Seeing Xu Huang's stern expression, Pang Shanmin didn't know how to comfort him.
After all, Cao Cao's plan to start the war this time was a little simpler. The Central Plains is vast and rich in resources, and after three years of recuperation, the accumulated combat power cannot be underestimated. However, Cao Cao seems to have forgotten that Pang Shanmin took control of Jingxiang. , Jingxiang is the most prosperous in the world, and the land of Sichuan and Shu is the land of abundance, with an endless supply of grain. After Xiliang, it has made up for the last shortcoming of its army.
Cao Cao used the excuse of attacking Jiangdong and wanted to rule across the river with the Pangshan people. If Jingxiang was weak in the past, Pangshan people might have agreed to Cao Cao's proposal. However, the current general situation in the world is that Jingxiang is the strongest and Jiangdong is the weakest. If Jiangdong is destroyed first, it will take a lot of effort to deal with Cao Cao in the future. Therefore, when Cao Cao raised his troops, Pang Shanmin decided to take down the difficult bone of the Central Plains first. If he wanted to win in one battle, he would determine the general trend of the Central Plains. , that is a bit exaggerated, but giving Cao Cao a head-on blow and joining forces with Jiangdong to fight two against one can greatly weaken the strength of the Central Plains.
"If Cao Cao and Sun Quan can be weakened in the future, this result will be the best for the people of Pangshan.
Different locations naturally have different perspectives on problems. While Xu Huang may still be brooding over the loss of Wancheng, Pang Shanmin has already begun to consider that Wolong and Fengchu will join forces to encroach on Cao Jun's vast territory south of the Yellow River. land.
On the river, there are densely packed warships on the east side of the river.
Zhuge Liang defeated Wancheng, and news of Yingchuan had reached Jiangdong. When Sun Quan heard this news, he naturally couldn't restrain his ambition. If the Jiangdong court was still worried about the Lujiang area and could not stop Zhang Liao's cavalry, now everyone above the court was united. All civil and military officials in the court advised Sun Quan to quickly increase their troops and fight against Lujiang again.
Defeat Zhang Liao and capture Hefei. The public opinion in Shouchun and other places became even more noisy. Governor Zhou Yu received an order from Sun Quan to lead 50,000 Jiangdong elites to fight across the river.
Aboard the handsome ship, Zhou Yu looked at the bursts of smoke in the direction of the Lujiang River on the other side, but his mood was a bit complicated.
Taishi Ci saw that Zhou Yu was worried. He came forward and said with concern: "Captain, we will reach Jiangbei in just a few moments."
Zhou Yu nodded slightly and sighed softly: "Now that the war in Lujiang is fierce, it is not difficult for Zhou to defeat Zhang Liao. But Ziyi thought that Zhou could fulfill Wu Hou's instructions and win Hefei and Shouchun in one battle. Counties, will you open the door to the Central Plains for me Jiangdong?"
Taishi Ci heard the words and thought for a long time. He nodded and said: "Commander Cixin can plan such a great project for me in Jiangdong!"
Hearing this, Zhou Yu took a serious look at Tai Shici, sighed again, and said nothing, but his mind was full of thoughts.
In the past, together with Sun Ce, the two of them swept Jiangdong to determine their hegemony. Zhou Gongjin was so heroic at that time, but after several defeats later, Jiangdong Zhou Lang's spirit was greatly weakened. Zhou Yu is not the only person in the world who is good at planning. , Wolong, Fengchu, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu are all full of wisdom and scheming. The arrogance in Zhou Yu's heart has also been smoothed out by defeats one after another.
Once again crossing the river to fight, Zhou Yu found that what was surging in his heart was not the strong self-confidence that he had before, but the words that warned him to be cautious over and over again.
A bitter smile rose from the corner of his mouth. Zhou Yu secretly thought that once upon a time, he had so many unnecessary worries about standing in battle. Could it be that now he no longer has the belief that he will win every battle?
There was a sudden movement on the river, and a scout had already reported it to Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao frowned and said nothing in the commander's tent.
