Yuan Shu was restless and walked back and forth like a trapped beast. His steps were very big. Although the hall was not small, he still reached his head in two or three steps, and then he had to turn around and walk again. He walked two steps and almost hit the wall. At first, he could pay attention, but later he was not careful, and finally hit the wall with a "bang", which made his nose sore and almost burst into tears.

Yuan Shu became even more anxious and kicked the wall, shouting with a hurry: "Tear the wall for me."

Sun Ce and Ma Chao, who were standing beside him, looked at each other and were at a loss. He didn't go to the spacious yard under the hall, but he was about to turn around the hall. He hit the wall and blamed the wall for something wrong. This is too unreasonable, right?

"What do you guys want to tear down the wall?" Yuan Shu was so angry that he kicked hard again, and the gables rustled. Chapter 554 The Battle of Xiling (I) was shaking, and the ash on the beam fell off, causing him to sneeze. "Ha——I owe!" Yuan Shu rubbed his nose: "It's really his mother's unlucky, even the ash bullies me!"

Sun Ce and Ma Chao couldn't help but laugh, but when they saw Yuan Shu's expression, they immediately closed their mouths and raised their faces. Yuan Shu looked at this and then that, and suddenly laughed, and waved his hands boredly: "Come some water and let me wash it."

"Oh." Sun Ce responded and rushed out in front of Ma Chao. After a while, he brought a basin of water. Yuan Shu washed his face randomly, sat in the hall and stared at a daze for a while, and suddenly asked: "You guys say, Liu Xiu is attacking Xiling now, what should we do?"

"Of course I went to rescue." Ma Chao replied: "If you don't rescue, Liu Xiu's 20,000 troops will besiege Xiling, and Xiling will be lost."

Yuan Shu didn't say anything, turned his head and looked at the silent Sun Ce: "Bo Fu, what do you think?"

"I... look?" Sun Ce was stunned for a moment and smiled embarrassedly: "I don't understand these things, everything is listened to the general."

"Stop, I just asked, but I didn't say I'll listen to you." Yuan Shu waved his hand and said impatiently: "Tell me quickly and see."

"I think Xiling Chapter 554: The Battle of Xiling (1) cannot be saved." Sun Ce said slowly.

Ma Chao glanced at him: "Why can't you save me?"

"Yes, why can't you save me?" Yuan Shu also asked curiously.

"My father and I stayed in Xiling for a while and knew the terrain of Xiling." Sun Ce walked to the map and found the location of Xiling on the map. He said the terrain around Xiling: "There are two directions to go to Xiling. The most convenient road is to enter from the west. The road is flat and suitable for cavalry. There is also a road to the south, from the Yangtze River to the swamp, and transfer to a small boat to reach the city of Xiling. But now the Jingzhou Navy and Yizhou Navy are in the hands of Liu Xiu, so he will definitely send people to guard the river. As for the road to the west..." Sun Ce shrugged: "Our cavalry is limited, and it is impossible to be Liu Xiu's opponent. If you go there, you will die."

Yuan Shu blinked and didn't say anything. As Sun Ce said, he was not as strong as Liu Xiu's strength, whether by land or water. It seems that Xiling City is undoubtedly a mistake. It is hard to say that Li Feng and his friends can guard Xiling for a few days.

This is the first time I have confronted Liu Xiu head-on. Did you give up like that? Yuan Shu was very unwilling to accept it. Last time Fu Xie led 10,000 Guanzhong troops out of Wuguan, and drove him out of Nanyang in an instant. This time Liu Xiu went out of Yizhou. If Sun Jian had not taken the risk of raiding Changsha County, he would have been completely driven out of Jingzhou by Liu Xiu.

Am I really not Liu Xiu's opponent? Yuan Shu scratched his head and was very frustrated.

"So as you say, we can only retreat step by step and watch Liu Xiu take down Xiling?"

"I think it's possible to protect Jiangdong, not in Xiling, but in Yuzhang." Sun Ce lowered his head and looked at his toes. After a while, he raised up again and faced Yuan Shu's gaze: "General, Yuzhang is the shipyard. Once the warship is lost, the river will not belong to the general. To protect Yuzhang, you must guard Changsha."

"And!" Ma Chao looked at him disdainfully: "So you are still thinking about saving your father."

When Sun Ce heard this, his face turned red and shouted sternly: "My father and son are born and die for the general, and have never been selfless. How dare you slander my father and son? Do you think I dare not kill you?" As he said, he drew his sword and was about to fight Ma Chao.

Ma Chao was startled, then jumped up and cursed: "Wu Xia Shuzi, do you think I'm afraid of you? I don't know who will kill whom."

"Then let's try it!" Sun Ce cursed, and was about to rush up. Ma Chao was furious, drew his sword and came forward.

When Yuan Shu saw this, he was so angry that he kicked the case over and cursed: "You two little men, are you still me in your eyes? Draw your sword in front of me?"

Only then did Sun Ce and Ma Chao remember that Yuan Shu was still beside him, so they quickly put away the knife and bowed to apologize. Yuan Shu was so angry that he laughed and pointed at the two naughty young men: "You guys..."

At this moment, the Changshi Yan Xiang walked in and saw the pose of the stance and was surprised: "General, is this?"

Yuan Shu snorted and told what happened just now. Yan Xiang turned his eyes: "General, I think Sun Ce is right."

"Is it reasonable?" Yuan Shu was stunned, not caring about getting angry with the two boys anymore: "You also said that you would give up Xiling and go to Changsha?"

"It's not that we give up Xiling." Yan Xiang shook his head and said, "We can't save Xiling at all. Since we can't save it, we can't sit idly by and watch Liu Xiu take Xiling. We should seize this opportunity to strengthen Yuzhang's defense and support Changsha."

"Tell me in detail, tell me in detail." Yuan Shu was overjoyed and quickly invited Yan Xiang to the front of the map. Yan Xiang drew a circle on the map: "Changsha is the front line of Yuzhang. If you defend Changsha, Yuzhang will be in danger. Even if Liu Xiu takes Jiangxia all, he dare not go east easily. To defend Changsha, we cannot place all hope on Sun Jian. After Liu Xiu conquered Xiling, the next step must be to return to the army to recover Changsha. He cut off Sun Jian's retreat from Jiangxia County and cooperated with the three counties of Wuling, Guiyang and Lingling. Surrounding Changsha is an inevitable move. Although Sun Jian is brave, he fights alone, and it will only take time to lose Changsha."

"But it's not that easy to conquer, right?"

"Yes, but it's been a year or two, Liu Xiu can afford it." Yan Xiang smiled bitterly: "General, it's April now, and Sun Jian only relies on the savings in the city. Liu Xiu conquered Xiling for a maximum of one to two months. Before the autumn harvest, he must have surrounded Changsha. Can Changsha's rice be left to Sun Jian to collect? Liu Xiu ate Changsha's rice and surrounded Linxiang City. He could afford it. What should he worry about? Think about it, why did he only bring 20,000 people from Yizhou? With the Guanzhong army, the total number was only 30,000, and the strongest Liangzhou cavalry basically did not bring. Jingzhou Fuzhe, there are 500,000 households in Nanyang alone, which can provide 100,000 soldiers. The seven counties of Jingzhou provide 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers, and there is no pressure at all."

It took time to prepare for the siege equipment. When Liu Xiu received the news from Gan Ning, he had not started attacking. When he saw Yuan Shu's actions, he frowned, "Who do you think this is the idea?"

Xun You crossed his hands in front of his abdomen and pondered for a moment: "It should be Yan Xiang's idea."!!!
Chapter completed!