Although Shi Zhou Haoxian said that he was old and seriously ill, he was a famous general in the world after all.

With intelligence, the situation has been analyzed almost thoroughly.

The current situation is actually worse than it seems.

Unlike at the beginning, when he wanted to hold on, at that time, he still had some confidence.

Although Jiangling City is not as good as Xiangyang City, it is also strong, the city has sufficient food and grass, and the troops are enough.

Even if the city is completely besieged, it is estimated that it will last for several months.

It will definitely make the Han army suffer from a shortage of troops and a lack of experience in siege, as long as they fight for their lives, they can survive for several months.

And it is basically impossible for Gangneung to be surrounded.

To the north of Gangneung is a rare fortified city in the world, Yangyang.

Once people were sent to the north of Jiangling to attack the city and cut off the supply line from Xiangyang to Jiangling, it meant that this army would be encircled and suppressed from Xiangyang.

The further north you go, the closer you get to Xiangyang, the Jingzhou base camp, the more Donghu soldiers and horses you can come to support.

The Donghu people are good at arching horses and horses, and they control the horse-producing land, not to mention anything else, there are many cavalry, and the mobility is extremely strong.

The Han army's partial division, which penetrated deep into the hinterland of the North Road, even if it could cope with the soldiers and horses from Xiangyang, the supply line was also a problem.

Only Jiangxia in the east was supplied by water.

And Jiangxia County is still in the hands of their Donghu people now.

But even so, the Han army's Absolute North Road was still successful.

The connection between Gangneung and Xiangyang has been severed, and Yiling has been successfully captured.

Plus the news on hand.

Shi Zhouhao suddenly came back to his senses.

The matter of the Jehoku Province is very risky in itself.

Send people deep into the north of Gangneung to cut off Xiangyang's support for Gangneung.

This also means that this army is deep behind enemy lines and fights alone.

There will be no support on its own, and it will have to rely on itself to face the threat from Xiangyang in the north.

This requires the generals of this army to have very superb ability and courage to command the army, and need to make their own choices and judgments when facing heavy pressure.

It is necessary not only to complete the task of the North Road, but also to withstand the pressure of the Donghu people's counterattack and preserve their combat effectiveness.

This shows that even if the Han army can cut off the northern road and lead the troops to attack, it must be a famous general in the world who can fight and retreat.

can reach this level, and it is enough to lead an army alone, among the Han army, only Yue Shaoqian and Liu Pheasant.

But one led 30,000 troops to Jiangxia County, and the other still fooled around in Jiangling Port with the main force, and estimated that he would be awarded a medal.

Although Hou Junyan cooperated with Li Jingji, he was barely able to reach this point, and he was regarded as a bankrupt version of Guan Yu.

But the genuine Guan Yu Juebei Dao back then was not a complete success.

But the bankrupt version succeeded.

Suffice it to say two points.

One is that the big congratulatory in Xiangyang is not resolute in supporting Gangneung.

was blocked one or two, so he didn't think about breaking through the Han army and forcibly supporting Jiangling.

The other is that the situation in Jiangxia County, which is likely to be under Yue Shaoqian's troops, is not optimistic, and has begun to lose the city and land.

Therefore, it was impossible to send additional troops to harass the supply lines of the Han army.

Shi Zhouxiao saw it through first, but he was helpless about such a situation.

It has become a completely isolated city, and there is no way to break the situation.

Li Jingji outside the city?

Don't look at him losing three games in a row, and he was chased by Hugh Tubi and retreated thirty miles.

But there was no loss at all.

At most, let the morale of the army in the city be a little solidified, so that the soldiers have the courage to resist the Han army.

But for some people of insight, or senior generals in the army, it is useless at all.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is only a matter of time before Gangneung City is broken.

Jiangling, which has become an isolated city, can't resist the attack of Liu Pheasant personally leading his troops.

What's the use of you winning the well-known and often defeated general Li Jingji?

I'll be on it, too!

The morale of the Han army may not necessarily fall!

"You can ask the Han army to surrender."

Shi Zhouxiao opened his mouth coldly and said excitedly.

Even in this situation, it is impossible for him to vote, and yesterday he had the consciousness of dying in Gangneung.

But the generals under his command must not be as determined as him.

Then you have to bang at the right time to stabilize the city as much as possible.

The faces of the generals were different.

It's good that I didn't receive the message, but now that I have received the message, it seems that the best choice is to go directly to Han.

But Shi Zhouhao spoke like this first, which shows that he has no idea of joining the Han in his heart.

Shi Zhouhaoxian's control over the defenders in the city was still very strong.

In addition, there is a Hugh Tubi.

Although the words are a little ugly, there is no doubt about the ability.

