Zhu Nao

Yueyang is located on the shore of Dongting Lake in the south of the Yangtze River. It is surrounded by the Yangtze River and accepts the three Hunan and four rivers. The rivers and lakes meet and the water system is developed.

Right now, there are three small wooden ships parked not far from the water gate, with one or two hundred Jingzhou sailors on board.Those sailors were shouting at the city gate.

"The tortoise bastards from Changsha, what are you doing huddling in the tortoise shell every day? Come out and play with grandpa!"

"If you dare not come out to play with grandpa, then open the city gate and let grandpa go in to play with you!"

"! I heard that there are more than 1 soldiers and horses in your city. Open your eyes wide and look. Grandpas only brought 200 people here today. Why, more than 1 people were scared out of their wits by our 200 people? This Changsha Apart from the tortoise bastard, there are no living people in the mansion?"

"Folks in the city, listen up! The tortoises occupying your city have no food and grass! They don't want to starve themselves, and grab the food of the people everywhere! They have slaughtered several cities along the way. There are dead bodies everywhere in Gong'an County, and these animals have not let go of the old, the weak, women and children! Folks, if you don't want to die, please help open the city gate and let us come in and clean up the bastards for you!"

Loud shouts hovered above the city tower, but there was still no response in Yueyang City.The soldiers guarding the city seemed to be asleep, deaf to all the sounds outside.

——Of course it is impossible to fall asleep.Most of the soldiers just listened to it for a few days, and they were already numb.There are also people who are not yet numb, and they are unable to respond even though they have endured so much that their old faces turn green.

Fang Ji was the one with the green face.He stood on the city tower, listening to the sound of "turtle" and "bastard" coming into his ears, if his eyes could kill, he would have killed the Jingzhou soldiers on the three wooden boats thousands of times.

Hearing the creaking of his fists, the subordinates around him knew that his patience had reached the limit, so they tried to persuade him tremblingly: "General Fang, we still..."

However, before the words of persuasion could be uttered, Fang Ji had already ordered: "You! Go to the governor quickly and tell me that Fang Ji is asking for a fight! Let me dispatch three ships to cut off the heads of those Jingzhou dogs!"

"This...is the general," the subordinate said in disbelief, "The Fu Yin has already issued an order, saying that no one in the army will be allowed to fight until the Central Plains soldiers arrive..."

Fang Ji glared at his subordinates, and scolded, "They only have three small boats, and there are no other reinforcements nearby! What are you afraid of when you deal with such a small number of people!"

The subordinates couldn't help slandering in their hearts: that Huang Dongxuan was very scheming and cunning, and the three boats clearly lured them out to fight.As soon as the city gate is opened, the reinforcements will come over right away?

Of course Fang Ji also knew this truth.He said coldly: "In order to lure our army out of the city, Huang Mang sent a lone army deep in. It is because of his entrustment! I will make a quick decision and let his bait never come back. Kill his prestige!"

His subordinates were in a dilemma, with Sun Xiang's order on the one hand and Fang Ji's order on the other, he didn't know what to do.Seeing that he didn't move, Fang Ji said angrily, "Aren't you going? Won't you obey my order?!"

The subordinates had no choice but to bite the bullet and ask Sun Xiang for a challenge.

Fang Ji stood on the tower and continued to look coldly at the Jingzhou soldiers outside.

There are many people in the Changsha army who hate Huang Dongxuan, but Fang Ji said that he was second, and no one dared to be the first—because Fang Ji was the one who replaced Huang Dongxuan to take over the Changsha Navy after Huang Dongxuan surrendered to Shu.

At that time, Huang Dongxuan and Wang Zhan suddenly surrendered to the Shu Mansion, and the Changsha Mansion was in panic and chaos.Fang Ji was elected to take over the navy at this time.He originally thought that he was ordered in the face of danger, that the heavens would send a great responsibility to the people.As everyone knows, in the eyes of others, he is just a tall man pulled out of a dwarf, and he is basically worthless.The only blame is that Huang Dongxuan is too famous, and he did a good job.It is too difficult for the successors to get rid of his shadow.

And in the past few years, Fang Ji has been living under Huang Dongxuan's shadow, no matter how hard he tries, he still can't break free.

To be honest, Fang Ji was wronged.He was unlucky because he was implicated by Huang Dongxuan-after Huang Dongxuan's rebellion, there were still many old troops he led in the Changsha Navy.For these old ministries, Sun Xiang looked left and right and looked displeased, but he couldn't abolish them all.After all, it is his own army, and to abolish those people is equivalent to abolishing his own navy and breaking his own arm.There is no way, Sun Xiang can only pinch his nose and continue to use these people, and while using them, he cuts power and neglects these people.And Fang Ji took over such a mess, and it was only natural that he was left out in the cold.

