Xu Sheng was proficient in military tactics. After defeating Zhang Ying in this battle and capturing more than 1,000 soldiers from Liu Yao's army, he had a plan. He gathered all his subordinates and said loudly: "Brothers, they attacked Niuzhu Water Village last night, defeated Chen Heng, and defeated Zhang Ying again at this time. It is entirely up to the brothers' help. Sheng can achieve this great success. After the war is over, Sheng will definitely report to the lord and reward the brothers. The merits of this battle will be given to you. Sheng, and you will not take any of them!"

"General Xu is polite!"

"With General Xu leading us to fight, how can there be a reason to be invincible?"

"Yes, it's so great. Let's go with General Xu to fight, it's so good!"

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Seeing that Xu Sheng didn't want to make a contribution, he was preparing to give all his Danyang soldiers to his subordinates. For a moment, these men who had been making a living in the mountains for many years were moved and they all had a close relationship with them. The slightly tired look that had just been revealed was gone. After all, this was a huge military achievement, and Sun Ce's rewards would naturally not be missing.

Suddenly, Xu Sheng said again, "Brothers, we only won two games. Do you think we won?"

"Isn't it?"

"We have captured all the enemy generals. Isn't it a big victory?"

"Does General Xu have other ideas? But it doesn't matter. Today, we will sacrifice our lives and we will accompany General Xu for a while!"

Xu Sheng's words immediately attracted doubts from the Danyang soldiers. Some of them were also active. They guessed that Xu Sheng had plans to have the next move. But now, they haven't been asleep overnight and after two major battles, they suddenly felt weak and had difficulty stopping them.

Xu Sheng's actions of distributing military merits just now eliminated the sluggishness of the Danyang soldiers. Now they have raised questions, which makes them curious. It can be seen that although Xu Sheng is leading troops for the first time, he also has the inner thoughts of the soldiers under his command very appropriately. This is not a skill that a fledgling boy can master. It must be a set of methods of leading troops passed down by Xu Sheng's family.

Xu Sheng said loudly: "Now that Chen Heng was defeated, most of his troops were captured, and Zhang Ying was also defeated to us. Brothers, think about it, Liyang City several miles away must be extremely empty, and Fuling City dozens of miles away is also without soldiers. As long as we work hard, grit our teeth and take down these two cities, we will make the decision and let the brothers play in the city for three days, how about it?"

"What the general said seriously?"

"Think about it, that's the case..."

"Or...will we follow General Xu to break the city?"

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Xu Sheng's slow temptation made the soldiers gradually enter their own fantasies. The feeling of fatigue on their bodies disappeared completely, and in exchange for endless greed and high morale.

There were two big victories in the front and military merits were shared. Now, there was a huge temptation. In the eyes of these big-headed soldiers, the girls in the city must be all the watery, the money in the city was endless, and the food in the city was inexhaustible.

Seeing this, the deputy general said worriedly: "General Xu, our army had been traveling a long distance from Guangling County. Last night, we fought again. Even if the brothers were brave, our army now has only more than 1,500 people! There must be still defenders in Liyang City. How can we break the city? Why not let the brothers rest for a day and attack Liyang when the lord's army arrives?"

The deputy general's words were not without merit, but in Xu Sheng's opinion, it was a bit mean. He smiled and said, "What you said is reasonable, but in marching and fighting, soldiers are very fast. Chen Heng was defeated last night. How could the Liyang defenders today know? Besides, Chen Heng had not many soldiers, so how many defenders can there be in Liyang City now? In my opinion, there are at most more than a thousand people, and I still have more than 1,500 Danyang elite soldiers in my hands. What I said just now is not unreasonable. Look, who else, brothers, want to sleep now? Compared with the two, when will I wait for no troops to be sent?"

The deputy general was speechless by Xu Sheng. He looked at the brothers with excitement on his face, and there was nothing to say. In his heart, perhaps Xu Sheng could use this group of soldiers whose physical strength had reached their limits to create miracles again.

The most taboo when leading the army is outside, it is a taboo in the army. Xu Sheng naturally knew the disadvantages. He immediately lit up a thousand infantrymen, replaced the armor of the surrendered army, and rushed towards Liyang City, trying to open the city gate. The remaining five hundred infantrymen led the surrendered soldiers to Niuzhu Water Village, and at the same time transferred more than 2,000 Danyang elite soldiers who were left behind by him in the water village.

Soon, Xu Sheng rushed to the city of Liyang with a thousand invaders.

When the generals on the city saw that Xu Sheng and his team were incomplete and incomplete, and their armor was ragged and looked listless, they immediately became suspicious and asked, "Who is outside the city? What are they doing here?"

Xu Sheng yelled cursingly: "I am General Zhang Ying. Yesterday, my general received a request from General Chen, so he took us to Niuzhu Water Village to provide assistance overnight. After a night of bloody battle, he repelled Sun Ce's army, and my general was also severely injured. General Chen immediately ordered us to escort my general to the city for medical treatment. Why don't you open the city gate quickly? Do you want to kill my general?"

