Although Zhang Yun has a heavy army, he does not have the slightest sense of steadiness, but is worried.

Jingzhou's current environment worries him.

The Yizhou Herdsman Army and the Jiangdong Army joined forces to attack Jingzhou, even if Liu Biao was ready to fight hard, but how big the odds of this victory were, many people could predict it.

Especially recently, news came from Jiangxia that it was not good to strike at the Jiangdong Army.

The strategic deployment that wanted to destroy one side first, and then go all out and fight with the other side has been cut in half, and now it has to face an environment of two-sided combat, which is very unfavorable for Jingzhou.

And the soldiers and horses he is holding in his hands will be a soldier and horse that will change the battlefield, so he doesn't dare to move yet.

"Report!"

A scout straddled his horse into the city, jumped off his horse, rushed in very anxiously, and said: "General Yubao, we have found bandits in the northwest of Changsha County, and we have plundered several cities!" ”

"Bandits?"

Zhang Yun stood up slowly, his eyes were cold: "The territory of Changsha has been swept countless times, how can there be bandits, the specific situation, quickly tell me in detail!"

"No!"

The scout nodded, then explained the situation.

In order to garrison troops, Changsha County has been under martial law from the county seat to all county seats, and as soon as there is news, it will be transmitted back immediately.

In addition, the Jingzhou army has a force in Lingling, and it stands to reason that if the pastoral army crosses the line in a big way, someone will immediately come to report, and now Lingling has no reaction, that is, the main force of the pastoral army has not moved.

So suddenly several county towns were plundered, mostly by thieves.

"Han Gong has a clue?" After Zhang Yun heard the report, he thought about it carefully, and then called everyone to come to discuss, and finally he asked a rather dignified middle-aged man beside him in a deep voice.

"Although Changsha is unstable, if there are some scattered thieves who occupy the mountain as the king, it is not impossible to rob the passing merchants, but there are few thieves to plunder the county!" Han Xuan was the Changsha Taishou, and he said in a low voice: "This matter may not be simple! ”

"What do you mean?"

Zhang Yun asked.

"Maybe someone pretended to be a thief and sneaked into Changsha County without knowing it!"

Han Xuan arched his hand and said, "General Zhang Yun, you have to be careful!" ”

"Really?"

The corners of Zhang Yun's mouth raised a slight sneer: "Even if they are not lucky, they can get in, but they may not go out!" ”

He slowly stood up and shouted, "Where is Wei Yan!" ”

"The end will be here!"

Wei Yan was originally a small marquis of Changsha County Soldiers, who once made meritorious contributions to the resistance to Zhang Jin's soldiers and horses in Jiaozhou, and was promoted to captain, and later Zhang Yun recruited troops in Changsha and took over all the troops in Changsha, and he entered Zhang Yun's subordinates by the way.

Wei Yan is good at using long knives, his martial arts are extraordinary, and he fights fiercely on the battlefield, but he suffers from no background, and he is not as important as Han Xuan's weapon, but Zhang Yun is impressed, promoted in the line of fire, and leads the troops.

"You lead 10,000 soldiers to patrol the northwest, whether it is bandits or enemies, kill them all, Changsha does not allow any enemy to enter!"

"No!"

An hour later, Wei Yan led his army to leave Changsha and headed northwest......

…………………………

On the city wall, Zhang Yun and Han Xuan stood side by side.

"General, is there any hope for Jingzhou today?" Han Xuannai was a civil official, but when Changsha was in danger, he could also lead the troops to resist the attack of Jiaozhou, and he was loyal to Liu Biao.

"I don't know!"

Zhang Yun smiled bitterly: "The herdsman army is menacing, the Jiangdong army is strong, my Jingzhou, it is already stormy, although the lord has decided to fight, but after all, it is a little late, and now Jingzhou is already divided, and there are not many soldiers and horses and places for the lord to mobilize!" ”

"Once Jingzhou falls?" Han Xuan's face was gloomy.

"That's something you and I can't stop!"

