.    ,Hand Ding Yu Yan

Guan Yu walked slowly down the high ground.

Dense military ships gathered in front, and countless soldiers carried long ladders, large shields and other objects to board the ship in a steady stream.

The largest one is Guan Yu's ship.

The water depth around Xiangyang City has dropped to more than four feet, so this boat is just an ordinary boat ride. A larger military ship is at risk of being stranded when approaching the city, not to mention that many large ships were damaged during the advance and retreat dispatch a few days ago.

Guan Yu jumped onto the bow of the boat, turned around and called, "Zhou Cang!"

Zhou Cang, who was dispatching troops in the distance, rushed over and stood by the water: "The last one is here."

Guan Yu looked at Zhou Cang, then looked around the generals who were about to board the ship and return, and untied the sword he used to use from his waist.

This action made all the generals concentrate.

This head knife is half a foot longer than the usual standard standard, more than twice as heavy. There is no ornament on the blade, and the paint on the scabbard is peeled off, soaking with black blood. The strips of cloth wrapped around the hilt are layered, obviously worn many times and re-bound many times.

Guan Yu said in a deep voice: "Jingzhou has been operating for ten years and fought hard for ten years. The goal is Xiangyang! The soldiers in our army from the countless soldiers in Jingxiang land day and night are also returning to Xiangyang! Now Xiangyang is in front of us, and this is the time for a decisive battle! At this moment, our army's elite are all here, and the enemy is at a loss. It is natural to take down Xiangyang; if we cannot, it is our shame!"

Speaking of this, Guan Yu handed the sword to Zhou Cang: "The Jiaozhou Army is in the north, and we will stop the successor forces of the Cao army. Our mission is only Xiangyang! Zhou Cang, you will patrol the various departments with my sword. If you fail to fight and wince in the battle, whether it is the soldiers, officers, or even generals, you will be killed with one knife!"

All the generals were filled with awesomeness and responded loudly: "Don't worry, you are the one who will fight with all your strength and will surely break Xiangyang!"

The Jingzhou Army was also full of elite troops this time. There is no need to mention the following lieutenants. There are only dozens of famous generals above the generals. At this time, the voices of dozens of people were either thick, high-pitched, or hoarse, but all of them were murderous, as if they were about to break through the clouds in the sky.

Guan Yu's eyes looked like lightning, and he looked at the soldiers on the boats everywhere.

The sound of mountains and tsunamis shouted from thousands of people and tens of thousands of people at the same time: "All the battle will be broken into Xiangyang!"

"Drive the boat." Guan Yu waved.

Two drummers were beating the drums in hot sweat at the bow of the boat. The big drums distributed on dozens of large ships responded. Amid the deafening drum sounds, countless boats set sail one after another, like a huge net covering Xiangyang City.

The siege of tens of thousands of people attacked only a handful of strong cities and big cities in the world, with amazing power. Even Lei Yuan, who was patrolling Paoma Ridge opposite the Han River, heard the movements.

Lei Yuan stood firm and watched from a distance for a moment.

He could see Xiangyang City dozens of miles away, with figures running back and forth, like crazy ant colonies. The entire city was in the shimmering water. Under the reflection of the sunset, dense ships approached from all directions, and the silhouettes of the ships were dragged very long, as if the water surface had been dyed dark.

Lei Yuan felt that there seemed to be a hot wind coming from Xiangyang. The wind was filled with bloody smell and fierce murderous aura, and from time to time it would bring a faint sound of shouting and killing. The sound of shouting and killing was like waves at first, and it gradually merged into a wave here and there, and it would never stop.

Lei Yuan started to go to a higher place, trying to see more clearly. But the ground on the ridge was still wet and slippery. He felt a sharp pain when his arm swung, and his body staggered and almost lost balance.

Li Zhen hurried forward and supported Lei Yuan.

"General Guan has begun to attack the city." Lei Yuandao.

"Yes, the momentum of the Jingzhou Army is very majestic." Li Zhen exclaimed.

