The wild river wind blew the military flags, and then turned into a roar in the ears.
In the face of absolute military suppression, with just one wave of attacks, the 500 defenders of Luoxian Port ran away and surrendered.
Jiangdong's army captured Luoxian Port without any effort, and then traveled two days to surround Changsha.
However, the strange thing is that after encircling Changsha, Jiangdong's army, which had always been vigorous and vigorous, became more leisurely.
When Ling Cao led 3,000 elite troops to escort the grain and grass to the military camp, loud singing even came from Ji Shu's military camp.
"Looking at the beautiful car, seizing Weiyang in the market;"
"When the dust rises, Hongmen cleverly confronts the king;"
"To attract virtuous people, fearlessly conquer the world;"
"Three chapters of law, Gaixia determines the territory of Han Dynasty."
"The wind is blowing and the clouds are flying,"
"Weijiahai is returning to his hometown,"
"A strong warrior will guard the four sides."
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Listening to the majestic rhythm in the wind, Ling Cao thought it was beautiful, but he couldn't identify what the music was. He said to his son Ling Tong with some emotion.
"Look at the official performance. In front of the enemy's army, the military advisor still has free time to sing and have fun in the military camp. It can be seen that the military advisor is already sure of victory."
"I have heard from General Zhu Zhi that both Zhou Yu and Ji Shu are masters of strategizing and winning battles thousands of miles away. Now that you are temporarily serving under Master Ji Shu, you must study hard."
Ling Tong nodded quickly and answered.
"Yes, father."
While he was talking, someone led a group of sergeants from the opposite side to come for questioning. Ling Cao quickly sent someone to answer.
After two sentences, they realized that the general Gan Ning was actually leading the patrol on the opposite side. Ling Cao hurriedly went up to meet him.
Ling Tong's eyes flashed, and he immediately saw that Ji Shu's army seemed to be relaxed, but in fact it was tight inside and loose outside. He glanced at the woods in the distance suspiciously, wondering if there was an ambush hidden inside.
Withdrawing his gaze, Ling Tong and the other two commanders also went to see Gan Ning. When they stepped forward, they heard Gan Ning speaking to Ling Cao.
"General Ling, thank you for your hard work escorting the grain and grass! As soon as you arrive, our army can fight with peace of mind."
It turned out that when Ji Shu led his army to attack Luoxian Port, he did not carry much food and grass in order to reduce the weight of the ship, and the most important supplies were transported by land from Chaisang.
Ling Cao was ordered by Zhu Zhi to lead 3,000 soldiers to escort grain and grass and support Ji Shu in attacking the four counties of Jingnan.
"The young general is just doing small things like transporting food. I don't dare to say how hard it is."
Ling Cao didn't know Gan Ning's temperament, but he only knew that he was one level higher than him. Faced with the concern of his superiors, Ling Cao naturally became frightened and humble.
Gan Ning could see Ling Cao's restraint at a glance, but to be honest, except for Sun Ce, he didn't have a clear sense of superiority and inferiority to anyone else.
Those who fight together on the battlefield are brothers.
Gan Ning laughed loudly and pulled Ling Cao towards the military camp without any explanation.
"Hahaha, let's take a walk and take you to visit the military camp. It's time to eat now. Although we don't have good wine or meat to entertain you, the food we have here is still good."
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It was indeed time to eat. At this time, Ji Shu, Zhao Yun, Xu Sheng, and Lu Xun were among the soldiers, eating lunch and chatting with the soldiers.
Ji Shujun's luxurious lunch includes a bowl of mushroom soup, which is pure, natural and pollution-free; a steamed bun with meat sandwich, cut it, put in a few slices of seasonal vegetables, add a thin slice of pork, sprinkle with some salt, and taste Fresh and mellow, it is loved by soldiers. Finally, some white-flour steamed buns are provided, which you can get for free until you are full. It is really very conscientious.
Huang Yueying did not come with this expedition. Firstly, Yueying returned home after a long absence, and Ji Shu wanted her to spend more time with her parents. Secondly, Ji Shu also kept an eye on it. With Yueying in charge of Jiangxia, he was not afraid of what others might do. Come.
