Outside the city, on the river.

The warships were battalioned, blockading the river, and one by one the warships were standing tall, and the fighting ships alone were equipped with at least more than 100, and there were as many as two or three hundred warships of all sizes.

Moreover, these fighting ships are not those simplified versions of the fighting ships made in Hanzhong, but the extremely expensive warships in Jingzhou, fully armed, equipped with at least one trebuchet, ten large ballistae, and long-distance iron bow crossbows and armor-piercing arrows at each battlement.

These warships, above the river, are like giant beasts with sharp teeth.

At the center of these warships is a giant.

This is the building ship.

A weapon of water warfare, the king of the rivers.

Although this building ship is only a three-story building ship, it is not as good as the most elite five-story building ship, but it is also terrifying enough, the big ship is three stories high, and each floor is equipped with a protective wall to defend against bows and arrows fired by the enemy, and there are arrow holes in the wall to fire bows and crossbows.

To defend against enemy fire, the ship was also covered with leather to insulate the heat.

In front of the deck, on the stern of the ship, there are two trebuchets each, and the most powerful crossbow beds are placed on the left and right battlements, like hedgehogs, which makes people feel chilly at a glance.

At the top of the ship, a battle flag is flying.

Deng!

This is the battle flag of Deng Long, the general of Jingzhou.

On the deck, a strong man in armor stood, like the body of a tiger bear, exuding a strong aura, and a pair of tiger eyes like copper bells, staring ahead.

This is Deng Long.

The name Deng Long may not have left much imprint in history, and the biggest record is the prestige of Gan Ning.

History records that Deng Longnai was a general of Huang Zu.

In fact, Deng Long was indeed recommended by Huang Zu, but he was loyal to Liu Biao, and he was a fierce general that Liu Biao was quite important.

After the Jiangdong army retreated, he led his troops to Xiangyang, and in June he led his army to Fancheng to defend Nanyang.

In today's Jingzhou, Deng Long is also a general, the top ten generals, under Liu Biao, can hold him down, only Wenpin, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, and Huang Zu are just a few people.

"Give them another day?" Hearing the deputy general's words back to Fu Xun, Deng Long squinted slightly: "I can afford to wait for a day, but this Chen Ya won't play a certain family!" ”

"He shouldn't dare!"

The deputy general is Deng Hu, who is a young scribe, as a son of the same clan, the deep Deng Long is heavy, and he is a scribe and military advisor around Deng Long, he thought about it and said: "With the strength of the mountain capital now, as long as Chen Ya is not stupid, he knows how to choose!" ”

"I hope he can choose the right one!"

Deng Long sneered.

He is good at water warfare, familiar with ship combat, has a chance of winning above the river, siege is his weakness after all, he will not attack Shandu unless absolutely necessary, although he is determined to win Shandu, but he does not want to spend his own troops.

"Brother can put some pressure on him!"

The corners of Deng Hu's mouth raised slightly, raised a smile, and said, "It's better to go ten miles!" ”

"It's good!"

Deng Long's eyes lit up, and he said: "Pass the order, go ten miles, and camp in the moat!" ”

"No!"

The lieutenants of the various ministries surrendered their orders and left.

"If he wants a day, I'll give him a day, tomorrow at sunset, he shouldn't give me an answer, then don't blame me for being ruthless, even if I don't want to, but since the lord has issued a military order, at any cost, I will take down the mountain capital and go straight to Zhuyang!"

Deng Long looked ahead, and his eyes burst with fierceness.

……………………

Jing Wusi's eyeliner stared at Shandu County, and Chen Ya naturally couldn't hide the news of his surrender to Jingzhou with a day's consideration, and Huang Yi, the flag commander of Nanyang Town, personally went to give Mu Jing his life.

"Lord, the envoy of Jingzhou gave Chen Ya an ultimatum, one day to think about it, if he does not surrender, he will attack, Chen Ya has already gathered more than 20 families in the city, large and small, to discuss this matter, it is estimated that he will not be able to bear it!"

The night was lonely, the sails of the warship were blown by the night wind, Mu Jing stood on the deck, quietly staring ahead, listening to Huang Yi's report.

"Can't bear it?"

Mu Jing felt a little surprised when he heard what Huang Yi said, and suddenly asked: "Bingxing, what do you mean, before this, Chen Ya actually did not surrender, and he was still resisting Jingzhou's lobbying?" ”

"Indeed!"

