Seeing that Huang Zhong was so excited, Liu Pan forced a smile and said, "Hansheng, don't be so excited. Since Huang Zu has sent an envoy, let's listen to what he has to say first. ”

Huang Zhong: "."

Liu Pan didn't pay any attention to Huang Zhong anymore, but said outside: "Let the messenger come in!" ”

After a while, a big man walked in quickly, saluted Liu Pan and said, "Jiangxia Taishou has seen General Liu under Sima Huanghao!" ”

Liu Pan said: "What do you Huang Zu Taishou have to say? ”

Huang Hao said: "Taishou asked me to tell the general that the enemy army in Jiangdong is coming, Jingzhou is in danger, and we both temporarily put aside the struggle and unite with the outside world, so as not to let each other be nailed to the pillar of shame in Jingzhou." ”

"Now the Jiangxia and Jiangling armies will immediately turn back and attack the Jiangdong army, hoping to catch them off guard when they think we are still fighting with General Liu."

"At the same time, we also sent an envoy to prepare to go to the city to persuade the defenders in the city to also put aside their hatred and unite with the outside world."

Liu Pan nodded and said, "I know." Let the other messengers go to the city, and I will order the soldiers not to do so. ”

Huang Hao hugged his fists and retreated.

Huang Zhong hurriedly said to Liu Pan: "General, since Huang Zu and Han Xuan turned back to attack Jiangdong overnight, we will also converge immediately!" ”

"The Jiangdong army must be carefully prepared for this attack, Huang Zu and Han Xuan may not be able to win!"

"If they are defeated, our Jingzhou strength will be reduced by one point!"

Liu Pan waved his hand and said, "Hansheng, this is not in a hurry. ”

"Naturally, we have to put aside the infighting and unite with the outside world."

"However, we can't help but guard against Cai Mao and Huang Zu."

"Otherwise, they have no loss, so how can the revenge of the state pastor be avenged? The revenge of the state pastor will be avenged sooner or later. ”

"Since that's the case, use the Jiangdong army to consume Huang Zu and Han Xuan."

"As you say, they will definitely not be able to defeat the Jiangdong army."

"But, can't you beat it, can't you run away?"

"After consuming part of their strength, we will unite with them and Cai Mao in the city."

"In this way, our forces occupy the main force."

"In the future, we will be able to repel the Jiangdong army, and we will have the ability to avenge the state pastor."

Huang Zhong hurriedly said: "General! The Jiangdong army is coming violently, and at this time, do you want to take revenge on the state pastor? If Jingzhou is gone, everything will be over! ”

Liu Pan insisted: "That's it, Hansheng!" I know that you care about Jingzhou, and I am not the same. But if you only think about the present, I have to think about the future. ”

After a pause, Liu Pan looked at Huang Zhong and said, "This is why I am the commander and you can only be the general." ”

Huang Zhong: "."

Looking at Liu Pan's resolute attitude, Huang Zhong sighed, hugged his fists and said, "I hope it is as the general said." ”

Besides, Huang Zu and Han Xuan reorganized the army, and the envoy Huang Hao sent also came back to die.

Knowing that Liu Pan seemed to be willing to unite against the enemy, Huang Zu did not hesitate any longer, and ordered Jiangxia and Jiangling to unite and attack towards the main road overnight, trying to give the Jiangdong army a head-on blow when the Jiangdong army had not yet received information!

Two hours after Huang Zu and Han Xuan led the army towards the main road to chase back the Jiangdong attacking army, in the middle of the night, Huo Jun and Wei Yan led the army of Tai Shi Ci from the small road to the south of Xiangyang City!

Looking at the brightly lit camp in front of him, and the city walls closed, Tai Shici did not immediately attack, but when the army stopped, and asked people to find Huo Jun and Wei Yan.

