Chapter 209 The bravery of Yu, unique throughout the ages

Author: Ximen Yangzhou

Chapter 209 The bravery of Yu, unique throughout the ages

Lu Su was certain that Junqiu was safe because of its location.

Junqiu is located due north of Chaohu, due east of Hefei, and northeast of the county is the corridor leading to Quanjiao and Fuling, which has certain terrain advantages.

If Li Shu secretly attacked Junqiu, he would have to go north to Liyang via Xiang'an, go around the mountains in the east of Chaohu Lake, enter the north bank of Chaohu Lake, and perhaps go further north around Fuling. Such a long-distance supply line completely violates the rules of the use of troops.

Lu Su could not analyze Li Shu's motives, and Long Xiang knew nothing about using troops over long distances.

In addition to asking Cao Xing to send more exploration horses, Long Xiang also informed Qin Yilu and asked Junqiu to strengthen defensive patrols.

On the second day, the water scouts from the cavalry battalion came again to report that Xiang'an's army crossed the Ruxu River to the north and actually went to Liyang, and escaped from the surveillance of the scouts.

Starting from the mouth of Chaohu Lake (later the location of Ruxuwu), there is a mountain range extending diagonally to the northeast until it is interrupted at the junction of Liyang and Fuling counties. It was inconvenient for Cao Xing's cavalry to cross the mountains and ridges to follow, so Li Shu

The branch division lost surveillance.

Five days later, that is, the third day of September.

To the west and north of Hefei, there were two groups of troops approaching Shi Shui. Their target was obviously Hefei.

The sentry at the beacon tower immediately lit the fire as a warning.

Originally Long Xiang could defend the city, but at this time there were tens of thousands of people outside the city, and there were fertile fields to feed the people in the city.

They all withdrew into the city, and the loss of stored food was too great, so Long Xiang decided to take the initiative to defend the crops and people.

In addition to the cavalry battalion that has sentry missions, the left and right city defense battalions, tiger guard battalions, and craftsman battalions are all assembled.

After discussing with Lu Su and Liu Ye, Long Xiang decided to leave Feng Zhong's craftsman battalion to defend the city, and let the remaining four battalions go out of the city to meet the enemy, intending to push the battlefield out of the Tuntian area.

Due to the training of troops in the previous few months, the battalions were assembled very quickly at this time, and the entire army took less than half an hour in total.

Seeing Long Xiang wearing armor and carrying a gun, he seemed to be planning to fight in person.

Lu Su stepped forward and whispered: "Yunqi is the lord of Hefei, how can he personally take part in the danger? Why don't we stay in the city and sit in charge, while I and a few generals go to defeat the enemy."

Long Xiang raised the gun in front of his chest, shook his head and sighed: "It's been a long time since I went into battle to kill the enemy. The tip of this gun is almost rusty. Although I am cautious, I am not afraid of death."

"Haha, I can testify."

Zhang Fei's ears were very good. After hearing this, he came closer and said, "If Yun Qi had not been brave, he would not have been able to stop my snake spear. Let's fight side by side later. Let's see who kills more enemies?"

"Okay"

Long Xiang said this on the surface, but he didn't think so in his heart. Fighting against ten thousand enemies is more difficult than killing more enemies. Isn't that why he is unhappy with himself?

Lu Su frowned and said: "I know Yun Qi is brave, but he is not good at battles after all. If you and I both go out of the city to meet the enemy, who will be in charge of the overall situation in Hefei?"

"Uncle Zhong, there will be no problem." Long Xiang said with certainty.

Lu Su reminded: "There is no problem with Governor Feng, but this time the enemy came strangely, as if they had been agreed in advance. Judging from the disappearance of Xiang'an's soldiers five days ago, I am worried that not only these two enemies, but also Li Shu from Lujiang

Once you get involved, the situation becomes troublesome, and someone has to take charge of the overall situation."

Long Xiang frowned when he heard this and murmured: "Captain Cao has someone deployed outside Shu County. As long as there are military mobilizations on the Lujiang River, we will be there soon."

"General. General Long."

Hao Meng's urgent voice interrupted Long Xiang's contemplation. The city defense camp where he was located had just completed the handover with Feng Zhong.

