Although the war is now underway, Liu Mang still held a wedding ceremony for Zhao Yun and Ma Yunlu.
The city of Jiangling was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the officers and soldiers of the Han army sincerely wished the newlyweds their best wishes.
Zhao Yun had a high reputation in the army, and he loved his soldiers as much as his own son, and was deeply admired by his soldiers.
"Thank you all, I'll drink it after the wedding!"
"After winning this battle and driving away Cao's thieves, Zilong is willing to treat you all to a good drink!"
"If the thief Cao is not eliminated for a day, Zilong will feel uneasy!"
Zhao Yun personally boosted morale, and everyone in Jiangling City was united, waiting for Cao Ren's arrival!
…
Twenty miles outside Jiangling City, Cao Jun's camp was set up.
After learning that Cao Chun and Zhang Xiu died in battle, Cao Ren once again thought of the Battle of Bowangpo that day!
It was Liu Mang who burned Baihe and his brother Cao Hong to death.
"Liu Changqing...the blood debt between you and me has now been added to another debt!"
"Sima Yi, why did Liu Mang kill Chundi but didn't hurt you?"
"As a subordinate, you didn't protect your superior!"
Facing Cao Ren's questioning, Sima Yi also had trouble speaking.
He was just a civil servant, and he escaped first and saved his life.
Let him challenge Zhao Yun and Gan Ning?
What kind of international joke are you kidding?
"General Zixiao, Zhongda has tried his best. He almost defeated Zhang Ren and almost surrounded Liu Mang."
"It's a pity that Liu Mang is cunning, and his subordinate Gan Ning is a tiger and wolf general, so he took advantage of it and killed General Cao Chun!"
Xu Huang interceded for Sima Yi, and the latter was very grateful.
"General Zixiao, now that our army has been defeated for a while, it would not be a good idea to punish the soldiers again."
Liu Ye spoke in time. Sima Yi represented the interests of the noble clan and could not easily cause trouble.
As a filial son of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao originally did not assign Liu Ye to go on the expedition, but this man actually asked to go in order to make meritorious service.
"What you said makes sense. Are the siege equipment ready?"
Cao Ren looked at Liu Ye, his eyes filled with contempt.
These so-called clan members of the Han Dynasty either left their bodies and ate plain food to avoid the war in the Central Plains; or they sold their ancestors for glory and became subordinates of the princes.
On the contrary, it was Liu Bei who made Cao Ren admire him, no matter he was a mat weaver and shoe seller before, or he was displaced and became a new wanderer general.
This guy has never forgotten his lofty ambitions. This kind of talent is the most terrifying and worthy of Meng De's opponent!
"Don't worry, General Zixiao, the catapult is ready!"
"In the coming days, we must destroy Jiangling City and destroy everyone!"
"After Guandu, our army rarely uses catapults, haha!"
Although Liu Ye was a filial son, he was far-sighted and had a lot of skills.
In the Battle of Guandu that year, it was Liu Ye's invention of the stone cart that was able to defeat Yuan Shaojun's Jinglan.
Now Liu Ye goes to war again, and his opponent is Liu Bei, who is also a member of the Han clan.
It's a pity that Liu Ye didn't show mercy, but wanted to use his fellow sect as a stepping stone to help him climb higher!
"Zi Yang, thank you for speaking up!"
Sima Yi bowed his hands and saluted. Just now he felt Cao Ren's murderous intention. He really wanted to kill him!
"Zhongda is welcome!"
Liu Ye smiled calmly: "You and I are both from famous families, so we must help each other."
Liu Ye always wanted to integrate into the Yingchuan gentry, but unfortunately Xun Yu didn't buy it, and Xun You also objected.
Now that the representatives of the Yingchuan gentry were replaced by Chen Qun and Sima Yi, these two people would not refuse anyone who came.
"Don't worry Ziyang, you will be one of your own from now on, no need to say anything more!"
"Zhongda, let's see how I use my stone chariot to defeat Jiangling tomorrow!"
