On the east gate of Shouchun City, Qiao Rui looked at the enemy soldiers who were making siege equipment in the distance outside the city. Liu Xiang, Liang Gang and Qin Yi stood behind him.
"Report to the general, Lu Su and his bandits have left Hefei and are on their way to Shouchun." The scout reported with his hands in hand.
"How many are there?" Qiao Rui asked.
"The thieves have very few troops and their march is chaotic. It is difficult to determine their number. There are probably 20,000 people."
"Twenty thousand people? Are Zhang Duo and Xu Qian really together with Lu Su?"
Qiao Rui seemed to be asking himself.
Liang Gang said anxiously: "General Qiao, Shouchun is now surrounded by enemy soldiers on three sides. If the Lu Su troops arrive and then surround the south side, we will really have no way out."
"What are you afraid of? Liu Bei only came with 30,000 troops. Including Taishi Ci, Lu Su and other thieves, there are only 40,000 to 50,000 people. Although the city is surrounded on all sides, we still have 10,000 troops in the city. It is easy to break out."
Liang Gang added: "General Qiao, the morale in the city is very low now. Moreover, the enemy to the east is led by Liu Bei himself, and Guan Yu in green robes leads the troops. Needless to say, the enemy to the north is Zhang Fei, who is in Liu Bei's army." The most brave generals, General Ji Ling and General Li Feng, both died at the hands of this man. The enemies to the west were Zang Ba's Taishan soldiers and Taishi Ci. Taishi Ci ambushed Huang Gai in Danyang, and Chen Wu was beheaded by him. , not long ago, they pursued General Yuan and killed Lei Bo. These are extremely brave people, we are afraid that it will be difficult for us to break out!"
"Isn't there another one in the south? We can't even defeat those gangsters in Lu Su in the south, right?"
"But there are 20,000 thieves in the south. Even if we can't stop us, if we are held back by them and Liu Bei's troops from the east and west come again, I'm afraid it will be difficult to escape!"
"Hmph, after all, you want to abandon the city and run away again. You know, you are still waiting for crime. If you defend the city, you can be exempted from crime. If Shouchun is lost, you may end up in Lujiang River. , General Yuan will not spare you either."
Qiao Rui continued: "There are many brave generals in Liu Bei's army. We can't defeat him in a confrontation. But if we hold on to the city, he can't do anything to us. There is enough food and grass in Shouchun City. Liu Bei has come all the way. It will be difficult to sustain the food and grass. If we continue to defend the city, it will be difficult to sustain the food and grass." Liu Bei will retreat in two or three months. Besides, General Yuan may ask Sun Bofu to lead troops to help. You can defend the city with peace of mind. Don't disturb the morale of the army by talking too much. If anyone talks about abandoning the city and retreating, I will kill them! "
Liang Gang wanted to say more, but Qin Yi secretly stopped him and signaled to stop talking.
Qiao Rui is a member of the Qiao Xuan tribe. Although his military strength is average, he has read some military books and expects that Liu Bei's current strength will be difficult to defeat Shouchun.
Moreover, because there were many soldiers in the city and enough food, there were few soldiers besieging the city, and there was a mob in the south, they felt that it was very easy to break out of the encirclement, so they felt confident.
In fact, the Chaohu thieves Zhang Duo and Xu Qian did not join forces with Lu Su. Lu Su only attracted five to six thousand people from nearby Hefei and let them mix among the tribesmen to serve as numbers.
Their current role is the last straw that breaks Shouchun's defensive confidence, so Lu Su wants to increase his weight.
Anyway, they didn't have uniform military uniforms. They wore all kinds of common people's clothes. Even the scouts of Shouchun wouldn't be able to distinguish the common people they brought in at random.
Scouts usually calculate the number of enemy soldiers based on the number of flags and drums. Now there are very few flags and drums, and the march is chaotic. In addition, the Shouchun enemies must believe it when they deliberately said that Zhang Duo and Xu Qian would come together.
Qiao Rui, Liang Gang and others really believed it, but Qiao Rui didn't care, thinking that he could defend Shouchun, and this was a good opportunity for him to make meritorious deeds.
He doesn't care, but others don't think so.
That night, Qin Yi quietly invited Liu Xiang and Liang Gang to his camp.
At this moment, there were only three of them in the tent, and the three guards were guarding outside the tent. Under the dim light, Qin Yi whispered: "Do you think Shouchun can be defended?"
