In fact, Lu Xun secretly made countless preparations for this battle.

With the speed at which he led his army to cut off the Han River, even if Hu Zhi could arrive at normal speed, it was still unknown whether he could break through the Wu navy defense line on the Han River and re-establish contact with Xiangyang.

But people always like to never look back until they hit the south wall, and never give up until they see the Yellow River.

The current situation in Xiangyang is that the Wei State has a sufficient army in the north, which is only separated by a river, but they can only watch helplessly as the Wu army besieges Xiangyang.

When at a loss what to do, normal people will naturally think in their hearts, "I knew this was the case, it would be better to...".

Or the idea of ​​"why don't you...".

As I walk along this road, and it doesn't work, I always subconsciously fantasize about whether it would be better if I take another road.

Guanqiu Jian had been in Jingzhou for a long time, and he had accumulated a lot of experience in military matters.

After all, before the Wei State lost Guanzhong, small-scale encounters between Xiangyang and Nanjun had never stopped.

It's just that this is the first time Guanqiu Jian has encountered such a big battle.

Moreover, they were attacked from the north and south by Lu Xun and Feng Yong at the same time.

No one else has this kind of treatment, so it’s normal to make some mistakes.

Although Feng Yong ran away halfway through the fight.

There is a feeling of giving up halfway.

But a person’s name is like a tree’s shadow.

Facing the notorious Feng Gui King, Guanqiu Jian, who personally stationed at Caoqiao Pass, still did not dare to be careless after the Han army on the other side withdrew.

The company sent more than ten teams of scouts to confirm that the Han army had retreated to Wuguan, and then he dared to lead his troops back to Xiangyang to aid.

What he didn't expect was that the situation in Xiangyang had deteriorated to this extent.

Being anxious, he naturally had a bad tone.

It's just that Hu Zhi is also holding back his anger.

Who among the leading generals on the front line likes to be like a puppet, restrained by those gadgets in the rear?

The victory was due to them.

If you lose the battle, all the responsibility lies with you.

Unfortunately, Hu Zhi is now facing the second situation.

Facing the Han River water defense line deployed by Lu Xun himself, Guan Qiujian and Hu Zhi naturally had a huge headache for the Wei State, which did not have many naval forces in the first place.

"What do we do now?"

Hu Zhi didn't pay attention to Guan Qiu Jian's tone. He just looked at Guan Qiu Jian and asked.

Guanqiu Jian has been in Jingzhou for a long time and is familiar with the situation in Jingzhou. If he doesn't even have an idea, then the two of them are waiting to be punished!

Unexpectedly, Guanqiu Jian shook his head:

But I heard him say:

"No one has any good ideas for the current plan. We can only see if we can rely on Fancheng to rebuild a pontoon bridge on the Han River and connect it with Xiangyang."

Hu Zhi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed when he heard this. Doesn't this mean he has to break through Lu Xun's water defense line?

After thinking about it, Hu Zhi asked again:

"Where's Shangyong? Can you let Shangyong's defenders put pressure on the Wu invaders from the west?"

Hearing this, Guanqiu Jian showed a wry smile:

"When Emperor Wen was there, the power of wealthy families in Shangyong and other places was not small. When the late emperor ascended the throne, the Shen family dared to privately engrave official talismans and give them to others in the name of the emperor."

Having said this, Guanqiu Jian sighed:

"After Sima Taifu personally put down the rebellion of Shangyong Mengda, the imperial court wanted to check the fields of the local people with Ding's household registration, but was unexpectedly stopped by Sima Taifu."

"It is only said that the Shu captives were tied up with a dense net, so they were abandoned. The great Wei Dynasty should use the outline, and the officials will naturally be happy, so the court will not mention this matter again."

"In addition, Sima Taifu has been guarding Wancheng for a long time, encouraging farmers to grow mulberry trees, and prohibiting floating fees. Therefore, most of the southern native officials are grateful for Sima Taifu's kindness."

In fact, the problem of tyranny in Shangyong and other places has extremely complicated historical reasons.

More recently, it can be traced back to at least the period when Emperor Wu and Liu Bei fought for Hanzhong.

