Chapter 5165: Du Shi, the governor of Jiaozhou, attacks
Xu Daofu's eyes narrowed slightly and he said: "Withdraw the troops back to Guangzhou? Second brother, don't think about it. When our army gathered together with overwhelming momentum, approaching Jiankang, Liu Yu had just returned to the city with less than 10,000 soldiers.
, will be less than a hundred, at this time, did he escape or retreat? "
Lu Xun's face turned red slightly and said: "No, Liu Yu did withstand the pressure, but it was also a big gamble. If I hadn't mistakenly believed in Doupeng and missed the opportunity to attack, I'm afraid Jiankang and we would have
I got it, but this time, will Liu Yu give me a chance like me?"
Xu Daofan waved his hand: "What I want to say is not the result, but the reason why Liu Yu refuses to retreat. Liu Yu knows very well that at this time, as long as he retreats, people's hearts will collapse and disperse, so there is no need
If we attack and pursue him, his men will capture Liu Yu and Emperor Sima and dedicate them to us. This view was not only expressed by Liu Yu, but also by Wang Zhongde."
"Our current situation is more dangerous than when Liu Yu defended Jiankang more than a year ago. At least Jiankang still has a strong city, and reinforcements from all walks of life are gradually converging. As long as we delay, there will be a turn for the better, but what about us?
After two disastrous defeats in the war, the newly attached army has completely lost confidence in us. Such harsh military laws cannot stop hundreds of people from fleeing every day. Even the old brothers have probably lost their courage and hope.
We just stay and fight with the idea of killing a few more before we die. If we don't even have the courage to fight and just want to escape back to Guangzhou, then I'm afraid the army will disperse before we reach Wuling, or even
Even we ourselves will be captured and killed by our men as the ones responsible for the failure."
Lu Xun gritted his teeth: "You mean, we have to fight, but we can't choose to fight and defend?"
Xu Daofu nodded and said: "Yes, just like Sun En's last battle at Yuzhou, it was actually meaningless. It was defeated all the way and it was impossible to turn back and defeat the Jin army. But only this battle was fought.
, at least the core members still have the power to cohere, and there is still the possibility of evacuating after defeat, because the subordinates do not know the outcome and will hold on to the idea that if they win, everything will be fine. After losing, they will also
Based on the instinct of fleeing, we ran away with us. If we lose the battle, the troops, especially the newly attached troops, will scatter in all directions, and the Jin army will not know where we are, so they can only divide their troops to search for us. At this time, we will
It is possible to escape unscathed."
Lu Xun sneered and said: "Junior brother Xu has rich experience in this. In the past few decades, we have run too many times in front of Liu Yu."
Xu Daofu was not angry even when he fell. He smiled slightly and said: "Yeah, what can you do if you can't run if you can't fight? Just stay and wait for death, right? Even if you want to run, you must have the skills to run. Moreover, we are here
This time in Lei Chi, it is not impossible to win. After all, water warfare is our strength and the weakness of Liu Yu and the Jin army. It is also the only way we have a chance to win. Even if we lose, we can still take the remaining fleet with us.
, rush to Zuoli along the river, and from there, we have a way to pass through Jiangzhou and cross the Five Ridges. Even if the war is unfavorable, we can retreat to Guangzhou, instead of withdrawing without fighting now, then we will really be on the road directly.
The army fell apart."
Lu Xun frowned: "I don't quite understand. Even if you lose the battle, you are not afraid of the collapse of the army. But if you want to withdraw now, you are worried about the collapse of the army?"
Xu Daofu shook his head: "This is military spirit and fighting spirit. Second brother, you may not understand very well. If we fight with all our strength, we will not have time to think about the future and future on the way to escape after failure. We only want to survive first."
, just like our previous escape, what would we think if Liu Yu was chasing after us? Even if Sun En was captured by fire, wouldn't it be when the fleet went to sea and Liu Yu could no longer catch up?
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Lu Xun shook his head: "But even if we escape and reach a safe area, won't some of our subordinates still have different intentions and kill us just like we killed Sun En? How to solve this problem?"
Xu Daofu said coldly: "The situation in Guangzhou is different from that at sea. Your father is stationed there, and although the troops left behind are many old and weak, and their combat effectiveness is not as good as our main army, they are our old troops after all, and they are loyal and reliable.
, As long as the Tiandao Alliance does not play tricks and instigates us to annex Sun En like last time, then we will be relatively safe when we arrive in Lingnan. Moreover, after all, we rely on the sea in Guangzhou. If we really can't persist in Guangzhou, we can also
If you take a boat out to sea, you will probably find a foreign land."
Lu Xun's heart moved: "The Land of Transformation? Do you have an idea of where to go in the future?"
Xu Daofu gritted his teeth: "As a commander, you should consider defeat before victory. Even if the Jin army is powerful in land warfare, it will be very difficult to march thousands of miles to the smoky land of Lingnan. You cannot stay for a long time.
We have hundreds of large ships in Guangzhou, enough to take more than 10,000 troops on a voyage, and the first target to be captured should be Jiaozhou."
Lu Xun said thoughtfully: "Jiaozhou? Isn't that the territory of the Du family? Do you want us to capture Jiaozhou directly from the sea like we captured Guangzhou? But if the Jin army enters Lingnan, they will probably send troops to rescue Jiaozhou.
Right. What's more, we are not familiar with the place in Jiaozhou, especially if we have no contact with the local powerful people. If we go to Jiaozhou, can we really defeat the Du family who have been entrenched in the local area for decades? "
Xu Daofu smiled slightly and said: "The former governor of Jiaozhou, Du Yuan, has been an official in Jiaozhou for decades and has a deep foundation. However, after all, Du is an outsider from Guanzhong. He took refuge in Jiaozhou in the late Western Jin Dynasty and became a county official.
It took three generations to start, and finally, during the reign of Du Yuan, he was promoted to the governor of Jiaozhou due to his contribution in resisting the invasion of Lin Yi."
"However, the Du family has also gradually become popular in Jiaozhou. Just like Huan Chu in Jingzhou, there is a tendency to lose the tail. Therefore, the Du family has always sent his legitimate son to Jiankang as a hostage. Last year, Du Yuan became seriously ill after he was over 80 years old.
I begged the court to release his son Du Huidu, but before we attacked Jiankang, Du Huidu returned to Jiaozhou by sea, accompanied by Teng Dunzhi, the newly appointed governor of Jiaozhou."
Lu Xun softly said "Oh": "I really don't know much about this matter. I only know that Du Yuan, an old thief, killed three of our envoys who went to persuade us to surrender. If we hadn't gone north to attack Jiankang, I would have
We will send troops to attack Jiaozhou. Hey, but the Du Yuan you mentioned wants Du Huidu to go back and take over his post as governor. So what about Teng Dunzhi?" (End of Chapter)