Qin Qiong and Wu Qi planned to capture Xiangyang this time. In addition to using their own troops, they also once again invited Qi Jiguang from the navy to help them.
Qin Qiong was not in charge of the Navy's Qi Jiguang. On the entire Jingbei battlefield, except for Yue Fei, who was the commander, no one else was qualified to mobilize Qi Jiguang, so he could only ask.
After hearing Wu Qi's plan, Qi Jiguang also believed that he had a great chance to conquer Xiangyang in one fell swoop. Since such an opportunity for meritorious service had been presented to him, how could Qi Jiguang let it go so easily?
Moreover, the Battle of Jingbei is also extremely important for Qi Jiguang's future development. Only with a great victory in the Battle of Jingbei, and only if the Jin army occupies Jingbei, will Li Xiang take advantage of the situation and form a second naval force, the Yangtze River Navy, in addition to Han Shizhong's Yellow River Navy.
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Only when the Yangtze River Navy is established, can Qi Jiguang have the opportunity to become the commander-in-chief of the navy. If the Yangtze River Navy cannot be established, Qi Jiguang can only continue to serve as deputy general for Han Shizhong.
Therefore, both publicly and privately, Qi Jiguang would support Qin Qiong and Wu Qi's action.
The east gate city was broken. After entering the city, Qin Qiong and Wu Qi divided their forces into two groups and swept away everywhere in the city. Wu Zhiqi stopped Qin Qiong, and Wu Han and Wu Qi also fought endlessly here.
During this process, Wu Han mobilized too many troops from the remaining three gates, resulting in too few troops in the direction of the remaining three gates. This gave Qi Jiguang the opportunity to break the city.
Qin Qiong, Wu Qi, Qi Jiguang and the others just wanted to destroy all the gates in Xiangyang City and completely turn it into a sieve. By then, the Chu army in Xiangyang City would be unable to drive out the Jin army no matter what.
When the North Gate was empty of troops, it was attacked by famous generals such as Qi Jiguang, and Wu Qi promptly sent his young general Yue Yun to attack the north. Under attack from both sides, how could the North Gate be invincible?
Liu Long's strength was not Qi Jiguang's opponent, and he was attacked by Qi Jiguang, Ding Feng, and Xu Sheng. How could he survive? Not long after the battle, he was killed by Qi Jiguang's shot.
Although the navy generals at this time were already richer than at the beginning, it would not be enough if they were divided equally between two navy divisions.
In ancient China, compared to cavalry and infantry generals, navy generals were indeed rare animals!
Moreover, the qualifications of the other naval generals of the Jin Army are not lower than Qi Jiguang's. If Qi Jiguang were a naval general, he would really not be able to defeat them without spending a certain amount of time.
The next step for Li Xiang is to focus on the south, but there is not so much time left for Qi Jiguang. Therefore, in the end, Li Xiang, the general of the navy, did not send any of them to Qi Jiguang, but instead sent the Sun family to come to seek refuge after their demise.
A series of generals were assigned to Qi Jiguang as the first team of the future Yangtze River Navy.
At the same time that Wu Qi received these two pieces of news, Wu Han also got these two pieces of news from his subordinates. Two bad news came in a row, and Wu Han was confused for a while.
"ah!"
A shrill scream came. When Wu Han took a look, he felt even more sad. Another general of the Chu army died on the battlefield!
In the battlefield, Xin Huan's right arm was completely missing at this time, and his whole body was pierced through the chest by Xiao Mohe with a spear, and then he raised it high. Drops of blood flowed down Xiao Mohe's spear.
Mo He's body, but Xiao Mo He seemed completely unaware, instead showing a ferocious smile.
"General, I'm afraid it's time to arrange a retreat in case something unexpected happens!" Wang Liao paid attention to the situation on the battlefield and said with a solemn expression.
Under the leadership of the two tiger generals Lu Junyi and Lu Xiangsheng, the Jin army fought with great fighting spirit and defeated the Chu soldiers under Wu Han. Now, the situation of the Chu army in Xiangyang City is not optimistic.
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At this time, although the east gate and north gate were broken, at least the west gate and south gate could not be lost. Therefore, Wang Liao suggested that Wu Han should make preparations early while there was still a chance.
Despite Wang Liao's reminder, Wu Han was still caught in the battle between heaven and man, and was unable to make a decision.
Some decisions are not made just by saying it. Once Wu Han made that decision, it was actually equivalent to thinking that he could not defend Xiangyang in his heart. If he did not believe in himself, then the battle would be even more difficult.
It's impossible to win.
However, what Wang Liao said was indeed very important and could not be delayed. Therefore, it was difficult for Wu Han to make a decision easily.
"General!" Wang Liao knew that it was difficult for Wu Han to make up his mind for a while, but Wang Liao had to continue to remind him.
"Huh!" Wu Han breathed out softly and finally made his final determination.
"Send an order to Gai Yan and order him to lead three thousand cavalry, and immediately lead his wife and several young masters southward. Send an order to Wei Yan to protect the generals and their families in the army and withdraw southward!"
Three thousand cavalry, this is not only the only cavalry in Xiangyang, but also the last remaining cavalry in the entire Jingbei!
"Send orders to Wu Zhiqi to immediately stop the enemy in front of our general at Guangyuan Street and buy time for the two generals!" Wu Han kept ordering.
The sons mentioned by Wu Han include not only Liu Xiu's sons, but also Liu Yilong and other Liu Yu's sons.
Of course, Liu Xiu's son must not fall into the hands of the Jin army, and Liu Yu and Liu Xiu also have a special relationship, but Liu Yu's son cannot fall into the hands of the Jin army.
Liu Yu still has considerable influence in Jingbei, and they must not let any of Liu Yu's information fall into the hands of the Jin army.
Perhaps, for a moment, Wu Han also thought about taking the opportunity to kill Liu Yilong and others, and take the opportunity to blame the Jin army who entered the city, but he gave up this idea in the end.
Liu Yu is not a fool and is not easily deceived. Any minor problem may cause huge waves.
Under the external crisis of the Jin army, they still focused on stability internally at this time, and there were some risks that they did not dare to take at this time.
In addition to the families of Liu Yu and Liu Xiu, Wu Han had to consider the families of the generals in the Chu army. These people also could not fall into the hands of the Jin army. Otherwise, the morale of the army would inevitably be unstable.
However, the latter task is not a small project. Wu Han can only let Wei Yan's family members who mainly protect some major generals go south. The rest can only do their best, or it depends on their respective luck.
What’s up!
Before that, Wu Han could only do his best to delay the advance of the Jin army in the city, buying time for Gai Yan and Wei Yan!
