Outside Jiangxia City, the black-pressed Jingzhou army and the 3,000 Han army formed several phalanxes, looking at the city wall from afar.

On the city wall, the archers of the Jiangdong Army had already drawn their longbows and set up arrows on the bowstring, but they did not open the bowstring.

A pair of eyes looked at the Jingzhou army arrayed outside the city, and the officers and soldiers of the Jiangdong Army all looked solemn, and even the city wall seemed to be filled with a rich gloom.

The Jiangdong Army and the 3,000 Han Army, lined up in a neat array, stared at the Jiangxia city wall from afar, and did not immediately attack.

Many officers and soldiers of the Jiangdong Army pushed out the siege ladders and battering rams out of the array, facing the city wall, and put on a posture of attacking the city at any time.

Riding on horseback and looking at the city wall of Jiangxia, Wen Ping had the urge to immediately launch a general attack on Jiangxia.

Jiangxia City, which is close to the river, the city wall is not very strong, and the army of tens of thousands of people launched a fierce attack, with 8,000 Jiangdong troops in the city, they are unable to defend it at all!

Before leaving, Pang Tongyi ordered him again to besiege the city and not to attack when he arrived in Jiangxia.

With Pang Tong's order, even if Wen Ping couldn't hold back his temperament, he could only endure it.

As impatient as Wen Ping, there were also the generals who came to Jiangxia with him.

"General!" In the past, his status was much higher than that of Wen Ping, but this time Zhang Yunze, who could only be his deputy general, came to his side, arched his fists, and asked in a very flat tone: "Our army is already under the city, and the hour is still early, why don't you attack the city yet?" ”

"The prime minister has an order, asking us to wait for the garrison to hold on, and not to attack the city rashly!" Turning his head and glancing at Zhang Yun, since he was not a descendant of Liu Biao, but his status was more honorable in the past, Wen Ping did not treat him too politely, and said to him: "Don't be anxious, the prime minister has asked me to wait like this, there will definitely be a follower!" ”

Wen Ping said that it was Pang Tong's request, although Zhang Yun was very dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to say anything more, so he arched his fists towards him, looked at Jiang Xiacheng, and didn't say more.

Ling Tong on the city wall, holding the battlements with one hand and pressing the hilt of the sword with the other.

The officers and men of the Jingzhou Army who were arrayed outside the city also looked solemn.

The siege of the city, the soldiers knew very well what it meant.

With the city wall barrier, the strong attack on the city must be met with the crazy resistance of the enemy army on the city.

Once the order is given, many of them may not have a chance to come back alive after rushing out!

The two sides confronted each other, and the Jiangdong army at the head of the city was ready to fight, but the Jingzhou army outside the city showed no signs of attacking the city.

The officers and soldiers of the Jingzhou army were waiting for Wen Ping's order to attack the city, and an order that was completely unexpected came to the ears of every soldier.

"The general has an order, the whole army is encamped!" Several of Wenpin's personal soldiers rode war horses, walking back and forth in the array, shouting loudly, conveying the order for the whole army to camp.

It was still early, and the Jingzhou army had time to attack the city wall, but Wen Ping issued an order to station, which made the whole army full of puzzlement.

It was not only the Jingzhou army and the Han army that came outside the city that were puzzled, but also the Jiangdong army defending the city.

It's too contrary to the common sense of siege.

There was a huge difference in the combat strength of the two sides, and the Jingzhou army arrived outside the city and immediately launched an attack, which was the key to victory, but they chose to camp outside the city.

A large army stationed in the field, the consumption of grain and grass is not counted, and no matter how much grain and grass the army carries, it will not be able to support much time.

Once the military rations are exhausted, transporting grain and grass from the rear will be an extremely huge project, and the choice of the Jingzhou army seems to be very unreasonable!

Looking at the Jingzhou army outside the city, Ling Tong's face became more and more solemn.

Although the Jingzhou army had a large number of people and the consumption of grain and grass was not calculated, they must have besieged the city, but the passage for the allocation of grain and grass was completely unblocked.

Compared with the Jingzhou Army, it is precisely the Jiangdong soldiers in the city who are really in a desperate situation!

The soldiers of the Jingzhou army and the Han army outside the city were busy setting up camps, and the Jiangdong army at the head of the city was just watching from afar, and they didn't know what else to do.

Tents appeared outside the city, and many Jingzhou soldiers held the felled trees and built improvised wooden walls around the camp.

The Jiangdong Army on the Jiangxia City Wall, seeing the Jingzhou Army building a wall, knew in their hearts that the Jingzhou Army and the Han Army outside the city would not be able to attack the city in the short term.

The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army, who breathed a sigh of relief, put away their longbows one by one.

The soldiers breathed a sigh of relief, but Ling Tong did not dare to relax at all.

Looking at the Jingzhou military camp outside the city, Ling Tong frowned, and the hand on the hilt of the sword was also tightly clenched.

The Jingzhou army was outnumbered, and it didn't take long to build a towering wooden wall.

The wall was built, and the sun was about to set.

The Yangtze River in the distance glows with golden brilliance under the afterglow of the slanting sun, and the rushing river water rolls the thin waves to the east.

First, pillars of smoke like a giant dragon rose in Jiangxia City, and then wisps of smoke also rose in the barracks of the Jingzhou Army and the Han Army outside the city.

The armies of both sides were making fires and cooking, and although they were far away from each other, the soldiers could still faintly hear the voices coming from the other camp.

