When Zhao Lei, the governor of Guan Yu's tent, led the main force of Guan Yu and Liu Feng's infantry army to arrive, the battle was already over.

Hurriedly marched over and planned to make a final decision, Zhao Lei found that the main force he led had become the main force to clean up the battlefield......

After a long layout, he finally achieved the first stage of victory, almost continuous combat, and his spirit was highly tense, and at this time, Liu Chanfang had a short time to rest.

However, this time will not be too long.

Lu Xun left about ten days of food and grass for the troops besieging the city, and Sun Quan's follow-up main force is estimated to arrive in five or six days soon.

Liu Feng rode his horse in front of Liu Chan at this time, and the two were relatively speechless for a while.

Liu Feng took the lead in turning over and dismounting, but he knelt down on one knee and gave a big salute: "Minister Liu Feng...... I've seen the prince. The last general's rescue is late, please forgive the prince! ”

As soon as the words came out, Liu Feng seemed to have unloaded the burden of a thousand jun, the future was decided, and there was no more confusion in his heart.

Guan Yu looked at Liu Feng, who had always been unruly and strong in the past, in surprise, and his eyes gradually became gentle, and he lost his previous fierceness and contempt.

When Liu Chan heard this, he naturally understood Liu Feng's intentions, hurriedly dismounted, grabbed Liu Feng's arms and dragged him up, and said with a smile: "Brother! In the future, you and I brothers will work together to fight against the thieves, support the Han family, and share honor and disgrace! ”

Liu Feng looked at Liu Chan with a little surprise, he was mentally prepared to hear ridicule and sarcasm, but he didn't expect to hear this kind of words.

"Heir, heir, you can surprise me at any time."

Liu Feng's lips trembled, and he finally grinned a relieved smile: "Okay!" ”

[Liu Feng's Opinion +10, +10, +10, +10]

[Liu Feng's friendship is 40, Constitution +5, Long Soldier Talent +5×2, Swordsmanship Talent +8×2]

【……】

[Current Opinion 50]

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When Liu Chan returned to Jiangling with Guan Yu and Liu Feng, the defenders of the city were boiling, and many crises were resolved, giving them great confidence.

It's just that Guan Yu looked at the new city he had built, and now it was full of devastation and corpses, and he still had mixed feelings.

And the public security has now fallen into the hands of Soochow.

Seeing Guan Yu's lonely expression, Liu Chan naturally knew what he was thinking, but he had to stabilize the morale of the army first.

After the Jingzhou army entered Jiangling, they found that the new city had been burned down, and their families were nowhere to be seen, and they were all panicked at this time.

Now Second Uncle Guan still has more than 10,000 elite soldiers in hand, and he has suffered a defeat due to lack of food and grass, and those who can survive to this day are all elite soldiers.

Coupled with the 3,000 fresh troops brought by Liu Feng, his nearly 1,000 relatives, and the more than 1,000 defenders of Jingzhou, even if they don't count the more than 3,000 soldiers who have just surrendered, they can still make up nearly 20,000 troops.

As long as the military spirit is not lost, there is still a lot to be done!

Liu Chan immediately arranged for someone to explain the situation to the Jingzhou army, and learned that the family had been evacuated in advance, and the Jingzhou sergeant temporarily settled down.

Later, he ordered people to cook in the pot, so that the whole army could rest and recharge after a full meal.

The Jingzhou soldiers, who had not eaten a full meal for a long time, were overjoyed, and so far, the soldiers who had been running around for a long time and were uneasy finally stabilized the morale and mood of the army.

Only a few dozen of the prince's troops who fought in the second class of Li were slightly wounded, and most of them were hit.

Thanks to the 100% armor rate, they only suffered skin trauma.

Armor cannot be invulnerable, but it can turn fatal injuries into serious injuries and serious injuries into minor injuries.

It's just that although they are fine, Shen Zhong and the others who stayed in Jiangling are ......

"People who didn't come to the gathering...... All killed? Liu Chan looked at the 167 people in front of him, and his voice was low.

Shen Zhong said: "Except for Wang Meng's disappearance, the rest of the people are waiting for ...... All dead. ”

“……”

Liu Chan was speechless for a while.

There are no immortals in war, and he has long been aware of this.

But when the figures that were laughing and playing in front of you not long ago disappear, it still doesn't feel good.

"How did you die?"

Shen Zhong replied: "The heir still remembers Fan Hu, right?" ”

Liu Chan nodded, he remembered these people, Fan Hu had been with him for more than two years, and the last time he came to Jiangling to let him tell him what he wanted, he was still a little squirming.

