The Xiaoyaojin Dead Soldier was personally trained by Zhang Liao and was the most trusted unit. Each one is carefully selected, each one is the best warrior, with a strong will, a strong physique, a keen fighting nerves, and already a loyal heart. Such a group of people, under Zhang Liao's almost harsh training, became the strongest soldiers who were invincible. You can fight immediately, you can kill under the horse, you can shoot with a bow, not to mention that one is a hundred, but there is absolutely no problem with one as ten.

Although they didn't know what Zhang Liao was going to do at the moment, they didn't say anything one by one, and followed him closely, and the hard training on weekdays made them not feel very tired at the moment. It even felt like it was too easy a fight, and it was over before they could play it to their heart's content. Of course, they also understand that in the future, there will definitely be more fierce competition.

Xiling is more than 60 miles away from Liu Biao's camp in Yixian County, and of course it is impossible to arrive. Before dawn, he ordered his soldiers to rest in the mountains and forests and eat the last dry food they had brought with them. Zhang Liao's eyes always bloomed with a ray of wisdom, he understood that the defeated Jingbei soldiers would definitely inform Liu Biao, and Liu Biao heard that Xiling was lost, if he was unwilling to give up the Yangtze River defense line, he would definitely divide his troops to attack Xiling.

For this, he is not worried at all, because the two young generals of Xiling were personally selected by Lai Gong, and he has also seen the ability of the two these days, not to mention being able to block the other party's generals, but leading 10,000 soldiers, with complete supplies and thick walls, there will definitely be no problem in holding the city for a day or two. It is precisely because of this that he is relieved to entrust everyone to them, and he leads his troops to lurk. Because Liu Biao, who was in a hurry, would never have imagined that after he took Xiling, he would run dozens of miles to set up an ambush.

After filling his stomach, Zhang Liao immediately asked the soldiers to rest, whether they could sleep or not, they must also close their eyes and keep quiet and rest.

The soldiers were not stupid, and they understood what it meant to have sufficient body and spirit on the battlefield. Give it a command. There was no hesitation at all, and he quickly put aside his distracting thoughts and forced himself to recover.

The sky is gradually brightening, and Liu Biao of the big camp in Yixian County, after personally taking the military generals close to Wenchen to inspect it, is also preparing to return to the camp to rest.

"Xenomorph! This Wang Xu's attack is becoming more and more fierce day by day, and it seems that he really wants to fight to the death with us! Liu Biao sighed.

"Yes! He is now on two sides. It's strange if you're not in a hurry. Kuai Yue also smiled and nodded. However, the lord doesn't have to worry too much, in the two days of fighting, our side has suffered a lot of losses, but Jingnan is not much better. Our navy has not suffered any losses, and if it were only on the river, it would have been against the enemy. He definitely can't attack it! ”

"Huh!" Hearing Kuai Yue's comfort, Liu Biao also stroked his chin and smiled slightly.

After a while, he said slowly: "However, Jingnan's warships are indeed powerful, and according to the small warships destroyed, their performance is much better than ours. It is estimated that the main ships such as the building ship will only be better, and I think that in the future, we will still have to find a way to get this shipbuilding method. Otherwise, it will be too much of a loss. If it weren't for Cai Mao and my nephew Zhang Yun, who were in good command. It's dangerous. ”

"Hahaha! The lord doesn't need to worry too much, these things are just side doors. Strange and obscene tricks. Wang Xu is obsessed with these, and he will only deviate from the right path. Now that he has made it, we can naturally learn it, and we are far beyond his command, so there is nothing to fear! ”

"Hmmm! That's just as well. Liu Biao also nodded approvingly. Okay, Xeno, you also go to rest, it is estimated that Wang Xu's army will come tonight, take care of your body. ”

"Thank you for your concern." Kuai Yue smiled and didn't say much.

Just as he was about to say goodbye, a small colonel with torn clothes and armor and blood stains suddenly rushed over. Rolling and crawling, chapped lips, tired and frightened eyes, it is really more wolf bèi than wolf bèi.

"General Liu, General Liu!"

Seeing him like this, Liu Biao and Kuai Yue were both abrupt in their hearts, and they glanced at each other, and Kuai Yue was already the first to say urgently: "Who is here, what is the report?" ”

The man ran to the front, his body was weak, and he already knelt on the ground, kowtowed heavily with a "poof", and cried: "Xiling has fallen, Xiling has fallen!" ”

"What?" Liu Biao and Kuai Yue exclaimed, their eyes widened instantly, and their faces were full of incredulity.

Kuai Yue reacted quickly, quickly came back to his senses, and said sharply: "What's the matter?" There are 5,000 defenders in Xiling, the materials are sufficient, the city walls are thick, and it was safe and sound yesterday, why did it fall like this overnight? ”

The young general raised his head blankly, took a few deep breaths, and then slowly replied: "The subordinates don't know, last night, when the east of Xiling City suddenly killed Jingnan soldiers, I don't know where they came from. Because it was too dark at that time, I didn't find it until more than 20 steps away from the city. At that time, the soldiers on duty rang the alarm bell for the first time, but it was too late, the Xiling moat was not deep, they crossed the river and rushed directly to the city wall. The soldiers on duty did not even hold out until the rest of the soldiers reinforcements, they were breached, and then the gates of the city were opened, and at least more than 10,000 people were killed, and most of the time it was lost. The subordinates fled from Nancheng on horseback, and they hurried back to report the military situation, so it was relatively fast, and there should be more people fleeing back later. ”

Hearing this, Kuai Yue suddenly gasped, looked at the young general in front of him, didn't say much, and waved his hand: "You go down first!" ”

"No!"

