Zhang Xi, who was played by Zhou Yu with two strokes, was tired and half dead, but he couldn't be careless.

There is no way, the Eastern Wu army has too many troops.

An army of 100,000 people, even if the three gates are evenly distributed, there must be more than 30,000 people besieging each gate. What is the concept of 30,000 people?!

Even if it's just a queue, even if you stand at the head of the city, you can't see the end at a glance.

In this case, it is impossible to count the number of people with your eyes.

Not to mention, when it comes to the real attack, the Eastern Wu army will not stupidly line up and let you count the number of people before attacking. Siege is also pay attention to the connection of virtual and real, the need for offensive levels, some troops will be placed in front of the city gate to attract attention, some will also hide in the col outside the city, in the dense forest, suddenly kill, hit a surprise.

Therefore, the attacking army of a certain gate, suddenly 10,000 more or 10,000 less, can only be felt when it really starts, purely by eyesight, and cannot be distinguished.

10,000 more offenses and 10,000 fewer offenses, the difference is really huge. It doesn't even need 10,000 people, more than 5,000 people to attack, and the defensive pressure that the defenders have to bear is also a completely different concept.

Therefore, as long as Zhou Yu transfers some soldiers to strengthen the attack of a certain gate, from the perspective of defensive pressure, it is really a posture that Dongwu is going to launch the main attack, and no one dares to take it lightly.

Zhou Yu had enough troops to pull back and forth, creating a feint attack and a change in the direction of the main attack, but Zhang Xi. He has so many troops in total, he needs to disperse the three guards, and at the same time, he must leave a reserve of 10,000 people in his hands, ready to support everywhere at any time.

In terms of scheduling, it is obviously not as easy as Zhou Yulai.

To be honest, Zhou Yu's siege strategy is really not a clever strategy, but such a simple offensive strategy seems so reasonable in the current situation.

Zhang Xi was turned around by such a simple strategy, and he couldn't come up with a good enough way to deal with it for a while.

In the end, Zhang Xi could only adopt a relatively compromise method to break up his 10,000-strong reserve force into three parts, and first send the vanguard to strengthen the defense, and then personally lead the troops to support after determining the direction of the main attack of the Eastern Wu Army.

The solution is a little stupid, but at least, it is much better than running back and forth for support, which not only saves rescue time, but also controls the physical exertion of the soldiers.

There is no way, the troops are not as good as the other party, so they can only shrink and defend, the initiative of the battle is completely in the hands of Zhou Yu, even if Zhang Xi wants to change, there are not many ways available.

It is indeed possible to take the initiative to interrupt the offensive rhythm of Eastern Wu and prevent Zhou Yu from besieging Jiangling so unscrupulously.

But the risk of taking the initiative is very high, and what Zhou Yu hopes most now is to be able to use the field method to consume the strength of the Jiangling defenders, which Zhang Xi knows very well, and he attacks rashly, and it is not good to hit Zhou Yu's fright.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhang Xi does not have a fierce general who can lead the troops into battle, and he can't take the initiative to attack.

For this reason, the only way to do this is to continue to defend the city and fight for consumption, delay time, and see if it can be delayed until reinforcements arrive to relieve the siege, or the Eastern Wu army will run out of food and retreat.

There are variables, but in Zhang Xi's calculations, the fastest variable probably has to wait until the Guanzhong soldiers or Hanzhong soldiers arrive in Nanyang, maybe they can divide their troops to help defend Xiangyang, so that Xiangyang can send troops south to support Jiangling.

Therefore, when Kou Feng sent someone to Jiangling to deliver a letter, saying that he had led his troops south to support Jiangling, Zhang Xi was even a little confused.

No, this kid doesn't want to cooperate with Wenpin to guard Xiangyang and support Jiangling, what is he doing?!

Limited by the communication efficiency of these years, Zhang Xi did not know what the situation in Xiangyang was at this time.

Although it is now certain that the main direction of attack of Eastern Wu is Jiangling, it is true that Eastern Wu sent troops to the vicinity of Xiangyang.

Even if it is a partial division and a suspicious soldier, the total strength will not be less than tens of thousands At this time, Xiangyang should be more than stubborn and not enterprising.

Xiangyang is so important, it is the core area of the entire Jingzhou, connecting Jiangling to the south and Nanyang to the north.

Kou Feng of the three eastern counties was transferred to assist in the defense of Xiangyang, just to ensure that Xiangyang did not lose this goods and led the troops south, so what should Xiangyang do? !

Could it be that Kou Feng and Wen Ping have actually defeated the partial division of the Eastern Wu Army that went north to attack Xiangyang and ensured the safety of Xiangyang, so that they can lead their troops south to support Jiangling? !

