In Echeng, Xing Yunwen and Zheng Hao, the guard of Echeng, were looking at the map.

A soldier came in and reported: "General, Liu Ji led 30,000 troops to be stationed on the bank of the river southeast of Echeng. ”

Hearing this, Zheng Hao looked up at the general, then looked at Xing Yunwen, and said with some surprise: "General, this Liu Ji is coming for our Echeng, but his stationing position is also close to Xiyang, and the last general sees that they don't have the strength to attack at the same time, and this Pei Yun's movements are unknown!" ”

Xing Yunwen nodded slightly, still looking at the map without moving, and only said loudly: "What about Pei Yun's other people?" ”

The soldier immediately replied: "General Hui, according to the scout's report, Jiang'an Prefecture and Chu Yutang each led their troops and horses to Xiyang, while Pei Yun's Chinese army still sailed north. ”

Xing Yunwen finally turned around and said, "Pei Yun wants to take advantage of the victory to pursue, General Gan's temper is like fire, how can he swallow this breath!" ”

"But the 30,000 troops led by Hao Zhanwei have already surrounded the south and east of Xiyang, if Pei Yun's army goes straight up, wouldn't General Gan be in danger?" Zheng Hao worried.

"General Yuan handed over Echeng and Xiyang to the two of us, how could I stand idly by. There are 40,000 soldiers and horses in Echeng, Liu Ji is not worried, he intends to contain the troops of Echeng, tomorrow you will take 10,000 soldiers and horses to cross the river and guard the west of Xiyang, and attack Hao Zhanwei's troops from west to east. Xing Yunwen commanded.

"Command!" There is Xing Yunwen in Echeng, and Zheng Hao is not worried at all.

Just as Zheng Hao was about to go to prepare, a soldier ran in and said in a hurried voice: "General, Pei Yun's Chinese army has docked, and the whole army is rushing to Xiyang!" ”

Xing Yunwen and Zheng Hao were shocked when they heard this, the two looked at each other, and Xing Yunwen immediately said: "General Zheng, you quickly lead the troops to Xiyang." ”

Zheng Hao nodded, quickly turned around and gathered the soldiers, and hurried to Xiyang. Xiyang and Echeng across the river, Yuan Jun set up a pontoon bridge between the two cities, Zheng Hao led the army to cross the river from the pontoon bridge and landed in Xiyang.

When Zheng Hao came to the aid of Xiyang, Gan Ce had a headache for one person.

At the head of Xiyang City, Gan Ce stood with his hands on his shoulders and looked coldly at Hao Zhanwei, who was calling for war under the city.

Hao Zhanwei was named a pioneer general by Pei Yun, and he really didn't insult this title, just like the last time he called Yuan Zhen, he still came to the gate of Xiyang City single-handedly, shouting loudly,

"Gan Ce, you general of the defeated army, you don't dare to come out if you hide in the city, you have the ability to come out and fight with your grandfather, Yuan Zhen is waiting for you in the dungeon of Jiangzhou!"

Every time Hao Zhanwei scolded, the Jiangzhou soldiers behind echoed it like thunder.

"You are all treacherous, eating the food and salary of the imperial court, wearing the armor of the imperial court, and actually turning the spearhead to cause civil strife, Yan Di is behind you, and you have the ability to clean up the big Yan Yidi!" The more Hao Zhanwei scolded, the more angry he became, and the more he scolded, the more fierce he became.

In the end, the Yuan rebels were scolded as sinners for the ages, and all the soldiers were scolded as disloyal and unfilial thieves.

Hao Zhanwei's trick is very effective, the soldiers in Xiyang City not only blushed, but even their necks were red, one by one, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do, after all, if the rebellion is not successful, the nine clans will be punished, and whether Yuan Kai can succeed or not, these soldiers do not count in their hearts.

Gan Ce turned from a cold look at the beginning to a bitter smile at the end, Hao Zhanwei was a scoundrel in his eyes, and this scoundrel's trick of scolding the street, he Gan Ce encountered it for the first time. It's really not reasonable, and it's not either. In the end, he simply ignored him and turned to leave. A band of soldiers were left staring at the city.

