Xiliang Iron Cavalry

Although Liu Bei was not very satisfied with Wei Yan's choice, Guan Yu was quite good at guarding Jiangling.

Zhuge Liang is also promoting new generals in the army. In the past, in Liu Bei's army, the generals were respected by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. If other people want to develop, they can only be under the status of the two. Liu Bei has no strength in his hands. Time is fine, but once Liu Bei really develops, this will inevitably become a major problem in the army. Without the injection of fresh blood, an army lacks competitiveness and will become lifeless and lifeless. Such a team is used to Conquest, I am afraid it is difficult to win.

No matter how high the general's martial arts are, it is only the courage of the common man. The front-line fighter can play a role in motivating the soldiers, but this effect has little effect on the situation on the battlefield, unless the opponent's general is a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death.

Besides, on the battlefield, people know that they can't beat you single-handedly, they can fight in groups, or they can shoot cold arrows in the back, there is no need to rush forward with enthusiasm.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu are the champions of the three armies bravely, not for their resourcefulness. Once such a person becomes the commander-in-chief of an army, the mistakes he sometimes makes will be fatal to the entire army. Although Liu Bei temporarily owns Jingzhou , but there are not many talents under his command, only Zhuge Liang and Sun Gan are a few people. If the rule expands, it will inevitably face the dilemma of no one to rule.

Compared with Luoyang, Jingzhou's court hall is many times smaller. Luoyang is the heritage of several generations of emperors. Mausoleum is also a big expense.

"My lord, Guo Da, the defender of Yuzhou, betrayed Cao's army, and the traitors of Liang State took Yuzhou without bloodshed. Now they are fighting with Cao's army in Nanyang County. If Nanyang County loses, Jingzhou will be in danger. Liangguo's rebels are all dead Tigers, I hope that the Holy Lord will make preparations early." Liu Bei bowed, and then slowly said that he is a powerful figure in the court, and even the emperor Liu Qi personally ordered that Liu Bei is in the main hall. Even going to court, you can carry a sword. This kind of treatment, looking at the past dynasties, is rarely matched.

The Jingzhou aristocratic family, the intelligence network cannot be ignored, as early as after the Xiliang army captured Yuzhou, they got the news, and secretly planned something, in the eyes of the Jingzhou aristocratic family, Liu Bei is always an outsider, not worth entrusting, he is still his own Discussing convenience, on the surface Liu Qi is the emperor of the Han Dynasty, with only tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and no more than a few generals, and he has no great talents. Instead, he is greedy for the beauty of the harem and sings every night. Completely lost in.

The Xiliang army is all the generation of tigers and wolves, and these aristocratic families in Jingzhou also understand that Cai Mao has undoubtedly become a figure on the cusp at this time. No matter how powerful the Cai family is, the Cai family is related to the emperor of Liangguo. Well, after Cai Mao arrived in Luoyang, he was a relative of the emperor. Whether Jingzhou was lost or not had no effect on him. After Jingzhou was in the hands of the Xiliang army, the status of the Cai family would only be higher.

"So, in the opinion of the general, what should we do?" Liu Qi was a little panicked. He rarely dealt with political affairs. Everything is handled by Liu Bei. In the court, Liu Bei can be said to have a hand and an eye. Who made Liu Bei assist Liu Qi to become the emperor and repay his kindness? Liu Qi's power to Liu Bei has reached the limit of a courtier.

"Your Majesty, the Xiliang army, the tigers and wolves, as well as the Cao army. Now that the two armies are fighting in full swing, it is difficult to separate forces to attack Jingzhou in a short time. We should strengthen the city defenses of Nanjun and Jiangling as soon as possible, and dispatch strong generals to station in the two places."

No one in the court responded, and they even looked at Liu Bei with some disdain. What he said was very pleasant. Next, Liu Bei must have people in Nanjun and Jiangling. These officials must not be able to satisfy Liu Bei.

In terms of soldiers and horses, Liu Bei has only 2 people in his hands, and more military power is in the hands of the Cai family and the Kuai family. After the previous changes, the Cai family firmly controls the military power in their hands, and has the strength of the Jingzhou navy and Cai Mao. Not to be underestimated, compared to when Liu Biao was alive

"Well, the general's words are very serious. I wonder if the general has a suitable candidate?" Liu Qi had no interest in this kind of court meeting for a long time, and only wanted to return to the harem as soon as possible to enjoy it with the beauties. , but people are old and weak-willed, and they are all taking advantage of Liu Qi, a womanizer.

"General Wei Yan is a strong general in the army, and he has a lot of strategies. He can guard Nanjun and resist the Xiliang army. General Guan Yu is brave and can guard Jiangling." Liu Bei said.

The officials in the court looked at Liu Bei with some puzzlement. The intention of placing Guan Yu in Jiangling was obvious. Jiangling is an important place for hoarding grain and grass in Jingzhou. As for Wei Yan, it is clear that he is a general belonging to the Kuai family. Could it be that Liu Bei is showing favor to the Kuai family, or has other deep meanings.

