When Gan Ning heard Xu Shu's words, he stood up and asked loudly: "Mr. Xu, how dare you ask where the food is?"

Xu Shu had a look of brilliance, obviously hearing the provocative meaning in Gan Ning's speech, and he replied: "General Xingba, where is the grain from Jingnan produced?"

"Among the four counties in Jingnan, Changsha and Guiyang are all rich in rice. Changsha was the most abundant place. Now Changsha County is connected by war, with many people fleeing, causing the fields to be deserted. Therefore, Jingnan only has one county in Guiyang!" Huang Zhong lived in Jingnan for a long time and was more ripe in the area. At this time, he stood up and replied.

"However, all the generals know that there are tens of thousands of troops stationed in Changsha City, and the food costs are huge every day. Wenpin has been besieging Changsha for half a year. Therefore, the daily food consumption is needed to be sold out in the city. It is only May, and it is the time when the green and yellow troops are not in contact. Where can the food and grass be supplied to the Zhang Yi army in Changsha? Only Guiyang, why should our army fail to take it? "Xu Shu said calmly.

Liu Ye retorted dissatisfied and said, "Our army is exhausted after a long battle and is unable to raise troops to attack Guiyang. If we cannot capture the city, wouldn't it ruin the alliance with Zhang Xian and the hearts of the scholars in Jingnan be ruined?"

Xu Shu laughed and said, "Your gentleman, you can see that the world is bustling for profit. The world is bustling for profit. Therefore, if an alliance is formed, all profit will be the first priority. If there is no profit, it will not be successful. Now Zhang Yi has no plans for the first time. Zhang Yi's son has no plans. Seeing Liu Biao retreating his troops, he was afraid that our army would take the opportunity to seize Jingnan, so he stole the food of our army and wanted to force us to withdraw our troops. Our army is now forced to do this in a helpless way. If the people in Jingnan are interested, they should know the power and distinguish right from wrong!"

Xu Shu said this and glanced at everyone and continued: "Of course, it is true that my threatening that our army is exhausted, which is not conducive to a long battle. Fortunately, You County is between Changsha and Guiyang, and the food and grass from Zhang Yi in Changsha is given by Guiyang, so the food and grass transported must pass through You County. If we do not take it, wouldn't we let God down!"

I was overjoyed when I heard this and said, "Yuan Zhi said that Huan Jie was going to Guiyang for food. If you calculate this way, the grain and grass in Guiyang will pass through Youxian within ten days. This is a great opportunity. But I cannot miss it. But I am not able to reveal my identity when I robbed the grain. I must use a black scarf to pretend to be a thief in the river!"

"In this way, even if Zhang Yi finds that it is our robbery of military rations, someone can refuse to admit his account. If he dares to come to the door, he can take the opportunity to ask for food and grass by holding the alliance. Then see how Zhang Yi can get out of the stage." Liu Ye also smiled when he heard this.

"Okay, let's take it for a meal first. I'll starve these days. If that boy Zhang Yi dares to come to me, Gan Ning will lead his troops to seize his Changsha City first." Gan Ning said angrily.

"General Xingba, don't be anxious. Changsha is ours sooner or later. We will retreat when we seize the city. Let the general be the first to climb the city!" Xu Shu said with a laugh.

When Gan Ning heard this, he suddenly felt excited and shouted: "People handsome, this is what you say!"

I smiled and said, "Xingba is so impatient, are you afraid of missing you when fighting? Of course, Yuan Zhi's words count. If you attack Changsha, I will definitely let you lead your troops as the pioneer!"

Xu Shu also smiled and said, "If there is no accident, after our army robbed food, Zhang Yi would be extremely embarrassed and angry, and he would raise troops to attack me. Although Zhang Yi's troops were three times more than me, they were mostly exhausted soldiers who fought repeatedly, which was even more unbearable than our army. If he ignored the alliance and attacked me, he would be distrustful and unfaithful, and the people in Jingnan would abandon him. In addition, the people in Jingnan were displaced due to war and chaos, and people would be calm. If Zhang Yi was angry and used a rash move, he would lose the hearts of the people. In this way, we can broaden the hearts of the patriots and act to calm the people, and then Changsha can be brought down."

I said, "Now people are the slaughter and I am the fish. If I do not change my mind, I will definitely be destroyed here. Yuan Zhi's words are very good!"

