It's night...The river wind roars, slaps on the flag crazily, and makes a crackling sound.
For a time, the entire beacon tower was shaking with this sound.
However, the defenders here seem to be accustomed to such noises. They hold the brocade handkerchiefs and porcelain with contentment. Even in their dreams, they imagine that they will make a lot of money and buy one when they return to Shu.
Damn it, Fang, it won’t be cold in bed at night from now on.
Never thought...
The sound of "tap, tap, tap" footsteps was heard rapidly, masked by the sound of flags flapping.
Until the doors of these defenders were knocked open, countless sharp knives and soldiers had already swarmed in...
Lu Meng was still wearing a white robe... holding a sword in his hand that was only worn by generals.
For this sudden surprise attack, the defenders of the beacon tower were completely unprepared... they could only put down their weapons and wait for capture.
"Change their clothes..."
Lu Meng ordered his soldiers in an orderly manner, "Also, let me ask, how many beacon towers are behind this beacon tower? Who are the generals stationed at each beacon tower? Who are the generals guarding Jiangling City?"
"Here..." The guard beside him raised his hand to torture.
Lu Meng looked at the huge "Han" flag on the beacon tower and shook his head slightly...
Finally, he turned back to the boat and subconsciously blurted out four words:
——"The mantis' arm is like a chariot!"
After boarding the ship, Lu Meng raised the flag and said, "Yang Fan, set sail! Next one!"
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Outside Fancheng, a huge sand table is placed in the middle of the tent!
It's just that... everyone in the big tent looked solemn.
As for the reason, there is no other reason. The second siege failed again last night. If the failure of the first siege can be explained away by "carelessness and underestimating the enemy", then this time...
You must know that it was Guan Yu himself who commanded the siege last night. He mobilized almost the entire army, not the "50%" Guan Yu said.
But... after the bloody siege, Fancheng still seemed impregnable. Guan Yu could not forget that the enemy commander Lu Xun at the tower was laughing and shouting, "When will General Guan attack the city next?"
Lu Xun's words... almost provoked all the pride in Guan Yu's heart.
"Commander Father, my investigation has made it clear. The reason why Fancheng is difficult to attack is not only the Wei army...but also the people. The soldiers and civilians in Fancheng are united...almost all the people are delivering supplies under the city tower, and women are delivering food and laundry to the soldiers...so..."
Without waiting for Guan Ping to finish speaking...
Liao Hua's voice also came out, "This is because the princes flooded Jiangling and defeated the Wei army. At the same time, the people of Jingzhou were afraid of the princes and shared their hatred... The people of Fancheng today are also afraid of the princes... so..."
"Then what should we do?" Zhou Cang, who was holding the sword for Guan Yu, asked with raised eyebrows: "You can't stop fighting just because the soldiers and people of Fancheng are united, right?"
"Of course we have to fight, but we can't attack hastily." Wang Fu suggested, "The Wei Dynasty has governed Jingzhou for so many years, and now it seems that... it has broken the hearts of the people. The princes flooded Jiangling and temporarily lost the hearts of the people... Therefore, rushing to attack is not conducive.
Ji...Xu Tu may be able to wait for the opportunity!"
"Slow down the plan? How to slow down?" Liao Hua asked. "There is only ten days' worth of food, baggage, and siege equipment. I don't know when the siege equipment will be delivered! Your Majesty is urging you urgently... Junhou wants to slow down, slow down.
What?"
Everyone was arguing...
"Okay..." Guan Yu finally spoke, and his closed eyes slowly opened. "I can see that the current ladder alone cannot break Fancheng, and Xiangfan cannot be captured in ten days. Let's ask Mi Fang
Where have Liu Feng, Meng Da, grain, grass and siege equipment been transported? Didn’t I ask them to deliver them within ten days?"
this…
Wang Fu seemed to know something, and quickly reported: "Reporting to the king, the urgent message received early in the morning was from General Mi Fang and General Liu Feng, saying that... the grain, grass and baggage encountered the swamp area, and part of it fell... There are many left.
It has been soaked in water and cannot be transported. It is said that it will not be transported within ten days..."
As soon as this statement came out...
Visible to the naked eye, Guan Yu's expression completely changed, and with a "bang" punch, his fist hit the table.
"Mi Fang, Liu Feng, and Meng Da missed this important event. It seems that they still lacked the military sticks at the beginning!"
Well…
Everyone was stunned.
at this time.
"Reply to...your lord, a letter from Prime Minister Zhuge!"
A messenger quickly took out the letter from the bamboo tube behind him and handed it to Guan Yu immediately. Guan Yu unfolded it... It was nothing at first, but as the content of the letter deepened, he laughed "hahaha".
Everyone was confused and asked: "Your Majesty...what did Prime Minister Zhuge write?"
"The Prime Minister asked me to pay attention to Jiangling's protection." Guan Yu's eyes narrowed to a slit. "No matter whether the Northern Expedition succeeds or not, as long as Jiangling is here, we can guarantee that he will be able to retreat at any time..."