Under such circumstances, the Changsha navy can only decline day by day.But for this weakness, other people don't care about the three sevens and twenty ones, and put all the responsibility on Fang Ji's head. In a word, Fang Ji is not as good as Huang Dongxuan!

Not only outsiders think so, even Fang Ji's subordinates think so too.After all, when I was with Huang Dongxuan, I could eat delicious food and drink spicy food. Now that I am with Fang Ji, I can't eat a meal of meat in March. Who is not to blame for Fang Ji?

Fang Jiyou couldn't tell, so he could only keep all the accounts on Huang Dongxuan's head secretly. Now that the army retreated to Yueyang, he had a chance to fight Huang Dongxuan, but Sun Xiang still couldn't live. He was allowed to fight, but he was aggrieved!

Fang Ji waited on the tower for a while, and the men he sent to challenge finally came back.He asked impatiently: "What does Fu Yin say?"

The subordinate said dryly: "The governor said that the sun is scorching, please stop basking on the tower and go back to rest early."

Fang Ji: "..."

"Damn it!" He was full of anger and had nowhere to vent, and kicked viciously towards the base of the wall.But after kicking, he was helpless, staying here would only increase his anger.He could only go on cursing.

The soldiers guarding the city continued to numbly listen to the enemy's provocation and humiliation on the city wall...

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The sun was setting, Huang Dongxuan was sitting in the tent, when the curtain was suddenly lifted, and a person came in annoyed, shouting: "Brother, those turtles are still refusing to come out today!"

The person who came in was named Wu Bai, a general who was extremely trusted by Huang Dongxuan.After Wu Bai came in, he couldn't do a single salute. He went straight to the table, picked up the teapot on the table, and poured it into his mouth.He drank most of the pot of tea in a wolf, finally suppressed the fire in his throat, and threw the teapot on the table angrily.

"Damn it, those bastards in Changsha really think of themselves as bastards!" Wu Bai complained in an exaggerated tone, "When I led the troops there this morning, I happened to meet two of their warships patrolling the river. Damn it , Guess what? It’s still eight hundred feet away! I didn’t even have a clear look at their hull, and they turned around and ran away! I’m afraid that if I look at them, what’s wrong with them?”

Huang Dongxuan was amused by his vivid description, and couldn't help shaking his head after the music was over: "Sun Dog must have given the order not to fight us until the Central Plains Army arrives."

Wu Bai sneered and said, "That bastard surnamed Sun only dared to order the massacre of the people, but he didn't even have the guts to fight us. It really scared his guts out!"

They scolded very happily, but in fact, in the current situation, whether it is Huang Dongxuan or Wu Bai, they are very worried in their hearts-Sun Xiang's strategy is not wrong.As long as he hides in Yueyang City and drags Tao Bei to arrive with the Central Plains Army, the situation will be reversed.

Therefore, how to trick the Changsha Army out of the city, or how to pry open the gate of Yueyang City, is what Huang Dongxuan is most anxious about right now.

At this time, a communication voice sounded outside: "General, the horse has been selected, please have a look at it, General."

Wu Bai was taken aback: War horse?What war horse?

Huang Dongxuan clapped his hands for joy: "Okay!" He got up and walked out.Wu Bai also followed out quickly.

When the two came outside the tent, Wu Bai was startled by the situation outside: he saw soldiers leading tens of hundreds of horses over and forming a square formation.Looking at these war horses, each one has a shiny mane and a strong body. They are all good horses.

Wu Bai quickly asked: "Brother, what are you planning to do? Are you planning to raid somewhere?"

Picking out so many good horses, Wu Bai took it for granted that Huang Dongxuan planned to temporarily form an assault cavalry.

"Surprise attack?" Huang Dongxuan shook his head and sneered, "These are my thank you gifts for Sun Dog, and they will be given to the Changsha Army."

Wu Bai was shocked.Give such a good horse to the Changsha Army? !Could it be that Huang Dongxuan thought that the Changsha army didn't dare to fight because they lost their cavalry, so sending them a cavalry would allow them to leave the city? !Or, Huang Dongxuan really intends to thank Sun Xiang for slaughtering his villagers? ?

Of course, these absurd thoughts just flashed through Wu Bai's mind, and they were immediately rejected by himself.Although Huang Dongxuan likes to do crazy things, he is not really crazy.

"Zhang Ping come out!" Huang Dongxuan called the name of a centurion.

The centurion immediately ran out from the crowd and said loudly, "Zhang Ping is here!"

Huang Dongxuan beckoned to him, beckoning him to come forward, exhorted him so and so, and finally patted him on the shoulder: "I will leave this 'gift' to you to prepare. My words are you Do you understand everything?"

