This is a battle without any suspense, in fact, from the very beginning, Liu Yan's plan to attack the east and west in two rings has already decided the fate of Jiangzhou. Yan Yan's choice to stick to the city is even more wrong, the only chance is to try to meet and defeat the Jingzhou army, even if it is very difficult, but there is a glimmer of hope after all.

Just like the first battle of Hefei in history, in the face of Sun Quan's army, if Zhang Liao, Le Jin and others did not listen to Cao Cao's tricks and attack decisively, but trapped in Hefei, it would be impossible to stop Sun Quan, who was well prepared. Zhang Liao will not burst out of the potential of a famous general, and stage the mighty battle of Xiaoyaojin.

If Yan Yan also decisively fought with the Jingzhou army in the field, even if he didn't have a good plan to break the enemy, it would give Wang Xu a lot of headaches. After all, there are many soldiers in Jiangzhou, as long as they fight steadily, make good use of the steep terrain in the Bashu region, give full play to the advantages of local operations, and weaken the numerical advantage of the Jingzhou army, they can not only delay the loss of Jiangzhou to the greatest extent, but also deal an effective blow to the Jingzhou army. That was the game, and it was the time when the generals of the two armies really tested their heads, and now, except for being beaten, he didn't even have a choice.

After several sorties, they were strangled as soon as they appeared, and they had no chance to form a queue, and they could not cause effective damage to the besieging Jingzhou army at all. The only damage point was the crossbowmen on the city walls, but it didn't do much with the large number of arrow towers and more Jingzhou archers. was even caught by Xu Huang and Zhang Liao for the last time, and almost rushed into the city directly after him. If it weren't for Gan Ning's death, the archers at the head of the city would have shot and suppressed it, and the consequences would have been unimaginable. But even if the two armies were forced to retreat, their losses were extremely heavy. Gan Ning, who was behind the pad, withdrew with only more than 100 cavalry, and a large number of crossbowmen who suppressed Xu Huang and Zhang Liao appeared on the top of the city, and became a live target for the Jingzhou army.

However, this situation also made the Jiangzhou defenders dare not come out again, and Yan Yan in despair was also forced to be completely calm, and soon, as Wang Xu said, he did not move again, but frantically collected stones, timber and other things in the city.

Time flies. Night is coming. The eyes could not see, and the siege had been for most of the day. After consuming more than 3,000 stones and destroying 20 catapults, the Jingzhou army finally smashed several gaps in the city wall. Seeing this, all the generals quickly rushed to ask Wang Xu whether to attack the city overnight.

"Nope! Fall back! Wang Xu waved his hand dryly.

"Retreat?" A bunch of generals were dumbfounded.

This siege battle has surprised the generals too much, and they all look at each other. I don't know what kind of medicine Wang Xu sells in his gourd. Zhang Jing hesitated even more and said: "Boss, now that a few gaps have been opened, and the enemy army has been beaten again, it is the time to attack, why do you want to retreat?" If we wait for tomorrow, the gap in the enemy city will definitely be blocked by rocks and trees. ”

"Huh!" His eyes slowly swept over the generals. Wang Xu looked at the incomprehension on their faces with satisfaction, so that his subordinates could not see through it, and it was also a way to control them.

But after thinking about it for a while, I also felt that it was time to reveal something, so as not to guess the generals. "Yes, if we start besieging the city now, we should be able to take Jiangzhou in two days, but we will definitely have to pay a lot of price. And it seems to me. Maybe there's a better way. Yesterday we were defeated and proud of our enemies, and today we rely on objects and words to provoke the anger of our enemies. If that happens, then this qiē might be of great use. ”

As soon as the words "this ......" came out, all the generals fell into deeper confusion. Xu Huang frowned for a moment, and asked a little strangely, "Lord, I don't know what will happen?" ”

Hearing this, Wang Xu showed a hint of a smile on his face, his eyes slowly swept over the cheeks of the generals who were a little yellowed under the firelight, and softly spit out a shocking sentence: "Someone, maybe they are going to attack Jingzhou!" ”

"Ahh I see! The generals didn't react at first, but then they all let out an exclamation: "What? Sneak attack on Jingzhou? ”

Very satisfied with the shock effect he caused, Wang Xu said unhurriedly: "You don't need to panic, I and the military advisor have made all arrangements, and you just need to act according to the order for now." ”

Although the generals were shocked, they saw his calm appearance, and after looking at each other, they quickly calmed down, and no longer asked more, and they all surrendered their promises.

