In Xiangyang, Huang Zhong and Zhang He joined forces. A mighty 15,000-strong army set up a battle formation outside Xiangyang City. Huang Zhong and Zhang He each occupied a corner, sandwiching Xiangyang City in a vague pincer shape, as if they were trying to capture the city.
It was as if a mighty city had been uprooted.
Further back, the Chunan army is coming across the river one after another. Looking north from the top of Xiangyang City, you can see all the Chunan army barracks. That continuous, seemingly endless number is called the city guard.
The soldier's scalp was numb.
There are also small camps on the mountain peaks in the distance, but Chu Nan was worried about someone setting fire to them, so he set up small camps outside the big camp to guard the military camp.
In the direction of Linjiang, in order to avoid harassment by the Jingzhou navy, there are barriers everywhere. The entire camp seems chaotic, but when viewed from above, it is orderly and the barriers are tight. It is obvious that a lot of effort has been put into it, otherwise Chu Nan would not
Gathering all 130,000 troops here would not give people such a strong visual impact.
In other words, the layout of the military camp itself was also a form of psychological pressure on the defenders.
However, the defenders had no intention of paying attention to this at this moment. Huang Zhong had already sent his troops to attack the city. The greenness of Xiangyang City's defense was unmatched by Xinye. There were nearly 200,000 soldiers and civilians in the two cities of Xiangyang and Liu Bei. Liu Bei was known for his benevolence and righteousness.
, can quickly gather the people's hearts, and without the people's hearts going wrong, it is almost impossible to destroy its green energy to protect the city from the root.
Although Huang Zhong's arrow array is fierce, the consumption of the green energy of the city here is far less than the speed of the concentration of Confucian scholars in the city. If this is the only method, as long as Xiangyang's food and grass are endless, it can even continue to be consumed like this.
Go down.
But Huang Zhong naturally didn't know that he had such means.
A steady stream of siege equipment was transported up from the rear. The catapults shrouded by the power of the military formation fired out stone bombs like meteorites that continuously bombarded the green air protecting the city at the top of the city. Research and development by the Ministry of Industry
Huang Zhong's new crossbows were not pushed to the front of the army, but were set up in the camp. They could land at the head of Xiangyang City several miles or even ten miles away. Huang Zhong set up two hundred crossbows in the military camp, which were as thick as a child's arm.
The giant arrows shot down towards the top of the city as if they were free of charge.
Although they were all isolated by the green energy that protected the city, the doomsday-like scene still made the defenders at the top of the city tremble with fear.
Naturally, Xiangyang won't just be beaten, but whether it's a trebuchet or a bed crossbow, not only the range is not as far as the other side, but the number is also inferior.
Outside Xiangyang City, Huang Zhong commanded more than thirty ladders and rams to launch a probing attack on Xiangyang City. Even without the help of military formations, as long as they reached the city wall, with the strength of their own soldiers, they could kill at the top of the city.
Come out to a clearing.
Guan Yu has seen the strength of Chu Nan's army. The generals in the army are not necessarily the opponents of his small soldiers. How can they dare to let the opponent get close? As soon as the ladder comes close, they will throw kerosene, stones, and rolling logs down, and the battle will not begin.
At that moment, three ladders were burned down. The soldiers wanted to penetrate the green air of the city protection and attack the city without relying on the power of military formations. Guan Yu personally led the team and killed more than 30 soldiers who had arrived first, and the situation was completely controlled.
Hold on tight.
With the green energy protecting the city, Huang Zhong did not want his soldiers to die in vain. After some testing, he stopped sending troops and instead used siege equipment to attack the opponent's green energy protecting the city. At the same time, he ordered his men to detour behind the enemy's rear and cut off their retreat.
Occasionally, after seeing that the opponent's defenses were slack, they suddenly sent out elites to attack, with the intention of making a surprise attack. However, Guan Yu defended too firmly, and Guan Ping each led an elite force. As soon as they found an enemy raiding, they immediately attacked and pinned the attackers under the city wall.
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To the west of Xiangyang City, on the top of the mountain, Chu Nan, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Jushou were overlooking the battle situation below. With the eyesight of today, they could clearly see the battlefield situation even though they were twenty miles apart.
"Guan Yu is a talented general, and he has guarded the city of Xiangyang watertight." Guo Jia groped for the few tiger whiskers on his chin, and sighed: "If the strength of the two sides was not so different, it would be difficult to defeat Xiangyang."
Even now, it's not easy. The Qing Qi that protects the city is really annoying. Confucianism can't develop some reliable methods. What's the point of relying on the power of all living beings?
"This man's ability to command troops is indeed rare." Chu Nan nodded. Guan Yu's commanding ability is worthy of recognition. On Chu Nan's side, Huang Zhong is the only one who can compete with Guan Yu in using troops.
Yu Jin, Zhang Liao and other Shu people were comparable to him. If the power disparity between the two sides was not too great, Chu Nan would not dare to set up his main camp on the south bank.
"Prime Minister, looking at the defense of Xiangyang City, it may be difficult to win quickly. I think this is a long-term plan." Jushou said in a deep voice.
The so-called long-term plan on the battlefield means preparation for a protracted war. If there is no water or food, the food and grass in the city will be limited after all. Hundreds of thousands of people will eat horses and chew them. The food in the city will definitely be exhausted. Once the food is exhausted,
When the people's morale begins to plummet, that's the best time to attack the city.
But this process will be very long.
"If we want to cut off water and food, we need to cut off Fancheng as well!" Jia Xu said with a smile.
