Seeing that Huang Zhong was so excited, Liu Pan forced a smile and said: "Han Sheng, don't be so excited. Since Huang Zu sent an envoy, let's listen to what he has to say first."
Huang Zhong: "."
Liu Pan ignored Huang Zhong and said to the outside: "Let the envoy come in!"
After a while, a big man walked in quickly, saluted Liu Pan and said: "Sima Huang Hao, the commander of Jiangxia Prefect's tent, has seen General Liu!"
Liu Pan said: "What can you say, Huangzu Prefect?"
Huang Haodao: "The prefect asked me to tell the general that the enemy troops from Jiangdong are attacking and Jingzhou is in danger. The two of us have temporarily put aside the struggle and are united in dealing with the outside world. We do not want each other to be nailed to Jingzhou's pillar of shame."
"Now the Jiangxia and Jiangling armies will immediately turn back and attack the Jiangdong army. While they think we are still fighting with General Liu, we hope to catch them off guard."
"At the same time, we also sent envoys to prepare to go to the city to persuade the defenders in the city to put aside their hatred and unite with the outside world."
Liu Pan nodded and said: "I understand. Let the other envoys go to the city. I will order the soldiers not to take action."
Huang Hao clasped 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 should join forces 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 strength in Jingzhou will be reduced by another point!"
Liu Pan waved his hand and said, "Han Sheng, we can't rush this."
"Of course, we have to put aside our internal fights and work together to deal with the outside world."
"However, we can't help but be on guard against Cai Hao and Huang Zu."
"Otherwise, they have no loss, so how can they avenge Zhou Mu? Sooner or later, Zhou Mu's revenge will have to be avenged."
"In this case, use Jiangdong's army to consume Huang Zu and Han Xuan."
"As you said, they will definitely not be able to defeat Jiangdong's army."
"But if you can't fight, can't you still run?"
"After consuming part of their strength, we will unite with them and Cai Mao in the city."
"In this way, our strength occupies the main force."
"Only by defeating Jiangdong's army in the future will we be able to avenge Zhou Mu."
Huang Zhong said anxiously: "General! Jiangdong's army is approaching with great momentum. At this time, you still want to avenge Zhou Mu? If Jingzhou is gone, everything will be over!"
Liu Pan insisted: "That's it, Han Sheng! I know you care about Jingzhou, and I do too. However, you only consider the present, but I have to consider the future."
After a pause, Liu Pan looked at Huang Zhong and said, "This is why I am the commander-in-chief and you can only be the general."
Huang Zhong: "."
Seeing Liu Pan's decisive attitude, Huang Zhong sighed, clasped his fists and said, "I hope it's as the general said."
Besides, Huang Zu and Han Xuan had organized their troops, and the envoy Huang Hao they sent also came back to die.
Knowing that Liu Pan seemed to be willing to fight the enemy together, Huang Zu did not hesitate anymore and ordered Jiangxia and Jiangling to join forces and attack the main road together overnight, trying to give Jiangdong's army a head-on blow before they could get the information!
Two hours after Huang Zu and Han Xuan led the army to pursue the incoming army from Jiangdong on the main road, late at night, Huo Jun and Wei Yan led Taishi Ci's army to the south of Xiangyang City from a small road!
Seeing the brightly lit camp in front and the tightly closed city walls, Taishi Ci did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, when the army stopped, he asked Huo Jun and Wei Yan to be found.
Taishi Ci pointed to the camp ahead and asked Huo Jun: "Whose army does this belong to?"
Huo Jun said: "It's Liu Ziqi, it should be Liu Pan's."
Tai Shici asked in confusion: "Where did the reinforcements from Jiangxia and Jiangling go?"
Wei Yan said: "I went back through the main road, probably to block the main force of Jiangdong."
Taishi Ci looked at Wei Yan.
Wei Yan opened his hands.
In his hand was a ball of soil with some charcoal in the soil.
Wei Yan pointed to the left and said: "Right there, what I found are traces of fire. Moreover, the traces are very large."
"This shows that a large army was stationed in this area."
"The army is stationed and needs fire to cook."
"Now, the army is gone."
"The forward camp 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 from Jiangxia and Jiangling, or a coalition army."
Taishi Ci said: "Can you judge how many men and horses there are in this army?"
Wei Yan said: "Give me some time."
After that, leave quickly.
Taishi Ci and others continued to squat where they were and waited.
After nearly two quarters of an hour, Wei Yan turned back and said: "There are fifty traces of fire in total. One trace is a big pot, and one big pot can feed two hundred soldiers. This army has at least one person." Thousands of people.”
"Some cauldrons may feed more soldiers, but not more than two hundred and fifty."
"Otherwise, food will not be served smoothly and the soldiers will cause trouble."
"In this case, the maximum number of people in this army is twelve thousand five hundred."
After a pause, Wei Yan continued: "I used to serve as a partial general under Han Xuan in Jiangling. The number of sergeants in Jiangling was about 15,000."
"Han Xuan is a conservative person."
"This time he rushes to help Xiangyang. He doesn't dare to be too careless in Jiangling. At least seven to eight thousand soldiers will be left to garrison."
Xu Shu interjected: "The Jiangling garrison of nine thousand people has been defeated by us."
Wei Yan looked at Xu Shu and said: "Then Han Xuan only brought about 6,000 troops and horses for this reinforcement. The situation in Jiangxia is not much different from Jiangling, and it should only be about 5,000 or 6,000."
