Shi Hu stopped, looked at the generals in the tent, and asked loudly, "If the generals have any good plans, you might as well talk about them." ”

Seeing Shi Hu asking about the plan to get out, the generals of the Zhao army in the account all looked at each other, but none of the generals expressed their opinions, they were all the same as Shi Hu, and they couldn't think of any good ideas in their hearts for a while.

The generals under the tent all had a look of no idea, Shi Hu saw it, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart, waved his hand, and said loudly: "Go down, go down!" All go back and think about it, and if you think of any good idea, you will immediately sue the king. ”

"The last will be retired." The generals clasped their fists and turned away from the tent.

After the generals left, the leader of the Longteng Guards Battalion Hou Ba walked in front of Shi Hu, hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, there is a sentence in the end, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

"Hou Ba, you have always been the most trusted person of this king, if you have anything to say, you don't have to have any scruples." Shi Hu looked at Hou Ba and said loudly.

When Hou Ba heard this, he said: "Your Majesty, the Jin army has lost most of our men and horses in two consecutive fire attacks, and this is not because the Jin army is lucky, but because their generals are familiar with the art of war and are a difficult person to deal with. ”

"Hou Ba, are you saying that this king doesn't understand the art of war, and leading troops to fight is not as good as a general of the Jin army." When Shi Hu heard this, he felt a little angry in his heart.

Seeing that Shi Hu was angry, Hou Ba hurriedly knelt down on his knees, clasped his fists and said: "The king forgives the sin, if you talk about the art of war, the king is naturally first-class, but the general said bluntly, the generals of the Jin army know the art of war, and they are not under the king at all, otherwise, they will not have two consecutive fire attacks, which have caused heavy losses to our army." ”

"Houba, you are presumptuous." Seeing Hou Ba accusing himself of being inferior to the general of the Jin army. Shi Hu couldn't help but reprimand loudly.

However, I thought about it for a moment. Shi Hu also felt that what Hou Ba said made some sense, besides. Hou Ba has always been loyal to himself, no matter what he says, it is from the bottom of his heart, and there is no need for him to reprimand Hou Ba who is loyal to him.

Shi Hu sighed, stepped forward to personally help Hou Ba, and said softly: "Hou Ba, this king knows that what you said is from the bottom of your heart, but things have already happened. What's the use of saying that? It will only add to the blockage of this king. ”

Shi Hu also realized his mistake and failed to see through the Jin army's fire attack strategy, and caused heavy losses to his subordinates, no matter what, as the commander of the three armies, he has an unshirkable responsibility.

Hou Ba stood up lightly and replied softly: "Your Majesty, the reason why the last general said this is to let the king prepare for the worst!" ”

"Worst-case scenario. What are you going to do, Houba, you just have to say. Shi Hu asked loudly.

Hou Ba paused for a moment, frowned, and said, "Your Majesty." Today, our army is already at a disadvantage, but the Jin army is full of morale. At the moment, Dang Tu Cheng may not be able to save it. The Jin army has superior strength and military generals are good at fighting, but I am afraid that it will be difficult for the 20,000 main forces of our army to calmly retreat to the north of Huaishui. In case of emergency, the end will be ...... The last general ......" In the end, Hou Ba still swallowed.

"Don't spit on? Something, but it doesn't hurt to say. Shi Hu asked.

"Your Majesty, if the situation is urgent, the last general will have the ability to protect the king's crossing of the Huaishui, and as for the 20,000 troops in the city, let them ask for more blessings." Hou Ba whispered.

Shi Hu was shocked when he heard this, and said: "No, our army has lost most of the people, but the survivors are all elites, let this king give up on them, how can this king bear it." ”

"If you can bring 20,000 troops, all back to Yecheng is naturally the best, the last general said, in case the Jin army blocks the ferry of Shouchun and Dangtu, the main force of our army will not be able to pass Guò, the dry food on the soldiers can last for seven or eight days at most, only seven or eight days, our army 20,000 horses will run out of food, at that time the army will be discouraged, the soldiers will be centrifuged, the king can not be nostalgic for these 20,000 horses, and let himself fall into a desperate situation! The Great Zhao Kingdom cannot live without the king, as long as the king can return to Yecheng, my Great Zhao State will still be the overlord of the Central Plains. Hou Ba whispered meaningfully.

Although Shi Hu was very unhappy when he heard this, it was indeed the case at the moment, his main force had lost most of it, and his strength was indeed weaker than that of the Jin army, in case the Jin army was approaching on all sides, it would be really difficult for the 20,000 army under his command to get out.

However, Shi Hu would not let his subordinates stay in the city and starve to death, once the army was about to run out of food, he would order his 20,000 soldiers to fight with the Jin army outside the city, even if they could not win, they could inflict heavy losses on the Jin army.

"Houba, how you will protect this king from leaving, you are almost sure." Shi Hu asked in a low voice.

When Hou Ba heard this, he replied confidently: "Your Majesty, ten miles north of the city is Huaishui, the last general has sent his subordinates to prepare more than a dozen small boats there, once the situation is critical, the last general will lead nearly a thousand warriors under his command, kill a bloody road, go straight to the shore of Huaishui, as long as the king and the last general get on the boat, the Jin army will not be able to catch up." ”

Shi Hu nodded and said: "It is indeed a plan to get out, but this king escaped alone and let the soldiers stay on the south bank to die, how can this king bear it, besides, the nearly 1,000 soldiers under your command are all warriors of my Great Zhao Kingdom, and the loss of a warrior is a great loss to my Great Zhao Kingdom!" ”

When Hou Ba heard this, he was moved in his heart, patted his chest, and said loudly: "The king can rest assured, the nearly 1,000 soldiers under the command of the last general, since they are warriors who are one in a thousand, naturally have some skills, Huaishui is only a few hundred zhang wide, and my subordinates can swim across the water." ”

"That's fine, Hou Ba, prepare more small boats, in case the situation is critical, the generals under the command of this king can't stay on the south bank to be prisoners of the Jin army." Shi Hu instructed.

