Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 359 The silver bell rings and the brocade sails fly

Jiang Wan could clearly see that there was a visible commotion in the Jiangdong Army outside Jiangling City.

To be fair, Jiang Wan was not unhappy during this period.

After all, when Guan Yu built Jiangling City, the Eight Ox Crossbow was already the standard equipment for defending Jiangling.

When it was decided to temporarily abandon Gong'an County and evacuate to Jiangling, the Banniu crossbows along the Hudu River and connected to the Shuilifang were also dismantled and transported away.

These eight-oxen crossbows were sent to Jiangling and Xiangfan, and were turned into the city defense at the head of Jiangling City and the weapons on the ships of the Jingzhou Navy.

By the way, Huang Yueying also upgraded the foot pedals of these "Shuilifang Special Edition Eight Bull Crossbows" to make them easier to string.

Lu Meng was completely unaware of this. He only understood what fire suppression meant when the entire division in Gong'an County completed its attack on the city.

The twin cities of Jiangling were surrounded by water on three sides. Lu Meng ordered some warships to make noise along the three sides of the river to attract attention, and then personally led a large group of soldiers to circle to the west and land in an attempt to attack the city.

This city is difficult to attack, and Lu Meng had already anticipated this.

But Lu Meng really didn't expect that it would be so difficult to attack.

A Jiangdong soldier listened to the commander's order and got off the boat in confusion.

The simple armor on his body and the sharp but fragile long knife in his hand did not provide people with a sense of security.

Lu Meng had a very good imagination about his grand plan of demarcating the river and governing it.

The soldiers hated that they could only go out with the army to assassinate General Guan in the back.

If possible, the soldier missed the hoe he held in his hand even more a month ago.

But it is a pity that the fertile land for cultivation is not one's own, and as a slave one cannot help oneself.

At his boss's command, he would go through fire and water, fight for his boss's boss, and die for his boss and the big bosses' Jiangdong.

For him, the biggest extravagance in this battle is just "if I can survive..."

But when the army arrived at Jiangling City, this "what if" was shattered.

But after getting off the boat and facing this fortified city, the luck completely disappeared, replaced by fear and a hint of unwillingness.

It would have been better if he and his fellow villagers had mustered up the courage to flee to Jingzhou a year ago, he thought.

In that way, maybe I can stand on the city wall and watch these "Jiangdong Xiaoxiao" safely at this moment.

Junzheng's scolding interrupted this luxurious fantasy. Seeing the sword in Junzheng's hand, Jiangdong's soldiers had no choice but to move forward.

He faced the roaring Eight Bull Crossbow with his chest.

An eight-oxen crossbow is more of a deterrent to infantry.

But if dozens of eight-oxen crossbows were lined up on the top of the city and fired continuously, it would not only destroy the morale of the infantry, but also their bodies.

To make matters worse, the naval warships making noise along the river were also taken care of by Baniu Nu without discrimination.

The specially-made crossbow arrows passed through the ship, leaving a hole that could not be plugged by manpower. After several rounds of volleys, Jiangdong's navy also stayed away.

Keeping the farthest distance and making the loudest noise was the best way they could execute General Lu's orders.

So after several rounds of this, the soldiers who disembarked would rather face the military commander's sword than face the crossbow arrows with their thin chests.

At this point, Lu Meng's various thoughts about Jiangling can only be turned into nothing, and the only solution left is the option of being trapped to death.

The main force was left to confront Jiangling in Gong'an, and the remaining troops began to attack in three directions: north, south, and west.

Jiang Wan, who saw everything clearly at the top of the city, was not worried.

After all, Jingnan has a small population. After Jiangling Public Security Bureau and Jiangling Public Security Bureau became more and more prosperous, people basically chose to come to these two places to find a job.

The remaining few people were transferred to Xiangfan under his signed documents.

After General Guan's northward campaign ended, Fancheng and Xiangyang became empty cities as the soldiers left.

But in the final analysis, it makes sense for Liu Jingsheng to choose Xiangyang as the administrative seat of Jingzhou. It is a good place with fertile fields, natural dangers and mountains and rivers.

By ordering the people from Dangyang, Yicheng and other places to move north to Xiangfan, they could not only avoid the military front from Jiangdong, but also serve as the first batch of residents to revive Xiangfan, which was a multi-purpose achievement.

Therefore, Jiang Wan's defense of the city was almost without incident. Apart from the fact that the merchants were a little depressed due to the inability to conduct official trade, the other impacts were not very great.

On the contrary, Jiang Wan had to deal with a lot less official duties, and he still had time to take a walk on the city wall with Zhou Qun every day, and take a look at Jiangdong Camp in Gong'an County from a distance.

With nothing to do, Jiang Wan quickly noticed the changes in Lu Meng's camp.

