Wow~Wow~Wow~
The water on the river bank flows slowly from west to east, only white waves appear on some large rocks, and the sound of water flows quietly.
There is no one in the quiet night, as if everything has fallen into silence. Everyone else is sleeping, but I am awake alone. There is a gentle breeze, and there are longing figures in the woods beside the river. A Chu army is gathering here.
Huo Yi stood at the edge of the forest and stared blankly at the shining river. He was the third batch of "deserters", and there were some things that made him very concerned.
"General, one thousand of our troops have been assembled. Please give me the order."
Hearing the voice of the young commander, Huo Yi's bright eyes turned to stare at him and asked.
"Nothing less?"
The young commander was stunned and replied truthfully.
"Nothing less."
This is so strange!
No matter what kind of army it is, even the elite will desert when the defeat becomes clear!
Even if he was the commander-in-chief, if he had not learned about Tai Shici's plan by chance, he would have thought that Jiangling was in danger and was in danger. Why didn't any of his soldiers deserter under such circumstances?
When Kuai Yue arranged for him to be dispersed out of the city as the third batch of "deserters", Huo Yi was confused. Could he really gather these soldiers who had "escaped"?
"You haven't really understood the soldiers of Chu State, you haven't really understood 'Chu State' yet." Kuai Yue's voice lingered in his ears, making Huo Yi a little unconvinced, but now he had to be convinced.
"Hold on."
"yes."
The young commander stepped back a few steps and sat down on the ground without saying a word.
Wow~Wow~Wow~
Not long after, many dark figures appeared on the dimly lit river.
Huo Yi stood up slightly.
"Gu~~Gu Gu~~Gu~~Gu Gu~~"
The dark shadow on the river began to adjust its direction and drive towards Huo Yi.
"Gu~gu~gugu"
After hearing the other party's response, Huo Yi walked out of the forest.
The big ship docked gently by the river, and a man who looked like a general jumped out of the ship and hugged Huo Yi.
"Please show the messenger the token."
Upon hearing this, Huo Yi took out an unknown jade pendant in the shape of a tit from his arms and handed it over. The man took the jade pendant and inspected it carefully for a while, then cupped his fists and said.
"Shi Ying, the junior commander under Lord Mu Lusu of Jiaozhou, was ordered to come here to obey the envoy's orders."
After saying that, Shi Ying handed the jade pendant back to Huo Yi, waved behind him, and another figure jumped out of the boat.
"Lan Dashan, the junior commander under Lord Mu Lusu of Jiaozhou, was ordered to come here to obey the envoy's orders."
Huo Yi only heard from Kuai Yue that the Jiaozhou Association would send at least a thousand people here to cooperate with this battle. Unexpectedly, two commanders came, and he was immediately surprised.
"I heard that there are only 2,000 troops stationed in Jiaozhou. Master Lu Su also needs to be on guard against rebels in Zhuya County. With the two generals here, aren't you afraid of chaos in Jiaozhou?"
Zhuya County is actually not within Jiaozhou, but a small island in the south of the sea. Exorbitant taxes and heavy taxes at the end of the Han Dynasty caused the Yellow Turban turmoil. Zhuya County also rebelled against the Han Dynasty at this time. However, unlike the Shanyue people in Jianning County who repeatedly plundered Kuaiji and Wu County, the ethnic minorities in Zhuya County just closed their doors and provided for themselves. Self-sufficient and no longer subject to Han court control. One of Lu Su's biggest tasks as Jiaozhou Shepherd was to recruit Zhuya County.
Shi Ying looked at Lan Dashan beside him with a smile on his face, and saw Lan Dashan replying slightly awkwardly.
"Zhuya rebelled against the Han Dynasty because the emperor was fatuous and the people could not bear the heavy taxes. Now the King of Chu has become a wise king, lightening taxes, focusing on farming, and promoting merchants. The people of Zhuya County have long wanted to return, Mr. Zhou Mu We also entered Zhuya County many times with simple servants lightly equipped to ensure that the King of Chu would not pursue Zhuya's betrayal of the Han court. We, the 60,000 people and 3,000 soldiers of Zhuya County, submitted official documents to Lord Zhou Mu a month ago. Return to Chu State again. In this war, I took the initiative to ask Lord Zhou Mu to fight."
This was an unexpected surprise. If the Chu State was not at war, this would definitely be news no less than that of General Gan Ning who defeated the Shanyue Allied Forces and regained Jianning County.
Lan Dashan may have said many nice words for the occasion, but Huo Yi was truly happy and he quickly clasped his fists and bowed.
"Now that we have returned to Dachu, you and I are brothers. You are welcome, General Lan. I am rude and have not recommended myself yet. I am Huo Yi, the commander-in-chief of Taishi Ci, the general of Mu in Jingzhou. The soldiers and horses of the two generals are from From now on, I will be in control, do you have any objections?"
Shi Ying and Lan Dashan also clasped their fists and bowed.
