Everyone looked at each other and sat in the hall, feeling a chill from their tails and spines, making their hands and feet cold.

On the one hand, since the rise of the Chushan Army, many achievements have been really dazzling, and have turned the tide several times to keep half of the country. On the other hand, Xu Huai and the people of Chushan have even made the leaders and leaders of the Dongjing Alliance, who are also from the grassroots, and especially the younger generations such as Hu Dangzhou's son Hu You, are deeply inspired and inspired. They want to make their debut in this troubled world by relying on their strength, and to a certain extent, they believe in the legendary achievements of the rise of the Chushan Army and admire them very much.

But they did not expect that the first battle they had to attack Hanchuan was the famous Marquis of Jingsheng Xu Huai and his close companion. They did not expect that the invincible combat power of Jingsheng Xu Huai and his close companion guards showed by the fifty or sixty cavalry of Jingsheng Xu Huai and his close companion guards was even more thrilling than they had imagined before.

"...It was an accident to encounter the nearby guards of Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai and his nearby guards here, but there was no need to be too worried." Tian Wenru was shocked and frustrated when he saw the generals. He knew that he would not change it. He could not fight the battle at all. He cheered up and said, "Although Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai was good at using strange strategies and brave and good at fighting. He often led the army and charged forward. But if Chushan had known the surprise attack, it would not have been that Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai personally led fifty or sixty troops here. This time, according to Tian's opinion, it was probably because Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai passed through Hanchuan, which happened to be the case..."

Jiang Ang and others looked at Tian Wenru, not knowing what he wanted to say.

Of course, you can guess that it was a coincidence that the appearance of the Marquis of Jingsheng Xu Huai in Hanchuan was a coincidence, but even if it was a coincidence, the Marquis of Jingsheng led only a few dozen people to kill them, but he was almost invincible. How could he continue to fight this battle?

"The Marquis of Jingsheng Xu Huai is the best at fighting raids," Tian Wenru continued, "I think about the sudden attacks of Taiyuan thousands of miles away and the invading attacks of Bianliang two years ago, the Chushan Army, led by Xu Huai, gathered the most elite soldiers and achieved extraordinary achievements. It is not surprising that today's leaders were caught off guard and were raided by Xu Huai personally and were frivolous and killed by Xu Huai personally. If Xu Huai could not do this, it would not have been possible to earn such a great reputation in recent years. However, was the Chushan Army invincible in Hehuai? At this time, the Chushan Army was not suppressed by the Jingxiong of Yuehailou. Cao Shixiong's Heluo Army was even needed to open the Rushui embankment and lead the surging water of the Junli and other rivers in the upper reaches of the Rushe River to soak the vast land between Rushe, and barely defend a corner of Tongbai Mountain? Why?"

"Haha, why? Mr. Tian, ​​don't drop the book bag with me. What words should I say?" Jiang Ang urged impatiently.

"I was fortunate to watch the Chushan Army fight. I have to admit that the Chushan Army is really good at attacking. The generals and soldiers are brave enough to fight. They rush forward in front of the formation as much as the Chihu Iron Cavalry, but their elite troops are limited, and they are definitely not invincible. The Heluo Army and the Jingxi Army can suppress the Chushan Army. There is no other secret, but it is just the four words "strong shield and strong crossbow".

Tian Wenru said,

"Of course, we cannot simply look at these four words. To put it more specifically, in addition to emphasizing the attack power of the troops, we also have to use all means to make our array solid. I believe that the leader is more clear than Tian. According to Tian's opinion, today's defeat was mainly due to the fact that he had never expected to encounter Jingsheng Hou Xu Huai and his nearby guards. The leader and his men and horses were light shields and thin armor. Not to mention all kinds of war equipment, they didn't even have many heavy shields. When they met on a narrow road, it would be no surprise that they suffered a great loss. At this time, the leader was prepared, even if it was simple, they would use more materials to make more horses on the ground, and the vans were put into the formation, and the generals and soldiers used spears and heavy shields. Can Chushan cavalry still be invincible? Without saying anything else, Tian dared to bet Jingsheng Hou would never dare to fight to the ferry!"

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Everyone looked at each other. Although they were killed in one battle today and had no power to fight back, they were born as a lake bandit Jiang Kou, who was used to licking blood from the knife and was stubborn by nature.

If they hadn't been in love with each other, they would have easily refused to convince themselves.

"Marquis Jingsheng entered Shuangliuzhuang. We must not be able to attack Shuangliuzhuang now, nor can we attack Hanchuan City without ignoring the threat of the flanks, but there is no need to be too frightened," Tian Wenru said. "In the opinion of Tian, ​​the bosses should guard the ferry. First, send someone to report the news to the boss. Everything is settled by the boss! Now the Jingjiang, Han River, and Dongting Lake waters are flooded. Yue E and Jingfu and other states have connected to the lakes and lakes and lakes, and the roads are blocked. If we don't help, we can still withdraw from the water. Are we still afraid that the Chushan army will take off their armor and swim to chase them?"

After hearing Tian Wenru's words, everyone was slightly frightened. After discussing for a while, they felt that it was not the time to flee in a hurry. They responded to the boss and reported the matter here. They arranged troops at the ferry and stabilized their positions first.

The terrain of the ferry is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is surrounded by the main river channel of the Han River in the west, and the shallows in the north and south are flooded. Although there is a fork in the east, it actually reveals the gap on the water surface, which is only fifty or sixty steps wide.

The Dongjing Alliance has been growing for two or three years, and has fought with officers and soldiers, captured cities and villages several times, and has not been the first brother to set up troops.

