Since it was decided to attack Jizhou, the advisors under his command began a series of plans, first of all, Xu You of Jizhou must be counted, Xu You is the number one strategist under Yuan Shao, of course, this is sealed by outsiders, in fact, Yuan Shao has no specific division of these strategists, but usually attaches more importance to Xu You.

Xu You also understands his own situation, he has done his best for the Xiliang Army over the years, and a lot of information that cannot be detected by ordinary times has been transmitted to Chang'an, and the relationship between the generals and the open and secret battles between the strategists have not escaped the eyes of the Xiliang Army.

Jia Rong asked Xu You to do things, naturally he spent the capital, Xu You, who was usually a little arrogant and domineering in the eyes of the strategists, gradually changed his image in the eyes of the people, acted generously, often took officials to the restaurants in the city to drink some, or the generals in the army, Yuan Shao didn't take these things to heart at all, Xu You was a strategist he trusted, and Yuan Shao still had these stomachs.

In response to the war in Jizhou, the strategists provided a lot of advice.

After Jia Rong listened to them one by one, he said, "Have you forgotten that the Xiliang Army still has a water division?" ”

"Sailor?" Xu Shu asked.

The rest of the strategists also cast puzzled eyes, and after being on land for a long time, they naturally ignored the things to attack on the water, and made plans, completely using cavalry and infantry and siege methods.

Jia Rong nodded slightly and said: "It is the water division, please see, the water division can directly attack the hinterland of Jizhou from here, and when our army presses the border, Yuan Shao will definitely send the elite troops in his hands to resist, the strength of the hinterland is empty, and it is a good time to take Jizhou in one fell swoop." ”

When Jia Xu heard this, his eyes lit up, Jia Rong's words, it was not a little help for the operation of the Xiliang Army, the troops in front could attract Yuan Shao's attention, and the rear became the key to the war, no matter who it was, once they heard the news of the fire in the backyard, could they still sit still, without the support of grain and grass, the army would face a rout.

Jia Rong is only responsible for instructing, and the specific strategy is still up to the strategists.

In two years, some people cried and some laughed, after Liu Biao ascended the throne and became the emperor, Jingzhou's civil and military officials were all rewarded, and even Liu Bei's official position was promoted, of course, these things are all false, because small Jingzhou, simply can't supply so many materials, Jingzhou has no war, Liu Biao has become a little domineering, and summoned the people and craftsmen in the city to build the palace, in order to show the identity, the scale of the palace is completely built according to the scale of Luoyang.

The poor people of Jingzhou, who were able to eat and dress under Liu Biao before, now have to bear a huge labor force, and they have not the slightest money to take, so they are often greeted with leather whips, build palaces, and destroy the homes of hundreds of people.

When Cao Cao's army came to attack, Liu Biao was in a hurry, and organized an army to meet the enemy.

Jiangdong Sun Quan also took the opportunity to send troops to attack Jiangxia, and in the eyes of the world, the rich Jingzhou was about to become a sea of war.

Infantry, Liu Biao is not as good as Cao Cao, but the navy, looking at the world, few people can match, can't beat Cao Cao, can't I bully your little Sun Quan, poured all the anger on the Jiangdong army, but achieved a few victories.

Cao Cao's attack on Jingzhou can be said to have been planned for a long time, not a small fight with Yuan Shao, before seizing Qingzhou, one is to sound the alarm for Yuan Shao, and the other is for the long-distance development of Cao Shao, it is impossible to delay the development of Cao Jun for a small Yuan Shao, this best time is to pacify the Central Plains before the Xiliang Army, concentrate on dealing with Jia Rong, Cao Cao and Jia Rong can also be regarded as friends, if they don't talk about the war, the two can become irreversible, but for the interests of both sides, they have to fight, Both of them understand these truths.

Liu Biao has been based in Jingzhou for many years, and has long been an iron plate of Jingzhou's operation, when he entered Jingzhou, he was just alone, relying on his own means, he forced Jingzhou's family to pull together both soft and hard, with today's achievements, even if Cao Cao is fully prepared, if he wants to capture Jingzhou in one fell swoop, he still needs to pay a great price.

Jingzhou, Cao Cao is bound to win, just as Jia Rong is determined to take Jizhou, like Jizhou, Jingzhou is also rich in grain and grass, with Jingzhou as support, it is very conducive to Cao's army to carry out a series of military activities.

In fact, Liu Biao's contribution to the Central Plains is still very great, when the war was ignited in other parts of the Central Plains, Jingzhou was still very stable, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and were not affected by too much war, until Liu Biao really couldn't sit still, there was the current situation.

However, Liu Biao's behavior was somewhat disappointing to the people of Jingzhou, after becoming the emperor, Liu Biao should work harder, after all, the foundation of the ancestors needs him to revitalize, but he did not expect that after becoming a saint, Liu Biao was immersed in his past achievements, but a little unenterprising, not to mention Cao Cao, even the Jiangdong Army is now a little disdainful of the Jingzhou Naval Army, if Sun Quan has the heritage of Jingzhou in his hands, Liu Biao would have been wiped out.

