Yan Liang was overjoyed and ordered to continue swimming.

Zhu Jun shook his head contemptuously, waved his hand, and the two-tone infantry rushed out of the formation. They rushed towards the more than a hundred frightened Yuan soldiers like hungry tigers, surrounded them and slashed them vigorously. The soldiers had just swam fifty steps in the rain of arrows, and their physical strength was consumed too much. Before he recovered, they were not the opponents of these soldiers who had been raising their energy for a long time. In the face of four times the attack, although they resisted desperately, they still could not hold on until the next batch of support arrived. They were soon broken and killed.

The infantry retreated to the formation, and the crossbowman who had been resting for a while gathered shots again, shooting the Yuan soldiers who were trying to rush over to support him in a mess.

After a fierce battle for a whole day, Yan Liang paid more than a thousand people, but still failed to gain a foothold on the other side. No matter how many people he sent to force the crossing, Zhu Jun would always send twice as many crossings as his crossings in time to intercept. After half of the casualties, the soldiers who finally climbed ashore would then face attacks four or five times more than the enemy. Once the crossings could not achieve their goal, the huge wood would fly over and ravage the soldiers in the water.

Yan Liang stopped fighting, so he ordered the entire army to shrink, and then rushed to see Han Fu and said to Han Fu, "This battle cannot be fought again. The other party has all the advantages. We died one by one in the past, and there was no advantage at all. So many soldiers were sacrificed in vain."

Han Fu looked at it for a long time and was very impatient. "What should I do? You can't stop fighting, right?"

"Of course not to fight, we should change our tactics." Yan Liang pondered: "Our advantage is that we have a lot of troops. If we want Liu Xiu to be unable to guard against it, we should increase the crossing point and attack them in full swing so that they can't defend themselves."

Han Fu thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go see my lord and tell him your suggestions."

Yan Liang responded with some loss and turned back to his camp. He was a little confused. Why can't such a war be discussed with the generals on the front line, and he insisted on letting Han Fu and other scholars convey it. What do they know? The military books may be memorized very well, but the situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and when the order comes, the fighter's opportunity has been lost. He heard that no matter how big the battle is, Liu Xiu will always come to the front line. He believes that on the city wall not far away, Liu Xiu must be paying attention to every move here, rather than sitting in the central army tent several miles away like Yuan Shao.

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Liu Xiu rode a white horse and came to Zhu Jun's camp like a gust of wind. He turned over and dismounted the horse, threw the reins to Sun Jian, and asked him to wait outside the camp. He took Liu He's hand and took Zhang Wei, Sun Ce and other nearby servants, and quickly walked into the camp. Zhu Jun, who had just received the news, stood in front of his big tent and bowed slightly: "I've seen the general."

"Well, no gift." Liu Xiu waved his hand and walked straight to the big tent. Zhu Jun took a step back, lifted up the tent door, and asked Liu Xiu and Liu He to go in, and then followed him into the big tent. As soon as the tent door entered, Zhang Wei and Sun Ce held the tent door with a ring knife, one left and one right. During the period when General Cavalry and Zhu Changshi were discussing, no one was allowed to enter.

The big tent was a little messy, with pens and ink everywhere, maps, and a plate of unfinished meal on the table. It seemed that Zhu Jun was studying the war just now.

"I played well today." Liu Xiu found an empty seat and sat down, and praised.

Zhu Jun was unmoved. He listened quietly, and after a while: "General, today is just a test. Once the opponent attacks in full, our weakness will appear. At that time, Yuan Shao will definitely find his weakness."

"Zhu Changshi Zhu is not arrogant or impatient. No wonder Duan Gong said you are a famous general, but unfortunately you are not very lucky." Liu Xiu laughed softly and patted his thighs and said, "But gold will shine everywhere, so Zhu Changshi must be patient."

