The small city of Huainan is not a steep place, in fact, the entire Huainan land, as long as Shouchun is not lost, the rest of the city defense has no great strategic significance.

And this small city, in fact, does not belong to the entire Shouchun defense area, but when the ancestors were at odds with Taichung earlier, they were deliberately built to express their dissatisfaction with Taichung's construction of Tutang to guard against themselves, and it was not operated for a long time after completion. It is really flat in the four fields, and there is no water flow to lead to the left, so it is not a suitable place to build a city at all.

And Peng Biao chose such a lonely city as the last place to defend, it can be seen that his heart is still not dead, once the city cannot be defended, or the battle situation changes, the four doors are opened, and he can gallop in the wilderness. What's more, taking advantage of the confusion of the opponent's formation to attack the city, he directly chiseled through the city wall and rushed out with cavalry, killing the enemy to a great defeat.

No matter how small the city is, it is also a city, and Shen Zhezi wants to completely trap Peng Biao's troops in the small city of Huainan, and he has to dispatch several times the troops. So what seems to be a self-abandoning and desperate decision is actually full of variables.

Shen Zhezi actually doesn't have too good insights in tactics, and he is not a genius who uses soldiers like a god. Just for the garrison chosen by Peng Biao, if it weren't for Xi Jian's explanation, he wouldn't even see it.

Yes, the person who is now standing beside Shen Zhezi and watching the small city of Huainan side by side with him is Xi Jian. After receiving Shen Zhezi's statement, Xi Jian actually galloped here in person, because he had been presiding over the Huaidi war in the north for half a year, and when he came here, he actually caught up with the last siege and annihilation battle in Huainan.

"This city is located in a frank place, if the permanent master is trapped here, it can be said that the vitality is cut off, and there is no more action. However, Peng Biao's cavalry could block the enemy on the city wall, but it could not become a trapped division. Wei Zhou, if you seek stability so far, you must also have to do it all. Your heroic array is also a trick, but if the enemy does not attack the place you are defending, you can only look at the dust and sigh, and you are helpless. ”

When Xi Jian talked about this, there was no lack of emotion in his words: "This Peng Biao has reached the end of his rope, but he can still be cunning without losing his strategy and pulling Wei Zhou's army of thousands of troops in this small city." Yuzhou came to attack this time, how many people were there? If the army is trapped here for a long time, the people of Huaibei will rush to help, and it will be difficult to stop. ”

"Gong Xi has a deep plan and has known military affairs for a long time, and hearing this has really taught me a lot."

Shen Zhezi is not a dead duck with a hard mouth, to be honest, he is indeed more than stable in this battle, and he is not strong enough. It is clear that the army has a great advantage, but it still drags on the war until now. Although it is stuck in the empty space where all towns are advancing bravely and Shouchun has no quick help, it actually wins in strategy and loses in tactics.

Because he was too conservative and indulged Peng Biao too much, so that although his people suffered repeated setbacks, they still retained extremely strong combat effectiveness, and if a situation of total annihilation was required, a large number of troops must be invested.

"But fortunately, the younger generation is not alone, and there is still the help of Gong Xi to dry the city. The elite of Xuzhou is here, and the forts of Huaiyou are naturally transferred, and the younger generations can also draw troops to slowly trap and kill this thief! ”

Although Shen Zhezi was deficient in tactics, the outcome of the war never depended solely on victory or defeat on the battlefield. Peng Biao and his people just paid too much attention to the gains and losses on the battlefield, and as a result, they came out with a lot of tricks, and many seemingly exquisite responses pushed them to a dead end step by step. No matter how elaborate the current response is, it is actually just a life-fighting arrangement for death.

When Xi Jian heard this, when he smiled, he directly pointed out that Shen Zhezi's lack of tactics was naturally not just to satisfy his sense of superiority, but to strive for a psychological advantage, and told Shen Zhezi that if he wanted to completely annihilate Peng Biao, he must rely on the assistance of the Xuzhou army, otherwise it would be difficult to achieve all the success.

"The Huaiyou Forts are only obtained by the efforts of your troops in Wei Zhou, if I come empty-handed, I am really ashamed. What's more, now the war in Huaiyin is also fierce, and if the remaining soldiers are sent to Huaishang, it will actually be overwhelming. ”

Speaking of this, Xi Jian is not lacking in embarrassment. Does he want to go to the forts? Dream it!

The leaders of the Xuzhou Army are more rebellious than those of Huainan and these dock masters. Huaiyin was the main battlefield in the early years, and the entanglements between the various departments were already very deep, although Xi Jian had the name of a thorn in history, but if he wanted to interfere strongly, he also had a lot of constraints.

Otherwise, with Xuzhou's strong military strength alone, there would be no major breakthrough in Huaiyin. If it is vigorously rectified, it may cause Xu Beizhong to rebound, resulting in chaos in the defense line and erosion of the war. If he gets rid of those people and presses the attack with his own headquarters, those generals will suspect that he has other plans and attack him in a false way.

Therefore, Xi Jian is also eager to open up a new battlefield to break the current situation of military entanglement and mutual constraints in Xuzhou. Otherwise, it would not have been Shen Zhezi's flattery here, and he would have rushed to finalize the matter in person.

But if Shen Zhezi was promised so easily, Xi Jian's face would be a little unbearable. This kid had just dug into his corner once, and then threw out some benefits, and he was going to meet together regardless of his previous suspicions, which made him feel a little low. Slap a sweet date, that is a means for the elders to coax the younger generations.

Seeing Xi Jian's embarrassed face, Shen Zhezi was really powerless to complain, the old guys only had one thing that they couldn't accept, and they had to put on a steadfast and unyielding posture when their pants were already off. It's inconvenient to take over, so what are you doing here? is typical of being cheap and obedient, and the eyebrows and eyes are full of "beg me".

