On the bank of Xiangjiang River, Baichuan City in Jingzhou.
From Jiangling to Xiangyang, there is a flat river. This is the only place that can be defended according to danger.
Liu Biao sat in the hall and raised the tent. A scribe in commoner kowtowed in the hall. Cai Mao, wearing broad and thick armor, stepped out of the line. The blades of the armor made a scratching sound that hurt the eardrums.
Cai Mao pointed at the scribe in the hall and said sternly: "Xu Shu, don't push yourself too far. My lord is nearly sixty years old and has followed you to the Baichuan camp. This is enough to boost morale. You still want him to sink his body of ten thousand gold into the enemy's battle line."
What’s your intention in this dangerous situation?”
"The general is right." All the military generals shouted in agreement, but Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and other civil servants did not say a word.
The commoner scholar glanced sideways at Cai Mao. This person was Xu Shu, a famous scholar from Jingxiang. Xu Shu looked like he was crying. When his sad eyes turned to Cai Mao, his expression became even more angry.
"My lord, General Cai Mao, this battle is a battle related to the life and death of our Jingzhou. Basically all our elite troops have been destroyed in Jingnan. Now most of them are navy troops and recruits. Although they are about the same number as the Sichuan army, their combat power is far inferior to Liu Zhang's Tiger Wolf.
teacher.
We need a victory, a hearty victory to boost the morale of our army and let them know that the invincible Sichuan army is not invincible, but those new soldiers and sailors are not strong-willed in their first land battle.
, we need my lord to sit in front of the formation so that they will not be scared off by the Sichuan army, lord."
Xu Shu kowtowed again, Liu Biao touched his white beard, hesitating in his heart. Not long ago, he rode into Jingzhou and charged and killed many times in front of the battle. But now when he thinks about it, it feels like a dream. It has been many years, and he has no idea.
After taking one step outside Xiangyang Prefecture, his body and bones seemed to have grown together with the soil of Xiangyang Mufu. At this moment, he suddenly had to fight between two formations, or against the brave Sichuan army with a reputation as a butcher. Liu Biao felt a chill in his back just thinking about it.
.
Liu Biao calmed down for a long time, sat upright, and said in a pleading tone: "Well, Mr. Yuan Zhi, since our army is all new recruits and sailors who are not good at land warfare, why not just stick to Baichuan City and fight head-on, which is not normal.
Expose the shortcomings of our army and promote the strengths of the enemy's army?"
"Yes, yes." All the civil servants and military generals whispered, nodding in agreement, and the hall was buzzing continuously.
Xu Shu took a step forward and said anxiously: "My Lord, Baichuan City is small and cannot accommodate so many troops to defend the city. Baichuan is the only defensible place leading to Xiangyang. Our Horn Camp has not been fully completed, so we can only go out of the city to pick up the city."
War, and we need a head-on victory to boost the morale of the people, please make a decision, my lord."
Xu Shu bowed again. This was the third time he bowed. He was angry and unwilling to give in. "I think I, Xu Shu, am also a noble person in Jingxiang. If it wasn't for Teacher Sima's invitation, why would I come to this place full of straw, knowing that
Liu Biao cannot help, he must work hard for it."
Xu Shu hated his own weakness at this time. Pang Degong invited Fengchu Pang Tong, but Pang Tong made excuses to shirk his direct allegiance to Liu Biao. He only said that he had a better way, but now he no longer knows where he is. Zhuge Liang, Wolong in Longzhong, did even more.
Absolutely, Zhuge Ci went to invite him out of the mountain and directly said that he would marry Huang Yueying. After his wedding, the war would have been over long ago. Even if it was not over, the victory and defeat would be clear.
I feel pity for being such a stupid person, so I shouted "Lord", and I am afraid that in this life I will have to be tied to the same boat as Liu Biao, who is in his twilight years and has no ambitions and can only caress the romance.
Liu Biao was still hesitant. When he thought of the two armies facing off against the dense soldiers, he couldn't help but feel his heart beating. He sat in the main seat in panic and could not make a decision.
At this moment, a woman walked in from the side room. She was wearing a long dark green dress and looked mature and dignified. Her face seemed to be covered with a layer of mist. Her fair and smooth face seemed to be frozen, with no expression visible.
