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Although the Lingling army led by Liu Xiu was the party besieging the city, to put it bluntly, they had set up an empty city plan outside Chaoyang City.

At this time, as long as Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng led the army out of the city, the 3,000-strong Chungling army led by Liu Xiu would definitely be defeated.

This seemingly powerful army of more than 3,000 people is actually composed of temporarily conscripted refugees, untrained, and even the weapons are made of wood, how can such soldiers go to the battlefield to fight?

Liu Xiu fought a psychological war with Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng, betting that the two of them would not dare to go out of the city to fight.

If Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng were both incompetent straw bags and reckless people, Liu Xiu really wouldn't dare to gamble like this, precisely because Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng were both talented and cautious people, he dared to bet with the two of them.

Liu Xiu's gambling was very successful in the early stage. The Lingling army was under the city, and the county soldiers in Chaoyang City did not dare to go out of the city to meet the battle, and within three days, the county soldiers did not dare to go out of the city gate.

At this time, the main force of the Lingling army, led by Liu Ji and Deng Feng, had already launched a fierce attack on Xinye. Xinye also immediately asked for help from the surrounding prefectures, and Chaoyang County, which is adjacent to it, is naturally among the people who ask for help from Xinye.

After reading the letter sent by Xinda in Xinye County, Yi Zhen's brows were tightly locked, and there was no doubt for a long time. The Chungling rebels actually ran to Xinye, and they are still the main army, so what is this Chungling rebel army outside Chaoyang City now?

He silently handed the book to Xie Sheng, who took it and looked at it, also frowned, and muttered: "How many troops are there in the Lingling rebels." According to Xinda's words, there were three or four thousand Chungling rebels who attacked Xinye, and now, there must be three or four thousand Chungling rebels outside Chaoyang City, and in addition, it is reported that there are also a large number of Chungling rebels in Huyang County, with two or three people

Thousand. In this way, the total strength of the Lingling anti-thieves is more than 10,000. This is completely inconsistent with the information they have received!

The official who came to deliver the letter for help saluted the two of them, and said urgently: "Yi County Order, Xie County Lieutenant, Xinye has been attacked by the main army of anti-thieves and is in danger, please send troops to reinforce it as soon as possible!" ”

Yi Zhen sighed and said: "You should also know, at present, there are three or four thousand anti-thieves stationed outside Chaoyang City, eyeing me Chaoyang, once I mobilize the county soldiers and reinforce Xinye, I am afraid that Chaoyang will lose!" ”

"Yi County Ling is right!" Xie Sheng continued: "It's not that our county doesn't want to reinforce Xinye, but it's ...... It's really inseparable! ”

"Could it be that the county commander of Yi and the county lieutenant Xie have forgotten the truth of the cold lips and teeth?" The official said in a trembling voice: "Once Xinye is lost, the connection between Chaoyang and the county will also be cut off, how long can Chaoyang hold on to such a lonely city?" ”

His words can be said to hit the nail on the head, and it also shocked Yi Zhen and Xie Sheng's bodies. The two glanced at each other and said, "You have worked hard all the way, go down and rest first, and we still need to think carefully about the matter of helping Xinye." ”

Sending the official who delivered the letter away, Xie Sheng said quietly: "Xinye really can't afford to lose, otherwise the next unlucky ones will be Chaoyang and Huyang counties!" ”

Yi Zhen also agreed that Xinye could not afford to lose, he spread his hands and said: "But outside the city, there are three or four thousand anti-thieves eyeing us, and we really can't spare troops to reinforce Xinye!" "Doesn't Yi Xianling think it's strange? According to the information we have, the total number of troops of the Chungling anti-thieves is six or seven thousand, and the number of troops of the Chungling anti-thieves attacking Chaoyang and Xinye this time is already six or seven thousand, so the number of troops attacking Huyang is from

Where did it come from? Where did the troops left behind in Caiyang, Dengxian, Xiangxiang, and Tongling come from? ”

Yi Yan was stunned for a moment, and asked rhetorically: "What does County Captain Xie mean?" ”

Xie Sheng Zhengse said: "It is impossible for the strength of the Lingling anti-thieves to become so many at once, I suspect that there is fraud in it!" ”

"Fraud? Xinye has sent someone to ask for help, and the troops attacking Xinye can't be fake, right? The thief who attacked my rising sun is now outside the city, you and I have seen it with our own eyes, and we can't be fake, right? ”

"Yes, I saw it with my own eyes, so things are weird...... Xie Sheng rubbed his chin and muttered: "But some things, even if you see them with your own eyes, may not be true!" ”

Xinye's help went to Chaoyang City, and similarly, the new field report of the Chungling Army also reached Liu Xiu's hands outside the city.

The main force of the Lingling army, led by Liu Ji and Deng Feng, stormed Xinye City, but the battle did not go well. Xinye's county soldiers are more than Chaoyang county soldiers, there are 4,000 people, and Xinye's city walls are high and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

More than 4,000 county soldiers cowered in the city, resisting to the death, Liu Ji and Deng Feng took turns to attack, but they failed to tear through Xinye's city defense.

In the past few days of fighting, the casualties on both sides have been very heavy, but the difference is that the defenders can recruit strong troops in the city at any time and replenish their troops in time, while the Chungling army has one more casualties and one less person in battle.

The war has become more and more difficult for the Chungling army. Liu Ji and Deng Feng's offensive was blocked, the battle was stalemate, Liu Xiu and Li Yi each led their troops in Chaoyang, Huyang and the two counties to stalemate, on the surface, the two sides entered a state of tug-of-war, but in fact, it was the Chung Ling army that had gradually lost the initiative and the war

It is heading in an unfavorable direction.

