After the signal, as far as Zhou Yu could see, a long black dragon appeared to the west of Hanshui, and slowly rushed towards the direction of Xiangyang.

"Reinforcements? Or a troll? Zhou Yu exclaimed in disbelief, turned to the guards beside him and ordered: "Quickly send scouts to find out what the situation of the enemy army is." ”

"No!"

The guards did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly took the order and left.

"The three armies obey the order and attack the city!" Zhou Yu didn't dare to delay any longer, shouted loudly, and ordered the siege of the city.

For a time, the army on three sides that surrounded Xiangyang launched a fierce attack on Xiangyang at the same time. Although the river is within reach, in Zhou Yu's opinion, it is impossible for the so-called reinforcements to rush to the vicinity of Xiangyang without half a day.

Zhou Yu asked everyone to break through the wall of Xiangyang and capture Zhou Budo within half a day.

Before, Zhou Yu also asked Zhou Budo to see that he was just a stinky kid, but he lost so badly before, and this time he was calculated by Zhou Budo, Zhou Yu would not be arrogant and think that Zhou Budo was just a stinky kid.

was able to gain Xiang Ao's trust, led Nanjun to attack Jingzhou, and beat himself speechless many times, Zhou Yu put away his contempt and treated Zhou Budo as an opponent of the same level.

After the outbreak of the war, Xiangyang, which was already ruined, was once again filled with gunsmoke.

Singing the empty city plan in Xiangyang, Zhou Yu is the old man. If Xiangyang is really lost because of his own strategy, not to mention how the lord Sun Ce will treat him, I am afraid that the Jiangdong family in Wu will not let him go, after all, he is not a local family in Jiangdong.

Thinking about it like this, Zhou Yu's attack on Xiangyang was so fierce that Zhou Budo didn't expect it.

"Strategist, I'm afraid Zhou Yu is crazy." Zhang Xiu stood on the city wall, accompanied Zhou Budo to command the city battle, and said with some surprise: "Attacking Xiangyang so regardless of losses, even if Xiangyang is taken, how many soldiers and horses can he Zhou Yu have left?" ”

Cai Mao smiled lightly beside him, and then said: "Zhou Yu is the first military division of Wu State, and since he followed Sun Ce, he has been invincible and invincible. ”

"How do you think, in the face of a young military advisor, you will be beaten and take the opportunity to retreat?" Cai Mao said disdainfully: "If you return to Wu State like this, Zhou Yu will be embarrassed in the world, and I am afraid that his position in Wu Country will not be maintained." ”

Zhou Budo raised his head, glanced at Cai Mao, and said softly: "What does General Deqi mean is that the general will repel Zhou Yu, because he thinks that Zhou Yu made such a big mistake by underestimating the general's age?" ”

When Cai Mao heard this, he was shocked, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said, "That's not what the last general meant. The military advisor is clever, Zhou Yu is naturally not the opponent of the military advisor, and it has nothing to do with age. ”

Zhou Budo smiled lightly, put away the faces of his subordinates, and said with a light smile: "The general is sure that Zhou Yu will underestimate the general, so he set up so many schemes to let Zhou Yu fall into the trap, General Deqi is right." ”

Zhou Budo said the truth, but it made Cai Mao's heart more and more frightened.

Zhou Budo was reused by the lord, and as soon as he took effect, he led an army alone, not to mention, but also planned to take Xiangyang. Not only that, but the lord handed over the most elite navy under his command to Zhou Budo, which shows the weight of Zhou Budo in the lord's heart.

Such a powerful person, Cai Mao didn't dare to offend, and hurriedly said yes again and again to express his respect.

Speaking of the water army of the Yan Kingdom, Cai Mao also has to admire the foresight of his lord King Yan.

Cai Mao, the Jinfan thief, has heard that in the entire Jingbei Territory and the land of Bashu, no one is not afraid of the Jinfan thief, even if it is the water army of Wu State, the Jinfan thief must be polite and give three points.

The leader of the Jinfan thieves is a native of Linjiang (now Zhongxian County, Chongqing) in Ba County, whose name is Gan Ning and his name is Xingba.

It is rumored that Gan Ning was a good ranger when he was a teenager, gathered men and horses, armed with bows and crossbows, did evil in the local area, did all kinds of evil, and formed a canal division to rob the ships and property. Among the brocade thieves, most of them wear bells and are gorgeously dressed, so some people are called brocade thieves.

The brocade thieves all have bird feathers on their heads and bells on their bodies, not only scattering, but also being the first in the world in water battles.

