Can I get to the other side?

Jingzhou, Jiangxia.

After Liu Xie led the army to rush to Chang'an, Zhuge Liang took on the responsibility of attacking Jiangxia.

However, during this period, he did not take the initiative to attack Jiangxia City, but continued to keep his troops in place and besiege without attacking.

Han army, in the central army camp.

Zhuge Liang was looking at the secret report sent back by the scout in his hand. After a long time, he put it down, then shook his feather fan and fell into deep thought.

"Military Advisor, what's the new news?"

Seeing this, Lu Su on the side couldn't help but ask.

Zhuge Liang said: "The scout reported that Cao's army came out in full force, using hundreds of large and small warships, and was coming to Jiangxia along the Yangtze River."

"It seems that Cao's army has also learned about the siege of Chang'an City by Ma Chao. Seeing that Your Majesty has divided his troops and returned, he wants to take the opportunity to lift the siege of Jiangxia."

It has been more than half a month since the emperor withdrew his troops.

And the Cao army set out shortly after they divided their troops.

Obviously, he knew the changes in Chang'an, so he acted like this.

Hearing this, Lu Su said with some worry: "Cao's army is coming with great momentum this time, and we may not be able to match it with our current strength."

"Should we temporarily withdraw our troops to avoid their sharp edge?"

The emperor has divided nearly half of his troops away. Their current strength is not much more than Cao Cao's, and they are even slightly inferior.

In addition, Jiangxia City has not been captured, and they do not have the advantage of geographical advantages. Once the war starts, the possibility of winning is not great.

In Lu Su's view, temporarily withdrawing troops to avoid the sharp edge of Cao's army is a wise choice. It is not appropriate to start a war at this time.

"No!"

Before Zhuge Liang spoke, Zhou Yu took the lead, with a handsome face full of determination.

"It took a lot of effort to push the front line to this point. If we withdraw our troops at this time, it will give Cao's army a chance to breathe!"

This time, it was somewhat lucky to force Cao Ren to be trapped in Jiangxia. Once this opportunity is missed, it will be much more difficult to take Jiangxia in the future.

Moreover, they have been besieging Jiangxia City for a long time. How could Zhou Yu be willing to retreat now?

"Gongjin is right."

Zhuge Liang also nodded slightly, agreeing with Zhou Yu's opinion, and said: "Although Cao's army is large, they must pass through the Yangtze River to rush to Jiangxia."

"We control the Yangtze River, so we may not be unable to fight with them."

"And the fact that Cao's army gave up defending Changsha, Wuling and other counties and took the initiative to come out is actually a good thing for me."

"If we can win this battle, we can lay the foundation for victory in advance."

If Cao Cao relies on his troops to defend Jiangnan, it will take a lot of effort for them to defeat him. After all, defense is always easier than attacking.

But it's different if they take the initiative to attack.

And once Cao Cao is defeated, even if he doesn't die, his troops will be greatly reduced, and it will be easy for them to capture Jingzhou.

"That being said, the strength of Cao's navy is far greater than ours. Are we really the opponent of Cao's navy?"

Lu Su still seems to be full of concerns.

If it was a direct battle on land, the Han army would not be afraid of Cao's army at all. After all, the overall strength of the Han army was several times stronger than that of Cao's army, so it would be fine even if the troops were at a disadvantage.

But it was different if it was a battle on the water. Their navy was originally built by temporary patchwork. The last time they were able to defeat the Jingzhou navy was entirely due to water attack.

But this time they had to face Cao's army directly on the Yangtze River, without any chance of trickery.

"No matter what, we must not withdraw our troops!"

Zhou Yu trained the Han navy by himself, so he naturally knew the gap between the two sides, but he still insisted on his own opinion.

It should be known that being afraid before fighting is a taboo in military strategy.

Lu Su wanted to persuade him, but Zhou Yu directly bowed to Zhuge Liang and said, "Military Advisor, I am willing to lead the troops to intercept Cao's army!"

Zhuge Liang looked up at Zhou Yu, and after seeing the deep hatred hidden in his eyes, he couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart.

He understood why Zhou Yu strongly advocated fighting.

He was clear about the grudge between Sun Quan and Cao Cao. As an old minister of Sun Quan, Zhou Yu hated Cao Cao very much.

"We can send troops to stop Cao Cao, but we cannot fight directly. It is better to delay time."

"According to my calculations, there is not much food and grass in Jiangxia City. It can't support a month. We only need to delay for a month, and Jiangxia can be broken."

After careful consideration, Zhuge Liang said.

