Xingyang County, outside the city.

After Liu Jintang led a brigade of soldiers to Xingyang County, he immediately launched an attack. A cannon was placed outside the city and launched an attack on the head of Xingyang County. Under the fierce fire attack, Hu Zhiguang, who was stationed in Xingyang County, was under tremendous pressure. The two armies fought in Beicheng in Xingyang County, and Liu Jintang led his soldiers to break through the gate of Beicheng and enter the city with the help of artillery fire.

However, Hu Zhiguang organized soldiers to resist in the city, and with the advantage of the lanes, he blocked the attack one after another, and then repelled Liu Jintang's army and held Xingyang County, and the first battle between the two sides ended.

Ho Chi Quang ordered his soldiers to step up patrols and be careful to prevent Li Zhen's army from sneaking up.

After nightfall, the county office!

The hall was lit up and flickered.

Hu Zhiguang was wearing a torn piece of armor and was sitting upright. His face was stained, and even a hint of exhaustion, and he hadn't had time to rest until now. The battle during the day made Hu Zhiguang feel pressured. Originally, Hu Zhiguang thought that they had all overturned the foreign dogs, and it was almost the same to beat Li Zhen.

However, now in the face of Li Zhen's army, there is obviously a huge gap. Especially Li Zhen's firepower, as well as the weapons used by Li Zhen's soldiers, are even more domineering.

If it weren't for Hu Zhiguang's counterattack with the help of the favorable terrain in the city, Xingyang County would have fallen.

Hu Zhiguang's expression was serious, his eyes looked around at the generals in the hall, and he said in a deep voice: "Today, I fought with Li Zhen's army during the day, I think everyone already has an understanding of Li Zhen's strength, and they have more or less their own thoughts in their hearts. I gathered everyone together to let you share your views and discuss how to deal with Li Zhen? ”

After a pause, Hu Zhiguang said again: "The task given by the general to this general is to hold Xingyang County and keep Li Zhen's army out. At the same time, the general also granted the general the right to take the initiative, hoping to defeat Li Zhen. Therefore, we need all of you to unite sincerely, work together, and discuss strategies to deal with Li Zhen. ”

"General, Li Zhen's strength is very strong, I think we should seek stability."

On the left side of the hall, Lin Ping, Hu Zhiguang's staff, spoke.

Hu Zhiguang leaned forward slightly and asked, "What does Mr. Lin think?" ”

Lin Ping clenched his fists and said: "Judging from the battle during the day, if the two armies face each other, it will be difficult for us to defeat Li Zhen, and even if we fight with Li Zhen's army head-on, we will definitely lose." Therefore, the first task to be done now is to strengthen the city gates, and set up defensive fortifications in the city as soon as possible, so that the defensive force will be strengthened, so that Li Zhen's army will not be able to win even if it enters the city. ”

After a pause, Lin Ping continued: "Although Li Zhen's soldiers are all elite, we can resist with the help of street battles in the city. Therefore, my suggestion is to focus on defense and try to increase the strength of defense. After a long time, Li Zhen's army failed to achieve victory, so naturally it retreated without a fight, and we could breathe a sigh of relief when the time came. ”

Hu Zhiguang pondered for a while and nodded, but did not make a judgment.

He swept his gaze and motioned for the rest to speak.

"General, I think I can fight!"

One of Hu Zhiguang's lieutenants spoke, his face revealing arrogance. The lieutenant was thin, but his eyes were rolling slightly, revealing a sense of cleverness.

This person is a henchman under Hu Zhiguang, named Xu Yun.

He glanced at Lin Ping with disdain, and said loudly: "It's not a hero's job to avoid fighting without fighting, the enemy is coming, we can't sit still." Even if we can't win against Li Zhen head-on, we can still take measures such as night attacks, harassment, attracting Li Zhen's troops to attack and then ambush. Engagement doesn't have to be head-to-head. General, I think that when the time is right, we should take the initiative and look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy. Although the general did not ask us to win, how could the general, as a member of the general's command, have no achievements? We must choose the opportunity to fight and try to defeat Li Zhen's army. ”

Hu Zhiguang nodded again and smiled slightly.

Seeing Hu Zhiguang's expression, Lin Ping hurriedly said: "General, whether you go to war or not, I think you should feed back the news of Xingyang County to the general now, so that the general knows the situation here." ”

Hu Zhiguang said without hesitation: "Mr. Lin, the battle situation in Xingyang County will be fed back to the general at any time!" ”

"Yes!"

Lin Ping was overjoyed and relieved.

With Xi Changzhen remotely controlling the situation in Qinghua City, the battle situation in Xingyang County will not be too bad.

Hu Zhiguang said: "What Mr. Lin and Xu Yuan said has a certain amount of truth. It should be defended, but it should also take the initiative to attack, and it should be both offensive and defensive. However, attacking Li Zhen must choose the right time. Therefore, Ben decided to focus on garrisoning. At this stage, according to what Mr. Lin mentioned, strengthen the defense of Xingyang County, whether it is the city tower or the city, as much as possible to strengthen the defense to block Li Zhen's attack. At the same time, it is also necessary to always pay attention to the changes in the battle situation and be ready to attack at any time. ”

"Yes!"

The generals in the army replied in unison, and then went down to carry it out.

When Lin Ping walked out of the mansion, his steps were brisk, and he felt that the pressure on his shoulders had been reduced a lot. As long as Hu Zhiguang's mind stays clear, everything will be fine.

……

Li Zhen military camp, the big tent of the Chinese army.

Lu Shaochuan looked unfinished and said, "President, we have already invaded Xingyang County during the day. As long as you work harder, it is possible to take Xingyang County. But you ordered the troops to be withdrawn, alas, what a pity! "During the battle against Xingyang County during the day, after Liu Jintang led his army into the city, Li Zhen quickly ordered the withdrawal of the army, which did not last long.

Li Zhen asked rhetorically: "If it is a strong attack, how many soldiers will be lost?" ”

Lu Shaochuan smiled, and then said loudly: "Since it is a war, how can there be immortals." ”

Li Zhen snorted and said in a deep voice: "We only have one brigade of soldiers, only three thousand people. If we must conquer Xingyang County, the number of dead and wounded will be at least thousands, and we cannot afford such losses. Don't rush to fight Hu Zhiguang, who is stationed in Xingyang County. It is advisable to minimize the casualties of soldiers. Otherwise, after fighting all the way to Fuchun, our soldiers will be beaten after they are all dead! ”

Lu Shaochuan nodded and stopped talking.

"Report!"

A soldier walked in, gave a military salute, and said loudly: "President, Ho Chi Quang sent a messenger in the direction of Thanh Hoa City!" It is estimated that it is the news of Xingyang County. ”

"Good!"

Li Zhen laughed loudly, and a smile bloomed on his face.

After the soldiers left, Liu Jintang continued: "President, the news of Xingyang County has reached Xi Changzhen's ears, and then wait for the dissipation of the attack on Xiaoshui County by Rachel, Adams and others on the other side to reach Xi Changzhen's ears, and the goal of the first stage of sound can be achieved." I believe that Xi Changzhen will react quickly. ”

Li Zhen laughed and said, "I didn't expect Hu Zhiguang to spread the news so quickly, it's good!" The order was passed on, and the next few days were mainly to attack and harass, and try to let Hu Zhiguang fight. If he avoids and doesn't fight, let's slowly consume it. ”

"Understood!"

Lu Shaochuan, Liu Jintang and others should go down and prepare immediately.

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