"Your Lord, rest assured, our army will do its best to prepare as many small boats as possible." Hou Ba took the order with emotion.

"Okay, you go and prepare! This king wants to be alone and quiet. Shi Hu waved his hand and motioned for Hou Ba to leave.

"Your Majesty, the last will retire." Hou Ba saluted, turned and left the big tent.

After Hou Ba left, Shi Hu picked up the bronze mirror beside him, looked at the temples with gray hair, and said to himself: "This king has been fighting horses all his life, but I can't imagine that I have ended up in such a situation now, is this king really old?" ”

Putting down the bronze mirror, Shi Hu held his forehead with his right hand and rested in the big tent.

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Just one day after the 10,000 cavalry under the command of Lei Storm arrived in Xiquyang, the 30,000 main force of the Yangzhou Legion, the personal barracks of Hua'an, and the 5,000 men and horses under Wang Liu's command all arrived near Xiquyang.

The Yangzhou Army sent 10,000 troops to be stationed outside the west gate of Xiquyang to block the attempt of the main force of the Zhao army to attack Shouchun to the west, and the main force of 20,000 horses was stationed in the direction of the south gate, ready to attack Xiquyang at any time.

As for Hua'an's pro-army camp and the 5,000 men and horses under Wang Liu's command, they naturally converged with the more than 10,000 cavalry of the thunderstorm to the east.

Hua An and Wang Liu led their troops to five miles outside the east gate of Xiquyang, and soon set up a large camp, and the soldiers also seized the time to eat and rest to maintain their bodies.

"Big brother, good news, good news!" As soon as Hua An entered the big tent, Wang San's voice came from behind him.

"What's the matter, what's good, say it quickly." Hua An hurriedly asked.

Wang San paused and said, "Big brother, when the news has just come from the direction of Tu Cheng, the 20,000 troops of Tie Niu and Zhao Wu have arrived and quickly broken through the city, and now Dang Tu Cheng is already in the hands of our army. ”

"Okay, it's really good, Tie Niu and Zhao Wu really didn't disappoint me." Hua An happily paced in the big tent.

"Big brother, when Tucheng doesn't need 20,000 troops to garrison, the main force of the Zhao army is in Xiquyang right now, it is better to allocate half of the army to support Xiquyang!" Thunderstorms shouted loudly.

Hearing this, Hua An nodded, and said: "Thunderstorm is right, quickly pass the order, let Tie Niu lead an army of 10,000 and immediately reinforce Xiquyang, and let Wang Wu of Dongcheng lead all the 10,000 troops to reinforce together." ”

"Yes, big brother, I'll give the order." Wang San said, turned around and left the big tent.

"Big brother, now, the strength of our army is more than twice that of the Zhao army, and when Tie Niu and Wang Wu's 20,000 horses arrive, the strength of our army will be three times that of the Zhao army, and the strength will be even stronger, and the Zhao army will definitely be unable to escape this time." Thunderstorm said excitedly.

Hua An smiled and instructed: "Don't underestimate the enemy, no matter how strong our army is, we must not underestimate the enemy, this must be remembered." ”

"Big brother, don't worry, the thunderstorm knows it, haha!" Thunderstorm laughed as he spoke.

"Okay, just know it." Hua An responded, looking down at the Jianghuai topographic map on the case.

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In the big tent of the Chinese army of Shi Hu in Xiquyang, Shi Hu, the king of Zhao State, is discussing the military situation with the generals in the tent, and at present, there are a large number of Jin soldiers and horses in the east, west and south directions of Xiquyang, and there is Huaishui outside the north gate, so to speak, the army under Shi Hu has been surrounded by twice the Jin army and horses.

"Your Majesty, our army is surrounded on three sides, for today's plan, we can only stick to Xiquyang first, and then look for an opportunity to break through." A subordinate general hugged his fist and built a yì road.

"Your Majesty, the army has rested for a day, and its vitality has recovered, although Xiquyang is small, our army is enough to hold on, and within three or five days, the Jin army will definitely not be able to break through." Another general said loudly.

Shi Hu nodded when he heard this, although the soldiers and horses of the Jin army were twice as large as his own, when he relied on the city wall to hold on, Shi Hu was still very confident in the men and horses under his command, and there was naturally no problem in holding on for a few days, the key was that after a few days, the army would run out of food, which was the hidden worry in Shi Hu's heart.

"Your Majesty, the main force of the Jin army just arrived outside the city early this morning, the soldiers must be exhausted, and the soldiers are divided into three places, our army can completely go out of the city to fight and frustrate the prestige of the Jin army." Hou Ba, the leader of the Dragon Teng Guards Battalion, said loudly.

"Oh, get out of town and fight." Shi Hu was stunned, hurriedly looked at the Jianghuai topographic map in front of him, paused, and said happily: "The Jin army is divided into three places, outside the south gate is the 20,000 main force of the Yangzhou Legion, and outside the east gate is the 16,000 men and horses of the Northern Expeditionary Army, all of which are not easy to start, only the 10,000 partial divisions of the Yangzhou Legion outside the west gate, the weakest strength, just to start." (To be continued......)