When Zhang Feo arrived at Fengyang, Zhao Yun had already left with his army and headed towards Guangxin City. The captain guarding the city now was Chang Lin, the captain who had followed Zhang Lin in ambush in Xieshan.
"Is Zhang Fu here?
Let him come quickly."
Chang Lin was stunned when he heard Zhang Fu coming over, and then immediately asked someone to bring Zhang Fu over.
"Chang Lin, why are you here? Where is General Zilong?"
Zhang Fu came over and was stunned when he saw that the person here was Chang Lin, the captain of the Yingyang Army. He originally wanted to complain to Zhao Yun, but he didn't expect it to be him.
"The general has already led the army to move in and head to Guangxin City. I am the only one left here to guard the place. Is there anything wrong?
And aren’t you here to congratulate me?
Why come to Fengyang?
Could it be that something went wrong there?"
Chang Lin glanced at Zhang Fu, wondering why he was looking for Zhao Yun, and why he came to Fengyang when he was doing well in Linhe.
"Stop talking, the Battle of Fuchuan has ended. My lord defeated the Jiaozhou soldiers, but then he ordered us to evacuate Linhe and rush to Fengyang. My lord does not believe in our strength and is afraid that we will not be able to defend Linhe City.
I really have nothing to say.”
Upon hearing Chang Lin's question, Zhang Fu shook his head with aggrieved eyes, and at the same time directly told the situation over there.
"Don't be aggrieved. My lord has his own considerations. We just need to obey. Besides, isn't it just a Linhe city?"
What can we do to the enemy? As long as General Zilong can capture Guangxin City, the situation in Jiaozhou will be decided, and it will be impossible for them to make a comeback."
Chang Lin glanced at Zhang Fu. He didn't know why Yuan Shu would issue such an order, but it was reasonable. The thinking of high-level people was not something they, the lower-level people, could think about. As long as they obeyed, it would be fine.
"Hey, I don't mean to feel aggrieved. I just feel a little bit aggrieved."
Facing Chang Lin's comfort, Zhang Fu shook his head slightly. He also knew that Yuan Shu's considerations were not theirs to decide, but he felt a little aggrieved to leave without a fight.
"Okay, now that we have arrived in Fengyang, let's stop talking. Drinking is not allowed now, but there is enough meat. I will immediately arrange for people to slaughter sheep to catch the wind for you."
Chang Lin also understood Zhang Fu, and it would be the same for him. There would definitely be frustrations, and these things would be over with patience.
"Okay, let's not talk so much. We have been traveling for a few days. Let's rest first and then talk."
Zhang Fu shook his head. The food of the Jizhou Army was still very good. Not to mention other meats were no longer out of reach for these soldiers.
After venting his anger, his depression was almost gone. The most important thing now was to rest.
"Well, immediately arrange a place for the brothers to rest."
Zhang Feo's arrival also strengthened the defense of Fengyang City again, and the defenders directly expanded to 5,000 people. Such a fortress-like city with 5,000 people, as long as there is sufficient food and grass, is enough to withstand the attack of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Seeing Zhang Fu going down to rest, Chang Lin also sent someone to leave directly to report the latest news to Zhao Yun and Chen Gong.
"Military advisor, after crossing Mount Xie, we can reach Guangxin City in two days."
Zhao Yun glanced at Xie Mountain in front of him. This ambush mountain range was only a day or two away from Guangxin as long as he passed here.
"Well, after taking Guangxin, the overall situation in Jiaozhou is a foregone conclusion. Let's get over the mountain."
Chen Gong also nodded. Now the war in Jiaozhou can basically be decided. As long as Guangxin is captured, even if the enemy has a shocking plan, they will not be able to overturn the situation.
"Crossing the mountain."
Zhao Yun had nothing to say and directly ordered the entire army to cross the mountain.
Tens of thousands of cavalry went directly into Mount Xie, passed through Mount Xie in two hours, and continued on their way towards Guangxin.
The Jiaozhou soldiers who had rested in Linhe for two days were finally back on their feet, and Shiwu and Shiyi also used the Shi family's strong prestige in Jiaozhou to recruit thousands of troops again, plus they were coming from the direction of Fuchuan one after another.
The troops were defeated, and their number of soldiers and horses once again expanded to more than 30,000 and nearly 40,000 troops.
"What do we do now?
Should he continue to garrison in Linhe or immediately lead his army south to Fengyang?
I think Yuan Shu is not far from here."
Lu Bu glanced at Shi Yi and Shi Wu in front of him. Now that they had rested, it was time to figure out what to do next.
"Marquis Wen thinks what should we do next?
Should we go south or choose to stick to Linhe?"
After hearing Lu Bu's words, Shi Yi turned his attention to Lu Bu. Now is no longer the time for him to say anything. He needs to rely on Lu Bu's most professional ability to solve the problem.
"There are two situations we will face when we go south. The first is that Fengyang City was not captured by the enemy's cavalry, and the news that we captured Linhe must have been conveyed to the enemy. In this case, we are likely to have to face several
The attack of thousands of cavalry,
The other is that Fengyang City has been captured by the enemy, and their large forces have rushed to Guangxin. In this case, we can capture Fengyang City, and then use this place as a basis to resist Yuan Shu's attack. Do you think it will
Is it the first case or the second case?"
Lu Bu glanced at Shi Yi and Shi Wu. He didn't understand the deployment of the Jiaozhou soldiers in Fengyang. If there were ten or twenty thousand people there, it would not be impossible to defend the enemy's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, so he wanted to ask these questions.
them.
"When we left, there were five thousand soldiers and horses stationed in Fengyang. From the bottom of my heart, I hope they can defend there, but looking at it now, with the strength of the Jizhou Army, Fengyang City has no chance of holding on.
Very little."
Shi Yi didn't know much about these things, but Shi Wu was a good scholar, so when faced with Lu Bu's question, he thought about it and directly gave his opinion.
"Are you sure of your judgment?"
Lu Bu looked at Shiwu with both eyes. Now Shiwu's words carry great weight. If he is not careful at all, he will lose everything. He cannot help but be careless.
"It shouldn't be wrong. Although Fengyang City is well-defended, if the enemy really insists on fighting, it will definitely not be defended after so many days. So now there is an 80% chance that Fengyang has fallen into the hands of the enemy.
Already."
Faced with Lu Bu's question, Shiwu thought about it again, and then gave the same answer as before.
"Then there's nothing more to say. Prepare to send troops to capture Fengyang."
Now that the soldiers and soldiers have said this, Lu Bu has nothing to hesitate. Yuan Shu's army should not be far from Linhe City. If Yuan Shu's army arrives, judging from the situation in Linhe City, it will be difficult to defend it.
, with such a tone, it would be better to go south to Fengyang and fight for a slim chance of survival.
"Then send troops south."
Shi Yi also stood up. Since Lu Bu had already made a decision, it would be fine to follow it.
"Okay, I'll go deliver the order right away."
The warriors also stood up immediately, and then went out directly to convey their orders.
After the military order was issued, the garrison in Linhe City also began to assemble, prepare food, grass and baggage, then left Linhe City and rushed towards Fengyang.
Linhe City has changed hands twice in such a short period of time. It has to be said that this small city is also full of disasters. But fortunately, apart from experiencing an offensive and defensive battle the first time, it did not experience twists and turns the second time.
This is a great blessing among the misfortunes of this small city.
After Shi Wu led his army to leave, two days later, Yuan Shu's army was also belated and arrived outside Linhe City.
Looking at the city wall stained red with blood, Yuan Shu knew that his soldiers had sacrificed many lives to conquer this small city, but the fact was that this was the cruelty of war.
