Compared with Ji Shu's small fight in Xiaopei City when he was experimenting with stone carts, Zhou Yu's side was already in a heated fight.
The two ports to the east and south of Guangling City had long been captured by Zhou Yu. Zhou Yu asked Zhu Zhi to lead 5,000 naval troops to continue to cruise westward to attack the coastal areas, and asked Huang Zhong to lead 5,000 elite troops to surround Guangling City.
There were three thousand Han troops guarding Guangling City, led by a young general named Fu Shiren. This person does have some skills, but unfortunately his character is extremely poor and he is a shameless pervert. I saw Fu Shiren standing at the top of Guangling City at this time, shouting to the Chu army below the city at the top of his voice without fear.
"You dare to run back to Guangling City like a bereaved dog. When my lord's army arrives, all of you will become my prisoners!"
After taking a few glances, Fu Shiren immediately became excited with his eyes shining.
"Hey, you brought some girls to this battle. Could it be that after the battle is defeated, you want to use these girls to honor grandpa so that grandpa can let you live?"
"Hahaha~~"
The surrounding Han troops burst into laughter, and their worries about being surrounded by the Chu troops were dissipated.
Speaking as if he had already won, Fu Shiren's eyes began to look for the target. Suddenly, he saw Sun Shangxiang, and he could no longer move his eyes. He licked his dry lips, swallowed, and shouted again.
"In this case, I can't think about it. Huang Zhong, keep this girl next to you for me! Anyway, you are already half old, and the gun is probably no longer needed. Give her to grandpa. Grandpa will let you live when the time comes."
"General, where are we?"
"Then, the general will show you an old man pushing a cart in the military camp. When the general is finished, I will let you have a taste of the soup!"
"well!"
The city of Guangling was filled with joy, and it was unimaginable that they had been surrounded by the Chu army.
Regardless of whether this was Fu Shiren's method to boost morale or whether it was due to his nature, all Chu people were angered by it.
"Second brother, what is an 'old man's cart'?"
Sun Shangxiang has been favored by thousands of people since he was a child, but he didn't know that there were so many dirty words. After hearing this, he turned to Sun Quan in confusion. But he found that Sun Quan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his hair seemed to stand on end.
"These are dirty words, why are you asking?"
Sun Quan glared at Xiangxiang, not that he meant to scold Xiangxiang, but his eyes and tone were too scary, making Xiangxiang pout in aggrievedness.
Sun Quan ignored her and turned to look at Huang Zhong. He had long heard that Huang Zhong's archery skills were unparalleled in the world. Although he didn't know how much exaggeration there was, at least he must be the best among the Chu army.
"General Huang, can you shoot this thief?"
"Don't worry, young master, Huang Zhong will not give up until this thief is killed!"
Huang Zhong lost his son in his early years and had no children. He had already doted on his good disciple Sun Shangxiang as if he were his daughter. How could he allow a young enemy general to be so insulted? The killing intent in his heart has already reached its peak!
With his eyes firmly fixed on the enemy general, Huang Zhong took out his unicorn bow, unstringed the arrow, and shot out in one go.
Whoosh! A meteor streaked across the battlefield.
Seeing Huang Zhong's bow, Fu Shiren smiled coldly, and his body reflexively wanted to dodge, but he immediately came back to his senses. What's the hurry? What are you afraid of?
Just for this short moment of hesitation, the smile on Fu Shiren's face froze. Something passed through his throat and hit the tower behind him with a bang.
Becoming unable to breathe!
Fu Shiren reached out to touch his throat. There was a hole there, and the blood spurting out made his hands tremble.
How could there be such a fast arrow? !
This was Fu Shiren's last thought before he fell to the ground. If he had known that Huang Zhong had shot through a large shield and injured Gan Ning from four to five hundred steps away, he might not have had such a ridiculous idea.
"good!"
"General Huang is mighty!"
There was silence at the top of Guangling City, and the Chu army suddenly cheered in unison.
Huang Zhong put down his long bow, drew his sharp sword and shouted.
"Siege the city!"
The siege of Guangling began, and the Chu soldiers roared angrily.
"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!"
In Huaiyin City, Xu Han's 40,000 troops were quietly stationed here. It can be said that in addition to the local garrison forces, the entire main force of Xu Han is concentrated here.
"Military advisor, Guangling City has been under attack for three days. Please send troops quickly."
Mi Zhu hurriedly walked into Zhuge Liang's room and urged Zhuge Liang again to send troops for rescue. Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang stared at the map motionless and asked.
"Is Guangling lost now?"
