The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

Although he suffered a big defeat outside Liyang County.

This is also due to Zhao Yun's greed for meritorious deeds, but it's more of their tricks. I didn't expect Liu Zheng to ambush so many soldiers and horses here in Li Yang.

Because of this, they will have this defeat.

However, although it was a retreat, their losses were not particularly large if they were to be counted.

It's just that more than [-] cavalry under Commander Ma Chao have been lost, and some of Zhao Yun's cavalry are still left.

In addition to the loss of Xu Chu's troops, their real loss in this battle was only more than 2 people.

If you really want to judge success or failure by loss, the battle between Zhao Yun and Xu Chu is not a failure.

Because Liu Zheng also suffered a lot of losses, at least Zang Ba's soldiers and horses lost more than [-] in the battle with Zhao Yun.

What's more, Ma Chao was at the mouth of the canyon to deal with Wen Chou and killed more than 2 enemy troops.

The enemy suffered more losses than Zhao Yun and the others, but they did not occupy the opponent's city and territory.

"Have you found any news about General Ma Chao?"

After Zhang Fei was silent for a moment, he still couldn't bear it and asked everyone.

Zhao Yun and Xu Chu naturally did not know.

Only Xu Shu looked a little better, and when he saw Zhang Fei asking, he immediately comforted Zhang Fei.

"General Yide, don't panic. Ma Chao is powerful, so he should be fine. The spies we left on the battlefield didn't report any bad news. This is good news."

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When Xu Shu opened his mouth, he finally gave Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others some confidence.

At the same time, it can be regarded as an explanation to Zhang Fei.

When Zhang Fei saw the military division speak, he turned his eyes and attention to Xu Shu.

He asked quickly.

"Why did the military master say that?"

"General Yide, do you think our spies left on the battlefield did not report back that General Ma Chao had died in battle, so there is a [-]% to [-]% chance that General Ma Chao was captured by the other party. "

"As long as General Ma Chao is not dead, this matter is not too bad. Then Liu Zheng has always been quite famous, and he will not kill prisoners easily. Although he was born as a rebel, he still pays attention to his reputation. If he didn't die in battle, then his life is probably safe."

Xu Shu turned to Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun explained.

Although both Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun were extremely disgusted with Liu Zheng's attitude.

But the two of them had to admit that Xu Shu's words were not wrong at all.

Liu Zheng is indeed a person who attaches great importance to reputation.

So many battles have passed, but among the people captured by Liu Zheng, very few were killed by him, and most of them can get a good death.

Just like Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Ding Yuan, Liu Biao and others.

Liu Zheng, who surrendered, did not kill again.

With such a reminder to Xu Shu, everyone who was already worried, but who was extremely worried about Ma Chao, calmed down a little.

"What the military adviser said is to let me wait, so I can feel at ease for a while, but even if General Ma Chao is not in danger of his life for a while, this matter can't just be left alone."

Although Ma Chao's life is safe, this battle was a failure for Zhang Fei. After all, he lost a general and 2 soldiers and horses. This is not a battle that can gain military exploits.

It would be a failure for them if they didn't hurt Liu Zheng's roots.

Besides, now there is news that Liu Zheng is among the punished army.

They don't want to miss such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Although they suffered a big defeat in Liyang, but now with the support of Zhang Fei's soldiers and horses, their loss of troops is actually insignificant.

There is still the power to fight, enough to continue to contain Liu Zheng.

"Of course I won't let it go like this. I have already received news that the situation in the north is getting more and more serious. Then Yuan Xi and the Xianbei people formed an army of 10,000+ and they are frantically going south to attack Liu Zheng. If we attack again at this time, we will definitely be able to give Liu Zheng was hit hard."

It has been a few days since Zhao Yun and Xu Chu returned to Wuchao Camp.

In addition, the soldiers and horses near Liyang have already rushed to the big city of Xindu.

The battle that took place near Xindu was also reported back to Wuchao through their respective spies.

Naturally, it is not surprising that Xu Shu was able to know the battle situation over there.

Even within reason.

At this time, the soldiers on the left and right were slightly startled when they heard Xu Shu's words.

Especially Zhao Yun.

After this worship, Zhao Yun obviously regretted his greed and aggressiveness.

Now I heard Xu Shu say again that he can continue to attack. He has learned the lesson from last time, and he is not so urgent anymore.

Instead, he opened his mouth to question Xu Shu again.

"The military division's words are serious, is the news accurate?"

Xu Shu knew what Zhao Yun was thinking at this time, so he patiently explained to them.

"Don't worry, the news this time is absolutely true. I told everyone after repeated confirmations. Then Liu Zheng is now trapped in Xindu City, surrounded by an army of 10,000+ from Yuan Xi and others."

"Nowadays, a big battle may break out at any time. This can be seen from the fact that all the soldiers and horses near Liyang in Yecheng have started to support in the direction of Xindu."

The biggest difference between Xu Shu and Zhao Yun, Zhang Fei and others is that he will speculate on a certain matter from many aspects, and he is not a reckless person.

He kept sending letters to inquire about the situation, and from the Liyang battlefield, some trivial matters could also be deduced.

If the news is false, then the soldiers who defeated Zhao Yun and others on the Liyang battlefield would not withdraw suddenly, but should continue to pursue the victory and drive Zhao Yun and others out of the Yellow River.

