The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

But it was less than half a month ago that Liu Zheng besieged Changsha County.

"I'm afraid you don't know yet, that bastard Liu Zheng gathered all his soldiers and horses in Yuzhang County not long after his wedding."

"Where is Yuzhang? It's just next door to Changsha County, only a hundred miles away from Changsha. He joined forces with Yuan Shu and took advantage of Yuan Shu's attack on Jiangxia to restrain Jingzhou Jiangxia's troops, and he led his 3 Thousands of horses started to attack Changsha County, but it is not so easy for him to take down Changsha County."

"I've heard people say that Liu Biao Zhou Mu has dispatched Zhang Yun from another province of his own to lead an army of [-] from Nanjun to Changsha to support Brother. Now there are at least [-] to [-] troops in Changsha County. So many people, Liu How could it be possible to fight in Changsha?"

"However, why did he choose to attack Changsha to fight against our Cai family?"

Cai Zhong told Cai Yao what he knew, in fact, he wanted to show off in front of Cai Yao, and at the same time forced Cai Yao to give him the child in his hands.

"Little sister, now that Liu Zheng is attacking Changsha, if brother wants to win faster, I have a way."

Cai Yao heard that the thing she least wanted to see had finally happened. How could she care about Cai Zhong at this moment? At this moment, he was so worried that he couldn't eat anymore, and he didn't care what Cai Zhong said at all.

"Little sister?"

Cai Zhong tried again.

After Cai Zhong called out again, Cai Yao recovered from her nervousness and worry.

"Ah? What's wrong, second brother?"

"I said, do you want to quell this battle as soon as possible?"

"I want to, of course I want to, I definitely don't want to see big brother and Liu Zheng fighting each other."

"I have a way to make Liu Zheng retreat."

Cai Zhong looked at Cai Yao with a smile.

"any solution?"

"Give your son to me, and I'll take him to the battlefield and use him as a bait to lure Liu Zheng to attack. At that time, the eldest brother will set up many ambushes with soldiers and horses, and tell him that the road administrator will come and go."

Cai Zhong didn't care how vicious his plan was, he said it directly in front of Cai Yao.

But when Cai Yao heard this, of course she immediately refused.

"No, no, I won't let my son put himself in danger, and I won't let him harm his father."

Although Cai Yao didn't want to see her elder brother fighting Liu Zheng, he was even more unwilling to see Liu Zheng fail and be killed by Cai Zhong. Although Liu Zheng betrayed her, her love for Liu Zheng still didn't diminish.

"What time is it now, you still think about that Liu Zheng, you think about him, is it useful, people don't like you at all, even you gave birth to him, but they don't even look at you, and they just marry him Another woman! You are so cheap, do you know that?"

As soon as he heard that his proposal was rejected on the spot, Cai Zhong suddenly became angry from embarrassment, and returned to the original bitter and mean face.

"Today, I'm not asking for your opinion, I'm here to order you, give the child to me!"

Cai Zhong's expression changed, and he stared at Cai Yao fiercely.

Chapter 5 and Four Surprise Attack on Xiangyang

In Cai's house, without Cai Mao's protection, Cai Yao is not something that Cai Zhong can bully at will.

After all, women did not have any family status in ancient times. Cai Yao's status in the Cai family was all due to Cai Mao's favor.

Now that Cai Mao is gone, no one speaks to Cai Yao, Cai Zhong can completely bully Cai Yao, no one dares to say anything.

"No, I won't give it to you, he is my son, and I will never let him leave me for half a step!"

Cai Yao's heart tightened, she immediately pulled her forward, hugged her son who was crying and ran back to her, and hugged her tightly, for fear that Cai Zhong would snatch the baby from her hands.

When Cai Zhong saw Cai Yao's pitiful appearance, although he felt some resentment, he couldn't bear it. Anyway, Cai Yao was also his sister.

