Ma Yin thought about it again and again, this person seemed to be Peng Yi's beloved general and a powerful general in their army. If I defeat him within a moment, it would be too much to save the face of the generals of Jizhou. Peng Yi would also feel that his face was lost, which might arouse their disgust. Therefore, Ma Yin missed the chance to win several times and fought with Liu Yan. Ma Yin hoped that he would retreat and end the game with two draws, so that they would not hurt each other's harmony.

However, Liu Yan thought he was still attacking fiercely, and Ma Yin couldn't help but feel a little angry. After fighting several more moves, Liu Yan slashed straight with his sword, and Ma Yin waved his sword hard to meet him. Only then did he hear a "clang" sound, and Liu Yan lost his sword and fell to the ground. Only then did Liu Yan realize that he was far from his opponent, and he was stunned on the spot. Ma Yin walked over, picked up the sword, handed it to Liu Yan, and said, "General Liu failed for a while, we will not decide the winner, let's compete again, how about it?"

Ma Yin's words and deeds not only relieved Liu Yan's embarrassment, but also saved the face of Peng Yan and the people of Jizhou. Peng Yan and everyone were amazed in their hearts when they treated Ma Yin with others. Later, Peng Yan chose to join Ma Yin and became a relative of children with Ma Yin. This is a later story, and I will not mention it. Liu Yan came back to his senses and said with an awkward expression: "General Ma is very skilled in martial arts, and he is convinced."

Liu Jianfeng quickly picked up the wine glass and said, "Governor Peng, the two generals have exquisite sword skills just now. Why don't we come to give them a cup together?" Peng Yu was overjoyed and said, "Yes, yes, yes. Everyone raises their glasses and drinks! Today is not drunk, and they will not return!" Everyone agreed in unison, and the atmosphere suddenly became warm and they dealt with the awkward scene just now. The banquet ended late at night.

After that, Liu Jianfeng, Ma Yin and others stationed in Jishui Town. Peng Yu had no shortage of supplies, so he deliberately made friends with Liu Jianfeng and Ma Yin, and the two sides got along well. Ma Yin and Peng Yu brothers met too late and became friends with confidants. With Peng Yu's intentional help, Liu Jianfeng's army was once again expanded, with nearly 80,000 troops and sufficient food and salary.

A few months later, Liu Jianfeng could not hold back and summoned the generals to discuss the matter. Everyone arrived. Liu Jianfeng said, "Everyone, we have been south from Xuanzhou for more than a year. But we have not owned our own city. Now that we have greatly increased our strength, there is no need to live in this remote place anymore. I decided to go to Hongzhou and take down Hongzhou as soon as possible. What do you think?"

As soon as Liu Jianfeng finished speaking, Liu Chengfeng immediately took the lead in responding. Gao Yu said: "Currently, Hongzhou in Zhong Chuan is very stable, and there is no opportunity to take advantage of. Gao believes that sending troops at this moment is not a good time. It is best to wait for Zhong Chuan to have internal or external troubles, and we will attack him again. Otherwise, even if the troops are sent, there will be no great confidence." Liu Jianfeng said disapprovingly: "With our current strength, Zhong Chuan is definitely not an opponent. Mr. Gao, don't worry, this coach has made up his mind."

Seeing that Liu Jianfeng refused his opinion, Gao Yu was unhappy and immediately stood up and walked out. Ma Yin quickly signaled Xinglan to chase him and comfort him. Everyone here saw that Liu Jianfeng insisted on sending troops, and no one raised any objections. Of course, the generals were also tired of staying in Jishui Town. After all, this is a small town and life was too boring. If they could enter Hongzhou, it would be the largest and most prosperous city in this area, and they would naturally have everything to eat, drink, and have fun.

Seeing Gao Yu leaving angry, Liu Jianfeng said to Zhang Ji, "Sima Zhang, how should we march?" Zhang Ji thought for a while and said, "I think Mr. Gao is worried, but since the general insists on going, we'd better not attack Hongzhou directly. We can send a group of troops to make a big splash and threaten to attack Hongzhou to distract Zhong Chuan's attention and troops. Our army's main force goes straight to Yuanzhou, and the governor of Yuanzhou is Zhong Kuangshi, the son of Zhong Chuan. This man is young and has no talent, and is also a arrogant and extravagant person. He will be panicked when he learned that our army is attacking a large scale. We seize Yuanzhou as a base, and then turn around and advance eastward, and we will surely win by surprise."

Liu Jianfeng nodded while listening, and said, "Sima Zhang is right. Then do it like this, Liu Chengfeng obeys the order!" Liu Chengfeng stood up and responded, "The last general is here!" Liu Jianfeng said, "I am the general in charge, and you will lead 10,000 people from the headquarters to pretend to go north to attract Zhong Chuan's attention." Liu Jianfeng knew that Liu Chengfeng was not capable enough and could not take on a big responsibility, but deep down, he still hoped that his younger brother could make some contributions, otherwise it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the army in the future. Therefore, it was just to hand over such a matter that was not responsible and irrelevant to Liu Chengfeng to do, which was nothing more than to give him a sense of existence.