As for Lu Xun, because he is younger than Han Zong, Ji Shu is naturally even less likely to arrange a military position for him. After accepting him as his disciple, Ji Shu kept him by his side and told Lu Xun some of his experiences in the army whenever he had time.
Since it was a class, Han Zong, who was Ji Shu's eldest disciple, was naturally among them. Ji Shu gave them a good introduction. Ji Shu originally thought that Han Zong would have some resistance to Lu Xun's background, but he didn't expect that Han Zong would take good care of his junior brother regardless of his past grudges.
But Lu Xun didn’t feel so good. Although he was young, he understood the ways of the world very early. From the depth of Han Zong's eyes, Lu Xun saw something different from Ji Shu.
That was something Lu Xun had often seen in others over the past six months or so. It was so familiar that he could feel it with his eyes closed.
This is hostility.
Lu Xun didn't expect that Han Zong started to have a city at such a young age, although he was not qualified to say so.
But sometimes this look really made Lu Xun feel on edge. Fortunately, since the battle to attack Luoxian Port began, Han Zong didn't have time to follow Ji Shu for lectures, because he was already a member of the Yulin Army.
At the moment, Ji Shu was taking Lu Xun to eat. Surrounded by soldiers from the Han army who surrendered and were incorporated into the Yulin Army.
Ji Shu told Lu Xun that if you want to be a good general, you must either make the soldiers think the same as you involuntarily; or you must understand the soldiers' thoughts and let them think the same as you.
"How's it going? Did anyone in the army bully you?"
Ji Shu looked around and asked another question. This was not only to teach Lu Xun, but it was also a question that he was very concerned about.
The soldier sitting next to Ji Shu was a little nervous at first, but after chatting for a long time, he relaxed a lot, and he spoke first.
"General, no! We can't be brothers unless we fight!"
hehe
Everyone couldn't help but laugh a few times, and Ji Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that their expressions didn't look like they were forcing smiles.
"If there is anything else that makes you worried or dissatisfied, please tell me. Now that you have become a soldier of my Yulin Army, I will treat everyone equally."
The soldier finished the meat buns in his hand and said with a silly smile.
"What worries or dissatisfaction can there be? As a surrendered soldier, not only do I not have to be sent to be a slave, but my family can also be assigned land to cultivate, and my brothers have nothing to say to me. If I am worried, I am only afraid that Lord Sun Ce does not want this Jingzhou. It is inappropriate. The King of Chu!"
Seeing many people agreeing, Ji Shu smiled.
"Don't worry about this. As far as I know, Bo Fu, our lord will never spit out the meat he has eaten. He will only think that the meat is not enough!"
Everyone laughed for a while, then Gan Ning came over with four people and shouted from a distance.
"Zi Yuan, everything is ready, it's time to start the war!"
Ji Shu was immediately overjoyed. There was nothing wrong with this batch of grain and grass, and he felt confident.
He took Gan Ning and others to sit down to eat. After finishing the meal, Ji Shu and others went to the front to investigate the enemy's situation.
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Ji Shu led 3,000 soldiers and horses to a place five or six hundred paces outside the city and stopped to watch, which caused a commotion among the soldiers in the city. You must know that there were only 4,000 Han troops in the entire city of Changsha.
Ji Shu, Gan Ning, Zhao Yun, Xu Sheng, and Lu Xun led a group of shield soldiers to the nearest hilltop and looked over.
The city wall of Changsha is about 6 meters high. The abundant rainfall and numerous mountains and forests in Jingnan area make the climate extremely humid, so the city wall of Changsha is covered with moss.
Although it has not experienced the wasted years, it already has an ancient atmosphere.
Under the sunlight, it looks like a fortress made of bluestone.
"It would be difficult to attack by force. The city wall is high enough and slippery. This is not a small city wall like Dangtu."
Ji Shu pointed to the city and said as if he was facing a formidable enemy.
"It's not as defenseless as Jiangxia City now. If we attack by force, we may inevitably suffer 2 to 1 casualties."
"Fortunately, our army has an overwhelming advantage in terms of strength. I plan to make a big splash and focus on attacking the heart."
