Tai Shi Ci stepped forward with a gun, stared at the direction where Liu Xiu was, and said loudly: "Liu Xiu, it's okay if you don't retreat." Now, you actually took the initiative to stop and plan to kill the general, which is really overwhelming. ”

In the words, there was a deep disdain.

So far, the strength of Tai Shici's command is close to more than 10,000 soldiers. After Liu Xiu and Liu Pan converged, after some fighting, the troops under their command were only more than 1,000 people, and the gap between the two sides was close to ten to one, which was already a huge gap that could not be crossed.

Because of this, Tai Shi Ci has enough self-confidence.

Liu Xiu faced Tai Shi Ci, calmed down, and said, "Tai Shi Ci, I have been retreating before, but now I suddenly stopped, don't you notice anything different?"

Tai Shici watched left and right, this place is a three-way junction. In the surroundings, there are no mountains and forests, there is no steep terrain, and the terrain of the three forks is flat, and it is impossible to lay an ambush.

For a while, Tai Shici also figured out Liu Xiu's intentions.

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "Don't worry, there is no ambush around, don't worry." ”

After Tai Shici heard this, he became more vigilant in his heart. The more Liu Xiu said that there was no ambush, Tai Shici's heart became more and more uneasy, thinking that maybe Liu Xiu must be secretly murderous.

Tai Shi Ci said in a deep voice: "Liu Xiu, you are already a sure defeat, Liu Pan was killed by an arrow, and the dragons in the army have no leader." Now, what do you do against the general's army?"

Liu Xiu laughed and said, "General Taishi, have you thought about it carefully, how long have you been chasing?"

Tai Shi Ci said: "It's close to an hour. ”

Liu Xiu said: "An hour's journey, we are all far away from Jiuxu Mountain. ”

When Tai Shi Ci heard this, his mind turned, and he looked back at the direction of Jiuxu Mountain, only then did he realize that there was already thick smoke billowing above Jiuxu Mountain, but Tai Shi Ci still didn't think of what it was.

Liu Xiu said: "I saw the smoke, what did I think?"

Tai Shi Ci said: "So make a mystery!"

Liu Xiu shook his head and said, "It's not that it's a trick, it's that my son has already set up a plan." ”

When Tai Shi Ci heard this, he frowned, thinking of the billowing smoke he had just seen, and thought, could it be that Liu Xiu's plan was related to the smoke just now?

Liu Xiu explained: "First, I led my army to retreat after joining Liu Pan, deliberately to attract your troops and lure the snake out of the hole; second, my other army, disguised as your soldiers, mixed into your barracks and set fire. Now the fire is raging in the direction of Jiuxu Mountain, and the food and ordnance in your army, and even the soldiers left behind, will be burned. Now, can you still save it?"

"Kill!"

Huang Zhong stood in the air with a steel knife in his hand and roared.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The majestic roar continued to sound in the air.

Nearly 2,000 Jingzhou soldiers are high-spirited and even more murderous.

Tai Shici's face turned pale, and there was an incredible look in his eyes. He didn't expect that Liu Xiu would use the strategy of diverting the tiger from the mountain, and after his army left, another army would attack the camp.

This move, Tai Shi Ci missed.

Sure enough, after the soldiers under his command heard the news, they continued to talk about it, and the news spread quickly.

The morale of the army is turbulent and the people's hearts are unstable.

Tai Shi Ci secretly said that Liu Xiu was cunning, and he actually used the news to pry the army's morale at this time. The spirit of the army is the foundation of the army, once the spirit of the army is turbulent and the soldiers have no intention of fighting, the battlefield will be a situation of defeat like a mountain.

"The situation must be stabilized, otherwise this battle will be lost. ”

Tai Shi Ci's mind turned, looked at Liu Xiu, and shouted: "Liu Xiu, even if the camp in the rear is on fire, even if there is no food and equipment for the time being. But now, with a single order, Ben can easily kill you. You will definitely lose this battle. ”

"Hahaha......" Liu Xiu laughed loudly and said, "Tai Shici, you are really naïve, do you think it is possible?

Tai Shi Ci said: "The lack of troops is your fatal flaw. ”

Liu Xiu said: "Who told you that my troops are weak, and the troops in Youxian County are insufficient, don't you have troops in Ancheng County, Chaling County? Now, the army that burned your battalion is on the way to retreat. Soon, it was a flank attack between the two armies. Say, 'Is my army weak?'

"You will definitely lose this battle. ”

Liu Xiu raised the long sword in his hand, pointed in the direction of Tai Shi Ci, and shouted: "Sons, the reinforcements are coming, killing, avenging General Liu Pan; ”

"Kill!"

Huang Zhong took the lead and rushed towards the other party with his knife.

There were only more than 1,000 soldiers left, and they quickly rushed forward. In this sprint, the soldiers were high-spirited, as if there were mountains of gold and silver in front of them, and they were all sprinting.

The soldiers under Tai Shici's command lost their fighting spirit.

