Here, Yan Liang retreated and still returned to the east of Qiu County, and he would not take action until the lord's clear military order was issued. Standing in Yan Liang's position, he is very interested in carefully observing this battle of Youzhou, and the former Yuan Hao military division also gave him a detailed explanation, that is, to find out the reality of the Bingzhou army, Tian Feng has a far-sighted vision, he has seen that Liu Yi and Liu Langsheng are the future enemies of the lord.

The news of this battle was quickly transmitted back to Qiu County by Liu Qing, and Tian Yu was also happy to hear it, so that he not only bought time but also planted a thorn between Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao, even if the white horse general who explained that he was in danger was afraid that Yuan Benchu would not dare to believe it, so it would be good for him.

At this moment, in Qiu County, the four cities are a busy scene, many people in the county are contributing to the reinforcement of the four cities, seeing their expressions and movements are really willing to work, some even go into battle as a family, and the engineers of the Guards have taken on the task of guidance.

The name of Yanhou's benevolence has spread to Jizhou? Of course not, there is only one sentence in everything, money can make the devil grind! Tian Yu piled up real money and silver in front of the people of Qiu County, plus he had a warrant for the history of Han Thorn, and the reputation of Gongsun Zhan's Youzhou Army was not so good among the people, how could the people not contribute? Helping the military master of Bingzhou repair the city defense can get three times the reward equivalent to usual, and he still pays in advance, many people have never seen such a thing in their lives.

Liu Yi was never stingy with military supplies, especially during the Great War, the responsibilities of quartermasters in the Bingzhou army were very heavy, and the funds in their hands were at least twice as much as those under the command of the rest of the princes. Of course, there is a strict regulatory system, and if the embezzlement of military salaries reaches a certain amount, the criminal law at the beginning is to behead the hand!

Governing the army is different from governing the government, and the most ideal countermeasure in Liu Yi's mind to deal with corruption is still a high salary-raising integrity, but now it can't be too obvious, so the corruption of some officials from Tian'er must also be dealt with in different categories. A corrupt official is not necessarily a bad official, on the contrary, a clean official cannot be called a good official if he does nothing in governing the government, and there are many complicated scruples about governing the government than governing the army. Officialdom has the rules of officialdom, and when the water is clear, there are no fish, even Liu Yi can't deal with it too drastically.

Under the guidance of the engineer battalion and the concerted efforts of the people, the progress of the city defense and reinforcement of Qiu County was quite satisfactory, and the rest of the soldiers were concentrated by Tian Yu on the square in the west of the city. Gongsun Chan has tens of thousands of Youzhou troops, the art of war is cloudy, and he is a teacher, so it is conceivable that the next sniper battle will be extremely tragic! Then the pre-war mobilization is also extremely important, and the national envoy has always believed that the lord's move is a pioneering move in the army!

"Colleagues, I will gather everyone together today, just to tell you something." Today, Tian Yu is dressed in a military uniform and is particularly energetic, this year he has grown to eight feet at the age of seventeen, listening to his brother's words, practicing martial arts for many years, and having experienced in the army, his physique is also strong, and his words at this time are full of strength and power.

"When Gongsun Zhan raised his troops to attack Yecheng, he raised 110,000 horse infantry troops, of which 20,000 were white horse volunteers, and although there were more than a month of battle damage and our army attacked, I am afraid that there were no less than 80,000 of his foot soldiers! And our army is only 3,000 in Qiu County, and the enemy is outnumbered! The small town of Qiu County, the city is not strong, and it is not enough to rely on. However, the military order received by Yu was to prevent the Youzhou army from returning to the north, so this battle is very likely to be a battle to the death, you must know. After Tian Yu spoke, his eyes shimmered and swept over everyone.

Occupying Qiu County to block Gongsun will certainly not be a dead defense, but Tian Yu must be like this in front of the soldiers, the so-called backwater battle is to cut off all retreats to boost morale. This move is a double-edged sword, but in the hearts of the national envoys, it will only have a positive effect on the non-commissioned officers of the Guards, because they are all invincible elites who have won all battles with their lords, and the strong situation of the enemy will only make them high-spirited.

"Captain, how can there be anyone in my guard from top to bottom who is afraid of death? As long as the prince and the prince say that we will not spare our lives, won't we have 100,000 Youzhou soldiers? And how? Brothers, right? After a moment of silence, one of them stood up and spoke loudly, and everyone saw that it was Sima Chiyan of the first battalion of the Guards.

"Yes!" For a while, the guards and soldiers responded to all calls and fought to the death? Are we fighting to the death less?

"Chi Fatty, what are you talking about? Show you, you don't have much ink in your stomach and dare to pretend to be a reader? Aren't you afraid of dying? How could there ever be a person under the command of the prince who was afraid of death? The captain is asking how long our guards can hold off the 100,000 Youzhou troops? If you want me to say just one word, the prince will let me block it for as long as I want, and until then we must cherish our lives, not afraid of death but to kill more enemy soldiers. At this time, another voice sounded, and he didn't get up, but from the voice, everyone knew that it was Sima Qin Fen of the third battalion!

Qin Fen, the word Zhenyue, Sima of the third battalion of the Guards, his name is almost unknown in the Guards and even in the entire Bingzhou Army, one of which is that he has killed five hundred and seventy-eight enemies since the beginning of the army, second only to the wolf son of the trapped army and the madman of the first army! In addition to the generals, the whole army can also rank in the top three. Second, when Yanhou joined the army, he was already serving under Pan Feng, and this year he has ten years of military experience, but he is only twenty-two years old, yes, he has entered the military camp at the age of twelve!

