When Cheng Yu arrived in Jingzhou, Kuai Yue offered him a plan to seize Jingzhou from Liu Biao, and at this time, outside the gate of Fancheng, the Han army led by Lu Bu and Pang Tong had already set up camp.

Not far from them was the large array of the Jingzhou army led by Zhang Yun.

On the head of Fancheng City, Liu Beijun's battle flag was planted.

Liu Beijun at the head of the city was the soldier and horse he recruited after coming to Jingzhou.

The number of people is not very large, and it is not very elite, but it occupies Fancheng, even if the Han army comes, it will not be able to take this city for a while.

On the city wall, Liu Bei held the battlements with both hands, looking at the Han army outside the city, and a sense of anxiety appeared on his face.

If only the Jingzhou army besieged the city, he was confident that he would be able to defend the city to the death.

With his ability to fool, it won't be long before all the people of Fancheng will be in his wing, and the men of the entire city, as long as he beckons, may gather around him and act as his flesh shield to defend Fancheng.

Although this is said, Liu Bei is also very clear about the combat power of the Han army.

Even if he gathered all the men in the entire city, he would not be the opponent of the 30,000 Han army.

Of course, if you can defend the city and never let the Han army climb the city wall, it will be a different situation.

Standing next to Liu Bei was Zhuge Liang, who was holding a feather fan.

Compared with Liu Bei's anxious face, Zhuge Liang seemed much calmer and calmer.

"Military division, the Han army and Jingzhou soldiers and horses outside the city have been stationed, if they attack the city, there are not many soldiers and horses in the city, how can they hold for a long time?" Pointing to the camp of the Han army and the Jingzhou army outside the city, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang nervously.

"Uncle Huang is worried, but Han Jun?" Pointing at the Han army array with a feather fan, Zhuge Liang asked Liu Bei with an indifferent smile.

"Exactly!" The entanglement on his face became stronger and stronger, and Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang: "The Han army is strong, and the military advisors also knew it earlier, and now that they are coming to the city, they really want to be uneasy. ”

"Uncle Huang only needs to give an order to the soldiers to pour tung oil on the city wall, and the soldiers and horses outside the city will not be able to erect a ladder!" Smiling slightly, Zhuge Liang said: "Then the soldiers will collect rotten wood and dead leaves, throw them down the city wall together, and wait until the enemy army attacks the city, just light a fire!" ”

Dumping tung oil on the city wall, and piling up rotten wood and dead leaves at the foot of the city wall, Liu Bei really never thought of this method.

"Someone!" The Han army had already arrived outside the city, and Liu Bei did not dare to delay, and did not think about whether Zhuge Liang's strategy was useful for defending the city, so he hurriedly gave an order to the soldiers behind him.

Hearing Liu Bei's shout, the soldiers responded, stepped forward, and waited for his orders with fists in their fists.

"Send the order, immediately pour tung oil on the city wall, and collect dead wood from the city and throw it outside the city!" Looking back at the pro-soldier, Liu Bei gave him an order.

When Liu Bei gave the order, Zhuge Liang on the side shook his feather fan and looked at the Han army array outside the city with a smug expression, as if they had won this battle to defend the city.

Liu Beijun in the city carried barrels of tung oil and poured them down on the city wall, and at the same time, many Liu Beijun's soldiers threw the collected dead wood and leaves into piles and threw them down the city wall.

At the foot of the city wall, a lot of dead trees and leaves were soon piled up, and these dead wood and leaves were drenched with watered tung oil, and they were damp.

Watching Liu Beijun's movements from afar, Lu Bu, who led the army to the outside of Fancheng, raised his hand and pointed to the city wall, and asked Pang Tong, who was watching Liu Beijun's movements with him: "Prime Minister, the enemy army is like this, I don't know why?" ”

"Spray the wall with tung oil, the wall is slippery, and it is difficult to set up a ladder!" Looking at Liu Beijun, who was busy on the city wall, Pang Tong smiled and said: "Pile up dead trees and leaves under the city, and when our army attacks the city, they only need to light a fire to block the road of our army!" In this way, the time to defend the city can be delayed, and our army and Jingzhou army have not much food and grass, and they will not be able to support it for long! ”

"What a vicious ploy!" After listening to Pang Tong's analysis, Lu Bu frowned tightly and said to him: "In this way, if our army wants to break through Fancheng, I'm afraid it will not be easy!" ”

"In this way, it is only a matter of breaking through Fancheng!" With a smile on his face, Pang Tong said to Lu Bu: "And ask them to throw dead wood into the city, and when they are properly cast, our army will help them light a fire!" ”

When Pang Tong said this, it made Lu Bu a little confused.

Blinking his eyes twice and looking at him, Lu Bu asked with a stunned expression, "Why did the prime minister speak like this?" ”

Pointing towards the city wall, Pang Tong said to him: "The enemy army piled up grass and trees under the city, and poured the city wall with tung oil, which seems to have brought a lot of trouble to our army, but once the fire starts, the bluestone city wall will gradually heat up, and the enemy army on the head of the city, how can they withstand it?" ”

Hearing Pang Tong's words, Lu Bu was stunned, blinked his eyes twice and said, "If it weren't for the prime minister here, he would definitely be mistaken by the enemy!" ”

Looking at Fancheng, which was not far away from them, with a smile on his face, Pang Tong always had an indifferent smile.

