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Volume 2: Unpredictable Chapter 798: Jiangdong Raises Troops in Jingzhou (Part 2)

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    "How dare Cai Degui lead a wolf into the house!! He is simply crazy!!!"

    Liu Bei was furious and shouted loudly.  Zhuge Liang concentrated and said again.

    "The Sun family in Jiangdong has been recuperating for a long time. They have strong soldiers and horses, as well as advisors and generals. Their power is extraordinary. If Jiangdong really sends troops, they will divide their troops into four groups and take the four counties of Changsha, Nanjun, Jiangxia, and Guiyang. These four counties are all  Rely on Jiangdong. If Jiangdong can get it, reinforcements can be sent for rescue at any time if there is an emergency. The Sun family in Jiangdong is powerful, with more than 200,000 armored soldiers. At the moment, the lord has not yet established a major force, so we cannot resist them head-on.  First abandon Changsha and Guiyang, try to protect Jiangxia and Nanjun from falling into the hands of the Sun family, and then continue to plot the future!"

    "Kong Ming is so good that I will order the deployment of troops and horses according to your words!"

    Liu Bei's face was very solemn. The Sun family in Jiangdong was so powerful that it did not disgrace Cao Cao much.  Now, if Jiangdong uses its power to seize Jingzhou and gathers the power of the Cai family, Jingzhou will be transformed and the situation will change drastically.  Even so, Liu Bei had no fear in his heart. Instead, he felt excited about getting ready to move.

    There is no other reason, it¡¯s all because Liu Bei already has an extraordinary counselor under his command who has unparalleled wisdom, talents in the world, and the plan to conjure up ghosts and gods!

    Liu Bei followed Zhuge Liang's advice and ordered Zhang Fei to lead 10,000 troops from Xiangyang to attack Xiangnan County.  Lead the rest of the troops to guard Wuling.  The army set out from Wuling that day and marched towards Nanjun.  Furthermore, Liu Bei ordered general Tai Shici and famous scholar Kuai Liang to rush to Jiangxia to help Huang Zhong guard Jiangxia.

    The two armies, with banners covering the sky and swords and spears covering the sun, were all heading towards Nanjun in a vast and powerful manner.  On the other hand, it is said that after Cai Mao was defeated in Nanjun, he was afraid day and night that Liu Bei would send troops to attack him, so he sent more detailed operations to investigate in Wuling and Xiangyang.  At this time, Cai Mao had made a detailed report, and Liu Bei divided his troops into two groups. He sent 10,000 troops from Xiangyang and 20,000 troops from Wuling. The combined force of 30,000 troops was heading towards Nanjun with a shocking force and a mighty attack!

    Cai Mao was shocked. Deng Yi had not yet returned from his mission to Jiangdong.  Cai Mao's brows were burning, and he ordered all his troops to prepare for the upcoming battle. He also dug deep trenches and built earthen forts to prepare defense armaments for the upcoming battle.

    Liu Bei then mobilized his troops to conquer Nanjun and annihilate the Cai family.  At the same time, there was also a large-scale military movement in Jiangdong. Zhou Yu followed Sun Ce's order and divided his troops into four groups among the 80,000 elite troops in Yuzhang.  The first group was led by Zhou Tai, with Xu Sheng as deputy general and Lu Su as military advisor. They led 30,000 troops to Jiangxia.  The second group, led by Huang Gai, with Pan Zhang as the deputy general and Gu Yong as the army's military advisor, led eight thousand troops to the border of Guiyang, waiting for military orders and ready to attack various cities and counties in Guiyang at any time.  The third unit was led by Cheng Pu, with Han Dang as the deputy general and Zhuge Jin as the army's military advisor. He led eight thousand troops to march to the border of Changsha, and secretly waited for orders to prepare to capture Changsha.  The last one was led by Sun Ce personally, and together with the generals and advisors, he commanded 34,000 troops and horses to rescue Nanjun.

    If Jiangdong doesn't move, it will be fine. Once it moves, 80,000 elite troops will be divided into four groups. They will cross the river like four dragons and travel to various places in Jingzhou.

