At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 191 Xu Gongming Megatron Jingnan

But Zhou Qi led troops to besiege Xiangyang, and Cai Mao did not dare to go out to fight, but just defended the city.

Xiangyang is located in the south of the Nanyang Basin, where the Han River flows into the Yangtze River, connecting Wuhui to the east and Bashu to the west.

If we capture Xiangyang, we can guard the southern gateway of the Nanyang Basin, leave the Central Plains in the north, enter Guanzhong in the west, and contact Longxi from Hanzhong. Its strategic position is self-evident.

But Zhou Qi asked Zhou Tai to lead the elite navy and take him around Xiangyang by boat to observe the defenses in Xiangyang city.

The warship arrived at the junction of Tanxi and Hanshui from Hanshui, and entered Tanxi directly.

Tanxi is more than three feet wide, and the famous allusion to Ma Yuetanxi happened here.

Given the width and depth of Tanxi River at this time, there is no problem at all for warships to drive in it.

Tanxi has become a natural barrier in the west of Xiangyang.

It's a pity that less than a hundred years later, because of the construction of the dam by the governor of Jingzhou, the Tanxi River was gradually silted up, and eventually dried up and was abandoned.

It can also be seen from this that if the blindly built dams cannot be cleaned up in time, there will be big problems and damage the local ecological environment and geographical features.

The warship went north and southwest, traveling upstream along Tanxi River, and finally came to the intersection of Xiangshui River and Tanxi River.

The so-called mountains, south, water, and north are yang.

The reason why Xiangyang is not called Hanyin or Mianyin, but Xiangyang is because there is a river in the south of Xiangyang City called Xiangshui.

Xiangshui is different from other rivers.

Most of the sources of other rivers are on high mountains, and rivers are formed due to melting ice and snow and so on.

The reason why Xiangshui appeared is because of the location at the west foot of Bianshan Mountain in the south of the city. There are several springs that are endless all year round, and the amount of water produced is rare in the world. Finally, a natural barrier-Xiangshui was formed in the south of Xiangyang City.

As for where the spring leads to, it is unknown.

The water from the spring first flows from Xiangshui River into Tanxi River, and then flows into Hanshui River from Tanxi River, so the city of Xiangyang is surrounded by water on three sides.

Of course, the predicament of Xiangyang does not stop there.

In addition to the natural danger of being surrounded by water on three sides, Xiangyang City also diverted water from the Han River into the moat to tightly protect the entire Xiangyang City.

Xiangyang is the most moat in the world.

Some people may have doubts, since Xiangyang is surrounded by water on three sides, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, why not attack from the east?

It’s not like no one has thought about this issue.

Historically, when Sun Jian besieged Xiangyang, he planned to attack from the east, but in the end he was killed in Xian Mountain.

In fact, when the Han River flows through the north of Xiangyang, it turns a corner from the northeast, flowing first to the southeast and then to the southwest, almost enveloping most of Xiangyang.

Within the area surrounded by the Han River, there happened to be a continuous Xianshan Mountain. The terrain here is complex, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is very difficult for large troops to pass through.

Even if they pass through Xianshan by chance, they still have to face Xiangyang's 180-meter-wide moat.

The city wall of Xiangyang is ten meters wide and eight meters high. Although the height does not look high, it is almost impossible to climb because it is surrounded by water and there is no way to transport siege equipment.

Because the city wall is very wide, military fortresses can be built on it. Every other section of the city wall has a place to garrison troops. Not only can it observe the enemy's situation from a high position, but it can also be used to defeat the enemy remotely with bows and crossbows when others launch an attack.

Xiangyang is known as the number one city in the world, and it is almost impossible to conquer it from the front.

Even Guan Yu, who was the most powerful in China in history, did not want to capture Xiangyang first when he launched the Battle of Xiangfan. Instead, he surrounded Xiangyang, turned his head across the Han River, and went to attack Fancheng, which had more troops.

You know, there were only a few thousand soldiers and horses in Xiangyang City at that time, and it was still defended by the unimpressive general Lu Chang.

On the other hand, Fancheng was heavily guarded by Cao Ren, the famous general of Cao Wei.

Rao is so.

Guan Yu would rather divide his troops and besiege Xiangyang first, so as to prevent the opponent from attacking his food road and rear, but he also wanted to attack Fancheng first.

