Zhou Yu fought against the Sichuan and Shu forces not because Zhou Yu was eager to fight, but because Zhou Yu was very wary of Zhu Zhi and others.
Only Zhou Yu can go into battle himself and understand the actual situation immediately, instead of waiting for Zhu Zhi or others to rush out with pats on their chests and then come back with pats on their butts.
Moreover, Jiangdong's anti-war voices are getting louder and louder now.
The reasons for these guys seem to be very good. Jiangdong cannot maintain a two-front battle...
Don't get me wrong, these guys are not arrogant enough to think that they can fight Fei Qian and Cao Cao at the same time. Zhu Zhi's previous attack on Jiangling was not to start a war with Cao Cao, but to smear himself and spread some oil and water to silence the Jiangdong gentry.
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Obviously, Zhu Zhi's approach was effective to a certain extent. He failed, but he succeeded again. He was guilty, but he did not seem to bear the main responsibility...
So who should bear the main responsibility?
The children of Jiangdong noble clan glanced at Sun Quan, and then started to discuss it in a pretentious manner.
Anyway, according to Jiangdong's wishes, the fight can no longer continue. No one can resist a two-front battle!
That's right, the other line they call the double line is Shanyue.
The Shanyue who cannot be beaten to death, the Nanman who cannot be wiped out.
Shanyue's rebellion really surprised Zhou Yu.
This time, Shanyue seemed to be a little different.
If it were before, Zhou Yu would probably have studied Shan Yue's changes carefully, but now he doesn't have the body or the energy of his youth.
Sometimes, he will clearly notice a decline in energy and memory.
I clearly remembered something one second, but forgot it the next second. I couldn't remember it, and it took a long time before I suddenly remembered, oh, it turned out to be this...
Not only that, my physical strength has also dropped a lot.
This is not only a cause of illness, but also of aging.
Or it could be accelerated aging caused by illness, or some other reason.
In the past, let alone sitting on a boat, even if I stood for a whole day, I would not feel tired when I was young. After sleeping, or even just taking a nap for an hour or two, I would be full of energy.
, the kind that can’t be used up.
But now, even if I just sit for a little longer, I will feel soreness and pain in the joints all over my body, as if there are millions of insects climbing and biting on my body.
In this battle with the Sichuan-Shu Army, Zhou Yu's focus was very clear, which was to destroy the Sichuan-Shu Army's warships.
It is not easy to build a warship. If you just repel it, then these Sichuan and Shu troops will definitely choose to come back at another time, and by that time Zhou Yu may not be able to fight again...
As long as the warships of the Sichuan-Shu Army are destroyed, even if there are towering giant trees in Sichuan and Shu, they may not be suitable materials for warships, and it will take a long time from drying in the dark to building a ship. Even if Jiangdong has
There are so many shipyards and craftsmen who build ships, but it takes three to five years to build a warship from scratch.
With a buffer of three to five years, Jiangdong may have new opportunities.
Maybe there still isn’t…
Perhaps this is all he can do.
As for the future...
Zhou Yu twitched the corner of his mouth.
Zhou Yu looked up at the sky.
White clouds linger.
The river is gurgling.
Thousand-year-old white clouds are still lingering.
The river is still gurgling for thousands of years.
And people...
"call……"
Zhou Yu exhaled a long breath.
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"The most suitable location for fighting around Gangneung is right here..."
Zhuge Liang held a gold-painted fan and pointed at a certain point on the map.
The gold-painted fan was given to him by Fei Qian. It was made of bamboo and slightly inlaid with gold wire. It was of suitable weight and easy to carry.
In order to show their wealth, some people even deliberately use jade as bones and inlays with gold and silver. It does look glittering and noble, but its practicality is compromised.
Everyone's position is different and their choices are different.
Position, this is very important.
This is one of the many things Zhuge Liang learned from Fei Qian.
"The water here on our side is wide, while the other side is in a relatively small area," Zhuge Liang said with a smile, "So Jiangdong Army will definitely not wait for us to arrive here before dispatching to fight with our army... The location chosen by Jiangdong Army should be
Here...』
Zhuge Liang's fan moved back a bit, and then pointed at a certain point.
"The location here is not as good as before," Zhuge Liang said, "Maybe it will be more favorable to the east of the Yangtze River... There are hills and hills here, with lush vegetation, suitable for fire attacks... I mean, it is suitable for our fire attacks.
