Governor please stay

Chapter 254 What's wrong with Governor Liu?

It was late at night, a team of mixed infantry and cavalry marched quietly along the river on the north bank of the Sui River, without lighting any torches.Of course, this will definitely leave some soldiers behind.But compared to the suddenness of the attack, such a loss is nothing to talk about.

are within the acceptable range.

The bright moonlight and the reflection of the river barely allowed them to see the road ahead.Not far from the ferry, there was a torch lit on a thick wooden pole. There was not even a small wooden boat in the ferry, it was empty.

There is a river to the south of the ferry, and a road to the north, and a small city can be vaguely seen, it is undoubtedly Ningling City!
"Uncle, the road we are walking now happens to pass between Suishui and Ningling. If we are ambushed here, I'm afraid..."

Among the team, Er Zhuzhao said to Er Zhurong beside him in a deep voice.In order to prevent accidents, they all led the horses and marched carefully.

Now this place is indeed very unfavorable to passing troops, the Sui River is to the south, deep enough to drown people!To the north is Ningling City, and only the east and west ends can be walked.

It is even inconvenient for them to send scouts to investigate, because they cannot light a torch to reveal the location!

"It's okay, let's come quietly, people in Ningling City are not night owls, who is okay to watch the night at the ferry?"

Er Zhurong said disapprovingly.

He knew very well that this march was a bit risky.But how to put it, when fighting a war, all military operations are risks, there is no sure-fire plan, it is just a gamble on the probability.

"Even if we are attacked, as long as we form an army by the river to protect ourselves, and then send a messenger to ask for help, there will be no problem. Gao Huan from Xiaohuangcheng, Dou Tai from Yongqiu City, He Bayue from Kaocheng. Come here, you can clear the siege, and then counter-kill.

Even if Liu Yishou wanted to make a move, he only had one chance! "

Divide into a joint attack!The basics of the art of war!

At the beginning, Ge Rong gathered all his soldiers and horses and couldn't deploy them. If he lost all the way, the whole team would collapse.This time he has deployed his troops, as long as the first wave is delayed, when the reinforcements arrive, the middle will bloom and surround them on all sides.

Not to mention Liu Yishou, even if Chen Qingzhi came with the white-robed army, there is nothing to be afraid of!
What's more, Er Zhurong has inspected the heads sent by Liu Yishou where there are white robes, and they are definitely "freshly baked".Moreover, the braids of southerners and northerners are still very different, and they can be identified with a little glance. These heads must have come from Liang Guo.

Who else could there be besides the White Robe Army?
"Uncle is right."

Er Zhuzhao nodded slightly. What Er Zhurong said made sense.

"At the beginning, Liu Yishou often said that spiders cannot be made by chance. No matter how powerful Liu Yishou is, he still needs elite soldiers to defeat us.

Without the soldiers and horses that can be obtained, everything is false. "

Er Zhurong said with a slight sigh.

You can lay out pocket formations, but the pockets are too thin to hold the boa constrictor, and will be strangled to death and swallowed by the boa constrictor instead.Er Zhurong has a clear understanding of all these, although this time is an adventure, it is not without backup.

The Huainan River is vertical and horizontal, and the support is convenient.If Liu Yishou can use it, so can he!
At this moment, countless torches were ignited outside Ningling City not far away, and one after another flatbed carts were tied up with iron chains outside the city gate, showing a crescent shape.Hundreds of people lined up behind.

"Catch Er Zhurong alive! Capture Er Zhurong alive!"

Those people were clamoring desperately, beating drums and shouting, and the bed crossbow set up on the flatbed truck was shooting slowly towards the river, with a very stable frequency!
"Pass down the order, protect yourself in the circle, don't move rashly, protect the horses! Send fast horses to Xiaohuang City, Kao City, and Yongqiu City to ask for help! Don't light torches!"

Er Zhurong ordered calmly, without panic.

To say it was a surprise, of course it was a bit of a surprise.But to be honest, in the case of a solid formation, the bed crossbow can't cause much damage to the army.

If the formation is messed up and tramples on each other, it will be the end.

These soldiers under Er Zhurong's command are all elite soldiers who have experienced hundreds of battles, and they will never be in a mess just because they are attacked by bed crossbows.Soon, Erzhu Rongjun stabilized his position, while the shooting speed of Ningling defenders slowed down.

"Take your cavalry from the headquarters and attack on the flank!"

Er Zhurong said to Er Zhuzhao expressionlessly.

"Everyone lit the torches and prepared to fight back!"

Er Zhurong continued to give orders, and the surrounding area lit up in an instant. Er Zhurong's army was no less than a mile along the length of the river, like a fire dragon.Those who were just attacked only accounted for a very small part.

