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The time to withdraw troops from Xiangyang finally came, and all the people of Xiangyang evacuated. At this time, Xiangyang was already an empty city, and the last warship of the Jiangxia Army was slowly leaving Xiangyang Wharf.

On the last big ship, Liu Jing and a dozen officials looked at the north bank of the Han River from a distance. Many people were in complicated moods and felt lost in their hearts. Someone could be heard whispering to themselves, "I will definitely come back again!"

Cai Yan, the prefect of Xiangyang, also felt infinitely sad. Xiangyang is not only his official place, but also his hometown. He doesn't know when he will come back.

The next county magistrate Xiang Lang comforted him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, once Cao Jun is defeated, Xiangyang City will definitely return. The prefect has designated Xiangyang as the governor of Jingzhou, and he will never give up!"

"I also know that Zhou Mu will not give up, but Cao Jun's 30 troops, how can people feel at ease?" Cai Yan said with a long sigh.

At this time, Liu Jing slowly stepped forward and said with a smile: "The prefect is too worried. Although Cao's army has 30 troops, we have the natural moat of the Yangtze River. Including the Sun Liu coalition army, the total strength is already more than [-]. If necessary, we You can also urgently recruit another [-] troops. In fact, the difference in military strength is not that big. The key is the combat capability of the army. With the wind and waves on the Yangtze River, does the eunuch think that Cao Cao's northern navy can compete with Sun Liu's navy?"

Cai Yan pondered for a moment and asked, "Is the purpose of Zhou Mu's abandonment of Xiangyang to lead Cao's army to the decisive battle on the Yangtze River?"

"It can be regarded as one of the purposes!"

Liu Jing explained: "The key to the battle between us and Cao Jun is the battle of the main force. Once Cao Cao's main force is defeated, no matter how many cities he occupied before, he must spit them out one by one. Xiangyang is just an empty city. To Cao Jun It has no strategic significance, rather than protecting Xiangyang, it is better to protect Fancheng."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing pointed to a large group of warehouses under construction in the east of Fancheng on the opposite bank, and said to everyone: "Have you seen it? There is a newly built warehouse group in Fancheng. It covers an area of ​​[-] acres and has hundreds of huge buildings. The construction of the warehouse only started half a month ago. Cao Cao knew that he would take Xiangyang, but he still wanted to build a warehouse in Fancheng. What does this mean? It shows that Fancheng is the logistics center of Cao Jun, and they don’t value Xiangyang.”

There was a lot of discussion among the people, Cai Yan sighed and said: "Zhiwei can see that from a small group of warehouses, Zhou Mu has seen Cao Jun's strategic intentions, so why worry?"

Seeing that everyone's depressed mood was gradually lifted, Liu Jing raised his voice and said to the officials: "Please rest assured that within this year, we will definitely return to Xiangyang. At that time, Xiangyang will return to Jingzhou Prefecture."

Liu Jing's promise swept away the depressed mood of the officials, and hope returned to everyone's hearts. The faces began to glow, and the laughter echoed on the deck again. Liu Jing took a deep breath and stared at the people on the other side of the river. In Fancheng, his confidence also began to cheer up.

"Must come back!"

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In Jiangling, the news that Cao Jun is about to kill also panics the whole city. It has been too long since there has been a war here, so that people have an inexplicable fear of war.

All kinds of rumors spread in Jiangling City, saying that Xiangyang City was slaughtered and no one survived, that Cao's army had run out of food and fed on human flesh, but the Jiangling military and government did not refute the rumors, allowing all kinds of rumors to impact the people The mentality, let the fear permeate the Jiangling city.

Almost the entire city of Jiangling City collapsed. Every household packed up their belongings and rushed to the pier with the old and young. The Yangtze River was also moved.

Liu Bei stood in the welcoming pavilion with his hands behind his back, watching the big ships full of Jiangling people sailing towards the opposite bank. The tragic scene on the pier made him sigh, but when he thought of the sparsely populated Wuling County, he couldn't help but feel sad. Don't get tough.

Liu Bei knew the importance of the population through the experience of the world. Without the population, there would be no army. If he didn't move a large number of people to Wuling County, how could he gain a foothold in the future?

At this time, Biejia Pang Ji whispered to Liu Bei: "The population is only 16, and it seems that it is too little to fill Wuling County."

Liu Bei nodded. He also felt that the population was too small, "So what should we do according to the public opinion?"

"Xiaozhi feels that it is necessary to remove all the population of Nanjun. How can the foundation of this lord be given away?"

Of course, Liu Bei also hoped to remove all the population of Nanjun, but... he pondered for a while and said, "I wonder how the situation in Xiangyang is now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier reported, "Wang Canjun and Chen Zhubo are here!"

I saw Wang Jie and Chen Zhen walking quickly holding umbrellas, Wang Jie stepped forward and said with a smile: "My lord, I just got the news from Xiangyang, it is really God's help!"

"Come in and sit down!"

Wang Jie and Chen Zhen handed the umbrellas to the guards, walked into the pavilion and sat down, Wang Jie said: "Information came from Xiangyang that Jiang Xia's army had withdrawn to the east, but unexpectedly, Cao's army did not cross the river on a large scale, and only sent 1000 people." After entering Xiangyang, we received news that the main force of Cao's army is moving in the direction of Anlu County."

