The south bank of the Han River

Two days later, about thirty miles away from Xiangyang City, on the shore of the Han River at this moment, Guan Ping had taken the lead in leading 5,000 elite boats to cross the Han River and lined up.

As for the rippling water, groups of Cao Jun prisoners of war who were escorted were still slowly coming.

On the north shore, at this time, Guan Yu led the main force to completely besiege Fancheng, and also set up garrisons in the northern areas such as Dengxian and Xinye to prevent the upcoming attack of Xu Huang's army.

Looking at the crystal clear river, Guan Ping said to the tower-like general on the side: "General Zhou Cang, in your opinion, our army is camping against the water, why not?" ”

Hearing this, Zhou Cang was surprised at first, and then seemed to have a slight idea, and said softly: "The way the young general camps is a risky move in the art of war, but if you think about it carefully, this move is not impossible!" ”

"However, can the Major General be sure to stabilize the situation?"

In the final analysis, Zhou Cang has followed Guan Yu to fight for many years, and he is also extremely proficient in marching formations, and he still has vague worries about what Guan Ping said about camping behind the water.

After all, not everyone is a marquis of Huaiyin, who can line up against the water, and can also counterattack the enemy army and achieve a big victory.

After getting Zhou Cang's approval, Guan Ping's eyes suddenly became solemn, and said: "Then I decided to camp along the line with my back to the Han River, and when all the prisoners of war have crossed the river, General Zhou Cang will send an order." ”

"No!"

Hearing the order, Zhou Cang's face suddenly became solemn and he gave the order.

Although there are thousands of risks in camping against the backwater, but now the situation is tight, and the Cao army in Xiangyang City is only more than 4,000 people, so does Lu Chang dare to raise troops out of the city to attack?

It must be known that once the battle is lost out of the city, the military strength is still secondary, but the most important thing is that the Jingzhou army can take Xiangyang by taking advantage of the situation.

However, Zhou Cang didn't believe that Lu Chang had the courage to personally send troops to the field, and took 10,000 steps back and said, even if Guan Ping was really defeated, would Guan Yu, who was only a river away, be indifferent?

It was precisely because of these that Zhou Cang did not open his mouth to refuse the plan of camping against the water.

Half an hour passed, and about 20,000 prisoners of war had all crossed the river, and Zhou Cangsui did not delay and immediately gave the order.

Immediately afterwards, the Jingzhou army was divided into two parts, led by Zhou Cang, an army was always on guard, beware of the Cao army in the city coming out of the city, and one part was on the bank of the Han River, with a large camp in full swing.

The barracks were built, and the tents were in the tent

"Deng Ai, I gave you more than 1,000 people, and ordered you to take care of the prisoners of war and make sure that they do not riot, have you ever done it?"

Hearing the order, Deng Ai under the stairs was shocked for a moment, then slowly calmed down, and arched his hand: "No, Ai... Must... Not dishonored...... Mission! ”

The difficult words fell, Guan Ping nodded secretly, and he also valued it very much in his heart.

After subduing Deng Ai, because Jingzhou was relatively peaceful, there was not much war, and Deng Ai did not have much opportunity to train.

Therefore, Guan Ping is in charge of the army at the moment and lets him lead an army, in addition to cultivating his military affairs, he also has the idea of establishing his prestige in the army.

In the army, martial arts are respected and it is okay to be in a high position, but if you want to serve the public, you must have military merits, establish prestige with military merits, and deter soldiers.

Subsequently, Guan Ping said in a loud voice: "Since you have settled down in Dazhai, then please return to your respective posts, strictly guard against vigilance, and prevent the Cao army from attacking!" ”

"Rest for a few days, and when the siege equipment is completed, the city will be officially sieged."

Since the order has been handed down, the generals in the account are not prevaricating, they give up their orders and retreat!

In the next two days, the Jingzhou military camp did not do anything except for the daily sergeant drills.

On this day and night, Guan Ping looked at the stars in the night sky alone, his thoughts were flying, and he muttered: "Alas, it seems that Lu Chang is a cautious person after all, so calm, he didn't take the opportunity to attack?" ”

"In this way, it took a lot of effort on my part!"

In fact, the reason why Guan Ping decided to camp against the water was also after careful consideration, he wanted to use this way of camping to make Lu Chang think that he Guan Ping did not know the soldiers, as long as he saw Guan Ping clearly, maybe he would take the initiative to lead the army out of the city to attack, so as to break the Jingzhou army.

If this battle is won, although it will not change the situation for Xiangyang, it will usher in a victory after the defeat and unite the hearts of its own army.

Therefore, although the Jingzhou army seemed to stay in the camp all day in the past two days, in fact, the generals had already secretly accepted Guan Ping's order and quietly prepared for war, as long as the Cao army attacked, they could take the opportunity to break it!

In this way, you can save your energy and carry out siege warfare!

Xiangyang is a fortified city that Liu Biao has operated for more than ten years, easy to defend and difficult to attack, until the last resort, Guan Ping does not want to waste losses in vain, and goes to attack the city.

Unfortunately, this strategy did not work, and Lu Chang was not fooled.

After thinking for a long time, Guan Ping stared at the night and said, "Now that it's time to start this strategy." ”

The words fell slowly, but in the night, no one knew that Guan Ping's resolute face suddenly appeared a cold face.

The next morning, the sky dawned, and the clouds and mist on the Han River were like steam in a steamer.

As for this time, Guan Ping led more than 100 guards to the prisoner of war camp, found Pang De, and said: "General Pang, now that Xiangyang City is close at hand, do you have the courage to meet with my city?" ”

"Guan Ping, what are your intentions?"

Two days ago, Guan Ping crossed the river with prisoners of war and camped on the south bank, Pang De faintly felt that Guan Ping had a conspiracy.

Hearing this, Guan Ping's expression was still calm and light, and he chuckled: "General Pang, you look up to Ping, Ping's original intention is just to invite you to go to Xiangyang City to have a drink and have a good talk." ”

After a conversation, Guan Ping didn't say much, and ordered several guards to put the armor of the Han army on Pang De.

"Shizai, you and I went to the city together with the guards and General Pang, today I want to see if the legendary elite Cao Jun dares to go out of the city and arrest me."

Guan Ping said this very firmly, and his words were full of endless confidence, and he was full of domineering.

Under the city of Xiangyang

At this moment, a team of more than 100 people slowly arrived at the city and lined up in a line.

In an instant, Guan Ping held a horse whip in his hand, lightly slapped the war horse under his crotch, and went down to Xiangyang City, silently calculating the range and distance during the march.

Stopping when he entered the firing range, Guan Ping stood tall on his horse, looked up at the city, and shouted: "Listen to the defenders in the city, I am Guan Ping, the eldest son of Guan Yu, and I will come to the city and ask Lu Junshou to show up." ”

After speaking, Guan Ping actually bowed slightly on horseback and said.

Seeing this, at this moment, a general at the head of the city did not dare to slack off, and immediately ordered a sergeant from the side: "You go to the county government quickly and report truthfully to the county guard." ”

"No!"

As the soldiers of Cao left the city and ran towards the city, the defenders of the city all looked outside the city and stared at Guan Ping.

Guan Ping, what do you want to do?