Outside Jingzhou.

The main force of the herdsmen had begun to approach slowly, and in less than two days, small warships descended the river, accompanied by tens of thousands of main forces from the land army to the north city gate.

Looking up from the north city gate, the continuous military camps, the flags that cover the sky and the sun, like layers of overlapping waves, began to surge wave after wave, I don't know when Jingzhou City will be completely covered.

One of the huge pastoral battle flags fluttered in the wind, unusually conspicuous.

Under the battle flag, the main camp of the Chinese army.

In the tent, Xi Zhicai knelt in front of the desk, holding a book, the title of the book is modest, he studied in the past, read the four books and the five classics, but after he came out, he read less, and recently, with the change of his mentality, he began to cultivate his mind, and once again picked up the book, knowledge made him more calm.

Last time, in Jingzhou City, he suffered an unprecedented defeat.

Now, when he comes to Jingzhou City again, he feels very deeply.

There's a little bit of shame.

But it's more of a sense of growth.

This Jingzhou City is not only the Waterloo of Xi Zhicai, but also a lesson in the growth of Xi Zhicai's life, like a basin of cold water on the head, which suppressed his unstoppable self-confidence and extinguished his vague conceit

Maybe it's because he's been developing too smoothly all along.

Although he was born in a poor family, he became famous at a young age, and he was only in Shilin, and he had a reputation for being smart, and since he was in Luoyang, he was forced to submit to Mu Jing, all the way down, Mu Jing not only trusted him, but also obeyed his words, from he began to emerge and became a world-famous top strategist.

He may have been defeated.

But there really hasn't been a decent setback.

And Jingzhou City, the Jiangdong Army's killing, so that he almost wiped out his entire army, and even fought his life, to be honest, if it wasn't for Zhou Cang Zhuge Liang leading the Violent Bear Army to reinforce on the spot and forcibly cover them to kill them, that one, his drama Zhicai would be gone.

Such a setback is unprecedented.

But it gave Xi Zhicai a chance to transform.

If before, Xi Zhicai only had the qualifications to become a top military advisor, then now he can be regarded as a top military advisor.

"Xiao Zhuge is idle, it's idle to be idle, why don't you guess what the situation is in Jingzhou City now?"

The front-line command and staff departments were all in the camp, some were writing battle plans, some were gathered in front of several large sand tables and began heated discussions, and a group of staff officers headed by Chen Gong were engaged in a big strategic discussion.

And Zhuge Liang is also among them.

The battle against Wenpin was Zhuge Liang's famous battle.

But within the pastoral army, Zhuge Liang's age and qualifications are insufficient, and it is impossible to be directly promoted.

"This, hard to guess?"

Although Zhuge Liang is young, he is congenitally intelligent, and he was in the limelight in the previous war, so at this time, he should be obscure.

"It's fine!"

Xi Zhicai didn't give him a chance: "Be bold and say, I just want to hear your thoughts!" ”

He is very optimistic about Zhuge Liang.

Among the herdsmen, there are countless military advisors, generals, such as clouds, and both are taken into account, Fang is handsome, there are very few, and Zhuge Liang happens to have such a talent, so he has to be impressed by him.

Since ancient times, if it is difficult to make a decision, it is a military advisor, and if you command on the spot, you are a general.

But I want to be handsome.

It is necessary to have the strength to make a decision, but also to have the ability to command, an excellent view of the overall situation, an indispensable sense of politics, and all aspects must be complete and indispensable.

There are very few such people.

"No!"

Zhuge Liang is helpless, there is no possibility of Taoguang raising obscurity, he doesn't mind being arrogant, the young man is not arrogant, what is a teenager, he Zhuge Liang has a pastoral weapon, and Zhuge Xuan's support, it is not a rootless duckweed, it is wrong, and it is not in the way.

He walked over, and then said in a deep voice: "Xi Sima, I think that at this moment, Cai and Huang have the heart to escape?" ”

"Why?"

Xi Zhicai asked.

"Although Jingzhou is a strong city, surrounded by water on several sides, it is difficult to attack the city by controlling the waterway, otherwise it will be difficult to move an inch, and the Jingzhou army is sitting on the main force of the water army, which can be blocked by us on the water, even if we want to attack the city, it is very difficult!"

