Early winter in October, Wancheng.

The bleak autumn wind gradually became cold, and the blowing on the cheeks made people feel painful. The iron armor was cold and piercing on the body, and the soldiers needed to rub their hands together from time to time to keep warm and resist the cold.

Under Xu Guangqi's vigorous development, Jiangdong's cotton has achieved a bumper harvest this year. At the suggestion of Liu Wei, Xu Guangqi personally designed and supervised the work, and made 30,000 pairs of cotton leather armor. As a frontier town, Wancheng received 10,000 pairs of cotton armor, but for nearly 100,000 defenders, there were still more monks and less porridge.

Looking at the warmth of the elite soldiers wearing cotton armor, the eyes of those ordinary soldiers in ordinary iron armor were full of envy, and they secretly swore in their hearts that they must show themselves well on the battlefield in the future, make contributions, and strive to be able to wear a pair of cotton armor in the future and no longer suffer from this cold.

Knowing that the Luoyang army was menacing, Yang Xuangan and Lu Bu sent troops on both sides, and Liu Biao and Sun Ce in the south echoed at the same time, Yue Fei knew that he had ushered in the biggest test since he defended Wancheng.

Wancheng is a famous Xiongguan city, the city is high and the wall is thick, and the moat is wide enough, easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, Yue Fei's identity is the governor, and he needs to be responsible for the defense of the entire four counties in Jiangbei, so it was decided that Yue Fei could not defend the city, and he had to pull it out to defend in the field, block the entire defense line, and not let the Luoyang army commander drive straight in.

After more than a year of development, Yue Fei's corps now has an accurate strength of 110,000, including 5,000 heavy armored cavalry, 20,000 light cavalry, and the rest are all foot soldiers. After Sun Ce, who had been detected by the scouts in Jingnan, also made a big move, Yue Fei was keenly aware. It is likely to face a three-way encirclement situation for some time to come.

Yue Fei decisively ordered to abandon Xinye and turn from offensive to defensive. Huo Jun and Zhang Xun were ordered to lead 15,000 troops to the east into the area of Yiyang and Miyang. Consolidate the defensive line, set up a crossbow fort arrow tower on the road section that must be passed, and prepare to roll stones and trees to block Sun Ce's army from entering Runan, cutting off his own back road.

"Governor Yue, please rest assured, Yiyang is here, Huo Jun is here! Huo Jun is gone. Yiyang will still be here! ”

After just half a year in the army, he was promoted by Yue Fei all the way. Promoted from centurion to captain, then to general Pi, and after the Battle of Xinye, he was promoted to partial general, Huo Jun was full of gratitude to Yue Fei in his heart. The pride of dying for a confidant. After hearing that Yue Fei handed over the task of holding the defensive line to himself, Huo Jun gave up his orders and made bold statements.

Yue Fei patted Huo Jun's shoulder with a serious face: "Go ahead!" Ben Du believes in your defensive ability, I believe that Yiyang will be there, and Huo Zhongmiao will also be there! ”

Huo Jun received the arrow, and Zhang Xun ordered 15,000 men and horses, and marched to Miyang, which was seventy miles away from Wancheng, at the fastest speed, and consolidated the defense and fortifications in the area from Miyang to Yiyang at the fastest speed.

After Huo Jun and Zhang Xun raised their troops to the east. Yue Fei led 80,000 horses out of Wancheng for twenty miles to the west, and chose a dangerous location to set up camp and build fortifications. Waiting for the battle, blocking the only way for the Luoyang army to go east. Only Taishou Xu Jing led 5,000 people to defend the city in Wancheng, and at the same time mobilized more than 10,000 private soldiers from the world to board the city wall to assist in the defense.

"Report, Yang Xuangan mentioned 40,000 Xiliang iron cavalry, led Wang Shuang, Xu Rong, Guo Yan, and 20,000 foot soldiers from Wuguan. At present, it has arrived in Xixian County, two hundred miles away from Wancheng! ”

"Newspaper. Lu Bu led Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and other partial generals to lead 50,000 troops out of the Tiger Prison Pass, and has now arrived in Liang County, three hundred and twenty miles away from Wancheng! ”

Every day, there will be an endless stream of scouts with dusty faces sending military information from all directions to Yue Fei's tent, waiting for the governor of Jiangbei to give orders.

