Chapter 8: The Battle of Jingzhou!

It's noon.

When the 30,000 reinforcements brought by Guan Feng arrived, Zhao Futu immediately made a decision.

He ordered Hua Fei to lead 10,000 remnants back to Yong'an to garrison, and at the same time took the injured Mrs. Zhurong back to recuperate. He himself led an army of 24,000 men to Jingnan to attack Jin Xuan, who occupied Wuling. In order to prevent Liu Beijun from cutting off the back road, he asked Guan Feng to stay behind with 6,000 elite soldiers to garrison Jiangjin, and it was best to support him until he took Wuling.

If the enemy army is large, Guan Feng can also withdraw to Yong'an territory first.

Huang Zhong had already been defeated by Zhao Futu, and although the army brought by Jiang Wei had more than 10,000 people, it was only enough to garrison Jiangling. In the case of not guessing Zhao Futu's next move, he definitely did not dare to attack rashly, lest Jiangling be captured by him again. The army coming from Xiangyang will take at least a day, unless Zhuge Liang comes in person, Zhao Futu still has a day and a half to prepare.

"Cross the river!"

Zhao Futu abandoned all the cavalry and only led the infantry forward.

There are ships near Jiangjin, and the Nightmare Space's requisition ability is definitely the top. It only took him half a day to send all the soldiers to the Jingnan area. The Taishou of Wuling is Jin Xuan, who has an army of 30,000 and many second- and third-rate historical generals. However, Xu Shu had attacked Wuling once before, although he failed to capture Wuling, but it greatly weakened Jin Xuan's strength.

Now there are about 20,000 horses in Wuling, and in addition to Jin Xuan, there are several historical generals, namely Wang Ye, Zuo Yi, Zhang Nan, Liao Li, Tan Xiong and so on.

In addition to Jin Xuan, Wuling also has another force, that is, the wandering military general Shamoke.

This historical general's personal strength is between the middle and upper ranks of second-rate generals, and he is the king of the barbarian tribe of Wuxi, but he doesn't know why he is active in this vicinity. Shamoke had four or five thousand men under his command, and he was occasionally active near Dongting Lake, occasionally plundering some villages. It is said that Zhuge Liang also tried to recruit them, but he was unsuccessful, and barbarian generals are generally not so easy to recruit.

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Meanwhile.

On the way from Yangyang to Gangneung. An army is on a rapid march.

In the distance, there was a hurried sound of horses' hooves, followed by a herald galloping off his horse and shouting, "Report! Strategist! Master Jiang Wei has recaptured Gangneung City! ”

Gangneung has been recaptured?

Zhuge Liang, who was in the lupine scarf, couldn't help but show a hint of surprise on his face, but he didn't expect Jiang Wei to recapture Jiangling so quickly. As far as he knew, Zhao Futu, who had risen in the Yunnan region of central Shu, had a strong army, with an army of more than 100,000 under his command, although there were no famous generals. However, if they mobilize enough troops, it will not be easy for them to recapture Gangneung.

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan gently, then silently pinched his fingers, and said with a slight change in his face: "Not good!" ”

"I'm afraid there will be changes over there in Jingnan!"

"Where is Huang Zhong?"

As soon as his words fell, another messenger rushed in front of him, shouting, "Strategist! General Huang Zhong was defeated! Gan Ning, the Jinfan thief, attacked Ulin! Ulin has been captured by the Jiangdong Army! ”

- "[God Counts]?! ”

Zhuge Liang's eyes burst with a gleam. Then he looked up at the sky, his five fingers quickly pinched, and his face gradually became difficult to see.

A moment later.

He came back to his senses and ordered in a deep voice: "Immediately order Guan Yu to attack!" Lead an army of 6,000 elite soldiers to take Xiakou! ”

"Inform the lord to lead the army to reinforce Hanjin, Zilong can be the vanguard!"

"The whole army will follow me to retake Ulin!"

A series of orders were given, and Zhuge Liang's face turned slightly pale after pinching his fingers. He looked in the direction of Jingnan from a distance and muttered, "As long as you give me three days, you can send troops to capture Wuling." ”

"I hope Tianshi is on my side this time!"

Immediately, he turned to a Confucian general behind him and said, "Yi! Whether you can take Jingnan this time depends on whether you can recruit Wei Yan! ”

"Gan Ning and the Jinfan thieves under his command have been recruited by Sun Quan, if we want to contain them, our troops are still inferior! Although I have the ability to calculate, I can't calculate the movements of Zhao Futu. Only by taking precautions can we take a step forward! ”

The Confucian general on the side nodded silently, and then said, "Don't worry, military advisor!" ”

"I'll do my best to persuade Wei Yan to surrender!"

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"Uncle Gan Ning is here!"

"Who dares to fight me!"

In the midst of shouts, the Jinfan thieves poured into Wulin in large numbers, led by a heroic general, holding a single knife to break out of the formation, which can be said to be extremely brave! Under his leadership. The morale of the Jinfan thieves was high, and they broke through Liu Beijun's strongholds one after another, and approached all the way to the front line in Jiangling. In the rear is a group of halberd soldiers, and their commander is Sun Ce, who is known as the little overlord of Jiangdong!

Zhou Yu's figure also appeared near the port of Wulin. He smiled and looked in the direction of Xiangyang, and said softly, "Do you think what I want to capture is Jiangxia?" ”

"Jiangxia has a barren population, what's the use of taking it?"

