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Chapter 510
Sun Ben didn't go to bed to rest at night, he kept waiting for the news, and finally waited for the news of the change in the Jingzhou barracks.

At this time, most of Yuzhang's civil and military personnel did not rest, so Sun Ben led the crowd up to the Songyang Gate Tower again, and saw that the Jingzhou Army camp in the distance was dimly lit, which seemed to be the same as usual, and did not seem to be making a big move.

Sun Ben thought he had seen through the strategy of the Jingzhou army, and said with a smile, "Yichun is very important to the Chu thieves, and there is no room for loss. The Chu thieves must be very anxious at this moment, but they are afraid that I will notice, so they dare not deploy troops during the day. Send generals, only dare to return to help quietly at night."

The civil and military affairs of Yuzhang are still kept in the dark by Sun Ben, and there are many discussions about it. Some guess that the Jingzhou army will attack Nanchang at night, some guess that they will attack the East Lake camp at night, and some guess that they will divide their troops to attack the surrounding counties to further isolate Nanchang. Yes, anyway, there are many things to say.

In the end, it was Sun Ben who solved the mystery himself. Yuzhang civil and military personnel were astonished, and then very excited. Recently, the pressure from the Jingzhou Army has been too great for them.

In the north, Liu Jing's army defeated Pengze, Liling, and Chaisang, and defeated Taishici. The front reached Haihun, which is only a hundred miles away from Nanchang.

What is the concept of Baili?
It only takes two days to march normally, and one day to arrive in an urgent march.

A few days ago, they lost the news of Haihun. The only good news is that Liu Jing's army did not appear in Nanchang, which means that although Haihun was besieged, he did not fall.

Haihun's defenders are all Taishici's elite troops, and their family members are all in the city, so everyone has the heart to defend the city with all their might. With the strength of the Jingzhou army, it is difficult to conquer for a while.

However, the number of Haihun defenders is limited after all. Facing the siege of the Jingzhou army dozens of times larger than his own, it is only a matter of time before the city falls.

In fact, not only Haihun, but the counties of Shanyang and Poyang have also lost news recently.

The counties are not as dark as the sea, and the cities are small and there are few soldiers. In all likelihood, they have fallen or surrendered.

In the north of Nanchang, apart from Haihun, the only ones that are still holding on today are Ai and Xi counties, which are remote and guarded by Tai Shici. Because Liu Jing was out of reach for a while, they escaped disaster.

Not to mention Zhuge Liang in the west, because Yuzhang was lax in defending the west, Zhuge Liang swept across the entire west and south of Yuzhang almost without bloodshed, and rushed all the way to the city of Nanchang.

It is no exaggeration to say that Yuzhang has been completely dismembered by the two armies of Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang, and has fallen into a fragmented situation. Including the prefecture of Nanchang, all counties can only fight on their own. The critical situation can be seen.

What's more frightening to Yuzhang Wenwu is that once Liu Jing and Zhuge Liang complete the encirclement of Nanchang, everyone will shudder just thinking about it.
Yuzhang Civil and Military Forces once pinned their hopes on Sun Quan's reinforcements from Wu, but as Pengze and Chaisang fell one after another, the entrance of the Yangtze River, Pengli Lake, and the northern section of Ganshui all fell into the hands of the Jingzhou army.

They doubted very much that the reinforcements from Wudi were really capable of defeating Liu Jing, breaking through the heavy blockade of the Jingzhou army, and rushing to rescue Nanchang?

If the Jiangdong army had such shocking fighting power, how could they have been defeated by Huang Zu in Jiangxia last year and returned home in a complete defeat.

Yuzhang Wenwu also had expectations for Luling prefect Sun Fu. After all, Sun Ben and Sun Fu have always been brothers, and if Yuzhang is in trouble, Sun Fu will never sit idly by.To their disappointment, Sun Fu remained silent for a long time.

