????????Although the rhetoric is flying, both sides are very clear. No matter how gorgeous the rhetoric of the statement is, or how loud the voice is in criticizing the other party's actions, who is the "rebel" and who is really determined.

The key to being a "thief" still lies in the sword.

?????????Why do those who succeed become princes and losers become thieves?

???????? Because history is always written by the successful.

????????So the military operations on both sides were not delayed at all. There were no dangerous passes in the mountains, rivers and mountains on the way from Dongcheng to Shouchun, nor were the three cities of Zhongli, Yinling, and Xiquyang that needed to be passed.

What a strong city fortress, Yu Jin and Zang Ba's troops advanced very quickly. On the third day after entering Yangzhou territory, they won the first battle and captured Zhongli. Immediately, they continued non-stop, and their troops reached Yinling.

????????In order to complete his achievements in one battle, Wang Zheng transferred almost all his elite troops this time, which was considered a huge risk. At this time, the garrison strength in Xuzhou in the rear was greatly reduced, which was considered to be a historic situation.

The emptiest place ever

????????So we must make a quick decision, otherwise changes will happen if we wait too long!

????????For this strategic purpose, the Heavenly Army was divided into four groups.

?????????In addition to Yu Jin's attack on Yangzhou from the north, on the other hand, according to the plan, the Wu Sheng Department and the Jingzhou Military and Civil Affairs Department in Runan at this time will also launch at the same time. They must be blocked.

Yuan Shu's 20,000 soldiers and horses and Runan's local Yangzhou army.

Of course, just in case, Xu Fang, who was stationed in Pengcheng, had led 5,000 troops to station in Longkang, Peiguo not long ago. According to the plan, he should go south to attack Cai Cai at this time.

?????????Xia Cai is the choke point between Runan and Jiujiang, a must-pass point. As long as Xu Fang captures this city, he can serve as the main flank protection. If Wu Sheng's troops fail to stop Yuan Shu, then

With Xia Cai, we can also block the returning Yangzhou army.

????????The last group of troops was led by Wang Zheng himself. It was Huang Zhong and Guo Jia who had stayed in Lujiang before. Since they arrived at Hefei City in advance, following Wang Zheng's order, they had conquered it in just three days.

He defeated Chengde who was standing in front of him, and then marched directly to Shouchun City.

Shouchun has been without war for many years, and suddenly dark clouds descended on the city, causing panic and chaos.

At this time, Yang Hong, Gan Ning, Gu Yong, Li Ren, and others had climbed to the top of the city to watch the Xuzhou army.

???????Xuzhou's army and horses have not all arrived yet. At this time, only the vanguard cavalry came. The vanguard general was Huang Zhong and his deputy Wei Yan.

The two men had a clear division of labor. Wei Yan's infantry dismounted and camped in the rear, while Huang Zhong's cavalry drove their horses in front, forming an array at the top of the city outside the range of arrows and trebuchets.

Be on guard against Shouchun's army and horses taking advantage of its unstable footing to leave the city and attack.

????????In order to boost morale, small teams of twos and threes would gallop out of battle from time to time, going back and forth to the city. The war horses brought up smoke and dust all over the sky. Corresponding to the dark sky, the flags became more and more bright like fire, and the guns were as bright as water.

.

?????????"The Yellow Turban Bandits are so impudent!"

After completely falling out, Shouchun people's evaluation of Wang Zheng and the Tianjun naturally returned to the past. Gan Ning's face was ashen and he said: "Dare to run so wantonly outside the city, you treat our army like nothing."

Also, how can I endure it?”

"Yang Jijiu, the enemy army has just arrived and the camp has not yet been established. It is time to attack. If not, my general will lead an army of horses out of the city, break into the bandit's formation, and kill him with a show of force."

So that he can know the power of our army and the sharpness of our swords!

Before Yang Hong could answer, Li Ren on the side had already shaken his head: "No, General Gan. Although the camp of the Yellow Turban bandits has not been set up, at this time they are the vanguard and most of the cavalry, advancing and retreating."

Flexible and easy to engage in battle, General Gan deserves praise for his bravery in fighting. However, the last general thought that with the troops and horses in our city, we can hold on to it, but we cannot attack rashly. Moreover, Wang Yukou is cunning by nature and will always show weakness to the enemy. What seems like a good opportunity is actually

Not necessarily, it’s better to wait a little longer.”

?????????“What seems like a good opportunity is actually not so?”

Gan Ning glanced at Li Ren solemnly. Although he was older than him, his official position was not as good as his. In addition, Gan Ning had also heard of Li Ren's reputation as "the most defeated captain", and he was interested in Li Ren.

Li Ren couldn't help but feel contempt, and couldn't help but sneered with ridicule: "Hey, Colonel Li's intention is to wait until the enemy camp is set up and the formation is completed, and it doesn't seem like a good opportunity, then we have the opportunity to send troops.

?Absolutely ridiculous!”

?????????"Gan Xingba you."

?????????Li Ren didn't expect that Gan Ning would not give his "senior" any face, so he became furious and was about to explode, but saw that Gan Ning was too lazy to look at him and turned to look at Yang Hong:

"Yang Jijiu, what do you think?"

???????Although he had gained military power, Yuan Shu had already told him before he left, "Be sure to pay more attention to important military matters and listen to Yang Hong's opinion." Gan Ning is not stupid, so he naturally knows very well what is going on.

Donado heard that the words were meant to save face. To put it bluntly, Yang Hong was the supreme commander who had real military and political control in Shouchun City. If Yang Hong didn't nod his head, he could not act without authorization.

?????????"What Captain Li said makes sense, let's wait a little longer."