If they want to surrender and return to Han at this time, they may not be able to get out of Jiangling City smoothly.

After thinking for a while, no one said anything, but they all stood firm and said:

"I am willing to defend Gangneung with my lords!"

As for how much sincerity there is, it is not known.

Shi Zhou was not very excited at first, and spit out a word lightly:

"Okay."

Let's take a step at a time, anyway, it's only Li Jingji outside the city, and Hugh Tubi can still hold the hammer for a few days.

Before the emperor of the Han Dynasty brought the main army and horses to the city, Jiangling City could be stable for a while.

Compared with the pressure that came to him in Gangneung City, Li Jingji's army, which had lost three consecutive defeats and retreated thirty miles, was in harmony.

The soldiers are used to defeat.

There are even some who like to serve under Li Jingji.

General Li is a little dish, and he can't win the battle, so he can only mix a third-class medal at most.

But the lower limit is high!

Following other generals, defeat is defeat, and they will die at every turn.

General Li is different, if he is defeated, he can also give you a safe and easy to take away.

Let's just say that this is three consecutive defeats.

Don't look at Hugh Tubi is winning and driving them away.

But their casualties may be less than those of the Donghu people!

Of course, it is best to fight with the emperor.

Not only are there hundreds of victories, but they are all big victories, and even, there is basically no loss of troops.

The soldiers had re-encamped, their morale had not changed much, and there was no sign of a mutiny.

As long as you get used to losing battles, then losing battles won't bring your morale down.

The lieutenant general in the army was even in the mood to chat with Li Jingji:

"General Li, we've lost three more times."

"How many times have we been defeated since we entered Jingzhou?"

Li Jingji responded without thinking:

"Eighteen battles have been lost."

The lieutenant smacked his tongue.

When he was in Jiaozhou, he followed Li Jingji.

Roughly calculated, it's really like this, about ten defeats a year.

After entering Jingzhou, Li Jingji had led the army to attack Lingling alone, so he was defeated more in previous years.

In just over a year, he lost eighteen games.

But it doesn't matter.

Judging from the current situation, they are likely to continue to break records against Jingzhou and lose 20 games.

Li Jingji is also big-hearted, arrogant or arrogant in winning battles, not very clear, after all, he can't evaluate what hasn't happened.

But this defeat is not discouraged, it is certain.

"That Xiu Tubi has some ability, not under General Hou and General Di, I am afraid that only Yue Shaobao can defeat him steadily."

The adjutant nodded, which he also recognized.

If he were to be replaced by another general, he might all be gone.

So, he proposed:

"Why is the general still stationed here, it is better to join up with General Hou and continue to the north road to block the reinforcements from Xiangyang."

After all, the North Road is the strategic direction proposed by Li Jingji, and now looking at it, it is generally successful.

Although it is not a war, Li Jingji's strategy is also a rare success, and it is worth continuing to consolidate the results of the war.

After all, maybe, in this life, it will be just like this.

Li Jingji shook his head, stroked the three-point long beard that had been grown, and said:

"Wait."

"Wait?"

The deputy general was puzzled, they were to make a surprise attack on Gangneung to see if they could break the city.

Now that it has clearly failed, what are you waiting for?

Could it be that the general has been with Hou Jun for a long time and has swelled.

Do you think that even if you have 3,000 soldiers and horses in your hands and withdraw 30 miles after three defeats in a row, you can still take Jiangling?

No, can it still swell after a hundred defeats?

"When water is exposed to sunlight, it becomes water vapor and is evaporated into the sky, where it encounters cold air at high altitude and condenses into small water droplets."

"The cloud height rises rapidly, resulting in heavy precipitation."

Li Jingji suddenly raised his head and looked at the sun, which was still a little dazzling under the clouds.

"In three days it will rain."

"Huh?"

The lieutenant general was in a fog.

But before Li Jingji changed jobs, he was a Taoist priest.

The Taoist priest can calculate the celestial phenomena, which should be reasonable.

It's just that I've never seen this hand before!

Soon the time came three days later.

Sure enough, the sky began to change.

The originally sunny weather turned gloomy, and dark clouds quickly obscured the sun.

Li Jingji's words seem to be coming true.

"General."

The deputy general who was guarding outside the tent suddenly heard a muffled thunder, and the lightning and light were intertwined in the long sky.

The next moment, the sky began to rain loudly.

It started out as a light drizzle, but it soon turned to a showy rain.

The rain was pouring down like crazy.

"General, it's raining?!!"

The adjutant hurriedly entered the account and reported the weather.

Although he didn't know what he could do when it rained, Li Jingji actually predicted the rain.

"Exactly."

