Liu Xiu shook his head and said: "Second sister, don't worry, I believe we can defeat Xinye!"
If you want to capture the county, you must first capture Xinye. If you cannot capture the important town of Xinye, you will not be able to continue to develop northward.
Therefore, for the Zhu Tiandu tribe, Xinye is no longer a question of whether it can be captured, but that it must be captured for its own survival.
Xu Xiling smiled and said: "Mrs. Deng, don't worry. Our army is developing very fast now. We have many soldiers and generals. It is only a matter of time before we capture the new fields." As she spoke, she picked up the wine glass and paid Liu Yuan a favor.
Come.
Watching other women walking means walking, but watching Xu Xiling walking makes people feel like they are watching a beautiful and enchanting dance. Watching Xu Xiling walking towards Liu Yuan, even Deng Yu, Ma Wu and others couldn't help it
Even swallowing saliva.
Xu Xiling came to Liu Yuan, knelt down beside him, and said with a smile: "Xiling drinks to Mrs. Deng!" As she spoke, she took off the veil on her face, held the wine glass with both hands, and raised it to Liu Yuan with a smile.
Liu Yuan saw Xu Xiling's appearance clearly and was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing. He sighed secretly that this woman was so charming by nature that even he, who was also a woman, was almost fascinated by her.
She picked up the wine glass, saluted Xu Xiling, and said, "Miss Xiling, you are so polite." As she spoke, the two drank the wine in one gulp.
Liu Xiuyou saw the doubts in his second sister's eyes, and he explained cheerfully: "This time our army was able to stabilize the situation in Huyang so quickly and eliminate Guo Deng's associates and other evildoers, and Xi Ling was indispensable.
, can take the lead."
Liu Yuan really didn't expect that such a charming woman could have such great abilities. When Xu Xiling heard this, he smiled at Liu Xiu, picked up the wine pot, filled his own wine glass with wine, and rushed towards Liu Xiu
On the other side, he said: "My lord, this is too much of a reward. When it comes to the first meritorious service, Xi Ling doesn't dare to claim it. The merits of Captain Ma, Captain Cho, Captain Feng, Captain Gai, and Captain Fu all belong to Xi Ling."
superior!"
Hearing this, Ma Wu on the other side was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He laughed loudly and waved his hands and said: "Sister Xi Ling is too humble to say this. In the matter of quelling the thieves of Baisongmen, the best we can do is help.
We start the fight, but the one who is really planning the strategy is Miss Xi Ling!"
Even Yao Qi, who is usually low-key and calm, Feng Yi and Fu Jun nodded loudly, saying that Ma Wu was right. They can only be regarded as chess pieces, and the people who mobilize them are indeed chess pieces.
Xu Xiling.
Xu Xiling was also smart. When she heard Ma Wu call her Xi Ling's sister, she immediately hit the snake and followed it with the stick. She changed her words and said: "Brother Ma has unparalleled martial arts skills and is the most brave in the three armies. How can Xi Ling dare to compare with Brother Ma?"
She is beautiful and can talk, so it is difficult not to make people fall in love with her.
Hearing this, Ma Wu was even more happy, slapping his chest and saying: "Based on Sister Xi Ling's words, Brother Ma, I, Ma Wu, will recognize you as a girl. If anyone is not smart and dares to bully you in the future, even though
Come and tell me, then Brother Ma will come to vent your anger!"
Xu Xiling bowed to Ma Wu with a smile and said, "Xiling, thank you, Brother Ma!"
Seeing that Xu Xiling had just surrendered to his side, but was still at ease with Ma Wu, and could call him brothers and sisters, Jiuer looked unhappy and placed the cup in his hand heavily on the table. He snorted and murmured in a low voice: "
Vixen!"
Zhu You, who was sitting next to Jiu'er, was amused by Jiu'er's angry appearance and said, "Zizhang, if you accept Xi Ling as your sister, Jiu'er will be jealous!"
Jiu'er's face turned red and she really wanted to stuff the wine glass in front of her into Zhu You's big mouth. Ma Wu laughed and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, I, Ma Wu, recognize this girl Jiu'er!"
Although Ma Wu was brave enough to defeat the three armies on the battlefield and killed people like he was chopping vegetables, in private he was a carefree man with a bold and upright temperament and the courage to speak out for justice.
Ma Wu did not have many hobbies. He was neither greedy for money nor fond of women, but he was addicted to alcohol. Ma Wu would always have two things hanging on his waist, a sword on one side and a wine flask on the other.
In Yao Qi's words, if Ma Wu had not surrendered to the army, he would have definitely become a famous heroic swordsman in the world.
Xu Xiling is very scheming, or in other words, she is very good at calculating. She can distinguish clearly who is capable and who is not capable, and she can also distinguish clearly who can please Liu Xiu and who cannot.
A good relationship with a person like Ma Wu who is both capable and highly loved and trusted by Liu Xiu will be of great benefit to her in the future. In fact, this is indeed the case. She will be able to rise to the top in the future. , Ma Wu indeed played a role in fueling the flames.
She turned to look at Liu Xiu and said with a smile: "My lord, Xi Ling gives you a drink!"
Liu Xiu happily picked up the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass together with Xu Xiling. When Xu Xiling returned to her seat, Liu Yuan leaned towards Liu Xiu and asked curiously in a low voice: "Axiu, this Xi Ling Is Miss Ling your new love?"
He was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and said in the same low voice: "Second sister, if I don't have old love, how can I find new love?"
His love for Yin Lihua, so far, is just his wishful thinking and unrequited love, and he has no other thoughts about Xu Xiling.
Liu Yuan wanted to speak, but Ma Wu picked up the wine glass, walked up to Liu Xiu, and said in a loud voice: "My lord, I'd like to give you a drink from Zizhang!"
