The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

When Xu Sheng saw Guan Yu's flag suddenly appear on the city wall, he stopped the attack and led his troops to camp at Gong'an on the south bank.

Guan Ping wanted to give chase but was stopped by Guan Yu.

"The enemy is not an ordinary person. We cannot send troops lightly, or they will test our strengths and weaknesses."

Guan Yu came from Yuzhou and did not bring many soldiers with him.

After hearing that Wen Pin was surrounded, he rushed to Jiangling with only light cavalry.

In other words, in terms of local military strength in Jingzhou, the imperial court is ultimately weaker than Jiangdong.

Even Guan Yu can only think of a way to preserve Jiangling and wait for the imperial army to come to the rescue!

Xu Sheng obviously had some guesses about this in his mind.

Not only were they "in a state of confusion" during the retreat, it took a long time to get the warships out, and after arriving at Gong'an, the camp they set up was also full of loopholes, making it clear that they were trying to test Guan Yu!
Guan Ping asked, "Father, can we hide this from Xu Sheng by defending the city?"

"Of course not possible."

Guan Yu stroked his long beard, ready for battle.

"When fighting for my father, I hate to defend myself the most. Xu Sheng must know this too."

"It's okay if I don't chase them now, but if I don't send troops within three days, Xu Sheng will definitely become suspicious and come back to attack Jiangling."

"There will be a fierce battle at that time, and Tanzhi needs to prepare as soon as possible!"

"Here!"

However, there was some gloom between Guan Yu's brows.

Guan Yu also received some information about the affairs of Xiling.

The sudden fall of Xiling was definitely not due to Wen Pin’s incompetence, but because Jiangdong seemed to have developed the same gunpowder that the emperor used when he conquered Liaodong!

"Tanzhi, you must patrol the city walls day and night, and sprinkle clean water under the city every day. Don't make any mistakes!"

"Here!"

……

Xu Sheng, who retreated to Gong'an, saw that Guan Yu did not come to chase him, and just as Guan Yu had expected, he became suspicious of the defense of Jiangling City.

"Guan Yu has always been arrogant!"

"When Zhou Yu defeated Gan Ning and came to Jiangling, even though Guan Yu did not have enough naval cover, he still loaded the Thunderbolt Chariot, Zhuge Crossbow and other equipment onto the warship to drive them away!"

"Now that you've seen us, you've stayed indoors the whole time. I'm afraid this is a sign of insufficient manpower!"

In order to further verify the situation, Xu Sheng sent a small boat to the vicinity of Jiangling at night.

When Xu Sheng learned that Guan Yu's son Guan Ping was patrolling Jiangling at night and constantly pouring water under the city, he was even more certain.

"Guan Yu must be short of troops!"

If there were sufficient troops, why would Guan Yu's son Guan Ping have to guard the city himself?
And the action of pouring water under the city wall was undoubtedly to prevent gunpowder!
If Guan Yu had enough troops, he would certainly insist on coming out for a decisive battle with Xu Sheng and driving the Wu army out of Jingzhou. Otherwise, why would he take a defensive posture?
"Siege!"

It didn't take three days as Guan Yu thought.

In just two days, Xu Sheng discovered something unusual in Jiangling, figured out the details of the Han army, and prepared to attack the city!
……

Changsha County,
Luo County.

This place is very lively on weekdays because it is the hub of the Yangtze River and Xiang River.

When you go out normally and look down from the bridge, you can't see any ripples at all, because even the rivers are filled with ships.

But now Luo County has become a bit deserted.

The river is no longer filled with boats, and wild geese fly by from time to time, adding a sense of loneliness.

"Damn you Jiangdong rat!"

The outbreak of war brought Luo County's prosperity, which should have been booming, to an abrupt halt.

The goods are piled up here, and I don’t know how many people will lose their homes and lives in this stagnation.

"The war needs to be settled as soon as possible!"

Among the Kou family of Luo county, there was a son named Kou Feng, who was strong and powerful, with a strong temperament.

Seeing that all his goods were piled up at the port, he finally threw away the books he had prepared for the imperial examination and wanted to gather the men of his clan to join the army!

But Changsha had already implemented the equal distribution of land, so most of the clan members had land and naturally were unwilling to follow Kou Feng.

"When the country is in danger, how can we only care about small profits and ignore the greater good?"

Kou Feng raised his arms and shouted: "If Changsha is occupied by the Jiangdong rats in the future, cutting off the road to Jiaozhou in the south and the waterway to Bashu in the west, how can Changsha be so prosperous today!"

"I hope you can come with me to Jiangling to support General Guan to resist the rats in Jiangdong and save Changsha!"

I would rather die in battle than let those rats from Jiangdong occupy Changsha!
Kou Feng also distributed all the goods piled up in his homes to the people who were willing to follow him to Jiangling, so that they had no worries.

After gathering three thousand young and strong men, Kou Feng crossed the Yangtze River directly and rushed to Jiangling from Jiangbei.

When Guan Ping, who was on patrol, first saw a group of people coming from the north, he was quite frightened.

But after learning that the other party was actually a righteous soldier, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Guan Ping held Kou Feng's hand and said, "With such a righteous man, why should we worry about the prosperity of the Han Dynasty?"

When Guan Yu heard that Kou Feng had actually recruited 3,000 soldiers from Changsha to help him defend the city, he showed a rare look of surprise.

"Kou Feng? What a nice name!" When Kou Feng said that his ancestor was Kou Xun, one of the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai, Guan Yu nodded continuously.

"He is actually a descendant of a loyal and patriotic founding father!"

