Xiangyang

After receiving a notice from Xu Shu, the important officials and officials in Xiangyang City gathered in the meeting hall of the governor's office. Due to the unsuccessful war facts these days, many people were worried and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely solemn.

The huge Xiangyang City has actually fallen to the point where officials and family soldiers of the gentry need to defend themselves. Although everyone also knew that Xu Shu's decision to fight Zhang He was a measure that he had to take to ensure the overall situation.

But such a large casualty is hard to accept.

In the eyes of many people, Xu Shu's approach of placing his hopes entirely on the return of the army in the Western Expedition is really worth discussing. It was precisely under this intention that Xu Shu tried his best to entangle with Zhang He in order to win the time for the army to return.

With the struggle of several generals in Xiangyang, Xu Shu had ordered the prefects of Nanjun and Zhangling to draw all the troops of the county and states to reinforce Xiangyang.

Some officials privately discussed that even if all the soldiers from the nine counties and states of Jingxiang County were transferred to Xiangyang, they might not be able to fill the wolves' stomach. By then, it is very likely that the Western Expedition Army had not returned to Xiangyang.

By then, the safety of Xiangyang City will become a huge problem.

Someone suggested to Xu Shu that Zhao Yun would immediately give up Xinye and Fancheng, and then return to the army to defend Xiangyang at any cost. However, this proposal was immediately rejected by Xu Shu.

At this point, some people have already doubted Xu Shu's wisdom and are even more worried about the fate of Xiangyang and Jingzhou.

"Does Mr. Han know what happened to Mr. Xu call us here at this moment?" Seeing that Xu Shu and Kuai Yue had not come over, Xiang Lang whispered to Han Song.

"I don't know either!" Han Song shook his head slightly and said.

"Maybe I want to draw military servants again..." Wang Can said softly with a wry smile.

‘Hi~~!” Han Song shook his breath and said, “I don’t know when the governor will come back!”

"How many days have you been sending the letter? How long should Nanzheng get from Xiangyang? What's the journey, let alone the pursuit and obstruction of Cao's army..." Wang Can said unhappyly, "There are three more days to go back. It's time to thank God.

But by then, I don’t know what the situation will be like…”

"Mr. Xu and Mr. Kuai are coming out!" Xiang Lang suddenly whispered.

Everyone turned their eyes to Xu and Kuai who walked into the hall from the side door, and were slightly surprised to find that their expressions seemed to be very relaxed. Someone even guessed something.

"My Dukes, Shu just received a letter..." Xu Shu raised a silk book in his hand and said with a faint smile, "The general has traveled all night long and has led his army back to Shangyong!"

"What?" The hall immediately started to make noise, and the civil and military officials had different expressions. Surprised and surprised, and some even appeared disbelief, thinking that Xu Shu was deliberately using this news to stabilize people's hearts.

"You guys..." Xu Shu raised his hand gently and stopped everyone's discussions. "Shu guarantees you with his wealth and life that this news is absolutely true, not a false statement to calm people's hearts.

"With Xu Shu's wisdom, we can naturally easily see the concerns in the hearts of some officials.

"If nothing happens, hurry up and go tonight. If it's late, go back to Xiangyang by noon tomorrow!" Xu Shu said confidently with a calm smile.

With Xu Shu's promise, everyone will not be disbelief. All doubts were immediately replaced by ecstasy and ease.

In Jingzhou, although Xu Shu and Kuai Yue were in charge and Zhao Yun was outside to resist foreign enemies, the civil and military officials always felt that they lacked a backbone, especially in terms of war.

Although Zhao Yun used his troops well, he was unable to fully relieve the ministers of Jingzhou in terms of overall command of war. Of course, this was not because of his ability, but because of his identity.

It was the first time for Zhao Yun to lead a large army to fight on such a large scale. Whether he could make all the generals obey orders was also a test for him.

But if it were Zhang Fei, these problems would not exist at all. Not to mention the glorious achievements in the past, in terms of the prestige in the army, except for Guan Junhou who was in Yangzhou, no one can compete with the "General".

"Cao Cao was determined this time and set up countless tricks to seek our Jingzhou. In order to protect Jingzhou, the lord and we have paid a heavy price, so we must not fail at the last moment.

"Xu Shu's eyes were shining, and he looked at the people in the hall and said in an inspiring tone. "At most, as long as you can last until noon tomorrow, everything will be reversed. This less than a day and a night is the key to the battle in Jingzhou.

I hope you can do your best to help me hold back Zhang He."

"Military advisor, I wish to leave the mansion with 500 soldiers to help the military!" Ma Liang said without hesitation.

"Shu's lord and general, thank you for Ji Chang!" Xu Shu saluted Ma Liang.

"I dare not be a military advisor for my duty!" Ma Liang hurriedly replied.

"I also want to become a monk and a soldier to help the military power!"

"Some..."

After Ma Liang started, the other civil and military officials no longer hesitated and expressed their opinions. The more important reason was that hope suddenly appeared.

Xu Shu turned to look at Kuai Yue, and then both of them nodded slightly and smiled knowingly.

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The cold wind blew, blowing the bloody smell that surged into the sky.

A battle has just come to an end.

Faced with another tenacious counterattack from the Jingzhou army, Zhang He did not take much effort to repel him.

"General Zhang, are there any problems here in Jingzhou?" Looking at the dead bodies everywhere with a disdainful smile, Hengye Captain Jiao Tu hung up a big knife, pointed his head with his finger, and said to Zhang He, "I know I am not as good as our army, so I hide in the city and guard it.

