"Oh? Hurry up, please! Ah no, I'm going to greet Mr. Ji Xiu personally! Zheng Xiong stood up suddenly, took three steps and ran out of the tent.

Due to the topography of the county, the natural stock of the granary is limited, and in the past, grain could be transported through waterways, and there was no need to worry about the lack of grain and grass at all, and only during the flood season did they temporarily reserve two to three percent more grain.

There are more than 100,000 people in the county seat, and the garrisons are stationed in the four fortresses within a radius of several miles around the county seat, but now they are all crowded into the small county town, and suddenly there are thousands of mouths, and the granary in the city suddenly feels pressure.

Although there are not many naval ships and insufficient capacity, at least they can guarantee that they will not run out of food, but now the county town has been besieged on all sides, once the food in the city is exhausted, then everyone present will become Yan Zhan's prisoners, with Yan Zhan's consistent style, there are only two ways left for them, either surrender like Liang Feng, or only Chengren will take righteousness

Zheng Xiong, who doesn't want to go two ways at the moment, is most concerned about two things, one is how much grain is still in the city, Liu Hong is rich in intelligence and has an excellent reputation, and he acts impartially without impartiality, so that Liu Hong has no objection to being the grain supervisor and all the generals, Zheng Xiong was dissatisfied because Liu Hong refused to allocate more grain and grass to his pro-army, and Zheng Xiong raised his eyebrows when he saw Liu Hong afterwards.

But now Zheng Xiong's attitude has taken a 180-degree turn, and he ran out to meet Liu Hong, not to mention, his expression was more respectful than seeing his father.

Now that all the hope is on Liu Hong, how dare Zheng Xiong shake his majesty in front of Liu Hong again?

When Zheng Xiong was besieged by the rebels, he sent people to ask for help, but Liu Zhang was far away in Chengdu and could not quench his thirst, while the nearest Brazil County and Yongning County had an attitude of not caring about themselves, and they dealt with a few words but did not take any practical action.

To Zheng Xiong's great surprise, Liu Hong volunteered to write a letter in his private name to Yongning Taishou Zhao Zhen for help, only three days later, Zhao Zhen's messenger arrived, and said that the reinforcements had set off later, and they would arrive on the same day, and the next day the Brazilian Taishou Pang Xi also sent a messenger to inform him that he was gathering soldiers and horses, and he would set off to help in a few days.

Zheng Xiong felt that his face was gloomy, and he asked for help as a dignified general but was rejected for thousands of miles, and Liu Hong's small long history actually responded?

At that time, Zheng Xiong didn't care, thinking that it was impossible for the rebels to break through Qu Ren, and Liu Zhang would send troops to help sooner or later, and the longer he defended, the greater the credit, so he was not eager for reinforcements from the two counties.

And now when it is a matter of life and death, Zheng Xiong can still care about the question of considering the size of the merit and what face, no matter how Liu Hong did it, anyway, he can quickly move in to rescue the soldiers, you must know that with Liang Feng's ability and his familiarity with Qu Ren, Zheng Xiong is also convinced that he can defeat Qu Ren tonight.

"Eh, Mr. Ji Xiu deserves to sit down for his hard work." Zheng Xiong insisted on giving Liu Hong the main seat despite Liu Hong's resignation, and after almost flattering Liu Hong, he asked nervously: "Mr. Ji Xiu, when will Zhao Taishou's reinforcements arrive?" ”

Liu Hong met Gao Hong outside the gate of the camp, and also learned the news of the loss of the ferry, but he did not panic like the generals in the tent, smiled and raised his voice to calm everyone: "General, please be relieved, Hong has received a letter from Zhao Taishou, and the elite soldiers of Jiangzhou will arrive on the same day, and the leader is the young hero of the thief Zhao Quan and the Xu Xi Department of the thief army the day before yesterday, Liu Qi and Liu Ziyuan, the general of Dangkou!" ”

"General Liu has already entered the city first, and now he is resting in the camp of Gao Sima, don't worry, General Liu has a strategy to break the enemy, just wait for the reinforcements to arrive, and he will be able to lead the army to break through the thieves and regain the lost territory!"