When Liu Chengfeng heard that his elder brother had arranged tasks for him first, he was very happy to accept it. Recently, the army expanded, and under Liu Jianfeng's favoritism, Liu Chengfeng's subordinates already had 15,000 troops. Like the troops of Ma Yin, Xu Dexun, Qin Yanhui and others, Liu Jianfeng's own central army had 20,000. The troops of the two brothers of Liu Jianfeng were nearly half, which was also the small calculation in Liu Jianfeng's mind, so the army naturally had to be in his own hands.

Liu Jianfeng then said, "Ma Yin obeys the order!" Ma Yin stood up and said, "The last general obeys the order!" Liu Jianfeng said, "I will lead your troops as the vanguard and attack Yuanzhou!" Ma Yin replied, "The last general obeys the order!" Liu Jianfeng continued, "Qin Yanhui obeys the order!" Qin Yanhui responded, "The last general obeys the order!" Liu Jianfeng said, "The last general obeys the order!" Liu Jianfeng said, "The last general obeys the order!"

!" Liu Jianfeng said: "I will lead you to lead the subordinate to protect the food, grass and supplies." Xu Dexun responded to "obey the order".

Liu Jianfeng finally said, "I led the main force to the center, and my family will follow me. Generals, go back to the camp to prepare and start separately in three days. Zhang Sima, you send someone to notify Peng Yu and ask them to supply a batch of food and grass. We are leaving. This is the last time we ask him for it. He must make some statement!" Zhang Ji said, "I will do it now!" Liu Jianfeng then waved his hand, and the generals withdrew and returned to the camp to prepare.

When Ma Yin returned home, he saw Gao Yu's anger at Xinglan's persuasion, and was playing with Xinglan teasing Xiao Yanmei. Ma Yin stepped forward and said to Gao Yu, "Mr. Gao, please don't take what happened today. The general was helpless. He saw that the soldiers had not fought for a long time and were afraid of wasting their time, so he was inevitably anxious." Gao Yu said, "Forget it, what is your plan?" Ma Yin reposted Zhang Ji's words. Gao Yu said, "It seems that Zhang Ji is a sensible person. His arrangements are stable. You can attack and retreat. You can defend."

Ma Yin said again: "I want to lead my troops to set out first. Should I act with me or with my family?" Gao Yu said: "I'd better follow my family. It's easy for you General Ma to deal with Zhong Kuangshi. As for whether Hongzhou can be taken down, it depends on your luck!" Ma Yin nodded, turned his head to Xinglan and said: "Madam, Mr. Gao and your two children will have to take care of you."

Xinglan smiled slightly and said, "This is what you deserve for your wife, why are you polite? Besides, don't I have so many maids to help me? Don't worry, just go to war, be more careful." Xinglan's female soldiers had more than 300 more people at this time. Last time in Guangde, luckily more than 200 female soldiers fought bravely and died in battle, so Xinglan escaped from danger. Since then, Ma Yin no longer stopped Xinglan from recruiting female soldiers. After all, these female soldiers could still play a role in the critical moment.

Peng Yu was naturally very happy to learn that Liu Jianfeng and others were leaving. After all, he had to support tens of thousands of people for food, drink, defecation and sensation, which was a huge expense. He saved money and could barely support it. In addition, he no longer had to worry at all times, so the group of people suddenly turned against him to seize his city. Peng Yu hurriedly gathered some supplies and sent them to Jishui Town with Peng Yu, which was also practiced for Liu Jianfeng and the others.

Three days later, Ma Yin and Liu Chengfeng led their troops to set out in advance, and Liu Jianfeng's army followed one after another. Ma Yin had more than 15,000 people under his command, Yao Yanzhang, Li Qiong, Wang Huan and Li Tang each led three battalions and 3,000 people. Unfortunately, although Ma Yin sent people to inquire about Ma Bin's life and death many times, he did not get any useful news. Otherwise, Ma Bin would naturally be a general in the army. Ma Yin himself led 3,000 people to the central army, with Wang Huan's troops as the vanguard, and rushed straight to Yuanzhou.

Ma Yin encountered no resistance along the way and came to the city of Yuanzhou smoothly. Ma Yin set up camp in the south of the city, and Qin Yanhui then arrived. Ma Yin asked Qin Yanhui to lead his troops to station in the east of Yuanzhou City to prevent possible reinforcements from Hongzhou. Qin Yanhui's position in Caizhou army was originally far higher than Ma Yin, but since Qin Zongheng was killed by Sun Ru, Qin Yanhui had not been valued by Sun Ru, so his status and prestige in the army naturally declined.

