The weather in Changsha was cold and humid, accompanied by uninterrupted rain. The rain continued from the end of July to the beginning of August, and there was no sign of a stop. In the face of the extremely powerful force of the heaven and earth, all the soldiers of the two armies who were confronting each other could do was to find tents and eaves to shelter from the wind and rain, and toss a fire to roast their wet bodies.

I sat in the dark room, listening to the raindrops dripping outside the room hitting the window edges, dripping, and suddenly a flash of lightning flashed across the roof like a vertical white refining, dazzling, and my eyes lit up, and then the sound of thunder that resounded through the world with a "boom--" sound.

The lightning flashed through the book scroll on the table. It was a military newspaper sent by Li Tong three days ago. On August 4, Liu Du, the prefect of Lingling, raised his troops to stand on his own under the lobbying of Liu Biao's envoy Wang Can. At the same time, in order to support Liu Du, Kuai Yue led a navy army to go upstream through the Xiang River and landed in the Xiangtan area, and attacked Hengyang, the hub for transporting grain from our water route. Li Tong had few troops, but was attacked by Xiang Lang and Liu Du, and could only defend the lonely city. The war was extremely tight.

When marching in the south of the Yangtze River, the importance of boats is comparable to that of the horses in the north. Since the war in Changsha, a large amount of supplies have been transported from Hengyang to Changsha. Hengyang gradually replaced Youxian and became the main waterway for our army to transport supplies. If it is lost, our army will be unable to provide enough supplies after the dilemma of exhausting ammunition and food.

When it comes to power and strategy, compared with Kuai Yue, I am more than the same level. I thought that with my passion, courage and courage, and courage, I could guide the country, but I didn’t know that people’s hearts were changing. Today’s friends, Ming Dynasty enemies, and they called brothers and stabbed the knife in the back.

At the beginning of the war, Xu Shu once advised me to send a capable general to station in Lingling, but I thought that the deepest part of Lingling, the lonely army could not do anything and abandoned it. Now Lingling's betrayal has caused me to be attacked from both sides and in a mess. Even a wise man like Xu Shu has no choice but to do anything.

"The favorite coach just stopped. The general will report to you tomorrow if you have something to do--!" The personal soldiers were outside the door, lowering their voices and speaking in a careful tone of Jiji.

I raised my head with great difficulty and asked, "What's going on outside the door?"

"General Zhao Lei, a captain of the Dianjun, asked for a visit if you have something to do!" A familiar voice sounded aloud.

"It's General Zhao Lei, please come in quickly?" Zhao Lei was steady and humble, and worked in detail. He was lucky to have him and Huan Jie running around in various matters such as the treatment of wounded soldiers in the army, food distribution, security inspection, etc. Otherwise, I really didn't know what to do.

"If you are tired, you have to bear the burden of burdens. Please punish me!" After several days of hard work, Zhao Lei's eyes were deep and his beard was messy. He didn't look like a man in his twenties, but a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties.

I felt nervous for a moment and said, "Why did the general say this?"

Zhao Lei said: "To this day, the grain reserved in the army can be subsidized for another seven days. Just now, General Huang came to take it. I repeatedly asked for it, but the old general suspected that I had stored the grain privately and led the troops to rob the granary. The remaining grain was all plundered by the soldiers. As a lieutenant of the military lieutenant, Lue was responsible for his dereliction of duty, so he asked to sue him!"

Zhao Lei's words were obviously resentful. When I heard that the granary was plundered, I couldn't help but be furious. The remaining food was life-saving food for the entire army. How could Huang Zhong ignore the military discipline and rob the soldiers?

"Let's go!" I snorted coldly and went out wearing clothes.

Huang Zhong's troops were stationed in the most prominent section of the North City, which was the first place to be attacked by the enemy. As the elite of the entire army, Huang Zhong's troops took on the heavy responsibility. Since the siege of the city, more than half of the people died in the battle, and seven or eight injured were the most in the entire army.

I was angrily walking to the city center with Zhao Lei in the dark. As long as I bend over a street, I can reach Huang Zhong’s headquarters. While I was walking, I suddenly saw soldiers patrolling in front of me, and there were also sounds of running mobilized by the army. Now it’s late at night, what are you doing to mobilize the army? Could it be that the enemy was sieging the city at night? Why was there no movement on the city if the city was siege?

