Wang Ji, a literati-born Jingzhou don't drive, with a hot head, personally led the army into battle, commanded 500 soldiers, and blocked the army of the Jiangdong Army that broke into the formation.

It is true that Wang Ji is a literati, but the literati in this year have a little bit of martial arts to defend themselves, and the sword he carries with him is not an ornament, it can really be used to cut people.

Wang Ji is not good at weapons or hand-to-hand combat, but he feels that his archery skills are still okay.

Unlike the rotten Confucianism who only studied the eight strands in later generations, the Confucian students of this era, the shooting in the six arts of the gentleman, is a compulsory course.

Shooting is not only a etiquette, but also a practical combat skill.

On the one hand, Wang Ji commanded his soldiers to plug the gap and buy time for his companions to come back to help, and on the other hand, Wang Ji also stretched out his bow and arrows, taking advantage of the long-range advantage of arrows, and kept shooting at the enemy.

Wang Ji can shoot at enemy troops, but it also means that Wang Ji is within the range of the Jiangdong Army's bows.

The low-level lieutenant of the Jiangdong Army is not stupid, the commander of the enemy army is within his own range, and such a great credit is in front of him, who is not impressed.

Therefore, Wang Ji naturally became the target of the Jiangdong sergeants on the field.

The Jiangdong sergeants who did not carry bows and crossbows could only fight forward, and the Jiangdong sergeants who had the opportunity had already begun to draw their bows and crossbows.

Seeing that Wang Ji was about to become the target of public criticism, at this time, Sun Shangxiang moved.

Sun Shangxiang held a long shield that he didn't know where to find, and just stood directly by Wang Ji's side, helping Wang Ji block the stray arrows that might be shot.

The soldiers of the Jiangdong Army were depressed. If this misses, it is not a great achievement, but it is a great sin to cut off the head!!

Of course, Sun Shangxiang can't always protect Wang Ji like this, even if she is willing, Guan Xing is not willing.

Seeing that Wang Ji actually played in person as the coach, Guan Xing was also shocked.

The commander leading the troops to participate in the battle in person can certainly boost the morale of the soldiers, but once there is a mistake or something, the loss will be even greater.

You must know that Wang Ji is not a general-type commander like Guan Yu, he is a civil official, at least Guan Xing has never seen this civil official show his martial arts.

However, Guan Xing also knew that now was the time when the whole army needed to work together to fight, and the significance of command was no longer great, but it was better for the whole army to go into battle and arouse the determination of the officers and men to defend to the death.

It's up to you to see if you can make it to the end.

Guan Xing also gritted his teeth, gave up his duty of command, picked up the Qinglong knife that was standard for the children of the Guan family, straddled the horse, and rushed out directly.

However, Guan Xing didn't go alone, but first found Sun Shangxiang and Wang Ji and asked the two of them to retreat.

Sun Shangxiang can't be damaged, not only Jiangdong doesn't want to see it, but Guan Xing also doesn't want to see it.

And Wang Ji is too abrupt.

It's okay for the boss to go to the front line to fight, but at least stay out of range of the bow, otherwise it's too easy to die.

And Wang Ji's death had too much impact on the whole army, so Guan Xing asked Wang Ji to retreat and take charge of the command.

In fact, there is nothing to command, and when the battle reaches this level, it is a matter of willpower, and Wang Ji only needs to be responsible for his own safety and serve as the spiritual pillar of the whole army.

As for this gap that was broken into by the Jiangdong Army, he Guan Xing was responsible.

When Wang Ji heard this, he hurriedly complied and ordered the flag bearers to temporarily retreat fifty steps back with him to ensure a safe distance.

By the way, I thanked Sun Shangxiang, who withdrew together.

Wang Ji had already calmed down the moment he found Sun Shangxiang standing beside him.

He knew that he had been saved by Sun Shangxiang, and he also realized that his hot-headed protrusion was too dangerous, although it helped to boost morale.

Now, Guan Xing has taken over the second line of defense of the Chinese army, and although Wang Ji has retreated fifty steps, he has not retreated again in the position close to the front line, which has also stabilized the morale of the soldiers.

For a time, the Jiangdong Army's attack was blocked again, and it was temporarily forbidden to advance an inch.

Lu Meng was really anxious.

The current Jiangling defenders are fighting for a breath, and the Jiangdong Army is not fighting for a breath.

The battle has been fought for more than an hour, and it has been half an hour since the fire broke out in the rear camp.

If he couldn't quickly break through the Jiangling defenders and take advantage of the situation to enter the city, when the whole army knew that the grain and grass in the rear camp had been burned and the rescue force was defeated, Lu Meng really didn't know what would happen.

Again, Jiangdong is an army of the world military system.

When the leading generals know that the grain and grass in the rear camp have been burned and the rescue has not been successful, will they still command their own troops and attack with all their might?!

Not to mention anything else, now Quan Cong's right army, the offensive has slowed down a lot, and it is not as fierce as before.

Therefore, Lü Meng must let the whole army see the hope of being able to break through Jiangling City, and let the generals of all armies understand that as long as Jiangling City is breached, then they can get the grain and grass supplies in Jiangling City, and the losses paid now are worth it.

But if progress cannot be made for a long time, then as time goes by, these generals will have their own careful thoughts, and there will be more and more cases of preserving strength like Quan Cong of the right army.

At that time, if you only rely on your own more than 10,000 Chinese troops to attack, even if you can repel the defenders of Gangneung, I am afraid it will be difficult to defeat these people, and the forces that will fight for the Gangneung City Gate will not be enough.

