Xiliang Iron Cavalry

The Xiliang army broke through Jiangling, and Liu Bei faced tremendous pressure. There were [-] soldiers in the city, so he had nothing to fear. The key is to gather the strength of the entire Jingzhou together, so that it is possible to fight against the Xiliang army, otherwise it will inevitably happen. The situation in Xuzhou back then.

"Kong Ming, Kuai Liang just went to the Cai Mansion, probably because of the Xiliang Army."

"My lord, there is no need to worry. The aristocratic families in the city are like grass. As long as the lord can stabilize the situation in Xiangyang, they will not come out to make trouble. These aristocratic families know how to cherish their wings better than us. We only need to pay close attention to the Cai family. If it wasn't for the Cai family's great influence in Xiangyang, my lord should have imprisoned them all." Zhuge Liang said, after Yizhou's defeat, he developed a Liannu, which was no less powerful than the Xiliang army. Cao Jun's fire oil, guarding Xiangyang, is expected to be correct.

"Kong Ming, these aristocratic families will do anything for the benefit of the family. We have to guard against it. The Kuai family has been suppressed too much by us, so we have to guard against it." Liu Bei said worriedly. Jiangling City is strong, and it is still in the west. The Liang army fell under the attack. Although it caused trouble for the Xiliang army, compared with the grain and grass in the city, the loss was more heavy. As Jingzhou's granary, the grain and grass in Jiangling are enough for [-] troops for a year. , That is to say, with these grains and grasses, the Xiliang army can completely rely on Jiangling's grains and grasses to attack the entire Jingzhou. Within half a year, Jia Rong does not need to worry about grains and grasses.

"My lord, the Kuai family, the Ma family and the Cai family, we will support the Ma family, and the Ma family will take the lead to contain them. The rest of the family dare not do their best. When the Xiliang army attacks, the first to dispatch is the private soldiers of the family. , let them share the same joys and sorrows with Jingzhou."

Cai Mao still didn't make any movement in the mansion, as if what happened in Jingzhou had nothing to do with him.

Huang Zhong asked Luoyang for help while continuing to move forward. With Jiangling, he didn't have to worry about food and grass, which indeed saved a lot of trouble.

"General, Jiangling was breached and Wei Yan fled, but Nanjun also has [-] troops from Guan Yu, who are strong and have to guard against it," Ma Teng said.

Huang Zhong said with a smile: "General Ma, Nanjun borders Nanyang, and there are even more powerful soldiers guarding the city. Once Xiangyang is besieged, if you were Guan Yu, how would you react?"

After pondering for a while, Ma Teng understood the key point, clasped his fists and said, "The old general is resourceful, and I admire his humble position."

"However, Guan Yu has to be on guard. General Ma, you lead five thousand soldiers and horses to garrison Jiangling to prevent Guan Yu from attacking." Huang Zhong said.

"promise."

Jia Rong was very happy when Jiangling was breached. Just as Huang Zhong said, all the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou can be wiped out one by one by surrounding Xiangyang. Huang Zhong still has more than 4 soldiers and horses besieging the small town. Xiangyang is already enough, even if Jingzhou has an army of [-] at this time, it will be wiped out under the sharp edge of an army of [-].

To be on the safe side, Jia Rong sent Jiang Yu to lead [-] cavalry to Nanyang.

Among the Jingzhou navy, Zhou Tai, who was already a general of one side, kept pacing in the tent. The dispatch of the Xiliang army gave him hope. The forbearance for many years is coming to the last moment. The excitement in his heart can be imagined. As you know, after taking refuge in the Jingzhou Navy, he never forgot his mission. When the Lone Wolf found him, he immediately agreed to all the Xiliang Army's demands.

Seeing the soldiers practicing on the water stronghold, Zhou Tai couldn't help but think of the invincible water army on the river back then. Although the banner at that time was water thieves, they already belonged to the Xiliang army in secret. A small negligence almost caused Jia He was honorably killed on the river, and Erlang from Shuizhai also suffered heavy casualties.

Zhou Tai was the general who was single-handedly selected by Cai Mao. He knew Cai Mao very well. His experience in marching and fighting on the water was not inferior to his own. It was only because of his unclear relationship with the Xiliang Army that he was alienated by Liu Bei.

"General, the Holy Majesty sent an envoy to invite the general to enter the palace." A guard walked in and said with fists clasped.

The emperor of Jingzhou can no longer be formal, mainly because he has no money in his hands. With the land of one state, he has been hollowed out to feed 10,000+ soldiers. In addition to the cost of the palace, not to mention the common people, even the generals Payments cannot be made on time.

"Oh, I see."

After Zhou Tai made some preparations, he led two soldiers and headed towards Xiangyang.

"General Zhou has worked hard." Liu Bei greeted him and said.

"General." Zhou Tai saluted respectfully. At this time, Liu Bei's status was already the general of the Han Dynasty. In the past, that was a prominent position. However, among the princes of the world, official position is not important, the key is There are elite soldiers and strong generals in hand.

"General Zhou guards the water army, so that the Jiangdong water army does not dare to offend easily. It is really a blessing for the great man." Liu Bei patted Zhou Tai on the shoulder and said.

Zhou Tai suddenly felt that Liu Bei was so hypocritical. Compared with Jia Rong, he was far inferior. Liu Bei was his boss, so he could just tell him what to do. Why beat around the bush, even though he thought so in his heart, he still had to put on a face expression.

