Chapter 70 Since we have Liang, why do we need Wu? !

Chapter 070: Since Liang was born, why was Wu born? !

Slurp! ~
A bowl of corn porridge so clear that you could see your reflection in it was carefully brought to the mouth of a soldier.

Jiangling City,
On the top of the east gate, hundreds of soldiers defending the city were drinking this kind of corn porridge. This was their meal at the moment. The battle of Jiangling had been going on for today, and the food in the city had been almost consumed.

"Damn it, I've had enough of this thin porridge that can reflect my shadow!"

"Don't worry, these days are over! Cao's troops have withdrawn, and the lord will be able to transport military rations here soon."

"Hey! No matter how fierce Cao's army is, they were still worn down by us, right?"

"That catapult was really scary. All of our squad members were killed by the huge rocks. I was the only one left alive."

The soldiers looked exhausted, sitting on the ground with bowls in hand, discussing the thrilling battles to defend the city in the past few days, but the atmosphere was relaxed.

Cao's army retreated, Jiangling City was defended, and they all survived.

The most difficult days are over, now they just have to...

Snapped! ~
suddenly,

A soldier who had just stood up saw the bowl of porridge in his hand fall to the ground and shatter into pieces!
The comrades around him looked at him sideways: "What's wrong?"

The soldier pointed to the outside of the city with trembling hands, and said in a trembling voice: "Outside the city, there are, there are..."

"What is outside the city?" Several impatient soldiers stood up and walked to the city wall to look around.

Just one glance, and they froze instantly...

Outside Jiangling City,

A mighty team,
All weapons and armors are ready! Spears and swords are everywhere! They are heading straight for Jianglin City.

There was a big banner above with a huge word "Cao" written on it!

From the top of Jiangling City, panicked shouts rang out: "Yes, it's Cao's army!"

"Cao's army is coming back again!"

"Quick, go and report to the lord!"

……

There was constant laughter in the residence of the Jiangling County Magistrate.

"What Zhuge Military Advisor Longzhong said is being realized step by step. Brother, the day of achieving your great cause is not far away!"

"Brother is a descendant of the Empress of the Han Dynasty. Who else but you can shoulder the important task of supporting the Han Dynasty? Now that we have occupied Jiangling, it is a good time for you to show your skills!"

"My Lord, I think that now that Jiangling has been captured, in order to realize the strategy of straddling Jing and Yi, the matter of taking Yizhou cannot be delayed any longer."

Guan, Zhang, Zhao Yun and others are all ambitious at this moment!
Taking Jiangling meant that Liu Bei's group had seized a real place to display their military power, opened up a new situation, and accelerated the progress of Liu Bei's group in achieving Zhuge Liang's vision of dividing the world into three parts as envisioned in Longzhong Strategy!
Divide the world into three parts!
Liu Bei held the wine bowl, the fire of ambition in his eyes burning brighter and brighter!
Take Jiangling, and then head west...

"Lord!"

A soldier suddenly rushed into the county magistrate's mansion and interrupted Liu Bei's fantasy.

Liu Huangshu's mood was ruined, and his face darkened: "What's the matter? You are so flustered, how can you behave?!"

The soldier stammered, "My lord, Cao, Cao's army is coming back again!"

Cao's army is coming back again?!

The whole mansion was suddenly silent.

Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong were all stunned.

Liu Bei was startled and sobered up immediately, but he just stood there in a daze, seemingly unable to react.

"fart!"

Zhang Yide stood up suddenly, grabbed the soldier by the collar, and his dark face was filled with murderous intent: "We saw Cao's army retreat with our own eyes, how dare you lie about the military situation?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!" The soldier's face was filled with horror. "There is an army outside the city, stretching to the end, with a mighty force of tens of thousands, with a large banner with the word Cao on it..."

Tap tap tap! ~
Before the soldier could finish speaking, Liu Bei rushed out of the mansion and headed straight for the top of the city wall.

……

huff! ~
On the top of the east gate of Jiangling City, Uncle Liu, who had rushed to the top of the city, was staring outside the city breathlessly.

Looking at the endless procession outside the city...

Looking at the dazzling big banner with the Chinese character "Cao" on it...

