The reason why Taishi Xiang panicked was because he didn't know Chen Lan's background and mistakenly thought that the other party was going to attack Jiangdong forcefully.

It is no problem to deal with thousands of people outside the city. If Lu Meng really mobilizes tens of thousands of troops to besiege them, the small Liyang City will definitely not be able to stop them.

In order to surrender Tai Shici, Long Xiang asked Chen Lan not to expose his identity to the outside world, so at this time he was still an independent warlord to the outside world.

Liyang City is close to the Yangtze River, and you can see the situation along the river without a telescope.

Tai Shixiang saw the movement of warships and hurriedly found Chen Lan to remind him: "General Chen, why are you not in a hurry? There were warships moving by the river just now. It must be Lu Meng who went to send reinforcements. Liyang City can't stand the trouble.

You'd better find a way to ask for help."

Chen Lan turned around and asked meaningfully: "Master, do you have any suggestions?"

Taishi Xiang said seriously: "Quanjiao, Fuling and Guangling are bordered. If Lu Fan leads troops to attack from the east, the general will not be able to look at each other. If the general intends to be an enemy of Jiangdong, it is best not to fight alone. There is Cao Cao in Huainan, and Long

There are two major forces, you must unite with at least one of them."

"That makes sense. Who do you think is better to join forces with?" Chen Lan turned around and asked.

Taishi Xiang was noncommittal and calmly analyzed: "Hefei is closer to Liyang. General Long is eager for public justice and has helped his father before. He is a person you can make friends with, but his strength is relatively weak, and he may not dare to be an enemy of Jiangdong."

"Zhang Liao is guarding Huainan for Cao Cao. He can be used to fighting. It depends on General Chen's choice."

"Hahaha."

Chen Lan stroked his beard and laughed loudly: "I once destroyed Cao Jun's rice fields. Isn't it a sheep's mouth to go to Zhang Liao for help? Long Yunqi and I had a friendship. I would choose him with my eyes closed. As for whether he dares or not

It is not yet known whether we will become an enemy of Jiangdong."

"It is rumored that General Long has no ambition." Taishi Xiang stopped abruptly in the middle of his words.

"How can outsiders know whether you have great ambitions or not?"

Chen Lan smiled leisurely and added: "Don't worry, sir. I have long been determined to defect to Hefei. Before Lu Meng's troops arrived in Liyang, I had sent someone to Hefei secretly. I believe General Long will definitely intervene."

"I see."

Taishi Xiang suddenly understood, and his suspended heart calmed down a little, and he suddenly asked curiously: "Since General Chen is determined to invest in Hefei, why didn't he invest sooner rather than later, but why did he come to the muddy waters of Liyang?"

Chen Lan explained: "Young master is still young. Even though General Long and I were colleagues, how can I rely on him with nothing? I have to get a certificate of surrender and send it. Isn't this a coincidence? I'll take up more Liyang.

More sincerity.”

"Do you want to submit a petition?"

Taishi Xiang was stunned when he heard this. He had once said to Taishi Ci that before Chen Lan wanted to vote for Jiangdong, he had also put a lot of effort into preparing to submit a petition. He didn't expect that he was still like this now. He was really a principled person.

Thinking that Liyang had been occupied by Chen Lan and that there was no place for his father and son in Jiangdong, Taishi Xiang sighed and begged Chen Lan: "My father was deceived by Lu Meng to go to Lu'an to fight. I'm worried that his departure will be unlucky. Chen

Since the general has submitted Liyang as a surrender letter, can you ask for a favor from General Long on my behalf? Please ask General Long to send troops to rescue my father. My father and son are also willing to surrender to his command."

"Master, are you serious?"

Chen Lan suppressed the joy in her heart, frowned and asked Tai Shixiang: "It is said that your Majesty has a strong temperament, and he would rather die than serve as the second master. General Long's lintel is not high, is he really willing to give in?"

Tai Shixiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Although my father is very talented, he has been trusted by others for the first half of his life. Although General Long's background is not high, he can treat people sincerely. My father and son have been reduced to this, so why are we talking about being too high? In addition, General Long is

After the famous general Long Qi, it is not considered that I have wronged my father."

"In that case, I will tell you on your behalf, but"

Chen Lan changed the topic and looked embarrassed again: "It's okay for me to send someone to deliver the message, but after all, I can't prove what I say. You'd better write a letter."

"Okay, I will immediately write a letter to General Long to express my father and son's feelings."

