There was no movement in Jingzhou

November 18 of the third year of Zhang Wu; Two months have passed since the Northern Expedition of Shu Han, and the victory of the war has begun to fall on the side of the Han army, and the Wei army has also recovered at this time; The war in Longyou has basically ended, and the rest are some shrimp that can't turn the wind and waves, which are still remaining; Guanzhong had just begun, and this time the Wei army had completely seen through the strategy of the Han army, and Cao Zhen quickly rushed to the street pavilion.

Jingzhou; Dongwu raised 130,000 troops, 50,000 sailors, and 80,000 infantry troops to Jingzhou; Fu Yan, the governor of Shu Hannan County, sent troops to assist, and Kou Feng, the governor of Shangyong, actively prepared for war in Shangyong and Xincheng, trying to stick a knife in the back of the Wei army.

Soochow; Ling led 30,000 naval troops, and Xu Sheng led 20,000 infantry troops to launch an offensive against Jiangxia. Lu Xun led 20,000 water troops and 60,000 infantry troops to march from the Yangtze River to the Han River, intending to launch a siege on Xiangyang by the water and land armies.

Cao Wei; Xiahou Shang did not send any troops out of the city to meet the Wu army, but chose to shrink the battle line, and mobilized the guards of the surrounding counties of Xiangyang County back to Yicheng and Xiangyang, trying to block the momentum of the Wu army's attack here and wait for reinforcements to arrive. Jiangxia County was guarded by Wen Ping, a general under Liu Biao.

In the city of Xiangyang; "Lu Xun's child, Sun Quan Pifu actually chose to attack Jingzhou when our army and the Han army were fighting in Yongzhou; Hum! If I had to crush you with cavalry before! At that time, the Marquis of Jingzhou Mu Xia scolded in the mansion.

"Don't worry, general, the reinforcements sent by His Majesty are on the way, and the general needs to be patient for some time." A scribe beside Xiahou Shang clenched his fists and said.

The corners of Xiahou Shang's lips hooked, and his whole body exuded a cold murderous aura. "These days, I have long held enough, I plan to lead the cavalry out of the city tomorrow to explore the strength of the Wu army, so as to prepare for the counterattack!"

"General, by all means, if the general leaves the city tomorrow, it is in the arms of the Wu army; According to the following opinion, the Wu army is now taking over other counties in Xiangyang, but there is no siege posture, and it must be waiting for an opportunity, and this opportunity is that the general will not be able to bear it and choose to go out of the city to face the battle. What's more, Shangyong Kou Feng is also waiting for the gap between the general and his meritorious service. The scribe's brows furrowed as painted,

Xiahou Shang stopped moving, and stood thoughtfully and motionless.

"If it weren't for Berning's reminder, I would have almost missed a big deal!" Xiahou Shang frowned and said slowly.

"Our army only needs to hold on and wait for reinforcements, once the reinforcements from the imperial court arrive, Soochow will not be able to bear any storms; However, I am still worried about Jiangxia, the Dongwu Navy is not comparable to my Jingzhou Navy Army, the waterway has been blocked, it depends on whether Wenpin can hold on until the reinforcements arrive. Manpet stroked his beard and said thoughtfully.

"Bonin can rest assured, Jiangxia has Wen Zhongye, and the ships of Dongwu are by no means easy to take." Xiahou Shangfang smiled in response, and his smile was also a little sarcastic. Ridicule of Wu Jun

Full of pets, but his brows are still furrowed, and his brows are as sad as if it is difficult to open.

"Berning, what did you think of?" Xiahou Shang saw that his eyebrows were full of favorites, revealing a trace of irritability, and asked.

"Nope! I just feel that the dispatch of troops from Eastern Wu is a bit illogical, I am thinking, if I were Lu Xun, I would definitely not go to receive other counties in Xiangyang first, but would choose to attack Xiangyang City in a big way, as long as Xiangyang City is broken, even if our army reinforcements arrive, it will be useless; It's just that Lu Xun came the other way around, and he couldn't guess! Full pet shook his head and said.

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Jiangxia County; The battle between Man Pet and Xiahou Shang did not start here, but it was a little more quiet here; On the river, the Wu army's navy cut off the Wei army's waterway. The siege posture was opened from the beginning, but not a single soldier of the Wu army appeared in the corner of Jiangxia.

The four gates of Jiangxia City were closed, and the soldiers defending the city had already drawn their bows and arrows, and the tense nerves could not be released for a long time; Only the Wu army remained motionless, and the drums in the army array bombarded the sky, as if they were afraid that no one knew that a big battle was going on here.

"What the hell is the Wu army doing, the city has been besieged for several days, and there is no movement to attack the city at all; Haven't the scouts sent out to contact the state pastor have returned? "The head of the city looked at the military formation of the Wu army in the city.

"Back to the general, we have sent out scouts of nearly 100 people, and none of them have come back so far!" The small school next to him answered.

"Send another hundred people, disperse, and be sure to let the state pastor know the situation here!" Wen Ping stomped his foot and walked towards the city with anger on his face.

Street Kiosk; After three days, 20,000 people took turns to build the village; Finally sealed the entrance of the street pavilion, as long as this camp is guarded, Longyou will naturally belong to Shu Han. As for Yongzhou, it will be cut off from the waist, half of which will go to Wei and half to Han.

"Report, general, the vanguard of the Wei army was found in front, about 30,000 people, under the banner of open jaws, according to the street pavilion is only less than half a day's away!" Outside the camp gate, a scout-like man rushed in.

"It's coming so fast!" Zhang Yi frowned.

"Tune the crossbowmen, go to the walled tower!" Zhang Yi shouted. I've never used the legendary repeater, but today I can open my eyes.

With Zhang Yi's order given; The crossbowmen immediately formed a team and ran towards the walled tower; The crossbowmen were built by Zhuge Liang, and each crossbowman in this was equipped with a crossbow and two quivers, and the armor was the simplest leather armor in the army, and there was nothing else; More is a burden, and the crossbowman emphasizes speed and agility. Although wearing leather armor is not enough to show their status in the army, as long as they hold the repeater in their hands, no one dares to underestimate it, which in itself is a reflection of their status.

There is such a rule in the crossbowmen; 'Death and destruction of crossbows' means that before oneself dies on the battlefield, the bow and crossbow must be destroyed, and if anyone loses the crossbow and the person is alive, even if he returns to the camp, he will be dealt with by military law.

However, even the crossbowmen generally do not engage the enemy head-on, but only use them to hold on, perhaps to attack suddenly. In fact, they are not elite soldiers, they only need to know how to shoot arrows, and they don't even need to be accurate in archery.

The crossbowmen climbed the tower and began to gear up for their first battle.

The winter in Yongzhou is much colder than that in Yizhou. The cold wind blew towards the street pavilion for a while, because the street pavilion happened to be an opening in Longshan, and there was more wind here than anywhere else, and it was cold. The body under the crossbowman's uniform was already beginning to tremble, the north wind was whistling, and the wind seemed to be stronger today than before, and the experienced veteran knew that it was going to snow tonight.

But no one knows if the snow tonight will be the thick soil that buries them.