Zhao Yun thought about it carefully and said.
"Zi Yuan, although what you said makes sense, I'm afraid that if time drags on for too long, the whole battle situation will change again."
"Haha, I just want to buy time!"
Seeing Ji Shu say this with a smile, everyone couldn't help but feel a little confused. Zhao Yun looked at Ji Shu and was about to continue asking.
"careful!"
Hearing Gan Ning's shout, Zhao Yun suddenly felt a chilling warning sign in his heart, and he suddenly raised his gun and stood in front of Ji Shu.
boom!
First there was a muffled sound, and then there was a tearing sound of a sharp weapon entering flesh.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that it was Gan Ning who quickly grabbed the shield of a soldier next to him and blocked it in front of Ji Shu.
The long arrow shot through the shield and pierced Gan Ning's shoulder before getting stuck.
It's too late, but it's soon.
Gan Ning shouted and fell to the ground. Only then did a group of shield soldiers around him react and hurriedly stepped forward to put up a large shield to block everyone behind them.
"Brother Gan?!!"
Ji Shu, Zhao Yun, and Xu Sheng exclaimed in unison and hurriedly stepped forward to help Gan Ning up. Xu Sheng pulled out the sword from his waist and cut off an arrow that was still attached to the shield. Ji Shu held Gan Ning down. The wound on the shoulder made the blood flow slower.
"Not dead yet."
Gan Ning smiled while frowning in a mischievous manner.
This kind of behavior reminded Ji Shu of a child getting an injection in the hospital, and he couldn't help asking in a fit of laughter and tears.
"How about it?"
Zhao Yun observed it and replied.
"There are no barbs, there is no bone penetration, and it can be pulled out."
As he spoke, Zhao Yun suddenly pulled out the broken arrow before Gan Ning could react.
"Oh~~"
Gan Ning didn't want to cry out in pain, but was startled by Zhao Yun's sudden blow.
"Take it easy~~"
By the time Gan Ning said it, Zhao Yun had already dropped the arrow, tore off a corner of Gan Ning's body and bandaged it up.
Who would have thought that Gan Ning was actually angry about this.
"Why are you tearing my clothes off! The arrow I blocked for Ziyuan is tearing him off no matter what!"
Not to mention that Ji Shu and Xu Sheng rolled their eyes, Zhao Yun was just stunned and said seriously.
"I just saw that the fabric of your clothes is good and the bandage is comfortable, so I didn't think much about it."
Phew~~
Lu Xun from behind looked at several people lying there with pools of blood on their bodies, but they were talking about this kind of topic, and for some reason he couldn't hold back his laughter. Then he quickly covered his mouth again.
"Hehehe~~"
Gan Ning stopped caring and scolded with a smile.
"His uncle, I was ambushed by Wenpin and Zhuge Liang in Xiakou and I didn't suffer such serious injuries! I didn't expect that there is an arrow god hidden in this small Changsha."
Everyone couldn't help but feel solemn after talking about this.
Generally, large shields are made of wood, with iron edges and iron sheets covering the surface. This is enough to withstand ordinary bows and arrows. Only the tower shield is made of pure iron, but aside from the manufacturing cost, the exaggerated weight is also a fatal flaw. Its main function is actually to deal with cavalry, not arrows.
It can be said that if you can easily shoot through a large shield, you must use a strong bow, and this is still 500 steps away.
"I'm also good at archery. I can use a six-stone bow. Although I can shoot 500 steps away, I can't penetrate a large shield. I'm afraid I'm using a nine-stone bow! Haha, I didn't expect Liu Biao's subordinates to still shoot. There is such talent!”
Ji Shu thought about it. He had known that there was an arrow god here, otherwise he would not have brought a team of shield soldiers to follow him. However, he did not have a specific concept of the ancient strong bow.
On weekdays, Ji Shu only saw that the effective range of bows and arrows used by ordinary soldiers was 100 steps. The lethality was greatly reduced beyond 150 steps, but here it was 500 steps away.
Such a big gap?
Cold sweat broke out behind Ji Shu's back.
