The camp of the Zhou army, inside the big tent of the Chinese army.

Zhou Yu sat on the handsome seat, and Zhu Zhi under him, as well as generals at all levels in Jiangdong. The atmosphere froze to the point where it was almost breathless.

After designing for 20 days, the tactics of feint attack were used to make the morale of the defenders of Wuchang City plummet and their spirits were tense, but the result was that they still did not capture the city, but lost their troops.

No matter who it is, they are very aggrieved and unwilling.

Especially when the word count report of the casualties came up, the hearts of the generals present were almost bursting into flames.

On this expedition, Zhou Yu's army had 9,000 elite soldiers.

Before the battle, he first lost a battalion of 1,000 elite soldiers of Pan Zhang. Eight thousand people remained. Twenty days of repeated feints, the loss was no more than 500. And this battle onslaught, 2,000 killed and hundreds wounded.

As the attacking side, the army's losses this time were actually within the acceptable range, although they suffered a lot of losses, but they also believed that Liu Feng had lost more.

But this is not something that can be calculated with simple calculations. Their armies were all precious, and they were the ones they were going to use to pacify Shanyue.

A little loss, the more the mountain erupts, the greater the lasting surname. The overall loss of Koto, the higher.

Nine thousand elite soldiers, counting the wounded, only five thousand to six thousand remained, which is really too big, too big. What's more, Wuchang City has not yet been captured.

"Losing the generals, losing the army, we lost this war." After being silent for a long time, Zhou Yu spoke. Immediately, Zhou Yu glanced at the generals, including Zhu Zhi, who were very unwilling. sneered and said, "But it doesn't mean that we won't come back." ”

"In order for us to come back, Liu Feng will not be too strong. We have to weaken him, and the best way to weaken him is undoubtedly the population. Saying that, Zhou Yu slowly stood up, and a powerful momentum burst out from his body, flashing with a look of absolute unwillingness that did not suppress Liu Feng.

"Population?" Zhu Zhi's eyes lit up and said.

"Yes." Zhou Yu nodded slowly, and then sneered: "Now it seems that Liu Feng will not fight us to the death outside the city." Occupy the fortified city to resist us. But how many people can a city protect? There are 100,000 people in Jiangxia County, and I want to plunder 20,000 at a time. Just like what Wu Hou did at the beginning. ”

Zhou Yu slowly clenched his fists. Eyes are sharp.

"No." Zhu Zhi nodded fiercely, his eyes shining with the sparkle of victory.

Good strategy. And they plundered the people, and plundered his people in the presence of Liu Feng. If Liu Feng can endure it, he will be a turtle with a shrunken head.

If Liu Feng couldn't help it and went out of the city to fight, then he would be the first stupid person in the world.

At the same time, plundering the population can also weaken Liu Feng's potential and increase his own power.

Although Zhou Yu gave a military order, he did not act immediately, after all, after attacking the city for a while, the physical strength of the soldiers had been exhausted.

It is necessary to bury the pot and cook rice.

At the head of Wuchang City, Liu Feng didn't wait long, although he wanted to see what else Zhou Yu was doing, but physically, he couldn't hold on.

Even if it is bandaged, there is no major problem, but there is a lot of bleeding, and the body is weak and difficult to resist.

After standing for a while, Liu Feng was helped back to rest by Kou Shui.

After Liu Feng left, the defense of the entire city was transferred to Huang Zhong.

In the current situation, Liu Feng's army was almost disabled, but there were two or three thousand people who volunteered to help Liu Feng defend the city, and these people were very energetic.

It can well alleviate the fatigue of Liu Feng's army.

It can be said that the longer the time drags on, the physical strength and spirit recovered by Liu Feng's army will be higher. In other words, the situation of the battle will fall even more towards Liu Feng's side.

The side defending the city has the advantage of this person. Each time the attacking side is repulsed, it has to pay a considerable price to get up to the city.

Moreover, Huang Zhong has gradually felt a change in the army.

After the bloody battle, the kind of mental change that took place is difficult to describe. It's just an ordinary soldier who transforms into an elite change on the battlefield.

Especially now that Liu Feng has successfully held the city and his morale is high, this change is extremely rapid and amazing.

Huang Zhong knew that the remaining soldiers in this battle were Jiangxia's strong soldiers. The root of survival.

There is no time to count the number now, otherwise Huang Zhong will definitely send someone to count how many soldiers are left.

However, Huang Zhong's mood only lasted for about an hour, and when an hour later, what happened in the Zhou army camp made Huang Zhong's face pale.

When the soldiers of the Zhou army camp poured out, Huang Zhong did not realize the crisis of the situation, but when he saw with his own eyes the soldiers of the Zhou army escorting countless people with their families and families back to the barracks.

He knew that Zhou Yu had made a desperate plan.

Land and territory are all imaginary, and whether the power is strong or not is calculated is the population. Population is the foundation of the army and the foundation of food production.

Looking at the people of Jiangxia who were constantly being brought into the barracks by the soldiers of Zhou under the city, not only Huang Zhong's face was ugly, but even some of the people who automatically helped to defend the city were ugly.

"General, save them. Sun Quan and Huang Zu had a grudge against their father, and Sun Quan held a grudge against the people of Jiangxia, repeatedly conquest and slaughter the city. Those people were taken away by the Jiangdong people, and I don't know how much more they will suffer. A white-haired old man knelt down next to Huang Zhong and said.

His eyes were full of pleading.

"Please save them, General." Around Huang Zhong, hundreds of people knelt down and pleaded.

Huang Zhong also felt uncomfortable, now the world is in chaos, and the generals are their masters. Each has its own responsibilities, and his responsibility is to guard Liu Feng and defend Jiangxia.