As Xu Shu expected, our army pretended to be a robbery and robbed the food and grass escorted by Zhang Yi's army. It was a good plan. After several calculations, it not only solved the dilemma of our army's shortage of food, but also saved a little surplus of food. At first, Zhang Yi heard that the food and grass were robbed, but he thought it was Shanyue's work, so he only wanted to send heavy troops to protect the transportation. Unfortunately, no matter who he chose, those soldiers were opponents of generals such as Huang Zhong and Gan Ning. Within a few rounds, they abandoned the food and grass and fled.

The defeated soldier returned to Changsha, fearing that he would be scolded and passive and lazy to fight, and he added fuel to the fire. He said that the thief was so fierce that Zhang Yi was suspected of the work of our army, so he was furious and refused to listen to Huan Jie's advice. He personally ordered 20,000 soldiers and rushed to You County.

Since our army entered Jingnan, we have fought fiercely in You County and Jizhoukou. The opponents are all elites of Liu Biao's army. They always win with less and attack the strong with weak. Although they have not won a complete victory, they are much stronger than Zhang Yi's army, which is hiding in Changsha City. Therefore, psychologically, our army is full of confidence in defeating the enemy.

On the morning of June 2nd, the second year of Jian'an, the two armies fought outside You County. Our army was full and hungry and waiting for labor. When Zhang Yi's army was not yet stable, they used Huang Zhong as the left Ji, Li Tong as the right Ji, and Gan Ning as the vanguard. Three soldiers came out together and entered the enemy's formation. Then they defeated them, killed more than a thousand enemies, captured the enemy's general Zhang Yi and 6,000 people, and the rest were all scattered.

On June 10, the vanguard of Ganning troops arrived at Changsha City. The defending general Huan Jie led his troops to surrender without fighting. On the other hand, Changsha prefect Zhang Xian heard that Zhang Yi was defeated and was furious, and he died of serious injuries.

After experiencing the fierce battle in the Jizhoukou, this series of victory almost made me feel a little unbelievable. Even now I am in Changsha City, not only me, but also the soldiers who followed me into the city were overjoyed, because only a month ago, we could only stay in the small town of Youxian, facing the embarrassment of having to withdraw Yuzhang.

Fortunately, I was not overwhelmed by all this. Although Changsha City is already in my hands, Lingling, Guiyang and Wuling are all in the hands of the opponent. If I were to sit in Changsha like this and wait for Liu Biao's army to attack, my result would be much better than Zhang Xian.

Among the remaining three counties, Wuling was captured by Liu Biao's army after our army retreated to You County. Lingling and Guiyang were located south of Changsha, far from Jiangling, and no movement came for a while.

Among these two counties, Guiyang County is under the jurisdiction of eleven counties including Linwu, Nanping, Leiyang, Yangshan, Yinshan, Qujiang, etc. Because it is located in Lingnan, the climate is humid and rainy, and it is very suitable for rice growth. It is known as the "Jingnan Mi Cang"; and Lingling County, located at the foot of Jiuyi Mountain, is said to be the place where Emperor Shun died in the southern tour. It is a holy place for emperors of all dynasties to "Yao, Heaven, Shun, Sun" and famous all over the world. Some people even have the Xiaoshui River and Xiangjiang River intersect here. Sometimes, elegant people call this place "Xiaoxiang". However, these historical stories are really not as attractive as the rich minerals in Jiuyi Mountain. At that time, people used iron, tin, and titanium in the mountains, and then carefully refined by craftsmen. The alloy Lingling weapon was dyed by merchants from the north and the south, and its value was more than several times.

Zhang Xian had dared to fight against Liu Biao with the people of the three counties, and the one who was dependent on it was here. If he took Guiyang, he used his food to supplement the shortage of Changsha, he would surrender Lingling, and he would use his weapons to support the troops of all kinds of battles. In addition, there were Yuzhang and Luling as support, Changsha might be able to stand firm, otherwise, I might be afraid that Changsha would be lost again.

"Brother Shaochong, why are you worried?" Xu Shu asked when he saw me walking back and forth.

Hua Xin said: "Han Sheng and Wenda lead troops to Guiyang and Lingling. I don't know what the situation is. It's really annoying!"

Xu Shu listened to the words and comforted him: "Guiyang and Lingling all went deep into Lingnan. They were always wilderness. All the capable and ambitious people who claimed to be will not go. Others took Guiyang and could not guarantee their blessings. But if Han Shang went, there would be no worries. As for Lingling, Huan Boxu went in person to persuade him, and Wenda's military power was presented at the city. It was easy to take it."

Seeing that Xu Shu was so confident in the two men, my heart gradually calmed down. At this time, Liu Ye came in from outside with a solemn look on his face.

I asked, "Ziyang, what news is coming from Jiangling?"

