Han Xiang

Chapter 210 Zhang Fei also wants to take the head of Wanjun
Seeing that both Lu Su and Liu Ye were nodding, Long Xiang decided to send troops to rescue Jun Qiu.

The Left and Right City Defense Battalions and Tiger Guard Battalions to be dispatched each have about [-] people. It would be a waste to send one battalion to defend them. Difficult.

Among the three battalions, the Tiger Guard Battalion has the strongest combat effectiveness, and the Left and Right City Defense Battalions used to be full-time defenders of the city, but after Zhang Fei's rotation training in the past few months, their combat effectiveness has increased somewhat compared to before.

Seeing Long Xiang's worry, Lu Su cupped his hands and suggested, "Governor Xu has rich experience in defending the city in Zuoying. How about letting him lead a thousand people to help Junqiu, and the remaining soldiers of Zuoying should be accompanied by General Hao?"

Long Xiang didn't immediately accept it, and took advantage of the situation to look in Xu Ding's direction, as if he wanted to ask for the other party's opinion.

Xu Ding was about to cup his fists to accept the order, but was snatched away by his own brother.

Xu Chu took half a step forward, clasped his fists, and said, "My brother has never been to Junqiu. If you delay on the way, you may miss a major event. In the end, the general is willing to lead 500 people to reinforce the army. The general will lead the Tiger Guards to defend against the enemy in Hefei."

Xu Chu's 1000 soldiers, plus Qin Yilu's [-] defenders, amounted to about [-] men, defending [-] to [-] enemy troops. Long Xiang thought the problem was not serious.

After all, with the elite of the Tiger Guard Battalion, the strength of the thousands of miscellaneous fish used to deal with Li Shu should be too much.

Long Xiang didn't have time to answer, Lu Su who was next to him hurriedly urged: "The soldiers of the Tiger Guards are all good at flying rocks, 500 people are almost enough to guard the city, Yun Qi doesn't have to hesitate any longer."

"Alright."

Long Xiang nodded affirmatively: "Junqiu's military situation is urgent, Zhongkang quickly selects people to set off, remember to stick to the city, no matter retreat or attack, I will let the cavalry battalion communicate."

"Don't worry, general, we will try our best to keep Junqiu intact." Xu Chu clasped his fists and turned around.

Long Xiang then left Lu Su to dispatch in the city, and took Liu Ye as the marching staff to meet the enemy.

The soldiers of the third battalion marched six or seven miles upstream of Shishui, lined up to wait for the enemy at the western edge of Tuntian District, and used the high tower of the nearby outpost to keep an eye on the enemy's situation.

The two northwestern enemies joined forces on the south bank of Shishui, but their speed slowed down as they approached Hefei, and finally set up camp five miles away from Longxiang.

Long Xiang was dumbfounded after hearing the scout's report. He looked up and saw the sun was hanging high in the sky, and wondered what kind of plane these two teams were flying?
Upon seeing the complaint, Liu Ye said: "According to the information from the cavalry battalion, the two enemies were under the banner of Zhang and Lei. I guess they were bandit soldiers of Zhang Duo and Lei Xu. I don't know much about Lei Xu. Zhang Duo's He is weaker than Zheng Bao, how could he have the guts to attack Hefei?"

Long Xiang frowned and said to himself: "Speaking of it, Lei Xu and I are still in the same robes. Huainan was also hit by a natural disaster, and Yuan Shu's army could not sustain the food and grass. He and Chen Lan left Shouchun under the pretext of leaving Shouchun. Without their leadership, we don't think it would be easy to leave."

"This year's drought and poor harvest, Zhang Duo and Lei Xu may also take risks due to lack of food. They are obviously in collusion with Li Shu, but they don't trust each other. They are probably waiting for the other party to attack first, and when we are in chaos. , and then take the opportunity to fish in troubled waters." Liu Ye stroked his beard for analysis.

Long Xiang snorted coldly: "There is a drought in Huainan this year, and the water level in the Shishui River has plummeted. How can I still let them fish?"

While the two were discussing, Zhang Fei rushed over from the flank and asked with a frown, "What's the matter? How did I hear that the enemy has already set up camp? It's not yet the end of the day, and it's a good time to fight."

