Chapter 741: Liu Xiu's plan
Chapter 741 Liu Xiu’s plan
Chapter 739: Liu Xiu’s plan
Liu Xiu was not angry because of this. Instead, he sighed with regret. After looking deeply at Xin Qiji, he decisively turned his horse around and returned to the main formation.
Xin Qiji was relieved when he saw this. Not only did his arrow miss, but it was caught by Liu Xiu. This was a very embarrassing thing.
Xin Qiji was also clever. It was obviously a very embarrassing thing, but when it came to his mouth, it seemed to be intentional, and he used it to laugh at Liu Xiu. Of course, this was also the reason why Liu Xiu deliberately did not continue the verbal dispute with him.
A young general next to Xin Qiji saw this and said: "General, if you had let me shoot this arrow, Liu Xiu might have died."
Xin Qiji rolled his eyes at the other party and said angrily: "Then I would like to ask General Yang Zaixing, why didn't you shoot just now?"
“I didn’t have time, but you got the first step.” Yang Zaixing said with an annoyed look on his face.
Xin Qiji's eyes widened and he shouted: "Stop talking nonsense and quickly defend the city."
On the other side, after Liu Xiugang returned to the main formation, Liu Biao and other six leaders surrounded him.
Although Liu Xiu was the commander-in-chief of this crusade against Qin Hao, the six princes were really in control. Liu Xiu only had command power but not military power.
"If Xin Qiji was willing to surrender, he would have surrendered when my 100,000 troops arrived, why would it be delayed until now?" Huang Zu snorted coldly.
"Actually, it doesn't matter if Xin Qiji doesn't surrender. If he does surrender, it's a question of which family he belongs to." Jin Xuan said immediately.
Seeing this, Liu Xiu couldn't help but sigh. After all, the alliance can only be an alliance. Only with the threat of Qin Hao can they come together. But if Qin Hao retreats from Nanjun, the Jingzhou coalition will definitely split.
Nanjun was Liu Xiu's official starting point, and it was impossible for the five princes to get involved, and it was impossible for the five princes to watch Liu Biao occupy Nanjun. After all, they couldn't go in vain and gain nothing.
So, this alliance exists because of Qin Hao. If Qin Hao leaves, the alliance will definitely fight due to uneven distribution of spoils.
At that time, Liu Xiu will face the five major princes of Jingzhou again, but Liu Xiu doesn't care much about this. In his opinion, only Qin Hao is the great enemy. These five major princes are simply not qualified to be his opponents. Sooner or later, they will be defeated. destroyed by him.
“This alliance is an excellent opportunity, and I will drain all your use value.”
Liu Xiu sneered in his heart. If he didn't use Qin Hao's sword to remove future obstacles for him at this time, he would be sorry for the alliance he formed.
The five princes probably never expected that Liu Xiu was going to use Qin Hao's hand to get rid of them from the beginning, and then take advantage of the situation to occupy the four counties of Jingnan and Jiangxia. They were just pawns used by Liu Xiu.
Liu Biao knew all Liu Xiu's thoughts, and his task was to stabilize the five princes. After all, the five princes were all human beings. If they saw the flaws, it would be really self-defeating.
"What do you mean by Brother Jin Xuan? Regardless of whether Xin Qiji surrenders or not, all surrendered troops and captured troops will belong to your five families, and the governor of this state will not take any of them." Liu Biao said with a faint smile.
Han Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked: "Is what brother Jing Sheng said true?"
"a man of his words."
With Liu Biao's guarantee, the five princes felt relieved. They were all very satisfied with Liu Biao's knowledge. They were all thinking about whether they could carve out a few counties from Nanjun and put them under their own command after the war.
Liu Biao looked friendly on the outside, but he was also sneering in his heart. The second brother was right, these idiots will be destroyed by them sooner or later, even if they are not destroyed by me.
"Report...Qin General Bai Qi (Bai Qi), leading an army of 30,000, came to support Yicheng."
A strange look flashed in Liu Xiu's eyes, and he chuckled: "It's true that I deliberately stayed in Yicheng for three days. Bai Qi finally came." A hint of excitement flashed in the eyes of the six princes, and Liu Xiu did not attack with all his strength. They all knew about the city, and now it was finally time to close the net.
Liu Xiu's strategy was to use Yicheng as bait to lure out the big fish Baiqi.
After all, Yicheng is Xiangyang's last line of defense, so Liu Xiu expected that Bai Qi would definitely come to rescue Yicheng, and he could just implement the strategy of encirclement and reinforcements and annihilate the Qin army wandering outside Xiangyang.
What Liu Xiu used was a conspiracy. Even if others saw it, they would have to jump in. But what Liu Xiu didn't know was that Bai Qi wanted to see all this.
Liu Xiu's confidence lies in his military strength far exceeding the Qin army, while Bai Qi's confidence lies in the Qin army's combat power, so he deliberately cooperates with Liu Xiu until now.
Neither of these two people made any mistakes, so the key to victory or defeat is who has more confidence.
"Now that Bai Qi has been fished out, there is no need to stay in Yicheng."
Liu Xiu looked at Yicheng in front of him and ordered: "Send the order and attack with all our strength..."
“Wait a minute.”
Han Xuan stood up and interrupted Liu Xiu's order, saying: "It is said that there are countless fierce generals in the Qin army, but I don't believe it. Why don't you let Wei Yan, my general, fight with the Qin generals, so as to attack Qin?" Military morale.”
“Yes, fighting generals can also reduce some losses when attacking the city.”
Huang Zu nodded in agreement and said, "It just so happens that I want my general Gan Ning to go and chop off one or two Qin generals' heads."
“I have a general named Bao Long.” Zhao Fandao said.
“I have a general named Chen Ying,” Jin Xuan said.
Liu Du's eyes were full of smiles, and he said confidently: "My general Xing Daorong is brave enough to be worthy of all men, and his strength is enough to rank among the top twenty generals."
After hearing Liu Du's words, all the princes were shocked. Among the top 20 military commanders in the list, who is so powerful in the world, I didn't expect that there would be such a fierce general in the small Lingling County.
Huang Zu was full of disbelief and said calmly: "Liu Du, you said the top twenty is the top twenty? I also said that Gan Ning can be ranked in the top ten."
“Yes, Wei Yan can also enter the top ten.” Han Xuandao.
"snort."
Liu Du was too lazy to argue with Huang Zu. After snorting coldly, he said calmly: "You will be convinced in a minute."
Liu Xiu and Liu Biao looked at each other with smiles in their eyes. They had stayed under Dong Zhuo for several years and had seen Li Yuanba and Yu Wencheng take action, so they knew the level of the generals on the general list.
Only these country bumpkins who have never set foot in the Central Plains think that the generals under their command have the strength to be on the military generals list. Liu Biao laughed secretly in his heart.
Liu Xiu suppressed the laughter in his heart and said: "In this case, let's fight the generals first to break the morale of the Qin army."
Liu Xiu looked at the generals behind the princes, and then asked: "I wonder who among you generals is willing to be the first to challenge?"
(End of this chapter)