Er Zhuzhao led the cavalry to detour, like a left uppercut, towards the defenders formed outside Ningling City.The gate of Ningling City was actually open, and the defenders saw that the situation was not good, and swarmed into the city, the scene was once extremely funny!
But when Er Zhuzhao rushed over with his men, the hundreds of defenders had already entered the city.The soft bows and arrows from the top of the city shot towards the city, and Er Zhuzhao's troops were almost unscathed.

Unwilling, Er Zhuzhao brought his people back, walked up to Er Zhurong and cupped his hands, saying, "Those bastards have entered the city, and there is nothing we can do about them for a while."

Er Zhurong was also disgusted by these people under Liu Yishou's command. He didn't lose many people, but he delayed the marching time. I'm afraid the defenders of Suiyang City are already prepared!
"When Suiyang is captured, turn around and deal with these people, and slaughter the city!"

Er Zhurong glanced at Ningling City, and said bitterly.

"Send the order, continue to march, speed up!"

The "Fire Dragon" started to move, and Er Zhurong felt that since the army had exposed its position, there was no need to hide it.Even if Suiyang City had a few hours of warning, it would not be able to make too many preparations.

After walking a few steps, Er Zhurong suddenly felt palpitations.On the Bian River in the direction of Ningling, there is a glowing red dot looming.Er Zhurong was disturbed by the firelight on his side, so he couldn't see clearly.

He handed the torch to Er Zhuzhao, rode out of the team, and disappeared into the darkness, allowing his eyes to adapt to the darkness.On the pitch-black Bian River, that lantern like a will-o’-the-wisp, that little red spot, looks so dazzling in the dark, it makes one’s heart shudder!
Er Zhurong returned to the team without saying a word. Seeing Er Zhuzhao's concerned eyes, he shook his head slightly and said, "It's okay, let's go."

……

On the small fishing boat on the Bian River, Liu Yishou stared intently at the flames in the distance. As for the big red lantern hanging behind him, he didn't want to look at it because it was very intrusive.

"General Yuan, let me ask you, if two people of equal strength fight alone with swords. Under normal circumstances, how will the outcome be?"

Liu Yishou asked seemingly casually.

"On the battle formation, personal martial arts are of no great use. Even after the formation is scattered, countless people are hacked to death by their own people."

Yuan Shikang said thoughtfully.Because of the blind spots involved in knowledge, Wang Wei was a primary school student quietly, not daring to say a word.

"If you are fighting alone, and the strength is equal...the one who draws the sword first will have a great possibility of losing."

For this sentence, Yuan Shikang is not very sure, he just depends on his feeling.After all, when he was Yuan Xu's guard back then, if someone assassinated him, he couldn't have drawn his sword first, the assassin must have drawn his sword first.

"That's right, if you fight alone, the one who makes the first move is very likely to be attacked later. The first move means revealing the intention in advance."

The fishing boat was floating on the river, and under the faint moonlight in the distance, Yuan Shikang was astonished to vaguely see someone crossing the river on a special bamboo raft!

No, in a nutshell, it's more like building a pontoon bridge with bamboo rafts, and the speed of crossing the river is extremely fast!

"Most of the white-robed army under Chen Qingzhi's command came from fishermen in the water village. For them, crossing the river is just like playing. Zhao Gui should have finished fighting. The rest is up to the white-robed army."

Liu Yishou sighed lightly, feeling like he was relieved from a heavy burden.

Of course, it is impossible for him to let Zhao Gui take the lead in fighting Er Zhurong!Zhao Gui's troops have only one purpose, which is to turn Er Zhurong's army from darkness to light.

Once turned to the bright spot, the white-robed army knew where they were.It's like a room with lights can't see the darkness in the distance, but a hunter in the darkness in the distance can see the light from a long distance!
"My lord, our journey is actually to send a letter to Chen Qingzhi, right? Hanging up the lantern is the white-robed army's work."

Wang Wei finally figured out why they wanted to "accompany" Er Zhurong all the way along the Bian River.

If you don't send a signal to Chen Qingzhi yourself, can Chen Qingzhi attack with confidence?These are all agreed in advance!

"But my lord..."

Wang Wei still felt a little unsafe.

"here we go!"

Er Zhurong's team began to scatter for a while, and the stable "Fire Dragon" seemed to be cut off from the middle!No matter how powerful Er Zhurong's scouts were, it was impossible to detect the situation on the other side of the river.

And that area should be investigated by He Bayue.If it wasn't for this, why did Er Zhurong let He Bayue lead people to occupy Kaocheng!
Fighting a war is a bit like putting water in a wooden bucket. If a wooden board becomes a huge short board, the water in the bucket cannot be kept.

"My lord, I'm a little curious. Why was He Bayue persuaded?"

For He Bayue and Gao Huan, Liu Yishou's treatment methods are different.He personally went out to make sure that He Bayue turned against him. As for whether Gao Huan wanted to run away, that was the icing on the cake.

He Bayue ran away, and Chen Qingzhi no longer had to worry about the future.