Long Xiang thought that Hao Meng was here to report back to the team, so he nodded and motioned for him to wait next to Xu Ding. Unexpectedly, the other party said something shocking when he opened his mouth.

"General, the Lieutenant of Junqiu Qin County has urgently reported that unknown enemy troops have appeared fifty miles to the northeast. They number about four to five thousand people. They are expected to arrive in the afternoon."

Long Xiang and Lu Su looked at each other in surprise and said in unison: "It's Xiang'an's missing soldiers!"

"I never expected that Li Shuzhen was one of the allies and the first to send troops."

Lu Su swallowed his saliva.

Long Xiang's face was serious at this time, his hand holding the gun tightened, and his eyes seemed to be bursting with fire.

He said in a deep voice: "It seems that they have agreed on a date. Li Shu went around in such a big circle to attack Junqiu, just to prevent us from looking at each other. If he had known it, he should not have accepted Junqiu. Qin Yilu only had 400 county soldiers, and Li Shu

That partial division has ten times the strength difference."

Hao Meng nodded in agreement: "It is definitely impossible to defend. Even if we send troops to rescue now, the journey will be farther than the enemy."

"Unless Qin Yilu withdraws his troops in advance, if he waits for the enemy to arrive before withdrawing, he will easily be pursued by the enemy soldiers taking advantage of the victory, which is not good."

Long Xiang wiped the sweat from his forehead with his hand, and inadvertently glanced at each other.

"Qin Yilu is loyal by nature. Without your general order, I'm afraid he will hold on to the city."

When Liu Ye was stroking his beard and analyzing, his solemn expression suddenly softened. He stepped forward and asked, "General Long, if Junqiu can be saved, are you willing to send troops?"

Long Xiang hesitated for a moment. Hefei only had more than 4,000 capable soldiers. If he divided his troops now to rescue Junqiu, the enemies on the two northwest routes might not be able to stop him. This was contrary to Lu Su's plan.

Seeing Long Xiang frowning and saying nothing, Lu Su took the initiative to reflect.

"This is all my fault for being careless. I didn't expect Li Shu to go against common sense and advance. Otherwise, the preparations would not be as passive as they are now. Sending fast horses to let Junqiu soldiers and civilians evacuate at this time will definitely bring chaos to Hefei and affect the battle here.

, if you ignore it, it will greatly affect your reputation."

"What do you mean by Zijing, is to send troops to rescue?"

Although Long Xiang didn't care about his reputation, he couldn't give up on Junqiu's tens of thousands of people, and he couldn't live up to the honest man Qin Yilu.

Lu Su was in trouble, and after a while he said: "If there is time to deploy, it is best to divide one battalion to defend it. Li Shu's soldiers and horses are marching around the road, and the rations they carry will not be enough. If the city cannot be captured quickly, then

The troops will inevitably be withdrawn due to lack of food. The key point is that it is too late now."

"If the general wants to send reinforcements, I think there is enough time. Li Shu's army must not be very fast."

Seeing Liu Ye twirling his beard and speaking confidently and firmly, Lu Su couldn't help but ask, "Why do you see that?"

Liu Ye showed three fingers: "The west and north of Hefei and the northeast of Junqiu are allied to invade our territory. Although they have set a date, after all, these three roads are their own masters, and they may not be able to work together.

We can refer to the Battle of Julu that year. Without the bravery and fearlessness of the King of Chu, how could the princes who were just watching from the sidelines defeat Zhang Han and Wang Li?"

Everyone has heard of Xiang Yu's name, but Tang Yu, Hao Meng and Xu Chu don't know the details of the Battle of Julu.

General Long Xiang didn't know the details of the Battle of Julu, but he knew the story of Xiang Yu sinking the cauldron and sinking the boat, while the princes stood aside and watched. He also vaguely understood Liu Ye's reminder that the allies had their own agendas and might not risk their lives in the attack.

After hearing Liu Ye's words, Lu Su was happy.

"If it weren't for Ziyang's reminder, I would have almost forgotten that they are all a ragtag group. As for a fierce general like Bawang, there is no second person in the history books.

Li Shu is not capable of controlling a powerful general like Xiang Yu. His original master, Xiao Bawang, was assassinated not long ago. Jun Qiu can be saved."
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