Under Gui Yunzheng's strict arrangement, the northern army looked at the heavily guarded opposite bank, and was stunned for the first time, and did not dare to make any movement for three consecutive days.

After all, after fighting with Zhang Huizhi for so long, both sides have lost a lot of soldiers, even if Ning Hou's side urges hard, he can't help but be tired, so this break is three days.

And after capturing Shangnan, he went north to take the Lu clan, and Lin Zhijing's army, which formed a line with Jin Balian, quickly reorganized his troops and horses and stormed the West Gorge. In less than two days, the West Gorge was captured.

In such a situation, Ning Hou, who was mainly attacking Xiangyang, was a little panicked. He couldn't figure out what Lin Zhijing's strategic plan was, and the next step was to go straight to Nanyang, or go to Zhongxiang, go around Dengzhou, arrive at Zanyang, or go to Xinye, and join forces with King Ping's army to attack the other army.

But no matter what, it made him restless.

The army is coming!

He thought of Gui Yunzheng, who had beaten him and abandoned his armor, and he couldn't help but feel a little frightened. Xiangyang has not been down for a long time, and the soldiers have already retreated, if it weren't for his grace and might, I am afraid that someone would have sneaked out of the camp.

The current dilemma is that the defenders in Zhongxiang, Dengzhou, Nanyang, Zanyang and other places are very weak, how can they stop Lin Zhijing's menacing army of tens of thousands?

"Marshal, now that Gucheng has been subordinated by Gui Yunzheng, his subordinates think that the situation is obviously unfavorable to our army. Whether Lin Zhijing attacks Nanyang, or goes straight down to Zanyang, and joins forces with Gui Yunzheng, it is very headache, and if he attacks Xinye, he will go straight to the flank of the WO army, so it is even more difficult for Xiangyang to plan! ”

Gu Peng, the commander-in-chief of the land troops and horses under Ning Hou's command, looked worried. As for the analysis of the current situation, he is still relatively in place.

"Well, after a long attack on Xiangyang, the army lost nearly a quarter, especially the navy, which was defeated in successive battles. In several shallow waters, the defenders of Xiangyang were heavily guarded and had not been able to achieve a breakthrough. Alas, Ben Shuai was even more resentful of the soldiers. Now, there is another Gui Yunzheng, which is really a headache! ”

Ning Hou did not hide his jealousy of Gui Yunzheng.

"Dashuai, when this is critical, you have to make a decision immediately! Whether to retreat to Nanyang Mansion, or divide troops to Zanyang and block Lin Zhijing's way, you have to get an idea! ”

Seeing Ning Hou like this, Gu Peng's tone became a little anxious.

"Retreat, how dare you retreat? The prince will take the task of capturing Xiangyang to his own commander, if he retreats lightly, he is afraid that he will not be able to explain. ”

Ning Hou couldn't make up his mind.

The current situation, not only Xiangyang is difficult, Gui Yunzheng's two armies are turning over the river and the sea, and Ling Yue of Ganzhou is also fighting hard and ready to move, and I heard that the Wei Wu army in Jiangnan has conquered Hefei, and the front army has reached Maozhou, and Fang Sheng has also been torn apart with the imperial army in Jinan County for many days.

On the whole, all the armies of the imperial court are very passive, and he can't imagine it if he continues to fight like this.

"Marshal, with all due respect, Xiangyang City is tall and strong, and its naval army is quite strong, so it is really difficult to get down. Our army has been here for a long time, losing troops and losing generals, and the morale of the army has been fluctuating. And no matter what Lin Zhijing's army plans next, it will force you to divide your troops to help, which will inevitably reduce the strength of our army and indirectly relieve the pressure on Xiangyang. Therefore, the subordinates thought that at this moment, Xiangyang was no longer desirable. It is better to return to Nanyang and summon the soldiers of Zanyang to return to Xinye quickly and stick to Dengzhou, which is a barrier to block either side of Lin Zhijing and King Ping of Xiangyang. In this way, it may be a good idea! ”

Gu Peng has no better way, this so-called good strategy is really caused by the ineffectiveness of the teacher and the fear of war.

"Alas, how can it be so, how can it be so!"

Ning Hou sighed softly, and it was difficult to decide.