The next day, Liu Qi ordered Gan Ning and others to go to invite the battle again, while Zhang Xian closed the city gate tightly and hung up the no-war sign. Liu Qi did not rush, secretly asking Xu Shu to step up arrangements.
When night came, Liu Qi was reading in the tent, but his mind was not on the book. He had entrusted everything to Xu Shu tonight. Although he believed that Xu Shu had the ability to handle the matter, he was still a little worried. After all, it was his
The first battle, if he wins this battle, his prestige in Jingzhou will be established overnight, and he will also have his own army and base. If he fails, he may never have a chance to stand up again.
Liu Qi stood up and walked out of the tent, looking at Linxiang City. Linxiang City in the middle of the night was like a lurking beast, choosing people to devour.
"Lord." Ma Zhong appeared next to Liu Qi.
"Well, are you a little disappointed that you didn't go to the battlefield this time?" The task Xu Shu assigned to Ma Zhong this time was to guard this camp with less than a thousand people to confuse Zhang Xian, and at the same time protect Liu Qi's safety.
"No." Ma Zhong replied. But the disappointment on his face could not be concealed.
Ma Zhong has been following Liu Qi for the longest time. Liu Qi knew him very well and knew that he meant what he said, so he would not point it out. He patted Ma Zhong on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, there will be many battles to fight in the future."
Ma Zhong nodded and said nothing, his expression still a little downcast. The two of them looked at Linxiang City together and waited for the result.
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A lot of people gathered at Han Xuan's house in Linxiang City today. The first three people were Han Xuan, Huang Zhong and Yang Ling. The others were close confidants of the three of them. Regarding the secret letter, no one except Han Xuan was present.
He said that even the officials with whom he had close friendships were not mentioned, and he did not invite them for tonight's operation. The few people in front of him were absolutely loyal to him. He saved everyone from death. No need.
Worried about being bribed by Zhang Xian.
Han Xuan looked at Yang Ling and said, "I will leave our families to you. When there is chaos in the city, you will take the opportunity to rescue our families."
Yang Ling knew the seriousness of the matter and said with a solemn expression: "Don't worry, sir, I will definitely rescue my wife and several young masters."
Han Xuan nodded, and Yang Ling left with a few people. They were going to recruit people. It was impossible for them to complete the task alone, but these people all had certain status and official positions in the army.
Han Xuan turned his head and looked at Huang Zhong and said: "The general is in trouble at the city gate."
Huang Zhong held a big sword and a boxwood bow on his back and said: "Don't worry, I'll see who can stop me in Linxiang City." Huang Zhong's task was to open the city gate, welcome Liu Qi's army into the city, and then help Liu Qi's army defeat Zhang Xian.
As Huang Zhong left, there were less than a dozen people left in the hospital. Han Xuan looked at a few people and said, "Let's just wait for the news." After saying that, he sat down, closed his eyes and waited quietly.
Zhang Xian in the Prefecture was also mobilizing troops. Groups of troops and horses were moved away from the original defensive area and gathered towards the north gate of the city. In just half an hour, nearly 10,000 troops were moved to ambush near the north gate of the city, waiting.
The unknown enemy.
Zhang Xian watched the groups of soldiers leaving, and the smile on his face grew bigger and bigger. Although he has been the governor of Changsha for many years, Huang Zhong, Han Xuan and others have always been against him. After tonight, they are against him.
The person will cease to exist, how unhappy he is.
A general said with some worry: "Master Taishou, will anything happen if we transfer soldiers and horses from other places to the North Gate?"
Zhang Xian glanced at this general. He didn't hide the fact that this was his confidant. "It doesn't matter. Liu Qi outside the city doesn't know about the mobilization of our troops. Besides, our people have been monitoring Liu Qi's camp. As long as he has any
If there is any trouble, you will report it to me. Liu Qi's army is currently in the military camp."
Zhang Yi stepped forward and said excitedly: "Father, tonight's matter is very important, so I will go with you."
Zhang Xian glanced at Zhang Yi, and naturally saw Zhang Yi's purpose and smiled and said: "In that case, you can choose a thousand soldiers and horses to go with you." Zhang Yi is his eldest son, so he naturally hopes that he can thank him for his experience.
"Thank you father, I will not disappoint you." Zhang Yi said happily.
Zhang Xian nodded and led the remaining generals towards the north gate. He would not feel at ease until he saw Huang Zhong and several others die with his own eyes.
Arriving at the north gate, Zhang Xian climbed up the tower and looked at the dimly lit camp outside the city with a calm expression. He turned around and looked at the dark night below the tower and smiled. This was the cemetery he chose for Huang Zhong and others.
Zhang Ling appeared next to Zhang Xian at some point and expressed his worries: "Sir, if we get rid of a few of them, what can we do to deal with the army outside the city."
Zhang Xian looked calm, not worried at all: "It doesn't matter, he will defeat himself by then." Zhang Ling just raised his concerns, and he wouldn't care about Zhang Xian's answer. He only needed to remind him.
What to do is Zhang Xian's business and has nothing to do with him. After hearing Zhang Xian's words, Zhang Ling disappeared silently.
Su Fei lay quietly in the darkness under the city, looking up from time to time at the shadowy figures above him. Beside him, there were two thousand people lying motionless in the darkness like him. These two thousand people were not fighting with him.
The Jinfan thieves were the two thousand men assigned to him by Xu Shu from the army that conquered the south.
Tonight he will lead these two thousand people to complete the task assigned to them by Xu Shu. Wu Xiong looked at Su Fei with twinkling eyes. Just before setting off for the expedition, Gan Ning had already told them that he would use this feat as an excuse to defect to Liu Qi.
Gifts, Wu Xiong suddenly realized after listening to Gan Ning's words, how could his eldest brother lead them naked to defect to Liu Qi with his arrogant character.
Looking at the figures walking back and forth on the city, and the night getting darker and darker, Wu Xiong secretly made up his mind. He must complete the task beautifully and give his eldest brother full face.
Each of the two thousand people behind Wu Xiong carried various equipment. This was carefully prepared by Wu Xiong for this mission, and it was also the key to completing this mission.
On a high mountain outside Linxiang City, Xu Shu's big tent is pitched here. From here, you can have a complete view of the situation in Linxiang City. Xu Shu naturally knows the importance of this war to Liu Qi. This war is not only Liu Qi's
The first war was also his first war. It was not only related to Liu Qi's future and destiny, but also related to his future.
What a great luxury it is for a counselor to be able to direct a battle based solely on his own judgment.
And how much determination it took for Liu Qi to completely hand over this important war to him to command. At this time, Xu Shu really had the idea of serving Liu Qi wholeheartedly. To say that he was speculating with Liu Qi before,
They regard each other as confidants, so now Liu Qi is not only a confidant to him, but also someone he wants to assist.
What he wanted in this war was not just victory, but a complete victory and an overwhelming victory. He spent countless efforts on this war, and he thought twice about every arrangement and every detail.
He wanted everyone in the world to know the existence of Liu Qi and Xu Shu.
"Sir, the third watch has arrived." A sergeant ran up to Xu Shu and whispered.
ps: Thanks to Ye Ying and Li for reminding me. I also forgot whether I didn’t upload Chapter 24 or deleted it by mistake. Anyway, thank you.