Liu Ye said: "According to the information obtained by the scout, Kuai Yue has gathered tens of thousands of troops on the Jiangling line. It seems that another battle in Changsha is inevitable."

I said worriedly: "Changsha was settled at first, but the people's hearts were not attached. If we fight again, it would be a great disaster!"

Liu Ye said again: "Kuai Yue is extremely wise and always polite, and he is willing to do things that are unsure. Now that he wants to raise his troops to attack Changsha again, he must be prepared. We must be more careful!"

Could it be that Kuai Yue still had some killer moves that had not been used, and this powerful move must be targeting the weakness of our army, and where are our weaknesses?

It was to follow the last battle in Changsha and use heavy troops to siege the city to fight a protracted war. This is Wenpin's tactic. Kuai Yue has always been known for his strategy, so he will definitely not use such a regular tactic. Therefore, the surprise troops came out of Wuling to cut off the connection between Changsha and Guiyang and Luling, and besieged the city from all sides. When our army was too hungry to stand up, it was unlikely to attack the city. Using surprise troops was too risky, and it was to trap a partial army behind the enemy. Moreover, I used this method once before. If it was discovered, it would be a loser. Xu Shu and Liu Ye, I thought hard about Kuai Yue's attempt, but I was always suspicious.

On June 20, Huang Zhong led his troops to conquer Guiyang without a battle and conquered all the guards. I ordered Liu Ye to be the prefect of Guiyang as the prefect of Guiyang to prepare military rations for the purpose of fighting again in Changsha.

On June 22, Li Tong and Huan Jie arrived at Lingling. The prefect Liu Du saw that Changsha had already come down, so he surrendered and became An Zimin. I still ordered Liu Du to be the prefect and stationed in Lingling.

On June 25, in order to alleviate the shortage of Changsha's troops, I took Musha to recruit 4,000 elite troops from Luling to Changsha, and joined more than 6,000 soldiers to join forces to fight against the powerful enemy.

In early July, the scout sent an urgent report that Kuai Yue raised another 70,000 troops from Jiangling to Changsha. This time, Kuai Yue personally took charge of the command and laid about 30,000 elite troops along the way from Changsha to Hanshou and Jiangling to prevent our army from using old tricks and destroying food and grass. However, Kuai Yue arranged this way, although it was safe, the march was slow, which gave our army time to calmly deploy defense. It seemed that he wanted to rely on the advantage of numbers to fight a protracted battle to win, which was something I didn't want.

Our army has few soldiers, so it is impossible for us to guard the supply line as heavily as Kuai Yue. In order to prevent possible sneak attacks from the enemy, I drew 2,000 elite troops from the Changsha defenders and handed them over to Li Tong to command, so that he could guard the baggage line from Guiyang to Changsha with You County as the center.

Does Kuai Yue really want to rely on his military advantage to last for a long time with me? I thought hard.

This is extremely unfavorable for both parties.

Because around us, there are too many opponents, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and even Sun Ce, are waiting to see the good show of both sides suffering.

But if this is not the case, Kuai Yue has no abnormal movements in the deployment of troops now!

"Changsha—Guiyang—Lingling—Luling—Yuzhang, these are the five points that our army relies on to support. If you were Kuai Yue, which point would you choose to start?" I sat down on the city wall, drew such a red line with a small stone, and said to myself.

Xu Shu stood beside me and rubbed his sore legs. He liked to be quiet and quiet, so he did not want to sit on the bricks and said, "This line is like a snake, Changsha, Yuzhang is the two ends, this is the head and tail of a snake. If you hit it, you can retract and choose; Guiyang, Lingling, and Luling are the snake's waist and body seven inches, which is the key point. If I am like Kuai Yue, I should choose one of the three points and attack it!"

I asked, "Guiyang, Lingling and Luling are all far away from Jiangling and are in the hinterland of our army. If Kuai Yue attacks, where will that army come from?"

Huang Zhong listened to me and answered one-on-one, saying, "Guiyang is now guarded by Ziyang. There is Liu Dushi Town in Lingling, and Li Tong led troops to support him. There should be no flaws to find. Luling--!"

As soon as the words Huang Zhong were spoken, Xu Shu and I shouted almost at the same time: "Luling is in danger!"

At this time, Musha happened to come from the city. Seeing the situation between me and the two of us, he asked, "Luling is the place where my Yue tribes live together, why would there be Liu Biao's soldiers?"

I said anxiously: "This is not Liu Biao's army, Musha, you will immediately lead three thousand elite soldiers back to Luling. If it is too late, I am afraid that Luling will change!"

