Chapter 327: Under Hefei City

After Yuan Shu received the news, he took his personal guard out of the city without saying a word to welcome Qiao Rui.

Outside Shouchun City, Qiao Rui was moving slowly with three thousand armored soldiers and a coffin. They were not walking fast or even very slowly. Because Yuan Yao was dead, Qiao Rui was afraid to see Yuan Shu and to see Yuan Shu's terrifying expression.

Amid the rumbling sound of horse hooves, a team of iron cavalry rolled in from Shouchun City and arrived in front of Qiao Rui and others in a blink of an eye.

"Lord!" Qiao Rui rolled off the saddle and crawled to Yuan Shu, and said in a trembling voice.

"Where is Yao'er?" Yuan Shu's face turned pale. He had already vaguely known the result.

"Young Master, he..." Facing Yuan Shu's gloomy and terrifying face, Qiao Rui really didn't know how to speak.

"Say!" Yuan Shu had already seen the dazzlingly red coffin. The coffin that Qiao Rui bought from some coffin shop. A sick red light surged in his eyes, but he was still holding the last trace of luck, and he wanted to get the truth from Qiao Rui's mouth.

"Young Master, Young Master..., he is dead." Qiao Rui replied conscientiously.

After saying a few words, Qiao Rui seemed to have used all his strength, and his whole body was soaked in cold sweat.

"How did Yao'er die?" Yuan Shu's face turned from blue to purple, like the ripe mulberries in June. His tall body immediately trembled unconsciously. He was trying his best to restrain his sorrow in his heart, and there was a burst of rage pouring into the sky.

"When we arrived in Wan County at the end, we heard that. The young master and Wang Bao, the thief in Wan County, led 1,500 troops. Taking advantage of the disaster relief of the Zhenxi Army, we buried troops in Wangxiang Town to intercept and kill the Zhenxi Army. Just when more than 200 people in the Zhenxi Army were almost killed by the Young Master and the others, the general of Zhenxi personally led his troops to arrive. All 1,500 people, including the Young Master and the thief in Wanxiang Town, were killed, and the death was extremely tragic." Qiao Rui could not resist Yuan Shu's questioning and told him everything he knew.

"Kill me! Heaven is my Yuan family!" After hearing this, Yuan Shu roared and a mouthful of bright red blood spurted out. Then he fainted without squirting over in one breath, and slowly fell from his horse.

"Master..." Everyone exclaimed in unison.

Qiao Rui hurried forward, pinched the man, pressed the forehead, and gave Yuan Shu first aid on the spot. After a long time, Yuan Shu woke up slowly, walked to Yuan Yao's coffin tremblingly, and held the coffin lightly with both hands, tears were flowing.

"Huangfu Jian! The revenge of killing his son is irreconcilable! I swear to avenge my son with the people of the whole province!" Yuan Shu seemed to be talking to himself, and also seemed to be comforting his son's undead spirit, pointing to the sky and shouting loudly.

A gentleman will do nothing if he is a child!

At this moment, Yuan Shu no longer had fear of Huangfu Jian, and all he had in his heart was Taotian hatred for Huangfu Jian!

The cold wind was bleak, and the dark clouds were floating in the sky, and the atmosphere outside Shouchun City was even more depressing. Along the way, no one dared to speak out. The large group of people held Yuan Yao's coffin and slowly moved towards the city lord's mansion.

On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Huangfu Jian issued a half-month armistice to the Zhenxi Army, and the war between the Zhenxi Army was restarted.

The Huang Xu, the troops of the Zhenxi Army, were stationed dozens of miles outside the southern city of Hefei, and looked at each other from Hefei City through the Shihe River, guarding one side.

Since Huang Xu's troops attacked the northern expedition, they have been sieging cities and plundering lands, and the progress has been extremely smooth. When the Zhenxi Army passed by the banner of the Zhenxi Army, dozens of small cities along the way were surrendered. After the army entered the suburbs of Hefei, Huangfu Jian ordered the entire army to stand quit for half a month. For more than ten days, the soldiers of the Zhenxi Army were serving delicious food and drinks, each of whom was raising their energy and fighting spirit. Now it was finally time to show their skills.

In the central army's tent, the chief general Huang Xugao ranked first, and Xu Shu, Taishi Ci, Jiang Qin, Zhou Tai and others stood in two corners.

Huang Xu followed Huangfu Jian for many years. Although he didn't have many opportunities to lead the army alone, his knowledge and vision were not ordinary. Huang Xu could of course see the importance of Hefei City to the northern expedition of Zhenxi Army. After taking Hefei, the army advanced northwardly to the city of Shouchun, which not only opened up the northward passage of Zhenxi Army, but more importantly controlled the two Huai River Basin.

"Everyone, the truce ordered by the lord has passed, and Hefei City is right in front of us, blocking our army's journey to the northern expedition. Please work together and offer suggestions to capture Hefei City as soon as possible!" Huang Xu, who is still in his twenties, looks heroic and extraordinary. He looked at the generals in the tent calmly and said in a deep voice.