Liu Xiu liked Ma Wu from the bottom of his heart. He picked up the wine glass, looked at Ma Wu with a slanted look, and joked: "Zizhang has to have a name for toasting me!"
Ma Wu scratched his head, what was the name of the toast? He couldn't think of a name for a while. Yao Qi coughed lowly. Ma Wu glanced at him, and suddenly an idea flashed in his mind, and he patted his own forehead, and said: "Lord, Ci Kuang and I are going to give the cavalry a name!"
Liu Xiu asked curiously: "What's your name?"
"The Cavalry!"
"Xiaoqi?" Liu Xiu rubbed his chin and murmured: "He is brave and good at fighting. The name Xiaoqi is not bad, but adding the word "soldier" after it makes him look stingy. To be more generous, change soldiers to "jun"!
Ma Wu blinked and blurted out: "Xiao Cavalry Army?"
Liu Xiu nodded repeatedly and responded: "Yeah! This sounds much more pleasant to my ears."
"Thank you, Lord, for the name, and I would like to toast you to my Lord!"
Liu Xiu laughed, then bumped the glasses with Ma Wu and drank the wine in one gulp.
Xiaoqijun, the elite cavalry under Liu Xiu, was named at the wine table.
Currently, the number of cavalry under Ma Wu and Yao Qi has reached 2,000.
You must know that cavalry is not infantry. To increase cavalry, first of all, you must have enough horses, and secondly, you must have enough equipment. And not just anyone can be recruited as a cavalry, they must at least have good riding skills.
Training a cavalry is definitely much more difficult than training an infantry.
The reason why Ma Wu and Yao Qi expanded the cavalry team so quickly was mainly due to the expansion of the Zhu Tiandu tribe's sphere of influence.
Dengxian, Chaoyang, and Huyang were successively included in the Zhutiandu tribe's influence, which provided them with a large number of war horses and equipment.
Liu Xiu handed over part of it to Cai Yang, but he still kept a considerable part and gave it to Ma Wu and Yao Qi. It was with Liu Xiu's strong support that Ma Wu and Yao Qi In such a short period of time, the number of cavalry under his command was expanded to 2,000.
Five days later, the main force of the Chongling Army headed by Liu Yan also arrived in Huyang.
When he arrived in Huyang, Liu Yan did not delay for a moment. He immediately summoned his generals and held a high-level military meeting to discuss how to fight this crucial battle of Xinye.
At present, the information possessed by the Zhutian Capital Department is that Cen Peng has arrived in Xinye and has become the actual person in charge of Xinye. The county military strength in Xinye City has been expanded to more than 5,000 people. In addition, Du Wei Liang The eight thousand county troops led by Qiu Ci have arrived at Tuoyang and may cross the Tuishui River at any time and head south to attack Xinye.
If the county army is really allowed to successfully cross the Huishui River and go south to join the Xinye County troops, then the official army's strength will suddenly reach more than 13,000. In terms of military strength, the Chung Ling Army can no longer match the official army. .
During the meeting, Li Yi frowned and said: "General, for this plan, we must rush to capture Xinye before the county army goes south to Xinye! However, Xinye is now guarded by Cen Peng, and our army wants to capture it. Xinye, it’s just… not easy!”
Not only is it not easy, it is simply as difficult as climbing to the sky! It has been more than a month since Liu Ji and Deng Feng attacked Xinye.
As a result, the troops of Liu Ji and Deng Feng's troops were getting smaller and smaller as they fought. On the other hand, the county soldiers in Xinye City had more and more troops. Especially after Cen Peng arrived in Xinye, the morale in the city was greatly boosted, and the strength of the county soldiers also increased from The original three thousand people suddenly increased to five thousand. It is not difficult to see Cen Peng's high prestige and strong appeal in Nanyang County.
Liu Yan's eyes flashed with coldness, he stared at Li Yi and asked: "Ji Wen, do you think Xinye is difficult to fight, so we shouldn't fight?"
Li Yi quickly said: "General, my subordinates have no such intention."
Liu Xiu then said: "General, I have dealt with Cen Peng before. This man is brave and good at fighting. He is very brave, and he is also very good at running and commanding the army. Cen Peng is not easy to deal with."
In fact, in the entire Nanyang County, Liu Xiu was not afraid of either the prefect Zhen Fu or the captain Liang Qiuci. The only person he was afraid of was Cen Peng and Cen Junran.
Hearing that his younger brother also said that Cen Peng was awesome, Liu Yan laughed out loud and said disapprovingly: "So, I really want to meet Cen Peng!"
Deng Yu frowned and said: "General, Cen Peng is now guarding Xinye. It will be even more difficult for our army to capture Xinye. Even if Xinye is finally captured, our army will suffer heavy casualties. When we come down, how will we deal with the eight thousand county troops given by Liangqiu?"
Liu Yan looked around at everyone present and asked: "Do you all think that our army should not attack new fields and cannot conquer new fields?"
For the Zhu Tiandu tribe, Xinye is too important. They have no other choice but to capture Xinye. However, if everyone is timid, this battle will not be fought at all.
Everyone looked at each other in shock, and no one dared to answer. Judging from the current situation, if our side insists on attacking Xinye, it may really be a dead end in the end.
But no one dared to say these words. In the end, everyone's eyes fell on Liu Xiu.
Liu Xiu took a deep breath and said: "General, I think it is not appropriate to attack Xinye by force. We need to lure Cen Peng and Xinye County soldiers out of the city and defeat them outside the city!"
Li Yi also opposed the forcible attack on Xinye, but after listening to Liu Xiu's words, he shook his head and smiled and said: "General Liu, Cen Peng is not a fool. He can rely on the geographical advantage and hold on to the city. Why would he be so stupid as to go out of the city to fight with our army?
