On November 29, 199, the fourth year of Jian'an (199), the city of Queyue City was three miles north of Hanyang.

The rising sun shone through the dense clouds, and a few sunlight fell in between, adding a hint of vitality to the dead battlefield. On the ground where the sunlight shone, the remaining blood was still clear. But near the foot of the city wall, the desperate siege soldiers who were unfortunately hit by the stone arrows on the top of the city were still lying on their own. Facing the Gao Chong army guards who were always strictly guarding, no soldier in Jingzhou dared to take risks to collect the body of a death-dead companion.

From mid-November to the end of the month, the battle in Hanyang was exhausted by both sides. Gao Chong's army, who was at a disadvantage in terms of military strength, had to be prepared for the enemy's surprise attacks in various possible directions at all times, and the attacking Jingzhou army obviously did not prepare for a long-term battle in advance.

At the beginning of the war, Cai Mao relied on his five-to-one advantage in military strength to sweep the periphery of Hanyang County and compressed the marching territory of Gao Chong's defenders. At this time, the Jingzhou army had just arrived at the front line, with high morale and sufficient food and grass. After several contacts, Lu Xun and Huang Zhong did not take advantage, so they gathered their troops to retreat to the dead corner of the combination of Mianshui and Jingjiang - Queyue City.

On the 29th day, Cai Mao learned that Zhou Yu's surprise attack on Xiangyang, and knew that the war was in danger. Once the food supply was blocked, the morale of the Jingzhou army would be greatly reduced. If it was to change the increasingly unfavorable situation, it would be best to fight quickly and take Hanyang. So Cai Mao gathered 20,000 elite soldiers from both sides of the river and land to launch a fierce offensive against Gao Chong's army. The scale of this attack was unprecedented. For this battle, Cai Mao could be said to have dispatched his most elite troops.

On that day, Cai Mao personally led 15,000 elite troops to attack Keyuebei City. At the same time, he ordered his general Zhang Yun to take a navy army as the vanguard to land on the Mianshui side, and the main force attacked the city.

The name of the moon is also called the moon, so the city is named as crescent moon. This city is 180 steps in a circle, six feet high, not big. This city is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and is high, easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is an ideal fortress. Lu Xun, who retreated here, had more than 9,000 fighters left by Huang Zhong's army. About 1,000 people were killed in the previous battle. The remaining 3,000 injured soldiers were sent to Xiakou two days ago by Jinfan Army.

Of course, Cai Mao didn't get it well in the past half month. Although he had the benefit of taking turns to fight, the main attacker often suffered greater losses than the guard. Nearly 10,000 soldiers in Jingzhou lost their combat effectiveness.

Just as Cai Mao was about to make a desperate attempt, his opponent, Lu Xun, was standing on the six-foot-high city wall, staring coldly at the corpse-eating eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle-eagle

The sound of war drums came from near to near, and then the dust and sand rolled up all over the sky. The dust and sand rose in mid-air and were blown by the strong north wind, and it actually arrived at the head of the Queyue City before the siege of Jingzhou soldiers.

"The command of the soldiers guarding the city to open their eyes wide, and the enemy is about to attack!" Lu Xun shouted.

It sounds like Lu Xun's voice is hoarse. After nearly half a month of continuous defense, even the young Lu Xun cannot erase the impact of fatigue. Fortunately, his fighting spirit is still high.

"Boyan, is it that Cai Mao, the son of turtle, who came to die again?" A loud and old voice sounded.

Lu Xun turned his head and saw a general wearing black-leaf iron armor among the dust and sand stepping into the city. The footsteps "dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong" gave people a solid and heavy texture.

"Han Sheng, why are you here?" A hint of joy flashed in Lu Xun's eyes.

In order to prevent Cai Mao from attacking in the evening, Lu Xun and Huang Zhong have been on duty in turn. Although Huang Zhong is older, his courageous spirit is not inferior to others at all. After a dispute last night, Lu Xun could not compete with Huang Zhong, so he had to go back to the account to rest.

This morning, Lu Xun got up early and replaced Huang Zhong who had been staying up all night. By noon, Huang Zhong was patrolling the camp last night, and Lu Xun had just taken over the morning. After only an hour passed, Huang Zhong climbed to the top of the Queyue City again.

"As soon as I heard the enemy's war drum, I felt uncomfortable, so I just went to the city to see it. I don't know what the battle is going on!" Huang Zhongwang Xuran showed a knowing smile on his face.

Lu Xun turned his head and looked out of the city. What caught his eye was an orange-yellow color, which was the color of the armored clothes of the Jingzhou military soldiers.

"Cai Mao is going to give up all his responsibilities this time!" Lu Xun's eyes were grim, and his hands tightly grabbed the gun in his hand.