"That guy thinks that the planned plan to set fire to the buildings in the south city with rockets is not very safe, and the range of arrows at the north gate is limited, and the Wu army will definitely evacuate at first sight. So he proposed to leave a group of people to hide in the house near the third gate of the southern city and set it on fire directly.

"Then hide the cart full of hay in the house in advance, and when the fire starts, push it to the city gates in three ways, and completely suffocate the Wu army in the southern city!" Shen Zhong took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it, "I thought this was a good idea, so I agreed." ”

Liu Chan did not speak.

Of course it's a good idea, can it be bad? The people who are left behind are dead, and this is all exchanged for their lives!

"Although the prince's army that stayed behind in Gangneung did not go into battle with the heir to kill the enemy, they were not of a bad breed. At that time, everyone volunteered to stay in Nancheng, and Fan Hu almost had a fight with Qi Jian's kid......" Shen Zhong smiled when he remembered the situation that day, but his eyes were red.

Qi Jian, who just joined last year, should only be 15 years old now.

"After we deliberated, we finally selected a group of people who already had children to go to Nancheng to set fire...... Fortunately, it is not disgraceful! ”

Liu Chan was silent for a long time, and exhaled a breath of turbidity: "Can you find their corpses?" ”

Shen Zhong shook his head, and finally couldn't help but wipe his eyes: "They have all been burned beyond recognition by the fire, and they are mixed with Wu Jun's corpse, and there is no way to distinguish them." ”

"Write down their names one by one, and give them back to me, and be sure not to leave a single person missing."

"Yes."

After speaking, Liu Chan turned around and left, but the hand behind his back had secretly clenched the green tendons......

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After pacifying the hearts of the army and counting the spoils and losses, Liu Chan immediately convened the first high-level military meeting of the Jingzhou operation.

Guan Yu, Liu Feng, Guan Ping, Zhao Lei and other senior officers, including Wang Zuoduan, the Marquis of Jingzhou's defenders, were all present.

Guan Yu was ashamed and spoke first.

"Alas! regret not listening to what Adou said that day, so that today's things will happen. Guan Yu's words were full of pain, "Now that the public security has been lost, Yu is ashamed of his trust in his brother!" And you are in crisis......"

Liu Chan interrupted: "Second uncle, the army is still there, and the military heart is available." Mi envoy Jun died heroically, in exchange for the annihilation of Lü Meng's army. We have a lot to do now, why did the second uncle say such a frustrating remark? ”

Guan Yu's heart was shocked, yes, I didn't expect Mi Fang to have many inappropriate behaviors on weekdays, but he could sacrifice his life for righteousness at critical moments.

I used to misjudge him.

Zhao Lei also said: "Yes, General, my army is still there, what are the Jiangdong rats afraid of?" He Sun Quan poured the troops of Eastern Wu to attack, and we can also block it by relying on Jiangling! ”

Guan Yu sighed, nodded and said, "For today's plan, I have to do this." Our army is defending Gangneung, and we will definitely let the blue-eyed thief return! ”

"Yes!"

"Defend Gangneung!"

Liu Chan said at this time: "No. ”

Well?

Everyone looked at Liu Chan suspiciously, not knowing what the prince meant.

Guan Yu said: "Adou, why not?" ”

Liu Chan didn't sell Guanzi either, and went straight to the point: "Jiangling should be guarded, but the whole army should not be defended." First, there is not enough grain and grass in Jiangling City, counting the newly captured grain and grass of the Wu army, how many days is it enough for my army to eat?

"With an army of 20,000 and at least three or four hundred stone per day, how long can I wait? January? Two months? What should we do when the food is exhausted, and do we have to share the flesh and blood of our comrades first? ”

Everyone was silent, and Liu Chan's words evoked the most painful memories in their hearts.

Zhao Lei hesitated for a moment and said, "But...... Our army is stubbornly waiting for reinforcements, and Sun Quan will definitely be difficult to conquer for a while, just like Hefei, Fancheng, ......"

Liu Chan shook his head: "Fancheng and Hefei can hold on to help, one is that the grain and grass are sufficient, and the grain road behind them is smooth, and the other is that Fancheng is behind the center, and Hefei has the Yanzhou Army and the Yuzhou Army behind him to send troops to support at any time."

"Now Lu Xun gave up Jiangling and did not attack, but led the army to go along the Jiangxi first, it was to attack Yi, Ziguidu and other places along the river, one to cut off the way back of our army, and the other to block the way of reinforcements from his father. In this way, Gangneung is like water without a source and a tree without roots. Dare to ask the general, where do our reinforcements come from? ”

"This ......" Zhao Lei hesitated.

