"Governor, my admirals are willing to follow me to Jianye with you, but I want you to assure me that the prince is really alive. Li Xiao took dozens of officers to find Zhou Yu, this war did not belong to their navy in the first place, and their opponent was only one, the Sea Clan. After the death of Wenwuhou, although the navy of Yizhou was controlled by Zhang Rang, the officers and soldiers in the army did not return to their hearts, everyone was doubting the cause of Wenwuhou's death, and now Yang Qiming is still alive, as soon as Li Xiao announced the news, the army immediately boiled, and the already somewhat unstable military spirit became even more chaotic.

Zhou Yu looked at the officer of the Yizhou Navy standing in front of him, and said in a solemn tone: "I vouch for my personality, Yang Qiming, the only heir to the title of Marquis of Wenwu, is now besieged in Jianye City. ”

"Damn, Lao Tzu said that Zhang Rang was uneasy and kind, and now it seems that this dog day really hurt the old marquis. After listening to Zhou Yu's words, a bearded officer scolded loudly: "Marshal, no matter whether you go or not, I will definitely take my division to Jianye this time, even if this news is false, I, Hu Hai, are worthy of the old marquis's life-saving grace." ”

"Yes, I'll go too, if the old marquis is really Zhang Rang's victim, we will kill God Jing, I don't believe that there is any naval army that can stop the Yizhou Navy along the way. Another officer stepped forward, his face covered with scars and a hideous look. They have this strength, the only wrong decision Zhang Rang made in this war was to transfer the navy of Yizhou to attack the four cities of Jianye from the waterway, he had not yet fully mastered the navy, in order to solve Liu Fan's troubles in one fell swoop, he had to transfer the navy of Yizhou to attack Huiji, and he did not expect that the influence of the Wenwuhou family on the navy was completely beyond his ability to eliminate.

"Good. I, 200,000 Yizhou soldiers, are willing to follow the metropolitan governor to the north to build a business. But the 100,000 Yangzhou troops do not belong to my jurisdiction. I have no right to command them to follow me on adventures. "This battle is indeed risky, Li Xiao thinks that no one is their opponent on the sea, but on land facing the Praetorian Guards of the Heavenly Dragon Empire, which is famous throughout the continent, Li Xiao has no confidence.

Zhou Yu quickly integrated the 200,000 Yizhou navy, and just in case, Zhou Yu left Zhou Tai in Huiji City and Zhang Hu to guard Huiji City. And Zhou Yu took 200,000 naval officers and soldiers and Cai Mao's naval officers to the north to rescue Jianye, and as soon as Zhou Yu's army set off, the Praetorian Guards over there received the news. Pan Bao, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, was also surprised, Yizhou's navy went north to build a business, which was definitely not good news for him.

And Liu Fan, who had just finished courting Su Lie, also received the situation of Jianye City, and the joy of occupying the entire Yangzhou disappeared without a trace in an instant, Longshou Pass was captured, and more than 800,000 troops surrounded Jianye City, and only the Third Praetorian Guard Legion appeared, and where the Fifth Praetorian Guard Legion was is still a mystery.

"My lord, the last general is willing to lead the troops to rescue Jianye. Liu Fan sat at the top, and Su Lie stood beside Liu Fan's subordinates. And Liu Fan also stood beside two fierce generals, one holding a big iron halberd in his hand. The evil Dian Wei, who was born with a fear of souls, is a tiger idiot Xu Chu who is armed with a decapitation knife and is born with a tiger soul.

"Lord, Jianye City has less than 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the siege of the city is the Imperial Janissaries, so it is best to send troops to rescue the location as soon as possible. Su Lie looked at the strategic map of the two sides just marked on the map, the sudden appearance of the Praetorian Guard completely disrupted the combat strategy of the Liujia army, once Jianye was lost, then the entire Liujia army would be finished, and capturing Jianye would be equivalent to abolishing the entire Liujia army.

"But how should this battle be fought? From Shouchun to Jianye City, the road is long, and the Praetorian Guards who have attacked this time are the elite of the elite, once we send troops from Shouchun, I believe that Zhang Rang will be able to get the news, with the elite of the Praetorian Guard, as long as a charge can completely defeat our army. ”

The Praetorian Guard is not a garrison, they are the elite of the elite, and the Liu Jiajun, who can only draw with the Yangzhou garrison, has no chance of winning in the face of the menacing Praetorian Guard, not to mention that the army recruits in Shouchun City account for the vast majority, and the front line of Jian'an is now in danger, not Li Jing and Wang Yangming are struggling to support, the Janissaries have already attacked Yangzhou, and the front line of Jian'an must send troops to support as soon as possible.