"My minister disagrees. Jiangling is an important place in Jingzhou. General Zhang Yun has always been in charge of guarding it. There is even a strong general like Liu Pan in the city. Even if the Xiliang army invades, they will not be afraid. There are more than 1 soldiers and horses in the city, and General Wei can take on the heavy responsibility." Kuai Liang said slowly, frowning slightly.

The rest of the officials also echoed.

The current situation in Jingzhou is unanimously xenophobic. It would be best to drive Liu Bei out of Jingzhou. They really couldn't figure out why Liu Biao wanted Liu Bei to be stationed in Xinye, adding an enemy to the Jingzhou officials for no reason.

With Liu Qi's support, these officials can only do some small tricks in secret. Liu Bei's troops are limited, and he still has to rely more on the aristocratic family.

After the constant debate between the court and the court, Guan Yu was finally selected as the guard of Jiangling. As for how many soldiers will obey Guan Yu's orders after the implementation, it is another matter. Liu Bei has a great influence in Xiangyang, but when he arrived As for the details, the aristocratic family has the final say, and it is only a matter of one sentence to want to empty Guan Yu.

Liu Bei gave Guan Yu [-] troops, took [-] soldiers from the city, and went to Jiangling. This time, Guan Yu's mission was not only to defend Jiangling, but also to recruit elite soldiers for Liu Bei. What the family did not expect was , Liu Bei will draw so many soldiers and horses from the city to Guan Yu. Liu Bei's troops are limited, so if he mobilizes so many people to Jiangling, why not take care of Xiangyang.

"Brother, Liu Bei asked Guan Yu to be stationed in Jiangling. Guan Yu is very brave and has a lot of strategy. I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with him."

"It doesn't matter, the guard in Jiangling City is Liu Pan. It is said that when he was in Jiangling that day, Liu Pan had a lot of dissatisfaction with Liu Bei, so he could provoke one or two of them and let Guan Yu be isolated in Jiangling City." look like.

Jingzhou's mobilization of soldiers and horses naturally did not hide Jia Rong's eyeliner, but he was not in a hurry, the situation in Jingzhou was complicated, the Cai family had the support of the navy, the Kuai family had a large number of troops in the army, and the family occupied the court. As expected, there will be a change in Jingzhou sooner or later, and this change is the time for Liang Guo to attack Jingzhou.

Take down Nanyang County, and at the same time confront Cao Jun in Dongjun, Yuzhou has been included, and all the combat objectives have been achieved. At this time, it is just a test of the ability of the generals under him. An army wants to maintain constant victories and undefeated It is necessary to discover talents anytime and anywhere, like Weilan from Wuhuan, although he is a foreigner, his own ability is not much inferior to that of Huang Zhong. He is the general of the regiment, and he is even more among the generals in Hanoi County this time.

In January, the Xiliang army outside Nanyang County almost never stopped attacking, and they didn't care about the casualties of the soldiers. The city and the city were faintly black, which was the effect of blood coagulation.

Almost none of the [-] Cao troops were uninjured. Under the leadership of Cao Chun and Li Dian, they were still fighting on the city. Soldiers work hard.

Back then, Cao Cao recruited many desperadoes from the Yellow Turban Army. These people did not pay attention to life and death when they fought.

The situation in Nanyang County was critical, and Dongjun was not much better either. Forty thousand Xiliang troops fought against fifty thousand Cao troops, one inside the city and the other outside the city, just like this.

The cavalry of the Xiliang Army roamed the battlefield every day to capture intelligence. The elite cavalry once made Cao Jun dare not send cavalry to the battlefield.

At this time, Cao Cao also sent Xun Yu, his most proud counselor, to Dongjun to help defend the city, and he must resist the Xiliang army.

For half a month, facing the challenge of the Xiliang Army, Cao Jun stood still. The main reason was that the city gate did not dare to open easily. In the letter, Xia Houdun described the power of the Xiliang Army's weapon and said it was miraculous. , the guards in the city did not dare to slack off in the slightest, even Xun Yu, who had a gully in his chest, was cautious. The opponent was a veteran like Huang Zhong, and he was under a lot of pressure.

Huang Zhong is a military general, but since his debut, he has achieved outstanding results. Although he is old, his sword is not old. He can fight and command troops. Such a character is definitely a strong enemy, and the older the general, the more he thinks. Otherwise, there will be no such thing as ginger or old spicy.

But Xun Yu is not a simple person. He has [-] soldiers and horses in his hands. No matter what means the Xiliang Army has, as long as they attack the city, they will definitely not be able to please. Even not far from each city gate, there are [-] soldiers and horses stationed , ready to fight the Xiliang army entering the city at any time. This kind of defense can definitely be called tight. Even if the city gate is opened, the defenders can react immediately and regain control of the city gate.

No matter how tight the defense is, it is not difficult for a master like Wang Yue. At best, after climbing the city wall, he should be more careful and enter and exit the city many times without being discovered by the defenders.