Shouchun, the head of the city.

Liu Yu was dressed in leather armor, standing at the head of the city, he did not wear a helmet, nor did he tie a bun, only a hairband, the wind blew his wild messy hair, the man's iron-blooded romance was undoubtedly displayed.

Murong Nan crossed his arms and stood beside him, the corners of his mouth hooked: "Liu Yu, when did you also learn this costume of our Hu people?" Doesn't that feel free? ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Don't use the topic to play, the armor is already uncomfortable enough when you are in the body, of course it is how to come smoothly, but your method is good, use a hairband to tie your forehead, you don't have to worry about your hair scattering and blocking your vision." ”

Murong Nan smiled proudly: "There's nothing hard to think about, if you wear a helmet, isn't it the same?" Forget it, don't talk about this, the Qin army came yesterday and is now stationed outside the city, what do you think? ”

Liu Yu looked up at the distance outside the city, twenty miles away, there were already companies and camps, and the soldiers of the Qin army who were under black pressure were running back and forth like ants, and on many hills outside the city, trees were falling one by one, and countless baggage trucks were transporting these trees to the camp.

Liu Yu hooked the corners of his mouth, and said: "This Qin army looks like there are forty or fifty thousand people, although it is a mixture of infantry and cavalry, mainly infantry, but the layout of the camp is excellent, the main camp can not be seen, in the adjacent camp, the ring is tightly linked, the deep ditch and high base, which can not only echo each other's rescue, but also can hold independently, it seems, it is not inferior to the camp of our Beifu army." ”

Murong Nan smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed to the camp opposite: "See, in addition to the Qin army's military flag, what is that fluttering flag?" ”

Liu Yu's heart moved, and he looked into the distance, only to see more than a dozen large flags embroidered with the word "Liang", fluttering in the wind in the camp behind, and he muttered: "The commander of the Qin army is surnamed Liang? Could it be that Jingzhou Thorn Shi Liang Cheng? ”

Murong Nan nodded, and said: "I came to you for this matter, I just received a message from the lord of the flying eagle, Liang Cheng has led the army to leave Xiangyang ten days ago and joined the Lianghuai battlefield, if you count the time, it should have arrived at this time, but ............"

Speaking of this, Murong Nan's brows furrowed slightly: "It seems that he just has the vanguard cavalry arrived, and the infantry of the brigade is still behind." ”

Liu Yu said softly: "How can you see it?" I think most of them are walking infantry. You see, how can those who cut down trees be cavalry? ”

Murong Nan shook his head: "No, they are not infantry, you see, Liu Yu, their legs are all inward, and they are staggering when they walk, only people who are on horseback all day long will be like this." ”

Liu Yu's heart moved, and he looked at the Qin army camp, and sure enough, as Murong Nan said, although these Qin soldiers were pushing carts and carrying wood, they looked like they were floating in the bottom plate, their legs were eight, and their walking posture was a little weird. Liu Yu nodded: "If the cavalry arrived first, and then dismounted and pretended to be infantry, then it is understandable why Liang Cheng was able to come so quickly, Shouchun was not lost, they came from the north, it should be a detour to Huaibei, and it stands to reason that it will take about fifteen days to arrive." ”

Murong Nan nodded: "So Liang Cheng arrived first with cavalry like this, just to grab a time, Liu Yu, now that their cavalry arrives first, there will be two or three days to prepare siege equipment, if you want to withdraw, it is still too late." ”

Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Why do you want to withdraw?" Brother Murong, I have said many times, we must stick to Shouchun and buy time for this big battle. They only came with cavalry, the lack of infantry, the lack of siege capabilities, and it was our chance. If you leave the fortified city and retreat at this time, it will be difficult to evacuate. ”

Murong Nan gritted his teeth: "I have two hundred cavalry here, we can go back to Guangling on horseback, as for Xu Yuanxi and them, let's ask for more blessings, if you really can't do it, you can take off your military uniform, pretend to be civilians and scatter to the countryside, the Qin army is still disciplined, and it will not kill civilians indiscriminately." ”

Liu Yu's smile gradually dissipated, and he said in a deep voice: "Brother Murong, I don't like to hear what you say, as a soldier, you don't dare to fight when you encounter the enemy, you don't defend the fortified city, you just want to escape, that's a shame!" ”

Murong Nan shook his head: "You have to back down when you should back down, Liu Yu, I said, the weak eat the strong on our grassland, no one can be strong forever, and you can't be a hero when you should bow your head." This time, in order to gain time, the Qin army did not hesitate to take the lead with a pure cavalry corps, just to seize Shouchun. They will definitely attack the city at any cost, and it will be difficult to resist with our forces alone. ”

Liu Yu shook his head, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes: "They only have cavalry, lack siege equipment, Shouchun City has been rushing to repair the city fortifications in the past few days, and the people in the city have also been incorporated into the city to defend the city, and the four gates are on duty, they are all locals, and protecting the city is to protect the family, I believe that even if the number of Qin troops is large, we can defend it." ”

Murong Nan said coldly: "There is a lonely city, there are no reinforcements outside, and there is a lack of troops inside, so it can't be defended." Liu Yu, you said five days ago that Hu Bin's reinforcements had already set off, but why haven't they arrived yet? I'm afraid someone is going to hack you. ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "General Hu is now stationed in Kipshi, only a hundred miles away, and he can respond at any time, why do you think so?" ”

Murong Nan sighed: "Because of the current situation, it is too similar to the Battle of Xiangyang. Huan Chong also led the army to rescue, but a hundred miles away from the city, seeing that the Qin army was strong, he did not dare to attack, and watched the fall of Xiangyang. My lord went through this battle, so I'm really worried that history will repeat itself. ”

Liu Yu smiled: "Do you really believe that Xuan Shuai will leave us alone?" ”

Murong Nan's expression became extremely solemn, staring at Liu Yu tightly, and said word by word: "Liu Yu, are you really so sure that Hu Bin was sent by Xuan Shuai?" ”

Liu Yu was slightly stunned, and said strangely: "General Hu was ordered by Xuan Shuai to lead the army to help, isn't this a report you personally received?" ”

Murong Nan sneered: "It was Xuan Shuai who ordered him to attack, but Hu Bin's department is not the Beifu army, but the guards and horses of the capital, under the command of Mao Mu, whether he will go all out to rescue Shouchun, I have no confidence anyway." ”

Liu Yu shook his head: "The Beifu army now needs to fight for time to raise food and grass, we need to withstand it here for about a month, Hu Bin must also know this, if Shouchun loses, his troops are also likely to be eaten, helping others is helping themselves, this reason is not difficult to understand." ”

Murong Nan gritted his teeth: "Even if Hu Bin is willing to support, can these soldiers in the city rely on the people?" Aren't they those warriors of your Tiger Army, Liu Yu, can't you see the fear in their eyes? ”