The strategic significance of taking Bachu is extremely significant. First of all, on the waterway, the Yangtze River transportation line was cut off, and secondly, he could defend the center and lead the attack, as long as Cai Mao dared to let himself go, he would never politely lead his troops to Nanjun. If he wants to take Baling back, he must at least concentrate several times the number of troops, otherwise it will be a big dream of the Spring and Autumn Festival. If he really came with tens of thousands of troops, what would the battle situation in the Hanyang area become? This is something that no one can say now.

It's been two days, and all the soldiers in Zhang Lang's hands have been mobilized, first of all, on top of the original mansion in Baqiu West City, a few simple sentry towers and command towers have been newly established, which are used to contact various checkpoint sentinels and monitor the overall situation. As a result of the simple actions of the group, soon a sentry tower twenty or thirty meters high was erected, followed by a command platform. That's not all, Zhang Lang dug more traps and pits outside the Sanshan checkpoint, and sent scouts to expand the reconnaissance range for dozens of miles, patrolling all the time.

And each checkpoint is guarded by 1,000 to 2,000 soldiers, and even if it really can't be defended at that time, you can retreat to Baling City. Every time he thought of this, Zhang Lang couldn't help but sigh that he had made the right choice to transfer Wang Wei's army out of Baqiu, if he wanted to attack, the price would be very large.

In order to prevent the soldiers from being overtired, Zhang Lang had to let three thousand skeleton soldiers participate in it and rest in shifts.

And Baqiu's material savings were even more abundant than Zhang Lang expected, which made him overjoyed. There are more than 100,000 stone of grain in the granary, which can support 10,000 soldiers for a year, and there are countless arrows and weapons to defend the city, which has to marvel at the wealth of Jingzhou. And with these things in hand, Zhang Lang's heart has become more down-to-earth and more confident to stick to it.

Zhang Langjun encircled the three mountains and one water in Baqiu, controlled all the ports and wharves, and the Jiangdong Army, which had both land and water connections, began to cross the Suojiang River. In one day, Liu Jun's transport ships from the upper reaches of the Yangtze River were captured twice, and countless war gains were obtained.

On the night of the third day, Zhang Lang completed all the simple fortifications and began to wait for the enemy's counterattack.

On the fourth day, the scouts reported that nearly 20,000 of Wang Wei's soldiers appeared south of Baqiu.

When Wang Wei learned that Baqiu had been taken away by Zhang Lang, the whole person was stunned, and he almost couldn't believe that the defense line he had worked so hard to build would be lost so quickly. When he came to his senses, he realized that he had fallen for Zhang Lang's trick and went around, all for the strategic location of Baqiu?

Wang Wei quickly pulled the soldiers back and prepared to take Baqiu back. However, he also knew that if he wanted to attack by force, he was absolutely not sure, so now he could only unite with their troops, hoping to discuss what good way to recapture it with a strategy. Wang Wei still has some confidence, because all the defense lines here are arranged by himself, and he is still clear about what is strong and what is weak.

At this time, Zhang Lang was on the mansion in the west of the city.

In addition to Guo Jia and Lu Su, there are more than a dozen people around him, such as Sun Ce, Huang Zhong, Huang Xu, Quan Cong, Zhang Ning, and Zhao Yu.

Zhang Lang sat on a simple wooden chair, his eyes looked at the vast sky in the distance, and in the place where he was almost level with the earth, there was a white path between the two peaks, and there was a checkpoint on the path.

Zhang Lang stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance, and said in a deep voice: "It has been almost two days since the scouts discovered Wang Wei's enemy traces, and in the past two days, they have not moved at all. If they attack one level at a time, I'm afraid we'll be very uncomfortable. ”

Huang Zhong said: "What the lord said is that the three-way checkpoints are broken everywhere. We can't retreat to Baqiu City now, that would be tantamount to handing over the port to others, which is contrary to the original intention of the lord to control the port and control the waterway of the Yangtze River. ”

Zhang Lang's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he said coldly: "No matter what, we can only fight with our backs, and we must defend it to the death." ”

Guo Jia pondered: "If you want to protect Baqiu, it is very difficult to defend it alone. We are under attack from three sides, and each stronghold is very important to us. If you want to hold on to it in its current form, you can no longer measure it by mere thoughts. ”

Sun Ce spoke: "From a formal point of view, if we divide our troops and refuse to defend, it is not impossible to repel them, but the casualties will be very large; Second, this passive defense is always very disadvantaged. ”

Zhang Lang responded: "Not bad." We can't be passively defensive, as the ancient saying goes, defend the middle and lead the attack. This quote is most appropriate for our time now. As long as we think we have to pull out a man and a horse just when they think we are going to defend it, then our pressure will be greatly reduced. The success rate of holding Bachu will increase dramatically. ”

