Inside the Tsugu Fortress.

When Zhao Sheng learned that the Qin army was approaching outside the city, he immediately went to the city to look at it from afar.

Outside the fortress, the flag covers the sun, and the fine horses are all over the field.

The Qin army was menacing and lined up to prepare for battle.

In the dense military flag, Zhao Sheng saw that on the handsome banner of the exhibition, the dragon flying and the phoenix dance were embroidered with the word "Lu".

"General Li, General Xu, who are the generals surnamed Lu in the Qin army?" Zhao Sheng asked urgently.

Judging from the formation of the Qin army, this Qin army is large, numerous, and well-trained.

"Your Highness, in the Qin army, except for Lu Linxuan, who surrendered to Qin, and Lu Kang's uncle and nephew, there is no general surnamed Lu who is in charge." Xu Cangyu reported.

Lu Linxuan?

Lu Kang?

Zhao Sheng's face was a little uncomfortable.

If Lu Kang led the army to come, he would not be afraid to take advantage of the terrain of the fortress and the Jingzhou army in the fortress. If Lu Linxuan leads the troops, he must be cautious in this battle.

"Your Highness, outside the fortress, the Qin army is huge, the King of Qin commanded the tiger cavalry through the mountains in the center of the two fortresses, and drove straight into Guankou City, if the last general guessed correctly, most of them were led by Lu Linxuan." Li Zongying reported cautiously.

Like a surging river, the Qin army overflowed through two fortresses and rushed straight to the south.

Obviously, after the Linzhang fortress was burned by the Jiangnan infantry, the king of Qin no longer paid attention to the garrison in the fortress.

King Qin, the target of the Qin army is Guan Kou City, and even Changchuan City.

Lu Linxuan!

Zhao Sheng muttered, smashed his fist on the wall, and said with a hideous face: "Ji Xuanling is too arrogant, he doesn't even take a certain in his eyes, do you regard the garrison in the fortress as air?" ”

The fortress was not broken, Ji Xuanling waved his army to the south, Zhao Sheng felt humiliated, and he felt extremely angry when he was despised.

"Your Highness, in the past, Lu Linxuan commanded the Tiger Ben Army to attack the fortress, and led the troops back in vain, but now tens of thousands of elites are stationed in the fortress, relying on the favorable terrain, Lu Linxuan is still unable to move an inch." Li Zongying said: "Guankou City, King Qin is in Guankou City. ”

"That's right, General Liu led the sailors to Ancheng, King Qin clearly intended to divert the tiger from the mountain, and the defense of Guankou City was empty, and it was easy for King Qin to seize the opportunity." Xu Cangyu said anxiously.

When Zhao Sheng heard this, he slapped his broad palm on the battlement, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "General Li, General Xu, you are too worried, the Qin army is brave and invincible in land warfare, but there are no warships, how can they cross the Guankou River."

What about Ji Xuanling's leading the army south, it is still blocked in the north of the river.

If General Liu inflicted heavy losses on the Chu army near Ancheng, he must break the trick of the King of Qin, no matter how bad it is, block the Chu army, and the situation of the Jingzhou army is also very stable! ”

"Your Highness, don't be rash!" Li Zongying reminded.

Including the Chu army, the King of Qin commanded nearly 400,000 elites.

Those who come are not good, those who are good do not come, they clearly want to destroy Jingzhou, if they fail to block the Qin army on the north bank of the Guankou River, Changchuan City is also in front of the Qin army.

What's more, the Qin army came faster than expected, and the Chu army deliberately lured the sailors of Guankou City to go north.

At this time, they could not take care of Guankou City, which had very few defenders, except for the help of the Guankou River, they did not block the Qin army.

If the Qin army finds a way to cross the river, Guankou City will be like a piece of fat, allowing the Qin army to feast on it.

Zhao Sheng didn't have much combat experience, but he knew Li Zongying and Xu Cangyu had rich combat experience.

Don't dare to be arrogant, ignore the suggestions of the two generals, and said loudly: "General Xu, you lead the army to defend the city, and write a letter immediately, report the battle situation on the front line to Brother Wang, and request to send a sailor to support Guankou City." ”

"Your Highness is wise." Li Zongying said happily, Xu Cangyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and commanded the garrison to fight everywhere in the fortress.

