Xie Li walked lightly and fell into thinking, so he naturally forgot about his official etiquette.

Fortunately, Zhu Xu was not rigid and orderly, and he was also lowering his head to think about it, not caring about these things.

"Dongdongdongdongdong."

A knock on the door sounded.

It turned out to be a sentry, and it was time to report the movements of the enemy every hour.

He walked into the door and bowed to Zhu Xu and said, "Report to the General of the Central Army, the Qin army is still silent today, and there are only a few ships patrolling each of the river and the moat."

"I understand, keep monitoring!"

"Yes! General of the Central Army!"

The sentry was about to turn his head out when he heard another voice: "Wait, how will the Qin army warships patrol? Can you explain it in detail?"

The sentry looked surprised. After looking at Xie Li, he looked at Zhu Xu with a look of inquisitiveness.

After hearing Xie Li say this, Zhu Xu thoughts flashed in his mind, as if there was some important information in front of him, but he couldn't catch it.

Seeing the sentry staring at him in confusion, he couldn't help but say, "Look at me and tell me what I do, and just say it."

The young sentry hurriedly bowed his head: "Yes! Yes!" Although he didn't know who Xie Li was, he looked at his dress and was just the most common military clerk in the city. How could he dare to ask questions in front of the General of the Central Army?

But the General of the Central Army nodded and said, so he dared not delay or disobey. He said directly: "Just like the Qin army patrols on weekdays, the warships surrounded the inner city and checked back and forth, and then handed over to the soldiers on the other side every period of time, and replaced them and continued patrol."

"Not at all different from the past?"

"It's basically the same as usual, and I have to say different things. It's just that starting yesterday afternoon, there were two or three more patrol boats facing each city wall, and not many."

"What!"

Xie Li raised his voice, walked to the sentry, and continued, "Does the ships on the moat on the three sides pass through the north shore?"

"This... seems to be."

Xie Li had already asked this point. Even though the sentry in front did not understand, how could Zhu Xu, as a veteran who had experienced many battles, not understand it?

The Qin army originally divided the troops into four parts and besieged Xiangyang. Although the north bank was a little more, the difference was basically not big.

If you guessed correctly, the Qin soldiers on the southeast and west sides are now continuously sending them to the north shore.

And it was under the eyes of the Jin soldiers, and it was continuously transported.

Although the warships are not big, even if each ship is equipped with more than ten or twenty people, starting from yesterday afternoon, one trip after another, I don’t know how many troops have been transferred to the north shore!

Zhu Xu suddenly felt a little powerless.

If it were before, when the city wall had no obvious collapse gap, even if the Qin army gathered more troops on the north bank, he would have the confidence to defend the city.

After all, as long as the city walls do not fall and the city gates do not lose, nothing is a problem.

But now...

There are already collapsed city walls, and I don’t know how many rounds of Qin army attacks can hold up.

Waving his hand at the sentry, Zhu Xu leaned back and leaned against the back of the couch.

It has been more than two months since he has been defending Xiangyang under the attack of 100,000 Qin troops in a row. He is so tired now.

The easy loss of the outer city of Xiangyang is indeed closely related to Zhu Xu.

Since twenty years ago, he has followed General Huan Wen to fight with him. Opponents like Yan Qin have long since fought against each other.

Although General Huan Wen's three northern expeditions ended in failure, many reasons are because of the great families in Jiangdong who were content with the status quo and General Huan's own difficulties.

Zhu Xu didn't suffer many defeats when he was really on the battlefield.

So this naturally develops some arrogant temperament.

When the Qin army marched south in large numbers, Zhu Xu knew that they were all northern landslides and had never fought any water wars, so he predicted that they could not cross the river.

At least it won't cross the river so easily.

Unexpectedly, a ruthless general Shi Yue appeared in the Qin army, and swam directly across the Han River with five thousand cavalry, caught himself off guard.

There was not much protection in the outer city of Xiangyang, and Zhu Xu himself was not prepared enough, so he lost in this battle and had to retreat to the inner city until today.

If the outer city has not been lost, the water and land are smooth in the south, and Huan Chong, the younger brother of General Huan, is in charge of Jiangling, it is not a problem for food and grass reinforcements.

"Why……"

Zhu Xu, who had always been brave and fearless, finally sighed. This was his first sigh in so many years.

"General Zhonglang, you have not yet reached a dead end..."

Xie Li advised beside him.

"Yes! Xiangyang City cannot be broken so easily!"

Zhu Xu sat up straight again, not saying that he had any good solutions, but as the head coach of Xiangyang and the lord of the city at this time, how could he show a helpless expression in front of his subordinates?

"Xie Li, what solutions do you have? You might as well tell me."

Zhu Xu looked at Xie Li again, and it was strange that he had only seen him for two days, but after hearing his deeds and talking to him in the past two days, he always felt that he was very different from ordinary people. Although he was young, his cleverness and wisdom were not inferior to adults at all.

So now subconsciously asks him if he has any way to deal with it.

"drag!"

Xie Li did not think too much and expressed his thoughts.

"drag?"

"Yes, there is no other way at this time. All the remaining troops in the city, as well as 50% to 70% of the troops from the southeast and west, come here to defend the city. Try to build another city wall before the Qin army breaks through the city!"

"hiss……"

Zhu Xu couldn't help but take a breath. Now the plan is left to defend the enemy. This is obvious.

But he never expected that Xie Li was so courageous to build another wall in the city to block a gap.

"And there is no time now. The Qin army will attack the city today. General of the Central Army and Xie Li dared to propose that we have to make arrangements now!"

When Zhu Xu heard this, he had an illusion for a moment.

Xie Li in front of him seemed to let him see a shadow, a shadow of someone he had followed many years ago.

When encountering a major war, you will have firm eyes, decisive decisions, and the momentum that is judging.

Although he was talking about a bold proposal, he was clearly giving orders based on his posture!

The key is that I didn't care about this tone, and even the familiar feeling, made me feel extremely attentive.

"Okay! Just do what you said!"

Zhu Xu returned to his senses and straightened his body and said, "At most, 60% of the troops can be drawn from the three sides of the east, south and west, otherwise he will not be able to defend it when he encounters a surprise attack. In addition, the war is urgent now, and there are not many soldiers at first, so he can no longer draw out the city. Even if a group of tired soldiers goes to the city again, it will be a burden."

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xu continued, "Let me do this, I will ask Feng Sheng to take a few people and you to go to the city to recruit some civilians and men, and let them do the construction of the city!"

"No!"
Chapter completed!