"We can't continue like this!" Xu Shu stood in the city tower in Shouchun, Yangzhou, listening to the scout's report. Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's coalition were getting closer and closer. Now, except for Lujiang, the whole country of Yangzhou has lost contact with each other, and it goes without saying that it must be lost.

The speed of the Zhang and Liu coalition was extremely fast. The scouts in front of him said that at most two days, Liu Bei's army and Zhang Xiu's Western Liang cavalry would have troops to reach the city of Shouchun. If it weren't for the military rations, they would have attacked Shouchun long ago. After all, Liu Bei had captured so many cities, but the food and grass were still in the back. In addition, Zhang Xiu's arrival of food and grass was also given by Liu Bei. Liu Bei had the gains of Liu Pi's years of robbery, and his background was rich enough for a hundred thousand troops to use it for more than a year.

"No reinforcements, no food and grass! There is no main force in your hands." This is the most troublesome thing that Xu Shu had. The final response sent to Lujiang was to stay behind and wait for assistance. To put it nicely, but Xu Shu knew that the meaning of this sentence was that there were no reinforcements, at least there were no reinforcements now. At least, the reinforcements were not ready to set off when Xu Shu's letter of help was sent. There were not many food and grass in Shouchun City. The main force had! There were only two hundred people, all of them were cavalry and heavy armored cavalry. This was the white horse Congyi left by Liu Mang. When he learned that Liu Bei's army was not in Yuzhou, Liu Mang asked Zhao Yun to go back with two hundred heavy armored cavalry to help Xu Shu. After all, Xu Shu could have a mobile unit in his hands.

Now Xu Shu doesn't expect to directly defeat Liu Bei. He just hopes to delay time because there is a Shouchun Industrial Park outside the city, and there are many precious materials and other things in it, and some things that cannot be transported need to be burned directly. These things cannot be put into the hands of Liu Bei or Zhang Xiu. Liu Mang explained before leaving, even if they are completely destroyed, they cannot appear in the hands of the enemy. Those crossbows, crossbows, even books, and manufacturing in cement cannot be leaked.

The industrial zone has been built for so long, so how easy is it to move all of them? So Xu Shu needs time and enough time. Now the scout in front replied that there is only two days left at most. Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's army will arrive in Shouchun, and Xu Shu needs time. It takes time to move the industrial zone, so he has to find a way to delay the journey of Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's march.

"Report to the military advisor! Many ships came from above the Yingshui River! It was said that they were General Gan's fleet," a messenger walked in and said to Xu Shu.

"Ganning's fleet? Is the lord back?" Xu Shu stood up and asked. If Liu Mang came back, it would be much easier. Xu Shu could even fight with Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's coalition outside Shouchun City.

"No. No! Military advisor, General Gan's fleet is not many people, but his ship is loaded with a lot of food, saying that the military advisor will send someone to help with the transport!" The messenger answered Xu Shu's question.

"Food!" A glimmer of light flashed in Xu Shu's eyes. What he lacked now was food and grass. With sufficient food, Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's troops were not afraid even if they added twice as much. After all, there were still millions of people in Shouchun City. If they helped defend the city, what could the army be able to conquer Shouchun?

Xu Shu brought the messenger to Shouchun Water Village. When he saw that the Ying River was indeed Ganning's naval army, there was no need to distinguish it, because there were three naval armies above Yingshang, one of Lao Cao's naval army. Lao Cao's naval army was in the Shangqiu area of ​​Xiyang, so it could only be considered a water patrol team, because there were only a thousand people in total, and there was not even a big ship. All the elite soldiers were pulled by Lao Cao to the Yellow River to fight the Guandu battle with Yuan Shao. How could they dare to come to the Ying River and Huai River? Not to mention Liu Mang's command

The more than 10,000 naval army, even the 5,000 naval army of Liu Bei could defeat him so hard that he could not find his home, so Cao Cao's naval army was very obedient. He basically didn't leave the water camp. The second one was Liu Bei's naval army. Well! Liu Bei's naval army has become history. There were only 5,000 people, and it was still an ordinary naval army. He had never even equipped a bed crossbow and did not have many tower ships. Gan Ning's ten thousand naval army in his hands, and he rushed them to the bottom of the Huaihe River with one charge, so the only naval army above the Huaihe River was Liu Mang's Gan Ning naval army.

