Li Tong obtained Yu Jin's consent and recruited 60,000 Wei soldiers from the 100,000 garrison outside the city, and 20,000 soldiers from the defenders in the city, gathering together an 80,000-strong army and marched to Xuzhou.
Once this force is added to Xuzhou, Xuzhou's defensive power will be significantly enhanced.
Han Hao followed Li Tong and left to stop the Shu army.
As a result, there were not many troops left in Shouchun. Yu Jin brought an army of 100,000 and cleared out 60,000. There were only 40,000 soldiers stationed outside the city, and 10,000 defenders were left in the city.
There were only 50,000 troops in total. Yu Jin thought that Shouchun's strength was weakening, so in order to strengthen Shouchun's defense, he transferred 40,000 troops stationed outside the city into the city to defend Shouchun.
The strength of the soldiers in the city was overwhelming, and Yu Jin felt relieved.
Li Tong led his army to leave, and the news quickly reached Xu Shu's ears.
During this period, Xu Shu led a hundred thousand Shu troops to advance vigorously, occupying the entire Guangling County and most of Xiapi County, gaining half of Xuzhou, and confronting the Wei army in the north.
The Shu army was stationed in Guangling County, the county seat of Guangling County, preparing for another battle.
Sheriff's Mansion, in the study.
Jiang Qin looked anxious and hurried to Xu Shu's study to report the matter. Compared to Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin's martial arts skills were far inferior to the two, and it was impossible to attack the city. But Jiang Qin also had obvious advantages.
, good at sorting out government affairs, Xu Shu asked Jiang Qin to sort out news from all aspects, which was considered to be of good use.
"Bang! Bang!!"
A gentle knock on the door sounded outside the study.
"Come in!"
Xu Shu's voice came from the study.
Jiang Qin hurriedly walked in, bowed respectfully to Xu Shu, and said: "Sir, Li Tong led an army of 80,000 to Xuzhou. Yangzhou's defense force has weakened. General Taishi sent someone to ask if it is possible to take action in Yangzhou?"
Xu Shu then led his army to attack Xuzhou, led by Gan Ning and Zhou Tai, and Taishi Ci did not appear.
Xu Shu wanted to capture Yangzhou and Xuzhou at the same time, so he left Taishi Ci in Yangzhou.
Xu Shu thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "Tai Shi Ci should not be anxious. If he takes action immediately and there is danger in Yangzhou, Li Tong will definitely abandon Xuzhou and return to Yangzhou to aid. You write back to Tai Shi Ci and tell him that the condition for taking action is that we are all the way
The army is stuck with Li Tong's 80,000 Wei troops, making it impossible for Li Tong to lead his army back to support, so he can take action."
"Yes, General Mo will make arrangements right away."
Jiang Qin clasped his fists in response, turned around and left.
Just when Jiang Qin was about to leave, Xu Shu ordered again: "Remember to find Gan Ning and Zhou Tai."
"promise!"
Jiang Qin left the study, and not long after, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai came to the study.
Since the army marched north to Xuzhou, wars have been frequent. Gan Ning and Zhou Tai were busy fighting on the battlefield and enjoying themselves. It was an addiction and very refreshing.
Gan Ning clasped his fists and asked, "Sir, what's the matter with you calling me and Youping?"
Xu Shu nodded and said: "Tai Shi Ci sent someone to convey a message. He already wants to attack Shouchun. I ordered him to wait where he is, but you two must speed up and capture Xiapi before Li Tong arrives with 80,000 Wei troops.
County. Then entangle Li Tong, annihilate 80,000 Wei troops, and give Taishi Ci a chance."
Seeing that Xu Shu was about to speed up the attack on the city, Zhou Tai said loudly: "Don't worry, sir, Lao Gan and I will definitely win."
Xu Shu nodded slightly, hoping that the two of them would capture Xiapi County.
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Shouchun, governor's office.
Although Yu Jin did not send troops, he paid close attention to the movements in Xuzhou.
Zhou Tai and Gan Ning's military power grew stronger. They captured Guangling County in a short time, and Xiapi County a few days ago. They even scared away the Xuzhou governor who was in charge of Pengcheng. They captured Pengcheng without any blood, which was extremely fast.
