In the next few days, Song Qian led the Jingnan Naval Division to launch a fierce attack on the enemy, and the fierce fighting between the two sides would last for two or three hours every day, resulting in many casualties. Although the generals in the army are not accustomed to water warfare, in addition to rotating the people on duty, they also put on armor and go into battle one after another.

Under such unity and determination, the results were also unexpectedly good, although in the entire battlefield scheduling, the tactics were inferior to Liu Biao's army, but they also achieved rich results, but also caused a lot of losses to the other side. In particular, the technical advantages of the warship have produced a very huge effect, Wang Xu once saw a small stone throwing on the deck of the opponent, but he was stunned that the deck was not broken, which shows how well it is reinforced. If you want to retreat, the enemy forces will not be able to catch up at all.

On the other hand, on Liu Biao's side, the difference in the performance of his warships can be seen even by laymen. As long as you aim at it, no matter how big or small, you always have a dozen holes. The speed of movement, agility and combat power of the ships are far inferior, and they suffer very much in battle. If it weren't for Cai Mao's sharp command, Liu Biao's water army might not be an opponent.

Jingnan's offensive became stronger day by day, and finally succeeded in attracting the attention of Liu Biaojun's commanders. The question I think about every day is how to deal with Jing Nan's increasingly sharp attack. This is also reflected on the battlefield, the enemy soldiers and the defense county began to tighten, almost every day to strengthen the fortifications, and Wang Xu even stood on the flagship ship, and saw Liu Biao's figure from afar.

This made him very happy, and the failure of the surprise attack on Gangneung added uncertainty to the Northern Expedition. Moreover, after hearing about the battle situation in Jiaozhou, they stepped up their actions, the two armies were almost assembled, and the grain and grass materials were also in place, and it was likely that an offensive would be launched in a short time. But now I can't care about this, as long as Zhang Liao can succeed in the attack, that qiē can be saved. There are no capable people in the Jiaozhou army, and although those brute soldiers are fierce, they themselves are very lacking in tactical characteristics. Poorly directed. It's worse than an ordinary soldier. As long as Wang Fei and Yang Feng can defend against the danger and master the way to advance and retreat, they can completely drag each other down.

It is even possible to abandon most of Guiyang and Lingling. As long as you can not let the other party approach Changsha and Wuling before Jingbei is clear, it doesn't matter. After taking the whole of Jingzhou, the Jiaozhou soldiers who were far away from their homeland and familiar with the environment were not to be feared at all.

The days passed, and in an instant it was six days. The attrition of the navy army has been relatively strict, and Wang Xu's brows are also tightly furrowed, never unfolding, silently looking forward to Zhang Liao's good news from the north.

On the evening of the seventh day, the Jingnan Water Division dispatched again and slowly approached Liu Biaoshui Village. The reason why every day chooses to attack at night. This is because it minimizes the gap in command. At nightfall, the two armies began to fight again, after a round of fierce long-range fire, the first to board the warship began to rush forward, the red horse boat escort, Meng Chong blocked the enemy, the building ship pressed the formation, and the fighting ship attacked.

In a flash. The entire battlefield was plunged into earth-shattering shouts of killing. The ship's hanging torches illuminated the entire battlefield as bright as day.

Wang Xu is as usual. Standing on the top of the tall building ship, he watched the white-knuckle battle unfolding on both sides with a calm face. There was no one around except Dian Wei, and the accompanying generals all went to the bow of the ship to shoot the enemy.

The strong river wind whistled and blew from his ears, and the sound of gold and iron clashing and flags flying echoed in Wang Xu's ears all the time.

After being silent for a long time, Wang Xu finally couldn't help but chatter and asked, "Dian Wei, where do you think Wenyuan should be now?" ”

Dian Wei scratched his head and said, "It should be forced into Xiling!" ”

"Yes! It's been seven days, and it's time for news. The faint voice seemed to respond, as if talking to himself, more like comforting himself.

As time passed, the contact between the two fleets became deeper and deeper, the battlefield entered a white-hot stage, and casualties began to gradually increase......

At this time, in the mountains and forests more than 30 miles east of Xiling City, the dense Jingnan soldiers were moving, and their faces were solemn. Two and a half days ago, they left the Dabie Mountain in Lujiang County and marched westward, in order not to be discovered, they walked day and night, picked the uninhabited mountain trails, and cautiously lurked here. It is precisely because of this that the marching speed is so slow.

"General Zhang, the brothers are ready!" A young general stood respectfully beside Zhang Liao and bowed his hand.

"Hmmm! Then go as usual! Zhang Liao nodded quietly, and his head began to quickly think about tonight's surprise attack plan.

"No!" The young general did not hesitate and quickly took the order.

The sound of 10,000 people's lowered footsteps was particularly strange in the silent night. Although Yuzhang's soldiers are not as elite as the main force in Jingnan, they are also experienced and well-trained. In the midst of this lurking, everyone maintained a high degree of vigilance and silence, because they all knew that if they spoke out, if they were discovered, they would probably never be able to go home again!

Zhang Liao looked at the soldiers moving forward in silence, his eyes flashing with perseverance. He knew very well in his heart that this was not only a crucial battle for Jing Nan, but also for himself, because it was a battle for him to prove himself.