Gan Ning has an irritable temperament, is easily excited, and often beats or even kills people when he is angry. Therefore, whether it is the locals of Ba County or the Jingbei family, they are very afraid of the Jinfan thieves led by Gan Ning. But Gan Ning is very brave and resolute, bold and cheerful, resourceful, valuing talents, light on money, caring for his subordinates, and soldiers are willing to obey their orders.

The Jinfan thief appeared when Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, and when he first appeared in the area of Ba County and Nan County, he was already brave and elite and famous in the Yangtze River area.

Liu Biao, Sun Ce, and Liu Bei all sent people to contact Gan Ning, expressing their willingness to recruit Gan Ning and the Jinfan thieves under Gan Ning's command with high-ranking officials Houlu. But I don't know why, no matter who goes, Gan Ning will refuse people for thousands of miles.

Now Cai Mao understands that the so-called Jinfan thief is actually the navy cultivated by his lord Yanwang in the Yangtze River area.

Cai Mao admires her lord's foresight, and at the same time, she admires her lord's forbearance. Jingzhou has been in turmoil several times, and with the elite of the Jinfan thieves, Jingzhou can be taken down at any time and become the territory of the Yan Kingdom. But his lord Yan Wang has endured it until now, so that the Jinfan thief can appear in front of the world.

"Hey... We are not as good as the lord in case. Cai Mao thought and couldn't help but sigh. Zhang Xiu nodded with the same admiration.

Zhou Budo looked at the two of them, and said with a light smile: "The lord is favored by God, and it is inevitable to dominate the world." We don't need to sigh like this, just assist the lord for the benefit of the people. ”

"The Last General's Order!" Zhang Xiu and Cai Mao glanced at each other, and their expressions were determined to clench their fists.

On the west city wall, a nine-foot burly man, constantly sitting on the right side, forcibly broke through the defense of the city wall several zhang, and seemed to be able to occupy the city wall at any time, posing the greatest threat to the defense of Xiangyang City.

"That person is Buqi?" Zhou Budo looked at the burly man and asked suspiciously.

Zhang Xiu clenched his fists, and replied: "Yu Junshi, it is indeed a step forward." ”

"Sure enough, a fierce general! It's a pity to serve Wu Guo. Zhou Budo shook his head lightly, with a little regret, and ordered Zhang Xiu: "Lead the elite to the city wall, maybe only General Zhang can resist this person." ”

"No!" Zhang Xiu clenched his fists and strode away, without the slightest smug look on his face.

Zhang Xiu knows, and doesn't talk about his lord, there are several generals under his lord, and his martial arts are better than himself.

Cai Mao looked at Zhou Budo, then at Bu Qi, and said with a somewhat weird smile: "Military advisor, the last general has a blow, not only can you be angry with Zhou Yu, if you are lucky, you may be able to take Bu Qi for the lord." ”

"Oh?!" Zhou Budo asked with a curious face: "General Deqi said to listen to it?" ”

Subsequently, Cai Mao whispered in Zhou Budo's ear. After a while, Zhou Budo laughed and praised it: "Hahaha... Jiang is really still old and spicy, admire, admire! ”

Zhou Budo was one of them, which flattered Cai Mao, and hurriedly hugged his fists and said modestly: "The military advisor is polite, we are just for the benefit of the people." If we can recruit more talents for the lord, won't the people of the world be able to enjoy peace one day sooner? ”

Cai Mao's answer made Zhou Budo a little surprised. It seems that the consciousness is still quite high, and it has only been a few months since it changed. The lord is right, anyone has talent, it just depends on the timing and ability direction. Zhou Budo thought about it, and many different opinions of Xiang Ao came to mind in his mind.

In the next two hours of the battle, there was almost nothing to do with Zhou Yu's navy. Zhou Budo gave an order, gave up the defense of the naval army in the north and east, withdrew all his troops to the inner city, and relied on the inner city wall to fight with Zhou Yu's army in a street battle.

Zhou Budo has thousands of elite southern troops dispatched by Xiang Ao to Zhou Budo, whether it is foot combat or street fighting, they are all first-class good players.

Most of Zhou Yu's subordinates were indeed sailors, and after being put into the city by Zhou Budo on his own initiative, they became more and more constrained.

And under Cai Mao's strategy, Zhang Xiu successfully captured Bu Qi alive. After losing the general, the attack on the inner city became slower and slower.

"The Grand Duke, the brocade thief above the Han River, is about to go ashore in half an hour. And also... There was also an urgent report from the front that General Buqi had been captured. ”

The tone of the guard was a little anxious, even panicked.

"What!" Zhou Yu stood up violently, his eyes wide in disbelief.

