Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 132 Xiapi City

Lü Bu and others finally arrived at the foot of Xiapi City. The defenders on the city saw Lv Bu and others and hurriedly reported to Song Xian, Wei Xu and others.

The suspension bridge of Xiapi City was lowered, and the city gate was slowly opened. After hearing the news, Song Xian and Wei Xu rushed out of the city on galloping horses and headed straight for Lu Bu and others.

"I've met the general!" Song Xian and Wei Xu clasped their fists at Lu Bu and saluted, "What's wrong with the general?"

"This is not a place to talk! Let's talk in the city!" Chen Gong said.

Hearing what Chen Gong said, Song Xian and Wei Xu also felt that it was really not a place to talk outside the city, so they hurriedly welcomed Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others and 500 people into Xiapi City.

After entering the city, after the soldiers had settled down, Song Xian and Wei Xu asked about Lu Bu's situation, "General, what's wrong with you? Who hurt you!"

"When the general went to Peicheng for rescue, he was ambushed by Li Songjun on the way. If it weren't for Hou Cheng and Qin Yilu, they would have escorted him to death! I'm afraid the general will be plotted by them." Chen Gong said.

"What about Peicheng? What about Xuangao?" Wei Xu asked, feeling a little worried about Zang Ba. After all, Wei Xu and Zang Ba had a romantic relationship.

"Peicheng has fallen into the hands of Li Song's army. As for Xuangao, his whereabouts are still unknown!" Chen Gongdao, then asked about the military strength of Xiapi City, "How many soldiers and horses are there in Xiapi City now? If Li Song's army comes to attack the city, can they hold it?" ?"

At this time, Chen Gong only wanted to defend the last city that belonged to them. As for the attack, he had no such idea for the time being. He needed to overcome the difficulties before he could make plans.

"Before Wei Xu and I came, there were [-] defenders in the city, plus the ones we brought from Xuzhou City, a total of [-] soldiers and horses."

"In addition to the 500 troops brought by the general, there are [-] troops in Xiapi City." Hou Cheng explained the strength of Xiapi City to Lu Bu and others in detail.

"If some troops can be dispatched from Xuzhou City, it won't be difficult to defend Xiapi City, or counterattack Li Songjun." Wei Xu said, Hou Cheng nodded in agreement with Wei Xu's statement, they don't know Xuzhou yet The city has fallen.

After hearing this, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and the others looked at each other in blank dismay, and there was an unusual aura in the air for a while.

"Alas!" Chen Gong sighed, "Xuzhou City has fallen! Xiapi City is our last foundation. If Xiapi City also falls, I'm afraid..."

Speaking of this, Chen Gong didn't continue to say anything, everyone understands what he said, and the meaning is self-evident.

While they were talking, a soldier galloped over, knelt down on one knee and said, "General, my lords! A large number of enemy soldiers and horses were found outside the city, coming towards me in Xiapi City."

"What? How many troops are there? Do you know who is the leader?" Everyone was shocked!Song Xian hurriedly asked, they didn't expect how the enemy came so quickly.

"There are about five or six thousand! They are stationing troops 100 meters away from the city, and they have not attacked Xiapi City! The leader of the army does not know!" said the soldier.

Chen Gong waved his hand to make him retreat, the soldier cupped his fists in salute, turned and left.

"Hou Cheng, Qin Yilu, Song Xian, and Wei Xu, the four of you lead your troops out of the city quickly and defeat this invading enemy!" Lu Bu was overjoyed after hearing this, and hurriedly ordered Hou Cheng and four of them to go out of the city to fight. Interest.

"Promise!" Hou Cheng, Qin Yilu and the other four took orders, and saluted Lu Bu and Chen Gong with fists. When they were about to leave, Chen Gong stopped him, "Slow down!"

"Gongtai, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! What do you mean?" Lu Bu looked at Chen Gong, a little dissatisfied, Hou Cheng and others also looked at Chen Gong, wondering why Chen Gong blocked them.

"These should be Li Song's pioneers. I believe that the enemy's large army should not be far away. If our army sends troops rashly, if we cannot defeat them in a short time."

"It is possible to be held back by them! When the time comes, the enemy's large army will arrive, and our army will be in danger! Xiapi City will be in danger!" Chen Gong said.

Compared to Lv Bu, Chen Gong thinks more. Now Xiapi city is short of troops, and it is okay to defend the city. If he takes the initiative to attack, he is afraid that he will use an egg to hit a stone. When he settled down the soldiers, he obviously felt that the morale was obviously declining. .

If this attack is successful, morale will naturally increase, but what if it fails?When the time comes, the defenders in Xiapi City may not even have the strength to fight the enemy.

Chen Gong didn't dare to gamble on this, he didn't have the strength and confidence to gamble.

Of course, the reason why Chen Gong stopped him was not only these, there were many other things he needed to worry about!
Chen Gong told Lv Bu and the others about the powerful relationships among them one by one. It was only then that they officially realized that the situation had developed to such a point.

"Gongtai! Tell me, what should we do now?" Lu Bu knew nine things about strategy, but he didn't know anything about it. Seeing that the situation was so urgent, he hurriedly asked Chen Gong what to do.

"General! Go down and recuperate first. I, Chen Gong, will be here for everything, so don't worry! The enemy will not attack Xiapi City in a while." Chen Gong said.

"Okay! I'll go to recuperate first, and I'll leave it to you!" Lu Bu said, and said to Hou Cheng and the others, "You must obey the orders of the military advisor!"

"No!" Hou Cheng and the others took orders, and Lu Bu got up to leave. Although the injury was not serious, it did not affect his actions.

After Lu Bu left, Chen Gong had a clear understanding of the situation in Xiapi City, including the population in the city, how many people were in their prime, the storage situation of the granary, and how many weapons and armor there were in the arsenal.

"Song Xian, Wei Xu, you two, quickly incorporate the young and middle-aged men in the city into the army, and work with the defenders to resist the enemy." After Chen Gong understood it, he hastily ordered.

Song Xian and Wei Xu were ordered to withdraw, and all 16-year-old and healthy males in the city were forcibly incorporated into the army.

"Hou Cheng, Qin Yilu, you two, lead people to speed up the construction of city defenses! Thunderstones, rolling logs and other necessary objects for city defense, prepare as many as you have, the more the better!" Chen Gong hurriedly gave orders to Hou Cheng.

Hou Cheng and Qin Yilu also knew that the matter was urgent, so they retreated under orders, and hurriedly led the men to build the fortifications and prepare the defense equipment.

The battle is imminent!There is an atmosphere of war in Xiapi city.

100 meters outside Xiapi City, Li Song's vanguard troops quietly watched the rush repair work on Xiapi City, and were indifferent to this phenomenon!Let them be busy.

After all, Li Song's vanguard troops are all cavalry!If the environment is conducive to cavalry combat, naturally they can't be allowed to jump around so blatantly under the nose.

The city in front of me is a city, and siege is not the strong point of cavalry. What's more, the large army is behind, and the siege equipment is behind the large army. Time will tell.

(End of this chapter)