Wang Rui said: "Okay, just handle it according to Zirou's plan, but Huang Zu has never taken me seriously, and Cao Yin is even more openly involved in the rebellion with Sun Jian, will these two come to help?" ”

Kuai Liang said: "Maybe not, I just hope they will understand the truth of cold lips and teeth!" ”

Wang Rui hung his head helplessly, and suddenly said: "Who is the commander of the infantry army?" Is there a suitable candidate for Zirou? ”

Kuai Liang thought for a long time, how long the generals in Jingzhou were in water battles, and the few land generals Wang Wei was probably also lost in Zigui, and now it is really difficult to find a general who is suitable for leading the infantry army, and after thinking for a long time, he finally reluctantly found the two: "Lord, you can be Zhang Yun as the commander and Wu Ju as the assistant, you can be safe!" ”

Wang Rui didn't have a suitable candidate, so he had to nod and said: "Okay, let's take Zhang Yun and Wu Ju to lead 15,000 steps, and De Ju to lead all 30,000 sailors, and advance by land and water to relieve the siege of Jiangling. ”

Cai Mao hurriedly bowed and said: "The last general will be ordered, please rest assured, but if the last general still has a breath, it will be difficult for Liu Zhang to gain a foothold in my Jingchu land!" ”

Wang Rui's order issued troops, Xiangfan, Nanyang and other places people learned that the beast-like Yizhou army actually invaded Jingzhou (Wang Rui deliberately publicized and scandalized Yizhou), and sure enough, as Kuai Liang predicted, the fear also increased the enemy's heart, many people volunteered to join the army, and many large families volunteered to sacrifice their private soldiers in order to protect their family business, and more than 13,000 private soldiers were recruited in two days, and more than 4,000 people volunteered to join the army. A total of 18,000 private soldiers and recruits were recruited, and Wang Rui transferred 6,000 people from the private soldiers to mix with the Jingzhou soldiers, led by Zhang Yun and Wu Ju, and galloped to Jiangling. The rest of the soldiers and horses were all incorporated into the Xiangfan garrison, and the method of bringing the old with the new was adopted to intensify training.

However, when they learned that the Yizhou army was attacking Jingzhou, more people were afraid, in Wang Rui's propaganda, the Yizhou army was a group of beasts that drank blood, if they hit their homes, then where would they still be alive? Jingbei fell into a panic with the arrival of the Yizhou army, and many people began to flee, leaving behind to hoard all kinds of daily necessities, causing the price of Jingzhou to increase day by day! After Wang Rui ordered Kuailiang to execute a few hoarders, the soaring prices began to ease, but under the temptation of huge profits, there were still people who took millet in the fire......

However, it was said that after Zhang Fei and Li Dian led their troops to Dangyang, they hid in the mountains and did not come out, and after learning that Jiangling was besieged, they did not act rashly. In this way, they hid in the ravine for five days, and then the two led their troops to Dangyang City in the night.

The news of the siege of Jiangling has spread throughout Jingzhou, and the vigilance of Dangyang City has been greatly strengthened.

Early the next morning, before the city gate was opened, a tun chief in charge of the defense of the south gate was about to sleep back, when he was suddenly woken up by his subordinates, saying that a defeated army had come from the south, numbering about three or four hundred, and that there were still two miles to go to the moat.

The tun chief hurriedly ran up to the city wall, the clothes and armor of this defeated army were vaguely arguable, and it was indeed the uniform of the Jingzhou army, but at this moment they were disheveled, incomplete, and dragged weapons chaotically and hurriedly rushed to Dangyang, some people looked back at the way from time to time, their faces were full of fear, as if there were beasts chasing behind them that wanted to devour them......

There was still more than a mile away, and some of the defeated soldiers were already shouting: "Open the door quickly, open the door quickly, let us in, we are the defenders of Gangneung...... Hurry up and open the door......" Sure enough, it was a Jingzhou accent, and his voice couldn't help trembling, you can imagine how frightened these people were.

The tun commander looked at the approaching soldiers and did not dare to make his own decisions, and hurriedly called someone to invite the city gate general to come.

