Soldiers come to the world

Two days later, Sima Yi arrived at Jiangling City. The guard of Jiangling City was Xiang Chong. Nanjun had Li Yan as the prefect, Huo Jun as the captain, Xin Zhi as the governor, and Xiang Chong as the army. The four of them were in charge of the military and political power of Nanjun. Among them, Li Yan was the highest military and political leader.

This time, a serious incident occurred in Nanjun, Zigui County was lost, and Xinzhi, the governor of the county, was unfortunately killed. Li Yan knew that the consequences would be very serious. He and Huo Jun led [-] troops to Zigui, leaving only Xiang Chong with [-] troops to guard Jiangling. At this time, Xiling There was also an accident in the county, and Xiang Chong was even more worried about the safety of Jiangling. When he heard that the reinforcements from Xiangyang had arrived, he was very excited and went out of the city to meet Sima Yi.

"Humble position to favor, see Sima Military Adviser!"

Sima Yi got off his horse and asked in return, "You don't need to be too polite to join the army. What's the situation in Jiangling?"

Xiang Chong sighed, "Jiangling is fine, but I just got the news that Xiling County has been captured by Liu Bei's army."

Sima Yi frowned. Xiling County is the main throat leading to Jianping County. He asked a little displeased, "How many troops are there in Xiling County?"

"About 500 people."

"Hmph! You only have 300 troops stationed in such an important strategic location. I don't understand. How did you arrange the defense?" Sima Yi finally couldn't help it.

Xiang Chong said with shame on his face: "Zigui is lost, everyone is out of control, all they want is to get Zigui back, and many things are neglected."

Sima Yi also knew that it was useless to blame them at this time, so he thought for a while and asked, "Where are Prefect Li and Captain Huo now?"

"They should be in Xinling County now, and the grain and grass are also in Xinling County. I have sent people to report to Xinling County by the small path, so that they should not be careless."

Sima Yi nodded. As long as the food and grass are not in Xiling County, then Li Yan's army will not be "chaotic" for the time being, so he pondered for a while and asked, "Is there any news from Xiangyang?"

"Yes! Yes!"

Xiang Chong hurriedly said: "Yesterday, I received a letter from Xiangyang pigeons, saying that Zhou Mu has returned from Jiangdong and is leading [-] reinforcements to Nanjun overnight. It is estimated that he will arrive in Nanjun tomorrow."

This news made Sima Yi overjoyed. As soon as Liu Jing came back, everything would go smoothly, such as the transfer of troops, etc., and he felt better again. He said to Xiang Chong, "Leave Xiling County alone for a while, and we can discuss it when we return to the city."

Sima Yi's army entered Jiangling City, increasing the number of Jiangling defenders to 4000, and the defense was greatly strengthened. Xiang Chong's heart hanging in the air finally let go. He took Sima Yi to inspect the city defense and said with a smile: "I can't figure it out. There are only [-] garrisons on the border, and the garrison at Jiangling is no more than a thousand, so the defense is empty, but Liu Bei is going to attack Xiling, and Zhuge Liang's strategy is nothing more than this."

Sima Yi sneered and said: "How could Zhuge Liang fail to think of the meaning of seizing Jiangling? This must be due to Liu Bei's guilty conscience, and he dared not fight against Jingzhou any longer. He only wanted to seize Bashu, but he was only taking chestnuts from the fire, and would only burn his hands."

Xiang Chong nodded and said, "Should we send someone north to report to the state pastor about the fall of Xiling County?"

Sima Yi pondered for a moment and said, "You can send someone to inform the state shepherd, but I'm worried that Liu Bei will continue to increase his troops in Xiling County and attack Li Taishou from behind, so we must cut off Liu Bei's army's way to cross the river."

Speaking of this, Sima Yi suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly asked: "How many Jiangling warships are there, and where are they anchored now?"

"Reporting to the military commander, there are more than [-] warships moored in the water village, and [-] brothers are guarding them. Before leaving, Li Taishou instructed that if the situation is critical, the warships can be set on fire."

