Chapter 554: The Battle of Xiangyang (1)

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Xiangyang is located in the Hanjiang River Basin, its geographical location determines its strategic location, east can pass Jingmen into Yuzhou, north can pass through Nanyang into Sili, to the west can enter Chang'an, to the south can enter Sichuan. Zhou Yu's deepest memory is that he has seen the legend of the Condor Heroes before Guo Jing swore to defend Xiangyang and refused to be ridden by the Mongols in the north of Xiangyang, and the Mongols wanted to invade the Southern Song Dynasty many times, but it was Guo Jing who organized people in the rivers and lakes to defend Xiangyang and the Great Song Dynasty. It's just that the more tragic thing in the story is that the Southern Song Dynasty court finally chose to give up Xiangyang and let anti-Mongolian righteous warriors like Guo Jing break together. Although it is only a character, the battle of Xiangyang is indeed tragic in combination with history. Cao Cao and Liu Bei in the romance paid a lot of money for seizing Xiangyang, and Cao Ren and Guan Yu both fell into the sand in Xiangyang, so this is the land of the four wars and can also be said to be a place of great evil.

Now Yuan Shu sent the general Ji Ling to lead 50,000 troops to come to the rescue, Liu Zhang sent Zhang Ren and Meng Da to lead 80,000 troops to come to the aid, and Liu Biao personally took Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Wen Ping to lead 70,000 troops to garrison Xiangyang City. The 200,000-strong army waved its flags, and the camp tents stretched for dozens of miles. Not only that, Liu Biao mobilized a large number of equipment and chariots, if Xiangyang could no longer hold on, it would not only be Liu Biao who would be threatened, but also Liu Zhang's Yizhou and Yuan Shu's Yuzhou were also not safe, as for Chang'an, they were temporarily too busy to take care of themselves, so they could only join forces to fight against Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's side of the waterway, the most indispensable thing is equipment, grain and grass, and the open ground south of Xiangyang City is enough for a large group of men and horses to fight. The confrontation between the armies of the two sides made this battlefield filled with a trace of slaughter, Xiangyang City was waving flags, and Zhou Yu's camp outside the city was also the sound of war drums, he was preparing to sharpen his knife Huo Huo to take Xiangyang City, and his first goal was achieved.

"My lord - it seems that Liu Biao has made a bloody investment this time, there are more than 50 trebuchets on Xiangyang City, the left wing of Xiangyang City is the Ji Ling Department under Yuan Shu, and the right wing is Zhang Ren's Department and Meng Da Department under Liu Zhang's command, but Meng Da under Liu Zhang's command has set up 5,000 men and horses in this position in the west of the city. In this way, they have ensured their way out, and it seems that this time they have hit a hard stubble! But I'm a little excited-" Guo Jia looked at the 200,000 army in front of him and smiled disdainfully, he was not laughing at Liu Biao's incompetence, but finally let his hero have a place to use, before attacking Jiangxia County Guo Jia was to let Dian Wei and Gan Ning sneak into the city secretly, it can be said that Jiangxia County was taken without blood, but Jiangxia County is close to the Yangtze River, and it is very close to Liu Biao's hinterland and Yuan Shu's territory, and now Zhou Yu has not yet eliminated Liu Biao and Yuan Shu's intentions, and this Jiangxia County is really like a chicken rib in his hand. Guo Jia followed Zhou Yu's suggestion and sent it to Sun Ce, so that the Sun family could accept his kindness, and on the other hand, he could also contain Liu Biao and Yuan Shu.

"Yuan Shu, this kid also came out with a cross, it seems that he feels that his wings are hard! Lord - this time, we must annihilate the main force of Yuzhou, so that Yuan Shu, the old boy, will die of distress! As soon as Dian Wei heard what Ji Ling Yuan Shu had sent to fight, he was ready to settle the old accounts with Yuan Shu's new accounts.