…
The next day.
Cao Ren personally commanded, and Cao's army relied on their superior strength to slowly push the stone cart onto the battlefield.
Fengchu and Pang Tong were well prepared. He spread cowhide on the city wall to withstand the stone bullets from the stone carts.
"I thought Cao Ren would have some new tricks, but I didn't expect that Ma Deheng would actually play with the rest."
Liu Mang was very disappointed. Liu Ye was still arrogant now, thinking how advanced his stone-making vehicle was.
Little did they know that Ma Jun had already made a new round of improvements on the basis of the stone car.
If the two sides were to fight each other with stones and chariots, Liu Ye would be the loser!
boom!
The heavy stone bullets from the stone cart hit the city wall. Fortunately, the cowhide was used to relieve the force, so the city wall was not damaged.
Liu Ye looked proud, the stone chariot was his proud work.
The victory in Guandu that day was about to be repeated!
"General Zixiao, my stone cart will take more time to load."
"Today we might as well withdraw our troops and order the soldiers to cut down the trees quickly to make more stone carts!"
"As long as there are more than thirty vehicles, Jiangling City is guaranteed to be turned into ruins!"
Now there are only ten stone-throwing carts, and Jiangling City is unable to fight back. What a grand scene it would be if thirty carts were throwing stones at the same time?
Thinking of this, Cao Ren made a decisive decision and ordered his soldiers to retreat and cooperate with Liu Ye's plan as soon as possible.
"Sir, have you thought of any clever ideas?"
Liu Mang smiled and asked Pang Tong, Feng Chu has always liked to take risks, and his resourcefulness is no less than Wolong.
"In my opinion, the stone chariots have shown great power today, and General Dogman will definitely feel that the more the better."
"But someone has a plan that can completely render the stone car useless!"
"Tomorrow, the crown prince will know the outcome, so there is no need to worry!"
After Pang Tong finished speaking, he walked down the tower on his own.
"Brother Xian, isn't Mr. Pang too drunk?"
Liu Cong still has lingering fears about the power of the stone cart.
"Brother, don't worry. The more Mr. Pang drinks, the more powerful his schemes become!"
Liu Mang has absolute trust in Pang Tong, and now he welcomes Jiangdong's guest-Zhuge Jin.
"Tzuyu, Jiangling is in a bad situation today."
"Then Cao Ren uses stone carts. If the number is not too small, Jiangling may have been destroyed!"
"Although cowhide can withstand stone bullets, it cannot protect everything."
Sun Quan saw clearly, and he became more and more confident that he could attack Hefei in exchange for the four counties in Jingnan.
Nowadays, under the rule of Liu Bei, these four counties can be said to be a prosperous country and a strong people.
As long as Soochow gets the land of the four counties, it will be a sure-profit deal!
Zhuge Jin nodded and prepared to go to discuss with Zhao Yun.
The moment he walked into the hall, the person sitting in the main seat turned out to be Liu Mang!
"Your Majesty? Why did you come to Jingzhou?"
Zhuge Jin was shocked. If it was Zhao Yun who could still talk, but if it were Liu Mang, it wouldn't be possible!
"Mr. Ziyu, if you say that, you are going too far."
"I regard Fourth Uncle Zhao as my biological uncle, how could I not come? What's more, Uncle Ziyi is here."
"I wonder why Mr. Ziyu came here this time?"
Liu Mang smiled, but it doubled Zhuge Jin's pressure.
"Your Majesty, my lord Wu Hou has always attached great importance to the Sun-Liu Alliance."
"Now Jiangling is besieged by Cao's army. As long as the prince agrees to cede the four counties of Jingnan, Wuhou will decide to send troops to Hefei!"
"In this way, Jiangling will be able to be worry-free..."
At the end of the sentence, Zhuge Jin couldn't help but blush.
What kind of bullshit are the conditions Sun Quan offered?
"Mr. Ziyu, please come back. Why does the Han army need help?"