Li Jingji breathed a sigh of relief, although he picked up his old business again after the emperor mentioned it, and had some research on celestial phenomena.

But after all, it is not as good as the emperor's destiny, and it is easy to call for wind and rain.

So there is still some uncertainty.

But now that the rain has come, everything has settled.

"Put on white clothes, go to Gangneung City with Ben, and take a walk."

Not long after, 3,000 soldiers of the Han army changed into white clothes and went shopping under Jiangling City.

The range of the arrows in the rain was much shorter, and the soldiers of the Han army were particularly unrestrained.

But the Donghu generals at the head of the city were already frightened.

"If the Han army had already intended to attack by water, and invited the Holy Emperor Guan, I am afraid that you will die without a place to be buried."

Hugh Tubi looked at the torrential rain and couldn't help frowning.

He didn't say anything nice at all.

What do you call you? What does it mean to die without a place to bury?

But there is some truth to it.

Even Shi Zhou, who had been propping up on the head of the city, was extremely tormented in his heart.

Isn't that how Changsha County is broken?

Water Attack!

Changsha City is still some distance from the river.

And Gangneung is right on the edge of the river.

The Han army occupied the port of Gangneung one step earlier.

and Yiling upstream.

It seems to be a Jehoku Road, but in fact it is a water attack?

Da He Lu did not firmly send reinforcements, is it because he saw the intention of the Han army to attack the water and did not want the soldiers of Xiangyang to die?

I can't stand it!

Shi Zhouhaoxian's eyes flashed with endless struggle.

Flood Jiangling again, and invite Emperor Guan Sheng to come again, won't this easily break Jiangling City?

The Han army seems to be a Jebei Dao, but in fact, it is the old story of Emperor Guan Sheng, asking him to help him, and at the same time covering up the fact of water attack!

But Shi Zhouhao first felt that he had seen through all this, and it was useless.

In the face of water attack, please God, this is not a solution at all!

How can manpower be compared to the power of heaven and earth?

And

As soon as the rainstorm came, the people in the city were already panicked.

Since Guan Gong can appear in Changsha, he can appear in Jiangling, after all, they are all Jingzhou, no different.

And Jiangling is richer, and the incense of Emperor Guan Sheng is definitely more vigorous.

There were also soldiers of the Han army dressed in white outside the city.

Maybe it's that Liu Pheasant again, who is deceiving the sky with deception.

Those who ride horses have really long insight, and have seen those who deceive the enemy by deceiving death, and they have also seen deceiving their own people by deceiving their own people.

Deceived God by deceiving death, it has been like this for the first time in thousands of years.

The problem is that God really believes it, and he will be deceived this time and will be fooled next time.

You are the Son of Heaven, and you can't catch the wool of an honest son!

Shi Zhouxiao sighed in his heart.

hurriedly summoned Xiu Tubi and gave an urgent order.

Other generals in the city are also stepping up their activities.

For example, there is a general from Han nationality in the city, named Shiren.

Shiren has some ability, but he is a person, and he can be described as a model of forgetting righteousness for profit, greedy for life and afraid of death.

It is precisely because of some ability that the first time I saw the rainstorm and the white clothes, I already thought of everything in Changsha County.

It was already panicked.

Li Jingji under the city led the army back to the camp after walking around.

When he returned to the camp, facing the doubts of the adjutant general, Li Jingji smiled lightly:

"In less than a day, Gangneung will surely surrender."

He did keep losing wars.

But as long as we don't fight, how can we lose?

Where the way to conquer the country, attack the heart is the top, and the city is the bottom; The heart wins for the top, and the soldiers win for the bottom.

Who said that?

It seems to be Jia Wuji, Li Jingji also feels sorry for Lao Jia, a top strategist whose wisdom is not under Xue Jia, is so miserable.

The loss of the Great Han!

When the deputy general heard this, he also suddenly realized:

"It turns out that the general is fighting this idea."

"Your Majesty crossed the river with a bathtub and stationed troops in Jiangling Port, the people in Jiangling City have long been panicked, and Shi Zhouhao is old and decrepit, and he is seriously ill, so he can only forcibly suppress it with years of accumulation."

"Now under the fear, I am afraid that it will be difficult to suppress it, and I believe that his subordinates will make moves."

The deputy general immediately admired Li Jingji's strategy, if there were really people in Jiangling, even if he failed to surrender the city, it would be a great achievement.

Sure enough, if you don't fight, you won't lose.

It's similar to what Li Jingji said.

The generals in Gangneung City are already in turmoil.

At this time, Shi Zhou Haoxian was wearing heavy armor in the house, and the outhouse was full of guards.

