Coming out of Yang Yan's military tent, Xu Wei tried to bring his mood back to normal. You can be a little more real in front of the brothers, but the soldiers only need to see your majestic appearance. Especially when it is about to enter Danzhou with weak forces.

Danzhou is the smallest administrative division in eastern Shaanxi, and there is only one county and two towns in the whole prefecture, and the prefecture seat is located in the county seat. Moreover, the scale of the city is extremely small, and the city wall can be climbed with a wooden ladder, so there is no point in defending. As soon as her troops enter the border of Danzhou, the Jin army may abandon the city and retreat to Yan'an. Then his own purpose has been achieved.

"Dashuai!" Wu Jue was in a hurry, with an anxious look on his face.

Xu Wei greeted him and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?" ”

"The former army of Tabai has just come back from spying, and Danzhou has increased its troops!" Wu Jue reported in a whisper.

What the? Danzhou troops? What's going on? Danzhou is a small city, it is not worth defending at all, and increasing troops here to resist our army is just an increase in casualties, what does Lou Su think? He should know that the living female commander led the elite of the Jin army and fought field battles on the plains, but she couldn't stop me. According to Danzhou City, he is not my opponent! Is it to stall for time and transfer troops from elsewhere?

It's not impossible, now I just need to move north, which is equivalent to putting the knife on Lou Su's neck. It is indeed possible for him to cobble together a force and desperately block me for a while, in order to free up his hands to deploy troops. But in this way, it adds a lot of trouble. If I wave my army to attack Danzhou, the truth and fiction will be seen by the Jin army immediately. After all, there are less than 10,000 soldiers in his hands who can fight. But if he continues to stay in Tongzhou, although Lou Su may have been transferring troops from Dunzhou, after a long time, the other party will be suspicious.

"It's a problem." Xu Wei muttered to himself.

"Marshal, our battle report has been handed over, and the Xuanfu Disposal Division should mobilize troops to reinforce it. It's just that I don't know when it will arrive, and if I delay it for a long time, I am afraid that the Jurchens will be suspicious. Wu Jue knew what Xu Wei was worried about, and said at the right time.

Unexpectedly, Xu Wei shook his head: "The Xuanfu Disposal Division also has no soldiers to adjust. ”

"Well, isn't it?" Wu Jue was a little surprised.

"Now Jingyuan Xu Jingluo's life is not easy, and it is unlikely to transfer troops from Huanqing. Xu Xuanfu also has no troops in his hands, unless his fourth brother is transferred, but he can't save the fire from far away. We can't pin our hopes on Qinzhou. Although Xu Wei was anxious, he still didn't show anything on the surface. Thinking in his heart, how to make Lou Su convinced that his army was overwhelming.

was pondering, but I saw Xu Chengfeng, who was in charge of the battalion guarding today, coming over, and before anyone arrived, the voice came first: "Report!" Handsome! The soldiers and horses of Shaanzhou are under the jurisdiction of the camp and ask to see each other outside the camp! ”

Who? Shaanzhou soldiers and horses are under the jurisdiction of the capital? Fifth brother? Xu Wei's heart moved, and he raised his feet and walked to the camp gate. After a while, from a long distance, he saw more than a dozen horsemen standing outside the camp gate. The current one, who is not Xu Wu? couldn't help but speed up the pace, and when the other party saw it, more than a dozen riders all dismounted and waited.

"The soldiers and horses of Shaanzhou are under the jurisdiction of Xu Hong, and I have seen Xu Jingluo." Just as Xu Wei was about to call out "Fifth Brother" with enthusiasm, Xu Hong had already clenched his fists and bowed his head.

When he did this, Xu Wei didn't know how to deal with himself. In terms of qualifications, Xu Hong has long been an officer in Shandong. In terms of military rank, he is also a one-sided commander. In terms of age, he is a cousin, which is public and private, and he should not be courteous. Xu Wei grabbed his hands and said with a smile: "Why is my brother so polite?" ”

Xu Hong raised his head and said that the dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of which was different. Xu Hong and Xu Liang, both of whom are Xu Shao's sons, came out with a mother's womb. But Xu Liang was born elegant and extraordinary, with a graceful demeanor, and he was able to get Xu Shao's true biography. But this Xu Hong is completely different, less than seven feet long, but extremely strong, perhaps because he has been leading troops to fight for many years, his skin is dark, like iron and steel. The high nose, especially the red whiskers under the chin, is particularly eye-catching.

"Since the farewell of the famous mansion, what I have heard the most is that your good news is frequent. I really admire my brother! You deserve my gift! "Xu Hong is really a real person.

"Brother Hughwa, come on, come on, please come to the camp!" Xu Wei took his hand and threw himself straight into the camp.

sat down in the tent and served tea, although these two were cousins, they met only three or two times. And Xu Hong is not like his younger brother Xu Liang, he is not good at words, he is upright, and he is not particularly enthusiastic with anyone. No matter how Xu Wei talked to him, he didn't respond lukewarmly. If it comes to his father and brother, he simply doesn't open his mouth. Xu Jiu was bored, so he brought the topic to the main topic.

"My brother is stationed in Dingrong, Shaanzhou, why is he here?"

"A few days ago, I heard that you defeated the Jin army in Huazhou, and your brother also contacted the rebels from all walks of life, and the troops went out of Zhongtiao Mountain and attacked Hezhong Mansion. I thought that you would immediately withdraw to Chang'an, but you have been holding your troops still, but why is this? Xu Hong asked.