Digging shallow trenches at the gaps connects the flood on both sides, building protective walls, cutting down trees and building horse resistance, and antlers are also very easy to do...

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Xiaoqueling is a rustic beam on the south side of Shuangliu Village. Xu Huai stood at only six or seven feet high. However, the surrounding terrain was flat, with a clear view and a very wide view. He could see almost all the surrounding 20 or 30 miles of land.

Qianbanpu to the south and Han River to the west, after the flood season, the flood flooded and almost formed a whole. A few lands were like sandbank islands exposed to the water. Many houses were flooded in the water, and the water was miserable and reflected the gorgeous sunset like flames, making it difficult to distinguish the water and the sky.

The isolated island-like ferry is only four or five miles away from Shuangliuzhuang. Standing in Xiaoheling, you can clearly see the situation of the thief army's hastily deploying defenses.

"Mr. Xu is really the pillar of our dynasty. He killed the thief army and ran to the thief army with only thirty or fifty horses. He dared not step over the threaded pond!" Hanchuan County Magistrate Yin Yaozhi accompanied Xu Huai to Xiaoheling and worshiped him in front of Wang Bing's tomb. When he saw that the bandits showed no sign of moving at the ferry, he breathed a sigh of relief. He couldn't help but sigh from the heart that Xu Huai appeared in time to protect Hanchuan and escaped a catastrophe.

"...Mr. Yin County Magistrate praised it. All this is just a greedy robbery and wanted to capture Hanchuan by surprise. Unexpectedly, this marquis was caught off guard when he was met," Xu Huai smiled faintly and said, "However, the bandits dare not act rashly today, so County Magistrate Yin would still rush back to Hanchuan City as soon as possible to preside over the defense."

"Why don't Xu Hou stay in Hanchuan City for a temporary stay?"

When the bandit army withdrew to the ferry, Hanchuan had relatively sufficient time to summon more than a thousand township troops to the city to assist in defense. No abnormal movement has been found in Qianbanpu and other areas in northern Ezhou. At present, it seems that Hanchuan City is relatively safe.

However, Yin Yaozhi did not dare to ignore Xu Huai's safety, and still hoped that he could go to Hanchuan City with him for a long-term plan.

"The magistrate Yin County is guarding Hanchuan City. The bandits do not dare to act rashly at Shuangliuzhuang. Don't worry about the safety of this marquis," Xu Huai said. "It's not advisable that County Yin County should not delay here anymore. After dark, I will also order the guards to withdraw..."

Including the armed guards of Lifeng Hall, there were more than a hundred people around Xu Huai. It was impossible for him to split his troops outside Shuangliu Village after nightfall to stare at the every move of the bandits.

Yin Yaozhi had no choice but to persuade Xu Huai. Seeing that Xu Huai had made up his mind and it was getting late, he didn't dare to run around outside the city with his men after it was dark. He immediately said goodbye to Xu Huai, hurried down to Xiaoheling, and hurried away with the knife archer who was standing by at the wooden bridge in Beizhuang.

Seeing Wang Xuan standing in front of the tomb, staring at the water slut in the south with thoughtful sunset reflected in the south, Xu Huai said: "Although the crisis in Ezhou has not been completely resolved, you don't have to worry too much. I will send a messenger to Jianye to report the reason first. After your father leads Jingbei troops back to Ezhou, he will set off to Jianye to face the saint--"

"Will the Lord ask you to lead the troops to clear the lake bandits?" Wang Xuan turned around, looked at Xu Huai with bright eyes and asked with great anticipation.

"How is that possible?" Xu Huai smiled, "I said that it was the way to Hanchuan. I happened to encounter a large number of thieves attacking the city, so I started to join the war. At this time, I transferred some cavalry from Ye County to reinforce, and even wrote to Wen Heng and Yue Wen Duke, suggesting that Xiangyang send troops south from the west bank of the Han River to reinforce Jingzhou to prevent any changes. These are all strategies to follow the power. How to expel the bandit army in the end? When your father leads the troops from Jingbei to Ezhou, he will discuss with the transshipment commander Kong Changyu, Zhou Tao and others about the official affairs of the prison, how can I interfere with the lieutenant?"

"However, Mr. Xu went to Jingnan to take charge, but failed to wipe out the lake bandits for two years. Instead, the lake bandits took advantage of the emptiness of Ezhou to infiltrate. Even if he could lead his troops back to Ezhou in time, it would be extremely difficult to completely expel the lake bandits!" Wang Xuan said worriedly, "You don't know that the transportation envoy Kong Changyu, Zhou Tao, mentioned the official affairs of the prison, did not have the means to resettle refugees. In order to prevent refugees from gathering and causing disasters, or to use them for bandits, he just drove hundreds of thousands of hungry people to East Hubei and other places. Today, the thief army was hit by you head-on, and he was timid and silent for a while, and did not make any noise in other places, but the problem was not fundamentally solved..."

"Oh, when did you become a female Zhuge? Are you so familiar with military, civil and political affairs?" Xu Huai said with a smile. "Today, seeing the thief army appearing and rushing to Shuangliuzhuang, I was worried that Shuangliuzhuang would have a mess. I didn't expect that you would stand on the wall of the village wearing armor, which was quite a bit heroic like a female general!"

"I was also panicked. I always felt that I could not escape in a panic. I fell into the reputation of our Wang family and stood up with courage, but in fact my hands and feet are still trembling!" Wang Xuan lowered her head embarrassedly. When she was about to say something, she saw Liu Qiong'er, Han Gui, Jiang Xie and others entering Shuangliu Village under the escort of more than a dozen people and shouted, "Sister Liu is here, I'll go to welcome her..."
Chapter completed!