With Jiangxia as the dividing line, a series of battles were divided into two battlefields.
The battle in Edong, with Wancheng as the core, revolves around the battle for the city and the constant tug-of-war between the two armies of Liu Bei and Sun Quan.
It seems that the reinforcements from Liu Bei's side led by Mi Fang and Shi Ren are about to enter the battlefield, which has brought considerable variables to the stalemated battle situation. But also... on Yi Xiaotian's side, they have also developed a weapon that is enough to end the entire war. new invention.
In addition, the Jackal Guards led by Ying'er and Ning'er desperately blocked the enemy's intelligence exchange, and Zhao Yun suddenly came to the rescue like a magic weapon descending from the sky. The winner was destined to be decided in the next few days, but within these few days, All changes are possible, and it is still unclear who will win.
However, the situation west of Jiangxia gradually became one-sided during the stalemate on the eastern front.
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Cao Ren and Wenpin, who were trapped in Queyue City, originally planned to occupy the city to meet Guan Yu's army and buy enough time for their reinforcements to arrive.
Cao Ren may not be as brave as Guan Yu when it comes to leading troops in battle, but his most outstanding feature lies in his ability to coordinate the overall situation.
Even if it is a must-win situation, he will not neglect the retreat. On one side is Jiang Ji's reinforcements, and on the other side is Lu Chang who stays in Xiangyang. The two of them are in constant contact with him on weekdays, and they are extremely cautious during the war. A trusted colleague, he sent a signal for help as early as when he was defeated.
only…
Sometimes, things always go beyond plan.
Unlike the Lujiang River, which is only affected by rainfall, the flooding of the river in Jiangxia is partly due to changes in the climate - early frosts and melting ice, summer droughts and winter floods - everything is as explained by Yi Xiaotian ...The meteorological knowledge of this era alone is not enough to explain this for the time being, but he is certain that this flood will not be easily alleviated with the passage of time.
At least... at least during this war, whoever can take advantage of this flood will have the absolute upper hand - this is the power of nature.
Guan Yu did this.
So Cao Ren, who was besieged in Queyue City, was once again besieged by Guan Yu - the flood blocked Cao Ren's only escape route, making their final calculations fall into vain, and they fell into a completely passive situation.
But like mentioned before...
Xiangyang is the center of the entire Jingzhou, and a single move can affect the whole body. If troops are sent to support rashly, Huang Zhong, who is currently stationed in Jiangling, will definitely not be a vegetarian.
Huang Zhongnai is a veteran general in Changsha. He has been active in military affairs for decades and has participated in large and small battles. At this time, he did not need Guan Yu to inform him. He knew clearly that what he should do most at this time was not just Instead of garrisoning, we proactively seek opportunities to attack—advancing in order to retreat, attacking in order to defend, so that we can take the initiative in the war.
On the night Cao Ang received the letter asking for help, Huang Zhong had already ordered all the soldiers and led his army to Dangyang slowly, but it was not over yet——
Fa Zheng actually received a letter from Jiangxia not long ago, but this letter was sent before Liu Bei was besieged.
Yes, this is a letter sent by Pang Tong long ago, which is the killer move and back-up plan that Pang Tong quickly started planning after breaking away from Yi Xiaotian and others.
Therefore... even if Liu Bei and others' retreat was delayed, Fazheng, who was in charge of the Chinese army, had already prepared various countermeasures.
Liu Bei might not be happy when he said this, but... Fazheng had indeed made arrangements for where Jingnan would go in the future if Liu Bei was unfortunately killed in battle.
Now... the situation has greatly improved due to Guan Yu's great power. Fazheng happily started to assist Guan Yu and really started to exert his efforts in Jiangling:
"Send Huo Jun to Jingcheng and let out the news that we have already completed the water route from Xiangyang to the south - even if they really dare to split their troops and go to Jiangxia, the land route to the north of Jing will be greatly reduced, and there is no chance that they will have a chance before our eyes.
Let’s make a sneak attack on General Guan’s rear.”
"In addition... General Huang is going to Dangyang. He must not reveal any troop movements - even if it is a feint attack, he only needs to lead the army to garrison Dangyang."
This is exactly what Huang Zhong was told before leaving.
Although Huang Zhong was old, he had more experience and immediately understood the purpose of Fa Zheng:
"As long as we don't attack, the opponent will always be wary of us...On the contrary, it will be the feint attacks back and forth that will make the opponent suspicious. Is this what the strategist means?"
"exactly."
Fazheng nodded and continued to add:
"Although the general went to contain the enemy's energy so that they did not dare to act rashly, if we really let the opponent have a loophole, our current military strength alone is not enough to cope with Xiangyang's accumulated military strength over the years. Everything must be stable.
, don’t forget, our most important task is to help General Guan and the Lord defend Jiangling.”
"——As long as we survive this period, and then... when Brother Kong Ming and Brother Shiyuan return... we will have a lot to do."
There was something in Fa Zheng's words. He stood in front of Jiangling City and whispered this to Huang Zhong.
Huang Zhong was thoughtful, grateful that someone like Fazheng was providing advice behind his back at this moment. After listening...he clasped his fists at Fazheng and nodded with great gratitude.
"Thank you, military advisor, for your advice. I will definitely live up to your expectations, so go ahead!"
That night, Huang Zhong led his army to leave, and Huo Jun's army set off from another direction less than half an hour after Huang Zhong left, rushing to Jingcheng downstream of Xiangyang.
The next day——
As expected, Xiangyang received the report from the scouts. Yesterday, many people complained about Lu Chang's unselfish and unyielding attitude. However, after seeing the report today, Chen Jiao and others lost their temper.
However, after everyone calmed down, they finally noticed something strange.
Why is Cao Ang nowhere to be seen in today's meeting hall?
"Hey, where has the eldest son gone?"
Chen Jiao was naturally extremely confused and was the first to ask a question. However, when he looked around and saw that everyone had blank faces, Chen Jiao secretly thought something was wrong.
He suspected that maybe Cao Ang was hit hard by Lu Chang's tough attitude yesterday?
That's right. Although Cao Ang has been fighting in the north and south with Cao Cao for a long time, he has always been supported by stars and has repeatedly made military exploits. Even if he has never led an army alone, he still has a temper and confidence. Lu Chang came here and gave him such a slap in the face.
His enthusiasm pressed down, and it was inevitable...
While everyone was talking about it, Chen Jiao took advantage of this and quietly looked at Lu Chang in front of the case.
He was stunned...
Another strange thing caught his attention...
Lu Chang, why do you act so calm?
Could it be that...he knows something inside?
While Chen Jiao was thinking, time passed quickly. Since there was no special instruction, Lu Chang only asked the spies to go again to inquire about the enemy's situation. The others continued to stick to their posts and then announced the end of the discussion.
Knowing that he could not ask anything for the time being, Chen Jiao planned to leave the meeting hall and go find the eldest son Cao Ang alone to see if Cao Ang was in a bad mood and did not come to the government office to discuss matters.
However…
After most of the people had left, Chen Jiao was about to leave when he saw Lu Chang passing by him inexplicably. He deliberately took a long detour and then turned back towards the backyard of the government office.
"Forehead--"
Chen Jiao just wanted to call Lu Chang to stop, but unexpectedly saw something familiar falling at his feet at the edge of his vision.
"This is…"
After gathering his gaze and seeing clearly the origin of that thing, Chen Jiao suddenly realized.
