Liu Biao captured Sun Jian with lightning speed and took back Changsha County. It was famous in Jingzhou. The four counties in Jingnan used to advance and retreat together with Sun Jian. Now, fearing that they would fall behind and be criticized by Liu Biao, the four counties surrendered.
As a result, Liu Biao had no chance to take action and had already pacified the western part of Jingnan County.
His heart was filled with pride, and he immediately ignored the influence of the Young Emperor in Jiangxia and the prestige that Zhu Kui had gained in the past ten years. He worked hard without hesitation to become the true master of Jingzhou, and then like Guangwu, he would rule the world.
It's a pity that this momentum and killing power were shattered by Wang Cheng's three-pointed and two-edged swords. Thousands of soldiers and horses were lost. Fortunately, the foundation of one hundred thousand soldiers and horses was not lost, so it was not considered a failure. However, the subsequent battles required Lingtu.
He plans.
After Liu Biao's army retreated ten miles, he once again set up defenses and established a stronghold. However, he lost six generals and arranged for compensation and remediation. The remaining civil servants and generals gathered in his tent to discuss countermeasures.
"My lord, the war in Luoyang has ended. All the princes have returned to their respective territories in advance. Cao Cao was the only one to pursue him. Tong De Lai disappeared. After being called Hulao, Zhu Kui disappeared from the eyes of the princes. I don't know.
Where are people?”
Kuai Liang was a counselor who accompanied the army. He drew a line on the map and said: "However, it is precisely because of this that Zhu Kui must have other plans when he declares a crusade against Dong Zhuo. The whereabouts of his troops and horses are uncertain, which just represents his
If he is still in Luoyang, he will be one step behind the other princes. Otherwise, it will be completely meaningless for him to convene this meeting to discuss the board of directors. Is it possible to go to Luoyang in vain and get nothing, and then come back? It must be possible.
There are enough benefits to make people do it.”
"My lord, Mr. Kuai Liang's analysis is very reasonable, but in the meantime, the war will only drag on for too long, at least more than two months. Otherwise, with the end of the alliance against Dong, Zhu Kui's plot is over and he will definitely come back.
At that time, our army will face the difficulties of internal and external attacks." Deng Xi added in Nazhizhong.
"I understand this, but Wang Cheng'er yesterday was really too powerful. Among the seven generals including Huo Jun, Zhang Xian and his son, only General Wenpin survived, and the rest died under his sword. He entered to break Jiangxia and called me
Where can I find a general who can rival him?" Liu Biao made a grimace and had no idea. He was told to return to Xiangyang, but he was unwilling to do so.
On the side, Huang Zu, Cai Hao, Wenpin and others from the general department were also thinking hard and frowning, thinking of ways to deal with Wang Cheng, and calculating how many generals would be needed to attack Wang Cheng in order to kill him.
"My lord, why do you have such ambitions for Wang Cheng? One person's bravery can defeat a thousand or ten thousand people? When the time comes that our hands and legs are weak, our army will be several times larger than the opponent's. We will directly attack Wang Cheng. Let's see how Wang Cheng does.
Resistance!" The speaker was Kuai Liang's elder brother, Kuai Yue. The two brothers were the leaders of the Kuai family in Jingzhou. It was Liu Biao who was the master of the two brothers, and it was Liu Biao's power today.
Liu Biao's eyes lit up, and he suddenly realized that it made sense. Instead of fighting for the generals, he directly used the number of soldiers to suppress them. Under the general situation, no matter how high your martial arts skills are, it will be useless.
However, Liu Biao once served as the commander of the fifth school of the Northern Army, and he was also a man who knew how to fight. He understood that in today's battle, the opponent had killed six generals and defeated the army's front. Even if he sent his army to attack the city, it would be more difficult.
Among them, it is even more important to have generals who dare to lead troops to command calmly, and to arouse the confidence of generals. Only in this way can the combat power of the soldiers under their command be stimulated and Jiangxia be conquered.
Thinking of this, Liu Biao turned his head, smiled, and asked lightly: "Everyone has heard what Mr. Kuai Yue said. Generals, who is willing to attack Jiangxia for the front?"
There was a sudden silence in the big tent. Cai Hao, the leader of the generals, declared that this was a hot potato and that it was a hot potato. Huang Zu was also a strategic general and had meritorious service in killing Sun Jian. He was not an impulsive person.
The rest of the generals were more or less concerned, and no one spoke at this moment...
But there are still people who have to take the lead. Liu Biao saw the thoughts of his subordinates at a glance. After thinking about it, it seemed that he would have to give them some benefits.
"I have a message for all the generals. Whoever breaks the city walls of Jiangxia and seizes the place of the governor's office, I will appoint him as the governor of Jiangxia."