"General, the enemy has been here for most of the day, but they are only concerned about building a camp, and they have no intention of attacking the city at all." Looking at the direction of the Jingzhou military camp outside the city, Ling Tong heard the voice of a partial general beside him: "But do you want the last general to lead the army to plunder for a while?" ”

Turning his head to look at the general, Ling Tong thought for a moment before nodding and said to him, "It's okay, you lead a thousand soldiers and horses to launch a surprise attack on the enemy army at night." Remember, our army will not go out of the city to help, and withdraw immediately after a fight! ”

"No!" With Ling Tong's promise, the general responded, turned around and ran down the city wall.

The setting sun is gradually sinking below the horizon, and the afterglow of the remnant sun that envelops the land is becoming more and more dim.

When night fell, the city of Jiangxia fell into a deathly tranquility.

In the distance, the river rolls all the way to the east, making a "whooshing" sound of water, bringing a few different kinds of life to the quiet night.

At the head of Jiangxia City, Ling Tong was still standing behind the battlements, staring at the Jingzhou military camp outside the city that had already lit a bonfire.

Frowning tightly, Ling Tong's face was solemn.

Sending a thousand soldiers and horses to raid the Jingzhou army, his purpose was simple, to induce the Jingzhou army to launch a fierce attack on the city wall.

The enemy is numerous, and once a fierce attack is launched, the Jiangdong army in the city may not be able to support it, but if they do not attack, the Jiangdong army in the city will be in chaos in the near future.

Sometimes the best way to maintain order in a large army is to keep the army in a fighting state, and being surrounded by enemy troops but never entering the state is precisely the prelude to the destruction of a large army.

Within the city walls, the 1,000 Jiangdong Army was already ready and stopped.

They are all naval troops, and their armor is much thinner than that of land soldiers, and the shields and blades in their hands are not as sharp and thick as those of the infantry.

The Jingzhou army and the Han army besieging Jiangxia were all heavy cavalry and heavy steps!

Attacking heavy infantry and heavy cavalry with light infantry, Ling Tong's move can be regarded as a ruthless move!

The partial general who led the 1,000 Jiangdong Army rode a tall horse, and his face was also solemn.

When the Jingzhou army and the Han army came, there must be no shortage of fierce generals in the army, and with his bravery, he encountered the enemy generals, and there may be only one dead word.

But this battle, he must go!

The faces of the soldiers of the Jiangdong Army who lined up in the line were even more solemn.

There were many enemy troops outside the city, and it was not Ling Tong who led them out of the city, but a general with ordinary martial arts.

Coming back alive may be just a luxury for many Jiangdong soldiers.

The 1,000 Jiangdong soldiers lined up inside the city walls did not even talk to each other.

Most of them just silently waited for the order to leave the city, and some of them would look up at the sky from time to time, nervously waiting for the sky to get darker.

In the barracks of the Jingzhou army outside the city, a bonfire will be lit every ten steps.

The raging flames were rushing, reflecting the area near the bonfire, and from the city wall, you could even see the Jingzhou army and the Han army walking back and forth in the barracks.

The night was getting deeper and deeper, and when the moon hung up in the middle of the sky, the partial general who led the 1,000 Jiangdong Army looked up at the city.

At the head of the city, a Jiangdong soldier poked his head out and waved his hand vigorously at him.

Seeing the Jiangdong soldiers waving their hands, the general knew that it was Ling Tong who gave the order to go out of the city.

Raising his hand and pointing forward, he shouted to the thousand Jiangdong troops behind him: "Get out of the city!" ”

There was no mobilization, no stirring shouts, and only orders to leave the city.

The city gate slowly opened, and the general led a thousand Jiangdong soldiers out of the city gate.

The wilderness outside the city was dark, except for the light of the fire in the Jingzhou military camp in the distance, the only light that the soldiers could rely on to see the road was the moonlight in the night sky and the faint starlight.

The Jiangdong Army drove out of the city, and in the Jingzhou Army barracks, a personal soldier ran quickly to the Wenpin camp.

When he arrived outside the camp tent, the soldier clasped his fists and said to the tent: "General Qiyu, the Jiangdong Army has really left the city and is heading towards our army!" ”

Sitting in the tent, in addition to Wen Ping, there are Liang Xing, Feng Xi, Liu Qi and Zhang Yun and others.

Hearing the report of the soldiers outside the tent, Wen Ping stood up violently and said to everyone in the tent: "The prime minister is like a god, the Jiangdong army has really left the city and is heading towards our army!" ”

"We can fight a fight, so that the soldiers can be strengthened!" Hearing that the Jiangdong Army was coming, Liu Qi, who was captured by them Jiangxia, gritted his teeth and said: "The last general is willing to be a pioneer!" ”

"Good!" Liu Qi proposed to be the vanguard, and Wen Ping said to him: "Gongzi can lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to meet the enemy when it approaches, remember not to defeat the enemy army in one fell swoop!" ”

Wen Ping didn't let him defeat the Jiangdong Army in one fell swoop, which made Liu Qi stunned for a moment, but he still responded with a fist: "No!" ”

"Liang Xing and Feng Xi, two generals!" After giving an order to Liu Qi, Wen Ping said to Liang Xing and Feng Xi: "The two generals will lead the troops and horses of the headquarters to cut off the enemy's rear road from behind, so as to annihilate them all!" ”