Only now did they know that it turned out that Sun Fu did not turn his back on him, but that Sun Ben was worried about leaking the news and concealed the news from everyone.

There are sufficient explanations for Sun Ben's previous puzzling actions.

If they can take this opportunity to defeat Zhuge Liang in one fell swoop and lift the siege of Nanchang, they will be able to calmly deal with Liu Jing in the north.At that time, we will join forces with the reinforcements from the Wu region and attack from both sides, one from the south and the other from the north. Why don't we worry about driving Liu Jing away and losing all our land?
Even a Sima suggested excitedly: "General, the bandits of Chu heard that the way back was cut off, and they were afraid from top to bottom. They must have the intention of retreating, and they no longer have the heart to fight. Why don't you take the opportunity to send elites to attack their camp at night?" ..."

"No!"

Liu Yi didn't wait for the Sima to finish speaking, and immediately objected: "Zhuge Liang is a general under Liu Jing's command. His march is like the wind, and he stops like a mountain. His army and Chen are neat; Respond to Shengmo."

Liu Yi paused, then continued: "From this we can see that Zhuge Liang is a man of prudence in using troops. How can he not take precautions when he sneaks back to help? There must be ambushes in the camp, and the Ming government hastily attacked his camp at night, and they may fall into it." Zhuge Liang is planning."

Sima said with a look of disdain: "Masters, gentlemen, don't know about soldiers, so it is not appropriate to talk about military affairs. How can you defeat the enemy if you are afraid of the head and the tail?"

Sun Ben reprimanded Sima: "Don't talk nonsense. Liu Jun is an old man who agrees with me." He also thought that the Chu thieves would not be so careless as to neglect their precautions. At this time, they sent people to raid their camp. Not good.

Seeing the dissatisfaction on the faces of the generals, Sun Ben said again: "Although the Chu thieves' hearts are in turmoil, their camps are well-organized and strong enough to defend themselves. It is extremely difficult to defeat the Chu thieves through night raids. It is better to wait for them to divide their troops and return to aid, and then make a move." After that, force the Chu thieves out of the base for a decisive battle!"

This time, no matter whether they were officials or generals, there was no objection, because they knew very well that this was their only way to save themselves, and they had to defeat Zhuge Liang's army outside the city before Liu Jing's army arrived in Nanchang.

In the middle of the night, the scouts outside the city reported that the Chu army's defenses were getting stricter, and they were probing everywhere. There were a large number of soldiers and horses, and they left the camp and went south.

The emperors and ministers of Yuzhang all celebrated with their foreheads and hands.

However, their good mood only lasted one night. During the day, a warship outside the city suddenly reported that more than ten warships from Jingzhou entered the waters near Nanchang from the north.

Although this small fleet was quickly driven away by our own warships, Yuzhang's monarchs and ministers still looked at each other in dismay, because it indicated that Liu Jing's army was getting closer to Nanchang.

Sun Ben held back his restlessness and waited another day to make sure that the Jingzhou army returning to aid Yichun had gone far and could not return in time, so he sent someone to Han Dang and Jiang Qin of the East Lake camp to let them lead the army south with great fanfare. It is claimed to the outside world that it will cut off the Jingzhou military food road after leaving.

The Jingzhou army reacted slightly "hesitating", obviously unwilling to fight at this time, but finally worried about the future, had to take the bait, and sent thousands of infantry to intercept Han Dang and Jiang Qin. The two sides faced each other south of Nanchang and east of the Jingzhou barracks .

"My plan has come to pass!" Sun Ben was overjoyed to see that the Jingzhou army had finally left the camp as they wished. He immediately left more than a thousand weak soldiers to guard the city, led [-] cavalry, opened the city gate, and rushed to the battlefield.

"My plan has come to fruition." Zhuge Liang smiled at Xu Shu, Yang Yi and others as he watched Sun Ben personally lead the army and come out in full force.

(End of this chapter)