"Tell the soldiers that they should bring dead wood and blades of grass and bundle them into large bundles, and in the evening, we will do the enemy a little favor!" After looking at Fan Cheng for a while, Pang Tong gave an order to the soldiers standing behind him.

Liu Beijun at the head of the city was busy for most of the day before pouring tung oil on the city wall and throwing piles of dead wood and grass blades at the foot of the city wall.

They were busy until night approached, and the Han army and Jingzhou army outside the city never showed signs of attacking the city.

Looking at the peaceful outside of the city where two armies were stationed, Liu Bei felt relieved.

The Han army and the Jingzhou army outside the city did not attack the city, and Fancheng held it for another day.

Fancheng is a big city, and there is a lot of grain and grass in the city, which is enough for Liu Bei's soldiers and horses and the people in the city to eat for three years and two years.

As long as the city is defended, the Han army and the Jingzhou army outside the city will be inconvenient to transport food and grass, and sooner or later they will have to withdraw their troops and leave.

Once they withdrew their troops, Liu Bei had the opportunity to lead his troops out of the city and find another place to stay.

If he can find a place that is far away from all the heroes and is relatively wealthy, he will have enough time to develop and grow, even if he can't get the country of the Han Dynasty, he can still do it by sticking to a corner.

"Strategist, the enemy army has been stationed outside the city, and after a whole day, they have no signs of attacking the city, which is really a bit strange!" Although he breathed a sigh of relief, Liu Bei still pointed to the outside of the city that had already darkened with some worry, and said to Zhuge Liang beside him: "In the opinion of the military division, how long should our army hold before the enemy retreats?" ”

Gently shaking the feather fan and looking out of the city, Zhuge Liang said with confidence: "In March and May, if it is short, it will be two or March, and the enemy will definitely withdraw!" ”

With Zhuge Liang's words, Liu Bei was completely relieved.

Three or five months is not a long time for him.

It has been more than ten years since he married Guan Yu and Zhang Fei Taoyuan.

In the past ten years, he has moved to various places, although his power has grown at times, and sometimes he has been broken by others like a lost dog, but he has also survived until now.

Liu Wei unified the Central Plains and pacified the north, and now even the Shu land in the southwest has been occupied by the Han army, and there are fewer and fewer places for Liu Bei to entrench.

He also wants to serve the imperial court, as long as the imperial court is willing to accept him, it is not impossible to do something secretly.

But Liu Wei obviously didn't have a good impression of him.

has shown favor to Liu Wei several times, but Liu Wei has always been lukewarm to him.

planned to take refuge in Cao Cao, and secretly stabbed Lu Bu, but Liu Wei sent soldiers and horses to help Lu Bu escape.

Now the chief general of the Han army besieging Fancheng turned out to be Lu Bu, who had a grudge against him!

Once Fancheng was breached by the Han army, Lu Bu would definitely not be able to spare his life again!

Knowing that this battle was related to his life and death, Liu Bei did not dare to be careless, looking at the direction in which the Han army was stationed outside the city, he was always a little apprehensive in his heart.

"Uncle Huang, the Han army is here!" Looking out of the city, Liu Bei heard the voice of a soldier behind him.

Looking out in the direction of the soldier's finger, Liu Bei really saw a black figure outside the city, approaching the city wall.

"The enemy is coming, ready to fight!" Seeing the black figure, Liu Bei was suddenly shocked in his heart, and hurriedly issued an order to prepare for the fight.

Liu Beijun's archers on the city wall immediately set up arrows on the bowstring and aimed at the black and oppressive figure outside the city.

Approaching Fancheng was the Han army led by Lu Bu.

The number of Han troops advancing towards the city wall was not very large, only about 5,000 people.

Holding shields in their hands, they arranged the shields into a shield wall with few gaps, and advanced towards Fancheng step by step.

The Han army holding shields was holding a bundle of firewood tied with hemp rope in their arms, and the eyes of all the soldiers were not looking at Liu Beijun on the head of the city, but at the piles of dead wood at the foot of the city wall.

With no strong crossbowmen to cover from it, no ladders and no siege equipment, the Han army simply sent a heavy infantry and quickly advanced towards Fancheng.

The soldiers of Liu Beijun on the city wall, seeing the Han army approaching, all of them were nervous and cold sweat oozed from their foreheads.

Some of them were soldiers who followed Liu Bei to Bowang at the beginning.

In the first battle of Bowang, most of the soldiers were left there, or died on the battlefield, or became prisoners of the Han army, and the number of people who fled was pitiful.

They have fought against the Han army, and they know very well that the Han army is strong.

When they meet such an opponent again, it is impossible for them not to be nervous in their hearts.

Those Liu Beijun soldiers who had not fought with the Han army were no better than the veterans.

Having not experienced much fighting, they could see fear and confusion on the faces of the veterans.

The feelings of the veterans have a great impact on these new soldiers who serve Liu Bei.

Raising the longbow, the soldiers of Liu Beijun on the city wall set up feather arrows on the bowstring and aimed at the Han army that was advancing towards them.