Now that Liu Jianfeng is in power, Ma Yin naturally rises and becomes the third person in the army. Qin Yanhui has a special identity and knows that it is not easy for him to be taken in by Liu Jianfeng. Qin Yanhui has a cheerful personality and doesn't care about these things. He has always kept Ma Yin's life saved. The two have always appreciated each other, so he has no jealousy towards Ma Yin. On the contrary, the relationship between them becomes deeper and deeper. Qin Yanhui immediately took his troops to the east of the city without saying a word.

Zhong Kuangshi, who was in Yuanzhou City, had already received the report, and hurriedly called Liu Chu, the general who sent Zhong Chu to assist him, to discuss. Liu Chu said: "There are only 5,000 troops in Yuanzhou City, but there are tens of thousands of troops. We are also a battle-making army. We are probably not opponents. The last general thought that on the one hand, on the one hand, they strengthened the city defense, and on the other hand, they urgently sent people to report to the general to the general to send troops to reinforce. When the reinforcements arrive, they will cooperate inside and outside to defeat Liu Jianfeng in one fell swoop."

After all, Zhong Kuangshi was young and energetic, so he disagreed with Liu Chu's words and said, "General Liu is too ambitious to others and destroy his own prestige. Although we have few people, we are all elites, and we can be worth ten. Liu Jianfeng and others are just a group of defeated soldiers and defeated by Yang Xingmi. Although they are said to be tens of thousands, I guess most of them are the people they have brought in. What's so scary?"

Liu Chu hurriedly said, "Young Master, don't underestimate them. As far as the last general knows, Liu Jianfeng has experienced many battles and is definitely not an easy person to deal with. He has both powerful generals such as Ma Yin, Qin Yanhui, and Zhang Ji and Gao Yu, and his strength is extraordinary. We should stick to it first and cannot fight head-on." Zhong Kuangshi was furious and said, "I am about to defeat them to promote the power of our army. If you are afraid, you will defend the city tomorrow, and this governor will lead his troops to fight."

Seeing that he did not listen to the advice and insisted on his own, Liu Chuan had to agree to fight with him. After all, he was the governor and the son of Zhong Chuan. If Zhong Kuangshi had any mistakes, he would be unlucky. Liu Chu wanted him to fight again. If he tried hard, he would naturally defend the city honestly. As long as he kept him safe, he would be worthy of Marshal Zhong.

The next morning, Ma Yin led his army to Yuanzhou City to challenge him in a formation. Zhong Kuang

Shi immediately opened the city gate and led his troops out of the city. Zhong Kuangshi set up his formation and shouted loudly: "The remnants of Caizhou who are invincible, dare to run to the governor to die!" Li Qiong was furious and said to Ma Yin: "Brother, I'll ask for orders to fight!" Ma Yin nodded and said: "Brother, be careful!"

Li Qiong didn't answer, raised his gun and rushed out. Seeing that Liu Chu quickly pushed the horse, he stepped forward to meet Li Qiong. The two of them raised their guns and killed each other. Wang Huan couldn't help but waved the knife and headed straight for Zhong Kuangshi. Zhong Kuangshi hurriedly raised his gun to fight against each other. Wang Huan's big sword was heavy and strong, so Zhong Kuangshi was not his opponent. In less than three combinations, Wang Huan cut off Zhong Kuangshi's helmet with one knife.

Zhong Kuangshi was shocked and hurriedly pulled out his horse and ran towards the city gate. Wang Huan chased him. When Liu Chu saw it, he hurriedly gave up Li Qiong and came to rescue him. But Li Qiong did not allow him to escape, and urged the horse to catch up and stab Liu Chu in the back. Liu Chu was almost dismounted and had to be defeated back to his original formation. Ma Yin saw it behind and hurriedly rushed to cover the army. Yuanzhou soldiers hurriedly retreated to the city gate, but the formation was already in chaos and they were all squeezed into the city gate.

When Zhong Kuangshi and Liu Chu fled into the city gate, Wang Huan and Li Qiong also rushed to the city gate. The two of them fought with swords and guns and soon occupied the city gate. Ma Yin also led their troops to arrive. Seeing that the city gate had been lost, Zhong Kuangshi and Liu Chu had to abandon the city and fled. Ma Yin did not chase him, and hurriedly divided the troops to control the entire city and took the lead in the peace of the people. Liu Jianfeng was very happy and rushed over quickly, and at the same time sent people to recruit Liu Chengfeng back.

Liu Jianfeng entered the city and rested for two days. He summoned all the generals and ordered the troops to march towards Hongzhou in three directions. Ma Yin was on the left and Liu Chengfeng was on the right. He himself took Qin Yanhui as the vanguard and led the army as the middle. He left Xu Dexun to guard Yuanzhou and left his family in Yuanzhou. The three directions set off at the same time early the next morning. At the beginning, it was progressing smoothly and soon reached Ganjiang.