"The enemy is about to return...either Shanyue went west and attacked Yunmengze."

Taking a leisurely walk every day, Zhou Qun also got close to Jiang Wan and Fa. At this time, he still had time to joke with Jiang Wan.

Jiang Wan smiled and shook his head when he heard about the Shanyue attack on the west.

Zhou Qun also had a smile on his face, cupped his hands and said:

"Then our navy should go south to attack Jiangxia. In this way, the siege of Jiangling is lifted. Congratulations to the Duke."

Jiang Wan looked around, thoughtfully, and pondered over the city head. One figure after another passed through his mind, and finally the figure of the young general Gan Gui appeared in his mind.

Therefore, he relaxed his brows, put on a smile, shook his head and said:

"Looking at Lu Meng's situation, it seems that the navy is going straight into the hinterland of Jiangdong."

Zhou Qun didn't ask questions at all. Although Jiang Wan was approachable, Zhou Qun always kept in mind the high position and power of Jiang Wan, so he must know a lot of secret information that he was not qualified to see.

But going straight into the hinterland of Jiangdong... Zhou Qunxuan even understood.

The warships of the Jingzhou navy are better. It would be unwise to abandon the advantage of the warships and try to occupy Jiangxia to defend against the enemy.

But for being able to ignore Jiangling and take Jiangdong directly, Zhou Qun also admired this person's courage!

Jiang Wan was silent. Relying on the sufficient intelligence in advance, he felt that he had almost grasped the general direction of the current war situation.

If Gan Gui obviously wanted to attack the enemy and rescue him, then he must cooperate with Gan Gui's efforts to keep or delay Jiangdong's army here.

In this case... With the battle between heaven and man in his heart, Jiang Wan gradually made up his mind.

With a loud laugh, Jiang Wan pulled Zhou Qun with a face of ecstasy and said:

"Now that the thieves have retreated, God will surely bless Duke Xuande! Zhongzhi should have a feast with me!"

Zhou Qun was at a loss, but he was already very thoughtful, so he naturally dealt with everything at this time: "This is a celebration. Let's hold a big banquet and tell the people in the city to celebrate."

Jiang Wan's face was full of joy: "Zhongzhi still understands me! Please ask General Zhenwei to move to the government office to celebrate."

Zhou Qun was naturally quite cooperative: "Good."

Under Jiang Wan's deliberate promotion, all the officials in Jiangling City soon learned of the news that Jiangdong was about to retreat. After being spread by thoughtful people, the whole city soon fell into a faint restlessness.

For the officials in Jiangling, the banquets held in the government offices were no secret. Governor Chiang, who never drank alcohol, had a rare banquet and quickly became drunk.

"The rebel army retreated, and the defenders in the south of the city took the lead!"

So everyone at the banquet laughed lightly. It seemed that the prefect was really drunk. It was the crossbow army in the west of the city that successively destroyed the enemy. How come it became the first success in the south of the city?

But Jiang Wan didn't stop there. He turned red and burped:

"Come on, pass on this eunuch's order, and the defenders in the south of the city will give you wine to congratulate you!"

Someone tried to dissuade him, but was almost kicked down by the drunken Jiang Wan. Liu Zhang came over to make peace, burping with wine and persuading them with loud tongues, saying that now that the rebel army was about to retreat, how could they bother to attack the city? There is no need to panic.

With the tacit approval of Jiang Wan's cronies and Liu Zhang's persuasion, this untimely order was quickly implemented.

Then Jiang Wan fell asleep on the table, and so did Liu Zhang.

The host was too drunk, so the banquet naturally stopped here. As the worried guests dispersed, what happened at the wine table spread to a small area.

The vast majority of people expressed their understanding. After all, the obvious fact is that Sun Cao joined forces and General Guan was unable to save himself. In this case, the pressure on the prefect can be imagined. Now that he knew that the siege was relieved, he was suddenly ecstatic. among.

But for those who are rooted in Jingnan, today is the last chance to take action.

After drinking, the guards in the south of the city became very sleepy, and there were holes in the defense line on the city wall. With the cooperation of people who were willing, soon a hanging basket quietly fell from the top of the wall, and a man who was good at swimming spotted the river with a secret message. On the other side, in the direction of the police, a sudden plunge was made, and the river calmed down again, leaving only a wooden basket slowly sinking into the river.

But before this group of thoughtful people could congratulate each other, a group of defenders kicked open the door of the house quite arrogantly.

"According to the order of the prefect, Chief Pan and everyone, please go together."

Pan Jun's face suddenly turned white. This timing was so clever that it was hard not to make people suspect that the servant who was successfully sent out of the city was deliberately let out.

After the group of people saw Jiang Wan sitting in the high hall, Pan Jun's guess became more and more certain.

