It's all abstract destiny, you're one emperor through the ages

Chapter 222 Our old Li has never won a battle in his life

Although Shi Zhouhexian was old and seriously ill, he was a world-renowned general after all.

With the intelligence, the situation has almost been thoroughly analyzed.

The current situation is actually worse than it appears on the surface.

Different from wanting to stick to it at the beginning, at that time, he still had some confidence.

Although Jiangling City is not as good as Xiangyang City, it is still a strong city, with sufficient food and grass, and enough troops.

Even if the city is completely besieged, it is estimated that it can persist for several months.

It will definitely make the Han army suffer from a shortage of troops and inexperience in siege. As long as they work hard, they can survive for several months.

Moreover, it is basically impossible for Jiangling to be surrounded.

To the north of Jiangling is Xiangyang, a rare strong city in the world.

Once people are sent to the north of Jiangling to attack the city and seize the territory and cut off the supply line from Xiangyang to Jiangling, it means that this army will be encircled and suppressed from Xiangyang.

The further north you go, the closer you get to Xiangyang, the base camp of Jingzhou, the more Donghu soldiers and horses can come to support.

Donghu people are good at bow horse riding and shooting, and they also control the horse producing areas. Among other things, they have a lot of cavalry and are extremely mobile.

Even if the partial division of the Han army that went deep into the hinterland of Juebei Road could cope with the soldiers and horses from Xiangyang, the supply line would still be a problem.

Only Jiangxia in the east can be replenished by water.

And Jiangxia County is still in the hands of the Donghu people.

But even so, the Han army's Juebei Road was still successful.

Having severed the connection between Jiangling and Xiangyang, they successfully captured Yiling.

Coupled with the news from all parties at hand.

Shi Zhouhao suddenly recalled it.

The matter of the Absolute North Road itself is very risky.

Send people deep to the north of Jiangling to cut off Xiangyang's support for Jiangling.

This also means that this army is going deep into the enemy's rear and fighting alone.

They won't have any support themselves, and have to rely on themselves to face the threat from Xiangyang in the north.

This requires the generals of this army to have a very high commanding ability and courage, and they need to make their own choices and judgments when facing heavy pressure.

It is necessary to complete the task of the North Road, but also to withstand the pressure of the counterattack of the Donghu people and preserve their combat effectiveness.

This shows that even if the Han army can cut off the northern road and lead the attack, it must be a famous general in the world who can advance and fight and retreat.

Among those who can reach this level and lead an army alone, Yue Shaoqian and Liu Zhier are the only ones in the Han army.

But one led [-] troops to Jiangxia County, and the other took the main force to fool around in Jiangling Port, presumably giving out medals.

Although Hou Junyan cooperated with Li Jingji and barely reached this point, he can be regarded as a bankrupt version of Guan Yu.

But the genuine Guan Yu Jue Bei Dao back then was not considered a complete success.

But the bankrupt version was a success.

Suffice it to say two points.

One is that Da Helu in Xiangyang is not determined to support Jiangling.

After being blocked for one or two days, he didn't think about breaking through the Han army and forcibly supporting Jiangling.

The other is that the situation in Jiangxia County is likely to be under Yue Shaoqian's vanguard, and it is not optimistic, and it has already begun to lose cities and lands.

Therefore, it is impossible to send additional troops to harass the supply line of the Han army.

Shi Zhouhao saw clearly first, but there was nothing he could do about this situation.

It has completely become an isolated city, and there is no way to break the situation.

Li Jingji outside the city?

Don't look at him losing three games in a row, being chased by Xiu Tubi and retreating thirty miles.

But there was no loss of soldiers or generals at all.

At most, let the army in the city solidify a little bit, so that the soldiers have the courage to fight against the Han army.

But for some people of insight, or senior generals in the army, it is useless at all.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Jiangling City will be destroyed sooner or later.

Jiangling, which had become an isolated city, couldn't resist Liu Zhi'er personally leading troops to attack.

What's the use of defeating the well-known and often defeated general Li Jingji?
I can do it too!

The morale of the Han army may not necessarily drop!
"Everyone can ask the Han army to surrender."

Shi Zhouhao spoke abruptly first, and said a word.

Even in this situation, it is impossible for him to vote. Yesterday he had the consciousness to kill Jiangling in battle.

But the generals under his command must not be as determined as him.

Then you have to beat it at the right time to stabilize the city as much as possible.

All the generals have different expressions.

It's good that I didn't receive the news, but now that I have received the news, it seems the best choice to vote directly.

But Shi Zhouhao's words like this first showed that he didn't have the idea of ​​being a traitor in his heart.

Shi Zhouhaoxian's control over the defenders in the city was still very strong.

In addition, there is Xiu Tubi.