"Shhh...... The Luoyang army is menacing! Liu Ye, who joined the army, frowned, "And Liu Biao and Sun Ce have already made a move, so let's quickly ask His Majesty for help!" ”

"No!"

Yue Fei raised his hand and vetoed Liu Ye's suggestion: "Pharmacist Li is launching a decisive battle, as long as he can succeed, he can take the entire Qingzhou in one fell swoop, we must not hold His Majesty back at this moment!" I, Yue Fei, believe that my sons and daughters will definitely be able to withstand the enemy's attack! ”

"The last general will wait to die in a bloody battle with the governor, and never let the enemy army cross Wancheng one step!"

After listening to Yue Fei's bold words, under the leadership of Yang Zaixing, Gao Su, Dong Xi, Lu Meng, Qiao Rui and other generals all bowed their hands and swore an oath, and they regarded death as their home one by one. Under Yue Fei's infection, even the general Qiao Rui became righteous and heroic, full of pride in sacrificing his life for the country.

"Ladies and gentlemen......"

Yue Fei slowly took off his armor as he spoke, unbuttoned his shirt, and in the surprised eyes of the generals, he turned his back to face the generals, and it was a needle prick of the four big characters in the official book "Jing Loyal to the Country".

"Loyal to the country?"

The generals were amazed.

After showing it again, Yue Fei slowly put his clothes back on: "Yes, it is Jingzhong to serve the country!" On my first day in the army, my old mother stabbed me on Fei's back, always warning Yue Fei not to forget Jun's grace and serve the country loyally! The crockpot will not be broken from the well, the general will inevitably die in front of the battle, even if the horse leather is shrouded, Yue Fei will not let the thieves cross Wancheng one step! ”

The generals who were full of tents suddenly felt their blood and blood swelling, and their fighting spirit burned, and they all bowed their hands: "I am willing to serve the country with the governor of the capital, and I wish to return the horse leather shroud!" ”

Yue Fei put on his clothes again, sat down behind the handsome case, and ordered: "So far, this governor has not asked His Majesty for help, because this governor does not want the battle situation in Qingzhou to be dragged back by our Wancheng. The only direction to ask for help is Han Liangchen of Chaisang, it has been five or six days, I don't know what the situation is over there, so I quickly sent scouts to investigate! ”

Time passed unconsciously, and information from all directions was still sent to Yue Fei's handsome tent.

"Report ...... Governor Han Liangchen of Chaisang personally led 20,000 sailors to march upstream from Chaisang, and two generals, Gan Ning and Li Yan, led 20,000 troops to march by land to Jingnan! ”

"Report ...... Sun Ce ordered Zhang Dingbian to be the vanguard, and personally led Zhou Yu to lead 40,000 horses across the Yangtze River and enter the territory of Jingzhou, and has now traveled to the Jiangling area. ”

"Oh......"

Yue Fei frowned and glanced at Liu Ye, "Liu Biao actually allowed Sun Ce to borrow the territory?" ”

"Let's take a look at it again, the current situation is too confusing!" Liu Ye coughed. Indicates difficulty in judging the situation. The weather was too cold, and he was infected with wind chill in the past few days, and his spirit was a little sluggish.

Scouts continue to deliver urgent information.

"Report ...... Liu Biaojun began to march from Xiangyang to our Wancheng. The pioneer general Huang Zhong led 20,000 troops in the front, Wen Ping led 20,000 troops in the middle, and Kuai Liang and Wang Wei led 20,000 troops to break off! ”

Yue Fei communicated with Liu Ye again: "Liu Biao actually dispatched 60,000 soldiers and horses, it seems that he hates us to the core?" ”

"Report ...... Cai Mao and Zhang Yun led 20,000 sailors from Xiangfan to Jiangxia and took over the command of Jiangxia! ”

Yue Fei and Liu Ye were shocked by Liu Biao's hysteria: "Is Liu Biao crazy?" Almost poured out of the nest, how many defenders are there in Xiangyang and Jiangling at present, quick exploration! ”

"Report ...... There are still 10,000 defenders in Xiangyang. Guarded by Su Fei! There are 8,000 defenders in Gangneung, which are guarded by Cai Zhong and Cai He! ”

"Report ...... Yang Xuangan's army has already passed through Lixian. At present, there are still eighty miles away from the camp of our army, and Yang Xuangan, Wang Shuang, and Guo Yan personally led Xiliang Tie to ride in front, and they are menacing! ”

Yue Fei raised his eyebrows: "Yang Zaixing and Lu Meng led an army of 30,000 to fight!" Dispatch our army's 'horse chopping battalion' to let Yang Xuangan's Xiliang Iron Cavalry know. The foot pawn is by no means a fish on the anvil for him to be bullied! ”

"Order!"

