Zhang Yan's words made Yuan Liang feel very comfortable. He was afraid that after Zhang Yan entered Julu County, he still didn't know how high the sky was. After all, Zhang Yan was a bandit before, and his behavior must be a lot worse.

"General Zhang can think so, I am very pleased." Yuan Liang said.

The two of them walked towards the city. When they reached the city gate, Zhang Yan suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist and pointed it towards Yuan Liang's neck. Everything was too sudden. Yuan was immersed in the joy brought by Zhang Yan's surrender.

After Liang reacted, he only saw a flash of sword light.

Blood gushed out like a fountain, and Yuan Liang's eyes widened. Until his death, he did not understand why Zhang Yan suddenly took action.

Zhang Yan's action was a signal to the bandits who came. They pointed their weapons at the soldiers at the city gate, and many bandits rushed towards the city wall.

When the officials who came out of the city to greet him faced this scene, they started shouting.

Zhang Yan shouted: "Those who surrender will not be killed!"

The bandits who followed shouted in unison, and the combined roar resounded throughout the sky.

However, the defenders in the city, led by their generals, also put up a tenacious resistance. Although the bandits under Zhang Yan were brave, there was a big gap between them and the Jizhou army in actual training. After all, these people were just bandits before. Zhang Yan

Yan's training time was not very long, and there was a certain gap compared with the defenders in Julu County, but these thieves were victorious because they were brave and not afraid of death.

Anyone who becomes a bandit has a sad history. Ordinary people are not willing to become bandits as long as they can survive.

After the two sides fought for a long time, the defenders were in a weak position. It was the defenders on the city who took the brunt of the attack. They seemed a little panicked in the face of the sudden attack by the bandits.

When the two sides were in a stalemate, more than a hundred cavalry appeared outside the city.

The arrival of more than a hundred cavalrymen, none other than Zhang Yan's confidant general Sun Qing, became the last straw that broke the will of the defenders.

After the bandits entered the city, the people in the city were panicked, but they were surprised to find that the targets of these bandits were only the soldiers in the city. As long as they hid at home and did not go out, they would not suffer unreasonable disasters.

Yuan Liang was the prefect of Julu County. His death had a big impact on Julu County. Without some command, the defenders were retreating steadily under the attacks of Zhang Yan and others.

The battle lasted for a full day before Zhang Yancai completely defeated the defenders and the flags belonging to the Jizhou Army on the city had been replaced.

Zhang Yan appeared in the prefect's mansion after patrolling the city.

Looking at Zhang Yan who was dressed in military uniform, many members of the family scolded Yuan Liang for being incompetent. It was not Yuan Liang who recruited Zhang Yan. It was clearly these thieves who wanted to plot against Julu, but when things got to this point, they

Don't dare to confront Zhang Yan. These people are thieves and they won't act with as many scruples as Yuan Liang. If you offend them, you may lose everything in the next moment.

"My general is now the lord of the city. Perhaps many of you are thinking about how to kill me and claim credit from Yuan Shao. I would like to remind you that as long as you let me have people who have different intentions, you will be able to win."

The dog cannot stay." Zhang Yan glanced at everyone coldly and said slowly.

"I am willing to obey the general's orders." Many family members agreed. In their opinion, Zhang Yan was just a bandit. When the county settled down, they had many ways to evade Zhang Yan.

Zhang Yan said: "I have heard that Julu's aristocratic family has a lot of wealth. I was just a bandit before. I wonder which family is willing to sponsor him?"

"The Zhao family is willing to donate five thousand stones of food and grass to the general." The head of the Zhao family hurriedly expressed his position. A good man does not suffer immediate losses. If he goes against Zhang Yan at this time, it will definitely not do any good to the family.

The other aristocratic families did not dare to neglect him after hearing this.

"I heard that your families have quite a few private soldiers. The armors and weapons of these private soldiers are better than those of the defenders in the city." Zhang Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The heads of each family expressed their willingness to give half of their private soldiers to Zhang Yan. They were facing bandits and they would not reason with them.

Zhang Yan showed a satisfied smile. He wouldn't worry about the secret plans of these aristocratic families for the time being. What he wanted to do was to let the chaos in Julu County affect the defenders in Hejian and Zhongshan. In fact, he didn't expect this.

This is the first time that Julu County can be captured so easily.

The main reason is that Yuan Liang's cleverness gave him a chance. If Yuan Liang knew his true identity, he would definitely not act like this.

The giant deer fell into the hands of the bandits, which had a big impact on Jizhou. After the officials of Wei County learned about the incident, they discussed it a lot, and more people advocated sending troops to recapture the giant deer from the hands of the bandits.

The people guarding Jizhou this time were Yuan Shao's counselors Shenpei and Guo Tu, and Yuan Shang also stayed in Jizhou.

Shen Pei supported Yuan Shang as the heir to Yehou, while Guo Tu supported Yuan Tan. The two were able to contain each other in Jizhou. This was also done intentionally by Yuan Shao. He did not want anyone to take advantage of the opportunity when he left Jizhou.

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"Master Shen, most of Jizhou's soldiers and horses are currently attacking Huguan and will not be able to return in a short time. What do you think of the incident in Julu County?" Guo Tu asked.

Shen Pei said nonchalantly: "They are just a group of bandits who have caused trouble. We only need to send one general and lead thousands of elite soldiers to put them down."

"Although there are tens of thousands of defenders in Hejian and Zhongshan, they are facing threats from Youzhou. There are only ten thousand soldiers available in the city. If they are used, Wei County will be in danger once a war breaks out." Guo Tu was worried.

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Shen Pei said: "In Mr. Guo's opinion, what should we do?"

"What do you think, Master Shen, of recruiting these bandits?" Guo Tu asked.

"Hmph, to recruit these bandits, Master Guo must have learned that the reason why these bandits captured Julu County so easily was because of the recruitment of Julu Prefect Yuan Liang, who took advantage of the opportunity and made Julu County fall into the current situation."

The judge snorted coldly.

Guo Tu shook his head secretly. Although Shenpei was a figure in Jizhou's official circles, he was actually inferior in terms of strategy. The current Jizhou could not withstand too much turmoil.

"There are still tens of thousands of troops in the city. It is my intention to send a large army to attack Julu so that these thieves and bandits will die without a place to bury themselves." Shen Pei said.

"I do not agree to do this." Guo Tu flatly refused. He had a vague hunch that maybe after the bandits captured Julu County this time, they might bring a large-scale attack by the Youzhou Army to Jizhou, and the Youzhou Army stationed troops.

Jixian is not as simple as it seems on the surface. Once the Youzhou Army feels that there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, they will never give up the opportunity in front of them.
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