The enemy is on guard!

Huang Zhong's mind flashed with thunder, and he suddenly stopped his pace, glanced at the enemy army waiting in battle at the head of the city, and suddenly woke up.

"Withdraw, the whole army withdraws."

The prerequisite for this battle is a surprise attack, so Huang Zhongcai did not set up a formation, he just wanted to attack the city by surprise, and then the big thing was decided.

But now, the enemy in the city has been prepared, and the crossbowmen are ready, and in such a situation, to attack in such a chaotic formation is tantamount to self-defeat.

Huang Zhong, an experienced man, could not have known this truth, so when he was sure that the enemy had been prepared, he decisively gave up the siege and ordered a retreat without hesitation.

But, after all, it was a step too late.

Most of the soldiers did not know the order to retreat, and they still rushed forward with their usual surnames, and in the blink of an eye they had reached the moat.

At the head of the city, the arrogant-looking general sneered: "Zhuge Junshi really expected things like a god, Liu Feng really used the trick of stealing the Yishui Trail, hum, it is a loss, otherwise how can I Yang Yi show my skills." ”

It turned out that after Jiang Wan received the news of Meng Da's "false defeat", he sent people to the front line of Luocheng overnight to report the news.

After Zhuge Liang learned of this news, he speculated that Liu Feng could not succeed in attacking Wuxian County, and it was possible to smuggle across the Yishui Trail, so he suggested that Liu Bei urgently issue a military order, ordering a thousand soldiers and horses to be drawn from the army besieging Jiangzhou, led by Yang Yi, and rushed down the river to Yangqu to garrison.

Yang Yi traveled at night and night, and rushed to the sheep canal in front of him, while reinforcing the city defense, he sent scouts to the south to reconnoiter the situation of the Yishui Trail.

As Zhuge Liang speculated, as soon as Yang Yi arrived on the front foot, he detected an enemy army of thousands of people on the back foot, and was marching rapidly in the direction of Yangqu along the Yishui Trail.

According to the intelligence, Yang Yi made sufficient preparations in advance, expecting that this surprise attack of the enemy army would take the opportunity to seize the city, so he had already secretly planted crossbowmen in the city, just waiting for this time to catch the enemy by surprise.

Yang Yi did it.

The retreating Huang Zhong's troops were attacked by the dense rain of arrows on the city, and countless casualties were killed.

The defeated Huang Zhong gathered the defeated army, and the number of dead and wounded was counted to 500.

At dawn, Huang Zhong was twenty miles away from Yangqu and went down to the mountain village, and sent a fine work to inquire secretly, only to learn that the soldiers and horses in the city had just entered a few days ago, so Huang Zhong knew that Pang Tong's surprise attack plan had been recognized.

In desperation, Huang Zhong did not dare to attack the city again, so he had to divide his troops to collect food in the surrounding villages, and on the other hand, he sent people to return along the original road, reported the failure of the surprise attack to Liu Fengyu, and asked him to show him how to use the troops next.

A few days later, Liu Feng, who was making a big splash in front of Wuxian County and feinting a large-scale attack, received information about Huang Zhong's defeat.

In the Chinese military tent, Liu Feng held the information silk book in his hand, read it several times, and couldn't help sighing: "Most of this strategy was seen through by Zhuge Liang, this person is really a difficult character to deal with." It seems that if you want to break Jianping, you have to attack strongly. ”

Ma Yan's face was also filled with amazement, he was shocked that Pang Tong's game of chess had already anticipated the enemy's opportunity, but who knew that it was still recognized by Kong Ming, the resourcefulness of these two people was unfathomable, and it was beyond his own ability.

"Lord, our army is only 20,000, and the army defending the city has three or four thousand people, plus the city of Wuxian is fortified and dangerous, if you attack hard, I am afraid that it will take time, once it is dragged until Liu Bei captures Chengdu, it will be meaningless to fight this battle again."

Ma Yan's concerns are right, his hasty westward expedition is to compete with Liu Bei for time, Liu Zhang's side has carried Liu Bei's fierce attack for more than a year, and it is still unknown how long it can last, and he must not consume precious time in this group of mountains.

Pacing in the tent, his sword eyebrows were deep, and Liu Feng seemed to be in an embarrassing situation where he had nothing to do.

Zhou Yu of Hefei, how long can Cao Ying be delayed, it is also unknown, if the battle of Hefei ends soon, Cao Ying's army is in Xiangyang again, what should he do?

If Liu Zhang fails to make it to the moment when he opens up the road to Shu, what should he do?

If Sun Quan loses the battle of Hefei and turns his head and stares at Jingzhou, what should he do?

All kinds of assumptions and uneasiness are all attributed to the fortified city guarded by Jiang Wan in front of him, Liu Feng suddenly regretted a little, why he failed to get ahead of Liu Bei back then, and brought Jiang Wan, a rising star, under his command.

Could it be that Wuxian is a sad place to sacrifice my Liu Feng and achieve your Jiang Wan's name?

Just as he sighed, Ma Tan, who also had a tight brow, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he lowered his voice, but said excitedly: "Lord, I have thought of a plan, maybe I can help the lord break through Wu County." ”

A strategist is not enough after all, even if a strategist like Pang Tong is the best in the world, there will still be times when he can't be counted. Although Ma Tan's strategy is not as good as Pang Tong, he can always bring surprises to Liu Feng whenever he has a flash of inspiration.

"What's the trick for you?" Liu Feng couldn't wait to ask.