After hearing what Huang Xu said, the generals also showed excitement. They all knew that the sporadic battles ahead could only be regarded as appetizers, and Hefei City was the real big meal. The battle finally came, and they had been waiting for a long time. Xu Shu, Taishi Ci, Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, all of whom had just recently joined the Zhenxi Army. They were eager to make contributions and show themselves. Only in this way can they have a place in the Zhenxi Army full of talents.

"General, Hefei City is strong and has 50,000 troops to defend it. If you are not surprised by the attack, you should use your wisdom to attack!" Just when everyone was excited, Xu Shu, who had just joined the army's military advisor, spoke.

"What are the military advisors' opinions? Please come here." Huang Xu nodded slightly, agreed and asked.

Although Xu Shu had not joined the Zhenxi Army for a long time and did not show any evil skills, Huang Xu did not dare to underestimate this person. Huang Xu followed Huang Fu Jian for many years and had no deep understanding of Huang Fu Jian's ability to know people. He knew that those who could be recognized as military advisors by Huang Fu Jian had their own difficulties.

"The subordinates have a plan to lead the defenders in the city out of the city and fight to the death with our army." Xu Shu said lightly.

"Military advisor, please speak!" Huang Xu suddenly felt his eyes lit up when he heard this.

Twenty-two thousand people attacked General Yuan Shu Ji Ling to guard Hefei City, which had 50,000 strong soldiers, which was indeed a difficult problem for Huang Xu. But if the defenders in the city were able to be led out of the city and fight against him in the field, it would be much easier to rely on the powerful combat power of the western army.

"Turn troops to challenge, lose several consecutive games, be arrogant and arrogant. Then set up an ambush south of Xiaoyaojin, as long as the enemy can be introduced into the Xiaoyaojin ambush circle, the army will be able to achieve success in one battle." Xu Shu talked happily, full of confidence.

"The military advisor's plan is very good! Which general is willing to lead troops to challenge? This battle is only allowed to lose, not win!" Huang Xu asked, looking at the young generals under the tent.

If Huang Xu said that he would only win but not lose, the generals would definitely ask for battle. However, Huang Xu told them to only lose but not win, and no one would want to fight. They were all young and arrogant generals, who would be willing to defeat the battle?

Huang Xu looked at everyone calmly, and no one asked for a fight. They glanced at other directions one by one, for fear that Huang Xu would stare at him.

"Since the generals are unwilling to fight, so that's it! Taishi, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, each general comes in a fight, everyone has different opinions." Huang Xu saw that the generals were unwilling to defeat the war, so he had to fight his own soldiers.

"The last general will obey the order!" It has reached this point and cannot hide, so everyone has to bite the bullet and take the order.

"General Taishi received the order. I ordered you to lead three thousand soldiers to challenge. After the general retreats, the soldiers will go to the Xiaoshiqiao Bridge. I will personally lead two thousand personal guards to cut off the rear of the general." Huang Xu said loudly.

"No!" Taishici didn't expect that this was the case for the first time, so he couldn't help but answer the order loudly.

The plan was settled, and the generals dispersed. Taishi Ci led 3,000 elite soldiers out of the camp and headed towards Hefei City. Huang Xu and Xu Shu led 2,000 cavalry of the personal guards to arrange troops north of Xiaoshiqiao, and responded to Taishi Ci's defeated soldiers.

However, Taishi Ci led three thousand elite soldiers to three miles below Hefei city and took the lead.

"Beat the drum and challenge!" Taishici waved the short halberd into the air and shouted loudly.

"Dongdongdongdongdong..." The drummer in the army received the order and beat the challenge drum. The hundred-faced sermon drums were beating in unison, making a sound that shook the sky and the earth. Ten miles away, the entire Hefei City could clearly hear the low sound of war drums.

In the Hefei City Lord's Mansion, Ji Ling, the general of the Yuzhou Army, was also gathering generals to discuss the battle.

Yuan Shu had few famous generals under his tent, but there were hundreds of third-rate or inferior generals. As the first general under Yuan Shu, Ji Ling had a lot of proud capital. He made contributions to the Han and Ma Ma for Yuan Shu to seize the two northern counties of Yangzhou. Therefore, Yuan Shu sent Ji Ling to be the garrison general in Hefei City, guarding the southern defense line of the Yuzhou army.

Hearing the sound of war drums outside the city, Ji Ling frowned slightly, and he knew that the Zhenxi Army was coming.

"My generals, Zhenxi Army is challenging outside the city, and the generals will follow me to meet the enemy!" Ji Ling was not timid at all. He did not give it to him for more than half a month, and he also found out the situation of Zhenxi Army clearly. After learning that Zhenxi Army was only a nameless young general this time, and there were only more than 20,000 troops, Ji Ling was very confident.

"As for the order!" The generals took the order and rushed to the south city with Ji Ling.