, also suitable for Jiangdong fire attack.』
Xu Huang and Gan Ning both listened attentively.
"Only half of our soldiers have been trained for more than a year," Zhuge Liang opened his fan with a clatter and shook it twice. "The rest of the soldiers have generally received training ranging from three months to six months."
There are many mountains in Sichuan and Sichuan, and mountain soldiers who can climb over mountains and ridges can be formed without much training, but this naval army... Compared with Jiangdong, the training and initiative of our soldiers will be quite different.
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"This difference is not obvious during rigorous training, but once entering a battle situation, due to frequent sudden changes in the battle situation, these soldiers who lack experience and training will be in a hurry..." Zhuge Liang continued, "
Therefore, our tactical arrangements must be as simple as possible. The more complex the battle mode, the more likely it will be poorly executed, causing panic, and ultimately leading to overall failure."
Xu Huang nodded, "That's right. Zhuge was right in what he said. The soldiers of the Jiangdong Navy are well-trained and can handle changes on the battlefield without the need for orders from the generals. However, our soldiers are relatively poor."
On the battlefield, sometimes subtle differences will lead to different directions in the battle. Xu Huang knows this well. When he fought against the Jiangdong navy before, he felt that his strength was not used.
"So we are going to fight Jiangdong's army here?" Gan Ning asked from the side.
Zhuge Liang nodded, "Yes, and no."
"What do you mean?" Gan Ning asked without thinking because Zhuge was present.
Xu Huang did not stare at Zhuge Liang, but still looked at the map, pondering the two locations pointed out by Zhuge Liang, and then looked a little thoughtful.
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly, "General Xu must have some thoughts..."
"I just guessed part of it..." Xu Huang pointed to the point on the map, "This is a suitable place for fire attacks. As for fire attacks, it actually depends on who lights the fire first and who is in what position... The autumn wind is blowing now, so seize the opportunity.
This open space in Jiangbei is very important, and this open space... There is a hill here. If archers or ballistas are arranged on it, it can directly threaten this open space... So if it is in this open space...
The focus of local battles is not in the river, but here, on this hill!』
Zhuge Liang applauded gently.
"But..." Xu Huang waved his hand, "I always feel that there is something else you haven't said, Kong Ming..."
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly.
"What else?" Gan Ning felt his head was itching and couldn't help but scratch the back of his head.
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Some people can still fight, whether it's a last ditch effort or a desperate struggle, but some people are not even qualified to have this last battle.
Wuguan Road.
Unable to wait for reinforcements, Wenpin entered a state of despair almost from the beginning.
Ever since Huang Zhong led his army to attack Wuguandao, or the recovery of Wuguandao, Wenpin has been retreating steadily. The battle of Shiqiao was like a greeting and the final battle, until Wenpin retreated and had no choice but to retreat.
, was trapped in a military fort by Huang Zhong's troops.
Normally, a siege would be ten times greater than that of Wenpin. Obviously, Huang Zhong's troops were not ten times as strong as Wenpin's, but the morale of Wenpin's soldiers was too low and they did not dare to go out to fight with Huang Zhong's soldiers, so being surrounded seemed to be a
A necessity.
This military stone fort was obviously carefully selected by Wenpin.
The stone wall was very strong. Even if Huang Zhong sent people to use gunpowder, it only blew up some rubble and failed to collapse.
The gunpowder carrying capacity is not large and cannot be reused indefinitely, but the stone castle also has a fatal flaw.
The space of the stone castle is only so large. Even if Wenpin stored some food and grass in it in advance, it would not be enough. Problems would inevitably occur over time...
Huang Zhong tentatively attacked two or three times and lost some men, but then he stopped attacking and just surrounded them.
Wenpin was very worried, but he still persisted.
As the commander-in-chief, he inspected three times a day, all of which he did personally. He did not indulge in indolence and laziness just because he was trapped in the stone fortress.
Wenpin walked to the corner with his guards, and heard soldiers talking in front...
"There will be no reinforcements coming, there certainly won't be any."
"How do you know?"
"No need to say this, look at it like this now..."
Wenpin's steps slowed down.
When Wenpin's guard saw this, he wanted to step forward to stop him, but Wenpin stopped him. He wanted to hear it.
"You feel disappointed after hearing this. I am also very disappointed. But in the current situation, there are really no reinforcements..."
"Fart! General Wen said reinforcements will come!"