Liu Bei's face was pale and his hands and feet were cold.

Cao’s army!

It’s Cao’s army!
"Damn it! Damn Xiahou Yuan!" Zhang Fei was so angry that he cursed: "Xiahou old villain is so cunning, he actually dared to pretend to retreat and tease us like this!"

"This time, I, Old Zhang, will poke his entire body full of transparent holes!"

"No, it's not Xiahou Yuan..." Liu Bei stared at the banner with the Chinese character Cao on it, gritted his teeth and said, "Xiahou Yuan's central army is not qualified to fly the banner with the Chinese character Cao on it."

"This team is coming from the direction of Xiling. Cao Cao's main force is in Xiling. This must be that Cao Cao's army captured Xiling City and headed straight for Xiling. Xiahou Yuan's army must have withdrawn to rest."

As soon as Liu Bei finished speaking, the faces of the generals Guan and Zhang behind him all turned grim.

The main force coming is Cao Cao, doesn't that mean...

This time, Cao Cao personally went to Jiangling to supervise the battle? !

Just because of Xiahou Yuan, Jiangling was defeated like this. Can Jiangling still withstand Cao Cao's main force at this moment?

Next, Jiangling...can it still be defended?
The hearts of the generals continued to sink.

"Brother." Guan Yu frowned and looked at Liu Bei: "Now, what should we do?"

What to do?

Liu Bei was in a trance for a moment. He turned his head to look at the soldiers guarding the city behind him. They all looked tired. Looking at the Cao army that suddenly appeared outside the city, they could not hide the fear in their eyes at all.

Xiahou Yuan can be replaced by Cao Cao and go down to rest.

But who will replace the Jiangling guards who are all over the city, and where should they go to rest?

Liu Bei suddenly felt a flash of despair. During the period when Xiahou Yuan attacked Jiangling fiercely, the soldiers in the city suffered heavy casualties, and even the northern city wall was lost several times...

The current situation of the defenders in the city has reached their limit. If they continue to waste time, the morale of the troops in the city will be shaken and even collapse!
Not only the soldiers in the city couldn't hold on, but Liu Xuande couldn't hold on either.

Jiangling survived Xiahou Yuan, but there was no guarantee that it could survive Cao Mengde. Liu Bei could almost imagine that Cao Cao's next attack on Jiangling would be several times more fierce than Xiahou Yuan's!
If they hold on any longer, it is very likely that their tens of thousands of troops will perish along with the city!

"I'm afraid that Jiangling City may not be able to hold on this time." After a long silence, Liu Bei spoke slowly.

He seemed to have made up his mind and turned to look at the generals: "The soldiers in the city are exhausted and the morale is in turmoil. My intention... is to withdraw the troops to Jiangling!" Liu Xuande's eyes swept over several generals. They just opened their mouths, but finally lowered their heads and said nothing.

They know the current situation of the Jiangling garrison better than Liu Bei.

Retreating is indeed the best option at the moment...but they really can't say these two words.

The generals did not say anything, but their attitude was obvious.

Liu Bei understood. He took a deep breath and said without hesitation: "Pass on my military order..."

"All soldiers in the city, withdraw from Jiangling immediately and return to Gong'an!"

……

Public Security, the lobby of the county magistrate’s mansion.

Zhuge Kongming summoned all the officials and issued orders:

"I'm going to Changsha County right now and recruit 5,000 garrison troops to quickly assemble at Gong'an!"

"Go to Jiangxia! Dispatch 10,000 soldiers and take the boats straight to Jiangling!"

"Pull out 5,000 garrison troops from Lingling, Wuling, and Guiyang, and send them to Gong'an as soon as they arrive!"

"The granaries in the four counties of southern Jing will be requisitioned immediately and transported to Gong'an..."

Documents and orders were issued one after another from Zhuge Liang.

One after another, officials hurriedly received orders and went to various places.

With the arrival of these officials and written orders, all the troops, money and food in the four counties of southern Jing will be mobilized and gathered in Gong'an, and then Gong'an will support Jiangling.

Soon, the lobby was empty.

pat~
Zhuge Liang finally put down the rabbit hair brush in his hand, and the string that had been taut loosened a little.

