"General Kang, the Shu people are attacking the city again!"
On the top of the city, Kang Shuo's face showed no fear. As before, the Shu people below the city were just pretending to attack.
"Today we also sent people to challenge the generals."
Kang Shuo was a little amused, "That's Mo Li. My brother has already said that the Shu people will use all means to lure our army out of the city for a decisive battle so that Lidu City can be broken. This lame man has used all his tricks."
As he spoke, Kang Shuo glanced over and found that there was a long group of Shu people, actually taking a circuitous route around the city gate. Of course, he still didn't have any military orders.
He is a cautious person. Especially, he received orders from his brother Kang Zhu, which made him even more cautious. He would not fall into the trap easily and just defended Lidu City.
"Instructions are sent to all city gates to continue to guard them tightly, and to send additional patrol troops to guard against surprise attacks by the Shu people on the city gates!"
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Sitting in the carriage, Dongfang Jing turned around, glanced at Li Ducheng behind him, and fell into deep thought for a moment. As he expected, Li Ducheng's guard was too cautious and only knew how to defend without knowing how to adapt.
Assessing the situation and using tactics is his greatest ability.
"From here to Liancheng, even if we speed up the march, it will still take three or four days."
If there is only one problem with this plan, then these unexpected 30,000 troops will be in dire straits. But now, what Dongfang Jing has to do is to seize the time to seize the opportunity to stabilize the army in Dongling.
Before the situation breaks out, give a heavy blow.
"Inform Ye Xiao that we will do whatever it takes to find Lu Xiong's men. After taking Liancheng, we will defend the city gate with me. In addition, we will send people to the South China Sea to find Li Tao and ask him to step up the alliance."
"Follow the military advisor's orders."
Outside the carriage, a chivalrous secret guard took the order, quickly moved his body, and disappeared into the long queue.
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woo woo woo woo.
On the banks of the Kezhou River, the dull horn horn finally sounded.
After a day and night of fighting, the area near the river bank was full of piles of corpses. Due to Kang Zhu's surprise attack, Dongling had an advantage in this group of fighting and regained a lot of morale.
"Well done, Kang Zhu! You are worthy of being my general, Zuo Shiren!"
When Kang Zhu came back, Zuo Shiren looked overjoyed and hugged Kang Zhu regardless of his identity. This scene made Ling Su beside him suddenly fall into deep thought.
"I have met my lord." Kang Zhu raised his hand and glanced at Ling Su next to him, "I have also met the military advisor."
"Kang Zhu, there is no need to be polite. The supporting warship has arrived! This time, I, Zuo Shiren, can return to Dongling. It is a great achievement for both you and Qi De."
"What a pity. If it weren't for the rebellion in Dongling, I really would have stayed and wiped out these enemy troops!" Zuo Shiren sighed.
Kang Zhu and Ling Su both knew that it was Zuo Shiren who was making the remarks, but they did not expose it. The three of them walked together and continued walking towards the river bank.
Thinking back on the original Dongling headquarters' 60,000 troops, plus the Liang King's tens of thousands of troops, now, after the coefficient has been reduced, the total number of troops is less than 40,000.
One can imagine what a blow this war was to Dongling.
Turning his head, Zuo Shiren cast a reluctant glance in the direction of Kezhou. Unfortunately, deep in his heart, he could no longer muster the courage to attack the city.
"Go back to the mausoleum!" Zuo Shiren trembled. Returning to Dongling is equivalent to sinking into the sand. And Kezhou will also fall into the hands of Donglai and Xishu.
"Lord, if you keep Qingshan here, you will still have another chance in the future." Ling Su hurriedly advised.
"nature……"
At this time, the vast naval warships had already arrived near the river bank. They only waited for Dongling's army to gather and then returned to Dongling together.
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"Lord——"
Not far from the river bank, a cry from the guards instantly rang through the camp. Yuan Chong, who had just arrived, burst into tears.
