Liu Xiu and Liu Ji were talking to each other, making everyone present dumbfounded. People looked at Liu Ji for a while, and then looked at Liu Xiu, wondering if these two people were crazy.
Three hundred men go to storm a city garrisoned by more than a thousand people. They have to travel a long distance without even stopping. Once they arrive, they have to capture it all at once. How is this possible?
What’s even crazier is that both of them are willing to issue a military order. You must know that military orders are no child’s play in the military. They must be written down in black and white. If they really can’t do it, they must be dealt with according to military law.
People also had some understanding of Liu Ji's abilities and thought that Liu Ji might be able to do it if he tried hard. But Liu Xiu was different. He was originally a country boy who only knew how to farm. His little ability was comparable to that of Liu Ji. Compare?
Not to mention that Liu Yan and Liu Xiu were just brothers, even if they were father and son, Liu Yan couldn't protect Liu Xiu in front of the military order.
After listening to Liu Xiu's words, Liu Yan's heart became excited. His face darkened and he scolded loudly: "What are you two talking about? What kind of military order are you establishing?"
Liu Ji shrugged and said: "General, since I dare to issue a military order, I am confident that I can do what I say, unlike some people..."
As he spoke, he glanced at Liu Xiu deliberately and said with a half-smile: "I can only talk big words in front of others! But in fact, I have an empty stomach and no ability..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Yan stood up and slapped the case, glaring at Liu Ji with blazing eyes.
Liu Ji is indeed not a smart master. No matter how high his military power is, his mind is too simple.
He knew clearly that Liu Xiu was Liu Yan's biological brother, and he deliberately used words to provoke Liu Xiu into issuing this military order. He never thought that if Liu Xiu really failed to complete the task and was executed according to the military order, Liu Yan would still let him go. ?
Everyone else saw this clearly and secretly worried about Liu Ji, but he himself was still proudly thinking that he had the upper hand.
Liu Yan wanted to speak, but Liu Xiu waved his hand to him and said with a smile: "Brother, I am also confident that I can lead three hundred brothers to capture Deng County in one fell swoop within three days."
"No! You can lead the army to attack Tongling, and let others attack Deng County!" Liu Yan said this, not because it was easier to attack Tongling than Deng County, but because he did not want Liu Xiu to issue this military order.
Liu Xiu said with a smile: "I think Yuan Zhi can lead his army to attack Tongling." As he spoke, he turned to look at Deng Feng and specially winked at him. Deng Feng came to his senses and hurried out of the queue. , stepped in and saluted Liu Yan, and said: "General, my subordinates are willing to lead...a thousand brothers to attack Tongling!"
Deng Feng was not as confident as Liu Xiu and Liu Ji. He believed that he could capture Tongling with only 300 men. Even if he brought a thousand brothers there, there was no telling whether he could win the battle!
Liu Yan ignored Deng Feng and stared at Liu Xiu intently. Now Liu Yan's lungs were about to explode because of Liu Xiu's anger. There is no joke in the army, let alone a military order? Do you know what will happen once a military order is issued? How serious?
Liu Xiu turned a blind eye to his elder brother's anger, but nodded to him cheerfully, looking confident and confident.
After looking at Liu Xiu for a while, Liu Yanfang slowly asked, "Axiu, have you thought everything through?"
"Yes, brother, just let me go!"
good!
The word 'OK' was in Liu Yan's mouth, but he couldn't spit it out. He took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Axiu, think about it carefully."
"Brother, there is no need to think about it anymore. I have already thought about it very clearly." Liu Xiu said to Zhu You beside him: "Xian Zhong, go get the pen and ink!"
Zhu You didn't even hesitate, he immediately agreed, turned around and walked out.
Seeing this, Liu Ji greeted loudly: "Mr. Zhong, remember to bring my share!" While speaking, he tilted his head and looked at Liu Xiu with dissatisfied and dissatisfied eyes.
When things got to this point, Liu Yan couldn't stop him even if he wanted to. He sat back on the mat, his eyes fixed on Liu Xiu, wishing he could poke holes in him.
After a short time, Zhu You fetched a white cloth and pen and ink. Liu Xiu and Liu Ji were both polite. They each wrote a military order and handed it to Liu Yan.
Liu Yan looked at the two military orders in front of him and said expressionlessly: "If you want to vent your anger, I don't care. I just say one thing, no matter how many brothers you use and how long it takes, in short, you must defeat Deng County." Fight down Hexiangxiang!"
"I obey!" Liu Xiu and Liu Ji both stepped in and saluted.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Yan looked at Deng Feng again and said, "Yuanzhi!"
"My subordinates are here!" Deng Feng intervened again and saluted.
"The same goes for you! No matter how many people or how long it takes, this battle must take down Tongling!" Liu Xiu recommended Deng Feng to fight against Tongling. Of course, there was a reason.
First of all, Deng Feng is superior in military force. No one can deny this. Secondly, Deng Feng served as a coach in Baishan and trained his brothers. In the Zhutiandu tribe, he was very able to convince the crowd. Because of this, After considering two points, Liu Xiu felt that it was not a big problem for Deng Feng to lead his army to attack Tongling.
The tasks of attacking Deng County, Xiangxiang, and Tongling fell on Liu Xiu, Liu Ji, and Deng Feng respectively. After the meeting, everyone went back to prepare, and Liu Yan left Liu Xiu behind.
When everyone was almost gone, Liu Yan couldn't help it anymore, strode up to Liu Xiu, grabbed his arm, and said angrily: "Axiu, are you crazy? Why are you and Liu Ji so angry?"