The generals agreed with Zhang Lang's idea very much, and Huang Zhong said with a smile: "Since you want to attack, the three soldiers and horses must always choose one side, and from the perspective of your subordinates, Wuling Jinxuan can be used as the starting point." This person is so ambitious and impulsive, but when his foothold is not stable, the three armies robbed the village, first thwarted its sharpness, and then broke its edge. As soon as Jin Xuan is defeated, the other two roads will inevitably be unable to sit still, and they will attack Baqiu, and when the time comes, they will be told to come and go, and see how powerful the lord is. ”

Guo Jia nodded in agreement: "General Huang's method is feasible, but if you are unexpected, if you attack it unprepared, it will definitely surprise the enemy." ”

Zhang Lang tapped the table twice with his fingers, and then shook his head and said in a deep voice: "This method can only hit the morale of the enemy, but it cannot defeat Jin Xuan in the real sense. ”

Guo Jia said disapprerovingly: "In its current form, it will be very difficult to find someone to eat in one bite. ”

Zhang Lang thought hard about the good plan, and after a long while, he sighed and said: "It seems that what Han Sheng said is also a way out." Compared with Wen Ping and Wang Wei, Jin Xuan is indeed a soft persimmon. Okay, then it's decided, but the other two roads must be strictly guarded, especially Wang Wei, who is quite familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of Baqiu's defensive line. We must not be careless. Hey, fighting alone, we can't help but estimate all the difficulties. ”

At this time, Lu Su, who was standing below Sun Ce with a simple face, suddenly came out of the queue and said seriously: "General, in fact, we don't have to fight alone at all. Now that we occupy Baqiu, why don't we send someone to send a letter to Lord Tian and ask them to send 10,000 sailors to support along the Chibi Shuo River? This not only strengthens the control of Baqiu, but also increases the deterrent power of Gangneung after coming up, and gives yourself the possibility of cutting in again? ”

Zhang Lang slapped his thigh, as if he woke up like a dream, and shouted: "Damn, if it weren't for Zijing's reminder, I really forgot." ”

Sun Ce said with a confused face: "Dispatch the Chibi Navy down?" What about Xiakou? And it's impossible for the enemy not to find out. ”

Zhang Lang's eyes narrowed, and he said with a smile: "Bo Fu, if I send the Chibi Navy to Baqiu, what do you think Cai Mao and Huang Zu will think, and what kind of actions will they have?" ”

Sun Ce raised his eyebrows, and said without thinking about it: "I will definitely strengthen the offensive against Xiakou from the beginning." ”

Zhang Lang nodded with a smile, and then continued: "Even if I send soldiers up the river, do you say that they will take Xiaxiakou and Chibi in a short time?" ”

Sun Ce said with a solemn face: "It's hard to say this, with Mr. Tian's strategy, Huang Zu is unlikely to be able to swallow a stronghold with strong defense like Xiakou Chibi at once, but after dispatching 10,000 soldiers, I am afraid that if it is long or thirty years or as short as one month, Xiakou will be in danger." ”

Zhang Lang said seriously: "Not bad. But then again, I don't really want to transfer troops from the Xiakou area, that would be equivalent to losing the advantage I had just established, occupying Baqiu, but losing Chibi, we are still not cost-effective. ”

Sun Ce was a little confused and said, "What does the lord mean?" ”

Zhang Lang laughed and said: "I really forgot, when we came out, didn't we already give an order to Zhou Yu and let him take the 10,000 sailors who are still training in the Whisker Dock to support the front line along the river?" ”

"That's right." Sun Ce slapped his forehead, his eyes glowing with excitement and shouted.

Zhang Lang said: "After more than a month, they must be about to arrive in Xiakou." ”

Sun Ce's brows were relieved and he nodded again and again.

Zhang Lang laughed a few more times, obviously in a very good mood, he turned his head to the generals and said: "If Zhou Yu's 10,000-strong water army really comes up, this battle will be quite interesting." Cai Mao wanted to attack Xiakou, but he couldn't take it in a short time. At the same time, I have to worry about the threat posed by Baqiu, transfer troops down, and I am afraid that Xiakou will counterattack, so if I don't come down, I am worried that I will go straight to Nanjun. Haha, that's so much fun. ”

The generals also told Zhang Lang that they were in a good mood, and they were all happy, as if Jingzhou was already in hand.

Zhang Lang walked up to Lu Su, patted his not too generous shoulder, and said gratefully: "Zijing usually doesn't talk much, but at the critical moment, he is a thousand words, and he reminds the person in his dreams. If you can reverse the passive stalemate, you will be the first to do. ”

It was the first time that Lu Su praised Zhang Lang in front of so many people, and his cheeks couldn't help but be a little hot, and he would only keep smirking when he was honest.