At the age of twelve, he began to kill the enemy, and at the age of thirteen, he was promoted to the captain of the army, and then from the chief, captain, sub-song, qu chief to Sima, he was promoted level by level, and every time it was a real feat! For Qin Fen, the proudest thing is that the prince personally named him Zhenyue. Therefore, he is dedicated to the place where the Guards never move, and even Zhang He wanted to transfer him to the Tiger Guards as a captain, but he did not agree, the Guards are the guards around Liu Yi, and Qin Fen's greatest wish is to guard by the side of the prince.

In terms of age, he is ten years older than Qin Fen, but if he is not as senior in the army, he really won't talk back when Qin Fen says this, because he feels in his heart that what Qin Fen said is not bad at all, not being afraid of death is just the basic quality of the state army, and before that, they will have to defend Qiu County! The dead cannot defend the city, and it is the immediate priority to protect themselves and fight for a longer time to benefit the great cause of the monarch and the prince.

"Okay, what Chi Sima said is reasonable, the enemy is outnumbered, and the city is not strong, but as long as we are here Gongsun Zan Youzhou Army, I don't want to take a step beyond Lei Chi! What Qin Sima said is also true, no one here will be afraid of life and death, but our army must hold Qiu County and not let a single Youzhou soldier go over!" Tian Yu praised loudly after the two spoke, compared to Chi Yan's impassionedness, Qin Fen's tone seemed to be indifferent, but this was the demeanor of the veterans of the Guards, and a lot of their fighting spirit would only be shown in the battle array.

"Yu Ben is young, only shallow learning, but entrusted by the prince and the generals, the heart of Qiu County is not under your comrades, today please listen to Yu Yi's words, from this time on, Yu and everyone here live and die, you will live and die, you will never exist alone, if you violate this word, you will be punished and destroyed." After a slight pause, Tian Yu spoke again, and finally said that the meaning of his words was extremely firm.

"The captain has said this, what else do we have to say, the captain bears the heavy responsibility of defending the city, and we should all receive orders." The next person to speak was Shen Xiang, the deputy commander of the Guards, and as soon as he said this, all the soldiers nodded one after another, since the prince ordered Captain Tian to be the main general, he would definitely be able to take responsibility.

"Captain Tian, speaking of which is the glory of my guards to be able to defend Qiu County, the prince often says that our army is the first trump card, and they have fought the most hard battles, starting from Qiu County, we must also follow suit, one day the Guards will snatch the title of the first trump card from the hands of the Tiger Guard." Qin Fen's tone was still unhurried, but no one would doubt the determination in his words.

"Qin Sima? I'm still here, the trump card of the Tiger Guards was given by the general, and it was also exchanged for the lives of our whole army, General Zhang said, we are not afraid of others robbing, these rely on saying that it is useless, in the first battle of Qiu County, let's see whether the Tiger Guards killed more enemies or the Guards killed more enemies. As soon as Qin Fen's words fell, another voice sounded, this person was Sima Xu Zhi of the second battalion of the trapping army, since he mentioned the title of trump card, he must come out to speak.

"Okay, compare with one, but I have more guards, I am Sima and you are also Sima, the Tiger Guards only have one song in Qiu County, then Qin's song is compared with Xu Sima's song, if you and I are here after this battle, please drink wine for a year if you lose." Qin Fen still said slowly, Xu Zhi said that it was not bad at all, the trump card should be judged by the merits of the battle to see the killing of the enemy, it is useless to say that the sky is falling, of course, if the guards want to grab the trump card, they have to rely on real skills to rob it, and they have to be fair and fair, and they can't take advantage of others.

"It's you and I are not under my command, and one of my brothers is going to fulfill his promise." Xu Zhi said with a smile, but then turned to Tian Yu and gave a very formal military salute: "Captain, Sima Xu Zhi of the Second Battalion of the Tiger Guard Army, please hand over the responsibility of defending the south gate of Qiu County to our department!"

There were not too many fluctuations in Xu Zhi's words, it was a very ordinary request for life, but at this moment, it made many guards have thoughts in their hearts, there are only five hundred tiger guards in Qiu County, and the city wall of the south gate is the most dilapidated, how can they be responsible? Where to put the face of the Guards? But only Shen Xiang and Qin Fen still had a calm look on their faces.

As if feeling the emotions of his comrades in the Guards, Xu Zhi rubbed his hands and continued: "Xu Mou's words, there is absolutely no desire to grab merit, the Guards have given the most support to their comrades in the past two years, and the whole army can see it!" But this time the defense of the city is not trivial, when it comes to this, Xu and his brothers have a little more experience than everyone here, and it is most appropriate for us to guard it, and when Gongsun Zhan's army comes, it must be the time when the morale is the strongest, and there must be no mistakes in this first battle. ”

Xu Zhi is not a person who can speak well, and these words are rare tirades for him, but the guards are very relieved when they hear this. As the pro-army around Liu Yi, they did not get the first month near the water, on the contrary, within two years, the Guards did not know how many talents to support the other main forces, and they were always the last when it was their turn to change clothes.

When it comes to combat experience, especially the experience of defending the city, what Xu Zhi said is not bad at all, the Tiger Guard Army is not only good at attacking, but also extremely strong in defense, and the enemy army is returning to the division.

Even if it is a merit-grabbing one, no one can say anything about Xu Zhi with this premise! The enemy army is tens of thousands, and five hundred tiger guards are guarding the south gate, how many of them can be left? But Xu Zhi still didn't hesitate, how could he not be admirable? He also missed a point just now, the name of the Tiger Guard's trump card is also due to those comrades who died in battle, without their righteousness, there would not be such a prestige today!