The south gate tower of Hefei was towering. Ji Ling and his party climbed up to the high building and looked down at the enemy. After seeing that there were only about 3,000 enemies, Ji Ling showed an inadvertent sneer on his face. They were even angry at the arrogance of the Zhenxi Army. The Zhenxi Army was too arrogant. Facing the Hefei City guarded by General Ji Ling, only 3,000 soldiers came to challenge him. This was too despised General Ji Ling and his 50,000 troops.

"Zijing, what do you think of the army in the west?" Ji Ling had been through war for a long time and did not act recklessly. Instead, he asked a young scholar standing aside, Lu Su and Lu Zijing.

Lu Su, whose courtesy name was Zijing, was from Dongcheng, Linhuai (now Dingyuan County, Anhui). He lost his father since he was a child and raised by his grandmother. He had little ambitions, was fond of money and was fond of giving, and liked to practice martial arts, riding and shooting. He was quite famous in the local area when he was young.

In a chaotic world, Lu Su, who had few ambitions, was not willing to remain silent in the countryside. He wanted to pack up his luggage, travel around the world, and choose a master. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu had just captured the two northern counties of Yangzhou, and before his butt was firmly sitting, the tiger of the Zhenxi Army chased after him. The smoke of gunpowder and war spread all over the ground, blocking Lu Su's itinerary. In desperation, Lu Su stayed in Hefei City.

Ji Ling heard Lu Su's name and visited him, wanting to be a counselor under the tent. Lu Su had no choice but to see the war between the two armies, but he couldn't resist Ji Ling's invitation, so he agreed to temporarily take the post under his tent, but he did not accept the official position promised by Ji Ling. He was considered to be a temporary worker under Ji Ling's tent.

Ji Ling didn't think it was offended. He knew that these so-called famous people had strange temperaments, so he agreed to Lu Su's request. While he had a high-ranking palace for Lu Su, he had all the maids and guards, and served them with delicious food and drinks. While he brought Lu Su with him and asked for advice from time to time, Lu Su was grateful to Ji Ling and had to make suggestions for Ji Ling.

"Maybe Zhenxi Army just wants to test the general? But in the following view, no matter how Zhenxi Army takes action, the general only needs to lead the army to guard the city and respond to all changes without any worries!" Lu Su replied lightly, looking at Zhenxi Army under the city with wise eyes, with a look of thought on his face.

"The enemy has to challenge it. If our army does not respond to the battle, it means that our army is timid, which will affect our army's momentum and will not be beneficial to our army's defense. Besides, there are only three thousand people in the enemy's army, so I will go and meet them." After hearing this, Ji Ling sighed in his heart that the scholar was a scholar and still lacked a sense of courage.

"If the general goes out of the city to fight, it is okay. But remember not to chase the enemy, because he is afraid that there will be another ambush in the western army." Lu Su felt it was reasonable when he saw Ji Ling going to fight, but he still reminded him.

In recent years, Zhenxi Army has become famous all over the world and can be said to have won every battle. Lu Su was in his heart, and of course, he also studied the battle examples of Zhenxi Army in his spare time. As a result, he only came to one conclusion: powerful combat power and strange military use. Therefore, even if Zhenxi Army had only 3,000 troops, Lu Su did not dare to be careless. There were too many battle examples of Zhenxi Army winning with fewer ones.

"I know!" Ji Ling nodded gratefully.

Then, Ji Ling ordered five thousand men and horses, and led several generals out of the city, came to the front of the formation, and set up a formation. The two formations faced each other, Ji Ling and Taishi Ci were almost slapped forward at the same time, and came to the wide area between the two formations.

"Ha! Come and sign up!" Ji Ling pointed to Taishi Ci with a three-pointed, two-edged knife in his hand and shouted loudly.

"I am Taishi Ci, the general of the Western Army, are you Ji Ling?" Taishi Ci also waved his short halberd in his hand and shouted loudly.

When fighting cold weapons, fight the general first and then fight the formation. It is not only a general procedure, but also the best way to show personal force and enhance the momentum of the formation, so both hostile sides attach great importance to it.

"I am the general Ji Ling! Taishi Ci, you are just an unknown little man, what qualifications are you to challenge me?" Ji Ling, when he heard Taishi Ci's name, had never heard of it, regarded him as an unknown little man, and said coldly.

Soldiers are against soldiers, generals are against generals! Logically speaking, for generals like Ji Ling, the Zhenxi Army should also send a general to the west to be considered equal. Although Taishi Ci was a little brave in Liu Yao's army before, Liu Yao saw that he was young and always used him as a bodyguard, so he was not famous. Ji Ling really didn't know that there was Taishi Ci under Liu Yao's tent, which was also a kind of sadness!

"Is there any qualification to challenge the general? I will know if I have fought!" Taishi Ci heard this and felt hatred in his heart! He wished he could kill Ji Ling on the horse, but when he remembered his mission, he was only allowed to lose but not win, and he was even more hated!

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