The city of Lujiang is strong and its importance to Jiangdong is self-evident. Zhang Liao attacked Lujiang for half a month. After fighting Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai once, the two learned well and retreated into the city. Out of town.
In the past few days, Cao's army had attacked the city several times, but had been blocked. Now that Zhou Yu was here again, Zhang Liao inevitably wanted to retreat.
It was not that Zhang Liao was timid before fighting, but that in this situation, it was difficult for the army to win. However, if he did not fight Zhou Yu, he was afraid of losing his reputation as prime minister. Zhang Liao thought for a moment and ordered the army under the city to march to the north of Lujiang River. Build a new village.
In this way, there is no need to worry about being attacked from both sides when Zhou Lang arrives.
The Jiangdong fleet docked on the shore and entered the Lujiang city without any effort. When Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai learned that Zhou Lang had invited Taishi Ci, Zhu Huan and other generals to arrive, they were all overjoyed and clamored to leave the city to fight again and defeated Zhang Liao.
Zhou Yu was not in a hurry, and summoned a group of generals to the prefect's mansion to discuss matters.
Looking around at the civil and military forces in the hall, Zhou Yu said solemnly from his position in command: "Zhang Liao has now established a new stronghold in the north of the city. He is already timid. It is not difficult for our army to defeat Zhang Liao. It's just that this time Zhou has been ordered to do so by Wu Hou." , not to capture Zhang Liao, but to gain Shouchun and Hefei from Jiangdong, and expand territory, so??In a big battle, we have to discuss with you in detail how to fight! "
"There are tens of thousands of elite troops in Lujiang City. Although Zhang Liao attacked the city for several days, he did not harm the foundation of our army." Hearing this, Zhou Tai led the crowd out, cupped his hands and said, "The general thought that the commander-in-chief could divide them and attack them. As for To defeat Zhang Liao, Zhou is willing to be the vanguard!"
"What Youping said makes sense!" Taishi Ci heard this and thought for a moment before saying: "The hundred thousand troops in the city can all go out of the city together. Capture Zhang Liao first and then divide the troops. One can capture Hefei and the other Shouchun. So that Cao Cao's army cannot look at each other from head to tail!"
After hearing this, Zhou Yu shook his head and said: "Zhang Liao is not an incompetent person. He is the first of the five good generals of Cao's army. How can he have a wasted reputation? Besides, a hundred thousand troops attack Zhang Liao's fifty thousand troops. Even if they win, have you ever thought about the consequences of the battle?" It¡¯s too big, do we have enough energy to attack the Lord¡¯s city?¡±
When all the generals heard Zhou Yu¡¯s words, they all remained silent.
Having fought with Zhang Liao for many days, Jiang Qin and Zhou Taier will naturally understand General Cao Ying.
Although they were rivals of each other, the two of them had to praise Zhang Liao's ability. When it came to commanding the army, both of them were inferior to Zhang Liao. Even in terms of martial arts, Zhang Liao had a good chance of winning in a single fight with either of them.
After thinking for a moment, Zhou Tai said in a loud voice: "Zhang Wenyuan is just outside the city. The governor is here to attack the city and capture the territory for his lord. He must meet this person"
"Could it be that Gong Jin wants to make money with a trick?" Taishi Ci had an idea and said to Zhou Yu: "The governor has a countermeasure?"
Hearing this, Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "Zhang Liao is a very careful person. Ordinary strategies are unlikely to be effective. It's just that Zhou was thinking that in this battle with Zhang Liao, he could follow Zhuge Liang's strategy of conquering Yingchuan and take Hefei first. Make that Zhang Liao no longer willing to fight!"
Seeing Jiang Qin and Zhou Tai, their faces were full of confusion. Zhou Yu talked eloquently and told the two generals about Jingxiang's great defeat of Wancheng. Both generals' faces showed joy.
Zhou Tai even grinned and said, "Jing Xiang has captured Xu Huang. If the governor captures Hefei and captures Zhang Liao again, Cao Cao will lose all face!"
"It's just that if the army is dispatched, it will be difficult to avoid Cao Jun's eyes and ears. I'm afraid this plan will be difficult to succeed" Taishi Ci was not as optimistic as Zhou Tai and sighed softly.
