After tens of thousands of Han troops arrived outside the city, Cao Xiu almost asked his scouts to explore every day.
The content of each report from the scouts was: "The bandits are working hard to build siege equipment."
After knowing what tens of thousands of Han troops were doing recently, Cao Xiu strengthened Wancheng's defense a bit.
Just when Cao Xiu mustered up the courage to deal with the Han army's attack, the envoy from Yecheng was brought to Cao Xiu by Wang Ji.
Perhaps because of insufficient troops, or perhaps because he wanted to encircle three men but one was missing, Mi Yang did not let tens of thousands of Han troops surround Wancheng.
This prevents Wancheng's communication channel from the outside world from being completely cut off.
The envoy sent by Cao Rui immediately told Cao Xiu about Cao Rui's arrangement after seeing Cao Xiu.
Regarding Cao Rui's other arrangements, Cao Xiu had a plan in mind, so he was not overjoyed.
It was only after hearing from the envoy that Cao Rui had asked Sun Quan for help that Cao Xiu's face showed joy.
Cao Xiu couldn't help but lead his generals to pay homage to the north:
"Your Majesty is wise!"
This news not only made Cao Xiu happy, but also really ignited hope in the hearts of other Wei generals in Wancheng.
As we all know, Mi Yang brought only tens of thousands of troops to Jing this time.
From observations over the past few days, it can be seen that most of the tens of thousands of Tiance troops have probably been led outside Wancheng by Mi Yang.
As a result, the defense of other places in Jingzhou will definitely be empty.
The last time Sun Wu attacked Hefei, he brought out nearly 100,000 troops.
If Sun Wu can send troops this time, as long as Sun Quan sincerely helps, he can also draw out 100,000 elite soldiers.
Lu Xun led 100,000 elite troops to attack Jingzhou. In order to prevent Jingzhou from being lost, Mi Yang had no choice but to retreat.
What a wonderful logical closed loop!
After seeing the excited expressions on the generals' faces again, Cao Xiu was overjoyed.
There is a high probability that Wancheng can be saved.
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Since Wancheng's internal and external communication channels have not been completely cut off, the spies sent by Lu Xun to Wancheng will naturally be able to send the latest news about Wancheng back to Lu Xun.
In late August of the sixth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, after receiving the latest news from Wancheng, Lu Xun immediately summoned the generals to discuss matters.
In this meeting, Lu Xun announced the edict given to him by Sun Quan.
In order to prevent the secret from being leaked, Lu Xun never told anyone except Yu Fan about Sun Quan's order to take advantage of the situation to attack Jingzhou.
Therefore, the Soochow generals participating in the parliament today learned about this matter for the first time.
At the beginning, when the generals of Soochow Wu saw Sun Quan ordering them to attack Jingzhou proactively, a look of embarrassment appeared on their faces almost instantly.
The defeat of the police is still frightening!
Lu Xun had already expected this, so he told the generals the latest news he received from the police.
"I had some doubts before. With Mi Yang's deceitfulness, his target may not be in the north.
But according to reports from spies, tens of thousands of Jingzhou elites are gathering under Wancheng, and Tiance's flag is flying high outside Wancheng, which is enough to prove how determined Mi Yang is in seizing Wancheng."
Throughout the ages, famous generals have made good use of the strategy of doubting their troops.
For example, outside Yong'an City, Lu Xun used the strategy of suspecting the enemy.
But the situation in Wancheng is different this time.
Tens of thousands of Han troops were camped without any cover a few miles away from Wancheng, and tens of thousands of Han troops were also practicing in the military camp every day.
The spies sent by Lu Xun personally climbed up the mountain to observe and confirmed that the tens of thousands of Han troops outside Wancheng were all elite soldiers.
Because the killing spirit of the elite cannot be achieved by ordinary soldiers no matter how hard they act.
Lu Xun would not believe Mi Yang rashly, but it was impossible for Lu Xun to turn a blind eye to the facts.
"Tens of thousands of Tiance elites are outside Wancheng, Mi Yang must also be outside Wancheng!"
Lu Xun quickly made this conclusion in front of the generals.
Lu Xun's inference did not raise any objections among the generals present.
