Yicheng's drumming down was indeed something Zhang Xi didn't expect.

Afterwards, Zhang Xi learned that Lu Chang only brought 3,000 reinforcements to garrison Yicheng, and he only arrived three days earlier than Zhang Xi.

A team of 3,000 people, it is only more than 100 miles from Xiangyang to Yicheng, how did he manage to walk for 20 days?!

Lu Chang also felt that he had lost very unjustly.

A month ago, Xiangyang received a battle report, saying that Zhang Xi, the Taishou of Nanjun, led his troops to capture Linfu, and at that time Lu Chang judged that it might be Liu Bei's group that launched a large-scale attack.

Otherwise, Zhang Xi, the southern county guard, has been staying in Jiangling City for several years, so why did he suddenly appear in Linfang.

Moreover, the military of Nanjun has always been in charge of Guan Yu, how could Zhang Xi, the Taishou of Nanjun, suddenly lead his troops to the battle?!

Obviously, this must be a military operation instigated by Guan Yu.

Moreover, even the Nanjun Taishou personally led the troops to the battle, but Guan Yu was nowhere to be seen, can this military operation be the same as the previous petty fights?!

Therefore, Lu Chang hurriedly asked Hu Xiu, the assassin of Jingzhou, to send troops, not to mention the conquest of Nanjun, at least a few counties near Xiangyang, such as Yicheng County, had to be defended.

But Hu Xiu thinks that Guan Yu has been frustrated when he has nothing to do all these years, and it is a place to give up, even if Liu Beijun occupies it, it is not a big deal.

In that place, Hu Xiu didn't even bother to send a magistrate to govern, and he had already given up governance.

This year, it was just a change of personal attack, but Lu Chang said that it was a large-scale military operation, which was a bit alarmist.

Hu Xiu is the assassin of Jingzhou after all, the official is bigger than Lu Chang, he said it doesn't matter, then Lu Chang is really not good to continue to insist.

Then, it was learned that Zhang Xi had already marched into Dangyang and was attacking north.

At this time, Hu Xiu believed that this was a large-scale military operation launched by Guan Yu.

After all, Zhang Xi had already arrived in Dangyang County and was marching north, and Hu Xiu also found out that the number of soldiers and horses led by Zhang Xi was more than 10,000 people, so it was definitely impossible to make a small fuss.

Whoever has nothing to do with a small fight will take out more than 10,000 soldiers, and there are only more than 30,000 soldiers in the entire Xiangyang, and you have to count the defensive strength of Fancheng on the north bank of the Han River.

Therefore, Hu Xiu believed that Guan Yu was going to launch a large-scale attack on Xiangfan this time.

But here, Hu Xiu disagreed with Lu Chang again.

Lü Chang's meaning was to strengthen the defense of the counties, resist layer by layer, delay the speed of Guan Yu's army's march, consume the spirit of Guan Yu's army, and at the same time hurriedly ask for help from King Wei.

But Hu Xiu thinks that Guan Yu is a famous general in the world, relying on a few of us is definitely not Guan Yu's opponent, instead of wasting troops at all levels, it is better to concentrate all the troops in Xiangyang City to defend it, and then quickly report to the King of Wei, so that the King of Wei can send a general to sit in the town.

Lu Changxin said how can this person be like this, if he doesn't fight, he will say that he is not an opponent. For this reason, he quarreled with Hu Xiu again, and the quarrel lasted for seven or eight days.

Later, Hu Xiu was annoyed by Lu Chang's quarrel, and threw Lu Chang 3,000 people, saying that since Lu Chang thought that he could resist layer by layer, then give you 3,000 people, go to Yicheng to garrison, block Guan Yu, and buy time.

Then Lu Chang took 3,000 people and went to Yicheng.

But there is still a problem in this - Lu Chang is also a civilian official, and he has never led soldiers.

Although it is a little better than Hu Xiu, he has read some military books and understands some strategies, but this kind of thing of leading soldiers is not something that can be read by reading.

Not to mention anything else, the eating, drinking and Lazar of 3,000 people is enough for Lu Chang to have a headache for a long time.

Not to mention how long the march was, how to set up camp, when to rest, when to hurry. A bunch of things.

