In fact, during the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Han Dynasty, there was indeed an empty city plan.

But the protagonists are not Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi, but Wen Ping and Sun Shiwan.

In history, when facing Sun 100,000's sneak attack, Wenpin also adopted the same response as now, and put on a defenseless posture, but he couldn't go out, which led to Sun 100,000's misjudgment, thinking that Wenpin was actually on guard, and opening the city gate was just a means to set up an ambush to lure himself into the bait, so he didn't dare to attack Xiling and chose to withdraw his troops directly.

This not only made Wenpin's name famous, but also made Sun 100,000's leading soldiers laugh, what a sum.

But today, things are different.

Historically, Sun Quan's sneak attack on Xiling was not a large-scale battle.

At that time, Jiangxia was divided into two.

The northern part is the territory of Cao Wei, which is guarded by Wenpin, and the southern part is the territory of Eastern Wu, including Exian, Xia Pheasant, and Jin Chun, all of which belong to the sphere of influence of Eastern Wu.

That time Sun Quan's sneak attack on Xiling was just an attempt to completely control Jiangxia, Sun Quan did not bring too many men and horses, and it belonged to the kind of operation that could succeed in a sneak attack and could not achieve the withdrawal of troops.

But in this time and space, Sun Quan's real purpose in attacking Jiangxia this time was to cover the sneak attack on the two counties of Jingnan, so he not only brought a full 50,000 soldiers, but also could not withdraw directly after predicting that Wen Ping was on guard.

At least after attracting the main force of the Jingzhou Army to Jiangxia, he could choose to withdraw at the right time.

Therefore, Sun Quan finally gave Zhou Yi 5,000 soldiers and horses as the striker, and tried to attack Xiling first.

And Zhou Yi is also a rare resourceful person, and the most important thing is that this person is really open-minded, and Cao Xiu was killed in the pit in history.

Wen Ping has been in Jingzhou for a long time, and he has heard of Zhou Yi's reputation, and when he learned that Zhou Yi led 5,000 troops to attack in the direction of Xiling, Wen Ping knew that his empty city plan could not be put on.

Wen Ping didn't pretend to have five or six days, and it was not a loss.

In addition, the county soldiers drawn from various counties have also arrived near Xiling City one after another, and at this time, Wen Ping continues to empty the city, and it will only outweigh the losses.

Therefore, Wen Ping immediately went out of the palace to defend the city, and at the same time ordered the four gates to be closed, and the soldiers went to the city wall to defend it, and all the materials that had been prepared for defending the city were moved to the city wall.

Next, it was the hardest battle to defend the city.

Calculate the days, at this time, Xiangyang should have received their own distress report, and if they go down the Han River to support Xiling, it will take about ten days to give them, and Wen Hire, you need to hold on to these ten days.

Although the ratio of offensive and defensive forces is more than ten to one, Wen Ping is still confident that he can hold on for these ten days.

And with the start of the battle of Jiangxia, the Xiangyang side immediately mobilized.

Zhuge Liang had already sent the letter back to Xiangyang, asking Xiangyang to be vigilant and beware of changes in Eastern Wu This letter arrived in Jingzhou, and it did not even cause any objections.

On the one hand, before Fei Yi went to Chang'an, he had already informed Xu Shu and Wang Ji of the situation of the envoy to Jiangdong, and these two actually came up with a similar answer to Zhuge Liang, and they had already begun to adjust Jingzhou's defense issues.

Therefore, when Zhuge Liang's letter came, the two were not surprised at all, and they had already ordered Shi Bao of Jiangling, Zhang Ren of the Public Security, Wen Ping of Jiangxia, Xi Hong of Wuling, and Pan Jun of Lingling to strengthen their vigilance.

As for the transfer of troops and reinforcements, it will not be possible for a while.

On the one hand, it is not wartime now, and the mobilization of troops and horses is not such a simple matter, and it will take at least one or two months to prepare food and grass with the army, and to dispatch back and forth to change guards.

