Yuan Shao's army led the tent.
Chen Ji, the vice-marshal, complained gloomily," Chu Huan is really ruthless. He actually fortified the walls and cleared the wilderness. We couldn't even see a ghost's shadow along the way. If this continues, we'll be bored out of our wits!"”
Commander Zhang Xun smiled." Brother, don't complain. We'll reach An Le City in four days. No matter how Chu Huan retreats, he can't possibly retreat with the Nanyang people, right? As long as they conquered Nanyang, they would have fun!”
Chen Ji nodded and asked casually," General, what do you think of this battle?”
Zhang Xun frowned and shook his head."It's hard to say. When the alliance army attacked Dong Zhuo, you didn't go, but I saw Chu Huan by the lord's side. His martial arts are strong and his courage is extraordinary. After taking Luoyang, he dared to lead 20,000 people to chase after Dong Zhuo's 300,000 troops. After fighting with Lu Bu, who brought up the rear, he returned without losing a single soldier!”
"And you should know X Literature Station's capabilities, right? Fortunately, we have the advantage in numbers this time. As long as we fight steadily and give Chu Huan as few loopholes as possible, we won't be afraid of him if we fight to the death! In addition, we have copied the catapults, so the Jing state army has lost their advantage in long-range attacks.”
"Then what are the arrangements for this time?”
Zhang Xun sneered." Cheng Pu should be not far from An Le now. With our current military strength, it's impossible to swallow Jingzhou in one go. We can only attack Nanyang first. As long as we take Nanyang, the north of Xiangyang will belong to the lord!"
"Therefore, I plan to station in An Le to block the reinforcements from Xiangyang and let Cheng Pu attack Nanyang! I believe Nanyang will fall soon. At that time, if we still have the strength, we will go south to Jiangnan."
Xiangyang.
"I have just received a report from the spy. Cheng Pu, the vanguard of the Yuan army, has led 20,000 troops into An Le City. Commander Zhang Xun will arrive soon with a total of 100,000 troops. However, Cheng Pu's troops have stayed in An Le City for two days without making any progress. What do you think of this?”
Kuai Yue looked at the map and thought for a while. Then he said," Yuan's army only has two choices. One is to use a portion of its forces to contain Nanyang, and the main force will go south to Jiangnan. The second is to use a portion of our forces to block the reinforcements from Jiangnan and attack Nanyang.”
He pointed at the map and said," If Yuan's army wants to stop the Jiangnan reinforcements from attacking Nanyang, they will need to station troops in Lushan and Anle. Lushan can send a small number of troops to prevent Nanyang from being threatened from the side. If Anle's main force wants to attack Nanyang, they must defeat our Jingzhou navy and control the Yushui River. Otherwise, their troops crossing the river will never return.”
"However, with the northerners 'swimming skills, it is almost impossible for them to defeat our Jing State navy. If Yuan's army was to contain Nanyang's attack on Jiangnan, he would also have to send troops to station in Lushan and Anle. This would threaten Nanyang and prevent Nanyang from sending troops to attack the rear.
"With their 100,000 soldiers, it is estimated that there will be about 60,000 soldiers attacking Xinye, and Xinye only has 20,000 soldiers including the militia. All in all, regardless of the enemy's movements in the early stages, the final target would definitely be Xinye!”
Chu Huan frowned." If that's the case, Xinye is very dangerous! However, Xiangyang can still mobilize 10,000 troops to assist Xinye. It shouldn't be too much of a problem for the city guards to fight against 60,000 with 30,000, right?”
Kuai Yue shook his head." My lord, the troops guarding Xiangyang cannot act rashly. Once Xiangyang is empty, Liu Yan, who was originally spying on Jingzhou, will not be able to stand the loneliness and take advantage of the situation! If a wall falls, everyone will push it. If someone takes the lead, there are many people around us who want a share of the pie!”
Chu Huan nodded silently.
Yu Jin, ah, Yu Jin, it seems that this battle is all up to you. You are the legendary city guarding expert. You must hold on! I support you mentally!
....
An Le City.
"General, there is a warrior outside the gate who calls himself Huang Gai.”
Huang Gai was fine? The unexpected news made Cheng Pu extremely excited.
From afar, he saw Huang Gai standing outside the door. He was dressed in gray cotton clothes, and his face was haggard and thinner. He must have suffered a lot during this period of time.
"Gongfu!"
"De Mou!"
The two of them hugged each other tightly in front of the door." Gongfu, I thought you were dead! I didn't expect to see you safe and sound today. Good! Alright! The heavens finally have eyes!"
"I haven't even taken revenge on Chu Huan yet. How can I, Huang Gai, be willing to die? However, it's a pity for Brother Yi Gong!"
At the mention of Han Dang, the two's excited mood immediately quieted down.
"This time, we will send troops to attack Jingzhou. We must avenge our lord!”
Huang Gai also nodded excitedly. He then looked around and asked Cheng Pu in a low voice after making sure there was no one around," Why did you join Yuan Shu? This person has great ambition, little talent, narrow-minded, definitely not a wise monarch!”
"This is not a place to talk. Let's go back to our room and talk!”
.....
Xinye.
On the temporary dock, dozens of ships were unloading the newly delivered city defense equipment.
Gan Ning, who was in charge of unloading the ship, saw that Jin had personally arrived at the dock and greeted him warmly." Brother Wenze, according to your request, the lord asked me to send 30 catapults.”
" In addition, there are also 30 recently-made repeating ballistae and 3,000 specially-made giant arrows. It is said that the maximum shooting range can reach 1,000 steps. We have also specially transferred 150 soldiers who have been tested. My lord wants me to bring you a message. Yuan Dynasty's army is likely to attack Xinye with the main force.”
When Yu Jin heard this, he immediately replied with a serious expression," Brother Xing Ba, when you go back, help me pass a message to my lord. Please rest assured, my lord. As long as we are in the city, we will not let Yuan Shu's soldiers cross Xinye!”
"Alright, I'll definitely tell you everything! Brother, let me ask you privately, how are Brother Wen Ze's preparations? The lord trusts you very much and has entrusted such an important task to you, making all the brothers very envious!”
Yu Jin shook his head with a bitter smile." Brother Xing Ba, don't make fun of me! My lord has entrusted such an important place to me. How can I not know my lord's trust in me? Now, I'm working diligently every day and do my best to prepare for the defense of the city. I'm afraid that I'll betray my lord's trust!”
"Didn't we just lure Yushui into the newly dug moat? Miao Cai and his brother were also leading the soldiers who were born as hunters to set up traps in the dense forest on both sides of Bowang Slope. Last time, Sun Jian was ambushed here. He thought that Cheng Pu, his former subordinate, would definitely send more troops to search Bowang Slope this time. At that time, he would lose a lot of combat power without wasting a single soldier. He would definitely be furious!”
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