Not only is the county guard mansion shrouded in a shadow, but even the military camp in the city, the soldiers are talking about something in a low voice, and it is not allowed to discuss it indiscriminately in the army, but the 80,000 Xiliang troops who suddenly appeared outside the city were not only shocking in their hearts, but also fearful.

The people in the city, gathered together in groups of three or five, looking at the soldiers patrolling and defending the well-guarded, their faces were a little bitter, and they whispered, before Nanyang was the channel for Luoyang merchants to go to Jingzhou to trade, and the merchants came and went in an endless stream, even the local people were able to find a job to support their families, although the days were hard, but they could also pass, now Nanyang County is surrounded, the city gate is closed, and even the back of the city gate is blocked with stones and other things, and it has become a dead city.

In ancient times, where it was a lonely city, it was easy to cause mutiny, not elite trained soldiers or shrewd generals, it is difficult to say that the soldiers gathered together, besieged for a day or two, the people would not have any complaints, ten days and a half months, the people's homes are afraid that they will run out of food, there is no food, there will definitely be an accident, for a mouthful of food, some people dare to take risks, make radical actions.

The Xiliang army outside the city does not seem to have the consciousness of attacking, but the Nanyang County is densely surrounded, the defenders in the city are only more than 20,000 people, and the Xiliang army outside the city has 80,000 people, compared with the two sides, the consumption of the Xiliang army is greater, but these consumption is also the savings of Yuzhou for many years, the Xiliang army does not suffer, just let the soldiers go to Nanyang County to go around, Nanyang County is bound to win.

"The soldier dies for his confidant, my Li Dian used to be just an unknown little general in the army, and he was appreciated by the lord, so today, this general is willing to live and die with the city, and would rather be broken than broken, even if the Xiliang army gets Nanyang County, it will not make them feel good." Li Dian endured so many days of torture and made up his mind that even if Nanyang County was lost, he would make the Xiliang army pay enough price, even if there was only one defender in the city, he did not intend to give up.

"Mancheng's words are very much in my heart, even if I die, I won't let the Xiliang Army get Nanyang so easily, Nanyang County is exchanged for 100,000 soldiers and horses under the lord, how can I give it to others like this." Cao Chun also gritted his teeth and said, Li Dian is a general in the army, so he can have this awareness, and he is a member of the Cao family, and he should dedicate something to Cao Cao's cause, but all military generals, once they choose this path, have put life and death aside, when fighting, they can give up their lives and forget about death, and the horse leather shroud is the destination of many military generals.

Zhao Yun outside the city naturally didn't know what kind of thinking the Cao army in the city was, and it was also Jia Rong's will to pull the soldiers of Yuzhou out to experience a circle, although Guo Da's rule in Yuzhou was not short, it was inevitable that there would be Cao Cao's henchmen in the army, Jia Rong wanted a team that was completely loyal to the Xiliang army, not the existence of spies, and in Nanyang County, he could not only test the combat effectiveness of Guo Da's soldiers, but also understand the situation of the soldiers in the army.

"Lord Guo, now you are the assassin of Yuzhou, I don't know what you think about attacking Nanyang County?" Zhao Yun unceremoniously sat on the top seat and asked.

For this leader of the Yellow Turban Army who was in charge of the Han Dynasty in the past, Zhao Yun did not dare to have the slightest contempt, the hero was reckless, and Guo Da was able to have the career of the Yellow Turban thief now, which was by no means an ordinary person.

"General Zhao is polite, the receivers of Nanyang County are Li Dian and Cao Chun, the generals under Cao Jun, Cao Chun needless to say, he is a member of the Cao family, loyal, and naturally spares no effort to assist in defending the city, Li Dian is a brave and resourceful general, both civil and military, and has a great reputation in Nanyang County, and there are strategists like Tian Chou in the city, and it is difficult to capture Nanyang County." Guo Da told the situation in Nanyang County, and also mixed in some of his own opinions.

Zhao Yun said with a smile: "Lord Guo's words are very true, before the Holy Lord left, he had already issued a holy decree, and he must attack Nanyang County, even if it is a big price, he will not hesitate to pay a big price, Lord Guo can understand the meaning of this sentence, right?" ”

Guo Da's face changed slightly, and he arched his hand and said: "The order of the saint should be to attack Nanyang County with all his might." ”

"Well, Lord Guo is loyal, and after he goes back, General Ben will be in front of the saint and say a lot of good things for your lordship." Zhao Yundao.

In terms of position, even Zhao Yun, as a former general, is not as good as Guo Da, the assassin of Yuzhou, who was rewarded by Jia Rong, but Zhao Yun is favored in front of his ascension, and it is understandable to say this, besides, Guo Da has just defected to the Xiliang Army and has no status in this group.

"I hope the general can suppress the formation for the army." Guo Da echoed.

Seeing that Guo Da was very interested, Zhao Yun nodded slightly.

"My lord, Zhao Yun is clearly relying on the grace of the saint to oppress the ministers of the court, and he will be the one to make this matter clear in the future." After leaving Zhao Yun's tent, Yu Shan whispered.

