The appearance of Huang Yueying allowed He Chen to solve a small problem, although the effect could not be seen in a short period of time, because even if all the arsenals were at full capacity, it was impossible to produce so many Muliu cattle and horses at once, but from a long-term perspective, it still has very important strategic significance, especially if you want to use troops in Nanban and Jiaozhou, or from the Changshi Mansion of the Western Regions, it has a role that cannot be underestimated. It can not only greatly save manpower feed, but also make the speed more convenient and fast.

Subsequently, He Chen sent someone to send the wooden ox and horse to Chang'an with drawings and craftsmanship, and Huang Yueying also readily agreed to go with him. This also makes someone snickerle in his heart, and after he gets things done in Jiangnan, he is slowly fooling you, a foreign girl.

In order to cover Zhao Yun's 100,000 army and achieve a surprising effect, He Chen ordered Huang Zhong to lead the front brigade out of Xiangyang, and then his own Chinese army followed, 400,000 horses, banners were overwhelming, soldiers were all over the mountains, connected for dozens of miles, and the auxiliary vehicles were like a long dragon, stretching from Maicheng to Xiangyang, coming and going. And Zhao Yun, in silence, quickly moved westward in the direction of Dangyang.

South County.

In the Han Dynasty, before the division of Xiangyang City, Jiangling was the seat of Jingzhou. Even if Liu Biao controls the eight counties of Jingzhou, he still puts the governance office here. It can be seen how important the location of Gangneung is. Jiangling looks at Wuchang in the east, connects Wuxia in the west, in the southwest of the Jianghan Plain, on the north bank of the Jingjiang River in Jiuqu Ileum, it is a famous water fortified city. There is Xiangshui in the north, the Yangtze River in the south, and many tributaries such as the oil river and the Han water in the middle go around the city, and the water network is dense, almost forming a natural defensive city wall.

If you want to take Gangneung, there is no other way but water warfare. It was precisely because of this that Liu Biao dared to gather 100,000 troops to resist the northern army.

The Hulu Valley Pass is the main road out of Yiling in the west, the south to Jiangling to rush, the only way to go north to Maicheng, and it is also the last outer line of defense of the Jiangling Army to resist the north, once the Hulu Valley Pass is lost, then the only thing Liu Biao can do is to return to Jiangling City on the whole line.

In this important town pass, Liu Biao's subordinate general Lu Gong, who had high hopes, led 30,000 horses and horses to set up a formation by the mountains and rivers, intending to take advantage of the arrogance of He Chen's vanguard troops to attack head-on. It's just that Lu Gong's acting skills are really average, and the flaws of deceitful defeat and luring the enemy are too obvious, and Huang Zhong, who has been in battle for a long time, saw through it at a glance, and then planned to make a plan, broke Lu Gong's three-way ambush, and fled in embarrassment after being killed.

Gangneung Fortress.

In the city government, Liu Biao's subordinates had already become a pot of porridge, fierce saliva was spraying all over the field, and the verbal wars were endless. Liu Biao listened to the two big heads, and couldn't help but slap the table angrily, and scolded sharply: "What kind of system, let you discuss a countermeasure, you actually treat the synagogue as a merchant, a small quarrel for three days, and a big trouble for five days, do you take the state pastor in your eyes?" ”

The originally noisy lobby suddenly fell silent, and everyone had different expressions, stopped blaming each other and fell silent.

Liu Biao took a deep breath, calmed down his fluctuating excitement, and slowly lowered his voice after half a sound: "Different degrees, since Liu Someone entered Jingzhou single-handedly in Chang'an, without the assistance of your brothers, it would be impossible to achieve what he is today." Now He Chen claims to be a million-strong army heading south to the Yangtze River, except for the famous generals Wei Yan and Zhang Liao to contain Sun Jian in the east, the main army of 800,000 has been deployed in Xiangyang, and the soldiers are in Hulu Valley, I don't know what you think? ”

The other degree is Jing Yue, he and Jing Liang can be regarded as the left and right military divisions in the Liu Biao Group, and their abilities will definitely not lose to Tian Feng and Fu Zhi. When Cao Ying pacified Jingzhou, he once wrote a book to Xun Yu and said: "I don't like Jingzhou, I like it." It was only later that Liu Biao died of illness and Liu Cong surrendered, and the Jingyue brothers didn't know what the reason was, so they were depressed in Wei and had no place to shine. Especially Jing Liang, there is no record of even death, you must know that this person is also good, Sun Jian's death, Lu Zhengcheng obeyed his plan, and only ambushed him with soldiers to help Huang Zu escape. If Sun Ce had exchanged for Sun Jian's corpse at that time, Liu Biao had listened to Kuai Liang's words and directly beheaded Sun Ce, and then took advantage of the victory to go down to Jiangdong, he would not have missed the opportunity to let Sun Ce lay the foundation of the Eastern Wu power regime. It is also possible to become the first hegemon south of the Yangtze River from now on.

Jing Yue said calmly: "He Chen has been in charge of the state since he entered the state, and after welcoming back to the saint from Hongnong, in the name of the Son of Heaven, he conquered the south and the north to fight in all directions, first swept away the Hu Cai and Li Le Baibo armies, and then drove the Xianbei and Xiongnu races to the north, and then eliminated Yuan Shao, and then pacified Montenegro, defeated Gongsun Zhan, completely pacified the north, and dominated the four states of Merge, You, and Hebei. And with Ma Teng as his aid, he first pacified the warlords in Guanzhong, then purged Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu in Sichuan, Shu, and finally destroyed Cao Ying. Now the momentum is like a rainbow, driving down the Yangtze River. According to the subordinates, although Jingzhou has 200,000 armor, an alliance with Sun Jian for attack and defense, and the Yangtze River, it still can't stop He Chen's southward pace, and after more than ten years of chaos, the unification of the world has become the general trend. Therefore, the subordinates thought that the state pastor should be obedient to the saint, and Jingzhou could be protected from the disaster of swords. ”

"The words of the different degrees are good, this is also the idea of the subordinates." At least half of the characters in the hall agreed with Jing Yue's statement.

