Although Wang Wei was so comforting, he couldn't reduce Liu Qi's worry at all, he looked at Kuai Liang and asked with some uneasiness: "Does Mr. Zirou have a good plan to help me break the enemy?" ”

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Kuai Liang's words were a bit perfunctory, and naturally Liu Qi's worries could not be reduced much, but at this time, he could only pin all his hopes on the defense of Jiangling and the water of Jianghan, or Sun Ce would retreat in the face of difficulties and give up continuing to attack Jingzhou.

At this moment, a guard suddenly came to report: "Report to the eldest prince, there is a person who claims to be the general of Xiakou Gan Ning, and asks to see the prince." ”

Gan Ning? Liu Qi naturally had never heard such a name, and he asked left and right with some confusion: "Have you ever heard of Gan Ning?" Isn't it a spy sent by Sun Ce'er? ”

At this time, Kuai Liang replied: "The prince doesn't know, Xiakou's original general Zhang Yun did have a general named Gan Ning, and later Xiakou was captured by Zhou Yu with a trick, Zhang Yun presented it to the lord, saying that this Gan Ning had fornicated with Zhou Yu and dedicated the city. ”

When Liu Qi heard this, he couldn't help but be furious and said: "Sure enough, it's a spy, and he dares to come to Jiangling, don't you want to make me?" Someone comes, and the treacherous man will be directly beheaded and reported! ”

"Childe and slow!" As soon as Kuai Liang heard that Liu Qi was about to kill Gan Ning without asking anything, he was so shocked that he quickly stopped.

"Why didn't Mr. Zirou let me kill such a villain quickly?"

Liu Qi asked with some displeasure.

"Although General Zhang reported that Gan Ning had fornicated with Zhou Yu, but this was Zhang Yun's words, if there was any hidden secret, if the son didn't ask carefully, wouldn't he have unjustly killed a general? Besides, his subordinates heard that this Gan Ning was not a faithless person, and hoped that the son could listen to his explanation before making a decision. ”

After Kuai Liang finished speaking, Liu Qi reacted, and he looked at Kuai Liang with some embarrassment, "If it weren't for Mr. Zirou, Liu Qi would have almost caused a big disaster." ”

After Liu Qi asked Gan Ning to bring him over, Gan Ning explained in detail the situation of the battle of Xiakou, and after he jumped ship, he learned that Xiakou was lost, so he hurriedly rushed to Jiangxia, but before he arrived in Jiangxia, he heard that Cai Mao had abandoned Jiangxia and fled back to Xiangyang. Gan Ning was worried in his heart, and he didn't dare to go back to Xiangyang directly, and when he heard that Liu Qi was in Jiangling, he wanted to go to Liu Qi's account first to serve and atone for his crimes.

"It's really embarrassing that General Gan has had so many twists and turns along the way. General Gan rest assured, I will explain my father and explain the reasons in detail. ”

After Gan Ning went down, only Wang Wei was still there beside Liu Qi and refused to leave, "General Wang, don't you have anything else to say?" ”

Wang Wei thought for a while, then bowed to Liu Qi, and said guiltily: "Please forgive the last general's sin, and the last general will dare to say it clearly." ”

"General Wang has something to say, I forgive you for your innocence!"

"If the eldest prince really defends Gan Ning, the disaster is not far away!"

Liu Qi was a little inexplicable, his face changed, and he reprimanded loudly: "Why did General Wang say such unlucky words? ”

"Son's forgiveness, that Zhang Yun originally had a deep relationship with Cai Mao, and Cai Mao is the younger brother of Mrs. Cai, in Xiangyang City, the two can influence the lord's actions. If the son described Zhang Yun's mistakes in detail above, Cai Mao would inevitably hate the son, if Mrs. Cai blew some pillow wind in front of the lord, how could the son protect himself? ”

Liu Qi was stunned by Wang Wei's words, he clearly knew that after Liu Biao married Cai, his status in Liu Biao's mind was getting lower and lower, if it was really as Wang Wei said, then he would not be able to protect himself without waiting for Jiangling City to be broken. Although Liu Qi didn't want to fight for anything, he had always been regarded as a thorn in Cai's side, and he naturally knew this.

"What General Wang said is extremely true, if it weren't for General Wang's timely reminder, I hardly knew that I would have brought disaster upon myself."

"Even if Gongzi wants to take in Gan Ning, he can't be reused, he can only be promoted after he has really made great contributions, so that Zhang Yun and Cai Mao's mouth can be sealed, and the lord will be impressed by Gongzi."

Liu Qi followed Wang Wei's suggestion and temporarily named Gan Ning as the military commander. Gan Ning naturally didn't know the reason, he was angry, but he had nowhere to vent.

Naturally, neither Sun Ce nor Zhou Yu could give up attacking Jingzhou. Now that Jingzhou is about to be captured, how can they give up? At this time, Sun Ce was discussing the attack on Jiangling with all the civil and military forces.

