Nanyang County, Shandu.

When the order of the Ming Marquis Mansion came down, the Storm Bear Army and the Jingping Second Army immediately set off, advancing by land and water, and in less than a month, the soldiers and horses all the way have gathered in this county town.

Shandu County is a county seat in Nanyang facing Jingzhou, and Fancheng is down the Han River.

Fancheng is a gateway to the southern county of Jingzhou.

This will be the biggest pass for the pastoral army to enter Jingzhou, as long as they can successfully break through Fancheng, they will be able to drive straight into Xiangyang and the troops will come to the city.

And Fancheng is also stationed with the most powerful soldiers and horses in Jingzhou.

It's going to be an uphill battle.

In the western suburbs of Shandu, more than ten miles in the suburbs, on a hill, a lot of wooden houses were temporarily built, surrounded by fences, and there were watchtowers, viewing platforms, school fields, and fortifications.

This place is temporarily positioned as a comprehensive front-line command by the two armies of Storm Bear and Jingping.

After all, the Minghou Mansion has a clear rule that soldiers are not allowed to disturb the people, even if there is a war, it is not necessary, they will not be stationed in the city, and they will generally be stationed in the suburbs.

This hill is actually not high, but the geographical location is very good, looking east and west, at a glance, it is a rare commanding height, you can see everything around you clearly at any time, and maintain the highest vigilance.

In the middle of the headquarters, a rudimentary council hall was built.

On the top of the main hall, Huang Zhong's burly body like a tiger knelt on the throne, and on the left and right sides, Zhou Cang, the main general of the Violent Bear Army, Li Yan, the military Sima, Zhang Liao, the main general of the Jingping Second Army, and Hou Cong, the military Sima, were all seated.

There were two other people sitting next to him, one was Huang Yi, the flag envoy of Nanyang Town, Jingwu Division, and the other was Chen Sheng, the flag envoy of Jingzhou Town, Jingwu Division.

Chen Shengnai is a Jiangxia thief.

He and Zhang Hu according to the thief Jiangxia, and Jiangxia Huangzu fought many times, all escaped, and later Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, they entered Xiangyang, took refuge in Liu Biao, although Liu Biao took in, but secretly disintegrated the army of Jiangxia thieves, trapped Zhang Hu Chen was born in Xiangyang.

Zhang Hu was obedient and willing to be rich.

But Chen Sheng was unwilling, and was secretly surrendered by the people sent by Jingwusi, and he was indignant, so he was already righteous and took refuge in the Minghou Mansion, and became the flag envoy of Jingwusi in charge of Jingzhou Town.

"Beiwutang's military order, you have all got it!"

Huang Zhong's deep voice echoed in the main hall.

"I've got it!"

The generals nodded.

"Then I won't say more!" Huang Zhong raised the tiger talisman and said in a cold voice: "From now on, in the battle of attacking Jingzhou, I will be the main general, everything on the front line will be under my control, and the military orders will be like a mountain. ”

"Yes!"

The generals could naturally feel this strong killing intent.

Huang Zhong is in charge of the military law department, and in the past half a year, he has killed batch after batch of ruffians, and he is known as the king of Hades in the army, even Zhang Liao, Zhoucang and others dare not touch it, and he has already developed a bad spirit of not being angry and arrogant.

This campaign is the beginning.

"Chen Hongzhi!"

Huang Zhong looked at Chen Sheng, he is now the main general of the front line, and he can mobilize all the resources, including Jing Wusi's spies: "Xiangyang's troop deployment, how many have you figured out?" ”

"About fifty percent, there can only be an approximate number at present, and then we will do our best to sneak out the deployment of troops, to the point!"

"Tell me what you know!"

"Yes!"

Chen Sheng replied: "General, at present, Jingzhou has no less than 150,000 troops, Nanjun alone, there are more than 50,000 elite soldiers, Jiangxia has a lot of soldiers and horses, and Jiangdong is in civil strife, Jiangxia can let go of the defense in the east, at least 30,000 main forces can be mobilized to fight, if Huang Zu is ruthless, 50,000 soldiers and horses are not impossible to squeeze out, in addition, in Changsha, Zhang Yun has already pacified the rebellion of the sect and thieves, Changsha Han Xuan surrendered, the Han family is a wealthy family in Changsha, if Han Xuan, the Changsha Taishou, is willing to recruit soldiers and horses, Can recruit 350,000 soldiers to go north! ”

"Jingzhou's strength cannot be underestimated!"

When the generals heard this, they said secretly in their hearts.

"Wenyuan!" Huang Zhong thought about it, raised his head, and glanced at Zhang Liao, the commander of Jingping's Second Army.

"In!" Zhang Liao stood by respectfully.

"Why is the strength of the Second Army still in the vicinity of Xinye?" Huang Zhong asked: "Didn't you order you to withdraw from the Nanyang battlefield and prepare to go south?" ”

"Don't dare to move!"

Zhang Liao replied calmly: "There is a Jingzhou army stationed in Yin County, and whenever our warships are mobilized, their soldiers can hide their whereabouts by land, but the warships will immediately know that if they startle the snake, they will alarm Jingzhou!" ”

At the beginning, the Ming Marquis Mansion cooperated with Jingzhou to attack Nanyang, and in order to gain the trust of the Jingzhou army, they deliberately sold the Nanyang soldiers of Yin County to Jingzhou, and Yin County was occupied by Jingzhou.