Zhang Yun looked at Han Xuan and said: "Han Gong is based in Changsha, among the people, he has a little prestige, and he rarely contacts the state pastor's office, and there may be a way out, but I, Zhang Yun, have long been unable to retreat, this battle is not life and death!" ”

"Hey!"

Han Xuan let out a long sigh and said nothing.

…………………………

The battle of Jingzhou was hot, but the first to start the decisive battle was on the battlefield of Nanjun.

Zhou Cang was lucky at this moment.

He chose to follow Zhuge Liang's advice, gathered his troops, and held the defensive line, otherwise at this time, he would have been defeated for thousands of miles.

I never imagined that the Jingzhou army would hide so strong soldiers.

At least 30,000 troops, with the left and right sides of the encirclement, as long as the herdsman army continues to take a step forward and step into the territory of Jiangxia, it is really dead and alive.

Because of the suspension of the march of the Violent Bear Army, retreating to the valley that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the scouts are all out, and the scouts are quickly clashing, and it is obvious that the Jingzhou army cannot suppress the herding scouts, so this encirclement is disturbed at once.

The chief general of the Jingzhou Army is a civil appointment.

After the raid on Jiangdong Sun Jian was unfavorable, Wen Ping did not continue to stay, but quickly went south to reinforce Jingzhou.

But after he came out of Yuzhou, he lost his trace.

Previously, the Violent Bear Army relied on the news that they might attack Nanyang by surprise, and then oppress the Nanyang Violent Bear Army, as long as they attacked Nanyang, the main force of the Violent Bear would withdraw because of Nanyang's gains and losses.

But Nanyang has not been in any trouble.

Unexpectedly, Wen Ping had quietly returned to Jingzhou, passed through Jiangxia from Runan, and joined the main force with the Jingzhou army one step earlier, and then opened a net, waiting for the Violent Bear Army to get in.

Although the Violent Bear Army did not fall for the scheme, they were still surrounded by Wen Ping.

Wenpin has 30,000 troops.

blocked the front and rear directions of the Storm Bear Army, and pressed the Storm Bear Army on the mountain.

The Violent Bear Army, the main force of the operation, is only three battalions with a total of more than 10,000 troops, and it is surrounded by three times the number of troops, and the situation is a little critical.

"This battle is not easy to fight!"

Zhou Cang looked down from the mountain, his tiger eyes were all attentive, looking at the soldiers and horses under the mountain, one by one the Jingzhou battle flags were flying, and there was a trace of heaviness in his heart.

"It's not hard to fight!"

Zhuge Liang was a young man, standing beside Zhou Cang, and said calmly: "It seems to be surrounded, but in fact, the encirclement is leaking everywhere, in fact, they are also very clear that we have not entered the ambush circle, they can't surround us at all, I think at this time, their strength may not be real!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Their strength is above us, but the encirclement network needs to disperse the troops, once the troops are dispersed, the Jingzhou army will not be able to defeat us, the combat effectiveness of our herdsmen is known to the world, and the Jingzhou army knows the most, they know it firsthand, and they are unwilling to be unprepared!"

Zhuge Liang analyzed: "So they don't disperse their forces, the so-called encirclement, but they just do it for us!" ”

"Where is the main force of Wenpin?"

Zhou Cang asked.

"It should be in the north!"

"Why?"

"Prevent us from going north!" Zhuge Liang said: "Once we go north, whether we camp in Lulin Mountain or return directly to Yicheng, they will fall short, as long as they press us here, they will kill us!" ”

"That's a good idea!"

Zhou Cang sneered.

A group of soldiers and horses, logistics is particularly important, if they are pressed on the mountain, even if they do not attack, they will be easily starved to death, and once they break through, they can only break through to the north and retreat, which is equivalent to being concentrated by them to fight the main force.

"Xiao Zhuge , the head of your analysis is the Tao, do you have a good way to get out of trouble?" Zhou Cang is now more serious about this young man, if he was just looking at Mu Jing and Zhuge Xuan before, he was impressed by Zhuge Liang, but now Zhuge Liang has conquered him with his own performance.