It turned out that Liu Chengfeng was not capable of fighting, but he pretended to behave and made a big fuss. He made great efforts and really attracted Zhong Chuan's attention. Zhong Chuan transferred all the main force to the south, but he didn't pay attention to it in the west. When Yuanzhou was lost, Zhong Kuangshi and Liu Chu fled back to Hongzhou, Zhong Chuan realized that he had been trapped.

Zhong Chuan quickly summoned everyone to discuss the matter and said, "Now that Yuanzhou is lost, Liu Jianfeng's main force must advance eastward. How can we deal with it?" The marching Sima Chen Xiang said, "The general does not have to worry. They are just a remnant soldiers wandering around. Although they are fierce, as long as we adopt Yang Xingmi's method of clearing the world against Sun Ru, they will be powerless." Zhong Chuan was overjoyed and asked, "Please tell me in detail."

Chen Xiang said: "They have been accumulating strength in southern Ganzhou for more than a year. Now when they come out, their morale will naturally rise sharply and they are eager to achieve success. If we fight head-on, we will face their thoughts. We will shrink our troops and defend the east bank of the Ganjiang River. Their generals are all northerners, and they are neither familiar with water war nor geography, so it will be difficult to cross the Ganjiang River. Over time, their army will be shaken. We will look for their flaws and give a fatal blow."

After hearing this, Zhong Chuan thought about it again and decided to adopt Chen Xiang's suggestion. Zhong Chuan ordered the main force to be transferred to Ganjiang River and could not leave. He also collected all the ships on the west bank of the Ganjiang River to the east bank, and at the same time ordered the implementation of a solid wall and clearing the fields so that the food would not fall into Liu Jianfeng's hands. At the command of Zhong Chuan, all the locals were moved when they heard the news.

As Chen Xiang expected, Liu Jianfeng's army quickly reached the Ganjiang River. But after all, they were not used to water battles and were blocked by the Hongzhou soldiers on the west bank of the Ganjiang River. Liu Jianfeng also tried to cross the river several times, but they all returned in vain. After a long time, Liu Jianfeng's troops were inevitably a little relaxed. Liu Chengfeng even drank and had fun in the military camp all day, not taking Hongzhou soldiers on the other side seriously.

After Zhong Chuan learned about the situation of Liu Jianfeng's military camp, he was overjoyed. He was waiting for this opportunity. So Zhong Chuan Chuan ordered the troops to cross the Ganjiang River overnight and attack Liu Jianfeng's troops on the west bank respectively. Although Ma Yin had been wary of his precautions and repelled the attacking Hongzhou soldiers. However, Liu Chengfeng's military camp was easily killed by the Hongzhou soldiers. The Hongzhou soldiers set fires everywhere, and Liu Chengfeng's troops were in chaos. Liu Chengfeng had to lead the remaining troops to escape.

At the same time, some of Liu Jianfeng's central army were also attacked by Hongzhou soldiers. The Hongzhou soldiers set fire everywhere, and the wind was blowing strongly that night. The wind helped the fire, and Liu Jianfeng's battalions caught fire one after another. Liu Jianfeng's central army was in chaos, and the Hongzhou soldiers took the opportunity to rush. Liu Jianfeng had lost control of the troops and had to retreat under the protection of his personal soldiers. Ma Yin learned that the right and middle roads were attacked by fire and had been defeated, so he had to lead his troops to retreat. Hongzhou soldiers followed behind and chased after dozens of miles until it was dawn. They stopped chasing and returned to the east bank of Ganjiang.

After dawn, Liu Jianfeng, Zhang Ji, Ma Yin and others collected the defeated troops. After an investigation, nearly 20,000 casualties were found in this battle, and all the food and supplies were destroyed. Liu Jianfeng was so angry that he gritted his teeth and ordered to return to Ganjiang River and attack the river forcing him. Ma Yin and Zhang Ji hurriedly persuaded him. Ma Yin said: "At this moment, all our food and grass are burned, so we can only return to Yuanzhou first. We can no longer march blindly, so as not to cause greater losses." Zhang Ji also advised: "This Zhong Chuan adopted the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness, and it is difficult for us to get supplements nearby. Besides, we have just experienced a great defeat, and our morale is sluggish, and we can't stand the fight again. Return to Yuanzhou and rest."

After Ma Yin and Zhang Ji's persuasion, Liu Jianfeng finally calmed down. It was not easy for them to accumulate this little power, and if they suffered another one or two defeats, they would be gone. Although Liu Jianfeng was unwilling to accept it, he had to take his troops back to Yuanzhou.
Chapter completed!