Huang Yi nodded and said: "The news I inquired about, Jingzhou's envoys have been in the county government for three or four days, and they have been lobbying for a few days, but it is undeniable that this person is ready to return to Jingzhou, as far as I know, he should hope to get the support of the big families in the city before surrendering!" ”

"Wen Yuan, what do you think of this person?" Mu Jing pondered for a while and asked.

"What is the reputation of this person as an official in Shandu?" Hearing this, Zhang Liao pondered for a moment, stared at Huang Yi with his eyes, and asked.

"The people love this man!" Huang Yi said truthfully.

"Then there is nothing wrong with him returning to Jingzhou!"

Zhang Liao's face was expressionless, and he elaborated from the position of a guest officer: "In the Nanyang Civil War, Shandu became a bargaining chip, and was seized by the Yuan army, but the Yuan army will not let go, plus Jingzhou peeps, the three parties compete, if the people in power waver, they will suffer from the chaos of the war, and we can't give them confidence, they don't choose to surrender to Jingzhou at this time, is it possible to hold the determination to defend the mountain capital to serve us?" “

He paused, and added: "If this person is the parent official of a person in charge, he should think about the people of Shandu, and whoever can bring peace to Shandu will naturally be biased towards whoever he wants!" ”

"That's right!"

When Mu Jing heard this, his mind suddenly brightened, he had thought too much before, and he may have a preconceived impression of Chen Ya, but anyone standing in Chen Ya's position, I am afraid there is no more choice.

"In this way, whether it is for Shandu or for Chen Ya, a person who can be used for us, we can't give him the opportunity to choose this time!" Mu Jing squinted: "So, we must enter the city one step ahead of the Jingzhou army!" ”

If the mountain capital becomes a battlefield.

This battlefield must give them a geographical advantage, and the direction between attack and defense must be clearly distinguished.

"Order, all the warships are moving, set off immediately, speed up!"

This place is still fifty miles away from the mountain capital, and they originally planned to rest overnight on the march, but now, I'm afraid they can't wait, as soon as Mu Jing's voice fell, Zhang Liao understood in his heart, and immediately issued a military order to the heralds around him.

Dozens of miles In this era, the march sometimes took a day, a little slower and two days, but they went down the river, and there were enough warships, but the speed was much higher, but in half a day, they had entered the river section of Shandu.

It was already morning.

There is still half a day before sunset.

This half-day time is enough to decide that the mountains all belong.

This is also an opportunity for Mujing to race against time.

"Bingxing, is there a way to enter the city?"

Mu Jing looked ahead, and the city was already faintly visible.

The county seat of Shandu is not only by the river, but also by the river flowing through the middle, running through the north and south of the city, dividing a city into east and west cities, surrounded by moats, so geographical, if you want to attack, you must have a water army.

However, even if the naval army attacked, it still had to land and fight.

The fight will immediately alarm the Jingzhou army in the southeastern suburbs and is waiting for it.

Now Mu Jing's advantage is that he is in the dark and the Jingzhou army is in the light, this is an opportunity that can be calculated, but the premise is that he can lead the army into Shandu County without vigilance in the Jingzhou army.

"Jing Wusi has arranged some people in the city, but the city gate has been seriously defended recently, I'm afraid there is no chance, if you want to enter the city, maybe you can only gamble!" Huang Yi arched his hand and said: "I have bought a military marquis of the county soldiers, he has more than 200 soldiers under his command, but if he opens the city gate and lets us enter the city, I am not sure, although this person is greedy for money and lustful, but he is a little loyal to the county lieutenant Yan Qing!" ”

"You go and try the contact, you can make a big profit!"

Mu Jing said in a deep voice.

"No!"

Huang Yi gave up his hand and hurried away.

"Wenyuan, is there a good way to enter the city?" Mu Jing likes to make two sets of preparations before the war, he can't pin his hopes on Huang Yi's rebellion, in case of failure, he has to enter the city, he must enter the city, even if he enters.

"Difficult!"

Zhang Liao smiled bitterly.

"Now we and the Jingzhou army must have a fight, as the so-called first strike is stronger, only the advanced city, we have to meet first!"

Mu Jing clenched his fists: "This battle, it looks like it is evenly matched, we have calculated, the gap between the forces is not big, but this kind of terrain, under the water war, we are a short board, it is a fact that we are not as good as the Jingzhou army, if there is no geographical advantage, the chance of winning is less than forty percent!" ”