"Prince, if you want to take Zhijiang, why don't you come here directly, but make a detour, and stay on the road for a long time?" Liu Feng asked puzzled.

There weren't many food and herbs for the army, so he was a little worried about it.

Liu Chan smiled and said, "Let Lu Xun fly for a while." ”

Liu Feng: "? ”

Why can Lu Xun fly?

"If our army follows closely behind and captures Zhijiang, it will inevitably encounter the main force that has returned to it. Lu Xun's army is at least 20,000 people, many of whom are elite, even if our army is lucky enough to win, it is a tragic victory, but then how to take Sun Quan's main force? ”

Liu Feng nodded in understanding, but it still didn't seem to understand why he wanted to go around this circle.

Guan Yu already knew it in his heart, and said with a smile: "Adou This is a plan to divert the tiger from the mountain, taking advantage of Lu Xun's army to intercept the upstream of the water, our army will take Zhijiang and Yidu."

"Then the army cantonment in Yiling can ensure that the west line of the Yangtze River is not lost! Although Lu Xun had the advantage of being a first-mover, he did useless work. ”

Liu Chan smiled and said nothing, what the second uncle said was a solution, but he greatly underestimated his appetite.

The army marched to the bank of the Zhangshui River, cut down trees to make driftwood sampans, and erected large yellow crossbows on the shore to prevent the defenders of Zhijiang from attacking in a half-crossing.

It's a pity that I didn't expect that the Jingzhou army would kill the defenders of the Eastern Wu Zhijiang River here, and they only stationed in the county seat every day, and they didn't send anyone to inspect the Zhangshui River at all.

"The whole army, force the crossing of Zhangshui!"

In the afternoon, with Liu Chan's order, the army and horses crossed the Zhangshui one after another.

The first group to arrive on the other side were Liu Chan's prince's pro-army, and as soon as they landed on the shore, they immediately dispersed their manpower to guard, and the rest received the first batch of equipment and baggage on the shore.

After dragging it ashore, he immediately put on armor and stood by to cover the rear army to cross the river.

The follow-up troops all crossed the river in this way, and when the whole army successfully crossed the river, the last ray of sunshine had gone west.

The army made a slight adjustment in formation, then lit torches and immediately killed Benzhijiang County......

The Dongwu guard in Zhijiang County is called Chen Gang, who is nearly half a hundred years old, and now he is only a tooth keeper.

This is still a result of years of hard work, he has no dazzling achievements at all, he usually doesn't talk much, and his sense of existence is very low.

Of course, he also has the advantage, that is, he is obedient, and he does whatever he wants, and he never compromises it.

For example, Chen Gang did not commit any crime against the people, and Chen Gang implemented it very well, and a soldier "borrowed" a fire sickle from the people's house, and he cut off his head as soon as he found out.

It's a pity that there is Zhang Zaigong's matter in front of him, no matter how he behaves, the people of Zhijiang are extremely indifferent.

Chen Gang felt that he had made a good mistake, although he couldn't scrape the oil and water in this place, but it was also very safe, as long as he could ensure that this place was not lost, he would have a share of credit after the war.

Maybe I'll use this to move my ass......

Today is another safe day.

With a vision for a better future, Chen Gang is about to fall asleep.

Boom!

The door was slammed open by the guards, and Chen Gang's sleepiness was immediately shocked.

"What's wrong?!"

"General! Guan Yu's army has returned, and at this time it has surrounded us, and is attacking the east, south, and north gates! ”

“…… Yes? Chen Gang was dumbfounded.

Isn't the main force of my army going to intercept Guan Yu?

Why did Guan Yu's army appear here?!

"General!" Before he could figure it out, another soldier rushed in, "The people in the city learned that Guan Yu was not dead, and they rioted one after another, attacking the city gate from the inside!" The squires also came to the county government with private soldiers! ”

The clanging of gold and iron outside the house was clearly audible.

"Quick! For this will be armored, and what about my sword? Where's my knife?! ”

"Ah——!h A soldier who had been stabbed in the chest and abdomen flew in upside down, lay on the ground and convulsed a few times before moving.

The agitated squire took his family's private soldiers to the county government, and the county government was relatively empty because the main force was stationed to guard the four gates of the county seat.

And Chen Gang, who strictly obeyed the order and was friendly to the people, did not take the petty officials and errand servants in the county government into prison.

At this time, they all rebelled, and the county government was quickly breached.

"Kidnap him and go to General Guan."

"It's better to hack to death with a knife!"

"Maybe he is still useful to General Guan, so he should be tied up."

"Yes, it's tied."

The veteran Chen Gang, who had not had time to put on his armor, was kicked to the ground, half of the leather armor he wore and the clothes inside were stripped of him, and only a single shirt was left for him in the cold weather, which made Chen Gang shiver with cold.

As the Jingzhou army stormed Sanmen, the people who learned that Guan Yu was not dead also fought with open fire, picked up short knives and farm tools, and with guilt and anger at Zhang Wenxuan's death, they desperately attacked the defenders of Eastern Wu at the city gate from the inside.

This time, they saw hope of victory.

Zhang Wenxuan died with the heroism of one person, and the fire planted in their hearts finally met the east wind at this moment, and began to burn violently, out of control......

The three city gates were quickly broken one after another, and the defenders in the city fled in a hurry from the west gate, and were covered and killed by the ambush soldiers laid by Liu Chan all the way, with heavy casualties.

In this battle, more than 1,300 enemies were annihilated and more than 600 were surrendered.

