"Quick, quick, quick!" Liu Mang's army was already speeding up. He didn't even have time to reorganize the thousands of Xiliang cavalry, so he directly boarded the warship and prepared to arrange them to Gan Ning first. When they got on the horse, they were the world's first-class heavy cavalry, but when they got off the horse, or on the water, they really became lambs to be slaughtered, and Liu Mang's main force marched towards Shouchun by water. Shouchun must not be lost. There are too many important things for Liu Mang in Shouchun. Once Shouchun is lost, it can be said that the whole Yangzhou will be gone. If Yangzhou is gone, all Liu Mang's hard work will become someone else's wedding dress. Not only the various inventions in Shouchun, but also the sweet potatoes that have been buried in the land of Yangzhou will also become Liu Bei's spoils of war, so Shouchun cannot be lost.
The speed of walking along the Huaihe River by water is very fast! It took nearly three days for the cavalry to travel from Shouchun to Gwangju, but the water route only took half the time. If they hadn't passed through Lujiang County on the way, they might have been faster, and they could have reached Shouchun within two days.
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The time of the day passes quickly, very quickly, the sun will set soon, then the moon will get darker, and then the moon will set again. This is the law of all things in the world, and he will not stop because of a certain person his steps.
"Military teacher!" Zhao Yun came to Shouchun's prefect's mansion in the middle of the night. He came to climb the city wall with Xu Shu at this time every morning. He saw Xu Shu in the hall, and Xu Shu just sat there. On the table, he didn't move or say a word.
Zhao Yun looked at Xu Shu, he remembered that Xu Shu was wearing this dress when he left last night. It still is. this means. His military adviser didn't leave this conference hall at all this night, he was here all the time, without sleep all night!
"Military division!" Zhao Yun shouted again, at this time Xu Shu heard Zhao Yun's voice and turned around.
"Zilong is here!" Xu Shu's voice was very hoarse, and as soon as he turned around, Zhao Yun was stunned, because the military adviser in front of him was no longer the same Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi who lashed out at Fang Qiu and commanded him. Instead, it has become extremely vicissitudes. You must know that although Xu Shu is older than Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong, he is only a few years older. Now Xu Shu is in a prime of life, but now Xu Shu is extremely haggard, his eyes are full of bloodshot eyes, The corners of his mouth were very dry, and he didn't look like a man in his prime. Zhao Yun even saw that Xu Shu's temples had turned gray. A day ago, Xu Shu still had black hair! worry. Sorrow, worry turned gray.
"Military division. Here you are!" Zhao Yun didn't know what to say, his words were stuck in his throat, but he couldn't say what he wanted to say.
"Sit, sit!" Compared to Zhao Yun who didn't know what to say, Xu Shu had a bit of freedom. Although he was very haggard, Xu Shu's freedom was still there. He also invited Zhao Yun to sit down, and even poured tea for Zhao Yun, but the tea was already cold and left overnight.
"Zilong, are you willing to give up this Shouchun City?!" Xu Shu seemed a little out of shape.
"Shouchun?" Zhao Yun didn't know how to answer, did he have feelings for Shouchun? He, Zhao Yun, has only been in Shouchun City for a few months. If it weren't for Hefei, this Shouchun might be just a passer-by for him, but now he has fought for him for half a month in Shouchun. On the city wall, he protected the ancient capital with his spear.
"I can't bear it, I can't bear it!" Xu Shu replied with a drink, and the words he said were full of desolation, "Master, hand over the five counties of Yangzhou to Xu Shu and Xu Yuanzhi. , but now! Haha, Gushi and Hefei have been broken, and Anfeng is looking forward to it. Now only Lujiang County and Shouchun are still in our hands, and Lujiang is just a water village! And this Shouchun is the key point of Yangzhou , but now, I, Xu Shu, are incompetent, incompetent, and I can't even protect the last city!" Everyone is drunk if wine is not drunk, Xu Shu drank tea, but it seemed like fine wine, which made him completely lost up.
"Military Master, Shouchun will not be lost!" Zhao Yun said very resolutely, "As long as I, Zhao Yun, are still here, Liu Bei's army will not be allowed to step into Shouchun!"