After all, there should still be some defenders in Gangneung City.

Now Lu Meng regrets a little why he left Xu Sheng's eight thousand soldiers. Leaving 3,000 is enough, if there are 5,000 more people, even if you attack unfavorably, the army will have more than enough food and grass after guarding.

The fierce battle under the city of Jiangling continued, and after Guan Xing relieved his command responsibility, he went into battle as a military general, leading Wang Ji's last five hundred reserves, and under a burst of killing, he finally blocked the gap created by the Jiangdong Army in the middle and re-consolidated the defensive line.

And as time went by, Lü Meng's mood became more and more anxious, and he still hadn't broken through the last line of defense of the Jiangling defenders, and on his side, there were more and more soldiers slowing down the offensive.

There were constant messages from the generals, hoping that Lu Meng would postpone the attack, all talking about a long-term and high-intensity attack, and the soldiers had exhausted their physical strength and could no longer attack.

At the same time, these generals also asked Lu Meng without exception about the loss of grain and grass in the rear army.

Lu Meng understands that the second question is the key.

As for the first, it's just an excuse for the general not to storm it.

Really, Lü Meng really wanted to tell these generals the truth, tell them that our grain and grass have been destroyed, and now we are left with a last battle, and we must break through Gangneung City so that we can survive.

In the ordinary army, such a method of agitation may be effective.

When Cao Cao attacked Yuan Shu, there was not enough grain and grass, and after borrowing the head of the grain and grass officer to quell the anger, he used this way to motivate the whole army and defeat Yuan Shu in one fell swoop.

But in Jiangdong, this damn world military system means that the first reaction of these generals when they learn that there is not enough food and grass is definitely not to fight to the death, but to retreat.

The soldiers are raised by them, and the money and food in peacetime are all provided by them, and these soldiers are almost equivalent to the private soldiers of the generals.

They will not be willing to help others gain benefits at the expense of their own interests in dangerous situations.

This is why the people of Jiangdong fight a defensive war and become energetic, and if they fight an offensive war, they will all wilt.

In the final analysis, fighting a defensive war is to ensure their own interests, but in an offensive war, when their interests are unclear, they are not willing to work hard.

This time, Lu Mengneng said that Sun Quan sent troops to attack Jingzhou, also because there were few soldiers in the southern county, and Cao Cao cooperated in the north, so everyone felt that the chances of victory were very high, and they would send troops if it was profitable.

Now, none of the key cities have been occupied, and grain and grass have been burned under Gangneung City. If this hadn't been defeated, wouldn't everyone have to starve in a few days?!

In this case, you Lu Meng boasted that we could take Jiangling City, and rely on the supplies of Jiangling City to replenish the lost grain and grass, who believes you.

What if you can't beat it?!

When the time comes, if there is a mutiny, or if the defenders in Gangneung Fortress suddenly come out. The losses are all the troops we have managed to pull up.

Therefore, in this case, Lu Meng can only hold on.

He told the generals in the army that let them continue to work hard to attack, as long as they gritted their teeth, after breaking through Gangneung, he could acquiesce to these generals to occupy some of them.

In addition, he told the generals in the army that some grain and grass had indeed been burned, but it was not a big problem, and a batch had been rescued, which was enough to last until the next food and grass supply arrived.

As long as the desire of these generals is mobilized and the attack continues, Lu Meng believes that the Jiangling defenders in front of him will not last long.

However. Lu Meng was quite desperate to find that even if he gave the order like this, the overall offensive rhythm of the Jiangdong Army was still slowly weakening.

This point, not to mention that Lu Meng has noticed it, even Wang Ji has noticed it.

The previous defenders of Gangneung, whose defensive line had been suppressed by the attack of the Gangdong Army, had repeatedly shrunk and were about to be unable to hold on.

However, the current defenders of Gangneung not only held on to the defensive line, but also faintly had a tendency to push back the defensive line and expand the defensive line.

Coupled with the current Jiangdong Army, the pace of the offensive is getting slower and slower, and the preparation time for the attack is getting longer and longer, Wang Ji probably can see that the Jiangdong Army has entered the end of the strong crossbow.

This makes Wang Ji very excited, as long as he carefully withstands the last few waves of attacks, then next, the Jiangdong Army's attack will become less and less threatening, and this defensive battle will be won by himself.

What made Wang Ji even more excited was that on the west side of the battlefield, the banner of Liu Bei's group faintly appeared.

Wang Ji probably knew that this was Deng Ai and Shi Bao, who quickly led the army back to help after burning the grain and grass.

Of course, Wang Ji also knew that Deng Ai and Shi Bao were marching and fighting like this, and the soldiers were not regular soldiers, so it was really hard to say how much combat power was left.

But the appearance of this reinforcement can very well boost the morale of the defenders of Gangneung City and give them the confidence to hold on.

And Lu Meng also knew that the appearance of this reinforcement was not necessarily a threat, but Lu Meng knew that the appearance of this reinforcement would make those generals who were already worried about the future even more reluctant to attack.

Lu Meng didn't know what to say now.

The constant stinging sensation from the injury on his shoulder was nothing, but the stuffiness in his heart, which he couldn't spit out or swallow, really made him uncomfortable.

In the end, Lu Meng, who weighed it for a while, finally gave the order.

The battle is invincible, and the back road is worrying. Collect the troops, go back to the army to fight the fire and grab food.

(End of chapter)