Chapter 191 The Last Struggle

After turning such a big bend, Lu Su finally knew that the fundamental purpose of Chen Zhen's coming here was to Jiangling's attack by Cao Ren.

One of the main responsibilities of Lusu, the governor of the western line, is to warn of the movements of Cao Ren in Xiangyang. Now Cao Ren's more than 20,000 troops have poured out and taken the opportunity to attack Jiangling in the south. It is unreasonable for Lu Su not to know.

"General Liu planned carefully and defeated the beautiful princes. He was almost invincible. What can I do to help?" The irony in Lu Su's words is still not old.

Chen Zhen laughed a few times, "The governor of Lu is really flattered. Although my general is both wise and brave, he is still far behind the governor. The governor also knew that now Cao Ren suddenly besieged Jiangling while our army was fighting with Guan Yu. My general couldn't come out for a while, so he wanted to ask Dudu Lu to help him.

As expected.

"Well... As you know, at present, my Eastern Wu soldiers are all confronting Cao Qian in the southeast, and they can't draw extra troops at all. I'm afraid it's difficult for me to help General Liu's gang."

Lu Su obviously wants to refuse. Everyone knows that Sun Quan has always been worried about the second Liu of Jingzhou. Although he is now fighting with Cao in the southeast with weak troops, there are still about 20,000 troops left in the front line of Jingzhou under the command of Lu Su.

"Cao Yan left Cao Ren's army stationed in Xiangyang, which is only about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. If the governor of Lu can take action, although he is still weak in military strength, it is not a problem to force Cao Ren to retreat with the advantage of the navy." Chen Zhen said further.

Lu Su's face was somewhat difficult. "In fact, I also want to help General Liu, but with such a major military event, I have to send someone to Yangzhou to ask Wu Hou for instructions. It takes a lot of time between this time, and I'm afraid it's too late to help General Liu."

Lu Su is still making excuses to shit.

Chen Zhen was not in a hurry at all and sighed, "It seems that Jiangling must fall into the hands of Cao's thief. At that time, my general will only retreat from the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River. The four counties are located in a remote area. I think Cao Qian is not interested in rushing to seize troops. Most of them will be the same as before, Jiangling will raise troops to attack Eastern Wu in the east. With the lesson of the last time, Cao Qian will inevitably be more careful, but I don't know if this time, the governor of Lu can play Zhou Gongjin again. What about the glory of the wall?

These words, like a ladle of cold water, splashed on Lu Su's body, which made him fight a cold war all over his body, and a chill surged in his heart.

Lu Su was previously indignant because of Liu Feng's move, so his mind was blinded by resentment for a while. At this time, he was gently reminded by Chen Zhen and suddenly woke up.

After the Battle of Chibi, Zhou Yu sacrificed her life and death. She tried her best to almost accompany her last name to take Jiangling. What was it for? Isn't it the upper reaches of Gongwei Dongwu?

Now, if Cao Ren gets Jiangling again and repeats the past, will Dongwu fight another battle of Chibi?

Maybe Zhou Yu has the confidence to win, but Lu Su doesn't.

After several trade-offs, Lu Su had to make a reluctant choice.

Seeing that Lu Su had been shaken, Chen Zhen hurriedly said further: "In fact, Wu Hou entrusted all the power of Jingzhou to the hands of the governor, and the governor has the right to act cheaply. What's more, if the governor wants to force Cao Ren's army to retreat, he doesn't need to spend many means at all. He only sends a navy from Xiakou to the north, pretending to take advantage of the false attack on Xiangyang. Cao Ren will naturally retreat without fighting under the fear.

Chen Zhen's strategy is exactly the plan Pang Tong's plan to retreat from the enemy for Lu Su. Pang Tong is very clear that even if Lu Su sent troops to help, he would never risk the risk of sacrificing the money and grain of Dongwu soldiers to confront Cao Ren, and this plan to surround Wei to save Zhao was enough to force the number of soldiers and horses to attack. Cao Ren, who is well-prepared.

At this time, Lu Su's mind had been completely reversed from sitting still, but it was not easy to change too fast in front of Chen Zhen, so he had to think hard and said, "This matter is very important. Let me think about it carefully."

Hearing Lu Su's words, Chen Zhen's undetermined heart quietly settled down.

............In Jiangling City, Chen arrived and said that it was not easy.

Cao Ren's 20,000 troops, since the Battle of Jiangling a few years ago, have been resting in Xiangyang for an integer year, nourishing and holding back a spirit of revenge. Although they were no longer facing the enemy of that year, this group of Cao's army regarded Chen as Zhou Yu and took out a fierce force to fight.

Outside Jiangling City, every day, there were arrows like rain, and the sound of gunfire was continuous. Cao Ren used his whole body to attack this city that once made him sad.

However, Chen is not a vegetarian.

The newly collected troops in Jiangling have been taken to the south of the Yangtze River by Liu Feng, and only 3,000 of them belong to the Changsha Army in the left-behind city. Because at the beginning of Jiangling City, the people in the city were still undetermined, and some forces loyal to Liu Bei were still ready to move, trying to take advantage of the opportunity to make trouble when Cao's soldiers were coming.

Therefore, Chen had to draw out a thousand soldiers and horses to strictly control the stability of the city. In this way, only 2,000 soldiers and horses could be used to fight against the attack of Cao's army.

The ten-to-one attack and defense ratio can be imagined.

