Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 309 People who are unwilling to leave

Xing Daorong had long known that Sun Quan was a man who could not be trusted.

Especially after Qiao Guolao's death, Sun Quan's rating in Xing Daorong's mind had already become negative.

But he never expected that Sun Quan's strategic vision was so poor!

Now is clearly an opportunity for both of us to advance together and conquer the Central Plains!
As a result, Sun Quan actually gave way to Zhang Liao!
If Xing Daorong hadn't had the time to take care of him right now, he would have wanted to attack Jiangdong immediately.

However, the key point right now is to hold off Zhang Liao first.

"General, I've counted the number of casualties today. Seven hundred and eighty-one people were injured and two hundred and thirty-three people died. About half of the injured are unlikely to be able to fight again."

On the top of the city wall, Xing Daorong listened to Bao Long's report with a heavy face.

Zhang Liao's offensive was quite powerful. He lost five to six hundred combatants in one battle. If he attacked two more times, I'm afraid the city would not be able to be defended.

But it would take more than a few days for Xiangfan to come back to help, and Xing Daorong would have to hold on in Jiangling for at least several days.

"Can't hold it!"

Xing Daorong rarely had such a completely unacceptable idea.

But now, after weighing it over and over again, he felt that it was really not going to work!
There are too few soldiers and horses in Jiangling City, leaving no room for resistance.

This is not a situation where we can just hold out for a day or two and hope for reinforcements. We have to hold out for several days!

Once a flaw is revealed, the whole game will be lost and the entire Jiangling will be destroyed.

"How cruel!"

"I don't know who came up with this plan!"

Cursing inwardly, Xing Daorong pulled Bao Long over, found a corner on the city wall, and whispered, "Old Bao... Jiangling may be difficult to defend today."

"Starting today, you will escort the people out of the city and head west."

Bao Long was shocked when he heard this, but he shouted: "Send the people out of the city?"

"Didn't we win the first battle? Why should we send the people out of the city?"

Xing Daorong said seriously: "No, we can't hold it!"

As he spoke, his face became more gloomy: "If we are attacked three more times and endure three days of bloody battles, this city will be captured!"

Bao Long's heart trembled when he heard this.

I have never heard my general be so sure. This city must be conquered!

Looking at it this way, it seems like we can’t defend it anymore!
Bao Long naturally did not doubt Xing Daorong's judgment. If he said it could not be defended, then it naturally could not be defended.

After finally suppressing his trembling heart, he suggested: "General, since we can't hold it, let's go."

"Zhang Liao is alone and deep in the enemy's territory. We cannot fight for long. Let's go back to Sichuan to regroup and make plans later."

Xing Daorong shook his head and said, "We can leave, but can the brothers in Xiangfan leave? Can the military advisor leave?"

"Now we have no choice but to defend this city and give the military advisors time to respond."

"Just like... General Luo Meng risked his life to leave us a chance to survive..."

After hearing Xing Daorong bring up Luo Meng, Bao Long had nothing more to say.

He lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "General! I will stay here, General, you take the people away!"

Xing Daorong flatly refused upon hearing this: "No! It's better for me to stay than for you to stay."

"No matter what... I'll stay here, maybe there's still a chance of survival."

"If you stay here... you will surely die!"

There was a certain amount of contempt in these words, but Bao Long did not think there was anything wrong with it at all.

I am not as good as the general! It is normal for Xing Daorong to say this. Bao Long did not think there was anything wrong with it. He was just worried about his safety and said anxiously: "General! Let's think of a way. If we send all the people away, you will have no room for maneuver if you lead these thousands of people to defend the city!"

Xing Daorong certainly hoped to come up with a solution, but he really had no idea at the moment.

The matter of evacuating the people is already imminent!

Every day later you move, the more dangerous it is.

Seeing that his explanation was incomprehensible, he glared at her and said sternly, "Just go when I told you to. Why are you talking so much?"

Seeing Xing Daorong showing off his "official authority", Bao Long knew that there was no room for negotiation on this matter. No matter how reluctant he was, he had no choice but to do his job.

But unexpectedly, an accident happened even when sending the people out of the city.

What accident?
It turns out that the people are unwilling to leave Jiangling City...

...

Leaving one's hometown is common these days.

Although people have feelings for their hometown, there is chaos and war everywhere. It is useless to have feelings and they have to run away.

Therefore, the feelings towards one’s hometown will become slightly less intense in troubled times.

Besides, there are many cases of city relocation these days. Cao Cao has already relocated most of the people in the cities around Hefei. For the people of Jiangling, moving the city is not a big deal.

Xing Daorong thought it was natural, but he did not expect it to arouse opposition from the people.

Hearing Bao Long's report, he hurried down the city wall to see what was going on.

However, in front of the monument in the city, countless people were standing. When they saw Xing Daorong, they bowed down one after another.

But someone shouted, "General Xing...we have heard about what happened. If you really want to leave, please come with us!"

"Otherwise... there is absolutely no reason to let the general guard an empty city alone!"

Xing Daorong was deeply moved when he heard this.

He quickly stepped forward to help the common people up and said, "I appreciate your kindness...but today's battle will be extremely difficult and arduous."

"You should go ahead. To be honest, those outside are Cao's soldiers. You should have heard about Cao Cao's character. He has massacred many people in the past."

"If the city is breached, I am afraid I will not be able to protect you all!"

When the people heard about the massacre in the city, they naturally panicked again.

They talked to each other at once, and it was obvious that they had not expected outsiders to be so cruel.

But since they are unwilling to leave, these people don’t regard their lives so seriously anymore.

After discussing for a while, someone bowed to Xing Daorong and said, "General, there are too many people outside the city. I'm afraid it will be difficult to stop them with just these people."

"Although I am old, I still have some strength. You can ask the women and children to leave, and we old men can stay."

Xing Daorong took a look and saw that the person who was speaking had some grey hair, and he should be at least fifty years old.

At the age of fifty, one can carry sandbags and bricks in later generations, but in these days, it is really too old.

Xing Daorong looked at the sorrow and couldn't help but said with some pity: "Heaven has no mercy, but hates compatriots killing each other, and the old and the young fighting each other!"

After saying that, looking at the people kneeling in front of him, he suddenly had the urge to fight.

He stood up and said, "Everyone, since you don't want to leave, then follow me and fight to the death! Tomorrow, go up to the city with me and ask Zhang Liao if he can live up to his conscience!"

Upon hearing this, the old man nodded and said, "General, rest assured. If General Cao is really as fierce as a wolf and a tiger and has no conscience, then I will use this useless body of mine to tell the world about his evil deeds!"

Seeing this, Xing Daorong nodded sullenly.

It seems that this time we really have to gamble on Zhang Liao's conscience.
(End of this chapter)