The faces of the Xu brothers changed, and they looked at the door in unison, only to see Liu Yu with a calm expression, standing at the door, followed by two guards guarding the gate, looking panicked, originally wanted to hold Liu Yu, as soon as he saw the eyes of the two, he quickly lowered his head, and the one on the left said: "General, Lord Liu, he broke in directly, and the little one couldn't stop him, so ............"

Xu Yuanxi waved his hand: "That's it, Lord Liu is something you can stop, retreat." Master Liu, I am waiting for something to discuss with you, please come in. ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly, strode in, and closed the door with his hand, the two sergeants hurriedly retreated, Xu Yuanxi hooked the corners of his mouth, and said: "Lord Liu, don't say dark words in front of the Ming people, you come here at this time, it can be said that you represent Xie Zhenjun." However, we are Yuzhou generals and are not under the jurisdiction of General Xie, so we don't need to listen to your orders. ”

Liu Yu smiled and waved his hand: "How dare you order the two of you, it's just a small suggestion made by the same soldiers." At any time, the guards abandon the city without an order to engage in military law, and they can't bear to see the two being engaged in military law! ”

Xu Yuanxi said in a deep voice: "But we also made it clear just now, without reinforcements, how can we defend this lonely city?" I just received a report from Tang, the cities of Huaibei have been abandoned, Pengcheng has fallen into the hands of the Qin army, their army is here, it will not take a day, how do we defend this Shouchun City? ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly and said: "Shouchun is an important town in Yuzhou, and it is also where the Great Jin Dynasty has been operating for many years. ”

Xu Yuanlang sighed: "The garrison is only two thousand people, even if the people in the city are mobilized, they will only draw out two or three thousand Ding Zhuang, Shouchun City is more than ten miles away, and the city walls add up to more than ten miles long, this little force cannot be defended at all." Moreover, those Qin troops outside the city said that they were here to surrender, but it is difficult to argue with the enemy and me, once they attack, the city will inevitably fall! ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "General Xu, you are a city defender, who decides the life and death of tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians, and also has the responsibility of defending the country and the country, how can you give up lightly?" Even if the Qin army occupies Pengcheng now, it will take at least a day or two to go south, and during this time, we can completely do a good job in city defense, and it will not be a problem to hold on for more than ten days. You see, the Huan Thorn Shi left all his sons in the city, isn't it a sign of his determination to live and die with the city? ”

Xu Yuanxi sighed: "Huan Assassin Shi has already moved away most of his family members, leaving only a few servants here with Huan Jiang to prepare for the marriage, and now that Huan Jiang is dead, it can be said that there are no more of his relatives in this city." Even if the city falls, he won't have much sadness. ”

Liu Yu smiled: "Aren't his two grandsons still in the city?" ”

Xu Yuanxi was stunned for a moment, and then said hatefully: "Killed these two kids, if they hadn't done anything wrong, how could Huan Jiang die?" If Huan Jiang is alive, for the sake of his son, Huan Assassin Shi will at least send a few thousand reinforcements to help defend it, why not! ”

Xu Yuanlang echoed: "The eldest brother is right, Huan Assassin Shi must have hated these two boys to death now, and he will definitely not send reinforcements for them, maybe he will kill them when he sees them, and avenge his son!" ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "But these two Zhu family boys are his grandsons after all, their mother has passed away, I don't think Huan Assassin Shi will be indifferent to them, besides, Shouchun is his state governor, and the tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians here are his people, how can they give up so easily?" As long as we stay here for ten days and half a month, whether it is Huan Assassin Shi or Xie Zhenjun, we will definitely raise an army to save us! ”

Xu Yuanxi looked at Liu Yu with disdain: "Lord Liu, I know that Xie Zhenjun values you very much, but after all, you are just a building master, how can I discuss this military aircraft matter with you?" According to the Tanmalai report in front, the Qin army stationed on the front line of Pengcheng this time was a large army led by Fu Rong himself, and Liang Cheng's 50,000 elites were also marching here from the Jingzhou line, and the two armies were ready to meet here, with a total strength of no less than 300,000. Even if the Beifu army is dispatched, plus the soldiers and horses of Huanyu Prefecture, it is less than half of the enemy's army, and they may not be able to fight the enemy here! ”

Xu Yuanlang nodded: "Yes, this is the intersection of the two war zones, the Qin army can attack together, although it is said that the water network here is vertical and horizontal, but the cavalry can still maneuver and gallop in the north of the city, which can be known from the more than 2,000 Qin cavalry going south this time." If I were Xie Zhenjun, I would definitely not fight here! ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "If you abandon the defense everywhere and retreat without a fight, then where is the decisive battle?" In Liyang? In Guangling? Or are you in Jiankang?! ”

The Xu brothers glanced at each other, their faces were ashamed, and they bowed their heads and were speechless.

Liu Yu put away his smile and said: "The Qin State is moving south, the momentum is very sharp, if you don't resist everywhere and retreat directly, then our army will decline in momentum, and the enemy army will become more and more arrogant. ”

"This time, when Xie Zhenjun sent me out, he said that we only need to fight for a few days to raise grain and grass for the Beifu army and gather troops, not that the land of Huainan cannot be decisive. If we block the Qin army here and let its morale drop, perhaps, the Bagong Mountain opposite is where the decisive battle between the two countries is located! ”

Xu Yuanxi's spirits perked up, and he hurriedly said, "Xie Zhenjun really said that? ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "If there is no such plan, how can I come to send Miss Liu to marry at this time?" It is hoped that he will take this opportunity to let Huan Assassin Shi send the Xifu soldiers to resist the Qin army in Shouchun and gain time. Now this plan has failed, but we still have to continue to hold Shouchun, General Hu Bin's 10,000 horses have already set off, and they will arrive in two days, can't we hold even two days? ”

Xu Yuanlang was surprised and delighted: "Really, there are 10,000 horses?" ”

Liu Yu nodded: "Yes, these 10,000 horses are the defenders of Guangling, and they will urgently send out support, and the 100,000 Beifu army will also be killed in a few days, if we give up Shouchun at this time, it will disrupt the overall plan of Xie Zhenjun!" ”

Xu Yuanxi laughed: "Okay, great, if you say that, then this Shouchun really can't be withdrawn." Yuen Long, you immediately ordered to stop the evacuation plan, but the old, weak, women and children in the city should first withdraw from the city and move to Liyang. ”

Xu Yuanlang nodded, and was about to step out, when he suddenly thought of something and stopped: "But, what about the more than 2,000 troops outside the city now?" ”