Although the forced words are a bit harsh, the ability is beyond doubt.

If they were to surrender to the Han at this time, it might not be possible to get out of Jiangling City smoothly.

After thinking for a while, no one surrendered, but stood firm and said:
"I would like to defend Jiangling with my lord!"

As for how much sincerity there is, I don't know.

Shi Zhouhao wasn't very excited at first, and uttered a word lightly:

"it is good."

Let's take one step at a time, anyway, only Li Jingji is outside the city, and Xiu Tubi can still hold the hammer for a few days.

Before the emperor of the Han Dynasty led the main force to the city, the city of Jiangling could still be stable for a while.

Compared with the overwhelming pressure in Jiangling City, Li Jingji's army, who had lost three games in a row and retreated [-] miles, was in harmony.

The soldiers are all used to defeat.

Some even like to serve under Li Jingji's command.

General Li's food is too much, he can't win a battle, and he can only get a third-level medal at most.

But the lower limit is high!
Follow other generals, if you lose, you will lose, and you will die at every turn.

General Li is different. If you lose, you can take him away safely.

Let's say it's a three-game losing streak.

Don't think that Xiu Tu Bi won and drove them away.

But their casualties may be less than those of the Donghu people!
Of course, fighting with the emperor is the best.

Not only are they victorious in all battles, but they are all victorious, and even, basically, they will not lose troops or lose generals.

The soldiers had already set up their camps again, their morale hadn't changed much, and there was no sign of mutiny at Xiaoying.

As long as you're used to losing battles, losing battles won't demoralize you.

The lieutenant general in the army was even in the mood, chatting with Li Jingji:
"General Li, we lost three more games."

"Since entering Jingzhou, how many times have we lost?"

Li Jingji responded without thinking:

"There have been many battles, big and small, and we have lost 18 games."

The lieutenant clicked his tongue.

When he was in Jiaozhou, he followed Li Jingji.

Rough calculations, it is really like this, about ten games a year can be lost.

After entering Jingzhou, Li Jingji once led the army alone to attack Lingling, so he lost more in previous years.

After more than a year, he lost [-] games.

But it doesn't matter.

Judging from the current situation, they are likely to continue to set new records against Jingzhou and lose [-] games.

Li Jingji is also big-hearted, he is not sure if he is proud of winning battles, after all, he can't judge things that haven't happened.

But this is not discouraged, that's for sure.

"Then Xiu Tubi has some abilities, he is not inferior to General Hou and General Di, I am afraid that only Yue Shaobao in the army can steadily beat him."

The lieutenant nodded, which was also his approval.

If he were to be replaced by another general, he might be gone.

Hence, he proposed:

"Then why is the general still stationed here? It's better to join with General Hou and continue on the Juebei Road to stop Xiangyang's reinforcements."

After all, the Juebei Road is the strategic direction proposed by Li Jingji, and now it looks like it is generally successful.

Although it is not a war, Li Jingji's strategy is also a rare one, and it is worth continuing to consolidate the results.

After all, maybe, this is the only time in this life.

Li Jingji shook his head, stroked his three-point long beard, and said:
"Wait."

"Wait?"

The lieutenant general was puzzled, they wanted to surprise Jiangling to see if they could break through the city.

Now that it's clearly failed, what are you waiting for?

Could it be that the general has swelled after staying with Hou Junyan for a long time?

Do you think that even with [-] soldiers and horses in hand, you can still take Jiangling if you lose three battles in a row and retreat for [-] miles?

No, can it still expand after a hundred defeats?

"When water is irradiated by sunlight, it turns into water vapor and is evaporated into the sky. The water vapor encounters cold air at high altitude and condenses into small water droplets."

"Cloud heights rose rapidly, resulting in significant precipitation."

Li Jingji suddenly raised his head, looking at the sun that was still glaring under the cover of the clouds.

"In three days, there will be rain."

"what?"

The deputy general was in a fog.

But I thought that Li Jingji was a Taoist priest before he changed his job.

Taoist priests can calculate celestial phenomena, so it should be reasonable.

It's just that I've never seen this hand before!

Soon the time came three days later.

Sure enough, the weather began to change.

The sunny weather turned gloomy, with dark clouds quickly covering the sun.

Li Jingji's words seemed to be coming true.

"General."

The deputy general guarding outside the tent suddenly heard a muffled thunder, and the long sky was intertwined with lightning.

The next moment, the sky began to rain.

It started with light rain but quickly turned to torrential rain.

The rain was torrential, pouring down like crazy.

"General, is it raining?!"

The lieutenant quickly entered the account and reported the weather.

Although he didn't know what the rain could do, Li Jingji actually predicted the rain.

"Just right."

