Soldiers come to the world

The sky gradually turned white, and the sky was hazy. In a valley in the north of Longbeiyuan, Ten Wan Jiangxia fell on both sides of the road, sleeping soundly. Everyone was wrapped in thick blankets, with weapons beside them. Take off, you can stand up and fight at any time.

Hundreds of patrols were deployed around the valley, and nearly a hundred scouts patrolled Longbeiyuan and the northern valley to ensure the safety of Jiang Xia's army.

Liu Jing was patrolling the valley alone with his hands behind his back. At five o'clock, he woke up from his sleep. In fact, he was a little nervous and also had a glimmer of hope.

He already knew that the enemy he was about to face was Xu Huang, who was a famous general under Cao Cao, and he was extremely looking forward to being able to face Xu Huang.

At this time, a soldier rushed to report: "Zhou Mu, Mr. Jia is here!"

Liu Jing was taken aback, and immediately overjoyed that Jia Xu had come, which was a surprise. He stood up and looked to the north, only to see dozens of soldiers escorting Jia Xu on horseback.

He hastily greeted him, "Why is Mr. Jia here?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly and said, "I rushed to Xiakou the day after Zhou Mu left, but I didn't make it to the boat, so I had to come with General Wei."

Liu Jing's heart suddenly relaxed, and Jia Xu was willing to come to Xiangyang on his own initiative, which meant that his heart knot had been untied, and he would not have any psychological barriers even if he helped him deal with Cao Cao.

"Sir, please rest in the tent!"

Liu Jing invited Jia Xu to enter the army tent, and asked with a smile, "Has General Wei's army arrived?"

Jia Xu nodded, "I just arrived early in the morning, and I am now stationed fifteen miles east of Xiangyang City."

The two entered the camp tent, which was very small, equivalent to four or five square meters of later generations, and they could not lift their heads up. There was only a table, a bamboo box, another blanket on the ground, and soldiers. Exactly the same, this tent is Liu Jing's temporary office.

The two sat on both sides of the table. There was a map of Xiangyang on the table. Before dawn, an oil lamp illuminated the map.

At this time, a soldier brought two cups of hot tea. Jia Xu picked up the tea bowl, took a sip of the tea and said with a smile, "Prime Minister Cao should return to Nanyang now."

"How does sir know?"

"I know him well. In this kind of non-decisive battle, he will not just sit and watch defeat. If he is unable to reverse it, then leaving is also a kind of avoidance. The responsibility for failure can only be borne by Cao Ren, so Prime Minister Cao Cao Ren will definitely be ordered to evacuate Xiangyang, it is one thing to preserve strength, and another reason to go back and take responsibility for him."

Liu Jing nodded. Jia Xu had a thorough understanding of human nature. He thought for a while and asked, "Do you think I should close the door and beat the dogs, or let them go and take Xiangyang?"

"This requires the state shepherd to weigh the pros and cons. What is the purpose of the state shepherd? Is it to annihilate Cao's army or capture Xiangyang? How sure is he of annihilating Cao's army and Jiang Xia's army? cost?

In addition, if the army of Nanjun came to fish in troubled waters, would Liu Cao, the crane and the clam fight each other, and finally Liu Bei, the fisherman, would benefit?These issues need to be carefully considered by the state pastor. "

Liu Jing remained silent, Jia Xu was worthy of being a top strategist, he said everything to the point, he sighed and said: "But now that Liu Bei has not returned, do you think the Nanjun Army will step into this muddy water?"

Jia Xu smiled and said: "If I were Zhuge Liang and had military power in my hands, then I would definitely come. As long as I plan well, I can reap the benefits of being a fisherman and take Xiangyang City into my arms. Don't forget Zhou Mu Well, the Cai family is in power in Xiangyang City, if Cao Jun withdraws, the final person in charge of Xiangyang City must be the Cai family, Zhou Mu thinks they will surrender to Jiangxia or Nanjun."

"If it is the Cai family, there is no doubt that they will not surrender to me, they will only surrender to Nanjun."

The words were already very clear, and Liu Jing also understood, he knew what he should do, he stood up, and saluted Jia Xu, "I remember the golden words of Mr. Sir, please take the time to rest for a while. "

After finishing speaking, he quickly walked out of the camp tent to inspect the soldiers. The soldiers were all sleeping deeply. The weather was slightly cooler at this time, but not cold. It was the season most conducive to sleeping.

Walking under a tree, he saw a young soldier sleeping ugly, and the blanket was kicked aside. He couldn't help smiling, and bent down to wrap the soldier's blanket tightly. Unexpectedly, the young soldier woke up suddenly, seeing Liu Jing in his front, scared him 'ah! ' With a cry of alarm, he sat up suddenly.