It wasn't that the Wu soldiers fought to the death, but that the angry county people didn't even give them a chance to surrender......

Liu Chan, Liu Feng, and Guan Yu reunited in the county, and the high-level personnel were temporarily stationed in the county government.

"Get on your knees!"

In the county government, an angry young man kicked Chen Gang, who was tied up with five flowers, to his knees.

In the light of the fire, his face was blue and purple, and it was evident that he had been treated very cordially before he came.

Chen Gang, who had long been dominated by fear, did not resist, but kowtowed like pounding garlic and cried: "The last general only acted on orders, and did not infringe on the people. The prince spares his life, and General Guan spares his life! ”

Liu Chan and Guan Yu, who were sitting at the same table, glanced at each other, and Liu Chan was the first to ask, "Where is Lu Xun's army?" ”

Chen Gang scolded the street in his heart at that time, this is the question he has asked countless times in his heart tonight.

"Go...... Went to intercept General Guan. ”

Chen Gang's tears are about to fall, what did they intercept.

"Where?"

"Uh......"

At this time, Guan Yu, who had been squinting and listening to Liu Chan's question, suddenly opened his eyes: "Huh? ”

The strong coercion instantly scared this unenterprising veteran.

"Jingcheng, they're going to Jingcheng!"

【Guan Yu's Opinion +5】

[Guan Yu's friendship is 60, Constitution +10, Long Soldier Talent +10×2, Equestrian Talent +10×2, Water Combat Talent +10×2]

[Current Opinion: 60]

[Liu Feng's Favorability +5]

[Current Opinion: 55]

【Guan Ping Opinion +5】

[Guan Ping's friendship is 70, Constitution +8, Long Soldier Talent +8×2, Equestrian Talent +8×2, Water Combat Talent +5×2]

Guan Yu's eyes immediately lit up: "Ah Dou, Lu Xun's whereabouts are actually in your hands, the second uncle has been impressed several times, but I didn't expect to underestimate you." ”

Liu Feng also praised: "The prince is a god, and he is ashamed." ”

The rest of the generals also had many praises, but Liu Chan was not lost in the praise.

Knowing Lu Xun's route in advance and knowing the results of the battles in each city, he will naturally be able to calculate his approximate location and calculate the shortest volley route.

But in the eyes of others, it is amazing, after all, Jingcheng is not the only place where the water is suitable for volleying.

Chen Gang asked tremblingly at this time: "The prince, General Guan, the last general has told the truth, is it ......?"

Liu Chan smiled slightly and said, "Lonely will not kill you." ”

Chen Gang was overjoyed, and was just about to kowtow, when the young man who had been standing behind him with a knife was also about to speak, but he heard Liu Chan continue: "Drag him out and hand him over to the people of this county." ”

Strictly speaking, the joy on Chen Gang's face did not disappear, but it was transferred to the face of the young man with a knife on the side.

"Prince Xie!"

"Nope! Don't ......! ”

Chen Gang was dragged out by the youth, tied to a tree, and was shot into a hedgehog at close range by the people borrowing the bows and arrows of the Jingzhou army......

Rationally speaking, Chen Gang was also very wronged, he did not give the order to release the arrows, and he did not infringe on the people here.

It's a pity that the people of Zhijiang at this time don't have so much reason to give him, he is a general of Eastern Wu, and that's enough.

After the victory and the killing of the thief, the people saw Liu Chan and Guan Yu and others who came out of the county government, and they bowed one after another.

"General Guan, you are finally here, Zhang Zaigong died a miserable death...... Whining. ”

For a while, the crying in the county town was endless, Guan Yu saw his face with shame, and hugged his fists and said: "It was Guan's loss, which gave the Jiangdong rats a chance, so that Zhang Xianling died tragically, and the villagers and elders ...... Suffer! ”

Let's say goodbye, and Liu Chan and others will give a deep salute together.

The people were so panicked that they didn't even dare to say that they didn't bend down to accept it.

"Folks, Liu Chan, the crown prince of Hanzhong, swears here, if Dongwu dares to offend my Jingzhou, he will be punished! To expel the thieves of Eastern Wu, he became the king of Hanzhong alone, and reduced taxes and taxes for the fathers and elders who suffered losses, so that everyone could recuperate and never break their promises. ”

"Exorcise the thieves of Eastern Wu! Keep my Jingzhou homeland! ”

"I swear not to die with the Jiangdong rats!"

Liu Chan ordered the people to open the granary, and together with the grain and grass of the Wu army captured in this battle, they took out nearly half of it with the people in the county.

The people in the county refused, but wanted to take out their own rice and grain to help the army.

After some persuasion by Liu Chan, he accepted it.

This is a conspiracy, the rice and grain are distributed to the people in the county, and if the Wu army comes back again, in order not to lose the hearts of the people, they will not dare to take it.

Of course, Liu Chan didn't think they had a chance to come back.

Seeing this, the big squires in the county donated their own grain reserves, and ordered the athletes in the family to lead private soldiers to join the army and attack Soochow together.

Among the people, there were also young people who volunteered to join the army to resist Wu.

After the Battle of Zhijiang, Liu Chan and Guan Yu's Jingzhou army grain and grass increased instead of decreasing, and the number of troops rose to more than 22,000 people, and if you count the soldiers of Eastern Wu, it can reach more than 25,000 people!

The recruits and soldiers were all broken up and mixed into Guan Yu's Jingzhou army, which not only accelerated the growth of the recruits, but also made it convenient to take care of the soldiers.

Liu Chan, who was fighting more and more people and food, calmly started his next plan......

(End of chapter)