Siege has always been the side defending the city is more advantageous, they occupy the geographical advantage, the use of manpower and city defense equipment to make the side of the city pay a higher price, but the side defending the city is more advantageous, but there is one point that is helpless. They are only the defending side, not the attacking side, the enemy army has formed a joint encirclement momentum, it has already shown that the besieging side has gained the initiative on the battlefield, whether to fight or not to fight is decided by the besieging side, before they collapse, the balance of the battlefield is still tilted towards the besieging side. Either drag the other party to death, or break the city, there is no other way.

In winter, Jiangling, Chengguan Xiaosuo, the wind inside and outside the city, Zhang Zhaoda gained a firm foothold in Yidu, united with the Huang Fa Army, all the way to the east, all the way to the north, forming a situation of encirclement, Jiangling is in danger. On the south city gate, the general who commanded the battle was Xiao Cong, the prince of Xiliang, for the past few days, he did not even take off his armor, commanded thousands of soldiers to defend the city, the order on the city wall was like, many soldiers were carrying wolf teeth and rolling wood, beating stones, and there were many stoves built with firewood and rotten bricks and broken tiles on the aisle, and there was a pot of "golden soup" with dirty and unspeakable smell and choking smell boiling on it, and bundles of arrows taken out of the treasury of Jiangling Mansion were carried up to the city tower, and bundles were distributed one by one......

Under the city pass, there are piles of corpses like small mountain bags, and the Chen army is fierce, whether it is the Chen army or the Zhou army and the Liang army, it can be said that they have suffered heavy losses in the offensive and defensive battles in these days. Chengguan was in a nervous and busy situation, and a deputy general dressed as Jiangling hurriedly came, and whispered something in Xiao Cong's ear, only to see that Xiao Cong's face changed, and said nervously: Grandpa is also here? ”

The grandfather in Xiao Cong's mouth, who else can there be besides Xiao Yue, the lord of Liang? As soon as the words were spoken, Xiao Cong consciously lost his words, and immediately stopped the conversation, looking around left and right, fortunately, everyone was busy at this time, and they didn't notice what was being said here. Xiao Cong's face sank, and he pulled the deputy general down the city tower, and scolded as he walked: "The battlefield is dangerous, Grandpa, he is the Ninety-Five, how can he come to such a place with his own danger?" ”

"Your Majesty, he insisted on coming to visit the soldiers, but the princes couldn't persuade him at all," the deputy general also looked embarrassed, "What's more, there were also Wang Shangshu and Lu Daguan who came with him, and they didn't say anything......

"......" Xiao Cong's brows tightened, and he caught a glimpse of a team of centaurs from a distance, striding over. Liang lord Xiao Yue is in his heyday, elegant temperament, courteous and courteous, this time out of the palace to visit the barracks, he did not wear too grand and majestic, but simply wore a Confucian shirt, to the soldiers to ask for warmth, very affinity, from the soldiers fanatical, excited looks, this king is still very popular with the army, the people. Xiao Cong stepped forward to salute, Xiao Yu helped him up kindly, and said with a smile: "Wen Wen defended the city day after day, defeated the enemy army, and was sincere and loyal." I often hear my prestige in the deep palace, and my Xiao family is really a unicorn! ”

"Your Majesty praised it falsely, these are half points of the sons, and it is also the credit of the soldiers under his command to be able to defend the southern city, and the sons dare not be shy and take credit." Xiao Cong and Xiao Yue can be called a model father and son in the heavenly family, and Xiao Cong has always respected Xiao Yue more than he loved in front of outsiders. The father and son glanced at each other, and Xiao Yue saw that Xiao Cong's face was tired, and he was wrapped in iron armor all over his body, which was covered with dust, mud and blood stains, and he couldn't help but mourn in his heart. Xiao Cong is only a teenager! At such a young age, he has to shoulder the burden of his family and country, and as the head of a country, he will be proud of it, but as a father, he only has deep guilt in his heart, "It's all my incompetence that made my son suffer so much...... but he could only say this in his heart, he nodded, and said no more.

Shang Shu Ling Wang Cao noticed the sadness surging between the father and son, deliberately adjusted the atmosphere, and said with a smile: "The prince is brave, the south gate has been announced several times that it is about to be lost, but the prince has turned the tide. This God bless my dynasty, my beam, will defeat the enemy! Lu Teng also nodded, and said: "It is not easy for His Highness to be able to do this, even many veterans, I don't think they are necessarily stronger than His Highness." ”

No matter what, being praised for his son is always happy, Xiao Yue quickly recovered from his sorrow, waved his hand and said: "Alas, you praise too much, although he has a small achievement, but if it is really discussed, it must be far inferior...... Xiao Yue paused, and said: "Shang Shuling went to discuss with General Lu, I don't understand military affairs, I ask you to bother more about how to break the enemy." Wang Cao and other important ministers naturally bowed down and said yes, even Lu Teng was very face-saving arched, and the Xiao family and his son went to inspect the camp together.

As soon as the Xiao father and son left, the atmosphere between Wang Cao and Lu Teng quickly sank, and Lu Teng had a preconceived idea: "The situation is getting more and more unfavorable. Wang Cao nodded and said: "Zhang Zhaoda has set up a village outside Jiangling, and he is clearly ready to fight a war of attrition, but fortunately, in the cold this year, the river is frozen, otherwise once he sends a partial army to dig the river embankment, Jiangling will be in danger!" ”

"Yes, the situation in our army is really not good, we have to think of a way, we can't sit still." Lu Teng's face was unprecedentedly grim, "Our army has not gone out of the city to attack and disturb for many days, I will, tonight, take it by surprise, send out a large army, and raid the Chen State military camp." The whole army is divided into three roads, so that the generals each lead an army, and the three armies go together, do the thing of breaking the kettle and sinking the boat, and go straight to the Chinese army camp of Zhang Zhaoda!

