Half an hour later, Guangling City, the Marshal's Mansion of Beifu.

In a secret room, Liu Yu, Murong Nan (this person is still masked all the way, but he told Liu Yu that his name is Murong Nan) and Miao Ying'er, standing in front of Xie Xuan, this handsome man in the Northern Mansion, also had a serious look at this time, staring closely at a copy of the Tang newspaper in his hand, for a long time, before he sighed and looked up at the three of them.

Miao Ying'er's brows furrowed: "Xuan Shuai, this time there is a situation in the north?" When we went to Huaibei, we heard that the Qin army had attacked Xiangyang, and in the border area, the Qin army was also moving very frequently, and it seemed that there was something to be done. ”

Xie Xuan nodded, shook the Tang Bao in his hand, and said: "On the second day after you set off, the Qin army took Murong Chui as the vanguard and led 30,000 headquarters to attack Xiangyang, and Fu Jian's eldest son Fu Pi followed with an army of 200,000. Now there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang City, and the grain and grass are only enough for March, and the situation seems to be very critical. ”

Murong Nan smiled slightly: "It seems that Huan Chong is weaker than he imagined, Xiangyang guard general Zhu Xu, but the old subordinate of the Huan family, who served as the Yanzhou assassin of your Great Jin, is a general, several times the Huan family went out to the Northern Expedition, he is a pioneer, such a person, Huan Chong will not not be saved." ”

Xie Xuan raised his head, his eyes shining: "Mr. Murong, I don't know what your general Murong thinks now, if it's really just for show, why do you have to work so hard this time to break through the outer city of Xiangyang overnight?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the three of them changed, and Liu Yu was surprised: "What, the outer city of Xiangyang was lost overnight?" How is this possible. That is because of the Han River and the water as a block, how can the northern Hu cavalry cross the water to attack? ”

Murong Nan smiled and shook his head: "Probably Brother Liu doesn't know, our Murong family's war horses can swim across the river, presumably my lord took advantage of the psychology of the Jin army's guards, and took advantage of the night to swim across the Han River with people and horses, so that the soldiers came to the city and broke the city directly." ”

Xie Xuan nodded: "That's right, but Zhu Xu's reaction was very fast, and he quickly withdrew the defenders to the inner city to defend, and now the battle situation has temporarily stabilized, the outer city of Xiangyang is too big, and it can only be blocked by the Han River, once the enemy army crosses the river, then there is only one way to abandon the outside and defend the inside." However, this time, your Murong family has opened our eyes, and you can still use cavalry like this. ”

A hint of smugness flashed in Murong Nan's eyes: "General Xie, please rest assured, we will teach you these tactics without reservation, and the cavalry of Di Qin will never surpass our Murong family!" ”

Xie Xuan nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, you can go down first, and I will trouble you for a period of time in the future." ”

Murong Nan smiled slightly, bowed to Xie Xuan, saluted and retreated, before walking out of the secret room, he suddenly turned his head and met Liu Yu's gaze, a meaningful smile flashed in his eyes, and he didn't do it for a moment, nodded slightly, and went out.

The room became much quieter, and a few oil lamps on the walls were burning, reflecting Xie Xuan's steady face, and he sighed softly: "The battle in Xiangyang looks like it can drag on for a while, although Zhu Xu was raided, he was prepared, the inner city should be able to defend for several months, as long as Huan Chong dares to save, it should be able to be saved, but the real danger is the Huaibei front." ”

Miao Ying'er sighed, wiped it on her face, and a thin human skin mask fell from her hand, revealing that fairy-like face: "Xuan Shuai, will the Qin army really attack Huaibei on a large scale?" ”

Liu Yu hooked the corners of his mouth, in the past month, this is the first time he has seen Miao Ying'er's true face, he hooked the corners of his mouth, but his eyes unconsciously always fell on Miao Ying'er's powder, and said in his mouth: "When we were trading, we didn't find that the Qin army had the intention of attacking on a large scale, what's going on?" ”

Xie Xuan nodded: "The Qin army is also a famous general this time, the preparation before the war is very good, I heard that this time it is difficult, Peng Chao's second general led the troops, these two are famous generals of the Qin State, for many years in the southern and northern wars, rich experience, led by 80,000 elite soldiers, is the main force of the border army arranged to confront our Dajin on the border for a long time, more than 10,000 cavalry, is a strong enemy. ”

"This time, they concealed all their movements before the war, but they suddenly sent troops, and General Tian Luo, who I temporarily sent to the northern San'a region to garrison, was caught off guard, and the situation was already critical!"

Liu Yu was surprised: "General Tian Luo, didn't he come back to report to you?" ”

Xie Xuan said calmly: "There is no need for this, Tian Luo has more than 3,000 subordinates, and he has always been at the border between the two countries, even if he comes back, he will be an independent army, the Qin army came suddenly, and our local border defenders can't resist it, so we can only let Tian Luo add Youzhou to assassinate Shi and garrison San'a." ”

Miao Ying'er's brows frowned slightly: "General Tian's troops, plus the army on the border, will not exceed eight thousand, San'a is not a big city, can you hold it?" Is it the Beifu Army that is going to fight in advance? ”

Xie Xuan's eyes sparkled, and he finally looked at Liu Yu: "Xiaoyu, do you think you should use the Beifu soldiers to fight?" ”

Liu Yu said: "I think that now is not the time to fight. Should wait a little longer. ”

Xie Xuan said softly: "Why is this, can you tell me why?" ”

Liu Yu's eyes sparkled, the military books he had read since he was a child, and the art of war he had discussed with Liu Muzhi, were endless in his mind at this moment: "The Qin army took advantage of the situation, it is an elite division, morale is flourishing, and there are famous generals leading the army, if the Beifu army faces them head-on now, the outcome is unpredictable, even if it wins, it will suffer heavy losses." It's not good for us. ”

"The strategic purpose of our army, after the Murong clan and the Yao clan formed an alliance with us, has changed from rejecting the enemy from the country to luring the enemy deep and luring Fu Jian's troops to fight, only in this way will the Qin State be allowed to conquer violently, the people will have complaints, and the Murong clan and the Yao clan will be given the opportunity to raise troops and rebel."

"Therefore, this time we can't simply repel the troops of Ju Yan and Peng Chao, we must find a way to annihilate them all, only in this way can we provoke Fu Jian, if he can succeed in the Xiangyang area, he will strengthen his determination to raise a large army to invade the south, and my Beifu soldiers must maintain sufficient strength and prepare for a decisive battle with it."

Miao Ying'er was suspicious: "Then why don't we go to save General Tian and sit back and watch him be eliminated?" ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "Save is to be saved, but not now, General Tian is a general, eight thousand men and horses to hold out for a few months is not a big problem, if the enemy army is under the city, the sharp spirit will decline for a long time, the northern soldiers and horses come to the land of Jianghuai, the epidemic will also be epidemic, and when the veterans of their division are tired, our army will send troops to strike with all their might, and when the training of the Beifu army is completed, and the northern cavalry tactics are familiar, when the Qin army can be completely annihilated!" ”