Some of Chen Gong's personal soldiers were unwilling to serve as the army. Jin Xuan sent him money to return home, and all those who were willing to serve as the army were incorporated into the army.Jin Xuan ordered Zhao Yun to lead a thousand personal soldiers to escort him and recommended Chen Gong to teach at Changsha School.
This war captured more than 60,000 Liu Biao's soldiers, and Jin Xuan ordered them to be incorporated into the various armies.
In this battle, more than 10,000 soldiers were injured and killed. Jin Xuan ordered the deceased to be buried in the south of Jiangxia City and erected a monument, saying that the names and hometowns of the sacrificed soldiers were engraved on the back of the monument of the Heroes of the Jiangxia Battle.
Jiangxia has already gone down, and Changsha and Lujiang have both become inner counties. Jin Xuan knew that the defensive situation on the eastern front was tense, so he ordered Sun Ce's troops to return urgently and set up Lujiang troops to support Shouchun.
Jin Xuan ordered Xing Daorong to lead an army of 50,000 to guard Jiangxia, and ordered Guan Yu, Jiang Wei and others to lead an army of 150,000 to Jiangling, and joined forces with Lu Bu and Pang Tong's troops to attack Jiangling. He led his remaining army of 100,000 to station in Chibi, cutting off the way back to Jiangling.
Pang Tong heard that the battle between the two brothers in the middle road was smooth, but the Jiangling defenders could not retreat. They all set up Wuling soldiers to go to Jiangling City and gathered troops to attack.
Guan Yu was ordered to lead his army to Jiangling and joined forces with Lu Bu and Pang Tong's army.
Wen Pin of Jiangling defenders was the main general, Wang Fu was the military advisor, and Fu Ying, Chen Jiao, Zhang Da, Zhang Yun, Xiang Chong, Fan Jiang, Xiang Lang, Yi Ji, etc., and Yan Liang and Feng Ji, who were under Yuan Shao, had a total of 200,000 troops guarding the city.
The Jin Xuan soldiers attacked Jiangling, and the troops reached 350,000, of which the First Legion Guan Yu, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, Su Fei, Tan Xiong, Shen Dan, Yang Huai, Yang Yi, Yong Qi and other generals had a total of 150,000 soldiers and horses; the Second Legion Lu Bu, Pang Tong, Gan Ning, Gao Shun, Ji Ling, Xu Sheng, Sun Shao, Fu Tong, Zhang Ren, Gao Pei and other generals had a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses.
Jin Xuan wanted to wipe out the enemy army in this battle, but the Jiangling defenders could not retreat. Although Wang Fu, Feng Ji, Xiang Lang, Yi Ji and others in the city were not talented, they saw that the situation was urgent and tried their best to block the Jin Xuan army from siege several large-scale attacks.
Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Pang Tong, Jiang Wei and others inspected the terrain of Jiangling and thought about good strategies to break the city.
There is a river outside Jiangling City that passes around the city and becomes a natural moat. Pang Tong once wanted to use a fort, but the fort could not cross the river.I also thought of filling the river, but after filling the river, the riverbed will be diverted to the people.
The enemy army cannot retreat, and there is no way out.
Guan Yu suddenly said: It is better to take Xiangyang directly, with only 120,000 troops. The lord's army is stationed in Chibi. Our army leads troops to help. The 250,000 army will definitely take one shot.Xiangyang was in crisis, and Liu Biao had only Xinye and Jiangling defenders, Xinye had only 20,000 troops. In Jiangling, except for Yuan Shao's army, there were still 120,000 Liu Biao's army.Xiangyang is a strategic location. All the kings of the coalition forces do not want our army to capture Xiangyang. They would rather abandon Jiangling than ignore Xiangyang.This will surely be an opportunity to take advantage of.
In one sentence, Pang Tong and Jiang Wei have only considered how to break through Jiangling recently, and they have not even considered it elsewhere.After all, attacking Jiangling first and then attacking Xiangyang is a strategic decision.
Jin Xuan's army withdrew, and Wen Pin and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then a news made them uneasy, and they obtained a news that Guan Yu's army gathered in Chibi and was preparing to attack Xiangyang.
Although there are 120,000 troops in Xiangyang, this is a 250,000-strong army.
How long can the defenders in Xiangyang defend?
Most of the families of the generals are in Xiangyang. If they choose in these two cities, they will protect Xiangyang.
When Xiangyang is broken, Jiangling becomes an isolated city. The Jinxuan army does not need to attack. As long as the surrounding passages are blocked, Jiangling will sooner or later run out of food. At that time, Jiangling will die without fighting.
The Jin Xuan army had already begun to attack Xiangyang City, and the fierce offensive made Liu Biao feel frightened.