Liu Xiu smiled at Liu Yan and said, "Brother, don't worry, I have confidence!"
"What confidence do you have?" Liu Yan reached back and grabbed the military order written by Liu Xiugang, waved it in front of him, and said, "Three hundred people, to capture Deng County in three days? Do you think it is possible?"
It's not that Liu Yan has no confidence in Liu Xiu, but that this task is too difficult. Even if he is asked to do it, he may not be able to complete it.
Liu Xiu pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "The eldest brother is the founder of the Zhutian Capital Department. Now everyone naturally follows the eldest brother. However, as time goes by, there are more and more people in the Zhutian Capital Department, and it is inevitable that people will have their own thoughts. Change."
"Who dares?" Liu Yan glared.
Liu Xiu waved his hand and said: "Whether you dare or not, this is not a matter of intimidation, but of being able to convince the crowd! Even now, Liu Ji often boasts that no one in the Zhutian Capital Department can surpass him in terms of his military force. This time I signed a military order with him, not only to suppress his arrogance, but also to completely tame him so that he can truly take orders from big brother from now on!"
Liu Yan was shocked. He didn't expect Liu Xiu to think so far. He was silent for a long time and said, "Even so, Axiu doesn't need to make a military order with him!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "Brother, don't worry, I am indeed confident that I can win Deng County as promised."
"Axiu, tell me your strategy first."
"There is no strategy."
"What?" Liu Yan raised his eyebrows in disbelief.
Liu Xiu said: "I only made a temporary decision to issue a military order to Liu Ji. I didn't plan it in advance. But I can think about it on the way. Don't we still have three days? It should be enough."
Liu Yan raised his eyebrows, saying that he had no plan or strategy, so he dared to make such a bet with Liu Ji. He was too courageous. "You..." Liu Yan didn't even know what to say to Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu said: "Brother, I have to meet Zhong Hua, Zi Ling and the others as soon as possible."
Liu Yan nodded repeatedly and said: "Go quickly, go quickly! Zhong Hua and Zi Ling are very resourceful, you must listen to their opinions more!"
Liu Xiu nodded, saluted his eldest brother again, then turned around and walked out.
Deng Yu, Yan Guang, Zhu You, Gai Yan, Feng Yi, Fu Jun, Deng Chen, Li Tong and others were all waiting for him outside. When they saw Liu Xiu coming out, people gathered around and stepped forward, cupping their hands and saying, "My Lord, !”
Liu Xiu waved to everyone and said, "Let's go to the study to talk."
The space in the study is not small, but with so many people here at once, it is a bit hard to sit down. Fortunately, Liu Xiu is an easy-going person, and everyone is not restrained in front of him. Everyone can sit down and stand up. Very casual.
Deng Chen asked: "Axiu, with only three hundred people, can we really defeat Deng County in three days?" As he spoke, he turned to Jiu'er and asked: "Jiu'er, what do you think about Deng County?" How much do you know about the situation?”
Jiu'er hesitated and said nothing. Now in Liu Xiu's place, the person in charge of intelligence is Jiu'er. Jiu'er also sent spies to Deng County, but none of the people who inquired about the information have returned yet.
Yan Guang said: "I have been to Deng County, and I have some understanding of the situation there. The magistrate of Deng County is named Zhang Chong, and the county captain is named Zhao Ying. Both of them are cautious people by nature. Get up, Deng County is not easy to fight."
Deng Chen frowned and said worriedly: "But Axiu has issued a military order in public. If Deng County cannot be captured..." At this point, he slowly shook his head.
Zhu You looked up and smiled and said: "With us people assisting the lord, it is not easy to capture Deng County? There are only a thousand county soldiers, which are not enough for us to fight!"
As he spoke, he looked at Liu Xiu, who kept his head lowered and didn't know what he was thinking about, and asked with a smile: "My lord, am I right?"
Liu Xiu still lowered his head and was silent in thought.
Zhu You blinked and asked suspiciously: "Lord?"
Liu Xiu came back to his senses, raised his head, looked at Zhu You, and said seriously: "Ayou, you will go out with Liu Ji early tomorrow morning."
"What?" Zhu You even doubted whether his ears heard it wrong and asked him to follow Liu Ji to attack Xiangxiang?
Liu Xiu said: "Liu Ji led his army to Xiangxiang. With his impatient temperament, he would be eager to attack. However, Xiangxiang has more than a thousand troops, 300 people attack, and lacks siege equipment, so it is really difficult to win. Follow Liu Ji to Xiangxiang and remind him not to attack by force. He only needs to feign an attack and deliberately pretend to be repulsed by the defenders. Cai Wen, the magistrate of Xiangxiang, is very happy about his success. If there are too many and are repelled, he will definitely lead his army out of the city to pursue him. At this time, Liu Ji can lead the crowd to kill him and annihilate Cai Wen and the Xiangxiang County soldiers in one fell swoop! In this way, Xiangxiang can be easily captured!"
When Liu Xiu finished speaking, the study was completely silent. People looked at each other and no one spoke.
In the end, Zhu You cleared his throat and reminded: "My lord, we issued a military order to attack Deng County, and Liu Ji is the one who attacked Xiangxiang!" Are you giving Liu Ji advice now?!
Liu Xiu looked around at everyone and said: "Our army must capture Deng County, Xiangxiang, and Tongling as soon as possible. Although Liu Ji and I have issued military orders, we are not enemies after all, but brothers. At this critical moment, We need to help him, not to mention, if Liu Ji fails to take Xiangxiang as promised, what will my brother do? Really kill Liu Ji? To harm the general like this is to dig one's own grave, I can't let this happen!"