Liu Hong received Zhao Zhen's letter a few days ago and did not immediately publicize it, but wanted to wait for Liu Qi to arrive and take the opportunity to give him a strong momentum, and now the generals present are panicked and overwhelmed by the fact that the rebels have captured the ferry and cut off the retreat, and they all pin their hopes on reinforcements.

As for whether Liu Qi can really create another miracle and defeat the rebels immediately, although Liu Hong is also a little apprehensive in his heart, no matter how difficult the situation is, it will always be better than Jiangzhou at that time, right? Even if it's not good, there is still Zhao Zhen!

"Why don't you invite General Liu here to ask for advice on how to break the enemy?"

Sure enough, Zheng Xiong's eyes lit up when he heard this, he grabbed Liu Hong's sleeve, and then patted his forehead and laughed at himself: "Hey, the old man is really unscrupulous, the old man is going to visit the people in person." ”

Zheng Xiong immediately stood up and ordered all the generals to go to see Liu Qi together, and said to Liu Hong: "Well, I have to bother Mr. Ji Xiu to pass it on behalf of ......."

Liu Hongqiang couldn't help but smile and saluted solemnly: "Don't dare, the old general, please." ”

Although it is not the first time to experience this kind of scene, when he was in Jiangzhou, he was covered by his senior brother Zhao Zhen, and officials and generals at all levels would also give Liu Qi a few politeness when they saw the face of Taishou, and now Liu Qi had to face the generals who regarded him as their savior.

Many of the generals obviously showed jealousy and disdain after seeing Liu Qi, this Liu Qi is a weak Confucian student, how can he be named a general at such an age? !

Even Zheng Xiong, who has been rolling in the officialdom for decades, was stunned when he first saw Liu Qi, is this yellow-mouthed kid really the Liu Qi who destroyed two thief armies in two months in a row and spread the gods?

Zheng Xiong immediately understood, this Liu Qi is clearly powerless, what kind of thief is it? I'm afraid that it was deliberately praised because of its relationship with the patriarch Li Mao or Taishou Zhao Zhen!

However, Zheng Xiong doesn't have the heart to care about other people's affairs now, what he cares about most is his old life and reputation, as long as he can relieve the siege of forbearance, even if Zhao Zhen sends a three-year-old doll!

"At such a young age, General Liu has repeatedly shocked thieves with weak enemies and strong might, and he is really a hero out of a young man!" Zheng Xiong was anxious, and ran to the topic after a polite sentence: "Dare to ask how many soldiers and horses General Liu has?" What is the best way to solve the siege of my forbearance? ”

Zheng Xiong's questioning made Liu Qisheng swallow back into his stomach the kind words he had thought of ushering him forward, and Zhengse replied: "Old General Zheng, please be relieved, the reinforcements will arrive on the same day, and the three thousand forwards are all elites under Zhao Taishou, which is enough to sweep away the traitors!" ”

Zhao Zhen can be civil and martial, and his subordinates can fight well, of course everyone is convinced, Zheng Xiong really breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said with a smile: "The old man is old and sick and difficult to fight for a long time, I implore General Liu to temporarily lead the whole army to resist the traitors on behalf of the old man, and I hope that the general will remember the friendship of you and my comrades and reluctantly take up the heavy responsibility!" ”

After saying that, Zheng Xiong made a gesture to make a big salute, Liu Qi hurriedly rushed forward to support Zheng Xiong and said: "The old general can't be like this, how dare the last general be young and shallow, please take back the old general's life, and the last general will also point to the old general to point out what he has learned in his chest!" ”

The two gave in, and finally Zheng Xiong said after a moment of embarrassment: "Well, it is the duty of the general to fight to the death for the country and not retreat, the old man gave up this old bone and swore to get rid of all the traitors, and when the strict thief was awarded, the old man died in front of the battle, and he could also smile under Jiuquan!" ”