Seeing that the sky was dark, as long as there was a light rain outside the window, he didn't dare to fall asleep, and his eyes widened, as if once he fell asleep, his head was gone.

"My lord, go to sleep at ease, there are brothers outside, and there will never be a thief inside!"

Shi Zhou's personal guards couldn't help but persuade him when he saw this.

The old general was already old and frail, and he was recovering from a serious illness, and if he didn't sleep all night, he was afraid that something would go wrong with his body.

Hearing the relief of the guards, Shi Zhou Haoxian not only did not let go of his heart, but squinted his eyes and glared:

"Foreign thieves can be destroyed, and home thieves are difficult to prevent!"

The guards were busy kneeling on the ground:

"We have been guarding the Lord for many years, and we are loyal, and the heavens and the earth can learn from it!"

Shi Zhouxiao just kept a calm face, looked at the light rain falling outside the window, waved his hand to let the guards retreat, and did not speak.

The rain was only heavy for a short time during the day, but now it is very light.

Even if the Han army built a dam to store water in Yiling upstream, it would not be easy to flood Jiangling.

After all, Gangneung City is close to the river, and in previous years, it had flood discharge methods to deal with it, and it also took a hand in preventing water attacks.

It is difficult to succeed without the help of time.

But the soldiers were frightened, and nothing changed.

The rain did not fall on the ground, but soaked into the hearts of the soldiers.

At this time, there was a large camp in the city.

In the big tent in the camp, the lights and shadows are flickering, and several people are plotting in the tent.

One of the lieutenants whispered:

"General, Shi Zhouxiao is a nobleman of Shi Zhouhao's headquarters, and he is a veteran."

"I had plans to defend Jiangling earlier, but now there is no reason to surrender to Han, we don't need to die with him!"

This immediately won the echo of several other people.

"Exactly, Shi Zhouhao has always been strict with our Han brothers and has no trust."

"Even if the rain is not strong, the Han army can't attack by water, and when the Han Dynasty attacks the city, sooner or later we will be regarded as a vanguard, and we will be a dead end."

On the main seat in the tent, it was Shiren who was sitting, and looking at his face, it was quite elegant.

"Don't hide it from you, I would have already had the heart to join the Han."

"Liu Bin and Shi Zhouhaocong's tens of thousands of troops were defeated, and Shi Zhouhao's 50,000 troops deployed along the coast were still defeated."

"Not to mention, the Han army sent Hou Jun to extend the northern road, and Yue Shaoqian attacked Jiangxia, Jiangling has become a lonely city."

"How can Shi Zhou Haoxian win with only one city?"

The military cadres below glanced at each other and replied:

"The little one followed the general!"

"The general surrendered to Han, please bring the last general with you!"

Seeing that everyone was united, Shiren immediately made up his mind.

"In this case, without further ado, I will act tonight, you will bring your personal guards, and I will capture and kill Shi Zhou Haoxian overnight, and join the Han together."

Everyone excitedly agreed, and immediately gathered their cronies, selected hundreds of people, and under the leadership of Shiren, took advantage of the night to go straight to Shi Zhouhaoxian's mansion.

It's just that Shiren didn't expect that Shi Zhouhao first placed all the guards in the courtyard as if he had expected it a long time ago.

As soon as he led his troops to rush in, he encountered desperate resistance.

Even Shi Zhou Haoxian seemed to have picked up the courage of his prime, heard the movement, turned over and collapsed, and killed indiscriminately with a saber in his hand.

Shiren and the hundreds of guards who were selected could not succeed for a while, so they had to slip away.

At this moment, the captain, who was the first to speak, once again proposed:

"General, since it is difficult for Shi Zhou Haoxian to start, why don't you give Hugh Tubi a try?"

This sentence immediately reminded Shiren, and he was immediately overjoyed.

If you take Shi Zhou Haoxian, you can make great contributions to the Han Dynasty, but if you can win Xiu Tubi, it will be about the same, enough for the purpose of casting a name.

After all, Hugh Tubi's consecutive defeats of Li Jingji can be regarded as a show of prestige.

So, Shiren immediately led the troops and went straight to Hugh Tubi's mansion.

Hugh Tubi didn't seem to know that something had happened in the city, and Shi Zhou was almost cut down.

While he was asleep, Shiren led people to rush in.

Hugh Tubi, who was just asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and looked directly at Shiren in the house.

"If we want to vote for the big man, we still need the general to sacrifice my head!"

Shiren is bound to win, and he doesn't take Hugh Tubi in his eyes.

The next moment, there was a shout of killing outside the house, and Shiren's soldiers and horses were directly surrounded.

Hugh Tubi went up with a knife and removed Shiren's head.

"Before the city is broken, why did you die?"

(End of chapter)