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Taishi Ci knocked eastward and westward, seemingly meaningless, but in fact he only did this to distract the opponent's attention and make the opponent relax his vigilance. His goal from beginning to end was only one, and that was Ma Zhou.

If you want to defeat the Jingzhou army in front of you, you must first defeat Ma Zhou.

Ma Zhou became famous because of Hu Zuo, but at the same time he was restrained by Hu Zuo. He never dared to retreat from Hu Zuo lightly, otherwise the morale of the army would be lost.

In Tai Shici's eyes, Ma Zhou is simply a shining target. As long as he can get in front of Ma Zhou, Tai Shici can easily capture and kill him even with one hand. There is no escape from defeat.

Finally, after feigning several shots, a hole appeared in the middle defense line of Ma Zhou's troops. Tai Shici personally led more than a hundred cavalry to attack from the middle.

This time Tai Shici no longer tried to stop as before, but attacked very resolutely, breaking through Ma Zhou's defense line in one fell swoop.Tai Shici leaped his horse with a horizontal halberd, shouted his name, and rushed straight to Ma Zhou's command.

Tai Shici's attack was very fierce, but Ma Zhou didn't even move his buttocks, and didn't take out the saber lying on his knee. The soldiers saw that Ma Zhou was calm and steady like a rock, and their hearts were determined. , fight first.

This greatly exceeded Tai Shici's expectations. Right now, he seems to be in a deep quagmire, and every step forward feels extremely difficult. In such a short time, [-] to [-]% of the cavalry who followed him into the formation have been killed or injured.

Tai Shici looked at Ma Zhou who was sitting calmly not far away, his tiger eyes widened, he bent his bow and arrowed again, but was still blocked by his guards with shields.

Tai Shici secretly gnashed his teeth, his target Ma Zhou was close at hand, but it was out of reach for him.He swept away the two enemy soldiers with his halberd as if venting, and finally gave Ma Zhou a bitter look, turned the horse's head, and broke out.

Tai Shici's decision to retreat can be described as very decisive, because Han Guang saw that he was trapped, and the Jiangdong army danced with dragon heads. flank.

If Tai Shici didn't return in time, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Faced with such an unfavorable situation, Tai Shici remained unchanged in the face of danger, and calmly dealt with it. While dispatching light soldiers to block the cavalry of the Jingzhou Army, he organized manpower to resist the counterattack of the Ma Zhou tribe.

There are few light soldiers who have been armored. Although the people of Shanyue are strong and brave, they are no match for the Jingzhou army led by Han Guang.Even though the light soldiers mainly harassed and never confronted each other head-on, the gap between the two sides was too great, and after entanglement for a long time, they were still defeated and fled in all directions.

Although the Qing army was defeated, it bought Tai Shici precious time. Under his command on the frontal battlefield, he barely blocked the attack of Ma Zhou's troops.Afterwards, Tai Shici gave the order to retreat without hesitation, and in an instant, the back formation changed to the front formation, and he retreated slowly, leaving the battlefield.

Han Guang and Ma Zhou naturally didn't want to let the duck fly away, so they led their troops to pursue it.

However, because Tai Shici's personal governor was elite and resisted desperately, although the two made some gains, they failed to defeat Tai Shici's tribe.

Looking at the Jiangdong Army retreating into the camp, Han Guang and Ma Zhou felt very sorry. Although nearly a thousand prisoners were captured before and after this battle, how could this little military exploits satisfy their appetite.

However, the matter has come to this point, the two can only return to the camp as a teacher, and at the same time send someone to report victory to Liu Jing.

Tai Shici took the initiative to attack and support Chaisang, which did not affect Liu Jing, and continued to attack Chaisang step by step.

Han Guang and Ma Zhou are both generals under his command, and they have heavy troops in their hands. Even if they cannot win against Tai Shici, they will not be defeated.