It didn't take long for the walls of Xiling City to appear in their field of vision, and the black city like a giant beast did not make Zhang Liao have any intention of retreating, but aroused the monstrous fighting spirit in his heart.

After a long time, he decisively stopped the soldier's march again. said to the young general beside him: "Go and inform everyone, all prostrate in the grass, and no one is allowed to move." ”

"No!"

The elite soldiers quickly carried out the order, and lurked silently, lying quietly in the grass. Although their hearts were pounding and puffing, no one made any sound, because they were not recruits, had seen the battlefield, and did not want to die in vain.

Zhang Liao also prostrate on the ground, looking up at the sky from time to time, until half an hour later, when the moon was eroded by large black clouds little by little and gradually disappeared into the night sky. Zhang Liao did not hesitate any longer, and resolutely ordered: "Those in the front row who are responsible for erecting hooks and ladders should approach the enemy city wall, bow down and hide as much as possible, and the rest of the soldiers will not move." ”

"No!" Although he was a little puzzled why the rest didn't understand, the herald didn't ask much, and quickly passed the order to the ears of generals and colonels at all levels.

Soon, with the sound of a rope, the soldiers in the front row holding hooks and ladders cooperated, bowed one by one, and rushed forward without saying a word.

In fact, the reason for this is because Zhang Liao felt that if 10,000 people lurked at the same time, the possibility of being discovered in advance would increase, and it would also increase the difficulty of the surprise attack and add variables. The current lurking position, for a well-trained soldier, let go of the rush over, it will be less than twenty breaths. Let the hook ladder reach the enemy city first, regardless of whether it can be erected or not, but just pick it up, you can quickly climb the city, and the suddenness will be greatly increased, and you can climb the city wall before the enemy army reacts.

But the heavens did not fulfill people's wishes, and the large black clouds did not swallow the moon for long. The eternal and unchanged moon seemed to be unwilling to be blocked in this way, and slowly emerged with a head, struggling out little by little.

Zhang Liao's heart was really nervous at the moment. Fifty steps, forty steps, thirty steps......

"Bell, bell, bell!"

Just when they were lurking thirty paces away, a piercing alarm bell suddenly sounded at the head of the enemy city, and several soldiers roared in panic: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack ......"

Soon, the sound spread throughout the silent night sky, and countless soldiers began to shout in vigrate.

Fortunately, the general in the front row was not stupid, and when he saw that he was discovered, he drank almost instantly, and without hesitation, he rushed forward fiercely with his soldiers.

And Zhang Liao in the rear was even more decisive, suddenly jumped high from the ground, raised the heavenly spear in his hand, and shouted: "The enemy army has no defense, grab the city wall, kill!" ”

Because of the quietness, this cry reached the ears of all the soldiers lurking in the ground in an instant. The shouts of killing suddenly rose to the sky, and the soldiers who were prostrate on the ground got up one after another, rushing towards the enemy city like a tide. Zhang Liao himself is the first soldier, and he always rushes to the forefront with the death soldiers of Xiaoyaojin in his headquarters.

It always takes time for the soldiers to assemble, and by this time it was too late. It took a relatively long time from the time the enemy general heard the sound to the time when the soldiers were organized to go up the city wall, but for the charging army that had been prepared for a long time, it was only a moment.

Under the sporadic arrows, the Jing Nan soldiers set up the hook ladder at a very fast speed, and the sharp iron barbs hung on the women's wall, and the soldiers rushed up.

In order to stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers to the greatest extent, Zhang Liao was the last to come, grabbed a ladder, lightly supported the edge with his left hand, and stepped on the city wall with a few feet. After stabbing two enemy soldiers to death with a wave of his hand, he shouted: "I have landed in the city, and it will only take a moment to break the enemy, kill!" ”

This undoubtedly greatly stimulated the soldiers, and in the ecstasy, countless soldiers rushed to the city like ants on trees.

Although it is a material hoarding place, it belongs to the rear, so there are not many soldiers stationed there. In an unguarded situation, there are only more than 200 people on duty on this side of the city wall, how can they resist the army? In a moment, they either fled or were slashed to the ground by the soldiers who rushed up.

Zhang Liao took the lead, with a sword on his left and a gun on his right, and wherever he passed, no one survived.

The soldiers who had been awakened from their sleep did not reach the bottom of the city walls, the gates had been opened, and more soldiers had already entered the city with ferocity.

This was undoubtedly a nightmare for the defenders of the city, because they were unprepared, and they were rushed into the city by the enemy without any preparation, and they did not even find out where the immediate superiors of the headquarters were. Disorganized command, panicked, and fragmented battles were always a nightmare for the army, which was hardly met with effective resistance, and a large number of soldiers began to flee. At this moment, they couldn't think of any other way than to escape.

Soon, in less than half an hour, the entire Xiling garrison completely collapsed and fled from the remaining three gates.

But Zhang Liao didn't stop, seeing this scene, a spiritual light flashed in his mind, and it was very fanatical. Without any hesitation, when handing over the affairs of the city to the two young generals of Yuzhang, he quickly left the city with the soldiers of Xiaoyaojin of the headquarters...... (To be continued.) )