"Those who are greedy for life and afraid of death dare to confuse the lord here, and it is not a pity for you to die hundreds of times." As soon as Jing Yue's words were finished, a general shouted angrily and scolded, and then said with an anxious expression: "The lord must not listen to Jing Yue's words, He Chen's name is Han Chen, but he is actually a thief." It is even more to coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes. Now that the northern army is going south, although it claims to be a million people, it is really not a cause for concern from the perspective of subordinates. First of all, the Northern Army is not accustomed to water warfare, and the commanders of our army are fighting on the water, and each of them can block ten with one. Secondly, Jiangling is a strong city on the water, and the materials, grain and grass should be sufficient, plus 100,000 armor, there is absolutely no problem in guarding it for a year and a half. And the Northern Army said that the consumption of military rations was astronomical. If we can't attack for a long time, we will inevitably retreat because of the shortage of food and grass, and when the time comes, our army will cover up and kill again, and we will be able to capture He Chen in a battle. ”

Everyone looked at it urgently, but it was Huo Jun, the general of Jingzhong.

This Huo Junzi Zhongmiao is a native of Zhijiang in Nanjun and a famous general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period. His brother Huo Du once gathered hundreds of people in his hometown. Later, Huo Du died, and Liu Biao ordered Huo Jun to inherit the trilogy. In 208, Liu Biao died of illness, and Huo Jun led his troops to surrender to Liu Bei, and was appointed as a Zhonglang general.

The biggest bright spot in Huo Jun's life was that Liu Bei invaded Shu during the period, letting him guard Jiameng City alone, first he refused Zhang Lu's temptation to surrender, and then Liu Zhang sent Fu Ban and Xiang Cun to lead more than 10,000 soldiers to besiege Jiameng City, Huo Jun only held on to hundreds of soldiers for more than a year, and took advantage of the enemy's laxity to launch a surprise attack, kill Xiang Cun, and defeat the enemy. It was this battle that established his position in Liu Bei's heart, so that when he died of illness later, Liu Bei issued an edict to Zhuge Liang, and personally led the ministers to mourn and stay on the tomb.

"Zhong Miao's words are extremely true, the lord must not give up the foundation in vain." As soon as Huo Jun finished saying this, most of the characters agreed loudly.

At present, the situation is very clear, but it is trapped by the strong pressure of the Northern Army, led by Jing Yue, and He Chen has an old family, and they have persuaded Liu Biao to surrender and seek to be born as soon as possible. Most of them were generals, and most of them were born in average and did not have many concerns.

The main battle and the main surrender are almost half of each, and both sides will not give an inch.

Liu Biao saw that there was another war of words, so he had no choice but to stand up and say angrily: "This is the end of today, everyone will go back and discuss it well, and then we will discuss it." ”

The people wanted to say something, but seeing that Liu Biao's expression was very resolute, they could only retreat helplessly.

At this time, Liu Biao's voice sounded: "The other degree stays." ”

Everyone's expressions were stunned, especially the main faction, which was even more happy, while the main battle faction was full of disappointment.

After everyone retreated, Liu Biao's face drooped, where was the angry expression just now, but said with a sad face: "What Yidu just said is also a certain idea in his heart, but as early as a few years ago, Benzhou Mu had a bad relationship with He Chen, he ordered the transfer of books many times, and ordered me to lead the troops to attack Sichuan and Shu, but they were all refused. I'm afraid that He Chen has already held a grudge, and if Benzhou Mu surrenders, I'm afraid there will be no good fruit to eat. Let's not talk about He Chen, which of his subordinates Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, and Zhang He is not brave in the three armies and is a famous general in the world? Guo Jia and Jia Xu are even more intriguing, and if they play, they will not end well. Therefore, the state pastor has been uncertain so far, and it has reached the point where it is difficult to sleep and eat. ”

Jing Yue nodded with understanding, it turned out that this was the case, no wonder Liu Biao couldn't make up his mind for a long time. He said with a serious face: "The lord's words are reasonable, it is better to be like this, General Cai Mao had many contacts with He Chen back then, although it is not a deep friendship, but it is also a little friendship." Why don't you send him to Xiangyang to probe the wind first. If He Chen is generous-minded, regardless of his past suspicions, he can still calm Jingzhou after the lord returns to obedience, so why not surrender? If He Chen has hatred in his heart, then the lord doesn't need to think about it, listen to Huo Jun's wishes, and defend Jiangling City. ”

Liu Biao nodded again and again when he heard this: "What the different degrees said is very true, so it's done." ”

After Jing Yue walked out of the gate of the county government, a group of people who were waiting suddenly surrounded him, asking if Liu Biao was planning to surrender.

Jing Yue shook his head and said, "The lord has not made up his mind about this matter yet, so there is no need to ask." ”

Then the disappointment of the crowd dispersed.

In the back, only Jing Liang and Fu Xun were still waiting. Jing Yue made a look, and the two of them understood it, and they didn't ask much, but quietly followed Jing Yue to a remote place.

At this time, Jing Yue looked carefully left and right, and saw that there were no idlers, so he lowered his voice and said: "The lord wants to surrender, but he is worried that the general will be dissatisfied with him." If we really don't want to pardon Liu Biao, we will definitely go to war, and we must prepare early to be caught off guard when the time comes. ”

(To be continued)