When Gan Ce was riding his horse back to the house, a soldier hurriedly ran over, panting and said: "General, Pei Yun's army has landed on the shore and is rushing towards Xiyang, and it will arrive outside the city in the evening!" ”

Gan Ce's expression froze, knowing that Pei Yun had concentrated his forces to prepare to attack Xiyang, but he did not panic, and only ordered: "Pass the order, the whole city is on alert, and all the soldiers are ready to fight at any time!" ”

The news of Pei Yun's army attacking Xiyang spread throughout Xiyang City, and the people in the city were full of voices, and the people were panicked, and the people were crowded at the gate of the city trying to escape from the city. And the soldiers guarding the city blocked the gate layer by layer, preventing the people from leaving the city.

Gan Ce was dressed in military uniform and was discussing combat methods with his soldiers.

Lu Yinxian, the general of Xiyang, paced in front of the hall, looked at the map, and said: "Now we are being attacked on three sides, Hao Zhanwei is on the east side, Pei Yun's army is coming from the south, and the naval army of Jiang'an Prefecture is guarding the southwest side, which can be reinforced at any time. ”

"General Zheng Hao has already led troops from the west, which can resist Hao Zhanwei Nawufu, and I have sent a message to General Xing to send a naval army to intercept Jiang'an Prefecture." Gan Ce stood in the hall and said to the generals, and then he turned his head and looked at his deputy general Qi Shifan, "General Qi, you will lead an army out of the city to guard the south side, so as to form a horn." ”

Qi Shifan immediately bowed his hand and said: "Take the order!" With that, he walked out of the hall.

At this time, a soldier ran into the hall and said, "General, there has been a riot among the people in the city, and everyone is blocking the gate of the city, shouting to leave the city. ”

Gan Ce raised his eyebrows angrily, and the anger in his heart surged, how could the general defending the city not even deal with this little matter, he commanded to the general next to him: "You go to the city gate quickly, if the persuasion fails, the violator will be killed!" ”

"Yes!" After the deputy general received the order, he immediately went out of the house and got on his horse and galloped away.

At the beginning of the day, Gan Ce stood at the head of the city with his lieutenant general, paying close attention to the situation of all parties, he looked at the deeper and deeper night, saw the sparks everywhere, and knew that tonight must be a sleepless night.

Suddenly, a single horse drove towards the city gate, and near the city gate, a soldier rode his horse and said in a loud voice: "General, General Qi encountered Xu Liang's attack in the southern suburbs, and General Zheng Hao in the north has already fought with Hao Zhanwei. ”

Gan Ce was shocked when he heard this, he didn't expect Hao Zhanwei to be so fast, he had already attacked his two troops outside the city, if Pei Yun's army arrived, then Qi Shifan would still have a way to live. So he immediately walked down the city, and as he walked, he instructed Lu Yinxian, the Xiyang guard general beside him: "This general is going to go out to meet Pei Yun, you come to defend the city, remember, you must not open the city gate, you can only firmly guard the city gate!" After saying that, he handed over the talisman to him, quickly stepped on the horse brought by the guard, and galloped away with the soldiers and horses who had been waiting at the city gate.

Gan Ce led 10,000 soldiers and horses to the direction of Qi Shifan's march, and his soldiers divided into two roads, wanting to rescue Qi Shifan on the left and on the right. However, halfway through, a scout reported: "General, there is a group of soldiers and horses in front of you!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Gan Zer heard the hooves of a large wave of horses, and then saw a troop of soldiers and horses approaching him in the distance.

"How many centaurs?" Gan Ce asked nervously.

"About 10,000 horses." The scout replied.

A voice pierced the night sky in the distance, making Gan Ce, who had been marching for many years, feel a trace of fear and uneasiness, "Gan Ce, I have been waiting for you for a long time, come and die quickly!" ”

"Who's here?" Gan Ce also asked sharply.

"Guo Shoucheng in Xiajiang Prefecture, today I want to understand the majesty of the tiger general under Yuan Kai's seat, haha...."Guo Shoucheng let out a long laugh, and he was not afraid of Gan Ce's reputation at all.

Gan Ce snorted coldly, thinking that his generation of famous generals actually wanted to confront this unknown junior in Jiangzhou today, and he was even more angry in his heart, "It's up to you!" ”

As he spoke, he led the soldiers to rush forward, "Kill!" ”

Then the shouts of killing shook the sky, and the sound of soldiers and swords intersecting everywhere was heard, and the soldiers of Dahuan killed the red eyes and fell one by one in this civil strife...

Gan Ce waved his big knife and slashed at Guo Jun, while pondering in his heart: Now the soldiers and horses attacking Xiyang are all Hao Zhanwei's subordinates, so where is Pei Yun's army? He instantly thought of Echeng, and his heart was horrified, could it be that Pei Yun made a move to 'attack the west'?