Imperial Power Of Han Dynasty

Chapter 851 Changsha Undercurrent

"Because of the existence of Yuan Shao, our army does not border Liaodong, so the two armies can be friends. However, once Yuan Shao is eliminated by Gongsundu, Gongsundu will not only expand and swallow Youzhou, but also border our army and use Gongsundu Wouldn’t his ambitions seek a more prosperous Jizhou?"

Jia Xu talked freely, Guo Jia and Xun You both showed their eyes.

Jia Xu turned to look at Liu Ye: "General, in my opinion, it is best to order Gongsundu to attack Cao Cao, the national thief, so that you can disperse Gongsundu's army and it will be more difficult to win Youzhou."

"But what if Gongsun Du deliberately pushed back and refused to send troops to Cao Cao?" Meng Jian frowned.

Jia Xu smiled and said, "It's okay, it can also worsen the relationship between Gongsundu and Cao Cao."

Liu Ye laughed loudly: "Okay, just follow Wenhe's meaning!"

The sky is dark in Hebei, and Jiangnan is not idle.

"kill!"

The shouts shook the sky. Thousands of Jingzhou soldiers bit steel knives, climbed on the ladder with their hands and feet together, grabbed the top of the city and jumped up, fighting with the "rebels" on the top of the city.

"Brothers, kill the thief!"

"Who is the thief? It is a righteous act for Zhang Taishou to stand up against Liu Biao, and you are the thief who is black and white!"

The two sergeants fought together, gritted their teeth at each other, wishing to eat each other. The Jingzhou soldiers outside the city continued to enter the battle, vying for the square inch of the city with the defenders of the city.

Jingzhou can be roughly divided into two parts: Nanyang, Nanjun, and Jiangxia counties in Jingbei, and Changsha, Lingling, Wuling and Guiyang counties in Jingnan. However, in terms of military equipment, Jingbei is far Better than Jingnan.

You know, Nanyang County is now in the hands of the Xiliang Army, guarded by General Zhang Jai himself. Therefore, there are only South County and Jiangxia in Jingbei, which are only half of Jingnan's four counties. Why is the military power far better than Jingnan?

In fact, Jingbei was the core place of Chu State during the Warring States Period. Although it was not as densely populated as the Central Plains, it was also culturally prosperous. The Jingnan four counties are different. The place is remote, the roads are narrow, the population is sparse, and the troops are naturally not many.

Therefore, under the surging offensive of the Jingzhou Army, the city of Changsha, which had been besieged for more than three months, was already crumbling. Zhang Xian had already used the young men in the city to supplement the soldiers, but he was still somewhat unable to resist it.

"Siege, siege!"

Liu Pan's eyes were red, and he personally oversaw the onslaught under the city. He was ordered to be the governor of Jingnan, but he did not expect that the four counties of Jingnan suddenly turned against three counties. He only had one county's territory left. Therefore, Liu Pan was more active than anyone else in the counterattack against Jingnan.

Under Liu Pan's command, the Jingzhou Army stormed from morning to evening, killing the enemy army above the city and bleeding into a river. Because the night battle was not good, Liu Pan ordered the army to retreat back to the camp.

"Haha, Pan'er performed well today. If this is the case, Changsha City will not last a few days." Liu Biao laughed.

"Thank you for your uncle's praise, up to five days! Pan must personally lead his troops to kill the city and regain Changsha!" Liu Pan shouted with his fists.

Liu Biao caressed his beard and smiled. He has two sons, the eldest son Liu Qi is weak, and the second son Liu Cong is young, so Liu Biao doesn't admire him very much. On the contrary, he admires his brave nephew. It's a pity that Liu Pan is not his own son no matter how brave he is, otherwise it would be a good choice to let Liu Pan inherit the great cause.

While the Jingzhou Army outside the city was driving a celebration banquet, the city was full of grief.

"Drag him down."

The two young men stepped forward, holding up a wounded soldier one after another. The wounded soldier couldn't help screaming, and the solidified wound on his body tore open again and screamed.

The two young men had no choice but to comfort him with a loud voice and force him to the wounded camp.

There was even a scream in the wounded camp. Some wounded soldiers were cut with a long slit. Although the blood was temporarily stopped, the pain made them feel uneasy. Even if these wounded soldiers have been treated, they are afraid that they will be less. It is said that half of the people will die.

The soldiers and civilians who followed Zhang Xian's rebellion in the city had some regrets for a while. They had known the casualties were so heavy, so they would not rebel together.

County guard house.

"Oh, the casualties are too great, it can't be sustained if this continues."

Prefect Zhang Xian paced back and forth, frowning.

"father."

"Huh? Ping'er, what's the matter?"

A young man rushed in, but it was Zhang Ping, the son of Zhang Xian.

Zhang Pingyang said ugly: "Father, the Xiong clan refuses to provide our army with private soldiers and food."

"What? Damn it!"

Zhang Xian couldn't help getting furious when he heard this. The reason why he had the courage to rise up against Liu Biao was precisely because of the support of these big clans in the city. If they were unwilling to support himself, wouldn't Linxiang City necessarily fall?

"These idiots! When the city of Linxiang fell, how would Mr. Liu Biao spare them knowing that they had assisted in a certain rebellion?" Zhang Xian said angrily, "I will find them myself!"

Before Zhang Xian came out, a general outside the door said loudly: "Premier, someone is asking to see you."

"Huh? No see!"

Zhang Xian waved his hand. He was going to convince the big family in the city that he didn't want to see even the gods.

"But, the prefect, the man said he could save Changsha County."

"Ok?"

Zhang Xian stopped immediately, stretched out her finger to rub his chin a few times, and said, "If this is the case, I will bring this person up."

"Here."

After a while, I saw someone walk in from the shadow outside the door. Although he was wearing a piece of cloth, he had a graceful and luxurious temperament, as if he was a rich man.

"Changsha Lu Su, I have met the prefect."

"Lu Su?"

Zhang Xian was taken aback: "Could it be that Lu Zijing who has taken refuge in Jiangdong Sun's family?"

"It's here. I am here to help the Taishou by the Lord Gongsun's rebellion. If the Taishou promises to cede the east of Linxiang to our army, our army can help the Taishou and defeat the Jingzhou army in one fell swoop." Lu Su didn't worry. Slowly.

"What, to the east of Linxiang? What a big appetite."

Zhang Xian subconsciously objected, but Lu Su smiled: "I don't jokingly with the prefect. If there is no accident, how many days can this broken Linxiang city last?"

"This..."

Zhang Xian deliberately said a few big words to support his momentum, but he really didn't have that confidence. If this continues, the city will fall in a few days, and I am afraid that he can only turn to Jiangdong Sun.

Zhang Ping on the side was not convinced: "I heard that Jiangdong Sun has repeatedly defeated Prime Minister Cao, can he still save me Changsha?"

Lu Su smiled and said: "Although our army has been defeated several times, there are still 20,000 elite soldiers today. Cao Cao failed to destroy our army, and Zhang Taishou cannot guarantee that it will not be destroyed by Liu Jingzhou."

With the threat of the Xiliang Army, Cao Cao dared not exterminate Sun Quan of Jiangdong for a while, so he had to lead his troops back.