It's not that Fancheng is more important than Xiangyang, but Guan Yu knows that Xiangyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is basically impossible to conquer it head-on.

Instead of wasting time on attacking Xiangyang, it is better to take Fancheng directly and make Xiangyang a completely isolated city. When the food in the city is exhausted, it can be defeated without a fight.

It was precisely because Xiangyang was in the rear and contained many troops under Guan Yu's command that Guan Yu's troops to attack Fancheng were stretched thin, so he repeatedly asked Liu Feng and Meng Da for support.

Unexpectedly, the two refused to send troops, so that Guan Yu missed the best opportunity to conquer Fancheng, and it was delayed until Cao Wei's reinforcements arrived, and it was delayed until Soochow attacked Jingzhou.

Therefore, the failure of the battle of Xiangfan cannot be blamed on Guan Yu's arrogance. It is really that Xiangyang and Fancheng are facing each other across the river, and they are too easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Guan Yu's troops were divided into two groups, and the siege troops were obviously insufficient. Otherwise, it might not be possible to capture Fancheng before Xu Huang led the reinforcements to arrive.

Once Fancheng is lost, Guan Yu can send his army into Nanyang County, march all the way to the north, and capture the land of the Central Plains.

At that time, Guan Yu could retreat to defend Xiangyang and Fancheng, and advance to the north to attack the Central Plains, so he was inherently invincible.

Cao Cao was worried that this kind of thing would happen at the beginning, so he panicked and planned to move the capital.

Maybe when Zhuge Liang and Liu Beilong faced off, they didn't expect that Liu Biao's son Liu Cong would actually hand over Jingzhou to Cao Cao.

Even if Cao Cao failed to keep the entire territory of Jingzhou later, he firmly occupied Xiangyang, cutting off the possibility of the Northern Expedition from Jingzhou.

Not only did Guan Yu fail in the Northern Expedition from Xiangyang, after that Sun Quan occupied most of Jingzhou and sent Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin to attack Xiangyang.

Although Lu Xun captured some cities in Nanjun and achieved some results, he had no intention of attacking Xiangyang.

Because Lu Xun, like Guan Yu, knew how difficult Xiangyang was to conquer, so he judged the situation and made the best decision for himself.

It is precisely because Cao Wei occupied Xiangyang in Jingzhou and Hefei in Lujiang that these two cities became the nightmare of Soochow, and they could not go north half a step throughout their lives.

After Zhou Qi inspected Xiangyang's city defenses, he remained silent for a long time.

He turned his head to look at Zhou Tai, and asked, "Youping, do you have an idea to destroy Xiangyang?"

Zhou Tai was silent for a long time, and finally shook his head with a wry smile and said: "Such a fortified city is rare in the world. As long as there is enough food and grass inside, it is almost impossible to conquer."

Zhou Qi couldn't help but sigh deeply when he heard this.

No one knows better than him how difficult Xiangyang City is to conquer.

The Mongolian Yuan Empire, which swept across the Eurasian continent in history, dispatched a large army to besiege Xiangyang for six years. It is almost a miracle that Xiangyang City was able to resist the Mongolian Yuan army for so many years when it was isolated and helpless.

It was not until the food and grass in the city finally ran out that the Xiangyang defender was forced to surrender.

Zhou Qi took a deep breath, pointed to Xiangyang City and said, "Only by conquering Xiangyang can the Northern Expedition take the initiative in the future."

Zhou Qi made up his mind to conquer Xiangyang, but he was not in a hurry.

The little Yicheng was able to stop Zhou Qi's army in March. If it hadn't been for the threat of flooding Yicheng in the end, forcing the defenders of Yicheng to retreat voluntarily, Zhou Qi might not be able to take Yicheng yet.

Yicheng is already so difficult to fight, let alone Xiangyang.

Moreover, given the terrain of Xiangyang, it is almost impossible to use the strategy of flooding.

The moat connecting Xiangshui, Tanxi, and Hanshui outside Xiangyang City can ensure that no matter how big the flood is, it can be discharged along the river.

Zhou Qi went to investigate the terrain of Mount Xian again, and he could see the dense banners above it from a distance, obviously the defense was very tight.

Zhou Qi didn't want to follow in Sun Jian's footsteps, and didn't dare to underestimate the enemy. He just scouted from a distance, and finally let Zhou Tai lead his army back.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter, but Zhou Qi's heart felt cold.