Liang Gang was stunned for a moment and replied: "I think it will be difficult to defend. Once Lu Su's troops arrive and they are surrounded on all sides, Cao Cao's 30,000 troops will come again, and the siege will be double. We may not be able to get out of the city even with wings."
"impossible,
It is impossible for Cao Cao to bring troops to attack Shouchun together with Liu Bei. You have forgotten that Liu Bei once fought with Cao Cao in Xuzhou. They were enemies of each other. If Cao Cao wanted to attack, he would also attack Xuzhou. How could he attack Shouchun?
"
Liu Xiang expressed his opinion.
"This time is the same as the other time." Qin Yi continued, "Lü Bu attacked Yanzhou, and Liu Bei killed Lu Bu to eliminate Cao Cao's enemies. Cao Cao also recognized Liu Bei as the Zhendong General. Perhaps they had already turned enemies into friends, and Cao Cao led
It is entirely possible for soldiers to come to help."
Liang Gang nodded and said: "I think so too. The bravery of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses is not weaker than that of Liu Bei. If the two of them join forces, no one can beat them!"
"Then what do you want? Are you going to abandon the city and retreat to Lujiang River?" Liu Xiang looked at Qin Yi and Liang Gang and asked.
"In my opinion, this is all we can do now. Before Lu Su's troops arrive and the siege has not yet been completed, it is still too late to leave the city. If we wait for the enemy troops to encircle us, it will be too late to leave." Liang Gang said worriedly.
Liu Xiang nodded slightly and agreed with Liang Gang's view.
Qin Yi shook his head: "Do you think General Yuan will spare us if we abandon the city again? General Qiao might kill us all if we don't mention General Yuan."
This is indeed a problem. Liang Gang and Liu Xiang's expressions changed after hearing this.
"Then let's stay in Shouchun. I think General Qiao is right. Liu Bei came from afar to attack, and it is difficult to sustain food and grass. We must not stay here for a long time. As long as we hold on for a few more months, even if General Yuan does not send troops to help, Liu Bei will
We will retreat, so that we can atone for our sins." Liu Xiang said.
Liang Gang seemed to hear something behind Qin Yi's words. He moved his head closer, lowered his voice, and asked, "What do you want?"
"What do you think of Liu Bei?"
Qin Yi suddenly asked a question that puzzled both Liang Gang and Liu Xiang.uu看书 www.uukanshu.com
The two looked at each other and were stunned at the same time.
After a while, Liu Xiang replied: "Liu Bei is good at winning over people's hearts. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are willing to sacrifice their lives for him, Zhou Ping is willing to do his best for him, and even Xiapi Chen Yuanlong and Taishan Zang Ba are willing to obey his orders. This man is indeed not a simple person."
Liang Gang thought for a while before answering: "Liu Bei is good at employing people. I heard that Zhou Wen'an's family was only average, he was quite dissolute on weekdays, and he was only twenty years old. However, Liu Bei actually came to visit him personally and wanted to make Yuzhou a province.
Zhizhong, but Zhou Wen'an refused at the time."
"Why did he refuse?"
Liu Xiang had heard that Liu Bei came to ask Zhou Ping to rule the country, but he did not know why Zhou Ping refused.
Liang Gang added: "It is said that Zhou Wen'an knew that Liu Bei was going to Xuzhou, so he rejected Liu Bei's invitation. But when Liu Bei was going to Xuzhou, he asked again. This time Zhou Wen'an followed Liu Bei, so Liu Bei trusted him very much.
Zhou Wen'an almost obeyed his words, and his victory over us in Xuyi was entirely due to Zhou Wen'an."
Qin Yi was a little anxious: "I didn't ask Zhou Wen'an how he was, I asked Liu Bei."
"Oh, I heard that Liu Bei was very kind to his subordinates and the people. When he was in Yuzhou, he even distributed food to save the people. He was a very benevolent man... What do you mean by this?"
Liang Gangzheng said, thinking of the key point.
Liu Xiang also looked at Qin Yi with wide eyes, waiting for his answer.
Qin Yi turned around and looked around to make sure there was no one else in the tent. He leaned forward and his three heads were almost touching.
Liang Gang and Liu Xiang knew that what Qin Yi was about to say would be important, so they held their breath and listened quietly.
But what Qin Yi said shocked them.
Just listen to Qin Yi whisper: "How about we leave the city and return to Liu Bei?"