"The strength of the water war in Eastern Wu is not weak, and Lu Xun is the elite among them, if the army of my father Yizhou comes along the waterway, it will inevitably be blocked at the entrance of Jingzhou. At that time, Sun Quan has already occupied the land first, and our army's strong attack will be protracted and suffer heavy losses.

"If you take Hanzhong, the road is far away, and it is difficult to transport grain, and you can't save it. Our army's food stocks have long been exhausted, not to mention, even the reinforcements are in trouble! At that time, the long-distance transportation of grain, Yizhou's people's livelihood, which has finally recovered, will surely fall into difficulties again. This is a fundamental move that will never be feasible. ”

The crowd was silent.

Guan Yu had just suffered a setback, and he couldn't think of any good ideas for a while, but if he was asked to give up Jingzhou, then he would never agree.

"Adou, the second uncle is entrusted by his father, Jingzhou is also the top priority for us, if you want to give up, the second uncle is willing to fight to the death with that Dongwu......"

"Zen He once said that he would give up Jingzhou?"

Well?

Liu Chan said a word, Guan Yu was stunned again, thinking about it carefully, Liu Chan really never said that he planned to give up Jingzhou.

"That'...... What is Adou's plan? ”

Everyone turned their expectant eyes to Liu Chan, the prince led hundreds of pro-troops, and dared to fight with the Wu army twice in Jiangling, winning both battles, and capturing the enemy alone, which can be described as both wise and brave, and now there is a way to break the situation?

"Those who are good at fighting will control people but not others. If our army follows Lu Xun's wishes and the whole army is firmly defended, then all movements are expected by the enemy, how can we win? ”

This saying is the same in ancient and modern times, and the great man also summed up the same eight-character mantra: "You hit yours, I beat mine." ”

Liu Chan deeply believes that in the current situation, only by mobilizing the enemy army can there be a chance of victory, blindly being led by the enemy's nose, and having a heroic name, it is useless to fight.

He spread out the map of Jingzhou and gestured his finger upward.

"Our army should leave some people who dare to die to guard Jiangling to stop Sun Quan's rear army. The main force should send troops as soon as possible, and the top priority is to compete with Lu Xun for Yiling and other places to ensure that the waterway into Jingzhou is unblocked, so as to wait for reinforcements and grain and grass support from Yizhou!

"If this place is lost, Wuling County and Lingling County will also be lost, and in the end, Jiangling will fall and Nanjun will also be lost, and then it will be the day when Jingzhou will really fall!"

[Maverick Trigger]

Suddenly, Guan Yu's eyes gradually lit up.

It's just that when he said this, Liu Chan was silent, and he used the phrase "people who dare to die", because the people who stayed in Jiangling would die for a lifetime.

In order to ensure the combat strength of the main force, Jiangling City left a maximum of 3,000 people to defend the city, and they will have to face Sun Quan's upcoming main force.

Naturally, all the generals also thought of this layer.

Zhao Lei suddenly got up and clenched his fists at this time: "General Guan, the last general thinks what the prince said is very true!" The last general is willing to defend Jiangling, and he also asks General Guan to send troops as soon as possible according to the prince's words! ”

"General Zhao......" Guan Yu got up and held Zhao Lei's hand, speechless for a while.

Zhao Lei has followed Guan Yu for many years, and now he is parting, but he doesn't know if there will be a goodbye day.

Wang Zuo got up and said: "The last general is the Jiangling garrison, and I am willing to lead thousands of people from the headquarters to help General Zhao defend the city!" ”

"Father, I can also guard Jiangling!" Guan Ping stood up and said.

Zhao Lei smiled calmly: "Young General, I, Zhao Ti, have a lot of experience in defending the city, and I ask the young general not to compete with me." ”

Guan Yu has commanded the army for many years, and he is not an indecisive person, but now that the plan has been decided, he immediately decided: "Don't wait for another fight!" Zhao Lei and Wang Zuo defended the city, in addition to the 1,000 defenders, they would have given two more 2,000 soldiers to guard Jiangling! ”

"The last general commands! If you smear the liver and brain, you must also protect Jiangling! The two of them clenched their fists and took their lives.

Then Guan Yu looked at Liu Chan again, who impressed him several times.

"Adou, since the plan has been decided, in your opinion, where should our army go first?"

Liu Chan smiled confidently, but said a direction that made the generals puzzled: "Wet water." ”

“…… Yes? ”

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(End of chapter)