However, more than 2,000 people are not ordinary soldiers. They are based on the 800 soldiers brought out by Liu Feng from Xiakou. After years of fighting, they have now grown into elite soldiers in a hundred battles. Their combat effectiveness and will are not inferior to the elite Northern Army.

With the help of these two thousand elites and the strong city defense system of Jiangling City, Chen arrived tenaciously resisted Cao Ren's fierce attacks.

Ten days later, Dongwu began to react.

Lu Su, the governor of the Eastern Wu West Line, personally led 10,000 water troops from Xiakou to the north and marched to Xiangyang with great fanfare.

The dispatch of troops from Eastern Wu did not surprise Cao Ren. Cao Ren led his army to the south this time. Originally, he wanted to take advantage of the chaos in Jiangling to conquer the city before Dongwu reacted, but he did not expect that Liu Feng's army had such a strong combat effectiveness and could not go down.

Giving up this God-given opportunity, Cao Ren felt ashamed and shameless. At the moment, he divided 5,000 troops to help Xiangyang. At the same time, he ordered the Wenpin Department stationed on the front line of Anlu to block the northward of the Wu people's navy in the area of Hanjin.

Cao Ren himself still led the army to continue to attack Jiangling.

It's not easy to have a good time in Jiangling City, and Guan Yu's good time in Chengxiang City. Jiangling has accumulated valleys for several years. Although Chen fought hard, he did not worry about eating or drinking. Guan Yu was miserable.

Since Liu Feng shot threatening letters into the city, the people in the city have hidden their food. It is difficult for Guan Yu's army to collect food and fodder from the people, and 500 soldiers can only support them in hunger.

In addition, Liu Feng was not idle outside the city. During the day, he led the army to attack fiercely, and at night, he sent a small team of soldiers and horses to beat gongs and drums in turn. He harassed Guan Yu's army for twelve hours and didn't even let the enemy close his eyes for a moment.

Ten days later, Guan Yu's 500 cripples were left with less than 300 after the death and injury, and these 300 people, both physical strength and will, have reached the verge of collapse.

Just as Liu Feng was ready to do his best to launch the fiercest attack and completely destroy the enemy's will to resist, an unexpected letter sent from the city made Liu Feng change his mind temporarily.

The soldier, who was so hungry that he had only skin and bones, sent a handwritten letter from Guan Yu.

To be precise, it is a book of surrender.

Liu Feng read this surrender book very carefully. From beginning to end, he was still arrogant. His style was indeed exactly the same as Guan Yu's. He reluctantly added a word of surrender at the end, and hoped that Liu Feng could temporarily withdraw the siege, let his 300 subordinates leave the city and return to Shu, and then let him surrender decently.

"Sir, the beautiful man actually planned to surrender to me. What do you think?" Liu Feng handed the letter to Pang Tong and asked with a smile.

Pang Tong glanced at it roughly, threw the letter to the ground, and sneered, "What surrender? I clearly want to take the opportunity to break through."

Pang Tong's opinion really coincided with Liu Feng. With his understanding of Guan Yu's surname, he lost Jingzhou's face. Now he put down his body and surrendered to his biggest enemy in his life who had the hatred of killing his son. Such a scene, even Liu Feng would feel embarrassed when he remembered such a scene, not to mention Guan Yu.

"Sir, how do you think I should respond?" Liu Feng asked.

Pang Tong said without thinking: "That's needless to say, of course, it's a trick. The lord promised Guan Yu to withdraw the besieged soldiers to the west of Chengxiang. Guan Yu would definitely flee west from the city at night. At that time, the lord would set up an ambush halfway, hey hey--"

Pang Tong's strategy made Liu Feng more and more excited, but he soon realized that he was facing a new problem.

"Hundreds of soldiers in Guanyu District, once they are ambushed by me, there is no way to escape. As for whether Guan Yu is caught alive or killed by his surname, I want to hear Mr. Guan Yu's opinion.

Guan Yu has a great reputation. In those years, Cao Jian couldn't bear to kill him. Now Liu Feng is facing the same problem.

"If the lord catches Guan Yu alive and wants him to surrender, it is equivalent to the fantasy. If it is released to Liu Bei, it is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain. If it is locked up alone, Jingzhou's surrender is his old army. If one day he secretly colludes with Guan Yu and make trouble, it will be bad.

Pang Tong's words have shown his attitude.

A person who can't be lowered, let go, or shut down, there is only one way to deal with it.

In the eyes of the blade, the unprecedented murderous spirit burst out. Liu Feng looked solemn and had a decision in his heart.

............At night, Chengxiang City.

Guan Yu, who was covered all over his body, stared at the west. The front line outside the originally brightly lit West City was already dark at this moment.

Liu Feng withdrew as promised.

"General, it should not be too late. Please leave quickly. If it's dawn, it will be too late." Zhao Lei, who was yellow and thin, advised.

"If I leave, what should I do?" Guan Yu's face rarely showed a little unbearable.

Liao Hua said with tears in his eyes, "I will wait here to delay Liu Feng to buy enough time for the general. General, don't worry, I will defend this city until the general leads the reinforcements to come back to save us.

At this point, Guan Yu has no choice. He is unwilling to die here, let alone be Liu Feng's prisoner. He has this only choice.

With a deep sigh, Guan Yu turned over and rode on the red rabbit. He arched his fist and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely move here to the rescue. Take care."

Without saying anything, Guan Yu led more than a dozen riders, under the cover of the night, quietly left the city, rushed to the west, and soon disappeared into the darkness.

(to be continued)