"What do you mean, military advisor? Although Guangling has not been lost yet, if we don't send troops, I'm afraid it will only fall in the next two days."
Mi Zhu was stunned for a moment and then answered Zhuge Liang's question honestly.
But Zhuge Liang obviously didn't think so. He turned to look at Mi Zhu, shook his head and smiled.
"Zizhong, don't be anxious. There are only three thousand defenders in Guangling City. The defender was killed and the army's morale has been weakened. It would have been lost long ago. Can it still hold on until now?"
Zhuge Liang's words made Mi Zhu's heart skip a beat, as if she sensed something.
"The military counselor is saying that Zhou Yu's purpose is to besiege the city and bring reinforcements? Then military counselor, what are your plans?"
Looking at the slightly impatient Mi Zhu, Zhuge Liang sighed softly. Mi Fang's death indeed had some impact on Mi Zhu.
As for what Zhuge Liang thought, his idea was very simple.
Counting local military strength, Zhuge Liang's weight is indeed more than twice that of Zhou Yu, but when it comes to water battles, this advantage is far from enough. He could only attract Zhou Yu's main force ashore, severely damage Zhou Yu, and then march to Jiangdong.
Guangling City was the bait thrown by Zhuge Liang. He was waiting for Zhou Yu's main force to swallow Guangling City, and then he quickly sent troops to surround Guangling and fight with it on land.
It's just that Zhou Yu is not an easy person. He hesitated to bite the bait. Instead, he took the Han army in Guangling as hostages to attract Zhuge Liang to send troops for rescue.
Zhuge Liang hesitated. If he did not save his troops, it would have a bad impact on the army. If he had sent troops before Zhou Yu's main force was discovered, Zhuge Liang was sure that Zhou Yu would have ambushed them all and then retreated to the river, leaving no arrangements for Zhuge Liang. Surrounded by time.
How to retain Zhou Yu's main force is a problem that Zhuge Liang has been thinking about these days. It would be better to say that Zhou Yu had no intention of conquering the city and engaging in a decisive battle with the Han army.
Zhou Yu is too careful!
This is very different from his previous fighting style, but Zhuge Liang also understands that this battle is not only related to Xu Han's life and death, but also related to the rise and fall of Chu State.
"Military advisor, since you are not going to rescue Guangling, then give me 20,000 soldiers and horses. I will cross the river and rush into the hinterland of Jiangdong. See if Zhou Yu shows up!"
At some point, Zhang Fei walked into the room, and his rough voice interrupted Zhuge Liang's thoughts.
Zhuge Liang shook his head tiredly and sighed.
"Many of our soldiers do not know how to use water, and Xuzhou lacks craftsmen who are good at shipbuilding. They mostly use troop-carrying ships. How can they compete with the Chu army's warships on the river? Moreover, Zhou Yu's troops cruising in the west are specialized in water warfare all year round. , the veteran Zhu Zhi who guards the Jiangdong portal!"
Zhang Fei is a simple man, but that doesn't mean he has no brains. He has followed Liu Bei for many years. He has been able to win so many battles and was named a general by Liu Bei. This speaks volumes.
"A river is so wide, I don't believe that Zhu Zhi can control it all. I gathered 20,000 troops and crossed the river at night to kill him. What could Zhu Zhi's 5,000 naval troops who were waiting ashore do anything to me?"
What Zhang Fei said makes sense, but it still doesn't work.
Failure to defeat the Chu navy meant that a supply line could not be established on the river. How to solve the problem of food and grass?
What's the point of running to the other side? Is it necessary to support war with war, burning, killing and looting?
In this way, Liu Bei's reputation is over, and the entire Xu Han's reputation is over. Liu Bei could no longer represent the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty and became what Sun Ce called a traitor!
This is not what Liu Bei wants to see, nor is it what Zhuge Liang wants to see.
etc!
Didn't Zhou Yu think about this? How does he plan to respond?
Zhou Yu's hidden main movements may be the key.
What is he waiting for? Are you waiting for Zhuge Liang's reinforcements? Or are you waiting for the surprise attack on Jiangdong?
Zhuge Liang walked to the map again, his eyes quickly moved around the map, and he quickly marked the locations involved in the war. When his eyes fell on a blank spot on the map, all his thoughts were filled with joy.
Attacking Guangling is a cover-up, besieging the city for reinforcements is a cover-up, Zhu Zhi's coastal harassment is also a cover-up, Zhou Yu's real goal is here!
Sure enough, Zhou Yu is still the same Zhou Yu...