Lu Chang went out of the city with three thousand people, but this time was the real beginning of Lu Chang's nightmare.

Lu Chang took 3,000 people and dragged his march all the way, and it took more than ten days to arrive at Yicheng, but before he could deploy the defense, Zhang Xi led at least 10,000 people and appeared on the outskirts of Yicheng.

Okay, now Lu Chang should think about defending the city for the first time. But Lu Chang found that he couldn't defend the city at all.

What are the measures to defend the city, how to calm the hearts of the people of the city sergeant clan, how to arrange the soldiers to defend, what means to use, and what equipment to prepare to defend the city, these things have not yet been considered by Lu Chang, Zhang Xi, who does not speak of martial virtues, has actually sent a vanguard to attack the city.

Then, Lu Chang lost his ground and commanded.

Liu Beijun's pioneer Zhang Wei took less than half a day to lead the soldiers to attack the city wall and open the city gate, and Lu Chang saw this situation, and no matter what the soldiers were, he ran back to Xiangyang directly.

The three thousand soldiers were all lost to Zhang Xi, and after they returned, they were scolded by Hu Xiu.

I said a long time ago that it would be good to gather troops and wait for reinforcements, and I had to go to war, but now I have lost 3,000 people in vain After saying this, Hu Xiu turned around and kept making a stamp, impeaching Lu Chang.

Lu Chang also felt that he couldn't rely on him for this matter, but if Hu Xiu believed his words a little earlier and took precautions earlier, how could he fail so easily in Yicheng. He also wrote to the King of Wei to impeach Hu Xiu.

As for Zhang Xi, he also felt that this matter was a little too smooth.

At the beginning, he fought against Zhou Yu in the city of Exian County, but it was also a delay, and the troops were not as many as this Yicheng defender. Why is there such a big gap?!

Didn't hold it for a day?!

Zhang Xi also couldn't believe it, is Cao Jun really so easy to fight this year? !

Zhang Xi quickly sent scouts in the direction of Xiangyang and Dangyang County to see if someone had deliberately lost the city, and then went to copy his own back road, intending to trap himself in Yidu.

Although he knew that this was unlikely, Yidu was close to Hanshui, and as long as there was a water army, Zhang Xi could retreat at any time. But, just in case.

As a result, whether it is the direction of Xiangyang or the direction of Dangyang, there is no sign of Cao Jun, but it is the return of the horse, and now the soldiers around Xiangyang City are all gathering in Xiangyang County, and it seems that the guards are planning to defend the city.

Indeed, with the backing of Fancheng on the north bank of the Han River, Xiangyang can transport grain and grass supplies and military resources through Fancheng, and indeed has the capital to hold the city.

It's just that Zhang Xi is really skeptical, can he really hold Xiangyang City with the level shown by the Cao army guards under Yidu City? !

Hawkers, let's not talk about him for the time being, anyway, Zhang Xi didn't expect it, just relying on his more than 10,000 people, he could break through a fortified city like Xiangyang.

Therefore, Zhang Xi swept away the stronghold of the Cao army near Yicheng, and waited for Guan Yu to go north from Hanshui and come to Yicheng to meet.

I probably waited for more than ten days, and in late June, Guan Yu arrived.

Guan Yu was also very surprised when he arrived in Yicheng.

Originally, Guan Yu thought that no matter how fast Zhang Xi marched this way, he would always encounter obstacles when he was in Yicheng, and he planned to let the navy go ashore to help Zhang Xi attack the city together.

The navy trained by the second master is different from those in Jiangdong that are serious in the field, and the second master's navy is really universal on land and water.

Although in the water battle, the Jingzhou Navy may not be the opponent of the Jiangdong Navy Army, but on land, the second master has absolute confidence in the Jingzhou Navy he trained single-handedly.

Originally, the second master thought that Zhang Xi needed his own help to take Yicheng, but found that Zhang Xi had already sat in Yicheng.

And after Zhang Xi finished telling his siege experience, the second master seriously doubted that he had thought too much about it in the early years.

I knew that Hu Xiu and Lu Chang were fools of this level, so the second master should have sent troops to attack Xiangyang when Lejin was transferred to Hefei, maybe now he had to think about attacking Xiangfan instead of attacking Xiangfan, but attacking Xudu.

