Soon, the two men at the bow became more spirited.
As far as the eye could see, at the edge of the sky where the sea and the sky met, the outline of the horizon appeared, standing in the sea. Not only them, but everyone in the fleet cheered.
Victory lies ahead.
"Prepare to land." Gan Ning ordered.
The fleet used horns as signals, and the shouts rose up and broke through the sky.
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Outside the city of Xiangyang, the army was lined up.
Liu Biao held his ground in Xiangyang and refused to leave. Sun Jian laid siege to the city but was unable to break in.
The two sides confronted each other from a distance.
The defenses of Xiangyang City were strong, like a natural moat. Although Sun Jian won, the cost of attacking the city was too high, so he could only lay siege to the city, trapping Yuan Shu and Liu Biao inside.
Two weaklings led a huge army to attack him, but ended up having only a handful of soldiers under their command.
After being defeated in one battle, Sun Jian led his troops in pursuit.
Yuan Shu led his troops to flee back to Nanyang, and Liu Biao had no way to go and could only defend Xiangyang.
"What should we do, my lord?" asked Huang Gai.
"Now we can only besiege them and trap them to death in Xiangyang City until they run out of food." Sun Jian looked at the towering walls of Xiangyang City. The defense of Xiangyang City was too strong and the cost of a strong attack was too high. If they were defeated, they would be in danger.
"Liu Biao sent his general Huang Zu out of Xiangyang to gather troops. I'm afraid he will return to support Xiangyang." Cheng Pu said worriedly.
Sun Jian beside him nodded: "Huang Zu is just so-so, no need to worry too much."
At this moment, a spy came with an urgent report, rode into the camp, and stopped in front of Sun Jian's camp: "General, Huang Zu is leading his troops to support us."
"Organize the army."
Sun Jian gave the order.
Not long after, a group of soldiers came from outside Xiangyang and attempted to invade Sun Jian's camp. The leader was Huang Zu.
Seeing this, Sun Jian remained calm and immediately ordered an attack.
The two armies fought, and in less than half an hour, Huang Zu was defeated and fled with his remaining troops.
"Boyang, come with me to hunt down the thief Huang Zu and kill Liu Biao's followers. Gongfu, Bofu, and Demou, you continue to besiege Xiangyang and don't let Liu Biao break out and escape." Sun Jian ordered.
"General, don't chase the desperate enemy." Cheng Pu said worriedly.
"Nothing, Huang Zu, it's just so-so, I'll be back soon."
After saying this, Sun Jian led his troops out and pursued Huang Zu's remaining troops.
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