Chapter 434 Liu Bei Asks for Help

Although Xun Zheng personally beheaded a fleeing soldier of Yuan Shu's army, thousands of soldiers retreated together, and Xun Zheng couldn't suppress it.

In desperation, Xun Zheng had no choice but to send an order: "Ming Jin withdraws troops, and we will fight again tomorrow!"

Although Guan Yu commanded well and fought back vigorously, the young and strong in the city were recruited temporarily after all, so even though he barely repelled Yuan Shu's army, his own losses were not small.

"Mr. Xianhe, please draft a letter to elder brother."

Jian Yong was taken aback when he heard Guan Yu's words: "Ask the lord for help?"

Guan Yu shook his head: "No, but report to elder brother. Our army is now surrounded by Ji Ling, and elder brother will definitely know in a few days. If elder brother comes to help by then, it would be bad if Ji Ling set up an ambush halfway. "

Jian Yong understood: "The second general means that I should write a letter to the lord to analyze the advantages and disadvantages, and ask him not to send troops?"

"That's right." Guan Yu nodded, stroking his beard and said, "The food and grass in Yingyang City is enough for the army for a month. Don't worry for now. First use the defensive battle to consume Yuan Jun's energy. After a month, we will attack the enemy inside and outside with big brother!"

Jian Yong nodded: "Okay, Yong will write now."

"What? An army of 30,000 is besieging Yingyang?"

Zhang Fei suddenly became impatient, and looked at Liu Bei: "Brother, we brought the main force to Chen Guo, and the second brother has only 2,000 people there, how can we withstand the siege of 30,000 troops?"

After all, Zhang Fei said directly to Cao Bao: "Cao Bao, you will assist the eldest brother, and I will lead the troops back to help the second brother." After Zhang Fei said this, he turned and left.

"Yide!" Liu Bei frowned.

"Brother!" Zhang Fei turned around and said urgently, "Second Brother and Ying Chuan are in danger, can we save them?"

Liu Bei frowned and said, "Yun Chang's letter already said that if our army is eager to return to help, it will inevitably be used by Ji Ling. Maybe Ji Ling has already set up an ambush halfway, ready to ambush our army."

Zhang Fei said impatiently, "Then what should we do?"

"Yun Chang said that he has voluntarily given up several cities to shrink his troops and mobilized the young and strong. There is more than enough to defend the city for the time being. Let us not worry. It is best to wait until after January, when Yuan Jun loses all his vigor, and our army will cooperate with the outside." Liu Bei said slowly. Slow down.

"well!"

Zhang Fei sighed and had no choice but to sit down, sullen.

"My lord, Zhu has a plan to save the second general."

Before Liu Bei could ask a question, Zhang Fei said anxiously: "Mr. Zizhong, don't buy medicine from the gourd, tell me, Lao Zhang, quickly."

Mi Zhu smiled slightly, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, General Cao and the three generals, do you know why Liu Cheqi is running across the world?"

"Liu Cheqi supports the establishment of the emperor and has a righteous name, so he is naturally invincible." Cao Bao said.

Zhang Fei replied: "A husband fights with courage. Yuqing must be the first in every battle, and the soldiers will use their lives. Naturally, the Liangzhou army will rule the world."

Hearing what Cao Bao and Zhang Fei said, Mi Zhu shook his head slightly, obviously it was wrong.

Liu Bei smiled slightly: "Okay, Zizhong, don't be fooled. Rescuing soldiers is like putting out fires. The sooner the better, hurry up and talk."

Mi Zhu nodded, and said seriously, "Although the Central Plains is rich, it doesn't produce horses; Liangzhou is bitter and cold, but the horses are very tall. The reason why Liu Cheqi can conquer the world is because of his sharp and unparalleled cavalry."

"Big horses in Liangzhou run rampant all over the world. Although Liu Cheqi is short of food and grass, it is not a problem to send a small army to support our army. Please Liu Cheqi send thousands of cavalry over to threaten Yuan Shujun from the flanks, making Ji Ling uneasy. Dare to attack Yingyang with all your strength. When our army attacks again, we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy." Mi Zhu said confidently.

Liu Bei nodded and said appreciatively, "That's right. After all, our army has few soldiers. It's not bad to ask Yuqing for help."

"Since this is the case, Zizhong, you draft it yourself, and immediately send a letter to Puyang, explaining the detailed military situation of our army, and let Yuqing make a decision."

Puyang.

"Yuan Shu dispatched general Ji Ling to lead 30,000 troops to invade Yingchuan, and Guan Yu confronted Yuan Jun in Yingyang. Liu Bei was worried that he would not be able to rescue Guan Yu with too few soldiers, so he asked the general for help."

After Jia Xu finished reading, she looked at Liu Ye: "General, what Liu Bei wants is to ask our army to send a small number of cavalry straight into Yingyang, threatening Yuan Jun from the side, so that Ji Ling dare not attack Yingyang with all his strength."

Liu Ye nodded and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Yuan Shu to be richer than our army. The three armies captured Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou respectively, which is no worse than the first emperor's annexation of the six kingdoms."

Guo Jia laughed: "The general really knows how to joke. Yuan Shu's division of troops is the way to destroy himself."

"The three routes are divided into battles. If there is a mistake in any one route, the other two routes will definitely be affected. This is a one-shot attack that affects the whole body." Guo Jia said solemnly: "So the battle of Yuzhou must be won, and in this way, Yuan Shu's expansion can also be curbed. pace of."

Liu Ye took it quite seriously: "Well, what Feng Xiao said makes sense."

Jia Xu asked: "Our army is short of food and grass. I did the math just now. I can spend at most two thousand cavalry for a month of food and grass. Do you know who the general is going to fight? Is it General Ma Chao or Pound?"

The demand for food and grass of cavalry is much greater than that of infantry, because war horses can’t just graze on the ground. The needs of long-term combat make war horses have to eat fine forage. Thousand infantry.

Both Ma Chao and Pang De were veteran generals in the Liangzhou Army and were very good at cavalry combat, but Liu Ye shook his head slowly.

"The general thought that Xu Huang should be sent."

Jia Xu frowned: "Xu Gongming? He can be regarded as a strong general, but he might not be able to compare with Ma Chao and Pound in cavalry combat, right? They are from Xiliang."

Guo Jia also looked at Liu Ye with great interest: "That's right, Xu Gongming was born in the Yellow Turban of Baibo. No matter in terms of record or qualifications, he can't compare with the two generals Ma Pang. Why did the general choose Xu Huang?"

Liu Ye smiled, and then said sternly: "Bian Que once said that his elder brother's medical skills are supernatural. The reason why he is not famous is because his medical skills are effective at the early stage of the patient, so his reputation is not well known."

"As the so-called good fighters have no great achievements, Xu Gongming is a general who is unique in a million. Just watch." Liu Ye affirmed.

Footsteps sounded outside the hall.

"What is the general calling for?"

Xu Huang walked in with his fists clasped, and bowed in salute.

"Xu Huang listens!"

Xu Huang's spirit lifted: "The end is here!"

Liu Ye said solemnly: "I will ride two thousand cavalry with you, go south to aid Yingchuan, and respond to Guan Yu's attack on Ji Ling's 30,000 troops, how dare you?"

Xu Huang's heart became hot, he didn't expect the general to value him so much?

"If General Meng does not give up, Huang will definitely live up to his mission!" Xu Huang said calmly.

"Okay, take orders!"