Hawkers, it's useless to think about it so much, since it's convergent, let's discuss, how to fight this Xiangfan.

"Yicheng has been broken, just send one general, lead thousands of troops to stick to Yicheng, so that the defenders of Xiangyang dare not leave without permission. The old man thought that Hu Xiu and Lu Chang had no courage or strategy, and they would not dare to go out lightly, so they should be carefree here. Guan Yu said to Zhang Xi, "When our naval army builds a water village, defeats Cao's naval division in the water battle, bases the Han River, cuts off the connection between Xiang and Fan, and then lands on the north bank and quickly besieges Fancheng. ”

Well, there is nothing wrong with strategy, it is similar to what was discussed in Jiangling, and at this time, the second master still only focused on strategy, rather than capturing Xiangfan.

This matter is quite gratifying to Zhang Xi.

But there are some details that need to be discussed.

"The prince's plan is very good, but Xi has a little doubt." Zhang Xi raised his own questions to Guan Yu, "It is not difficult for the sailors to base themselves on the Han River, but there are still more than 10,000 defenders in Fancheng, how to make them ask for help, how to deal with Cao Jun's help, and even, if Cao Cao comes to Wancheng to supervise the battle, how should we deal with it?!" ”

Guan Yu's navy bullied Cao Cao's navy, there was no suspense at all, so the navy cut off the connection between Xiangyang and Fancheng, Zhang Xi did not doubt it.

After so many years, Cao Cao was stunned that he had not formed a reliable naval army in Xiangfan.

Of course, this may also have something to do with Cao Cao's dead heart to form a naval army.

After all, after the defeat of Chibi back then, Cao Cao also painstakingly trained a naval army, preparing to go south again to compete with Jiangdong. Then in the first battle of the wet beard, he was broken by Zhou Yu again, and he himself was beaten by the naval army commanded by Sun Quan, and he could only shrink in the water village and not come out.

Sun Quan even asked people to drive the building boat, pretending to be a welcoming team, and personally went out to spy on the reality of Cao Cao's water village, but Cao Cao was stunned that he did not dare to send a warship to fight, but ordered someone to release arrows to drive away, and staged a "historical version" of the grass boat borrowing arrows as scheduled.

Cao Cao later found out, and he was half angry.

The last time I was played by Zhuge Villager, it was a big deal to send the beggar with 100,000 arrows.

This time, even Sun Quan Xiao'er came to bully me, and the worst thing was that I fell down twice in the same pit, and it really didn't match me.

Cao Cao may be out of the above psychology, since then, Cao Cao has never formed a water army, even Xiangfan's water army is a half-hung level, so many years have not even made much walks, half-dead maintenance.

And Guan Yu this time, but he brought out all the naval resources he had accumulated over the years, including more than 200 large and small ships.

Therefore, Guan Yu wanted to cut off the connection between Fancheng and Xiangyang, and Zhang Xi did not doubt it at all, after all, the Cao army did not have a decent naval army.

But the problem is that if you want to attack Fancheng, you have to go ashore and fight in the open area north of the Han River, and it is not an easy task to face the attack of Cao's army.

Just as Lü Meng feared, Cao Cao had cavalry, and he had no shortage of cavalry, and in places such as the Central Plains and Hebei, Cao Cao had the advantage of cavalry.

Secondly, there are many Cao soldiers.

Now although Cao Cao has quelled the rebellion in Xudu and moved to Luoyang, it is not far from Fancheng, as long as he makes up his mind, it is possible to come to Nanyang to supervise the battle.

Cao Cao brought an army of 150,000 this time and prepared to go to Hanzhong to support Xiahou Yuan.

Once Guan Yu attacks Fancheng and makes Fancheng anxious, then Cao Cao's reinforcements may come at any time, and at that time, Guan Yu will be surrounded by the enemy army.

And Fancheng is actually not so easy to fight.

Let's not mention that there are more than 10,000 Cao army guards in Fancheng, let's just say that the guards of Fancheng are the favorites of Runan.

Well. God knows why the Taishou of Runan County acted as a guard in Fancheng, but this one was not just a cool official who was bullying.

Those who can use Sun 100,000 as an experience package have to have some ability themselves.

(End of chapter)