They were so lucky that they kept sending people to die, but now they even use the county and national soldiers! What a bunch of fools..."

Like Zhang He, Jiao Chu was originally under Yuan Shao's command and later turned to Cao Cao. He has always looked down on the combat effectiveness of the Southern Army. Now the performance of the Jingzhou Army has made him more convinced of his views.

"It's only four days, and almost ten thousand Jingzhou troops have been killed. If this continues, we can kill all the Jingzhou troops in one month." Zhang Nan, the captain of the Polu, agreed with a smile.

(Note: This Zhang Nan is from Hebei, and another Zhang Nan from Liu Bei's army is from Jingzhou)

Zhang He looked solemn, and there was not much lust on his face. He looked at the battlefield everywhere, then turned around and looked at Xiangyang City in the distance, and said slowly: "Things are not that simple..."

"Ah~?" Jiao Chu, Zhang Nan and other generals looked at Zhang He in a little surprised.

"The people of Jingzhou seem to deliberately use this kind of method of calculating losses... to drag our army!" Zhang He said with greater certainty with a scheming move, "Yes. It is to drag our army."

"Why do you have to delay?" Zhang Nan asked in confusion.

"On the one hand, it is probably because we are afraid that our army will bypass Xiangyang and cooperate with General Cao Ren to attack Zhao Yun." Zhang He stroked his long beard under his chin and said in a deep thought, "On the other hand, I'm afraid he is waiting for reinforcements..."

"Reinforcements? Where can they have reinforcements? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have been entangled. Far water cannot quench their near thirst. Even if others come, they will die..." Jiao Chu was not worried at all.

Slowly shook his head. Zhang He quickly made up his mind and said, "You can't waste time with them anymore. You can go around Xiangyang early tomorrow morning and go to Xinye to attack Zhao Yun."

"What if the enemy still intercepted?"

"No matter how much they go, it will be enough to take a few more ways. But if they don't know how to catch up with them, they don't know how to do anything.

I don't mind swallowing them first!" Zhang He said resolutely, "As long as you can eat them all in one bite, it will be almost no problem to take Xiangyang."

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At this moment, the commander Zhang Mu led a dusty soldier to Zhang He and others: "General. Lord Man Chong has a hurry to write!"

"Hurry book?" Zhang He raised his eyebrows slightly, reached out and said, "Come on me and read..."

The soldier, covered in dust, took out a silk book from his arms and handed it to Zhang He carefully.

"General Zhang, is there anything important?" Jiao Chu asked curiously.

Zhang He did not answer immediately, but the more he looked, the more he looked, the more he looked solemn.

Jiao Chu, Zhang Nan and others looked at each other and knew that the situation might be serious.

After kneading the silk book into a ball, Zhang He couldn't help but feel angry. He whispered: "What happened to Hanzhong? He actually asked Zhang Fei to withdraw his back to Shangyong!"

"What?"

"Have Zhang Fei returned to Shangyong?"

"How is this possible?"

"General Zhang, is the news true?" Jiao Chu and others looked at each other, unable to completely digest the news for a while.

"This is Man Chong's handwritten handwritten handwritten, it's not wrong." Zhang He had experienced many battles and quickly forced himself to calm down. "Go back to the camp first and make up the matter!"

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In the tent

"Man Chong is ready to block Zhang Fei with all his might. Win time for General Cao Ren and us." Zhang He said in a deep voice. "However, the opponent is Zhang Fei. I'm afraid Man Chong can't hold on for a few days, so we must hurry up here.

Either cooperate with General Cao Ren to defeat Zhao Yun, or you have to seize Xiangyang. The strong attack on Xiangyang will definitely not be possible, so you can only act as my previous plan. Before I wait, I will be ready to bypass Xiangyang tonight.

Immediately ordered the entire army to take food and rest and set off at the hour of Hai."

"General Zhang, even if Zhang Fei can return, he will definitely be exhausted. As long as we can seize the fighter plane, we may be able to defeat him first in one battle.

If Zhang Fei can be defeated, the morale of the people and the army of Jingzhou will inevitably be shaken. At that time, whether it is to defeat Zhao Yun or capture Xiangyang, it will definitely be easy. "Jiao Chu was not afraid of one of the two giants in Liu Bei's army, and boldly put forward a suggestion.

"This is too risky." Zhang He shook his head and said, "Zhang Fei is not an ordinary person. He will definitely pay attention to this. If we cannot defeat him in one battle, we will be ourselves."

Jiao Chu was still waiting to say something else, but suddenly he saw the commander Zhang Mu lifting the curtain into the tent. After bowing, he reported urgently: "Report to the general and the scouts, the sound of horse hooves came from the west, and it seemed that a cavalry was galloping towards this side."

"Caval?" Zhang He suddenly stood up, "How many people are there?"

"The scout immediately reported the sound of horse hooves. Other scouts have already gone to inquire about the details!"

"Go out and have a look!" Zhang He walked out of the tent with great strides.

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It was almost dusk, and the setting sun was as blood. In the direction of the west, a solemn iron cavalry standing like a mountain reflected in the afterglow of the setting sun. The iron armor reflected light, as if it was covered with red armor.

At present, a battle flag fluttered in the wind, with a few big words sprinkled in a flash.

"Right General———————Zhang!"

Zhang Hehu looked straight ahead, gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and sniffed six words from his mouth.

"Zhang Fei!"
Chapter completed!