Linhuai City was named Linhuai during the Western Han Dynasty. It was located in Linhuai County. Huaiyin and Sheyang County were part of Linhuai County. Xuyi was the capital of Linhuai County. During the Shang Dynasty, the territory belonged to Xu. During the late Spring and Autumn Period, the capital of Xu moved in and became the political center of Xu. Before the Western Han Dynasty, it belonged to Xu, Wu, Yue, Chu, West Chu and other vassal states. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, it belonged to Linhuai, Huailing, Anyuan, Zhupei and other prefectures.
It was also an ancient capital. People might not remember Linhuai clearly, but there was a name that everyone knew. It was Xuyi.
It was located at the edge of White Horse Lake and Pengze Lake. Strictly speaking, it belonged to Yangzhou. However, because of the White Horse Lake and Hongze Lake, Xuzhou had never been able to take it under its command. When Yuan Shu occupied Yangzhou, it was under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou. Later, when Yuan Shu was besieged by Cao Cao, Linhuai immediately rebelled and went to Jiangdong Sun Ce. As expected, Yuan Shu was defeated. However, Linhuai County was safe and sound because of Sun Ce's care. However, because Linhuai was on the other side of the Yangtze River and he also had Lujiang County, Sun Ce felt that Linhuai was like a rib to him. It was tasteless to eat, but it was a pity to throw it away. He only wanted Linhuai to submit to him and not directly take it under his command.
Therefore, Linhuai's life was very comfortable. However, recently, his life was not so good.
This was because after Liu Mang's army took Yangzhou, Linhuai's master, Qin Feng, was a little scared. After Liu Mang occupied Shouchun and Chengde, Linhuai was still far away. Chengde was only a day's journey away. Fortunately, Qin Feng was not an idiot. After Liu Mang occupied Yangzhou, he sent a letter to his master, Sun Ce, hoping that his boss could help him.
Sun Ce just happened to lose Lujiang and the city on the other side of the Yangtze River. Only now did he remember that he had a little brother in Linhuai. The two hit it off. Immediately, Sun Ce sent him three thousand troops and various military supplies.
Qin Feng also sent these troops and supplies to Zhongde because Zhongde was the closest place to Shouchun. It was also the bridgehead for the battle against Yangzhou. Qin Feng's thoughts were quite good. If Liu Mang's army came to attack Linhuai, they would definitely not be able to avoid Zhongde. Right now, Zhongde had been turned into a huge fortress by Qin Feng. If Zhongde could not be defended, then his Linhuai city would not be able to resist. When the time comes, he would run to the ferry on Hongze Road and take a boat to escape. If Zhongde was defended, then he could sit on the fishing platform and enjoy himself. Therefore, even if he knew that Liu Mang won the battle of Yangzhou, he did not have much of a reaction.
"Little beauty, I'm coming!" Qin Feng's face showed a trace of lust. This time, not only did Sun Ce send troops and supplies, but he also sent three beauties to appease Qin Feng. Although Qin Feng was old, these three beauties were resolute and firm.
"Great King, come on, come on!" He saw two or three young girls smiling charmingly at Qin Feng. A jade disc was revealed with two budding flowers on it.
"Haha, haha!" While laughing, Qin Feng pounced on the three young women. In an instant, the room was filled with beautiful colors.
The guards outside the door heard the breathing sounds from the room. They looked at each other and smiled. One of them opened his hand and revealed five fingers. Then, he put away another finger. After thinking for a bit, he put away the second finger. Finally, when there was only one left, he looked at his comrade and smiled with satisfaction.
This meant that he would take one minute, at most one minute. The other guard did not want to be outdone and put out another finger. Two minutes. Then, he opened his other hand and revealed a dozen coins. This meant that he was betting.
Compared to the comfort of Linhuai City, the group of cavalry outside of Linhuai City did not have such a good time.
The wind and rain didn't matter, the cavalry didn't rest at all. In order to increase their speed, they took a lot of small paths. The ancient official roads were very bumpy, not to mention the rugged paths. However, these two days of running were still rewarding.
"General, Linhuai City is in front!" Looking ahead from the dense forest, a majestic city appeared in front of them.
"Mm!" Zhang Liao nodded. He took out two things from his bosom. One was a map. This was the map of Linhuai that he obtained from Yang Hong. The other was a cylindrical object. This was the telescope that Liu Mang gave to each of the troops.
Zhang Liao took out the telescope and looked at the city under the envious gaze of Zhang Hu and Ge Jun. He looked at the city while looking at the map in his hand.
"This is not it?!" Zhang Liao shook his head.
"Eh? This is not Linhuai?! " Zhang Hu and Ge Jun were stunned. How could this be? Although there were many important cities in Yangzhou, such as Wan Cheng, Shouchun and Hefei, these were all under the control of the government. The city in front of them was not smaller than those cities. How could it not be Linhuai City?
"This is Linhuai City, but it is not the West Gate, it is the East Gate!" Zhang Liao explained. It turned out that they had taken many small paths to reach Linhuai City. They should have reached Linhuai City from the West Gate, but this was the other side of the city.
"It seems that my guess is right. The messenger on the way here has not yet delivered the news!" Zhang Liao looked at the gate of Linhuai City. There were some guards wearing armor who were leisurely walking around. Some of them were even collecting the gate tax. If the messenger on the way here had already been sent, Linhuai City would have already closed the gate.
"Let the brothers work harder. We will be resting in Linhuai City tonight!" Zhang Liao sent a message to the Xiliang Cavalry below.
"Soldiers, charge with me! Go! " Zhang Liao took the lead and waved his saber towards the East Gate of Linhuai City.
The two guards at the gate of Linhuai Prefecture did not win. When their master was about to raise his spear, a middle-aged scholar interrupted him and rushed into the room. Qin Feng was so scared that he immediately shrank back.
"Song Ming, if you don't give me an explanation, prepare to go back and prepare a coffin for me!" Qin Feng's eyes were almost spitting fire. Anyone who encountered such a situation would be furious. It was not easy for him to raise his spear, but you suddenly asked him to stop. What's wrong with a minute? Are you not a man after a minute?! If he was scared out of his wits, how could he go on the battlefield and comfort the three beauties?!
"Milord, Milord, the messenger on the way here said that Shouchun has sent out troops." Fortunately, Song Ming had a very good reason. Otherwise, Qin Feng would have killed him.
"What? Shouchun has sent out troops?! " Qin Feng was shocked at first, but then he became angry. "If they have sent out troops, then so be it. Let's talk about it when they are on the way. Now that you have disturbed me, how do you think I should punish you?!" Qin Feng was very confident about his journey. There were nearly 20,000 soldiers and enough rations to feed the army for half a year. There were also all kinds of defensive items. It would not be a problem for them to last a few months. As long as they persevered, he could ask his boss, Sun Ce, for help. Jiangdong's troops would quickly come to his aid.
"No, Milord, they are not on the way!" Song Ming was so anxious that he was about to die. This was because Song Ming had received the news from the messenger on the way. As soon as Song Ming received the news, he immediately rushed over without stopping.
"Not on the way?!" Qin Feng was stunned. What did this mean?
"Yes, they are not on the way. They went around the way and came to Linhuai City!" Song Ming finally said.
"What!" Qin Feng was shocked. "Quickly, quickly close the gates. Send a messenger to Jiangdong to ask for help!" Qin Feng hurriedly ordered.
"Kill, kill, kill, take down Linhuai City and make a name for yourself!" Battle cries filled the sky.
"It's too late, too late!" Song Ming bitterly smiled and shook his head.
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