It was at this time that the county soldiers of Shandu County and the Hecheng Fortress Army, totaling more than 2,000 people, joined forces to launch an attack on Deng County.

Shandu County is located to the west of Deng County, and the two counties are adjacent.

The county seat is located on the west bank of the river, and the fortress of Hecheng is located on the east bank of the river, and the city and the fortress face each other across the water.

The reason why such a fortress was built opposite the castle was mainly to prevent the invasion of the southern barbarians.

Shandu County was next to Hanzhong County in Yizhou, and the Southern Barbarian Army had already flowed into Hanzhong at that time, and it could enter Shandu County at any time.

Realizing that there was a danger of being attacked by the Nanban, the Nanyang County Government went to the imperial court and built a fortress on the opposite bank of Shandu County, named Hecheng.

If the southern barbarians really hit Shandu County, the people of the whole county could cross the water and go to the east bank of the water to avoid the scourge of war.

Hecheng Fortress is not big, because the barbarian army has retreated, this fortress is also irrelevant, and the permanent strength inside has been reduced to a few hundred people.

This time, Shandu County launched an attack on Deng County, borrowing hundreds of garrisons from the Hecheng Fortress.

Don't look at the number of garrisons in Hecheng Fortress, only a few hundred people, but the combat power is not low, it is composed of a part of the Jingshi Army and a part of the Nanyang County Army.

This time, Shandu County's attack on Deng County can be described as menacing.

The news soon spread to Deng County, and Li Tong, who learned the news, immediately sent someone to pass the book to Liu Xiu.

Receiving this urgent battle report from Li Tong, Liu Xiu was secretly surprised. At present, there are only 1,000 troops left behind in Deng County, and there are more than 2,000 enemy troops who come to attack, including the fortress army, and the combat strength should not be underestimated.

Inside the tent of the Chinese army. Liu Xiu handed the battle report to Deng Yu and others for circulation. When people saw it, they all gasped. Zhu You stood up and said urgently: "Lord, we have to withdraw our troops immediately and go back to save Deng County!" ”

Fu Jun frowned and said: "We are in Chaoyang, the purpose is to contain the Chaoyang County Army, and retreating now is equivalent to betraying the brothers who attacked Xinye!" ”

Liu Xiu shook his head secretly, the current situation is no longer a question of whether to sell Liu Ji's one, but a question of one's own life and death. Deng Yu said what Liu Xiu thought in his heart. He said: "The news of the Shandu County soldiers' attack on Deng County must have already spread into Chaoyang City, and once our army retreats now, the result will be the interception of the Shandu County soldiers and the pursuit of the Chaoyang County soldiers."

At that time, our troops will be attacked on both sides, and we will not be able to advance or retreat, and we will be in danger of annihilation! ”

His words made everyone present realize the seriousness of the situation.

Zhu You was stunned for a long time, and muttered: "In this way, our army can't retreat!" ”

Liu Xiu said categorically: "We must retreat!" We can't fight this battle anymore! ”

Liu Ji and Deng Feng have reached a stalemate, and it is of little significance for them to continue to stay in Chaoyang, but it is not easy to withdraw now, just like Deng Yu said, there is a danger of being flanked by the enemy forces in the two counties.

Hearing Liu Xiu's words, everyone present looked at each other, and they all looked dignified.

Zhu You asked: "My lord, if when our army retreats, the soldiers of Shandu County and Chaoyang County join forces to attack, how should our army respond?" ”

Liu Xiu's fingers lightly tapped his forehead, shaking his head and smiling bitterly. Not to mention that the county soldiers of the two places joined forces to attack, no matter which county soldiers took the initiative to attack, it was impossible to beat others with their own 3,000 or so people.

People looked at Liu Xiu in disdain, waiting for him to make a decision.

In Liu Xiu's mind, there are countless plans, but each plan can't stand deduction, and each plan can't turn the danger into a disaster.

As time passed, people's minds gradually became impatient. Zhu You was about to speak, Yan Guang waved his hand at him, he shook the feather fan in his hand, and said slowly and softly: "Zhong Xian, pour a cup of tea for the lord!" ”

Zhu You looked at Yan Guang in disbelief, it's time for this critical moment, and you still have the heart to drink tea? Liu Xiu also raised his eyes and looked at Yan Guang, who smiled at him and said, "I believe that the lord will definitely be able to come up with the best way to deal with it." ”

Liu Xiu himself had no confidence, but Yan Guang was still full of confidence in him, which made Liu Xiu can't help but burst out laughing.

Zhu You walked to the center of the tent, lifted the hot iron kettle, made a cup of tea for Liu Xiu, and carefully placed it in front of him.

Liu Xiu picked up the teacup, blew a few breaths, and drank slowly, then he put down the teacup, looked around at the people present, and said, "Sell the homeless." ”

And so it was! Yan Guang sighed secretly in his heart. The tactic of selling the homeless, he also thought of it, but he didn't say it, because it was too cruel.

"Sell the outcasts?" "Our army retreated at night, to be precise, to let the displaced people retreat first, and we stayed in the camp for the time being. Around our army's camp, there are Chaoyang eyelines, and as soon as the displaced people withdraw, they will definitely be able to find out as soon as possible and spread the news to Chaoyang. I heard that our troops were retreating

The main force of the county soldiers will inevitably go out of the city to pursue, and the number of troops entering the camp to search will not be too much, and we can annihilate them in the camp. Speaking of this, Liu Xiu hung his head weakly.

"That'...... What about the 3,000-odd outcasts? Zhu You looked at Liu Xiu blankly. Yan Guang answered with a gloomy expression: "They will all become the main force of Chaoyang County's soldiers." ”