Zhou Yu paced back and forth, trying to calm himself down, and said after thinking for a long time: "It's just a group of sailors, what can you do when you go ashore?" ”

"Quickly dispatch siege engines and launch a fierce assault on the West Gate." Zhou Yu thought for a while, and ordered again: "Order to let the east and back side of the water army go against the water and compete with the Jinfan thief." ”

The guard was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said, "No! General Buqiu..."

"Since the enemy army has spent so much effort to capture it alive, it is natural that they will not simply kill General Buqi." Zhou Yu frowned, and said while taking off his armor and putting it on his body: "This general will personally lead a large army to attack the city, and it is incomparably impossible to break through the inner city in one hour." ”

"No!"

The approach of the Ganning Jinfan thieves made the battle in Xiangyang City more and more intense.

Zhou Yu personally led a large army and launched the most fierce attack on Xiangyang City. All the usable siege equipment such as the car and the well fence were moved out by Zhou Yu, and they rushed towards Xiangyang City one after another.

Zhou Budo did not stay behind, and all the city-defending equipment such as Rolling Stones, Thunderwood, etc., did not want to throw money from the inner city to the outer city.

The madness of our army has suffered the people in Xiangyang City, who have not withdrawn. Some were scalded to death, some were trampled to death by horses' hooves, and some were accidentally wounded by the two armies.

The entire Xiangyang City was full of the sound of weapons colliding and people screaming, and in the courtyards of other houses, people were huddled together and shivering.

There are those who curse Zhou Yu for ignoring the people for the sake of the empty city, and there are those who curse Zhou Budo for being cruel and unreasonable. Anyway, in the entire city, almost none of the people said that the two commanders were a little good.

But no matter how the people cursed, they couldn't stop Wu from marching into Xiangyang, and they couldn't persuade Zhou Budo to give up Xiangyang.

"Governor, it's not good. The soldiers outside the city have been rebelled! ”

The exclamation of the guards made Zhou Yu, who was fighting bloodily, frightened, and roared angrily: "How is it possible! The army outside the city was led by the general's cronies. ”

"Governor, it's true!" The guards shouted anxiously: "There are no less than 5,000 soldiers in national uniforms outside the city, and they are even merciless to their own robes. ”

"The soldiers of the Wu State are dressed? Without mercy? Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment, and then exclaimed: "Oops, it's a trick again." ”

"Honk, withdraw! Fast! Fast! Zhou Yu roared frantically, and without waiting for his soldiers to react, he reflexively rushed into the camp of his army, snatched the horn in the hands of the soldiers, and blew it fiercely.

The sound of the horn of retreat stunned the Wu army attacking Xiangyang, and then began to retreat rapidly towards the outside of the city like a flood.

"Zhou Yu, take your life!" In front of the gate of the outer city, there was a loud shout, which startled Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu looked at it, his face changed greatly, and at the same time, he roared angrily: "Buqi, what are you doing?" ”

From a distance, this person is somewhat similar to Buqi. Zhou Yu was already wondering why the army outside the city suddenly rebelled, and after seeing this person, Zhou Yu did not hesitate to believe that Buqi had rebelled.

"Humph! Good birds choose trees to perch. Now that the occupation has been decided, the world will sooner or later become the world of King Yan, why should the general follow Sun Ce and die under the iron hooves of King Yan. ”

"Ben will remember the old feelings, if General Zhou is willing to surrender, Ben will come around the lives of a group of soldiers."

The big drink of 'Buqi' made Zhou Yu's face ugly. If you don't surrender, you will definitely be hated by the soldiers; But if it is surrendered, how will I Zhou Yu gain a foothold in the world in the future? How can you be worthy of Sun Ce, the lord who treats himself as a brother?

is so ruthless, and Zhou Budo is so poisonous. Zhou Yu thought angrily, gritted his teeth fiercely and shouted: "Wu State soldiers, how can there be people who surrender." Er Buqi is unkind today, so that the soldiers of Wu Guo are in a desperate situation, and they will definitely be laughed at and spurned by the world in the future! ”

"Hahaha... In that case, then..."Bu Qi laughed fiercely and said in a deep voice: "Kill!" ”

"Kill!"

Buqi roared, not only the so-called rebels surrounded and killed, but also thousands of Yanguo soldiers suddenly rushed out of the city, and the earth-shattering roar made Wu Guo's soldiers frightened, and without waiting for Zhou Yu's order, a group of soldiers fled frantically towards the south outside the city.

"The rout has been completed, and there is no power to return to the sky, so the metropolitan governor should flee quickly!" The guards pulled Zhou Yu hard and ran south.

Zhou Yu shook off the hands of the guards, turned around and looked at Xiangyang City fiercely, then turned his head with a fierce face, and led the army to escape.