Sima Yi understood the same thing, the reason why Liu Bei didn't attack Jiangling should be that he didn't know the details of Jiangling City, so he didn't dare to act rashly, but once he captured Xiling County, he would know that Jiangling City's defense was empty, even if he didn't attack the city, He will definitely come to seize Jiangling's warships, and Liu Bei will not let this cheapness go.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi immediately said: "I'll take two thousand soldiers to the Shuizhai to protect the boat. You guard the city strictly, and don't let anyone enter the city except for the arrival of Zhou Mu."

Xiang Chong bowed immediately and said: "The humble job understands!"

The Jiangling Water Village is about two miles away from the city. To the east of the wharf, it is a medium-sized water village covering an area of ​​[-] mu. It can moor [-] ships of various sizes. More than ordinary civilian ships are connected end to end, and close to the wooden piles to form a circle of ship walls.

Usually there are [-] soldiers guarding the water village, but due to the emergency situation in Zigui, all the troops were transferred away, so that the water village was only defended by [-] soldiers. It seems that there are thousands of people defending.

Sima Yi rushed to Shuizhai. The military marquis named Zhou Xin was from Xinye County. When he heard about Sima Yi's arrival, he rushed out to welcome him, and saluted, "The humble Zhou Xin sees the military advisor!"

Sima Yi nodded and asked, "Is there something wrong with the water village?"

"Just half an hour ago, a few small sentinel boats approached the water stronghold and shot arrows. We ignored them, and they went back after going around twice."

Sima Yi sneered and said, "They actually came to test the strength of the water village. Since you didn't attack, they knew that the defense of the water village was empty, and they would definitely come to attack the water village and seize the boat."

"Ask the military division to give instructions!"

Sima Yi pondered for a moment and smiled, "It's better to plan!"

At this time, a soldier rushed to report: "Qi Junhou, those sentinel ships just now came again, and they are even closer to the water village."

"It seems that they are still very cautious! I'll go and have a look."

Sima Yi ordered his subordinates not to enter the village for the time being. He quickly walked into the water village until he came to the gate of the water village. Standing on a boat and looking out of the water village, he saw four white stone whistle boats on the river. There were ten soldiers who kept approaching the water village, and then drove away, repeatedly testing the water village.

At this time, two sentinel boats came towards the gate of the water village, intending to break into the water village. Sima Yi rolled his eyes, and immediately gave a few words to Junhou Zhou Xin, and Zhou Xin led the order to leave.

These four sentry ships are all led by general Guan Ping. He is on the first sentry ship. After two trials, he has gradually realized that the Jingzhou army is bluffing. There are not so many defensive troops at all. It seems that the defense is very empty. .

But Guan Ping still decided to try one last time, he ordered in a low voice: "Rush into the water village!"

The two sentinel boats rushed towards the gate of the water village one after the other. Guan Ping held a shield and a saber in his hands, and his eyes were fixed on both sides of the gate of the water village. He had already sensed an ambush on both sides. He bit his lips and ordered: "Rush in!" !"

The sentinel boat speeded up and rushed towards the gate. At the moment when the two ships were about to enter the water village, there was a loud drumbeat on both sides of the water village. Three hundred soldiers who were ambushing on both sides of the water village appeared together and raised their crossbows to shoot arrows.

Concentrated arrows "shot" at the two sentinel ships, immediately "shooting" overturned seven or eight people, Guan Ping swung his saber and shield to resist the arrows, and shouted at the same time: "Quick retreat!"

The two sentinel boats retreated hastily, and followed the other two sentry boats to the center of the river. Guan Ping watched the three hundred soldiers who appeared in the water fortress, and sneered. It really was a bluff.

Sima Yi's guess was not wrong. Although Liu Bei refused to adopt Zhuge Liang's plan to capture Jiangling City, he still accepted Zhuge Liang's other suggestion to capture or burn Jiangling's warships. This is a defensive strategy that can Prevent the Jingzhou army from crossing the river to attack Jingnan.

At this moment, at the wharf of the small town on the other side of Jiangling, Guan Yu led an army of 50 troops to wait for an opportunity to attack Jiangling Water Village. They have thirty cargo ships of 3000 shi, each of which can transport [-] people, and it only takes two trips. All [-] people can be sent across the Yangtze River.

