Gong'an City was eventually captured by the Soochow army.

But Zhu Ran couldn't be happy at all!!

It is not so much that the Gong'an City was breached by the Eastern Wu Army, but that it was the Han Army that took the initiative to abandon it.

On the sixteenth day of the siege of Gong'an City, in the direction of the north of Gong'an City, reinforcements from the Han army appeared again.

After learning from the previous Yidu County reinforcements, Zhu Ran's response this time was not slow, and he directly dispatched Quanduan to lead a force of 5,000 people to the north of Gong'an City to intercept and prevent this batch of reinforcements from entering the city.

But the problem is that Zhu Ran's reaction is not slow, and Pang Tong's reaction is faster. As early as after receiving the news of Chen Zhi's imminent reinforcements, Pang Tong immediately sent Jiang Wei to lead 2,000 troops to ambush outside the north gate.

Zhu Ran suffered a loss, if it weren't for the fact that the ability of the whole end was not bad, and the strength of the Han army was not enough, it would not be easy for half of the five thousand Eastern Wu soldiers who went out to intercept this time to come back.

In this way, Zhu Ran could only watch as the Public Security City had reinforcements again.

However, fortunately, the reinforcements of Gong'an City this time were only about 5,000 people, which was not too much, and could not have much impact on the situation on the battlefield.

Zhu Ran still has the advantage of troops and can grasp the initiative in attacking.

In this way, after two more days of attacking, the Han army suddenly retreated.

Yes, without any warning, he suddenly withdrew to see the Gong'an City and broke through in the direction of the northwest of the Gong'an City.

Whether it was the timing of the breakthrough or the direction of the breakthrough, Zhu Ran did not expect it at all.

On the timing of the breakout. The Han army has just received reinforcements for only two days, and now the defenders in the city are sufficient, and the morale has also been improved.

And the direction of the breakout. Zhu Randu has already taken the initiative to let go of the defense line in the direction of the port, you do not retreat from the port in the northeast, but withdraw the troops from the northwest, not only to break through the interception of the defenders, but also to go around such a big circle, cross the river from the upstream and return to Yidu County, and then return to Jiangling. What are you doing with all this effort?!

But no matter what, now Zhu Ran is sitting in the public security city, and at the same time ordering the army to rest on the spot.

As long as the rest is completed, you can cross the river at any time and march to Gangneung.

Only. I don't know why, Zhu Ran always has a sense of emptiness.

Do you think you have won this battle?!

Judging from the results, if you capture the Public Security City, you should be considered a winner, and it is worth bragging about being able to defeat the world-famous Mr. Feng Xiao on the battlefield.

But the problem is that in the whole course of the campaign, although Zhu Ran held the initiative to attack, he never inflicted a major blow on the Han army, and had enough strength advantages, but before the Han army took the initiative to abandon the public security, he never saw the hope of breaking the city.

In addition, the timing and direction of the Han army's retreat were completely beyond Zhu Ran's expectations, resulting in Zhu Ran having no time to adjust and respond when the Han army broke through, so that the Han army withdrew without much loss.

If the more than 10,000 Han troops detour from Yidu County and then withdraw to Jiangling, there will be a lot of variables for the next attack on Jiangling. Did you really win?!

Zhu Ran struggled in the public security city for a night, and the next day, he finally adjusted his mentality, re-led the troops to set off, crossed the river, and marched to Jiangling.

The question of victory or defeat should be considered after the war, but now, it is important to think about how to fight Gangneung.

It is not only necessary to fight beautifully, but also to create enough pressure on the Han army, so that it is possible to force the entire Jingzhou army that is still in Nanyang County to come back to help.

If he can do this, Zhu Ran can confidently pat his chest and publicize that he won Mr. Feng Yan!!

But. It's hard, it's really hard.

When Zhu Ran led his troops across the river and entered the range of Jiangling, the news of the scout's return made Zhu Ran know that it would be difficult for him to achieve this goal.

