Under the city of Xiangyang.

The camp of the Nanchen army stretched from the city to the shore of the water, and the Nanchen sailor was also moored next to the camp, and the bow of the ship was aimed at the water village across the water in front of the river. The water village stood on the water, and the downstream part of the water village was staked in the water and connected by iron cables, hoping to be able to stop the Nanchen water master.

This water village is the only barrier connecting Xiangyang and Fancheng, Xiangfan has been integrated since ancient times, and the water is the lifeline of the exchange, obviously the Northern Zhou also knows that it is not Nan Chen's opponent at all in terms of the water division, so he simply directly adopts this defensive method, and the Nan Chen water division wants to break through the defense line, but it is not so easy.

The water village is still like this, not to mention the Xiangyang City run by Yang Jian and Wei Chi Yuan, and it is not impossible to call it "impregnable".

Xiao Maha strode into the big tent of the Chinese army, and Chun Yuliang, Ren Zhong and others were already waiting here, and when they saw Xiao Maha walking in, they all bowed their hands: "See the general!" ”

It's just that this voice can be said to be high and low, and it is obvious that you can hear the dissatisfaction in the voice. For an old general who has fought for Nan Chen for most of his life, he is still being pressed by a junior, not to mention Wu Mingche, who even had to look at his face at the beginning, it is impossible to say in his heart that he is not happy at all.

Of course, for an old minister like Chun Yuliang, dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction, and he still maintains basic loyalty to Nan Chen, otherwise this time Chen Ji ordered to send troops to Xiangyang, he would not have arrived so punctually with the army, and even took the lead in starting the attack on the outlying strongholds of Xiangyang City.

However, it is obvious that the eldest son of Wei Chi Yuan, who defended the city, did not have the heart to fight with the old general outside the city, and soon Hutou Mountain, Da Xian Mountain and other key points around Xiangyang fell into the hands of Chun Yuliang's army, making Chun Yuliang the first army to arrive at Xiangyang City.

Of course, after arriving, the old general did not have the heart to attack the city directly. Xiangyang, where the city is high and deep, has been an out-and-out battleground since the Three Kingdoms period three hundred years ago, and after generations of management, this city can not be taken overnight.

Chun Yuliang didn't want to directly lose all his reputation under this Xiangyang City.

As for Ren Zhong, who marched all the way to the army, he looked even more leisurely, just arriving on time.

Regarding Ren Zhong's passivity in actions and dissatisfaction with his words, Xiao Maha should not have seen it. Since he was standing in this position and commanding this army, all of this was what he had expected.

Xiao Maha slowly walked to the position of the commander of the Chinese army, his eyes swept over Chun Yuliang and Ren Zhong, and then looked at the rest of the generals, although he didn't understand what Xiao Maha meant, but the generals still bowed their heads slightly to show the most basic respect for Xiao Maha.

"By Your Majesty's order, this general will take command to attack Xiangyang!" Xiao Maha's voice was very loud, "It's been two days since the army stopped under the city, General Chunyu, can you explain why you didn't attack the city when you arrived at the city?" ”

Unexpectedly, Xiao Maha would directly call Chun Yuliang's name as soon as he opened his mouth, and the surrounding generals looked a little sluggish. Is this the rhythm of killing monkeys and revering chickens? I'm afraid that this Xiao Maha is not happy because he is in command of the expedition, which stimulates his brain, right?

In addition to being one level lower than Xiao Maha in terms of official rank, Chun Yuliang's age, qualifications, etc. are above Xiao Maha, it stands to reason that Xiao Maha should be respectful and respectful to Chun Yuliang.

Obviously, Chun Yuliang himself didn't expect Xiao Maha to start with this, but he had already thought of an answer to this question: "Returning to the general, the old man led the army to connect Hutou Mountain and Da Xian Mountain, and the soldiers were inevitably tired after using their lives, so it is reasonable to repair after arriving at the city." What's more, the situation of the defense in the city is unknown, and the old man thinks it is inappropriate to attack rashly. ”

Chun Yuliang's answer was very standard, full of confidence, and he directly took out his combat exploits. And his self-proclaimed "old man" is also telling Xiao Maha that you should also pay attention to it, everyone has to save face for each other.

Xiao Maha snorted coldly: "Our army has been planning to attack Xiangyang for a long time, and the city defense of Xiangyang has long been clear, and now the enemy's defenders are only a little smaller. It is true that the old general has been fighting with the enemy one after another, but according to the general's knowledge, the enemy has no intention of resisting in these battles, and they all leave as soon as they fight, and the old general's troops do not have many losses, and they can be repaired for one day, but the old general has been stagnant in the city for three days, motionless, what are the meanings? ”

Chun Yuliang suddenly raised his eyebrows, and he was about to get angry when he saw it, several generals around him were quick to move, and hurriedly reached out to grab him, Chun Yuliang seemed to calm down, and forcibly suppressed his voice: "Then according to what the general said, the old man is delaying the military plane?" ”

"General Ben just wants to tell you that this matter will be repeated again and again!" Xiao Maha's voice was still cold, his eyes swept over Chun Yuliang's body, and then looked at Ren Zhong, Ren Zhong hurriedly straightened his waist and bowed his head slightly, obviously this "one more" is talking about Chun Yuliang, and "two more" is talking about Ren Zhong.

The generals in the camp were all relieved, and Xiao Maha probably wanted to establish his prestige by doing this, which was also in everyone's understanding. Chun Yu Liang has the highest prestige, and it is normal to take Chun Yu Liang to open the knife.

"The order has been sent before, so I won't repeat it now!" Xiao Maha waved his hand, "From this afternoon, the siege will begin, and the one who will be the first to break through Xiangyang, Wanhu Hou!" ”

The so-called hit a mallet to give a turnip, this should be a turnip. The generals had different expressions, but they all agreed with a bang. And Chun Yuliang's temper obviously couldn't bear it anymore, and he walked straight out of the camp with a wave of his sleeves, and the generals under his command also held their breath and hurriedly followed.

The remaining Ren Zhong seemed to understand something, glanced at Xiao Maha meaningfully, and also beckoned his subordinates to follow.

A moment later, Xiao Maha was the only one left in the tent.

And Chen Yu, who had been standing outside the camp tent, walked in quickly: "General, isn't this a bit too ······much?"

Chen Yu has been by Xiao Maha's side for a long time, and his relationship with Xiao Maha is also a subordinate and a brother, so I am afraid that only he dares to say such words.

Xiao Maha sighed softly: "It's better not to fight in this Xiangyang City······"

"This?!" Chen Yu was taken aback, and seemed to understand what Xiao Maha meant by doing this.

"Xiangyang City is very likely to be a trap used by the Zhou people to consume our troops······" Xiao Maha said thoughtfully, "Although I am not sure, I always feel that there is such a possibility. After all, although the chess game is complicated today, it is also simple, and with such an obvious layout, it is impossible for the Zhou people not to see the clues······"

Chen Yu said in surprise: "The general said that the Zhou people had long expected that we would attack Xiangyang?" ”

"It's just a guess." Xiao Maha pondered and said, "I'm not sure what Zhou Ren wants to do, but I always have an ominous premonition. ”