Sun Jian sent his troops south and joined Huang Gai's and Cheng Pu's armies, finally eliminating the food dilemma.
However, after the two armies merged, they still failed to capture Jiangxia.
Huang Zu stationed troops in Jiangxia and guarded the main roads, which made Sun Jian very uncomfortable. Moreover, Huang Zu surrendered to Wang Can and became an official of Shu under Jia Xu's persuasion. Gan Ning supported Huang Zu, and the situation in Jiangxia immediately changed, but Gan Ning
The naval and infantry forces led by Ning were limited in strength and could defend Jiangxia, but were unable to attack.
The war in Jiangxia is at a stalemate, and the situation has not yet opened up.
This was unfavorable to Sun Jian, so Sun Jian launched a fierce attack.
Outside Jiangxia City, war drums beat and horns sounded.
The dark soldiers rushed towards the city tower in front like a crowd, appearing extremely excited and excited. Among them, Huang Gai and Cheng Pu took the lead and led the soldiers to attack the city regardless of their own safety. The two did not follow Sun Jian to Xiangyang, but they also
I learned the news that Han Dang was killed and Zu Mao was seriously injured.
All of this was caused by Wang Can.
Now Huang Zu has surrendered to Wang Can and is already a member of the Shu Kingdom. Huang Gai and Cheng Pu are full of resentment and want to destroy Jiangxia, kill Huang Zu, and avenge the death of Han Dang.
The army rushed to kill, putting huge pressure on Jiangxia.
On the city tower, Huang Zu wore a helmet and armor, running back and forth, constantly directing the soldiers to defend against the enemy.
Jia Xu stood calmly on the tower, wearing a set of black armor inside and a green gown outside, not running back and forth. Although Huang Zu was very active, he always carried out Jia Xu's orders and put his own
As Jia Xu's subordinate, Huang Zu knew the importance of Jia Xu and Gan Ning, and was willing to work for Jia Xu.
However, Huang Zu was still a little worried.
Sun Jian's army besieged the city, and Jiangxia had no reinforcements. Although there was no problem for the time being, it would definitely be dangerous in the long run. Huang Zu ran to Jia Xu and said slightly uneasily: "Military advisor, the Wu army has been attacking the city for days, and the losses of the soldiers in the city are increasing.
It’s so big that I’m afraid it won’t be able to sustain it, so we need to make plans early!”
Jia Xu asked softly: "Master Taishou, do you want to abandon the city and run away?"
"Clang!!"
After the words fell, Zhou Tai held the handle of the knife and lifted it up, and a cold and sharp sword light suddenly appeared.
Zhou Tai originally worked with Gan Ning to contain the Jiangdong navy on the river. But Jia Xu was like Jiangxia, and someone had to protect Jia Xu's safety, so Zhou Tai stayed with Jia Xu.
Huang Zu glanced at the calm Jia Xu and felt his scalp numb.
Before he said anything, the people in front of him had already guessed the result. Seeing that the Wu army's offensive continued unabated, Huang Zu was indeed a little scared, and Huang Zu was also afraid of being caught by Sun Jian. Back then, Liu Biao sent people to intercept and kill Sun Jian.
Huang Zu took action himself and almost killed Sun Jian. Huang Zu has not forgotten this incident.
Huang Zu was afraid of being executed by Sun Jian, so he thought of escaping.
Jia Xu said in a deep voice: "Master Taishou, the city of Jiangxia is strong and guarded by elite soldiers. There are also countless grains and weapons in the city, as well as countless people. Do you really want to escape?"
"I don't want to, I don't want to!"
Huang Zu wanted to leave in his heart, but he kept saying he didn't want to.
Jia Xu smiled and said calmly: "I have news for you. My lord has pacified Jingbei and is now leading his army to Jiangxia. As long as you successfully defend Jiangxia, it will be a great achievement."
Huang Zu's eyes lit up and his face showed joy.
Unexpectedly, the Shu army had already moved south.
Jia Xu glanced at Huang Zu and said, "Now that the wind is blowing towards the Wu army outside the city, we can use lime powder."
"Okay, I'll get ready right now."
Huang Zu left happily after listening to Jia Xu's calm instructions.