The scouts reported that two days ago, 10,000 Han troops entered Jiangling City, and now the defenders of Jiangling City are not only 5,000 people, but 15,000 people.

Theoretically speaking, Zhu Ran still has 42,000 soldiers, and if he counts some lightly wounded soldiers who are slowly recovering, he can barely be regarded as having three times the enemy's strength, and he still has an advantage.

But. This is Gangneung Fortress!!

The Battle of Gangneung ten years ago made the world realize the power of this fortified city. At the beginning, Wang Ji still held on to Jiangling City for more than half a month under the disadvantage of 1 to 5 troops, and waited for the Jingzhou army to come back to help.

With a comparison of less than 1 to 3 troops, it is really difficult to create pressure on the fortified city of Gangneung.

Not to mention, in addition to the 15,000 garrison troops in Jiangling, there is also a public security garrison force of more than 10,000 people in the process of retreating, although it has not yet arrived, but it will be two or three days at most, and it will definitely return to the vicinity of Gangneung City.

In order to prevent this army from returning to Jiangling City, Zhu Ran must set up a defensive line on the west side of Jiangling City to block it, which is equivalent to once again thinning Zhu Ran's siege forces.

Holding on to death is a two-to-one advantage in strength.

In the siege war, the two-fold advantage in strength can only be regarded as evenly matched, and it is not advantageous at all, let alone Jiangling City, which is going to fight, to ask for help from the Jingzhou army.

Zhu Ran really didn't have much confidence, but at this point, he could only bite the bullet and launch an attack on Jiangling City.

As for persuading Shibao to surrender When the defenders of Gangneung City changed from 5,000 to 15,000, fools knew that it was impossible for Shibud to surrender, and even when the reinforcements arrived in Gangneung City, it was difficult to say whether the Jiangling City defenders were still not Shibao!!

Zhu Ran didn't want to touch this mold, so he still relied on the soldiers to fight safely.

This disappointed Shi Bao, really.

Originally, Shi Bud also planned to use this so-called persuasion to gain some benefits for himself. Now it seems that the commander of the Soochow Army is not stupid and does not give himself this opportunity.

In fact, when he privately sent someone from Dongwu to contact him, and promised to surrender with Houli, Shi Bao began to think about how to use this trick to pit Dongwu.

What?! Soochow gives benefits. What is the benefit of Temana!!

Can a so-called chariot general with a fictitious post be compared to a real power Taishou?!

Shi Bao is neither an innocent young man in his early twenties, nor a civil official and celebrity who has been thinking about retirement since he was fifty or sixty years old, he is now in his thirties, and he officially needs to grasp real power and make meritorious contributions.

The attraction of real power to Shibao is much greater than that of false fame.

If Sun Quan directly gives a county or even a state assassin a position of real power, then Shi Bao may still be moved. The general of the chariot is a slipper.

Another one, Shi Bao, who has been in Jingzhou for a long time, not only knows very well what his reputation is like outside, but also knows how xenophobic the turtles in Dongwu are.

really wanted to surrender Jingzhou in vain for a while, and when he arrived at the boundary of Eastern Wu, Shi Bao was burdened by his own reputation, coupled with the exclusion of the local family of Eastern Wu, it was impossible to have a chance to grasp real power.

Besides, your military commander system in Eastern Wu is itself different from the constitution of the Great Han.

In the Han Dynasty, the general of the chariot and cavalry is regarded as the top three generals with real power, second only to the position of the general, but on your side of Dongwu, there are several generals, and there is a general on the head, a general of the chariot and cavalry, I am afraid it is just a good name.

Shi Bao is a figure as famous as Deng Ai in history, his IQ is no problem, and he sees it very thoroughly, knowing that if he surrenders to Soochow, let alone fame and fortune, he will not be able to enjoy any benefits.

As for the so-called clan daughters. Shi Bao is lustful and lustful, he also has a pursuit, not a beautiful woman he personally sees, he can rely on a so-called clan name, he can have an unwarranted lust heart? !