"Hehe, Zilong, it's useless, it's useless!" Xu Shu smiled wryly and shook his head, "If Shouchun is not lost, then the mistress' life will be lost!" The condition Pang Tong gave was to exchange Shouchun City for Lu Qiling. Life.
As a subject, Xu Shu couldn't ignore the life of his mistress, just like Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong back then. They were loyal and decided that there were certain things they had to do. In other words, Shouchun City would be broken. , as long as Lu Qiling is still alive, then Liu Mang will have a way out, he can force Lujiang County to retreat, and plot a comeback, if Miss Lu dies under Shouchun, then Liu Mang's army really has no way out. He couldn't get through Lu Bu's place. Because the relationship between Liu Mangjun and Lu Bujun was completely severed. In this way, his master Liu Mang will also bear the reputation of being ungrateful, because everything in Yangzhou can be said to have been developed with the support of Lu Bu, and even Liu Mang was plotted against him because Lu Bu gave all of Lujiang to support He is Liu Mang, if Miss Lu died under Shouchun, Liu Mang will be the one to blame. It is impossible for Xu Shu to let his protagonist bear the infamy, so he can only resist it alone!
Xu Shu has long said that Shouchun City is with him. Xu Shu is here, Shouchun City is broken, and Xu Shu is dead. The mistress must be saved, and the price for saving is to exchange this thousand-year-old city, Shouchun.
"Zilong, if Shouchun City is broken, Zilong, the mistress will teach you everything about the mistress! I will definitely send the mistress to the lord safely!" Xu Shu looked at Zhao Yun and said, as if telling his last words generally.
"Military Master, you!" Zhao Yun also heard the meaning, and hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Military Master, although Zilong has some martial arts skills, but he doesn't have the military master's plan, I'm afraid he won't be able to do it! Please also ask the military master to take back the entrustment."
Xu Shu didn't reply Zhao Yun directly, but looked at the sky outside the hall, it was getting brighter gradually, "Go, Zilong, it's time for us to welcome back the mistress!"
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Outside Shouchun City, Liu Beijun's camp, Pang Tong came to a flat ground to quietly watch the night sky, and also looked at the thousand-year-old city in front of him.
"Shiyuan, you can't sleep either!" A voice interrupted Pang Tong while he was meditating. Pang Tongtong turned around and saw the person who came, cupping his fists at the person who came.
"My lord!" The person who came was Liu Beijun's coach. Liu Bei Liu Xuande.
Liu Bei couldn't sleep either. He thought that the Shouchun City tomorrow would belong to him, how could he sleep well? To win the Central Plains, Shi Yuan should be my greatest hero!" Liu Bei was not stingy with his praise. It wasn't the strategy that Pang Tong set for him to win the Central Plains. Maybe Liu Bei would really bury his head in Yuzhou and miss a lot of opportunities. In the end, he was driven around by Lao Cao again. But now, it's different. Pang Tong, Liu Bei's army really has a direction. Now that Yangzhou is taken, and Zhang Xiu is counted, then Liu Bei's territory can span three states. Plus tens of thousands of elite soldiers and horses, he has heavy armored cavalry and heavy armored infantry. If you go to Xuzhou and Yangzhou in the Central Plains area, you should be able to dominate the Central Plains and aspire to the world, and Yangzhou is the first step in his great cause.
"Thank you, my lord!" Pang Tong was very indifferent this time, because he couldn't sleep tonight not because of the joy that the Shouchun City was about to be taken down. On the contrary, he was a little worried, because he knew that after the Shouchun City was taken down, he was afraid that Pang Tong would A good friend of mine is about to leave forever, Xu Shu Xu Yuanzhi, you are straight but not round, hey! Pang Tong sighed and shook his head.
The sky soon became bright, and the forces inside and outside the city of Shouchun began to make preparations.
Liu Bei's army had already assembled at the fifth watch, and yesterday they negotiated with Xu Shu when the time of meal was close to Si, so the time of the day was at this time, Liu Bei's army stayed under the city, waiting for Xu Shu Open the city gate.
"Shiyuan, do you think this Xu Shu will go back on his word?! He is going to defend Shouchun City to the death, what should we do?" Liu Bei was still a little worried.
Pang Tongtong didn't speak at first, and waited for him to look at the wall of Shouchun City, and then said to Liu Bei very calmly, "Don't worry, my lord, we have decided on Shouchun City today!" Pang Tong's words were very firm.