"These food!" Xu Shu obviously had too much hope. Originally, the fleets under Gan Ning were all naval warships. They were not transport ships, so how much food and grass they could carry? Looking at it, it would be good to have tens of stones, but it was better than anything else. With these food and grass, we could hold on for a while longer.

"Military advisor!" Gan Ning directed the navy soldiers to help Shouchun's men transport food and grass. Gan Ning saw Xu Shu clasped his fists at Xu Shu.

"General Gan, where is the lord's army now?" This is what Xu Shu cares about. Where is Liu Mang fighting now? Only by knowing some specific information can Xu Shu be more confident in the subsequent resistance to Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's coalition.

"When I came back, my lord was about to attack Yingshang!" Gan Ning told Xu Shu about the movements of Liu Mang's army.

"Yingshang!" Xu Shu thought in his head. The map of Yuzhou had completely reflected in Xu Shu's mind. After Yingshang County, it was Ruyin, and after the difficulty, it was Runan. Hundreds of miles apart. Even if Liu Mang was fast, it would take several months to take Runan. Xu Shu frowned slightly. No matter what, the defense battle of Shouchun must be done by himself.

"Military advisor, would you rather take the naval soldiers to Shouchun and defend the city with the military advisor!" Gan Ning asked with kindness. Although Gan Ning's troops were all naval soldiers, don't forget that Gan Ning's combat effectiveness was still very strong, and he was no worse than those Qingzhou soldiers when he went to the battlefield.

"No need!" Xu Shu refused. Gan Ning's naval army Liu Mang said before leaving. He was of great use. The navy was not as good as infantry. In the infantry formed an army faster, he could teach formations. There were also some battlefield skills and just use some armor and weapons. Some garrison troops, such as Xu Shu now has a large army of 50,000, and there are many people, but they are all mobs. Simply put, they are cannon fodder, and you can use it by pulling it onto the battlefield.

The navy is different. Not only do you have to know water, but you also need to understand hydrology. On the river surface, warships will shake, especially when war begins. If you are not familiar with water patterns, you may not even be able to stand up. Then you can even fart. A qualified navy army cannot be pulled on a warship in less than a year or two. Most of the navy in Ganning are composed of the Jiangxia navy. Even some new recruits are fishermen along the river.

So it is definitely a big loss to use it on guarding the city. And even if Shouchun is lost, if the navy is still there, it can still cross the Huai River through Hongze Lake and then cross the Yangtze River to Lujiang. This is a way out.

"Then I will say goodbye first!" Gan Ning hugged his fists and transported the food and grass. Gan Ning's navy needed to go back to Lujiang. The port in Shouchun had not been completely repaired and the warships could not be moored.

Seeing Gan Ning's departure, Xu Shu's thoughts that had just relaxed a little tightened again. How could he stop Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's coalition and let them slow down? Xu Shu looked at the scene around him aimlessly, bags of food and grass, and porters.

"Food and grass? Food and grass? Resuspend the coalition forces of Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu!" Xu Shu suddenly felt his heart, and his eyes shone brightly. Those who are familiar with Xu Shu would know that this was Xu Shu's expression after solving the problem, and that kind of feeling like he was carrying a heavy burden.

"Come here. Summon me General Zhao Yun and two scouts from our army to the conference hall. Those two scouts must be loyal to our army. It is best to have families in Lujiang or Shouchun!" Xu Shu said to the guards next to him.

"Yes, military advisor!" The guard left with his fists.

Xu Shu also returned to the conference hall in Shouchun. After a while, Zhao Yun and two scouts were brought there.