Liu Jing smiled and waved his hands, signaling him to continue sleeping and not to disturb others, but at this moment, many soldiers around were awakened, sat up, rubbed their sleepy eyes, it was like a domino being pushed down, More and more soldiers are waking up.

Liu Jing couldn't help but smile wryly. His act of caring had such a big impact, which he never expected.

At this time, Li Jun stepped forward and reported in a low voice: "Received the news from the scouts, Cao Jun has already started to organize the army."

Liu Jing nodded, "Then let the brothers get up too! Get ready for breakfast."

'Boom!Boom!Boom! '

With the sound of drums, the soldiers of the Jiangxia Army who were sleeping in the valley woke up from their sleep one after another. They quickly packed up their bags and lined up to prepare for breakfast. With noodles and biscuits, they sat aside and devoured breakfast.

Liu Jing stood in a temporary pavilion halfway up the mountain, watching the movement of Cao Jun in the distance. Cao Jun was about eight miles away from the south of Longbei Plain.

But he faintly heard the sound of drums coming from the opposite side. This was the sound of assembly drums, which meant that Cao Jun had finished his breakfast and began to assemble and line up.

Obviously, the wilderness that separated them would become a battlefield for the two armies to confront each other. Liu Jing couldn't help but examine this wilderness carefully. The crops were gone, and there were large undulating wheat waves on both sides of the official road, but at this time, it was a bare piece, like a chessboard, with crisscross paths and ditches, which he felt very strange.

Frankly speaking, this place is not suitable for setting up a battlefield, there are too many obstacles, but now, the two armies can't take care of it at all. This is a key battle to capture and defend Jingzhou, and the geographical environment is no longer important.

Li Jun walked up to Liu Jing and asked in a low voice: "Our army now has 3000 troops, and the opponent has only [-] troops. Do we need to concentrate our superior forces to defeat the opponent in one fell swoop?"

In fact, Cao Jun's withdrawal is what Liu Jing is most looking forward to. If Cao Jun withdraws from Xiangyang City, then Jiang Xia's army will take Xiangyang City without breaking a sweat. That's why he waited overnight to give Cao Jun time to retreat.

In order to let Cao Jun withdraw from Xiangyang, he spared no effort to suppress Longzhong and put pressure on Cao Ren, just to force him to leave Xiangyang.

This is also Jia Xu's suggestion. He finally accepted this suggestion and let Cao Jun go. He didn't care about annihilating Cao Jun for a while. The key is to capture Xiangyang City.

Thinking of this, Liu Jing smiled and asked, "Is there any movement in Xiangyang City?"

Li Jun shook his head, "I got the news from the scouts that the Cao army in Xiangyang City had gathered last night, but they haven't left the city for a long time."

This news was a bit unexpected to Liu Jing, Cao Ren didn't leave the city?This shows that Cao Ren is also hesitant, and must exert more pressure to force him out of the city.

Liu Jing immediately ordered: "Send troops, line up!"

Li Jun was overjoyed and rushed down. After a while, a low-pitched horn sounded in the valley, "Woo--" This is the signal for the expedition, and the [-] Jiangxia troops rushed towards Longbeiyuan in a murderous manner.

At the same time, Xu Huang led [-] troops to advance slowly, but he did not go deep into the Longbei Plain, but stopped after moving forward for only one mile. Soon, Jiang Xia's army was about one mile away from Cao's army. also stopped moving forward.

The banners and flags of both sides are unfurled, the army and horses are in order, and both sides are elite troops, but in comparison, Jiangxia's army is obviously superior to the other's. Xu Huang is a little worried. If Cao Ren's reinforcements do not come for a long time, he is worried that he will not be able to defend Longzhong. .

Originally Xu Huang was firmly opposed to evacuating Xiangyang, but last night he thought about it all night before he finally understood why the prime minister said that he could not defend Xiangyang. impossible.

If the Jingzhou army offered the city and the road to the west was cut off, then they really had nowhere to go. It was precisely because of this that Xu Huang changed his mind and hoped that Cao Ren could evacuate as soon as possible, but Cao Ren began to have doubts again. Uncertain, he has been reluctant to evacuate Xiangyang for a long time.

Xu Huang was so anxious that he sent soldiers to urge Cao Ren twice in one night, but until now, there was still no movement. Now that Zhu Ling is nervously building fortifications, he can only do his best for how long he can resist. .

Xu Huang knew that he had few troops and could hardly resist Jiang Xia's army, which was three times as large as his own, and he insisted on fighting Jiang Xia's army. defense time.

It's just that Cao Ren disappointed him a little, but Xu Huang didn't know that the reason why Cao Ren didn't come was not because he changed his mind, but the Nanjun army unexpectedly appeared in the south of Xiangyang, which made him need to observe the changes in the situation.

"Which general would like to take the lead?" Xu Huang turned around and shouted sharply.

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