Cao Cao's attack on Jingzhou, the first to bear the brunt of Nanyang County, as a large county of Jingzhou, the garrison of Nanyang County reached 30,000 people, the commander of the army is Liu Pan, with his own ability and family relationship, Liu Pan's status in the army is still very high, quite loved by the soldiers, in the face of Cao Jun's pressure, Liu Pan showed a demeanor, comparable to the talent of the general in the Cao army, and the command was measured.

Cao Cao mobilized troops to attack, in fact, he couldn't do it completely secretively, one mobilized nearly 100,000 troops, the action was too big, and people with a heart could easily detect it, and Cao Cao couldn't guarantee that there were no secret agents from other princes among the officials under him, in fact, there were so many restless people under the princes of all parties.

Liu Pan had made preparations before Cao Cao's arrival, fortified the wall, cleared the wilderness, drove the people around Nanyang County to the hinterland of Jingzhou, or gathered in the county town, without providing Cao Jun with any opportunity to replenish, and if he wanted grain and grass, he could only pull it from the Zhidi.

The wealth of Nanyang County is numbered in Jingzhou, when the Central Plains experienced war, Jingzhou was in the midst of development, did not experience too much turmoil, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and it was not an exaggeration to describe it as a road not to be forgotten.

Cao Cao began the first battle of Jingzhou, the Battle of Nanyang.

There is a moat with a width of three meters outside Nanyang County, although it is a little smaller than the big cities of Chang'an, Luoyang, but it is enough to block the pace of the Cao army, plus the 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city, Liu Pan is confident that the Cao army will be blocked outside Nanyang County, the grain and grass and materials in the city are enough for the army to use for three months, and for three months, the Cao army needs to consume a lot of grain and grass, presumably with the Cao army's heritage, it is difficult to support.

At the beginning of the arrival of Cao Jun, Liu Pan spread the news about Cao Cao's cruelty and murder everywhere, so that the people panicked and fled home, after all, Cao Cao's style in Xuzhou was real.

Liu Pan's purpose is very simple, that is, the fortification of Yiwan City and the Cao army are opposed, and the county towns along the way are automatically abandoned by Liu Pan.

Cao Junbing got one empty city after another without blood.

The walls are clear, desolate everywhere, everywhere Cao Jun goes, there are few people, Cao Cao can't help but praise: "There is no shortage of talents in Jingzhou." "If Cao's army can attack the people's city when it is in Nanyang County, it can reduce a lot of burden for the army, after all, the army of 100,000 is very difficult to rely solely on the support of the rear.

100,000 Cao army, mighty, banner covering the sky and the sun, the Jingzhou army in the city is inevitably a little frightened after seeing it, these years, Jingzhou is in a stable situation, in addition to the naval army, few soldiers participate in the battle, such a formation, many soldiers are still the first time to see.

Liu Pan kept walking on the city wall and reassured: "Don't be afraid, soldiers, there is a strong city wall under our feet, even if Cao Jun climbs up, he doesn't have much strength, can't you even beat a person who doesn't have much strength?" And the boulders and sassals that you have in hand, when they climb the wall, throw one down, and will they still have the strength to climb up? The usual training is to kill the enemy on the battlefield, don't forget, behind us are the people of Jingzhou, and we can't let Cao's army act arbitrarily in Jingzhou. ”

Liu Pan's words quickly spread in the city through the heralds, and the soldiers' eyes looking at Cao Jun also contained a hint of fierceness, Liu Pan in order to let his soldiers have a higher fighting spirit, but the reward for killing a soldier was raised to fifty yuan.

In the eyes of the soldiers of the Xiliang Army, fifty dollars is nothing, but for the soldiers of Jingzhou, fifty dollars is already very good, the soldiers are desperately on the battlefield, for what, not only to defend the homeland behind them, but also to be able to win fame, earn more money, in order to be able to support their families in the future, after all, no one can guarantee that they can be intact in every battle, once they lose their arms and legs, after returning to their hometown, they have no money, they can only wait to starve, Jingzhou does not have the Western Liang Army's set of arranging jobs for retired soldiers.

Cao Cao set up camp outside the city, without the Jingzhou army in Wancheng in his eyes, in his opinion, it was just a group of soldiers who could only hide in the city, even if they were given another guts, they did not dare to go out of the city.

Liu Pan in the city, seeing that the newly arrived Cao Jun was not only negligent in taking precautions, but also swaggering and camping, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said in a low voice: "Order a thousand cavalry, ready at any time." ”

"No." The lieutenant will hold his fist.

"General, Cao Cao has always been known for his cunning, so he should be careful for fear of deception." Yi Zhi persuaded.