Having said this... Guan Yu directly threw the letter into the fire beside him.
"Father, handsome, this..." Guan Ping felt that this move was inappropriate and quickly reminded his father.
"Haha..." Guan Yu smiled, "I have a beacon tower built in Jiangling City. If there is an enemy attack, I will know it immediately. Prime Minister Zhuge is being cautious!"
Speaking of which…
Guan Yu changed the topic and said, "Send people around to collect food and grass, make ordnance on the spot, and attack Fancheng by force in three days!"
"Here..."
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Three days later!
The suspension bridge of Jiangling City rests on the moat, and Lu Meng's ship has already docked.
Countless Wei troops were ambushing in the woods outside Jiangling City...
The captured officers and soldiers of the Guan Family Army were the first to go to the gate of Jiangling City.
On the city tower...some defenders noticed the visitor.
"General, look..."
"Who is it?" The garrison general was very vigilant. He raised his hand slightly, and in the night, countless torches lit up... countless archers and crossbowmen drew their arrows.
"We, let go of the suspension bridge and open the city gate!"
Guan Jiajun below the city shouted...
"Light the pine trees!" the general on the tower ordered.
"Okay! Click on Song Ming and let them recognize you!"
At this time, torches were also lit under the city tower, and the torches reflected the faces of every soldier. The first few rows of these soldiers were all Guan family troops, and those behind them were Lu Meng's soldiers and horses.
A moment passed...
The general on the tower seemed to recognize many familiar faces, and ordered to the defenders beside him: "They are our own men, stationed at the beacon tower, lower the drawbridge and open the city gate!"
At this time, the entire mechanism of the suspension bridge... quickly started to move. With the mechanical sound of "kaka", Lu Meng, who was ambushing in the bushes, was in a panic... Just waiting for the first group to occupy the suspension bridge, they could also kill
Went in.
but…
Just when the suspension bridge was about to be lowered.
With a "stuck..." sound, the suspension bridge stopped...
What is going on?
Has it been discovered?
At this moment, a Confucian scholar's voice came from the tower.
"You guys stationed at the beacon tower... are of great importance. Now there is no one to defend you, and the king has no command. How can so many people retreat for no reason? Humph, take back the suspension bridge!"
It was Ma Liang who spoke...
Ma Liang in history, in the 16th year of Jian'an, after Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang entered Shu successively, he stayed in Jingzhou to assist Zuo Guan Yu.
And this Ma Liang, who is known as "the five permanent members of the Ma family and the longest white eyebrow", was summoned into Sichuan by Liu Bei during the most critical period and was given the title of General Zuo...
Therefore, during Guan Yu's Northern Expedition to Xiangfan and Lü Meng crossing the river in white clothes, an important high-ranking officer was missing.
Many historians have analyzed that if Ma Liang was there, Guan Yu might not be able to lose Jingzhou carelessly.
as expected…
Lu Meng's white clothes crossing the river could deceive the beacon tower, but he could not deceive Ma Liang's eyes.
At this time, Ma Liang's voice was still the same: "Huh... If you innocent people retreat, there must be a deception, there must be something wrong with the beacon tower... Send our military order, the gate of Jiangling City is closed tightly, no matter whether there is an enemy or a friend outside the city, the door cannot be opened.
…If anyone opens the city gate privately, we will fight without mercy!”
Ma Liang has already seen the guilty conscience of the "friendly troops" under the city through the lights...
He didn't know what was going on, but in order to ensure the overall situation was safe, even if he went too far, he had to choose... to seal Jiangling City tightly.
"This is bad!"
Lu Meng in the woods subconsciously clenched his fists and punched the trees nearby...
They came in a fast boat and did not have any siege equipment. Jiangling City was surrounded by water on three sides...the suspension bridge could not be lowered and the city walls could not be touched...how to attack?
"This this…"
For a moment, his big beads of sweat fell like rain.
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Changsha County, outside the port.
Zhou Yu gently stepped onto a small boat.
The boat stopped on the shore...many officials gathered around the boat.
"Prefect Zhou, His Majesty sent you to Jingnan to be the prefect of Changsha... Now you have to go back to Jiangling. This..."
"Yes... Governor Zhou, Guan Yu still occupies Jiangling now. Going there rashly... would be too dangerous."
"If Governor Zhou insists on going, why not let us send more brave soldiers. Although the navy in Jingnan is not as good as that in Northern Jing, it can at least keep Governor Zhou safe and sound."
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These voices came out one after another...
It seems that in these years, Zhou Yu was in charge of Jingnan and Jingbei, and served as the commander-in-chief of the navy of the Wei Dynasty. Zhou Yu was quite prestigious among the officials in Jingnan.
"Okay, there's no need to put on such a 'mourning mother-in-law' look..." Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hand, "Jiang Ling is about to return to the Wei Dynasty."
