For Jing Nan, this is an unbeatable battle, not even a draw. Because a draw means that the soldier's sharpness is consumed, and it cannot give the soldier the courage to fight again in a short time. On the contrary, Liu Biao's army completely reversed the situation and its morale was greatly shaken.

In that case, it would be no different from a complete defeat, so he could only completely abandon Yuzhang and order Xu Huang, Zhou Zhi, Lai Gong and others on the right to lead troops back to help. When they gather superior forces to rescue Wuling's Gao Shun, Wang Mastiff and other generals, and then successfully repel Liu Biao, it will no longer have any effect. Because Liu Biao has successfully achieved the strategic goal of crippling Jingnan, not to mention much, he will definitely not be able to go on the Northern Expedition within two or three years. Moreover, this is still an extremely optimistic situation, and if the next unfavorable situation continues, the foundation of many years may even be ruined.

Therefore, the current mid-lane battlefield is a duel, which is related to the life and death of Jingnan.

Not only did Wang Xu understand this truth, but the generals also understood it very well in their hearts, so no one cared about anything anymore, took out all their skills, and charged into battle with a decisive mentality. As Zhang Liao took the lead in leading his troops to fight against Wei Yan, soon, Zhao Yun on the left flank also stood with Huang Zhong on the right flank of the enemy. The rest of the generals also led the soldiers and horses to approach quickly, and the Glaive Array continued to make small-scale adjustments to ensure the neatness and power of the formation.

On the stretching battlefield, the dust has become thicker and thicker with the running of the soldiers, Wang Xu's vision has been greatly hindered, it is difficult to see the battle situation on all fronts, and the orders are issued one by one, all by virtue of experience and inference. Of course, Liu Pan, Kuai Yue and others of the enemy army are no better, and they are also facing this situation.

At this time, it is also the time to test the ability of generals to command the army, and the ability to observe, analyze, and command has become a decisive thing. A small mistake can even lead to the collapse of an entire army.

The generals who are deep in the front line play a vital role, and the commanders in the rear may not be able to discover all kinds of emergencies at the first time. There is bound to be hesitation in giving orders. But they are deep in the front line. How can it be that everything is waiting for the arrangement of the rear, and more often than not, it also relies on its own experience and command ability to coordinate with other parts, and when necessary, it will even make decisive adjustments according to the current situation, and it is common to go against the orders of the commander-in-chief of the rear. It's just that the stronger the ability of the main general and the general. The better the understanding and the more experienced, the less likely this will happen.

In this head-to-head confrontation, it is who lasts more and who makes fewer mistakes! But relatively. It is also extremely consuming of the general's mental strength, although Wang Xu is deep in the rear and does not step forward to engage in battle, but the sweat droplets of beans keep pouring out of his forehead, his eyes are unblinking, and he scans the battle situation around him tightly, for fear of missing something, and he feels that it is not much easier than going into battle in person.

From time to time, heralds rushed from all fronts. Inform us of the current situation. And Wang Xu also kept issuing orders one after another, or responding. or assault, or suppression, or retreat, dare not have any slack. Guo Jia on the chariot in the rear was saved as an auxiliary and to fill the gaps, and while carrying out Wang Xu's orders, certain changes were also made, and the drummers and bannermen quickly instructed the new orders to the generals in front, and the battle was unprecedentedly fierce......

And just when the decisive battle here was in full swing, Linruan, the capital of Wuling County, far away from here, was also falling into a fierce siege battle, and it was even bloodier.

The wide moat outside the city has been filled in several sections by Liu Biao's army, and the northern, eastern, and southern cities have all launched fierce offences at the same time. And why the 25,000 men and horses before have not acted for a long time finally makes people understand. Looking at those large siege equipment such as rushing cars, ladders, towers, siege towers, etc., there is no need to think about it, they also took advantage of the previous days to quickly assemble them.

This also greatly increased the difficulty of defending the city, and the threat of rushing cars was great, and when the moat was filled in several sections, it directly threatened the city gates. In many cases, I had to deploy a lot of soldiers at the city gates, and I didn't want to smash the logs and stones, but I just wanted to damage them as much as possible, and if necessary, send an elite raid.