Seeing Chu Nan's view, Jia Xu pointed in the direction of the Han River and said: "Look, Prime Minister, there is only a water between Xiangyang and Fan. Our army has no navy here. Even if Xiangyang is besieged, the enemy's waterway is
It is difficult to cut off. As long as the waterway is not cut off, the enemy can completely transport grain and grass to the Second City of Xiangfan through the waterway. In addition, even if the enemy has no reinforcements, the two cities of Xiangfan can still communicate with each other through waterways. In other words, whether our army attacks Xiangyang or
Fancheng is actually fighting against both cities at the same time."
"Navy..." Chu Nan nodded in approval, but he did not have a navy. Although the Bohai Sea Navy has been training for two years, the navy general is now Lu Qian, and the navy battle formations have been trained
It's possible, but it's hard to say how powerful it will be. And even if it can be done, all the way from the Bohai Sea to here, you have to pass through the waters of Jiangdong. Before you can fight over, you have to fight Jiangdong first.
On land, Chu Nan was confident of crushing Jiangdong, but on the water, it was really difficult.
"In this case, we will attack from both directions. We ordered Xu Huang, the forbidden leader, and Li Tong to attack Fancheng, at least to prevent the two counties from being connected. As for the waterway... I will figure out a solution for this matter!" Chu Nan thought for a while and said.
The battle on land is easy to say, but as for the battle in the water, I can't say. It depends on the little white dragon to be responsible for cutting off the enemy's food routes. In this southern expedition, water battles are unavoidable, so when Chu Nan set off, he kept the little white dragon in the water.
When I was crossing the river, I had already released the little white dragon into the Han River. But now the rivers, lakes and seas were filled with monsters, and it was difficult for the little white dragon to subdue all the monsters in a short time.
This is another time when Chu Nan has strengthened Xiao Bai Jiao to its current limit. If he advances further, he will have to bear certain risks.
Since there is no navy, water animals should be used to replace the navy to block the opponent's water transport channels.
Everyone knew that Chu Nan was accompanied by strange beasts. Among them, the little white dragon had appeared in several battles and was not a stranger. After hearing this, they stopped talking and began to discuss how to blockade the two cities.
Interaction between the two cities was cut off.
On the other side, on the Xiangyang City, Guan Yu once again led his troops to fight back a wave of enemy soldiers who were trying to seize the city wall. He watched the green air of the city protector continue to sway under the bombardment of the enemy troops. Although the soldiers did not fight much, in this environment
Next, the spirit is always in a state of tension, and the physical exertion is far beyond normal.
The most important thing is military spirit and morale.
"I didn't expect this battle to be so embarrassing!" Seeing Huang Zhong leading his army to temporarily retreat, Guan Yu sighed. He had fought against Chu Nan countless times in his dreams, and he had also thought about what it would be like to fight against Chu Nan again one day.
In the scene, in addition to practicing the art of war and martial arts every day, I also studied Chu Nan's tactics and weaknesses. I knew Chu Nan quite well, but I never thought that it would be so disadvantageous.
In the first battle, they were almost unable to fight back. In the second battle, Xiangyang City could only barely hold on, and a counterattack was even more hopeless. Under such circumstances, there was no hope of coming back alive after leaving the city.
"Don't worry, Yun Chang. In today's battle, we have found out the strength of the enemy's army. Although their offensive is fierce, it cannot break the green energy of our army's city protection. No matter how strong it is, it is useless." Shi Tao came to Guan Yu and saw his serious expression.
, opened his mouth and said in relief.
Guan Yu nodded, these words were just words of comfort. Today, everyone has gathered the green energy to protect the city. It is indeed rare to be able to consume as much as the enemy. But people have to rest, so these Confucian scholars can only take turns to gather the green energy to protect the city.
The more important point is the people's support. Today, in the first battle, the people can support them with one heart and one mind. However, as time goes by, especially if it is delayed until the spring plowing, the people will not be able to farm. By then, let alone the unity of the people, there will be no resentment among the people.
This was all the greatest feedback to Guan Yu.
Today, we can gather so much green energy to protect the city, but after today, it may be difficult to reach this level, and the effect will decrease as time goes by. Once Chu Nan does not withdraw its troops before spring plowing, the people's hearts and minds may fall.
It's even more powerful. It's just a luck to be able to gather half of the green energy to protect the city now.
"How's it going, brother?" Guan Yu asked.
"We should have arrived at Jiangling by now. Once the rear is secure, we will collect food and grass as soon as possible and send the baggage here. General, don't worry." Shi Tao said with a smile.
"I'm not worried about food and grass, but if this continues, it will only be a matter of time before Xiangyang City is destroyed. By then, if our army is still like this, how can we fight against the enemy?" Guan Yu sighed.
At present, they can defend Xiangyang City by relying on the green energy to protect the city. But without this green energy to protect the city, with the current combat effectiveness of the Xiangyang defenders, after losing the city, facing an army like Huang Zhong, it will probably be a round.
I can't even hold it down.
When Xiangyang is defeated, the door to Jingzhou will be completely opened, and Jiangling may not be able to hold on.
"Our army has joined forces with Jiangdong. Jiangdong's soldiers and horses should arrive soon to help. General, there is no need to worry!" Shi Tao forced a smile and said, in fact, if Jiangdong comes, can he really defeat Chu Nan?
Before playing against Huang Zhong, Shi Tao had some confidence. After all, this was their home court. But after the battle in Xinye, this confidence... collapsed...