"Yes, it seems that Yuan Yao's name of using soldiers like a god is indeed worthy of the name! Now the flow of the moat is much slower, and my tens of thousands of troops will start together, and in the next day or two, we will definitely be able to fill in the moat outside the city of Jingling! Liu Qi looked at the moat in front of him and nodded slightly, then looked at everyone, and said: "It's only close to noon now, the military situation is urgent, my army eats some dry food and rests for a while, and then immediately fills in the moat, I don't know what you think?" ”

Liu Bei, Cai Mao and others responded: "Nuo, we will receive the order!" ”

When the Jingzhou army and the Xinye army came to Jingling, they had already brought a lot of bags used to fill the moat with sand and soil, and now they only need to distribute these bags, and they don't need to be equipped.

The Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses rested for about two quarters of an hour, and after the soldiers had regained their strength, they began to dig sand and put it in bags to prepare for the filling of the moat.

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Just when the Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses were busy and in full swing, Zhang Dingbian and Xu Shu also arrived together to discuss the war.

At this time, Zhang Dingbian had already learned that Xu Shu had ruthlessly destroyed Liu Bei's 2,000 soldiers and horses in one fell swoop, and Xu Shu could be regarded as handing over a petition, and now Zhang Dingbian was completely at ease with Xu Shu. Zhang Dingbian saw that the Jingzhou army and the new field soldiers and horses were all defeated, and it seemed that they had no intention of attacking again, so Zhang Dingbian also guessed that the Jingzhou army and the new field soldiers and horses were going to fill the moat.

After all, Xu Shu's plan of fire attack has already exposed the biggest failure of the Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses to attack the city with pontoon bridges, and as long as the Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses still have people who know the soldiers, they will definitely change their strategies!

Seeing this, Zhang Dingbian asked people to go to Xu Shu to discuss the next battle, Xu Shu also guessed the plan of the Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses, and handed over the city defense affairs to the captain who guarded this section of the city wall, and then went straight to the north city wall where Zhang Dingbian was located.

Seeing Xu Shu coming, Zhang Dingbian stepped forward to greet him with a smile and said: "Hahahaha, Yuan Zhi skillfully used a clever plan to destroy Liu Bei's 2,000 elite soldiers in one fell swoop, which scared the morale of the Jingzhou army to plummet, and he also turned around and ran away and did not dare to continue to attack the city. When this battle is over, I will personally pay tribute to your lord! ”

His old classmate Pang Tong is now Yuan Yao's mastermind, and Zhuge Liang, who came out later than him, has also become Liu Bei's mastermind, if he is still incognito in the name of Shan Fu, he naturally doesn't have to worry too much about fame and fortune, but he has now restored his real name Xu Shu, Zhang Dingbian has introduced him to Jinyiwei before, Xu Shu also knows that his existence will definitely not be hidden for a long time, at least Pang Tong, who is in charge of military affairs, will definitely know his existence sooner or later.

At that time, if he still has no merits, won't he be underestimated by Pang Tong?

Although Xu Shu is not very keen on Vanity Fair, this does not mean that he is willing to be much worse than Pang Tong, Xu Shu has his own arrogance in his heart, since he has been above board, he must make some achievements to let the world see, and let Pang Tong know that he is not worse than him!

Therefore, Xu Shu did not refuse what Zhang Dingbian said to praise him, and thanked him: "The last general thanked the general for his kindness!" ”

Zhang Dingbian smiled again when he heard this, and said: "The lord has always loved talents, and with your talent and ability, the lord will definitely be reused for you!" ”

After the two exchanged polite words, Zhang Dingbian continued: "After the enemy retreated, there was no sign of attacking again, it seems that they are going to fill the moat outside my city first and then attack the city on a large scale, I don't know if Yuan Zhi has a good strategy?" ”

Xu Shu hesitated for a moment and said, "In the general's opinion, if the Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses want to fill the moat outside my city, how long will it take." ”

Zhang Dingbian glanced at Xu Shu in surprise, and replied: "When the Jingzhou army besieged the city twice, you were also in the city, 100,000 Jingzhou troops filled the moat, the first time it took 5 days, and the second time it took more than 4 days, even if the Jingzhou army did not use all its strength two days ago, this time there is Liu Bei's troops and horses to help, in my opinion, if the Jingzhou army wants to fill all the moats outside my city, it will take at least three days!" ”

Xu Shu frowned slightly, and said: "General, in my opinion, by tomorrow morning at the latest, the Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses will be able to fill in the moat outside my city!" ”

Zhang Dingbian said with a smile: "The water of the moat outside my city is turbulent, and the sand and soil will be washed away after entering the river, and the Jingzhou army ......."

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Just as Zhang Dingbian and Xu Shu were talking, the Jingzhou military and naval division also started to sink the ship, and a sergeant shouted loudly: "General, look, there are several warships coming straight to my city!" ”

When Zhang Dingbian heard this, he hurriedly came to the high place of the city gate tower to check, and sure enough, he saw several warships of the Jingzhou Navy Division rowing towards his city, Xu Shu saw this, and exclaimed urgently: "Sure enough, it seems that the enemy army is really going to follow the old plan of Yue Hou!" Later, when Yue Hou attacked the fortified city, it was also because of the turbulent water flow of the moat outside the city and was unable to conquer the city, and later Yue Hou sank several warships at the entrance and exit of the moat, blocking the moat outside the fortified city in one fell swoop, and then Yue Hou launched a surprise attack to fill the moat in one fell swoop and captured the city, it seems that the enemy army is also going to follow suit! ”

Zhang Dingbian also patted his head and said, "I actually forgot about it, it's really damned!" ”

Xu Shu shook his head slightly, and said: "When the Jingzhou army attacked the city the first two times, Cai Mao and the others did not use all their strength, so they naturally did not want to lose the warship, but now the situation is different, Yue Hou has stabilized the rear and become a trend of sweeping Jingzhou, Cai Mao, as the patriarch of the Cai clan, has already had other plans in his heart, so naturally he will not let the Yue Hou army capture the land of Jingzhou." Liu Bei's military division Zhuge Liang is known to be a wise person, and this strategy must have been proposed by him, and then implemented by Cai Mao. ”

Zhang Dingbian nodded slightly, and said, "I don't know how Yuan Zhi thinks our army should deal with it at this time?" ”。

Xu Shu replied: "The Jingzhou army and the Xinye soldiers and horses are eyeing my Jingling City, and the naval division of General Zhou's department has also been locked in the city by Zhang Yun's Jingzhou naval division, at this time, our army must not go out of the city easily, so we can only let the enemy do it, and then try to kill and injure the enemy soldiers when they fill the moat!" ”

"Yue Hou is now stationed under the public security city, and General Yue's troops and horses are stationed in the area of Linxiang City, Yue Hou is a person who is good at winning by surprise, this time the use of troops is indeed so steady and steady, this is not like the wind of the more Hou soldiers, the more Hou must have other plans, the general only needs to hold the city steadily, and there will definitely be big changes in the four counties of Jingnan in the near future!"