Liu Yu looked at Liu Muzhi and continued: "This time in the expedition to Jingzhou, although Xi Le and Wuji's soldiers were elite, Huan Xuan also had the fierce general Huan Zhen, Hu Fan and Lu Zongzhi, especially Huan Zhen, not only He is extremely brave and very cunning. I almost died at his hands when we were on the stage. Xile and Wuji are both generals, so I'm afraid it would be wrong to let them go into battle in person to challenge them, but Ah Shou and Tieniu have always been at the forefront of the battle, with them here, at least they can avoid suffering losses when fighting against generals."
Liu Muzhi laughed: "I didn't expect this, but do you think Xile will give Ah Shou the opportunity to play forward?"
Liu Yu stood up, his eyes fell on the altar in the middle of the commander's tent, and murmured: "If Xi Le progresses smoothly and can defeat Huan Xuan without reinforcements, then he will not give Ah Shou a chance. However, Huan Xuan It’s not that we don’t have strong generals under our command, and Jingzhou is the hometown where the Huan family has been running for decades, so we have an advantage in terms of military strength. Xile, Xile, can you win the Battle of Penkou?”
Jiangzhou, Fankou, the camp of the Western Expeditionary Army.
This is a company camp connected by water and land, crossing the river, and is more than twenty miles long. In the land camp, there are teams of elite soldiers of the Beifu Army, wearing armors and singing war songs. On the river, there are thousands of sailboats racing. They are spread all over the river. Although they only have a size of more than 10,000 people, they can create a scene of 50,000 to 60,000 people.
However, in Fankou, about twenty miles away from here, there is a larger military camp, with hundreds of tall ships lined up along the river. Iron cables connect these warships, cutting off the entire river, while the land camps on both sides In the center, densely packed Chu army officers and soldiers were stationed in various camps, guard towers, and arrow towers. They were all Chu army archers who were waiting in full formation, and a large flag with the word "He" was flying high in front of the central army commander's tent.
In the commander's tent of the Western Expedition Army, all the generals of the Beifu Army were gathered together. General Liu Yi, wearing a large robe and armor, was sitting at the command post. Over the past few days, he had become accustomed to sitting in this position, looking at the world with a look of disdain. Elite soldiers were arranged on both sides. Finally, his eyes fell on He Wuji, who was standing first on the left with his sword in hand. He smiled slightly: "Wuji, I heard that Ah Shou is coming soon."
The muscles on He Wuji's face trembled slightly, then he said calmly: "He brought five thousand reinforcements to support us. This is a good thing. Our biggest problem now is the lack of troops. Otherwise, we wouldn't We have been blocked here at Penkou for more than half a month and cannot move forward."
Liu Yi smiled and said: "If you really think so. Changmin, what do you think?"
Zhuge Changmin, who was standing first below He Wuji and second from the left, had a look of displeasure on his face: "I just caused such a big disaster, but I haven't made any achievements yet. When I came back, I became the commander-in-chief of an army. I even asked him to Come join us in the army. I think he is obviously here to grab credit. He must be too partial to the slave. Daogui, you have to persuade your brother. If fairness is lost, I'm afraid all the brothers will not accept it."
Liu Daogui, who was first on the right, smiled slightly: "Brother always has his own reasons for doing things. I think it's because the land of Wu is unstable now, and the Beifu army must not move lightly. It just so happens that Brother Ashou has brought back five thousand taels of Huaihe elites this time. , just send the whole army to be our backup. There is nothing unfair about this. The former commander-in-chief was killed by Huanxuan. Now that Huanxuan has been driven out of Jiankang, he will naturally restore Brother Ashou’s official position and title. Ah. He didn’t catch up with Jianyi, but this time he went to the West to avenge his father. It’s impossible not to give him a chance. It would be unfair if he didn’t give him a chance. Brother Xile, don’t you think so?”
Liu Yi laughed and looked at Xi Sengshi, who was standing third from the left: "Have you seen Xi joins the army? The third brother of General Zhenjun is not only good at fighting, but his eloquence is also outstanding. You are a descendant of a noble family. , I have always been good at talking about mysteries clearly, and I am afraid that if I get into a debate, I may not be the opponent of the Taoist rules."
Xi Sengshi raised the corners of his lips in disapproval: "There is no way to escape fairness in anything in this world. The general of the Zhenjun Jianyi made the first contribution and formulated new rules based on this great achievement. It makes people speechless, but there is no merit. The principle of receiving salary and not getting an official position without fighting was his own decision. Even if Liu Jingxuan wanted to seize the title, he should not take the initiative to give him the title of commander of an army. Those five thousand soldiers and horses belonged to the imperial court, not to him. Soldier. If this bowl of water is not leveled, I'm afraid the generals on the front line will not accept it, which will affect the battle."
Liu Daogui said calmly: "Eldest brother just sent Liu Jingxuan to lead this army to come for reinforcements. The military order also made it very clear. After he came, he accepted the control of Brother Xile as the deputy commander, and he was under the control of Brother Xile as the coach. It is your right to dismantle his soldiers and horses, organize them into battalions, and let him ride alone to obey orders. I think the ones who are really useful to the army now are the five thousand battle-hardened Huaibei veterans. There are also two great generals in the world, Ah Shou and Tieniu, and Wang Zhene, a resourceful and wise general. These are always a great help to us, rather than holding us back, do you think so?"
Liu Yi smiled and said: "Let me tell you, Taoism still speaks. However, since the slaves have arranged it like this, how can I really disband the reinforcements and organize them into each battalion. This support army is still led by Ah Shou. Commander-in-Chief. Today’s military meeting is mainly about discussion. The decisive battle is scheduled for tomorrow, and Ashou’s reinforcements will not arrive until five days later. They also need to repair and familiarize themselves with the situation. It will take eight days at the earliest before we can fight. We have to Why don’t you make a new appointment with the enemy to fight again?”
He Wuji said in a deep voice: "Why do we need to reschedule the appointment? It seems that our Beifu army is afraid of the Chu army. This time we succeeded in establishing righteousness, didn't it just rely on our momentum? Three thousand Jingba defeated a hundred thousand Chu army Army, now our army has more than 10,000 elite soldiers, and the Chu army only has 30,000 soldiers, why can't we fight?"
Liu Daogui smiled and said: "Brother Wuji is right. The morale of our army is strong. The enemy's new defeat has made people panic. We have challenged them many times in the past few days, but they have not dared to come out to fight. This shows that now. The reason they dare to go to war is because Jingzhou has supported them with a number of large ships, giving them the confidence to fight on the water. However, there are also many old troops from the Tianshi Dao in our army. They sail boats and sail like feet in the sea. The flat ground is as smooth and stable as riding a strong horse. Even if our army is a small boat, but with Wu warriors, we still have a chance of victory."
Xi Sengshi frowned: "I think, should we wait for Liu Jingxuan's reinforcements to arrive before we make a long-term plan? After all, it is an army of five thousand people."
He Wuji said loudly: "If we wait for 5,000 more troops to be added to our army, then it will be a question whether He Danzhi dares to fight again. Now that Huan Xuan has returned to Jingzhou to recruit troops again, his strength is increasing every day!"
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