Under my governance, after nearly a year of development, the population of Yuzhang has developed greatly. The situation of the Feng of Minyin Mansion has caused hungry people in Huainan and other places to move south with their homes. Resettlement of refugees will be the most difficult task of the new year. After the fierce battle in October, the morale and combat effectiveness of the army have been improved and the scale has also been expanded. The permanent army in Yuzhang has more than 10,000 people, and the total number of troops in farming is no less than 40,000.

Although the number is far from comparable to that of Liu Biao, Sun Ce and Yuan Shu, it is a miracle that he can support so many troops with the power of the remote Yuzhang County.

Among the 10,000 regular troops, there were 4,000 naval troops stationed in Pengze, which was commanded by Gan Ning, the commander of the navy commander of the navy army. The main force behind the eastern front was 4,000 Taishi Ci's army, plus the 2,000 personal soldiers guarding Yuzhang City, which was the elite of our army. More than 40,000 troops were stationed in Shangliao, Haihun, Fanyang and other places, which were suitable for farming and training, as a supplement to the main force.

When we advanced westward, I planned to mobilize 8,000 troops to Changsha, including 3,000 naval troops and 2,000 infantrymen, plus 3,000 Shanyue soldiers conquered from Luling County, which was exactly 8,000. Among them, the infantry was led by me, the navy was led by Gan Ning, and Liu Ye joined the army, responsible for the recruitment of food, grass and weapons.

I'm waiting,

Wait for the best time to send troops.

Upon hearing my arrangement, the generals of Gan Ning who went to the war with the army were all happy and energetic. The generals such as Taishici and Zhu Huan who were left behind were unhappy. Taishici even returned to Yuzhang from Shiyin Mountain several times and asked to volunteer to go out of the war. After my bitter and harsh persuasion, they returned to Shiyin Mountain in disappointment.

The war in Jingnan was getting tighter. While I was preparing for the troops in Yuzhang, I went to Jingnan to find out the progress of the war.

On this day, the messenger sent Zhang Xian's emergency documents again. When I opened it, it was Huan Jie's handwriting. The letter said: "Since December 30th, the thief general Wen Pin has been besieging the city for more than a month. During this period, several fierce battles were fought, and the shouts of killing sounds were getting tired, causing the soldiers to get tired. On January 9th, Wen Pin sent the thief general Liu Pan and Huang Zhong's side troops to capture You County, with the intention of cutting off the passage between the defenders and the outside world. In order to boost morale, the lord took arrows and climbed the city tower to meet the enemy, and finally prevented the enemy soldiers from advancing a little..."

Huan Jie has only a few words. Although he has never known the situation of the war in Changsha, I can clearly feel the fierceness of the war between the lines of this letter. The letter said that Zhang Xian personally climbed the city tower to boost morale, but if you understand it in turn, it does not mean that Changsha is in danger and is waiting for rescue urgently.

Na Wenpin was valued by Liu Biao and guarded Jingbei for several years, causing Zhang Ji, Nanyang to dare to take a step south. He was the number one general in Jingzhou. This time Liu Biao transferred him to the south, which seemed to be the intention of a quick battle.

Judging from the current evolution of the war, Zhang Xian is at a disadvantage everywhere and is definitely not the enemy of Wenpin.

I originally wanted to wait a little longer, and wait until Liu Biao and Zhang Xian fight to lose both sides before taking action. Now it seems that if I don’t send troops, I’m afraid Zhang Xian will not be able to hold on for a long time!

On February 10, the second year of Jian'an, I took Gan Ning as the vanguard and led a thousand people to go first. I personally led 4,000 naval and army troops to swear south from Yuzhang, preparing to join the three thousand Yue soldiers of Musha's troops by Luling, and then rushed westward, crossed the deep mountain path between Luling and Changsha, and headed straight to Youxian.

The eastern and western regions of You County are surrounded by mountains and hills, and the central regions are covered with hills. This is the only way to Changsha.

The soldiers are very fast. Our army marched day and night. After five days, we finally arrived outside You County successfully.

But it's still one step late.

Liu Pan and Huang Zhong had captured the city yesterday and stationed here.

I covered the afterglow of the sunset with my hands and looked at the city in the distance carefully, but I saw the "Liu" on the top of the city, and the soldiers holding swords and guns were ready to fight. The city walls were deep and high, and they stood up dangerously. It was a good place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Unfortunately, Zhang Xian only knew how to defend Changsha. If he could set up an elite soldier in You County, the battle situation would not be so passive.

Liu Ye said: "I Guanyou County Liu's army is very strict in its garrison. If it is a strong attack, it will be fruitless. It is advisable to take it wisely."

I said, "Yes!"

While he was talking, a petty horse suddenly came and reported: "General Gan has arrived at the city and is now fighting with an enemy general!"

I asked, "How is the battle?"

The junior replied: "When I came, General Gan had fought with the enemy general for more than twenty rounds, and there was no difference in the victory or defeat!"

I was secretly surprised and thought to myself: "With Gan Ning's courage, there are not many people who can walk under his crescent halberd for several rounds. The enemy general can tie Gan Ning, which is a bit capable. What kind of person is, I want to meet him."

