Did Feng Xi's troops take the lead in crossing the river?

"Excellent." Lei Yuan stood up.

Although Yiling is not a big city, it is far from enough to rely on more than 400 cavalry to fully control it.

There are many low hills around Yiling, with mountains continuous and continuous, with dense forests, valleys, streams and ponds crisscrossing. From the stair-like high slopes in the northwest to the flat ground near the water in the southeast, after careful management in Ganning, there are several small dock walls.

These dock walls are united with Yiling to form a hub that controls the north bank of the Yangtze River. Ganning can adjust its troops in a timely manner according to changes in the situation, and have sufficient room for offense, defense, advance and retreat.

There are more or less some left-behind forces in these dock walls. Because Lei Yuan captured the government office in time and controlled Chen Mi, these left-behind forces have been subdued; but it is difficult to rely on the more than 400 cavalry at present to control them safely. Who knows if there will be more nights and dreams?

At this time, it was very important that the four generals Feng Xi, Huo Jun, Xiang Chong and Dupu arrived in time.

Lei Yuan laughed, got up to greet him, took a few steps, and said to Li Yan: "Mr. Zhengfang, let's go and welcome him together?"

Li Yan knew the elegant meaning when he heard the strings and songs. He knew that Lei Yuanming was to welcome the successors, but in fact he took the opportunity to show the strength of the Jingzhou army and strengthened his determination to serve Duke Xuande. Why didn't Li Yan himself want to take this opportunity to meet the generals and schoolmen in Jingzhou again? He agreed happily and the two went straight out of the city.

A team of riders rushed forward. After half a journey, they saw a fast boat passing through the undulating waves at the lower dock.

Several people came down from the boat, Ren Hui greeted him and asked a few questions, then led one of them to the city. Both sides gathered in the middle of the road.

Several feet away, the man hurriedly urged the horse forward and called out diligently: "General Xu, Mr. Feng is here!"

The speaker is about thirty years old, with a round face and long beard, a very rich figure, a round belly, and does not look like a martial artist, but rather like a rich man sitting guarding his home. However, his hands were wide and thick, with his fingers tied to the reins, and his ten fingers were thick, and he showed a long-term military training. This man was Feng Xi, the general who was appointed by Xuande Gong to assist in occupying Yiling and other places.

Before Zhou Lang raised an army to invade and Duke Xuande gathered to discuss countermeasures, Feng Xi was in the list. His ranking rank was below Zhang Nan, and before the group of Generals of the Central Army.

Feng Xi was born in a village in Nanjun. When Liu Jingsheng lured Zhang Xiu to station troops in Wancheng, he and his brother Feng Kai led the young man from the village to join Zhang Xiu. In the second year of Jian'an, the two brothers participated in the sneak attack on Cao Gong, and later retired from Rang County with Zhang Xiu. In the fourth year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu defected to Cao Gong again, and the Feng brothers followed Zhang Xiu to fight in Guandu, Nanpi and other places, and each had military achievements.

Later, Zhang Xiu died of illness, and the troops led by the Feng brothers were transferred to the southern line. During the Battle of Chibi, they were all under the supervision of Zhao Yan, the prefect of Zhangling, Zhao Yan, and the formations were set up west of Jiangxia.

After Cao Gong was defeated, he withdrew his troops northward through Huarong. Feng Kai, who was responsible for the severance of the rear, was led by Xuande Gong to attack. Feng Kai died in battle, and Feng Xi had no choice but to surrender.

Feng Xi knew that he was a newly-received man with many officials. Although Duke Xuande tried his best to comfort him, he still felt uneasy. Therefore, he usually had a beautiful woman who was mellow and lived in simplicity. In just one year, he grew from a strong man to a fat man.

But such a general has his own unique experience and means and will not be idle for a long time. It is said that he followed Duke Xuande to work south to Tang this time, and he performed very well in the assessment of military laws, regardless of whether he was a soldier. So when he mobilized troops to support Lei Yuan in the west to Jiangxia, Duke Xuande specially appointed him as one of the four generals and clearly used him as Lei Yuan's deputy general.

