"Xiang Yu, Li Cunxiao, Lu Bu, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, give you three thousand elite cavalry, with Xiang Yu as the main general and Zhao Yun as the deputy general, you must take Lujiang within ten days, and hold on until the army arrives, do you have confidence?" Liu Fan directly ordered the general this time, with Xiang Yu as the main general, and then the steady Zhao Yun as the deputy general, in order to prevent Xiang Yu from suddenly going berserk. Xiang Yu has a glorious record in the battle of Julu, and this battle is handed over to Xiang Yu, and Liu Fan is also very relieved. said that it was a big army, but in fact, everyone knew that without Yangzhou, it would be impossible to have troops to support them, they were alone.

"Please rest assured, the last general will swear to complete the military order. All the generals who were called stood up, and they all assured Liu Fan that Xiang Yu took over the military order from Liu Fan's hand: "Lord, the last general has something to ask for, and please ask the lord to agree." ”

"Speak. The atmosphere in the big tent has been ignited to the highest point in an instant, and Liu Fan's domineering spirit made the generals full of confidence, especially Xiang Yu and other generals who were named were even more high-spirited, and there were originally some suppressed emotions that disappeared without a trace in an instant, but gave people a feeling that Lujiang was right in front of them.

"The last general can only bring 3,000 elite cavalry in this battle, so the last general asks the lord to allow the last general to select these 3,000 elite soldiers in the army. ”

"Yes, my 150,000 troops are at your disposal, and officers below the rank of lieutenant don't have to report to me, but I have only one request, to hold the Lujiang River and strangle the lifeline of Yangzhou. ”

Xiang Yu took a step forward, and replied loudly: "Thank you for your trust, please rest assured, the last general will not let a grain of grain and grass, a weapon, and a soldier enter Yangzhou through the Lujiang River." ”

"Well, I believe you. Liu Fan stood up and glanced at the generals around him with their heads held high: "The generals listen to the order, order the high favor, Lu Wenlong led three thousand cavalry to kill Sanhe Town immediately, this battle is not killing the enemy." And in forcing the enemy into the town of Three Rivers, if you can't complete the military order, come and see you. ”

"The last general has an order!" Gao Zhong and Lu Wenlong took the military order from Liu Fan's hands and stood back in the queue.

"Ling, Cao Ning. Wu Hong. The two of them lead 5,000 troops as the vanguard, and the task of the two of you is not to fight against the enemy's army, but to sweep away the opponent's scouts, and to open roads and fill bridges in the mountains. It is not necessary to delay the itinerary of the army, and there is no need to fight in the event of a major battle with the enemy. Liu Fan glanced at the generals sitting down, now Liu Fan does not have many available generals in his hands, Wu Hong is a must-have warrior recruited by Liu Fan. Now he is the only one who can match Cao Ning to be qualified for the position of this forward army, after all, Liu Hongtao is still injured and has not woken up.

"The last will be ordered. Cao Ning, who was still depressed, received the military order, and couldn't wait to jump out, in terms of martial arts cultivation, he was not much worse than Lu Wenlong and Xiang Yu, everyone had a military order, how much made him feel a little disappointed, and now he also received the military order, and he was instantly excited, and Cao Ning had been longing for the position of this striker for a long time.

"The congregation will obey. In the early morning of tomorrow, the army will set off to attack Shouchun, and we will win this battle!" Liu Fan swept all the generals under his command, and everyone who did not get the military order was more or less depressed, especially Xue Rengui, who lowered his head. Liu Fan's sentence of victory suddenly made everyone's mood excited.

"Victory!" the generals roared, saluted Liu Fan in unison, and withdrew from the camp one after another, followed by Xiang Yu. Gao Zhong and the vanguard army began to select their own soldiers, and rushed out of the barracks with their subordinates. Occupy the Lujiang River one day earlier. It can reduce the pressure on the frontal battlefield one day earlier, and the forward army is responsible for opening the way and cutting out scouts, so naturally it does not dare to delay in the slightest.

When the sun cared about covering the earth, the reorganized army set off again, the army was not affected by the defeat of the vanguard army, and even when it was about to face an army of 600,000, it was faintly excited, the morale of the army was high, the barracks were full of people, the horses were neighing, the flags were lined up, the swords and guns were unsheathed, and the strong murderous aura even made the scorching air around it be eroded by this cold air.

