Chapter 66: Desire to Hold on to the Four
The next day, Micheng began to escort the surrendered army to Gangneung.
Tian Xin led 2,000 men out of the city to meet and prevent the Wu army from attacking and harassing.
This time 10,000 were escorted, Guan Ping led the Long Xiang army to escort, more than 700 horsemen stood there, and it was too late for the Wu army to dodge, who would dare to bump into it?
Tian Xin took Yu Ban with him, and looked at the more than 700 horsemen under Guan Ping: "In two years, I will recover the land of Guanlong, and I will also have such a knight." It's a pity that Fancheng failed to capture many in the first battle, and I don't know how many war horses were drowned before and after. β
Even if the Seventh Army was all infantry, each army would have a basic baggage team and a herald team, and at least 2,000 horses would be drowned; In Fancheng, the elite cavalry under Cao Ren was the same, and almost all the horses were drowned.
The war horses were collected before and after, and the Jingzhou army expanded by more than 300 cavalry, and Guan Yu's father and son unified their battalions.
Yu Ban didn't answer, many times Tian Xin just wanted to talk to him, not to ask him anything, he didn't answer or not, it didn't affect Tian Xin's attitude towards him.
It's just that Yu Ban's gaze fell on Fang Tianji's hand from time to time, and he couldn't understand how he could make such a strange and beautiful divine weapon.
On the dirt road to the west, Lu Xun led more than ten horsemen to inspect the surrounding terrain, and stationed at the horse to look at the brigade marching from north to south in the distance.
The army was reduced to a team of 100 people, and it still maintained its basic establishment, even if it was a prisoner, it was disciplined, and it was like a snake when it was marching.
When he saw the cavalry of the Jingzhou army, Lu Xun led the cavalry to retreat to avoid a pointless battle.
On the edge of the Jingxiang Ancient Road, Tian Xin and Pang Lin met, the two stood on the side of the road and chatted, and a group of troops marched in the middle of the road, flanked by the Longxiang army escort queue.
A substantial truce has been reached with Cao's army, and the surrender of the army is even more obedient.
When the surrendering army passed through the forbidden, most of them looked sideways, and occasionally those who stopped, were also coerced and pulled forward by their robes.
Yu Ban was speechless, not even superfluous body movements.
Pang Lin smiled and asked: "The general is good at scheming, but a certain family has never said anything about his brother, how did the general know about it?" β
"Since it is a slander, why do you need evidence? I suspect that Sun Quan poisoned Zhou Gongjin, and there are many people in the world who have this doubt. Now that Ling's brothers Pang Shiyuan and Zhou Gongjin are no longer there, Sun Quan treats Zhou Gongjin's two sons harshly, and it is difficult for him to block the mouth of the world. β
Zhou Yu's two sons are still alive, but they have been deprived of Zhou Yu's subordinates, and they are currently on the expedition with Sun Quan and serve as close ministers on the left and right.
Pang Lin asked again: "What did the general and Zhuge Ziyu say that day?" β
"I suspect that Sun Wentai and Sun Bofu relied on digging graves to raise military funds."
Tian Xin's tone was casual, and when he saw Pang Lin's stunned appearance, he laughed: "Brother Shiheng, this is also slander, you don't have to take it seriously." β
Pang Lin smiled dryly and solemnly advised: "Hugh said that he is as strong as Sun, even Pang can't bear it." In the future, please bring more escorts when traveling to avoid accidents. β
Tian Xin raised the Fang Tian Halberd in his hand and lightly knocked it on the ground, intentionally or unintentionally glancing at Yu Ban: "Brother Shi Heng, the Fang Tian Halberd in my hand is invincible, why are you afraid of Xiao Xiao?" β
With the end of the Jiangling War, the two rumors thrown out by Tian Xin were enough to black Sun Quan personally, and also tarnished the glorious and brave images of Sun Jian and Sun Ce.
This ruined not only Sun Quan himself and his father and brother, but also ruined the reputation of Sun's painstaking management, and thousands of years later it will also become a stain on Sun's lintel and cannot be cleaned.
Yu Ban listened on the side, thinking of Tian Xin's sarcasm against Cao Cao, is this really a slander against the Sun family?
Sun Liu needs to cooperate, so no one is going to lift Sun's old foundation.
Cao Cao himself is covered in sludge, and there is no need to attack the 'brave' image of the Sun family.
Sun Quan attacked his allies twice in a row without declaring war, with Liu Bei and Guan Yu's current strength, how could they easily let Sun Quan go?