If it's just a fire in the barracks, as long as they kill it, they still have a chance to win. Now that Liu Xiu still has an army to kill, they are already caught in the middle, and the situation is dangerous.

Tai Shi Ci was unwilling and ordered: "Kill, kill Liu Xiu now." ”

At the sound of an order, the soldiers rushed forward.

However, the morale of the army has been dispersed, and the soldiers lack fighting spirit.

As soon as the two armies clashed, the Jingzhou soldiers were like hungry wolves, quickly and domineeringly tearing apart the defense line of the soldiers under Tai Shi Ci, and quickly slaughtered Tai Shi Ci.

Tai Shi Ci raised his gun to meet the attack and killed several Jingzhou soldiers in a row.

However, the surrounding Jiangdong soldiers lost their fighting spirit and kept retreating.

Hu Han stood beside Tai Shici, saw the defeat of the soldiers, and said loudly: "General, there are still Liu Xiu's pursuers in the rear." Once we are dragged down, the consequences are unimaginable. Withdraw, this battle killed Liu Pan, which is already a good ending. ”

Zheng Zi stood aside, his face was slightly anxious, and he also opened his mouth to persuade: "General, Liu Xiu has won for a while, he still has ambush soldiers, and it is difficult for us to deal with it." Withdraw it, next time, get it back. ”

Hu Han said: "General, withdraw." ”

Zheng Zi and Hu Han's persuasion made Tai Shici sigh lightly.

"Mingjin, withdraw the troops. ”

Tai Shici ordered the withdrawal of the army, and took Hu Han and Zheng Zi to withdraw quickly.

Liu Xiu ordered a pursuit, and Huang Zhong led the soldiers to pursue and kill. After covering up the killing for half an hour, Huang Zhong collected his troops and returned. After meeting up with Liu Xiu, Huang Zhong asked, "Master Xiu, what should we do now?"

Liu Xiu said: "Immediately withdraw to Ancheng County and stabilize the situation." ”

Speaking of this, Liu Xiu said: "The army that went to set fire, although it went to the army, there were very few troops, only more than a hundred people. Unexpectedly, he was so frightened that Shi Ci withdrew his troops. After covering up for a while, Tai Shi Ci's army lost his heart and suffered heavy losses, so that we could spare time and strength to stabilize the situation in Ancheng County. ”

Huang Zhong hugged his fists and said, "Childe is wise!"

Huang Zhong also admired Liu Xiu's arrangement.

This time to the rescue, the soldiers under Liu Xiu's command were only more than 1,200 people. Even after joining Liu Pan's soldiers, there were only less than 3,000 soldiers. After a fight, there were only more than 1,000 soldiers left in the army. Such an army blocked Tai Shi Ci's army and made Tai Shi Ci flee in despair.

In addition, Tai Shici's grain and grass were destroyed, although there was a steady stream of food, Tai Shici suffered a big loss after all.

This battle was fought beautifully.

Liu Xiu led the army to retreat, and after returning to Ancheng County, he immediately reorganized the soldiers.

After counting the soldiers in the army, Huang Zhong came to the county office and reported: "Xiu Gongzi, this way has been withdrawn, and a lot of soldiers have been collected along the road. The number of soldiers in the army is now estimated to be more than 5,000. ”

Liu Xiu was surprised: "You actually gathered more than 3,000 soldiers?"

Such a large number was something Liu Xiu did not expect.

It can be said that Liu Xiu was given a surprise.

Huang Zhong nodded heavily and said, "At that time, Tai Shi Ci dug a dike to release water and washed away countless soldiers. These soldiers were all gathered around Anseong County, and as soon as we returned, they immediately arrived. ”

Liu Xiu instructed: "With 5,000 soldiers, the next battle will be much more convenient." Next, continue to gather the scattered soldiers and increase the strength and combat effectiveness. ”

Huang Zhong nodded, changed his words, and asked again: "Master Xiu, how to deal with General Pan's affairs?"

Liu Xiu thought for a while and said, "The deceased is the greatest, you immediately prepare a first-class coffin, and then bury your brother in Ancheng County." In this battle, I will definitely defeat Tai Shici and be ashamed of him. He is in the spirit of heaven and will watch me avenge him. ”

Huang Zhong nodded and made a note of things.

Liu Xiu said: "The army needs to be reorganized and trained again. You sort out the soldiers who have rushed back from all sides as soon as possible, appoint officials at the grassroots level, and prepare for the next battle. ”

Huang Zhong said: "Don't worry, the end will be completed as soon as possible." ”

Liu Xiu waved his hand, and Huang Zhong retreated.

Back in the study, Liu Xiu took out the letter and quickly wrote the paperwork. The content of the document is very simple, it is the news that Liu Pan was defeated and killed. Liu Pan was killed, and Liu Xiu had to inform Liu Biao. In the letter, Liu Xiu said that because of the urgency of the war, he temporarily took over the army, and asked Liu Biao to give him a formal appointment in order to plan Yuzhang County.

After Liu Xiu finished writing, he sealed the letter and sent soldiers back to Xiangyang as soon as possible