"According to the old man, it is not easy to dispatch and command at night, and the enemy camp does not know the details of our army, and when it is in battle, it will only defend, and will not choose to face our army head-on, let alone dare to risk counterattacking, Huang Fayan's headquarters are all on the south bank, and Zhang Zhaoda can not be connected from end to end, and when he reacts, the general trend has gone, and our army can calmly retreat from the enemy, and then turn back to annihilate the Chen army on the south bank!"

Wang Cao suddenly changed color and said: "No, you are gambling on all my family business, and it is absolutely not allowed!" Seeing Lu Teng's face as black as ink, Wang Cao sighed, his tone softened a little, and said: "Chen Jun is in full swing, Zhang Zhaoda is an immortal general, Zhang Zhaoda has a calm personality, every time he comes to war, he must take the lead in the battle, rest after the battle, comfort the wounded soldiers, reward the soldiers, the three armies do not remove their armor, he is not sleeping." Every night, I must patrol the camp and watch the movements of the enemy army! Where is the opportunity for our army? ”

"In the past few days, the Chen army has suffered heavy losses under the city of Jiangling, and has lost its sharpness, and in recent days, they have been even weaker in attacking the city, and the old man thinks that if we can clench our five fingers into a fist, concentrate our strength, and strike hard, Zhang Zhaoda will inevitably be defeated! Zhang Zhaoda was defeated, it was useless for Huang Fa to hold any soldiers and horses in his hand, the opportunity had been lost, they had no chance, and the siege of Jiangling could be solved with a snap of his fingers! ”

"How do you know you can do it?"

"Wang Shangshu can't be demanding, everything is 100% sure!" Lu Teng was aggressive, "Is there a 100% sure battle in this world?" When Gao Huan attacked Shayuan, he thought that he had a chance to win, but didn't he almost wipe out the whole army? Our army is in absolute weakness, fighting, there is still a glimmer of life, if you don't fight, you can only wait for death. According to the old man, I don't want to be eight or nine percent sure, but there are three or four points, one or two points of certainty, and it is worth pressing all our lives and net worth. ”

Wang Caotie blushed and said, "What are you going to do?" Chen Jun has strengthened his vigilance these days, to get close to the camp to break through many obstacles, surprise attacks at night, can not light fire, just the three trenches he dug, I don't know how many people will die here! Once Chen Jun reacts and counterattacks, it will be even more difficult for your plan to work, with tens of thousands of tired soldiers and some strong people in our army, how can you resist those elite soldiers and fierce generals of Zhang Zhaoda? ”

"What do you think?"

“…… There is still a surplus of money and grain in the city, enough for our army and the people of the city to support for three years, the river is frozen, and the baggage is difficult to transport, Huang Fayan wants to transport the grain and grass to Zhang Zhaoda safely, and it is even more difficult, Zhang Zhaoda can only rely on the support of the people from all over the world, and consume it all the way, they can't afford to lose, we will stay in the city for one more day, and it will be more comprehensive. ”

Lu Teng sneered, "So far, our army has only received reinforcements from Tian Hong all the way, how can it be comprehensive?" ”

"I'm afraid that Zhang Zhaoda can't wait for the general to fight to the death with him now."

"Oh, how so?" Lu Teng raised his eyebrows, obviously a little disapproving.

"Why is it that only Tian Hong came with reinforcements all the way, didn't the general think about it?" Wang Cao was still calm and scary, "Xiangyang was attacked by a sneak attack, and the general of Qi, Gao Changgong, severely damaged Yuwenzhi with thousands of iron horses, and they were too busy to take care of themselves, and they couldn't divide the troops......"

Lu Teng's face changed, he fell silent, and then asked, "What does this have to do with Zhang Zhaoda's eagerness to fight me?" The danger of Xiangyang City is still a few points better than that of Jiangling, and Gao Changgong's sneak attack is not successful, can it be taken down by force? ”

Wang Cao said: "It has a relationship, from three angles, Gao Changgong can't attack, and confronts the Zhou army, the Zhou army can't go south, Zhang Zhaoda wants to take this opportunity to end the war quickly." If Gao Changgong fails in the confrontation process, and Xiangyang is not taken, the Zhou army will inevitably chase and fight him, and while recovering the lost territory, Yuwen Zhida can be assured and boldly send reinforcements south, if you are Zhang Zhaoda, you will also have concerns, right? Third, if Gao Changgong and Wang Lin blocked the reinforcements of the Zhou State, and then attacked Xiangyang from two sides, the time would be ...... Heh, Chen Ji's Northern Expedition didn't just want to take the small land of Jiangling, right? ”

In other words, Gao Changgong took Xiangyang, and then Chen Guo didn't have to play. Originally, Zhang Zhaoda could break through Jiangling and defeat the reinforcements of Zhou State in a mighty way to take the land north of Jiangling and bring Jingxiang into the territory, but if Gao Changgong really took Xiangyang, most of Chen Guo's abacus would have to be cleaned, and it took so much manpower and material resources to finally get only a corner of Jiangling, wouldn't he be aggrieved?

Lu Teng was silent and did not speak.

Outside the city, the horn hissed, and Chen Jun was like the angry waves of the river, once again setting off a raging wave......