Although Xunzheng personally killed a fleeing soldier Yuan Shu, thousands of soldiers retreated together, and Xun Zheng could not suppress it.
However, Xunzheng had no choice but to issue an order: "call it a day, and fight again tomorrow!"
Although Guan Yu had a good command and fought back, the young men in the city were recruited temporarily. Therefore, even though he managed to defeat Yuan Shu's army, his own loss was not small. It can be said that he killed 1000 enemies and lost 800.
"Mr. Xianhe, would you please draft a letter to your elder brother?"
Jian Yong was stunned when he heard Guan Yu's words: "ask for help from the Lord?"
Guan Yu shook his head and said, "no, it's to report to elder brother. Our army is now besieged by Ji Ling's regiments. In a few days' time, my elder brother will surely know that it will be bad for him to ambush him halfway if he comes to help. "
Jian Yong understood: "what the two generals mean is that let me write to the Lord to analyze his interests and ask him not to send troops?"
"Not bad." After January, Yuan Liying's army should not be in a hurry to attack the enemy
Jian Yong nodded: "OK, Yong will pick up the pen."
...
"what? Thirty thousand troops besieged Yingyang? "
Zhang Fei became impatient and looked at Liu Bei: "elder brother, we brought all the main forces to Chen Guo. There are only 2000 people there. How can we resist the siege of 30000 troops?"
After that, Zhang Fei said to Cao Bao directly: "Cao Bao, you help elder brother, and I lead the soldiers to kill back to help the second brother." After saying this, Zhang Fei turned and left.
"Wing de!" Liu Bei frowned.
"Big brother!" Zhang Fei turned around and said in a hurry: "the second brother and Yingchuan are in danger. Can we wait for an to save?"
Liu Bei frowned and said, "it has been said in the letter of Long Yun that if our army is in a hurry to come back, he will inevitably be used by Ji Ling. Maybe Ji Ling has laid an ambush on the way to ambush our army."
Zhang Fei was impatient and said, "what should I do?"
"Yunchang said that he had voluntarily given up several cities to shrink his forces and launch young men to defend the city for the time being, so that we don't have to worry. It's better to wait until January, when Yuan's army has lost its vigor, and our army will work together from inside to outside." Liu Bei said slowly.
"Alas
Zhang Fei sighed, so he sat down and sulked.
"Lord, Zhu has a plan to rescue the second general."
Before Liu Bei asked, Zhang Fei said in a hurry: "Mr. Zizhong, don't buy medicine in the gourd. Tell me to Lao Zhang."
Mi Zhu chuckled and arched his hand and said, "Lord, general Cao and the three generals know why Liu Qiqi can dominate the world?"
"Liu's chariot, with a great reputation, is invincible." Cao Bao said.
Zhang Fei replied, "if you fight, you have courage. Every time Yu Qing fought first, the soldiers used their lives, and the Liangzhou army naturally swept the world. "
Hearing what Cao Bao and Zhang Fei said, MI Zhu gently shook his head, which was obviously wrong.
Liu Bei is a little smile: "good Zizhong, you don't sell the pass, rescue soldiers such as fire, the sooner the better, quickly say it."
Mi Zhu nodded his head and said, "although the land of Central Plains is rich, it does not produce horses; although Liangzhou is bitter and cold, its war horses are very tall. The reason why Liu Che can ride across the world depends on the sharp cavalry."
"Liangzhou Damascus is popular all over the world. Although Liu Qiqi was short of food and grass, it was not a problem to send a small army to support our army. He asked Liu Qiqi to send thousands of cavalry to threaten yuan Shujun from the flank, so that Ji Ling did not dare to attack Yingyang with all his strength. When our army attacks again, we will be able to defeat the enemy. " Mi Zhu had his own way.
Liu Bei nodded his head and said with admiration: "yes, our army has few soldiers after all. It's not bad to ask Yu Qing for help."
"In this case, Zizhong, you draft it yourself, and immediately send a letter to Puyang to explain the detailed military situation of our army and let Yu Qing make a decision."
...
Puyang.
"Yuan Shu sent General Ji Ling to lead 30000 troops to invade Yingchuan. Guan Yu confronted yuan Jun in Yingyang. Liu Bei was worried that Guan Yu could not be saved by the lack of soldiers, so he asked the general for help. "
After Jia Xunian finished, he looked at Liu Ye: "general, Liu Bei means to ask our army to send a small number of cavalry directly into Yingyang, threatening yuan Jun from the side, making Ji Ling dare not attack Yingyang with all his strength."
Liu Ye nodded and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Yuan Shu was even more powerful than our army. The three armies took Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou respectively, which is not worse than the first emperor's annexation of the six countries."
Guo Jia laughed: "general can really joke, Yuan Shu's division of troops is the way of self destruction."
"If there is a gap in any one of the three routes, the other two will certainly be affected. This is an attack that moves the whole body." Guo Jia said, "so the battle in Yuzhou must be won, so as to curb the pace of Yuan Shu's expansion."
Liu Ye thought: "well, filial piety is reasonable."
Jia Xu asked: "our army is short of food and grass. Just now I calculated that the maximum amount of food and grass we can spend on is 2000 iron cavalry for a month. Can the general know who is going to fight? General Ma Chao or pound? "The cavalry's demand for food and grass is far greater than that of the infantry, because the horses don't just eat grass on the ground. The need of long-term combat makes the horses have to take fine fodder. Therefore, the amount of food and grass needed by 2000 iron cavalry is enough to be equal to 6000 infantry.
Ma Chao and pound are both veteran generals in Liangzhou army. They are very good at cavalry combat, but Liu Ye slowly shakes his head.
"Ben thought that Xu Huang should be sent."
Jia Xu frowned: "Xu Gongming? This man is a strong general, but the cavalry can't compare with Ma Chao and pound? They are from Xiliang. "
Guo Jia also looked at Liu Ye with great interest: "yes, Xu Gongming was born in Baibo Huangjin. No matter his war record or qualification, he could not compare with General Ma Pang. Why did the general choose Xu Huang only?"
Liu Ye smiles, and then says, "Bian que once said that his elder brother's medical skills are connected with God. The reason why he is not famous is that his medical skills are effective in the early stage of patients, so his name is not well known."
"As the saying goes, those who are good at fighting have no great achievements. Xu Gongming is one of the generals in the world. Look at it." Liu Ye affirms.
The sound of footsteps outside the hall.
"What's the matter with the general calling Huang?"
Xu Huang enters with his fist clasped and bows.
"Listen to Xu Huang!"
Xu Huang's spirit vibrated: "the end will be in!"
Liu Ye said solemnly, "I will ride with you for two thousand to rescue Yingchuan and assist Guan Yu to attack Ji Ling's 30000 army. Do you dare?"
Xu Huang's heart is hot, did not expect that the general should value himself so much?
"If general Meng does not give up, Huang will surely live up to his mission." Xu Huang is calm and steady.
"Good, take orders!"