Liu Qi, who was in the Yangxin County House, looked at the county captain in front of him with a gloomy face and said, "You mean there are only 300 strong men in the county?"
The county lieutenant lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "My eldest son, Yangxin County is close to Jiangdong, and soldiers and horses from Jiangdong often come to riot. There are only ten people in the county. Those who have some wealth have moved away long ago. At present, we can only make up for it."
Three hundred strong men plus the 100 people in the county government are exactly 400, so we really can't make up more strong men."
Liu Qi glanced at the county captain who didn't say anything and was silent for a while and said: "In that case, four hundred people will be fine. You can use the county's inventory to temporarily arm these four hundred people." After speaking, he looked at Wei Yan aside and said:
"From now on, you will be my Sima, leading four hundred people and reinforcements from other counties."
The county lieutenant looked at Liu Qi with a troubled expression. Liu Qi glanced at the county lieutenant, and then the county lieutenant hurriedly went to prepare. The county's inventory was not much, and he was afraid that it would be used up all at once. The county lieutenant felt a little sad in his heart.
Wei Yan on the side was shocked. He really wanted to perform well in front of Liu Qi when he stayed. Unexpectedly, Liu Qi directly asked him to lead 400 people, even though he was a strong man of 400 people. Wei Yan calmed down and immediately stepped forward and said: "Last General
Obey."
Liu Qi nodded and looked at Wei Yan and said: "There is no one available in the county for the time being. Since you are extraordinary in martial arts and familiar with the art of war, I will leave these four hundred people to you for the time being. I hope you can integrate them before the Jiangdong army comes. If
If you can't do it, you can tell it now, and you can go to Jiangxia immediately."
Wei Yan shook his head and said firmly: "Eldest Young Master, please rest assured that I will not disappoint you." Although it is a bit dangerous to stay, if he leaves now, he may never be accepted by the Eldest Young Master again. He already understands this.
It is also a test for him. If he can lead these four hundred people well, then he will have the opportunity to stay directly with the eldest son. If he cannot lead them well, there will be no need to say anything.
Liu Qi nodded and said, "In that case, you should take the people to repair the city wall first." Wei Yan took the order and left.
"Lord." Gan Ning ran in and said, "Soldiers have been sent out to various counties to ask for help. However, only the two counties closest to Yangxin County, Tongshan and Xinning, can arrive in time. The other counties are too far away.
It may not be possible to arrive before Jiangdong’s army arrives.”
Liu Qi sighed: "How many can we summon? Are the soldiers going to Nanjun and Jiangxia going?"
Gan Ning said: "Don't worry, my lord, you have already gone. The soldiers who are going to Nanjun are the soldiers of the Flying Tiger Guard. They take the lord and General Wang's handwriting with four horses and travel day and night for half a day to reach Nanjun. The soldiers who are going to Jiangxia will follow the lord's instructions."
It should arrive within a day even if I only bring General Wang’s handwritten letter.”
Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he persisted for one day, reinforcements would arrive. He had placed his hope on Nanjun's Feilong Army. As for Jiangxia's Huang Zuna, he was just trying his luck.
Two hours passed quickly, and the Jiangdong soldiers and horses were less than five miles away from Yangxin County. The entire Yangxin County was on alert like clockwork. The soldiers and horses from Tongshan and Xinning also arrived at Yangxin County half an hour ago.
The Xinning County captain personally came with 500 soldiers and horses, while the Tongshan County captain came with 600 soldiers and horses, and Yangxin County's soldiers and horses also reached more than 2,000.
Liu Qi's 1,500 troops in Yangxin County, Tongshan County and Xinning County were all put under Wei Yan's command. Wei Yan didn't know what method he used to subdue the 400 people in Yangxin County in just one stick of incense. Liu Qi didn't do anything after learning about it.
He hesitated and directly handed over the troops and horses of Tongshan and Xinning to Wei Yan.
After simple repairs, the city wall should be able to withstand the offensive of Jiangdong's army, while the city gate is temporarily blocked with huge rocks. Jiangdong's soldiers and horses are chasing them and they cannot bring too many siege equipment. As long as they can withstand the first round
The next attack will be much easier.
