Liu Xiu, including the counselors under him, could also guess that Huang Zhong's so-called disappearance was not really missing, but that there was a high probability that he had defected to the Jin army.
But they can guess, and they have to use a different way of saying it to the outside world. As long as Huang Zhong does not show up, they can only say that Huang Zhong is missing. It is impossible to say that Huang Zhong surrendered to the enemy.
To affect your own military morale.
After all, as one of the oldest generals in Jingbei, Huang Zhong still had considerable influence in the army. During the Yellow Turban period when Wen Zhong, Zhuge Kunlong and other powerful generals had not yet appeared, and during the period when the princes were fighting against Dong, the
Huang Zhong once became the most powerful general in Jingbei.
Although their lie will be completely broken once Huang Zhong appears, at least it can be hidden for a moment.
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"Tell General Huang Feihu to continue the fierce attack and never relax in the slightest!" Yue Fei pointed to the city in front and said with a dark face.
Yue Fei could clearly feel that the Chu army on the city wall could not hold on for long. Maybe in the next moment, they would be able to break the city.
"Grand Governor, more than 3,000 brothers have been killed in battle. If we continue to attack like this, the casualties will be too great!" Hearing that Yue Fei wanted Huang Feihu to continue the attack, Li Cunxiao suddenly became a little anxious.
You must know that the three thousand who died in battle were elite troops of the Jin army. Moreover, these were only those who died in battle, not including those who were injured.
If Yue Fei had used a different attack method instead of continuously alternating heavy attacks day and night, perhaps they would not have suffered such heavy casualties.
It has been three days. Yue Fei has maintained this most violent offensive for three days. If he continues to attack at this pace, even the Jin army will be unable to sustain it.
"Yes, Grand Governor, the casualties suffered by our brothers in the past few days have been too great. Shouldn't we let the brothers take a break first?" Another general also suggested.
"General Li, you also take action to help General Huang!" Yue Fei waved his hand and ordered Li Cunxiao instead.
The dissuasion of these generals did not change Yue Fei's mind at all, but made Yue Fei appear to put more effort into it. For this reason, Li Cunxiao was even directly sent up again.
"Grand Governor..." These generals wanted to persuade him again.
After three consecutive days of continuous attacks day and night, even if each unit took turns to attack, the soldiers were already exhausted, and with such heavy casualties sustained, the psychological burden on the soldiers must not be less.
These generals are really worried that if they continue to attack at this pace, there will be no guarantee that there will be no problems in the future.
"Don't worry, the enemy army won't be able to hold out much longer! Just do as the general says!" Yue Fei continued seriously while looking at the battle situation in the distance.
If you ask Yue Fei to calculate people's hearts, he is not good at this aspect at all. But if it is also changed to the military aspect, Yue Fei will definitely do one thing after another.
Under their previous attack on the morale of the Chu army on the opposite side, especially the new troops that had just been recruited, there were already problems with the morale of the troops, but it was only temporarily suppressed by Liu Yu.
As long as Yue Fei continues to attack at this pace and does not give the opponent any chance to breathe, soon, under the huge casualties, these people will not be able to sustain it for long. As long as Yue Fei's attack rhythm is fierce enough, these people will have the morale of the army.
The turbulent Chu army may collapse on its own.
Moreover, after three consecutive days of alternating fierce attacks day and night, the Jin army was already quite exhausted, let alone the Chu army. Most of the Chu army were newly recruited recruits, and their quality in this aspect would never be the same.
Compared with the elites of the Jin army.
Besides, the Jin army had already suffered such heavy casualties, and the Chu army's casualties would only be higher than those of the Jin army.
Therefore, Yue Fei ignored the dissuasion of the generals and continued to maintain the rhythm of the fierce attack.
At this time, Yue Fei could only continue to tighten up like this without relaxing at all. If they relaxed at this time, the Chu army on the city wall would also get a chance to breathe.
The most serious situation is that Liu Yu will take the opportunity to boost the morale of the Chu army, and Yue Fei's three days of efforts will be in vain.
Looking at the Chu army flag on the city wall, Yue Fei had to admire Liu Yu's talent. Most of the soldiers under his command were recruits, and they were still able to resist like this for three days despite their lack of military morale.
Ask yourself, if it were him, Yue Fei himself can't guarantee that he can do better than Liu Yu.
However, that's all for now. Liu Yu's ability to last for three days was beyond Yue Fei's expectation. And according to Yue Fei's estimation, it would only be a day or two before he breaks the city.
As a famous general of the generation, Yue Fei could roughly guess the current situation of the Chu army, so he made such a judgment.
"Grand Governor, if the city is defeated, the rest of the matter can be left to General Chang to handle!" Zhang Liang reminded him as he stood by.
We now know almost everything about the generals of the Jin army in Jingzhou. Some things are more appropriate to be left to Chang Yuchun. Moreover, the other party will not resist these things.
"What do you mean, military advisor?" Yue Fei was stunned for a moment before he asked.
Yue Fei basically focused all his talents on fighting. Zhang Liang said something unclearly, which made Yue Fei really unable to react.
"Grand Governor, after the city is broken, there will be a large number of captured soldiers. I think..." When Zhang Liang said this, he made simple gestures with his hand gestures.
"In this case, follow the advice of the military advisor!" After a moment of silence, Yue Fei nodded in agreement.
When Zhang Liang clearly asked Chang Yuchun to kill the captured soldiers this time, Yue Fei had already figured out Zhang Liang's general intention. Zhang Liang just wanted to completely destroy the last bit of military morale of the Chu army in Jingbei.
, in order to fully cooperate with the psychological attack plan set up before.
As long as all the captured soldiers are killed this time, the Chu army in northern Jingbei can be informed of the fate of these stubborn people who resist to the end. By then, the Chu army, which is already in turmoil, will not worry about their own collapse.
Killing prisoners is different from massacring a city. If it is a massacre of a city, it will easily have a negative impact on one's own side. But if it is a massacre of prisoners, it can be said to be commonplace and not a big deal!
Therefore, since it would be beneficial to the upcoming battle, Yue Fei had no reason to reject Zhang Liang's suggestion.
