Xiangyang City.

Chen Gong personally led the army to sit in the town, the original Nanyang Taishou Hou Qing presided over the government affairs, things were orderly, although there were some waves at the beginning, but it was quickly calmed down, and the efficiency of the Ming Marquis Mansion was still very fast.

Hou Qing's ability is also good, Mu Jing asked him to come to the rescue, it is considered to be the right rescue, after he took power, he used repeated means, suppression, co-optation, pacification, provocation, and tore a hole in the heart of Jingzhou people's unity from the inside.

This also gave him the opportunity to appease the people and establish the majesty of the Minghou Mansion, and the people's feelings, which had been boiling a little, gradually calmed down.

After the beginning of spring, the most important thing is spring ploughing.

At this time, no matter who is in charge, people up and down Xiangyang are all paying attention to the spring ploughing, so some hostility is temporarily gone, and Xiangyang ushered in a short period of peace.

But the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop.

Xiangyang is too peaceful, but the situation cannot be stabilized, whether it is the oppression from Nanyang or the pressure from Jiangxia, they are forcing this Xiangyang.

Of course, the herdsmen have the advantage of taking the initiative.

On this day, Chen Gong met with Hou Qing.

The main army of Chen Palace eliminated all the forces against the Ming Marquis Mansion in Xiangyang City, exterminated the surrounding thieves, and Hou Qing was in charge, pacifying the people's livelihood and restoring the economy.

"There is a change in Yizhou, our army is about to go south!" Chen Gong said straight to the point: "Nanjun has also become a bargaining chip!" ”

"Where's Xiangyang?"

Hou Qing frowned, Nanyang was lost, he had nothing to say, but Xiangyang finally fought down, even if it was for the sake of the overall situation, he still felt a little heartache if he sent it out so directly.

"Xiangyang?" Chen Gong thought for a while and said: "Nanjun is going to be handed over, but Xiangyang, maybe we can rely on it, but we can carry this pot directly, and we can't let the lord carry it!" ”

"What do you want to do?"

"I'll tell you the truth, Nanyang's troops will be dispatched back, leaving only Lei Bo's troops to defend Xinye, and the soldiers and horses are going south in order to join forces with the Jingzhou army and besiege the Dongzhou army under Liu Yan in Yizhou!"

Chen Gong said in a deep voice: "Don't ask me why, the above is about the overall situation, and the lord is considering the interests of the entire Yizhou and Jingzhou, relatively speaking, it is not so important for the time being!" ”

He thought for a moment and added: "But when it comes to the things in our hands, I want us to spit it out, and I am not reconciled, so even if I want to use Nanjun as a bargaining chip, I am ready to eat Xiangyang!" ”

"A Xiangyang, I can't hold it!"

Hou Qing is also a person who can understand the situation: "Once your army goes south, we have no danger to defend Xiangyang, and we will gain it and lose it!" ”

"I know!"

Chen Gong nodded: "I've thought about it, just one Xiangyang, naturally not enough, but with Xinye, it may not be, if we connect Xiangyang, Yicheng, Caiyang, Xinye, Fancheng, and the mountains into a line, we will have a chance to hold it!" ”

He began to analyze the military layout: "Lei Bo is now cornered, he fought with us before, and his backhand was sold by us, which has angered Yuan Shu, and now he can only take refuge in us, Xinye has him to guard, we have given enough support, it should be no problem, Shandu Fancheng is the rear, and Wudang connects Hanzhong, there is no big problem, the key is Yicheng Caiyang, I can only give you 5,000 soldiers and horses at most!" ”

"Five thousand soldiers?"

Hou Qing summoned Chen Nan, the original governor of Nanyang.

Chen Nan was born in the Violent Bear Army, and there was also the support of the Yangshan Battalion of the Violent Bear Army behind him.

"Captain Chen, five thousand soldiers and horses, do you hold Yicheng and Caiyang?" Hou Qing asked directly.

"The army is leaving?"

Chen Nan's reaction was quick.

"Hmm!" Hou Qing nodded: "If we can hold it, we will stay, if we can't hold it, we can only withdraw with the army and give up Xiangyang!" ”

"Yes!"

Chen Nan gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Jingzhou has a large population, as long as I am given 5,000 elites, plus enough financial resources and weapons, I can recruit troops on the spot, unless the Jingzhou army attacks, or the Guanzhong army goes south, otherwise I can stabilize the situation!" ”

"Then Xiangyang, I won't let go!"

Hou Qing didn't want to let go in his heart, so he was short of a reason, and now Chen Nan gave him a reason, and he decided to stick to Xiangyang.

"You have thought about it, this pot, you will definitely carry it when the time comes, even if the lord knows it, but in order to give an explanation to the alliance, and in order to protect the reputation of the Minghou Mansion, at that time, you will definitely be punished, and you will have to take off this skin if you don't die!"

"The lord treats me as a countryman, how can I live and die with honor and disgrace, and put the overall situation first!" Hou Qing said firmly.

Chen Gong looked at Hou Qing's determined expression, and his heart moved slightly.

