Baidi City.
On the river, more than a dozen fighting ships have been equipped with trebuchets and are attacking on three sides of Baidi City. It is not necessary to say that there is a three-dimensional siege but one is missing. Although this place is conducive to defense, there is no way to retreat. It is only in order to save some manpower that Ji Shu only demarcates three attack directions.
In the distance, on a mountainside on the shore, several people were drinking tea leisurely, where the entire battlefield could be clearly seen.
The bright sunshine shines on the mountains, casting a shadow. At this time, Pang Tong was hiding in the shade of a tree, holding a volume of wild books and reading fascinatedly. Yueying smashed a piece of fruit over and said.
"Senior brother, can you stop being lazy all the time? Help Ziyuan more when you have time."
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Pang Tong, who was hit by the fruit in his arms, was stunned for a moment before he came back to his senses and said angrily.
"Come on, you and your wife work together and you can cut through gold, what do you have to do with me?"
Yueying snorted a few times, and there was a bit of female deceit in her eyes.
"You are usually lazy and do the errands assigned by your elder brother. I won't expose you. But this time Ziyuan leads the army alone. If he doesn't succeed, it won't look good when he comes back. Please give me more food and tell me if you find any problems as soon as possible. , I don’t think you have too many ideas!”
Yes, it’s true that the junior sister who got married was the one who threw the water away. The ancients never deceived me!
Pang Tong gave Yueying a big roll of his eyes.
"Since you already know, you should know how much trouble he has gotten himself into. It's too late to be worried now."
The purpose of this expedition is naturally not Yong'an County, but the entire Shu Kingdom. Before the expedition, Ji Shu still had to keep it secret. After the expedition, he would naturally have to tell the truth to the commanders Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and Yueying.
At present, the process can only be said to have just taken the first step, and the Baidi City in front of us is just a small stumbling block.
Ji Shu still had 32,000 troops at his disposal, and the entire Shu Kingdom could mobilize an army of 100,000.
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This is not only to defeat the Shu army, but also to capture most of Shu before Qin and Wei can react, making it a foregone conclusion.
The five of them discussed two plans, and they have been arguing over this for the past few days.
"Senior Brother~~Senior Brother~~"
Yueying sat next to Pang Tong and pushed her gently with one hand. Her coquettish look made people laugh, and Pang Tong shuddered.
"Stop, stop, stop! Got it, got it."
Yueying stuck out her tongue.
Ji Shu just laughed a few times and filled up the lady's teacup with the teapot.
Not long after the three of them finished speaking, a guard led Huo Yi to the edge. Two steps away, Huo Yi stood still and held his fist.
"Huo Yi is here under orders. I wonder what the military advisor has ordered."
"Don't be nervous, sit down, sit down."
Huo Yi was still hesitant, so Ji Shu stood up and pulled him to sit on the empty seat next to him, then sat back and spoke.
"A few days ago, when the Habayashi Army attacked the city, a commander was hit by a stray arrow and died. Are you willing to transfer him?"
Huo Yi felt something in his heart. Although the battle when he was ambushed not long ago was very thrilling, he thought that he had some credit for allowing the military advisors to grasp Zhang Ren's movements.
The Yulin Army is the elite of the army. This army must be used to overcome difficulties. I am afraid it will be a bit more dangerous than under General Xu Sheng. However, the Chu State only has three elite troops. Those who can serve among them are half a level above the generals of the same level. After hard training, they may become generals when they are transferred out again.
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Huo Yi couldn't help but feel moved, and answered with clasped fists.
"Huo Yi obeys all orders from the military advisor."
"Okay, you go back and report to Xu Sheng first. After the handover is completed, report to the Yulin Army immediately. I will explain to Wei Yan."
"The general takes command."
The war had just begun, and Ji Shu did not dare to be careless about maintaining the combat effectiveness of the army, not to mention that Huo Yi was indeed a general worthy of training.
After sending Huo Yi away, Ji Shu discussed the movements of the Shu army with Pang Tong.
"Shiyuan, what do you think Zhang Ren will do next?"
Pang Tong didn't want to pay attention to him at first, but when he thought about the promise he had just made to his junior sister, he couldn't help but put down the book and thought about it carefully.
Zhang Ren has only three choices now:
The first is to stick to the county seat, and the delay of Baidi City is enough for the Shu Kingdom to respond and send reinforcements.
The second is to support Baidi City and wait for an opportunity to fight the Chu army. However, the Yong'an Army failed to conquer Jingzhou last time, and later joined many private soldiers from aristocratic families and new recruits, while the Chu Army was an elite soldier that survived from each battle. After leaving the city to fight in the wilderness, Pang Tong doubted whether Zhang Ren had the courage and strength.
The third is to attack Yiling County, recapture the pass, and cut off the Chu army's land supply line.
"I guess Zhang Ren is going to be a coward in Yong'an City."
Ji Shu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Pang Tong also made such a judgment.
"This is best. What I'm most afraid of is that he goes to attack Yiling. Then according to common sense, I should take the opportunity to capture the county. If I capture Yong'an so quickly, if I attack Jiangzhou again, Qin and Wei should After thinking about it, I put pressure on the border. Then I don’t know how to continue this drama.”
At this time, a particularly loud collapse sound attracted everyone's attention.
Everyone looked around and saw that the towering tower on the west wall of Baidi City had collapsed. The stone fired by the trebuchet is about the size of a watermelon. Generally speaking, if the house is hit, it will only make a hole.
"Okay! Which sharpshooter is this? Let me check it out. If you find it, I will send you a roasted lamb as a reward."
Ji Shu laughed loudly when he saw it. He didn't care whether it was a multiple hit or just luck. He just asked the guard to pass on the reward.
Ji Shu looked at Yueying and asked.
"Madam, how many incendiary bombs do we have? They are very useful. Stock up on them."
Yueying tilted her head, thought for a while, and said.
"There are about seventy or eighty altars left."
"Isn't this enough? Let Tiangongyuan do more."
Pang Tong watched the two of them flirting with each other and rolled his eyes.
"Okay, okay, you really like using it. Please persuade your family to provide it to the court as soon as possible."
The Mohist giant is quite good-looking, but it doesn't matter to us!
Ji Shu glared at Pang Tong and said anxiously.
"What about my rich family? Is Yueying here? Don't talk nonsense!"
Pang Tongyi was stunned and said doubtfully.
"Aren't you from the Mo family?"
So that’s what you meant.
Ji Shu glared at Pang Tong and said angrily.
"How did I become a member of the Mo family?"
