In any case, Yang Hong and Lei Tong finally joined the battlefield, which put a lot of pressure on Hanping's Zhang Ren and Yan Yan.

In terms of morale, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan's side are not as good as Liu Beijun.

There is strength in numbers, and this sentence is not a joke. The more people on my side, the more courage I have in my heart, and the easier it is to be encouraged.

Now Liu Beijun is in such a state.

Wu Lan and Zhuo Zhen are fighting desperately, the two of them really want to break Hanping City, achieve a prestige, and give Liu Bei a good vote by the way. Although his subordinates were all brought out by himself, he sacrificed for the glory and wealth of the main general. As the main general, he personally went into battle and took risks, and it was normal for the soldiers under his command to pay for their lives.

As long as you make great achievements, take Hanping City, and get Liu Bei's appreciation, are you not afraid that there will be no more troops in the future?

Wu Lan and Zhuo Fake were very clear, and the two of them despised Lei Tong and Yang Hong in their hearts. These two goods were actually ashamed to speak out, disobeying Xu Shu's military orders in a roundabout way, and almost made the battle situation passive. Xu Shu must have been furious in his heart. Wu Lan and Zhuo Yu both knew very well that Xu Shu was the most important person in front of Liu Bei. That's a military advisor, Liu Bei usually listens to his arrangement. offended Xu Shu, and didn't want to mix under Liu Bei in the future. Looking at Xu Shu's appearance, it is likely that he has been disappointed in Lei Tong and Yang Hong.

Even if Lei Tong and Yang Hong made a difference this time, Wu Lan and Zhuo Zhen felt that the two of them would not be taken care of by Xu Shu.

You can't live if you do your own evil! Lei Tong and Yang Hong are typical examples.

At the same time, Wu Lan and Zhuo Zhen were also glad that they came here with Lei Tong and Yang Hong, and they were also very happy that Lei Tong and Yang Hong had such brain-dead behavior.

Why?

Without Lei Tong and Yang Hong's brains, how could it be possible to reflect the abilities of Wu Lan and Zhuo Fake. Comparing goods, people comparing people, Wu Lan and Zhuo Zhen knew how Xu Shu should choose.

Yang Hong and Lei Tong didn't think about it that way, they still thought about how to protect themselves a little more.

On the battlefield, swords come and go, and if you are not careful, you will shoot a feather arrow from an unknown direction, and if you are unlucky enough to be shot, then this life will be over.

As a result, Yang Hong and Lei Tong had the heart to let their own soldiers move closer to them at the same time to strengthen their own protection capabilities.

However, their behavior made it easier for Zhang Ren and Yan Yan on the city wall to discover them.

"Huh? What's going on with those two? Zhang Ren was surprised to find that there were so many people guarding the two generals, forming two small groups.

Yan Yan took a closer look, he had been under Liu Zhang's command for many years, and he recognized Yang Hong and Lei Tong at once.

"Yi Ling, you don't have to be surprised. The two generals below, one is Yang Hong, and the other is Lei Tong. That's how they always fight! Yan Yan explained to Zhang Ren.

"It's them!" Zhang Ren had never met Yang Hong and Lei Tong, but he had heard rumors about them.

It is rumored in Yizhou that Yang Hong is the most flexible in fighting, and he can minimize the losses on his side every time. Lei Tong has his own set of methods for fighting wars, and often makes meritorious contributions. It's just that many generals in Yizhou are unwilling to participate in the war with Lei Tong.

Zhang Ren looked at Lei Tong and Yang Hong with interest, the reason for this, Zhang Ren was clear, and he didn't say anything.

"Archers! Did you see those two people piled up? It's those two generals on war horses, who beckoned Ben to death! Zhang Ren treacherously gave new instructions.

The archers had already discovered Lei Tong and Yang Hong, and now they could cover most of the feather arrow attacks towards Lei Tong and Yang Hong.

Suddenly, a large number of feather arrows struck, and Yang Hong and Lei Tong were startled.

Yang Hong was clever and immediately withdrew from the war horse, so as not to become a live target. His guards quickly held shields to guard Yang Hong's side, preventing any damage from feathered arrows. Such smooth movements are so skillful, I must have done this kind of thing before.

Lei Tong didn't have such good luck. When the feather arrow flew towards Kaifei, Lei Tong couldn't dodge and was hit by an arrow in his shoulder and arm.

The huge pain made Lei Tong almost fall off the war horse. Fortunately, Lei Tong's personal soldiers reacted relatively quickly, and when they saw that the main general was hit by an arrow, they hurriedly used the shield to Lei Tong as a guard, so that Lei Tong escaped.

