The war drums sounded and the horns sounded. Within a quarter of an hour, the soldiers and horses in You County were assembled. Orders were conveyed one after another. Teams of soldiers and horses were dispatched, each performing their duties. Before long, there was only one person left on the school field.
An army of 12,000 people, led by Huang Zhong and Zhao Lei respectively, each organized their equipment and prepared for the expedition...
Near noon, Huang Zhong led an army of 2,000 people to advance first, and Xu Shu and others followed closely with an army of 10,000 people. Zhao Lei then slowly followed up with food, grass and baggage. Fortunately, it was not summer yet. Otherwise, how would the army have marched in the hot weather?
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Naturally, the mobilization of troops and horses in You County could not be hidden from Tai Shi Ci. Although Tai Shi Ci withdrew his troops, he did not dare to be careless at all. There were many spies stationed near You County. When the drums of civil war in You County were beating, there were spies reporting on Pegasus.
Tai Shi Ci.
In Taishi Ci's big tent.
One by one, Du Bo and Sima Jing waited for military orders. Taishi sat above him as calm as a mountain, and Han Dang, who had not yet had time to return to Wu County, naturally sat beside him.
Taishi Ci closed his eyes and sat quietly waiting for the spies' report. Since the first wave of spies came to report signs of troop mobilization in You County, three waves of spies have reported back one after another. According to the spies' accounts, You County's intention to mobilize troops has been determined to be against Jiangdong.
At this time, there were only 10,000 troops left in Taishi Ci's camp. The other 20,000 troops had been sent by Taishi Ci a few days ago to guard several counties near You County.
There are soldiers and horses stationed at the intersection. Even if Liu Qi wants to return to You County through the same path as last time, it is impossible because there are also soldiers and horses stationed in Yifeng County. Although there are only a thousand people, they are scattered in various fortresses.
Dao, Liu Qi and others will definitely be discovered once they appear in Yuzhang County.
Although Taishi Ci sat there quietly, he was quite uneasy in his heart. He had already experienced Xu Shu's skills, and he couldn't resist it on his own. Although he had confidence in himself and could hold on for ten days and a half, there would be no problem, but if
If something goes wrong and the Jingzhou army enters Jiangdong, there will be endless troubles.
Therefore, after the first wave of spies reported back, he had ordered the entire army to be on alert. At the same time, in order to prevent Liu Qi from attacking from behind, he also ordered the entire Yuzhang County troops to pay close attention to the traces of Liu Qi and others.
"Report..." After a long whistle, a spy rushed into the tent. Everyone in the tent looked at the person. Even Taishi Ci, who had his eyes closed, opened his eyes.
The spy became nervous and gasped: "Huang Zhong of You County is leading two thousand soldiers and horses towards this direction."
Taishi Ci waved his hand and told the spies to go down, and continued to sit quietly with his eyes closed. It was impossible for two thousand people to break through his camp. Xu Shu was afraid that he had a back-up plan.
"Report..." Another wave of spies reported.
"You County's 10,000-strong army came out of the city and headed towards Jiangdong."
This time Taishi Ci finally opened his eyes and looked at everyone and said: "It is now confirmed that Jingzhou is going to invade in a large scale. Although the intention is unknown, we have to guard against it. You and I will go to check." After saying that, he stood up suddenly and joined Han.
When we walked out together, everyone behind us followed closely.
Not long after, Taishi Ci arrived in front of the camp. The front of the camp was already occupied by rows of corner trees. Archers were on standby at the back, and there were infantry on the side to support at any time. Taishi Ci and others stood behind the soldiers and looked at them.
Outside the camp, looking at the shadowy flags in the distance, I knew that Huang Zhong's army was approaching.
Not long after, Huang Zhong carried a broadsword in his hand, carried a boxwood bow on his back, and wore armor and rushed towards the camp. He was more than 200 units away from Taishi Ci's camp. Huang Zhong raised his hand and the two thousand troops behind him suddenly stopped. Huang Zhong's eyes tightened.
Taishi Ci, who was staring at the crowd, shouted: "Taishici, do you dare to fight?" The sound was like a loud bell, which spread throughout the Jiangdong camp.
Taishi Ci snorted coldly and said, "Why don't you dare!" If he didn't dare to fight at this time, his morale would definitely drop.
Immediately afterwards, Taishi Ci ordered his soldiers to remove the corner wood, patted the horse's back with the back of his sword, jumped out of the camp, and rushed towards Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong was not afraid to raise his sword and came forward, and the two horses rushed like arrows off the string.
towards the other party.
The distance of two hundred steps was reached in the blink of an eye. Huang Zhong's broadsword came up and slashed at Taishi Ci's face. Taishi Ci raised his sword and raised the sword to the side, stabbing Huang Zhong's neck. Huang Zhong's broadsword blocked Taishi Ci's sword.
He opened the horse and slashed at Taishi Ci's crotch, trying to force Taishi Ci under the horse. How could Taishi Ci let Huang Zhong hurt his horse? He pulled the reins tightly with his left hand and pulled the horse's head away at the last moment.
Just in time to avoid the sharp edge of the broadsword, the long sword in his right hand swung again and stabbed Huang Zhong's wrist holding the sword.
