Xiangyang City, western suburbs

This place has an open terrain and a small mound. The mound is a natural stand, Liu Xiu Kuai Yue and the military generals under his command are concentrated on the hill, and Cheng Yufa and others are also seated.

After everyone sat down, they quietly waited for Liu Xiu's order.

At this moment, what is Liu Xiu's strength, you can take a peek at the leopard and see some clues from it.

Liu Xiu's gaze swept over everyone one by one, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, this review of soldiers is the first time that this official has inspected soldiers since he took charge of Jingzhou, please be a witness." ”

Fu Wan smiled and said: "Liu Jingzhou is good at the art of war, and the soldiers under his command must be elite. ”

Cheng Yu said: "Guozhang, as the so-called hearing is false, seeing is believing. I have to see what the hell is going on. It's a mule or a horse, you have to pull it out and slip around. ”

Fu Wan said: "I believe in Liu Jingzhou." ”

The two faced each other-for-tat, looking at each other's eyes with hostile looks.

Others, such as Zhuge Liang and Zhang Zhao, had a trace of apprehension in their eyes. The stronger Liu Xiu's army, the greater the threat to them. In the hearts of both of them, they both hoped that the combat effectiveness of the soldiers under Liu Xiu's command was insufficient. If there is a mistake when the soldier is practicing martial arts, it is really the best.

Liu Xiu looked at Wen Ping and ordered, "Start"

At the sound of the order, Wen Ping immediately waved the military flag, and in an instant, the soldiers who had already prepared at the foot of the mountain began to act.

"Boom"

A deafening sound came from afar.

The sound of horses' hooves

The people on the hill suddenly understood.

The sound of neat horses' hooves came from far and near, and the shocking sound made even Cheng Yu, Zhuge Liang and others on the hill already aware of the urgency of the horses' hooves.

Cheng Yu and Zhuge Liang's eyes became solemn.

In the Jingxiang area, cavalry is a weak point.

But judging from the voice, the cavalry under Liu Xiu's command is clearly not weak. If Liu Xiu had a cavalry, then Jingzhou's strength would naturally be different.

In a few moments, a group of cavalry had appeared.

In sight, horses' hooves trampled on them, smoke and dust rose everywhere, and war horses galloped wildly.

"Da Da Da"

The sound of horses' hooves was like rain hitting the plantain on the ground.

Under the trampling of countless pairs of horses' hooves, the ground seemed to be unable to withstand such a force and began to tremble.

In the cavalry formation, the leader was Huang Hu.

At this moment, Huang Hu was dressed in golden armor, galloping on a horse, mighty and majestic. He held a drum urn and a golden hammer in each hand, and ran wildly. He took the lead, and when he was less than five feet away from the hill, the two golden hammers of the drum urn in his hand suddenly rose and struck directly in the air.

"Bell"

The earth-shattering sound resounded in the air.

The voice was harsh, and even everyone on the hill felt the majestic power.

"Phew"

The yellow tiger clamped the horse's belly with his legs and began to slow down the sprint.

The hundreds of cavalry under his command also began to speed.

At the foot of the hill, the cavalry formation completely stopped and lined up neatly.

This scene surprised the people who watched.

In the case of a cavalry charge, it was very difficult to stop. Once it stops in a hurry, if the war horse can't control it, it will cause the formation to get out of control and mess up the formation. However, the cavalry under Liu Xiu's command completed such a thing in a very short period of time, which was shocking.

Zhuge Liang stared at Huang Hu and asked, "Liu Jingzhou, what is the name of this general holding a drum urn and a golden hammer?"

Liu Xiu replied, "This person's name is Huang Hu."

After Zhuge Liang listened, he stopped asking, and his eyes lingered on Huang Hu's body for a while before he turned away. Although Zhuge Liang's martial arts are mediocre, he has strong eyesight, and he can see that Huang Hu is very strong. Such people are at least Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Zhuge Liang pressed the thoughts in his heart, shook the feather fan lightly, and watched quietly.

"Kill"

Down the mountain, the yellow tiger roared.

"Kill"

"Kill"

An earth-shattering roar rang out from the cavalry camp.

The uniform voice is like a golden iron horse, sharp and strong, and unmatched.

The people on the hill were shocked when they saw this scene.

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Everyone, how is this cavalry?"