"But he is also Liu Zheng's evil son, little sister, if you don't hand him over to me, in case the elder brother is defeated and Liu Zheng occupies Changsha County, do you know what it means?"

Seeing that Cai Yao was silent, Cai Zhong continued to speak.

"If our eldest brother is defeated by Liu Zheng, Liu Biao will definitely blame him. At that time, I'm afraid our Cai family will no longer have a foothold in Jingzhou."

"If that time really comes, let alone the child in your arms, even you, and even our Cai family, will disappear."

"So, for the sake of the Cai family, you can hand over the child to me. Only this child can quickly quell this battle, and maybe defeat Liu Zheng. Our Cai family still has a lot of credit, and it is not impossible to get promoted and get rich. "

Cai Zhong still wanted to persuade Cai Yao to hand over the child in his hands, but Cai Yao was unmoved at all, with a mournful face, shaking her head and rejecting Cai Zhong.

Seeing that he couldn't understand Cai Yao, Cai Zhong could only grit his teeth and give up.

"Well, then you can ask for blessings."

After finishing speaking, Cai Zhong turned his head and walked out, ignoring Cai Yao and the child in her arms.

After Cai Zhong left, Cai Yao hugged her child, her face was full of tears, and the tears couldn't stop flowing down. He was worried about Liu Zheng, and at the same time, he was also worried about his elder brother Cai Mao. After all, Liu Zheng and Cai Mao Not only does it hurt someone, but it is not good news for Cai Yao.

But she, Cai Yao, is a girl, and she can't do anything for Liu Zheng and Cai Mao. All she can do is to pray silently here.

When Cai Yao was praying in Xiangyang City, Liu Zheng led Tai Shici and Zu Lang's [-] soldiers and horses, and they had directly killed Xiangyang City from Jiangling County.

Although they registered in Jiangling County, they didn't go directly to Jiangling County, but took a detour and came directly to Xiangyang.On the afternoon of the third day, Liu Zheng's [-] troops finally arrived in Xiangyang.

And when he arrived in Xiangyang, Liu Zheng immediately separated some people to start making siege equipment, and at the same time let Tai Shici lead the troops to attack the city directly.

When Tai Shici's [-] soldiers and horses rushed to the city of Xiangyang, although they were very fast, Liu Zheng's [-] troops moved on the road, after all, they were still very noisy. Found.

Although this is the hinterland, Liu Biao was fighting everywhere, and when the battle was tense, the defenders in the city did not dare to neglect, and there were soldiers and horses patrolling the towers from time to time.

When he discovered that Liu Zheng's [-] army was attacking, he immediately organized manpower to defend.

On the city tower, the three thousand defenders immediately began to sound their horns to signal the enemy's attack. The defensive equipment was readily available. In a fierce offensive and defensive battle, the first round of attack did not succeed in breaking through the city gate.

It is relatively easy for Liu Zheng's tens of thousands of troops to take down a small county town, but for a big city like Xiangyang, the strength of the city walls and gates alone is far superior to that of ordinary cities. , is not that simple.

Especially in the absence of suitable siege equipment, it is even more difficult.

So in the first round of attack, after Tai Shici lost 3000 soldiers and horses, but did not take advantage of it, Liu Zheng decisively asked them to retreat, and then began to prepare siege equipment nearby.

Take a day to rest, wait for the battering ram, ladder, and trebuchet to be manufactured, and then break the city.

On the tower, the guard in charge of defense is called Li Yan.

Li Yan at this time was an important minister who was left alone by Liu Bei along with Zhuge Liang in history. He was originally a talent under Liu Biao, and he joined Liu Bei later. Today's Li Yan is not very old, but he is very talented and trusted by Liu Biao , Acting as the general of Xiangyang.

After Li Yan learned that someone had attacked Xiangyang, he immediately ordered the left and right guards to start defending the city gate, and at the same time sent someone to deliver a letter to Liu Biao.

Liu Biao's mansion in the city is not far from the city gate. He has no problem defending the city, but Xiangyang City is the one to attack. Many things still need Liu Biao, the lord, to manage things.