    Just when Cai Mao was in a panic, Deng Yi finally rushed back to Nanjun and reported to Cai Mao, saying that Sun Ce was willing to accept him and Jiangdong had sent troops to Jiangxia and Nanjun at the same time.  Cai Mao was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately informed the soldiers of all departments that reinforcements were coming from Jiangdong.  Upon hearing this, the morale of the soldiers from all departments rose sharply. The previously low morale could be said to have lifted all boats.

    A few days later, Liu Bei's 20,000 troops entered the border of Nanjun and captured the city and county one after another.  At the same time, Zhang Fei's troops also entered from the border between Xiangyang and Nanjun, and they seized the city in succession.  Cai Mao did not greet him. He knew that reinforcements from Jiangdong would arrive sooner or later, so he gathered all 20,000 of his troops in Jiangling City, Nanjun.  Within half a month, an urn city was built, and a deep trench was dug and an earthen rampart was built within a radius of three miles outside the city for defense.

    Ten days later, Liu Bei led his troops from the north of Jiangling City and built a camp ten miles away from Jiangling City.  The next day, Zhang Fei also led his troops to arrive from the east of Jiangling City.  Liu Bei's two armies gathered together and were about to order a fierce attack on Jiangling.  Suddenly a scout hurriedly entered the account to report.

    "Report!!! Thirty miles south of Jiangling City, a large army is crossing the river. It is huge and has a large number of people. It has more than 30,000 soldiers and horses!!! The villain saw the flag in the army and the general commanded it.  It is Jiangdong Wuhou, Sun Bofu. At the same time, his sworn brother Zhou Gongjin is also in the army!"

    "Jiangdong's soldiers and horses arrived so quickly!? It seems that they must have been deployed in advance!"

    Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this, his eyes widened, and he asked Zhuge Liang anxiously.  Zhuge Liang also had a somewhat solemn expression as he groaned.

    "Everyone says that Lang Zhou from Jiangdong is the wisest man in the world. Today's observation shows that it is indeed true. Zhou Gongjin must have noticed the chaos in Jingzhou earlier and thought of the war today, so he deployed troops and horses at the junction of Jingzhou and Jiangdong. Otherwise,  There is no way their army can come so quickly!"

    ¡°Military advisor, the Jiangdong army is rushing to Jiangdong now.?, if we join forces with Cai's soldiers and horses in the city, there will be a total of fifty thousand people.  Moreover, there are heroes from Jiangdong in the army. If you want to conquer Nanjun, it will undoubtedly be difficult to reach the sky!  !  !  "

    Liu Bei exclaimed, and Pan Feng on the side got angry and shouted sternly.

    "Brother, why should you let others have ambitions to destroy your own prestige! That Sun Bofu is young and arrogant, and he is not a danger. Although Zhou Gongjin is very wise, there are also military advisors in our army. Although my brother is not talented, I am willing to lead an army and defeat his army first.  Wei!"

    After Zhuge Liang heard this, he smiled a little, raised his hands to Liu Bei and said.

    "What General Pan said is absolutely true. My lord, there is no need to worry. Immediately, I have a good strategy to deal with the enemy. I also ordered the three generals to station troops in the high mountains to the east of the city to form a force with our army. In preparation for a big war."

    Liu Bei listened and obeyed, and the whereabouts of orders were determined according to the distribution.  On the other side, Sun Ce first sent Ding Feng to lead 4,000 armored troops as the vanguard and rushed to Jiangling. He set up camp for the army and at the same time informed Cai Mao that the Jiangdong army was approaching in the near future.

    Ding followed the order and rushed all the way to the south of Jiangling City, ten miles away, and established a stronghold on the mountain. At the same time, he sent a team of fast riders to report inside Jiangling City.

    It was late at night, at the time of the first watch, and the Jiangdong camp was standing at attention. Ding Feng saw that the night was getting dark, so he ordered the soldiers to rest first.

    At the second watch that night, there was suddenly a loud sound of horse hooves. Ding Feng was awakened by the huge noise. Before he could react, screams one after another could be heard in the village.  Ding Feng hurried out of the tent and saw Pan Feng leading an army on the left to attack. Liu Bei led an army on the middle and rushed towards the camp with Wenpin on the right.  Ding Feng was shocked, got on his horse and ran away.  Liu Jun's three troops all rushed into the stronghold and set fire to it, and the flames soared into the sky.  Jiangdong soldiers and horses ran around and fled to Jiangling City overnight.  Seeing Jiangling City approaching, a group of men and horses suddenly rushed out from the east.  The first general, carrying a snake spear eight feet tall, flew his horse forward, shook his head and shouted loudly.

