In September of the sixth year of Jian'an, Bai Tu led 10,000 elite troops across the Yangtze River from Jinling to Jiangling...
Ten thousand, there is no big deal in terms of quantity, but originally Baitu was just here to be a mascot. Counting the other three route armies, including the newly recruited troops on the spot in the past two years, the General Mansion has a total of 100,000 troops in Jiangling.
battlefield!
Originally it was just a matter of "just show up, what kind of etiquette (bing) do you need to bring with you?"...
Of course, no matter how many people there are, we can't let Bai Tu talk nonsense and rush here on his own. That would be too hopeless, so we still gathered 10,000 elite soldiers, and Lu Bu was also with him!
It can be said that the General's Office clenched its fists this time, preparing to "kill" Jiangling with a pestle, and did not want to fight another protracted war.
Bai Tu was counting the days, and things should have changed in Xudu now, but he still had to wait for news about the specific victory or defeat, and who would be the emperor's "flower".
Similarly, when Bai Tu arrived for more than a month, Sun Ce, Zhao Yun and others were still standing still - the news that Bai Tu was going to fight in person came much faster than his people!
Knowing that Bai Tu was on the way, the frontline soldiers also worked extra hard. Even if there were any disagreements between the various departments, they all restrained themselves. The biggest "dispute" was to fight bravely to be the first.
After all, no matter Zhao Yun, Sun Ce, Chen Gong, Zhang Xiu... they are not difficult people to get along with. After counting, the most troublesome people are Zhou Er, but with Sun Ce here, he can talk easily.
When Bai Tu arrived at Jiangling, the enemy camps outside the city had basically been cleared away, leaving only the most difficult to attack Jiangling City. Seeing that the lonely city was difficult to defend...
It’s just that Liu Pan, Han Xuan and the like are not mentioned, but the general Huang Zhong really made Zhao Yun and Sun Ce hesitate to advance!
Now he is not afraid of the general Huang Zhong. Zhang Liao is slightly inferior in terms of pure force, but Sun Ce can at least be evenly matched with him, and Zhao Yun is even more confident of winning after more than a hundred battles.
Zhao Yun is a little embarrassed to say it, after all... an old man, fighting Lily with others, is also a bit of a bully.
But who let Zhao Yun be the path of long flowing water?
Now Lu Bu has also arrived with Bai Tu. If Huang Zhong dares to go down to the city for a fight, the General's Mansion will prevent him from going back. But... Huang Zhong is just older and not an old fool, so he won't come out now.
Fighting general.
After Bai Tu arrived at Jiangling Military Camp, he met Sun Ce, Zhao Yun and others...especially Zhang Xiu!
Although Zhang Xiu had already served in the General's Mansion two years ago, because Nanyang was far away from the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion before, Zhang Xiu had been fighting on the front line even after the connection was opened, and Bai Tu did not specifically ask him to leave the front line and return.
Jinling's work report.
Therefore, this former captain of the General's Office led the northernmost army of the General's Office, and was actually in charge of the Wancheng area. Zhang Xiu, who was in charge of the North and Nanyang Military Administration, met Bai Tu for the first time.
"General Zhang Xiu, please pay homage to your lord!" Zhang Xiu bowed to Bai Tu.
"Youwei is exempt from the courtesy... Nanyang affairs are mostly handled by Youwei. I am a little embarrassed to meet you today." Bai Tu quickly subdued Zhang Xiu and said.
"Actually, it's nothing... After Uncle Wen He left, Zilong has been helping me. A rough man like Xiu doesn't know how to take care of himself. With the Lord's trust, being able to lead troops to fight is the limit." Zhang Xiu.
It's not that good at saying that, compared to Zhao Yun, he is more like a pure warrior without a trace of culture.
"Everything is fine for Wen He in Jinling. It's just that Wen He's daughter is getting married this year, so I won't have the trouble to come with him again."
"Xiu... Well, Xiu has also heard about it. Thanks to the lord, otherwise the nieces and the others would still be under the custody of Duan Xuan!" Zhang Xiu is not used to calling himself "Xiu", but his "Xiu" can always
Jia Xu specially reminded him of the momentum of shouting "I".
Bai Tu followed up and talked about Jia Xu again, and indeed he got closer to Zhang Xiu, but he really didn't understand how his seniority was calculated. He called Jia Xu "uncle" and also called him "uncle".
Daughter "niece"...
After talking to Zhang Xiu about "The Source of the Rainbow", Bai Tucai talked to the generals about the matter in Jiangling City.
"Jiangling has been the old capital of the Chu Kingdom since the pre-Qin Dynasty, and has been the center of the Southland for hundreds of years. The city wall is no less solid than Luoyang at the time. The effect of the Baigong Cannon is not obvious, and...it is easy to use stones for ammunition around it.
Most of the places we have mined have been mined by us, and now we need to make stone bombs, which will take longer." Zhou Yu reported to Bai Tu that demolition-style siege was not advisable.
The Baigong artillery itself has limited effect on the real first-line big cities and military fortresses, and Jiangling is not only on the first-line list, but... it also has a historical heritage that surpasses Luoyang!
Luoyang declined so easily because it was Dong Zhuo who caused a fire and forced relocation, completely burning out the hearts of the people.
"However, Jiangling's garrison is insufficient. Even if the militia is mobilized, there will only be about 30,000 people...and among them, only the Jingzhou Army that retreated from Jingnan can be considered as well-trained veterans with battlefield experience." Chen Gong added.
"Today afternoon, I will personally go to the front of the battle to see if I can surrender... If Jiangling is willing to surrender the city, a lot of blood will be shed for both the enemy and the enemy, as well as for the soldiers and civilians." Bai Tu nodded and said.
None of the generals or the generals had any objection to this - Bai Tu had already arrived in person, so it was only right to call for a formation first.
But since Liu Pan is Liu Biao's nephew, I'm afraid he won't surrender so easily.
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The army in the general's palace was celebrating. Although Jiangling had been surrounded and his eyes and ears were blocked, he had heard the news before that Bai Tu would personally supervise the army!
Seeing that the city was becoming even more gloomy and gloomy, Liu Pan was quite positive. He invited Han Xuan and other staff, as well as Huang Zhong and other generals, to discuss matters in the camp. In fact, there was nothing to "discuss", but he mainly wanted to cheer everyone up.
Now that the days are almost here, Liu Pan no longer conceals the fact that Xu Du is about to change, but instead adds to the jealousy, saying as if the court has changed the surname to Liu, and will immediately make these rebellious ministers and traitors look good. What is in front of him is just before dawn.
Like darkness.
Han Xuan, Jin Xuan, Zhao Fan and others really did this, and most of the gloom on their faces immediately disappeared. On the contrary, Huang Zhong's expression did not change. Firstly, it was because he had guessed before, and secondly... Huang Zhong was against Jiang Ling.
The situation is clearer. What is Xudu and what is the imperial court? If the General Mansion does not hesitate to casualties, I am afraid that the distant water cannot save the nearby fire!
What's even more frightening is that Huang Zhong calculated the time when the attack on the General's Mansion would begin...
You wouldn't have leaked the news a long time ago, right?
If the General's Office really expected it, then the other party is now planning to capture Jiangling before the court mediates it!
Of course, Huang Zhong knew Liu Pan and the temperament of others. Although he was worried in his heart, he would not say it out loud to ruin the fun.
It's just that another person present, Wei, who also saw some signs, did not have such strict expression management...
"Wei Yan! What's your expression? Are you dissatisfied with me? The enemy still dares to shake the morale of the army... Come here! Give him a twenty-gun stick!"