It's too underestimated!

So, from the very beginning, Shi Bao actually had the idea of making trouble with Dongwu and making a deal with people by the way.

For example, if you pretend to surrender, take the initiative to meet you, and then let the Liao Hua army who came to help set up an ambush, first pit a part of the vanguard troops of Eastern Wu, and then defend yourself according to the city.

Zhu Ran didn't send anyone to contact him at all.

However, it can also be seen that the commander of the Eastern Wu Army is not an incompetent person. Shi Bud also reminded himself again that he couldn't be too careless.

For the city defense of Gangneung, in fact, Shibao has considered a lot.

When there were only 5,000 people defending the city, Shi Bao really didn't dare to take risks, so he could only honestly strengthen the city defense, prepare the city defense equipment, and prepare to fight a relatively dull battle.

At that time, Shi Bao knew that the public security on the other side of the river was besieged by the Eastern Wu army, and he did not dare to send troops to meet or relieve the siege, for fear that the Eastern Wu would come to the encirclement point to send reinforcements, and his army would be ambushed by the enemy as soon as it left the city gate.

Therefore, at that time, Shi Bao could only watch the public security being besieged, and he didn't dare to do anything about it.

Fortunately, during that time, Zhu Ran didn't dare to be careless, and only sent scouts to reconnoiter in the direction of Jiangling, and did not dare to divide his troops to attack Jiangling without taking the public security, so that Shi Bao could be a little easier.

However, when Shi Bud learned that his 10,000 reinforcements were about to arrive, Shi Bud began to think about the next countermeasures.

First of all, they sent people to secretly cross the river and send a letter to the public security, hoping that the defenders of the public security would not waste their troops needlessly, and if they really could not hold it, they could withdraw it.

After that, Shi Bao began to consider whether to take advantage of the siege of the public security by the Eastern Wu Army to send troops to attack Lukou.

Five years ago, Shi Bao did this, crossing the river and attacking Changsha in one fell swoop, so that Sun Quan's plan to attack Jiangxia County failed.

But the problem is that five years ago, Shibao had 5,000 sailors in hand, and the focus of Dongwu's attack was in Jiangxia County, and the navy was also concentrated there, so that Shibud's sneak attack was successful.

Now, in order to attack Wancheng, the Jingzhou army has basically been transferred to Nanyang County, and the Jingzhou naval army has also been basically transferred to Xiangyang to undertake the work of military grain transportation.

In this case, it is simply unrealistic to want to hide the investigation of the Dongwu Navy from Lukou to the front line of public security, and then sneak attack Lukou.

Therefore, Shi Bao could only find a way by land to see if there was a chance to ambush the Eastern Wu army.

For this reason, Shi Bao sent a lot of scouts, and even once stayed in Liao Hua to defend the city, and personally led 5,000 troops to set up an ambush on the main road where the Eastern Wu army marched to Jiangling, preparing to ambush the Eastern Wu army.

But. Zhu Ran didn't give it in vain.

After conquering the public security, Zhu Ran crossed the river and went north, Zhu Ran did not have any careless intentions, he was still cautious all the way, and the scouts were sent out for at least ten miles, and Shi Bao's ambush had not yet been launched, and it had already been discovered by Zhu Ran's scouts.

If it weren't for Shi Bao's quick opportunity and discovery that the Eastern Wu Army had signs of abnormal scheduling, maybe this ambush, Shi Bao would have been beaten by Zhu Ran.

In the end, Shi Bao, who really didn't find a chance to sneak attack, had to retreat to Jiangling City with 5,000 soldiers, resting his thoughts of sneak attack, and concentrating on guarding the city consistently.

Anyway, now there are 15,000 soldiers in Gangneung City, plus the soldiers who have returned from the public security, there are more than 20,000 people.

If you want to rely on 40,000 people, you can capture the fortified city of Gangneung, which is defended by more than 20,000 people, unless you dream!!

(End of chapter)