"What I really want is Gangneung and Xiangyang, but I don't know if you have calculated my plan this time?"

Speaking of this, Zhou Yu's face looked a little hideous.

Meanwhile.

In the vicinity of the port of Hanjin, a group of Soochow ships approached, and the Jiangdong naval army easily defeated the Xiangyang naval army near Hanjin and attacked all the way into the port stronghold.

"Zhou Tai is here!"

"Sons! Take this place with me! ”

A general of Soochow took the lead and led his personal guards into the port.

Behind him, more Eastern Wu troops began to land, and Lu Xun's figure also appeared in the rear of the army.

But.

Compared with Zhou Yu's complacency, Lu Xun's face looked a little worried.

He looked in the direction of Xiangyang and muttered, "Although Wulin and Hanjin were successfully taken, Liu Beijun's headquarters did not move!" There are peerless generals like Zhao Zilong in Xiangyang, I hope Gongjin will not take the enemy lightly! ”

"When the reinforcements led by the lord arrive, the overall situation will be decided!"

this day.

Just when Zhao Futu abandoned Jiangling and attacked Wuling, Sun Jian's army also launched a major counteroffensive.

However, their target was not Jiangxia, Sun Quan and others, who were active near Jiangxia, were just a cover to confuse Zhuge Liang, and the real elite troops of the Eastern Wu Army had already set out from Changsha to attack Wulin. At the same time, Gan Ning and others, who had been secretly recruited by Zhou Yu for a long time, also led the Jinfan thieves to send troops together, and they attacked all the way to Jiangling.

Gan Ning, Zhou Yu, Sun Ce, Lu Su, Han Dang, Huang Gai and others led an army of 30,000 to attack Jiangling!

Meantime.

Near the port of Hanjin, generals such as Zhou Tai, Ling Tong, Ling Cao, Cheng Pu, and Zu Mao led 25,000 men and horses to approach Xiangyang. Sun Quan, LΓΌ Meng, Lu Kang, Zhuge Jin and others in Jiujiang also led 15,000 men and horses to approach Xiakou to block the reinforcements that Jiangxia might send. The 80,000 troops of the Eastern Wu Army, and the fierce generals from all walks of life almost poured out, and there was a great tendency to vow not to give up if they did not take Jiangling Xiangyang!

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Zhao Futu's plan to form an alliance is still a bit wishful thinking.

When he received the information of the all-out attack of the Eastern Wu army, he was immediately taken aback by Zhou Yu's boldness.

The strength of the Eastern Wu Army is only about 100,000 horses, and this time it almost poured out, and it is estimated that the defenders of Changsha, Chaisang, and Jianye add up to less than 20,000 people. If any line of defense is broken through by Liu Bei, then their lair may not be reported. Besides, there are Wang Lang, Yuan Shu, Yan Baihu and others behind him, and I don't know why he dares to rush forward so risky!

Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan's father and son were almost all dispatched.

The famous generals of Eastern Wu also launched a strong counteroffensive, and Lu Xun, Zhou Yu, Lu Meng, Lu Su, Zhuge Jin and other wise generals also came out one after another.

When Zhao Futu determined the movements of the people from all walks of life, he even had the idea of sneaking up on Chaisang. However, he finally suppressed this idea, since Zhou Yu was so devastated, there must be arrangements for the backhand, and it was difficult for him to hide from the army in Changsha. It's better to fight Wuling honestly first, and then say, if you can capture Jingnan, you can send troops to approach Chaisang at any time.

The next day.

At the same time that Zhao Futu led his army to besiege Wuling, a major battle broke out in the Jingzhou area.

Sun Jian led the army from Hanjin to Xiangyang, cutting off the retreat between Xiangyang and Jiangling, Zhou Tai, Ling Tong, Ling Cao and Zhao Yun had a big battle, although Zhao Yun was a peerless general, but in the face of a number of first-class generals, but did not have the slightest advantage. In particular, there was also a Lu Xun in the Eastern Wu Army who was known for his caution, and he saw through one of their ambush plans.

The other side.

Near Jiangling, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang also broke out in a confrontation of top wise generals!

Zhuge Liang's [Divine Calculation] is on par with Zhou Yu's [God of Fire], and the two of them have personal combat power in this plot plane that is not weaker than that of first-class generals. The Jinfan thieves led by Gan Ning broke Jiang Wei's army, and with the cooperation of Sun Ce, Jiang Wei was seriously injured in a battle. However, Liu Beijun's strength should not be underestimated, especially when the commander is still Zhuge Liang.

Although the Eastern Wu Army occupied a certain advantage, one of its generals, Huang Gai, was killed by Zhuge Liang's design!

Huang Gai died in battle!

Wang Ping was beheaded!

Han Dang died in battle!

Guan Tong was killed!

In this confrontation between the Jiangdong Army and Liu Beijun, one after another the historical generals fell one after another.

At the same time, in the vicinity of Xiakou, LΓΌ Meng, Sun Quan, and Zhuge Jin also fought with Guan Yu, Pang Tong, Ma Liang and others in Jiangxia, and the Jiangdong Army relied on the advantage of a strong naval army to successfully prevent Guan Yu from rescuing Xiangyang. Now the only army that can support Xiangyang is the 30,000 army that is entrenched under Xinye Zhang Fei. However, once Zhang Fei mobilizes his army, it is very likely that he will attract an attack from Cao Cao of Xuchang.

No matter from which point of view, Liu Beijun is now in a predicament!

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