He secretly recruited Tian Feng and Xi Zhicai to discuss strategies to break the situation.

When the two learned about the current situation in Xiangyang City, they also fell silent.

After a long time, Tian Feng said: "Don't attack Xiangyang by force."

"For today's plan, continuing to besiege Xiangyang is just a waste of money, food and troops. It is better to attack elsewhere."

Zhou Qi asked: "If we don't take Xiangyang, where should we attack?"

Tian Feng walked to the front of the map, pointed at Wuling County, and said: "My lord, you can go south to attack Hanshou."

"Liu Biao stationed troops here, if he can be captured alive, the whole Jingzhou will be confirmed."

Zhou Qi turned his head and focused his attention on Xi Zhicai, obviously also wanting to hear the other person's opinion.

Xi Zhicai pondered for a while, nodded his head and said, "Yuan Hao's words are good."

Having said that, he paused for a while, and then said: "But since I entered Jingzhou, it seems that every step has been calculated in advance."

"If you want to attack Hanshou, you must first go south to take Huarong and open up the waterway to facilitate the transportation of grain and grass."

"If Liu Biao sends heavy troops to Huarong Tun again, how should he respond?"

Huarong guards Yunmengze. To the west is Jiangling, the former seat of Jingzhou Prefecture, and to the southeast is Dongting Lake.

The location of this city is very special. If you don't capture it, you can neither take Jiangling to the west nor go south to Hanshou.

Just like Yicheng.

The reason why Zhou Qi spent three months to conquer it was because he was worried that when he attacked Xiangyang, the defenders of Yicheng would raid Fangliang Road.

In ancient times, there were no airplanes or air transportation. If the army wanted to advance, it had to ensure smooth food routes.

This is also why, in ancient times, marching and fighting, even though they knew that the pass was steep and easy to defend and difficult to attack, it still took a huge price to conquer it.

On the one hand, it is because most of the passes are built on the necessary roads.

If we take a detour, it will be very troublesome. Not only will the march be difficult, it will also take a long time, and food and grass will not be transported.

Even if you can barely transport some grain and grass, it is easy to be cut off from the grain road, and the logistics cannot be guaranteed.

Although Huarong is not a pass, its importance is no different from that of a pass.

Whether you want to capture Jiangling, the most prosperous city in Nanjun, or go to attack Hanshou, you must capture Huarong first.

Tian Feng frowned and said: "Huarong was built by water, if Liu Biao had stationed heavy troops here in advance, it might not be easy to conquer."

The three discussed for a long time, and finally decided on a plan. Zhou Qi led an army to besiege Xiangyang, contain the main force of Nanjun, and confuse Liu Biao by the way.

Then let Zhou Jin and Zhou Tai lead the navy to attack Huarong by surprise.

In this way, it may be possible to capture it by surprise.

In order to confuse Cai Mao, Zhou Qi also asked people to pretend to be Zhou Jin and Zhou Tai, making the other party think that the Yangzhou navy was still in Xiangyang.

What Zhou Qi didn't expect was that the naval army led by Zhou Tai and Zhou Jin encountered Huang Zhong's interception in Huarong territory.

The two fought with Huang Zhong, but they were defeated and fled.

Fortunately, the Nanjun navy basically gathered in Xiangyang, so although they were defeated, they did not suffer much loss.

Huang Zhong came here with many Changsha soldiers and horses, and Huang Zu led the troops to support him.

Not to mention Zhou Tai and Zhou Jin, even if Zhou Qi led a large army to come in person, it would be impossible to capture Huarong in a short time.

Seeing that the war was at a stalemate, Zhou Qi wrote a letter and secretly sent it to Kuaiji County with the tiger talisman and his sword.

The south of Kuaiji County is mostly barren land.

The land here is sparsely populated, and most of the people went to the mountains to become bandits, collude with various tribes in Shanyue, and resist the government.

If there is a famine, they will go down the mountain to plunder.

Over time, there were fewer and fewer people in Kuaiji County, but there were more and more people in Shanyue.

However, since Lu Jun, the governor of Kuaiji County, and Xu Huang, the captain of Kuaiji County, came to take up their posts, the situation here has changed a lot.