Huang Zhong stepped onto the chassis and looked out of the city. He saw that the soldiers of Jingzhou, urging by the generals and officers behind him, each shouted, and rushed to the city with swords and guns, just like a huge orange tide that was surging the city walls that blocked their way.

Faced with such momentum, the soldiers guarding the city changed their faces suddenly.

"What are you afraid of? I have seen a more powerful charge than this. There is a saying that soldiers come to block the enemy, and the water comes to flood the earth. Grandma, prepare to roll the arrows and treat them well." Huang Zhong shouted. After saying that, he lifted up his battle robe, took off the Yangyoukou on his waist, then took the arrow in his hand, put the bowstring on his bowstring and aimed at the enemy approaching outside the city.

Lu Xun cast a respectful look at Huang Zhong. Huang Zhong was born in the army and liked to speak straightforwardly. Sometimes, although he rushed a little, his prestige was very high in the stroke. As long as he said a word, those soldiers would do whatever he said. At this point, Lu Xun, who was always confident, also sighed that he was not as good as he said.

When the enemy soldiers are at the critical moment, Huang Zhong's words are a good medicine to boost the morale of the army!

"All the archers have heard it, wait until the enemy leans against the city wall and shoots it!" Lu Xun greeted the soldiers guarding the city back and forth. After these fierce battles, nearly half of the arrows on the city were consumed.

The course of the battle on this day is a nightmare that cannot be looked back on for any side of the battle.

A young soldier of Gao Chongjun who was huddling behind the battlements pressed his body against the thick city wall. His legs kept trembling. After a storm-like battle, the only thing he could be glad was that he was still alive. And beside him, the commander who was still talking and talking together in the morning had always tightened his mouth. A short knife cut through his throat, and blood dripped down his neck onto the city wall, dyeing the bluestone bricks red.

"The enemy is coming!" Someone didn't know who it was, and he roared softly.

In an instant, there was movement again in a quiet city. The exhausted soldiers struggled to get up and groped for the weapons they had just abandoned.

"Get out! Bump down all of them." Not far away, an old shout came, which was Huang Zhong's voice.

"Woo--!" The young soldier reached out and touched his hand, but happened to catch the bloody corpse of his companion. He had not experienced such a fierce battle and could no longer help but feel the heavy pressure in his heart and started crying softly.

"Why are you crying? If it's a man, just carry the enemy's head to cry!" A loud shout rang in his ears, and his big hands grabbed the clothes of the crying soldiers.

The burly Huang Zhong was like a standing statue of a god. He tied his bow like a full moon, and the arrow was like a meteor. The powerful arm force made the arrow branches that shot out made a sharp sound of breaking through the air. The arrow went straight to the enemy generals who were tying the flag under the city.

The flags folded in response to the sound!

The little school of Cai Maojun, who was holding the flag, screamed, and was penetrated by Huang Zhong's arrow and fell to the ground from the horse. The soldiers behind him stepped on it into a pile of flesh paste. The flag with the word "Cai" written on it also covered his body, and the blood effervescent dyed the embroidered large characters into a dazzling red flower.

Huang Zhong's arrow shot out the time when the Jingzhou soldiers siege the city the most fierce. The flags that emerged from the battle formation were not only the target to guide the main attack direction, but also a signal to boost morale. The flags suddenly broke, which was a huge blow to the morale of the soldiers siege the city.

"Good arrow technique!" Lu Xun blurted out.

Huang Zhong laughed and said, "It's a pity that Cai Mao is a turtle shrank. If he dares to come forward, I must nail his glans with one arrow!"

At dusk, the flags of Gao Chongjun in Xiyue City were still flying. Cai Mao's crazy attack was defeated by Huang Zhong and Lu Xun. After a fierce battle of one day, the nine thousand soldiers guarding the city were intact and less than a thousand were injured. There were more than 2,700 soldiers killed in the battle. The attacking Jingzhou Army suffered even greater losses. Nearly 5,000 elite soldiers were buried under the city. In addition, nearly half of the injured and could not fight again. These are not the most important. What is important is that the confidence of the Jingzhou Army has been lost!

Faced with the tenacious defense of the soldiers guarding the city, the Jingzhou soldiers who lost 5,000 corpses within one day were almost collapsed.

On December 2, the news of Zhou Yu's army attacking Mianyang reached Cai Mao's army in Hanyang. The soldiers of Jingzhou, who were already shaking of confidence, were too lazy to send symbolic attacks. When Liu Biao's order to divide the troops arrived, Cai Mao, as the commander of the first army, actually breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the division of troops can only further weaken the power of the siege. It is not good news for the siege troops whose situation is gradually unfavorable, but Cai Mao had something else in his mind.