"Ziyi doesn't need to worry. It's easy for Zhou to avoid Cao Jun's eyes and ears!" Zhou Yu laughed when he heard this.
"Could it be that the governor wants to leave the city at night?" After Taishi Ci said this, he saw Zhou Yu wave his hand and said, "Zhou will let Zhang Liaozhong do this even in broad daylight!"
When the generals heard this, they were all confused. When Zhou Yu saw this, he smiled and said: "We can challenge Zhang Liao first and have a melee with him in the city. During the battle, we will send our troops out from the back door and bypass the place where Zhang Liao's army is stationed. While the war was going on, how did Zhang Wenyuan know that I had another army in Jiangdong, leaving for Hefei?"
When everyone heard Zhou Yu's words, their eyes lit up and they all praised it as wonderful. When Zhou Yu saw this, he discussed it with the generals for a while, then wrote a letter and ordered the messenger to go straight to Cao Jun's stronghold to make an appointment with Zhang Liao in front of the city.
The sun was setting on the west mountain, Zhang Liao was in the commander's tent, and got a handwritten letter from Zhou Yu. On the letter, there were mostly provocative words from Zhou Yu. Zhang Liao snorted coldly, but did not get angry.
Seeing that Zhang Liao had not replied, the messenger urged him: "General Zhang, do you dare to accept my appointment as the governor?"
"Noisy!" Zhang Liao said, waved slightly, and a guard asked the messenger to come out of the commander's tent. Then he frowned and murmured: "Now that Jiangdong's army has gathered, their advantages are fully demonstrated. What is the purpose of fighting on the city wall? "
Just when he was hesitating whether to agree to Zhou Yu's request, another guard came to report that Sima Yi had come all the way and had joined the army and wanted to meet the governor.
Zhang Liao heard the words and hurriedly came out of the tent to greet Sima Yi. After seeing Sima Yi, Zhang Liao swept away the gloomy look on his face and said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda is here at the right time. This is Zhou Lang's handwriting, provoking Zhang, Zhang is thinking For a long time, I didn¡¯t know whether I should accept his invitation or not!¡±
Sima Yi didn't say much. He took the handwritten letter from Zhou Yu and frowned.
Zhang Liao didn't bother seeing this. After a long time, Sima Yi sneered and said, "How many troops and horses are there in Wenyuan's tent?"
"There are more than 40,000. We have been attacking the city for several days and have suffered some losses." After Zhang Liao said this, Sima Yi shook his head and said: "With fewer soldiers and horses, it will be difficult for the general to make achievements"
Zhang Liao's face changed color when he heard this. Sima Yi saw this and smiled at Zhang Liao: "Does General Wenyuan know that Gongming was captured by Jing Xiang?"
"Is this happening?" Zhang Liao looked shocked when he heard this. Sima Yi sighed when he saw this: "If I think correctly, this time Zhou Lang invited the general to fight, he wanted to imitate Jing Xiang's plan of secretly attacking Chen Cang! If the general's subordinates , there are many soldiers and horses, this time we must use the strategy. At the invitation of Zhou Lang, we ambush an army and horses on the road that must pass through Hefei, and rob and kill Jiangdong. However, the general only has 40,000 soldiers and horses left in his hands. In this way, we Wait for every step to be taken, be careful and cautious, and be cautious.?If we have a strong collision with the Jiangdong army, we must not take it lightly and fall into their treacherous tricks"
Zhang Liao broke into a cold sweat when he heard this. Sima Yi's explanation also made Zhang Liao understand the ruthlessness of Zhou Yu's plan. Looking back at the commander's tent, Zhang Liao almost agreed to Zhou Yu's invitation to fight. Now it seems that Ruozhong If Da didn't come this time, he might have fulfilled Zhou Yu's wish.
Thinking of this, Zhang Liao clasped his fists, bowed and said to Sima Yi: "If it weren't for Zhongda, Zhang would have almost fallen into the trap. Thank you, Liao, Zhongda for teaching me!" (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come Vote for recommendations and monthly votes at Qidian. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go and read.)