The first is Lu Jun, the prefect of Kuaiji. He promotes benevolent government, lightly pays less taxes, and recuperates with the people, which quickly stabilizes the chaotic situation.

With a stable life, there are fewer and fewer people who want to go up the mountain and become a mountain.

Xu Huang led five thousand northern elites before he began to plan to encircle and suppress Shanyue by force, but Shanyue was familiar with the terrain and occupied a favorable location.

When the officers and soldiers encircled and suppressed them, they fled into the mountains. After the officers and soldiers retreated, they ran out again.

After doing this many times, Xu Huang spent a lot of money and food, but with little success.

Seeing that the encirclement and suppression of Shanyue had come to an impasse, but not much progress had been made, Xu Huang was a little anxious.At this moment, Du Ji proposed to Zhou Qi the strategy of pacifying the mountain and the country, and the national policy soon spread to all counties.

Xu Huang acted according to the plan, no longer took the initiative to enter the mountain to encircle and suppress Shanyue, but used the strategy of trapping Shanyue, forcing Shanyue to either go down the mountain to take the initiative to fight with the officers and soldiers, or surrender and become the people under the government.

Although it has only been two years, most of the mountains in the entire Kuaiji County have been pacified, and the domestic household registration has increased significantly.

And because of the government's preferential treatment policy, those Yamakoshi who were forced to surrender down the mountain at the beginning gradually calmed down their impetuous hearts when they found that life under the mountain was more nourishing than on the mountain.

Not only that.

With these people as examples, more and more people came down to join the government.

Today, although there are still several large Shanyue tribes in Kuaiji County, they are no longer dangerous.

In the process of pacifying Shanyue, Xu Huang not only taught his soldiers to fight in the mountains, but also recruited and trained many rebels from Shanyue.

These people have received military training before, and their folk customs are tough, what they lack is discipline.

Xu Huang believes that these mountains and rivers are high-quality sources of troops and cannot be wasted easily.

However, if too many soldiers and horses are recruited, a lot of money and food will be consumed, and Kuaiji County, which is now developing rapidly, cannot afford it at all.

Therefore, for these so-called rebels, Xu Huang used corvee service to allow them to participate in military training during their slack.

What Xu Huang paid was just to take care of two meals a day.

Seeing that it won't be long before the entire Kuaiji County Shanyue will be pacified, Xu Huang is also very happy in his heart.

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When he thought that now that General Cheqi had launched an army to attack Jingzhou, and Yangzhou soldiers had all gone to the front line to make contributions, but he was the only one who was still working hard in Kuaiji County and Shanyue, he couldn't help but feel a little depressed.

Fortunately, he also knows how important a stable rear is to Yangzhou.

Therefore, even though I was depressed, I did not complain, but continued to work conscientiously.

On this day, Xu Huang, who was practicing soldiers and horses, learned that the envoy of General Chariots had arrived.

He didn't dare to neglect, and hurried to greet her.

The envoy didn't waste any time. He took out a secret letter and solemnly handed it to Xu Huang, saying: "My lord asked me to tell you that the general has the right to make decisions on the battlefield."

"This is the tiger talisman and the lord's sword given by the general. The general holds these two things. Lu Jun, the governor of Kuaiji County, and Zhou Yi, the governor of Yuzhang County, must cooperate with the general unconditionally."

"However, the danger of Shanyue in Kuaiji County is related to the foundation of Yangzhou, and the general should handle it properly."

Xu Huang took the tiger talisman and Zhou Qi's sword, suppressed the excitement in his heart, bowed deeply to the messenger, and said seriously: "Thanks to the trust of the lord, I will live up to my high expectations!"

Changsha County, Xiajun County.

Liu Pan is the son of Liu Biao. He was sent to Changsha to guard here with Huang Zhong.

There were seven counties in Jingzhou, but it was not without reason that Liu Biao sent general Huang Zhong and his subordinate Liu Pan to guard Changsha.

Changsha has a large population, and its level of prosperity is among the best in Jingzhou.

Not only that.

Among the seven counties in Jingzhou, except Nanyang County, which is located north of the Han River, Changsha County borders all the other five counties.

And less than a hundred miles to the west of Changsha, is where Hanshou, the prefecture of Jingzhou, is located.

If Changsha can be controlled, almost the entire Jingzhou can be controlled.

It is precisely because of its unique geographical location that Liu Biao sent General Huang Zhong and his nephew Liu Pan to station here together.