"If we calculate this way, the armies stationed nearby are the coalition forces of Jiangxia and Jiangling rushing to support the army, and they are all here."
Looking at Tai Shi Ci, Wei Yan said excitedly: "Let's ignore this place and pursue the main road."
"We will join forces with the main army to attack the Jiangxia and Jiangling coalition forces. It is inevitable that the entire Jiangxia and Jiangling coalition forces will be annihilated!"
"Attack!"
Taishi Ci looked at Wei Yan jokingly and said, "Why are you so excited? Why, you are also from Jingzhou, and you were a general in Jingzhou before."
Wei Yan was a little embarrassed.
Taishi Ci smiled and patted his shoulder and said: "It doesn't matter. A wise minister chooses a good master! We, the Marquis of Wu, will not be jealous of your origin. We like young generals like you who have ideas and ambitions!"
Looking at Xu Shu, Taishi Ci said: "Yuan Zhi, what do you say?"
Xu Shu glanced at Wei Yan and Huo Jun, nodded and said, "It works!"
Taishi Ci immediately signaled to the soldiers to whisper the order and the rear army changed to the front army. They gave up their food, grass and baggage and marched towards the main road.
And on the road from Xiangyang to Yicheng.
late at night.
The 50,000-strong army led by Chen Deng set up camp to rest.
At this time, Chen Deng couldn't sleep.
He stood in front of the handsome tent and looked up at the stars.
This was the first time he led such a large army on an expedition.
Before, he couldn't even think about it.
His original dream was to be a prefect in Xuzhou, guarding one-third of an acre of land so that the people could live and work in peace and contentment. He could read, write, and eat his favorite sashimi every day. It was enough to live like this for the rest of his life. .
But he did not expect that he would be put on the shelf and let Wu Hou appoint him as the military advisor general, responsible for assisting him in governing the entire Jiangdong and Xuzhou.
Now, he was asked to lead such a large army to attack Jingzhou.
Although he is very confident now, he is still a little uneasy.
What should I do if I fail to do a good job and live up to Wu Hou's expectations?
At this moment, a figure walked over.
Astonishingly, it was Hengjie, the chief secretary of Changsha.
Hengjie was originally taking a walk!
Seeing that Chen Deng was also resting, he quickly came over and saluted, "Mr. Chen!"
Chen Deng smiled and said: "We have been marching all day today, why don't we rest?"
Hengjie also laughed and said: "I can't sleep. In the past, when I was still under Sun Jian's account, Sun Jian always said that he actually wanted to take Jingzhou one day and use Jingzhou as his foundation."
"It's a pity that there are many nobles in Jingzhou, so they don't look down on his rough background."
"Later, he killed Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou."
"But I didn't expect that now, I would be able to lead the Changsha soldiers to the land of Jingzhou."
Looking at Chen Deng, Hengjie asked, "Why can't Mr. Chen sleep?"
Chen Deng looked at Hengjie and said with emotion: "I am a little excited and uneasy. You know, when I was in Xuzhou, I commanded less than a hundred soldiers at most."
"The place to walk is just an inch of Xuzhou."
"Now, Wu Hou asked me to command an army of fifty or sixty thousand, and even wanted to take Jingzhou."
"Like before, I would never dare to dream like this even in Mengdong."
Heng Jie said with envy: "Mr. Chen has done a very good job along the way. It seems that Wu Hou has a sharp vision and can actually find pure gold among the ruins."
Chen Deng nodded, looked at Hengjie with a smile and said, "When you go to Wu County in the future, you will find that you still underestimated Wu Hou."
"And you, with both civil and military skills, can only be the chief bookkeeper 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."
Heng Jie hurriedly waved his hands and said: "How can I have this ability? Besides, at my age -"
Chen Deng couldn't help laughing and said: "If you are worried about this, it is unnecessary to worry. What we, the Marquis of Wu, like most are young talents. Look at Xu Sheng, it is said that he traveled around with the Marquis of Wu when he was thirteen, and now he is only eighteen At the age of 10, he has already become a captain. Moreover, he has a high prestige in the army!"
Hengjie heard what Chen Deng said and couldn't help but think about it: "If this is really the case -"
At this moment, countless killing sounds suddenly came from the front.
Heng Jie 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. If Jingzhou wants to defeat us, the only way to defeat us is to move dangerously. However, how can we be unprepared? Veteran generals such as Cheng Pu and Zhu Zhi are all experienced The man who has fought hundreds of battles has already warned me."
Chen Deng pointed to the front of the camp and said, "Let's go and see who this enemy army is and how many there are."
Heng Jie hummed and followed Chen Deng forward.
Besides, Huang Zu and Han Xuan led the coalition forces towards Yicheng.
The scouts in front discovered the army encamped.
There were even very few defensive personnel around.
Huang Zu quietly came to the camp.
Seeing that the camp ahead was very quiet, with few patrolling soldiers between the tents, and no fires lit outside many of the tents, Huang Zu almost laughed out loud.
Who is the commander of this Jiangdong army?
Why don’t you even know the basics of setting up camp?
Not to set up enough patrolling soldiers, not to light fires, not to be afraid of enemy troops lurking close to attack at night?
It seems that I got a big deal this time!
Huang Zu greeted the army and walked closer in a low voice.
When he was less than 500 steps away from the Jiangdong army camp, Huang Zu ordered the soldiers to launch an attack order.
And he himself took the lead, riding a war horse and leading dozens of personal guards to kill the Jiangdong army camp first!
(End of chapter)