"I am willing to obey General Huo's orders."
Afterwards, Huo Yi organized his team and boarded a warship to sail upstream.
Three thousand Chu troops took the water route to bypass Zhang Ren's tens of thousands of Shu troops and successfully landed at Jiangjin Port, which had been reduced to ruins. Huo Yi did not dare to be careless at all, and took advantage of the night to go straight to the Yiling camp, and finally arrived at the destination of his trip before dawn.
When he looked out from the top of the mountain, he couldn't help but feel many emotions in his heart. This battle was really not easy. Jingzhou lost a lot of food, property, soldiers, and his father.
"How many soldiers and horses are currently stationed at the Yiling camp of the Shu army?"
Huo Yi asked the scouts around him who had completed a round of exploration. His voice made people feel cold.
The scout immediately reported back.
"The Yiling garrison is about 3,000 strong, definitely no more than 4,000."
Huo Yi licked his dry lips. From this moment on, there was no possibility of recovery from Shu's defeat. There was a sense of joy in his heart.
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Yiling camp. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it the Yiling Ruins. At this moment, there is only a dark, scorched earth left here.
After receiving the news that Zhang Yun and his troops had arrived at Wulin Port in the evening, Zhang Ren ordered the blockade of Wulin Port and sent people to threaten and persuade the Jiangling City defenders to surrender. At the same time, he was prepared to attack Jiangling City tomorrow and win it in a single battle. .
But Zhang Ren never expected that when he launched the final attack on Jiangling, he would receive news of the burning of grain and grass from the remnant soldiers who had escaped from Yiling. The Shu army that was attacking the city was immediately in chaos. Fortunately, the Jiangling City defenders did not have the strength to fight out of the city.
Zhang Ren finally issued an order for the entire army to retreat to Yiling.
Three more days passed.
That's right, the Shu army did not run out of ammunition and food immediately. Thanks to Zhang Yi's secret arrangement of a small granary when escorting the food and grass, it could last for seven or eight days in addition to the ten days of food and grass that the army originally carried. This was temporarily stable. Military morale.
Even so, the Shu army's food and grass supplies were about to run out.
It's time to end.
Zhang Yi walked towards Zhang Ren who was sitting on a burnt black stone.
"Zhang Yun's five thousand soldiers and horses have been stationed in Jiangling City. With the strength and morale of our army, we may not be able to defeat it. While there is still enough food and grass to support the army back to Yong'an and avoid mutiny, General, please order the withdrawal."
It's Yiling again, and it's a scorched earth again. What an irony.
Zhang Ren looked at Zhang Yi with a miserable, stiff smile on his face.
"What's going on over there with Dong Zhuojun?"
"After Zhang Yun's troops arrived at Wulin Port, the Qin Army sent 15,000 troops across the river to attack Longzhong Port. After only one battle, they were annihilated by Wenpin's 5,000 navy troops. Less than 2,000 people fled back to Xinye. I heard that Cao Cao turned from defense to attack and marched towards Wancheng."
Zhang Ren was speechless for a long time.
Zhang Yi also didn't know what to say. Did he say that Qin Jun was too useless? But thinking about himself, who knew what tricks Wenpin had prepared for Qin Jun?
While the two were silent, a messenger came over hurriedly.
"General, the king has sent an envoy to the military camp. The leader is General Yan Yan. Commander Zheng dare not open the camp gate to General Yan for fear that General Yan will directly take over the army. General, please return to the camp quickly! "
Hahaha~~
Zhang Ren suddenly laughed. Chengdu was a long way away, and the speed of message transmission was definitely not enough. After receiving the news, the king sent a third batch of envoys. It must be that after sending the first batch of envoys, he felt that they were not enough and feared that he would not be able to recruit them, so he sent a second batch of envoys. Then when the second envoy arrived in Yong'an, he received the news that the first envoy was detained, so he did not come in person. Instead, he sent accompanying officials to test the situation. He stayed in Yong'an to see the situation, and then thought of being imprisoned by Zhang Ren. Yan Yan, the general here.
"Okay! Very good!"
"The sound of waves from the East China Sea fills the sky, and skylarks are playing in the mountains. There is an autumn breeze in the court today, and the full moon is hard to make people full. The setting sun is still there like a bloody city, with layers of autumn rain and layers of coolness. Your master is like a father, and it is hard to disobey him. Who can People say I have no desires?"
"Good! What a poem! What a poem!"
Hahaha~~~
Zhang Ren was willing to risk his life and send troops for the future of Shu. Thirty thousand soldiers from Yong'an City shed their blood in Jiangling City. The upper-class nobles of Shu behind him not only did not provide support, but instead restrained him at every turn, using various methods to disrupt the morale of the army and seize military power.
"General!"
Seeing Zhang Renzhuangruo laughing maniacally, Zhang Yi couldn't help crying and knelt aside.
Zhang Ren looked up at the sky and said softly.
"Let's go, withdraw our troops."