Zhuge Liang said carefully: "But in this way, there is no guarantee that Jingzhou City can withstand us, war, too many factors are affected, external, internal, even if there is a little loophole, it will be fatal, and in terms of today's situation, they are trapped beasts and fighting!" ”

"Trapped beasts and fighting, not to mention morale now, the first thing to collapse must be the military heart!"

"It won't take three months!"

"As long as it is besieged for a month, Jingzhou City will be defeated without a fight!"

"We can see this clearly, I believe that experienced battlefield generals like Cai Mao and Huang Zu can also see clearly, they will not sit still!"

Zhuge Liang carefully analyzed: "Going south will be their first choice, attacking along the river, because our combat effectiveness on the water is insufficient, we will definitely not be able to stop it, along the river into Dongting Lake, they can gain a foothold in Changsha, but now, Changsha has announced its surrender, they are basically hopeless, and they dare not risk going to Changsha, only to flee east!" ”

His analysis is grounded.

Jingzhou Army, the strongest combat effectiveness, is the naval army, they can rely on their last warship, at this time, only the waterway, is their hope, the Yangtze River waterway, either east, or west, west into Yizhou, just waiting for death, east to Jiangdong, is also a way out.

"What Zhuge said is very true!"

Chen Gong stood beside him, listening to Zhuge Liang's analysis, although he was a little envious and jealous, after all, what he could do, Zhuge Liang could also do, but what Zhuge Liang could do, he couldn't do, Zhuge Liang's youth, ability, and talent were all things he envied.

But he is not a villain.

When it comes to strategic deployment, Chen Gong is a very rigorous and dedicated person, and he will never be affected by his emotions, he said in a deep voice: "I also agree that at this moment, they have the heart to leave Jingzhou!" ”

Xi Zhicai put down the books in his hand, slowly stood up, walked to a newly built sand table, and pointed to the river topography around Jingzhou City above: "The waterway is indeed a shortcoming for us!" ”

"There's still a chance!"

"Tell me about it!"

"It's adventurous!"

"Let's talk first!"

"In the case of our warships, it is true that they can't be stopped on the river, but they can take the initiative to attack, of course, killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, and in the case of the lack of capacity of our warships, they will definitely suffer losses, and even cause us to suffer huge casualties, but in this way, they can be crushed in Jingzhou City!"

Zhuge Liang said softly.

There are still remnants of the naval force of the herdsmen, and the Jingping Naval Division was defeated tragically, but it was not the whole army that was annihilated, although most of the warships, because of the problem of strategic retreat, were lost, but the main force of the naval army was preserved for the most part.

Warships are tools, in water warfare, elite sailors are fundamental, otherwise Jingping Sailor would not have fought so badly for the Jiangdong Army, in addition to the building ship, the mid-level warship, the fighting ship, the craft, have been the best in the world, but still defeated.

The key is that the combat capability of the naval division is insufficient.

However, most of the main force of the sailor soldiers has been preserved, and it has also preserved a certain strength for the water warfare ability of the herdsmen.

Of course, if Zhuge Liang does this, it is equivalent to pressing the remnants of the Jingping Water Division, and after this battle, it is estimated that there will be no more than a few Jingping Water Divisions left.

Is it worth it for this battle?

This is this issue that Xi Zhicai is currently considering.

"No, the plan is good, but we can't do that!"

In the end, Xi Zhicai shook his head and said softly: "Jingping Sailor wants to keep the seeds, we can make warships, and it is not easy to train a soldier who is familiar with water warfare, I can't bury them, which is not conducive to the future development of our pastoral army!" ”

In war, there is sacrifice, there is victory.

Xi Zhicai is not a pedantic person.

Jingzhou's victory is already imminent, but Jingzhou's soldiers and horses, the longer it drags on, the greater the pressure on the Minghou Mansion, after all, the world is not the only one in the Minghou Mansion, and the northern princes are getting stronger and stronger.

But if it is difficult to pay and gain in proportion, Xi Zhicai can't pay what he shouldn't pay for this victory.

Chen Gong was also a little silent.

"Report!"

A loud voice sounded outside, waking up the generals who were discussing strategic deployment.

"Enter!"

Xi Zhicai said in a low voice.

"Report to the drama Sima, this is Jing Wusi's secret letter!"

"Jingwu Division's secret letter?"

Xi Zhicai opened the unique fire paint of the secret letter, and confirmed that it was Jing Wusi's style, and then he read the content, which made him stunned, smiled, and said: "Hahaha, our biggest trouble has been solved by the lord!" ”

"Huh?"