As the army quickly withdrew, Wang Xu's face became much more solemn after stepping into his camp, and his heart was not as relaxed as his appearance. And Ling Wanqing, who had been waiting here for a long time, immediately got up and saluted: "Lord! ”

"Hmm!" Waving his hand, Wang Xu was not verbose, and asked heavily after taking a deep breath, "Is he here?" ”

"It should come." Ling Wanqing's seductive eyes flashed with a hint of essence, and she nodded slowly.

"How many?"

"I don't know!"

"How long is the departure?"

"I don't know!"

"To where?"

"I don't know! But it should already be close. ”

Wang Xu was silent, and he didn't know three times in a row, which made him understand that it was pointless to ask, and he was a little stunned for a while.

Ling Wanqing was also a little helpless, seeing that he was silent, thinking that he was very dissatisfied with the efficiency of the spy shadow. "My lord, the spy has done his best, the other party's secrecy measures are very good, and the march is also very secretive, virtual and real. We never got any definite information, and even this was deduced from clues, and there were a lot of people missing for this, and that person was indeed extraordinary, and there were many capable men. ”

Brought back to his senses by Ling Wanqing's words, seeing his guilty appearance, Wang Xu couldn't help but smile and shook his head, and said comfortingly: "Don't care, if he doesn't have these means, then it won't be him." As he spoke, the expression on his face became a little complicated, with a hint of expectation, a hint of longing, and a hint of worry. After a long time, he sighed leisurely: "Cao Cao, you are finally here!" ”

"Husband!" Xu Shu's voice came at the right time, interrupting Wang Xu's thoughts. She sat quietly in the tent until this moment before she spoke, because she knew best what Wang Xu felt in her heart, and she was actually a little scared, a little expectant, and a little sad about Cao Cao, who was famous and controversial through the ages. She was worried that such a chaotic mood would cause great psychological pressure on Wang Xu.

"Urbane!" Feeling Xu Shu's supportive gaze, Wang Xu felt a warmth in his heart, and he didn't need to say anything, he already understood what the other party meant. "I understand, don't worry!"

"Hmm!" Xu Shu nodded gently.

Feeling that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Ling Wanqing smiled charmingly, inadvertently swept Wang Xu's tight cheeks, and also spoke out in time. "Lord, in fact, my subordinates have always been puzzled, why did Cao Cao come to attack Jingzhou? For him. How to take Xuzhou now is the most important thing. His main army can march towards Xuzhou. ”

"Huh!" Wang Xu smiled slightly, with a look of reminiscence on his face, remembering the scene of his intersection with Cao Cao back then. After a long time, he sighed: "Hey! Because he understands me, he doesn't dare to let me take Yizhou now, otherwise I will sit on Yizhou and Jingzhou, and work hard to govern the country, and the shape of the north is still unclear. He will be able to match me in the future. Perhaps, in his current mind, I am not only his confidant, but also his great enemy in life. And Tao Qian has not been taken by him yet, and he is currently slightly valued in Xuzhou. I'm afraid there are only Liu Bei and others. Of course, he didn't really want to fight me when he came to fight me, but just to deter me and make me retreat. It is estimated that the number of people who came, at most, was forty or fifty thousand, and the main force must have attacked Xuzhou. ”

