At the gate of Fancheng, Liu Xiu was very distressed. Although after receiving Kou Xun's request for help, he immediately organized his troops and prepared to attack to rescue Fancheng.
However, even if his reaction speed was fast enough, even if he rushed all the way, by the time he led the army to Fancheng, it was already the next day.
But at this time, it was already too late. Yue Fei had successfully captured Fancheng.
"Lord, shall we attack the city immediately and recapture Fancheng while the enemy is still on a firm footing?" Deng Xia said with high fighting spirit.
Liu Xiu shook his head gently, signaling him to calm down. This was also the attitude towards Deng Xia, a beloved general. If anyone else had dared to make such a stupid suggestion at this time, Liu Xiu might have scolded him.
The enemy army is indeed not yet firmly established at this time, but he only has 20,000 soldiers and horses at his disposal. If 20,000 soldiers and horses attack a strong city like Fancheng, he may feel that his head is too strong, right?
Today's Jingbei is still the same as it was a few years ago. Most of the troops in Jingbei are concentrated in Nanyang and Jiangxia.
Especially in recent years, Zhu Yuanzhang's power in the south has become increasingly powerful. I heard that he held the imperial examination twice in the past few years and got Yan Song, Shang Ren, Xia Yan, Zhang Fuking, Xu Youzhen, Shi Heng, Sheng Yong, Ping'an, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong , Lu Dai, Bu Zhao, Yu Fan, Yan Zhen and other civil and military officials.
After Zhu Yuanzhang imitated the Jin army and implemented the imperial examination, he definitely gained the biggest harvest among the princes, except Li Xiang, followed by Chi You and other princes.
Zhu Yuanzhang attracted all these people, large and small, who had fled from Xuzhou to avoid trouble in Jiangdong. These people were all a series of important ministers of Soochow in the future, but now they all took advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang.
There are also several system talents who were implanted in Yangzhou who were still in the opposition, but they were also attracted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The distance between Yangzhou and Sizhou is not very close. They are so far apart, and coupled with the ideological differences between the south and the north, most people are still unwilling to insist on traveling north for an imperial examination.
After that, Zhu Yuanzhang followed Li Xiang and also introduced the imperial examination system, and this group of people took advantage of the opportunity and joined Zhu Yuanzhang's command through the imperial examination. The emergence of this group of civil and military officials also strengthened Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of continuing to implement the imperial examination system.
It was precisely because of Zhu Yuanzhang's growing strength in the past two years that Liu Xiucai had to concentrate more of his energy on the south, and even sent general Wu Zhiqi there.
Originally, Liu Xiu even wanted to send Deng Xia to the south together to strengthen the defense force in the south. However, Liu Yu had a great master like Zhuge Kunlong under Liu Yu in Xiangyang City, so he had to take precautions.
In the past few years, Liu Xiu has used his own methods to dispatch people who were originally under Liu Yu, such as Wang Kun, Zhu Chaoshi, Zhuge Changmin, Liu Zhenghui, etc. to garrison in various places to further weaken and suppress Liu Yu.
However, Wang Zhene, Zhuge Kunlong, Xie Hui, and Liu Muzhi, the core figures under Liu Yu, are like a group of nail households, concentrated around Liu Yu.
For example, Wang Zhene and Zhuge Kunlong directly claimed to be Liu Yu's generals. Liu Xiu couldn't be so overbearing as to bypass Liu Yu and directly arrange his generals!
What's more, the rabbit bites people when it's anxious, let alone Liu Yu, Liu Xiu can't push it too hard! Nothing is too much or too little, and you need to grasp an appropriate degree.
It is precisely because too much power is concentrated in Nanyang and the south that Xiangyang's military strength in Jingbei has always been relatively weak.
For example, this time, there were only 30,000 troops in Xiangyang. Even after Liu Xiu received the news of Xun Xun's request for help, Liu Xiu could allocate up to 20,000 troops for rescue in a short period of time, and the remaining 10,000 had to be Stay in Xiangyang.
Otherwise, if Xiangyang's troops are mobilized and Yue Fei crosses the river to attack Xiangyang by surprise, it will be a waste of money!
It was precisely because of the limited number of troops that could be mobilized in Xiangyang City that Liu Xiu did not send troops to Nanyang immediately after receiving messages from Wenzhong and Deng Yu asking for help in the past few days.
Among the Jin troops currently deployed in Nanyang, Chang Yuchun's route from Wuguan direction was 100,000. Among them, according to the information from the detective, more than half were cavalry.
Along Yue Fei's route, there were also 50,000 soldiers and horses. Even, according to reports from Siyong's two prefecture spies, the Jin army still showed signs of further reinforcements.
Because, with Xiangyang's small number of troops and horses, even if they were sent there, it would not change the battle situation in Nanyang much. Liu Xiu could only find a way to mobilize troops and horses back from the south.
However, whether troops and horses are mobilized from Jiangxia or Nanjun, they must be coordinated with the surrounding princes. Otherwise, you will just pull away the soldiers and horses with your front foot, and the princes in the south will explode your anus, and you will have no place to cry!
Moreover, Liu Xiu also knew very well that the menacing Jin army was by no means a match for his family. Even if Jingbei was rich and garrisoned, it would definitely be far inferior to the strength of the five states of Binghe Yongsiliang. The two sides are not on the same scale at all.
Even if Liu Xiu completely ignores the south, he cannot deal with the Jin army alone with his own strength. What's more, the Jin army seems to continue to increase its troops.
It was precisely with these considerations in mind that Liu Xiucai sent Kuai Tong and Liao Li to ask for help from the two princes, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Che. These two princes are among the princes in the world, second only to Li Xiang. Only with the help of these two princes can they block or even defeat the Jin army.
Moreover, Liu Xiu also sent a series of lobbyists to lobby the northern princes and the Central Plains princes, borrowing the power of the princes from all over the world to fight against the Jin army.
Looking at the Jin-character flags and Yue-character flags hanging on Fancheng, Liu Xiu couldn't help but feel angry. On the way here, he had already encountered Zhang Yun who had escaped from the battle. Moreover, Liu Xiu directly ordered people to imprison him.
As a master of military art, Liu Xiu knew very well what kind of impact a general's desertion would have on morale. Liu Xiu even thought that if Zhang Yun had the courage to fight to the death, it might not be impossible to persist until it arrives.
But, it's too late to say anything now...
At the same time, Liu Xiu also received news from Xinye. Although Jingdan's reinforcements did not reach Fancheng in the end, his performance was remarkable. The magistrate of Xinye County, Ma Xuan and Ma Bochang, has made great achievements and was quite outstanding in his performance last night.
Compared with these two people, Zhang Yun is really unworthy. With the comparison between these two people, Liu Xiu's murderous intention towards Zhang Yun became more and more intense.