Things went as Liu Jing expected, and he received good news from Han Guang and Ma Zhou just after reaching the corner.Liu Jing smiled and said to the left and right: "Mazi is really an iron wall. He defeated the leaders of Liu Bei and Guan Yu before, and now he has defeated the sharpness of Taishi's kindness, so that the world will know that I am also a famous general in Jingchu."

After chatting with the left and right for a while, Liu Jing turned his eyes back to Chaisang City, and saw the soldiers of the Jingzhou Army pouring up to the top of Chaisang City with the help of Linchong (siege tower) and ladders.

The greatest value of Linchong (siege tower) is to make climbing the city easier. In the past, it took countless lives to climb to the top of the city. Now Linchong (siege tower) only needs to get close to the city wall and put down the suspension bridge.

Since Linchong (siege tower) has attracted the attention of most defenders, the ladder is no longer a target of public criticism, and the risk of climbing the city is greatly reduced.

The combination of the two made it no longer difficult to climb the city. In addition, the Jingzhou army had a huge numerical advantage over the Chaisang defenders. From the beginning of the siege, it firmly took the initiative.

Xu Sheng didn't dare to keep the reserve team anymore, and almost put all his troops into the battle, but even so, he was still barely able to sustain it.

Xu Sheng no longer had any hope of defending Chaisang. When the Jingzhou soldiers outside the city held the captured Taishi Ci's army flags and showed off their martial arts under the city, shouting long live, Xu Sheng knew that Taishi Ci probably could not count on him. It's cold, and he only thinks that he can stand by for one more day. As for surrender, he has never considered it.

In the afternoon, the battle at the head of Chaisang City became more and more intense. Liu Jing shook his head secretly. Judging from the current situation, it is certain that Chaisang will not be captured today, but the defenders are at the end of their strength, and the day of defeating the city will only be within three to five days. .

Liu Jingcai looked away, and suddenly saw Yu Zheng guiding Xi Zhen towards him, and beside Xi Zhen was a young Confucian scholar with a thin figure but a stern appearance.

"General..." Xi Zhen, with a high crown and sleeves, came to Liu Jingrong's car, greeted him with a long bow, and said: "He was on a mission to Hefei, but he failed to persuade Liu Yangzhou, and he was entrusted by the general..."

Liu Jing shook his head and said, "Going to Hefei as an envoy is just an idle move. It's good if it succeeds, but it doesn't matter if it fails. Wen Xiang doesn't need to care." Then he looked at the young Confucian scholar beside Xi Zhen and asked, "Who is this person?"

Xi Zhen introduced Liu Jing: "He is Sheng Kuang Sheng Zijie, the governor of Yangzhou. He heard that the general launched an army to attack Wu, so he resigned his post to vote."

Sheng Kuang saluted and said, "Sheng Kuang in Kuaiji, I pay my respects to the general."

When Liu Jing heard that Sheng Kuang was from Kuaiji, and his surname was Sheng, he suddenly felt puzzled, and asked Sheng Kuang, "I wonder who is in Sheng Wu County?"

Sheng Kuang couldn't help his eyes turning red when he heard the words, and said sadly, "It's my father."

Liu Jing got off the military chariot, took Sheng Kuang's hand and said: "It turns out that after being a sage, he respects his father and is a famous man in the world. The Sun brothers persecute the monarch. Everyone in the world is indignant when they hear about it."

Sheng Xian used to be the prefect of Wujun, and he was the parent officer of Sun Ce and Sun Quan, so Liu Jing said that Sun Ce and Sun Quan persecuted the monarch.This incident caused great controversy in Jiangdong, but it would be an exaggeration to say that there was indignation in the country.

Sheng Kuang wept and said: "The revenge of killing one's father cannot be shared with the heavens! The Sun brothers invaded and occupied Jiangdong. The killing is useless. Jiangdong's scholars and people all hate them, but they are only concerned about the cruelty of the Sun family, so they can't bear it. Today, the general Xingyi Division, against Sun Ni , Jiangdong scholars and people will be happy and follow it..."

(End of this chapter)