But Lei Tong had to get off the war horse himself, and if he continued to stay on the war horse, he might be shot alive by Zhang Ren's archers.

After dismounting, Lei Tong covered his shoulder, and the arrow hurt him very badly.

"General! Let's get out! Lei Tong's henchman suggested.

"Phew! Fall back?! If we retreat at this time, the morale of the army will definitely be weakened, and we will become the souls of Xu Shu's sword, so be careful with Lao Tzu. Xu Shu didn't let us withdraw, we definitely can't withdraw! "Years of experience have given Lei Tong what he needs to do now.

It was really expected by Lei Tong, Xu Shu had already sent a supervising team behind the siege troops, once a deserter was found, then the big knife in the hands of the supervising team would not be ambiguous.

Lei Tong was hit by an arrow, and the most regrettable thing was Zhang Ren, he originally wanted to shoot the other party to death. But now seeing that the other party's personal soldiers protected Lei Copper like an iron bucket, Zhang Ren had no choice but to give up.

What makes Zhang Ren strange is that Lei Tong is not the kind of person who fights to the death, according to his past deeds, he should retreat at this time. Now there is no intention of retreating at all, except for protecting himself.

Yan Yan still saw the doubts in Zhang Ren's heart, and explained to Zhang Ren: "Yi Ling, if this thunder copper is withdrawn, Xu Shu will not easily spare him." ”

Zhang Ren understands, no wonder many generals in Yizhou are reluctant to fight with Lei Tong, this guy has too many thoughts.

Hanpingcheng's counterattack was strong, and the momentum of Liu's offensive was blocked to death.

The ladder on the edge of the city wall was slowly burned down, and it was a little difficult for Liu Beijun to continue the attack.

Seeing this situation, Zhuo Zhen and Wu Lan were very anxious, if this continued, the casualties would be a bit big. And most of the soldiers and horses in this attack were the soldiers and horses of the headquarters brought by Zhuo Zhen and Wu Lan. Logically speaking, how many soldiers and horses died, as long as they can make great contributions, it doesn't matter. But it didn't make an inch, but it suffered heavy casualties, no matter how you look at it, it's not a cost-effective deal.

But Xu Shu didn't ring the voice of retreating, Zhuo Zhen and they had to stick to it no matter what, and those who retreated without Ming Jin withdrawing troops on their own initiative would be killed according to military law.

Zhang Ren and Yan Yan on the city wall seized the opportunity to continuously kill and injure Liu Beijun's troops.

Zhuo Zhen and Wu Lan couldn't stand it a little, not to mention Lei Tong and Yang Hong, they were now secretly praying that Xu Shu would soon withdraw his troops.

Maybe he heard the prayers of Lei Tong and Yang Hong, Xu Shu really ordered Ming Jin to withdraw his troops.

The sharp sound of metal crashing sounded, and the soldiers of Liu Beijun who were besieging the city were relieved one by one and began to rush towards the rear camp.

As soon as the attacking Liu Beijun retreated, Yan Yan shouted loudly: "The enemy army has retreated!" ”

"Haha!" The defenders of Hanpyeong City let out a high laugh, and this victory was a great morale boost for them.

Zhang Ren looked at the soldiers of Liu Beijun who were constantly retreating, and his heart was full of worry.

From the very beginning, Zhang Ren was very jealous of Xu Shu. The other side has a full 50,000 soldiers and horses, if they rush up, even if Hanping City can be defended, it will be a heavy number of casualties, and whether it can hold on until the arrival of reinforcements is a big problem.

Zhang Ren compared his heart to his heart, if he was in Xu Shu's position, then even if the battle situation was not favorable to him for a while, even if he invested more troops to attack Hanping City, it would be better than retiring now and causing the morale of the defenders to soar.

"Could it be that Xu Shu has a conspiracy?" Zhang Ren grabbed a certain point, but he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Xu Shu's gourd.

Liu Beijun, who was besieging the city, had already returned to the camp, and this time their losses were a bit large. Zhuo Zhen, Wu Lan, Lei Tong, and Yang Hong came to Xu Shu to plead guilty.

"Xu Junshi, the last general and others have disappointed you." Zhuo Fake took the lead in asking for sin.

"Please punish Xu Junshi!" Wu Lan is also very crisp.

Lei Tong and Yang Hong echoed Wu Lan and Zhuo Fake, even if they were completely unwilling.

"Several generals have worked hard, let's all go down and rest." Xu Shu didn't blame them at all.

This makes Zhuo Fake and others a little strange.

Xu Shu led them down to rest with a smile on his face, as if the previous defeat was not a big problem. Maybe this is the time to employ people, Xu Shu doesn't want to kill the generals in battle and shake the morale of the army.

