Qin Qiong and Wu Qi planned to capture Xiangyang this time. In addition to using their own troops, they also once again invited Qi Jiguang from the navy to help them.
Qin Qiong was not in charge of the navy's Qi Jiguang. On the entire Jingbei battlefield, except for Yue Fei, who was the commander, no one else was qualified to mobilize Qi Jiguang, so he could only ask.
After hearing Wu Qi's plan, Qi Jiguang also believed that he had a great chance to attack Xiangyang in one fell swoop. Since such an opportunity to perform meritorious deeds has been presented to him, how could Qi Jiguang let it go so easily?
Moreover, the Battle of Jingbei is also extremely important for Qi Jiguang's future development. Only when the Battle of Jingbei is victorious and the Jin army occupies Jingbei, will Li Xiang take advantage of the situation and form a second naval force, the Yangtze River Navy, in addition to Han Shizhong's Yellow River Navy.
Only with the formation of the Yangtze River Navy could Qi Jiguang have the opportunity to become the chief general of the navy. And if the Yangtze River Navy cannot be established, Qi Jiguang can only continue to serve as deputy general to Han Shizhong.
Therefore, both public and private, Qi Jiguang will support Qin Qiong and Wu Qi's action.
The east gate city was broken. After entering the city, Qin Qiong and Wu Qi split into two groups and swept away everywhere in the city. Wu Zhiqi blocked Qin Qiong, and Wu Han and Wu Qi also fought endlessly here.
During this process, Wu Han mobilized too many troops from the remaining three gates, resulting in too few troops at the other three gates. This gave Qi Jiguang the opportunity to break the city.
Qin Qiong, Wu Qi, and Qi Jiguang wanted all the gates in Xiangyang City to be broken and completely turned into a sieve. By then, the Chu army in Xiangyang City would be unable to drive out the Jin army no matter what.
When the northern gate was empty of troops, it was attacked by famous generals such as Qi Jiguang. Wu Qi then sent his young general Yue Yun to attack the north. Under attack from both sides, the northern gate could not be breached!
Liu Long's strength was not Qi Jiguang's opponent, and he was attacked by Qi Jiguang, Ding Feng, and Xu Sheng. How could he survive? Not long after the battle, he was killed by Qi Jiguang's shot.
Although the navy generals at this time were already richer than at the beginning, it would not be enough if they were divided equally between two navy divisions.
In ancient China, compared to cavalry generals and infantry generals, navy generals were indeed rare animals!
Moreover, the qualifications of the other naval generals of the Jin Army are not lower than Qi Jiguang's. If Qi Jiguang were a naval general, he would not be able to defeat them without spending a certain amount of time.
Li Xiang's next step is to focus on the south, but there is not so much time left for Qi Jiguang. Therefore, in the end, none of the original navy general Li Xiang was sent to Qi Jiguang. Instead, a series of generals who came to seek refuge after the demise of the Sun family were sent to Qi Jiguang as the first batch of the future Yangtze River Navy.
At the same time that Wu Qi received these two pieces of news, Wu Han also got the two pieces of news from his subordinates. Two consecutive bad news came, and Wu Han was confused for a while.
"ah!"
A shrill scream came. When Wu Han took a look, he felt even more sad. Another general of the Chu army died on the battlefield!
In the battlefield, Xin Huan's right arm was completely missing at this time, and his whole body was pierced through the chest by Xiao Mohe with a spear, and then he was raised high. Drops of blood flowed down Xiao Mohe's body along the spear, but Xiao Mohe seemed to be completely unaware of it. Instead, he showed a ferocious smile.
"General, I'm afraid it's time to plan your retreat to prevent any unexpected events!" Wang Liao focused on the situation on the battlefield and said with a solemn expression.
Led by the two tiger generals Lu Junyi and Lu Xiangsheng, the Jin army fought with great fighting spirit and defeated the Chu soldiers under Wu Han. Nowadays, the situation of the Chu army in Xiangyang City is not optimistic.
At this time, although the east gate and north gate were broken, at least the west gate and south gate could not be lost. Therefore, Wang Liao suggested that Wu Han make preparations early while there is still a chance.
Despite Wang Liao's reminder, Wu Han was still caught in the battle between heaven and man, and was unable to make a decision.
Some decisions are not made just by talking. Once Wu Han made that decision, it was actually equivalent to Xiangyang, which he already thought he could not hold on to. If you don’t believe in yourself anymore, then it will be even more impossible to win this battle.
However, what Wang Liao said is indeed very important and cannot be delayed. Therefore, it was difficult for Wu Han to make an easy decision.
"General!" Knowing that Wu Han could not easily make up his mind, Wang Liao had to continue to remind him.
"Huh!" Wu Han breathed out softly and finally made his final determination.
"Send an order to Gai Yan and order him to lead three thousand cavalry, and immediately lead his wife and several young masters southward. Send an order to Wei Yan to protect the generals and their families in the army and withdraw southward!"
Three thousand cavalry, this is not only the only cavalry in Xiangyang, but also the last remaining cavalry in the entire Jingbei!
"Send orders to Wu Zhiqi to immediately stop the enemy in front of the general at Guangyuan Street and buy time for the two generals!" Wu Han kept giving orders.
The sons mentioned by Wu Han include not only Liu Xiu's sons, but also Liu Yu's sons such as Liu Yilong.
Of course, Liu Xiu's son must not fall into the hands of the Jin army, and Liu Yu and Liu Xiu also have a special relationship, but Liu Yu's son cannot fall into the hands of the Jin army.
Liu Yu still has considerable influence in Jingbei, and they must not let any of Liu Yu's information fall into the hands of the Jin army.
Perhaps, for a moment, Wu Han also thought about taking the opportunity to kill Liu Yilong and others, and take the opportunity to blame the Jin army that entered the city, but he gave up this idea in the end.
Liu Yu is not a fool and is not easily deceived. Any minor problem may cause huge waves.
Under the external crisis of the Jin army, they still focused on stability internally at this time, and some dangers were not caught at this time.
In addition to the families of Liu Yu and Liu Xiu, Wu Han had to consider the families of the generals in the Chu army. These people could not fall into the hands of the Jin army. Otherwise, the morale of the military will inevitably be turbulent.
However, the latter task is not a small project. Wu Han can only let Wei Yan's family members who mainly protect some major generals go south. The rest can only be done as best as they can, or it depends on their respective luck. What's up!
Before that, Wu Han could only do his best to delay the advancement of the Jin army in the city, buying time for Gai Yan and Wei Yan!
