Wang Meng now has no other option but to rely on the existing strength of the Qin Army in Changsha to hold on to Xiangyin and prevent the Xia Army's navy from entering the Xiangjiang River from Dongting Lake and taking Changsha directly.
While taking strict precautions, they sent envoys to Bashu and the Eastern Han Dynasty to ask for help.
However, the distance between Bashu and the Eastern Han Dynasty is too far, and I don’t know how long it will take to wait until they send troops. What’s more, the other party may not send troops because of the Qin army.
To be honest, the Xia army came too suddenly. Fu Jian and Wang Meng had just stabilized the territory around Hengyang and were preparing to expand the army, train elites and continue to grow, but the elite Xia army came over.
Wang Meng had no time to react.
Sending envoys to ask for help now is just a last resort and a hopeless solution.
Fu Jian and Wang Meng have known each other for so many years, and they have long been very familiar with each other. After hearing the tone of Wang Meng's words, he had a clear understanding in his heart. The military advisors and prime ministers who have always been full of wits and kept their expressions calm despite the overwhelming pressure may not have any countermeasures this time.
"Okay, then as Jing Lue said, I will personally lead the army to Xiangyin and take charge of it. With the combined efforts of our monarchs and ministers, no matter how powerful the Xia army is, they will never be able to capture the city easily!"
Fu Qiang cheered up and said.
Du Xing, Yuan Lang and Shamoko are all typical fierce generals. No matter what kind of opponent they are, they can maintain a strong fighting spirit before fighting in person.
After hearing Wang Meng's words just now, they unconsciously felt the desire to fight in their hearts.
Stimulated by Fu Jian's words, Du Xing immediately shouted: "Lord, military advisor, don't worry, the general will not let Xia Jun step into Xiangyin even if he risks his life!"
"That's right, isn't it just fighting hard? Everyone says that Xia Jun is very powerful, but I want to learn from him on the battlefield!" Yuan Lang also shouted.
Wang Meng glanced at them and felt a little comforted in his heart. The few fierce generals he had recruited were not afraid of fighting, so they were pretty good. It's just that they are only in the ninth-level human realm, and they are looking for death when facing the heavenly realm.
When he arrived in Xiangyin, he would use what he had learned throughout his life to use the city and the army to set up defensive formations to resist the Xia army's front as much as possible.
Now that both the Xia Army and Fu Jian's Qin Army know each other's information, there is no need to consider any strategies or tactics. Both sides know that if the Xia Army goes south to Changsha, the best route is to take Xiangyin.
If Xiangyin is captured, Changsha will be almost undefendable.
As long as the Xia army captures Changsha, the Qin army in Changsha will collapse. The power established by Fu Jian and Wang Meng was still too short-lived, even though Wang Meng tried his best to sort out the internal affairs and stabilize the places and calm down the chaos in various places.
But their power was too small and weak, and they could not withstand the turmoil. Just like Soochow in history when it faced Cao Wei's army, the internal voices of surrender could not be suppressed before the war started.
Wang Meng ignored the secret turmoil in various cities. If they could not defend Xiangyin, it would be useless to do anything. Now they must deal with the Xia army's attack with all their strength. Not only did he ignore the undercurrents in various places, he also mobilized all the soldiers left behind in various places.
A total of 370,000 soldiers and horses were gathered. Except for Changsha and Xiangyin, most of the territory was abandoned. Nearly 400,000 soldiers and horses, carrying a large amount of food, grass and baggage, rushed to Xiangyin as quickly as possible.
Fu Jian was in charge of the army, and Wang Meng came to Xiangyin in advance to preside over the construction of the defense system. A few days later.
On the endless surface of Dongting Lake, accompanied by the sound of waves lapping, a ship broke through the wind and waves like a ferocious beast's warship, like mountains and rivers shaking, passing over small islands and arriving at an estuary in the south of Dongting Lake.
This river mouth is where it enters the Xiangjiang River, also known as Xiangkou. On the south side of Xiangkou, there is a huge city, Xiangyin!
On the city wall, numerous Qin troops were arranged in formation according to Wang Meng's command.
In the void above Xiangyin City, there is a large cauldron filled with black and yellow energy.
This big cauldron was transformed into the military formation set up by Wang Meng. The cauldron controlled the mountains and rivers and had extremely strong defense. The clear mysterious energy from the sky suppressed the void, and the turbid yellow energy from the earth blessed the city walls and guards.
The city wall, which was originally very strong, could easily withstand the bombardment of ninth-level generals after being blessed.
Wang Meng looked at the Xia Jun navy emerging from a distance on the top of the city. You can feel the majesty and suffocation from a distance.
The boundless pressure of breath.
His eyes flashed with light, and he used the method of looking at Qi.
In an instant, a torrent of boundless evil energy appeared in the distant void. A golden-winged roc stretched across the sky and screamed upwards. It seemed that it felt the prying eyes of others. The roc's sharp eyes turned and looked towards Xiangyin.
boom!
Wang Meng's eyes suddenly hurt, and his eyes turned red. An invisible but violent shock shook his soul and made him unable to control himself. After a while, Wang Meng recovered.
"Yue Fei!"
Wang Meng's face changed slightly. Although he had not seen the other party with his own eyes, he could judge Yue Fei's strength just by looking at the strange appearance he saw and the way the method of looking at Qi was backfired. It was still higher than what he expected. .
Some time ago, he successfully entered the heavenly realm while leading troops in battle, but the way he entered the heavenly realm was through the method of divine soul and the method of military formation.
According to Wang Jing's statement, the intelligence value of the civil servants and the command value of the generals both exceeded 100, which can be regarded as the double heaven realm. But his Double Heaven Realm is similar to the general's Single Heaven Realm on the battlefield. On the battlefield, he is no match for Yue Fei.
"I'm afraid it will be difficult to defend Xiangyin!" Wang Meng had an ominous premonition in his heart.
When his strength reaches his level, especially when he is good at looking at energy and has practiced Confucianism and Taoism to the ninth level, he can sometimes sense danger on a whim.
At this time, there was a hint of omen in his heart. Woohoo!
At this time, with the dull sound of horns, the Xia army's navy separated dozens of warships and rushed to the Xiangyin Qin army's water stronghold. There were only dozens of warships, which was obviously a routine test before the war.
The Qin army's water stronghold also rushed out many warships to attack them. Wang Meng and the upper-level generals of the Qin Army knew how powerful the Xia Army was, but the ordinary soldiers of the Qin Army did not know that much.
All they know is that if the other side comes to challenge them, and if they shrink back and dare not fight, their morale will drop rapidly. "I am General Xing Daorong. Do Xia thieves dare to fight me?"
On one of the Qin army's warships, a huge man with a burly body, armor and stomach, and holding a big ax roared wildly. He looked extremely powerful. His strength is probably in the middle of the eighth level, which is considered pretty good in the eyes of ordinary people.
Even among the former Qin army in Changsha, he was second only to those ninth-level generals. "court death!"
On the Xia Army warship, Murong Chong snorted coldly, and the warship from the command post directly faced him. When the warships from both sides approached, he jumped up, holding his long spear, and stabbed Xing Daorong from the air.
boom!
At the same time as Murong Chong took action, the navy from both sides began to fight.
The collision between Murong Chong's Changshan and Xing Daorong's battle ax sparked sparks and sharp edges... At the same time, the main force of the Xia army began to land on the shore under the cover of the naval warships, braving the rain of arrows.
