Liu Bei saw that the two were about to fight again, so he could only hurriedly drink Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei had to shut up, and one person drank sullenly.

Liu Bei sighed at Qin Feng: "The general is worried, how can he not know? It's just that time is pressing, if the battle of Yuan Cao is decided, no matter who wins or loses, there is not much time left for us! ”

Qin Feng laughed secretly in his heart when he heard this, you are Liu Xuande, you really don't have the same heart as Yuan Shao, you really have your own abacus, coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, you are actually fighting this idea, it's really good!

He thought to himself, anyway, there are only 5,000 people in his hands now, and the number is not much, and it is much easier to act, no matter what happens, he can react quickly, you Liu Bei is not afraid, Lao Tzu is still afraid of a bird!

"In this case, without further ado, I will wait until tomorrow morning to reach the city of Xudu?"

Liu Bei was overjoyed when he saw Qin Feng agree, and he picked up the wine cup and raised it: "I wish us a victory!" ”

In the early morning of the next day, when the rooster crowed, the men in the military camp outside Dingling City began to make fires and make food, and after the soldiers had a full meal, Liu Bei and Qin Feng each led their troops to march in two ways at the same time.

During the march, several cities closed their gates, as if facing a great enemy, Liu Bei and Qin Feng ignored this, and the army bypassed these cities and continued to march.

In order not to be ambushed, Qin Feng sent a scout to scout for more than ten miles as a leader.

In the city of Xudu, Shangshu Mansion.

Xun Yu looked at the military intelligence report in his hand, and deep wrinkles appeared on his forehead.

Standing under the hall are Xiahoudun and Cheng Yu, and now Cao Cao, in order to fight against Yuan Shao, has brought almost all the teams and generals who can be used to the scene, leaving only Xiahoudun and Cheng Yu to stay in the rear.

Cheng Yu said: "Duke Xun, hurry up and get an idea, should we quickly send someone to inform the prime minister, or don't report it to the prime minister for the time being, we will try our best to defend the city and delay the time?" ”

Xun Yu got up and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, he stopped and turned his head to look at Cheng Yu and the others, and said: "The battle between the prime minister and Yuan Shao has entered a critical period, and the prime minister must not be distracted at this time!" ”

"A few days ago, the prime minister also sent a letter to ask me whether I want to withdraw from the army, I have written to the prime minister, at this time, whoever can't hold on first, who will be defeated, this matter does not need to be sent to report to the prime minister for the time being! It's just food and grass for the army······ In this case, a document was immediately issued to all counties and counties, and the grain and grass handed over did not have to be transported to Xudu, but directly to the main prince of the front line! ”

Cheng Yu said: "Duke Xun, Liu Bei's group is menacing, with nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses, and there is no such number of soldiers and horses under the lord's command?" If they let their soldiers come to the city, they will be in danger! ”

Which Xun Yuda smiled slightly, "The tens of thousands of horses under Liu Bei's command are just a few bandits and bandits and soldiers who surrendered along the way and the gangsters in the market, and the rabble, there is no need to worry, this generation is in a hurry and is not well prepared, even if they are allowed to attack Xu Du for a year, they may not be able to capture it!" ”

Xiahoudun and Cheng Yu glanced at each other, and saw that Xun Yu was so relaxed and did not feel nervous at all, and the two of them also seemed to be infected, and they no longer had any nervousness.

But I heard Xun Yu shouting: "General Yuanrang! ”

Xiahoudun clenched his fists and agreed: "Yes!" ”

"Without my order, you must not lead troops to fight Liu Beijun! From today onwards, strictly check the identities of people entering and exiting the city gates, prevent the enemy from infiltrating, arrange city defenses, prepare materials for defending the city, build equipment to defend the city, and increase patrol armor in the city! ”

"Yes!"

Gu Yu

Xun Yu looked at Cheng Yu again, "Zhongde, from now on, we will strictly investigate the enemy army in the city, and if there are suspicious people, they can be arrested first and then interrogated!" In addition, establish a secret passage out of the city, so that we cannot cut off contact with the prime minister and the outside world! ”

"Command!"

Subsequently, Xun Yu issued a series of decrees, including the requisition of the householders, slaves, guards and guards of the merchant caravans of the ministers of various courts, and even recruited many idle scoundrels in the city.

These family members, slaves, guards and guards were organized into a reserve team to defend the city, and Xun Yu also sent special personnel to train them.

And those street splashes are also called rangers, although these people are lazy and obedient, but it is still useful to let them carry the materials for defending the city, or assist the sergeants in patrolling, assisting in the investigation, etc.

"Someone, go and invite General Cao Chun!"

Cao Chun was notified and rushed to Shangshu Mansion to see Xun Yu, "I don't know what Xun Shangshu will order?" ”

Xun Yu raised his head, put down the brush in his hand, and asked, "Zihe General, how is the tiger and leopard riding practicing now?" Can it be used? ”

Cao Chun hugged his fists and said: "Xu Du is in danger, and the tiger and leopard ride will fight even if they are crushed!" ”

"Good, what you are waiting for is the words of Zi and General, from now on, in addition to daily drills, the tiger and leopard cavalry will be on call at any time, and a drill cannot be excessive, and the strength of a battle must be maintained at any time!"

"Yes!"

Twenty miles south of Xudu, Liu Bei and Qin Feng's army set up camp respectively, and the two camps were several miles apart, and they were horns of each other.

Although Liu Bei's command is a rabble, there are many people, the camp is also large, and the soldiers and horses of each department do not have a clear structure, and the bandits are still as before, some leaders have hundreds of people, and some leaders only have dozens of people.

The formation of the surrendered troops is also very chaotic, due to the rush of time, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others have not had time to reorganize these people, and the surrendered troops are also the leaders of their own battalions.

Compared with the mess in Liu Bei's camp, Qin Feng's camp was much more orderly, and the five thousand men and horses he brought this time were all sergeants who had been trained for a long time, in addition to the two thousand cavalry, there were also three thousand infantry.

The camp is not only built strongly, the geographical location is also easy to defend and difficult to attack, the arrow tower, watchtower, wall, stable, granary, forage house, thatched toilet, stove, school field, drainage canal, etc. are all available, and the layout of these buildings is reasonable, with appropriate collocation.

Because there were only 5,000 men and only 3,000 infantry, the area of the camp should not be too large, too large, and the defensive forces everywhere would be scattered, but not too small, if it was too small, it would be too crowded, and once there was a large-scale attack by the enemy, using a large number of arrows in a volley, the probability of being hit would be very high.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

Qin Feng was listening to a report from an Eagle-Eye agent.

"Since yesterday, the security in Xudu City has been strengthened, many patrol sergeants have been added to the streets, all the market rangers have been taken away to carry the equipment and materials to defend the city, and some people have been sent to assist the patrol sergeants in the investigation, two people have been arrested in my eagle eyes, but they should not have been identified for the time being!"

"In addition, Xu Ducheng has closed the city gate since this morning, and it is neither allowed to enter nor exit, and the general who guards the city is Xiahoudun under Cao Cao!"

After listening to this, Qin Feng asked, "How many defenders are there in Xuchang City now?" ”