After Liu Biao killed Sun Jian, he ordered Zhang Xian to be the Taishou of Changsha, and ordered Huang Zu to return to the army to continue to lead Jiangxia, move the state to Xiangyang, and personally command the troops to resist Yuan Shu.

Huang Zu led 10,000 troops and Zhang Xian 10,000 soldiers, stationed in Jiangxia in the north and east of Dongting in the west, forming a flanking attack on Exian.

Yang Xi actually didn't want to fight, but since the other party was aggressive, there was no way.

Yang Xi ordered Wei Gua to lead 20 ships of the Yangtze River, the Yellow River and the Chenhe to form two fleets and garrison Chenhe Port and Fuchi Port.

Personally with Cai Kao, he led 1,500 cavalry and garrisoned Exian. As for Zulang's 1,500 infantry, he and Maoluan's 2,000 Yuanchenhe factory guards were stationed outside Caishi Mountain to prevent Zhang Xian from sneaking up on Changsha.

It was ten months since he returned from the north, and by October, the population of the three counties had reached 150,000 combined, and the number of Exian alone had increased to 80,000.

But at this time, Chaisang and Peng Ze each only had Huazi and Qin Fang, each leading a thousand defenders.

The rest of the infantry army is all used to expand Tai Shi Ci's personal guard battalion, and now Tai Shi Ci's personal guard battalion also has 1,005, as a mobile one, stationed in the Chenhe factory.

At this time, the 100 county soldiers left by Yang Xi in Jiangxia County finally began to play a role, and news was sent back every day.

Yang Xi then knew that Huang Zu was divided into 5,000 troops in the opposite county and Qichun. He led 5,000 people to Shaxian, and together with Changsha Zhangxian, he formed a three-sided encirclement.

In Zhang Xian's army, at this time, Liu Biao's generals Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng were all discussing military affairs.

Liu Biao considered that Zhang Hu was originally from Jiangxia and was familiar with the terrain of Jiangxia, so he sent two people to help, and it was said that Yang Xi himself was brave, and there was also Tai Shici who killed Huaxiong, Liu Biao did not dare to take it lightly.

If it weren't for Liu Biao's army to defend Yuan Shu in the north, he would have led the army south long ago.

At this time, the person in charge of the Changsha special service battalion was Zhou Wei, who was already the head of the Changsha County special service battalion when Zu Mao led the attack.

Zhou Wei ordered people to observe Zhang Xianjun's movements day and night, and as soon as there was any movement, he flew pigeons and passed the book to the Chenhe factory.

"Master Zhang, I think that Yang Xi is an ignorant child, I'm afraid that he will do something, my army is 10,000, and there are 10,000 Huang Zu's army. Zhang Hu lifted a pair of forty-pound sledgehammers and wanted to fight.

Zhang Xian said: "Although Yang Xi has never been in battle, he is famous for his bravery, although there are only thousands of soldiers and horses, but he must be careful." General Zhang, then you will lead 3,000 troops to attack the Chenhe factory, and General Chen will lead 5,000 troops to take the county seat of Exian County. The county received 2,000 of its own and was responsible for both grain and grass. ”

Zhang Hu roared: "The adult underestimated Zhang, I think that the Chenhe factory is full of workers, why do you need 3,000 people, give a certain thousand people and horses, and directly attack him by copying the path, and he will definitely call him a chicken and dog." If it is slow, and Huang Zu gets the first credit, won't you and I run in vain. ”

Chen Sheng and Zhang Husu were partners, and at this time they led 5,000 men and horses to take Exian County, but the main credit was on this, so they couldn't wait, and went directly out of the big tent and ordered the military horses to go first.

Zhang Xian said: "According to the report of the spies, there are also one or two thousand soldiers and horses stationed in this Chenhe factory, although it is formed by farmers, but there are many people, General Zhang is still careful." ”

So Zhang Hu also led 3,000 men and horses, all the way to the east, and the two route armies were divided into north and south, and each divided his troops into advances.

