A few days earlier, Hou Junyan received Liu Ke's military order, led the army up the river, and went around to the junction of Jiangling County and Xiangyang County.

Therefore, he easily caught Shi Zhouhaoxian, who sent a probe horse to Xiangyang City for help.

Although Da Helu, who was far away in Xiangyang City, anticipated the crisis in Gangneung, even if he did not ask for help, he sent troops in advance, struggled for a while, and tried to go south to support Gangneung.

But he was killed by Hou Junyan and his troops and retreated.

As a result, Dahe, who was not very firm in his support, stopped worrying about it.

Yangyang is Yangyang, and Gangneung is Gangneung.

As a famous Donghu general, he has a somewhat boundary sense.

And Da He Lu is also ready to follow his son's plan to find the right time to send the blood book out, forcing it too quickly and too strongly, pulling too much hatred, in case the Han army is going to attack Xiangyang regardless of it, how can he delay the time to pull Pu into the front to go into the water?

Therefore, Hou Junyan didn't expect that the desperate North Road would succeed so easily.

That's another great achievement.

Li Jingji saw that there was no movement on Xiangyang's side, so he had a whim, and wanted to divide 3,000 people and attack the rear of Jiangling City.

Hou Junyan immediately agreed, although he had 5,000 people in his hands, after dividing Li Jingji's 3,000 people, there were only 2,000 people left.

But on the side of Xiangyang City, most of them didn't dare to attack, and even Tanma had not been increased, as if they didn't care about Jiangling's life or death.

Even if you really want to attack, you may not be able to catch him, and two thousand soldiers and horses are more flexible.

And

Li Jingji led the troops alone, and he was definitely going to lose the battle.

It's really not that he is arrogant, and he doesn't look down on Li Jingji.

Li Jingji could not win at all, and this is a fact recognized both inside and outside the government and the opposition.

Using Li Jingji's defeat to set off his success in the North Road, doesn't it seem that he has made great contributions?

Wait until the sun peeks out of the sky.

Li Jingji had already led his troops to the city of Gangneung.

In Jiangling City, several Donghu people who had just arrived at the head of the city on duty had obviously not slept enough, and were yawning to themselves in a daze.

Leng Buding saw that on the official road in the north, the banner of the Han army was raised, and those Donghu people were immediately sleepy, and they were all panicked.

For a while, the sound of shouting and shouting and the sound of urgent drums immediately became noisy.

"The whole army stops, set up camp!"

Li Jingji didn't expect it in the first place, and relied on a surprise attack to take the city.

The Donghu people did not slack off, and immediately closed the city gate, not giving him a chance at all.

In fact, Lao Li also knows it in his heart.

Even the Donghu defenders of Jiangling City really opened the city gate because of slackness, giving him a chance to enter the city.

In the face of the defenders in the city, most of them were defeated.

And if the Donghu people took advantage of him to enter the city and closed the city gate, he wouldn't even be able to escape.

Therefore, Li Jingji did not care about this seemingly impregnable Jiangling City.

About a mile and a half from the city, he waved his hand and gave an order, stopping the momentum of continuing the march.

With his order, all the soldiers of the Han army, so generous, camped outside the city.

"Report, my lord, it's not good!"

"There is a Han army outside the city!"

was already recovering from a serious illness, and yesterday was stimulated by the news that the Han army crossed the river, and he was woken up by Hugh Tubi and reprimanded.

Shi Zhouhaoxian stayed up almost all night.

It was only when it was almost dawn that Fang squinted for a while.

Then, in the urgent report of his cronies, he collapsed without even taking care of washing, and hurriedly climbed to the top of the city.

"What? How is this possible? ”

As soon as he went to the city, he saw the Han army encamped, and Shi Zhouhaoxian was not good.

I thought that the main force of the Han army was still stationed in Gangneung Port, and there was still some time before the storming of Gangneung.

Unexpectedly, there was a partial division that went around the river to the north of Gangneung City.

Although the city has not yet been attacked, it is already regarded as a soldier coming to the city, and it is imminent.

"Damn, quick, go and call Hugh Tubi to come to me!"

Shi Zhouxiao didn't know how many things he had delayed in the past few days when he was seriously ill.

Deng Shi was a little panicked, and then he shouted loudly, and the cronie hurried down the city and called Hugh Tubi.

"What will happen in the future?"