The centurion raised his chest and raised his head: "Don't worry, general, Zhang Ping understands!"

Huang Dongxuan nodded: "Go."

The centurion gave an order, and led his men to lead the horse away.

Huang Dongxuan silently watched the horse leave.

After listening to Huang Dongxuan's instructions to the centurion, Wu Bai already understood the usefulness of these war horses.He worried: "Brother, do you want to use these war horses as bait? But will the Changsha army bite the bait?"

Huang Dongxuan asked back: "What do you think?"

"Uh..." Wu Bai couldn't answer.How dare he predict such a thing!

Huang Dongxuan smiled and said: "How do you know if you don't try? Last time in Jingzhou, so many cavalry were lost. I guess Sun Gou must be too anxious to eat and sleep. He dreams of BMW cavalry. Nothing is better than this." the bait."

Wu Bai nodded.That said, it is.Not to mention Sun Xiang, everyone would be in a hurry to change.

Huang Dongxuan said again: "You don't have to go to the battle these days. The Changsha Army won't fight anyway. Just send a few people to call and call. You can find out the patrol route of the Changsha Army on the river for me. In addition , They lost more than half of their grain and grass, and they must have sent people back to Changsha to mobilize grain and grass. The grain and grass can’t go by land, they must come by water. You stop it for me, dare to put it in a boat in Yueyang, and see if I don’t pick you up skin!"

Wu Bai laughed and said, "Don't worry, big brother, I'm going on a boat, I'll screw my head off and use it as a chair for you!"

After hearing his assurance, Huang Dongxuan's heart sank in his stomach.He glanced at the horse that had been drawn away again.

There is no one who does not love horses in the army, and he is no exception.Thinking of the suffering that the war horse will suffer, he feels very uncomfortable.But when he thought of Gong'an County where corpses lay everywhere in the past few days, his heart instantly became stinky and hard.

These days, people are treated like livestock, but can animals still be treated as humans?To blame, only to blame the wrong year and month.So are people, and so are livestock.

Thinking of this, Huang Dongxuan felt that he was very bored, wondering what to do with these messy things.It's better to think about the fame and fortune after winning the big battle.Thinking about these things makes life more enjoyable.

He licked his lips, smiled self-deprecatingly, and went back to camp to rest.

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Five days later.

Fang Ji sat on the top of the ship building, staring at the river in a daze.

The huge ship building under him is the most majestic warship owned by the Changsha Navy, it is four stories high.He has always hoped to take this warship to kill the Quartet and dominate the Yangtze River.But now, this majestic warship can only berth at the port of Yueyang City.Because of Sun Xiang's order to avoid the battle, he didn't even have the chance to drive the ship out of the port.

At this moment, a spy ran over panting, looked up and found Fang Ji sitting on the roof of the boat building, and said anxiously: "General Fang, there is an urgent report!"

Fang Ji flipped out nimbly, slid along the mast and onto the deck.He asked, "What urgent report?"

The spy said: "The third battalion patrolling on the river found a pasture where the Jingzhou army fed their war horses. It was not far from the river bank. There were more than 100 good horses, and only a dozen or so people guarded them! They didn't dare to move without permission. I'll be right back to ask the general for instructions."

Fang Ji was stunned for a moment, his eyes brightened instantly: "What did you say? War horse??"

"Yes! War horse!"

Fang Ji rushed out of the deck, ran to the spies, grabbed the spies by the skirt: "Where is it???"

Since the big defeat in Jingzhou, Sun Xiang's complexion has changed day by day.According to people around Sun Xiang, he has been unable to eat and sleep every day recently, and has been worrying about the cavalry.Although their allied Central Plains Army will arrive soon, it is the Central Plains Army's business that the Central Plains Army is strong.If the Changsha army does not have enough strength, even if it can win the war in the end, it will have no right to speak when dividing up the war.The cavalry has almost become Sun Xiang's heart disease.

The spy was taken aback by the excited Fang Ji, and stammered, "It's just southeast of the tributary that flows into the Pingjiang River..."

Fang Ji looked up at the sky.It is still bright now, and the war horse will not go back so early.He gave the order very quickly, for fear of wasting precious time: "Send the order to the third battalion, go grab the horse first! How much you grab is counted! I will immediately arrange manpower to respond!!"

The spy turned around and ran.Hurry back and send orders to the third battalion.

Fang Ji was in a hurry to arrange the manpower to respond.He had just taken a few steps, when he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and told the people nearby: "Don't tell Fu Yin until the horse comes back. I will take care of myself if anything happens! Do you understand?"

Everyone was obsequious and responded again and again.

Fang Jisheng was afraid of delaying time, so he hurriedly arranged to go.