On April 23, Wang Lin came to Xuyi for six years, and sure enough, as he said, the besieged Qin County was still safe and sound, and compared to the siege launched by the Chen army before, there was no movement at all! However, the Chen army was still stationed on the outskirts of Qin County, surrounding it, except for those soldiers who reported the news, the rest, even innocent people could not leave the city!

"Deputy marshal, it seems that this Wang Lin is true, the Chen army broke through Qinzhou and continued to surround Qin County to lure us out of the city, and then ambush us! And now that we are not fighting, they can't bear it anymore and lead the main force of the army north to Xuyi, wanting to find us to fight for the victory! Seeing that Qin County had not been broken by the Chen army, the eldest grandson Hongluo was not so worried, but when he heard that the main force of the Chen army had gone north, he seemed a little excited.

"Who can't see that Chen Jun's purpose is to deal with our main force here in Xuyi, it's just that we can't make a choice now! If you go out of the city to fight, you have to find a way to deal with their muskets and artillery; If you stick to Xuyi, you can only ask others for help like Qin Jun! Wei Pohu said depressedly.

"Wang Lin suggested that we retreat to Xuyi, and then wait for the opportunity to fight back, which is actually not unreasonable! These few he received Huainan celebrities from all over the world, and there were also many green forest heroes, a few of them were still his old troops, and he also brought some people, and now there are more than 100 troops! If he really pulls up a tens of thousands of troops, I believe that with his assistance, we will be able to resist the Chen army more easily! Eldest Sun Hong said slightly.

"It seems that this Wang Lin's reputation in the Jianghuai area is not false, and he almost pulled up this army! But even if he can organize an army of tens of thousands of Rao, I don't think he really wants to help us repel Chen's army! Yu Pohu sneered.

"What? What the deputy marshal meant, is he just recruiting troops in the name of assisting us in resisting Chen, but in fact he is developing his own strength? Eldest Sun Hong was slightly surprised, he had just given Wang Lin a good fortune

"A few days ago, the people I sent to spy on him came back to report that Wang Lin would look at the stars! Moreover, Wang Lin also, the current astrological signs are all heralding the outcome of this battle, it is the victory of the Chen army, and the defeat of our Qi army! Phew, gossip confuses the public! Of course, he wants us to be defeated, if there is no Qi army like us in the Jianghuai area, then he can lead his old troops to make a comeback and become the leader of the coalition forces in the Jianghuai area again! Wei Pohu said angrily.

"The lord foreshadows that we will be defeated? Is Wang Lin really like this? But, alas, lieutenant, I have something to tell you! Recently, there have been rumors in the army that this time Chen Jun invaded Huainan in the north because the deputy marshal replaced Gao Changgong and became the commander of the army, so Chen Jun would lead the army to invade Huainan without scruples! Eldest Sun Hongluo said a little entangled in his heart.

"What! Whose? Rumor-mongers, I will deal with him martial! Wei Pohu was furious, because this Fa was the thorn in his heart, which suddenly made him jealous and thunderous!

The three words Gao Changgong have become his demons, he wants to surpass Gao Changgong all the time, and now he hears that Chen Jun is because he replaced Gao Changgong as the commander of the army, and immediately invaded Huainan, these words made him lose his mind a little!

"And there are rumors that the emperor is afraid that the deputy marshal will not be able to repel the Chen army and will not be able to hold Huainan, so he let Wang Lin, the head snake, come to help, and when the time comes, he can replace him and become the commander of the Huainan Qi army!" The eldest grandson Hongluo continued to be alarmist.

Because since the last time Wei Pohu did not pursue his dereliction of duty, he regarded himself as a person of Wei Pohu, if the position of deputy marshal of Wei Pohu was replaced, it would definitely affect his future, so Changsun Hongluo also had his own considerations, that is, to encourage Wei Pohu to fight, only by going out to war and winning the Chen army, his position in the army will be more solid!