Dividing troops--If Hanyang cannot conquer the enemy in the end, he has to give an explanation.

The moment he received Liu Biao's order, this thought flashed through Cai Mao's mind.

At noon that day, Cai Mao divided his troops to command by his clan Cai Zhong, and crossed the Mian River to encircle and suppress it in the direction of Jingling. In this way, the battle of Hanyang increased and decreased against the enemy's forces. Compared with the increasingly low morale of the siege troops, Lu Xun and Huang Zhong's defenders were highly motivated.

Xiakou, early in the morning of December 2nd.

Gao Chong's eyes never left two places these days, one was Lu Xun and Huang Gai's defending Hanyang; the other was Zhou Yu's side-level teacher advanced to the Mianshui direction.

In the study, Gao Chong looked serious. In the past half month, he had almost never had a good sleep. Lu Xun and Huang Zhong supported him in Hanyang. Finally, he repelled the Jingzhou army's strong attack on the 29th. The battle situation began to develop in a direction that was beneficial to his army. However, Zhou Yu had no definite news in the Mianshui direction. A few days ago, the scout came to report that he had discovered Zhou Yu, Xu Sheng and Ding Feng at the entrance of Hulugu. Later, he said that it was in the Jingshan area. Now, he was missing.

"Push Sui, who's coming?" Taishi Ci rushed into Gao Chong's room excitedly, with an excited look on his face, and there was another person behind him.

"It's the military advisor." Gao Chong screamed in surprise.

"It's so good to be a handsome man, Yuan Zhi is polite." Xu Shu flashed out from behind Taishi Ci and calmly stepped forward to bow to Gao Chong and said.

Gao Chong hurriedly pulled Xu Shu and said, "As I was about to leave, the thieves in Dongyang area resurrected. The military advisor and Xiu Mu led their troops to suppress the rebellion but did not return. I don't know what the situation is now? Why did I suddenly arrive at Xiakou again?"

Xu Shu said: "Under the rule of Zijing, Yuan Tan and others in Jiangdong, the people were stable. Although Sun Quan's remaining troops were unwilling to accept it, they could not cause any major storms. Before I came, Xiu Mu had already stepped up the search for the remnants of the Sun family. You can rest assured that the battle in Xiakou was stalemate. As a military advisor, I was uneasy to stay in Jiangdong. Therefore, in the name of transporting food and grass, I came to help the Pangshen with the help of Pangshen. I hope Pangshen will not blame Shu for taking the wrong of taking it away."

Gao Chong laughed and said, "The military advisor is here at the right time. I still can't thank you enough, how can I blame you!"

"In addition to escorting some food and grass, there are hundreds of armor, two thousand armored clothes, two thousand swords and shields, and thirty thunder chariots specially made by craftsmen. Please read it." Xu Shu handed over a list and said.

"That's great." Taishici said loudly.

"Gong Jin, why don't you see me?" Xu Shu looked at the room and saw Zhou Yu in no way, so he asked.

Gao Chong said: "I will not hide it from Yuan Zhi. Gong Jing led his side troops to the Mian River and trapped the enemy's siege. Now his life and death are uncertain."

"What is the situation of the battle ahead?" Xu Shu asked.

While talking, Liu Ye hurried into the room from outside and shouted excitedly: "People coach, there is good news. Gong Jin led his army to attack and defeat Mianyang."

"Take it seriously?" Gao Chong jumped up and hugged Liu Ye and asked.

"It's true that Mei Qian personally sneaked into the enemy's territory and obtained the information." Liu Ye replied.

Gao Chong excitedly glanced at the map on the table and patted the table and said, "Military advisor, Ziyi, Ziyang, come and see. Gong Jin led his troops to Mianyang this time, and then Liu Biao must be very scared. In addition to burning down the rear baggage of the Jingzhou army, he could also induce him to dispatch troops from other places to encircle and suppress the enemy. The time for our army to counterattack!"

Xu Shu nodded and said, "Pampering the commander, in order to prevent Gong Jin from returning to the south, Liu Biao is likely to be able to mobilize troops from the Cai Mao army in Hanyang, which will create conditions for our army to encircle and annihilate Cai Mao. However, in this way, Gong Jin will face unprecedented pressure, and I am very worried--."

Gao Chong straightened his body, his eyes were bright, and he said in a deep voice: "So, in order to get Gong Jin out of the predicament earlier, at noon tomorrow, our army will launch a counterattack against the enemy in Hanyang. This time, even if we cannot completely wipe out the Jingzhou army, I will still attack him, which will greatly damage his vitality, making Liu Biao afraid of us from now on."
Chapter completed!