The prefect of a county is worth two thousand stones. In the Eastern Han Dynasty, it was an official position second only to the Three Dukes. In terms of power, he was the local emperor, but it was much better than the Three Dukes. He faced the emperor every day and actually had no freedom at all.
Sure enough, people die for money and birds die for food. Fame and wealth come first. Everyone should be brave and not dare to fall behind. Everyone jumped up as if they had been given blood.
"Wang Cheng is a fool." Su Fei jumped up, patted his chest and said, "My lord, I am willing to lead my troops as a precondition, take the lead, and offer his head in front of the lord."
Military general Pang Ji also jumped up and looked at Su Fei dissatisfied: "If you want to talk about which soldier is the bravest and strongest, among all the generals, I am the only one. How can your Su Fei army compare with me?"
Then, generals Wang Wei, Chen Sheng, Zhang Hu and others jumped out to be the first to ask for orders.
Liu Biao stroked his beard, smiled and said nothing. The courage of the generals was finally mobilized. For a moment, he didn't know what to choose, so he had to say: "Don't argue, I have my own sense of proportion. Why are you so anxious?"
At the end of the argument, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng rushed to Liu Biao and begged for the sake of the governor: "My lord, both of my brothers joined the lord together. They were under the lord's command, but they were not subordinate to the lord."
Feeling deeply ashamed for half an inch of merit? Although Wang Cheng is cruel, my lord is so kind to me, and my two brothers will repay each other with death."
Liu Biao laughed and patted Zhang Hu on the shoulder: "Since you are so belligerent, I will let you be the siege vanguard this time. However, I would like to remind you that this battle is extremely important. Don't be careless. If you don't take Jiangxia, you will lose money."
The soldiers are small, but the morale of our army has been greatly reduced. At that time, you will have to take full responsibility."
Zhang Hu happily nodded repeatedly: "Thank you, Lord." After saying that, he winked at Chen Sheng proudly, and the two of them smiled knowingly and laughed.
"I hope you will encourage me and let us drink together at the Jiangxia city one day early!" After the discussion, Liu Biao stood up, raised the wine bottle beside him, and said to the civil and military men under his command.
"Dry!"
"Dry!"
"I will definitely capture Jiangxia for my lord!"
The next day, Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng each led their own troops of 4,000 troops to go out. Liu Biao sent Su Fei to lead more than 5,000 troops. Huang Zu led 10,000 main troops in reserve and 20,000 soldiers to respond back and forth. Finally, he could not hold back anymore.
The city is about to be attacked by force.
The Jingxiang army returned as expected. Therefore, Wang Cheng did not go down to the tower all night. Now the four gates were even more alert. At the same time, Zhou Tai also brought people to support him. Soon there were soldiers
When Liu Biao came to report, Liu Biao's men rushed to the city, and Wang Cheng woke up immediately from his nap.
After jumping up and down, Zhou Tai, Guan Hai, Sun Xia and other generals arrived. After a while, Chen Gong, Hua Xin, Zhang Hong, Jiang Wan and others also gathered over anxiously.
"Liu Biao is determined to be a traitor and is finally going to officially attack the city. I hope we can all work together to protect Jiangxia," Wang Cheng said.
Yesterday's battle allowed Wang Cheng to establish a strong prestige in front of the soldiers and gained the general's confidence.
"I'm guarding the main west gate. Brother Zhou Tai, you go to the south gate. General Guan Hai, you go to the north. General Sun Xia, you go to the south gate. Gentlemen, please help patrol the city's security and calm the people's mood. In the middle
I'll leave it to you to adjust the situation. Can you arrange it like this?" Wang Cheng quickly thought of the arrangements for defending against the enemy and spoke out his plans.
"appropriate!"
"appropriate!"
"appropriate!"
Zhou Tai, Chen Gong, Zhang Hong and others all nodded in approval, and then they stopped chatting and dispersed to make arrangements.
Wang Cheng stood on the city wall, covering the dazzling morning sun with his hands, looking westward for a moment, and raised a smile on his lips: "The mob is vulnerable, so let the Shennu Camp prepare!"
The Shennu Battalion is the crossbow unit formed by Zhu Kui, which has replaced the Archer Battalion.
"Hey! Ha!"
"Hey! Ha!"
Downstairs, after Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu organized the siege army, the army walked slowly, concentrating their energy, gathering momentum, and going all out.
"Three miles!"
"Two miles!"
"General, it's one mile away." The guide informed Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu.
"One mile?" Chen Sheng and Zhang Hu smiled at each other, "That's enough, the whole army charges and kills."
"Kill! Charge!"
As soon as the flag was displayed, Jingxiang soldiers were like locusts and ants, spreading their legs and shaking. The momentum of the stable military formation suddenly changed, exploded, and began to wash away towards the city head like a strong wind and waves.