Jianchang Camp, 40,000 Jiangdong soldiers and horses are stationed here. Jiangdong soldiers and horses have been mobilized frequently in the past few days. Zhou Yu mobilized soldiers and horses from surrounding counties to not only replenish the soldiers lost in the battle with the Jingzhou army in the past few days, but also
Ten thousand more horses and horses were added.
Food and fodder baggage were also continuously delivered, enough to feed the 40,000 troops for a month, and all kinds of siege equipment were also fully prepared.
At this time, in addition to Han Dang and Tai Shici, there were more than ten young generals in the Chinese army's tent. Just now Zhou Yu ordered people to convene everyone to discuss matters.
Zhou Yu, who was sitting at the table, had flashing eyes and a hesitant look on his face, as if he was deciding something important. Just yesterday, Zhou Yu received an urgent letter from Zhang Zhao, detailing what happened in Jiangdong in the past few days.
I said it again. After reading the letter, Zhou Yu had mixed feelings in his heart. He never thought that Liu Qi would rob the Qiao sisters and sneak across the river. At the same time, he had a new understanding of Liu Qi.
This person is not as cowardly and incompetent as the legend says. Instead, he is witty, courageous, and resourceful. Having this person in charge of the situation in Jingzhou is not a good thing for Jiangdong. Zhou Yu did not object to Sun Ce mobilizing an army to attack Jingzhou, and Sun Ce
He had somewhat guessed the intention, but Zhou Yu was more inclined to annex Jingzhou before Liu Qi took over as the pastor of Jingzhou. If Liu Qi succeeded to the throne, it would be even more difficult to annex Jingzhou.
Therefore, he must drive the Jingzhou army back to Jingzhou as soon as possible. If possible, he can attack Jingzhou from here, but it seems unlikely at this time. He has already understood Xu Shu's methods in the past few days and wants to take You County from his hands.
Impossible, and the most important thing at the moment is to recapture Ai County and Xiushui County. Close the gate from Jingzhou to Jiangdong so that he can go to Chaisang with peace of mind to help Sun Ce capture Jingzhou.
In addition, he also fully agreed with the transfer of Zhang Hong from Xudu back to Jiangdong as mentioned in the letter. The purpose of Zhang Hong staying in Xudu was to seek an official position for Sun Ce. Later, he acted as Jiangdong's envoy in Xudu and secretly snooped for information.
, but the current situation in Jiangdong is not optimistic. With Zhang Hong here, we can be more sure.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yu no longer hesitated and raised his head to look at Taishi Ci and said: "General Taishi, how are you preparing?"
Since yesterday, Zhou Yu had ordered Taishi Ci to prepare siege equipment. Naturally, Taishi Ci did not dare to neglect and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Grand Governor, the siege equipment is almost ready, as are hundreds of ladders, three catapults and ten wells.
Ready."
Zhou Yu nodded and turned to look at Han Dang and said, "Is the army fully supplied with food and preparations?"
Han Dang stepped forward and said: "Grand Governor, the army has sufficient food and fodder. Each person carries five days of food and fodder. The others are still in Jianchang City."
After hearing Han Dang's words, Zhou Yu stood up and looked at everyone and said, "This army only carries five days' worth of food and grass. If we can't attack the two counties within five days, we will retreat. You can take care of yourself." After speaking, he said, "Leave three thousand people."
The soldiers and horses are stationed in Jianchang County. No one is allowed to open the door without my order. The army moves forward. General Taishi and General Han guard the army one after another. They ignore the harassment of the Jingzhou army and just move forward. If the Jingzhou army comes to attack, they can fight back. But if
The Jingzhou army is retreating and no pursuit is allowed."
"No." Then everyone went down to prepare.
Not long after, the sound of the trumpet rang through the camp. A Jiangdong soldier quickly put down what he was doing and ran towards the school ground. In just half an hour, the 40,000-strong army was ready. Zhou Yu gave the order to set off for Xiushui County.
The colorful flags were buzzing, and the sound of heavy footsteps quietly disappeared along with the sound of the collision of armor.