The two men fought, and the sound of weapons clashing could be heard from time to time. The two thousand Jingzhou soldiers and horses brought by Huang Zhong all shouted and cheered to support Huang Zhong, while Han Dang in Taishi Ci's camp personally played drums to boost Taishi's momentum, and the 10,000 Jiangdong army
He also shouted and for a time actually overshadowed the might of Jingzhou soldiers and horses.
However, suddenly the war drums suddenly sounded in the distance, and the sound of war drums came like raindrops, which suddenly extinguished Jiangdong's power. Then Xu Shu, dressed in white robes, appeared in front of the camp. Behind him were Liu Pan, Ma Liang, and Su Fei.
They marched side by side. Then ten thousand troops pressed forward, with such momentum that the soldiers watching in the camp were breathless.
Tai Shici did not know when he had separated from Huang Zhong and returned to the camp. He quietly looked at the powerful army outside the camp. The removed corner wood was once again placed in front of the camp gate to resist the charge of the Jingzhou army. The archers were already ready.
Be ready to shoot the oncoming army at any time.
Xu Shu looked at Taishi Ci and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days. General Taishi is here well."
Taishi Ci slightly cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I am worried about Commander Xu, but I don't know why Commander Xu invaded Jiangdong with his army without any reason."
Xu Shu gently stroked his sleeves and said slowly: "The purpose of my trip must be known to General Taishi. You Jiangdong invaded my Jingzhou without any reason before, so I naturally want to recover some interest."
Taishi Ci sneered at Xu Shu's words. If the interest would have been recovered a long time ago, why wait until today? However, Taishi Ci did not criticize and said proudly: "Commander Xu, please come back. I am afraid that Taishi Ci's army in Jingzhou will not be able to enter Jiangdong." Although Taishi Ci did not say anything, he said proudly.
Ci's army retreated but still camped on the road. If Xu Shu wanted to enter Jiangdong, he had to pass Taishi Ci first.
Xu Shu smiled and said: "General Taishi, why should I speak with certainty? What will happen to the general if I pass the general level today?" After saying this, Taishi Ci continued without waiting for a reply: "What if the general retreats?"
When Taishi Ci heard that Xu Shu could pass him today, he was so angry that he wanted to respond. Then he knew clearly that this was Xu Shu's method of motivating generals. He took a breath and shook his head: "That depends on the ability of Military Advisor Xu."
Now, I want to see how you can break my camp in one day."
Xu Shu smiled and said: "The general will wait and see." After speaking, he said to the people behind him: "Back ten miles and set up camp."
The army slowly retreated. Han Dang came to Taishi Ci and said angrily: "This Xu Shu is so arrogant that he wants to break the camp in one day. What a newborn calf. He is just another Zhao Kuo." Xu Shu looked down upon him so much.
With the Jiangdong army, Han Dang was so angry that he couldn't help but put Xu Shu and Zhao Kuo together.
Taishi Ci looked solemn and shook his head and said, "Although I don't know how Xu Shu managed to break the camp in one day, he has extraordinary qualities that we must guard against." Taishi Ci had a deep memory of being forced by Xu Shu to hold on to the camp a few days ago.
Well, that was the first time he was so passive.
An uncle also couldn't bear to see Xu Shu. A scholar actually commanded an army of 10,000 and said angrily: "I'm afraid I have become arrogant after a few small victories in the past few days."
Taishi Ci did not speak. He would not think that Xu Shu would be an arrogant person like Du Bo said. He turned to several people and said: "Today, we will redouble our manpower and pay close attention to the movement of the Jingzhou army. Even the soldiers at night must wear clothes."
Don't disarm, keep your troops in hand, and be prepared for Xu Shu's sneak attack at any time." After saying that, he looked at Han Dang and said: "General Han, I will be on guard for Xu Shu's conspiracy in the first half of the night, and I will be on guard for Xu Shu's conspiracy in the second half of the night." Sneak attacks usually occur in the second half of the night, so Taishi Ci was still a little worried about himself.
Guard the camp personally.
After giving orders to everyone, Taishi Ci carefully inspected the camp and found no omissions. He really couldn't figure out how Xu Shu could defeat his camp in one day.
On the other side, Xu Shu's army had already chosen a place to camp, and the soldiers began to build tents and camps.
Liu Pan looked at Xu Shu and asked, "Can the sergeant really defeat the camp in Jiangdong in one day?" Several other people also looked at Xu Shu, and they also couldn't figure out how Xu Shu could defeat the camp in one day.
Xu Shu shook his head and said, "You will know when the time comes." After speaking, he looked at the sky and said, "It's getting late. After setting up camp, order the soldiers to have a good meal and rest in the tent." Then he walked toward the big tent that had been set up.
Go to Bank of China, leaving behind a few people who are confused.
Seeing Xu Shu being so anxious, Liu Pan was as if he had grabbed Xu Shu and asked what to do. The others were thoughtful, but Su Fei was the only one who said nonchalantly: "The military advisor said that if you can break the camp in one day, you can do it in one day."
We will wait until the day breaks the camp." After saying that, he stretched his body and walked towards the tent.
ps: The number of updates increased to ten yesterday. I haven’t had time to read today’s update, so I’ll take a look at it later. Several posts in the book review area are very good, thank you for your opinions. I will seriously think about it, and the book will be wireless
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