A middle-aged man with medium height and dark skin was watching the terrain in front of the sand table. He was Li Jue. In the handsome tent, he glanced at the people around him: "Is there no news about the food and grass?"
"Logically speaking, we should have arrived earlier. Did something happen?" said a counselor next to him.
Hu Cheer said: "What if Zhang Ji hadn't sent a team to intercept our food and grass?"
"No, the entire Hongnong County is now besieged by us. No one can break out." Li Jue said as he walked to the commander's tent and looked at the Hongnong County City in the distance. The door was tightly closed at this time. , there were soldiers on the city tower, all of them looked at the troops on their side warily, "Not even a fly can fly out, let alone their team."
"It must have been delayed. I will punish the team transporting grain and grass later." Hu Che'er said.
Li Jue was already very proud of the current situation. He said: "Now that we have more than 10,000 people, it is a simple matter to capture Hongnong County. However, a strong attack will inevitably lead to the loss of troops. It is better to do it this way and wait for food and grass." It will take him ten days and a half to transport it. After all the edible food in Hongnong County is eaten, I am afraid that they will naturally open the city gate and surrender without us attacking the city."
"The general's miraculous plan can be called the great Han Wei Qing alive!" Hu'er's horses were frightened by the sound of thieves.
Li Jue laughed loudly: "Is Diao Chan really as powerful as you said?"
"No, if such a beauty is presented to Master Dong, Master Dong may be happy and reward you with a lieutenant general!" Hu Cheer said with a smile.
Li Jue put his hands behind his back and said slowly: "If this is the case, I will not treat you badly. I will at least treat you as a partial general."
"Thank you, General!" Hu Che'er was overjoyed.
In Hongnong County, everyone gathered together. The hall was very gloomy, and it looked like the situation was not good.
Zhang Ji was sitting in the hall, and there were people around him. Zhang Ji said, "What, now Li Jue's troops."
"Uncle, Li Jue's troops are all in place now, but they don't attack the city, they just waste time with us, and they still talk..." Zhang Xiu hesitated.
"What are you saying?"
"If we open the door and accept the surrender, and then send Diao Chan out, then Li Jue will naturally spare our lives. Now people from all over the city are gathered in front of Brother Li's house, saying that Diao Chan is a witch who has caused such a disaster. " Zhang Xiu said.
A counselor came forward and said: "General Zhang, in my opinion, it is better to send Diao Chan out. Now General Li Hugo and Li have been out for half a month. Perhaps as soon as he heard about Li Jue's attack on the city, he would have quietly led his men and horses." If you run away, you won’t even want your wife, and if this woman can help us resolve the upcoming difficulties, she will be considered worthy.”
"No! If anyone touches my brother or sister, I will never spare him!" Zou Xiangyu roared angrily, her eyes widened. Although she was a prostitute, she was filled with murderous intent at this time.
The counselor lowered his head and continued: "Now it is obvious to Li Jue that he knows that we are unable to resist, and Hu Che'er has betrayed us and revealed all our information to them. Hu Che'er had a heavy army before, but he is Knowing that our Hongnong County city defenses are empty, and that the soldiers and horses inside are all old, weak, sick and disabled, how could he easily spare us? I see... It's all because of Hu Che'er's troubles with the beauty, Hu Che'er teased, If the play fails, he becomes angry and wants to deal with us. Could it be that the general intends to let all the people in the city be buried with this woman?"
"I don't believe that Brother Li will give up on us. This time Brother Li went to Luoyang not to find helpers for us." Zhang Xiu said.
"Everything in the world is unpredictable." The counselor shook his head.
On the street three miles away from the city, I was surrounded by people. Liao Hua at the door said: "Sister Exhaust Feng, hurry up and protect my sister-in-law. Otherwise, if someone climbs over the wall and gets in, the situation will be terrible."
"There is no problem inside, but brother Liao Hua, can you really withstand so many people by yourself?" Yang Paifeng said.
There were some ordinary people at the door. The people were shouting and surrounding the scene tightly. All kinds of comments sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
"Hand over Diao Chan, and Hongnong County will be safe in exchange!"
"Hand over Diao Chan!"
"That is a witch who has brought disaster to our Hongnong County. Get out of Hongnong County, get out!"
The insults of the common people were clearly heard by Diao Chan inside. She wiped her tears, but she never cried out. She clutched Li Huguo's cloak tightly, feeling sad in her heart. At this time, she was helpless. , How much I longed that Li Huguo could suddenly appear like a hero and save her from fire and water as usual.
"Hugo, where are you... I miss you so much right now..." Diao Chan sobbed helplessly. When people are most helpless, they will subconsciously think of the people they trust most. What Diao Chan thinks of now is Li Hugo.
"You helped me with my fate... I know that the scenes I dreamed about in those days were not just my nightmares. They should be things that will happen in the future. But after meeting you, I All the nightmares have disappeared, those terrible things will no longer happen, and I will no longer dream about..." she cried, although at this time, no one could hear her.
Those nightmares had troubled him for a long time, so much so that in the dreams, Diao Chan was like duckweed. She clearly remembered what happened inside. If Li Huguo hadn't appeared, she would have been taken into the Situ Mansion.
On the surface, he has a foster father, which can bring the warmth of family back into his life, but in fact, it is not warmth. He has lost his freedom since entering the Situ Mansion. Wang Yun will regard himself as a sharp blade. To drive a wedge between Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu, and let Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu fight each other.
And Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu just took a fancy to her beauty, and he would be homeless. Dong Zhuo died, Lu Bu also died, and then he would be discovered by the ambitious thief Cao, and then be beheaded by Guan Yu under the moon. .
She is not afraid of death, what she is afraid of is that she cannot control her own destiny, and that people live not like human beings, but like tools.
Originally, she had accepted everything in the nightmare, thinking that she had no love in life, or that she was just living like that, but Li Hugo took her out of that death spiral and allowed her to have her own life, friends, and family.
However, now, the people outside want to die for themselves, and because of themselves, a war has started. If anything happens to the people of Hongnong County, then she, Diao Chan, will be the sinner.
Diao Chan was tired of crying, and suddenly her heart stopped. She gritted her teeth and walked out of the house.
When Yang Paifeng saw this, he exclaimed: "Madam, what are you doing?"
"If I sacrifice just one person, I can stop this war. If I sacrifice just one person, I can keep the people here safe. Even if I die, I will die with no regrets." Diao Chan smiled slightly, with relief on her lips, as if she was about to die. Accept your fate.