"That's right—let's let this old boy go many times, and he'll start bouncing again! It seems that he should be given a good memory! Zhou An also said on the side, Zhou Yu, Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao's grievances have been rampant since Luoyang, but the general trend of the world also needs their brothers to stir up those ambitious people, so that Zhou Yu can clean up these ambitious people together, saying that if the grass is not eradicated, the spring breeze blows and grows, at least for a period of time, it can be peaceful for a long time, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

"Hehe-I don't have to worry about this, I just need to sleep peacefully with the ghost of Fengxiao. Now although there are 200,000 troops on the other side, we must also salute first and then soldiers, at least let Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu retreat knowing the difficulty, otherwise it can only be raised by beating him up as a bitch! Zhou Yu and the generals also began to explode when they were together, but it was very useful to listen to their ears, only Zhou Yu and Guo Jia were scholars in the big tent, and there was also a clerk, and the rest were all generals with helmets and armor, so it was not inappropriate to talk like this.

"My lord-I'm afraid you're waiting for Chang'an's edict if you don't move, right? I think this edict is coming soon, but I should go out for a while to meet the tripartite alliance and see what kind of people are capable? After some temptation, I will make a plan-" Guo Jia was thoughtful about Zhou Yu's words, it had been more than a month to take all the county towns south of the Yangtze River in Jingzhou, and now he needed a legitimate official position and the right to crusade. Zhou Yu has already sent people to Chang'an to bribe Li Yu and Guo Yan with a lot of money, and the two of them naturally will not be wicked people for what Zhou Yu asked, and Zhou Yu also gave them a big gift, that is, how to return Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Beigong Boyu's good strategy.

"Well-I have received a flying pigeon from Chang'an, and the Son of Heaven has issued an edict to promote Hansheng to Xiangyang Taishou, General Annan, as long as Xiangyang County is captured, Hansheng needs to defend this place. As long as there is an edict from the Son of Heaven, it is a justifiable official position of the Han Dynasty, and Liu Biao and Liu Zhang dare not make it easily. The rest of the generals are all hard workers, and you still need to work hard to calm down the troubled times, and I, Zhou Yu, will not treat you badly! This time, in addition to rewarding Han Sheng, the edict of the Son of Heaven also added to me the general of the town army, Annan Hou, and led Yangzhou to hold the Fu Festival to crusade against the world's ministers. "Zhou Yu didn't want to promote himself, but now as long as there is a little bit of troops, they are all Taishou, generals and the like, the general of the town army is regarded as a second-class martial artist in the imperial court, and the most important thing is to conquer Fujie, no matter who it is in the future, as long as the Son of Heaven is still there, then Zhou Yu can crusade in the name of the Son of Heaven, and now only Cao Cao has the right to pacify Qingzhou for the time being. It is equivalent to Zhou Yu wanting to say that whoever rebels, who is considered a rebellion, originally Li Yu and Guo Yan didn't want to give Zhou Yu such a big right, and they couldn't stand Jia Xu's words, that is, they gave him such a right, so they could sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, and when the Yangzhou army was exhausted, their Xiliang army could determine the world in one fell swoop. This pie is big enough, Li Yu and Guo Yan readily agreed, and the edict of the Son of Heaven was announced to the world, so that Zhou Yu became the target of public criticism.

After looking around, he didn't find any dissatisfaction on anyone's face, and Zhou Yu was very satisfied with such a performance. The generals present are all aware of the responsibilities that need to be borne by sitting in Xiangyang, and Huang Zhong's military exploits and qualifications are enough to be competent. The next thing is easier to do, that is, to read the edict of the Son of Heaven in front of Liu Biao, you can clearly tell Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu that raising troops without authorization is tantamount to aiding and abusive, if they know the current affairs, they will withdraw immediately, otherwise they will wait to be defeated!

For Zhou Yu suddenly got the news that Fu Jie could conquer the world, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were all very unhappy in their hearts, they all knew what this thing represented, that is, the punishment of the heavens, Zhou Yu happened to be the owner of this knife, he didn't need an excuse or reason to kill anyone, that is, to conquest rebellion.

In the era of strength, all the princes are also pursuing fame and status, seeing Zhou Yu like this, the other princes are also ready to send people to Chang'an, for a while, except for Xiangyang City, the war is about to break out, and other places are temporarily silent, everyone turns their eyes to Jingzhou, to see who can win this time in the ultimate battle.