"Sir, Zhao Yunnai is a former general appointed by the saint, with a prominent official position, and I have just taken refuge in the saint, my reputation is not obvious, and there must be ministers in the court who do not trust, attacking Nanyang County is not a test for us by the saint, as long as we try our best to attack, even if we do not attack Nanyang County, it is a great achievement, eliminating the concerns of the saint." Guo Da said slowly.

Yu Shan was shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that even Guo Da, who was a military general, thought of this chip, he didn't even think about it, Guo Da defected to Liangguo, he definitely needed some investigation, and the attack on Nanyang County was a test for Guo Da, if he didn't move forward, or if he had some complaints about the sacrifice of his soldiers, it might cause the dissatisfaction of the one in Luoyang, the Son of Heaven was angry, but the blood flowed thousands of miles, and Liangguo definitely would not appear, he was the assassin of Yuzhou, not the Yuzhou pastor in the Han Dynasty, for the officials of Yuzhou, he only had the power of assessment, It's not a transfer, even if it's a Taishou, it's not something he can order.

The 80,000 army kept attacking Nanyang County day and night, not giving the defenders in the city any time to rest, this kind of siege regardless of casualties, the effect was still obvious, although the defenders in the city were elite, they could not endure such repeated battles, and they were gradually showing fatigue.

As long as the war is over, there are dense soldiers lying on the city wall, I don't know whether they are dead or alive, their heads are just next to the ground, they fall asleep, and even sometimes they fight repeatedly, and they can't even take care of food.

The changes in the situation in Nanyang County and Yuzhou made Zhuge Liang feel a sense of being caught off guard, and the appearance of the light wind in the past also became a little anxious, I thought that I was familiar with the world's affairs, who knew that at the critical moment, there was a Guo Da Lin rebellion, the entire land of Yuzhou, quietly entered the hands of the Xiliang Army, the huge gap between the front and back, not to mention Cao Cao, even Cao Cao's neighbor Liu Bei was a little unbearable, Jingzhou became stormy again, and no one knew whether the Xiliang Army would aim at Jingzhou next.

The Xiliang army attacked Nanyang County, the battle was fierce, the defenders and the besieging side paid a great price, these are of little value to Zhuge Liang, what he wants is that after the Xiliang army conquers Nanyang County, what impact will it have on the development of Liu Bei in Jingzhou, if Cao Cao is a wolf, then Jia Rong is a tiger with sharp teeth, once the big mouth is exposed, someone is destined to suffer, from the Xiliang army to the present little defeat, well-deserved victorious general, now called the emperor, the wings have long been full, Even if all the scholars in the world are mobilized and oppose him, there will be no haode effect, and other people's talents can be cultivated by themselves, and there are fewer and fewer places that are constrained by the family.

"Lord, Nanyang County will be attacked sooner or later, so you should prepare early." Zhuge Liang said in a heavy tone.

Liu Bei also felt the solemnity in Zhuge Liang's tone, but all the princes who led the troops, none of them were not afraid of the Xiliang Army, that is, Liu Bei, who had not fought with Jia Rong, also had a shadow in his heart, as if he had returned to the front of Hangu Pass, hundreds of thousands of coalition troops were not allowed to advance, but they paid a heavy price.

"The words of the military advisor are very true, but the Xiliang army is strong, and there are many troops in Jingzhou, but there are very few real elites." Liu Bei sighed, Liu Biaokong had the prosperity of Jingzhou, but he didn't know the combat ability of training soldiers, so that when the war started, there were no available soldiers in his hands.

"Soldiers, need to go through a lot of training to become elite soldiers, and now the lord is an auxiliary minister of the Han Emperor, he should do his best, and when the court is in the morning tomorrow, he should announce this time to the court." Zhuge Liang said.

Recently, Zhuge Liang has been planning Yizhou, through the news obtained, Zhuge Liang was ecstatic, because Liu Yan is already terminally ill, presumably he will die soon, and the new Yizhou Mu Liu Zhang, is certainly not the opponent of Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, and Liu Bei of Jingzhou has become Liu Zhang's reinforcements, and then the Jingzhou army will take the opportunity to capture Yizhou, which will solve the embarrassing situation of Liu Bei without governing the land, with the prosperity of Jingzhou and the precipitousness of Yizhou, Liu Bei's rise is also just around the corner, and there are many scholars in Shu, Many of them are well-known people, and with their assistance, Liu Bei is no longer an empty word.

"However, the situation in Jingzhou cannot be delayed, and a general should be sent to garrison as soon as possible to guard against the Xiliang army." Zhuge Liang said.

"In the opinion of the military advisor, who is the most suitable?" Liu Bei asked.

"Wei Yan, he was the general of the Jingzhou Army before, if he led the troops to defend Nanjun, it would be difficult for the Xiliang Army to attack Jingzhou, and this person is brave and strategic, skilled in martial arts, and has a lot of admiration for the lord, only a little hint is needed, he will move closer to the lord, and with the use of the former generals of Jingzhou, the officials in the court will not have any resistance." Zhuge Liang continued: "General Guan can be stationed in Jiangling, Jiangling is a place where Jingzhou hoards grain and grass, and it is only three days away from Xiangyang, even if there is a Xiliang army attacking the city, it can be quickly rescued. ”