"My lord, it will take at least half a month for cavalry to resist Jianye City from Shouchun City, and the infantry is even slower, so we don't have to rush to rescue Jianye in this battle. Su Lie frowned, pointed to the map and said to Liu Fan: "My lord, please see, all Yizhou can rely on is their elite navy, if we take Jiangzhou with a surprise attack with an elite army, and then ignore Jiangzhou, go all the way north from Jiangzhou, and occupy Runan as quickly as possible." ”

Runan's geographical location is in the rear of Geyang, and the location is directly facing the Tiger Prison Pass of the Empire, so it can be said that occupying Runan can directly threaten the Tiger Prison Pass, and it is bound to distract some of Zhang Rang's attention at that time. And this is also Su Lie's strategic concept, fighting the Praetorian Guards hard, the Liu family army will not be the opponent of the Praetorian Guards no matter what, all they can think about now is to disperse the forces of the Praetorian Guards and create an opportunity to annihilate one of them.

"Lord, Zhang Rang's troops are abundant, and Longshou Pass has fallen, Zhang Rang's army can continue to attack Yangzhou through Longshou Road, the current task we must have troops to approach the imperial capital, so as to distract Zhang Rang's army and win time for us to adjust our troops. ”

"Lord, there are currently two armies that can still be used. First, a corps under General Yuwen entrenched in Yongzhou, and second, under the command of General Zhu You entrenched in Qingzhou, as long as one of these two legions can go south to force the imperial capital, Zhang Rang is bound to strengthen the garrison of the imperial capital, which will greatly reduce our combat pressure. ”

"But these two armies also have their difficulties, once mobilized, they are likely to be attacked by the Liangzhou Corps, the Yongzhou Garrison, and the Qingzhou Garrison, and they may not be able to protect themselves. Moreover, Zhang Rang still had three Praetorian Guard legions in his hands, as well as the newly formed Guards. Liu Fan looked at the map with some unwillingness, now there are only these two armies that can coerce Zhang Rang, but as soon as these two armies move, Zhang Rang will definitely not sit idly by and let them go south safely, and the Liangzhou Corps, which has been recuperating in the north, will definitely not let go of such an opportunity, especially the Zhang family, who has always wanted to control Qingzhou, will definitely not let go of Zhu You.

"My lord, top secret military report. Just when Liu Fan was in a hurry, a herald walked in, Dian Wei took the military report, Liu Fan opened the information and frowned suddenly, and finally showed a little joy, and hurriedly asked the herald: "Where are the people? Bring them to me." ”

This information was sent by Xiang Yu, who was guarding the Lujiang River, and there were two heralds along with the letter, and these two heralds were sent by Di Qing, who was fighting from afar. They heard about the battle in Yangzhou, in order to prevent being bumped into, they could only disguise themselves and want to enter Jianye from the waterway, but they didn't expect to meet Xiang Yu in Lujiang, and Xiang Yu sent five tiger generals to escort the two messengers day and night to find Liu Fan.

Soon two messengers with tired faces walked in with the five tiger generals, each with a tired face, Liu Fan didn't care about talking to everyone, and hurriedly asked the messenger to tell the matter from beginning to end. The Jiaozhou Corps was defeated in the hands of the demon clan, Liewu Hou and Feng Wuhou were seriously injured and could not continue to lead the troops, and the generals in the army were even more killed and wounded under the attack of the demon clan, and Di Qing shined in this battle, gathered a large number of routs, and finally held the Zuihou of the demon clan to attack the Central Plains. Although Di Qing has not yet controlled the entire Jiaozhou Corps, he seems to have become a powerful general in the Jiaozhou Corps, and he has received the support of Ma Yuan, and the two are now able to control the 300,000 elite troops of the Jiaozhou Corps.

300,000 elite troops, these 200,000 elites are by no means comparable to those elites who are not garrisons, and it can even be said that compared to the Praetorian Guard, the Jiaozhou Corps is more elite, fighting with the demon clan all year round, their war experience, and will to fight are better than those of the Praetorian Guard, and now this legion is ready to go north to support the Liujia army. (To be continued.) )