When I was wondering, I suddenly heard someone shouting, "Eat quickly, don't forget the departure time!"

"Yes, general, don't worry!" A sergeant responded while stuffing food into his mouth.

"Personal soldiers, keep a good intersection and don't let anyone discover it!" The man's voice was low and powerful.

I heard the person who was asking about it now, Huang Zhong's voice, and immediately rushed to his forehead. It was a serious crime to rob and steal military rations, but Huang Zhong still didn't repent. He was standing guard and guarding others to find out that it was really abominable. Even if he made many military achievements on weekdays, he shouldn't have violated military discipline so blatantly. If he did not punish him severely, how could he convince the public?

This is because I am too obedient to him on weekdays. Huang Zhong is arrogant and thinks that I am the best in the world in our army, and no one dares to touch his hair. This is awesome.

Thinking of this, I couldn't hold back any longer, and rushed out of the dark shadow with a sudden step, and shouted: "Huang Zhong, the real man is walking upright, sitting upright, and hiding and evasive, why are you doing? Could there be something shameful about being seen?"

Huang Zhong was shocked when he saw me: "I--!"

I looked around and said sternly: "The food stored in the army is uniformly allocated by the generals of the Dian Army. How can you move around at will? Even if you violate military discipline, even if your subordinates robbed you, you will steal food at night. The crime is really unforgivable. I will punish you according to the military rules."

"General Huang, what is the crime of looting military rations?"

Huang Zhong had a red chest and a frank shirt, and hedged with a high bun, and said, "It should be killed - the sin!"

I heard Huang Zhonghui's confession and shouted angrily: "Since I know, why did you commit it?"

"Take a slow start, listen to me."

I looked in the voice, but it was Xu Shu, who was walking out of Huang Zhong's tent with a long sword. Maybe he was staggering after drinking. Needless to say, he must have had a full meal at Huang Zhong. I said coldly: "What do Yuan Zhi said? If you plead for Huang Zhong, please respect yourself."

Xu Shu approached, his face flushed, he bowed deeply to me, and said loudly: "I am not pleading for Huang Zhong, but I am leading everyone to say goodbye to the coach. Tonight, I will lead the old general Huang to lead the dead soldiers to the enemy camp. We will go here to die with our body, just seeking to take Kuai Yue's head to repay the coach's favor for his favor. This is a blessing!"

This is the first time Xu Shu called me to be a spoiled handsome man. Before that, he kept calling me "Shao Chong". When he said this, he was like he wanted to part with me. He attacked the enemy camp at night. Isn't this a moth to the fire and destroy himself?

I was shocked and did not care about reprimanding Huang Zhong for robbing food. I quickly grabbed Xu Shu's sleeve with one hand, put on Huang Zhong's belt with the other, and said, "You and the other are my right-hand men. How bad is it to go to the enemy camp? If there is a mistake, who can defend it in Changsha?"

Xu Shu sighed: "The food is over now. If you don't have such a fortune, you can only sit and wait for death!"

"During the Warring States Period, Tian Heng, a hero of Qi, died, and 300 guests committed suicide. The soldiers died as close friends. The heroes admired him. Now we are gone. If we succeed, we will be successful, and if we fail, we will be successful and righteous, and we will be fearless." Huang Zhong said loudly.

"The wind is whistling and the Yishui is cold. The hero will never return once he leaves. When Prince Dan of Yan sent Jing Ke to assassinate Qin, he should be like this. Now, if the favorite general sends us at night, he is enough!" Xu Shu said with a sigh.

There are many tragic men in Yan and Zhao, and Wu Chu has a frivolous hero. I glanced around and saw that Huang Zhong's soldiers were all naked, holding short swords, and their faces were unrestrained. I felt excited and bold. Who said that Jiangdong had no blood, and who said that the Southern people were greedy for life and fear of death and could sacrifice their lives for righteousness was not because of their burly body, but because of their broad mind and spirit.

"Good man - but since all the brothers have sacrificed their lives to rob the camp, why don't you invite me to go with me? Do you look down on me?" Although I happened to become the commander of the army by chance, I was young like them, longing for victory on the battlefield and yearning for the opportunity to kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions. At this moment, I could no longer suppress my excitement and stepped on the stage and said loudly.