"Huh? Shiyuan why?!" Liu Bei didn't understand why Pang Tong could give such an affirmative answer after looking around the city wall.
"My lord, look at this city wall! Is there something missing compared to usual!" Pang Tong asked Liu Bei, pointing at the city wall of Shouchun City.
Liu Bei followed Pang Tong's direction and looked at the ancient city wall of Shouchun. What was missing? Banners, soldiers, drums, everything is missing, but there is no general patrolling, Liu Bei suddenly reacted, "there is a lack of generals!"
"Yes, my lord!" Pang Tong explained very indifferently. In the past, Xu Shu and Zhao Yun would appear on the city wall at five o'clock every day. Their arrival was not only to command the battle, but also to comfort people's hearts. , but neither of these two people showed up today. If Xu Shu is determined to defend Shouchun to the death, then he will definitely come to the city wall early today to cheer up the soldiers under his command, so that he can resist the next crazy attack by Liu Beijun , but Xu Shu was not there, and even Zhao Yun was not there, which only shows that these two people no longer have the heart to fight to the death.
"Wait with peace of mind! Shouchun City will be ours soon!" Before Pang Tong's words fell to the ground, a scout rushed over on his horse, got off his horse and knelt down in front of Liu Bei and others.
"My lord, yes, yes, there are heavy armored cavalry galloping from Hefei!" The scout spoke with great difficulty, because he had traveled a long distance and came to report urgently.
"Heavy armored cavalry?!" Liu Bei was stunned on the spot. Who still has heavy armored cavalry in Yangzhou now? The Bingzhou wolf cavalry has been beaten and disabled and should be resting. The rest is Xiliang cavalry. But Zhang Xiu's Xiliang cavalry are all here. Where is the second heavy cavalry.
"In the direction of Hefei, it's really the Bingzhou wolf cavalry!" Pang Tong asserted that the only cavalry that can gallop over from Hefei is the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.
"He, Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian, really wants to bury the Bingzhou wolf riders!" Zhang Xiu grinned at the side, revealing a trace of ferocity. It stands to reason that half of the Bingzhou wolf riders died last time, and now The Bingzhou wolf rider should be resting, not dispatching. He wasn't an opponent when he was fully staffed, and he was even worse now that he only had half of the team.
Pang Tong couldn't figure it out either. You must know that Xiliang iron cavalry still has a lot of strength. Although a group of them were killed by Liu Wei in the Gwangju pit, there are now nearly ten thousand people in their hands. Such a Xiliang iron cavalry, Lu Bu is really alive. Tired and crooked! Pang Tong shook his head. Now is not the time for him to think about this. No matter what Lu Bu thinks, this Bingzhou Wolf Rider will never allow him to reach Shouchun City, because the Miss Lu in their hands is fake. With such a shout from the city, this Shouchun City will definitely not be taken down. Pang Tong is about to entrust Xiliang iron cavalry Zhang Xiu to intercept the Bingzhou wolf cavalry.
Who knows that Pang Tong's words have not been said yet, Zhang Xiu immediately clasped his fists and said, "Mr. Xuande, leave this Bingzhou Wolf Rider to me!" Because Pang Tong's plan won't use him to win Shouchun, he might as well intercept it Bingzhou wolf cavalry, and there is another reason. His thousands of Xiliang iron cavalry were killed by Liu Mang in the Guangzhou pit. He wanted to save face. Since he couldn’t go to Guangzhou, he would bury the thousands of Bingzhou wolf cavalry first. If he can't find any small troubles, he will trouble his father-in-law first, and Zhang Xiu will get back this face no matter what.
"Then I'll leave everything to my virtuous brother!" Liu Bei and Zhang Xiu's relationship has greatly improved now, and they both began to call each other brothers. Someone is willing to help send troops. Liu Bei is also very happy. If he said it himself, he would inevitably owe favors again.
"General Zhang Xiu, you must be careful, you just need to drive away the Bingzhou wolves!" For some reason, Pang Tong always had a bad premonition, so he told Zhang Xiu before leaving.
"Mr. Pang, please rest assured!" Zhang Xiu smiled and nodded to Pang Tong. He had seen Pang Tong's talent, so he still respected Pang Tong. (to be continued..)