Chapter 84 Solving Your Worries
The battle started at noon and continued until night.

The surrounding area was illuminated by the soaring torches in Jiangling South City, so that soldiers who fought at night could see the surrounding situation clearly without lighting torches.

It's the smell of roasted flesh and blood, which really makes people sick.

The fire is still strong, and there is no intention of going out at all.

From the looks of it, the fire won't stop unless it burns for two days.

The fire was still burning, but the battle was basically over.

After all the troops entering the city were killed or injured, Liu Chan quickly killed the team left by Lu Meng to guard the ships, and took control of the ships and ordinary boatmen he brought.

In fact, since seeing Jiangling City burning into the sky from a distance, this small group of soldiers felt bad.

However, they had not yet been ordered, and they dared not sail away.If you go back and you are declared a deserter, you will also die.

Besides, General Lu's army has more than 1 people, how many Jiangling defenders are there?It should be no surprise.

Unsurprisingly, an accident happened.

This team of soldiers is bound to die...

In this battle, more than [-] vanguard troops led by Lv Meng were completely annihilated. In fact, a small number of people were killed after rushing out of the three gates, and most of them were buried in the sea of ​​flames.

The main general Lu Meng died in battle, and Yu Fan was captured.

Surprisingly, Yu Fan, who Liu Chan had always thought of as a cowardly scribe before, was even more aggressive.

This 50-something-year-old guy is actually good at spears, and he is a master of both civil and military skills.

It is worthy of inheriting the excellent tradition of paying attention to generals and appearances from the Han Dynasty. In this era, whoever thinks that scribes are powerless will surely die a miserable death.

Liu Chan looked at the 50-year-old man with a straight face and said with a smile, "Have you ever regretted this treachery?"

[Yu Fan: The current favorability is minus 20]

"Hmph!" Yu Fan turned his face to the other side, and said with a sneer, "It's normal for all parties to fight, to join forces, to attack and attack. This time it's just a plan to make a difference, so how can you talk about treachery?"

Oh, this guy speaks straight.

"You are not afraid of death?"

"Hahaha." Yu Fan laughed out loud when he heard the words, "I'm just going on the road early. When you come down in a few days, you may still need to ask me for directions."

"The thief is so brave!" Lao Luo drew his knife and wanted to chop him, but Liu Chan stopped him.

I saw Liu Chan smiled and said: "If you want to show Gu the way, then you can't go down now. Recently, you will only see colleagues. You can't meet Gu in every hundred and eighty years."

Liu Chan waved his hand, and the soldiers took Yu Fan down.

Yu Fan originally thought that Liu Chan would be angry and kill himself with a knife, and he said that in order to seek a quick death.

Unexpectedly, this long-armed boy was not only imposing, but also broad-minded.

He couldn't help feeling a little curious about the boy.

[Yu Fan favorability +5]

[Current favorability: minus 15]

After a brief conversation with this melee scribe who is good at wielding spears, Liu Chan is ready for the next step.

Time is running out and action must be taken now.

Liu Chan, who led the troops to enter from the west gate of the northern city, received the warmest welcome and the highest respect from the soldiers and civilians defending the city.

The Jiangling soldiers and civilians who felt that they had escaped from the gate of hell were celebrating this miraculous victory wantonly.

"Prince, we have won! We have really won, a big victory! Hahaha..." The defender, whose face was blackened by the thick smoke, smiled forgetfully, revealing two rows of extremely white teeth.

"Jiangling is saved!"

"Prince Shenwei! God bless Jiangling!"

"Prince Shenwei! God bless Jiangling!"

……

Liu Chan kept pressing down with both hands, but still couldn't suppress the excited soldiers and civilians, and finally had to order his subordinates to beat the drums.

After a few toms of drums, the cheers and shouts of the people were barely stopped.

"Fathers and folks—! Although we just won a big victory, I don't want to disturb everyone's interest, but time is running out, everyone listen carefully!" Liu Chan took a deep breath and said loudly, "The battle is not over yet, we still have to very dangerous!"

In a word, the crowd was completely quiet.

There was only the crackling sound of the fire in Nancheng, and the occasional sound of buildings collapsing.

The battle is not over yet?Isn't the enemy army already dead?

It's almost burnt to ashes...