Liu Ye said: "Although Xingba is brave, he has only a thousand soldiers led by him. He is single and lonely. I may lose it. Moreover, our army comes from afar and the soldiers are exhausted, so it is not appropriate to fight hard."

I said, "No need to go later!" After that, I urged my legs to the horse's belly, crossed the team in front, and rushed towards the front.

When they arrived at the city, they saw dust rolling in front of the two armies, and the shouts were deafening. The two generals in the formation intertwined with horses, swords and halberds, fighting in one place. Gan Ning rode a horse and shaking his halberd, and was killing him. Then he saw that the enemy general on the opposite side was very tall and mighty, with a golden carved bow hanging around his waist, and several carved feathers were inserted into the barrel.

When I turned my horse's head, I looked at it carefully, but I saw that the man's face was red, his forehead was gray, and he was about fifty years old.

At this time, the enemy general shouted: "Gan Xingba is indeed worthless in his name, and he is good at martial arts!"

Gan Ning shouted: "You are afraid. If you are willing to give in, I will not kill you!"

The veteran laughed loudly when he heard this, and his white beard trembled with laughter. He said, "Children Gan Ning, you are so arrogant and ignorant. I am seeing you come from afar. Today I fight to kill me to wait for work. How can I, Huang Hansheng, take advantage of this? Even if I win, it will be unfair. Moreover, it is getting late today. I might as well make a temporary standstill. After you rest and nourish your spirit tomorrow, it will be not too late for me to defeat you again!"

When the two armies fight, if they want to win, they are nothing more than their own strengths and their weaknesses. Now our army is exhausted, and it is a favorable opportunity for the enemy to take advantage of the opportunity to cover up the killing. It is really rare that this veteran is unwilling to take advantage of this.

Gan Ning thought that the enemy would be underestimated, so he was extremely angry and said angrily: "Huang Zhong, don't show off your verbal advantage. Why do you need to wait for tomorrow to fight? Come and light a torch with me. Tonight, I will fight at night, and no matter whether I win or lose, you will not stop!"

I heard this and said anxiously: "Tell me the order quickly and the gold will stop the troops!"

I have heard that Huang Zhong, the old man in Changsha is getting stronger and stronger, and is not inferior to his prime. This seems to be true, and even Gan Ning can't take it. I can't help but cherish it. At this time, I heard that Gan Ning refused to give up and wanted to fight at night. I was afraid that the two tigers would fight each other and would be injured. I hurriedly quit the army.

Gan Ning heard the sound of gongs behind him in front of the formation, so he could only glar at Huang Zhong fiercely and said, "I will capture you alive when fighting tomorrow!"

Huang Zhong laughed and said, "Ha, then I have to ask if I agree to the big knife in my hand!"

The two of them returned to their own formation. When Gan Ning came closer, I asked anxiously: "Xingba, are you hurt?"

Gan Ning ignored my question and said angrily: "I am trying to capture Huang Zhong alive, why did I call the Jin to withdraw my troops?"

Among the generals of Yuzhang, Gan Ning was extremely conceited and had been competing with Taishi Ci in secret, and wanted to compete with each other for a high or low. This time, I sent him as the vanguard of the Western Expedition. Gan Ning was very proud. He opened the road along the way and built bridges when he encountered water. He worked very hard. In addition to competing for the first time, he also had the intention of showing Taishi Ci. If he didn't want to go to You County, he was blocked by Huang Zhong. How could Gan Ning not be anxious?

When I heard Gan Ning's tone, I knew he was still angry about what he had just done, so I comforted him: "Our army came from afar, the soldiers were tired and were eager to rest, so I called the gold to withdraw the troops. This is not the fault of Xingba."

Liu Ye also persuaded him, and Gan Ning's face slowly relaxed.

On that day, our army was camping in Yingpan three miles away from You County and had a temporary rest.

When the camp was settled, I summoned Liu Ye and the generals of Ganning, saying, "The chief general of Liu Biao's army in You County was Liu Pan. He had attacked Shang Liao in the previous period and was humiliated by me and Ziyang. Today, I will take revenge and just take the battle. Xingba and Huang Zhong have no choice but to win. I think Liu Pan will definitely be unwilling to accept it. Tonight, we will lead the army to rob the camp. We can design to capture it."

Gan Ning and Hua Xin nodded and said yes when they heard the words.

Liu Ye said: "Since that's the case, we can set up a hiding outside the camp. When Liu Pan enters the empty camp, he will be able to defeat the enemy when he goes out in one go!"

What Liu Ye said makes sense. It is not difficult to lure Liu Pan into the trap with an empty camp. It is not difficult to break it when he is panicked. It is just that the city's garrison is deep. If the defenders in the city cannot stand for it, the war will last for a long time. This is not what I wish. Considering this, I couldn't help but frown and think about good strategies.

Seeing that I was hesitant, Gan Ning thought I was not confident enough about Ye Po Liu Pan, so he said, "Brother Shao Chong, don't worry, Gan Ning will definitely capture Liu Pan alive tonight!"