Zhuge Liang exclaimed: "Elite Division"

Cheng Yu also said: "It is indeed elite, but compared with the tiger and leopard rider under Sikong, there is still a big gap. When it comes to the world's elite riding, it is none other than the commonplace tiger and leopard riding. ”

Zhang Zhao praised: "It is indeed elite, but in the Jiangnan Water Town, the role of this cavalry is not too obvious." After all, there were too few cases of cavalry charges. At most, it is used for cover-up, but it is of little use. ”

Liu Xiu didn't comment, he smiled, waved his hand and said, "Everyone, please continue to look down." ”

At this time, Huang Hu led the cavalry to leave quickly.

Under the hills, calm returned.

Everyone's eyes waited quietly.

A moment later, another voice could be heard in the distance.

"Bang Bang"

The sound of neat tapping kept coming. As the distance closed, the sound grew thicker and more magnificent. The people on the hill looked west, and suddenly a group of soldiers rushed out from the west. All the soldiers wore helmets and armor, holding shields in their left hands and swords in their right. The soldiers moved slowly, tapping their shields in a neat and rhythmic way as they walked.

The sound of impact is majestic and dull, but it is breathtaking.

The appearance of this soldier instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Kill"

As they approached the hill, the general at the front shouted.

The leader is Deng Zhan.

"Kill"

"Kill"

The neat shouts soared into the sky.

The voice was like a sharp sword, piercing the sky and piercing the sky with unparalleled power. The sound of gold and iron reached the ears of those who watched, and it was shocking. Especially after the distance is shortened, looking down, there are neat soldiers, with high morale and neat military appearance, which people dare not despise.

The team walked to the bottom of the hill, then turned to face in the direction where Liu Xiu was, and tapped the shield rhythmically.

As if saluting, after three taps, Deng Zhan led the soldiers to leave.

Liu Xiu watched the thousand sword and shield soldiers led by Deng Zhan leave, his expression was satisfied, judging from the expressions of all the people watching, at least the goal was achieved.

In Cheng Yu's eyes, the expression was extraordinarily solemn.

The main purpose of his visit to Xiangyang this time was to find out the situation of Jingzhou's troops.

Now seeing that the soldiers under Liu Xiu's command are so elite, I began to worry about attacking Jingzhou in the future. Especially thinking of Guo Jia's words to Cao Cao before his death, Cheng Yu's heart was even heavier.

Zhuge Liang's expression was the same, with a solemn look.

In Zhuge Liang's plan, Liu Bei wants to rise, and Liu Bei wants to compete in the world, the premise is that Xiangyang and Jingzhou must be taken as a temporary foundation. Then, take the opportunity to plot Bashu.

Now, when Zhuge Liang saw Liu Xiu's situation, he knew that his plan might have encountered a problem.

If you can't defeat Liu Xiu, you can't talk about seizing Jingzhou.

Thinking of the predicament everywhere when he was at war with Liu Xiu before, and even when he was forced into a desperate situation by Liu Xiu, Zhuge Liang had no confidence in his heart.

At this moment, Zhuge Liang even had an idea in his heart.

It is easy to shake the mountain, and it is difficult to shake Liu Xiu

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath, suppressed the distracting thoughts in his heart, clenched his fists, and had the thought of not admitting defeat in his heart. He studied under Pang Degong, and thought that his talent was higher than Pang Tong and Xu Shu, and even he didn't think that he was worse than Liu Xiu, and now it was impossible for him to admit defeat.

After Zhuge Liang adjusted his mentality, his eyes were calm, and as a bystander, he continued to watch.

At this time, another group of soldiers drove under the hill.

This group of soldiers traveled very slowly, and the number was not large, only a hundred people.

However, along with the soldiers, there were also catapults. Each catapult was huge, very slow, and not at all dexterous.

Liu Xiu saw the catapult coming from there, and his eyes showed excitement.

This is Liu Xiu's big killer.

The catapult that came was strengthened and improved by Huang Yueying on the basis of the earliest catapult. The arm strength and range of each catapult have been greatly improved, and the bombardment ability is very strong.

Such a catapult does not use ordinary small stones, at least more than 100 catties of stones. A stone blasted out and hit the city wall, and suddenly it was a big hole.

As the catapult approached, the envoys of the princes who participated in it stretched their necks, widened their eyes, and stared at the catapult vigorously. They are all skilled in warfare, they are all clever, and there is no one who does not understand anything, and when they see the huge catapult, they have begun to estimate the power of the range of the catapult.

At the same time, they also began to compare with the weapons owned by their own side