Zhang Lang had already swept away the gloom at this time, and said with a happy face: "Why didn't I think of it from the beginning?" Occupying Baqiu not only cuts off Liu Jun's waterway, but also opens a major channel from the Yangtze River to Jingzhou? ”

Lu Su praised Zhang Lang, couldn't help but be a little bolder, and continued: "If General Zhou Yu comes down with reinforcements, I believe it won't be long before Cai Mao weighs the pros and cons, Cai Mao will also shift his center of gravity south, wanting to recapture Baqiu from the new one, and then the army will go south, and it will be the time when Xiakou begins to counterattack." ”

Guo Jia, who hadn't spoken for a long time, looked at Lu Su with an honest face with a surprised face, and secretly thought that it was really a person who was short and two people were long, and among the people who could make the lord pay so much attention, there was indeed no vegetarian. I was already busy with Na Baqiu, and I really didn't notice Zhou Yu's move. It seems that it is going to turn the tables, it really depends on him, although he thinks so, but his mouth is not idle, and he said: "We can't report how much we expect from Zhou Yu now, under the messenger, Zhou Yu, it is estimated that it will take about twenty years to go back and forth, so within these two months, it is imperative to hold Baqiu." ”

Zhang Lang agreed with Guo Jia's statement very much, and said loudly: "Persistence, we are victorious." We expect that the counterattack of the enemy's three lines will be very tragic, and we hope that everyone will be very energetic. But before that, we still have to take the golden spin first, and then play with Wenpin and Wang Wei. ”

As everyone has a new hope in their hearts, everyone is in high spirits and bravely asks for battle.

Two days later, Wen Ping and the other three-way army finally made a move, and at the same time pressed towards Baqiu. One route is that Wang Wei led 20,000 horses to approach Baiyun Mountain, and Huang Zhong's father and son led Mao Ying and Wang Kun, and 2,000 mountain Yue soldiers cooperated with 1,000 skeleton soldiers; The 10,000 horses under the command of Wen Ping have been encamped less than fifty miles away from Tianyue Mountain, and generals such as Sun Ce, Mao Jie, and Wang Zhong have brought 1,000 mountain Yue soldiers and 1,000 skeleton soldiers to defend the key points; The other number is that Jin Xuan combined with 5,000 soldiers of public security, a total of 10,000 mighty and mighty to Wujian Mountain, Huang Zhong and Huang Xu father and son led 1,000 elite soldiers, and Zhang Ning led 1,000 skeleton soldiers to guard the checkpoint. Han Dang and Huang Gai took 2,000 elite soldiers to guard Shuizhai, and 1,000 soldiers under the leadership of Zhang Lang entered Baqiu City with Guo Jia, Lu Su, Zhao Yu and others.

For the first time, Zhang Ning's skeleton soldiers began to cooperate with other troops in the form of support. And Zhang Lang opened the arsenal, called up hundreds of thousands of arrows, and issued three checkpoints to strengthen protection.

On the night of the third watch, the 3,000 soldiers in Zhang Langcheng and Shuizhai, plus 1,000 soldiers from Huang Zhong, almost poured out of the nest and attacked Jinxuan Dazhai at night. Because Jin Xuan thought that Zhang Lang was surrounded by three people and horses, he would only defend the turtle, but he did not take any precautions, and was killed several times by Huang Zhong and Huang Xu, killing nearly 1,000 enemies, and more than half of them were disabled.

Huang Zhong did not dare to chase after him and retreated to Wujian Mountain.

When the other two people heard the news, the plan they prepared was disrupted by Jin Xuan's defeat and retreat. The two sides coincidentally launched a fierce attack on the Baiyun Mountain and Tianyue Mountain checkpoints, hoping to forcibly take the checkpoints when Zhang Lang's main force did not return. Although there were only 2,000 soldiers in each level, the mountains and rivers were surrounded by the mountains, the terrain was firm, and the arrows were sufficient, so they quickly repelled the opponent's wave after wave of charges.

By dawn, Liu Jun's casualties had already been lined, but Zhang Langjun had suffered very few casualties and hundreds of wounds.

It was only when Huang Zhong retreated and supported the other two checkpoints that Wen Ping felt bad and took the lead in retreating.

Not long after, Wang Wei also began to retreat to Dazhai.

In the first battle, 3,000 enemies were killed, and less than 400 were killed, which can be described as a great victory.

In the following days, Wang Wei and Wen Ping, in addition to sending a small team to disturb them, began to hold their troops, obviously wanting to wait for the Jinxuan troops to reassemble and attack the three checkpoints together.

This time Jin Xuan learned to be smart, step by step, cautious, Huang Zhong was also helpless, seeing that they were forced to thirty miles away from the mountain, at this time, Zhang Langjun took the initiative again, intending to change, and the facts proved that what Zhang Lang did was extremely correct.

(To be continued)