It is unrealistic to attack Jiangling through siege.
Everyone discussed for a while, but no detailed strategy was discussed.
Therefore, Yang Ling planned to arrive at Jiangling City first and then make other plans.
"Send my military order to break camp immediately and head to Jiangling."
Yang Ling said in a deep voice,
"In addition, we sent people back to Xiangyang to inform Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, asking them to lead the warships south and guard Xiakou."
Although Lankouju was captured by Cao's army, Liu Bei, Liu Qi, and even Jiangdong's navy still had the possibility of entering the Han River from Xiakou and attacking Cao's rear.
When Yang Ling captured Xiangyang City, most of the navy was taken away by Guan Yu.
Although the remaining warships are not enough to attack Jiangling from the waterway, they are still enough to defend Xiakou.
Moreover, Cao's army also had such a powerful weapon as the Fierce Fire Oil Tank.
If Liu Bei and his warships arrive, they will never come back!
Following Yang Ling's order, Cao Jun immediately took action.
After two days of rapid march, they successfully arrived at Jiangling.
There is no cover within a hundred steps outside Jiangling City. If you want to attack by force, there is no barrier at all.
The moat surrounding the city was thirty paces wide and ten paces deep.
Jiangling City is tall and solid. Looking from a distance, the city walls are piled with various defensive equipment.
"It deserves to be a fortified city comparable to Xiangyang. This Jiangling City is indeed majestic and magnificent!"
Gan Ning on the side couldn't help but sigh.
If Wei Yan hadn't taken the initiative to surrender, Cao Jun would have paid a heavy price if he wanted to capture Xiangyang City.
But this time they attacked Jiangling City, there was no internal response in the city.
What should we do?
Yang Ling had no clue for a while and could only temporarily order the army to camp outside the city.
…
On top of Jiangling City.
Looking at Cao Jun who was setting up camp in the distance, Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others had no intention of leaving the city to harass them.
"Looking at the posture of Cao's army, it seems that they are planning to surround us."
Liu Bei said softly.
"Although Cao's army has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, Jiangling has copper walls and iron walls, and stores a large amount of grain and grass. The Yangtze River can continuously transport grain and grass."
"Where does Yang Ling get the confidence that he can win Jiangling City?"
Liu Qi said disdainfully.
Since escaping to Jiangling City, he has not been idle.
Relying on Liu Biao's status as the eldest son and Zhuge Liang's lobbying, Wuling Prefect Jin Xuan, Changsha Prefect Han Xuan, Guiyang Prefect Zhao Fan, and Lingling Prefect Liu Du expressed their willingness to serve Liu Qi as their leader, and sent people to send a large amount of money and food.
Now Liu Qi and Liu Bei are definitely considered to be strong soldiers and strong horses.
Not to mention defending Jiangling, he even had the ambition to counterattack Cao Jun and regain Xiangyang!
"Having said that, we can't be careless. After all, Yang Ling is extremely cunning!"
Zhuge Liang smiled lightly.
"What the military advisor said is absolutely true."
Everyone nodded.
At this moment, Jian Yong quickly walked up to the city wall and said with a smile,
"Lord, Zhou Mu, good news! Jiangdong's envoy is coming soon and is heading towards the city."
After hearing this, everyone was immediately refreshed!
Cao Cao dominated several states and was extremely powerful.
With only half of Jingzhou, it was extremely difficult to fight against him.
The most sensible thing is to join forces with Jiangdong to fight against Cao!
Now that the Jiangdong envoy has arrived, how can we not make everyone happy?
"Zhou Mu, let's go over and greet Jiangdong's envoy right now?"
Zhuge Liang smiled.
Liu Qi hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said,
"Okay, everything depends on uncle."
Everyone got off the top of the city and headed straight to the pier in the south of the city.
At this time, on the Yangtze River outside Jiangling City, a warship with the flag "Sun" was slowly approaching.
I saw a handsome and tall man standing at the bow of the boat.
Looking at the majestic Jiangling City in front of him, he couldn't help but smile and said,
"With just this Jiangling City, Yang Ling must not be able to capture it, right?"
"Gong Jin's words are wrong. Nothing is absolute. Besides, Yang Ling has a plan of ghosts and gods. Maybe he really has a way to capture Jiangling."
A Qingshan scholar came forward, shook his head and smiled.
good.
These two are the envoys sent by Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and Lu Su.
After listening to Lu Su's words, Zhou Yu just smiled indifferently and seemed not to take it to heart.
Just then, their ship docked at the dock.
Zhou Yu, Lu Su and others had just stepped off the boat when they met Liu Bei and others.
"You must be the Governor Zhou Gongjin, and this person should be Mr. Zijing, right?"
Liu Bei came forward enthusiastically, held their hands, and said with a smile,
"It's better to be famous than to meet!"
"Uncle Liu Huang is so polite. You, Zhou Mu, and Mr. Kong Ming are also very generous. Compared with you, we are far behind!"
Lu Su smiled.
After the two sides exchanged business information, Liu Bei, Liu Qi and others led Zhou Yu and his party into Jiangling City.
The lobby of the Sheriff's Mansion.
After everyone sat down, Liu Bei went straight to the topic.
"To be honest, I invited you two here today to discuss joining forces to fight against Cao!"
Zhou Yu and Lu Su looked at each other, then smiled lightly and said,
"That's exactly why we came here!"
When Liu Bei and others heard this, their faces suddenly showed joy.
But Zhou Yu continued,
"But before that, Your Excellency has a question."
"Oh, please tell me directly, Governor Zhou."
"We in Jiangdong sincerely join forces with you to fight against Cao, but we don't know what Zhou Mu means?"
Zhou Yu said, his eyes already falling on Liu Qi.
After becoming the lord of Jiangdong and stabilizing the situation in Jiangdong, Sun Quan intended to expand outward.
But Zhang Liao was in charge of Hefei, and Sun Quan sent troops to attack many times, but all failed.
Therefore, he focused on Jiangxia County to the east of Jiangxi.
In the past few years, Jiangdong and Jiangxia have also fought fiercely several times, and the two sides have a lot of hatred.
So when Zhou Yu finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense!
Liu Bei smiled slightly,
"Don't worry, Governor Zhou. Zhou Mu and I are sincerely resisting Cao!"
"That's right. The enemy is now, and the previous grudges can be put aside for the time being."
Liu Qi said in a dull voice.
"If that's the case, then we can rest assured."
Zhou Yu nodded,
"I wonder what kind of joint approach Uncle Liu Huang wants?"
Liu Bei nodded towards Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang stepped forward knowingly, pointed to the hung map, and talked eloquently,
"Yang Ling's army has excellent soldiers and armor, and the soldiers have amazing fighting power. If it is a head-on confrontation, we are no match."
"After discussions between the lord and the state pastor, we decided to rely on Jiangling's strength to fight against Cao's army."
"At the same time, we also ask the Governor and Mr. Zijing to mobilize the Jiangdong Navy to march with us from Xiakou to the Han River."
"As long as we capture the Han River, not only will the siege of Jiangling be broken without attack, but we can also take advantage of the situation and attack Xiangyang directly."
"I wonder what Governor Zhou and Mr. Zijing think?"