Cloud ladders, siege towers and other objects are the main vanguard of the siege, the huge wooden tower, like a tall building, and because the surrounding is covered with cooked skin, blocking most of the arrows, the soldiers can also take cover, quickly approach the city wall. When it approaches, the folding part of the ladder and the siege tower will unfold and drive directly to the city wall, and the iron hook will be stuck in the female wall, which is very stable. After climbing the ladder inside Guò, the soldier was able to make a steady dash towards the city wall by simply following the passage he had driven.

To deal with this kind of large-scale siege equipment, only giant crossbows, rockets and other objects can be destroyed, once close to the city wall, they can only send elite soldiers to defend the entrance of the passage, blocking the opponent's brigade of soldiers and horses, some soldiers also armed with big axes to slash, strive to split the thick wooden passage. The crossbowmen who responded were the enemy soldiers who took the opportunity to shoot at the enemy soldiers running on the passage, and they took the greatest possible way to destroy the enemy army.

It's a pity that the enemy's Loulan, nest car and other objects have greatly suppressed the lethality of the crossbowmen. It looks much the same as the structure of a siege tower, but instead of folding ladders or planks, there are numerous shooting stands on the top floor, and when the crossbowmen climb up from the inside, they are about the same height as the walls, allowing them to shoot at the defenders.

Of course, the construction of these siege engines is very time-consuming, and the most common thing is to use a light hook ladder to build on the city wall, and the iron inverted hook is hung on the edge, so that it can be quickly climbed. I saw that the stretching city wall was full of dense soldiers, under the cover of light shields, frantically ascending the city.

Such a fierce and direct offensive brought a large number of casualties, and both the attacker and the defender could feel that pressure. Wang Mastiff and Gao Shun had already personally put on their armor and rushed to the front, running back and forth around the city wall, running to where there was a crisis to command, and the generals were also in a twelve-point spirit, roaring and scolding, mixed with the sound of war drums, endlessly.

"General Gao, Chen Ying and Yang Ling in Dongcheng are a little unbearable, and a section of the city wall has been lost, you can go over quickly, and leave it to me here." Wang Mastiff, who had just received an urgent report, found Gao Shun, who was not far away, as soon as possible, and shouted loudly.

"Good!" The shape was urgent, Gao Shun was not lazy, and with a wave of the snake spear, the hook and ladder in front of him were completely broken, and he hurried to Dongcheng.

"Yang Ling, how the are you guarding it? How did it get broken through again? Covered in blood and wielding a command, Chen Ying saw the situation on Yang Ling's side from afar, and let out a loud shout.

Don't look at Yang Ling, who was a little green in front of Wang Xu and the others that day, but at this time, he was deep in the battlefield. But he can't care about his own temperament. Hearing Chen Ying's roar, while fighting, he also roared in an echo: "Do you think I am willing?" There are two siege towers here, just so many people, how to defend them? ”

Chen Ying actually knew the current form, waved his hand to cut down an enemy soldier who had just emerged, and shouted: "Then why don't you dare to notify General Gao for reinforcements quickly!" ”

"Reinforcements, fart!" Yang Ling's delicate face was also full of hideousness at the moment. "This is the third round of attacks. If you mobilize the reserves in the city now, this battle will not be fought! ”

As he spoke, he took a deep breath, waved his spear, and once again fiercely swept towards the enemy group that rushed up the city wall, gritting his teeth and shouting, "I lost the city wall." I know I take it back, you don't have to worry about it! ”

"Brothers, rush with me!"

"Kill ......"

The fierce battle continued, and when Gao Shun arrived, he saw the battle situation on the east city wall, and a trace of melancholy flashed in the eyes of the tiger with awe-inspiring killing intent. The casualties in this eastern city were obviously heavy, and he only left during the second wave of the offensive, but now he has returned. The number of soldiers has dropped by at least a quarter. This is the third wave of the offensive! Although there were still 10,000 men resting in the city as reserves. But the battle has just begun, and if you dare to use up all your strength. Moreover. The situation on the side of Fu Zhi, who is in command of the defense of the northern city, is still unknown.

After a general observation, Gao Shun took a deep breath, the snake spear in his hand was suddenly raised, and he ran quickly on the city wall, letting out a hoarse roar from his mouth. "The giant crossbow and wolf tooth slap are all concentrated on attacking the opponent's large siege equipment, and the rest of the soldiers have their own headquarters. Yang Ling will recapture the city wall with me! ”

Gao Shun's familiar voice was like a reassuring pill, and it quickly made the somewhat commotion soldiers calm down and reorganize a fierce counterattack......