Xiangyang is his foundation for many years, and this attack may cause him to lose this city that has been away from for many years.
Han Song, Pan Jun and Cai Mao proposed to withdraw Jiangling's heavy troops from protecting Xiangyang. After all, losing Xiangyang is equivalent to losing everything.
The report was urgently sent to Jiangling, and Wen Pin, Yan Liang, Wang Fu, Feng Ji and others discussed how to return to the rescue.
The way to grasp is to leave the city, but it is a pity.
It is almost impossible to let Jin Xuan get Jiangling, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Wuling becomes a real inner county, and then to retake the city from Jin Xuan.
No one wants to stay. Pang Tong's soldiers are not vegetarians. He is now staring at this place with a fierce look. Once the large army leaves, Pang Tong's soldiers will follow.
How many troops will be left?
50,000, can't be kept.
Can Xiangyang City be defended with 100,000 troops?
In the end, they decided to make a plan to keep Yuan Shao's troops, and Wen Pin led 120,000 troops back to Xiangyang.
Wen Pin and the central army had arrived at Chibi, and the front army would be able to enter Xiangyang City in another half a day.At this time, Jin Xuan Bing appeared.Not only in front, but many Jin Xuan armies suddenly appeared in all directions.
Jin Xuan's army should be under the city of Xiangyang, why did he suddenly come here?This made Wenpin puzzled.
Looking at Jin Xuan's soldiers and generals, Wen Pin's heart shuddered.These soldiers and generals are definitely no less than 300,000.Wen Pin didn't even dare to imagine the result when 120,000 soldiers went to the 300,000 tiger and wolf army.
Jin Xuan's cavalry came and had already dispersed the left army's formation.
The Right Army also began to squeeze into the Central Army, which proved that the Right Army could not resist it.
At this time, Wen Pin suddenly discovered Lu Bu. He thought that it would be over now, because Wuling's soldiers also drove over, and attacking Xiangyang might be just a trap.
The central army was in chaos, and Lu Bu led the cavalry to start rushing. Lu Bu learned about his bravery and literary talent, and he had seen the scene at Hulao Pass with his own eyes.
We can only count on 120,000 troops in Xiangyang City. Only when they lead their troops to rescue them can they have hope of breaking through.
In Xiangyang City, Liu Biao obviously knew about the trapped reinforcements of Jiangling.He ordered Cai Mao to try to rescue this army. If this army is gone, Xiangyang will definitely not be able to be saved.
Cai Mao ordered 100,000 troops to set off, which was the largest force he could mobilize.
Wenpin's soldiers were about to collapse and were excited when they saw the reinforcements' flags.
The two teams slowly relied on disturbance and finally met.
After Liu Biao's army joined forces, its strength became stronger.
Cai Mao and Wenpin rushed out with 220,000 soldiers.
They must fight back to the city and fight to the decisive battle with the Jin Xuan troops here, and the final outcome will only be destruction.
Liu Biao stood on the wall with a worried look on his face, and finally saw his troops running towards Xiangyang quickly.
Liu Biao ordered the city gate to be opened, and suddenly felt something was wrong, because the army marched too fast. Although she was wearing Liu Biao's clothes, her formation and marching style were also different.
Liu Biao realized that he had been trapped and hurriedly led the generals to rush towards the city gate, hoping to quickly stop the soldiers who had just entered the city gate.
The first person to enter the city gate were the cavalry. After entering the city, they quickly killed the soldiers on the side of the Sanmen.
The impact of the cavalry when they are driving is very strong. With the horsepower, the long weapons of these cavalry are very sharp, and the soldiers inside the gate quickly collapsed.
Liu Biao led the generals down from the city wall, and Jin Xuan's soldiers revealed their original military uniforms at this time, and there were more and more.
When Liu Biao saw that the situation was hopeless, he quickly organized a street battle and sent someone to escort his family Xiaokaibei City Gate to escape to Xinye.
At this time, Cai Mao and Wenpin's troops joined forces to break out of Jin Xuan's siege, and Jin Xuan's army chased after him.When he arrived at the city of Xiangyang, Cai Mao saw that the flag on the top of the city had changed, so he did not dare to enter the city, so he went around the city and fled to Xinye.
In this battle, Liu Biao's defenders were originally 220,000, more than 20,000 were killed and more than 20,000 were captured.The troops who fled to Xinye lost less than 180,000. After joining the Xinye defenders, Liu Biao's total military strength was only 200,000.
It turned out that after Jin Xuan and Guan Yu joined forces, Lu Bu led another 100,000 troops to assist, with a total force of 350,000.
When Wenpin's troops arrived, 300,000 troops set up an ambush to surround him.
