C3 Urge Them

"What? Cai Mao really came?"

Huang Zhao's expression changed drastically when he heard that.

The other three people's faces showed fear when they heard that. Zhang Ji had died from being shot by an arrow. Now that they were being chased by the Jing Prefecture Army, they were already frightened and were completely afraid of the Jing Prefecture Army. Furthermore, the one who came this time was the general of Jing Prefecture, Cai Mao. They were even more scared. They wished they could grow wings on their backs and immediately retreated.

When Zhang Xiu heard it was Cai Mao, he did not panic at all. He asked, "Cai Mao chased after them overnight. How many soldiers are there?"

The scout reported. "General, roughly two thousand men are under Cai Mao's command."

"Hahaha..."

Zhang Xiu laughed out loud when he heard that.

His laughter entered the ears of Huang Zhao and the others. All of them had puzzled expressions on their faces.

Huang Zhao asked, "Why is Lord laughing?"

Zhang Xiu replied, "I am laughing because Cai Mao dared to chase after a mere two thousand soldiers overnight. He is truly audacious. This time, Cai Mao was walking right into a trap. Not only that, but this is also an opportunity given to us by the heavens. "

Huang Zhao said worriedly, "Lord, our soldiers were scared out of their wits. Their morale was unstable, and they were not strong enough. Even if they have more people than Cai Mao, it will be difficult for them to fight. "

The other three agreed.

Whether it was Huang Zhao or the other generals, they were all afraid of fighting the Jing Prefecture army.

Cai Mao led two thousand elites to attack them. All of them were panicking and had no intention of fighting back. It was imaginable that if such an army fought the Jing Prefecture army, it would definitely collapse.

Zhang Xiu asked, "Huang Zhao, how many soldiers do you have under your command?"

"One thousand!"

Huang Zhao answered without hesitation.

Zhang Xiu looked at the other three and said, "Huang Zhao has one thousand elite soldiers under his command. Each of you has more than one thousand soldiers under your command. "We have nearly five thousand soldiers. Five thousand soldiers against two thousand men from Cai Mao. It is enough to win! "

Huang Zhao shook his head. "Lord, although we have a lot of people, our morale is shaken. Soldiers are scared of fighting and can't fight. Even if we fight on the battlefield, we will definitely be defeated."

Fighting on the battlefield, the morale of the soldiers was crucial.

If the soldiers are afraid, they will run away as soon as they arrive on the battlefield. No matter how many people there are, it will be useless.

Zhang Xiu waved his sleeves. Self-belief: "The problem with the soldiers will be solved. Now, go to the camp and gather the soldiers. " I will instruct the soldiers to gather the courage to fight Cai Mao. "

"Yes!"

Huang Zhao answered helplessly.

Although he did not think highly of Zhang Xiu, since he had pledged his loyalty to Zhang Xiu, he could only obey Zhang Xiu's orders. Seeing that there was no turning back, the other three agreed and left the tent to gather the soldiers.

About fifteen minutes later, all the soldiers gathered.

Zhang Xiu came to the front of the formation and stood tall. He held his sword on the ground and held the hilt of his sword with both hands. His sharp eyes slowly swept across the five thousand soldiers under him.

Now that the army was short of food, most of the soldiers were yellow and thin, and they were in poor spirits. Especially in the battle against Rang County, the army suffered heavy losses when they retreated, and many soldiers were injured. On the way back, they lost many weapons, and their combat strength had fallen to rock bottom.

When Zhang Xiu saw this, he did not feel discouraged at all.

Even if the one who came was Cai Mao, he was confident that he could win.

Zhang Xiu heaved a sigh of relief. I have just received news from the scouts. Behind us, the Jing Prefecture General Cai Mao has personally led two thousand soldiers to chase after us. He wants to take us down."

Hua!

One sentence was enough to cause a commotion.

Countless soldiers were discussing amongst themselves. Without exception, the soldiers' faces were filled with panic. They were all afraid of the Jing Prefecture Army and Cai Mao catching up to them.

The soldiers were discussing about the retreat.