This time, in order to deal with Kuai Yue's army, I transferred 4,000 Shanyue soldiers from Luling. These soldiers and the previous three thousand soldiers were mostly selected from the Luling division of Musha. Now, when these more than 7,000 soldiers were pulled away, Luling was empty. If any tribe raised an army to attack, Luling would be in danger. What's even more terrifying is that if Luling is lost, the connection between our army and Yuzhang will be completely cut off. When I was in command of Jingnan, I had not left many troops in Yuzhang. In addition, I had to guard Pengze and Shiyin Mountain, and there were very few soldiers guarding Yuzhang City. If the Shanyue rebels attacked Yuzhang north, the consequences would be unimaginable...

As if to prove my guess, a scout rushed over from the city and shouted loudly before he could approach: "Luling urgently!"

My heart skipped a beat. Look at the scout's face and blood clots condensed everywhere on his body. It must have been a fight after the bloody battle to report the news. Luling really changed.

I hurriedly took the silk book presented by the scout and opened it and saw that it was a letter of help from Zheng Hun, the governor of Luling County.

On June 29, the fourth day after the four thousand Luling soldiers left, the second largest tribe of the Shanyue tribe, the Old City Division, under the instigation of the Duwei Feizhan, joined forces with six of the remaining eight tribes to rebel 30,000 troops. The rebels have surrounded Luling City. The situation in the city is 100,000. If troops are not sent to reinforce in time, Luling will be in danger!

Zheng Hun was not a Lu Lu person. In the past, when Sun Ben's army surrounded Fanyang for several days in Yuzhang, Zheng Hun was able to defend himself for a long time. The meaning revealed in the letter is that he was extremely anxious. He thought that Luling had no soldiers to defend now, and no matter how clever Zheng Hun had plans, he could not cook without rice.

No wonder Kuai Yue has not been moving these days. It is because he is waiting for me to reveal his flaws. Now Luling is my fatal hole. Unless a miracle happens, if we lose contact with Yuzhang, our Western Expedition team will eventually fall into the water and drown.

"But, what if three thousand soldiers were dispatched to rescue Luling, what should I do in Changsha?" Although Musha was also anxious about the accident in Luling, she was still very clear about my current situation.

I said in a deep voice: "If Luling is lost, what's the use of Changsha defending it? Go and start. You don't have to worry about Changsha, I have my own way."

Gan Ning said: "Fezhan has many rebels. Now the princess only leads three thousand troops. I would rather have any mistakes than go together!"

I thought about it and said, "Xingba's words are good, so it's so good. When you two go to Luling, remember to attack the heart first and attack the city first and Feizhan are the most popular. Although there are 30,000, I am worried that there are only one or two of the ten tribes who are truly rebel. This time, if you can win the support of a neutral tribe, shake the tribe that follows, and isolate the enemy Feizhan tribe, then the danger of Luling can be alleviated!"

Musha and Gan Ning took the order according to the order. I looked at Musha's back rushing away and smiled bitterly, and felt panicked. I have a way, what can I do? The Kuai Yue army outside the city has a total of 50,000 troops, and in Changsha City, there are less than 5,000 troops left in the army that came from Yuzhang. The remaining ones are nearly 20,000 soldiers of Zhang Xian's army who surrendered. They surrendered to me and their combat effectiveness is already weak. If the order is issued to recruit these surrendered soldiers, and the people in the city who are not stable in their hearts will come to defend the city together, I have no idea how strong the combat effectiveness they will be, and when they can hold on to it.

The battle in Jingnan is like boxers of different levels fighting each other on the strife. Liu Biao is a giant. Zhang Xian and I can only be regarded as a poor person who hopes to win by sneak attacks, plotting or the negligence of the enemy. Although the hope of victory is so insignificant, we cannot give up.

Under heavy pressure, Zhang Xian was captured by me by the side. Now, facing the attack of Liu Biao's army again, I became the party directly under pressure. Who would be a cunning hunter?

In any case, I must stick to until Liu Biao's confidence is shaken first. No matter what, I will not give up on Changsha, because there is no other way before me except moving forward resolutely.

At this moment, I don’t know what the situation is like in Yuzhang at this moment. If there is no defense, once Feizhan attacks Yuzhang City, everything I have worked hard to build will be destroyed.

I really hope that Hua Xin, Tai Shi Ci and others can be aware of danger, so I can only pray silently in my heart.

But even I was negligent.

Even if Taishi Ci and Hua Xin noticed it, what can we do? Yuzhang has few soldiers, so it is impossible to resist 30,000 Shanyue soldiers.

I have never believed in the so-called gods of heaven and earth.
Chapter completed!