"What is the old general doing here?" Zhou Yu asked, rubbing his forehead.
Huang Gai Jin said: "Great Commander-in-Chief, the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, so it is difficult to last long. I see that the water stronghold of the army is well defended, and its ships are anchored in the stronghold, end to end. Why not burn them with fire?"
Zhou Yu was overjoyed after hearing this, "Old General, this is a very clever plan. I will mobilize more than ten ships to fight with you. You can pretend to surrender Cao Cao's thieves to slow them down. When they get close to the water stronghold, light the fire boats and rush into the camp. Then everything will be done." That's it..."
"This is exactly what I mean." Huang Gai echoed with clasped fists.
"General Huang is originally from Jingzhou and is a former minister of General Wentai, but his official position is still low now. Why not use this to defraud him of surrender by presenting a letter to him?" Zhou Yu suggested.
"Just follow the governor's plan." Huang Gai said.
After finding the breakthrough point for victory, Zhou Yu's thoughts became clearer. He then ordered: "Old General Huang will prepare dry firewood, anointing oil, etc. first, and I will arrange the follow-up matters with the other generals first."
"Wei." Huang Gai cupped his fists and left.
Zhou Yu summoned all the generals to the big tent to discuss matters, and sent Lu Su's boat to Jiangxia to discuss joint operations with Liu Bei.
At this time, except for the civil servants and family members of Liu Bei who stayed in Jingnan, the other generals had gathered in Jiangxia to prepare for the final decisive battle with Cao Cao.
Lu Su met with Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Xu Shu, and said happily: "The governor has a good plan to defeat Cao Cao. The decisive battle is scheduled for the night three days later. Please secretly mobilize troops to the north bank to cooperate with our army in chasing Cao's thieves."
"Zhou Lang has only been in Chibi for ten days. He has a plan to defeat Cao Cao so quickly. He is a real general..." When Liu Bei admired, seeing Zhuge Liang's calm demeanor, he thought that the military advisor must have seen the secret.
"Please send General Guan to go north by water first, and intercept Cao's reinforcements and return route as agreed. After the commander-in-chief defeats Cao in Wulin, he will follow closely to attack Xiangyang." Lu Su reminded again.
"Gong Jin doesn't need Yun Chang to help him break the water stronghold?" Liu Bei asked back.
"Yun Chang Jue North Road has the heavy responsibility of reinforcements. Jiangdong has the ability to attack Wulin Water Village on his own, but there is no general as the vanguard on the land route. The Governor had previously told Mr. Kong Ming that he would like to ask you to lend some powerful generals to help." Lu Su said.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Although we have few infantry and cavalry in Jiangxia, we still need a general to lead the pursuit of Cao's army, so I lent Mi Fang and Fu Shiren to Gong Jin. These two have been following my lord for many years, and they are both generals who are accustomed to fighting..."
Lu Su was stunned when he heard this. Gong Jin wants Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, but you want Mi Fang and Fu Shiren?
"Ahem, Gong Jin needs Xiong Hu to be the vanguard. I heard that Zhang Yide and Zhao Zilong are both under the envoy's command. I wonder if I can lend them to you?" Lu Su went straight to the point.
"This..." Liu Bei looked confused.
Lu Su continued: "Since Sun and Liu have formed an alliance, we should help each other. Most of the governors in Jiangxia have few soldiers and are willing to provide three thousand infantry and cavalry to help. The envoys should also show their sincerity..."
"Three thousand horsemen?" Zhuge Liang frowned.
"It's better for the Governor to borrow more." Xu Shu agreed.
Lu Su shook his head suddenly, "These three thousand are still squeezed out from Cheng Demou. You must know that we are facing hundreds of thousands of Cao's troops..."
"What Zijing said makes sense, so I will lend Yide to Zhou Lang. Zilong has other important responsibilities."
Liu Bei felt that Zhou Lang's "borrowed" too few troops, otherwise he could have negotiated to borrow one more Zhao Yun. With such a small number of troops to pursue Cao Cao, there would be few left after the battle, so naturally there would be no need to return them to Jiangdong.
Zhang Fei was not as brave as Guan Yu, so he was lucky to be able to borrow it. Seeing that it was good, Lu Su quickly agreed to take it.
Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to Chibi together. Zhang Fei temporarily obeyed Zhou Yu's dispatch, while Zhao Yun received the three thousand steps and rode back to Jiangxia.
After Lu Su left, Liu Bei saw Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu in front of the sand table, discussing the deployment of the subsequent battle.
"Two military advisors, Zhou Lang is sure that he will defeat Cao Cao in three days. Does he have anything to rely on?" Liu Bei asked puzzledly.
Zhuge Liang smiled and said: "Zhou Gongjin's support is outside the house."
"Outside the house?" Liu Bei looked surprised.
"Recently, the southeast wind on the river has been strong, and Kong Ming expected Zhou Yu to use fire to attack." Xu Shu explained.
After hearing this, Liu Bei suddenly realized that Cao Jun could not resist the help of Huo Jiafeng. Just as he burned Yuan Shao in Guandu at that time, he would be burned by Zhou Yu now.
"It looks like the outcome of this main battlefield has been decided, but I don't know what will happen to Ziyu's divided battlefields..." Liu Bei looked worried.
"My lord, you must believe in Ziyu. I have always felt that he is very talented in military affairs. Furthermore, he has Gao Shun and Gan Ning to help him." Xu Shu comforted him.
Zhuge Liang nodded and agreed: "I have the same view as Yuan Zhi."
Liu Bei: "That's all we have to do. Yun Chang leads the Jiangxia navy to Juebei Road. How should we arrange the remaining thousands of cavalry?"
"Cao Cao is stationed at Wulinxia Village. If he is defeated, he will go to Huarong Road. We can lead troops to intercept. First, we can seize the baggage, ordnance, and war horses. Second, we can coordinate Ziyu to capture Jiangling." Zhuge Liang analyzed.
"The third brother has been borrowed by Zhou Gongjin. I will personally lead the troops to intercept Cao Cao." Liu Bei had been chased by Cao Cao before, but this time the situation finally changed.
Zhuge Liang advised: "My lord, please do not go into danger personally. Jiangxia only has a few thousand cavalry. Even if Cao Cao is defeated and flees, he cannot confront him head-on. In addition, Cao Cao is very good at using troops and has tiger and leopard cavalry following him. He may not be able to stay in Jingzhou."
Get off him."
"General Zilong and I can just attack along the way. All Jiangxia's troops will be taken away. My lord and Kong Ming will still stay here to prevent Sun Quan from taking the opportunity to seize the city." Xu Shu said.
"We are forming an alliance now, Jiangdong will not do such a despicable thing, right?" Liu Bei said in surprise.
"Soldiers are treacherous, but it's better to be careful." Xu Shu said this because he was influenced by Lan Tian. When they were analyzing the general situation together, Lan Tian had mentioned several times that he should be on guard against others.
Liu Bei agreed with a face full of doubts, and immediately asked someone to send news of the decisive battle to Lantian.
After Lan Tian returned to Lingling from Chaisang, he reported the alliance to Liu Qi and threatened to take back Jiangling.
Liu Qi had mysterious confidence in Lantian. When he learned that he could regain his homeland in Jiangbei, he asked Lantian, the governor of Jingnan, to take charge of the military affairs of the four counties in Jingnan and take charge of the entire Western Front.
When Cao Cao brought the Jingzhou navy across the border, Lantian asked Gao Shun and Gan Ning to garrison troops at Youjiangkou (public security), and sent Liu Pan out of Linxiang to garrison at Baqiu on the bank of Dongting to prevent Zhou Yu from sending a navy to sneak attack Jingnan after the Chibi War.
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Lantian's memory of Jiangdong's style in history is so profound that he has to save it now.
Liu Pan's original 10,000 troops were used by Lan Tian in the name of General Huang Zhong to mobilize 2,000 troops to gather at Youjiangkou. With only Gao Shun's 10,000 troops to capture Jiangling, Lan Tian obviously lacked confidence.
In late October, news came from Jiangxia, confirming the exact time of the Chibi Battle.
Lantian then asked Gan Ning to mobilize transport ships and transport troops and horses in batches to the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. He planned to follow Zhou Yu's plan to capture Yiling first and then attack Jiangling eastward.
Chapter completed!