Zhu Jun smiled helplessly and lowered his head. He is almost forty years old this year and has passed half of his life. No one would believe that he has no intention of making achievements. But as Duan Jin said, his luck was not very good. When he fought against the Yellow Turbans, he made many military achievements and was about to rise step by step, but he never thought that the Yuan family would rebel. Yuan Shu became a traitor, and his contributions were also lost. He was unwilling to follow the Yuan family, so he returned to Luoyang. As a result, he was neglected by Song Feng for more than half a year. It was not until Duan Jin took charge of the army that he appointed him as the chief of the Taiwei Mansion. After Duan Jin fought in Guandong for several years. Although everyone worked hard, his strength was not as strong as the Yuan family. After all, he had no military achievements that could be made over the years. Four or five years passed.

Four or five years, how many more than four or five years can he live? Look at the cavalry general in front of him. He is just thirty years old and is the most important general of the country.

Looking at Zhu Jun's somewhat lonely expression, Liu Xiu could roughly guess what he was thinking at the moment. Zhu Jun is good at learning, but he is not the kind of Confucian scholar who studies hard. On the contrary, he attaches great importance to the benefits of the world. He is a Kuaiji native, but he does not have the kind of elegance of Jiangnan people. On the contrary, he is tall and strong. At first glance, he looks more like a northerner, and has a straightforward temperament, with a taste of rather than bent. This is also the result of Emperor Guangwu's support for his scholars for a hundred years, and of course it can also be said to be an ancient legacy. The Han people of these days, regardless of whether they are scholars or not, are still brave and heroic in their blood, and are far from the cowardly appearance of later generations.

Liu Xiu waited for a while and asked again: "From your experience, when will Yuan Shao launch the general attack?"

Zhu Jun retracted his confused look and cheered up his spirits. "According to the situation on the battlefield today, there should be one day, probably the day after tomorrow, he should launch a full-scale attack."

"If he launches a full-scale attack, how long can you last?"

"Two to three days." Zhu Jun replied confidently: "The water of gua is too narrow, and its effect can be limited after all."

Liu Xiu stroked his fingers and thought for a moment: "Two to three days are enough. Then if I give you five thousand people, can you stay here for two days?"

"No problem." Zhu Jun was excited and straightened his body.

"As long as you can block it for two days, you can give up the water defense line and retreat into Xinji County." Liu Xiu put away his smile and said seriously: "But, Xinji cannot be lost."

Zhu Jun frowned, pondered for a moment, and then responded in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, General, I will definitely be able to keep Xinji."

"Okay, I believe you can do it." Liu Xiu winked at Liu Xiu. Liu He stood up, walked out of the tent, and said to Sun Ce who was standing inside the tent door: "Go and invite your father."

Sun Zheng responded and quickly walked out of the camp. Not long after, Sun Jian, who was waiting outside the camp, hurried over, bowed to Liu Xiu, and bowed to Zhu Jun. Although the Sun family is from Wujun, Fuchun and Zhu Jun's hometown Shangyu are not far apart and can be regarded as a village party. However, Zhu Jun does not look down on Sun Jian very much. One reason is that Sun Jian came from a poor family and did not study. Secondly, Sun Jian once followed Yuan Shu. In Zhu Jun's eyes, Yuan Shu was rebellious.

"I'll let Wentai cooperate with you." Liu Xiu whispered: "You are the chief general, Wentai is the deputy general. After I leave, the war here will be fully commanded by you." He winked at Liu He, and Liu He stood up and walked to the shocked Zhu Jun, and presented a cliffhanger with his hands.

Looking at the copper tube carved with exquisite patterns, Zhu Jun suddenly felt a burst of passion coming to his head. He knew what the copper tube was useful, and he also knew what this copper tube represented. Under Liu Xiu's tent, only generals who formed a single army would be equipped with clairvoyance. Liu Xiu gave him this means that from now on, he would become a general under Liu Xiu's tent who could fight independently, and no longer an ordinary general who fought with Liu Xiu, and his chances of making meritorious contributions increased greatly.

"General..." Although Zhu Jun tried his best to control his emotions, he was still a little excited. He took Qianliyan with both hands and said in a trembling voice: "General Xie, Master Xie."

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