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Chapter 488 Chaisang
Chaisang is located at the northernmost point of Yuzhang County. Because it is located at the junction of Yuzhang, Jiangxia, and Lujiang counties, it is not only the west gate of Wu, but also the base for attacking Chu. It has always been a place that military strategists must contend for.

There are tens of thousands of mu of lakes on the east and west sides of Chaisang City, leaning against Lushan Mountain in the south, and bordering the great river in the north. However, at this time, the Panshui River in the northeast corner of Chaisang City has not yet been built. Therefore, ships on the Yangtze River can pass through the Panshui River and reach directly under Chaisang City.

The sun was setting and the autumn wind was blowing. It was a rare fine weather, but the city guards on the north wall of Chaisang were sweating profusely. There were two battles, and the atmosphere of fear and despair pervaded everyone. heart.

It's no wonder they acted so panic-stricken. At this time, there are densely packed tower boats, boats, and battleships on the water, covering the water surface. The banners and armor belong to Tianmanjiang. With such a military appearance and such power, who wouldn't be afraid?
If anyone in Chaisang City is not afraid of Jingzhou's military power, it must be Xu Sheng.

Xu Shengxiong's body stood tall on the top of the wall, not only did he not show the slightest fear on his face, but instead showed a hint of excitement.

Xu Sheng is from Langya, Xuzhou. Like Zhuge Liang, he was forced to flee his hometown because of Cao Cao poisoning Dongxu when he was young. He lived in Wu. He was famous for his courage.

Xu Sheng originally led only [-] soldiers, but as Liu Jing's plot to Jiangdong became more and more obvious, Sun Quan, in order to guard against danger, increased his troops to [-] with Xu Sheng's loyalty, courage and ability to resist foreign invaders, and added the captain of the gangsters and the superintendent of firewood. Sang, Pengze two counties.

Xu Sheng didn't make any achievements, but Sun Quan added more officials and soldiers to him. Xu Sheng was so grateful for his kindness. He only defended Chaisang for Sun Quan to repay Sun Quan's kindness. No other thoughts.

Of course, Xu Sheng was not so arrogant that he thought that he could resist Liu Jing's tens of thousands of tigers and wolves with only 2000 people. Long before Liu Jing's army arrived, he had ordered people to light the beacon to send a message to Tai Shici and Sun Ben. Reported.

The smoke from Chaisang's beacon tower billowed into the sky, and although the wind blew it did not disperse, Liu Jing was not blind, so he had already seen it, but this was exactly what he wanted. Attract troops to create favorable conditions for Zhuge Liang.

The Jingzhou Army's large ships gathered under the city, and Liu Jing recruited several sergeants with loud voices and literate trilogy, and shouted to the city: "Sun Ben, the pseudo-Yuzhang prefect, has the nature of a jackal, harbors treacherous schemes, and brought chaos to Changsha. Is it tolerable or unbearable! General Annan now has a crowd of [-] people and thousands of buildings and boats, and the emperor ordered him to comfort the people of Changsha, punish Sun Ben, and Ning Nanzhou."

"If the soldiers and civilians of Chaisang clearly judge right from wrong, they should dedicate the city to righteousness, and our army will stop at the city, and there will be no crime in autumn; if they help the tyrants to persecute and resist stubbornly, the city will be destroyed and the people will die. There is no regret!"

Hearing this remark, Chaisang Chengtou's heart fluttered, Xu Sheng was furious, and said to the left and right: "Why are you still standing there? Don't shoot him!"

Zhu Tun generals and Qu Chang organized the city defenders with floating hearts as quickly as possible, and shot a round of arrows at the warships of the Jingzhou Army.

Not to be outdone, the soldiers of the Jingzhou army relied on the battle shed to shoot upwards at the city. Both sides shot at each other for many rounds, causing casualties.

"How do you guys look at Chai Sang?" Liu Jing was on a tall and magnificent ship like a palace on the water. back.

Hearing Liu Jing's question, Pang Tong turned his gaze away from Chaisang City, and said, "Xu Sheng was never a famous general in Jiangdong. Looking at his defensive response now, he is quite well-organized. Chaisang may not be able to die."

