At the gate of Fancheng, Liu Xiu was very distressed. Although after receiving Kou Xun's request for help, he immediately organized his troops and prepared to attack to rescue Fancheng.
However, even if his reaction speed was fast enough, even if he rushed all the way, by the time he led the army to Fancheng, it was already the next day.
But by this time, it was already too late, Yue Fei had successfully captured Fancheng.
"Lord, shall we attack the city immediately and recapture Fancheng while the enemy is still on a firm footing?" Deng Xia said with high fighting spirit.
But Liu Xiu shook his head gently, signaling him to calm down. This was his attitude towards Deng Xia, a beloved general. If it had been anyone else, he would have dared to propose such stupidity at this time.
Liu Xiu might have scolded him for his suggestion.
The enemy army is indeed not yet firmly established at this time, but he only has 20,000 soldiers and horses at his disposal. If 20,000 soldiers and horses attack a strong city like Fancheng, he may feel that his head is too strong, right?
Today's Jingbei is still the same as it was a few years ago. Most of the troops in Jingbei are concentrated in Nanyang and Jiangxia.
Especially in recent years, Zhu Yuanzhang's power in the south has become increasingly powerful. I heard that he held the imperial examination twice in recent years and got Yan Song, Shang Ren, Xia Yan, Zhang Fuking, Xu Youzhen, Shi Heng, Sheng Yong, Ping'an, Zhang Zhao, and Zhang Hong.
, Lu Dai, Bu Zhao, Yu Fan, Yan Zhen and other civil and military officials.
After Zhu Yuanzhang followed the example of the Jin army in implementing the imperial examination, he definitely gained the most among the princes, except Li Xiang, and then Chi You and other princes.
Zhu Yuanzhang attracted all these people, big and small, who had fled from Xuzhou to avoid trouble in Jiangdong. These people were all important ministers of Soochow in the future, but now they all took advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang.
In addition, several system talents who were implanted in Yangzhou and were still in the opposition were also attracted by Zhu Yuanzhang.
The distance between Yangzhou and Sizhou is not very close. They are so far apart, and coupled with the ideological differences between the south and the north, most people are still unwilling to go north for an imperial examination.
Later, Zhu Yuanzhang followed Li Xiang's lead and also introduced the imperial examination system. This group of people took advantage of the opportunity and joined Zhu Yuanzhang's command through the imperial examination. The emergence of this group of civil and military officials also strengthened Zhu Yuanzhang's idea of continuing to implement the imperial examination system.
It was precisely because Zhu Yuanzhang's strength had grown in the past two years that Liu Xiucai had no choice but to concentrate more of his energy on the south, and even sent general Wu Zhiqi there.
Originally, Liu Xiu even wanted to send Deng Xia to the south together to strengthen the defense force in the south. However, Liu Yu had a great master like Zhuge Kunlong under Liu Yu in Xiangyang City, so he had to take precautions.
In the past few years, Liu Xiu has used his own methods to dispatch people who were originally under Liu Yu, such as Wang Kun, Zhu Chaoshi, Zhuge Changmin, Liu Zhenghui, etc. to garrison in various places to further weaken and suppress Liu Yu.
However, Wang Zhene, Zhuge Kunlong, Xie Hui, and Liu Muzhi, the core figures under Liu Yu, are like a group of nail households, concentrated around Liu Yu.
For example, Wang Zhene and Zhuge Kunlong directly claimed to be Liu Yu's generals. Liu Xiu couldn't be so overbearing as to bypass Liu Yu and directly arrange his generals!
What's more, rabbits bite when they are anxious, let alone Liu Yu, and Liu Xiu can't push him too hard! Nothing is too much, and you need to grasp an appropriate degree.
It is precisely because too much power has been concentrated in Nanyang and the south that Xiangyang's military strength in Jingbei has always been relatively weak.
For example, this time, there were only 30,000 troops in Xiangyang. Even after Liu Xiu received the news of Xun Xun's request for help, Liu Xiu could allocate up to 20,000 troops for rescue in a short period of time, and the remaining 10,000 had to be
Stay in Xiangyang.
Otherwise, if Xiangyang's troops are mobilized and Yue Fei crosses the river to attack Xiangyang by surprise, it will be a waste of money!
It was precisely because of the limited number of troops that could be mobilized in Xiangyang City that Liu Xiu did not send troops to Nanyang immediately after receiving messages from Wenzhong and Deng Yu asking for help in the past few days.
Among the Jin troops currently deployed in Nanyang, Chang Yuchun's army from the Wuguan direction was 100,000, among which, according to reports, more than half were cavalry.
Along Yue Fei's route, there were also 50,000 soldiers and horses. According to reports from spies from Siyong Prefecture, the Jin army still showed signs of further reinforcements.
Because, with the few troops and horses in Xiangyang, even if they were sent there, it would not change the battle situation in Nanyang much. Liu Xiu could only find a way to mobilize troops and horses back from the south.
However, whether you are drawing troops and horses from Jiangxia or Nanjun, you must coordinate with the surrounding princes. Otherwise, you will just pull away the troops and horses with your front foot, and the princes in the south will explode your anus.
There is no place to cry!
Moreover, Liu Xiu also knew very well that the menacing Jin army was by no means a match for his family. Even if Jingbei was rich and garrisoned, it would definitely be far inferior to the strength of the five states of Binghe Yongsiliang.
The two sides are not on the same scale at all.
Even if Liu Xiu completely ignored the south, he would not be able to deal with the Jin army alone with his own strength. What's more, the Jin army seems to be continuing to increase its troops.
It was precisely with these considerations in mind that Liu Xiucai sent Kuai Tong and Liao Li to ask for help from the two princes, Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Che. These two princes were among the princes in the world, second only to Li Xiang.
, only with the help of these two princes can they block or even defeat the Jin army.
Moreover, Liu Xiu also sent a series of lobbyists to lobby the northern princes and the Central Plains princes, using the power of the princes all over the world to fight against the Jin army.
Looking at the Jin-character flags and Yue-character flags hanging on Fancheng, Liu Xiu couldn't help but feel a burst of anger. On the way here, he had already encountered Zhang Yun who had escaped from the battle. Moreover, Liu Xiu directly ordered people to capture him.
Imprisoned.
As a master of military art, Liu Xiu knew very well the impact a general's desertion would have on morale. Liu Xiu even thought that if Zhang Yun had the guts to fight to the death, it might not be impossible for him to persist until his arrival.
It's just that it's too late to say anything now...
At the same time, Liu Xiu also received news from Xinye. Although Jingdan's reinforcements did not reach Fancheng in the end, his performance was remarkable. And Xinye County Magistrate Ma Xuan and Ma Bochang made great contributions last night.
The performance is quite impressive.
Compared with these two people, Zhang Yun was really unworthy. And with these two people as comparison, Liu Xiu's murderous intention towards Zhang Yun became more and more intense.