Before Sun Quan paid a certain price, Tian Xin was definitely not the only one who dared to smear the Sun family and frame the Sun family.
Now only Liu Bei's camp can justifiably accuse and frame Sun's grave digging is immoral and violates the image of 'brave'.
said that it is brave, and the meaning behind bravery is loyalty and integrity, but Sun Jian, Sun Ce, and Sun Quan's father and son seem to have nothing to do with loyalty and straightforwardness.
In terms of camp morality, the Sun family only dared to manage a brave image, and did not dare to say in public that his family was loyal to the Han.
Before noon, Guan Ping led more than ten knights to Tian Xin's array.
Tian Xin had already lit a fire to boil hot water, and pulled up two curtains inside and outside to block the wind and block his vision.
In the curtain, Guan Ping took out Guan Yu's handwritten letter and said with emotion: "If it is not for filial piety, my father and son will die without a place to be buried." β
Tian Xin only read Guan Yu's letter, and the content of the letter was very simple, and three days later launched a general attack on the main force of the Wu army in the area of Maicheng.
The Jingzhou army could not afford to spend it, and when LΓΌ Meng died of illness and the Wu army was defeated, the current Jingzhou army still had military food reserves for field battles and pursuits.
If it really drags on for a month, the Wu army camp will gradually stabilize, and the Jingzhou army will be short of food, then it will really reach the point of being slaughtered by others.
Seeing Tian Xin's solemn eyebrows, Guan Ping said: "This battle is inevitable, and my father hopes that you and I will be the vanguard of the left and right." You and I disturbed the contact between Sun Quan's various armies, and my father personally led a large army to attack Sun Quan in Maicheng. β
"What do you think of the Wu army of Hanjin?"
"Laissez-faire. The remaining 10,000 troops in Micheng did not move for the time being, and our army attacked Sun Quan's main force with all its might. β
Guan Ping said with a helpless smile: "Let the 10,000 troops go out, and sooner or later they can recover some." β
The lack of military food is a reason, and the lack of troops to protect the surrendered army is also a reason.
Tian Xin pondered several reasons and effects of this intention, and asked: "Will the soldiers and horses of Shangyong help in the war?" β
Guan Ping's face was not good, and he shook his head lightly: "Liu Feng refused to send troops because of the initial attachment of the mountain people. I wrote to him, and he was also bitter. It was not that he did not send troops, but that Meng Da was unwilling to lead troops to Jingzhou to participate in the war. β
Liu Feng supervised the three eastern counties of the army, and Deng Fu, the new defender of Fangling County, had already led 2,000 troops to settle in Linfu and defend it, and he had already participated in the war.
The army can continue to be levied, and only Shangyong County can be sent to guard Mengda.
Meng Da was reluctant to participate in the war, so did he send Shen Tan and Shen Yi brothers to lead the troops to participate in the war?
Or did Liu Feng personally lead his troops back to Jingzhou to participate in the war?
The Shen brothers can't be adjusted, and Liu Feng must personally take precautions; The only general who can lead troops into battle is Meng Da.
Meng Da is unwilling to participate in the war, what can Liu Feng do?
Did you give up your job and personally bring troops to Jingzhou to drink soup?
The flesh and bone marrow of the Jingzhou battlefield have been carved up, and Liu Feng can't get anything out of the war now.
Even if the Wu army is broken...... But Wu Jun's military exploits are not valuable, in terms of the current international situation, Wu Jun continues to decline and depreciate, and it is estimated that three heads are worth one Cao Jun's head.
Seeing that Tian Xin did not mean to be depressed, Guan Ping raised his hand and patted his arm: "Filial piety, there are epidemics everywhere. Only by quickly breaking through the Wu army can the military and people of Jingzhou have vitality at all. Otherwise, the war will be prolonged, the plague will be raging, and too many people will be killed and wounded. β
Tian Xin bowed his head slightly and asked: "After breaking Sun Quan, can the prince have the intention of recovering Jiangxia, Changsha, and Guiyang?" β
Guan Ping squinted: "Xiakou and Baqiu are also the throats of our army, if this battle is won, it will be attacked with one drum." Changsha Yiyang and Linxiang are also easy to capture, but the difficulty is in Jiangxia. β
Saying that, he shook his head and was a little helpless, even if the Wu army was broken, he could only recover Xiakou and Baqiu now, and hold the mouth of the Yangtze River where the Xiangshui and Hanshui flow into the Yangtze River in his hands.
No matter how far away you are, you can't do it.
The more dispersed the forces, the more dangerous they become.