"It depends on what is the purpose of General Zhonglang?"

"Purpose?"

Zhou Cang thought for a while: "The lord is to seize Jingzhou, of course we are to make contributions!" ”

"The lord seized Jingzhou, but the Violent Bear Army couldn't hold out, so he could deal with it, but if he wanted to make a contribution, it would be risky!" Zhuge Liang carried his hands behind his back, and his voice was faint.

"Adventure?"

Zhou Cang's eyes burst out with sharp light, and said: "A certain family is really not afraid of adventure, my generation of sons, misfortune is also lucky, born in troubled times is unfortunate, a little careless, died of untimely death, even if it is not on the battlefield, it will be affected, the sons and daughters on the battlefield are even more miserable, today's battle, I don't know if there is tomorrow, but it is also lucky, a great opportunity is in front of us, immediately take the fame, the marquis worships, the glory of the ancestors, what a glory!" ”

"So, taking risks is not an option for us!"

Zhou Cang said: "What's the best plan, come quickly!" ”

Fighting on the battlefield, years of life and death, have made them fearless, and more importantly, they hope to come with their own merits.

"To the south!"

Zhuge Liang said: "If there is no accident, there will be no interception!" ”

"But that's self-defeating!"

"It's not necessarily a dead end!"

Zhuge Liang said: "After going south, you can go west, Huarong Road!" ”

"Huarong Dao?" Zhou Cang's eyes were shining.

"We can connect with the main force!" Zhuge Liang said: "As long as it goes well, we can not only get rid of the pursuit of Wenpin, but maybe, we can also cooperate with the main force!" ”

"You have such a big heart!"

Zhou Cang's eyes became brighter and brighter: "Cai Mao's main force, but Jingzhou is known as the strongest combat power!" ”

"As long as you eat this strongest combat power, Jingzhou will collapse directly!"

Zhuge Liang said calmly.

"Do you have faith?"

"How can I have faith!" Zhuge Liang shook his head: "This operability is too difficult, first of all, we must let the main force force force Cai Mao out, as long as Cai Mao loses Jingzhou City, he will withdraw his troops to the east, at this time, he can go either down the river, or the troops will be divided into two roads, and take Huarong Road, it is just a conjecture, if you want to eat him, the right time, place and people, all of them are indispensable!" ”

As he spoke, he paused, and then said: "But there is a possible opportunity in front of you, it's just a matter of whether Zhonglang will dare to fight!" ”

"What if I want to be safe!"

"That's easy, too!"

Zhuge Liang said: "Wen Ping can't stop us, once his troops are concentrated, he will lose the possibility of encirclement and suppression, we only need to tentatively attack Jiangxia, we can get out, return north from Jiangxia, return to Yicheng to rest, after restoring the grain road, and then confront Wen Ping, hold their main force, we are already meritorious!" ”

"That is to say, once we go south, we will have to fight to feed the war, without any food supply support, we can only rely on ourselves, the danger is not only the attack of the enemy army, but also the huge problem of survival!"

Zhou Cang hesitated a little.

Zhuge Liang nodded, then remained silent, letting Zhou Cang make his own decision.

"A manly man, if you want to be a marquis and worship the prime minister, how can you cower and cower!" Zhou Cang's consideration didn't take a long time, he had already made a decision, and he burst out with pride: "Come on!" ”

"In!"

"Pass my military order, within a quarter of an hour, all battalions will assemble, and we are ready to break through the camp and leave this place!" Zhou Cang looked into the distance, looked at the rugged road to the south, and spit out two words: "To the south!" ”

…………………………

Jingzhou Army, several miles of camp tents, and in the middle tent, a military general looked slightly tired.

This is the clerk's appointment.

Wen Ping fought in Guanzhong in the past, led the remnants of the army to the south, he really intended to surprise Nanyang, to risk his life, and force the main force of the herdsman army to withdraw, but after receiving Liu Biao's secret letter, he changed his strategy.