At this time, Cai Mao and Wu Ju, who were fighting outside the city, were also frowning, and an elegant man was standing next to them.

"Zirou, the front line came to report, when Huo Jun rushed to Yiyang, he was ambushed by the Jingnan soldiers who took the lead and returned defeated, what should I do now?" Cai Mao looked at a rag in his hand and said with a little worry.

It turned out that the elegant man was one of Liu Biao's two great strategists, Kuai Liang, Kuai Zirou.

Hearing Cai Mao's words, Kuai Yue glanced at the words written in blood on it, but he didn't look at it carefully at all, and replied to himself: "This is also a helpless thing, there are many capable people in Jingnan, and General Huo is also a step slower day and night, very helpless!" It's just that I'm very curious, all the generals in Jingnan are fighting on the front line, and it is impossible for Wang Xu to do it, I really don't know who led the last 5,000 people? ”

Hearing this, Cai Mao smiled bitterly and sighed. "Who else can there be, it is Mrs. Wang, who is famous in Jingnan, but I don't know who the other female general is, as far as Huo Junxin said, this woman is powerful, she pursued all the way, and single-handedly captured Huo Du in more than 20 moves!"

"Oh? How powerful is it? Kuai Liang's calm face finally showed surprise, reached out to take the rag in Cai Mao's hand, and quickly looked at it.

But then he sighed: "What a smart Mrs. Wang, if she really lives up to her reputation, it seems that it was really this woman's work to break Zhang Liang back then, and it is not much better than Empress Lu's ability to assist Gaozu in governing the government and unifying the army!" ”

Saying that, after thinking about it, he shook his head again and continued: "Forget it, Yiyang has already taken precautions, and it is not appropriate to divide troops to attack it." It's better to concentrate your forces and do your best to take down Linruan! If you go along the way, maybe you can calm Jingnan in one fell swoop this time. ”

As soon as the words fell, Wu Ju on the side suddenly said: "Zirou, I'm afraid it's difficult to pacify Jingnan!" Since the first wave of raids launched last night, three large-scale attacks have been organized so far, but the results are not large, the casualties are heavy, and the siege equipment has been damaged a lot. It may not be easy to take it. ”

"Huh! Zhong Wei's words are wrong, why do you have the ambition of others? Cai Mao waved his hand disapprovingly, and said: "Although our army has suffered heavy casualties, the enemy's casualties are not small, and it is not difficult to take Linruan." As long as Jingnan can be pacified, it is worth paying a certain price. ”

"Not necessarily! On Yuzhang's side, the shape of our army is also worried, if Huang Zu's army is defeated, and the enemy general Xu Huang Zhou Zhi and others reinforce the middle road, even if Linruan is taken, I am afraid it will be difficult to have a fatal impact on Jingnan. Wu Ju shook his head and retorted.

Seeing that the two had different opinions, Kuai Liang smiled and interjected: "The two generals don't have to fight for this, regardless of whether they can pacify Jingnan or not, but the purpose of this time is to weaken Jingnan's forces. It made it unable to go on the Northern Expedition in a short period of time. It was enough to be able to exchange a small loss for his heavy loss, and there was no need to worry. ”

These words made both of them nod in approval, and after looking at the battlefield in the distance, Cai Mao waved his hand and said, "Send another 2,000 people up!" The offensive on Nancheng's side is a little weak......"

The battlefield is always full of variables, and no matter how much the person in command is, it is impossible to really calculate everything. A very small number of famous players who have won a hundred battles can only achieve the final victory. But there is no guarantee that every battle will be won.

Whether it is the Wenchen military generals in Jingnan, or Kuai Yue and others under Liu Biao's account, they have all reached the beginning, but they have not been counted to the end. When both sides are making their own deployments according to the predetermined plan, racing against time, one does not play according to the convention. People who didn't pay much attention to it gradually began to influence the course of the war.

"Quick! Hurry up! Don't be slow. "On the rugged mountain road, an army was moving silently and quickly, and only the shouts of the generals kept echoing in everyone's ears.