Jin Xuan and others expected that Liu Biao would definitely come out to rescue the city, but they ordered Wei Yan to lead 50,000 troops to dress up as Liu Biao's defeated soldiers and open the city gate and take the opportunity to seize the city.
This war captured more than 60,000 Liu Biao's soldiers, and Jin Xuan ordered them to be incorporated into the various armies.
In this battle, more than 10,000 soldiers were injured and killed. Jin Xuan ordered the deceased to be buried in the south of Jiangxia City and erected a monument, saying that the names and hometowns of the sacrificed soldiers were engraved on the back of the monument of the Heroes of the Jiangxia Battle.
Jiangxia has already gone down, and Changsha and Lujiang have both become inner counties. Jin Xuan knew that the defensive situation on the eastern front was tense, so he ordered Sun Ce's troops to return urgently and set up Lujiang troops to support Shouchun.
Jin Xuan ordered Xing Daorong to lead an army of 50,000 to guard Jiangxia, and ordered Guan Yu, Jiang Wei and others to lead an army of 150,000 to Jiangling, and joined forces with Lu Bu and Pang Tong's troops to attack Jiangling. He led his remaining army of 100,000 to station in Chibi, cutting off the way back to Jiangling.
Pang Tong heard that the battle between the two brothers in the middle road was smooth, but the Jiangling defenders could not retreat. They all set up Wuling soldiers to go to Jiangling City and gathered troops to attack.
Guan Yu was ordered to lead his army to Jiangling and joined forces with Lu Bu and Pang Tong's army.
Wen Pin of Jiangling defenders was the main general, Wang Fu was the military advisor, and Fu Ying, Chen Jiao, Zhang Da, Zhang Yun, Xiang Chong, Fan Jiang, Xiang Lang, Yi Ji, etc., and Yan Liang and Feng Ji, who were under Yuan Shao, had a total of 200,000 troops guarding the city.
The Jin Xuan soldiers attacked Jiangling, and the troops reached 350,000, of which the First Legion Guan Yu, Jiang Wei, Wei Yan, Su Fei, Tan Xiong, Shen Dan, Yang Huai, Yang Yi, Yong Qi and other generals had a total of 150,000 soldiers and horses; the Second Legion Lu Bu, Pang Tong, Gan Ning, Gao Shun, Ji Ling, Xu Sheng, Sun Shao, Fu Tong, Zhang Ren, Gao Pei and other generals had a total of 200,000 soldiers and horses.
Jin Xuan wanted to wipe out the enemy army in this battle, but the Jiangling defenders could not retreat. Although Wang Fu, Feng Ji, Xiang Lang, Yi Ji and others in the city were not talented, they saw that the situation was urgent and tried their best to block the Jin Xuan army from siege several large-scale attacks.
Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Pang Tong, Jiang Wei and others inspected the terrain of Jiangling and thought about good strategies to break the city.
There is a river outside Jiangling City that passes around the city and becomes a natural moat. Pang Tong once wanted to use a fort, but the fort could not cross the river.I also thought of filling the river, but after filling the river, the riverbed will be diverted to the people.
The enemy army cannot retreat, and there is no way out.
Guan Yu suddenly said: It is better to take Xiangyang directly, with only 120,000 troops. The lord's army is stationed in Chibi. Our army leads troops to help. The 250,000 army will definitely take one shot.Xiangyang was in crisis, and Liu Biao had only Xinye and Jiangling defenders, Xinye had only 20,000 troops. In Jiangling, except for Yuan Shao's army, there were still 120,000 Liu Biao's army.Xiangyang is a strategic location. All the kings of the coalition forces do not want our army to capture Xiangyang. They would rather abandon Jiangling than ignore Xiangyang.This will surely be an opportunity to take advantage of.
In one sentence, Pang Tong and Jiang Wei have only considered how to break through Jiangling recently, and they have not even considered it elsewhere.After all, attacking Jiangling first and then attacking Xiangyang is a strategic decision.
Jin Xuan's army withdrew, and Wen Pin and others finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But then a news made them uneasy, and they obtained a news that Guan Yu's army gathered in Chibi and was preparing to attack Xiangyang.
Although there are 120,000 troops in Xiangyang, this is a 250,000-strong army.
How long can the defenders in Xiangyang defend?
Most of the families of the generals are in Xiangyang. If they choose in these two cities, they will protect Xiangyang.
When Xiangyang is broken, Jiangling becomes an isolated city. The Jinxuan army does not need to attack. As long as the surrounding passages are blocked, Jiangling will sooner or later run out of food. At that time, Jiangling will die without fighting.
The Jin Xuan army had already begun to attack Xiangyang City, and the fierce offensive made Liu Biao feel frightened.
Xiangyang is his foundation for many years, and this attack may cause him to lose this city that has been away from for many years.