At this time, Liu Biao was still unaware that he was at home, drinking fine wine and looking at the letters in the water, feeling very comfortable.

When the sound of the horn in the city sounded and reached his study, Liu Biao realized something. He hurried out of the study, and immediately summoned the little boy to ask what happened.

But when he shouted, Xiao Tong didn't call, but waited for the messenger sent to him by Li Yan.

"My lord. Something is wrong."

"What happened in a panic, why did you blow the horn of the enemy attack at this time."

Liu Biao still didn't think that someone could attack Xiangyang City at this time. At most, he thought that there were some bandits who came to attack Xiangyang City while its troops were dwindling.

The messenger began to speak in a panic.

"There is an enemy army attacking the city, please hurry to the tower to take a look and make a decision."

The messenger's short words described the danger this time, which made Liu Biao's application, which he didn't take very seriously at first, immediately sank slightly.

"What are you talking about, are there enemy troops attacking the city? Who and how many people?"

The nervous Liu Biao asked immediately.

"The other side doesn't have a registration number, so they attack directly, but I see the word Liu written on the enemy's flag, it is very likely that they are those thieves from Jiaozhou!"

Although it is not clear whether it is Liu Zheng who is attacking outside, these people can vaguely see that it is Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses through some detailed judgments.

After hearing the news, Liu Biao finally couldn't sit still.

"Impossible, how is this possible? How could Liu Zheng's people directly attack Xiangyang? What about Changsha? Could it be that Changsha has already fallen?"

Liu Biao couldn't sit still because if Changsha were gone, then Xiangyang might really be doomed.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Liu Biao didn't think much, and after hearing the news, he hurriedly walked up the tower.

Chapter 5 and Five: The Siege

Not long after, Liu Biao had already reached the gate tower.

It's just that when Liu Biao reached the tower, the battle of the army led by Liu Zheng to attack the city was over.

After Tai Shici led [-] soldiers and launched a round of attack, he found that the defenders of the city tower were very tenacious and it was not easy to take down the city, so he followed Liu Zheng's instructions and took the initiative to retreat.

Liu Biao walked up the tower and looked at Liu Zheng's soldiers and horses, who had already slowly retreated from the tower at this time, and then retreated a few hundred meters away from the city.

Because of the distance, Liu Biao couldn't see clearly who the people under the city were, and he wasn't sure if they were Liu Zheng's soldiers. In fact, even if he could see the faces clearly, he had never met Liu Zheng or knew Liu Zheng.

However, he quickly found Li Yan, and wanted to ask about the news about the enemy troops under the city through Li Yan's mouth.

"Fang Li Yan said, what's the situation now, why did those enemies retreat?"

On the tower, Liu Biao hurriedly found Li Yan who was commanding the battle on the tower. Li Yan had just repelled Tai Shici's attack, and he still had some lingering fears. When asked by Liu Biao, he calmed down a little. Then he answered Liu Biao's question.

"My lord, I don't know about the last general. It's just that not long ago, there was a sudden attack from outside the city. At first I thought it was our own people. Who knew that when the enemy troops appeared, they would just say nothing." To launch an attack, it looks like it is prepared, I can only order my men to start defending."

"But after only attacking for a while, these people retreated by themselves. You see, they are now stationed outside the city."

Li Yan pointed at the enemies outside. Liu Biao looked in the direction of the outside of the city, and indeed he could see that the dense crowd of people outside the city was forming a formation and laying out an army formation to besiege the city.

One can tell from this appearance that the opponent is not retreating, but wants to prepare to surround Xiangyang City and carry out a long-term attack.

"Quickly, immediately send an order to Cai Mao in Changsha to rescue Xiangyang. Before the enemy army has surrounded our Xiangyang city on all sides, let people go out of the city to ask for help!"