Xu Wei did not answer positively, but asked rhetorically: "Brother, let's talk about it, why did my brother immediately withdraw to Chang'an?" ”

Xu Hong glanced at him and said bluntly: "If you go toe-to-toe with the Jurchens on the Guanzhong Plain, even if you win, you will inevitably pay a considerable price, even if you are a purple golden tiger." Moreover, if you don't return to Chang'an, you want to attack Yan'an. The ninth brother weighed it himself, do you have the strength? ”

Xu Wei didn't mind his cousin's straightforwardness at all, nodded and said, "Fifth brother is right, if it comes to attacking Yan'an, my brother really doesn't have that confidence." ”

Xu Hong nodded: "Therefore, for my brother, I thought, you have always had no rules for using soldiers, do you have other plans?" ”

"How many points did my brother guess?" Xu Wei became interested.

Xu Hong picked up the bowl and drank a breath of water, stared at the ground and thought for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "You came out of Chang'an and went around such a big circle, of course, it is not Yan'an. Brother Wei once wondered if you were trying to relieve Huanqing's pressure. But this article doesn't make sense, with the means and strength of the eldest brother, it is impossible for the Jurchens to take advantage of Huanqing. Come to think of it, there is only one possibility. At this point, he looked up at his cousin, "Are you interested in Juzhou?" ”

Xu Wei's face did not change: "How can you see it?" ”

"Yanzhou is the closest to you, it is a great threat to you, and this place shelters Yan'an, if you want to recover Yan'an Mansion, no matter where you enter the army, you can't ignore Yanzhou. If this pile can be pulled out, Yan'an will be in danger. You, on the other hand, have the initiative. Xu Hong analyzed.

Xu Wei was secretly frightened, and he made this idea by himself, because he learned from the intelligence that Yan'an's defense was empty, and the Jin army was scattered outside by Lou Su. But Xu Wu didn't know this, but he could guess his intentions, among the Xu family brothers, there was really no one who ate dry rice.

As soon as he thought of this, he didn't hide it, and said bluntly: "What my brother said is true! The younger brother waved his division in Guanzhong, defeated the living girl, and was transferring troops from Yanzhou to defend Yan'an in order to force Lou Su. To tell the truth, the brothers have already assembled troops in Fangzhou, and as long as the enemy forces in Yanzhou are scattered, they will attack with all their might! Pull out this stake! ”

"Well, it's really worth a try. But how do you know that Lou Su will definitely transfer troops back to defense? The city of Yan'an is strong. It's hard to conquer without an army of tens of thousands, aren't you too risky? Xu Hong questioned.

"This brother can rest assured that the Jin army's forces are concentrated in Baoan, Yanzhou, and the Guanzhong Plain. On the contrary, it is the center of Yan'an, and the troops are empty. If I can't eat this, how dare I go straight in? Xu Wei said with a smile.

Xu Hong listened, and didn't ask him how he knew, and after pondering for a while, he said: "Then you should go north to attack Danzhou now, which will make Lou Sugou jump over the wall in a hurry." ”

Xu Wei sighed twice, shook his head and said, "Don't dare to hide it from my brother, Huazhou will fight a battle, although he will defeat the living girl." But our unit suffered heavy casualties, so it can be said that it has damaged its vitality. Now in the hands of the brothers, there are less than 10,000 soldiers who can fight. Before my brother came, I had just received news that the Jin army had increased its troops in Danzhou, and it was expected that the Jin army wanted to fight with me here, delaying time in order to transfer troops back to defense. If you rush to fight Danzhou, you will only expose yourself, but it will be a bad thing. ”

"But if you continue to watch, the Jurchens will definitely be suspicious, and it will be even worse." Xu Hong hit the nail on the head.

Xu Wei was told that he was the center, and he didn't hold it, and confessed to him: "This is indeed a difficult place for my brother, and I hope my brother will help." In fact, when he heard that Xu Hong was coming, he had already made up his mind and asked him for help. But I don't know if this cousin will send reinforcements. To be honest, the five brothers of the Xu family, he and Xu Si naturally don't need to say much, and they are also very enthusiastic with Xu Da. But the two cousins of the third uncle's family don't have much contact and intersection, let alone any feelings, especially this fifth brother. The number of times we have met can be counted with one hand, to put it mildly, regardless of blood relations, acquaintances are not counted.

Sure enough, after Xu Hong heard this, he didn't say anything and didn't say a word.

Xu Wei didn't ask either, he didn't know what Xu Wu's personality was, but on the surface, he felt that this cousin was not very easy to deal with, and he would always be unsmiling.

The tent fell silent for a long time, and Xu Jiu had no way of knowing what Xu Wu was thinking. I can only hold a bowl and drink water tastelessly.

After a long time, Xu Hong said: "This mobilization of troops for combat must be approved by the Xuanfu Disposal Division. ”

When Xu Wei heard this, he said in his heart that there was no drama, and he had to think of something else. Then he smiled and said: "This brother understands, it's okay, brother doesn't have to be embarrassed, I'll think of a way." The worst, Chang'an still has some ......"

"Listen to me." Xu Hong waved his hand. "But at this point, it can only be expedient. If you don't quickly create a situation where the army is overwhelmed, you will be seen as flawed. In this way, Wei Brother immediately ordered the troops of Dingrong Shaanzhou to assemble here. ”

Xu Wei is overjoyed! He got up and bowed: "If this is the case, what else does my brother have to worry about?" It's just that I don't know how many people my brother can mobilize? ”

"I've only brought a few thousand people from Tokyo, and I've recruited some recently, but it's less than 10,000. However, in the territory of Dingrong and Shaanzhou, the rebel army swarmed, and especially the Jin army repeatedly attacked the righteous divisions from all walks of life, and most of the Shaanxi rebels retreated to the area of Zhongtiao Mountain in Huashan, large and small, dozens of roads. Even if the time is tight, there is no problem in recruiting 50,000 people in three days. Is it enough? ”