As soon as the Jiangdong army moved, scouts passed the news to Xiushui County. Xu Shu in the Xiushui County government immediately summoned everyone for discussion. Xu Shu was also a little surprised that Zhou Yu came to attack the city today. In his estimation, Zhou Yu was the first to come.
They will come to attack the city tomorrow, but Xu Shu can no longer think too much at this time. Xu Shu looked at the people who had prepared and said: "This time when Jiangdong's army comes to attack the city, they will not think about the small fights they did a few days ago.
, I’m afraid we’ll have to attack the city by force this time.”
After Xu Shu finished speaking, the people below were also a little surprised. Although they were not good at warfare, they knew that a forced attack on the city would definitely result in many more casualties than the previous few days.
Xu Shu added: "If what is expected is true, Jiangdong's army will definitely use the wells and catapults to bring hope to Xiushui County in one fell swoop."
This time, the faces of everyone below were a little solemn, especially Liu Pan and Ma Liang. When Taishi Ci attacked You County last time, he brought three wells, which made it difficult for them to greet them. This, coupled with the fear of catapults,
It will be more difficult.
Seeing a few people with solemn faces, Xu Shu smiled slightly. He just wanted to cheer them up. Xu Shu looked at everyone and said: "This time Zhou Yu wants to have a tough battle and we have to accept it, so we can only do our best to defend Xiushui County."
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In the face of Zhou Yu's forced siege, if we divide our troops to attack the counties, although we can succeed, the number of troops in Xiushui County will also be reduced. It is likely that we will not be able to defend it under Zhou Yu's repeated attacks. Once Xiushui County
If it falls, the soldiers and horses sent out will be trapped and die in Jiangdong. Xu Shu has already made the worst plan. If that doesn't work, he can only withdraw from Xiushui County first and retreat to Ai County. There are only so many soldiers and horses in Changsha and they can't compare.
Jiangdong, these soldiers and horses belong to Liu Qi's family, and Xu Shu did not dare to fight against Jiangdong.
Xu Shu sighed and looked at everyone and said: "Go down and prepare. From today on, the army in the city will be fully clothed and saddled, and they must ensure that they can go into battle at any time."
"Nuo." Several people went to prepare, and soon the order was issued. All the soldiers and horses in the city were quickly mobilized to the gate and camped close to the city gate. The preparations were also complete on the city wall, and military crossbows were scattered scatteredly.
There are bows and arrows scattered in the middle of the city wall, but five giant military crossbows are concentrated on the city gate. In order to guard against Jiangdong's catapults in the past few days, Xu Shu had already ordered people to make changes to the city wall. Not only did the city wall become thicker, but also higher.
Many were built and poured with molten iron. Small houses were built behind the city wall. These houses could accommodate two to three people at most, but were extremely strong. Almost all of the houses were solid and only a small part remained.
There is a space for people to hide.
There are more than 200 small houses like this on the entire city wall, almost one every three meters. Moreover, the high city wall completely blocks these houses. From outside the city, these houses cannot be seen at all, even with catapults.
It's also hard to hit.
By the time the soldiers in the city climbed up the city wall and prepared tung oil, boulders and rolling logs, Jiangdong's army had already approached Xiushui County. At this time, Xu Shu and others had already climbed up the city wall and were waiting on the city. Teams of scouts returned and sent back the news about Jiangdong's army.
, half an hour later, Jiangdong's army finally arrived at the foot of Xiushui County.
Flags were flying, long swords were piercing the air, 40,000 Jiangdong soldiers and horses were neatly deployed outside Xiushui County, and phalanxes appeared one after another under the city. Each phalanx had a thousand people and a total of 40 phalanxes, with great momentum.
The overwhelming murderous intent is overwhelming.
Zhou Yu, who is dressed in white armor, stands out among the army. Taishi Ci and Han Dang are closely following him on the left and right, followed by more than ten young generals and dozens of messengers. Behind the army, nearly ten
The well tower stands high, and next to the well tower are three long catapults lying quietly on the ground, surrounded by no less than five thousand soldiers and horses guarding them, as if to guard against Xu Shu's sneak attack.