What reassures him most about the Minghou Mansion is this kind of fighting spirit, which is inseparable from Mu Jing's ability, personal charm, and style of acting.

"Hou Taishou, Xiangyang, entrusted to you!"

Chen Gong stood down, arched his hands, bowed slightly, and made a big bow to show respect.

"Encourage each other!"

Hou Qing returned the salute.

……………………

In just a few days, the herdsmen moved repeatedly, and the generals of the Jingping First Army, the Jingping Second Army, the Violent Bear Army, and the officers and soldiers of the Third Army were guarding Nanyang, Xiangyang, and the southern part of Nanjun were quickly mobilized.

A few days later, the commanders of the three armies gathered in Yicheng, Nanjun.

Huang Zhong is the main general, Chen Gong is the military division, the first army dispatched the main force of 11,000 soldiers, the second army dispatched the main force of 8,000 soldiers, and the Violent Bear Army dispatched the main force of 12,000 soldiers, a total of more than 30,000 main forces.

"The soldiers are fast, we have to be fast!"

Huang Zhong spoke: "The lord's military order is only one, besiege the Dongzhou army, whether to suppress or release, wait for the order, but they must be trapped!" ”

"General, the key is where to be trapped?"

Chen Zhi asked.

"Here!"

Chen Gong spread out the marching map, pointed in one direction, and said in a deep voice.

"Jingzhou City?"

Zhang Liao squinted: "This is a good place!" ”

"How do you lure the Dongzhou Army back into Jingzhou City?"

"We've got helpers!"

"Who!"

"Jingzhou Army!"

"Will the Jingzhou army help us?" Chen Zhi and Zhou Cang were a little hindsight, but Zhang Liao reacted quickly: "Has the lord reached a temporary ally with Jingzhou?" ”

"Although both sides still can't believe it, but at present, it is considered that the interests have a common direction, and they can cooperate!" Chen Gong said.

"Wenyuan!"

"In!"

"You lead the army first, go down along the sun, and control all the waterways west of Jingzhou City!" Huang Zhong said.

"Yes!"

"Chen arrives!"

"In!"

"Swift Army, Attack Wheat City!"

Jingzhou City to the west, the most important thing is Maicheng.

In history, Guan Yu defeated Maicheng, that is, he was defeated in Jingzhou City, and finally defeated Maicheng, he could have escaped, but he didn't expect that the ambush soldiers that Lu Mengti had placed in Maicheng earlier completely wiped him out in Maicheng.

Maicheng is the main direction of the siege of Jingzhou City.

"No!"

Chen Zhi received the order.

"All in place, once the Dongzhou Army enters Jingzhou City, we will move immediately, this battle is very important!" Huang Zhong said emphatically: "The lord and Hu master, the drama division has been planning for several years, after a hundred battles, several dangers, to get to today's situation, success or failure in this move, if it is because of us, let the lord lose the opportunity, we are not sorry to die!" ”

"We should bow and be cautious, and we will die!"

The generals shouted loudly.

……

Gong'an County, the main camp of the Dongzhou Army.

The Dongzhou Army was the main force left in Jingzhou by Yizhou, and the main general was Zhang Ren, Liu Yan's most trusted general.

Before the end of last year, Zhang Ren had played a battle plan for Yizhou, he wanted to lead the army south to Changsha, capture Changsha first, and attack Jiangxia in the Hui Division, but in the end Yizhou vetoed, although Zhang Ren was helpless, but he could only give up the plan to go south.

These days, Zhang Ren has put all his energy on the opposite side, and the opposite side is Jiangxia.

Unable to go south and attack Jiangxia, it has become his goal.

After the battle of Jingzhou City, he profoundly understood the fact that in Jingzhou, the force of the naval army was more powerful than he imagined.

So he began to train the sailors of the Dongzhou Army.

There were not many warships captured before, but there were many shipyards in Jingzhou, especially in Jingzhou City, there was a large dock with a shipbuilding workshop in it, which was dedicated to building warships for Jingzhou.

At present, although the Dongzhou Army does not have a building ship, even if it is a fighting ship-level warship, there are not many warships, but it is a lot of them, but Zhang Ren has looted a lot.

After the beginning of spring, Zhang Yitou devoted himself to the training of the sailor, he hoped that with the combat effectiveness of the sailor of the Dongzhou army, he could open the blockage of the Jingzhou army, he did not need the navy to have strong combat effectiveness, as long as the waterway did not become his weakness, with his ability, he could actually drive straight in.

"Report!"

A scout interrupted Zhang Ren's peaceful training life.

"Say!"

"Report to the general, there are warships approaching our public security!"

"Warships?"

Zhang Ren's pupils changed color slightly: "Jingzhou Army!" ”

"Look at the banner, it's already the Cai Mao Department of the Jingzhou Army!"

"How's the troop?"

"I don't know for the time being, but looking at their warship, it seems to be pouring out!"

"Report!"

Another scout came back to report: "Lord, Huarong was lost, Captain Xu Yan was killed in battle, more than 2,000 soldiers, most of them were lost, and only less than 500 remnants remained, under the leadership of the military marquis Xu Nian, they withdrew to Jingzhou City." ”