"It's a pity that there are very few big ships. The soldiers cannot climb the city directly, and they have to fight fiercely under the city wall... It's a pity!" Yuan Long sighed from the side.

After Yuan Long said this, Lei Yuan remembered the situation when he was going to support Jiangdong to fight and saw Jiangdong conquering Wancheng.

The spring water was rising at that time, just like the surrounding area of ​​Xiangyang at this moment. The Jiangdong Navy used hundreds of tall tower ships to force it directly to the city wall. At the height of the battle tower on the tower ship, a crossbowman swept across the wall with arrows and rain. The deck of the tower ship was level with the city wall. The Jiangdong soldiers jumped into the city from the warship, as if walking on flat ground.

Lei Yuan couldn't help but ask: "Don't the Jingzhou navy has many large ships? Why not?"

Yuan Long was born in Jingzhou naval army. Although he has been busy fighting on the left bank of the Han River these days, the news is still well-versed. He replied: "General, Jingzhou army has been carrying and retreating in the past few days. Previously, the ships sailed in the rain at night, facing the wind and waves along the way, and the losses were heavy. Many large ships were stranded in Huihu and Chishan, and some collided and sank in the Han River. I heard that the Jingzhou naval army could use only a dozen battleships at this moment, and there were only about twenty or thirty ships. Most of them were repaired in the Chishan camp. As for the small boats..."

Yuan Long pointed to Xiangyang: "General Guan should have put all the useful ones in it."

In recent years, Lei Yuan has paid great attention to the navy and knew that the loss of military ships is common. Every year, he has to continuously build new ships to replenish the number of fleets. However, the fleet has suffered such huge losses, even with the strength of the entire Jingzhou, it is probably not possible to recover in a short time.

Guan Yu's determination to fight this battle is evident. Lei Yuan asked Ma Zhong to cross the Han River to ask, which seemed like a waste of time.

Lei Yuan then thought that he would inevitably pay a price to avoid this flood. The Jingzhou navy suffered heavy losses, so why didn’t the Jiaozhou navy be? Compared with the obviously much more formal Jingzhou navy, the Jiaozhou navy was complex, including warships, civilian ships, and even fishing boats. Many of them were temporarily recruited and never entered the battlefield.

These ships have different specifications, new and old, and sailors' boat driving skills are also of course. In the past few days, the fleet carried various units to attack, and was extremely busy and exhausted, and it was inevitable that various unpredictable problems would arise.

Lei Yuan has heard from various newspapers today that there have been no less than ten ships colliding or stranding and damage. However, Yuan Long is so proud that he is not holding back in front of Lei Yuan. The manpower and material resources of the Jiaozhou military ship have been used up to a full extent. At most, it is time to exhaust it if it maintains a high-intensity operation for two or three days.

Thinking of this, Lei Yuan made up his mind:

The task of covering the Jingzhou army cannot be given up, and the attack and battle must continue. The Jingzhou and Jiaozhou armies are divided into two sides of the Han River, and the basic surface strength cannot be maintained. Therefore, the large-scale call for the navy army and four attacks can be temporarily stopped. From tomorrow, the army should take the initiative to shrink, concentrate its forces around the Bawang Mountain, and capture Cao Xiu first with all its strength.

Just as I thought of this, there was a sudden chaos below the mountain road, and many people shouted, as if they were horrified.

The attendants were under the mountain road, all the entourages directly under Lei Yuan, who were under the command of Li Zhen. Seeing them disturbing them so much, Li Zhen felt embarrassed and immediately shouted angrily: "What are you quarrel?"

Several entourages rushed over surrounded by one person.

Everyone recognized that the man was He Song's entourage.

He Song's troops are on the north side of Lumen Mountain today, attacking towards the upstream of the Qingshui River. How could they be so embarrassed?

But seeing that he was bleeding heavily and had multiple injuries, he was so weak that he couldn't even speak. He only used his eyes to signal the documents and let someone take out the documents from his arms.

The document was stained with blood. After it was opened, it scribbled on it: "The people of Cao's army and Xinye went down with great momentum. The boats and rafts were one after another, countless."
Chapter completed!