Ah...this...
Zhou Yu's words made everyone startled.
"Prefect Zhou, this... this is not right. Now Guan Yu has set up dozens of beacon towers in Jiangling. If there is an attack, he will immediately return to help? How can Prefect Zhou dare to be sure? Jiangling will return?"
"Because..." Now that they had reached this point, Zhou Yu said with emotion, "Because this beacon tower couldn't stop the fall of the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years, then it certainly couldn't stop the final chapter of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years... leaving.
, when I get to Jiangling City, I invite you all to come and have a drink!"
Talking...
Zhou Yu winked at the boatman, who took the small boat and slowly headed towards Jiangling.
There are two old acquaintances in the cabin - Lu Su and Zhuge Jin!
Different from these Jingnan officials, Lu Su's questions were more to the point.
"Gong Jin, will your Majesty's plan of 'crossing the river in white' be able to defeat Jiangling City?"
"What do you mean by Zijing's words?" Zhou Yu asked as he filled up his tea.
"The guard general of Jiangling is Ma Liang, from the Cai family in Jingzhou. Under the Kuai family, there are five families: Pang, Ma, Xiang, and Xi. And 'Ma's Wuchang family has the longest white eyebrows'. If you underestimate this 'Ma Baimei', then
Your Majesty may suffer a big loss!"
Lu Su's words contained a hidden sword.
It seems that the character of Ma Liang is given a very important weight.
Zhuge Jin kept silent and seemed to be listening to Lu Su's words with great interest...
Zhou Yu, on the other hand, was a little absent-minded...
"Gong Jin, Gong Jin..." Zhuge Jin reminded, "Zijing is asking you something!"
"Oh..." Zhou Yu seemed to have come to his senses. He drank all the tea in the tea cup with a smile, "Who said that your Majesty... underestimated this 'Ma Baimei'..."
ah…
Lu Su was startled, "Crossing the river in white clothes, isn't it what His Majesty commissioned you to do? Crossing the river, crossing the river...isn't it the Ma Liang river you're crossing?"
Lu Su asked anxiously...
"Hahahaha..." Zhou Yu laughed, "Zijing, you made another big mistake. You casually speculated on His Majesty's intentions, haha... Who said that the one who defeated Guan Yu must be 'crossing the river in white', wrong... actually
The one who defeated Guan Yu must have been Renwang, from Jingzhou and Jiangling!"
Speaking of this, Zhou Yu slowly stood up... He opened the curtain and slowly walked to one end of the boat. He looked at the green mountains on both sides of the bank and said loudly: "People have the right to choose to live a more peaceful and comfortable life!"
——"And Guan Yunchang's great flood has made thousands of people enemies... Guan Yunchang has lost this battle from the very beginning!"
boom…
Upon hearing this, Lu Su and Zhuge Jin were both startled, as if they suddenly understood something.
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The four gates of Jiangling City suddenly became restless.
For a moment, the bloody setting sun filled the sky, dyeing the battlefield that was about to be filled with blood red.
Winter winter winter…
I don't know who sounded the drum.
Immediately afterwards…
"Kill!"
"Kill..."
"Drive these dogs back!"
Soon, the drums beat like thunder, and countless strong people poured from inside the city to outside the city like a tide, shouting for death, and the screams immediately became intertwined.
"Fight, fight, fight!"
"My son was drowned by you, and I will fight for you!"
"Mother-in-law, your man has been a coward all his life. This time I will avenge you and he will never be a coward again!"
Suddenly, the resentment and anger in Jiangling City surged like a volcano and exploded...directly towards every city gate.
Tread...
The footsteps of several people sounded like "tapping"...
The footsteps of hundreds of people are "Dongdong"...
So, now... tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands... of the people are flocking to the city gate...their footsteps sound like "bang, bang, bang..."
The earth-shaking sound resounded throughout this land that was flooded not long ago.
This night's action...code name - Revenge!
"Kill...kill...ah!"
"Guan, get out of Jingzhou!"
"Kill the dog!"
The people were excited... they shared the same hatred and hatred.
Jiangling was flooded, and countless women, children, and children drowned...
And these strong men who survived, they...were once hesitant, they were at a loss, they didn't know why their good life, their family and beauty...were suddenly washed away by a flood!
The saddest days are over...
Then what comes next...is hatred, hatred that reaches the sky!
Should he die standing up? Or live on his knees?
Do you want to avenge your wife, children, and young children?
Finally... I don't know who spread the news in the city. Just tonight, the Wei army will launch a surprise attack on Jiangling...
A surprise attack?
These strong men have been waiting for these two words for too long, and every day seems like a year!
They organized together in private, and the team grew and grew...until in the end, there were hundreds of thousands of people...and no news leaked out!
This is the power of hatred, this is the power of sharing the same hatred.
And now, there are only a few thousand people stationed in Jiangling led by Ma Liang!