Huaiyin City:

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin stationed 20,000 marines in Huaiyin City to prevent the Xuzhou Army from attacking the city.

The two men did not rest for a moment, and quickly asked their soldiers to build the city, heighten the city wall, and thicken the city wall.

Dozens of upgraded Qin crossbows are installed on the city wall.

Stand ready!

Half a month later, Gan Ning led He Qi and Zhu Huan's 20,000 sailors to Huaiyin City, preparing to have a good fight with the Xuzhou Army in Huaiyin City.

The naval soldiers were full of fighting spirit and their morale was high.

"Report to General Gan, my lord, please give this letter to you."

Send orders to soldiers.

Gan Ning took it over and inspected it.

The content of the letter asked Gan Ning to go back and assist Xun You and Huang Zhong's troops in attacking Bajun.

Gan Ning himself was from Bajun and was very familiar with the geography and landforms of Bajun. With Gan Ning here, the Xiakou Army would save a lot of troubles.

"Everyone, I am about to leave. I will leave this place to Zhou Youping and Jiang Gongyi. He Gongmiao and Zhu Gongmu must cooperate well.

We cannot embarrass our navy, we must give the Xuzhou Army a good beating and show the prestige of our navy."

Gan Ning said.

"General Gan, where are you going?"

Jiang Qindao.

"The three princes Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, and Liu Yan signed an alliance agreement. Liu Yan will send the Yizhou army out of Ba County and prepare to attack our four counties in Jingnan.

My lord asked me to assist Xun You and Huang Zhong’s troops in taking Ba County and advancing into Yizhou City in one fell swoop.”

Gan Ning said.

ah!

Zhou Tai exclaimed.

"It seems that this war is a bit big! Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, and Liu Yan are sending troops to us.

Our Ling Cao and Li Yan regiments are also preparing to send troops against Jiuzhen and Rinan, suddenly forming a four-front battle situation."

Jiang Qindao.

Hahaha!

"Not only that, the lord has also mobilized Kuai Yue, Chen Dao's Baijie soldiers, and an infantry reorganized division to prepare to send troops to Fangling and Shangyong to capture Hanzhong together if there is a chance."

Gan Ning said.

"By the way, General Gan, let's expand the attack range privately, my lord didn't scold us!"

Zhou Taidao.

"My lord didn't say a word, which seems to be acknowledgment of our action plan. However, my lord warned,

The three areas of Huaiyin, Huai'an and Yandu must be guarded and the Xuzhou soldiers cannot make any progress."

Gan Ning said.

hehe!

"General Gan, go back and tell the lord that our navy will never give in and will give the Xuzhou Army a good beating."

Zhou Taidao.

"We now have 40,000 soldiers and horses in Huaiyin City. Although we lack cavalry, they are all veterans who have been trained for several years. They are not comparable to the poorly trained soldiers of the Xuzhou Army."

Jiang Qindao.

"Several generals feel that our navy should go out of the city to fight and teach the Xuzhou Army a lesson."

He Qi suggested.

Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin looked at He Qi together.

"General He, if you have any good strategies, tell us and we will study them. If possible, we will consider adopting them."

Gan Ning said.

"Generals, you see, the Xuzhou Army's 100,000 troops have been in Huaiyin for many days, and they have been stationary.

They are probably waiting for orders to act. What about our navy? We do not go out of the city to fight with the opponent, forming a tacit understanding.

If we quietly leave the city at night and conduct a sneak attack on the Xuzhou Army barracks, we should be able to achieve good results."

He Qi said.

In ancient times, many generals were unwilling to fight at night. The key was that many soldiers were color blind, which was not conducive to night fighting.

But what?

The Xiakou army was so well fed that it was impossible for the soldiers to be color blind, and night fighting would not have much impact.

Gan Ning, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin stared at the map.

"This general thinks that Gong Miao's plan is feasible. Xuzhou's 100,000-strong army is divided into three barracks, at an angle to each other.

We only need to divide our troops into two groups, one to sneak attack the frontmost barracks of the Xuzhou Army, and the other to ambush the reinforcing Xuzhou Army."

Jiang Qindao.

"Gong Yi, if you want to send out three groups, one is to sneak attack, and the other two are to ambush."

Gan Ning said.

"Several generals, in their humble position, feel that they should send out four groups of troops and leave one group as a reserve to rush into the battlefield at any time and deal a heavy blow to the Xuzhou Army."

He Qi said.

"Okay! We will divide into four groups. I, the general, will be responsible for the sneak attack. Youping and Gongmiao will each lead an ambush with 10,000 soldiers and horses. Xiumu will prepare with 5,000 soldiers and horses. Gongyi will stay at the base camp."

Gan Ning said.

"General Gan, isn't this good! You are leaving, why are you arguing with us?"

Jiang Qindao.

Hahaha!

Gan Ning laughed.

"Gong Yi, it's because this general is about to leave, so I took this opportunity to kill him. There's no need to argue.

The matter is settled like this, and Tan Ma is asked to go out at night and clean up all the Xuzhou Army's hidden sentries and open sentries."

Gan Ning said.

"As you command!"

At midnight, a famous navy soldier was called up.

Eat food to replenish your energy.

"Report to General Gan that Xuzhou Army's secret and open posts have been completely cleared and troops can be dispatched at any time."

Send orders to soldiers.

"Set off!"

Gan Ning said.

Everything happens quietly.

No gun shooters.

…

Let’s talk about the Xuzhou Central Army, in Cao Bao’s tent.

When he first reached Huaiyin, Cao Bao was very cautious, fearing that he would be attacked by Xiakou divisions, and he did not even dare to sleep at night.

However, after more than half a month, Xiakou Division has been shrinking in the city and has never left the city.

This made Xuzhou soldiers relax.

The soldiers always felt that the Xiakou Division was at a disadvantage in terms of strength and did not dare to go out of the city to fight against the Xuzhou Army.

Even Cao Bao, the leader of the Xuzhou Army, relaxed.

During the day, his soldiers found several beauties from somewhere and sent them to Cao Bao's tent.

Where is Cao Bao?

For more than twenty days, I have been cautious and nervous, and suddenly I saw a few beauties.

Suddenly the tense mood relaxed.

It's rare to relax.
To be continued...