"Military advisor!" Zhao Yun clasped his fists at Xu Shu, "I don't know what the military advisor Zhao Yun came here?" Liu Mang gave the elite cavalry under Zhao Yun and the cavalry battalion of the city management army. He also changed the cavalry battalion to the white horse congyi, war horse armor, food and grass weapons, and Zhao Yun had no shortage of Zhao Yun's own rights. Zhao Yun also gave Zhao Yun a great power of self-care. Zhao Yun said that he had not been moved. Zhao Yun had no military achievements under Liu Mang's command. At most, he had a sentence to Guan Yu before chasing Guan Yu. Originally, Liu Mang went north to Yuzhou to fight against Liu Bei, and Zhao Yun followed him, thinking that he could fight with Liu Mang's army. After all, he was a cavalry unit and had strong mobility. Liu Bei's subordinates had many infantry. Once the cavalry entered, it would be a nightmare for other infantry except for the Baier and heavy armored soldiers. However, after Liu Mang knew that Liu Bei's main force was not in Yuzhou, he dispatched Zhao Yun back.

Now that Xu Shu summoned him, he should have made some big moves.

"Are these two scouts reliable?" Xu Shu asked the personal guard who brought the people over.

"Absolutely reliable!" The guard did not answer, and Zhao Yun next to him helped reply. In fact, Xu Shu asked unnecessary questions, because after Zhao Yun's White Horse Congyi returned to Shouchun, Bai Ma Congyi was responsible for the charge. Bai Ma Congyi's predecessor was the cavalry battalion of the city management army, and almost all were veterans of the city management army. He was born and died with Liu Mang, either an old man from the Bingzhou army or an old man from the Xuzhou army. Such people did not hesitate to die immediately for Liu Mang. It can be said that if even they were unreliable, there would be no reliable people in the Liu Mang army.

"Yes! Then I have a very important task here to teach you two scouts. Are you willing to go!" Xu Shu asked the two scouts.

"I'm willing!" The two scouts looked at each other and replied.

"Don't answer so quickly!" Xu Shu shook his hand. "This mission is a mission of 10 deaths. Maybe you will enter the Hero Hall! Are you still willing?!" Xu Shu had to communicate well with these two scouts in advance, because this task is very important. Once it fails, it may involve the industrial area outside Shouchun City. The biggest consequence can even affect the lord's great cause, so Xu Shu had to be cautious.

"This!" The two scouts are also humans. They are not trees, insects, and fish, and they can think, but what do people fear the most? That is death. No one can calm down in the face of death, and they are not afraid of death on the battlefield. That is because there is no time to think. Now Xu Shu directly proposed that your mission may die this time, and this feeling is really not something that ordinary people can bear.

"Military advisor, my Lou Shaoqi is from Xuzhou. After Xuzhou was slaughtered by Cao Cao, there was only an eight-year-old sister in the family. Now he is in Wancheng. He is the only relative of the Shaoqi. I hope the military advisor will help me take care of my sister!" Lou Shaoqi said with a fist at Xu Shu and clasped his fists at Xu Shu.

"Don't worry, Mr. Lou, your sister is my Xu Shu's sister. I will treat her as my biological sister, raise her, teach her to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and find her a good family for her when she grows up!" Xu Shu said to the scout who claimed to be Mr. Lou.

"Military advisor, Feng He was originally from the Bingzhou Army, and his family had long died at the hands of foreign tribes. I joined the old lord's command for revenge. I am still alone and careless. Shaoqi and I are brothers. He also hopes that the military advisor can treat Shaoqi's sister well! If possible, He hopes that when my Han Dynasty sealed the wolf's residence, the military advisor can burn some paper money in front of He's grave to tell He." Feng He is very bachelor, he is alone, and the whole family will not worry about eating and eating.

"Huh!" Xu Shu closed his eyes. He didn't expect that the two scouts would agree. He didn't expect that the requests of these two were so simple. According to Xu Shu's plan, these two people would definitely not be able to survive. They were dead and had no life. Thinking of this, Xu Shu nodded heavily.

"General Zhao Yun, next it's General Zhao Yun's white horse will fight in Congyi!" Xu Shu took an arrow from the main seat of the conference hall. After Liu Mang left, the power of the entire Shouchun and even the entire Yangzhou was taught to Xu Shu. Therefore, if Liu Mang was not there, Xu Shu had full power, from military power to regime, and Xu Shu walked to Zhao Yun's side.

"Where is Zhao Yun?" Xu Shu shouted loudly.
Chapter completed!