Huo Jun knew very well in his heart that the reason why he was able to take over the position of his brother Huo Du was only because Liu Biao could not erase the face of the Cai family, in fact, many people in Jingzhou had deep doubts about his ability, which was also the main reason why Jingzhou was almost out of service, but he was still not transferred to the front line to fight against Jinfan. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a military general, Huo Jun has his own arrogance, the more people look down on him, the more he has to fight for himself, and it is obvious that today's battle will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to prove himself.

"Kill !!"

With Liu Bei's order, the sound of earth-shattering drums sounded, and under the cover of 3,000 sword and shield soldiers, more than 1,000 soldiers pushed the trench bridge and ladder to charge Yicheng.

Yicheng is connected to Yishui in the west and Hanshui in the east, its biggest advantage is not the towering city wall, but there is a wide and deep moat, Liu Beijun attacked the city in a hurry, which was destined to be a cruel offensive and defensive battle.

"Shoot !!"

When the moat bridge was 'popped' and put on the moat, Huo Jun, whose eyes were always as cold as a front, shouted, and the dense rain of arrows suddenly poured down overwhelmingly.

The terrible screams continued to resound, and a large number of Liu Bei's soldiers began to fall into the moat one after another, and under the reflection of the remnant sun, the bright red blood spread in the moat was particularly dazzling.

There is no doubt that the spacious moat is the most difficult obstacle for Liu Bei's army to overcome in attacking the city.

Under Huo Jun's methodical command, Liu Beijun lost more than 1,000 soldiers just to pass the moat.

Fortunately, as Liu Beijun killed the moat, they finally had the ability to fight back.

Ladders were erected up the city walls, and the sword and shield soldiers climbed up like ants, and the crossbowmen began to counter-suppress the soldiers in the city, so that they had no spare strength to prevent the sword and shield soldiers from ascending the city.

"Come on, pour fire oil!!"

Huo Jun was ready to release the big move as soon as possible, because in the siege battle, momentum is very important, Huo Jun's idea is very simple, as long as he can successfully suppress the first wave of Liu Beijun's offensive. They're going to be much better off the next day, and the sun is already half down the horizon. In less than a quarter of an hour at most, the sky will be completely dark, and at that time, it will be difficult for Liu Beijun to organize an effective attack.

Rumble!!

The hot oil was ignited by the rocket into a sky-high fire, and the raging flames instantly devoured countless Liu Bei's soldiers. Some of them rolled on the ground screaming, and some jumped into the moat behind in pain, and the scene was out of control for a while, and the pressure on the defenders of the city was greatly reduced.

In the distance, Liu Bei's face was gloomy, he didn't expect that in this small Yicheng, he would be subjected to such stubborn resistance.

"There are great men in the city." Xu Shu's expression was solemn, and he suggested, "My lord, Yicheng is difficult to take for a while. Why don't you collect the troops and return to the camp, and wait for tomorrow to make plans. ”

With the fire extinguished, the outside of the city has been completely plunged into darkness, it is not wise to continue the siege, and most importantly, Liu Bei's control over this Xiangyang army is not very strong, and the morale of the army is frustrated at the moment, if no adjustments are made, in the dark, there may be a large number of deserters. There will even be a danger of being counterattacked by these soldiers, after all, Zhang Fei led two thousand Xinye troops to the East Gate, and relying on Chen Zhi's more than 100 white-eared elite soldiers alone was not enough to ensure Liu Bei's safety.

Liu Bei hesitated. Hesitated: "But if you can't capture Yicheng as soon as possible, Xiangyang will ......."

"Don't worry, the two families have fled, and with the second general here, there shouldn't be any chaos in Xiangyang for the time being!"

Liu Bei was silent for a moment, and sighed unwillingly: "That's it." Pass my general order, collect the troops and return to the camp! ”

The next moment, the sound of gold sounded, Liu Bei's army receded like a tide, and the crisis in Yicheng was finally temporarily alleviated.

This battle did not last long, and the number of casualties of the defenders was not much, but after Liu Beijun retreated, there were still many soldiers in the city who were tired and collapsed, mainly due to the psychological pressure caused by the opponent's ten times the number of their own.

At night, Huo Jun did not dare to relax in the slightest, and closely inspected the four city walls to prevent the enemy from sneaking up.

On the other side, Liu Bei, who returned to the barracks, was also quite sullen.

Seeing this, Xu Shu smiled faintly and comforted: "The lord doesn't need to worry, I persuade the lord to withdraw from the army, but it is just a strategy to retreat!" ”

Liu Bei was puzzled: "What does Yuan Zhi mean by this? ”

Xu Shu explained: "Our sergeants are ten times larger than the enemy, it is not difficult to take Yicheng, if the lord is Cai Wei, will he choose to stick to the city, or break through and leave?" ”

Liu Bei's pupils shrank when he heard this, and he was shocked: "Yuan Zhi is saying...... Will Cai Yi choose to break through tonight? ”

Xu Shu nodded and said: "At present, my army only surrounds the east and west gates of Yicheng, and there are no soldiers guarding the north and south directions, if I am Cai Wei, I will definitely flee out of the south gate to Jiangling tonight!" ”

Liu Beiqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart, and instructed Chen Zhi: "Without further ado, Uncle Zhi will go down and prepare!" ”

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At the time, with the help of Kuai Yue, Gan Ning led an army of 20,000 Jinfan to successfully settle in Dangyang.

Hearing the news that Liu Bei sent troops to seize Xiangyang, Gan Ning was very surprised and annoyed, because with the surrender of Cai Kuai's family, Jinfan could have taken the entire Jingzhou without bloodshed, but at the moment, it will inevitably take a lot of effort.

After a simple dinner, Kuai Yue proposed with some urgency: "Governor, the soldiers are fast, Liu Bei still doesn't know that we have entered Nanjun, if we march overnight, we may be able to kill the other party by surprise before the Mandate of Heaven." ”

Gan Ning didn't speak, tilted his head and glanced at Kuai Yue deeply, the latter was obviously worried about Kuai Liang's safety, but for him, there was not much difference between saving and not saving, anyway, they had already taken Jiangling, and with Jinfan's strong strength, they didn't need to support a puppet like Liu Bei to stabilize the current situation.

"Ziyang, what do you think?" Generally, for a major decision-making event like a march, Gan Ning would ask Liu Ye in advance.

Liu Ye glanced at Kuai Yue, who was looking forward to it, and said with a slight smile: "Dudu, Ye thinks that the plan of the different degrees is feasible, after all, if we can defeat the 30,000 army in Xiangyang, it will also be of great advantage for us to take Jingzhou!" ”

Gan Ning was silent for a moment, and said with his head bowed: "It's okay, Liu Da'er has always been deeply afraid of Shaolin, if you can take this opportunity to get rid of it, it would be great!" ”

Speaking of this, Gan Ning ordered in a deep voice: "The generals will listen to the order, and the whole army will rest for half an hour, and then go north overnight to relieve the siege of Yicheng!" ”

In the big tent, all the generals stood up at the same time, clasped their fists and responded in unison: "No! (To be continued.) )