Xie Ai narrowed his eyes, thought silently for a moment, and bowed his head frequently: "...... Well, that's good. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info I could have figured everything out, but the key is that I'm stuck here and can't do anything about it. Your strategy is really a good way to save the time, Wentong is worthy of being a wise ghost, okay, you continue. ”

"I can't afford such a compliment." Zhao Zhao was busy and humble, but the look in his eyes still revealed the joy in his heart. "After we did a show in Xinye City, we quickly integrated and went south to the direction of Xiangyang. In this way, it is logical for us to send troops and will not be criticized by the people of the world. Besides, on the way from Xinye to Xiangyang, there is Huyang Port, which used to be only an establishment of 500 soldiers, but now it has been released by Tao Kan more than 1,000 people here. But no matter what, Huyang Port is only a small role of an outpost at most, and it will inevitably be unable to stop the soldiers of Jun Hou, so there is no doubt that we will take Huyang Port. ”

"As soon as Huyang Port is located, Xiangyang, the largest and most important city in Jingzhou, is right in front of you. Do you want me to attack Xiangyang with all my strength and cut off Tao Kan's back road? Xie Ai's train of thought followed Zhao Zhao closely and turned sharply.

"Nope! It's better not to fight in Xiangyang yet. Zhao Zhao waved his hand again and again, "After capturing Huyang, our army will put on the illusion of attacking Xiangyang in a big way, but in fact, we should quickly detour to the west and give priority to Shangyong County." In doing so, there are at least three benefits. ”

"Shangyong County was previously guarded by Wang Dun with elite soldiers on land and water to guard the key passes, in case of my Liangzhou, Tao Kan has not changed. For example, if a door is locked, it is difficult for people on the outside to smash it open, but it can be easily unlocked by people inside. Therefore, if our army sends troops from Liangzhou to the east, it will be more difficult, but if it sends troops from Xinye to the west, it is equivalent to fighting from the inside out, and it is difficult for Shangyong to resist. After Shangyong took it, the defense of Xincheng County in the east was thin, and it was not a problem. Therefore, even if Xinye is captured by the Xiangyang garrison, we will give up just one city of Xinye and get the two counties of Shangyong and Xincheng, which is really a good deal that will not lose money. And the road from my Liangzhou to Jingxiang has been completely opened, for example, the throat is firmly strangled in the hands of Jun Hou, so that the advance can be attacked and retreated, and the initiative will be in my hands. ”

"Xiangyang is a famous city in the world, not to mention defense, even if the city wall is strong, it can also be comparable to Luoyang and Chang'an. Therefore, without 40,000 or 50,000 troops, it is basically difficult to fight. Our army in Xinye's garrison, only more than 20,000 people, if the current direct attack on Xiangyang, I am afraid that the army will be under the city of Xiangyang, Tao Kan if he heard that Xiangyang was really attacked, he will quickly return to the division to rescue, we will immediately become a lone army, into the danger of internal and external attacks, the so-called gentleman does not involve danger, this is also. ”

"Our army feinted to attack Xiangyang, Tao Kan must have been very anxious when he heard about it, and I analyzed that even if he would not immediately return to the division to save the fundamentals, at least he would be anxious and uneasy. If he doesn't return, we can mobilize elite soldiers and grain from Liangzhou, and really attack his Xiangyang, so that he is in a dilemma and tired, and he can't concentrate on King Qin, which will lead to inconsistent orders from the imperial court, and the battle with Su Jun will be protracted, which can weaken the strength of the imperial court from the side and make him unable to compete with the king in the future. This is also the third. ”

"Someone! Go and invite all the generals to discuss the military in detail! ”

After giving orders to the heralds, Xie Ai rose up and said with a spring breeze on his face: "Good! After the war in Jingzhou, I should personally ask the king for credit for Wentong! ”

Three days later, Xinye City was suddenly attacked by the "Jingzhou Army", and it is estimated from the overwhelming banners that there are at least more than 10,000 people. At the same time, the imperial court's order to exterminate the Qin army in Jingzhou Mu Taokan also spread all over the north and south of the river in a short time.

Under the command of Xie Ai, Shinno Castle tried its best to defend and fought to the death out of the city, repelling the surprise attack of the "enemy". Then, under the personal command of Xie Ai, the angry Qin army quickly captured Huyang Port, and began to reorganize the army to swear that there would be a momentum to take Xiangyang in a drum to show resistance and retaliation.

At this time, Jingzhou Mu Taokan had not arrived in Wuchang for a long time, and was in alliance with Jiangzhou Mu Wenqiao, Zhongshu Ling Yuliang and others to discuss the formulation of a counterinsurgency plan. Suddenly hearing this, he was immediately stunned, and was furious at the reckless provocation of his subordinates, and couldn't help but be deeply worried about the safety of his fundamental place, because the matter of the alliance was at a critical point, and in order to show calm to his subordinates, Tao Kan first ordered his cronies to return to Xiangyang as soon as possible, thoroughly investigate the matter, and resolutely suppressed the people who did not take the initiative to cause trouble at this critical time, and at the same time paid attention to stepping up the military defense and vigilance of Xiangyang.