"Defending the enemy is the duty of a humble job." Zhou Tai said.

Liu Bei attaches great importance to Zhou Tai. In the past, the Jingzhou navy was headed by Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, but now Zhou Tai's power has been able to fight against Zhang Yun, and he has become a new general in the navy. Liu Bei is naturally indispensable for all of this. In order to exclude Cai Mao's influence in the army, Liu Bei used new generals on a large scale. Regarding Zhou Tai's reuse, Liu Bei made a decision after careful consideration.

At the beginning, Zhou Tai was recommended by Cai Mao to join the army. This point was very clear to Liu Bei. Now that the situation in Jingzhou is complicated, Zhou Tai plays a vital role in the naval army. If he does something extreme, the loss will be huge. It will be extremely tragic, and Zhou Tai was called here to see his attitude.

"General Zhou, the Xiliang army broke through Jiangling. I don't know what advice you have, can you resist the Xiliang army?" Liu Bei changed his tone and brought the topic to the Xiliang army that shocked Jingzhou. ,

"General, a lowly position is a rough man.",

"It doesn't matter, as long as it's a good strategy, it doesn't matter who said it." Liu Bei laughed.

"The country of Liang has a strong national power. The attack on Jingzhou was led by General Huang Zhong with [-] soldiers. The soldiers were fine and the food was sufficient. What's more, Zhao Yun won a big victory in Hanoi, and his morale was at its peak. Invincible, with the land of Jingzhou, resisting the Xiliang army, I am afraid it will be a bit..."

An imperceptible haze flashed in Liu Bei's eyes, and he said with a smile, "General Zhou knows the Xiliang Army quite well."

Zhou Tai clasped his fists and said: "General, as long as our army sticks to Xiangyang, even the Xiliang army with [-] troops will be helpless, and the navy can have an unexpected effect."

Watching Liu Bei carefully, Zhou Tai naturally noticed the change in Liu Bei's expression.

"Oh, general Zhou, let's talk about how to use the water army to confront the Xiliang army?" Zhuge Liang couldn't help asking.

"The Xiliang army has cavalry and infantry that are irresistible to all people in the world. Naturally, the combat effectiveness of the water army is not good. But our army is better than the water army. It may be that there is no chance of defeating the Xiliang army. I heard that when the Xiliang army attacked Jizhou , I once let the water army make a surprise attack, and achieved unexpected results." Zhou Tai said.

Zhuge Liang nodded and shook his head slightly.

After walking out of Liu Bei's mansion, Zhou Tai didn't dare to relax in the slightest, wondering how many pairs of eyes were staring at him, what he had to do now was to keep a low profile.

"Kong Ming, Zhou Tai?"

"Be careful." Zhuge Liang just said this, and continued to arrange the battle with the Xiliang Army. He naturally saw Huang Zhongbing's intention to attack Xiangyang, but it was a conspiracy, even if Zhuge Liang wanted to crack it. The method is unless the Jingzhou army can win a big victory, defeat the Xiliang army, and then restore Jingzhou's current disadvantage.

Three thousand cavalry supported Nanyang, and the scale was very large. Naturally, they did not hide it from Jingzhou's eyeliner. At this time, even if Guan Yu from Nanjun wanted to send troops back to assist Xiangyang, it would be difficult.

A shadow shrouded the sky over Xiangyang. The Xiliang army came. The densely packed soldiers outside the city, the banners covering the sky, and the rumbling cavalry made the defenders on the city feel an unprecedentedly heavy atmosphere. The carriage was running on the road, and the defenders couldn't see what was inside. The shadow of the coming war hung over every soldier's heart.

There are [-] soldiers in the city, Liu Bei still has some worries in his heart, Liu Cong is no better than Liu Qi, although he is young, he is extremely intelligent, on the surface he is at Liu Bei's mercy, and secretly has a close relationship with the family, especially Liu Biao's old Officials and generals, the war is imminent, and Liu Bei has no mind to take care of the affairs of the court. The court in Jingzhou is far behind that of Liangguo. There are so many things to do every day. The only big thing is how to deal with the Xiliang army. Siege.

Xiangyang is the most important city in Jingzhou. The height of the city and the width of the moat are larger than those of Jiangling. Even if the Xiliang Army has a large number of Thunderbolt vehicles, it will take a month to fill up the moat.

Huang Zhong only rested outside the city for three days, and ordered the soldiers to start filling the moat. One by one, sacks were thrown into the moat from the thunderbolt cart, stirring up waves, and the defenders on the city stared at the city. Although I know that it will take a long time for the Xiliang army to attack the city wall, I am still very nervous, especially recently there are various rumors in the city, why the Xiliang army does not kill the prisoners, as long as Liu Bei Hand it over, everyone in the city will forget the past, even if Liu Bei suppresses it with all his strength, it will still be spread among the people and soldiers.

In the largest restaurant in Xiangyang, two women were drinking each other, watching the tense and hurried soldiers patrolling outside the window, one of them chuckled lightly, "I've heard that Zhuge Liang is good at managing soldiers, but now I see it, it's nothing more than that."

"Don't talk nonsense, Zhuge Liang's ability to govern the army is indeed inferior to governing the region, but it should not be underestimated. It was his handwriting that was able to defeat Cao Jun one after another back then."