Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

"My lord's decision is too rash. It will cause huge losses." Ju Su complained.

Chen Gong shook his head and said, "Cao Ang is destined to succeed. It is not something that ordinary people like us can stop. Let's go there quickly."

Chen Gong and his men hurried to Xiangyang City.

"Meet the military advisor." At the city gate, Cai Mao led everyone to welcome Chen Gong.

When Chen Gong saw the serious expressions on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's faces, he knew that the news that Cao Ang had sent troops to attack Xiangyang had spread.

"General Cai, are you prepared?" Chen Gong asked with concern.

Cai Mao said, "Military Advisor Chen, please rest assured. I have already mobilized 5,000 elite troops to station at the city wall, which is enough to resist Cao Ang's army."

Chen Gong breathed a sigh of relief. Cai Mao was able to gather so many troops in such a short time, and he was worthy of being a famous general of Jingzhou.

"In that case, thank you for your hard work, General." Chen Gong said.

"Military advisor, you are too polite. It is the duty of military men like me to share your worries," Cai Mao said modestly.

"Then I'll trouble you, General." Chen Gong said without any pretense, bowing.

"It's just a trivial matter. Everyone, let's go to the Xiangyang city wall to watch the battle." Cai Mao suggested.

Everyone followed Cai Mao and climbed up the city wall.

Cai Mao pointed outside the city and said, "Cao Ang's army has entered the range of our bows and arrows.

But Cao Ang sent out 10,000 infantry and a large number of cavalry this time, it seems that this battle is not that simple. "

Zhang Yun said: "Cao Ang has three brave generals under his command: Lu Bu is brave and good at fighting, and Guan Yu is good at making plans.

Dian Wei was even more brutal and was known as the most powerful general in the Beihai Kingdom. The soldiers under his command had all survived hundreds of battles and had extremely strong combat effectiveness.

The combined strength of these 10,000 infantrymen and 20,000 cavalrymen should not be underestimated."

Pang Tong said: "It would be easy if Cao Ang sent only ordinary infantry and cavalry. I am afraid that Cao Ang's target is Xiangyang City."

"Yes, once Cao Ang captures Xiangyang City, he will march straight in.

By then, our army will be attacked from both sides. Even if we fight desperately, we will only retreat miserably in the end, which will benefit Cao Ang in the end."

Chen Gong took a deep breath and his face turned ugly.

Cai Mao said: "Military Advisor Chen, since our army will retreat sooner or later, why not take this opportunity to seize Xiangyang?"

"Xiangyang is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The city walls are tall and strong, and there are many defenders in the city. It is not easy to capture Xiangyang.

Moreover, Xiangyang has a large amount of food and fodder.

If Xiangyang falls, what will happen to the people of Jingzhou?"

Chen Gong sighed. He knew that Xiangyang’s defense was unshakable, but Xiangyang was a foundation and must not be lost easily.

Cai Mao was silent. Chen Gong’s words did make sense.

"Military Advisor, Cao Ang's troops are already at the gates of the city. If we delay any further, it may be disadvantageous to our army.

If Cao Ang captured Xiangyang, we would be really finished.

Please ask the military advisor to come up with a solution as soon as possible." Pang Tong suggested.

Zhang Yun nodded in agreement. The current situation was indeed very dangerous.

"Cao Ang is forcing me to take a gamble." Cai Mao felt the pressure increasing.

After thinking for a while, Cai Mao said to Chen Gong: "Military Advisor, Cao Ang has a strong force and attacked unexpectedly.

If we engage them head-on, our chances of winning are almost zero. We can only use a surprise attack."

"How to launch a surprise attack?" Chen Gong frowned even deeper. There was no equipment in Xiangyang City. Even if they wanted to use gunpowder to blow up Xiangyang City, it would be impossible.

"Military Advisor, you may not know that there is a secret room in the city, which contains a lot of kerosene. This kerosene is a specialty of Jingzhou and is very effective in burning the city walls and enemy troops near the city walls.

We can use this kerosene to turn the area around the city wall into scorched earth to cover our army's breakout." Cai Mao said.

Chen Gong understood Cai Mao's plan, but he still shook his head.

"Not appropriate. Cao Ang's troops are all cavalry. If we use kerosene to cover the breakout, the cavalry will definitely escape. Our plan will fail."

"What should we do? We can't just watch Xiangyang fall." Zhang Yun said anxiously.

Cai Mao said helplessly: "Military Advisor, our army has no way to retreat now. If Xiangyang is lost and Cao Ang's army attacks Nanjun, then Jingzhou will be in danger."

Cai Mao was in a dilemma now. If Xiangyang City was saved, Jingzhou could still survive. If Xiangyang was lost, the end of Jingzhou would be miserable.

Chen Gong sighed. He knew that the current situation was not optimistic.

"Forget it, I promise you." Chen Gong made a decision.

Zhang Yun, Cai Mao and others immediately breathed a sigh of relief, because they were very afraid that Chen Gong would refuse.

At the west gate of Xiangyang City, 15,000 infantrymen were moving forward slowly, and every step they took consumed their physical energy.

Cao Ang was wearing armor and a golden helmet, looking very majestic. Behind him were Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong, and on his side were Zhang Liao and Gan Ning.

"My lord, I have failed to live up to your trust and failed to capture the city of Xiangyang." Zhao Yun said ashamedly.

"Zilong, don't underestimate yourself. It's already very impressive that you can defeat Zhang Xiu. As for why we failed to capture Xiangyang City, it's because the enemy is too cunning." Cao Ang comforted him.

"Thank you for the compliment, my lord." Zhao Yun was delighted to hear Cao Ang's praise.

"My lord, although Xiangyang City is difficult to attack, I believe that with the powerful military force of our army, we can conquer the city wall as long as we hold on for half a day." Zhang Liao vowed.

Cao Ang said with a smile: "Wenyuan is right, I think so too."

Zhang Fei and Guan Ping looked at each other and smiled bitterly. They had thought the same thing just now.

"Haha, Zilong, Fengxian and Xingba all have the same idea, so don't underestimate yourself." Cao Ang laughed.

Zhao Yun also smiled. He was greatly encouraged by the encouragement and praise from Cao Ang.

Zhao Yun led the army to continue advancing forward, and they were only five miles away from Xiangyang.

"Report!" The scout rushed to Cao Ang's carriage and reported: "My lord, something unusual has happened."

"What's unusual?" Cao Ang asked.

"A lot of men in black appeared from the city gate. They were wandering around the city, seemingly looking for something." The scout said respectfully.

Cao Ang's face changed and he said, "Zilong, quickly tell the whole army to stop advancing!"

Zhao Yun quickly passed down the order.

Zhang Fei asked in confusion: "Brother, why do you want to stop moving forward?"

"I suspect the enemy will use poisonous smoke to confuse our army." Cao Ang said seriously.

Zhang Fei immediately became alert and said, "Poison smoke! I knew those bastards would not do anything good."

"Zilong, lead your troops to quickly move closer to the main army. Wenyuan and Xingba, you two stay where you are." Cao Ang ordered.

"Yes!" everyone agreed.

"My lord, are you worried that the enemy has an ambush?" Huang Zhong asked.

Cao Ang shook his head and said, "That's not what I'm worried about. I'm worried that the enemy in Xiangyang has already noticed our siege. If that's the case, it will be troublesome."

Huang Zhong slapped his head and suddenly realized: "My lord, you have considered it carefully. I will order the troops to hide now."

"Well. You all should do your job." Cao Ang waved to his guards. (End of this chapter)