However, when Sun Jian was the governor of Changsha before, he launched an army to attack Dong Zhuo and had already recruited tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Changsha County.

Now, in order to prevent Zhou Qi from attacking Huarong, Huang Zhong took thousands of soldiers and horses away from Changsha.

As a result, Changsha County, which is the heart of Jingzhou, is somewhat empty at this time.

Fortunately, Liu Pan is brave and good at fighting, and he still has two thousand soldiers in his hands, so he can keep Changsha from chaos.

As for the sneak attack by soldiers and horses in Yangzhou, Liu Pan was not worried.

As long as Huang Zhong can defend Huarong, Zhou Qi's army will not dare to go south.

Moreover, Liu Pan personally led troops to station in Xiajun, which is located in the northernmost part of Changsha County and is connected to Jiangxia County and Yuzhang County.

If Zhou Qi sends troops to attack Changsha, he must first defeat Jun.

Liu Pan was confident that with his troops stationed here, Yangzhou soldiers and horses would not easily enter Changsha.

As for the threat from Yuzhang, Liu Pan was not afraid at all.

Regardless of the fact that Changsha and Yuzhang are adjacent, and the borderline is very long.

However, the junctions between the two are almost endless mountains. The Luoxiao Mountains, Jinggang Mountains, Mufu Mountains, and Jiuling Mountains are all located at the junction of the two. They are also the birthplace of many rivers, making it difficult for humans to cross them.

If you want to attack Changsha from Yuzhang, you can only send troops from Ai County, cross Mufu Mountain from a trail to Xiajun.

This road is also the road that Liu Pan attacked Yuzhang repeatedly in history.

However, at this time, Liu Pan stationed troops in Xiajun and sent people to guard the important mountain passes. Yuzhang's troops could not enter at all.

And as far as he knew, the governor of Yuzhang County was just a scribe, and there were not many soldiers and horses in the territory, and there was no general to command the army.

Therefore, Yuzhang did not pose any threat to Changsha at all.

He didn't know that after Xu Huang received Zhou Qi's order, he selected five hundred northern elites who were good at climbing mountains and mountains and could swim, and carefully selected 500 elite soldiers from the mountains who surrendered. People, led them into battle with light clothes, and came to Yuelu Mountain in Yuzhang territory.

Yuelu Mountain belongs to the Hengshan Mountains and is the birthplace of the Xiangshui River. It is located at the junction of Yuzhang and Changsha.

The terrain here is steep and difficult for pedestrians to pass through, and almost no one crosses the mountains and ridges across the two counties.

But today, thousands of people have difficulty passing through it.

They are the three thousand soldiers and horses carefully selected by Xu Huang. These people are good at crossing mountains and ridges, and they have good water skills.

There is no road on Yuelu Mountain.

But Xu Huang found people who were collecting herbs in the mountains and found a very steep path.

Xu Huang led his soldiers and horses to pass through. Even though everyone was carefully selected and all were careful, more than a hundred people still fell off the cliff and died while crossing the mountains.

More than [-] people were injured, and Xu Huang left them in the mountains and asked them to return on their own.

"General, three thousand soldiers and horses are traveling. Before they fight the enemy, there are already 800 people on the road."

"With our little army, how can we take Changsha County?"

Some soldiers finally couldn't bear it anymore and expressed their thoughts.

"Yes, yes. The dry rations we carry with us are almost exhausted. Even if we are lucky enough to reach Changsha County, how can we fight without food?"

The soldiers next to him also echoed, feeling fear in their hearts.

Xu Huang didn't get angry, but comforted them with a good voice: "Now Jingzhou soldiers and horses are attracted by the lord, and even the few remaining soldiers and horses in Changsha are stationed in Xiajun."

"If we can climb Yuelu Mountain, we will surely achieve extraordinary feats!"

Seeing that everyone was still doubtful, and many people wanted to go back the same way, Xu Huang immediately said: "As you said, we have lost 800 people in this mountain crossing. If we wait to go back the same way, we may have to go back again." Lost so many people."

"We are all Yangzhou sergeants. If we cannot die on the battlefield, but die of grievance on the march, are you willing to do so?"

"What's more, we don't have much food and grass. If we go back the same way, I'm afraid we will starve to death on the way before we reach Yuzhang."

