Although the war in Xinye has come to an end, Jiang Yi, Li Jichen and others have not been idle. They still have many things to do.

For example, how to arrange the prisoners outside the city, and the selection and arrangement of subsequent attack routes need to be finalized as soon as possible.

Especially the problem of captives. Due to the population problem, the current population of the Han Dynasty is still too small in Liu Xie's opinion, and it is simply not enough to support his subsequent plans.

Therefore, Liu Xie has repeatedly warned his subordinates not to mistreat or massacre prisoners at will. This has caused the players and the generals under Liu Xie to worry about how to deal with the captured prisoners.

If these prisoners are not taken care of well, there may be a riot. Another point is that as the weather gets colder, warm clothing and logistics need to be arranged.

These things have seriously delayed the progress of players.

"Boss Jiang, the head count is out. We captured more than 20,000 prisoners this time. Including those who died in the battle, the number of Jingzhou troops who escaped was less than 10,000." Li Qiangwei, who was in charge of battlefield statistics, took the latest statistics.

, said to Jiang Yi.

When Jiang Yi heard Li Qiangwei's statistics, he nodded. Then he turned to look at Chu Qingfeng, who was in charge of the pursuit, and asked, "Can you confirm where the Jingzhou Army that escaped went?"

"Boss Jiang, they went to Fancheng. Originally, I planned to follow the defeated army to attack, but I found that Fancheng was well-defended. The city had high walls and thick armaments, so I retreated." Chu Qingfeng said helplessly.

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He originally thought that the Jingzhou Army was just a ragtag group. As long as the front team was defeated, the city behind would not be able to surrender at all, but it would not have much fighting power.

But now, it seems that he is overthinking.

Even though Xinye's side was defeated, Fancheng behind them was still well-armed.

In addition, the walls of Fancheng were taller than those of Xinye, so Chu Qingfeng had no choice but to retreat.

However, although this battle failed to capture Fancheng, it at least captured Xinye, defeated Huang Zhong's troops, and allowed the players to successfully enter Jingzhou territory.

No matter how you look at it, you can't say that the players lost, it's just that they failed to win a greater victory.

"Everyone, we still have to pay more attention to the matter of the prisoners. First of all, we cannot let these prisoners suffer casualties. We need to do our best to treat the injured Jingzhou Army. Those Jingzhou Army who are not injured or are slightly injured must escort them to

Wancheng, let Wancheng’s brothers take charge of custody.”

"The second is to replenish the siege equipment. Since Fancheng is a fortified city, we must be prepared for a strong attack."

"After this battle, Huang Zhong is probably trying to trick him out of the city. That is impossible."

"So, we must be prepared for a strong attack."

Jiang Yi thought about it and began to make preparations for the attack on Fan City. Since he wanted to attack the city, siege equipment was essential.

Although Xinye is a small town, the presence of Hengjiang shooters has resulted in the players losing a lot of siege equipment. Since they want to siege the city, it is essential to add new siege equipment.

"Boss, there is no problem in attacking the city, but Huang Zhong also has Hengjiang shooters under his command. This is more troublesome. When I just counted, I didn't find how much Hengjiang shooters lost."

"Preliminary estimates indicate that Huang Zhong currently has at least three to four thousand Hengjiang shooters in his possession."

"With these people here, it will be difficult for us to attack the city wall." Li Qiangwei thought for a while and expressed her worries.

"It's okay. We will still follow the old method and use wheel battles to continuously consume the Hengjiang shooter's physical strength. When their physical strength is exhausted, the threat of the Hengjiang shooter will not be that great."

"In addition, I think the black iron shield we prepared this time is quite good. Remember to build more." Jiang Yi thought for a while and gave his own plan.

"I understand, Boss Jiang." When Li Qiangwei heard what Jiang Yi said, she had nothing to say.

"Boss, since we defeated Huang Zhong this time, can we start the follow-up countermeasures and send people to Xiangyang to publicize this matter?" Yuan Zhang suddenly thought of the previously mentioned plan of killing with a borrowed knife, and immediately reminded him

Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi thought for a while and did not agree with Yuan Zhang's intention to send people to Xiangyang. Instead, he said to him: "No, we cannot do this. On the contrary, we have to cover up for Huang Zhong and say

He was defeated in a bloody battle and had no choice but to retreat in order to preserve his strength."

"Ah? Why!" Everyone was confused when they heard Jiang Yi's words.

Although Li Jichen didn't quite understand, he didn't shout along with everyone. Instead, he lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and then suddenly raised his head. He figured out what Jiang Yi wanted to do.

"Everyone, think about it, if we come forward to spread the news and this matter is discovered by Liu Biao, do you think he will deal with Huang Zhong?"

"Although Liu Biao is old, he is not stupid. He was just deceived by Cai Mao, which led to some things that he could not understand."

"But Liu Biao will definitely ask about the defeat. If we let him know the clues then, we won't be able to do anything about it." Jiang Yi explained to everyone.

"Then what are we going to do? Are we just going to wait like this?" Yuan Zhang was still a little confused.

"Well, just wait like this. We can even delay it for a while to create an ambiguous illusion. As long as we are not in a hurry to attack, someone will naturally get rid of Huang Zhong for us." Jiang Yi nodded and faced Yuan

Zhang said.

"Who, who would be so kind?" Yuan Zhang was still a little confused.

"Cai Mao." At this time, Li Jichen, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly said.

"Cai Mao? How could it be? Isn't Huang Zhong recommended by Cai Mao? Will he get rid of Huang Zhong?" Yuan Zhang was even more confused at this time. If it were someone else, it would make sense, but Cai Mao, is it possible for him?

"Why not? Cai Mao is a short-sighted person, but he is in a high position. When he sees that Huang Zhong, whom he recommended, is shining brightly on the front line, he will definitely be worried that Huang Zhong will take his place after this battle."

"So, he will definitely get rid of Huang Zhong when Xiangyang is almost ready. As long as Huang Zhong falls, we will no longer be invincible in Jingzhou." Li Jichen said with great certainty.

Before he set out, he had carefully understood the personalities of all the upper-class people in Jingzhou. It can be said that Cai Mao's talents and character were not enough for him to serve as the top leader of the Jingzhou army.

Cai Mao will not hesitate to get rid of anyone who can threaten his position.

As long as he creates a strong ability for Huang Zhong in Cai Mao, making people like him very fearful and unwilling to fight with Huang Zhong, then Huang Zhong will naturally come into Liu Biao's eyes.

In this way, Liu Biao might increase Huang Zhong's power in order to fight against the imperial court. The pie in Jingzhou is only so big, and giving more to Huang Zhong will inevitably take away the pie from others.

Unfortunately, everyone else's big pie belongs to Cai Mao, so in calculation, if Huang Zhong wants to get more power, he will inevitably confront Cai Mao directly.

Cai Mao knew that his ability was definitely not as good as Huang Zhong's. The only thing stronger than Huang Zhong was that he now controlled the Jingzhou Army.
Chapter completed!