Chapter 538 Bright Sword
"My lord, Changsha is just ahead!"

Hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turbans slowly stopped, and Ju Shou immediately drove his horse forward. When he reached the side of the heroic man in the front, he immediately pointed to the outline of the city in the distance. That was the Changsha City where the Wu-Shu coalition forces were heavily stationed.

When facing a battle, Xu Chen, the supreme leader, had to wear light armor.

As the horse under him occasionally moved, his upper body swayed with the rhythm of the horse. Holding the reins in his hands, he just stared at the distant Changsha City. There was a natural sense of majesty in his calmness.

The Xu Chen of today is no longer the immature young man he used to be. He possesses all the qualities that a heroic leader should have. Even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the past would not be higher than Xu Chen in momentum and temperament. Even today, Xu Chen has reached a level far beyond their reach.

The Han Dynasty collapsed, and heroes from all over the world competed on the same stage. In the end, it was Xu Chen who survived to the end. No matter Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, or Gongsun Zan, they were all just passing clouds. Even Liu Bei, Sun Quan, and Zhou Yu would also come to an end.

Xu Chen slowly raised his hand, and Wang Danglu Ping beside him immediately understood, and then ordered the entire army to set up camp on the spot to rest.

Soon, the army began to move skillfully. With the cooperation of the soldiers, the civilian laborers immediately started to build equipment, start civil engineering, and set up camp. Everything was in order and the whole process was efficient and fast.

Whether they are civilians or Yellow Turban soldiers, there are detailed and reasonable regulations for all combat and peacetime work. These regulations have been integrated into their instincts and discipline and have become part of the military management system.

When it comes to professionalism and standardization, the so-called Wu-Shu coalition forces are nothing compared to the Yellow Turbans.

Although the combat methods of cold weapons have not changed, the military system has begun to develop in a truly advanced direction, which makes the Yellow Turbans, who already have firm beliefs and strong strength, even more invulnerable.

While the army was busy, Xu Chen was standing in front holding a telescope and spying on the distant Changsha City.

In the field of vision, you can see a huge high city with a moat outside and a suspension bridge connecting the city gate. Outside the city gate, there is an urn city. This is undoubtedly a very solidly built city.

But the defenders in the city still seemed to think it was not enough. At this moment, one could still see some craftsmen on the top of the city walls reinforcing and raising the height of the walls.

This is just what can be seen in the field of vision. The situation that cannot be seen inside must be even more exaggerated. This can be confirmed by the dust raised in the city. It is believed that the inside of the city gate must be a bustling construction site at this time.

The city of Changsha has built many fortifications against the Yellow Turbans. The most obvious one is the outer city wall. The structure of this city wall was first developed by Xu Chen when Youzhou was dealing with Zhang Chun. Now, the Wu-Shu coalition is using it to deal with itself.

With the barbican in place, if the Yellow Turbans wanted to attack the city gate, they would first have to endure attacks from above in an extremely narrow area, and they would have basically no means of fighting back.

Even if the city gate was blown open under such pressure, there was still a doorway completely blocked by stone and brick walls waiting for the Yellow Turbans inside. If the doorway was dug open again, there would be three layers of fortifications inside and outside, as well as fully armed enemy soldiers ready to fight.

Only by building up these layers of city gate defenses could we withstand the fierce offensive of the Yellow Turbans.

The Yellow Turbans were no strangers to this style of fighting. All along the way, various princes had been slowly trying to figure out how to deal with the Yellow Turbans. Now Zhou Yu, who was leading the war, had become the master of all of them.

Xu Chen knew that doing so was indeed useful. When the Yellow Turbans attacked, facing these would be a real headache.

After all, although the artillery has been built now, it is only the final blow to the liberation process of Xuanxia, ​​and then it will have nothing to do with it. At least now the Yellow Turbans still have to use knives to chop people honestly, and the form of war has not changed. Then these actions of the opponent can really cause trouble to the Yellow Turbans.

Of course, there is no such thing as smooth sailing in war. One force can break all the tricks. In the face of absolute strength, these methods are nothing.

"When two brave men meet in a narrow road, the brave one wins. Whoever is timid and retreats has already lost." Xu Chen put down the telescope, shook his head, and sighed.

Wang Dang chuckled and stepped forward, saying, "The leader is right. They can survive for a while by hiding in the city, but they have completely lost the initiative. It is only a matter of time before they are defeated."

Lu Ping felt quite sympathetic towards Zhou Yu now: "In fact, no matter what choice they make in this situation, the outcome will not be surprising. If they fight head-on, they will only die faster. When the gap in strength reaches a certain level, the role that the coach can play will be extremely limited."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhao Yun, Taishi Ci, Ju Shou and others around him nodded. If you put yourself in Zhou Yu's perspective, anyone would feel desperate.

From the very beginning of this battle, Zhou Yu actually did not make any mistakes, but he was frustrated at every step and was always led by the Yellow Turbans. The whole process was characterized by a feeling of powerlessness and helplessness.

Zhou Yu was very calculating, but he could not have imagined that the Yellow Turbans could come up with something like a cannon array. This was beyond his comprehension.

Even though Zhou Yu was a brilliant planner, he was unable to reverse his passive tactical position and was deceived by the Yellow Turbans' tactics from the very beginning. Without the initiative, he had no way to obtain sufficiently authentic information, and was deceived by the Yellow Turbans all the way.

As for the loss of Xiangyang and Shuzhong, this was beyond Zhou Yu's control. It was entirely the result of the huge gap in strength.

If the Wu-Shu coalition had more capable troops to deploy, how could Xiangyang and Shuzhong be lost so easily? A skilled cook cannot cook without rice, and Zhou Yu was also powerless.

Can we blame Zhou Yu for being useless?

At least the Yellow Turban generals standing next to Xu Chen only had sympathy for Zhou Yu. If they were in Zhou Yu's position, they would also be completely in the dark.

In just a short while, the main tent of the camp had been set up, and Xu Chen led everyone into the tent. A large table had been placed in the center of the tent, and on the table was a map with the main roads and cities of Jingzhou drawn on it.

Now is the time for the Yellow Turbans to discuss the next tactical arrangements.

"Wuli has already penetrated into Shuzhong and is now besieging Chengdu. Although they cannot capture it for the time being, they have already taken control of the situation in Shuzhong. In the battle of Xiangyang, our army successfully persuaded Deng Dang to rebel, and now they have successfully captured this important place. As long as we are willing, we can order them to clamp down on the enemy in the rear at any time!"

After giving a general account of the current situation, Xu Chen looked at everyone.

"I think Liu Bei and Sun Quan suddenly retreated after learning these two pieces of news. Looking at their current posture, it is clear that they are going to fight a long-term defensive war in Jingzhou. Tell me, how should our army fight next?"

(End of this chapter)