"Now that we have no way out, why don't we fight with our backs? If we can cross Yuelu Mountain, Changsha will have an inexhaustible supply of food and grass!"

"What's more, the guide has already said that Yuelu Mountain is about to be crossed. At this time, going back the same way, wouldn't all previous efforts be wasted?"

After everyone heard this, they knew there was no way out, so they cheered up, saved their food, and continued marching.

After Xu Huang crossed Yuelu Mountain, there were only 2000 soldiers and horses left under his command, and they were all tired and hungry.

Xu Huang did not let them rest, but instead ordered his men to build bamboo rafts, and then went down the Xiang River to attack Linxiang, the prefecture of Changsha.

Along the way, they plundered villages to replenish food and grass, tied up all the villagers so as not to leak the news, and then continued to go straight to Linxiang on bamboo rafts.

Everyone went down the river at a fast speed.

Even if those villagers were discovered later, they would not have time to inform Linxiang.

After entering Changsha County, it only took Xu Huang three days to arrive in Linxiang.

During the march on the Xiangshui River, another two hundred soldiers and horses were lost.

Xu Huang led 800 soldiers and horses to the expedition, and before fighting the enemy, there were only [-] soldiers left.

If Xu Huang hadn't cut off his retreat, these soldiers would have been forced to move forward. With such a high loss rate, these soldiers might have mutinied long ago.

But Xu Huang's hard work was not in vain. When he led 800 people to Linxiang, the defenders in the city did not get any news, and even the city gate was wide open.

Xu Huang led his army into the city, beheaded the county magistrate and many officials of the county guard's mansion, and then controlled the food, weapons, and money in the city, and confiscated civilian weapons.

Xu Huang released all the prisoners in the city, not only pardoning their crimes, but also rewarding them all, and forming them into an army.

Not only that.

He also promised many prisoners that if anyone could recruit a young man to join the army, he would be rewarded with a thousand dollars and given five acres of land.

Those who were drawn to join the army were also given five acres of land.

As for where the land comes from, it is naturally the public land in Changsha County and the land of the aristocratic family.

The cub sells Ye Tian's heart.

Xu Huang's crude reward measures soon made the prisoners go crazy. They began to use all their connections to recruit all the young and strong men they knew into the army.

Those young men who were drawn into the army followed suit one after another in order to get more rewards.

In a short period of time, Xu Huang has already pulled up a team of 2 people.

It was not until all the money in the treasury of Changsha County was spent that Xu Huang stopped conscription.

At this time, almost all the young and strong people who came to apply for the job were rewarded with a lot of fields, and they jumped from poor peasants to big landlords in an instant.

The reason why Xu Huang spent a lot of time rewarding land in addition to rewards was because he was worried that they would run away after taking the rewards, or they would not want to die for him.

Nowadays, the young and strong who have obtained many fields, even if they want to protect their own vested interests, they will die in loyalty.

Because they knew that once Xu Huang was defeated, not only would they lose these fields, but they would even be settled by Qiu Hou, and their lives would be in danger.

Linxiang, as the prefecture of Changsha, naturally had a lot of food, grass and military equipment, all of which were distributed by Xu Huang.

At this time, Liu Biao and Liu Pan, who had already received the news, all brought their troops back to aid.

Liu Pan was supported by Liu Biao with 7000 soldiers and led [-] men to retake Linxiang.

He originally thought that Xu Huang only had more than 1000 people under his command, and this was his main battlefield. There should be many internal forces in the city, so it would not be difficult to recapture Linxiang.

Unexpectedly, when Liu Pan arrived in Linxiang, the city gate was opened wide, and Xu Huang led his army to rush out.

When the two sides fought, Xu Huang waited for work with ease, outnumbered the widows, plus the newly recruited soldiers, all fought to the death to keep the fields.

Therefore, there is no suspense in this war. Liu Pan was defeated, and his soldiers and horses were almost destroyed.

Liu Pan fought with Xu Huang, and the two fought for more than 40 times. Liu Pan was injured and fled.

Xu Huang left 3000 men to defend the city and asked his lieutenants to lead 2000 men to capture and hold Xiajun. However, he personally led 5000 men to attack Wuling County and surround Liu Biao at Hanshou.

In this battle, Xu Huang became famous all over the world and shocked Jingnan.

　This chapter has a lot of words, so I'm late.

　　
　
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