Han Xiang

Chapter 512

On the eve of the war, the generals could not sleep.

Within the old and new cities of Hefei, the old and new mansions of Longxiang are brightly lit, which is a custom passed down from the past.

According to the most recent information from various places, as well as seeing is believing in the city today, it is confirmed that there are [-] troops in Jiangdong.

All the generals in Hefei, including the think tank Lu Su, all showed serious expressions on their faces.

Regardless of whether the opponent was Cao Cao or Huang Zu, Jiang Dong did not use so many troops. It seems that Sun Quan was really angry this time.

Others heard that the [-] soldiers looked worried, but Long Xiang was full of confidence. Not only did he not actively dispatch defenses as usual, he even secretly sent Lei Xu to lead his troops to Zipeng Mountain.

Lu Su mistakenly thought that Lei Xu would run out of food, but Long Xiang decided to take the initiative to attack. Lei Xu divided his troops into Zipeng Mountain to intercept and kill the defeated soldiers.

Long Xiang has always liked to use his troops steadily, but he suddenly changed his style of action, which made Lu Su unable to adapt.

He was worried that Sun Quan would besiege the city on both sides, that Lei Xu's troops would be useless in Zipeng Mountain, and that he would not be able to return to Hefei after running out of food, and had to retreat to Shouchun in the end.

But the album sent by Cao Xing in the evening made Lu Su look at it with admiration.

Sun Quan set up camp outside the old city, clearly planning to attack the old city.

"Could Yun Qi be able to pinch and count?"

After Lu Su finished his praise, he couldn't help but asked curiously: "Why else are you so sure that Sun Quan won't attack Xincheng first?"

"How can I understand the art of mystery?" Long Xiang shook his head and smiled slightly, explaining: "Actually, it was because of his understanding of Sun Quan. This person had never encountered a strong enemy before Cao Cao, but he was defeated after fighting Cao Jun. After gaining self-confidence, he developed a personality of bullying the weak and fearing the hard. Dividing troops into battle is a taboo, so he must attack the old city first."

"I see."

Lu Su suddenly realized, and suddenly shouted badly: "No, since Yun Qi guessed that the target is the old city, why didn't you send more troops in advance? General Tang only has 800 city defense troops, including Cao Sima's reconnaissance battalion. , and Zhang Liao's [-] men, the total garrison is less than [-], which is far behind the Xincheng garrison."

Long Xiang disagreed: "I didn't intend to passively defend the city at all, so the number of defenders in the old and new cities will not affect the overall situation."

"Are you serious?"

Lu Su mistakenly thought that Long Xiang's defeat of Zhang Liao was inflated, so he quickly frowned and reminded him earnestly: "Yun Qi, you must understand that Sun Quan has a hundred thousand troops. 5000 people can be mobilized, and it is difficult to repel the enemy several times by taking the initiative. If you can defend the city with the help of the city wall and the strength of the people in the city, if you take the initiative to attack, you will still be raised in the tiger's mouth.

"Haha, an army of one hundred thousand? It's just a mob." Long Xiang looked at Xu Chu with a smile, and asked jokingly, "Does Zhongkang dare to fight when he hears about such a force?"

"I'm not even afraid of Cao Jun, why should I be afraid of that Jiangdong rat?" Xu Chu patted his chest with a confident look on his face.

"well said."

Long Xiang nodded lightly, then took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Xu Chu, and said: "It is inconvenient to send a message at night, please send this letter to the old city as soon as possible, it is about whether we can defeat the enemy in a battle tomorrow. Be careful not to let the enemy intercept it."

"Since it's so important, I'll go through it myself." Xu Chu stepped forward to accept the letter, his eyes as determined as steel.

"Alright."

Long Xiang casually handed Cao Xing's sketch to Xu Chu and added, "Take this drawing with you, and ask Uncle Xi to hand it over to Zhang Liao."

"only."

Holding the letter in one hand and the picture in the other, Xu Chu clasped his fists in response and left resolutely.

Lu Su was confused when he heard that, so he stepped forward to stare at Long Xiang and asked, "Yun Qi, what are your plans? How do you feel that you put all your hope of defeating the enemy on Zhang Liao? He only has 800 men."