Li Yan suddenly said: "Pang Sima seems to have never seen Lin Chong made by the general, right?"

Pang Tong was startled when he heard the words, nodded his head and said: "It is true that I only heard his name, but did not see the truth."

The siege equipment, because it is heavy and inconvenient to carry, is mostly made of nearby materials, and it is dismantled afterwards. Linchong, that is, the siege tower, is the giant of the siege equipment. destroy.

Since joining Liu Jing's command, Pang Tong has heard more than once how amazing Linchong's power is, but he has never seen the real thing, nor has he seen the scene of Linchong attacking the city, so he has no clear concept of it.

Li Yan said proudly: "Linchong is as high as the city, and it can accommodate a hundred people inside. It is like walking on flat ground. Jiangling is also a famous city in the southern region. Liu Qi and Cai Mao guarded more than [-] soldiers. The general built Linchong to attack it. The moon will conquer. With the strength of Jiangling, even if it is like this, how can Chaisang City be able to withstand Linchong's attack because there are only a few small soldiers?"

The only thing that matters is the theory of weapons. Liu Jing warned Li Yan: "Zhengfang must not rely on sharp weapons and underestimate the enemy. Weapons are only foreign objects, and people are the most important thing. Besides, Linchong is not without flaws. Although it is covered with cowhide, it After all, it is made of wood, and it is slow and heavy, and it is easily damaged by fire attack..."

"The general taught me the lesson." Li Yan immediately admitted his mistake.

At this time Cui Jun said: "General, Pang Sima's worries are not unreasonable. If Chaisang cannot be killed, then Sun Ben's troops will come from the south and Sun Quan's reinforcements will come from the east. Our army will be surrounded by the enemy. It is better to take Peng Ze first."

Chaisang and Pengze are like a pair of pliers, one on the left and the other on the right firmly clamping the entrance of the Yangtze River into Yuzhang. Mastering Chaisang and Pengze is equivalent to mastering the gate to the north of Yuzhang.

Pang Tong's original intention was to conspire with Peng Ze first, and then pursue Chaisang, and then he said: "The enemy's troops are limited. Now that Chaisang has many troops, Peng Ze's troops must be few. Our army can cut wood for materials and make large-scale siege equipment. Put on the posture of attacking Chaisang, and secretly send elite soldiers to surprise Pengze. The enemy is unprepared, and they can go down in one battle. Pengze will go down immediately, and there is no danger of being surrounded. Zhang Bei."

Cui Jun, Wang Can, Jiang Wan and others also agreed with Pang Tong's strategy. Liu Jing nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as Shi Yuan said, take Peng Ze first."

Liu Jing looked up at the slanting sunset. The camp must be built as soon as possible, otherwise there would be a risk of being attacked by the enemy. Thinking of this, Liu Jing immediately ordered the ships to withdraw from Chaisang City.

Liu Jing first asked Liu Zhu and Su Fei to lead the water army and garrison Sangluozhou in the middle of the river.Sangluozhou is adjacent to Poyang in the south, the Yangtze River in the middle, and Leichi in the north. It can be attacked, retreated or defended.

Then let Han Guang and Ma Zhou lead five thousand horsemen and set up camp in the south of Chaisang.

Finally, Liu Jing himself landed Gan Ning, Wen Pin, Feng Xi, Gao Xiang, Yu Zheng, Huang She, and Mei Fu in the north of Chaisang, and set up camp at the dangerous point of Pankou.

Xu Sheng originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Jingzhou army had just landed and was not yet firmly established, so as to recruit daredevils and go out of the city to attack them, in order to boost the morale of the army.

As a result, when he saw hundreds of cavalry in black armor aboard the warship of the Jingzhou Army, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​attacking.The opponent has such elite cavalry, going out of the city to sneak attack is almost the same as sending them to death. If you take ten thousand steps back, even if you succeed by luck, it will be difficult to get rid of the pursuit of the enemy cavalry afterwards.

After several hours of hard work, the officers and servants of the Jingzhou army finally built the camp at dusk, and the camp defenses were also initially built. There were moats outside, gates next, and towers inside, which were enough to resist the enemy's coveting. .

(End of this chapter)