They underestimated the Chenhe Factory too much, even Huang Zu didn't understand the true strength of the Chenhe Factory, this was a latent tiger.

Everyone only knows that every ship in the Chenhe factory must have a guard, and the water power is strong, and there are only 3,000 people on land.

But Yang Xi hid Mao Luan's two thousand and Tai Shici's one thousand and five hundred, what a mistake.

And these people are heavily armed and equipped with cattle men.

Yang Xi received the information from Sangou and turned around and entered the command building.

The hall in the building is a large sand table, which is made by Yang Xi's spy battalion of the three dogs over the years, and the mountains and rivers of the entire Jiangxia have been newly measured. There are various flags on it, each with a numerical number.

The generals on Yang Xi's side have already been familiar with this sand table countless times, so they naturally know it well.

But at this time, only Cai Kao and Yang Xi were present.

Yang Xidao: "Zhang Hu has led 3,000 people, crossed the No. 1 mountain pass of Shaxian, and is heading to the No. 2 lake, it is expected that he will cross Shaxian tomorrow and reach the territory of my Exian County, but this time I don't want to ambush, I want to try, the effect of the latest equipment." ”

Cai Kao said: "Childe's design is naturally not wrong, but I am afraid that our army has little experience in battle formations and lacks frontal combat experience, so I am afraid that there will be leaks." ”

"That's because of this, so I want them to experience more, Feige passed the book to Zu Lang and Mao Luan, and let the two of them take charge of their own department, and tomorrow on the No. 3 flat land, defeat Zhang Hubing head-on, try to kill as little as possible, and take more prisoners."

"Yes!"

"As for Chen Sheng from the north, it is up to you and me to fight in person, your cavalry has been trained for six years as early as possible, and four years at the latest, so it's time to show your sword."

"As for Tai Shici's 1,500 men and horses, they belong to the new army, so let them stay in the county seat of Exian County, just in case the war is stalemate and Huang Zu attacks."

Yang Xi was planning a specific cavalry marching plan, and a sergeant came to report the result.

"Report! There is an emergency military situation! ”

Yang Xi took the battle report and looked at it, and his face was slightly shocked.

"It seems that Huang Zu is much stronger than Zhang Xian. As soon as Chen Shengjun moved, Huang Zu had already dispatched troops in Shaxian County, and it was estimated that he was going to send Shaxian's troops and approach the county seat of Exian County with Chen Sheng. Fortunately, I have already informed all the townships in the newspaper that there will be fighting in the next few days, and the people of the townships and counties in the north of the city should try to go south to hide for a few days. ”

"Then we can't attack?" Cai Kao asked.

"Get out! Why not out? With 1,500 well-equipped cavalry with crossbows, how can you not attack the infantry of 5,000 counties, as for the county seat, with Tai Shici here, we don't have to worry, within a day or two, there will be absolutely no problem. I'm afraid that Tai Shi Ci will be excited and behead Huang Zu, then it will be troublesome, who will Sun Ce find to take revenge at that time. I have to explain to Tai Shici and tell him not to fight, just stick to it. ”

But it was said that on the No. 3 flat land, Zu Lang and Mao Luan arrived early, and the two of them did not ambush, so they blatantly lined up the 3,500 military horses.

If you look closely, you can see that the helmets of these 3,500 people have a mask on the front door, and this mask covers the entire face door and neck.

This is a glass mask designed by Yang Xi, and the glass is ordinary glass.

But the thickness is thick enough, with Yang Xi's idea, an arrow will be shattered, but if it can be blocked with thick glass, it may be injured, but at least it can save your life once.

As for the hands of these more than 3,000 people, each of them had a silver shield, which was made of steel and had some weight, plus the armor on his body, as long as it was not extremely bad luck, the basic point had been protected.

As for the injuries to the hands and feet, the surgery of the Chenhe factory has also developed a lot, but there is not much problem in dealing with it.