Long Xiang smiled leisurely: "Hehe, don't underestimate Zhang Liao's 800 people, they can retire Sun Quan's [-] people."

"How is this possible?" Lu Su was full of disbelief.

"You forgot my agreement with Zhang Wenyuan?"

Seeing Long Xiang's old incident brought up again, Lu Su couldn't help being startled, and murmured: "Release him regardless of whether he has made meritorious service within three years? Isn't this not your usual tactic to delay the attack?"

"Zhang Wenyuan's wife and children are all in Xudu, and Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes. My strategy of delaying the army is useless to him. If Zhang Wenyuan wants to return to the Central Plains earlier and not fall out of favor in front of Cao Cao, he must follow the example of General Guan and get the guard against the sky. The military exploits, Sun Quan's [-] troops outside the city are his only chance, and he will definitely fight for it."

"Hiss..." Lu Su swallowed hard after hearing this, shook his head and joked, "According to your analysis, Zhang Liao really has no choice. Are you pushing your friend into the fire pit?"

"Not counting."

Long Xiang shook his head and said solemnly: "When Zhang Wenyuan persuaded General Guan to surrender, did he push him into the pit of fire? This is my mutual achievement with him. If we succeed, we will be famous in history. Isn't it worth fighting for?"

"Is the chance great?" Lu Su asked in a low voice.

Long Xiang nodded in affirmation: "Zijing also has experience in leading troops. You should know that there is an essential difference between commanding thousands of people and commanding hundreds of thousands. From the analysis of Sun Quan's previous record, his commanding ability is very weak. Then Lu Meng just succeeded the governor. Guess Sun Jian and Sun Ce's old troops will obey him? The more people there are, the more chaotic."

After hearing this, Lu Su suddenly realized, and pointed in the direction where Xu Chu was leaving, exclaimed: "You gave Zhang Liao Cao Sima's sketch to let him go straight to Sun Quan's army according to the plan, just to cause confusion among the enemy? Then we fish in troubled waters?"

"Ah."

Long Xiang nodded and snorted coldly: "Since Sun Quan's child is too arrogant and dares to camp under my nose, don't blame me for rushing directly to his face. Wu's soldiers will inevitably be in a mess, and there will be countless collisions and tramples."

"Forehead"

Lu Su hesitated for a while, but couldn't help pouring cold water on him: "Have you ever thought about what would happen if Zhang Liao didn't complete the task?

"how?"

Long Xiang said solemnly: "800 people can't do it, so I will use 8000 people to continue the raid. The enemy's weakness lies there. It is unreasonable for him to remain undefeated."

"Well, Hefei has an elite tiger guard army. If you can defeat Cao Jun on land, it is no problem to beat Jiangdong people. Once Jiangdong soldiers start to retreat and General Lei goes around to attack them, the enemy will definitely be terrified."

After Lu Su said that, he was very touched, he suddenly understood Long Xiang's intentions, and said in his heart that you are still modest and don't know how to use soldiers?I can't even figure out the layout of this link after link. I was really confused by the appearance. It seems that I have to understand it in depth in the future.

During the conversation between Long Xiang and Lu Su, Feng Zhong saw that the task was delayed, so he clasped his fists and asked Ying Ying, "Yun Qi, since I want to take the initiative to attack, will my city defense army go out of the city too? One more person will give us more strength."

"No, Uncle Zhong's city defense army cannot move. Even if there is no external threat, we must prevent people from rioting in the city."

Long Xiang shook his head and rejected Feng Zhong, then got up and said to the generals seriously: "The safety of Hefei New City will be handed over to Zijing and Uncle Zhong. The rest of the people will go back to rest now. Tomorrow, they will make food and leave the city at five o'clock, and drive Sun Quan back to the city." Go to Jiangdong."

"only."

The low and neat answer echoed in the hall of the prefect's mansion for a long time.

The night sky outside the house is dotted with stars, and the shore of Shishui is also dotted with stars, and there are Jiangdong soldiers coming ashore in the dark.

(End of this chapter)