Watching him limp away, Kuai Yue turned around and said to Liu Biao hurriedly: "Lord, it's not good!" Xiling is the capital of Jiangxia County, and it is also the throat of our army's rear, and as a large number of soldiers flee back, there will definitely be riots in the army. ”

"Hey!" Liu Biao sighed angrily, there was nothing he could do, he thought about it, but he said suspiciously: "Yidu, where did these more than 10,000 people come from, the Yangtze River is very heavily guarded, how can so many people come from the other party without realizing it?" Moreover, he bypassed the surveillance of our army and was discovered when he arrived at Xiling City. ”

"This ...... In fact, the subordinates are also very puzzled! Kuai Yue was also a little puzzled, and carefully recalled the words of the soldier just now.

But he quickly reacted and exclaimed: "Lord, it's not right! More than 10,000 people rushed behind me, and no matter what means they used, they couldn't carry much, so it certainly didn't take long. And it's not a long time, which means that it is impossible for this army to stay behind me for too long, so how can he appear in Xiling East City? If it's from the south, it's impossible to pass between my main force and Xiling anyway, right? ”

"Huh?" Liu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then he also came to his senses. "Xenomorph. You mean......"

"Not bad. He wasn't from the south at all. "Kuai Yue is categorical.

Liu Biao, a hero who rode Jingzhou alone, dominated one side, and defended the land for nearly 20 years in history, is not a stupid person, and after a little thought, he already understood, gritted his teeth and said: "It's Lujiang, Chen Yu!" ”

"Hey! Should be! Kuai Yue shook his head helplessly. Only in this way can it be explained. Now that I think about it, although Wang Xu's main force has not moved, there are still 10,000 people in his Yuzhang, and it must be those 10,000 horses. It's just that I don't know why Chen Yu, who controls Lujiang, is so relieved by Wang Xu? The two of them didn't move, and they were willing to let them cross? And silently? ”

"Oh, my bad! It's long overdue. Liu Biao sighed. Said bitterly: "Different degrees, don't you know, Chen Yu is the son of the late former Taiwei Chen Qiu, and a member of the Chen family. The Chen family and the Wang family have always had a close relationship, and the previous generation was even more in-law. Besides, isn't there another Chen Deng who works under Wang Xu's account? If he can make a promise, Chen Deng will guarantee it, and with Chen Yu's character, he should agree. ”

Hearing this, Kuaiyue thought about it before and after. Suddenly it all understood. gasped and said with a little admiration: "This Wang Xu is so calculating!" I took advantage of last year's war to begin to disintegrate the hearts of the people of Jingbei. Stir up public resentment and make me tired of coping. Then this year, I will take advantage of this opportunity to let that Xu Sheng lead a small group of soldiers and horses to smuggle behind me to make trouble, distract us and others, and shake my roots. And took advantage of the gap after the smuggling to make something out of nothing, so that Gao Shun attacked Jiangling, and at the same time further confused us, so as to detour through the Lujiang River and attack Xiling. This Wang Xu is so young, he has such a calculation, it is really terrifying! ”

"That's too much." Liu Biao said disapprovingly: "Although Wang Xu is amazingly talented, he can't do this kind of Cheng dù, it should be the result of the consultation of his advisers." Tian Feng, Fu Zhu and others are all famous people in the world and are good at strategy. Especially that young Guo Jia, I once attended Wang Xu's wedding banquet, and I have never been able to see through that Guo Jia. ”

Speaking of this, Liu Biao shook his head with some emotion, and didn't say any more, but said: "Forget it, now is not the time to talk about this." Fortunately, we defeated Gao Shun before and didn't let him capture Jiangling, so things still have a turnaround, and now we should still think about how to recapture Xiling as much as possible, otherwise our army will be in danger! ”

Kuai Yue sighed silently, frowned and pondered, and after a long time, he slowly spoke: "Lord, if you don't want to give up the Yangtze River defense line, then you must immediately send troops to Xiling now, and counterattack while its foothold is not stable and the soldiers are tired, otherwise it will be difficult to attack." The person who came to attack, if my expectation is good, should be the Jingnan Tiger General. ”

Liu Biao pondered for a long time, but said with some concern: "Can the counterattack really succeed?" Xiling City has thick walls, sufficient supplies, and more than 10,000 defenders, enough to support for two days. At that time, Wang Xu will definitely seek a breakthrough from the front, and our soldiers will be in a panic when they learn that the grain route is cut off and the supply is cut off, and they will be out of control at that time. ”

"My lord, there is no choice." Kuai Yue never thought that Xingshì would take such a sharp turn, but he still urgently advised: "No matter what, we must also take back Xiling, otherwise we can only give up the Yangtze River defense line, and then the advantage of our naval army will of course be gone." If Wang Xu gains a firm foothold in Jingbei, with the current situation of our army, it will be really difficult to compete! ”

Liu Biao didn't speak, he was silent quietly, and at this moment, the heroic man who had been full of pride and ambition and had experienced the chaos of the party and eunuchs in the DPRK and China suddenly felt tired, as if he was much older.

After a long time, he finally nodded: "Okay, Xenomorph!" You will send some men and horses on my behalf to counterattack Xiling, and strive to take it before Wang Xu attacks head-on again tonight!" He shouldn't know it now, and maybe there's room to make amends. ”

"No!" Kuai Yue glanced at Liu Biao deeply, didn't say anything more, and slowly retreated.

Liu Biao's eyes slowly looked to the south, thinking of the bold and funny Wang Xu in his memory, and chattered to himself: "Am I really old?" ”

"Teacher, you have a good grandson!" (To be continued.) )