Although the king of Xuchang crossed his waist, he was angry, but he also knew that the top priority now was to stabilize the morale of the army and quickly select a suitable general to take the city back.

"Zuo Strategist, you have been under my command for a few years, and you have been taking care of Xuchang City very well over the years, you said that those soldiers under my command, which one can be worthy of Su Chen?"

Zuo Yansong twisted his fine beard and arched his hand.

"Lord Wang, this Su Chen is just a fluke to win, this person's use of soldiers can be regarded as full of tricks, but the way to use soldiers is not only here!"

"I have sent someone to check, this son is from a merchant family, and none of his ancestors have the ability to lead troops to fight, let alone the talent of a general, so this person leads troops to do this treacherous and cunning way!"

King Xuchang shook his head: "You don't know Su Chen, he still has some skills, otherwise King Zhao's old horseman would not have used him so much, handed over all 100,000 elite soldiers to him, and only sent a deputy general to follow and assist!" ”

Zuo Yansong didn't know Su Chen, but King Xuchang understood that that day, if it wasn't for Su Chen's desperate rescue, then King Zhao would have been a dry bone in the grave by now.

Zuo Yansong thought for a while, and then continued to be relieved: "Lord Wang, even if this Su Chen has some ability, but he can't turn over the palm of the prince's hand, Lord Wang thinks about it carefully, although this King Zhao's subordinates have many elite soldiers, most of them are good at foot combat and water warfare!" ”

"But now it is the soldiers of Jiangnan Province who have arrived at the border of our north, and our north is mostly famous for its cavalry good fighting! Between Yecheng and Xuchang, most of the plains are just right for cavalry battles! ”

King Xuchang was also stunned when he heard it, and after thinking about it carefully, what Zuo Yansong said made some sense.

"There's some truth to what you're saying! Although Su Chen has some ability, after all, he has never led troops before this, maybe he was really lucky to win the battle of Yecheng, not to mention the cavalry, where in the world is the cavalry stronger than my northern cavalry? ”

"I have made up my mind, pass the order, I Xuchang will go out to fight 150,000 elite soldiers this time, and the main general is Zheng Bu! Adjutant Ouyang Hua! Ye City must be recaptured within ten days! ”

……

Yecheng.

Su Chen stood on the city wall and looked to the north from afar.

When Chen Feng was alive, he had already sent a herald to Xuchang to move the rescue troops, and now it has been five full days, and there is still no movement.

"It's really strange, is this King of Xuchang so unbelieving that I can take Yecheng within three days?"

Xiao Shi smiled beside him: "I think that King Xuchang doesn't believe in the young master, probably because he believes in that General Chen too much!" ”

After hearing this, Su Chen nodded: "That's right, it is said that Chen Feng is the first guard under King Xuchang, if I don't attack the heart that day, but fight hard, if I want to capture Yecheng, I'm afraid I will really have to plant a heel in the hands of this Chen Feng." ”

It's not that Su Chen is weaker than Chen Feng, but the siege battle, since ancient times, the siege side has been extremely difficult.

And between Yecheng and Xuchang, Pingchuan, if you bypass Yecheng, I am afraid that you will be attacked from front to back, and the most important thing is that the supply line of the 100,000 army will also be cut off.

"Pass the order down, report to Prince Zhao, and say that I won't stay long in Yecheng, please ask Prince Zhao to quickly send Zhao Wenyu and Zhao Gongzi to guard the city!"

Xiao Shi asked puzzledly: "What does the young master say, Zhao Wuji is more suitable for defending the city, why do you want to find Zhao Wenyu's son?" Isn't he a scholar? ”

Su Chen explained: "I don't understand, now we have captured this Yecheng, and the people have also surrendered, but there are still many situations in Yecheng that we have not yet mastered, the customs and customs of this area, the number of taxpayers, and the household registration, we only know one and don't know the other." ”

"The captured city can't just capture the city, but also thoroughly grasp the situation, then Zao Wou-Ki is far inferior to Zhao Wenyu Gongzi in this regard, so naturally Zhao Gongzi wants to come!"

Only then did Xiao Shi suddenly realize that he hurriedly went down to write a letter.

"Report!"

At this moment, a scout rushed to the city and shouted to Su Chen: "General, a hundred miles ahead, I found the Xuchang military horse!" ”

Su Chen smiled slightly, and finally came.

The scout entered the city, walked quickly to the top of the wall, and knelt down in front of Su Chen.

"General, the Xuchang team was found a hundred miles ahead, there are about 150,000 of them!"

Su Chen nodded: "Explore again!" If there is any news, report it immediately! ”

"Order!"

Deputy General Song Shide, after the battle of Yecheng, admired Su Chen for his five-body throwing.

"The military has been completed until now, and the army of the king of Xuchang is finally here!"

"Yes! It's better to have a little movement than no movement at all! ”

Su Chen patted the head of the city wall of Ye City.

"Are all the things I told you to prepare?"

After hearing this, Song Shide seemed to remember something, and his face turned white.

"The general's orders, the last general has already been prepared, but isn't this a little too damaging to yin morality?"

Su Chen smiled slightly: "Is it detrimental to Yin Virtue?" Once a war is fought, bloodshed is common, and human life is heavier than the life of animals. ”

"What's more, our 100,000 elite soldiers are good at foot combat and water warfare, especially the north, the road from Yecheng to Xuchang is a horse and a flat river, which is more suitable for cavalry attack and killing, when it comes to cavalry, I am afraid that the cavalry of Jiangnan Province is far inferior to the cavalry of Xuchang!"

Song Shide nodded approvingly on the side: "The general is right, if the cavalry of my Jiangnan Province is far superior to Xuchang, how can it be that the king of Xuchang is rampant so far?" ”

"Don't worry, by the time we are a teacher, there will be good cavalry in Jiangnan Province that can handle it!"

"Pass my general order, all arms for war! Get ready to fight! Wait for me to order! All the soldiers can wave their troops and rush out of the city, killing them without leaving a single piece of armor! ”

It is said that Zheng Bu, the general under the king of Xuchang, and Ouyang Hua, the deputy general, led the troops to Yecheng thirty miles away and set up camp.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Ouyang Hua asked puzzledly: "General, why don't we attack the city directly?" Taking advantage of the fact that Su Chen and the others have not yet gained a firm foothold in Yecheng, this is a good opportunity for us to attack the city! ”

Zheng Bu shook his head: "General Ouyang, it's not that you haven't read the battle report of the Battle of Yecheng a few days ago, that Su Chen is cunning and treacherous with his troops, and he is treacherous!" If you and I are in one go, I'm afraid we will suffer! ”

Ouyang Hua felt a little disdainful after hearing this, Zheng Bu is a good person, but he is a little too stable, he doesn't dare to fight as a general, and he doesn't dare to lead the troops to fight?

"General, we have set up a military order in front of the prince, if we can't recapture Yecheng within ten days, you and I will both go back with our heads up, and now that we have just arrived in Yecheng, this is also the first day!"