Chen Lan fled back to the camp in embarrassment, and went to see Lei Bo nervously, and after being scolded by him, he ordered his troops to besiege the city, and Lei Bo wanted to personally go out to deal with Lu Su.

The next day, Lei Bo personally led an army of 30,000 men to the outside of the Shu army camp and asked Lu Su to come out of the camp to fight a decisive battle.

Lu Su saw that the opponent's strength was equal to his own, even if the whole army was dispatched, it was impossible to annihilate Lei Bo in a short period of time, once the enemy came to support in the direction of Shucheng, he would inevitably face the situation of being attacked by the enemy on his belly and back, so he ignored Lei Bo's suo battle, and ordered the archers of the whole army to climb the wall, and once the enemy army entered the firing range, he directly retreated with a rain of arrows.

Sergeant Lei Bo ordered the sergeant to shout and curse outside the camp for half an hour, and seven or eight soldiers with loud voices shouted that there was smoke, but the Shu army on the opposite side did not even bubble. Lei Bo had the heart to try to attack, but he looked at the archers in the Shu army camp and waiting, and then looked at the dense deer and the moat in front of the wall...... What the? There is a moat in front of the Shu military camp? Yes, due to the low terrain of the Shu army camp, there is a small river on the right side of the camp, Lu Su thought of digging a ditch to protect the safety of the camp, last night 10,000 people and 10,000 soldiers worked together all night, a wide moat was dug successfully, but only half a zhang dug to the rock, the actual water depth is shallower, and it is completely okay to pass through the water, but it is not so easy to climb the embankment of the moat that is half a zhang high, straight and slippery, What's more, the moat is still within the range of Shu archers, and once the Yuan army is blocked by the moat, the casualties will inevitably be very heavy. After Lei Bo secretly analyzed, he judged that the 30,000 horses with no siege equipment at hand might not be enough to fill the moat, so he had to order the troops to be withdrawn.

Seeing Lei Bo's dejected departure, Ma Dai immediately asked for battle, wanting to lead the cavalry independent third brigade to chase and kill, Lu Su hurriedly shouted to stop, Yuan Jun retreated on its own, not defeated and fled, the formation was not chaotic, the fighting spirit still existed, and it was too risky to pursue with 4,000 cavalry.

After the Yuan army was gone, Lu Su once again ordered the people and soldiers to continue digging the moat, since the depth had reached the end, then widen it and advance until it was in front of the deer, even if the Yuan army crossed the river moat, they would have no place to stand and be completely exposed to the fire of the Shu archers.

However, after Lei Bo returned to the camp, the spies of the Yuan army who stayed around the Shu army camp to monitor immediately reported that the Shu army was actually starting to dig the moat again, and couldn't help but scold Lu Su for being despicable and shameless, and couldn't help but want to immediately order another attack, bringing the ladders, wells, and trebuchets made for the attack on Shucheng, and breaking the Shu camp in one fell swoop, but his army did not agree, and the army thought that the Yuan army had lost its spirit today, and it was not suitable to fight again, so it was better to order the soldiers to eat and eat well, rest early, and fight with the enemy tomorrow. Lei Bo is also a person who knows the army, and of course understands the principle of being vigorous, declining, and exhausted, so he agreed to join the army.

On this day, Zhang Liao of Xiling received an order from Lu Su to send troops, and Zhang Liao, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately ordered the Third Fleet of the Navy and a large number of fishing boats to transport the Second Infantry Division, the Eighth Infantry Division, and the Second Independent Cavalry Brigade to go down the river and go straight to the Lujiang River.

Speaking of Xiling to Shucheng between the land is undoubtedly the closest, but between the two places lies the towering Dabie Mountain, the inaccessible Dabie Mountain is the Qinling Mountains of Yangzhou, it is not easy to climb over, not to mention that there are several big rivers such as Anhui water on the way, in comparison, although the waterway will be almost doubled, but there is no blockage, and it is summer, the water level of the Yangtze River increases sharply, the water flow is turbulent, the boat is very fast, even if it is more than double the distance, it can also arrive earlier, In addition, all units of the Third Field Corps will be trained on ships for a period of time every month, and boarding and advancing on ships is like walking on the ground for the officers and men of the Third Field Corps, which saves the soldiers the suffering of long journeys, can greatly reduce the physical exertion of the soldiers, and can immediately enter the battle after arriving at the battlefield.

Zhang Liao, Wu Yi, Li Tong, and He Qi, who had not had a combat mission for a long time, stood on top of a shipwreck, and the fast-moving ship brought up a strong river breeze, blowing through the bodies of the four people, making the four of them feel full of emotion and comfort, and I don't know if it was because of the coolness brought by the river breeze or because of the excitement of about to set foot on the battlefield again.

Li Tong looked at the fish jumping up on the river from time to time, and said with a smile: "After waiting for so long, it's finally our turn, watching the brothers of the First and Fourth Field Corps fighting in the Northern Expedition, I don't want to mention how itchy it is!" ”

Wu Yi looked around at the green mountains on both sides of the strait and said, "No, the last time the army commander attacked the three counties in the south of the Yangtze River, he didn't get a ...... to fight."

He Qi immediately interrupted the two of them, and said extremely depressedly: "It's okay for you guys, it's finally your turn to fight, but what about me?" After sending you ashore, we have to turn back immediately, alas, is our navy raised by our stepmother? ”

Li Tong and Wu Yi couldn't help laughing when they saw He Qi's face full of frustration, compared to He Qi, they were indeed lucky, and finally there was a battle for them, but He Qi could only serve as the captain of the transport, no wonder he was so depressed.

Zhang Liao interrupted the three of them and said, "Don't be disappointed, Gong Miao, although you may miss the first battle this time, defeating Yuan Shu is by no means something that can be done in a day or two, so this logistical supply is the key to the final victory or defeat." The three counties in the south of the Yangtze River are new, the treasury is insufficient, and the needs of the army need to be transported from Yuzhang, Jiangxia, and even Nanjun and other places, to ensure the daily consumption of tens of thousands of troops, the logistics supply line of thousands of miles must be kept unblocked, which can only be done by your naval fleet, the burden on your shoulders is not light, and it is even more difficult and more important than us fighting the enemy in front, you must do your best! ”

He Qi hurriedly said: "Yes, general, please rest assured, the last general will ensure that the front-line brothers are not hungry, ensure that the brothers' quivers are always full, and ensure that every brother has sufficient medicine to be treated in time after being injured!" ”

"I have ordered De Jue stationed in Nanjun to transport supplies to the front line, you send us ashore, and then run a transport trip with these civilian ships, plus the supplies transported by De Jue, it should be enough for the army for nearly a year, and then the task of transporting supplies will come to an end for the time being, are you still afraid that there will be no war?"

"Really?" He Qi was immediately overjoyed, and said, "That's great, no, I have to go and let those boys run faster...... and then turned around and left, and after a while, the flag was hung on the ship, and the fleet was speeding eastward as if it had been driven by the enemy.

Zhang Liao smiled and said nothing, and returned to the cabin.