The balance of strategy was originally in favor of Er Zhurong, but Liu Yishou added weight to his side a little bit, and he insisted on turning the situation back!
"The people in Wuchuan Town are inherently weaker than Huaishuo's, and they are not Er Zhurong's direct descendants. He Bayue is actually very worried. After all, he is no better than Gao Huan, and he has the support of the Lou family in Beidi.

If there is a chance to fight now, do you think he will do it? "

Liu Yishou looked at the chaos of Er Zhurong's army in the distance, and asked with some emotion.Wang Wei was speechless.Anyone can say it, but to really dare to gamble like Liu Yishou, you really have to have extraordinary vision and courage.

"My lord, what is the outcome of this battle?"

Yuan Shikang asked curiously.

"There are few white-robed soldiers, and a sudden attack has some advantages. But Er Zhurong's army is not disabled, and there should be room to fight. It is inevitable that the two sides will have a bloody battle."

Liu Yishou pondered for a moment, then continued: "If I were Er Zhurong, I would definitely plan for the worst, and that would be to call for reinforcements. Now that the night is dark, it is difficult for those who are blind to intercept the messenger.

Calling for help will probably be successful.

The outcome of this battle probably depends on whose reinforcements arrive first. "

During night battles, the two warring parties are actually afraid at both ends.Once out of contact, they must form an formation to protect themselves first, and then observe the opponent's situation, so as to avoid a reversal of the outcome.

If the white-robed army fought fiercely with Er Zhurong's army, they would definitely retreat separately. The white-robed army formed an formation under Ningling City, relying on the city to defend against the enemy.

And Er Zhurong will not attack Suiyang again, he must shrink along the river bank and form an array against the water.

The two sides are in a stalemate around Ningling City until dawn!Then, whoever's reinforcements arrive first will break the balance first.

"Chen Qingzhi has no reinforcements!"

Yuan Shikang was startled and blurted out.

"Of course Chen Qingzhi didn't, but I did. It depends on whether Yu Jin has won the tank boat from Xiaohuangcheng. If there is, Er Zhurong will be dealt with tomorrow. If not, Er Zhurong will temporarily retreat to Yongqiu. At that time, we will join forces with the White Robe Army and fight with open swords and spears."

It turns out that this is why Liu Yishou said that if Gao Huan runs away, the victory rate is [-]%.Indeed, if Yu Jin's men arrive tomorrow, Er Zhurong's army will definitely fall into despair, because it means that there is a big problem on their side.

Why the reinforcements didn't come, anyone with a little brain will understand what happened.

According to what Liu Yishou said, it seems that whoever's reinforcements arrive tomorrow will have a greater chance of winning.Yuan Shikang thought for a while, originally he said something that should be said "inappropriately", but it seemed to spoil the scenery by saying it, so he finally shut up.

"If you lose on the rooftop, if you win the club/socio/model, since you are young, don't be afraid to gamble."

Liu Yishou patted Yuan Shikang on the shoulder and said.

He Bayue has already run away, so Gao Huan's coin will give Er Zhurong a death blow?Liu Yishou felt that Gao Huan would not foolishly "show his loyalty" to Er Zhurong at this time, right?

"It's okay..." I couldn't understand Liu Yishou's nonsense, but Yuan Shikang still understood the meaning.

"My lord, if something happens, I will definitely..."

"You must protect me, right? Every time you say this, the situation is stabilized."

Seeing Er Zhurong's team on the river bank gradually shrinking together, and the light of the torches becoming more and more concentrated, Liu Yishou was determined.

……

The white-robed army suddenly burst out from the darkness, all wearing the military uniforms of the Wei army, making Er Zhurong flustered!If he hadn't been extremely familiar with this fighting style, he would almost have thought that Liu Yishou's army had been reborn.

Ding ding ding ding ding!
The sound of ringing gold pierced the night sky, and Er Zhurong's army lined up along the river in a long snake, falling into considerable chaos.Many people were rushed to the Sui River to feed the fish by the white-robed army killed in the oblique stab!

Fortunately, the elite soldiers under Er Zhurong's command have been fighting for a long time, and have developed some inertia in their bones. They cover each other and move closer to the Chinese army.

Although he stabilized his position, he looked extremely embarrassed!

Ding ding ding ding ding!
The sound of Mingjin sounded in the direction of Ningling, and the white-robed army receded like a tide, no longer fighting fiercely, almost instantly, the pressure on Er Zhurong's side dropped sharply!

"Uncle, what should I do now?"

Er Zhuzhao wiped the blood from his face. The Ningling defenders' wave was not good just now, but now this wave is too fierce, and it is really hard to withstand.

"Chen Qingzhi and Liu Yishou joined forces!"

Er Zhurong gritted his teeth and said.

"That……"

Er Zhuzhao was startled, the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't speak.

"Fix the formation, wait for the reinforcements to arrive at dawn, and don't move rashly." Er Zhurong said with clenched fists.

(End of this chapter)