Half a day later, Changchuan City.

Zhao Chang was in Changchuan City, presiding over the military and political affairs in place of his father, and his thoughts were very depressed.

There was an inexplicable anger in my heart, and I couldn't vent it.

Within a day, the north sent back an urgent report, and the Chu army marched south and arrived in Anzhou. In the west, Ram Yue and Lu Boning respectively sent troops to storm Jiangzhou. In the east, Sun Ming shrank his forces and eyed Fucheng.

Bad news is frequent, and even with the assistance of famous ministers and generals, he is still busy.

took over the military and political affairs for the first time, but encountered such a crisis, Zhao Chang knew that if he could not deal with it properly, he would be despised by his father, and Changchuan City would also encounter a crisis.

When he temporarily received a letter of help from Zhao Sheng, Zhao Chang angrily scolded his mother in the study.

Sun Ming sent an army to destroy his fortress, so that Ji Xuanling led the army all the way unimpeded, and the troops approached the north bank of the Guankou River.

Changchuan City is in danger!

Quickly convene the generals and staff in the city to discuss the military situation, and the generals and staff unanimously decided to quickly send troops to support Guan Kou City.

Just in case, Zhao Chang entered the palace and visited Zhao Tuo.

More than ten days have passed, and Zhao Tuo still can't get out of bed and move, but compared to when he was injured, he has recovered a lot.

When Zhao Chang arrived at Linfu Palace, Mu Wanyu was taking care of Zhao Tuo.

Saluting to Zhao Tuo and Mu Wanyu, Zhao Chang asked, "Concubine Wanniang, how is my father's recovery from his injuries?" ”

"The prince has just woken up and had lunch, and he is in excellent spirits at this time." Mu Wanyu said.

Zhao Chang nodded, approached Zhao Tuo, and whispered: "Father, the second brother has news from the Jingu Fortress that the Chu army has arrived in Ancheng, and General Liu Muyue led the army to defend against the enemy. With this, the king of Qin seized the opportunity to lead his army through the mountains between the Linzhang fortress and the Jingu fortress, arrived at the north bank of the Guankou River, and attacked the city at any time.

The second brother wrote a letter for help, and the sons discussed with the adults and decided to send General Gao Yi there. ”

When Zhao Tuo heard the sound, he seemed to be about to get up, but when Mu Wanyu saw this, he hurriedly signaled to the eunuch who was waiting next to him to help.

The two eunuchs stepped forward and helped Zhao Tuo up, making him lean on the brocade quilt.

Zhao Tuo let out a long sigh: "What is the number of Chu troops?" Who is in command? ”

"The famous general Han Daochang, commanding 100,000 sailors!" Zhao Chang didn't dare to hide it.

Zhao Tuo nodded and was silent for a moment: "Liu Muyue is familiar with the terrain, and the trained sailors are not weak, and they can delay the Chu army." ”

"What about Gao Yi, does my father think Gao Yi is suitable?" Zhao Chang asked anxiously, for fear that he would make a wrong decision.

Gao Yi was stationed in Xiangzhou all the year round, and the sailors under his command were brave and good at fighting, fighting against the Mu brothers from time to time, and rarely defeated.

The Qin army did not have a suitable warship, and if it was blocked by Gao Yi and his sailors, it would be easy to be hit hard and frustrate the spirit of the King of Qin.

"Gao Yi, Gao Yi is stationed in Xiangzhou, far away from Jinghe County... Far away, lead the army to go, it takes a lot of time, let the King of Qin seize the opportunity, it will be very disadvantageous, at present, the king in Ningchuan County, the closest to Guankou City, lead the army to the north, one day to arrive. Zhao Tuo stammered, and when he spoke, his face twitched, as if he was pulling the wound.

"Father, Wang Wei's ability is far inferior to Gao Yi!" Zhao Changdao.

When discussing with the generals, some staff members proposed to let Wang Wei lead the army to Guankou City, but unfortunately it was vetoed by many generals, and Zhao Chang was not optimistic about Wang Wei.

From the bottom of his heart, except for being close to Guankou City, Wang Wei has almost no advantage at all.

"Defend first, then destroy the enemy!" Zhao Tuo's voice was firm.

(End of chapter)