Now, seeing the people of Jiangxia being dragged into the Zhou army camp, Huang Zhong's heart is also trembling.

Listening to the pleading voices of the people around him, Huang Zhong clenched his fists even more, and his sturdy body was trembling faintly. But in the end, it only turned into a sigh.

He can't, he can't go out and fight.

"Now if I go to save them, who will guard the city? The city has been breached, who will save you? Huang Zhong glanced around, and the people kneeling around him, said.

Huang Zhong's words soothed the restless hearts of the people around him, and they gradually recognized the facts. Huang Zhong had no way to save them.

"Actually, you don't have to worry, they will not be treated inhumanely if they are taken captive to Chaisang. Sun Quan may have hatred in his heart, so he slaughtered the city to vent his hatred, but Zhou Yu didn't, that person had a good moral character. Huang Zhong added.

At this time, as a general, Huang Zhong should have publicized Jiangdong's brutality. But Huang Zhong couldn't bear to watch these people worry about the villagers, and couldn't help telling the truth.

"Really?" The old man who took the lead in saluting Huang Zhong was suspicious. In the past, when Huang Zu was there, he was all propagandistic that Jiangdong was extremely brutal, and the people who were plundered all died tragically.

This has caused the great hatred of the people of Jiangxia for Jiangdong. Now Huang Zhong said fiercely that Zhou Yu would not kill and plunder the people in the past, which made the old man unbelievable.

"Don't worry." Huang Zhong nodded heavily, then his eyes swept over everyone, and he continued to look at the direction of the Zhou army's camp, his eyes full of grievances.

The people kneeling on the ground around them calmed down a little.

Huang Zhong relieved the pain of the people in the city, but no one relieved Huang Zhong's pain, so he just watched the people he was supposed to protect and was taken to the Zhou army camp one by one.

This is the population of Jiangxia and the foundation on which Liu Feng depends.

Time passed slowly, and the number of people in the Zhou army camp was also increasing. By the next day, the people in the Zhou army camp were already numerous.

Liu Feng also woke up from his slumber, but he was still a little dazed. I only remember that yesterday he was guarding the city at the head of the city, fought with Pan Zhang, and killed that guy.

Thinking of defending the city, Liu Feng's mind cleared. I opened my eyes completely.

The entrance is a familiar bedroom, the bedroom where he lived in Wuchang for a month. At this time, Kou Shui should be guarding outside the door.

"Kou Shui, come in." Liu Feng shouted. It's not that Liu Feng doesn't want to stand up and go outside to check the situation, but his injured abdomen has become numb under the effect of the drug.

At least a few days of lying down.

"My lord." Kou Shui walked in.

Unlike a month ago, Kou Shui's expression is now more resolute, his eyes sharper, and more heroic. After all, it is very workable.

Liu Feng was relieved for a moment, and then asked, "How is the situation outside the city?" What are Zhou Yu's movements? ”

"Nothing happens." Kou Shui's expression was a little unnatural.

The two have been together for a long time, and of course Liu Feng knows that Kou Shui is lying. There must have been some big change, Liu Feng's heart sank.

"Say." This word came out of Liu Feng's mouth, and coupled with Liu Bao's majestic and powerful majesty, Kou Shui's psychological defense line immediately collapsed.

"Don't be angry, lord." Kou Shui smiled bitterly, and after saying a word, he said: "Zhou Yu is robbing the people of Jiangxia, probably because he wants to stay with Chaisang and accumulate strength." ”

After finishing speaking, Kou Shui looked at Liu Feng cautiously. He was worried that after Liu Feng heard the news, he would hold his breath and cause the wound to burst.

That's not fun.

But he didn't expect that Liu Feng's expression was unexpectedly calm. It seems that this has been expected for a long time.

Could it be that the lord had already expected that he would even be able to give up a part of the people calmly? Kou Shui looked at Liu Feng with admiration. In fact, he didn't know that Liu Feng was definitely not thinking about giving up the people now.

It's thinking about one thing.

Hearing that Zhou Yu was robbing his people under his army, Liu Feng naturally felt angry and aggrieved, and reason told him that he must not go out of the city to fight, otherwise he would fall into Zhou Yu's trap, which would lead to the destruction of the city.

But somehow, Liu Feng remembered something.

His most powerful army was originally outside the city, and judging by the reaction of the Zhou army, he should not have found Chen Da's people.

Originally, Liu Feng felt that Chen Da would not have any chance to lurk outside, because he knew that if Zhou Yu was a person who was easy to sneak attack, then he would not be Zhou Yu.

But at this moment, the situation changed dramatically.

If Zhou Yu robs the people, the more difficult his defense will be, and the more people there are, the more difficult it will be to control. That's right, with the defeated remnants of Liu Feng's account now, even if Zhou Yu is difficult to prepare, it is not enough to rob the camp.

But Chen Da has this ability. After a battle, there are gradually signs of integration, and there are people who are moving towards the peak momentum of the former broken military camp, but this newly built broken military camp is capable, and has the ability to make Zhou Yu collapse.

"Good, good robbery. Haha, Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu, you are so greedy, originally you pressed me to beat, I can only endure this breath, and be a shrinking turtle for a month, but hahahahaha. Chen Da, since your wish is to make up for your mistakes, then don't let me down. Hahahaha. Liu Feng smiled, laughing heartily, he had almost foreseen Zhou Yu's collapse.

Beat me Jiangxia, how can you let you come and go. Even if you Zhou Yu, Zhou Gongjin.

In Liu Feng's eyes, a fierce light flashed.

(To be continued)