Zhang Xiu was not far from the soldiers. He clearly heard the words of all the soldiers. He said in a clear voice, "Silence!"

Under the order of Huang Zhao and the other generals, the discussion gradually stopped. Everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Xiu, waiting for him to speak.

Zhang Xiu continued, "Cai Mao has come all night. My first reaction is the same as all of you. All of you want to retreat and escape from Cai Mao's pursuit. But I thought about it and considered the consequences of our retreat. "

"What did we come to Rang County for? It was because we lacked food in the army that we came here to plunder food."

"Without food in the army, where can we retreat to? To Chang'ann? Lee Jue doesn't welcome us. He even wants to swallow us up. He really wants to kill us as soon as possible. Retreat to the Yan Prefecture? Cao Cao hates the Xiliang Troop. He wants to destroy all of them to prove that he is a loyal subject of the big man.

"We have no way to retreat now."

"Even if we retreat, there is no food or money in the army. We will starve to death before we return to the Chang'ann."

Zhang Xiu said loudly. "Brothers, we have nowhere to retreat to now."

"We can only fight!"

"We need food, we need a place to stand, we need money and women, and we can only fight Cai Mao to the death. Cai Mao led his troops and chased after them overnight. He only had two thousand men, and we had five thousand men."

"As long as we fight to the death and capture Cai Mao alive, we can bargain with Liu Biao. Then we can ask for food and territory from Liu Biao. We don't need to wander around anymore."

"Cai Mao attacked us overnight, which is a taboo in the military."

"We will strike back unexpectedly. We will win this battle."

Zhang Xiu sounded determined. He said, "I don't want to retreat, because there is no other way out. I will not stop those who want to retreat. But I will fight to the end. "Are you all willing to fight to the death with this general?"

"Fight to the death!!"

"Fight to the death!" Huang Zhao answered without hesitation. As Zhang Xiu's direct descendant, he had to support Zhang Xiu.

"Fight to the death!"

There were generals and soldiers in the crowd.

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

...

The voices that rose and fell gradually became orderly. Their voices were even more arrogant and vicious. In the battle of the city, the five thousand soldiers had lost their morale. They were a group of grieving soldiers. To stimulate the morale of these soldiers, they had to start from money and food.

This was Zhang Xiu's starting point.

Through Zhang Xiu's analysis, the soldiers understood that there was no way out. Only then would they have the courage to fight to the death. Moreover, after Zhang Xiu's analysis, they had the chance to win, which was why the soldiers were willing to fight to the death.

Seeing that their morale had recovered, Zhang Xiu heaved a sigh of relief in his heart.

This group of soldiers could still fight.

Zhang Xiu raised his hand and pressed them down. He signaled for the soldiers to be quiet. When all the shouting had died down, Zhang Xiu continued, "Cai Mao chased after them overnight. He went in alone. Since he is alone, it is easy to scheme against him. I have already thought of a plan for this battle. "

"Huang Zhao, listen up!"

Zhang Xiu shouted loudly.

"I am here!"

Huang Zhao stood out and cupped his fists.

Zhang Xiu ordered, "I order you to lead the soldiers to prepare the fire arrows and ambush outside the camp. Wait for my order and fire the arrows. "

"Yes!"

Huang Zhao cupped his fists in response and retreated back into the formation.

Zhang Xiu continued, "Ling Feng, listen up!"

"This general is here!"

Ling Feng took a step forward and answered seriously. He was with Zhang Shi and Li Miao. They were the commanders who had witnessed Zhang Xiu's skills in the tent.

Zhang Xiu instructed. Lead your soldiers to clean up the hay and spread all the hay in the camp. "

"Yes!"

Ling Feng cupped his fists and agreed.

Zhang Xiu said again, "Zhang Shi, Li Miao!"

"I'm here!"

Zhang Shi and Li Miao stood up immediately.

Zhang Xiu ordered, "You two lead your soldiers and hide in the forest outside the camp."

"Yes!"

Zhang Shi and Li Miao agreed immediately.

"Move!"

Zhang Xiu ordered.

When everyone received the order, they calmed down and quickly carried out the order.