Li Jingji heaved a sigh of relief. Although he picked up his old business after the emperor's suggestion, he had done some research on celestial phenomena.

But after all, it is not as good as the emperor's destiny, who can call the wind and rain with ease.

So still a little uncertain.

But now that the rain is coming, then with it, everything is settled.

"Put on white clothes, and follow Ben to the Jiangling city, and walk up and down."

Not long after, three thousand soldiers of the Han army put on white clothes one after another and went shopping under Jiangling City.

The range of arrows in rainy days was much shorter, and the soldiers of the Han army were extraordinarily unrestrained.

But the general Donghu on the top of the wall was already scared out of his wits.

"If the Han army had already intended to attack by water and invited Guan Shengdijun again, I'm afraid that you will die without a place to bury you."

Xiu Tu Bi looked at the rainstorm and couldn't help frowning.

His words were not pleasant at all.

What are you guys?What is death without burial?

But there is some truth to it.

Even Shi Zhouhaoxian, who had been supporting himself on the top of the wall, was extremely tormented in his heart.

Isn't that how broken Changsha County is?
Water attack!
Changsha City is still some distance away from the river.

And Jiangling is on the edge of the river.

The Han army occupied Jiangling Port one step earlier.

And Yiling upstream.

It seems to be the northern road, but it is actually a water attack?

Da Helu didn't resolutely send reinforcements, is it because he saw the intention of the Han army's water attack and didn't want the soldiers in Xiangyang to die?

I can't stand it!

Endless struggle flashed in Shi Zhouhaoxian's eyes.

Flood Jiangling again, and invite Guan Shengdijun again, won't Jiangling City be easily destroyed?
This seems to be the way of the extreme north, but in fact, it is following the old story of Guan Shengdijun, asking him to come down to earth to help him, and at the same time cover up the fact of the water attack!
But Shi Zhouhao first felt that he had seen through all this, and it was useless.

In the face of water attack, please God, there is no solution at all!

How does human power compare with the power of heaven and earth?
And
As soon as the rainstorm came, people in the city were already in panic.

Since Guan Gong can show his holiness in Changsha, he can also show his holiness in Jiangling. After all, they are both in Jingzhou, so there is no difference.

But Jiangling is richer, and the incense of Guan Shengdijun must be more vigorous.

And the Han soldiers in white outside the city.

Maybe it's that Liu Zhi'er again, who is cheating the sky with his death.

Those who ride horses really have a lot of experience. They have seen those who cheated their enemies with tricks of death, and those who cheated their own people with tricks of tricks.

It's the first time in thousands of years that someone cheated God with death.

The problem is that God really believed it, and if he was cheated this time, he would still be fooled next time.

Even if you are the emperor, you can't catch your honest son and keep pulling wool!

Shi Zhouhao let out a long sigh in his heart.

Hurriedly summoned Xiu Tubi and gave urgent orders.

Other generals in the city are also stepping up their activities.

For example, there is a general of Han origin in the city named Shiren.

Shi Ren has some abilities, but his behavior can be described as a model of seeing profit and forgetting righteousness, greedy for life and afraid of death.

It is precisely because of some ability that the first time he saw the rainstorm and the white clothes, he had already thought of everything about Changsha County.

Already panicked.

After Li Jingji walked around the city, he led his army back to the camp.

After returning to the camp, facing the doubts of the lieutenant general, Li Jingji smiled lightly and said:
"Within a day, Jiangling will definitely surrender."

He did keep losing battles.

But as long as we don't fight, how can we lose?
In the way of conquering a country, attacking the heart is the top, and attacking the city is the bottom; victory in the heart is the top, and victory in the army is the bottom.

Who said that?

It seemed that it was Jia Wuji, Li Jingji also felt pity for old Jia, a top strategist whose intelligence was not inferior to Xue Jia's, died so miserably.

What a big man's loss!
When the deputy general heard this, he suddenly realized:
"It turns out that the general came up with this idea."

"Your Majesty crossed the river with a bath tub and stationed troops at Jiangling Port. People in Jiangling City were panicked for a long time. Shi Zhouhao was old and frail, and seriously ill. He could only use his power for many years to forcibly suppress it."

"Under the fright now, I am afraid that it will be difficult to restrain it. I believe that his subordinates will move."

The lieutenant immediately admired Li Jingji's strategy, if someone from Jiangling really came to vote, even if they failed to sacrifice the city to surrender, it would be a great achievement.

Sure enough, if you don't fight, you won't lose.

Just like what Li Jingji said.

The generals in Jiangling City are already in a state of confusion.

At this time, Shi Zhouhexian was wearing heavy armor in the mansion, and the outer room was full of personal guards.

Seeing that the sky was getting dark, but as long as there was a light rain outside the window, he would not dare to fall asleep, his eyes were wide open, as if his head would disappear if he fell asleep.