The crowd was a little puzzled.

"This time, they can't escape!"

Xi Zhicai handed the secret letter in his hand to everyone.

"Zhang Yun's surrender?"

"I have led the army, going up the river, and the mouth of the Yangtze River will be blocked in the near future!"

"In this way, isn't Cai Mao Huangzu a turtle in an urn?"

The mood of the crowd suddenly became excited.

"Little Zhuge !"

Xi Zhicai laughed: "Do you have the courage to take a trip to Jingzhou City as my herdsman's envoy?" ”

"Me?"

Zhuge Liang hesitated.

This is a shadow left by the trip to Koto.

Lobbying Jiangdong was his first task, he thought it was done very well, but the result was the opposite, Jiangdong turned against each other on the battlefield and dealt a fatal blow to the herdsmen, which led to a great change in the strategic deployment of the entire herdsmen.

So for the task of lobbying, he was a little angry.

"That's you!"

Xi Zhicai said: "Cai Mao Huangzu, there is no way out, they either surrender or resist to the end, the danger is still there, once they have the idea of dying together, you are very dangerous!" ”

"But even if it's dangerous, you have to make a trip!"

"Jingzhou has been fought too fiercely, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses are fighting, Nanjun, Wuling, Jiangxia, Changsha, have all been shrouded in war, if it goes on like this, Jingzhou will be destroyed!"

"If we continue to fight, we can win, there is no doubt about that."

"But for Jingzhou, this is a huge loss, the battle that should be fought, fought, the casualties that should not be injured are also wounded, our soldiers, the load is too great, there can be no more casualties, and the next battle is redundant, whether it is our soldiers killed in battle, or Jingzhou Erlang was killed by us, once it is defeated, Jingzhou City will be a river of blood, which is a devastating blow to Jingzhou!"

"A man has a family, we can kill their 180,000 soldiers, which is equivalent to destroying the 180,000 families in Jingzhou, then it is not only a problem on the battlefield, but also the decline of the entire Jingzhou!"

"In the past, Jingzhou was theirs, but now Jingzhou is ours!"

"The military things, we have almost done it, and the next thing is the whole overall situation!"

"They must surrender!"

"I don't want to fight this battle!"

Xi Zhicai said categorically: "So, I need you to say that you will surrender them, dispel their trapped beasts and continue to fight, or if you want to desperately die with us, you must let them surrender!" ”

Zhuge Liang's pupils were flickering, his thoughts were obviously shaking, and even his emotions were fluctuating.

"Don't you dare?" Drama is exciting.

"It's not that my subordinates don't have the courage to enter Jingzhou City, but that my subordinates are afraid of the big things in the Minghou Mansion!" Zhuge Liang hesitated for a moment, and said softly: "Jiangdong lobbying, what is the result, Xi Sima, you can see it!" ”

"So you're scared?"

Xi Zhicai said indifferently: "Zhuge , you are young and talented, but you are too arrogant, it is your shortcomings, a person who can afford the glory of victory must withstand the setback of defeat!" ”

"Moreover, the matter of Jiangdong is not your sin!"

"If it's a crime, I'm the first to bear the brunt!"

"If you have a psychological burden because of this, it means that your own ability to bear it is too poor, if so, you have to re-examine your Zhuge Liang's ability!"

Xi Zhicai's attack is just right.

"Subordinates take orders!"

At this point, Zhuge Liang gritted his teeth and responded, he is not a person in history after all, Taoguang has been obscure for more than ten years, before aiming at the opportunity to go out of the mountain, and his mental ability has been evolved, and now, he is just a teenager.

The young man's enthusiasm made him have to deal with this task.

…………

Zhuge Liang took over the task.

And Xi Zhicai also began to fight against Jingzhou, the final layout can convince the best, if you can't convince it, then you can only fight a game, even if you fight for casualties, you must take Jingzhou as soon as possible.

This battle cannot be delayed.

So he had to send all the main forces back.

Only with absolute military strength can Cai Mao and Huang Zu be crushed.

Otherwise, there is even a glimmer of hope.

Whether it is Cai Mao or Huang Zu, they will not easily give up the military power in their hands and give up the hope of this war.

Less than five days.

The main force of 100,000 has taken Jingzhou City, and the besieged water is impassable.