At this time, Wei Yan was stationed at the city wall with 1,500 soldiers and horses. Although he looked a little behind the strictly trained soldiers and horses, he had stabilized the position. Every few steps, a flying tiger guard stood behind to guard the front.
The soldiers on the city wall were a little curious and depressed.
Not far from the city gate, the Flying Tiger Guards and the Jinfan Thieves were also standing ready to rescue at any time. In the distance, the Jiangdong army had appeared in the field of vision of Liu Qi and others. The soldiers on the city wall could even see the banners and banners towering into the clouds.
The sound of heavy footsteps.
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On the official road less than thirty miles away from Yangxin County, the Feilong Guards were advancing rapidly, and the one in front was the deputy general of General Wenpin.
A Feilong sergeant asked: "Will the general go to Jiangxia?"
The lieutenant general shook his head and said: "No, Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, has always been at odds with us. He came to Jiangxia this time just to rescue the eldest son. Don't pay attention to Huang Zu."
The soldiers were also a little dissatisfied with Huang Zu: "This Huang Zu is indeed too arrogant and does not take the general in his eyes."
The deputy general shook his head and said nothing. Huang Zu thought he had led his men to kill Sun Jian, so he was arrogant and looked down on Wang Wei and Wenpin less and less. Both the Feihu Army and the Feilong Army were a little dissatisfied with Huang Zu. However,
Wenpin and Wang Wei remained silent, so they could not secretly embarrass Huang Zu.
The lieutenant general turned his head and said: "Just go directly to the Chaisang area. The eldest son and the Cai family are sworn enemies, and the eldest son of the Huang family, who is the ancestor of Huangzu, will not return to Jingzhou from Jiangxia."
"No." The soldier nodded and said nothing, and Feilongwei and his party galloped along the official road.
"General, what do you think that is?" a Feilong guard pointed to the front and said.
The deputy general looked up and saw several horses galloping towards them on the official road in front. On the front horse was a soldier wearing white armor. The black armor on his shoulders was very eye-catching. The deputy general looked at this and them.
The completely opposite armor exclaimed: "Flying Tiger Army?" The deputy general immediately finished speaking and urged his horse forward, but he thought in his mind that the eldest son had returned to Jingzhou?
Not long after, the Feihu Guard came to the deputy general and saw the Feilong Guard's costume. He picked up the reins and stopped in front of the Feilong Guard. He cupped his hands and said, "General Wenpin, can you be in front?"
The deputy general urged his horse forward and said, "General, we are in the army behind. What do you want?"
Feihuwei took the letter from Liu Qi and Wang Yi and said: "I have been ordered by the eldest son and General Wang to come to General Wenpin for help. Please give way."
The lieutenant general asked in surprise: "What? The eldest son is in danger? Where is he?" The members of the Flying Tiger Guards were about to answer when the lieutenant general continued: "You give me the letter, and I will order someone to give it to the general. You can take it immediately."
I will go to rescue the eldest son."
After hearing the words of the deputy general, Feihuwei shook his head and said: "I will hand this letter over to General Wenpin in person, and ask the general to pay attention to it." After saying that, he put the letter away.
The deputy general was not angry and said: "Then first tell me where the eldest son Ben is trapped?"
This time the Flying Tiger Guard did not hide anything: "The eldest son is trapped in Yangxin County. Jiangdong's 10,000 troops are about to arrive in Yangxin County. There are also Sun Ce's 2,000 personal guards. The eldest son should be able to hold on for a while and wait for General Wenpin.
Rescue.”
The deputy general of Yangxin County was overjoyed when he heard that Liu Qi had arrived in Yangxin County, but when he heard that Jiangdong's 10,000-strong army, the deputy general's face was a little solemn. When the Flying Tiger Guard said that Jiangdong's personal guards were the deputy general, his expression changed. The deputy general took a breath and immediately pointed to his side.
One of the flying dragon guards said: "Take him to see the general and tell him that I will go to support him first." After saying that, he led two thousand flying dragon guards and rushed towards Yangxin County.
The Feilong Guard and the Feihu Guard rushed towards Wenpin's army.