"The favorite commander is the commander of the entire army. He shoulders heavy responsibilities and should not take risks easily!" Xu Shu advised.

I laughed and said resolutely: "The skin is gone, and the hair is attached to it. I am a commoner. I know that I cannot give my soldiers wealth and glory. Therefore, since I started to do something, I will lead my soldiers to fight against the enemy whenever I encounter dangers and obstacles. I have never been in danger. Now the city is about to fall, so let me share my life and death with you!"

"Life and death, joy and sorrow, if you pass through triumph, drink mellow wine to congratulate you!" Huang Zhong threw the bowl on the ground and said loudly.

"Personal soldiers, bring Lieyan over quickly. General Zhao, the city affairs will be temporarily handed over to Ru and Prefect Huan. If this battle is unfavorable, you will lead the soldiers and civilians to You County and retreat in Guiyang!"

After saying that, I took over the reins of the horse from my personal soldiers and shook the reins and flew on the horse. At this time, the night was dark and there was no starry morning. Except for the occasional torches flashing on the city, there was no other light. Huang Zhong and I walked in my head, Xu Shu adjourned the back, and the attacking team quickly fled to the city gate.

I looked at the soldiers who were moving in an orderly manner, and silently prayed in my heart to the favor of the God of Luck.

"You are here!" At this moment, I suddenly saw the lights flashing from afar in the city behind me, and a man shouted while walking.

Xu Shu in the back formation said: "Here is here."

As the lights approached, I stopped and turned to look. Seeing that Huan Jie was running gasping. When Huan Jie saw me, he shouted: "People coach, we are saved. General Li Tong sent a scout to report first. On August 10, General Ganning, General Lu Xun and Princess Musha led their troops back to Jingnan to defeat the enemy in Hengyang and beheaded more than a thousand. The enemy chief Xiang Lang and Liu Du went to An County respectively, and Lingling collapsed. Reinforcements are expected to arrive outside Changsha City in two days."

"Boxu, what did you say?"

I don't believe my ears. Over the past month, I have become accustomed to one bad news after another. How could such good news fall from the world? Is Huan Jie comforting me or am I dreaming? I was stunned and couldn't come back to my senses for a moment.

Huan Jie looked excited and shouted loudly: "People coach, this is true, reinforcements have arrived!"

Reinforcements came, and the reinforcements finally arrived. After nearly two months of hard guarding Changsha, I finally waited for the good news that I had arrived in Ganning, Musha pacified Luling and returned to Jingnan, just when I was almost desperate to give up.

...

Not only me, Huang Zhong, Xu Shu and Zhao Lei, all the soldiers were inspired by the news and were immersed in joy. Even in the next two days, it doesn't matter that they have to go hungry. Yes, compared to the victory achieved through hard work, what does a belly count?

The soldiers who had been silent for a long time burst into cheers, shouting, embracing, and venting. They rushed into the house in front of them, spreading the good news throughout every corner of the city. Yes, such joy should be shared by everyone. Despair has been with us for the past two months, and now we can finally get rid of it.

"You said just now, Lu Xun is here too?" When I came back to my senses, I thought about Huan Jie's words carefully and suddenly realized that I had missed an important situation.

Huan Jie smiled and said, "Yes, that's what the book is written in. I think it was written by Wenda himself, so there would be no mistakes. As for the specific situation, I don't know much about it, so I can only wait two days before asking."

Since Ganning and Musa left, I only heard the news that the Ganning army was blocked by Luling in mid-July. Since the contact between Changsha and the rear was intermittent, and the war was tight, no news has been heard. Ganning and Musa were able to come with Lu Xun this time to support Feizhan, which shows that Feizhan's rebellion has been quelled.

The Feizhan rebellion isolated the connection between Changsha and Yuzhang. Looking back, when I led my army to leave Yuzhang, Lu Xun was just a 14 or 15-year-old boy, and was still studying in the newly established Tianwei Academy. How could he suddenly lead troops to rescue? There were many things I didn't know about Yuzhang, how did Feizhan's rebels be pacified, what are the current situation of Taishi Ci, Gu Yong, Hua Xin and others? I can only wait for Lu Xun to answer these many questions one by one.

On August 11, after Kuai Yue learned that Liu Du was besieging Hengyang and Xiang Lang was defeated, the governor had come to this point and could not fight again. In order to avoid greater defeat, Kuai Yue raised all the troops back to the front line of Chanling-Hanshou-Baqiu, and ordered Wei Yan to cover the retreat of the entire army.

