Jiangxia County, Zhou Lingcheng, county government.

Pang Tong welcomed Yuan Yao and the others into the county office, and asked, "Lord, I don't know how much I gained from this trip?" ”

Yuan Yao asked Yue Fei to tell Yue Fei about the battle of the Jingzhou army ambushed by the Tiger Ridge and the gambling with Jiangdong, Pang Tong nodded and smiled, and said: "The Jiangdong soldiers and horses are sitting in the Tiger Ridge to watch the success or failure of our army, it can be seen that they have extinguished the heart to fight again, and have the intention of returning to Yuzhang to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so that the situation in Jingzhou can be seen at a glance, as long as our army resists the counterattack of the Jingzhou army, it can be completely based on the land of Jiangxia!" ”

"Sun Bofu is also a hero in the world, since he has agreed to the gambling with the lord, he will not easily break his word, so Jiangdong should not fight with us in the short term; The lord Baling and his entourage not only defeated the Jingzhou army and frustrated its military spirit, but also exempted our army from the danger of being exposed to the enemy, which is really gratifying! ”

Yuan Yao thought about the harvest of this trip, and was slightly complacent in his heart, and said: "The military advisor has won the award, what is the specific situation in Jingling?" ”

Pang Tong took out a silk letter and handed it to Yuan Yao, and then said: "Back to the lord, Liu Jingsheng sent Cai Mao as the main general, Zhang Yun and Wang Wei as the deputy generals, led 20,000 sailors and 30,000 infantry armor for a total of 50,000 troops, and came down the Han River to attack the land of Jiangxia. ”

Yuan Yao glanced at the map and said: "Cai Mao and Zhang Yun are just ordinary people, only Wang Wei is still familiar with some military strategies, although the Jingzhou army has many soldiers and horses, but it should not be difficult to defend Jingling with the ability to set the border, and there should not be much accident in the battle of Jingling." ”

"As for Nanyang, Cao Cao's army and Jingzhou's army are intricately intertwined and contain each other here, if nothing else, Anlu should not have any major battles; Now the most critical is the state mausoleum city, Liu Pan, Huang Zhong, Wen Ping three are Jingzhou rare brave generals, Jingzhou seven counties belong to the south county is the richest, nearly half of the land of Jingzhou accumulation are stored in Jiangling City, now the Jingzhou army in Changsha has suffered successive setbacks and low morale, if nothing else, Liu Biao will definitely transfer money, food and ordnance from Jiangling to support Baling! Liu Pan's troops and horses can rest in Baling at this time to restore the morale of the army, and after receiving support, he will definitely send troops to attack me! ”

Pang Tong stroked his beard and thought for a while, and said: "What the lord is worried about is exactly what the minister wants to say, Jiangxia is the east gate of Jingzhou, and it is extremely important for Jingzhou, the lord can threaten Xiangyang, Jiangling and other places at any time if he occupies Jiangxia, Liu Biao will not sit idly by and watch the lord occupy Jiangxia." Jingzhou famous generals Liu Pan, Huang Zhong and Wen Ping and others are the most brave and good at fighting, Baling City army gathered, the lack of soldiers is not soldiers, just money, food and ordnance, Liu Biao will definitely support Baling with Jiangling heritage, from Jiangling down the river to half a day to Baling, it is expected that Baling's army will soon come to attack Jiangxia! ”

"The city of Zhou Ling is not small enough to last for a long time, if the lord wants to live in Jiangxia he still needs to capture Baling, Baling City is high and dangerous, if it can be captured, the lord only needs to send a general to lead 20,000 troops to garrison it, you can block the soldiers of the four counties of Jingnan and the south county, and then the place of Jiangxia can protect itself!"

"Before Baling had a heavy army to defend, it was very difficult for the lord to capture it, and now Liu Pan wants to raise a large army to come, he will definitely transfer most of the Baling defenders to attack my Jiangxia, this battle is not only a test for the lord to occupy Jiangxia, but also an opportunity for my army to capture Baling!"

Yuan Yao looked at the map again for a while, nodded and responded: "Well, what Shi Yuan said is extremely true, if my army can occupy Baling, then we can send troops to threaten Linxiang Jiangling and other places to continue to attack Jingzhou counties and counties, and retreat can protect the land of Jiangxia and consolidate the results of the great victory, which can be described as self-retreat!" ”

"Baling, what a Baling City, I'm going to decide this Baling City!"

When Yuan Yao said this, he slammed his fist on the location of Baling City on the map, and ordered categorically: "The generals listen to the order, continue to increase the height and strengthen the city camp, and wait for the arrival of the Jingzhou army. ”

"No, I'll take the order!"

……

"Knock knock!! Knock knock knock!! Knock knock knock!! ……”

With the earth-shattering sound of war drums, an overwhelming fleet of ships from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River downstream, slowly appeared in front of Yuan Yao and others, dense warships of all sizes filled the Yangtze River waterways, as far as the eye can see, the Yangtze River masts are like forests, sails are like clouds, and there is no end in sight......

On the bank of the Yangtze River, endless iron cavalry armor continued to appear on the horizon, and countless iron cavalry armor were like a giant dragon, rolling up the smoke and dust in the sky, and swept straight towards the direction of Zhouling City!

Although the Jingzhou army experienced many dangers and many major battles, Liu Pan and others finally led nearly 50,000 troops to retreat to Baling City; In order to retreat, most of the money, food and ordnance of the Jingzhou army were all abandoned, and Liu Biao transferred 5,000 soldiers from Nanjun to escort countless money, grain and ordnance to Baling to support in order to restore the combat strength of the Baling army, and these 5,000 soldiers then rushed into the Baling army; Coupled with the original more than 10,000 defenders in Baling City, there are more than 65,000 land and water soldiers and horses gathered in the land of Baling!

While Liu Pan received money, food, and ordnance replenishment, he also received a military order from Liu Biao, and ordered his own army to lead the Baling army to attack Jiangxia to recover the lost territory.

After Liu Pan went through the battle of Shooting Tiger Ridge, he knew that Yuan Yao's soldiers were brave and brave, and he no longer dared to underestimate Yuan Yao's soldiers and horses.

In order to attack the land of Jiangxia, Liu Pan only left more than 5,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Baling, and the 60,000 soldiers and horses in the city were called 100,000 troops, and went straight to the state tomb city where Yuan Yao was located.

Yuan Yao and Pang Tong stood on top of the city, looking at the Jingzhou naval army, iron cavalry and infantry armor that continued to emerge outside the city, and their hearts were also very heavy, Yuan Yao went straight to the Jingzhou military formation, and said with a smile: "It seems that Liu Pan is preparing to fight hard this time, although the soldiers and horses who came this time are not as many as he said, but I am afraid that there are at least fifty or sixty thousand people, and there should not be many defenders in Baling City." ”

Pang Tong stroked his beard and smiled, and said: "The lord and father-in-law led nearly 50,000 troops to garrison the state mausoleum, even if Liu Pan led 100,000 soldiers and horses, don't want to break through this place, not to mention that there are only half of the soldiers and horses under his command, our army will definitely win this battle!" ”。

"Hahahaha, with Shiyuan's words, I can rest assured."

Yuan Yao laughed a few times, suddenly looked tight, and said, "Huh? The Jingzhou ship formation still doesn't stop? It seems that Liu Pan is going to take advantage of the situation to directly attack our naval army! ”