In the lobby of Nanshenze City's city guard's office, although he was sweating profusely, Liu Shu never stopped walking around, with a look of exhaustion and anxiety on his face, even though it was already past noon. , he never glanced at the exquisite dishes that filled several sides, he just kept pacing with his head buried in it, with a deep regret clearly in his eyes.
He regretted it. Faced with this desperate situation, Liu Shu really regretted it. He regretted that he should not have listened to the slanders of his subordinates and left a good governor unjustly, but tried to stand on his own. He thought that even if he failed, he would still be able to stand on his own. He was able to switch to Youzhou, but the facts proved that his thinking was too simple. No, the thirteen counties of Changshan have now been lost except Nanshenze City, but Gongsun Ming, who originally promised to send reinforcements, did not There was no movement, but Guo Yuan's troops were pressing forward step by step. His forwards were about to reach the other side of the Hutuo River and could cross the river at any time to attack Nanshenze City.
Shou? It is definitely impossible to defend. Without him, after successive defeats, the original army of nearly 30,000 people is now only less than 1,000 in the west. A small city like Nanshenze City cannot stop Guo Guo. As for the nearly 100,000 troops under the aid department, are they talking about escaping? If Gongsun Ming was not willing to accept the mistake, Liu Shu really didn’t even have a place to escape. When he thought of this, the regret in Liu Shu’s heart suddenly became a little stronger, and his already pale face naturally became darker. It's as white as paper.
"My lord, my lord, General Zhao has sent someone."
Just when Liu Shu was feeling sorry for himself, he saw a personal guard hurried in from outside, shouting with joy on his face.
"Oh? Hurry, please."
Upon hearing this, Liu Shu immediately became energetic. Since he was defeated and retreated to Nanshenze, he sent several groups of envoys to ask for help from Zhao Yun's troops stationed in Liwu. However, nothing happened. There was no reply at all. Otherwise, Liu Shu would not be so anxious that he could not eat. Now when he heard that Zhao Yunchu finally sent an envoy, he was so excited that he was trembling all over.
"Liu Shijun, my general has an explanation. If Guo Yuan's troops start to cross the river, Liu Shijun must leave the city with all his troops and attack halfway across the river. He will resist for a while and then look for an opportunity to retreat to Liwu City. My general will be on the way. In response, please remember that if you fail to attract the rebel army to Liwu City, there is no need for Liu Shijun to go, you can just decide where you want to go."
Not long after the guards who came to report the matter left, they saw a Youzhou Army Marquis coming in from the outside. He saluted Liu Shu with an obvious perfunctory tone, and expressionlessly handed Zhao Yun's hand to Zhao Yun. The order was announced.
"Ah, this, this..."
When he heard that he was asked to lead his troops as bait, Liu Shu's face was as bitter as if he had eaten coptis. He wanted to refuse, but he didn't have the courage. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"Don't worry, Ambassador Liu. Not only my general will come, but also my lord. If Commander Liu can accomplish this, my lord will definitely reward you generously. Where to go, I would like to ask Commander Liu to make your own decision." That’s it, farewell.”
The Youzhou Junjunhou who came to negotiate obviously had no intention of leaving Liu Shu room for bargaining. As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to leave.
"Wait a minute, um...please ask the general to report back to General Zhao. Our army will definitely act in accordance with the order and will never dare to violate it."
Seeing that the Youzhou military lord was leaving, Liu Shu did not dare to hesitate any longer and hurriedly made a guarantee.
"That's very good. In the future, Ambassador Liu will definitely be happy with today's decision. The military situation is urgent and I cannot stay for long, so I will take my leave."
As soon as Liu Shu made this statement, the tense face of the Youzhou military lord who had come to contact him finally showed a few smiles, but he did not linger much. After praising Liu Shu, he Just left.
"well……"
The decision was made, but not only did Liu Shu's mood not improve, but he became even more depressed. If he knew that he would end up in this situation, why would he bother to seek independence in the first place? It's a pity that there is no regret medicine in this world. Now that things have happened, he has no other choice but to be honest and return to Youzhou...
"Cross the river and attack the thief!"
On June 21, the sixth year of Jian'an, at the end of the year, more than 30,000 Bingzhou Army vanguard troops arrived at the Hutuo River. The vanguard general Zhang Yan had no intention of wasting time. After ordering his soldiers to cut wood and build rafts, he did not even rest. , he had issued an order to cross the river. Very soon, when the sound of the horn was heard, more than two hundred rafts were pushed into the river by the soldiers of Bingzhou, and they quickly rushed to the other side to cross. At this time, leaving There was a dead silence in Nanshenze City, which was less than two miles away from the north bank. The remnants of Liu Shu's army huddled in the city showed no signs of leaving the city to fight.
"Woo, woo, woo..."
After a series of battles and victories, the Bingzhou Army would not take Liu Shu's remnant, which was less than Xiqian, into consideration. After a large number of soldiers rushed across, they only casually set up a loose defense. formation, and then the pontoon bridge was built in a grand manner. At the last minute of the whole process, the west pontoon bridge was finally built. Just when Zhang Yan was about to order the entire army to cross the river, he heard a sound like Amidst the wild blast of horns, the originally closed south gate of Nanshenze City suddenly opened. At the same time, the suspension bridge hanging on the top of the city suddenly fell to the ground, and a large number of Liu Jiajun soldiers rushed from the city. Out, Liu Shu took the lead and rushed to the front.
"Bitch thief, if you dare to bully me, come with me. The whole army will cross the river. Don't leave Liu Shu!"
The Bingzhou Army was too careless. When they were shocked to realize that something was wrong, they could not tense up at all. The more than 3,000 Bingzhou Army who were the first to cross the river were immediately rushed to pieces by Liu Shu's troops. At this point, Zhang Yan immediately became angry and roared wildly with bloodshot eyes. Not caring about the danger of his horse stepping on the pontoon bridge, he rushed his horse onto the rickety pontoon bridge and rushed towards the other side quickly.
"Capture Liu Shu alive!"
"Kill the thief!"
"Liu Shu, please don't leave!"
Seeing that their leader was so brave, the morale of the Bingzhou Army, which had always been arrogant, was greatly boosted. They all rushed onto the west pontoon bridge with wild roars and rushed to the other side like a rainbow.
"Retreat, retreat quickly!"
Liu Shu was not a brave man who was good at fighting in the first place. The reason why he dared to attack half way across the river was because he was forced to do nothing. Now that he saw the Bingzhou army attacking with all his strength, he didn't dare to stay on the river bank any longer. He charged and killed him for a while. After that, he quickly led his troops to flee to the northwest, panicking like a bereaved dog, and even the city of Nanshenze was abandoned.
"Catch up, don't leave Liu Shu, no matter life or death!"
The previous charge by Liu Shu's troops had caught the Bingzhou Army off guard. On the spot, the bodies of more than a hundred Bingzhou soldiers were lying on the river bank. It is said that for Zhang Yan's troops, which numbered as many as 30,000, the battle damage was not significant. It was considered serious, but Zhang Yan, who had always been arrogant, could not bear the humiliation of being slapped in the face. Seeing that Liu Shu had taken advantage of him, he wanted to escape, so how could he let it go? With a roar, he led his troops They were chasing after each other, and the two armies launched a speed chase on the plains one after another...