All the preparations have been made, and a lot of roads have been opened, so that this herdsman army can go deep, as long as they are about a hundred miles deep, they can be strangled, but in the end they failed.

Mu Jun's reaction was too sharp, which made Wen Ping's mood a little gloomy.

"General, scout report, front herdsman, move!"

"Moved?"

Wen Ping must have stood up suddenly, and asked, "Are you coming down the mountain in the direction of our army?" ”

"It's not!"

"Where is that?"

"Their troops are divided into three routes, all the way to the east, all the way to the west, all the way to the south, and it is not clear where their main force is!"

"Disturb our view, but we didn't go all the way north!"

Wen Ping slammed his fist on the desk: "It seems that they have guessed that I have laid an encirclement, which is completely fictitious, and my main force is gathered here to wait for them to return north, but let them avoid it!" ”

This was an anticipation, which made him shudder a little.

"General, what now?" Several lieutenants stepped forward and asked about the clerk.

"Can't rush!"

Wen Ping calmed down and said: "Since the encirclement and suppression have failed, then we will change our strategy, the herdsmen have not been out of trouble, they have given up returning to the north, lost the support of Yicheng, the grain road has been broken, they are now alone in the depths, in terms of the grain and grass they brought, the support will not be long, pass my order, order the counties to be on guard, and the scouts are all out, inquire carefully about me, be sure to find their main force, to block them, and even without a battle, they can be forced to death!" ”

"Yes!"

The lieutenants of all walks of life gave up their orders and immediately began to set up, so that the scouts under their command could move.

……………………

Jiangxia County, Xiling City.

Liu Biao recently discovered that after getting up every day, the hair on his head would fall, and more and more gray hair.

"Old!"

I don't want to admit it, it doesn't mean that Liu Biao can't feel it, and in the face of the recent step-by-step approach of the Mu Army and the Jiangdong Army, he is a little powerless after all.

The more oppressive, the more he felt a sense of powerlessness.

Facing Mu Jun, he seemed to have returned to the feeling of despair in Xiangyang back then.

"Lord, please take a look at these military reports that have been reported recently!"

Kuai Liang walked in and put a stack of battle reports on the desk.

Recently, the action is relatively big, and every day there will be a military report back, let Liu Biao look at it, and then make a decision, the role of the dragon is the key time, grasp the general direction.

At present, all the strategic deployments in Jingzhou have been sent out from the state pastoral office.

The situation is also going according to Liu Biao's expectations, but there are some things that still can't go as expected, such as the inability to destroy the Jiangdong Army in one battle, which made Jingzhou lose its first hand and no advantage.

"If you don't look at it, you don't need to look at it to know that there's nothing good!"

Liu Biao said: "Now Jingzhou is on fire, if it continues like this, I am afraid, the first person who can't hold it is Jingzhou, Zhang Yun is in Changsha, and there is a lot of chaos, although there is nothing to be done, but it has also lost the hearts of the people!" ”

"The lord wants to settle this battle as soon as possible?"

"Whether you win or lose, there must be an end!" Liu Biao does have a heart for the people, in history he can win the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, not only by the support of the family, but also by his own efforts, although on the battlefield, he may not be strong, but in the governance of the people, he is still capable: "I plan to mobilize Changsha troops!" ”

"Won't it be too early!"

"Drag it out, we'll lose a little more!"

"But this may not be able to stop the herdsmen, once we expose all the troops, then there is no chance of victory against the herdsmen, Yizhou has enough strength to consume with us, and finally collapse, or us!"

"But what if we Jingzhou, plus the Jiangdong Army?"

"What do you mean?"

"I can't bear the wolf with the child, I know very well who the enemy is!" Liu Biao's eyes flashed with a resolute and decisive light, and he said lightly: "Zirou, give you a task, you take Liu Qi, on behalf of me, and personally go to meet the Jiangdong general!" ”