Under Huang Yuan's guidance, Liu Xiu's troops arrived at Huyang City.
There was still some distance from Huyang City, so Liu Xiu rode to a high point and looked up.
The size of Huyang City is similar to that of Chaoyang City. The difference is that Huyang is surrounded by flat land. The slightest movement of the enemy outside the city will be noticed by the people inside the city immediately.
Outside Huyang Nancheng, about five miles away, there is a camp. Needless to say, it must be the camp of Li Yi's troops.
Liu Xiu originally thought that Li Yiyi's camp was in a mess, but when he took a closer look, he felt that it was well-organized and well-organized.
He turned his head and asked, "Mr. Huang, was Ji Wen setting up the camp?"
Huang Yuan quickly bowed and said: "Yes, General Liu! Our army camp was built by Captain Li and his brothers!"
"Oh." Liu Xiu nodded. It seemed that Li Yi had not been idle during this period, and had worked hard on military strategies.
After watching, Liu Xiu knew what was going on, led everyone down the hillside, returned to the army, and continued to march towards the camp.
To make a long story short, a group of them arrived at Li Yi's camp.
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the camp, Li Yi led a dozen soldiers to greet him from the camp gate. Li Yi came to Liu Xiu, bowed and saluted, and said: "My subordinate Li Yi, please see General Liu!"
"Ji Wen doesn't need to be polite." Liu Xiu stepped forward and held Li Yi's arm.
Li Yi smiled and said: "General Liu has worked hard all the way, hurry up, hurry up, please come to the camp!"
As he spoke, he turned sideways and looked behind Liu Xiu. When he saw Ma Wu and Yao Qi, his face suddenly lit up, he held his hands and said, "Zizhang, secondly, we haven't seen you for a long time."
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Ma Wu and Yao Qi both dismounted, raised their hands to Li Yi and said with a smile, "Ji Wen is here well!"
They are old acquaintances. They have met each other as early as in Yizhou, and they have the experience of fighting side by side. Li Yi laughed and said: "If you have Zi Zhang, we will help each other in the next situation. This time our army will definitely be able to take advantage of it in one fell swoop."
Go to Huyang!"
"Haha! Ji Wen won the prize."
"Let's go to the camp and talk!"
"Please!" "Please!"
Li Yi let Liu Xiu and others into the central military tent. Li Yi also gave up the commanding position in the middle to Liu Xiu. He sat next to his subordinates. When the soldiers brought tea, Li Yi praised: "The Battle of Chaoyang"
I have read the battle report. This battle was fought beautifully. General Liu not only annihilated the Chaoyang County soldiers, but also the Shandu County soldiers and the Hecheng Fortress Army, eliminating our henchmen!"
Liu Xiu took a sip of tea, waved his hand to Li Yi, and said: "The victory of this battle depends entirely on the timely reinforcements of Zi Zhang and Ci Kuang."
Li Yi picked up the tea cup and said: "There is no wine in the army, so I will use tea instead of wine to honor General Liu and Zi Zhang. What's next!"
Liu Xiu waved to the neglected Deng Yu, Feng Yi and others, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's have a drink together with tea instead of wine!"
Everyone drank the tea in their cups. Liu Xiu changed the topic and asked, "Ji Wen, how many brothers do you have in your department now?"
Li Yizheng said seriously: "I have more than three thousand people in my department."
Liu Xiu was startled and said, "If I remember correctly, Ji Wen entered Huyang with two thousand refugees."
Li Yi nodded and said: "At the beginning, my subordinates indeed brought only two thousand refugees. Recently, the general has sent two thousand more brothers to Huyang, plus some refugees who are not determined and have escaped.
The current strength is more than 3,300 people."
"So that's it!" Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully.
Li Yi smiled and said: "The reason why the general was able to send more troops to Huyang was thanks to General Liu's successful war in Chaoyang. I estimate that the two thousand brothers sent by the general to Huyang were originally intended to be sent to Huyang. Morning sun."
He really guessed it right this time. After Liu Yan heard the news that Liu Xiu was trapped in Chaoyang, he immediately gathered his troops and planned to go to Chaoyang to rescue him personally. However, before he led his troops out of Caiyang, the news came from Chaoyang first. According to the news, Liu Xiu's danger of being trapped has been resolved, and all the officers and soldiers who stormed Chaoyang were wiped out.
After confirming that Liu Xiu was no longer in danger, Liu Yan transferred part of his troops to Huyang to reinforce Li Yi's troops, who were constantly fleeing.
Li Yi smiled at Liu Xiu and said: "General Liu, to be honest, even if you didn't come, I would have planned to attack Huyang. Now that General Liu has arrived with his troops, I am more confident about taking Huyang!"
Liu Xiu asked: "Ji Wen, how much do you know about the county magistrate and county captain in Huyang?"
Li Yi snorted coldly and said disapprovingly: "Lian Feng and Guo Deng are just trash who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Since our army entered Huyang, they have been hiding in the city and staying behind closed doors. If it weren't for Xin Ye, The war on the border is tense, and we are eager to capture Huyang. I really want to see how much food Lian Feng and Guo Deng have hoarded in the city, and how long it will be enough for them."
Liu Xiu smiled and said quietly: "Lian Feng, Guo Deng, although they have no extraordinary abilities, they are also cautious people. Ji Wen must not be careless."
Through Lian Feng, Guo Deng could not see through the tactics used by his own side, which proves that their abilities are indeed very ordinary.