Just as the three were discussing how to deal with Cao's army, a loud voice came from outside the tent.

"Hahaha! Good news! Good news!"

The voice came before the person arrived. Lu Bu lifted the curtain of the military tent, holding a secret letter in his hand, and said with a red face: "Military Advisor! This general has just received a message from His Majesty that the rebels besieging Chang'an have been defeated by His Majesty!"

"Zilong is so brave that he killed Ma Chao in the battle among thousands of troops!"

"This damned thief has finally been killed!"

Lu Bu said with great joy. During this period, he has been worried about Chang'an and the safety of his daughter. He was so annoyed that he couldn't eat or sleep well every day.

You can imagine how excited he was when he heard the news!

Upon hearing the news, Zhuge Liang and others couldn't help but show joy on their faces, and they all breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

"In this case, we can attack the city with confidence."

After hearing this, Zhuge Liang immediately changed his idea of ​​besieging Jiangxia City and said to Lu Bu: "Please ask Wen Gong to quickly gather troops and attack Jiangxia City in an hour!"

When these words came out, Zhou Yu and Lu Su were stunned.

Didn't Zhuge Liang just say that he would delay time until Jiangxia City was defeated? Why did he suddenly say that he would launch an attack?

Zhuge Liang felt the doubtful glances of the two men, and said with a faint smile: "Chang'an is under siege. If we lose again in the frontline battle, it will definitely affect morale. This is why I did not attack the siege."

"But now that the siege of Chang'an has been resolved, there is no need to worry too much. Let's conquer Jiangxia in one go, and then gather all our troops to fight Cao Cao's thieves!"

If Jiangxia City is not broken, they can only use part of their troops to besiege the city, and then use part of their troops to hold Cao Cao back. This way the chance of victory will be greatly reduced.

In the past, I had no choice but to do this, but now it is different. I no longer have to worry about affecting morale, and I can freely launch an siege.

"Okay! This general will defeat Jiangxia City in this battle!"

Lu Bu was in a good mood at this time. After hearing Zhuge Liang's order, his fighting spirit rose even more, and he immediately complied.

Then he turned around and went to gather his army.

…

Jiangxia City, inside the General's Mansion.

In the study, Cao Ren was looking at the map intently.

At this time, an attendant walked into the study carrying a tray and said to him respectfully: "General, it's time to eat."

"Well, leave it there."

Cao Ren said without raising his head, still not looking away from the map, wondering what he was looking at.

Seeing this, the attendant couldn't help but said: "General, you haven't eaten for two days. If you continue like this, your body will really collapse."

"There is meat in today's meal, please eat some of it."

Since Jiangxia was besieged, Cao Ren has been under tremendous pressure. He can't eat well or sleep well all day long, and he has lost a lot of weight visibly.

Even the guards around him couldn't stand it anymore.

After hearing this, Cao Ren looked away from the map, glanced at the food on the tray, then glanced at the sullen guard, and sighed: "I understand, you go and call General Xiahou first."

"Yes, General!"

The guard clasped his fists heavily, turned around and retreated.

However, Cao Ren walked to the table and sat down, looked at the food on the tray, raised his chopsticks and then put them down again.

"well……"

Cao Ren sighed and looked tired.

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The current situation in Jiangxia City is really not optimistic. There is not much food and grass left in the city. As a result, the granary was accidentally burned by fire arrows fired by the enemy outside the city a few days ago. Now there is only less than half a month of food and grass left.

If this continues, Jiangxia City will be lost before the Han army attacks.

You must know that not feeding the soldiers will cause mutiny.

So right now, he still has no appetite to eat, and all he thinks about every day is how to break the situation. For this reason, he doesn't think about food and tea, and he can't sleep at night.

While Cao Ren was thinking, Xia Houyuan walked in and asked, "General, what do you want from me?"

Cao Ren gathered his thoughts and asked directly without going around any further: "How long will it take for the lord's reinforcements to arrive? Is there any news?"

Jiangxia was besieged, but messages could still be sent through carrier pigeons.

So he also learned the news that Cao Cao sent troops to help.

Xia Houyuan said: "There is no new news yet, but according to the previous message, the Lord is leading his troops to Jiangxia at full speed. He should be able to arrive before the city runs out of food and grass."

"What does should mean?"

Cao Ren's face turned cold when he heard this, and he said angrily: "What I want is the accurate time! The city is almost at the end of its rope!"

"Won't you send a few more letters to urge me!"

After hearing Cao Ren's reprimand, Xia Houyuan was silent for a moment without making any excuses. He raised his hands and said, "The general will finally be convicted."