Tai Shi Ci pointed to the camp in front of him and asked Huo Jun, "Who is this army?" ”

Huo Jun said: "It's Liu Ziqi, it should be Liu Pan's." ”

Tai Shi Ci was puzzled: "Then where did Jiangxia and Jiangling reinforcements go?" ”

Wei Yan said: "I went back from the main road, and it is likely to block the main army of Jiangdong." ”

Tai Shi Ci looked at Wei Yan.

Wei Yan opened his hand.

In his hand, there was a lump of dirt with some charcoal in it.

Wei Yan pointed to the left side and said, "Right there, the one I found is the trace of a fire." Moreover, the range of this trace is large. ”

"This shows that there was a large army stationed in this area."

"The army is stationed and needs to cook on the fire."

"Now, the army is gone."

"The camp ahead is not very far from here, so it is unlikely that they moved there."

"Therefore, it can be determined that this army should be an army of Jiangxia and Jiangling, or a coalition army."

Tai Shi Ci said: "Can you judge how many people there are in this army?" ”

Wei Yan said: "Give me a little time." ”

With that, leave quickly.

Tai Shici and the others continued to squat in place and wait.

After nearly two quarters of an hour, Wei Yan turned back and said: "There are a total of fifty traces of the fire, according to one trace, a cauldron, a cauldron for two hundred soldiers to eat, this army is at least 10,000 people." ”

"Some cauldrons may feed more soldiers, but they won't exceed two hundred and fifty."

"Otherwise, the food will not be served smoothly, and the soldiers will make a fuss."

"In that case, this army will have a maximum of twelve thousand five hundred men."

After a pause, Wei Yan said again: "I used to serve as a partial general under Han Xuan's account in Jiangling, and the number of sergeants in Jiangling was about fifteen thousand. ”

"Han Xuan, this person is conservative."

"This time to rush to Xiangyang, he doesn't dare to be too careless on the Jiangling side, at least seven or eight thousand soldiers will be stationed there."

Xu Shu interjected: "The Jiangling garrison has nine thousand people, and it has been routed by us. ”

Wei Yan looked at Xu Shu and said, "Then Han Xuan only brought about 6,000 soldiers and horses with him this time. In Jiangxia, the situation will not be too different from Jiangling, it should be about five or six thousand. ”

"If you calculate it this way, the army that has been stationed near here is the combined army of Jiangxia and Jiangling rushing to the aid of the army, and they are all here."

Looking at Tai Shici, Wei Yan said a little excitedly: "Let's ignore this place for now, and pursue the main road." ”

"We and the main army jointly flank this Jiangxia and Jiangling coalition army, this Jiangxia and Jiangling coalition army, the annihilation of the whole army is inevitable!"

"Let's strike!"

Tai Shi Ci looked at Wei Yan playfully and said, "Why are you so excited? How to say, you are also from Jingzhou, and you were still a general in Jingzhou before. ”

Wei Yan was a little embarrassed.

Tai Shi Ci patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said, "It doesn't matter, the virtuous minister chooses the good master!" We, Wu Hou, will not be taboo about your background, we like a young general with ideas and ambitions like you! ”

Looking at Xu Shu, Tai Shici said, "Yuan Zhi, what do you say?" ”

Xu Shu glanced at Wei Yan and Huo Jun, nodded and said, "It's feasible!" ”

Tai Shi Ci immediately signaled the commander to whisper the order, and the rear army was changed to the front army, giving up the grain and grass baggage, marching hurriedly, and marched towards the main road.

And on the main road from Xiangyang to Yicheng.

Late at night.

The 50,000 troops led by Chen Deng camped and rested.

At this time, Chen Deng couldn't sleep.

He stood in front of the tent and looked up at the starry sky.

It was the first time he had led such a large army on a foreign expedition.

Before, he couldn't even think about it.

His original dream was to be a taishou in Xuzhou, guarding one acre and three points of land, so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment, and he could read, write, and eat his favorite sashimi every day, so that it was enough to live a lifetime.

But he didn't expect that he would be driven to the shelves, and let Wu Hou appoint him as a military general, responsible for assisting him in governing the entire Jiangdong and Xuzhou.