When I heard this, I knew that Gan Ning had misunderstood and hurriedly said, "With the courage of Xingba, how could Liu Pan be the opponent? What I am concerned about is not a brave and unscheming person like Liu Pan, but he is actually Huang Hansheng."

At this time, the general under the tent said: "The lieutenant has a heart of love for talent. Although Huang Zhong's martial arts are a little worse than General Gan, compared with the generals of Jingxiang, he should be the leader of the generals. Unfortunately, he cannot be used under Liu Biao. If he takes it out, he will definitely be able to submit it."

When I looked closely, I found that it was Li Tong, the general. Li Tong was named Wenda, and was from Pingchun, Jiangxia. When I was young, I heard about the heroes in Jiang. I was a member of Ru. I raised an army in Langling with Chen Gong, a man from his county, and many of them returned. At that time, there were Zhou Zhi, who led more than 2,000 people to Gong. Tong wanted to kill Zhi but Gong refused. He informed Gong that there was no plan, so he made a separate plan and asked Zhi to meet him. He took the drink and killed Zhi. After Zhi died and attached great trouble to the crowd, Tong then killed his party commander and joined his camp.

Later, Huang Zu led Jiangxia County. He was jealous of Li Tong's wealth and went to fight for Tong's first time. He was dissatisfied with him. He used the opportunity to suppress the thieves to falsely accused Tong of colluding with the remaining Huang Turbans and led the Jiangxia army to fight. Li Tong failed in the battle and was defeated in Jiangzhong. Later, he heard that I had pacified Yu Zhang's reputation and led his troops to return.

Shortly after Li Tong first joined our army, he made a plan to make a difference. He said just now that Huang Zhong’s martial arts skills were not as good as Gan Ning, which was not the case. In the daytime, Huang Zhong was not sure of the victory or defeat, but if he continued to fight, Gan Ning would definitely lose his fatigue. However, Li Tong said this to take care of Gan Ning’s face.

I said, "Are you going to have a plan?"

Li Tong: "When Tong was in Jiangxia, I heard that Zhong and Pan had a deep relationship with each other, and were close friends. If Liu Pan was trapped, Huang Zhong would have to help him. In this way, You County was empty, and our army could take the opportunity to seize it."

Liu Ye heard this and said, "Wenda's plan is very good, but the walls of You County are solid, and even if the defenders are empty, it is not easy to take them. It would be better to let a army pretend to be defeated and deceive the city."

I was overjoyed and said, "With this rope to tie the tiger, Huang Zhong will definitely be able to collect it, but I don't know who can attack the city?"

Li Tong: "I am willing to receive this order at the end."

Seeing Li Tong taking the lead, Gan Ning said anxiously: "Ning Yi is willing to go!"

Seeing that the two of them were fighting, I hurriedly smoothed out the situation and said, "Don't be anxious when Xingba, if you go to seize the city, who can Huang Zhong be able to defeat him? Wenda offers his own ideas first, and he will blame himself for the capture of the city!"

When Gan Ning heard what I said, his face calmed down and said, "Since that's the case, Gan Ning obeys the order!"

After the idea was settled, each general followed the order. I, Gan Ning, Liu Ye and other generals led their troops to lie behind the hills outside the camp, and Li Tong led a thousand troops to lie outside the city.

The wind on the winter night passed by the shepherd's grass, and the withered stems and leaves were swaying gently, bleak and withering. I was dormant in the dense forest among the hills, waiting for the arrival of my prey. The soldiers beside me were wiping and grinding the sharp blades of military uniforms. Everyone was silent. A young cavalryman was adding a handful of tender grass to his beloved horse not far away.

The young man gently stroked the reins of the horse with his hand and patted the horse's wide back, as if saying: Man, you must work hard later!

I saw it, and a warm current suddenly surged in my heart. This situation is so familiar. I was like this a year ago, and I was eager to exchange my passion and life for the envious look of others.

At that time, my blood was hot and my heart was simple.

Even though I am at the end of the world, I only bet on what I want with my heart with all my passion.

As long as you work hard, you will have no regrets even if you die!

It’s a pity that I am carrying too much concern now and can no longer act without distractions like before.

When the mature brows are on the cage, innocence is gradually lost.

I walked over gently, and the boy turned around when he heard the footsteps. When he saw me, he was panicked and said in panic: "I have seen the general!"

I smiled at him and asked, "What's your name? Where's the man?"

The young man replied: "I am a native of Yangxian, Wu County, Zhou Feng, whose courtesy name is Ziyu."

It turned out that he was from Wujun, and his name was Ziyu, which was the same as Hua Xin. I already had a good impression of this boy, but now I heard that this boy was a fellow villager and I felt more intimate.

I asked, "How could I join the army?"

Zhou Feng's face turned red and he whispered: "Last time I followed General Sun..., Oh no, I was captured when I followed Sun Ben to Fanyang, and later I was incorporated into the army..." Zhou Feng's voice became lighter and lighter. It was not a glorious thing to become a prisoner. Zhou Feng was young and energetic and looked very proud, afraid that others would laugh at him.
Chapter completed!