Let’s not talk about normal generals. Basically, they will not give up their military power.
Even if Mi Yang has this idea, I'm afraid he still can't find a suitable candidate in Jingzhou.
Tens of thousands of Tiance elites are the biggest talisman in Jingzhou, and there is no room for any mistakes.
In addition, tens of thousands of Tiance elites are currently on the front lines and may be attacked by enemy forces at any time.
Looking at the generals in Jingzhou, there are some who are somewhat famous.
But there is no general among them who can completely reassure Mi Yang and guarantee that tens of thousands of Tiance troops will not make mistakes after he leaves the army.
Because such a thing requires the general to have very outstanding military talents.
Outstanding military talents often require great achievements to be manifested.
Unless Mi Yang can predict the future.
But how is this possible?
Lu Xun's judgment gave the generals of Soochow a lot of peace of mind.
If Mi Yang was not at the police station, then this battle would not be impossible.
But among the Wu generals present, one still raised his own concerns.
This person is none other than veteran Lu Dai.
Lu Dai stood up and bowed to Lu Xun:
"General, although our army now has a good opportunity to attack Jingzhou, the best strategy for the entire army is to consider failure before everything is done.
Our army regards the Yangtze River as a natural danger, so the thieves do not dare to attack it easily.
If our army wants to capture Gong'an today, after most of our army lands ashore, our army will no longer have the natural protection of the Yangtze River to rely on.
I hope the general will take precautions against this."
After hearing Lu Dai's concerns, Lu Xun had a smile on his face.
Lu Xun asked Lu Dai: "Are you worried about our army's future?"
Seeing Lu Xun point out his worries sharply, Lu Dai nodded.
Lu Dai's worry also caused worries on the faces of all the generals.
But what Lu Dai could think of, how could Lu Xun not think of it?
After saying this, Lu Xun gestured to Wu Can among the Wu generals with his eyes.
Wu Can, whose courtesy name is Kong Xiu, was originally just a small county magistrate in Jiangdong.
Later, when Lu Xun was inspecting the border, Wu Can offered Lu Xun a clever idea, and he was valued by Lu Xun and gradually promoted.
And the ingenious plan Wu Can proposed to Lu Xun before could relieve Lu Dai's worries.
After receiving Lu Xun's signal, Wu Can ordered someone to bring in a map from outside the tent.
When the map was hung behind Lu Xun, the Wu generals quickly noticed that what was drawn on the map was the junction area between Jing and Yang states.
On the Yangtze River waters on the map, there are places highlighted with red pens.
Then Wu Can pointed to the red pen marks on the map and said:
"These places are all dangerous places on the Yangtze River, and they are also the places where the Jingzhou navy must pass along the river to attack eastward."
"Last year I suggested to the general that we should take advantage of the low water flow in the Yangtze River in winter to build chains and put them in the river.
In addition, where the chains are placed, our army can place large iron vertebrae at the bottom of the river.
In this way, even if the Japanese naval forces are successful and want to attack our country down the river, the enemy's warships will be blocked by chains and iron cones and cannot pass through.
The iron lock across the river was originally meant to protect the country, but today it can be used to protect our army's path forward."
As soon as Wu Can finished speaking, all the Wu generals present showed joyful smiles on their faces.
What a great move!
If this trick is used well, even if the Jingzhou navy is successful, it may not be able to pass the Yangtze River smoothly. What's more, the current Jingzhou navy is still half-baked?
After noticing the smiles on the faces of the generals present, Lu Xun also smiled and asked:
"Do you think that the iron rope crossing the river can make our army's retreat safe?
Can we use our army to conquer the public security again?"
Lu Xun's words sounded like he was asking, but his tone showed strong confidence.
He has considered every aspect, why not fight?
That is naturally impossible.
The generals' responses proved this.
The next moment, dozens of Wu generals all stood up, bowed deeply to Lu Xun and said in unison:
"I am willing to follow the general and fight against the police again!"
The voices of the Wu generals are majestic and majestic, as if they can swallow mountains and rivers.
Seeing this scene, Lu Xun felt extremely satisfied.
"Command the three armies to send troops to the public security!"
This chapter has been completed!