Such speed gave Yu Jin a headache.
Even Yangzhou, which he was guarding, felt something was not good.
Not long after, news came back from the front line that Li Tong led his army to fight Gan Ning. Both sides were undefeated and there was no winner. Yu Jin felt much better after receiving such news. As long as Li Tong was undefeated, everything would be fine.
Easy to say.
Shi Huan looked in a hurry and hurried to the study.
Yu Jin saw that Shi Huan looked abnormal and asked hurriedly: "Shi Huan, what happened?"
Shi Huan looked solemn and said angrily: "General, now is the time to collect new grains. The grains collected from various counties are being shipped to Shouchun one after another. Yesterday, a batch of grains shipped to Shouchun was robbed. According to the soldiers who escorted the grains
Report, the people who stole the food may be a group of bandits."
"How much food was robbed?"
Yu Jin did not ask about the bandits, but asked about food.
Shi Huan said: "It's not much, only a few thousand dan of grain."
Yu Jin smiled, waved his hand and said: "It's just a few thousand dan of food, don't worry about it. The wars are going on right now, and many people have fallen into bandits' hands. These bandits are short of food, and they will definitely not come back after they have robbed several thousand dan of food."
.The most important thing right now is to guard Shouchun and not give the Shu army an opportunity. Xu Shu is an important counselor under Wang Can and cannot be underestimated."
Shi Huan opened his mouth and wanted to speak, but seeing Yu Jin's stubborn expression, he closed his mouth again.
Thousands of dan was a lot of food, enough to feed the defenders for several days.
He sighed in his heart and had no choice but to turn around and leave, busy with his own affairs.
Three days later, another carriage appeared thirty miles southeast of Shouchun City. These carriages were driving on the road, and they were all loaded with grain. They were also a batch of new grain sent to Shouchun.
"Da da!!"
While the carriage was driving slowly, a group of people and horses quickly sprang out from the mountain forest. Some of the group of people were wearing coarse linen clothes, and some were wearing silk and satin, but they were all full of gangsterism and looked very vulgar, with their hair in buns.
Fluffy and dirty-cheeked, they looked exactly like bandits. They quickly surrounded the soldiers who were guarding the grain and launched an attack.
In less than an hour, all the food was removed by bandits.
Fortunately, the bandits stole the food but not their lives, and walked away with the food.
When the news reached Shi Huan's ears, Shi Huan sighed.
If Yu Jin had sent troops to exterminate the bandits last time, this situation would not have happened. A group of bandits could be wiped out with only a thousand soldiers, not much strength. When Shi Huan thought about Yu Jin not sending troops, he despised Yu Jin's behavior.
Even ordinary bandits are so scared that Yu Jin dare not fight. What if the Shu army really appears?
Shi Huan came to Yu Jin's study again and reported the news that bandits had robbed food.
Yu Jin asked: "Shi Huan, what are your plans?"
Shi Huan said without hesitation: "General, these bandits are typical robbers who take advantage of the situation and must be wiped out by troops."
Yu Jin also felt that he could no longer allow the bandits outside the city to cause trouble. He rolled his eyes and said, "Come here and I will tell you how to punish the bandits outside the city."
Shi Huan approached Yu Jin suspiciously and listened to Yu Jin's plan.
After listening, Shi Huan said: "The general is wise, I will prepare now."
Yu Jin came up with a good idea, but Shi Huan thought that Yu Jin still lacked courage. Since he had a plan for a long time, he should tell it directly and put it into action. Why wait until now?
However, we can finally send out troops.
Shi Huan left Shouchun with hundreds of soldiers and went to prepare. In the blink of an eye, two days passed by, and another group of soldiers appeared thirty miles southeast of Shouchun City. These soldiers were escorting a group of soldiers sent to Shouchun.
Spring Grain, each carriage is extremely heavy, and the wheels run over the road, leaving a deep mark.
Among them, the person leading the army was Shi Huan.
This time, it was obviously a trap set by Shi Huanzhen, a bandit who robbed food.