As can be seen from the map, Jiangxia is located at the easternmost end of Jingzhou, at the intersection of Jingzhou, Yu, and Yangzhou. It is also the intersection of the largest tributary of the Yangtze River, the "Han River" and the Yangtze River.
Jiangxia is a transportation hub in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River with dense water networks and crisscrossing roads, so its strategic position is particularly prominent.
For the land of Jingxiang, guarding Jiangxia, the eastern gateway of Jingzhou, can not only protect the central Nanjun of Jingzhou, but also enable military strikes down the river at the right time to carry out military strikes on the entire territory of Jiangdong.
Similarly, for the Jiangdong princes group, capturing Jiangxia County is also the first battleground to establish the northwest river defense, overlook the entire Jingzhou area, and target the Yizhou area in the west...
In other words, Jiangxia is the most important hub between Jingzhou and Jiangdong. Whoever occupies it will have strategic initiative.
Therefore, if Sima Yi wants to realize the blueprint he designed, winning Jiangxia is the top priority. With Jiangxia in hand, the Xiang family really had the possibility to capture Jingyang, and even occupy the entire south.
As the boat under his feet got closer and closer to the land, Xiang Yu had an excellent grasp of the speed along the way. At this time, the time was slowly approaching midnight.
When he was less than five miles away from Jiangxia, Xiang Yu ordered all ships to stop advancing.
Then he ordered his subordinate Han Guozhong to lead a small group of people ashore first. Only after making sure that there was no ambush on the shore, their large group of people would follow!
Han Guo Zhongnai was a local general recruited by Xiang Yu. However, he was not an official historical figure, but a Three Kingdoms character from the novel "Three Kingdoms".
"Three Kingdoms Ping Hua" is a historical text in the Yuan Dynasty. It had a certain influence on the later classic historical romance "Three Kingdoms" written by Luo Guanzhong. It is one of the more classic literary works of the Yuan Dynasty.
In the book, Han Guozhong's military strength is quite impressive. The concrete proof is that Meng Zhang Fei failed to win in a short period of time.
You know, unlike the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Zhang Fei's strength in Zhiping Hua has surpassed that of Lu Guanzhao, ranking among the top three in the whole book, and he can almost be said to be the protagonist in the first half of the book.
It's a pity that such a fierce general as Guo Zhong was later killed by Wei Yan, who was ranked tenth.
South Korea Zhongdering then took his men in more than ten small boats and approached the shore of Jiangxia.
When they carefully landed on the shore, Hanguo Zhong immediately ordered his men to spread out on the spot to investigate the surrounding situation!
Fortunately, Xiang Yu and the others were very cautious in sending troops this time and did not leak any information beforehand. Therefore, there is no ambush on the river bank.
This news made Han Guozhong extremely excited, and he immediately ordered someone to report it. Soon Xiang Yu led a large group of people ashore, and then they quietly moved toward Jiangxia City!
Outside Jiangxia City, Han Zhong was still leading a small group of soldiers and horses as the vanguard.
I saw that this group of people, led by Han Guozhong, quietly reached the edge of Jiangxia City, and then each threw an item onto the battlements of Jiangxia City.
These people tugged on the rope behind the object. After it became very strong, they immediately began to use the rope in their hands to climb the wall of Jiangxia City.
"No, the enemy is attacking, the enemy is attacking, come quickly, the enemy is attacking..."
Just as Han Guo Zhongcai jumped onto the city wall along the rope, a voice like a broken throat sounded. After Liu Xiu left, Wang Zhene did not dare to relax at all. He was very tight on defense and had soldiers patrolling the city wall day and night. Therefore, Han Guozhong had just climbed up the city wall when he was discovered by patrolling soldiers.
"Death!" At this time, Han Guozhong simply did not do anything, and continued to draw the weapon from his back and threw it at the soldier.
"Come up quickly, speed up!" Han Hanzhong urged the soldiers who were still climbing.
"Brothers, come here and kill these idiots!" A village chief who followed the sound said viciously.
This late at night, no one will be happy if their peace is disturbed.
"Send the order, the whole army is dispatched!" With the shouts of killing, Xiang Yu knew that Guo Zhong and the others had been discovered. Therefore, they no longer waited and launched a full-scale attack in the shortest possible time.
Attack at this time, before the enemy has fully reacted, and seize the last opportunity to catch the opponent off guard.
If they continue to wait, once the enemy is ready, they will have no choice but to attack head-on. To defend the strong city of Jiangxia, even if Liu Xiu and Liu Yu were not present, even if they could capture it, they would still have to pay huge casualties.
Regardless of strategy, Xiang Yu's sense of war is quite accurate when it comes to command before battle.
"These bastards!" Liu Hu grumbled unhappily as he crawled out of the city gate building.
He was originally Liu Biao's son, but he was arranged by Liu Biao to be by Liu Yu's side during his lifetime. As a superior person, you still have to be on guard against your own younger brother.
Not only for Liu Yu, but also for Liu Biao and Liu Xiu. Otherwise, after Liu Yu returned from the Xiang clan, Liu Yu would not have been sent to Jiangxia where Liu Xiu had been stationed, but Liu Xiu would have been allowed to continue to resist Pang Juan in Nanyang where Liu Yu had been stationed before. In doing so, they directly swapped the basics that the two men had been operating for a long time.
However, Liu Hu was useless and was fooled around by Liu Yu. Later, when Liu Biao passed away and his backer left, Liu Hu could only live here with his tail between his legs.
"Okay, stop complaining. If the enemy really breaks in, the second general and Wang Zhene will not let us go!" Beside Liu Hu, a rather mature man in his thirties or forties urged.
This man's name was Han Xi, who was from a noble family in Nanyang. He was also a general who was previously sent to Liu Yu by Liu Biao.
Hearing this, Liu Hu immediately trembled. Liu Biao is no longer there. If Liu Yu wanted to deal with them, wouldn't it be easy? Thinking of this, he immediately quickened his pace and ran towards the short section of the city wall where the shouts of killing came from.
"Kill!" At this time, Han Guozhong had already killed everyone with first blood, and every Chu army was beaten back by him. Behind him, Xiang Jun's soldiers climbed up the city wall from time to time, but within a short time, these soldiers fell into a pool of blood.
There are soldiers of the Chu army on all sides. They are not as capable as Han Zhong and cannot avoid attacks from all directions. Even the peerless Chao Guozhong had a few wounds on his body under this constant siege.
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