There was no joy, anger or sorrow on Xiu Tubi's face, but he didn't salute after seeing Shi Zhouhaoxian.

At this time, Shi Zhouxiao didn't want to dwell on these side details.

This person is a very typical Donghu person, who is not polite and open-mouthed, but his ability is really strong.

In addition, he himself was now in chaos in his mind, and he couldn't come up with any ideas, and he categorically rejected the proposal to flee north, wanting to defend Gangneung City.

can only rely on Hugh Tubi.

"The general came just in time, the Han thief already has a partial division, stationed outside the north gate, and now the situation is quite anxious, what is the best strategy for the general to defend against the enemy?"

Hugh Tubi was still a little dissatisfied with Shi Zhouhaoxian, after all, the best strategy was to run away.

No matter how easy it is to defend and difficult to attack, it can't compare to Xiangyang City.

Only by gathering all the troops, food and grass in one city, can we be sure to defend against the enemy.

And there are catapults in Xiangyang City, what do you have in Jiangling City?

However, since Shi Zhouxiao asked first, Hugh Tubi can only analyze the current situation:

"Before the end of the future, I have watched the Han army, and judging from the scale of the camp, its total strength is only 3,000 at most."

"Our army has not received the news, it should have been attacked all night, the soldiers are tired, in fact, there is not much combat power to speak of."

"And the leader is Li Jingji."

"Jiangling is now a little blind, the Han army sent some partial divisions, it is difficult for our army to know in time, but the main army is still in Jiangling Port, there is no doubt about it."

"In any case, as long as the main force of the Han army does not move, there will be no possibility of Jiangling City falling."

"Most of the soldiers and horses of this Han army are for the purpose of soldiers coming to the city, so that those who are interested in the city can wait for the opportunity to move, and they should be set up with the outside, and most of them will not take the initiative to attack the city."

"However, our army still has to attack in time and break it, otherwise, the army and the people are only afraid of losing it."

"If you want to talk about the best strategy to resist the enemy, it should not be difficult for the last general to dare to implore your lordship to allow the last general to lead 3,000 troops out of the city to meet the enemy and retreat."

Hugh Tubi was extremely bold.

It has initially possessed the posture of a famous general.

After all, the threshold condition for the famous generals in the eight divisions of Donghu is that they cannot be frightened by the momentum of the Han army.

And he has a good strategic vision.

I was not intimidated by the sudden killing of the Han army at all, and after carefully listening to the news and analyzing the situation.

Not only did he not plan to stick to the city, but he was ready to take advantage of Li Jingji's unstable foothold and hammer him in one go.

"No, never, my lord, that Liu Pheasant is cunning by nature, despicable means, and does everything he can, and the Luzon people have been suffering for a long time!"

"And since Li Jingji joined the army, he has never won a battle, and everyone in the world knows it!"

"Liu Pheasant sent his light troops to come, there must be something strange in it, our army should follow the strategy set by the soldier before his death, first stick to the top, wait for Xiangyang's Dahe Lu to send support, after the soldiers and horses are in order, it is not too late to fight with the Han army!"

"Yes, what the brothers said is right, Gangneung has a strong city wall, why fight with the enemy in the wilderness, stick to it and wait for help, the best strategy is to come!"

"Yes, if you fight with the enemy at this time, if you make a slight mistake, the consequences will be unimaginable, please think twice!"

The Donghu people in Jiangling City were already frightened by the great military might of the Han army.

After all, not everyone has the posture of this general.

And although Liu Bin died, the strategic policy he set was recognized by almost all Donghu people.

It's just holding on, infinitely delaying the advance of the Han army, can't I still hold it off if I can't beat it?

At this time, many generals in the city, as soon as they heard that Hugh Tubi was fighting, actually secretly poked and poked Shi Zhou Haoxian, and wanted to lead their troops out of the city to fight, but they all became in a commotion, scrambling to be the first, and quarreled.

This made Shi Zhouxian, who was already recovering from a serious illness and had a chaotic brain in his head, dizzy and unbearable.

"That's enough, shut up!"

Hearing the chatter of the generals there, Shi Zhouhao couldn't help but shout.

For no other reason, when he was young, he was a famous general in Shi Zhou's department, and he couldn't take care of many things when he was old and weak, but he was still a famous general, and he didn't care.

And yesterday I had the idea of dying on the battlefield.

