Xie Shi said coldly: "Don't forget, the Qin army has accumulated a large amount of grain and grass on the front line for many years under the rule of Wang Meng, and now that they occupy Shouchun and control the waterway, they can easily transport grain from Hangou, and it is impossible to expect them to have problems with their grain." ”

"But we came out in a hurry this time, now the grain and grass in the camp is less than a month, otherwise we would not let Hu Bin only bring ten days of military rations to attack, just hope that he can get Shouchun's stockpile, but Shouchun has been lost, our army is in danger of running out of food, at this time if we don't retreat, I'm afraid that after another ten days and half a month, I can't retreat!"

Liu Yu shook his head when he heard this, Liu Jingxuan looked at him, and said in a low voice: "Jinu, I don't know much about the situation on the front line, how do you say you should fight?" ”

Liu Yu sighed, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "At this time, you must not retreat." Not only can not retreat, but also have to take the initiative to attack, the Qin army is not as terrible as imagined, although they are numerous, but the fighting spirit is not high, only the Di army of their own clan can still fight, and most of the others are just working and not working. The main forces of our army are gathered and the morale is high, and at this time, when fighting in the territory, we should take advantage of the fact that the enemy's army has not yet assembled, and take him by surprise. ”

Liu Jingxuan shook his head: "But Shouchun is in the hands of the enemy, how can he attack?" The Qin army is now also a company camp for hundreds of miles, tightly guarded, and it is not so easy to attack. ”

Liu Yu Zhengse said: "Do you remember our battle of Junchuan, compared with now, the disparity in strength is even greater, the enemy army is 80,000, and our sortie force is only more than 2,000 people, even if you add your reinforcements, it will be about 7,000." However, it was the 20,000 iron cavalry of the desperate and reckless headquarters that defeated the enemy's greedy and reckless advance head-on, relying on the momentum to gain the upper hand and make the enemy afraid. After defeating the tribulation, although Peng Chao's troops were still numerous, they had no will to fight, and they collapsed without a fight. ”

"The current situation, the enemy Liang Cheng's troops are besieging General Hu, as difficult as at that time, as long as we take the initiative to attack and defeat Liang Cheng in one fell swoop, then we can frustrate the enemy's spirit, and then chase the enemy's rout and storm their Shouchun camp, then we can replicate the Junchuan victory of the year!"

Liu Jingxuan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "But Liang Cheng is not a stupid person, this time he can capture the Shouchun you guarded, and he was even able to conquer Xiangyang back then, it can be seen that this person is extraordinary, we want to defeat him head-on, it is not so easy." After all, it is 50,000 horses, even if we don't go out of the camp, it is enough for us to drink a pot, in case our whole army fails to attack, but will give the enemy army a surprise attack, and then it will be really troublesome. ”

Liu Yu sighed: "But Ah Shou, have you thought about it?" Most of our Beifu army are homeless people and mountain people in the land of Jiangbei and Huai, and this Jiangbei is their home, not Jiangnan. When the army was formed, it was said that it would take them back to their hometown in the north, at least to ensure the peace of their hometown. But now if you don't fight a good battle, even this land in the north of the river will be lost, the sergeants are all human beings, and they all have their own ideas, but I am afraid that they will keep deserting all the way, and when they retreat to Guangling, I am afraid that half of the people will not be left. ”

Liu Jingxuan gasped: "Is it really so serious?" ”

Liu Yu nodded: "This time when I was in Shouchun, I saw a leader of the people, named Zhi Yanzhi, he went south from Pengcheng, and when he arrived in Shouchun, he didn't want to go anymore, saying that he would flee all the way, and he didn't even have the courage to fight, so it was better to surrender the Qin army." Although it is an angry sentence, it can see what people's hearts want. The Beifu army is not much different from them, and if they withdraw, it will be a catastrophe. ”

Liu Jingxuan nodded: "Don't the generals know this truth?" Why did General Huan and Xie Youshuai want to withdraw? ”

Liu Yu sneered: "They are afraid, just like Peng Chao at that time, they were scared of the enemy, and they just wanted to retreat to the south of the Yangtze River and rely on the Dajiang defense line to stop the enemy's attack." It's just that the past dynasties must guard the river, if the land in the north of the river is lost, how long can it last by relying on the Yangtze River alone? Fortunately, Xuan Shuai and Xie Zuoshuai are not confused, and they haven't considered retiring from the army yet, so I think they will stay here in the end. ”

Liu Jingxuan breathed a long sigh of relief: "Stay and defend, can you hold it?" ”

Liu Yu pondered for a moment and shook his head: "Passive beating, only defending and not attacking, I'm afraid it's also troublesome." Still, it's better than retreating. If I decide, it must be to concentrate the elite and take the initiative to attack, otherwise, if everyone knows that General Hu's headquarters is abandoned, and if he does not save him when he sees death, his morale will definitely drop greatly, and the Qin army has more and more soldiers, then we have little chance, and we can only wait for the other party to make a mistake or run out of food. This is too passive in the art of war. ”

While the two were talking, they only heard Xie Xuan's voice in the tent sounding majestically: "Everyone, let's discuss here today, although the Qin army is powerful, but we are not without the strength to fight, the top priority now is whether to save Hu Bin's department, if so, whether to send the whole army or send elite soldiers to attack to cover its breakthrough." If we want to discuss this matter, we have to further grasp the movements of the Qin army, so I intend to send an envoy to the Qin army's camp to discuss the matter of peace, and by the way, to find out the reality of the enemy army, and then make a decision. ”

Xie Shi's voice sounded angrily: "No, absolutely not!" Negotiate peace before the enemy, without the will of the Holy Lord, it will cause big trouble, it is like collaborating with the enemy and treason, marshal, please think twice about this matter! ”

Xie Yan also spoke: "Xuan Shuai, this matter is very high, I'm afraid you have to consult Lord Xianggong first, and then he can get the permission of the saint." ”

Xie Xuan's voice was calm and resolute: "It's too late, Hu Bin's department can't last two days, even if you go to the enemy camp immediately, it will take a day to go back and forth, there is not much time left for us, our Beifu army can't abandon and give up any of our comrades, even if you can't save it, at least you have to try hard, I have made up my mind, who dares to take on this important task and go to the Qin army camp to deliver the letter of peace?" ”

While he was talking, a herald hurriedly ran to the Chinese military tent, Liu Yu wanted to stop it, but as soon as he saw the three-sided Hongling behind this person, he immediately let go of his hand, only to see this person rushing into the camp tent quickly, accompanied by a long voice: "Report to the commander, Qin Ying has come to ask for a face-to-face meeting for peace, and he is already outside the gate!" ”

Xie Xuan's voice carried a hint of surprise: "Qin Jun sent someone to negotiate peace at this time?" Who is the messenger? How many centaurs were brought? ”

There was a hint of excitement and excitement in the voice of the herald: "The envoy of the Qin army is Zhu Xu, who was captured in Xiangyang before and later became a scholar of the Duzhi in the Qin State, and his deputy envoy is the Mu Nan who was in our army before, and he only brought ten people here. ”

Xie Xuan's brows furrowed, and he was about to speak, but he only heard Liu Jingxuan's voice exclaiming outside the tent: "Jinnu, where are you going, stop!" ”