One run is a hundred miles, and Zhou Yu's army of sixty or seventy thousand is now less than 20,000. Originally, the number of casualties in the siege was less than 10,000, and most of the soldiers were scattered on the way to escape.

What Zhou Yu didn't expect was that there were no pursuers coming from Bailai in Xiangyang.

"Why aren't there any pursuers?"

Zhou Yu looked at his guards angrily, the guards looked innocent, and said with their fists clenched: "Governor Yudu, the army is fleeing in a panic, and no one pays attention to the pursuit of the soldiers." ”

"Quickly send scouts to find out the enemy!" Zhou Yu looked at the guards fiercely, and ordered to stop the retreat of the army and camp in place.

After a few moments, the scout returned.

"Governor Yudu, the army of Yanguo only chased for ten miles before returning to Xiangyang City."

"What!" Zhou Yu exclaimed, and then fell backwards in a dejected manner: "Good Zhou Bu Doubt, Good Zhou Bu Doubt, even calculated Ben Du Du twice, hahaha... Burst! ”

Zhou Yu, who was laughing, suddenly spurted a mouthful of blood and passed out.

At this time, calm had been restored in Xiangyang City. A group of soldiers cleaned up the battlefield in an orderly manner, and the people gradually calmed down under Zhou Budo's appeasement.

Inevitably in turmoil, Zhou Budo also distributed the grain and grass brought by the Jinfan thieves to the people. The people who were injured and lost their lives by mistake also received a lot of compensation. Although it cannot bring the people's relatives back to life, it also gives the people a lot of hope to live.

Xiangyang City Mansion.

"I don't want to have people under General Deqi who can change the face, and this general almost didn't distinguish the difference between General Xingba and Buqi."

Listening to Zhou Budo's appreciation, Cai Mao smiled modestly and said: "It's all a small plan of the rivers and lakes, and the last general is also a whim." However, he wronged General Xingba and lost a chance to become famous in the world. ”

"Haha..."Gan Ning laughed heartily: "It's okay, with the help of the lord, Ning has been crisscrossing the upper reaches of the Yangtze River for more than ten years, who is not afraid?" Such a prestige is enough for Ning. ”

Zhou Budo also smiled lightly and said: "General Xingba doesn't have to be humble, the general will definitely report your achievements to the lord one by one." ”

"Thank you, Strategist!"

Gan Ning, Cai Mao and Zhang Xiu hugged their fists at the same time to express their gratitude.

Everyone praised each other, and after the family routine, Zhou Budo brought the topic back to the Jingzhou battlefield.

"Bu Qi doesn't know the news of his betrayal of Wu yet, and I don't know if he is willing to serve the lord after he knows."

Cai Mao chuckled and said: "A little strategy, we can imagine a way, but this preaching, we are afraid..."

Cai Mao said, looked at Zhou Budo, then at Zhang Xiu and Gan Ning, and saw that the three of them shook their heads helplessly, and Cai Mao also smiled bitterly.

"It seems that the only way to do this is to send Bu Qi back to Yecheng and let the lord figure out a way." Zhou Budo said helplessly, and for some reason he was a little excited in his heart. Maybe in Zhou Budo's opinion, there are not many things that can be difficult for his father-in-law, maybe this is one thing, isn't it?

When Cai Mao and the three of them heard this, they nodded approvingly.

"Military advisor, after this battle, Sun Ce's army will inevitably be unstable, and now there is the addition of the Xingba general Jinfan Army, and taking Jingzhou is a reversal."

Zhang Xiu's face was determined, and he felt that the battle of Jingzhou was a foregone conclusion.

Zhou Budo nodded uncertainly, turned his head to look at Gan Ning and said, "I don't know if General Xingba has the confidence to fight Sun Ce's army alone?" ”

When Gan Ning heard this, he stood up and said with a straight face: "More than ten years ago, the lord sent someone to find Ning. With the favor of the lord, Ning protected many people and made Ning a hero. The so-called raising soldiers for a thousand days and using soldiers for a while, the lord has spent so much effort to cultivate the navy, Ning naturally has to make some merits, let the lord take a look, the lord has not seen the wrong person. ”

"Good!" Zhou Budo shouted, clapped his hands and stood up, and said confidently: "There are no weak generals under the command of the lord!" We will let the people of the world see how far-sighted the lord is. ”

"No!"

The three of them clenched their fists angrily, full of fighting spirit.

"The lord has issued an order, after the matter of Jingzhou is settled, the three generals can go to Yecheng and meet my lord King Yan!"

"Really?"

Not only Gan Ning, but even Cai Mao and Zhang Xiu were too excited.

"Indeed!"

Zhou Budo chuckled and nodded solemnly.