Now, he is even more asked to lead an army of such a scale to attack Jingzhou.

Although he is very confident now, he is still a little uneasy.

10,000 if, I didn't do a good job and lived up to Wu Hou's expectations, so what should I do?

At that moment, a figure approached.

It is the main book of Changsha.

Hengjie was taking a walk!

At this moment, seeing that Chen Deng was also resting, he hurriedly greeted him and saluted: "Chen Gong!" ”

Chen Deng said with a smile: "I marched for a day today, why don't you rest?" ”

Hengjie also laughed and said, "I can't sleep." In the past, when I was still under Sun Jian's account, Sun Jian kept saying that he actually wanted to take Jingzhou one day and take Jingzhou as the foundation. ”

"It's a pity that the Jingzhou clan is full of scholars, and I don't look down on his reckless background."

"Later, he killed Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou."

"But I didn't expect that now, I can take Changsha soldiers to set foot in the land of Jingzhou."

Looking at Chen Deng, Hengjie asked, "Why can't Chen Gong sleep?" ”

Chen Deng looked at Hengjie and said with emotion: "I'm a little excited and uneasy. You know, when I was in Xuzhou before, the soldiers I commanded were less than 100 people at most. ”

"The place of walking is in the square inch of Xuzhou."

"Now, Marquis Wu has asked me to command an army of fifty or sixty thousand, and even to take Jingzhou."

"If it had been before, I wouldn't have dreamed of it like this."

Hengjie said enviously: "Chen Gong has done a good job this way. In this way, Wu Hou had a sharp eye, and he was able to find pure gold in the ruins. ”

Chen Deng nodded, looked at Hengjie with a smile and said, "If you go to Wu County in the future, you will find that you still underestimate Wu Hou." ”

"And you, both civil and military, can only be a master book in Changsha."

"However, after meeting Wu Hou, I believe that Wu Hou will reuse you."

"With your talents, you can at least be a county guard."

Hengjie hurriedly waved his hand and said, "How can I have this ability?" And, at my age—"

Chen Deng couldn't help but laugh and said, "If you're worried about this, you're worried about being superfluous." Our Wu Hou, the favorite is young talents. Look at Xu Sheng, it is said that he followed Wu Hou around at the age of thirteen, and now he is only eighteen years old, and he is already the first captain. Moreover, he has a high prestige in the army! ”

When Hengjie heard Chen Deng say this, he couldn't help but think about it and said, "If that's the case—"

At this moment, countless killing sounds suddenly came from the front.

Hengjie looked at Chen Deng and said, "Enemy attack? ”

Chen Deng smiled and said, "Isn't it normal?" We are coming with great momentum this time, and if Jingzhou wants to defeat us, the only way to do it is to take risks. Only, how can we be defenseless? Cheng Pu, Zhu Zhi and other veterans are all experienced in battles, and they have already reminded me. ”

Chen Deng pointed to the front of the camp and said, "Let's go, let's go and see who this enemy army is and how many people there are." ”

Hengjie snorted and followed Chen Deng forward.

Besides, Huang Zu and Han Xuan rushed over in the direction of Yicheng with the coalition army.

The scouts in front found the army encamped.

Even, there are very few defenders arranged around.

Huang Zu quietly came to the vicinity of the camp.

Seeing that the camp in front of him was very quiet, there were few patrolling soldiers between the tents, and many of the camps were not lit fires outside, Huang Zu almost laughed.

Who is the commander of this Koto army?

Why is it not even clear that the camp is basically clear?

Don't set up enough patrol soldiers, don't light fires, and aren't afraid of enemy troops lurking close to night attacks?

It seems that I have picked up a big bargain this time!

Huang Zu beckoned the army to walk in a whisper.

When he was less than 500 steps away from the camp of the Jiangdong army, Huang Zurang ordered his troops to launch an attack.

And he himself, taking the lead, riding a war horse, with dozens of personal guards, was the first to kill the Jiangdong army camp!

(End of chapter)