The first general is extremely young, looking only in his twenties, but his delicate face has some years of nicks, obviously the experience is extraordinary, and he is one of Wang Xu's closest brothers. He is also his general. Zhou Zhi who walked out of the mountain village.

It's just that there is an indescribable heaviness on his face at this moment. Since receiving an urgent report. Knowing that Zhang Jing's life and death were unknown, when Lin Ruan was in a desperate situation, he was furious in his heart, but he maintained the same calmness as Wang Xu.

According to Wang Xu's order, he should have worked with Xu Huang to try to repel the army of Huang Zu stationed outside the city of Chaisang. It's a pity that maybe it was the stimulus of Zhang Jing's incident, or maybe it was the outbreak of the crisis, he suddenly had a unique idea, and it was difficult to hide it in an instant. He didn't even discuss with Xu Huang and Tian Feng, and soon after returning to his camp, he secretly took five thousand foot soldiers and carried out the plan in his heart non-stop.

Not to mention the enemy army, even Jingnan didn't know where Zhou Zhi suddenly went with his troops, Xu Huang and Tian Feng suddenly found out that Zhou Zhi's camp was empty this morning, and hurriedly sent a message to Wang Xu.

But in fact, when they sent the message, Zhou Zhi had already arrived in Ai County, and shuttled on the mountain path from Ai County to Changsha, that is, the road where Wang Xu led everyone to disperse from the north back to Jingnan. Subsequently, he did not continue to Xiajun, and rushed along the edge of the Makufu Mountain to the camp of Liu Biao's army.

If his actions were discovered by Liu Biao, only 2,000 people would be set up in ambush on the way, and they would suffer heavy losses in an instant.

But his thoughts are different, although Zhou Zhi giggles on weekdays, he values his feelings more than anyone else, and his mind is also very delicate, and his understanding of Wang Xu is also very deep. In addition, Wang Xu's dedicated training over the years has also made him familiar with the art of war and has rich experience. When he learned the information, although he didn't know the next arrangement, he already keenly felt that Wang Xu would inevitably launch a general attack on Liu Biao's army in the middle of the road, because Wang Xu was the kind of person who acted decisively, dared to act, and advocated attack.

So, he thought of Rush! As long as it's fast enough, stealthy enough, and when it's timed, the likelihood of success is very high.

"Report to the General! Fifteen miles to the west is Liu Biao's camp, and General Wang's army is currently fighting fiercely with it, and shouts of killing can be heard from miles away! A herald suddenly rushed over and said in Zhou Zhi's ear with laughter.

"Hmm!" Zhou Zhi nodded slowly, but complained to himself: "The boss is really anxious, it's going to be a decisive battle so soon, why don't you give me a little rest!" ”

As he spoke, he looked at the tired appearance of the sergeant, but he shook his head and whispered to the herald next to him: "Tell everyone to rest on the spot, don't remove your armor, don't put your sword, eat dry food within ten minutes, and then go to sleep!" ”

A member of the guard behind him suddenly interjected strangely: "Sleep? General Zhou, are we not attacking? If you raid the opponent's camp at this time, you will definitely win the battle. "After walking for so long, if he doesn't understand Zhou Zhi's intentions until now, then he will definitely not be able to wear the armor on his body, and he can only be a soldier.

"Sortie?" Zhou Zhi suddenly glanced at him, and scolded angrily: "It's all infantry, and you have been driving for seven or eight hours in one go, so you rush to show me?" ”

As he spoke, he looked up at the sky, but a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "I know the character of the boss, in today's battle, either it will be a big victory or a big defeat, and there can be no other choice. It doesn't matter, no matter what the result is, anyway, in a short period of time, it is impossible to end. It's never too late to get some sleep. ”

When the young general heard this, he didn't say anything more, and quickly turned around to help organize the soldiers to rest.

Seeing this, Zhou Zhi took a deep breath, took out the dry food he was carrying, and sat under a big tree alone. Silently muttered to himself: "Damn, I gnawed two meals of dry food, and I drove for fourteen or fifteen hours, if I didn't kill the Liu Biao army on that dog day, Lao Tzu would not be surnamed Zhou!" Zhang Jing, you must not have anything to do......" (To be continued.) )

PS: I've been in a bad mood for the past two days, and I've felt very bad, so the update is only more than 5,000 words, and it's been combined into one chapter. Yi Ming will do his best to adjust! I'm so sorry......