Old General Zheng performed impassionedly for a while, glancing at everyone's reactions, the generals under the rank obviously didn't listen to what he said at all, there were two simple @ whispers from ear to ear, only Liu Qi looked at himself with a serious expression, and smiled slightly with joy in his heart: "I have heard for a long time that the formation of your elite troops is exquisite, and others can not command it, the old man has the cheekiness to ask General Liu to be the deputy commander of the whole city's soldiers and horses, I don't know if General Liu is willing to give in?" ”

The reinforcements are about to arrive to solve the worry of the city being broken, where is Zheng Xiong willing to give the credit to others at this time? However, seeing that Liu Qi answered deciously and did not have the arrogance of the children of wealthy families, he also had some appreciation in his heart, and Liu Qi came to help him on behalf of Zhao Zhen, so he should have expressed his feelings.

Liu Qi got Liu Hong's guidance in advance, and saw that Zheng Xiong's words and deeds were almost exactly the same as what Liu Hong said, so he forcibly stretched his face before he couldn't help laughing, and in Zheng Xiong's eyes, he naturally looked extremely solemn.

As for the command of the defenders in the city, Liu Qi didn't care at all, not to mention that he was new to the city, even if it was a military order from Zheng Xiong himself, it was not easy to use, right?

Moreover, the defenders are mixed with a large number of recruits with temporary signs, the military spirit is floating and the equipment is poor, and the overall quality is really unsatisfactory, and if they can maintain the status quo, they can be worthy of Liu Qi.

Zheng Xiong's vision is very old and spicy, and it is the limit of the defenders to hold the county seat of Qu Ren steadily, and to repel the rebels and then counterattack Yufu can only rely on reinforcements, and the same as the Qu Ren defenders, no matter which county's reinforcements are self-contained, it is impossible to hand them over to Zheng Xiong to command, so Zheng Xiong's words are only good on the surface, but in fact, they are completely the same as not saying.

But to do a full set of plays, Zheng Xiong coughed a few times to concentrate the attention of the generals under the ranks, and announced loudly: "The generals listen to the order, the general Liu Qi personally led the army to relieve the siege of my forbearance, reinforcements are coming, we should work together with our allies to resist the strong enemy, the general ordered the general Liu Qi to be the deputy, from now on, General Liu's order is the general's order, if there is a disobedience or dare to violate the yang and yin to delay the military aircraft, do not blame the military law ruthless!" ”

"Yes......" The generals agreed weakly, and raised their hands to be regarded as a salute.

Zheng Xiong ignored the generals and asked Liu Qidao: "General Liu, the rebels outside the city are several times more than me, and now they are cutting off the retreat of our army, although the old man is strictly ordered not to publicize this matter, but after all, it is difficult to cover it up for a long time, if the enemy camps and holds on, I am afraid that the soldiers and civilians in my city will be trapped to death!" If General Liu has a good plan, he might as well inform us as soon as possible, so as to stabilize the morale of the army! ”

Yes, no matter what, Zheng Xiong has given himself enough face, and Liu Qi knows that once the back road is broken, some of the generals in the city will inevitably have different intentions, and this kind of deadly hidden danger must be avoided.

Liu Qi had a relaxed expression on his chest, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, old general, I almost died in a sneak attack by hundreds of yellow turban thieves on the way to Qu Ren, but fortunately a righteous man helped me to get out of danger, this person has excellent martial arts and is proficient in the art of war, and he will definitely be able to repel the rebels and protect me from being unharmed!" ”

"Oh? Your county is really heroic! Why didn't General Liu ask this person to give him advice on how to break the thief? Zheng Xiong was immediately overjoyed when he heard this, and he was even more convinced that Liu Qi was a powerful son who stepped on the upper position of his subordinates, and the person he said in his mouth was the one who really killed Zhao Quan and broke Xu ******, but Zheng Xiong is not surprised by this kind of thing, as long as it is beneficial to himself, why not push the boat along the river? So he quietly sent out a top hat.

Liu Qi smiled and nodded, and shouted outside the tent: "Where is Gan Ning?!" ”

Whoa......

Gan Ning wore a beast helmet and leather armor, and walked into the tent like a dragon, and everyone present couldn't help but have their eyes lit up when they saw Gan Ning's extraordinary bearing.