However, the two of them have been unable to hold on, and it can be seen that both of them have the idea of not seeking merit, but seeking no faults. With two people like this guarding Huyang, there is no telling what they will arrange in Huyang City. That’s it!
Li Yi smiled and said: "General Liu, how about this? Our troops will join forces to attack the city tomorrow. Let's see if Lian Feng and Guo Deng really turned Huyang into an iron wall!"
Liu Xiu rubbed his chin and fell into deep thought. After pondering for a while, he turned around and saw the map of Huyang City hanging on his back. He stood up, walked to the map, and asked with a smile: "Ji Wen, this Did you draw this picture?"
Li Yi stood up, walked to Liu Xiu, nodded and said: "I ordered it to be drawn, but the map is not perfect. We can only draw the terrain outside Huyang City, but not the layout of the city."
Liu Xiu nodded while looking at it, and murmured: "It's already pretty good."
The map describes the outside of Huyang City in great detail. Where the terrain is higher, where the terrain is depressed, where there are bushes, and where there is sand, they are all clearly drawn.
Jiuer said: "Lord, do you want to find a way to sneak into the city first and find out the truth?"
Li Yi turned to look at Jiu'er and said, "Miss Jiu'er, if you could sneak into the city, my people would have sneaked in long ago. Will you wait until now?"
Jiuer curled her lips and said, "Your people can't get in, but that doesn't mean my people can't get in either!"
Li Yi's face sank and he said displeasedly: "Huyang has already sealed off the city and the four gates are tightly closed. How can your people enter the city? Is it possible to fly in with wings on your back?"
Jiuer was unconvinced and wanted to speak. Liu Xiu waved his hand and said, "I think it is feasible to attack the city tomorrow!"
When Li Yi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up. Without saying a word, he stepped in and saluted: "General Liu, I will attack the city tomorrow, and my subordinates are willing to take the lead!"
Liu Xiu turned around and picked up a wooden stick on the table, pointed at the map and said: "Ji Wen, your troops can launch an attack from the south of the city tomorrow!"
As he spoke, he looked at Deng Yu and said, "Zhonghua, tomorrow you can lead our infantry to launch an attack in the east of the city."
Li Yi rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "A two-pronged approach will make it difficult for the enemy in Huyang to look at their head and tail. This is great!"
Ma Wu took a step forward and asked, "Master, where are I and Ci Kuang?"
Liu Xiu said: "Zizhang, you and Ci Kuang lead your troops to stay in the camp!"
"Ah?" Ma Wu quit when he heard this. Deng Yu and Li Yi both had battles to fight, so why did he lead his troops to stay behind?
He said anxiously: "My lord, even if the cavalry cannot directly participate in the siege, our troops can still release arrows outside the city to suppress the enemy troops on the top of the city!"
Liu Xiu glanced at Ma Wu and said nothing. He said quietly: "In addition, I need to select three hundred elite dead soldiers to conduct a sneak attack in the west of the city. In the battle tomorrow, our army will attack the city from three sides, no matter which side breaks the city first.
Gate, the cavalry on standby in the camp, let me rush into the city as soon as possible!"
So that's it! When Ma Wu and Yao Qi heard this, their faces showed joy. They both stepped in to salute and said, "I obey!"
Liu Xiu looked at Li Yi and said, "Most of the infantry I brought are new recruits. It will be difficult to select three hundred elite soldiers. This requires Ji Wen's help."
Li Yi had no objection to taking away 300 elite troops from his own hands. He asked, "General Liu, you want to personally lead the troops to attack the city? And you only bring 300 people?"
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "Yes!"
Li Yi took a breath, it would be too risky to do this, right?
He didn't really care about Liu Xiu's life or death, but the key question now was that Huyang was his main battlefield. If Liu Xiu had a problem in Huyang, could he get away with it? The general blamed him, and he
Can't afford it.
After thinking about it, he waved his hand to Liu Xiu and said, "It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate! General Liu only led 300 brothers to attack the city personally. It's too risky!"
As he spoke, he took Liu Xiu's arm, walked a few steps aside, and whispered: "Uncle Wen, I understand your tactics and I support them, but there is no need for you to take the risk yourself. You can completely replace it with someone else."
Do!"
He really couldn't understand what Liu Xiu was thinking. He was the brother of the general. He only needed to sit back and enjoy his achievements, so why did he have to take risks and cause trouble to himself?
Liu Xiu said faintly: "I'm worried that Huyang's city defense is much stronger than we imagined. A two-pronged siege may not be able to tear apart the Huyang city defense, but it will definitely be able to attract the main force of the Huyang defenders to Nancheng.
And the East City, in this case, the West City will inevitably be empty, which is an excellent breakthrough point. I personally lead 300 dead soldiers to attack the West City, and I have the highest chance of success!"
Not because of anything else, just because he is Liu Yan's biological brother. He personally went into battle and worked hard. How can the brothers below not work hard?
As the saying goes, generals have the heart to die, and soldiers have no desire to live. If only three hundred people want to capture the West City, they must be determined to fight the enemy to the death.
Although his words were reasonable, Li Yi still felt that it was inappropriate and persuaded him in a low voice: "Uncle Wen, it's better... let's find someone else!"
"I have made up my mind, Ji Wen does not need to persuade me!" Liu Xiu said: "The battle of Huyang must be fought quickly. Only in this way can our army capture Xinye before the county army arrives!"
