Although Zhang Hua was not angry with Quan Cong's actions, he had the conscience of heaven and earth and really hoped that Wu could capture Shouchun and advance into the Central Plains.

Therefore, what I just said was actually just words of anger.

At this time, when he saw that the Wei army was so quick to return reinforcements, he suddenly felt anxious.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry, lead the army across the shore and support General Qin."

"It's too late. Let General Qin lead the army back and defend by the river!"

Just when the two made the opposite decision, the fine cavalry of the Wei army rushed straight towards the unsuspecting Qin Huang's camp without any pause.

On the side of Feishui, without any preparation, the whining horn sounded rapidly.

But after Zhang and Gu finished reorganizing their army, Qin Huang's camp on the other side was already in a state of disarray.

"That's too late……"

Zhang Xiu grabbed Gu Cheng, who was about to lead the army across the river to support him, "Hold, hold the bridge, don't let the Wei thieves cross the bank!"

Gu Cheng looked up and saw many soldiers on the other side jumping into the fat water one after another.

Behind them were the shadowy cavalry of Wei thieves galloping back and forth.

"The thief, how did he appear from there?"

Gu Cheng couldn't help but murmur to himself, as if until now, he still couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"This must be the thief's plan!"

Zhang Xiu gritted his teeth and looked regretful:

"We were careless. We should have sent some scouts earlier and investigated further."

Gu Cheng smiled bitterly:

"We have suffered the loss of not being familiar with geography. Judging from the raid by the thieves, I'm afraid they may have had a premeditated plan and deliberately avoided our sight."

Logically speaking, even if Wang Ling led the army to return reinforcements from Hefei, they should come from the south.

But the direction from which the Wei army came was not from the south, but from the northeast.

To the northeast of Shouchun, there is Beishan (that is, Bagong Mountain, where "every tree and grass are soldiers" in later generations).

The thief took advantage of the cover of Beishan and suddenly broke out, catching Qin Huang on the east bank by surprise.

Gu Cheng, who was held by Zhang Xiu, immediately gave up his intention to go to the rescue after seeing clearly the situation on the other side.

In the end, the two of them were still too young, relying on the shadow of their parents and even their ancestors to be able to lead an army alone.

More importantly, Wu Jun likes to fight by water, which seems to be deeply rooted in his bones.

Whether it was Qin Huang or Zhang Xiu and Gu Cheng, they all led and stationed their troops near Feishui.

Moreover, in order to capture Shouchun as soon as possible, Quan Cong needed to focus his main forces on siege, and did not allocate too many troops to them.

They did not send out sentries to places a little further away from Feishui.

Maybe subconsciously they are not willing to send troops to places too far from the water.

Of course, it's also possible that the time was too short and they didn't have time to investigate.

Or maybe it’s due to lack of manpower…

Anyway, no matter what the reason was, this time, the Wei army did succeed.

At this time, some soldiers of the Wu army had already escaped along the bridge in embarrassment.

"Quick, send someone to pick them up!"

Because they were separated by a river of fat and water, the situation could not be seen clearly. Zhang and Gu sent people to pick up the defeated soldiers and asked them eagerly:

"Where are General Qin's soldiers?"

The defeated soldiers are all frightened and depressed. At this time, who has the heart to see what the situation of their general is at this time?

Seeing the defeated group of remnants all hanging their heads in silence, Zhang and Gu couldn't help but stamp their feet together.

Zhang Xiu was extremely angry and cursed angrily:

"You couldn't hold the camp, and you abandoned your commander and retreated privately. After the war, you thought you would be guilty. Do you think you can escape?"

Under constant questioning, someone among the defeated soldiers timidly said:

"When the rebels first arrived, the villain followed General Qin to fight. A cold arrow from the rebel army hit the general. The general and several personal guards were surrounded by the rebel cavalry and disappeared..."

When Zhang and Gu heard this, their hearts suddenly sank.

He was injured and was surrounded by bandit troops, so he was afraid that the worst would happen...

"General, the bandits are coming!"

After receiving the report, the two people quickly climbed up to take a look.

Sure enough, the infantry of the Wei army were already lined up at the bridgehead, and seemed to be planning to continue rushing this way.

In order to increase the intensity of the flood, Quan Cong had people dig holes in both peony and fertilizer.

In order to strengthen the connection between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, Zhang, Gu and Qin, who were on guard at the Feishui River, not only strengthened the original wooden bridge.

A pontoon bridge was even built on both sides of the wooden bridge.

According to their idea, no matter which side encounters a thief, the other side can quickly provide support through fertilizers and water.

Unexpectedly, Qin Huang was defeated so quickly that these three bridges became an aid to the Wei army in crossing the water.

"Let the soldiers form formation quickly! We must hold on to this place, otherwise, the army under Shouchun City may not be able to return south!"

Before Gu Cheng finished speaking, Zhang Xiu had already drawn out his sword and shouted:

"The whole army obeys the order and forms a formation!"

…

Quan Cong, who was under Shouchun City, was first shocked when he learned of the arrival of the Wei army, and then all the blood drained from his face:

"How come the bandits came so fast!"

At this critical moment of the siege, the sudden appearance of reinforcements from the Wei thieves caused Quan Cong, who was originally confident, to lose his mind for a moment!

When he came back to his senses, he subconsciously glanced at the fierce fighting between the two sides in Shouchun City, then looked to the east, suddenly trembled, and then asked sharply:

"How's the battle going over there in Feishui?"

"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, Generals Zhang and Gu are reorganizing their troops. I don't know what the situation is with General Qin to the east."

"Someone is coming!"

"Grand Governor?"

"Send someone to Feishui immediately to investigate the situation!"

"Here!"

After giving the instructions, Quan Cong took two steps back and forth, looking at Shouchun City and then to the east. He made a fist with his right hand, then opened it again, and then clenched it again...

At this time, he felt anxious and tormented, and at the same time very conflicted.

The situation of the fighting over Feishui is unclear, and a fierce battle is going on under Shouchun City again.

He was a little undecided, so he decided to suspend the siege and send a team of troops to support Zhang, Gu and Qin.

I still believe that the three of them can stop the Wei thief.

Although the bandit army seemed to be quite powerful, Quan Cong was a little bit suspicious that the thieves were bluffing to build up their momentum to interfere with his own attack on the city.

After all, he still didn't believe that Wang Ling from Hefei would come back so soon.

More importantly, the thieves' reinforcements came in the wrong direction.

If you let the siege troops retreat on your side, it will only affect the rhythm of the siege, but it will fall into the thieves' plan.

This fluke was soon shattered by the news from Zhang and Gu:

The camp on the east bank was destroyed, and Qin Huang's life and death were unknown.

When Quan Cong heard that Qin Huang was defeated, he quickly asked: "Where are the two generals Zhang and Gu?"

"Reporting to the Grand Governor, the two generals are trying their best to prevent the thieves from crossing the water. However, the bandits are too powerful. Please send someone to rescue them as soon as possible!"

Hearing the news, Quan Cong suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

After a while, he punched his fist bitterly and squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "Come here, give me the order, retreat!"

After finishing speaking, he closed his eyes with a look of pain on his face.

The attack on Liu'an that year was a failure.

Today's attack on Shouchun still falls short of success.

After this siege, the thieves are on guard. How difficult it is to get the good opportunity today!

The history of a few years ago is repeating itself again...

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To be continued...