Yuan Song, who knew his destiny, died with a pale face, lying on a golden cloak, his face full of reluctance.
Shen Tuguan, who was covered in blood, hurried back from outside. Seeing this scene, he suddenly abandoned his sword and fell to his knees on the ground crying.
Xu Mu stood aside and remained silent. He even thought that if he killed Zuo Shiren and won a perfect victory, Yuan Song might be overjoyed and live a few more months.
"My condolences to my nephew Yuan Xian. Please also express my condolences to General Shentu."
The atmosphere in the military tent was very desolate. Yuan Chong was not a great talent, but he was still a filial man. He did not feel too happy about inheriting the throne. Instead, he knelt on the ground and cried intermittently for most of the day.
"General Shentu, what are your plans now?" Xu Mu asked in a solemn voice. Although it was not the right time to ask, at the moment, Dongling's army was retreating, and Kezhou still needed to be on guard from all sides to be careful against Zuo Shiren's next attack.
Shen Tuguan rubbed his eyes, thought for a while and said, "King of Shu, as my lord told me, the four major towns near Chen Shuiguan will be handed over to the king of Shu. It is good for you and me to form an alliance forever.
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Yuan Song's layout before his death was very in line with Donglai's interests. The battle damage in Dongling was great, but similarly, the battle damage in the three states of Donglai would not be less.
By dragging Xishu into Kezhou, he indirectly attracted a strong ally. There will definitely be suspicions of "leading the wolf into the house", but now in the whole world, except Xishu, no one will help Donglai.
Not only Yuan Song, but Shen Tuguan also understood this.
"In addition -" Shen Tuguan paused and raised his head, "I, the Donglai people, are not good at water warfare. Before my lord died, he also told me that he decided to hand over the two big towns on the banks of the Kezhou River to the King of Shu.
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Xu Mu smiled.
He estimated that this was not what Yuan Song said, but Shen Tuguan's own intention. After Xishu took over these two big towns, it would start a back-and-forth water war with Dongling.
On the contrary, Donglai only needs to defend on land.
"Then I will be disrespectful." Xu Mu did not refuse. Shen Tuguan's consideration was for the stability of Donglai, and what he considered was to occupy the entire Jiangnan.
After going back and forth, somewhat inexplicably, Western Shu gained half of Kezhou's territory.
"At the dock in the south of Kezhou, all the troops should have been sent out to rescue Zuo Shiren. If the King of Shu had gone earlier, he might have made a lot of warships."
In the dock to the south, all 20,000 men and horses were sent out to rescue Zuo Shiren. Throughout the ages, if the enemy generals guarding the dock found that they were defeated, they would most likely burn the warships that had been stationed there, so as not to injure them.
Requisitioned by the enemy.
"I've learned a lesson." Xu Mu nodded.
After Shen Tuguan left, Xu Mu called Xiaoyao and Xiaoqiaofu.
"You two, each with three thousand troops, rush to the southern dock as quickly as possible to seize the warships."
The two young generals accepted the order.
"By the way, my lord, Ye Xiao's men crossed the river to deliver a letter earlier." Little Dog Fu handed a secret letter into Xu Mu's hands.
Kang Zhu mobilized the navy aggressively, causing patrols on the river to become much more relaxed.
After receiving the letter, Xu Mu opened it and found that it was a secret letter from Dongfang Jing. The number of words was very few, but it explained a lot of content.
The more Xu Mu looked at it, the happier he felt in his heart.
His little strategist did not rush to attack Lidu City, but took advantage of the enemy general's defensive mentality to turn Lidu City into an isolated city.
And if it succeeds, we can also bring back Lu Xiong's troops together.
"My lord, wait and see. If we successfully block the southern gateway to Cangzhou, cut off the official grain road on land, cut off Dongling reinforcements on water, and turn Lidu City into an isolated city, the entire Cangzhou will be at your fingertips."
"I respect Dongfang, and I am willing to use my body to repay the Lord for his kindness."