi and Ju Su?"

Han Meng turned his face and waved to the city gate, shouting loudly: "Take the person out!"

A few Zhao soldiers pushed Yuan Xi, and Ju Su and the other two left the city gate, while Yuan Xi and Ju Su were tied tightly by ropes and walked out reluctantly.

"Haha, it's interesting..." Lin Nan saw Ju Su and Yuan Xi was pushed out, and smiled, "General Han, all the generals, sir. Please come up. Let's stand here for the time being, I'll allow you to surrender!"

Han Meng and others had expressionless expressions on their faces. After thanking Lin Nan for his kindness in unison, they stood aside.

Yuan Xi and Ju Su were quickly pushed over, and the two of them were blocked tightly with cloth. The eyes were filled with different eyes. Ju Su's eyes were angry and helpless, while Yuan Xi's eyes were praying.

When Huang Zhong saw that the Zhao army soldiers approached Lin Nan, he rode his horse out with his sword and ran forward for two steps. He immediately stood up and shouted loudly: "Stop when you come!"

The Zhao army soldiers did not dare to approach, so they pushed Yuan Xi and Ju Su forward for a moment.

Lin Nan sneered, rode his horse to Yuan Xi and Ju Su, raised the whip in his hand and pointed at Yuan Xi and said, "The child of Huangkou is very capable. He killed your biological father and brother, but he is going to frame me? I, Lin Nan, dared to take responsibility, but he is unwilling to take the blame for you. I want to announce the matter of your killing of your father and brother in the world, so that you can be scolded by all the people in the world..."

"Um..." Yuan Xi's mouth was blocked tightly, and he couldn't even shout. He saw the doctor kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to Lin Nan. His previous spirit was full of energy and his heroic appearance immediately disappeared.

"What? Are you begging me not to kill you and give you a life?" Lin Nan said proudly.

Yuan Xi shook his head and made a few sounds.

Lin Nan was very surprised. He said to the soldier on the side: "Let him speak."

The soldiers took off the cloth stuffed into Yuan Xi's mouth. As soon as the cloth was taken down, Yuan Xi shouted loudly: "Yanhou, Yuan Xi, I, Yuan Xi, are not a person who is afraid of death, and I have already surrendered. However, I have one thing that I want to ask Yanhou to agree to, even if it was my plea before my death."

"Oh. Let's talk about it..." Lin Nan looked at Yuan Xi in front of him secretly. Seeing that the boy was very different from what he imagined, he felt that Yuan Xi had a little more mysterious feeling.

Yuan Xi said: "There are 70,000 people in Yecheng. These people are soaked in water. Many people's food has been soaked in sewage. They can no longer be eaten. Now only the food stored in the treasury can help these people. I want to ask Yan Hou to open a warehouse and release grain after getting Yecheng to save the people in the city."

"Haha, you are indeed different from your father. I didn't expect that you still know how to be polite to the people at such a young age. I'll just promise you."

"Thank you, Marquis Yan!" Yuan Xi kowtowed, then stood up, and said to Lin Nandao with great righteousness, "Mr. Yan, the only crime is me. I am willing to suffer for everyone. Please cut off my head to correct the morale of the army!"

"Um..." Ju Su suddenly ran to Yuan Xi, shook his head vigorously, but he couldn't speak.

Lin Nan waved his hand and signaled the soldiers to remove the cloth blocked from Ju Shu's mouth.

As soon as the cloth in Jushu's mouth was taken off, he hurriedly said to Lin Nan: "Yanhou, my lord is innocent. All the mistakes are on me alone. Please let my lord go. He is different from the old lord and other Yuan family members. Although he is bleeding from Yuan, he has a compassionate heart. As early as three days ago, my lord wanted to surrender. I was the one who interfered with it. If you want to kill, kill me. And I also let more than 20,000 soldiers of Yanhou buried in Juluze. If I don't kill me, I will not be enough to calm the anger of the people. I am willing to die to thank the world!"

"Father..." Ju Hu ran out of nowhere, shuttled out of the Yan army's camp, ran to Ju Su's side with a sad face, and knelt on the ground with a plop.

Ju Su glanced at Ju Hu, but ignored him and said aloud: "I don't have your son, my son was already dead half a month ago."

Ju Hu cried so hard that he snotted and cried, and kept kowtowing to Ju Su, asking Ju Su for forgiveness, but Ju Su was already heartless and didn't even twist his head.

Ju Su walked straight to Lin Nan and said aloud: "Yanhou, it is also a fate to meet you and I know each other. I really want to be your opponent, but in the end I find that I am not your opponent at all. You are a hero. I believe that you will definitely end the constant war and disputes and build a different world."

Lin Nan looked at Ju Su’s current experience and felt a little compassionate, and said softly: “Actually, you may not have to die…”

Ju Shu said: "Loyal ministers do not serve the second master. I am sorry to my old lord, because I encouraged my young lord to kill him. I am already a person with a serious sin, no lord or fatherless person. What kind of face does I have to live in this world?"

Lin Nan wriggled his lips and wanted to say something, but when he saw Ju Su's firm face, he knew that he could never feel compassion. The more than 20,000 soldiers who died were the price he paid for Ju Su. This price was already great enough. He sighed and asked finally: "You really don't want to use it for me?"

Ju Shu said: "Half a month ago, I watched the celestial phenomena at night and saw that the star belonging to me became darker and darker, but the Ziwei Emperor Star in the north was getting brighter and brighter. At the same time, a group of bright generals surrounded by Ziwei Emperor Star. I can only say that I am destined by heaven. I heard that you are the reincarnation of Ziwei Emperor Star. You have confirmed the rumors with your strength. I wish you can pacify the world as soon as possible in the future. The rotten Han Dynasty has been in name only, and maybe you can create a new era."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ju Su ran quickly into the moat alone, jumped, jumped in with a thump, and after a layer of water splashed, it never floated up again.

"Father……"

When Ju Hu saw Ju Su commit suicide by jumping into the river, he ran over and jumped in without hesitation, trying to rescue Ju Su. However, when he just jumped into the moat, the poisonous snake that was originally hidden in the moat swam over. He wrapped him tightly and pulled him hard under the water. After some bubbles appeared on the water, Ju Hu stopped moving and sank deeply into the bottom of the moat, and disappeared into the moat with his father.

In the Jin army camp not far from the west gate, Lu Bu had just ordered all his troops and was about to set off, but suddenly saw the Yan army's flag hanging on the gate of Yecheng. He said in confusion: "What's going on? Didn't you say that you would launch an attack at noon?"

"Report——" The scout raised his voice and ran over with a whip. After seeing Lu Bu, he immediately bowed and said, "Report to the lord. The general of Zhao army, Han Meng, led the civil and military officials in the city to surrender to the Marquis of Yan, Yuan Xi, and Ju Su jumped into the river to commit suicide."

"What?" Lu Bu shouted loudly, "How dare Han Meng, a little boy, do you actually destroy my plan... Where is the Yan army now?"
To be continued...