Chapter 33: The Great War Is Imminent

On the official road east of Quzhou, 60,000 troops are marching rapidly in the direction of Zhongzhou, waving flags, the momentum is mighty, Meng Xuanjue is wearing black armor, his eyes are cold, on his head, a Shu army flag is flying in the wind. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

This is the third day of the siege of Chungju City, and in the face of the attack of nearly 100,000 troops, will the Chungju defenders be able to support it? Meng Xuanjue had a trace of worry in his heart.

Although Yang Ye rushed to the aid of Wanzhou and solved the crisis in Wanzhou, but now this is the main battlefield, if he can defeat Zhou Xingfeng in Zhongzhou, then Yang Shifan's army will not be worried, not only can protect Shu, but also can go down the east and take Jingxiang and Tanzhou in one fell swoop, so as to cast the foundation for him to compete with Zhao Kuangyin for the world in the future.

Sun Yu's rebellion and Zhou Xingfeng's invasion this time was a huge challenge, but it was also a major opportunity, not only to allow himself to fully control the military power of Shu and reform the internal affairs of Shu, but also to have a place in Jingxiang, depending on how he grasped it.

Behind him, the sound of hurried horses' hooves was heard, and a personal guard reported: "Governor Dadu, Xu Hui is here." ”

"Pass him in."

Xu Hui rushed over, and said on the horse: "The last general will see the Grand Governor." ”

Meng Xuanjue pondered for a moment and said, "This time I want to give you an important task, I don't know if you dare to take it?" ”

"How dare not, even if the last general is faced with thousands of troops, the last general will not frown."

"Okay, Zhou Xingfeng rushed out of troops this time, running all the way, there must be a problem with the rear supply, you can lead the two thousand loyal troops of the headquarters to find his rear supplies, if it can be destroyed, it is the best, if it can't be destroyed, it must be difficult for them to move an inch."

"The last will be ordered."

Xu Hui got the military order, turned his horse's head and ran towards his deployment, and after a while, a cavalry of more than 2,000 people left the army and ran to the east. ”

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Zhou Xingfeng besieged Zhongzhou with nearly 100,000 troops, and he was arrogant and didn't believe that Meng Xuanjue came back to face his 100,000 army head-on, he should hide in Quzhou like a turtle and watch himself conquer the city.

The offensive and defensive battle of Zhongzhou City was extremely tragic, both sides were attacking and defending day and night, for the Shu army, holding Zhongzhou was the hope of holding Shu, for Zhou Xingfeng, capturing Zhongzhou, the front was a horse Pingchuan, and it could go directly to Jianmen.

The offensive and defensive battle has entered the fourth day, Zhou Xingfeng has invested 60,000 troops to attack Zhongzhou, with more than 6,000 casualties, and the 10,000 Shu army of Zhongzhou plus the 6,000 troops composed of the people in the city also suffered more than 4,000 casualties, but Zhongzhou is still strong.

"Knock, knock, knock"

The drumbeat of the huge attack was remembered outside Chungju, and the 60,000 Wupyeong army carried hundreds of siege ladders to Chungju like a tide, and the sharp arrows shuttled rapidly in the air, and people continued to fall down from the arrows, some of them were on the city, some were under the city, and the shouts of killing were higher and higher, and rows of siege ladders were mounted on the city wall, and they attacked frantically upward.

The soldiers of the Shu army could not lift it thoroughly, the stones were smashed downward, and many Wuping soldiers fell down screaming, but there were also Shu soldiers who were stabbed by a shot and were also thrown off the city wall.

At this time, Zhou Xingfeng in the distance frowned, and a scout rushed over, "Jie Shuai, it's not good." ”

"What's the matter, so panicked, what kind of system." Zhou Xingfeng said angrily.

"Marshal, Meng Xuanjue is leading an army of 60,000 to Zhongzhou, and it is less than a hundred miles."

"What? He, Meng Xuanjue, really dare to fight with me? Zhou Xingfeng was a little surprised, it stands to reason that where is Wanzhou in danger, he should go to rescue Wanzhou, even if he doesn't rescue Wanzhou, then with his temporarily transferred army, and after a long journey, the army dares to come to confront him?

"And two thousand cavalry went around Chungju and headed east? Our scouts can't stop them, they don't know what they're up to. ”

When Zhou Xingfeng heard this, he shouted: "It's not good, grain and grass." ”

This is the loyal army led by Xu Hui, although they have tried to keep a low profile, but they were still discovered by the scouts, and there was no choice but to break through.

Zhou Xingfeng was a little anxious in his heart, and shouted loudly: "Order, the whole army of the pro-guard battalion will be dispatched, and I will destroy them all." ”

After speaking, a group of cavalry surrounded Xu Hui's direction, and Xu Hui saw that the situation was critical, so he shouted: "Speed up and enter the trail ahead." ”

Two thousand cavalry advanced quickly, and then one man and one horse crossed a difficult path, where the large group of men and horses could not pass, and soon, Xu Hui's cavalry disappeared into the mountains and forests.

The arrival of the cavalry of the Shu army made the Shu army in the city see it, although the number of the other party was small, but it made them see hope, they knew that their Royal Highness the Crown Prince was coming.

The defenders of the city suddenly became vigorous, bravely killed the enemy, killed the enemy who attacked the city with heavy casualties, and the corpses piled up, Zhou Xing saw that he could not do anything today, so he ordered the troops to be collected, and concentrated on preparing for the big battle with Meng Xuanjue, in his thoughts, as long as Meng Xuanjue was defeated, not to mention Zhongzhou, it was Quzhou in front, and the sword gate was not to worry.

Ma Shixiang, the defender of Zhongzhou, has been watching everything here, and the appearance of the cavalry of the Shu army must indicate that the main force of the metropolitan governor is not far away, and Zhou Xingfeng must deal with it.

Meng Xuanjue's army is west of Zhongzhou, less than fifty miles away from Zhongzhou, he asked the army to stop and camp, because the terrain here is open, suitable for the battlefield, he now has 60,000 troops, why not be afraid of Zhou Xingfeng's 90,000, he wants to defeat Zhou Xingfeng in a dignified manner.

At this moment, Meng Xuanjue is still waiting for a team, that is, Li Tingjue's men, the soldiers and horses of the three towns of Long'an Mansion have been streamlined by elite soldiers, and they are already strong soldiers all the way, if the 50,000 army can't even defeat Sun Yu's 50,000 Ningjiang army, then he Li Tingjue can go home to retire.

Meng Xuanjue's army has already confronted Zhou Xingfeng's 90,000 army, if the number is equal, Meng Xuanjue will take the initiative to attack and look for fighters, but now it can't work, first, Zhou Xingfeng's army is more numerous than him, and secondly, he Zhou Xingfeng's Wuping army festival envoy is not out of thin air, but also fought in the sea of corpses and blood, he can't underestimate this person, if he is a little careless, even if the Shu army is not defeated, it will suffer heavy casualties, which is also unacceptable to him.

What's more, Meng Xuanjue wanted to wait for Li Tingjue's arrival, or wait for Xu Hui to cut off his grain channel, so that he panicked and revealed his flaws.

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Xu Hui led two thousand seven eight all the way to run wild, they had no supplies, no food and grass, they could only rely on killing the nearby enemy scouts or small groups of grain carts to supply, they had already found the logistics of Zhou Xingfeng's army as early as yesterday, but Xu Hui was not in a hurry to attack, he must understand the number of troops of the other party, transportation routes and other situations clearly before he could act.

It took a day for the family to figure out the situation and formulate a battle plan, success or failure in one move, and he was not allowed to fail.