    "Zhang Yide from Yan is here, a little thief from Jiangdong, come to accept your fate!!!"

    The cry was like thunder. Ding Feng was so frightened that his heart was shaken. When he came to his senses, Zhang Fei was already killing him quickly.  Ding Feng hurriedly raised his knife to block it, and there was a loud bang. Ding Feng's expression changed drastically, and he secretly thought that Zhang Fei was very powerful.  Zhang Fei shouted violently and stabbed fiercely with his spear. Ding Feng blocked it with his sword and retreated while fighting.  Fortunately, Ding Feng was good at martial arts, otherwise he would have been assassinated by Zhang Fei.

    At this moment, the southern gate of Jiangling City suddenly erupted with loud noises, and most of Cai's army rushed out.  Zhang Fei still refused to retreat and killed Ding Feng.  Ding Feng was also forced to bleed. He roared, his eyes as big as bells widened, he slashed randomly with a knife, and let go to fight Zhang Fei.  The two fought for dozens of rounds. Although Ding Feng was in danger of being killed by Zhang Fei, he was still able to hold his ground.

    "He is truly a strong man!"

    In a certain highland, Zhuge Liang, protected by a group of soldiers, was riding up in a car to look at the battle. When he saw that Ding Feng could fight Zhang Fei for dozens of rounds, he couldn't help but marvel.

    At this time, most of Cai's army was about to attack. Zhuge Liang ordered the soldiers around him to blow the horn to retreat. Zhang Fei listened to the trumpet and shouted angrily. He attacked for a while, but still couldn't take down Ding Feng, so he had to lead his troops to retreat.  Cai Mao arrived and led Ding Feng's troops into the city.

    Early the next morning, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were discussing in the tent.

    "Most of the soldiers and horses from Jiangdong have not arrived yet. Liang is willing to lead an army to occupy the camp previously captured to resist his army. He will buy ten days for the lord. Within ten days, the lord will gather the army and attack Jiangling. If it can be done, Nanjun will be defeated.  Nothing is lost! Liang has his own plan to deal with the war in the future."

    Zhuge Liang¡¯s eyes twinkled and he spoke in a condensed voice.  After hearing this, Liu Bei's expression changed drastically and he immediately refused.

    "No!! The military advisor is a man of ten thousand gold, and I am dependent on you on both sides. Jiangdong has many soldiers, and with the courage of Sun Bofu and the wisdom of Zhou Gongjin, how can the military advisor take risks and block them!!"

    "Liang only needs 6,000 soldiers and horses, and with the unparalleled bravery of the two generals, he can withstand the 30,000 Jiangdong army. Liang has already made up his mind, so my lord does not need to worry too much."

    Zhuge Liang smiled brightly. Seeing that he was confident and aware of the current situation, Liu Bei followed Zhuge Liang's plan.  Zhuge Liang then led 6,000 troops and horses, and cooperated with Pan Feng to defend the camp in the south of Jiangling City, ten miles away.  Liu Bei returned to the camp in the north of the city.

    Time was running out and the rest of the troops and horses were pending. Liu Bei immediately ordered Zhang Fei to lead troops to Jiangling City, and two groups of soldiers and horses surrounded and attacked.  Cai Mao was panicked, but Ding Feng stayed calm in the face of danger. He taught Cai Mao that he only needed to hold his troops and guard the city. When most of the troops from Jiangdong arrived, the crisis would naturally be resolved.  Cai Mao was determined after hearing this, so he followed Ding Feng's advice and ordered his soldiers to defend Jiangling.

    On the other side, Zhuge Liang was defending the stronghold. Suddenly, soldiers came to report that most of the soldiers and horses from Jiangdong were all over the mountains and fields, and they were coming here.  After Zhuge Liang heard this, his expression remained calm and he said to Pan Feng beside him.

    "Can you withstand the progress of Jiangdong soldiers and horses, buy time for the lord, and take down Jiangdong?"Ling, we must rely on the bravery of the second general!  "

    "Leave the military advisor to Pan!"
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