He was also scared because lime powder sprinkled in his eyes would easily burn his eyes. In addition, the current wind direction was blowing in the direction of Wu Jun. Once the lime powder was thrown out, it would definitely be a big blow to Wu Jun outside the city. Huang
Zu worked with Jia Xu, and the more he came into contact with Jia Xu, the more he felt that Jia Xu was unfathomable, and even became very afraid of Jia Xu.
Lime powder was first recorded in "Shen Nong's Materia Medica", which explained in detail the functions of lime powder and its ability to cure diseases.
Jia Xu determined that the wind direction was blowing towards the Wu army outside the city, rather than blowing inside the city, so he dared to order it. Otherwise, if the wind direction changed, his own people would be injured.
The siege of the city continued, and countless Wu troops kept rushing towards the tower.
Huang Zu arranged for the soldiers to throw the prepared lime powder out of the city. In an instant, white smoke filled the air, and the smell of lime powder was everywhere. The wind was blowing toward the outside of the city, and the lime powder was blown by the wind.
Floating outward, it quickly expanded the area and enveloped all the Wu soldiers attacking the city.
Lime entered his eyes, and a series of screams immediately rang out from the soldiers of the Wu army.
"My eyes hurt, hurt!"
"Son of a bitch, it's actually lime powder. It hurts..."
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Under the tower, bursts of roars could be heard.
Countless soldiers were screaming loudly and miserable. Most of them didn't know how to rescue them, and they were currently under construction, so there was no way to rescue them.
Not only that, many soldiers also rubbed their eyes vigorously, causing injuries to their eyes.
The soldier who was climbing up the ladder with his back hunched and his head lowered was okay and continued to climb. But the soldier who looked up had lime in his eyes. In pain, he fell directly from the ladder and fell to the ground bleeding from his orifices.
Jia Xu only used lime to defend the city, which disrupted the Wu army's siege steps.
The timing, location, and human planning are too cruel.
Cheng Pu and Huang Gai took the lead, they were old Jianghu people. The moment the lime was sprinkled, they knew something bad would happen, so they lowered their heads and buried themselves in the limestone, so they were not injured.
Sun Jian looked at the injured soldier with blazing anger in his eyes.
It's poisonous, Jia Xu is too poisonous.
After the soldier's eyes were burned, it was almost difficult to save him.
Sun Jian thought so in his heart, but Huang Zu and Jia Xu would not have any sympathy. Fighting in war is a matter of death. If anyone sympathizes with the other party, he will definitely be the unlucky one in the end.
Huang Zu ran to Jia Xu and asked, "Military advisor, what should we do next?"
Jia Xu said calmly: "Pour down the boiling dung juice."
The speed of his speech was still neither hasty nor slow, and his tone was bland, but Huang Zu's waist was slightly bowed and no longer straight. Standing next to Jia Xu, he unconsciously felt a chill.
Huang Zu clasped his fists and said, "Military advisor, I will take care of it now."
As he spoke, Huang Zu's tone had changed.
After receiving the order, he ran back and forth on the tower and ordered all the boiled dung on the tower to be poured down. The dung was extremely filthy, and after boiling, there was a foul smell on the tower.
After the soldiers fell, their feces poured out like a river, forming a horrific scene.
"ah!!!"
The screams soared into the sky.
Before the soldiers who had just injured their eyes could recover, they were splashed with hot excrement juice again. Their skin immediately became red, swollen and even blistered. Those soldiers who were hit by the excrement juice were even more miserable and fell to the ground.
They rolled and howled. These soldiers even wanted to pass out immediately, but the heartbreaking pain kept them awake.
Under the city tower, there were rolling and howling soldiers everywhere.
Except for the Wu soldiers who rushed up to the tower, few soldiers were still climbing the ladder.
All the soldiers of the Wu army were afraid.
Some of the soldiers retreated slowly and unconsciously, no longer daring to get close to the city wall. When Sun Jian saw the situation ahead, the corners of his mouth twitched, and fear shone in his eyes.
"Ming Jin, withdraw your troops!"
In the end, Sun Jian chose to withdraw his troops.
Now the lime powder and boiling dung juice alone had caused a huge impact, let alone the follow-up measures. Sun Jian was forced to retreat and had no choice but to retreat.
At this time, Sun Jian felt a strong sense of powerlessness in his heart.