The feather fan fluttered gently, and a gust of cool breeze seemed to ease Zhuge Liang's anxiety a little...

Now, I have mobilized all the troops, horses, and food supplies that can be mobilized in the four counties of southern Jing. I think the lord should have a greater chance of defending Jiangling.

My lord suffered heavy losses in Jiangling, but the main force of Cao’s army must have suffered even greater losses in Xiling!

As long as the lord defends Jiangling to the death, and the main force of Cao's army cannot spare troops to support Xiahou Dun outside Jiangling City, then Jiangling City will not escape the lord's hands!
In this way, the strategy that I had planned for my lord to achieve great success was about to become a reality...

"Military Advisor! Urgent news from Jiangling City!" A scout hurried into the lobby.

Urgent news from Jiangling City?

Wow! ~
Zhuge Liang, who was distracted, heard the word "Jiangling" and stood up suddenly: "But the lord needs food and troops?"

The scout was startled, then shook his head slightly: "The lord has ordered that the army is now withdrawing from Jiangling City and returning to Gong'an!"

"Please ask the military advisor to send people to the riverside to support us..."

The scout was still talking, but Zhuge Liang was already standing there in a daze.

My Lord, My Lord, you want to withdraw from Jiangling?!
The troops, horses, and food supplies of the entire four counties in southern Jing have been mobilized by himself and can rush to Jiangling for assistance at any time!

But now, the lord wants to withdraw his troops? !

Zhuge Liang's face turned pale. "What's going on? What happened in Jiangling?"

Scout: "Today, the Cao army led by Xiahou Yuan suddenly retreated. We thought the siege of Jiangling had been lifted, but unexpectedly, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses came from the direction of Xiling, carrying a large banner with the word [Cao] on it."

"My lord, you have concluded that Cao Cao must have led the main force to Jiangling. At this moment, the soldiers in Jiangling City have suffered heavy losses and the morale of the army is unstable. My lord had no choice but to withdraw the army!"

Xiling Cao’s army?

How could Cao's army in Xiling still have the energy to attack Jiangling at this moment?

Zhuge Liang stayed where he was, his mind churning with thoughts...

Xiling Cao’s army, Xiling… Suddenly, that young face appeared in Kong Ming’s mind again!

His whole body was shaking!
"Quick! Get the car ready! Get the car ready!"

Zhuge Liang hurriedly ran out of the hall: "Go to the river! Go to the river quickly!"

……

"Drive! Drive!"

In Gong'an City, a horse-drawn carriage was rushing recklessly and speeding towards the riverside.

Zhuge Liang was so shaken inside the car that he couldn't sit still. But he didn't care about that. He stuck his head out of the car and kept urging the driver: "Faster, faster!"

Zhuge Liang was extremely anxious at this moment...

My lord, my lord, we cannot retreat from Jiangling, we absolutely cannot retreat!

If you quit, you will regret it for the rest of your life!!

Hopefully, it's still in time...

Rumble! ~
Zhuge Liang's carriage sped along at lightning speed. The oncoming river wind became stronger and stronger, and they were getting closer and closer to the riverside.

After an unknown amount of time, the carriage finally stopped.

The driver's voice was heard from outside the car: "Sir, we have arrived at the riverside."

Wow! ~
Zhuge Liang hurriedly lifted the curtain of the carriage, but before he could get out of the carriage, looking at the scene ahead, Kong Ming was struck by lightning and stayed in the carriage...

At the shore ahead, large numbers of boats were docking, and a large number of soldiers jumped off the boats, almost covering the entire public security dock.

It's over, it's over!

The lord has really withdrawn his troops, and it’s too late for everything!

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhuge Liang felt dizzy, his legs went weak, and he almost fell off the carriage.

"gentlemen!"

The driver was quick to act and grabbed Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang supported the driver, staring blankly at Xiling City across the river and the thin mist on the river.

In a trance, he saw those bright eyes again, appearing and disappearing behind the river mist.

Is it him again?

Zhuge Liang was in despair, the feather fan in his hand drooped weakly to the ground: "Sir..."

"You have schemed against us so badly..."

(End of this chapter)