"Jiangling City is difficult to attack, I wonder if you have a clever plan to help me break the city?"

At this time, Kou Zhun got up and replied: "Although Jiangling is difficult to break, I heard that the Jiangling guard is Liu Qi, Liu Qi is a cowardly and incompetent person, and Liu Biao ordered him to be the main general, which is the way to take trouble." ”

Sun Ce nodded, but he was still a little worried: "Although Liu Qi is useless, I heard that his subordinate Kuai Liang is quite resourceful, Wang Wei is a good soldier, and with the assistance of these two people, Jiangling is difficult to break." ”

Zhou Yu stood up and said disapprerovingly: "Why should the lord grow the ambition of others to destroy his own prestige? Although Wang Wei can use soldiers, his prestige is not obvious, who is willing to obey him? Although Kuai Liang is resourceful, he is not a faithful person, and he may not be willing to work hard for Liu Qi. Gangneung, sooner or later, it will belong to the lord! ”

After listening to Zhou Yu, Sun Ce laughed and said, "Gong Jin, who knows me!" ”

Xinye, Wu Liren's marching camp.

"Now, our army occupies Deng County, and Xiangyang is close at hand. It's just that Xiangyang is no better than many other cities, how to capture Xiangyang is a top priority, if the generals have a good plan, but it doesn't hurt. ”

Wu Liren naturally didn't want to give up Xiangyang, but he didn't dare to attack easily, Xiangyang City is high and difficult to break, this is well known, not to mention that his current strength is not even as much as in Xiangyang City, Wancheng still has tens of thousands of troops in his rear.

"Lord, now Xiangyang is fully prepared, if Xiangyang is united, it will not be broken. It is better to strike the troops for the time being, and when there is a better time, then break it with one blow. ”

Fan Yufeng got up first and expressed his opinion. Wu Liren followed the prestige, and saw that Zhao Yun was thinking hard at this time, as if he didn't agree with Fan Yufeng's point of view. He hesitated, but still got up and said to Wu Liren: "My lord, the last general thinks that now that Liu Biao is being destroyed, if he stops the army, it will be more difficult to wait for him to get a chance to breathe. It is better to take advantage of the high morale of our army now and extinguish it with one blow. ”

Wu Liren didn't know if the two of them were deliberately contradictory, but he smiled and said: "General Fan, General Zhao, and your words have some truth, let's listen to other people's opinions!" ”

Zhao Yun and Fan Yufeng glanced at each other, and then sat down together.

"My lord, now that the arrow is on the line, I have to send it. Sun Ce has already advanced to Jiangling, if our army cannot contain here, Sun Ce will definitely not be able to do all his work. At that time, how could he be willing to give up Jiangxia to the lord? If you can't get Jiangxia, wouldn't it be a pity that you will lose your troops in this battle, but you won't get anything? ”

Wang Shouren naturally would not agree to retreat, but in the current situation, if you want to make a full contribution, you must continue to increase your troops. At this moment, a spy suddenly came to report.

"Report to the lord, Huyang Yang Feng and Shan Tong suddenly abandoned the city and retreated westward, and now they are nowhere to be found."

Hearing this news, Wang Shouren nodded, "Since Yang Feng has fled, there is one less way to threaten, and the lord can order General Xu Huang to lead the army to Xinye and make it resist Wen Ping." The army of the lord moved to Deng County to exert pressure on Liu Biao. ”

With less than 20,000 troops, it is undoubtedly a bit wishful thinking to capture Xiangyang, "But, even so, how can Xiangyang be broken?" ”

"Xiangyang City is difficult to break, so naturally it cannot be achieved overnight. The lord can order General Qi Jiguang to fully cooperate with Zhou Yu's army to attack Jiangling, if Jiangling is broken, then he can flank Xiangyang with Sun Ce's army in front and back; Liu Biao naturally could not abandon Jiangling, and when the time came, he would inevitably divide his troops to rescue, and the city of Xiangyang would be empty at that time; The lord will transfer General Chen Xu to come to support, and as long as he finds a good opportunity, there is hope that Xiangyang will be broken! ”

Wang Shouren's meaning is that after the siege of the city, he will wait for a good opportunity, but now the situation is unclear, and it is unknown whether there will be any changes in Xiangyang. If it is encircled to the end, it will not be able to find the opportunity to attack, the army will be delayed here for a long time, the heavy grain and grass will be unsustainable, and Xiapi and Hefei may also be attacked by the Cao army, which is undoubtedly stealing chickens and rice.

The battle of Xiangyang in history has always been difficult, and Xiangyang is indeed a city with an extremely important strategic position. Therefore, all dynasties have attached great importance to the defense of Xiangyang, and during the battle of the Yuan Dynasty and the Song Dynasty, Xiangyang fought for decades before it was finally captured.

"What if you don't find a good opportunity?" Wu Liren naturally didn't want to take such a big risk. (To be continued.) )