After Taishi Xiang finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. Chen Lan hurriedly stopped him and reminded him: "Sir, wait a minute. If you want General Long to send troops to rescue your father, you should write a letter to express your feelings to your father, not to General Long."

"Ah, right, right." Taishi Xiang nodded: "If it hadn't been for General Chen's reminder, I almost missed the big event."

"Haha, Chen can understand his desire to save his father."

Chen Lan stroked his beard kindly, thinking that with Tai Shixiang's letter, General Long would be able to handle things easily.

Watching Tai Shixiang walk down the city wall, Chen Lan glanced at the warships on the riverside, and then sneered disdainfully.

During the two days of defending the city, Chen Lan saw a lot of things.

The bandit soldiers who once followed him everywhere to rob houses have been transformed after Lu Su's intensive training.

They showed no fear in the face of Lü Meng's elite attack on the city, and even slightly gained the upper hand in the fight, so what's so scary about the Jiangdong rats? There are even more powerful Tiger Guards in Hefei.

When Lu Meng moved from Chaohu to Liyang, Lei Xu, who was stationed in Junqiu, also moved with him.

On the afternoon of the second day after the siege of Liyang, Lei Xu led his 5,000 men to Quanjiao and stationed themselves at the mountain depression at the junction of Liyang and Quanjiao, ready to go south in the name of Chen Lan, so Taishi Xiang's worries did not exist at all.

Whether Lu Fan secretly attacked Quanjiao and Fuling from Guangling, or Lu Meng mobilized other troops to join the battle in Liyang, Chen Lan had Lei Xu as a new force and the grain and grass support from Hefei in the rear area.

Chen Lan firmly believed that he should only defend but not attack, and there would be no problem if he persisted for several months.

Once Long Xiang and Lu Su are free, even Sun Ce and Zhou Yu are defeated. Isn't it easy to deal with just Lu Meng?

Taishi Xiang wrote a letter home, and Chen Lan sent a fast horse to take a detour from Quanjiao to Hefei for two or three days.

After receiving the letter, Long Xiang felt as if he had found a treasure, so he left Feng Zhong and Tang Yu to guard the old and new Hefei. He took Xu Ding, Cao Xing, Qin Yilu and other generals and led five thousand troops straight to Liu'an.

In the late first month of the first month, Zhang Liao sent troops to pursue Taishi Ci, and Long Xiang took advantage of the emptiness in Lu'an to easily capture the city.

After Long Xiang captured the city, he did not stop, and then led his troops to follow him and marched north. He followed the marks on the ground first north and then east.

Two days later, southeast of Shaopi, by the Feishui River.

Zhang Liao relied on his large number of troops and sufficient food supplies to defeat Tai Shici several times. At this time, he drove more than a thousand remnants of Liyang to the west bank of Feishui River, and was ready to gather them and annihilate them.

Taishi Ci was stunned in the past few days. He took the initiative to evacuate to Shaopi due to lack of food. On the way, he encountered thousands of disheveled deserters.

The deserters were like frightened wildebeests, running towards Taishi Ci's military formation.

Taishi Ci had no choice but to fight. He didn't know that there was a group of "shepherds" behind him, sitting on the mountain with a telescope to watch the tiger fight.

Although the soldiers had a great time chopping melons and vegetables, they were hampered by the chaotic war and were overtaken by Zhang Liao from behind.

Taishi Ci won first and then lost in the melee, and had no choice but to evacuate towards Feishui. However, Zhang Liao pursued him like a mad dog, losing hundreds of people each time he was overtaken.

The reason Zhang Liao went crazy was because he learned from Li Dian's survivors that Li Dian was ambushed and killed in battle.

The few Buqu were so cold that they didn't know who the enemy was at that time, so they couldn't describe it clearly. Zhang Liao preliminarily thought it was Taishi Ci.

No wonder the magic trick in the sixth installation turned out to be a plot against Li Mancheng.

Although Li Dian was at odds with Zhang Liao, if Zhang Liao did not behave well at this time, there was no guarantee that Cao Cao would not punish him.

Taishi Ci was forced to the river with no way to go, so he called his deputy Zhao Fan to his side and told him: "Zhang Liao is crazy. I will rush over and try to hold him back. Even if I die, I have to pull out one layer of him."

Pi, you try to find a way to break out of the siege. If you want to go to Zhao Taishou in the future, please take the dog to recover."

"General, if you want to leave, let's go together."

Zhao Fan shook his head after hearing this. He knew that Tai Shi Ci had the intention to die.
Chapter completed!