Although this Xiu Tubi persuaded him to flee north yesterday, when the Han army came to the city today, he at least dared to fight.

Look at the others.

There are many people who climbed to the top of the city one step earlier than Zhi Xiu Tubi.

Shi Zhouxiao didn't ask less about the strategy of breaking the enemy.

Not to mention those who dare to lead troops out of the city to fight, they are all silent, and the whole group of wooden people is silent.

At present, Hugh Tubi gave a strategy to retreat from the enemy, but they instead besieged it in groups.

And except for following Liu Bin's strategy, there is no advice.

This is called Shi Zhou Haoxian, how can he stabilize his gods?

He slammed his saber into the wall, slashing down a puff of greystone dust, and he was furious.

"Adults are angry, adults are angry."

Seeing that Shi Zhouhao was so angry, the generals who were shouting energetically were all shocked.

Although his old general is old and has just recovered from a serious illness, Yu Wei is still there, and no one dares to touch his tiger whiskers.

So he didn't dare to say more, stepped aside, and returned to his previous obedient appearance.

It's just that no one knows what's going on in his heart.

"Hugh Tubi, if you are allowed to lead your troops to attack, what are the chances of winning?"

There was a quiet around, and Shi Zhouxiaoxian's mind was also a little sober.

Li Jingji's great defeat is in front of him, and he certainly won't worry too much.

However, it is impossible for the Han army not to know, which shows that this army and horses are just a false move to disturb the morale of the Jiangling army and the people.

The follow-up soldiers and horses of the Han army must be planning something, and intrigues and tricks must be guarded against.

Perhaps there will be a partial division that will venture deep into the hinterland to isolate the defenders from Xiangyang.

After so many considerations, it is necessary to take the lead in breaking through Li Jingji's troops and horses and stabilizing the hearts of the army and the people in the city.

If not, there will be a change in the city, and once the main force of the Han army arrives in a big way, then Liu Pheasant will take a donkey cart and raise his arms, and maybe Jiangling will be directly broken from the inside.

"If you go out of the city to fight now, you have a fifty percent chance of winning, and no matter how bad it is, you can maneuver one or two, and the longer the time drags on, the lower the chance of winning."

Xiu Tubi's words were full of confidence, no, Shi Zhouhao's voice had just fallen, and he had already given an answer without hesitation.

"Fifty percent?"

Beat Li Jingji, there is only a fifty percent chance of winning?

That should be taking into account follow-up reinforcements, or ambushes that they haven't spotted.

This is how Wuling City was broken, Li Jingji lured the enemy out of the city in front, and the ambush soldiers behind suddenly attacked.

With these things in mind, the odds of winning are not high, but they are also acceptable.

After Shi Zhouhao pondered for a while, he immediately agreed to Hugh Tubi's invitation.

"It's a lot, that's good, I'll allow you to lead your troops out of the city to fight the thieves, in addition, I will also send another army of soldiers and horses to meet under the city, and the general will also be at the head of the city, personally beating drums and cheering for you, just rest assured to go to war!"

"If the erector is not enough and conspiracy, the day the city is broken, there will be no doubt that he will die!"

After getting the answer, Hugh Tubi glanced at the generals contemptuously, squirted a word, strode down the city, and went to dispatch troops by himself.

It's just that this sentence makes everyone's face not look good.

What is the day the city breaks?

What does it mean to die?

If you can't speak, you can't say it! ——

"General Li, I'm afraid Hu Gou doesn't dare to go out of the city, right?"

Outside the city of Jiangling, none of the 3,000 Han soldiers and horses made a sound, and the order was forbidden, showing a very high military quality.

An adjutant general, seeing that the camp was almost established, cautiously approached Li Jingji's side, full of suspicion, and asked:

"Don't worry, it will come out."

The lieutenant general scratched his ears and cheeks.

Am I afraid that the Donghu people will not dare to go out of the city?

I'm afraid that the Donghu people will go out of the city, and we will be defeated directly, and the camp will be in vain!

Seeing this, Li Jingji did not smile, there was an indescribable firmness in his eyes, he reached out and patted the thick shoulder of the deputy general, and said softly:

"Don't worry about it."

Four years ago, after he put forward the strategy of the North Road, he would inevitably only lead troops to block the reinforcements coming from Xiangyang.