Yang Zaixing and Lu Meng received the order in unison, and one big and one small came out of the handsome tent and ordered the troops.

At sunrise and sunset, the military information continued to be sent into the commander's tent in a steady stream.

"Report ...... Han Dudu was blocked by Cai Mao and Zhang Yun in Jiangxia, and the two sides were in a stalemate, and Han Dudu's reinforcements may not be able to break through the Jiangxia defense line of the Jingzhou Army in a short time! ”

"Report ...... The men and horses of the two generals, Gan Ning and Li Yan, were blocked by Huang Gai, Zhu Sheng, Han Dang and others in the area of Liu Yang and Ai County, and they could not advance, and the battle situation fell into a stalemate! ”

"Report ...... Huang Zhong's vanguard had passed through Xinye and arrived at Jianyang. It is about eighty miles away from Wancheng! ”

Yue Fei frowned: "Where are Gao Su and Dong Xi?" ”

"The last general!"

Gao Changgong and Dong Xi went out together, and they were dispatched after listening.

"Order the two of you to lead 5,000 heavy cavalry and 10,000 light cavalry to meet Huang Zhong! Remember. You can't fight against Huang Zhong, you only need to fight with cavalry and seize the advantage with your troops! ”

"The last general obeys!"

Gao Changgong and Dong Xi took the order together.

Qiao Rui stood aside and said nothing, although he didn't understand why Yue Dudu's use of troops was different from others, and he actually used infantry against cavalry, and cavalry against infantry. It's a bit of a mystery to the point. But from the bottom of his heart, he was convinced and willing to be dispatched.

"Newspaper. Lu Bu's men and horses have passed through Luyang, and it is still one hundred and eighty miles away from my Wancheng! ”

"Report, Yang Xuangan's vanguard troops have entered the territory of Wanxian County, and there are still twenty miles away from General Yang Zaixing's men, and the two sides are about to clash!"

"Bring guns and horses to Bendu, and I will personally supervise the battle!"

Yue Fei shouted, and then bowed his hand to Liu Ye: "Mr. Ziyang, please sit in the handsome tent with General Qiao Rui and welcome people from all walks of life!" ”

Liu Ye and Qiao Rui bowed their hands together: "Obey the orders of the governor!" ”

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(Finally, let's talk about the update, many brothers are in a hurry to wait for the update, but the swordsman is also in a hurry when he updates again, and he can't wait to code tens of thousands of words a day to show the brothers.) But the historical text is really difficult to write, just like this chapter, dozens of characters are involved, including unknown people like Wang Wei, Su Fei, and Qiao Rui, and more than a dozen counties and rivers are involved......

The amount of information is too large, and the swordsman is just an ordinary writer, and it is impossible to remember so much, so you have to keep checking the information and keep looking at the map, so how difficult it is to update the chapters of such a war, you can imagine. has to turn forward, who is in that city, how many people and horses, what are the words, just like Huo Jun, who is Taishou, just like Xu Jing......

And the swordsman still has to work, this is already the greatest effort, the three more I said will definitely be bigger, please brothers don't doubt the swordsman's discipline! If I am asked to write an urban essay, three or two people in a chapter, no brains, I can write two chapters in a shower and a phone call, and I can write five chapters a day in such an essay, so don't take the update of the city to make a standard for historical essays.

And it takes about twenty minutes for each chapter of the swordsman to polish and check for typos, and many people don't read it after the code is finished and upload it directly, and these readers can't realize it. But the efforts of the swordsman, he knows!

Well, that's it, this is the third three more in four days, and there will be four three more swordsmen in the next six days, everyone can rest assured, the swordsman does what he says) (to be continued) R655