After Liu Jintang led a brigade of soldiers to arrive in Xingyang County, he immediately launched an attack. Cannons were placed outside the city and aimed at the city head of Xingyang County to attack. Under the fierce fire attack, the troops stationed in Xingyang County were ordered to attack. Hu Zhiguang was under tremendous pressure. The two armies fought in Beicheng of Xingyang County. With the cover of artillery fire, Liu Jintang led his soldiers to break through the Beicheng gate and enter the city.
However, Hu Zhiguang organized soldiers to resist in the city. Taking advantage of the alleys, he blocked attacks step by step, and then pushed back Liu Jintang's army and defended Xingyang County. The first battle between the two sides ended.
Hu Zhiguang ordered his soldiers to strengthen patrols and garrison carefully to prevent Li Zhen's army from sneak attacks.
After nightfall, the county government office.
The lights in the hall were shining and the fire was swaying.
Hu Zhiguang was wearing a damaged armor and was sitting upright. There were stains on his face and even a hint of exhaustion. He hadn't had time to rest until now. The battle during the day made Hu Zhiguang feel even more stressed. Originally, Hu Zhiguang was thinking about them. They defeated the foreign dogs, and the beating of Li Zhen was about the same.
However, now facing Li Zhen's army, there is obviously a huge gap, especially Li Zhen's firepower and the weapons used by Li Zhen's soldiers are even more domineering.
If Hu Zhiguang hadn't used the favorable terrain in the city to counterattack, Xingyang County would have fallen.
Hu Zhiguang looked seriously, looked around the generals in the hall, and said in a deep voice: "We fought with Li Zhen's army during the day. I think everyone already knows about Li Zhen's strength, and they have their own ideas in their hearts. I have called everyone together to let you express your opinions and discuss how to deal with Li Zhen."
After a pause, Hu Zhiguang continued: "The task given to me by the general is to defend Xingyang County and keep Li Zhen's army out. At the same time, the general also granted me the right to take the initiative, hoping to defeat Li Zhen." , Therefore, we need everyone to unite sincerely and work together to discuss strategies to deal with Li Zhen."
"General, Li Zhen is very powerful, I think we should seek stability."
On the left side of the hall, Lin Ping, Hu Zhiguang's aide, spoke.
Hu Zhiguang leaned forward slightly and asked, "What did Mr. Lin think about it?"
Lin Ping clasped his fists and said: "Judging from the battle during the day, if the two armies faced each other, it would be difficult for us to defeat Li Zhen. Even if we fight Li Zhen's army head-on, we will definitely lose. Therefore, the first task to be done now is to strengthen The city gates, as well as setting up defensive fortifications in the city as soon as possible, strengthen the defensive force, making it difficult for Li Zhen's army to win even if they enter the city."
After a pause, Lin Ping continued: "Although Li Zhen's soldiers are all elite, we can resist with the help of street fighting in the city. Therefore, my suggestion is to focus on defense and try to strengthen the defensive strength as much as possible." After a long time, Li Zhen's army failed to win and will naturally retreat without fighting. Then we can breathe a sigh of relief."
Hu Zhiguang pondered for a while and nodded, but did not make any judgment.
With a glance, he motioned for the others to speak.
"General, I think we can go to war."
One of the captains under Hu Zhiguang spoke with a sense of arrogance on his face. The captain was thin, but his eyes were moving, showing a sense of intelligence.
This person was a confidant under Hu Zhiguang, named Xu Yun.
He glanced at Lin Ping disdainfully and said loudly: "Avoiding a fight is not what a hero does. The enemies are coming. We can't just sit there. Even if we can't defeat Li Zhen head-on, we can still attack at night. Harassment, attracting Li Zhen's troops to attack and then ambush, etc. A battle does not necessarily require a head-on confrontation. General, I think that when the time is right, we should take the initiative to attack and look for opportunities to annihilate the enemy. Although the general does not require us to win, As an important general under the general, how can the general achieve nothing? We must choose the opportunity to go to war and strive to defeat Li Zhen's army."
Hu Zhiguang nodded again and smiled slightly.
Seeing Hu Zhiguang's expression, Lin Ping said quickly: "General, regardless of whether we go to war or not, I think we should feed back the news about Xingyang County to the general to let him know the situation here."
Hu Zhiguang said without hesitation: "Mr. Lin, you can report the battle situation in Xingyang County to the general at any time."
"yes."
Lin Ping felt happy and breathed a sigh of relief.
With Xi Changzhen controlling the situation in Qinghua City, the war situation in Xingyang County will not be too bad.
Hu Zhiguang added: "What Mr. Lin and Xu Yuan said have certain truths. We should defend, but we should also take the initiative to attack, and we must have both offense and defense. However, we must choose the right time to attack Li Zhen. Therefore, I decided to use
The main focus is on garrisoning. At this stage, according to what Mr. Lin mentioned, the defense of Xingyang County is strengthened. Whether it is the tower or the city, we must strengthen the defense as much as possible to block Li Zhen's attack. At the same time, we must always pay attention to the changes in the battle situation.
Ready to attack at any time."
"As commanded."
The generals in the army answered in unison, and then went down to execute it.
When Lin Ping walked out of the government office, his steps were brisk and he felt that the pressure on his shoulders had been relieved a lot. As long as Hu Zhiguang's mind remained clear, everything would be easy to handle.
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Li Zhen Military Camp, the main tent of the Chinese Army.
Lu Shaochuan looked like he was still unsatisfied and said: "President, we have already invaded Xingyang County during the day. As long as we work harder, it is possible to capture Xingyang County, but you ordered the troops to withdraw. Alas,
What a pity." During the daytime attack on Xingyang County, after Liu Jintang led his army into the city, Li Zhen quickly ordered the withdrawal, which did not last long.
Li Zhen asked: "If we attack by force, how many soldiers will be lost?"
Lu Shaochuan smiled, and then said loudly: "Since it is a war, there is no one who will not die."
Li Zhen snorted and said in a deep voice: "We only have one brigade of soldiers, only 3,000 people. If we must capture Xingyang County, the number of casualties will be at least thousands. We cannot afford such losses, and we cannot bear the same losses as those stationed in Xingyang County."
Don't rush into the battle with Hu Zhiguang in Yangxian County. We must try to reduce the casualties of the soldiers as much as possible. This is the best strategy. Otherwise, if the fight continues all the way to Fuchun, our soldiers will all die and we will be beaten."
Lu Shaochuan nodded and stopped talking.
"Report."
A soldier walked in, performed a military salute, and said loudly: "President, Hu Zhiguang sent a messenger towards Qinghua City, probably to report the news from Xingyang County."
"good."
Li Zhen laughed loudly, and his face blossomed into a smile.
After the soldiers left, Liu Jintang continued: "President, the news about Xingyang County has reached Xi Changzhen's ears, and when the news about Russell, Adams and others' attack on Xiaoshui County on the other side reaches Xi Changzhen's ears, then
If we can achieve the goal of attacking in the east and attacking in the west in the first stage, I believe that Xi Changzhen will respond quickly."
Li Zhen laughed and said: "I didn't expect Hu Zhiguang to spread the news so quickly. Very good. Pass on the order. The next few days will be mainly harassment. Try to let Hu Zhiguang fight. If he avoids fighting, we will slowly
Consumed."
"clear."
Lu Shaochuan, Liu Jintang and others responded and immediately went to prepare.
