: The big surround Xiangyang

The fire lasted for a long time, and it was burned from morning to afternoon before it was completely extinguished.

The sight of the eyes is scorched earth.

In the broken walls, the deputy general of the Chu army couldn't help but hold up a pile of black soil, trembling hands, and said sadly: "Ship Han... our food and grass... are all gone..."

He was already crying bitterly.

"What's the use of crying?" Hanzhou's grief was no better than him, but now that's it, he could only clench his fists and grit his teeth and say, "Go back first!"

In the evening, Xiangyang Prefecture.

The generals on both sides were silent and worried.

The local officials who heard the news also rushed over. As soon as they entered the hall, he asked anxiously: "Ship Han, what's going on when he heard the granary was destroyed!"

"You ask me, I want to ask you!" Hanzhou stared at him with a gloomy face.

"What?" the official was stunned and then said anxiously: "What does this mean?"

Hanzhou said coldly: "The Qin army used secret passages to transport elite troops and sneaked into the city. The city of Xiangyang is strong and it is impossible to dig through. This secret passage must have existed for a long time. Moreover, how did they know where our army's food and grass are stored?

From this point of view, someone will inevitably respond!”

He was suspicious of the officials.

When the official heard this, he was undoubtedly even more anxious and said hurriedly: "Ship Han Mingjian! Since the army stationed in Xiangyang, the officials have tried their best to assist, and they have no idea about the secret story. It is not until now that they have heard that the food camp has been destroyed!"

Hanzhou looked at him with a scrutiny and said with a slight gaze: "As the Xiangyang Order, don't you know that there is such a secret passage in the city?"

"Ship Han!" The official said anxiously again: "Although the officials governed Xiangyang, they only took office last year. It is even more impossible to understand every brick and tile in the city. Moreover, the construction and renovation of Xiangyang was not out of my hands, but in that year

The commander of Xiangyang Prefecture, Lord Cui Ji and Cui."

After hearing what he said, Hanzhou's face finally calmed down a little, he also frowned and began to think.

At this time, a side general said: "Supervisor Han and Lord Zou are working together with us to defend Xiangyang. They have always worked hard and are mostly in the army, so they cannot be related to the Qin army."

"Yes, Han Shuai, I thought something was something we didn't expect, it was just that the King of Qin was too treacherous..."

Seeing this, Hanzhou first glanced at everyone, and then thought about it.

Regardless of whether the officials colluded with the enemy or not, he must be a little suspicious, but now the food and grass are destroyed and the situation is critical, so no more trouble can occur.

If he had a fall in love with Xiangyang Prefecture again, his internal worries would be even greater, and it was also what the King of Qin wanted to see the most.

After all, Hanzhou is also the commander of the first army. There is still a view of this. After thinking about this, he also followed the flow and stood up and bowed to the official: "The food and grass camp was destroyed. I was anxious for a moment. If there is any inappropriate words,

, I hope Lord Zou will not take it to heart.”

When the official heard this, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and quickly returned the greeting: "Oh, what's the matter with Han Shuai? I just hope that we can defend Xiangyang and retreat to the Qin army."

"Of course." Hanzhou said: "The situation is critical now, and only by working together can Xiangyang be safe. In this way, Lord Zou, you should work harder and collect supplies from the people as a military ration."

"Is this a forced levy?" the official asked subconsciously.

"Are there any other choices in the current situation?" Hanzhou asked back. He was unwilling to do so, but there was nothing he could do about it.

"Okay... OK." The official also understood and responded helplessly, saying, "But the people in the city don't have much food. Even if they launch a forced levy, it's probably a drop in the bucket. Moreover... over time, the public's grievances are getting worse, and I'm afraid of having a life of a person...

turmoil."

Hearing this, a side general immediately said, "There are no food in the army! The soldiers are hungry, how can they fight? How can they care about the people!"

"Yes, yes..." the official had no choice but to nod.

Forced levy is not a solution, it can only be persisting for a while.

Xiangyang is very large and has many jurisdictions, but the surrounding counties have long been occupied by the Qin army. This place has now become an isolated city, and the fields are not in the city, but in the suburbs. Even if the residents in the city have food, they may only have enough food and clothing for themselves.

, How to support more than 100,000 troops.

As the saying goes, when you sit and eat the mountains and fight, the food and grass are the heaviest, and there is no strong logistics supply. Every grass and tree here will be eaten up sooner or later.

After issuing the order to force the recruitment, the officials left, and Hanzhou said to another side general: "Tonight, send an elite team of horses to try to send out the news."

"I understand!" He held his fists and took the order.

Xiangyang was surrounded by heavy siege. If the Qin army intended to block it, the news would not be possible, but Hanzhou must do so. He had to let Wang Ting know the situation here and deal with it.

On the other hand, the Qin army is also studying the Xiangyang issue.

In the central army's tent, Xiao Yuan took the lead in saying: "Now General Wei Qing went deep into the enemy's backbone and destroyed the food and grass of the Chu army, laying the opportunity for our army to win. Of course, this is all due to Mr. Cui Ji's advice."

When the latter heard this, his head slightly raised again.

Xiao Yuan continued: "Next, Hanzhou has no choice but to take the action of forcing the siege. Regarding this, Lord Jia, please tell me."

"Yes." Jia You gave a gift first and then said: "According to our previous calculations, the people in Xiangyang City have no food to support the army at all. Even if the Chu army launches a forced expedition, it will last for up to three to five months.

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"In other words, after three or five months, Xiangyang will be completely out of food."

"Yes."

As soon as Jia You finished speaking, Cui Ji said hurriedly: "The strategy of defeating the enemy has been successful. Next, when the army continues to be besiege, it will be defeated without a single soldier. "

"Of course, as Mr. Cui said." Xiao Yuan smiled.

As he said that, he also swept to the generals and issued a military order:

"As long as you follow the order!"

"Su Yi leads our main army and continues to station on the Ximen front to defend, so there is no need to attack again."

"No!" The latter held his fists and took the order.

"Ning Zhan led 10,000 troops to guard the East Gate Front, mostly with crossbowmen."

"Get orders!"

"Xu Rong guards the North Gate Front and cannot allow the Chu army to break through."

"Zhang Dashan guards the South Gate Front..."

After he adjusted the front line, the situation became clear. The Qin army changed from the beginning to the encirclement without attacking.

If Hanzhou wants to break through, he must be rushing to the west gate, because the other three gates have large ditches with moats, and you have to climb up when you come out. The Qin army is condescending, only a small amount of troops is needed.

However, at present, the Chu army will definitely not dare to break through. Hanzhou will most likely rely on changes in the battlefield to defend for one more day and the changes in the Wu and Ling armies.

At this point, the entire battleground of the Southern Expedition, if you look at the overall situation, you can see at a glance that the Wu army was guarding south of the Yangtze River, and Yan Qi trained some navy troops, looking across the river from it. Behind him, the Chu army was trapped by the main force of the Qin army.

Xiangyang.
Chapter completed!