"My lord, rest assured and go to sleep, there are brothers outside, and we will never let a thief in!"

Seeing this, Shi Zhouhaoxian's personal guard couldn't help persuading him.

The old general was already old and frail, and he was just recovering from a serious illness. If he stayed up all night, he was afraid that something serious would happen to his body.

Hearing the comfort from the guard, Shi Zhouhaoxian not only did not feel relieved, but squinted his eyes and stared:
"Outside thieves can be wiped out, but house thieves are hard to guard against!"

The guards fell to their knees in a hurry:
"I have waited for the guardian for many years, and I am loyal, and the world can learn from it!"

Shi Zhouhe first just had a sullen face, looked at the light rain falling outside the window, waved his hands to make the guards retreat, without saying a word.

The rain was only heavy for a while during the day, but now it is very small.

Even if the Han army built a dam to store water in Yiling upstream, it would not be easy to flood Jiangling.

After all, Jiangling City is close to the river, and in previous years, it had the means to deal with the flood, and it also took precautions against flood attacks.

It is difficult to succeed without the help of the weather.

But the fear of the soldiers remained unchanged.

This rain did not fall on the ground, but soaked into the hearts of the soldiers.

At this time, there is a big camp in the city.

In the large tent in the camp, the lamps and shadows flickered, and several people were plotting in the tent.

A lieutenant whispered:
"General, Shi Zhouhe is a nobleman of Shi Zhouhe's headquarters first, and he is also a veteran."

"Earlier, I planned to defend Jiangling to the death. Now there is absolutely no reason to surrender to the Han. We don't need to die with him!"

These words immediately won the echo of several others.

"Exactly, Shi Zhouhexian has always been strict with our brothers of Han origin, without any trust."

"Even if the rain is not heavy and the Han army cannot attack by water, when the king of the Han army attacks the city, I will be regarded as a pioneer sooner or later, and I will die."

On the main seat in the tent, it was Shiren who was sitting, and his face was quite elegant.

"To tell you the truth, I would have wanted to be a traitor for a long time."

"Liu Bin and Shi Zhou He Cong's tens of thousands of troops were defeated, but Shi Zhou and A Sui's [-] troops deployed along the coast, but were still defeated."

"Not to mention, the Han army sent Hou Jun to Yanjue North Road, and Yue Shaoqian attacked Jiangxia. Jiangling has become an isolated city."

"How could Shi Zhouhexian win with only one city?"

The generals in the army below looked at each other and responded one after another:

"The little one followed the general!"

"The general casts Han, please bring the last general with you!"

Seeing that everyone was united, Shiren immediately made up his mind.

"Since that's the case, it's not too late. Let's take action tonight. Everyone, bring your own guards, and I will capture and kill Mr. Shi Zhouhao overnight, and join us in throwing ourselves into the Han."

Everyone excitedly agreed, and immediately summoned their cronies, selected hundreds of people, and under the leadership of Shi Ren, they went straight to Shi Zhouhexian's mansion under the cover of night.

It's just that Shiren didn't expect that Shi Zhouhaoxian placed all his guards in the courtyard as if he had expected it long ago.

As soon as he rushed in with his troops, he encountered desperate resistance.

Even that Shi Zhouhaoxian seemed to have picked up the courage of his prime, when he heard the sound, he turned over and collapsed, killing random people with a saber in his hand.

Shiren and the hundreds of bodyguards he had selected couldn't get things done for a while, so they had to slip away.

At this moment, it was still the captain who spoke first, and suggested again:

"General, since it is difficult for Shi Zhouhao to attack here, why don't you give Xiutu Bi a try?"

This sentence immediately reminded Shiren, and he was overjoyed immediately.

Taking down Shi Zhouhexian would be a great contribution to the city and the Han Dynasty, but if you can take down Xiu Tubi, it's about the same, enough to be used as a vote.

After all, Xiu Tubi's consecutive defeats against Li Jingji can be regarded as a show of prestige.

Ever since, Shiren immediately led the army and went straight to Xiu Tubi's mansion.

Xiu Tu Bi didn't seem to know that something happened in the city, Shi Zhouhe was almost killed.

While sleeping soundly, Shi Ren led his men to rush in.

It's just that Xiu Tubi, who was soundly asleep, suddenly opened his eyes and looked directly at Shi Ren in the room.

"If we want to vote for the big man, we still need the general to offer his head!"

Shi Ren is bound to win, and he doesn't take Xiu Tu Bi seriously.

The next moment, there was a shout of killing outside the house, directly surrounding Shiren's soldiers and horses.

Xiu Tubi went up and cut off Shiren's head with a knife.

"How did you die before the city was broken?"

(End of this chapter)