Cao Ren originally wanted to say something, but as soon as he stood up, his vision went dark and he sat back down.

"General!"

Xia Houyuan was shocked when he saw this and quickly stepped forward to help him.

Cao Ren's face was a little pale. After sitting on the ground and calming down for a while, he waved his hand and said, "I'm fine... I just lost my composure."

It wasn't Xia Houyuan's fault that no news came. How could he not know? He just couldn't hold back and got angry just now.

Xia Houyuan also understood that Cao Ren was under great pressure, so naturally he would not take such a trivial matter to heart. Hearing this, he said: "General, you'd better eat first."

"The current situation is like this. No matter how anxious you are, it's useless. We can't exhaust ourselves anymore."

Cao Ren nodded with a complicated expression.

Just as he was about to eat, a guard suddenly ran into the study and said anxiously: "The general is in trouble! The enemy troops outside the city...are attacking the city!"

"What?!"

Cao Ren was shocked when he heard this and dropped the chopsticks in his hand to the ground.

After reacting, he got up from the ground and rushed out of the study without even having time to pick up his helmet, heading towards the city wall.

"General!"

Seeing this, Xia Houyuan quickly stood up and followed.

Soon the two came to the city wall.

When Cao Ren looked at the dark and menacing Han army outside the city, he felt his scalp numb and his whole body trembling.

This is not fear, but uncontrollable trembling!

The Han army was vast, with military flags flapping in the wind, and a total of 50,000 troops advanced towards Jiangxia City!

This is an incomparably powerful army. Anyone who sees such an army will be shocked from the bottom of their hearts!

"General, what should we do now?"

When Xia Houyuan saw this scene, his face turned pale and he turned his eyes to Cao Ren.

The Han army had surrounded Jiangxia City for almost two months without attacking, but now they suddenly launched an attack with all their forces, which was simply worse for their current situation.

Due to the lack of food in the city, they began to reduce the food supply for the soldiers early on, and their combat effectiveness must have declined.

How could they stop the enemy troops outside the city with high morale?

Cao Ren grabbed his trembling right hand holding the sword and raised his head suddenly. He stared at the countless Han soldiers outside the city, gritted his teeth and said word by word: "Defend Jiangxia to the death!"

His mission was to defend Jiangxia City. Now the reinforcements were on the way. As long as they held on for a while, they would see the dawn!

Moreover, the importance of Jiangxia City was self-evident. Even if he died in battle, he would die on this city wall. This was his dignity!

Outside Jiangxia City, Lu Bu personally went to the battlefield.

"Finally, we can start the war!"

Looking at Jiangxia City in the distance, Lu Bu grinned, with fighting spirit rising in his eyes, and endless killing intent.

God knows how much anger he has been holding back for some time.

Now he finally has a place to vent!

Lu Bu tightly grasped the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand, pointed at Jiangxia City, and shouted: "Attack the city--!!"

This Jiangxia City, he must take it this time!

He didn't believe that he couldn't chew this bone!

With Lu Bu's order, the Han army attacked Jiangxia City like a tide, as if to completely submerge this city.

Countless arrows were like locusts flying all over the sky, covering the walls of Jiangxia City.

Under such a dense rain of arrows, the defenders on the city wall could only hide under the parapets in embarrassment and dared not show their heads.

At the same time, the Han soldiers who had been recuperating for a long time burst out with a soaring momentum, and under the cover of the rain of arrows, they launched a crazy attack on Jiangxia City!

The arrows in Jiangxia City had long been exhausted, so they could only watch the enemy approaching and could not shoot arrows in the same way.

"Kill!"

Lv Bu led his troops to rush to the wall of Jiangxia City, and after a loud roar, he waved his Fang Tian Hua Ji and started slaughtering the enemy!

In terms of bravery, no one can compare with Lu Bu!

It's just that since his status has risen, he has not personally participated in the first assault on the city. Such things are naturally done by the fierce generals under his command.

But today he decided to go to the battlefield in person.

For no other reason, just to vent!

Infected by Lu Bu's bravery, the morale of all the Han soldiers increased greatly, and they all rushed into the wall of Jiangxia City through the gap opened by Lu Bu.

"Thief Lu Bu!!"

When Xiahou Yuan saw Lu Bu, his eyes instantly turned red. He and Lu Bu had a grudge of killing his brother, and he hated him to the bone!

When Lu Bu heard the sound, he looked over, and after noticing Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren, he was like a wolf seeing meat, and his eyes instantly shone.

Without saying a word, he picked up the Fang Tian Hua Ji and killed!