Zhou Yu showed a thoughtful look, "Hanzhong?" His heart moved, "Do they want to launch a counterattack in Hanzhong?" Sun Jian said angrily: "I haven't attacked him yet, he has attacked me first!" Zhou Yu thought: "At present, there are three legions of the Tiger Wing Army, Canglang Army, and Pingnan Army. If the War Xiong Army is combined, there are four legions, with 400,000 heavy troops! Our army has only 200,000 troops in front of Hanzhong, which is difficult to match. We must increase troops immediately!" Sun Jian said: "Then mobilize reinforcements from Nanyang, Xiangyang and Chaisang!"

Zhou Yu frowned and said, "For such a major action, we should be cautious and let the previous information be confirmed in detail, and the troops stationed in various places will not move for the time being!"

Sun Jian asked: "Gongjin was worried that Lu Bu would deliberately release fake news?"

Zhou Yu nodded and frowned: "Jia Xu and Zhuge Liang under Lu Bu's command are all wise people, so it's hard to guarantee that they won't play tricks!"

Sun Jian nodded, "Just do as Gongjin wants."

Jiangdong Xizuo, lurking in Hanzhong, was crowded among the crowd. He watched the commanders of the War Bear Legion enter the city, and saw Zhuge Liang and others personally greeting him. Xizuo deliberately asked the middle-aged man next to him: "Uncle, is this the army?" The middle-aged man naturally would not have thought that the person around him would be a spy from Jiangdong. He pointed to the flag and replied: "Did you see the flag? It's the War Bear Legion! I heard that he had been staying in Guanzhong all the time, but he didn't expect to come to our Hanzhong!" The spy nodded. After watching for a moment, he quietly disappeared into the crowd.

Not long after, the spy appeared outside the city, wearing a straw hat and carrying a load of firewood to climb a hill. He put down his burden, sat down and rested, looked into the distance, and saw a new large army camp appearing in Chengbei, with a large army moving in, and the people were hustling. The spy was shocked, and after carefully watching the banner, he took up the burden and went down the hill.

A few days later, Sun Jian, who was in Xiangyang, received a report from a spy in Hanzhong, confirming that the War Bear Army entered Hanzhong. Before that, Sun Jian also received information that the cavalry army, which had been transferred to Yumen Pass, was being transferred to Hanzhong.

Sun Jian frowned, "Based on this information, Lu Bu obviously wants to retake Shangyong City!"

Zhou Yu frowned and nodded, "It should be so. Seize Shangyong to improve Hanzhong's defensive situation."

Sun Jian asked: "Did Lu Bu discover our intention?"

Zhou Yu thought for a while, "It's possible, but this is no longer important now!"

Sun Jian said in a deep voice: "Since Lu Bu wants to have a big battle with us in Hanzhong, I will accompany you to the end! He ordered the army to gather immediately on Shangyong and prepare for the battle. At the same time, he ordered Zhang Zhao to supervise the food and grass."

Zhou Yu held his fists and agreed, and immediately suggested: "While all armies gathered together, we must also strengthen our precautions in every key point to prevent accidents!"

Sun Jian nodded, "Huang Gai continued to guard Nanyang. Cheng Puzhen headed Kuimen. Jiang Qin sat in Xiangyang to support all parties."

Sun Jian took action immediately, and dispatched troops from all over the country to gather with Shangyong. The army was advancing along the water route, and the logistics supplies were continuous. At this moment, Zhuge Liang took action. The army drove out of Hanzhong and rushed to Shangyong along the Han River. The battle was about to begin.

At the same time, an army without a banner was led by General Zang Ba and quietly arrived at Wuguan with the troops of Huang Zhong who had arrived one day before.

Huang Zhong and Zang Ba met, had a brief exchange, and decided to attack immediately according to the established plan, and at the same time sent a fast horse to Luoyang to send a message! The 200,000 troops left Wuguan East and entered Nanyang without any rest. A day later, Zhang Lang, who received the news, personally led the Long Tao army from Luoyang to attack Nanyang with Huang Zhong and Zang Ba.

Sun Jian led the generals to gather 400,000 water and land troops in Nanyang, preparing to fight the army led by Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang led three armies to 300,000 troops to the vicinity of Shangyong, and camped against the Han River and mountains. He immediately ordered the cavalry to be on guard. The infantry stepped up digging trenches to arrange horse-resistance. Fences for several miles, and 200,000 soldiers were busy. One night, a camp was built surrounded by several layers of fences. There were circles of trenches of three meters deep between the fences. The trenches in the trenches were covered with horse-resistance stakes, and suspension bridges were installed on the trenches for people to enter and exit.

Zhou Yu was a little surprised to see this situation. Logically, why did the Lu Bu army, who was attacking the side, spend so much effort to arrange such a solid field defense? At the same time, Zhou Yu was also amazed at the efficiency and level of the other party's civil engineering. He did not expect that the other party could build such a solid defensive camp in one night.

"Lord, Lu Bu's army does not seem to be planning to attack the city, but it seems to be preparing to defend!" Zhou Yu said to Sun Jian.

Sun Jian thought, "It's better to send a navy army around and attack Hanzhong directly to see how they deal with it!"

Zhou Yu nodded.

An officer suddenly ran up and reported: "Lord, I suddenly came down from the upstream and drove dozens of large ships full of sand and stones near the front, but they all sank!"

The two were shocked. Zhou Yu frowned and said, "The Zhuge Villager expected that we would attack from the waterway, so he blocked the channel by boat!"

Sun Jian couldn't help but curse: "This Zhuge Liang, is really hateful!"

Zhou Yu looked at the military camp of Lu Bu’s army outside the city, and for a moment he couldn’t figure out what the other party was selling in the gourd. He clasped his fists at Sun Jian and said, “Lord, why not send an army to attack and test the other party’s reaction!”

Sun Jian nodded and immediately ordered Sun Ce beside him: "Ce'er, immediately attack 10,000 studs and cavalry. Remember, don't fight in love." Sun Ce agreed with his fists and ran down the city wall.

A moment later, Sun Ce led 10,000 cavalry out of the city and came to the front of Lu Bu’s military camp. Sun Ce jumped into the horse and challenged him: “Do you, rats, dare to fight to the death with me?”

The sound of war drums in the camp sounded loudly, and the gate of the village opened. Ma Chao, who was wearing a silver helmet and silver armor, led five thousand iron cavalry to rush out of the camp. He leaned against the camp and lined up the battle formation. Ma Chao rode his horse to the front of the army and said contemptuously: "The unknown people dare to shout here! Do you recognize Ma Chao in Xiliang?"

Sun Ce sneered: "It's just a dog of Lu Bu!"

Ma Chao was furious and beat Sun Ce directly to Sun Ce. Sun Ce was not afraid and jumped into the horse to fight. The two cavalry fought between the two armies. Two horses and two powerful generals rushed back and forth for several rounds, and then they were entangled in fierce battles. Ma Chao's horse spear flew up and down, like dragons and phoenixes dancing, roaring like thunder; Sun Jian did not show any weakness, and the long spear in his hand drew a cold light, and the opponent's horse spear kept fighting in the air and making a deafening sound! The sound of war drums on both sides was thunderous, and the soldiers on both sides were boiling blood, and the roar rushed straight into the sky.
Chapter completed!