Yang Hong glanced at Gan Ning, who was looking at him eagerly, and said softly: "General Gan is a tiger general in the world. He has no fear in the face of powerful enemies, and he has the courage to fight.

Of course it's great, but the situation is unclear now, so please be patient."

????????".promise."

?????????Gan Ning was greatly disappointed, but he couldn't get angry at Yang Hong. He just replied angrily, and then thought about it and asked: "The Xuzhou army and horses came to this area. Our city is not well prepared.

The general would like to ask Yang Jijiu for advice on how to defeat the enemy."

"The Xuzhou army and horses are far away, and the transportation of food and grass is inconvenient. Although the momentum is fierce at the moment, like a tree without roots and water without a source, I predict that it will not take long and the energy will be exhausted. The reason why Wang Zheng came first

This is the reason why we attacked Shouchun, we just hope for a quick victory."

"General Gan, since the enemy wants to hurry, we should slow down. Therefore, in my opinion, the strategy for retreating from the enemy should be to defend first and fight second." Yang Hong smiled.

He smiled and said: "This is also the reason why I don't want the general to attack rashly."

?????????"Since the enemy wants haste, I should be slow. There is nothing wrong with that."

Gan Ning frowned and thought for a while and said: "It's just that the Xuzhou Army has mobilized a large number of troops this time. If they insist on defending, once they pull out all the nearby cities and turn Shouchun into an isolated city, then

So what?"

???????"It should be noted that the art of war also states that a lonely city cannot be defended."

"No problem." Yang Hong said with a smile: "I have sent orders to all counties in the county and ordered all troops and horses from Xiquyang, Ping'a, Dangtu and other cities to come to support. It is expected that they will arrive in the near future. Another

On the one hand, as soon as Wang Zheng raised his troops, I also ordered people to rush to Runan County to report this sudden change to the lord. In Runan, there are not only the 20,000 elites brought by the lord, but also General Lei and other troops stationed there.

, the total number has exceeded 100,000. Even though our Shouchun preparations are insufficient, with so many reinforcements and back-up troops, we only need to hold on for a few days to completely reverse the situation."

?????????"What the sacrificial wine says is true."

Li Ren on the side nodded repeatedly: "Besides, our Shouchun is the old capital of the Chu State, and it has also been the capital of the county for more than a hundred years. In terms of the strong city and solid defense, it is the best in the east of the Yangtze River.

No matter how menacing the Yellow Turban bandits are, they will never be defeated quickly!"

"Captain Li's words hit the key point." Yang Hong looked around and said seriously: "Wang Zheng has raised an army this time and is known to the outside world as a hundred thousand troops. Please think about it.

How many years has he been in Xuzhou? How many people and horses does he have?"

"Hey, a hundred thousand troops? Does Xuzhou still have one soldier to garrison now? Even if he is confident that Xuzhou is fine, what about the newly acquired Beihai Kingdom this year? There are no troops left to guard it?"

"One hundred thousand horses must be an exaggeration." Gan Ning said solemnly: "But judging from the current situation, 50,000 horses are probably available."

?????????"Even if 50,000 troops are deployed, it will inevitably lead to an emptiness in the rear. Places such as Xuzhou and other four battles are surrounded by wolves. The result of an emptiness in the rear is that there is a danger of overthrowing at every turn. Wang Yukou Rumang

It’s hard to sleep and eat well if you carry it on your back!”

Yang Hongsen said calmly: "In this case, this guy's idea must be to quickly defeat Shouchun first, and then use the power of victory to spread the word and decide on Jiujiang!"

?????????"So what we have to do now is to never give the thieves any chance to "quick"!"

?????????"Yang Jijiu has a great talk." After hearing this, Gan Ning's previous anger dissipated a lot, and he nodded and said: "In this case, I will order all the troops to strictly guard the city and hang up the no-war card.

Those who refuse to fight will be killed if they disobey orders!"

???????"As it should be."

?????????Yang Hong glanced at Gan Ning with admiration. From this, it can be seen that although Gan Ning is young and energetic, he is brave and fierce, but he is by no means a foolhardy person. Think about it.

After thinking about it, he added: "One more thing, General Gan must not be careless."

?????????"Yang Jijiu is talking about?"

?????????"Although Wang Zheng came to stay in Shouchun for a short time, he had many contacts with the local gentry and gentry." Yang Hong's eyes flashed with a coldness, and he said every word: "I must

You have to be careful of some ulterior villains who cause chaos in the city and cooperate with them inside and outside, causing trouble to Xiao Qiang!"

"There are many wealthy families in the city. If we were to guard each family, wouldn't we have to allocate a lot of troops?"

Gan Ning pondered for a while and then said: "If this is not the case, I will give an order to move all the big families in the city to the palace, so that only a thousand people can guard them."

!”

"Very good." Yang Hong nodded, then looked at Li Ren and said, "This matter will be handled by Captain Li." He then said to the left and right, "Please step aside for the time being.

, I have something important to discuss with General Gan."

???????We are asked to retreat after discussing important matters?

?????????The implication is that you don’t trust us?

?????????The people who are qualified to follow Gan Ning and Yang Hong to the city to observe the enemy's positions are all high-level military officers in the city, at least starting as captains. Yang Hong's words immediately made the expressions of a group of people change.

It looked a bit ugly, but his arms couldn't twist his thighs. Although Yang Hong's official position was not high, he was Yuan Shu's most trusted advisor. In desperation, everyone retreated.

?????????After everyone left, Gan Ning asked: "Now that there is no third person, what is the important matter? Yang Jijiu, please tell me."

Yang Hong had a solemn look on his face and waved his hand to signal Gan Ning to come closer. Then he whispered in his ear: "When Wang Zheng was in Shouchun, he not only interacted with the local wealthy families, but also with the civil and military officials in the city.
To be continued...