He clearly had the upper hand, but suddenly withdrew his troops.

This is very unreasonable.

Xu Shu, who noticed these strange things, would naturally send spies to find out what happened.

This inquiry let him know what happened in Xindu.

At the same time, everyone became excited.

If the news is true, then this is really a golden opportunity for them.

Even if he tried his best to lose some more soldiers and horses, he would hit Liu Zheng hard at this moment.

With Xu Shu's explanation, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others immediately became excited.

Although they still had some doubts about Xu Shu's news, after Xu Shu's repeated affirmation, the only doubts in their hearts disappeared.

Now they just want to find out more and more definite news as soon as possible.

If once known, Liu Zheng was really trapped behind Xindu City.

Then they can lead their troops to fight back again.

"This matter is of great importance. If our army falls into the trap, I'm afraid it will fall into a situation where there will be no redemption. We must think about it in the long run."

Although Xu Shu's military adviser has been determined.

However, when it was time to decide whether to pursue and attack Liu Zheng's troops again, Zhang Fei, as the coach, still hesitated.

After all, Zhang Fei was not so reckless after suffering the loss last time.

Everything you do is more careful, and you must think carefully before you can make up your mind.

When Zhao Yun and Xu Chu heard what Zhang Fei said, they immediately nodded in agreement.

"What General Yide said is that anyway, Liu Zheng seems to be trapped in Xindu City at this time, and it's not too far away for a day or two. We are not far from Xindu City. Not long."

"Well, if that's the case, let's suspend the use of troops against Liu Zheng, and send someone to inquire about the news first. After the news is confirmed, I will discuss how to continue the crusade against Liu Zheng."

Seeing Zhao Yun and Xu Chu, they both supported the moratorium on the use of troops.Then Xu Shu had no choice but to agree.

This matter should be considered in the long run.

Now that it has been decided to suspend the use of troops, the next step is to immediately send a large number of spies to Xindu City.

Anyway, the troops of Zhang Fei and others had already crossed the Yellow River, and a large number of them were stationed in the Wuchao Camp.

From here, it doesn't take long to use the cavalry to spy on the surrounding situation.

It only takes three or four days to grasp the military situation of most of the situation in Jizhou.

The delay was only three or four days, but Xu Shu could still afford to wait.

a few days later.

The situation in Xinducheng was finally conveyed to the Wuchao Camp.

Xu Shu, Zhang Fei and others finally understood that Liu Zheng was really trapped in Xindu City.

Yuan Xi united Karasuma people and Xianbei people to station troops under the city of Xindu.

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This news, after repeated verification, was finally known by Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others.

It is confirmed that Liu Zheng is really trapped in Xindu, and now he is gathering a large number of troops to deal with the Xianbei people and Yuan Xi.

Originally, after the Li Yang battle, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others, who had already appeared fearful, finally became excited again.

Sweeping away the situation of Li Yang's defeat, he began to recalculate, planning to attack Liu Zheng's Jizhou again at any time.

After all, Zhang Fei still has 5 men under his command.

If you don't fight Liu Zheng head-on, but just attack Liu Zheng from behind, a [-] army is enough to pose a great threat to Liu Zheng.

Especially in the current situation.

Liu Zheng's troops were all attracted by the letters from the north, and he couldn't spare more troops to deal with the attack of Zhang Fei and others.

This gave Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others confidence.

A big offensive was brewing again in Wuchao's camp. This time, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun had learned the lesson from last time and did not attack rashly.

But waiting for the time.

Xinducheng.

A few more days passed.

Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses have been waiting here for a few days.

The people rushing over from Li Yang's side finally arrived.

All gathered near Xindu City.

However, Liu Zheng did not attack these enemy troops outside the city.

He was not in a hurry, and Liu Zheng didn't think about taking the initiative to attack when the force was not superior, because most of the enemy cavalry outside the city.

Especially the last time, after Liu Zheng took the initiative to attack and didn't take advantage of it, Liu Zheng clearly understood that although his individual strength was stronger than the opponent's.

But once there is a life-and-death fight on the battlefield, the cavalry still has a strong advantage.

Liu Zheng has no advantage in military strength, so he can only use his own advantage to defend the city to achieve the goal of defeating the opponent.

Therefore, defensive counterattack is more suitable than active offense.

Liu Zheng only needs to wait for the opponent to come to attack on his own initiative, and then attack the local area, and then repel their attack.

And after these days, the Xianbei people and Karasuma people outside the city became more and more anxious.

Because as early as half a month ago, Liu Zheng had ordered people to start to fortify the walls and clear the wilderness. Except for the city, there are very few villagers in the wilderness.

Those Tadun subordinates, even if they joined forces with Yuan Xi to plunder food and grass in this vicinity, they would rarely be able to rob much food and grass.

They were unable to rob Liu Zheng's food and grass, and there was no way to rob enough food and grass in the small counties.

Some grain and grass can be grabbed.

But Ta Dun, Yuan Xi, and Ke Bi can have 10,000+ soldiers and horses outside the city of Xindu.

The consumption of food and grass for 2 to 10,000 people may not be large, and Tadun and Yuan Xi can still persist, but the food and grass consumption of [-]+ people, these Xianbei people from the north, is supported by Yuan Xi.