.
"Madam, why are you here?" Liu Biao looked at the woman.
Mrs. Cai bowed to Liu, turned around and walked down the steps step by step. The eyes of the ministers followed her steps. Ms. Cai walked up to Xu Shu and said calmly: "Sir, you will ensure the safety of the lord, right?"
Xu Shu glanced at Cai in surprise. The battle was about to begin, but this woman was much calmer than Liu Biao.
"Yes, madam, if there is anything wrong with my lord, Xu Shu is willing to die to apologize." Xu Shu bowed.
"That's good." Cai turned around and said to Liu Biao: "My lord, Mr. Xu is a talented man. Since he promised to protect my lord's safety and win a hearty victory for Jingzhou, he will definitely be able to do it. Compared with Jingzhou's safety, I
I feel that my lord can take a risk, so I boldly say that if anything happens to my lord, I will definitely follow him."
Cai Shifu bowed down, Liu Biao was silent for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, I will go out in person."
…………
"Woooooooo..."
The Jingzhou army was arrayed outside Baichuan City, and the long and melodious sound of horns was faintly heard from the front. The Jingzhou soldiers looked east and saw a black flag with the word "Liu" slowly rising from behind a raised hill. The flag
Below, the Sichuan Army soldiers bravely appeared in rows, moving an endless forest of spears. The reflection of the metal of the spearheads merged into one, and the dazzling white light blocked the sky above the Sichuan Army, and the sunlight was dim.
"Ho, ho, ho."
The Sichuan army roared over the hills. Hundreds of thousands of Sichuan soldiers appeared in front of the Jingzhou soldiers one after another. Each one of them clutched their spears, swords and halberds with expressionless faces. Dozens of generals lined up in formation, and tens of thousands of cavalry split the two wings.
Out of boundless murderous intent.
The soldiers in Jingzhou were frightened by this and felt a little restless.
"What an awe-inspiring murderous spirit." Xu Shu rode on his horse and looked at the Sichuan army arrayed a mile away. A few years ago, he himself had been to Sichuan and saw Yizhou soldiers. How could they be as prosperous as they are today? I didn't expect Yizhou to be so prosperous.
In less than a year, the state butcher had already transformed this army into a completely different look from the Jingzhou soldiers behind him.
"Order the generals in each department to restrain the troops and kill those who disturb the morale of the army." Xu Shu gave the order loudly.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Suddenly, a dense sound of arrows flying from the strings came from far away from the Sichuan army formation. Judging from the sound, there were tens of thousands of feather arrows flying into the sky. The sound was endless, and the sky formed a curtain of arrows, covering the sky and the sun.
The troops of Jingzhou were frightened by the heavy rain and retreated one after another, ignoring the general's orders.
"Don't panic, don't panic, if I can't shoot you, don't panic."
Xu Shu shouted loudly, if the lord and the military advisor were not in front of the formation, the Jingzhou soldiers would have broken up and fled. It was not until all the feather arrows were inserted into a straight line 200 meters away from the Jingzhou soldiers that the Jingzhou soldiers reluctantly calmed down. However, looking from a distance,
Those trembling arrow feathers made my heart even more horrified.
"Military advisor, what is Liu Zhang doing?" Liu Biao asked Xu Shu nervously, clamping the horse's belly tightly. He had not been riding for many years and was very unfamiliar. He almost fell off his horse when he saw the black rain of arrows just now.
"This is a demonstration against us."
Xu Shu finished speaking calmly and looked at the Sichuan army's formation from a distance. Zhang Ren was worthy of being Jia Long's disciple. He had well-organized training and leadership. The formation was tight and the morale of the Sichuan army was high after the arrow rain.
"It seems that waiting for work in leisure is no longer an option."
Xu Shu had to admire the decisiveness of the Sichuan army. Although tens of thousands of arrows were wasted in that rain of arrows, it changed the morale of both armies in an instant. The Sichuan army was tired from afar, but its morale was high. The Jingzhou soldiers were waiting for work, but were frightened.
Judging from the rain of arrows, the Sichuan army had at least tens of thousands of skilled archers.
Xu Shu frowned, it seemed that this battle was not as easy as he thought.