On August 12, Ganning and Musha led 10,000 reinforcements to Changsha. At this point, the battle in Changsha ended with nearly 100,000 Kuai Yue's southern expedition army returning to the ground without success. However, for this protracted war, both sides against each other were losers. Changsha, a famous city in southern Xinjiang, was abandoned again due to continuous wars, and I don't know when it will be restored. After paying the heavy price of nearly 20,000 casualties, Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, reaped a bitter fruit that could not be swallowed.

On this day, the sky was clear and cloudless. The rare good weather had never happened in the past half a month. I led all the generals to wait at the south gate. Not long after, I saw the dust flying in front of me. When Huang Zhong saw Gan Ning from afar, he rushed over, jumped off the horse, rushed over and beat him hard.

"Xingba, I miss you so much!"

Gan Ning laughed: "Han Shengbeicheng defeated the enemy, and his power is everywhere. Ning is heard thousands of miles away!"

"Kuai Yue has retreated. If we fight again, our united army and Xingba will definitely be able to kill one of the enemies, and blood will flow into a river!" Huang Zhong was so proud.

Gan Ning and Huang Zhong were both in charge of the orders before, and they were not convinced. This time they separated for two months, and they were very intimate with each other, just like an old friend who had not seen each other for many days. Seeing me and Xu Shuzhi shook their heads and confused.

Everyone talked and laughed, and took Gan Ning and Musa into the city. I looked around all the way. Seeing Musa following the team, looking seriously ahead, I slowed down. This time Musa was wearing white clothes, which was as dazzling as the snow, like a delicate crabapple, I leaned over and took a deep breath.

"What are you doing?" Musha angrily said.

"Smell the smell to satisfy your cravings!" I said.

Musha smiled and said, "Are you hungry for two days and fainted? Isn't it delicious food?"

"I'm wrong. I've only been hungry for two days. From the day you left, I've been hungry for more than a month!" I said seriously, after separation these days, and had the first taste of the newlyweds. How could I not think about it, love it, or envy it.

Musha gave me a blank look, her face turned red, and she heard the subtle voice of my words. She turned around and said, "I heard Wenda say that Changsha is hard, but what kind of enemy did she meet?"

I sighed: "Don't mention it, I almost couldn't see you! I will tell you the details one by one in the evening. By the way, didn't Bo Yan come with you? Why didn't he see him?"

Musha said: "Xiao Xun went to Lingling to chase Liu Du, and he will come here in two days."

I said anxiously: "Boyan is young, Liu Du is cunning. How can you let him chase him alone? What if..."

Musha smiled and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Xun's young hero, even Fei Zhan's 30,000 rebels were dealt with by him a few times, let alone Liu Du, the little insect?"

On August 14, the second year of Jian'an, Lu Xun led 2,000 elite troops to defeat Lingling City, captured the rebel general Liu Du, and surrendered to his many people. At this point, the war in Jingnan began to stop. When I heard this, I was very happy and appointed Lu Xun as the commander of Fenwei, and was appointed as the commander of the general, leading a thousand troops. At that time, Lu Xun was seventeen years old.

From Lu Xun, I finally got news from Yu Zhang. Hua Xin was afraid that I would worry, so he even brought Lu Xun a letter to show me the details.

After leading the troops away, with the assistance of Huaxin, Gu Yong, Cang Ci and others, the strategy of farming and raising the people was further promoted throughout the county. Poyang, Haihun and Shangliao areas near the lake area became a warehouse of fish and rice. The people lived and worked in peace, and the thieves in the country gradually subsided, which led to the likes of the Jianghuai people joining their families to travel south.

However, Yuzhang's wealth could bring peace to the people, but it also attracted the spy of wolves. Sun Ce from Jiangdong rushed to raise troops to fight because of the thieves in Shanyue Sect in his territory, and still couldn't find time to deal with Yuzhang. In addition, I was under Taishi Ci and Zhu Huan's heavy army to guard the Shiyin Mountain Fortress, so I could only maintain a state of disagreement without fighting. During this period, Sun Ben's brother Sun Fu wanted to raise troops to avenge his brother, but they were all blocked by Danyang's prefect Wu Jing.
Chapter completed!