On the other hand, Cao Wei in the north has been moving a lot since March, not only in the direction of Wancheng, but also in Xuchang and Runan counties, which are slightly more remote.

Xu Shu and Wang Ji really didn't dare to transfer too many troops away from Xiangyang, for fear that Cao Wei would attack the west and persuade Jiangdong to make a feint, but in fact, they wanted to divide the troops of Xiangyang, and then Wancheng and Xuchang sent troops to capture Xiangfan.

Therefore, the pace of the transfer of troops is slow.

In April, Jiangdong suddenly attacked Jiangxia, and after Xiangyang received the report, he had to make adjustments and responses immediately.

The ordnance and grain are almost ready, and the Jingzhou Navy is basically concentrated in Xiangyang, so it is not difficult to go south along the Han River to rescue Jiangxia.

But the problem is that the threat of Cao Wei in the north is always there, even if the focus of this attack is launched by Jiangdong, but it is not possible to send Cao Wei to take advantage of the fire to rob.

Therefore, it is very important who leads the troops south to rescue Jiangxia and who stays in Xiangyang to preside over the overall situation.

Originally, Xu Shu and Wang Ji summed it up a little, and felt that Wang Ji and Guan Ping would lead the Jingzhou Navy to the south to rescue Jiangxia, while Xu Shu was in charge of Xiangfan.

After all, Wang Ji has experience in leading troops to fight, Xu Shu has insufficient experience in this area, it is better to stay in Xiangyang, after all, there are Deng Ai, Guan Xing, Liao Hua and other generals in Xiangyang who can lead the troops, and Xu Shu can only be responsible for making suggestions.

But. Guan Yu disagreed.

Yes, Guan Yu disagreed, just as Zhuge Liang expected, Guan Yu wanted to personally go out and lead the troops to fight.

First, Guan Yu was indeed very unhappy with Jiangdong's sneak attack again, and felt that those Jiangdong rats remembered whether they ate or not, and this time they had to be beaten.

Second, Guan Yu also raised a very realistic question - going south to rescue Jiangxia, it is inevitable to fight a water war with Jiangdong, who is better at water war than him in Xiangyang City today? !

Don't say you understand water warfare, you can stand on the ship and command the battle without throwing up, you find one and I'll take a look?!

This question was directly asked to Xu Shu and Wang Ji speechless.

After more than ten years in Jingzhou, Xu Shu still couldn't adapt to the environment of water warfare.

If he just took a boat, Xu Shu could bear it, but in terms of naval command, Xu Shu really didn't know much.

As for Wang Ji, although he was based in Jiangling before, he was a northerner in the end, and he really didn't have much talent for water warfare, although he knew a little bit of water warfare skills, but he had not actually commanded it.

In the whole of Jingzhou, the people who can be called proficient in water warfare are really only Guan Yu's father and son.

Now that Guan Yu is seriously injured and weak, it stands to reason that it is okay to let Guan Ping lead the army to the rescue, but the problem is that Guan Ping has been under Guan Yu's winged protection, and it is really hard to say how much combat ability he actually has to command the troops.

If it is an ordinary opponent, it is not impossible to let Guan Ping out, it is important to give Guan Ping a chance to exercise and grow. But this time, the opponent is the Jiangdong Water Army.

In any case, since the first battle of Chibi, it has been recognized in the world that the Jiangdong naval army is the strongest, and although Sun Shiwan's land combat ability is stretched, there are still highlight moments in the command of the water battle - for example, in the battle of the wet beard, Sun Quan personally commanded the naval army, blocking the naval army led by Cao Cao in the water village and did not dare to come out.

The opponents are different, Wang Ji and Guan Ping led the troops south to rescue Jiangxia together, and it is difficult to say whether they are sure that they can repel the Jiangdong naval army, which has always been the most worrying place for Xu Shu and Wang Ji.

But now, if Guan Yu can really personally lead the troops south, even against the Jiangdong Navy commanded by Sun Quan, he must have a higher chance of victory. But Guan Yu's body, can it work?!