The marching speed of the army is not very fast, although the soldiers under his command have high fighting spirit, but unfortunately they are not elite after all, and Shouchun's army may be dispatched at any time. Shouchun has gathered 600,000 troops, and his opponent is only 250,000 troops, and any general is absolutely unwilling to fall into passive defense, not to mention that the gap between the two sides in combat effectiveness is not large, and the huge gap in strength is enough to inject a shot of strength into any general.

As Liu Fan thought, Shouchun's army did not fall into passive defense, Wang Tong was originally the deputy commander of the Third Praetorian Guard Legion, the war of the Tianlong Empire has always been based on active attacks, and the war principle of the Tianlong Empire is that it will never let the flames of war burn on its own land. Shouchun's army was also divided into two, Wang Tong left 200,000 troops to confront Wucheng's Su Liebu, and the other 400,000 troops were under the leadership of Wang Tong and slaughtered Liu Fan's army.

"Lord, there is news from the vanguard army, Shouchun's army has set off, and the 400,000 army is hurrying towards our army, and it is only a day's journey from our army, Cao Ning and Wu Hong are taking the vanguard army to monitor this army from afar. Guo Jia opened the information sent by a herald, Shouchun's army really killed as he wanted, so that a big battle between the two sides was inevitable, and Su Lie's department was also monitored by 200,000 enemy troops, and was currently trapped on the front line of Wucheng, not daring to enter easily.

"Come, give the order, the army stops advancing, and rests in place. Order the vanguard army to patrol the perimeter and send scouts widely. Liu Fan's brows furrowed, the other party was menacing, obviously wanting to take advantage of the gap in strength and combat power to eliminate Liu Fan's army in one fell swoop and completely solve Liu Fan.

The marching army soon quieted down, and the army looked for a suitable place to rest, while Liu Fan took Wang Jian and Xue Rengui to move forward on horseback to find a suitable place to fight, if there was no mistake, it would be within one or two days, and there would be a war with the garrison army in Yangzhou, and the gap in strength Liu Fan had to carefully observe the surrounding terrain.

"My lord, this place is a flat river, it is very suitable for large-scale corps operations, and we are afraid that our losses will be very serious when fighting the enemy here. Xue Rengui glanced at the surrounding terrain, the terrain of Pingchuan brought an absolutely devastating blow to the Liujia army, if it could not make up for the quantitative gap by relying on the terrain, even if the Liujia army withstood Wang Tong's attack, the loss would not be small, and it was likely to lose the ability to march.

Wang Qian's face was also very solemn, he raised his head and stared around, and said: "Lord, the map shows that there is a slightly higher hill in front of twenty miles this time, called Wanghe Mountain, we can occupy there and attract the enemy to attack, we rely on strong bows and crossbows to withstand Wang Tong's attack, looking for an opportunity to fight a decisive battle." ”

"Lord, this battle must be fought, the army we sent should have approached Sanhe Town by now, the other party received the report from Sanhe Town, and he will definitely know that we sent troops to attack the enemy's rear, which is not conducive to our strategy of capturing Lujiang, we can only seek an opportunity to fight a decisive battle with the other party, forcing the other party to withdraw troops to defend, so as to create a favorable fighter for our sneak attack troops. ”

"Okay, order the army to advance quickly, seize Wanghe Mountain, and camp to wait for the arrival of the enemy. Orders were sent to the vanguard to shrink back and make sure not to engage in a fight. Liu Fan threw his horsewhip and rushed towards the front of the team with a shadow, since there must be a battle, then the battle is good, Liu Fan may not be afraid of Wang Tong's 400,000 army.

The army moved again, marching twenty miles and the forward corps occupied Wanghe Mountain, camped on the spot, arranged defensive measures such as antler trenches, and waited for the 400,000 troops under Wang Tong's command, and Liu Fan also summoned the generals to discuss the battle strategy again, this time all the generals were unanimous and must fight.

"My lord, Qingzhou General Zhu You sent superstition. The night shrouded the barracks, the barracks also fell into darkness, the barracks were heavily guarded, Liu Fan took the letter handed by Bao Ren, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his brows, and he didn't care about the past night, so he hurriedly asked people to find Guo Jia, Wang Jian and Xue Rengui.