Zhuo Zhen and Wu Lan felt a little guilty in their hearts.

Lei Tong and Yang Hong don't care, Xu Shu doesn't punish them, that's what they want.

What Xu Shu thinks, only he knows.

Nearly a hundred miles away from Hanping City, the 20,000 Jingzhou Liu Army troops led by Pang De were resting and reorganizing in a forest.

Yizhou is mountainous and forested, the road is difficult to travel, and Liu Jun in Jingzhou needs to rest all the way.

It's just that Pound's rest time is a little long, and this rest is really two hours, which greatly delays the speed of the march.

The soldiers of Liu Jun didn't have any ideas, they recuperated and recharged, and they would be able to fight a big battle soon. But this made the messenger who led the way very bad.

At present, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan are estimated to have fought with Liu Beijun led by Xu Shu, and what they need most is reinforcements from Jingzhou. But as soon as Pound did this, it was almost dark, which was a fatal problem for Zhang Ren and them, who were waiting for rescue.

The envoy could not rest at ease like the soldiers of Liu Jun in Jingzhou, and in these three hours, he had looked for Pang De almost three times, almost every hour to ask Pang De when he would continue the march.

Pound used the reasons that the soldiers were rushing, the grain and grass logistics had not arrived, and the rapid march had hidden dangers. So that the envoys didn't know what reason to find to urge Pound.

Now, the messenger really didn't dare to offend Pound. This time, it was Zhang Ren and Yan Yan who returned to the imperial court and hoped that Jingzhou would send troops. And Pound accepted the submission and came with a large army. Obviously, Zhang Ren and the others have a request for Pound, if they dare to be disrespectful to Pound at this time, God knows if Pound will turn around and go back. At that time, Zhang Ren and Yan Yan had to face Liu Beijun's attack alone. In the end, the messenger had no choice but to apologize with death.

Pound is hollowing out his mind to delay time!

There is no other reason, it is just to make Zhang Ren, Yan Yan and Liu Bei lose both.

Whether it is Liu Bei, Zhang Ren, or Yan Yan, if the strength is too strong, it is not a good thing for the imperial court. The best news for Pang De is that when Liu Beijun and Zhang Ren were about to fight, Pang De appeared like a savior, killing Liu Beijun without leaving a piece of armor, and at the same time leaving Zhang Ren and Yan Yan without any strength to resist the orders of the imperial court.

Another point is Pound's jealousy of Xu Shu.

From the intelligence of the imperial court, it is known that Xu Shu's ability is no less than that of Zhuge Liang and wise men such as Sima Yi and Pang Tong.

Zhuge Liang served as the commander of the expedition to Jiangdong, Sima Yi was even more famous, and Pang Tong was the first wise man in Nanzhou. Facing opponents of the same level as the above three, if Pang De is not careful, the 20,000 elites under his hands may be calculated.

Once the 20,000 troops were lost, it would be very difficult for Jingzhou to mobilize more troops and horses to intervene in Yizhou.

Don't look at Pound resting and rectifying, his scout troops have not rested at all, and have been quietly dispersed by Pound to find out the news. The purpose is to prevent Xu Shu from being ambushed.

Pound's caution allowed him to reduce a large number of casualties, and the scouts did indeed discover an ambush and spread the news to Pound's ears.

At this moment, Pound had even more reason to stand still.

Xu Shu's ambush soldiers and horses did not notice that their whereabouts had been exposed, and were secretly observing Pang De's movements. They were also confused about Pound's immobility.

Before you know it, it's dark. Pound simply asked the soldiers to bury the pot and cook, and ordered to rest here today.

The messenger was so anxious that his mouth was full of blisters, and he couldn't interfere.

The men and horses on Xu Shu's side knew from Pound's movements one after another that Pound didn't want to march so early. They immediately sent the situation to Xu Shu quickly.

The night continued to get dark, and Xu Shu finally received information about Pound. Regarding Pang De's abnormality, Xu Shu didn't pay attention to it at all. Because even if Pound marched in a hurry now, more than a hundred miles away, and still had his ambush soldiers, he would arrive at noon tomorrow at the earliest. And Xu Shu already had a plan to break the city, and it would not be until noon tomorrow for Hanping City to fall into Xu Shu's hands.

Xu Shu called Wu Lan and Zhuo Fake over, and asked them to bring 5,000 soldiers and horses each, and constantly harass Hanping City in turn, so that the defenders of Hanping City could not rest normally.

Wu Lan and Zhuo Fei had no objection to such a strategy, and harassment at night was just a method often used by many strategists.

When Wu Lan and Zhuo Zhen took the order to leave, it was destined that the defenders of Hanping City would not be able to sleep peacefully this night.