"Lu Meng is no more than Sun Quan's vanguard in Jiangdong, and the army will arrive at any time. Soochow is going to completely kill our soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou this time!"

Whoa-!
The crowd began to discuss again, and the sound of cursing was endless.

"I'm so bored, Sun Quan, that sweet potato!"

"A bill!"

The simple Jingzhou soldiers and civilians began to speak angrily in a dialect that Liu Chan could not understand, and for a while they praised Sun Quan as if they had smeared honey on their mouths.

It seems that the previous work of public opinion propaganda (spreading rumors) has been carried out very well.

Liu Chan pressed his hands, seeing the people stop cursing for a while, and said again: "If you can trust me, go to the pier and board the boat, and I will arrange for the fathers and villagers to avoid disaster!"

"This……"

When they heard that they were going to leave, people began to hesitate.

In this era, people have a very strong sense of locality, and leaving their hometown often means that life will fall into a huge predicament. Unless necessary, even if the life is slightly worse, few people are willing to stay away from their hometown.

"My Prince of Hanzhong, Liu Chan, assures you that if you give me some time, I will definitely let you return to Jiangling!" Liu Chan said sincerely, "Your life after you leave will be entirely in charge of the King of Hanzhong, and no one will starve !"

Old man, I've helped you so much, you can spend some money on the aftermath, isn't it too much?
"...I believe in the prince! Our family is willing to leave!" The owner of the tea stall that Liu Chan had patronized spoke first.

"Please also ask the prince to help me send my family away!" the guarding military marquis also spoke.

After someone took the lead, everyone finally agreed to move out of Jiangling temporarily.

Only then did Liu Chan heave a sigh of relief.

The reason why Guan Yu's army collapsed in the end was not because they couldn't defeat the enemy, and even the lack of food and grass was not the most important problem.

In the end, what led the army to abandon the battle was that the families of the generals and soldiers under his command all fell to the enemy in Jiangling.

Moreover, Lu Meng was kind to them, asking about their health every day, sending doctors and medicines, and encouraging them to write letters to their husbands and sons in the army.

In this way, how can the battle continue?
What Liu Chan wanted was not to besiege Jiangling. Lu Xun's army would arrive sooner or later, and then blockade it westward. Soon Sun Quan's main force would also arrive.

At that time, if you still bring these family members and people in the city with you, you will only have one way to die in the lonely city.

Breaking out with family members is impossible.

The army broke through alone?Wouldn't that family member fall into the enemy's hands again and go back to the old path of history.

However, the way back was cut off, the road to the west for reinforcements was cut off, and all the surrounding areas fell, it would be a dead end for the army to be trapped in Jiangling City, which was short of food and grass.

What he Liu Chan wanted was not the ending of a heroic defeat with Guan Ershu in this isolated city of Jiangling.

He wants to bring this dead game back to life!

Therefore, in order to achieve the strategic goal, it is necessary to ensure the combat effectiveness and morale of Guan Yu's Jingzhou army.

Under the illumination of the fire in Nancheng, the people and family members of Jiangling City carried soft rations and began to board the boat brought by Lu Meng overnight in batches, and the boat that was secretly transferred back to Yidu by Liu Chan after transporting the captives. The merchant ship of Zhao's company.

It's a bit crowded, but fortunately it's barely enough.

After his father Liu Bei, Liu Chan once again staged a crossing of the river with the people in Jingzhou, but this time the chasing soldiers were not Cao Wei, but Soochow.

"Okay, the next thing is to see if I can defend Jiangling before General Guan returns to the army!"

At this time, Liu Chan still has his prince's pro-army, more than 1000 Jingzhou defenders, as well as more than 600 officials who voluntarily stayed behind and more than [-] Jiangling young and strong people who spontaneously wanted to assist the officers and troops in defending the city.

The bad news is that there are still very few staff.

"Follow the prince to the death!"

The good news is that after a big victory, there are no worries and the morale is very high.

At the same time, the person Liu Chan arranged to notify Guan Yu when he discovered the flames of the war had finally arrived at the front line of Mianshui...

 Thanks for the 5000 dot coins from "Youming-Qianlong" and the 100 dot coins from "Jiangnan Xiaoxiaoyuan" for investing in the Jihan Armed Group. Your dot coins will be used for the upcoming Jingzhou blockade. Thank you for your support~
  
 
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