"Forty or fifty thousand?" Ling Wanqing shook her head in astonishment, and then said puzzledly: "What's the use of this little force, there are two generals, Gao Shun and Guan Hai, who led 20,000 troops to garrison Zhangling County. Just divide another 20,000 reinforcements. I'm afraid it's enough to resist. ”

Hearing these words, Wang Xu really didn't know what to say. Shaking his head and laughing: "Wanqing, Cao Cao is extraordinary, and there are many capable people under him, and the current Gao Shun and Guan Hai can't stop it, even I don't have absolute certainty." Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai, and Man Favor, there are too many, if you fight in the future, you will know that these people are really terrible. Besides, ......" said, his tone was stunned, and he said solemnly: "Besides, Liu Biao is very likely to have formed an alliance with Cao Cao. ”

"Liu Biao?" Ling Wan Qingqi said: "He dares to form an alliance with Cao Cao? Aren't you afraid that after repelling Cao Cao, we will settle accounts after the autumn? ”

"He has no choice, there is no room for relaxation between the stakes between him and me, and he is caught between me and Cao Cao, what can he do? If he offends Cao Cao again, he will be destroyed faster. Besides, Liu Biao should understand that he is a buffer zone between me and Cao Cao, and only by doing so can he continue to survive. Do you think Liu Biao has no idea at all? He is also seeking development, and I am afraid that this time he will unite with Cao Cao to make a comeback. And Cao Cao currently has no idea about the land of Jingzhou, but is just fighting for me, so he should also support him. ”

"Then why didn't you take Liu Biao down in one fell swoop!" Ling Wanqing blinked charmingly and asked curiously.

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that the time is not ripe. At the beginning, Liu Biao retreated decisively, and the strength was still there, and we continued to march into Nanyang, and the loss was not small if we won. The most important thing is that if Nanyang is taken at that time, it will also border Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, and Jingzhou, which has been fighting for many years, needs to recuperate, and it can't stand this to fight and that to grab it. Otherwise, how can Jingzhou have today's prosperity and rise? ”

"That's just as well!" Ling Wanqing pondered for a moment, and also remembered the original situation. At that time, Jingzhou was full of battles, plus the naval army was less than 100,000 people, and the soldiers were tired, the materials were exhausted, and the casualties were not small. But soon he seemed to think of something again, frowned, and said puzzledly: "But in this way, won't we never have the opportunity to fully enter Yizhou in the future?" Then Cao Cao is not afraid that we will drag him back in the future? ”

With his words, Wang Xu and Xu Shu were stunned for a moment, but then they looked at each other and smiled, both a little gloating.

In Ling Wanqing's bewildered eyes, the corners of Wang Xu's mouth pulled out the signature arc, and sighed with an evil smile: "Wanqing, Brother Meng De's luck is not very good, do you know why I must take Jiangzhou as a stepping stone first?" Simple, if it is not expected, it will not be long before a certain number one brave general in the world will be tossed, and that is when we will attack Yizhou in an all-out way. As for dragging his feet, Cao Cao is not worried, do you think that in this south, where there is relatively little war, I am not busy accumulating strength, but I go to the Central Plains to mix blindly? ”

"If I really enter the Central Plains, he will be happy, because he is afraid that I will develop quietly in the south. If we have fewer soldiers, he doesn't care, and if there are too many soldiers, then he will definitely instigate Liu Yan, Zhang Lu, Liu Miao and others to sneak attack our rear. ”

"But I can't instigate anyone to beat him, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan beat you to death, Tao Qian is what he wants to plot. As for Yuan Shu, forget it, since he was beaten to Huainan by Cao Cao, he hasn't figured out anything about it, a water thief Zheng Bao is still making trouble, and he is fighting with Lu Kang, and the relationship between Sun Jian and Liu Jian is also unclear! But that Zheng Bao is actually a character who rubs shoulders with today's stage, has a deep mind, and is good at winning people's hearts, and my fire dragon gun is thanks to his 'gift'! (To be continued.) )