Liu Biao didn't care at all where the enemies outside the city came from and who they belonged to, but as long as he attacked the city, it meant that these people were not friends at all, but enemies. Since they were enemies, and they had [-] people , This amount is simply not something that Xiangyang can resist now.

The only thing that can be dealt with is to let Cai Mao in Changsha call in reinforcements.

After all, Jiangxia's people can't move anymore. Only the tens of thousands of soldiers in Changsha can mobilize enough manpower.

It only needs to transfer 2 horses from Changsha, which is enough to solve the [-] army siege outside the city.

"Yes, my lord."

Li Yan hadn't thought of asking for help just now. Even if he had thought of it, he didn't have the right to send someone to ask for help. Only Liu Biao could make the decision. So at this time when Liu Biao gave the order, Li Yan immediately rushed A few messengers behind them opened their mouths, and arranged three waves of people in batches to go to Changsha from three directions to ask for help.

These messengers have horses. With the help of war horses, they leave the city from other city gates and go in the direction of Changsha County at the same time. It only takes two or three days to reach Changsha.

After Cai Mao in Changsha received the news, it would take three or four days to gather his troops to rush over. Calculated, it would take five days at the fastest, and the first wave of reinforcements would be available in Xiangyang City.

However, it is not an easy task to stand firm for two days under the siege of [-] troops. At least, Li Yan, the guard on the tower, is not very sure at this moment.

Although Li Yan was considered a second-tier military general among the Shu Han in the later period of the Three Kingdoms period, he could be considered both civil and military, and he was able to fight Huang Zhong single-handedly for dozens of rounds regardless of the outcome. I am young and have not experienced too many storms, so it is inevitable that I am not confident.

"My lord, let's go to Cai Mao for help, but it will take at least five days for the troops from Changsha to get here. Five days, now we only rely on the five thousand defenders in our city. It is not easy to defend the city."

Li Yan expressed his worries to Liu Biao, but Liu Biao was not worried.

"Don't be afraid, let's see what the enemy army wants to do first. You are responsible for guarding the city gate. I will go to the city to recruit warriors to help defend the city. As long as we can hold on until the reinforcements arrive, we don't have to worry about it."

In fact, Liu Biao didn't have much confidence in his heart to block the attack of these enemy troops, but he was the master after all, and he couldn't give up before his own men, so he could only give Li Yan some encouragement.

At the same time, Liu Biao took two steps up the city tower, and continued to look down the city.

"Come here, shout a few words to the outside of the city, and let the leaders of these enemy troops come out to speak. I want to ask first, who are these people from."

Even if Liu Biao wants to defend the city, he must first figure out who his enemy is.

The guards on the left and right immediately started shouting towards the outside of the city.

"Listen, people outside the city, let the person in charge come out!"

The guards on the left and right yelled several times, and the loud voices combined together finally spread outside the city. Someone reported it to Liu Zheng, and Liu Zheng actually heard the shouts from the tower.

But he didn't hear clearly what the other party was shouting. If he saw his subordinates coming to report, Liu Zheng wouldn't mind going out and chatting with the people on the tower.

Anyway, Liu Zheng telling the other party his identity can also arouse some fear in the other party, and let the guards understand that the famous Liu Zheng is coming, and Liu Zheng's fame will resound throughout Xiangyang, even Liu Biao will be afraid.

After shouting a few words from the people on the tower, Liu Zheng soon appeared under the tower under the protection of the left and right guards.

Tai Shici and Zu Lang were guarding Liu Zheng's side. After all, at this distance, if the opponent shot a sniper, there was still a chance that he could hit Liu Zheng.

A few masters in martial arts are needed to help Liu Zheng monitor one or two.

"I'm the one in charge."

Liu Zheng came out, stood under the city, and glanced up the tower. He quickly discovered that there was a middle-aged man in his 40s on the tower. It was very scholarly, and according to Liu Zheng's understanding of Liu Biao, most likely, the person in front of him was Liu Biao, the shepherd of Jingzhou who was stationed in Xiangyang.