Liu Bei was taken aback, this information was far beyond his expectation, is Cao Jun going to give up attacking Nanjun?

"Is the information true?" Liu Bei asked, the news really puzzled him.

Wang Jie handed a volume of information to Liu Bei. Liu Bei opened it and read it. It was sent urgently from Fancheng. According to the information, only a thousand people crossed the Han River and occupied Xiangyang City, while Cao Cao's army of more than [-] It seemed very urgent to march to Anlu County overnight.

"Could it be that Jiang Xia's army broke out with Cao's army in Anlu County?" Liu Bei said to himself.

At this time, Pang Ji's eyes flashed an imperceptible cunning, and he said to Liu Bei: "The last time [-] Cao's troops occupied Anlu County, I believe that the main force of Jiang Xia's army should take back Anlu County, and a fierce battle broke out in Anlu County. It should be that Cao Cao rushed to Anlu County in order to wipe out Jiang Xia's army."

Liu Bei lowered his head and pondered. He felt that Liu Jing should not be in a hurry to regain Anlu County, but there was no other explanation. However, Cao Cao's change of plan seemed to be another opportunity for Nan County.

"What should we do now?" Liu Bei asked the three present.

Chen Zhen interfaced: "My lord, can we take the opportunity to seize Xiangyang?"

"No!"

Pang Ji immediately objected: "Cao Ren's army will soon come from Fangling County. It is not only meaningless for us to occupy Xiangyang, but the gain will outweigh the loss."

Wang Jie also agreed with Pang Ji's opinion, "Now we should take advantage of the temporary change of Cao Jun's plan to transport the population of Nanjun to Wuling as much as possible. Once the fighting in Anlu County subsides, Cao Cao's main force will return to Xiangyang again. My lord, this is We must seize the opportunity God has given us.”

Pang Ji was surprised, Wang Jie thought exactly the same as himself, could it be that he also. ． ． ． ． ．

He quickly glanced at Wang Jie, only to feel that there seemed to be a trace of hypocrisy in Wang Jie's smile, and he was even more puzzled.

Liu Bei was tempted. He pondered for a long time, and then asked Pang Ji, "What do you think, Mr. Pang?"

Pang Ji nodded, "Without a population of more than 30, how can the Lord support the army in the future?"

This sentence hit Liu Bei's weakness, and he nodded resolutely, "Everyone is right, Cao Jun temporarily changed his plan this time, because God is helping me, how can I not seize this opportunity!"

Liu Bei then ordered that [-] troops be mobilized immediately, divided into ten teams, and rushed to various parts of Nanjun. All the population of Nanjun must be moved to the south bank of the Yangtze River. Yang County.

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On a dark night, the rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the sky and the earth were shrouded in gray rain and fog. On a muddy official road, a cavalry composed of 5000 men was marching southward at high speed.

This is Cao Cao's most powerful five thousand tiger and leopard cavalry, led by general Xia Houyuan. The original coach of the tiger and leopard cavalry was Cao Chun. It was given to Xia Houyuan.

Xia Houyuan led [-] cavalry across the river from Shangyong, passed through Fangling County, and marched along the Zhangshui River Valley to Nanjun. They had to arrive at Jiangling in three days.

The valley path was muddy and narrow, and the cavalry marched with difficulty. Xia Houyuan kept urging, "Quick! Speed ​​up, don't stop."

He was also under great pressure. He was still three hundred miles away from Jiangling, but he only had one day left.

"General!"

A military marquis rushed towards him and reported: "Ten miles ahead, the water has swelled, submerged the river valley, and it is impossible to move forward. There is an intersection ahead, so we can only turn to the main road."

Without saying a word, Xia Houyuan lashed his horse with a whip, and led a dozen people to run forward at high speed. After running for about ten miles, dozens of soldiers in front were stationed beside the trail. When they saw Xia Houyuan coming, they stepped aside one after another. .

In the valley ahead, a small river came rushing from the other side, causing the river to swell and submerge the entire valley. A dozen cavalrymen were unable to dodge and were swallowed by the flood. They disappeared and the army could no longer move forward.

"Damn!"

Xia Houyuan cursed in a low voice, and looked up at the sky. It was raining and foggy, and it was estimated that the first watch had passed. If he walked along the official road, he would most likely be discovered by Liu Bei's army, which made him very embarrassed.

"General, after dawn, the rain will decrease and the water will drop." An officer suggested.

How could Xia Houyuan have time to wait for the dawn? Now that he had no choice, he asked again: "What kind of land is this?"

"Reporting to Jiang Xia, this is the boundary of Dangyang County, and the county seat is about thirty miles away from here."

Xia Houyuan immediately ordered: "Pass my order, the army turns to the official road."

The five thousand cavalry immediately turned around and rushed southeast from another small road. Half an hour later, the five thousand cavalry of the Cao army stepped onto the flat official road, and the army accelerated and rushed towards Jiangling.

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At the same time, the main force of the Cao Army, which was originally going to Anlu County, suddenly returned to Fancheng. The army did not return to Fancheng. 10,000+ troops assembled on the banks of the Bishui River and began to board large ships. The large ships were full of Cao Army soldiers and headed towards Xiangyang City. drive away.

Cao Cao rode on his horse and stared at the south. He couldn't help laughing triumphantly, "Big-eared thief, don't you want to be famous? You will be doomed this time!"