Here is the Jiangxia Prefecture. General Cai Hao, Prefect Huang Zu and a group of generals are discussing the plan to conquer Yuan Shu. Ordinarily, as a county magistrate, he is not qualified to participate in this level of meeting, but Zhuge Liang is the heir of the Zhuge family.

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In recent years, the Zhuge family has been somewhat weakened, and there is a lot of controversy over whether it can still be regarded as one of the five major families in Jingzhou. The reason was the death of Zhuge Gui, the head of the Zhuge family.

When Zhuge Gui passed away, his sons Zhuge Jin, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Jun were still young, so his brother Zhuge Xuan temporarily took over as the head of the family. Zhuge Xuan was a man who valued friendship and had no ambitions. Over the years, the Zhuge family has been in his hands.

Things were going from bad to worse, but he only focused on teaching Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang and paid no attention to family affairs.

Although many people secretly laughed at Zhuge Xuan, the Zhuge family still had a certain amount of power in Jingzhou, so Cai Mao gave the Zhuge family some face and allowed Zhuge Liang to attend such an important meeting.

At this moment, Cai Mao squinted his eyes and looked at Zhuge Liang.

Originally it was just a matter of face, but he didn't expect that Zhuge Liang, who was only accompanying the last person, would stand up and say this.

Yes, since ancient times, the line of succession has not been passed on to the young, and the line has not been passed on to the concubine. As one of the aristocratic families, the Zhuge family did not pass the position of heir to the eldest son Zhuge Jin, but to Zhuge Liang. This is somewhat intriguing.

A smile appeared on Cai Mao's lips and he asked.

"I know that you have a grudge against Sun Ce's adopted brother Ji Shu. But the Lord's order is to attack Yuan Shu, and we also have a secret agreement with Liu Bei's envoy. You asked me to turn against Sun Ce, which is against the Lord's order."

The story of Ji Shu's robbery was widely spread in Jingzhou and Jiangdong, which made Zhuge Liang a joke among aristocratic families. Seeing Cai Mao mention it, everyone in the hall couldn't help but laugh in a low voice.

Facing the ridicule around him, Zhuge Liang remained calm and composed. The mere noise could not shake him at all. He looked directly at Cai Mao and said seriously.

"How can I serve the public just to satisfy my selfish desires? Your Majesty's order is indeed to attack the puppet emperor Yuan Shu, but will your General let Sun Ce capture Jiangxia? If Sun Ce captured Jiangxia, he and Yuan Shu's army would surround us in Anlu.

In the Shiting area, we will all die without a burial place! As the saying goes, 'if the general is outside, your orders will not be accepted', please make a decision as soon as possible, general!"

These words made the audience quiet down instantly, and everyone thought carefully.

It is not impossible for Sun Ce to send troops to Jiangxia to rescue Yuan Shu. This is exactly the plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. If Sun Ce really sends troops to Jiangxia, they will definitely have to return to rescue Yuan Shu, otherwise they will fall into the danger Zhuge Liang just mentioned.

It is not difficult to prepare for such a situation. You only need to leave 20,000 soldiers and horses to strengthen Jiangxia's defense, and you will be able to protect Jiangxia.

But what if Sun Ce did not send troops to Jiangxia by then, but rushed to Shiting to help Yuan Shu? Cai Mao's army would be at an absolute disadvantage in terms of military strength. In this case, it would be a big joke, and they might be killed by the combined forces of Sun Ce and Yuan Shu.

defeat.

Everyone was a little silent, not daring to speak casually. Cai Mao also asked Zhuge Liang a little awkwardly.

"Kong Ming, what you said makes sense. But now we are deciding the movement of the army, which is related to the victory or defeat of our army. How can you guarantee that Sun Ce will not go to Shiting to rescue Yuan Shu, but come to attack Jiangxia?"

Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice without even thinking about it.

"Sun Ce has a bloody feud with the king. Now that he is full-fledged, how can he be willing to just help Yuan Shu rescue the siege? He will definitely take this opportunity to annex Jingzhou! If Sun Ce does not come to attack Jiangxia, Zhuge Liang is willing to sacrifice his head to the rank of general."

No one expected that Zhuge Liang would go to this point. In order to let Cai Mao deal with Sun Ce, Zhuge Liang dared to use his life as a guarantee. Cai Mao laughed.

"There is no joke in the army!"

Zhuge Liang also answered fearlessly.

"Dare to issue a military order!"

"good!"

Cai Mao was overjoyed. He stood up and praised Zhuge Liang. He quickly asked someone to get pen and ink to write a military order for Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang is right. Sun Ce may indeed have to guard against sending troops to Jiangxia. This is a matter of life and death. But if he really leaves troops to guard against Jiangxia, Cai Mao will not be able to tell his master after defeating him in Shiting. Now Zhuge Liang has

The military order, if he wins, the biggest credit is still his, if he loses, the heirs of the Zhuge family are here to bear the responsibility, why would he not do it?