Seeing that the soldiers on the city wall did not move, the defeated soldiers said, "Open the door quickly...... The Yizhou army came, Jiangling had been breached, and Pei Taishou was killed in battle...... Open the door quickly......"

Some of the grumpy ones even scolded: "Hurry up and open the door for Lao Tzu, you bastards are hiding in the rear and are comfortable, but Lao Tzu is fighting in front, and now the enemy is coming, if you don't save the fuck when you see death, Lao Tzu can't spare you as a ghost!" ”

Another humane: "Brothers, for the sake of everyone being from Jingzhou, save the brothers, the Yizhou army is a group of beasts, they will arrive in half an hour at most, brothers just watching us being slaughtered?" ”

At this time, the defeated soldiers had approached the moat, and they stood on the bank one by one, looking at the south with a panicked expression, and looking at the Jingzhou brothers at the head of the city with a sad face.

The soldiers on the city wall listened to the familiar local sounds below and the tragic hundreds of brothers, and many of them looked unbearable. A chief finally couldn't bear it anymore and said: "My lord, these are our brothers, save them, if we watch them annihilated by the enemy, we really won't have the face to see our brothers in the army in the future!" If one day we face such a situation, who will want to save us? ”

Tun Chang said: "You think I don't want to? But without the general's order, do I dare to order the gates of the city to be opened and let them in? If the city is lost, I don't have enough heads for military law. Besides, there are 5,000 elite soldiers in Gangneung, and it has only been broken in a few days? This is a trick of the enemy, and you must not act rashly! ”

Shi Chang didn't dare to persuade again, don't turn his head and don't want to look at the brothers outside the city.

At this time, the fat Yamen general climbed up the city wall panting, supported by a small soldier, and the tun commander immediately recounted what had happened.

At this moment, a cloud of smoke and dust rose out of sight in the distance, and it was obvious that a large army was rapidly approaching, and the number of people in the formation was no less than 10,000.

The Yamen general's face changed greatly, and he said to the tun chief: "Immediately send someone to inform the county commander, tell the people outside the city that they are fleeing for their lives, the enemy army is approaching, and this general cannot risk opening the city, otherwise it may be taken advantage of by the enemy!" ”

The defenders of the city saw that the general was so decisive, and their morale was also weak, and the city was not someone else, it was their own allies and brothers! Many people secretly feel that with such a general, they are probably just an outcast, and they may be discarded at any time!

One of the defeated soldiers shouted loudly: "General, the enemy is still far away, and the time is enough for the small ones to enter the city safely, although the number of brothers is not large, but they all swim from the sea of blood, and the combat effectiveness is definitely not weaker than the elite soldiers under the general's command, please let the general let us enter the city, and work with the general to ensure the safety of Dangyang." Many of the villain's brothers died in the hands of the Yizhou army, the villains do not share the sky with them, as long as the general has mercy and takes us in, we are willing to die for the general, and fight to the end with the Yizhou army, the city is in the people, and the city is lost! Please general, for the sake of everyone from Jingzhou, save my life, please be merciful to the general......"

"Please be gracious to the general...... "The defeated army said in unison.

Seeing that the defenders were all unbearable, Tun Chang knew that if he sat back and watched this group of people be annihilated by the enemy, he was afraid that their morale would drop to zero, so he had to muster up the courage and said: "General, why don't you let them into the city, they are all Jingzhou brothers, if you turn a blind eye, the brothers will be cold......

The tooth keeper glared at Tun Chang, and immediately silenced him. Although the tun chief did not speak, but the decision of the tooth keeper has quietly changed, without it, he also found the problem of the morale of the defenders, although his body is very fat, but he is not a stupid pig person, if the defenders lose their fighting spirit, then this Dangyang City, at least this Dangyang South Gate is absolutely impossible to hold. After a while, the Yamen general gritted his teeth and said: "The brothers under the city wait for a while, Ben will immediately order someone to open the city and let everyone enter the city, and everyone will work together to protect the sun!" ”

The defeated soldiers under the city listened to the words of the Yamen and immediately sent a piece of flattery, which made the Yamen General very proud.