"Fart! What is he Wang Lin? A general of the defeated army who was beaten to the point of desertion and fled, and now he wants to take my place without anything, wishful thinking! Yu Pohu was really angry, and then his face sank and said, "It seems that we can't sit still like this anymore!" We have been in Huainan for more than half a year, and we have not made any contributions, and we have been defeated twice by the Chen army, with heavy losses! If we don't make some achievements, we will really be looked down upon! ”

"What does the lieutenant mean, we're going to go out of the city to fight?" Eldest Sun Hong asked expectantly.

"I just received an urgent report from Liyang, and the reinforcements we sent there were also held back by Huang Faqu's Western Route Army! The two sides are still fighting! Now that our reinforcements on both sides are blocked, if we don't win and boost morale, what will others think of my captain Pohu! They will laugh at me, I will only hide in Xuyi like a shrunken turtle, and dare not fight! Yu Pohu looked a little excited.

"Liyang has been broken, and Hezhou is in danger! If even Qin County and Liyang are broken by the Chen army, then it will be difficult for us to hold on to the Huainan area, and the Chen army in the next two cities will definitely have a high morale, and then take advantage of the victory to pursue, I am afraid that even Shouyang and Xuzhou will be taken away at that time! Eldest Sun Hong was slightly surprised.

"That's right! So we have to fight, and Wu Mingche has already led the main force north, although they have 40,000 troops, we also have 30,000 horses, now is a good time for us to defeat him in one fell swoop! Otherwise, if we keep staying here in Xuyi, we won't be able to save Qin County, and we will definitely be surrounded by Chen's army just like the fate of Qin County! It is better to take advantage of the fact that the Chen army has not yet formed an encirclement of Xuyi, and our whole army will attack and have a decisive battle with them to completely defeat them! Yu Pohu analyzed.

"The deputy marshal has to be reasonable, even if we stay in Xuyi, we can get temporary security, but if we can keep it for a while, we can't keep it for a lifetime! First Qin County, then Xuyi, rather than being broken by Chen Jun one by one, it is better to fight hard, everyone has a decisive battle, maybe they can turn defeat into victory! "Eldest Sun Hongluo is a main battle faction, of course he also wants to rush out and fight Chen Jun for three hundred rounds!

"I'm also thinking about this issue these days, the reason why we are shrinking like a turtle and not daring to go out is because we are frightened by Chen Jun's kind of musket and artillery! And last time you got right, these killing weapons are only available to their infantry battalions, and the other Chen troops are still ordinary infantry, if we can avoid this infantry battalion, then the rest of the Chen army, even if they have 40,000 horses, with the strength of our Daqi soldiers, we can also fight against it! Yu Pohu said confidently.

"Yes, this infantry battalion only has a thousand people, even if we can't avoid it, we have a way to deal with it! The advantage of these artillery pieces is that they are hugely powerful, but this is also its disadvantage, if we are to fight with Chen Junchong together at that time, then they will definitely not dare to fire the cannon casually, so as not to accidentally injure their own people! As long as they don't use these artillery, we will definitely be able to defeat the rabble of the Chen State! "The eldest grandson Hongluo proposed, since he was defeated in the musket and artillery weapons, he was thinking about how to defeat these firearms!

"Okay, pass on my order, all the soldiers immediately gather their troops and horses, prepare all the supplies, set off early tomorrow morning, take advantage of the unstable foothold of the Chen army, go south to meet the Chen army, hit them suddenly, and then break through their resistance and rescue Qin County!" Wei Pohu ordered.

"Yes! The last general commands! The eldest grandson Hongluo immediately went out and began to prepare to go out of the city to face the battle.

Xuyi City, which had been silent for more than half a month, suddenly became nervous, and after receiving the order, the officers immediately gathered their subordinates, applied for supplies, sharpened their swords, put on armor and saddles, and were ready to go!

At this time, Wang Lin was entertaining the heroes and heroes who came from all over the city to join him in the largest restaurant in Xuyi City, and the veteran of the old department, suddenly saw that on the street, the defenders in the city were noisy and shouting, running around, quarrelling, and horse barking kept ringing, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, so frightened that he hurriedly put down his wine glass and rushed to see Yu Pohu.