Because at that time, his use of soldiers was still very rigid, and he would only copy the military book at a glance.

Even when the two armies are at war, this is the case, even if there is an arrangement in advance, it will be rushed in wartime and there will be no time to change.

Now it's a little different.

During his days in Gaozhou, he never forgot to summarize Yue Shaoqian's experience in leading troops.

Yue Shaoqian is good at change.

And not only Yue Shaoqian, but also many generals in the Han army have been analyzed by him.

Even the famous generals of the Donghu people, such as Zhang Huaiyang, Qiyan Silie, Qiyan Jinhan, and even Liu Bin, Shi Zhouhaocong and others who had just fought in Jingzhou, he had learned.

To this day, in general, there is still some experience.

The deputy general wanted to say something more, but Leng Buding listened to the sound of drums and trumpets on the city, and the west gate of Jiangling City was already open.

At the same time, the suspension bridge hanging on the head of the city also fell suddenly, and the deputy general immediately stopped his mouth, and looked at the city gate with a solemn face.

"All the troops are attacking!"

The drum sounded, and a general had already led his troops and rushed out of the city gate.

But he did not directly kill the Han army camp, but not far from the city, stopped, backed by the moat, and put on a rather strict formation.

The attack is not attacked, and it seems to be defended but not defended.

When Li Jingji saw this, he sighed quite a lot, he was afraid that this was another Donghu general, but when he saw this formation, he knew that he was quite capable.

He did not rush to order the transfer of troops, but has been silently observing the enemy formation.

After waiting for a while, Hugh Tubi couldn't bear it anymore, so he took the initiative to attack.

Only then did Li Jingji lead the army to meet the enemy.

The armies of the two sides were intertwined, the war drums shook the sky, the battle flags fluttered, and the swords and guns were staggered.

The soldiers of the Han army charged bravely and the momentum was surging, but the soldiers and horses of Hugh Tubi also showed amazing combat effectiveness.

Indeed, as Li Jingji said, he has grown a lot better than before.

It was not about to collapse at the first touch, and the first battle directly fell into the disadvantage.

The two armies fought, and there was a back and forth at the beginning of the first time.

But this is actually a disadvantage, after all, the Han army relies on the big camp to defend, and the Donghu people are attacking.

Li Jingji's brows furrowed, his eyes swept across the battlefield, and he kept thinking about countermeasures.

He saw that the Donghu army was tightly arrayed, layered on top of each other, and seemed to be difficult to break, but he was not discouraged, but calmly looked for flaws in the enemy formation.

However, it was not found.

"There are no flaws."

Li Jingji's face was a little ugly for a while, so he had to dispatch troops and horses to defend it.

It was only after the two armies had been wrestling for a while that he had to withdraw.

The camp can't hold it!

"The former army becomes the rear army, the rear army becomes the front army, abandon the camp!"

So, Li Jingji retreated ten miles.

Hugh Tubi gave chase.

The two armies fought, and it was another roundabout.

Li Jingji retreated ten miles again.

Hugh Tubi continued to chase closely.

He fled, he chased, he couldn't fly.

It wasn't until nearly dusk that Shi Zhouhao first sent the order for Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

A group of generals were at the head of the city, and there was no joy between their eyebrows.

If you want to win, they do.

Hugh Tubi chased Li Jingji for thirty miles in a row.

But the Han army really didn't have any casualties, so Li Jingji couldn't fight, and no one could pull out the retreat.

Moreover, a large number of sentry horses sent by Shi Zhouxiao in the morning have now come back.

The situation is not optimistic.

"Hou Junyan's troops and horses, bypassing the river, blocked the reinforcements of Xiangyang City in the north."

"Leshun also took soldiers and horses to attack Yiling, and the troops were upstream."

"Ah......h

"My lord, isn't there any good news?"

The generals were shocked for a while, and they were really a little nervous.

This is the Jehoku Province!!

In just a few days, Gangneung has become an isolated city?

Shi Zhouxiao glanced at everyone first, his face expressionless:

"When the Han army attacked Yiling, a fire suddenly broke out, and the fire stretched for seven hundred miles."

"Although the defenders of our army stationed in Yiling had nowhere to escape in the fire, they were killed by the Han army by the fire."

"But fortunately, there wasn't much food left for the Han army."

Generals:.

It's almost a loss of land, and you still provide the enemy with good food and drink?

(End of chapter)