(Note: Shangyong and other places belonged to Yizhou during the Eastern Han Dynasty)

A little further away, it can even be traced back to Liu Biao, Liu Yan, Zhang Lu and others.

Shangyong and other counties are located at the junction of Nanyang, Xiangyang and Hanzhong.

And it is surrounded by Bashan Mountain, making the road difficult to travel.

In the past few decades, no matter which force owns this place, it must appease the local powerful.

Hu Zhi frowned:

"General Guanqiu has been guarding Jingzhou for so many years, but he still can't get the officials from the mediocre land to return to the imperial court?"

When Guanqiu Jian heard this, he immediately cursed in his heart:

What nonsense are you talking about!

During the reign of the late emperor, Sima Taifu was an auxiliary minister and a scholar in Shangyong and other places. Which one was not loyal to the imperial court?

When the late emperor visited Xuchang eastward, Sima Taifu retreated to Luoyang, and the Wei Dynasty even lost Guanzhong.

I have to guard against both Wuguan in the north and Wu people in the south. How can I have the energy to control Shangyong and other places in the west?

To be honest, with the current situation in the world, it is rare that these places have not been in chaos and have the intention to re-affiliate to Xishu.

Still want Shangyong to send troops?

Not talking about Sima Yi, are all the Shu captives in Hanzhong dead?

Seeing Guanqiu Jian's ugly face, Hu Zhi coughed and did not ask any more questions, so he had to change the subject:

"Is there enough food in Xiangyang City?"

Guanqiu Jian's face was gloomy.

Hu Zhi's heart sank, and his expression became grim:

What do you mean?

After working in Jingzhou for so many years, I didn’t do this well, and I didn’t do that well either. What on earth did you do?

While he was thinking, he heard Guanqiu Jian finally say:

"When Emperor Wen was there, all the ministers in the court discussed the matter of Jingzhou. They all said that there was no valley in Xiangyang. On this reason, Zhonghou (that is, Cao Ren) asked to return Tunwan City."

"After Emperor Wen agreed, Zhonghou also burned the two cities of Xiangfan and returned to the north. Later Sun Quan sent people to occupy Xiangyang, and Zhonghou followed the order to attack and regain Xiangyang again."

"In order to prevent the people south of the Han River from being forced by the Wu people, not only ordinary people, but also many Yi people were moved to the north of the Han River by Zhonghou."

"Over the years, the land between Xiangyang and Nanjun has become white! Therefore, most of the food in Xiangyang is transported from the north."

Having said this, Guanqiu Jian closed his mouth.

(Note: In the original history, Lu Xun of the Wu State wrote to Sun Quan because of the lack of food in Jingzhou, asking Jingzhou soldiers to farm the fields; when Yang Hu of the Jin State took over the defense of Jingzhou, the army did not have enough food for a hundred days, which shows that Jingzhou's food is tight)

When Hu Zhi heard this, he was silent for a while, and then asked:

"How long can the remaining food in Xiangyang City be enough for the defenders?"

"Most of the military rations in Jingzhou are stationed in Wancheng. There is not much food in Xiangyang, and it can only last for three months at most."

In fact, if he did not take away part of the defenders, Xiangyang's military rations could last for a month at most.

There is actually no way around this.

After all, Xiangyang is on the front line and is separated by the Han River. It can be said to be an isolated city south of the Han River.

No one with any military knowledge would put a large amount of military rations there.

"Three months..."

Hu Zhi pondered and looked up to the south again.

"In other words, even if Xiangyang is not breached by the Wu invaders, it can only defend it for two more months at most?"

Xiangyang has been besieged for almost a month.

After deducting this month from three months, doesn’t it mean that there are only two months left?

Guanqiu Jian still didn't answer, he also looked up to the south.

Maybe it can last two and a half months?

Because it is very likely that Qiaozhong has been lost!

If the losses of the defenders in Peizhong were too great and unable to return to Xiangyang City, then the number of Xiangyang defenders would be even smaller.

But similarly, the fewer the defenders, the harder it is to defend a big city like Xiangyang.

"There are still two months left, so try to open up connections between Xiangfan and Xiangfan."
To be continued...