But Guan Yu needed to know the defense situation in the water village. He had sent Guan Ping to lead four sentinel boats to test the situation in the water village. It had been nearly an hour and a half, but there was no news. Guan Yu couldn't help feeling a little worried.

At this moment, a soldier pointed at the river and shouted: "General Guan, they are back."

Guan Yu was refreshed, and he also saw four sentry boats sailing back from afar. After a while, the sentry boats were docked at the pier. Guan Ping rushed up to the pier and reported to his father with some excitement: "My child has repeatedly tested and found that there is a fish in the water village. There are only three hundred defenders."

Guan Yu was secretly happy, and asked again: "Maybe you are sure?"

"The child is willing to guarantee with the head!"

Guan Yu was overjoyed. If there were few defensive troops in the water fortress, then they could seize the boat. He immediately ordered: "The troops get on the boat and seize the Jiangling water fortress!"

At this time, Zhou Cang stepped forward and cupped his hands: "General, let me go!"

Guan Yu said proudly: "Let's charge into the battle, when will I, Guan Yunchang, retreat? Don't talk too much, you just need to manage the army well."

Zhou Cang didn't dare to say much, and retreated, but Guan Ping said with some concern: "Father, the strategist's strategy is to let us take advantage of the darkness to cover the landing and concentrate our forces to seize the pier in one fell swoop. If we attack in the daytime like this, will it be okay?" Too risky."

Guan Yu gave his son a hard look, "Don't listen to Zhuge's words. He is just a scholar. He just makes plans. The specific battle plan is decided by the general before the battle. How can there be any reason to talk about war on paper? Listen to him everything. Didn't I become a puppet!"

Guan Ping didn't dare to argue, so he could only cup his fists and said, "My child is willing to be a pioneer, to lead the way!"

Guan Yu patted his son on the shoulder, "Go!"

Teams of soldiers rushed onto the ship, and soon, [-] cargo ships were fully loaded with [-] soldiers and sailed to the opposite bank.

Guan Ping was still the vanguard, holding a broadsword in his hand, standing on the leading cargo ship, although there was a trace of worry in his eyes, but also full of desire to make meritorious deeds, the cargo ship cut through the waves and rushed to the opposite bank.

At this time, the defense in the water village had changed, and the two thousand troops brought by Sima Yi had all ambushed into both sides of the gate of the water village, "Here we come!" Someone shouted in a low voice.

Sima Yi also saw dozens of small black dots appearing on the river surface, and they were driving towards the water village. He secretly called out his luck, if he hadn't thought of the danger of the warship, Liu Bei's army would have succeeded this time.

"Don't worry! Wait for the order."

Sima Yi gave orders in a low voice, he had always been a counselor, and this was his first time commanding an army in battle, so he was also very nervous, lest he might not think carefully.

Thirty cargo ships were getting closer and closer, only a hundred steps away from the gate of the water village. Sima Yi's heart beat wildly, and he was extremely nervous. He bit his lips tightly, for fear that he could not help giving an order in advance.

Guan Yu's warship was behind him. He stood on the bow and watched the water village. He saw more than two hundred soldiers standing on both sides of the gate of the water village, with bows and arrows in their hands. They are asking Jiangling City for help.

Guan Yu sneered, and ordered: "Beat the drum! Go in."

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" The drums were loud, and all the soldiers rowed bravely. The cargo ship rushed towards the gate of the water village like an arrow, and soldiers on the water village began to lose their composure and shoot arrows.

Guan Ping's boat rushed to the front, and was less than twenty steps away from the gate of the water village. He was so excited that his eyes were red, and he kept waving his big knife to call the arrows that were being shot, and shouted: "Rush in!"

At this moment, a soldier shouted: "General Guan, there is a big ship ahead!"

Guan Ping was taken aback when he saw a thousand-stone warship crashing head-on, with the huge bow right in front of his eyes, he instinctively backed up a few steps, at this moment, there was loud drumming in the water village, and two thousand ambush soldiers appeared at the same time. body, dense arrows shot at Liu Beijun's ships.

Immediately afterwards, just listen to 'Boom! With a loud noise, Guan Ping's boat was smashed into pieces by the huge bow, and the soldiers fell into the water one after another.

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