Ma Yan secretly glanced at him, and Liu Feng took away all the attendants on the left and right, and even the guards guarding the tent door were also far away.

When there were no more eyes and ears, Ma Tan revealed his plan.

After listening to Ma Yanyang's whimsy, the corners of Liu Feng's mouth showed a smug sneer.

……………………………… Hefei.

The news of the bursting of the embankment in Shaobi shocked the entire city of Hefei, and people who know a little bit of geographical knowledge know what this means.

This means that Hefei has become a lonely city hanging in the south.

originally thought that Cao Ying's army was coming soon, but in the blink of an eye, Zhang Liao and the others once again saw Zhou Yu's ruthless methods.

It is better to break the embankment and drown countless innocent civilians than to prevent Cao Ying's army from moving south, and Zhou Yu's determination to seize Hefei can be seen.

However, the news of the breakdown of the embankment in Shaobi made Zhang Liao and Le Jin, two generals who were originally hostile and dissatisfied with each other, make some concessions to each other, which seemed to be because of the desperate situation, which made the two of them realize that only by working together with each other could they defend this lonely city.

In fact, in addition to the loss of contact with Shouchun, the situation in the entire city of Hefei has not yet reached the point where it is unbearable.

Xiaoyaojin lost Li Dian and nearly 2,000 soldiers and horses, as well as almost all the cavalry, but there are still more than 5,000 elite infantry troops in the city, plus Hefei City has been painstakingly managed by the late Yangzhou Assassin Liu Fu for many years, the city is extremely strong, with 5,000 soldiers and horses to resist the attack of the 50,000 army of the Wu people, as long as the defense is done properly, it may not be able to hold on.

The most important thing is that the grain and grass hoarded in the city are enough to support the soldiers and civilians of the city for a year, and as long as there is enough food for everyone to eat, the uneasiness of the people's hearts is always just a matter of skin.

After Zhang Le and the two reconciled, he quickly appeased people's hearts, and lied internally that Cao Ying's army was already on the way, and Wu Dishan became more and more chaotic, cutting off the grain route of the Wu army, and the Wu people lacked food, and they would soon retreat without a fight.

Zhang Le's reassuring words are not entirely nonsense.

Zhou Yu was indeed short of food, and since the last Cao army's southern invasion, at least 70,000 Wu troops have been in a state of combat for half a year.

Cao Ying's soldiers and horses were basically professional soldiers, and there was no need to worry about affecting food production, but Wu's army was semi-professional soldiers, and if they put down their weapons, they were tenant farmers, and if they took up arms, they were soldiers.

More than 70,000 young and strong people have been unable to return to the fields for a long time, and this year's autumn grain output reduction is a foregone conclusion. If it weren't for Zhou Yu's beautiful start, first a big victory in Xiaoyaojin, and then flooding Huainan, which gave Sun Quan more confidence in him, I am afraid that Sun Quan would have to force him to withdraw because of the food problem.

Even so, Sun Quan gave Zhou Yu only three months to capture Hefei, that is, if he could not take Hefei before the autumn harvest, then he would have to withdraw his troops.

In fact, in less than three months, Cao Ying will repair the embankment of Shaobi, and at that time, without Sun Quan's order, Zhou Yu himself will retreat back to Jiangdong.

Time was pressing, flooding Huainan, and after completing the encirclement of Hefei, the generals asked for war one after another, to seize this precious time, and pull out the thorn in Hefei's eye.

Zhou Yu did not suppress the active surnames of the soldiers, and immediately ordered a siege on Hefei City on all sides.

An army of 50,000 people, ladders, rushing cars, trebuchets, and all kinds of siege methods were used, and they launched a fierce attack on Hefei City for three consecutive days and nights.

Among the generals, many of them participated in the Battle of Jiangling with Zhou Yu, and they were also experienced in attacking such fortified cities, but Zhang Le's ability to defend the city was not inferior to their offensive strength, relying on the 5,000-foot army and using various means to resolve the stormy offensive of the Wu army one by one.

In three days, Hefei City did not even have a piece of skin, but the Wu people paid the price of more than 1,000 dead and wounded.

Three days later, Zhou Yu decisively ordered the siege to be stopped, and for the next few days, there was no movement.

"Governor, the soldiers are in full swing, why didn't they give the order to attack the city?"

In the big tent, Ling Tong's tone was a little anxious, and his emotions also represented most of the generals.

Zhou Yu said lightly: "The two generals in the city have quite some means, and you have also seen the effect of the strong attack a few days ago, I can no longer use the surnames of the soldiers to make such a useless attempt." ”

"Having said that, isn't it just to buy this precious siege time? Our army has more soldiers and less food, and the enemy has less soldiers and more food, and dragging it out will only be detrimental to us. Ling Tong sighed, he was still clear about the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and us.

Zhou Yu didn't know what was at stake, as a general, maybe he could attack the city at all costs, but as a commander, his vision had to look at the overall situation.

If Hefei is captured, but pay a heavy price, when Cao Ying's army goes south, with a miserable victory, how to resist.

Buried in the tent for several days, Zhou Yu was saddened by this.

Looking at Ling Tong's anxious expression, suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes.

The corners of his ruddy mouth rose slightly, and his handsome face showed a confident smile.

He immediately wrote down a general order and handed it over to Ling Tong: "Quickly spread my order to the whole army, don't do anything else these days, do it for me." ”

Ling Tong took the general's gaze, and his face was suddenly occupied by unprecedented confusion.

(To be continued)