"My eldest brother Liu Bei gave birth to a son, and the emperor personally named him Liu Feng. I hope my nephew can become a loyal and righteous person like you!"

When Liu Bei was the governor of Jingzhou, Kou Feng had also heard of his reputation.

Hearing Guan Yu's reminder, Kou Feng also did not hesitate to express his admiration -

"If I could meet Uncle Liu one day, my life would be fulfilled!"

Kou Feng was straightforward and quite pleasing to Guan Yu and Guan Ping.

"Tanzhi, you and Kou Feng are of the same mind, why don't you become brothers with him so that you can take care of each other in the future."

Upon hearing this, Kou Feng was more terrified than surprised: "I am just a commoner, how can I become a brother with General Xiaoguan?"

Guan Ping was thinking about something else: "Father, if I let Uncle Huang and Uncle Yide know about this...is it appropriate?"

"It's appropriate! How can it not be appropriate!"

Guan Yu glared at Guan Ping and said, "You were born earlier, and you are almost two generations older than my eldest brother and Yide's offspring! Do you want to become sworn brothers with them in the future and become the elder brother of my eldest brother's offspring?"

Guan Yu then looked at Kou Feng again: "A commoner? Who wasn't a commoner before?"

"What Guan likes most is the common people, not those celebrities and nobles who seek fame and reputation!"

Kou Feng was not a shy person.

It was just because Guan Ping's status and position were so far apart from his own that he didn't dare to marry him.

But Guan Yu has already said this, if you still don’t agree, it would be a disrespect to Guan Yu!

Under the witness of Lord Guan, the two swore an oath of blood and became brothers, relying on each other!

Guan Yu also used this as an excuse to open the treasury of Jiangling City to reward the three armies and boost morale!
When Xu Sheng led his troops to attack, he was frightened when he saw that the morale in Jiangling City was so high.

"Why is the morale in the city so high? Could it be that the imperial army has arrived to support them?"

For a moment, Xu Sheng began to hesitate.

Seeing that the Wu army was slow to attack the city, the Han soldiers defending the city became more and more excited and even took the initiative to mock Xu Sheng!

Seeing this, Xu Sheng thought that the Han army reinforcements had arrived, and was in a dilemma for a moment.

Fortunately, there were Wu army scouts patrolling the edge of Jiangling City day and night, and they soon told Xu Sheng the truth.

"The Han army is making such a fuss when only a group of over a thousand militiamen come to support them?"

Xu Sheng was both ashamed and annoyed, and finally issued the order to attack the city again!

First, they released the boat, covered the bow with hard iron sheets, loaded a large amount of straw and kerosene on the boat, and then attacked the water gate of Jiangling City!

Seeing this, Guan Ping, who was supervising the battle on the city wall, immediately ordered his soldiers to shoot arrows and throw stones downwards.

A large number of rocks fell from the city walls. Many boats lost control of their direction after being hit. Some were stranded on the nearby beach, while others crashed directly into the city walls of Jiangling and became motionless.

But this time Xu Sheng was obviously determined to capture Jiangling. He continuously launched fireboats to the Jiangling side. Soon, some ships broke through the blockade of the Han army and crashed into the water gate of Jiangling!

Water gates are mostly made of wood.

Even if it is made of highly fire-resistant wood such as jujube wood and iron birch, it is still made of wood and can be destroyed by flames.

Guan Ping was about to lead his troops back when he was stopped by Kou Feng.

"You continue to command on the city wall! I'll go below!"

Guan Ping glanced back and saw that Guan Yu did not refute, so he nodded heavily to him: "Brother! Be careful!"

"it is good!"

Kou Feng, holding a mixed iron spear and wearing diamond fish scale armor, led his soldiers to the water gate and immediately organized them to launch an offensive.

Riding a small boat to the front of the water gate, Kou Feng ordered his soldiers to jump into the water and hold iron spikes to sink the Wu army's fireboat in front of the water gate.

The soldiers of Wu army wanted to come over to stop them, but Kou Feng swung his iron spear and stabbed them down one after another!

"Brother, you are so brave, why would you study and take the imperial examination?"

Seeing that Kou Feng was doing well on the battlefield, Guan Ping was completely relieved and focused on commanding his soldiers on the city wall, constantly blocking the navy of Jiangdong.

Seeing that the water route was blocked, Xu Sheng wanted to take the risk of landing on the north bank and try to attack from land.

Little did he know that Guan Yu was waiting for this moment!
Seeing Xu Sheng dare to go ashore right under his nose, Guan Yu immediately shouted angrily: "Prepare the horses!"

Let’s take the lead together!
When Guan Yu rushed to the shore on his warhorse, the Wu army immediately cried for their parents. After leaving behind dozens of corpses, they were driven into the Yangtze River in a panic.

Xu Sheng became even more annoyed when he saw that neither side could take Jiangling.

"If we had known this, we should have attacked the city on the first day instead of carefully testing it!"

Xu Sheng retreated to Gong'an again and anxiously sent a letter to Zhu Ran, asking Zhu Ran to send reinforcements to help him take over Jiangling!
By the time Zhu Ran got the military intelligence, half a month had passed since Jiangdong's surprise attack on Jingzhou!

"Is there such a thing?"

Whether it was Guan Yu, the pillar of the country, arriving in Jingzhou ahead of schedule, or Kou Feng leading three thousand Changsha soldiers to support Jiangling, these were things that the Jiangdong side had not anticipated.

Zhu Ran's face was full of bitterness at this moment: "Is it God's will that Jiangdong will not take Jingzhou?" (End of this chapter)