If that's the case, Zhang Xi can be greatly relieved. But Kou Feng's letter was vaguely written, saying that he had come south to rescue with the consent of Wen Ping, and he didn't say anything else.

made Zhang Xi muttered in his heart.

What kind of temperament Kou Feng is, Zhang Xi knows very well.

As a brother, this kid doesn't have to say, although he can't leave his post without permission in the three eastern counties all the year round, but the communication with Zhang Xi has never been interrupted every year, and various gifts for the New Year's holidays have not been given.

When Xiao Xuan'er married Zhuge Qiao, Kou Feng couldn't go to Chang'an in person because of official business, so he sent his henchmen to directly send an ultra-luxurious honor guard over, and was responsible for sending Xiao Xuan'er to marry Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi.

Zhuge Liang muttered that Kou Feng this kid was not fooling around in the three eastern counties and wantonly looting the people's fat and people's ointment. This kind of ultra-luxurious honor guard, Zhuge Liang felt that he couldn't afford to raise it.

And what Zhang Xi muttered was. This won't be the same as in history, robbing Meng Da's honor guard, right?!

If it weren't for the fact that Zhuge Liang and Zhang Xi were thinking about the four expeditions at that time, this matter would not have been passed.

But no matter what, Kou Feng really respects his eldest brother.

Therefore, Zhang Xi really doubted that when Kou Feng learned that Jiangling was besieged, he would stay in Xiangyang honestly and assist Wenpin in defense.

If Kou Feng really wants to make a mistake, Wen Ping really can't stop him, not to mention that in terms of official position, Kou Feng is one level higher than Wen Ping, and there is no clear subordinate relationship between the two sides, and Wen Ping has no name to control Kou Feng.

Now Zhang Xi is really worried that after Kou Feng learned that he was surrounded, he desperately went south to rescue, so that Xiangyang would be in danger again.

Therefore, Zhang Xi hurriedly wrote a reply letter to Kou Feng, and asked Kou Feng's henchmen who came to deliver the letter to bring it back and hand it over to Kou Feng.

To put it simply, Zhang Xi told Kou Feng that he was fine in Jiangling, and Kou Feng didn't need to rush to help, and first ensured the safety of Xiangyang.

About ten days after the letter was sent, Zhang Xi continued to shrink in Jiangling City and was beaten when he received a second letter from Kou Feng.

This time, the bastard kid finally made things clear.

Including how to test the reality of the Eastern Wu Army, how to discuss with Wen Ping, and how to lead the troops to the south, all of them are clearly explained.

After learning through the temptation that in addition to the 20,000 sailors of the Eastern Wu Army, the army only had 10,000 people, Kou Feng and Wen Ping had enough confidence to defend Xiangyang.

Now the strategic purpose of the Eastern Wu Army is very obvious, and the focus of the attack is on the Jiangling and Xiangyang sides, but it is only a partial division and suspicious troops, mainly to contain them, so it is unlikely that large-scale reinforcements will come.

Even, regarding Kou Feng's request to go south to support Gangneung as soon as possible, Wen Ping did not interfere too much.

After all, there are only 30,000 people in the Eastern Wu side, of which 20,000 are still water troops. To put it mildly, even if Kou Feng's soldiers from the three eastern counties don't come, Wenpin will not necessarily lose Xiangyang.

Moreover, the civil army has always put defense first, and when the enemy invades the territory, he will expel the enemy, but under his leadership, he will rarely take the initiative to attack the enemy.

If it is only used to defend Xiangyang, then Wen Ping feels that his current strength is enough.

Therefore, Kou Feng wanted to take the soldiers of the three eastern counties to the south, but Wen Ping did not block it too much, but out of prudence, he hoped that Kou Feng would leave five thousand more soldiers from the three eastern counties for himself to serve as a reserve force.

Kou Feng had no objection to this, and immediately led 15,000 soldiers from the three eastern counties to the south to rescue Jiangling after the settlement with Wen Ping.

Seeing this, Zhang Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If it was just Kou Feng leading the troops south, Zhang Xi would still have to be scared, but if it was agreed by Wen Ping, the meaning would be different.

Moreover, it has only been ten days since the last letter was sent, and if you are optimistic about it, Kou Feng should have passed Dangyang County now.

This speed is fast enough, if there is no obstacle along the way, it will probably take another five days or so, and Gangneung City will be able to usher in another 15,000 reinforcements, as well as a fierce general.

Until that time. Zhang Xike really dared to divide his troops out of the city and break his wrists with Zhou Gongjin.

After being beaten for so long, Zhang Xi has a lot of anger accumulated in his heart!!

Hmph, after waiting for five days, it will be five days, and after five days, I want you Zhou Gongjin to look good!!

(End of chapter)