This question was asked by Xu Shu, and only Xu Shu could ask it, and Wang Ji was not qualified enough to question this matter.

Although Guan Yu was very angry that Xu Junshi looked down on him, Guan Yu still knew what his physical condition was.

Today's Guan Yu can only travel by car, not on horseback, let alone on a knife.

But Guan Yu also has an excuse for Guan Yu.

"Water warfare is different from land warfare, above the river, there are few generals who fight directly, and it all depends on the soldiers' lives. The old man went out this time, only sitting on the bow of the ship to command, and the matter of fighting, all the generals had their own wills, so why did the old man go out? ! ”

That means that he is only responsible for commanding, and the matter of fighting is left to the soldiers.

Moreover, this time going south, if Guan Yu is just taking a boat, it will be easier than marching on the road, and it will not be so bumpy and tiring.

Xu Shu and Wang Ji got together and discussed for a while, and finally felt that what Guan Yu said made sense, as if this situation was not Guan Yu's temperament, so there was no need to deprive Guan Yu of his military power according to the secret order given by Zhuge Liang, right? !

In this way, under Guan Yu's strong leadership, the Jingzhou Legion made a new adjustment.

The garrison of Xiangyang is still dominated by Wang Ji, and Xu Shu is the military division, responsible for the Xiangfan defense line.

As long as Cao's army did not take the initiative to attack Dengxian and Xinye, then Xiangfan's Jingzhou army would not go north for the time being and wait and see what happened.

On the Jiangxia side, Guan Yu personally led 20,000 sailors and 10,000 foot soldiers to coerce Guan Ping, Deng Ai, and Guan Suo to the south.

Guan Ping accompanied him in order to help Guan Yu share the heavy responsibility of commanding the naval army, after all, in addition to Guan Yu, Guan Ping followed Guan Yu all year round and knew some water combat techniques.

As for "Guan Suo", in fact, Guan Yinping is not at ease, and plans to follow Guan Yu and take care of Guan Yu.

And Deng Ai. To tell the truth, Deng Ai really didn't want to go south.

Don't forget, Deng Ai is a landlubber, he didn't get along with the ship when he was a child, and in the early years of the Battle of Chibi, Deng Ai, who was only twelve years old at the time, sneaked into the car of Zhang Xi and Zhuge Liang, and Zhang Xi also planned to let him see such a grand battle.

But it's a pity that Deng Aida has been vomiting since he got on the boat, until Zhang Xi couldn't stand it anymore, and sent the person back to Xiakou. Since then, Deng Ai has been far away from the Jingzhou Navy.

But not now.

Let's not mention that Guan Yu asked him to follow by name, but said that his wife and eldest brother accompanied his father-in-law to the battle, and his son-in-law stayed in Xiangyang. I can't put it in any way.

And the reason why Guan Yu named Deng Ai to go on the expedition was really not to toss Deng Ai.

It's been so long since her daughters have been married, and she has grandchildren, even if Guan Yu is unsettled, it's almost over.

The reason why Guan Yu really wanted Deng Ai to accompany him was to let Deng Ai accumulate more experience in water warfare.

There's no way, who let Deng Ai, this kid learn things quickly, Guan Yu taught a little bit of water warfare experience, and the first person to understand it was actually this Deng Ai who fainted when he saw the boat.

Guan Yu knows his physical condition, even if he doesn't work hard, it is estimated that he will not be able to last long, and once he dies, Jingzhou only relies on Guan Ping, a general who knows how to support the entire Jingzhou defense line.

Therefore, Guan Yu plans to take advantage of this expedition to let Deng Ai accumulate some experience in water warfare on the one hand, so that what he has learned and practice can confirm each other, and cultivate Deng Ai's water warfare ability.

On the other hand, Guan Yu has always felt that Deng Ai's seasickness problem is just a psychological problem.

In this case, Deng Ai was locked up on the ship for a few months, and he was made to vomit and vomit, and he got used to vomiting.

As long as this problem is cured, Guan Yu is confident that in the next two or three years, he will train another famous general for the Han Dynasty.

(End of chapter)