Lei Yuan has always respected such seniors on the battlefield. After hearing Feng Xi's greeting, he first pressed the bridle and greeted him: "General Xiuyuan, thank you for your hard work on the road."

If Lei Yuan in Feng Xi's eyes had been just a yellow-mouthed child who inherited his father's family business, no matter how high his status was, he would not be in the eyes of veterans like him. However, with the news that Cheng Pu, Lu Meng, Gan Ning and other troops were defeated one by one to Zuo Tang, Feng Xi had already changed his mind.

Xuande Gong's headquarters had more than 30,000 elite troops and confronted the Wu army for half a month. Many powerful soldiers and generals worked together, but they were equally matched with the Wu people. Lei Yuan led his clan tribe and actually defeated the Wu army's heavy generals in ten days, almost shattering half of Jiangdong's country in Jingzhou? Considering the previous rumors that Zhou Tai's death, who was formerly stationed in Cenping, was also inseparable from Lei Yuan... This was simply a bit terrible.

Feng Xi is an old corpse. He knows that such a young general will have a bright future in the future and should really make friends with him.

At this time, he saw Lei Yuan. Although Lei Yuan's appearance was as usual, his posture was very casual. In Feng Xi's eyes, he developed a lot of extra strong momentum.

Feng Xi quickly jumped off the horse, followed the rules of the deputy who saw the commander, and bowed meticulously, and smiled and said, "It's just running around and spending some shoes and socks; it's far less than Xu Zhi's battles in the south and north, and repeatedly defeating the might of a powerful enemy. Xu Zhi, I'm here to be your deputy, but if you have instructions, please tell me."

Lei Yuan quickly helped Feng Xi up and thanked him a few words.

He immediately asked, "How many generals are here, how many soldiers are there?"

"Our troops are 1,100, and they are ranked first in the first batch of crossing the river. In addition, Huo Jun leads 800 troops, Xiang Chong leads 600 troops, and Dupu leads 500 troops, totaling 3,000 cavalry and soldiers, including more than 120 cavalry and soldiers. In addition, there are some food and fodder and baggage stored on the other side and will be transported one after another later."

“Is it going smoothly along the way?”

"At present, the Sun and Liu families were separated from contact and had not fought again for more than ten days. Therefore, our navy arrived along the river and did not encounter any trouble. People, horses, and supplies were not reduced."

Lei Yuan nodded and said, "It's so good. To be honest, although I have seized Yiling City, I have not yet fully grasped the important places in the city. Then I asked the Xiuyuan army to take over the city's defense. After I reorganized my troops, I followed the other generals to occupy Zigui, Wuxian and other places with the other generals."

Speaking of this, he remembered that he had not introduced the two of them yet. Unexpectedly, he realized that Feng Xi and Li Yan knew each other. They were similar in age and had a relationship with elders in the clan when they were young.

Over the past few decades, the world's heroes have stood together and suddenly disappeared. For civil servants and generals at the grassroots level, there are only a few loyal ministers and martyrs who have served as one master from beginning to end and die for death. Most people, like Feng Xi and Li Yan, move with the momentum, and float like dust on the street.

Although they have the idea of ​​meeting a wise master, building achievements, gaining wealth, and finally returning home in glory; however, if the master is not very clear, or if he has not been in the eyes of the lord, he cannot build achievements, gaining wealth, or he has to leave his hometown... he still has to continue living that life.

In fact, the Huainan Haoyou, including the Lei clan of Lujiang, initially served in the Yuan clan, later relied on the Sun clan, and eventually fled thousands of miles to Jingzhou and became ministers of the Liu clan. Isn’t that the same?

Perhaps because of this, while waiting for the subsequent ships to dock, the three of them talked about the geography, humanity, and war and attack they came into contact with, and they all felt very happy. Moreover, they had something to do in their hearts, and became more and more interested in making friends, and the more they talked, the more they became more and more interested they became.
Chapter completed!