"Let's not mention this matter for the time being, Gong Xi is here in person, although it is still on the way at the moment, but it is also necessary to be hospitable."

Saying that, Shen Zhezi stopped continuing the topic and invited Xi Jian to join the camp instead.

Seeing this, Xi Jian didn't say more, he had already ordered his troops to gallop here before he came, and he would definitely be able to take over the fort before the arrival of the Huaishang reinforcements. However, they are all light and simple, and Shen Zhezi will definitely need to provide equipment at that time, although this kid is hard-mouthed at the moment, in order to maintain the situation in Huainan at that time, he will definitely have to ask for it.

"In fact, Peng Biao's department has been forced to this point, even if the sword and armor are not used, it may not be able to do all the work."

On the way, Shen Zhezi said again, and Xi Jian just smiled after hearing this, he only thought that Shen Zhezi was a self-comfort that the young man was high-spirited and refused to admit defeat, if Peng Biao really gave up fighting back, he would never choose Huainan Town, which is difficult to defend for a long time.

However, when they arrived at the camp, before the two of them entered the account, a soldier attracted Peng Biao's envoy to surrender. Shen Zhezi took Peng Biao's surrender letter, smiled and shook Xi Jian, you can, you can be cowardly! Now there is a chance to surrender directly without cost, and if you say anything more, I won't give it to Huaishang Castle!

Xi Jian's face was a little unsightly, he took the letter and looked at it, and then said with a straight face: "The slave is not credible, this thief has no intention of surrendering, it is just a temptation to delay time." Wei Zhou, don't be gullible, give the slave a chance to fight back! ”

"It's just a label to be cut, even if he is willing to surrender, I may not be willing to accept it."

Shen Zhezi just laughed when he heard this, how to clean up Peng Biao, he had a plan, but using this to counter Xi Jian's army made him feel a lot of bad taste.

Although Xi Jian was sure that this surrender was not credible, seeing that Shen Zhezi's attitude was noncommittal, he couldn't make any decisions for Shen Zhezi, so he told his follow-up arrangements as they were, showing that he was indeed trying his best to cooperate with the Yuzhou army, hoping that Shen Zhezi would not be greedy for temporary convenience, and even cut the resources originally planned to ask for.

However, Shen Zhezi no longer talked about it, and warmly invited Xi Jian to enter the account. After entering the account, Xi Jian found that he was not just inviting himself, and dozens of people had gathered in the account. It wasn't until Shen Zhezi introduced them one by one that he realized that these people were all the masters of the docks in this realm.

Those dock wall masters were invited here, and they were also guessing what Shen Zhezi's intentions were, and when they saw that Shen Zhezi was standing next to him, it turned out to be Xuzhou Thorn Shi Xi Jian, and their faces were different, and they were all in awe. After all, for these people, although Shen Zhezi is a young man, he may become a Shouchun town guard in the future, but when it comes to popularity, it is difficult to beat the horse and Guangling for a long time.

"Since the northward march, thanks to the help of the villagers, I have been lucky to get a little success. However, he is young and mediocre, and he does not dare to look far ahead about how to create and operate in Huainan in the future. Today, I am honored to invite Gong Xi to come here, and I will also ask you for advice on the strategy of settling down after Gong Xi recovers the land. ”

When Xi Jian heard Shen Zhezi's words, he immediately understood that this kid was obviously using his momentum to deter the villagers. Thinking that he still had a lot of constraints in Xuzhou, he actually had to go far to support Shen Zhezi, and there was really no lack of weirdness in his heart. But since the topic has come to this point, it is not good to have any prevarication, even if the Xuzhou army's plan for Japan is briefly explained.

When everyone in the banquet heard Xi Jian's words, their expressions were also wonderful. Originally, they thought that the Huainan war was only with the Yuzhou army or just Shen Zhezi's simple actions, but they didn't expect the Xuzhou army to also intervene in it, and listening to what Xi Jian said, it was not shallow, only in the coming day, Xuzhou would attack Xuyi, and defend Huaishui with the Yuzhou army, and the mobilized troops would reach tens of thousands!

Of course, the real military plan cannot be clearly analyzed for them, but the close connection between Yuzhou and Xuzhou is really beyond their imagination. For a while, the mood was naturally joyful and worried, and on the one hand, a large number of troops from the two towns were invested here, and the security of the countryside was undoubtedly more guaranteed. The worrying aspect is that the Jiangdong Imperial Court has worked so hard, how much room will it leave for them to stand on their own feet in the future?

Shen Zhezi didn't care about what everyone was thinking, and after Xi Jian finished speaking, he immediately passed on Peng Biao's descending letter to the public, and sneered at the same time: "Although I am weak and arrogant, I am the only one who can be considered by myself, but I am pure and fierce, and I dare not fall into my own name!" Peng Biao, a thief, has abused my Jinmin for a long time, and his atrocities are outrageous, and now he is at the end of his rope, and he still dares to sacrifice himself to beg? What a joke! ”

"Now that the Peng thief has entered the lonely city, it is difficult to commit murder again. The ban on the township of the day before yesterday was lifted, and today I invite the villagers to be brave and share this work! ”

Speaking of this, Shen Zhezi crumpled the book into a ball, threw it into the charcoal basin, and then asked people to escort Peng Biao's envoy to the front, waved his knife and beheaded, looked back at everyone and raised his arms and said: "The king is here, whoever abuses my people will be rewarded with death!" Regardless of the past, after this battle, I will share the merits with you! ”

The big tent was like thunder for a while, and when Xi Jian saw this scene, his face was full of thought.