Zhuge Liang's eyes were like a torch and he could see these people clearly.

"Liang has another plan for the general."

Cai Hao smiled again and again.

"My dear nephew, there is no need to worry, just speak out!"

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When Ji Shu and Yueying rushed to the north gate, the Han army had been killed and retreated, leaving only corpses on the ground.

When Tucheng was temporarily safe, Ji Shu praised the soldiers who were on duty at the city gate, and asked Jiang Qin, Xu Tu, and Hou Cheng to go to the county government office to gather information.

According to the descriptions of the soldiers, it can be determined that the temporary camps stationed on various roads were attacked by the Han army at night almost at the same time. After some statistics, only 700 of the 1,500 soldiers stationed outside escaped. If it were not for the night training,

It is one of the main training subjects of the Habayashi Army. The soldiers react quickly, and I am afraid they will be annihilated without any sound.

This made Ji Shu's back feel cold and he had an ominous premonition. It was not like the vanguard of the Han army who had discovered the fall of Dangtu and rushed back. It was more like a well-planned ambush. But there was no use thinking about it now.

, the thick night is a paradise for ambushers, Ji Shu asked everyone to retreat and rest for the time being. He concluded that since Dangtu was already prepared, the Han army would not attack the city at night. No matter how short the city wall was, they still needed

Prepare some crude siege equipment.

But I'm afraid no one can sleep peacefully this night.

Ji Shu climbed onto the city wall of Dangtu at dawn to check on the enemy.

Counting the troops and horses lost in defending the city last night, the Yulin Army now has less than 5,000 men left. At this moment, the north, east, and south of Dangtu have been surrounded by more than 8,000 Han troops, leaving only the west gate.

The outer space is empty.

Surrounding three and missing one, this siege method aims to occupy the city and does not pay attention to destroying the enemy's effective strength. If it is surrounded, the soldiers defending the city will fight to the death, but once a way out is left, the morale of the entire defender will drop.

They will want to escape.

Ji Shu's ominous premonition was confirmed. If they were the vanguard of Cai Mao's return, they would definitely surround Dangtu and buy time for Cai Mao's army to arrive later, and then they could destroy Jiangdong's army in Dangtu in one go. But they stayed with confidence.

It gave the Yulin Army a way out, and there was no need to fear the Yulin Army's escape.

This is really an ambush, and there may not be Cai Mao's army behind him.

Then where will Cai Mao's army be? Shiting? It's ridiculous. How could the person who set up an ambush leave the main force of the army in Shiting? The Han army in Shiting is probably just a bluff feint attack, and it will not exceed 20,000 people at most. They

Fell into a trap!

Ji Shu punched the wall hard, and he became anxious. The Ganning tribe who went to conquer Xiakou Port and the Taishi Ci tribe guarding Jiangxia City might both be attacked unexpectedly.

God knows how things will turn out!

Everything seemed to have gone off track overnight, and the fear in Ji Shu's heart was hard to express.

We can't stay here, we must leave quickly!

In the end, regardless of whether Cai Mao's army was behind the ambush or not, they had to leave and send Dangtu away. The Han army outside the city seemed to have anticipated this outcome, and did not even prepare simple siege equipment overnight.

It seemed like there was an invisible hand controlling everything. Who was it? Who was it? Endless fear made Ji Shu stop in his tracks.

Can Jiangxia City really be saved? If they abandon Dangtu and go to Jiangxia now, and when they arrive outside Jiangxia City, they find that the city has been filled with Han army flags, then the Yulin Army will be exposed in the wilderness without food and grass supplies.

I'm afraid it will self-destruct in a few days.

There is also a ferry outside the west gate, where you can take a boat back to Chaisang. But doing this would be equivalent to abandoning the 30,000 Jiangdong Army in Jiangxia!

Hey, how did I command the army before?

Ji Shu put his hands on the wall and was at a loss. His eyes gradually lost focus.

"Calm down!"

Yueying gently hugged Ji Shu from behind and whispered softly into his ear. Only then did Ji Shu realize that his whole body had become cold, and Yueying's soft body brought him a slight warmth.

meaning.

"Don't worry! You are no worse than Brother Zhuge. Make your decision calmly. I will always be by your side."

Yueying said without any scruples the name that made Ji Shu so anxious and frightened, the genius who shouldn't have assisted a mere Liu Biao. But Yueying's words somehow had a magical power that made Ji Shu feel at ease.

A faint sweet scent made his stuck brain slowly move.

"Let's go! Order the army to rush to Jiangxia City immediately."

When he turned around again, Ji Shu's eyes became sharp again, and Yueying smiled happily and nodded.

Not long after, the Yulin army abandoned Dangtu City and marched towards Jiangxia City. Ji Shu and Yueying rode in front of the army.

Ji Shu believed that Gan Ning, Zhuge Jin, Taishi Ci, and Xu Sheng would not let him down. He bet that the Han army could not attack Jiangxia City!
Chapter completed!