Han Song, Pan Jun and Cai Mao proposed to withdraw Jiangling's heavy troops from protecting Xiangyang. After all, losing Xiangyang is equivalent to losing everything.
The report was urgently sent to Jiangling, and Wen Pin, Yan Liang, Wang Fu, Feng Ji and others discussed how to return to the rescue.
The way to grasp is to leave the city, but it is a pity.
It is almost impossible to let Jin Xuan get Jiangling, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Wuling becomes a real inner county, and then to retake the city from Jin Xuan.
No one wants to stay. Pang Tong's soldiers are not vegetarians. He is now staring at this place with a fierce look. Once the large army leaves, Pang Tong's soldiers will follow.
How many troops will be left?
50,000, can't be kept.
Can Xiangyang City be defended with 100,000 troops?
In the end, they decided to make a plan to keep Yuan Shao's troops, and Wen Pin led 120,000 troops back to Xiangyang.
Wen Pin and the central army had arrived at Chibi, and the front army would be able to enter Xiangyang City in another half a day.At this time, Jin Xuan Bing appeared.Not only in front, but many Jin Xuan armies suddenly appeared in all directions.
Jin Xuan's army should be under the city of Xiangyang, why did he suddenly come here?This made Wenpin puzzled.
Looking at Jin Xuan's soldiers and generals, Wen Pin's heart shuddered.These soldiers and generals are definitely no less than 300,000.Wen Pin didn't even dare to imagine the result when 120,000 soldiers went to the 300,000 tiger and wolf army.
Jin Xuan's cavalry came and had already dispersed the left army's formation.
The Right Army also began to squeeze into the Central Army, which proved that the Right Army could not resist it.
At this time, Wen Pin suddenly discovered Lu Bu. He thought that it would be over now, because Wuling's soldiers also drove over, and attacking Xiangyang might be just a trap.
The central army was in chaos, and Lu Bu led the cavalry to start rushing. Lu Bu learned about his bravery and literary talent, and he had seen the scene at Hulao Pass with his own eyes.
We can only count on 120,000 troops in Xiangyang City. Only when they lead their troops to rescue them can they have hope of breaking through.
In Xiangyang City, Liu Biao obviously knew about the trapped reinforcements of Jiangling.He ordered Cai Mao to try to rescue this army. If this army is gone, Xiangyang will definitely not be able to be saved.
Cai Mao ordered 100,000 troops to set off, which was the largest force he could mobilize.
Wenpin's soldiers were about to collapse and were excited when they saw the reinforcements' flags.
The two teams slowly relied on disturbance and finally met.
After Liu Biao's army joined forces, its strength became stronger.
Cai Mao and Wenpin rushed out with 220,000 soldiers.
They must fight back to the city and fight to the decisive battle with the Jin Xuan troops here, and the final outcome will only be destruction.
Liu Biao stood on the wall with a worried look on his face, and finally saw his troops running towards Xiangyang quickly.
Liu Biao ordered the city gate to be opened, and suddenly felt something was wrong, because the army marched too fast. Although she was wearing Liu Biao's clothes, her formation and marching style were also different.
Liu Biao realized that he had been trapped and hurriedly led the generals to rush towards the city gate, hoping to quickly stop the soldiers who had just entered the city gate.
The first person to enter the city gate were the cavalry. After entering the city, they quickly killed the soldiers on the side of the Sanmen.
The impact of the cavalry when they are driving is very strong. With the horsepower, the long weapons of these cavalry are very sharp, and the soldiers inside the gate quickly collapsed.
Liu Biao led the generals down from the city wall, and Jin Xuan's soldiers revealed their original military uniforms at this time, and there were more and more.
When Liu Biao saw that the situation was hopeless, he quickly organized a street battle and sent someone to escort his family Xiaokaibei City Gate to escape to Xinye.
At this time, Cai Mao and Wenpin's troops joined forces to break out of Jin Xuan's siege, and Jin Xuan's army chased after him.When he arrived at the city of Xiangyang, Cai Mao saw that the flag on the top of the city had changed, so he did not dare to enter the city, so he went around the city and fled to Xinye.
In this battle, Liu Biao's defenders were originally 220,000, more than 20,000 were killed and more than 20,000 were captured.The troops who fled to Xinye lost less than 180,000. After joining the Xinye defenders, Liu Biao's total military strength was only 200,000.
It turned out that after Jin Xuan and Guan Yu joined forces, Lu Bu led another 100,000 troops to assist, with a total force of 350,000.
When Wenpin's troops arrived, 300,000 troops set up an ambush to surround him.
Jin Xuan and others expected that Liu Biao would definitely come out to rescue the city, but they ordered Wei Yan to lead 50,000 troops to dress up as Liu Biao's defeated soldiers and open the city gate and take the opportunity to seize the city.