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Chapter 267

Under the strict protection of the guards, Kuai Yue retreated dozens of steps before reining in his horse, and said with a dry smile in shock: "Haha...the Liannu made by Liu Zhongda is so beneficial, and today it is almost harmed by him. !"

Lai Gong also felt scared, and persuaded from the side: "Chang Shi is the commander of an army, he should live in the crowd, he really shouldn't show it in front of others, if there is an emergency, the consequences will be disastrous."

Kuai Yue sighed, "Bo Jing's words are reasonable, but I was careless."

At this time, the body of the bodyguard who was killed by the arrow was also brought back by his companions, and Kuai Yue couldn't help showing a look of lamentation.This person is not only his guard, but also his disciple who has followed him for many years.

He came from a wealthy family and had many followers. Back then, he strongly suggested Liu Biao to kill the sect thieves, and dispatched the "literate men" under his sect, that is, people with cultivation and talent, to lure dozens of thieves with profit, and then they all sat down and killed them, and then merged with them And so on.

Although this person can't be called a "cultivator", he was extremely loyal to himself, so he died like this. Kuai Yue felt it was a pity, and said in a deep voice: "This person has followed me for many years and worked hard. He died in battle today. Don't let him die. To bury the bones in a foreign land makes it difficult for relatives to worship, so you should carry the good coffin and send it back to your hometown."

"promise."

When the surrounding guards heard Kuai Yue's words, their hearts warmed. To be able to follow such a master, even if they go through fire and water, they will die without hesitation.

Kuai Yue finally took a deep look at the head of Ling County, turned the horse's head, and joined the formation.

Then, with the sound of golden drums, the Jingzhou army turned around and headed south until they reached a forest area called "Guiyan Mountain". According to Lai Gong, swan geese flew south in autumn and ended here, hence the name Guiyan Mountain.

Kuai Yue decided to build a camp near the mountains and rivers, but there was no other way. All the villages within a radius of ten miles in Ling County had been destroyed by Liu Jing, and the Jingzhou Army had to build the camp from scratch.

Kuai Yue ordered his soldiers, soldiers, and strong men to go up the mountain into the forest, and cut down a tree each to make wooden fences and antlers, which were used as the outer wall of the camp.

As the saying goes, the strength of a large number of people, when the sky is getting dark, the camp has begun to take shape.

That day and night, Kuai Yue summoned all the school lieutenants and Zhonglang generals under his command in the big tent to discuss countermeasures.

In the face of such a fortified city like Lingxian County, it is necessary to attach ants to the ladder. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says: "If you are overwhelmed with anger, you will be attached to the ants, killing one-third of the soldiers, and the city will not be pulled out." , this attack is also a disaster."

Kuai Yue and the generals set the tone of "do not want to attack by force", and Huo Du took the lead in saying:

"The enemy has continuous crossbows, which are very powerful. In addition, the city is well-equipped. I'm afraid it will be difficult to take advantage of it when we pile up mountains and erect buildings and sculls." After accumulating military exploits, he was promoted to be a lieutenant for the thief.

"It's better to drill a tunnel secretly..." Feng Xi, another captain, said.Like Huo Du, he is also from Nanjun. In fact, most of the generals of the Jingzhou Water Infantry Army, including the coaches Kuai Yue and Cai Mao, are from Nanjun.

First, Nanjun included Xiangyang, Jiangling and other places, and it was the core place under Liu Biao's rule.

Secondly, Nanyang and Zhangling counties in the north mainly defend against the Central Plains, and Jiangxia County in the east mainly defends against Jiangdong. Only Wuling County in southern Jingnan has thousands of reinforcements, but Wuling people have no words in the army. The right to speak is firmly in the hands of Nanjun people.

Feng Xizi, named Xiuyuan, was about twenty years old, with a square face, high nose and wide mouth, firm eyes, and a calm demeanor.

Unlike Huo Du, who was born in a wealthy family in the local area, Feng Xi came from the Han family. One of the lieutenants.

Kuai Yue nodded slightly. If he didn't want to risk the lives of his soldiers to fill up the bottomless pit in Ling County, digging tunnels secretly is indeed a feasible method.

Deng Fangdao, the military governor, said: "Although the ground attack is a good method, it is easy to be detected by the enemy. It is not like attacking it openly with a chariot, but digging a tunnel secretly. The combination of the two complements each other."

Deng Fang, styled Kong Shan, was born in the surname of Deng in Zigui, Nanjun County. He was resolute and resolute, and had a lot of prestige, so he was appointed by Liu Biao to serve as the governor of the Jingzhou Governor's Department.

Charging cars is also one of the siege methods that can greatly reduce the casualties of soldiers. Kuai Yue nodded repeatedly, and after a moment of pondering, he said:

"Deng's words are deeply in my heart. Starting tomorrow, the entire army will be building war equipment and filling trenches with soil...so that the enemy has no time to distract others, and they will be digging tunnels in secret..."

"No." All the generals stood up and responded.

On Pingdan the next day, before dawn, all the officers and soldiers of the Jingzhou army were ready to eat, and Kuai Yue divided the entire army into two.

One part stayed in the camp and continued to go up the mountain and into the forest to harvest wood, make carts, and siege tools such as ladders and well rails.

One, led by Kuai Yue, marched under the city of Lingxian County. Under Liu Jingjun's eyes, they let the surrendered soldiers, weak soldiers, and minzhuang with great fanfare fill the moat with soil, and piled up soil as a mountain.At the same time, Kuai Yue sent his subordinates who were skilled in civil engineering to secretly inspect the surrounding terrain of Ling County to determine the location of the tunnel.

Liu Jing has been preparing for today's battle many years ago. He has stored more than one million bows and arrows alone.

Therefore, when the Jingzhou army's soldiers, weak soldiers, and minzhuang carried earth carts, they were immediately attacked by Liu Jingjun as soon as they approached the five-foot-wide moat in Ling County.

In the field of view of the Jingzhou army, there was a loud sound from the top of Lingxian city, and then a cloud of arrows floated down, and the sound of arrows tearing the air was everywhere in my ears.

The most frightening thing is that there are huge crossbow bolts more than four feet long and several inches thick mixed in the clouds and rain. Unless one is lucky enough to hide behind the chariot, no matter whether it is a wooden scorpion or a jacket, facing this kind of crossbow arrows is like paper. The paste is generally fragile.And the weak soldiers and civilians who lacked protection had no power to resist.

Cai Sheng, Ma Zhou, Chu Fang, and Han Guang were all standing on the city wall. They were quite competitive with each other, so they drew their bows and shot at them.

Among them, Han Guang is the most, he is worthy of being from Xiliang, he is famous for his good archery, it can be said that there are many examples, arrows kill people's lives.

Chu Fang was second. Although he didn't have Han Guang's ability to penetrate Yang with every step and hit every shot, his kill rate was quite objective.

Compared with Chu Fang, Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou are even inferior. After all, they are different from Han Guang and Chu Fang. They used to be generals. In recent years, he joined the army, and only then began to seriously learn the skills of riding and archery.

However, Han Guang is not without opponents, his servant is the "condor archer" among Qiang Hu, but he has a shot and hits all of them, and his archery skills are not weaker than Han Guang's.The two of them were like two sophisticated killing machines, taking arrows, drawing bows, shooting arrows... It didn't take long for them to shoot out the arrows in the pot one after another.

(End of this chapter)