I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 346 Battle Situation on the Southern Front
The fourth day of July, Jiangling.

The summer sun is scorching the Jianghan Plain, the waves of the Yangtze River are surging, and warships are like clouds on the river.

Soldiers of the Wu army were swimming in the river by the river.

At the head of Jiangling City, the Han army moved back and forth, patrolling.

Outside Jiangling City, 50,000 Wu army camps stood up one after another, stretching for more than ten miles.

In the Chinese army camp, Lu Xun summoned the generals of the Wu army.

He said to everyone: "This is a letter written by Sima Division to me. The letter said that their battlefield was not going well. Li Jian led his troops and horses to cross the Yellow River."

As soon as Lu Xun said this, everyone was shocked.

Ding Feng said: "Grand Governor, did Master Sima say that on purpose?"

"how do I say this?"

Zhu Ran also said: "It must be so. It is not a joke to say that Li Jian has crossed the Yellow River! Everyone knows that the battlefield between the Shu army and the Wei army is in Nanyang. If the Wei army allows the Shu army to enter the Central Plains and cross the Yellow River, then The generals of the Wei army are worse than stupid pigs!"

"Besieged Jiangling for several months, Jiangling will surrender!"

"We have been besieging the city for half a month. We sent three envoys, but they were all shot to death!"

Lu Xun started walking back and forth, lost in thought.

"I know." Lu Xun said solemnly, "But I also know that Li Jian has indeed penetrated into the Central Plains. A few days ago, I received intelligence from the scouts, but this incident was too shocking, so I ordered someone to verify it. Now Master Sima has admitted it himself.”

After pondering for a moment, he suddenly turned around and said to the generals: "Yifeng!"

"Let's not talk about whether it is possible. Now we believe that Li Jian's war against Wei has won one victory after another. Sima Shi said that Li Jian will march south in a month."

"The purpose of Master Sima writing this letter is to tell us that we only have one month!"

In the afternoon, the sound of assembly horns came from the Wu army camp.

"The last general takes command!"

"Grand Governor, we continue to surround you. I don't believe that Li Jian can come back. I don't believe that the Shu army and the Wei army can finish the battle so quickly! The Wei army will definitely increase its troops!"

"He wants us to attack Jiangling as soon as possible and consume the Shu army."

Lu Xun did not respond, he continued to meditate.

"Li Jian has already drunk the Yellow River, can he come back?" Ding Feng was even more surprised, "Will Wei Jun let him come back?"

"This is impossible! Invading the Central Plains and drinking from the Yellow River! This is absolutely impossible!" Zhu Ran shook his head.

"This is a military order!"

"General, do you know what it means to cross the Yellow River?"

"I'll give you 10,000 front troops to attack the city today!"

Zhu Ran was stunned for a moment and said: "The general is here!"

"Grand Governor, we cannot fall for Sima Division's deception. It must be the Wei army who wants us and the Shu army to consume us, so that they can go south to reap the benefits."

"The Governor..."

"Du Jun! Du Jun!"

Du Yu was taking a lunch break when someone woke him up.

"What's the matter?"

As soon as Du Yu asked, he heard the horn outside.

"Wu Jun attacked the city?"

"The Wu army has gathered its troops and is preparing to attack the city!"

Du Yu stood up immediately.

"Where is Mr. Dong?"

"At the top of the city!"

Du Yu rushed to the top of the city, where Dong Yun was checking.

"There is something strange happening in the Wu army." Dong Yun said with concern when he saw Du Yu coming.

"Lu Xun is about to attack the city," Du Yu said.

"Why did they suddenly attack the city?" Dong Yun asked doubtfully, "Wu Jun had been adhering to the strategy of surrounding but not attacking before, but now the attack on the city is sudden."

"Maybe the battle situation on the northern front has changed and affected the southern front." Du Yu guessed, "Otherwise, based on Lu Xun's judgment of the situation, he would not have rashly attacked the city." "The battle situation on the northern front has changed?" Dong Yun was shocked, "Did the general lose the battle on the northern front?"

"I'm afraid it's not a defeat, but a victory." Du Yu said, "If it is a defeat, the Wei army will besiege Xiangyang at this time. Xiangyang can still hold on for a while like Jiangling, so Lu Xun will not be in a hurry to attack Jiangling."

Dong Yun thought about it carefully and felt that what Du Yu said made sense. A happy smile immediately appeared on his face: "The general is really a god!"

Du Yu turned around and said: "Dong Gong, now is not the time to celebrate the Northern Front. If Jiangling cannot be defended, the general's victory will be in vain!"

"Yeah!"

"Send the order, the whole city is on alert, we are about to start a war!" Du Yu suddenly shouted, "My sons, cheer up, we will defend Jiangling and our homeland to the death!"

The people around him immediately stood upright.

This time, many of the troops left behind in Jiangling were locals from Jiangling.

These people were the beneficiaries of Jiangling’s land reform. Most of them were former tenant farmers, with no land, insufficient food to eat, and low status.

When the Han army arrived, they not only restored their household registration, but also had their own fields.

It can be said that this is their true home.

If the Wu army captures Jiangling, it will return to the previous situation of many large families, and they will all lose their land again.

The schools where their brothers and children can go to read and write will also be closed.

Therefore, this is indeed a defensive battle.

A battle to defend the achievements of the New Deal.

A war between two different classes!

Before four o'clock in the afternoon (two o'clock in the afternoon), Wu Jun's heavy artillery was moved to the front one after another.

Du Yu asked the guards at the south gate to withdraw.

About evening the wall could not withstand the heavy artillery fire and part of it collapsed.

On the second day, under the constant bombardment of the Wu army, the southern city wall collapsed.

At this time, Wu Jun's attack began.

A large number of Wu troops arrived at the moat and began to build a pontoon bridge.

Du Yu immediately arranged for a group of crossbowmen to launch long-range shooting at Wu Jun.

Wu Jun did not dare to neglect and also dispatched a group of crossbowmen.

The two sides faced off around the moat for most of the day. With their numerical advantage, the Wu army forcibly crossed the moat and began to advance to the entrance of the city wall.

After the pontoon bridge was laid, a large number of Wu troops approached.

The Wu troops assembled at the front were all wearing iron armor and were tall.

They held shields and entered through the gap.

As soon as they entered, they were greeted by another heavy rain of arrows.

There was a dense attack, and the sharp arrows washed against the shields and armor, making a sharp sound.

Wu Jun was forced to retreat several times.

That night, they failed to break in and had to withdraw temporarily.

Early in the morning on the sixth day of July, Wu Jun finished his breakfast and began to prepare troops.

A new round of siege begins.

After a half-day confrontation, the Han army stopped firing crossbows.

The former army's crossbows had run out of arrows.

It was impossible for Du Yu to place all his arrows here. Du Yu's purpose was not to prevent Wu's army from entering the city, but to allow Wu's army to suffer an unprecedented counterattack after entering the city and eliminate Wu's effective strength.

At this time, Wu Jun successfully entered and launched an offensive formation inside.

But Zhu Ran knew that entering was just the beginning.

It's still behind when you push hard.

After entering, there will be blood, and a lot of blood!

(End of this chapter)