And Su Jun is also a knowing soldier, after occupying Jiankang and controlling the right to speak in the government, on the one hand, he lured the large and small feudal towns that were still watching from all over the country with high-ranking officials and generous manners, and divided the middle and lower-level officers and soldiers of the internal and external armies, saying that if they abandoned their weapons, they would not be blamed in the past; At the same time, for the Qin Wang army dominated by Tao and Wen, after the persuasion failed, he adopted a resolute attack attitude, reprimanded the two and Yu Liang for being rebellious, and took Han Huang, the number one general under his command, as the main commander, commanding 30,000 troops, and quickly went to meet the attack.

Han Huang is a good general with wisdom and bravery, and he will come out as soon as he is given, and he will come west quickly. Because of Tao Kan's hesitation, the Qin Wangjun was slow to act, so Han Huang preempted the Qin Wangjun and quickly occupied the important Wuhu, completely controlling the upstream and downstream thoroughfares, and not giving the opponent any opportunity to take advantage of.

At this time, after the Qin army captured Huyang, Xie Ai listened to Zhao Zhao's suggestion, threw a large number of Jingzhou army's armor and flags into the river, and tried his best to discourage public opinion, and after breaking up more than a dozen large and small warships and civilian ships that had been captured, they were all thrown into the river in a mess. Many of the generals did not understand why they did this, and thought that they could at least keep their ships for their own use in the future. Zhao Zhao explained in public that Jingzhou under Tao Kan's rule has a vast territory, connecting Yiliang in the west and Chaisang in the east, and has a strong army. If we can't win in a hurry, after the enemy reacts, reinforcements will gather in all directions, and even Tao Kan will personally lead the main force back to help, at that time, our army will be unable to advance and retreat by the enemy inside and outside, even if there are warships, it will no longer be useful.

Now the armor flags, including the warships, are torn and smashed and thrown into the river, and they are densely scattered down the river, and when they are seen in the counties downstream, including Tao Kan in Wuchang, most of them will think that the defenders of Xiangyang have been defeated, and the local situation is already in danger. In this way, Tao Kan's subordinates are panicked, or they will rush to rush back to help, and then be defeated by us looking for an opportunity to set up an ambush; Either they are hesitant and frightened and do not dare to act rashly, but our army can gain time and calmly do whatever they want here.

Everyone was impressed. So the wreckage of the Manjiang River went eastward, and at that time, the army of King Qin was attacking Wuhu, trying to open up the land and water road to Jiankang. When Tao Kan saw it, he was really shocked and hesitated, and he almost immediately withdrew his troops back to Xiangyang. It was Wen Qiao who persuaded the grounds that the current counterinsurgency situation was severe, and admonished him to care about the chaos, so Tao Kan temporarily endured his worries, only sent more people, and went to Jingxiang to investigate continuously, and reluctantly waited for more than ten days. Wuhu couldn't be attacked, and the report from Benzhou came, but some said that they saw that the Qin army was attacking Xiangyang in a big way, and that they found out that the Qin army would divide their troops to attack Jiangling, and some said that Xiangyang Jiangling was safe and sound.

Tao Kan was anxious and puzzled, he couldn't help but be furious, and immediately couldn't bear it anymore, regardless of the advice, he commanded nearly 30,000 Jingzhou troops, returned to the division and went straight to Xiangyang. Hurry up all the way, when Fang arrived in Jiangxia, the latest battle report came, Xiangyang and Jiangling were temporarily unharmed, but the Qin army turned west and threatened to return to Liangzhou, and now Shangyong and Xincheng have fallen one after another, and the fortress pass of Liangzhou through Jingzhou, etc., the coefficient fell into Qin's hands, and I will no longer have it.

Shangyong and Xincheng counties were easily obtained, and there were almost no casualties. Zhao Zhao couldn't help but think about it, and suggested whether he could tentatively attack Xiangyang, wouldn't it be the most beautiful if he could go down in one go. Xie Aiben was also moved, and immediately readily agreed, leading 10,000 elites to attack Xiangyang and attack from all sides. In less than a few days, I heard the scout stumbling to report, Tao Kan personally came to the rescue of 30,000 troops, and it was less than ten miles away!

Xie Ai was taken aback, but he didn't expect Tao Kan to be so fast. At this time, it was too late to avoid it, so he simply encouraged the soldiers to fight, withdrew the siege of Xiangyang, and went to face Tao Kan instead. However, Tao Kan had already left the river and went ashore, relying on danger to set up camp, waiting for the Qin army. The two armies fought, Tao Kan boarded the chariot, screamed angrily, and the Jingzhou army was furious, and the Qin army could not resist, and the flag was in chaos in an instant. Qin Jiang and the others couldn't stop it, and they all ran back. Xie Ai's armor was not draped, he was busy refusing in person, and the battle was combined, and the Jingzhou soldiers were gathered on all sides like a tsunami, and even the city of Xiangyang heard the news, and killed a daring army, and the internal and external combined forces were very sharp, so that Xie Ai was outnumbered, and he could not stop him, so he had no choice but to ride his horse and run back to the west.

Arrows were fired indiscriminately behind him, and the Jingzhou army chased after him. Xie Ai ran out for several miles, the chasing soldiers were getting closer and closer, and he couldn't help but be anxious, but unexpectedly, the house leak happened to be rainy, and the mount was hit by two random arrows on the hip, and he couldn't bear the pain, so he flipped Xie Ai to the ground, and couldn't get up for a long time.