This is a monitoring point, so the herdsman army should also be cautious when attacking Jingzhou at the invitation of Yizhou this time.

"How's the battle going in Shinno?" Huang Zhong was silent for a moment and asked again.

"It's still in a stalemate!" Zhang Liao replied: "The strength of the Yuan army in Nanyang is not weak, in March, they also increased their troops, with the solidity of Xinye, we and the Jingzhou army joined forces to attack, and we couldn't open this door." ”

"How many troops has been deployed by the Jingzhou army in Xinye!"

"No less than 20,000!"

"Prepare yourself!" Huang Zhong pondered for a while, and said: "Even if you fight the grass and startle the snake, you have to fight, after the troops come back, directly attack Yin County, first pull out this thorn in the flesh, and then immediately go south along the mountain capital, go straight to Fancheng Deng County, and join our main force, I want to knock on the door of this southern county before this year, so that in the coming year, the troops will go south!" ”

"General Huang, won't this be too urgent!"

Sima Hou Cong of the Second Army of Jingping said in a low voice: "If we lead the Jingzhou army outside Xinye City to counterattack us from the flank, we will suffer!" ”

He is a mediocre person, and half of the Jingping Second Army is a mediocre soldier, so Zhang Liao nominated him as a military Sima at the beginning, and he has the heart to rule the mediocre with mediocrity, but it is undeniable that Hou Cong, a child of a squire, is a serious scholar of 800 years, and he is still capable of practicing martial arts from elementary school.

He follows the rules, acts carefully, is more than cautious, and lacks momentum, but the best makes up for Zhang Liao's shortcomings, at least so that Zhang Liao does not have to put too much thought on the inside, and can charge the battle externally.

"It's really a little anxious!"

Huang Zhong agreed with Hou Cong's statement: "But the lord has reached an agreement with Yizhou, and the two roads are into Jingzhou, and now there is news from Yizhou, three days ago, Zhang Ren, the general of Yizhou, has led the vanguard army, from the White Emperor City, along the river, ready to attack Zigui, into Yiling!" ”

"As soon as they move, it will inevitably cause the entire Jingzhou to be on alert, so we are in the north, and we will also attack Fancheng Deng County at the same time!"

"Only by going hand in hand can we reduce the pressure on each other!"

"The lord said, this time, we have to do our best to assist Yizhou in attacking Jingzhou, so we can't be careful, we must be in a hurry, if we damage the main force of Yizhou, it will not be good for us, we can only go hand in hand!"

Huang Zhong said categorically: "This is a lightning-fast raid battle, if we want to break through this gateway pass with minimal casualties, we must be fast, march fast, and attack fast!" ”

"The Admiral understands!"

Zhang Liao was such a smart and keen person, he suddenly understood what Huang Zhong meant in his heart, and hurriedly gave his hand: "I will personally go north, and after leading the main force to withdraw, I will directly attack Yin County, give me five days, we can bring the main force back to Shandu, and pull out Yin County!" ”

It's not that Huang Zhong wants to be in a hurry.

The timing is so urgent.

Now that the Yizhou army has moved, once it moves, it will inevitably alarm Jingzhou, if they can't attack before Jingzhou reacts, then it will be a bitter battle to alert Jingzhou.

"Go immediately, in addition, Hou Cong stays, the second army of Jingping in Shandu is under his command, the second army of Jingping is a naval army, there is no one who is proficient in the naval army yourself, and it is not conducive to us to mobilize warships to fight!"

"Yes!"

Zhang Liao and Hou Cong both surrendered their hands to receive the order.

"Zhou Cang!"

"In!"

"How's the situation at Wuguan?" If Huang Zhong wants to fight this battle well, he needs to take everything into account.

"I left a battalion to guard against Wuguan in the north, it seems that Wuguan is still very calm at present, Guanzhong has no intention of going south, but it must be guarded against!" Zhou Cang said.

"It's okay to do that!"

Huang Zhong nodded: "You can't fight in the south, and someone will be stabbed in the north!" ”

He raised his head slightly, and looked down at Zhou Cang: "This time the lord has an order, and the violent bear is the vanguard, do you understand!" ”

"Storm Bear as a vanguard?"

Zhou Cangleng paused for a moment, and suddenly understood, he arched his hand and said, "General, does the lord want to test the combat effectiveness of our Storm Bear Army?" ”

"Since the reorganization, the Jingping First Army, the Jingping Second Army, and the Yellow Turban Army have all gone through the battlefield, and they have achieved very good results, which proves that the elite strategy of our Minghou Mansion is right!"

Huang Zhong said softly: "Now there is only one Violent Bear Army left who has not tested its combat effectiveness, so whether it is the lord, Hu Changshi, or Xi Sima, they all want to know the combat effectiveness of the Violent Bear Army!" ”

"The last general will definitely not let the lord and them down!"

Zhou Cang said confidently.

"Three days later, Hou Cong drove the warships of the Second Army of Jingping to assist, and the Violent Bear Battalion of the Violent Bear Army was the vanguard!" Huang Zhong said: "Straight into Fancheng, I want to first pull out all obstacles outside Fancheng, and when the main force arrives, attack the city immediately!" ”

"The last general will be ordered!"

The generals bowed their heads and gave their hands to receive orders.