"We are also wondering, but it doesn't matter, let's rely on the city and wait for work at leisure."

Long Xiang spread his hands, with a speechless expression on his face.

Zhang Fei opened his eyes and shouted: "They must be exhausted from the march, and they are setting up camp at this time to rest. We can't give him a chance. We should go up to them before we have a firm foothold. Maybe we will be defeated in a single battle."

"Not necessarily."

Liu Ye shook his head and explained: "Based on their marching speed, the soldiers should not be tired. This time, many thieves came to attack Hefei. Now their motives are unclear. It is best not to act rashly, so as not to fall into the trap."

"What motive? What trick? Isn't it that Jun Qiu was attacked?"

Zhang Fei didn't take it seriously: "It's okay to have Xu Zhongkang guarding and helping. As long as we destroy the enemy in front of us, the enemy will naturally retreat."

Liu Ye smiled bitterly and said, "I heard that Li Shu has recently recruited troops on a large scale. Junqiu's army is not large. Maybe the main force of Lujiang River is going north. The enemy's strength is three times that of mine. How easy is it to defeat the enemy quickly when we are inferior in strength? It is the elite of the Tiger Guards, who rush to attack may be stumbled, if Li Shu leads the main force to arrive at that time, the consequences will be disastrous."

"I have given rotation training to the soldiers of the City Defense Battalion, and my combat effectiveness may not be much worse than that of the Tiger Guard Battalion. Besides, what kind of cats and dogs are on the opposite side? Can they stop my assault?"

After Zhang Fei expressed his views with contempt, he raised his fists and asked Long Xiang seriously.

"Yunqi, Guan Yu was at the White Horse Battlefield a few months ago, and Yu Wanjun took Yan Liang's head from it. The mob in front of him has more than ten thousand people. I plan to rush into the enemy's formation and stab the general to death. Then you take the main force to kill the general." In the past, the fight was over very quickly."

Long Xiang couldn't help being startled when he heard that, judging from Zhang Fei calling Guan Yu's name, he still had a grudge against the second master at this time, and he was brave enough to copy the feat of the second master, but the white horse battlefield was different from the Shishui battlefield.

At the beginning, Yan Liang and Cao Jun were in an encounter battle. Both armies were in a state of rapid march at that time. Guan Yu was able to take the enemy's first rank among thousands of troops. At that time, the instability of the formation was very important. Otherwise, Yan Liang's ten thousand troops formed an formation and charged again. It may be another ending. .

At this time, Lei Xu and Zhang Duo were marching slowly, and they were always paying attention to the movements of the defenders in Hefei. They must be prepared for camping five miles away.

Zhang Fei rushed in with the Death Squad. It cannot be said that it is impossible to achieve the second master's achievement, but the chances are relatively slim.

Long Xiang thought for a while, pressed Zhang Fei's fist, and said consolingly: "A lion needs all his strength to fight a rabbit. Now we are waiting for work at leisure, which is much better than Cao thief's situation at that time. In addition, Lei Xu, Zhang Duo and Yan Liang are well-known all over the world. Even if Yide takes the risk of beheading the two of them, don't forget to use Zhongkang's identity now."

Zhang Fei was reckless but not stupid. After thinking carefully about Long Xiang's words, he suddenly felt that this 'business' was not worthwhile.

"Then what do you say?"

"Just use the outpost as the central army, and let everyone simply camp around. I have to wait for Zhongkang's news. If Junqiu can't resist, we have to adjust our defensive strategy. In addition, Cao Xing has sent scouts to go deep Lujiang, confirm that Li Shu's main force has not gone north, so I can concentrate on dealing with the enemy in front of me."

Long Xiang's answer was unquestionable. Seeing Liu Ye shaking his head as a signal to him, Zhang Fei shut up and didn't continue to fight.

From noon to midnight, and from night to dawn, Lei Xu and Zhang Duo only sent scouts to scout, and the main force did not leave the camp for half a step.

On the second night, the latest information came from both southeast and southeast directions. No army mobilization was found in Lujiang in the south, and Junqiu easily prevented the enemy's first tentative attack.

Junqiu was safe and sound, and the Lujiang River in the south was calm.

Originally, the situation on Longxiang's side was good, but the enemies on the south bank of Shishui marched abnormally.

(End of this chapter)