The guard general showed hesitation and asked, "Where is General Zhang Ying? Please come out and see him!"

After Xu Sheng gave a wink at the soldiers beside him, the few people helped Zhang Ying, who had fainted. After seeing that it was Zhang Ying, the guards did not dare to neglect them. They quickly ordered people to open the city gate and let Xu Sheng and others enter the city.

At the city gate, the guard general took the lead and apologized to Xu Sheng: "Don't be surprised by this brother. Now the war is tense, so he is so careful. I have ordered people to go to the city to summon medical officers and can arrive from time to time. Please enter the city first!"

Xu Sheng hugged the guard and laughed: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's time for war, so you must be careful. Let's go, brothers, follow me into the city!"

The guard general was tied to his neck by Xu Sheng, and in an instant, he had already exhaled more and had less energy. When others saw this, they thought that Xu Sheng was approaching their general, so no one came forward to disturb him.

When Xu Sheng and others entered the city, some defenders discovered something wrong. They saw that their general was motionless under Xu Sheng's armpits. When the defenders were about to warn, they were killed by the Danyang soldiers who were following Xu Sheng.

"kill....."

"Enemy attack..."

"The enemy has entered the city..."

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No matter how panicked these defenders seemed a little futile. In such a huge Liyang City, there were only one or two hundred defenders at the gate. How could they be the opponents of Danyang soldiers who were like wolves and tigers? Soon, they were killed and surrendered, and they did not dare to resist at all.

After Xu Sheng used Zhang Ying, who was unconscious, to open the Liyang City Gate, he also fulfilled his previous promise to the soldiers, allowing them to roam freely in the city. As long as they did not provoke the poor people, Xu Sheng would not care.

At noon, more than 2,000 Danyang soldiers who were ordered to arrive also entered Liyang City.

Afterwards, Xu Sheng used his old trick again and in the evening of that day, he pretended to open the gate of Fuling. At the same time, he also captured Quanjiao City, which was not far from Fuling.

In just one day and one night, Xu Sheng led five thousand Danyang elite soldiers to rush forward for more than a hundred miles in a row, and all five battles were won consecutively. For Xu Sheng, who was just a novice, such merit was truly a masterpiece of heaven, and it also showed Sun Ce's wisdom of knowing people in disguise.

The next morning, Sun Ce rushed to Liyang City with 10,000 troops, and then he learned from the defenders that Xu Sheng was already in Quanjiao City a hundred miles away.

This good news made Sun Ce so happy that he immediately expressed his desire to increase Xu Sheng's title, and Zhou Yu also sighed on the side.

Xu Sheng's record is enough to highlight the entire army. Even veterans such as Cheng Pu may not be able to achieve such perfection. This is a war that can be recorded in history. Although Xu Sheng's intrigues are included, it is more of a demonstration of the power of the Danyang soldiers.

Afterwards, Sun Ce waved his hand and ordered the entire army to advance towards Hefei. At the same time, he sent a commander to let Xu Sheng leave hundreds of soldiers to guard the city, and then took three thousand Danyang soldiers to Hefei to meet.

On the way, the county magistrate Junqiu knew that he was defeated by Sun Ce's army, so he opened the city and surrendered directly.

At this time, Liu Yao, who was in Yinling, received news of the war ahead one after another.

After learning that half of his Jiujiang County had landed in Sun Ce's hands, Liu Yao was so scared that he quickly summoned his civil and military personnel to discuss.

This incident happened so suddenly. Even Sun Shao, the first prime minister of Eastern Wu in history, was slightly panicked. After asking about Sun Ce's military strength, Sun Shao hurriedly replied: "Lord, it is rare for Jiangdong Army to have such a powerful general, besides Sun Ce. However, it is too late to say anything now. At this time, Sun Ce and Xu Sheng are advancing towards Hefei from the east and south directions. If Hefei loses, their army will march straight into Chengde, Shouchun and other places will be in danger. Even Yinling will be under the military front of the Jiangdong Army. In the following view, when you quickly rush to Hefei and defend the city, and then make a decision when the military front of the Jiangdong Army dissipates."

Shi Yi also said, "What Changxu said is right. At the same time, the lord can also recruit soldiers and train soldiers. Now it is in summer, and it is only two or three months before the autumn harvest. Our army only needs to defend this period of time and the Jiangdong army will evacuate!"

Liu Yao said worriedly: "But both Chen Heng and Zhang Ying, the generals under my command, were lost to Xu Sheng's hands, who can defeat him?"

Sun Shao smiled confidently and said, "Xu Sheng, Sun Ce and others, just take advantage of the courage of ordinary men. Now the Jiangdong army has only more than 10,000 soldiers, so they dare to attack our master's Jiujiang hinterland. As long as the defense is properly, they will definitely drag Sun Ce's troops to death here. At that time, the lord takes advantage of the victory and can go east to Danyang and Wu County to recover the hometown for the court."

In desperation, Liu Yao had to let Sun Shao take charge personally, Fan Neng and Yu Mi were the deputy generals, and led 8,000 troops south to Hefei to resist the Jiangdong army heading north.
Chapter completed!