Jiang Wan's face was calm and his eyes were dangerous. How could he look like he was drunk?

General Zhenwei Liu Zhang, who had always lived in seclusion in Jiangling City, also sat aside, looking up with a calm expression, as if he was carefully observing the beams.

There was no need for Jiang Wan to speak, Pan Jun had already said in a trembling voice:

"The official documents of Jingnan that I have seen with my own eyes in the past month..."

"Half of them are fake." Jiang Wan said lightly.

At this point, there was no need to say anything more. Pan Jun smiled strangely twice and took a step forward to look at his distant brother:

"Jiang Wan, do you really want to seclude yourself from your hometown?"

Jiang Wan, who was sitting upright, didn't say a word. He stared at Pan Jun with eyes that seemed to express a thousand words, but in the end he just sighed in disappointment and waved his hands.

The cronies no longer gave Pan Jun a chance to speak nonsense, and dragged these people away.

Trying to get rid of his cousin's influence on him, Jiang Wan also raised his head and said dryly:

"After Lu Meng received the secret letter, he should have made a plan to divide his troops, not only to aid Jiangdong, but also to seal Jiangling, and to attack Hanshou."

"In this way, the siege of Jiangling will be solved, and we will have an opportunity to counterattack."

Jiang Wan's dry voice echoed in the high hall of the government office, but Liu Zhang remained silent.

Jiang Wan was not discouraged and softened his tone and said:

"Recently, many glass ornaments have been fired in the glass shop, General Zhenwei..."

Liu Zhang, who seemed to have lost his words, laughed immediately:

"The prefect gives me a generous gift, how dare you refuse?"

Watching Liu Zhang leave, Jiang Wan rubbed his head and went through what he just said in his mind again, ready to check for any omissions and fill in the gaps at any time.

As for this cousin...it's better to leave it to General Guan.

He is obviously very talented, but why do he only focus on the one-third of an acre in his hometown? Jiang Wan couldn't understand.

Gan Gui, who was walking down the river, was unaware of the complicated and trivial things happening behind her.

Breaking through Jiangxia has consumed all the boats in the navy, which has actually made the navy's speed even faster.

This kind of boat is a small and narrow boat without a sail. In wartime, it relies on the desperate paddling of the sailors to achieve the speed of an arrow.

But when there is no battle, the walking boat is naturally not so fast. Most of the time, it is tied behind the big ship and towed, and then gets on when needed.

Now that these small boats are gone, the Jingzhou Navy sailing down the river is traveling at an incredible speed with the wind and current.

In order to expand the influence as much as possible, Gan Guiming's men hung up all the flags they could fly, such as the Chinese character flag, the Liu character flag, and the Guan character flag of General Guan.

There was no way. Gan Gui never thought that he could lead a division by himself beforehand, so he didn't have his own flag, but it didn't matter.

The giant boat was already eye-catching, but now there was a huge silver bell on the front end, and the small sail in front was replaced by a rather eye-catching brocade sail. These were enough to illustrate its identity.

These two simple arrangements made Gan Ning's eight hundred old men very excited, as if they had returned to the carefree days of wandering on the Bashu waterway, and even their bodies became a little lighter.

However, there were also objections from the stable old troops: What if Jiangdong saw these two things and Sun Quan beheaded General Lao Gan in anger?

But more people sneered: With General Lao Gan's keenness and alertness, how could he be in such a situation?

The opinions of the minority were suppressed, so the group of people continued to head towards Jianye happily. They even lined up to ring the silver bell, which made Gan Gui even more proud. She only wished that her father had not witnessed this scene with his own eyes. .

Gan Gui and others were extremely happy, but the commotion caused by this navy also spread behind this navy.

From Chaisang to Pengze, from Nanling to Wuhu, the cities along the river can be clearly seen. There is a naval force heading downstream under the banner of General Guan!

Although Jiangdong will not publicize his betrayal of the alliance, countless gossips have spread wildly in Jiangdong since the siege of Jiangling for half a month.

Now seeing the Jingzhou Navy clearly showing off its banner and heading towards Jianye without any ceremony, everyone felt that the previous rumors had been more or less verified.

Wherever Jingzhou Navy passed, hundreds of rumors merged into one voice:

General Guan defeated Jiangxia and went to settle the score with Marquis Sun!

Where is my former Jiangdong Navy? Of course he lost!

General Guan is really powerful!

Gan Gui had no time to inquire about the impact he had caused, but three days later, Jianye was already in sight.

Shouting and commanding the fleet to move closer, Gan Gui watched with a smile on her face as the traders and footmen on the shore ran away in panic.

When the people were almost dispersed and enemy troops gathered on the city wall, Gan Gui suddenly grinned:

"The whole army is armed with crossbows, aiming for Jianye, and saying hello to Marquis Sun!"

(End of this chapter)