"General Wen, oh, General Wen also hopes that reinforcements will come...I'm afraid General Wen is also disappointed now! How much food is left in this stone fort? Even if we people repeatedly reduce the rations, how much can we sustain?"
God? Indeed, I don’t want to say everything. The reinforcements are coming, and we can all be saved... But these reinforcements... Hey! There must be at least five or six batches sent by General Wen to ask for help. Counting the time,
After all, we have arrived at Xiangyang. And from Xiangyang to here, no matter how slow we are, we should have climbed up... But now there are still no reinforcements, which means only one thing..."
When Wenpin heard this, he couldn't help but frown and raised his feet to move forward.
The movement caused by the striding walk frightened the soldiers who were talking about it, and they jumped up from the ground one after another.
"General!"
"I've seen the general..."
"General Wen."
The messy names are just like the messy human heart nowadays.
Wenpin walked up to the man who spoke just now and looked at the soldier who spoke.
The man was not tall. Although he made it clear that what he said might have been heard by Wen Pin, he still had a calm demeanor and said, "I have met General Wen."
"Is it you who spoke just now?" Wenpin asked.
"Yes." The soldier replied.
Wenpin nodded, "You think it's impossible for reinforcements to come?"
"..." The soldier was silent.
"Why, you dared to say it just now, but now you don't?" Wenpin asked.
The soldier gritted his teeth, "Yes! I think it's impossible! I'm telling the truth. If reinforcements could come, they should have come long ago! Reinforcements can't come now, and they won't come in the future either!"
Wenpin listened and then asked noncommittally, "Is there anything else? Is there anything you can do?"
The soldier opened his mouth, as if he was stuck, and after a while he said: "No... there is no way..."
"Really? I can do anything." Wenpin asked.
The soldier gasped, "I...I have nothing to do."
"Alas!" Wenpin sighed, his eyes turned cold, "What a pity..."
"What?" Before the soldier could react, Wenpin drew his sword and chopped it off!
"Ahhhh..."
The soldier was immediately cut down and lay in a pool of blood.
The other soldiers were frightened and huddled back, and some were so frightened that they collapsed on the ground.
Wenpin shook the blood from his sword and said, "Those who rebel against the army, behead them!"
Naturally, the rest of the soldiers did not dare to say anything.
Wenpin put away his sword and walked out. After walking a certain distance, he said to the guard, "I remember that man... he is also from Nanyang, and he is a good family man..."
The guard glanced at Wenpin and didn't know how to respond.
Wenpin obviously had no intention of asking the guard to say anything, "Brave, smart, and strategic in doing things... I originally wanted to promote him to the position of music director after the war... Do you know why I killed him?"
The guard shook his head.
"It's not just because he told the truth." Wenpin sighed, "He told the truth. This is nothing...but sometimes, the truth should not be told...and the most important thing is that he told it, but he didn't know it."
What to do...』
Some people flaunt themselves and say that they only tell the truth, but in fact when to speak is not a cunning attitude, but a law of life.
Just like now, don't other soldiers feel that they may not be able to wait for reinforcements?
In fact, most people know it, so why didn't anyone else say it, and he said he was telling the truth?
When Wenpin asked the soldier, he hoped that in addition to saying that there were no reinforcements, he could also give some specific methods. Even those methods were unfeasible or simplistic.
It's a pity that there is no...
At this time, if the morale of the military is still in chaos, what should we do?
Have you never thought about this?
If you don't think about anything, you won't say that there are no reinforcements.
If you have considered it but still deliberately tell the "truth", what do you want to do?
Everyone is good at breaking things, but being able to make up for it after the damage is done is a skill.
You don’t have the ability to mend the sky, but you want to smash a huge hole?
"Nanyang people are quite smart..." Wenpin shook his head, "Nanyang has indeed produced a lot of talents... He is also quite smart... It's just a pity that he doesn't use it correctly. He wants to show his intelligence, but he is afraid of taking responsibility.
, this kind of person would be fine if they were normal, but now..."
"General, we are now..."
Wenpin walked to the top of the stone fort and looked at Huang Zhong's troops outside the stone fort. He was silent for a long time and then said: "If what I expected is true, the Huang family will attack tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is the deadline... Either surrender, or
die……"
Of course, Huang Zhong couldn't just sit around drinking and eating meat and doing nothing during the past few days around the stone castle.
Building siege equipment will definitely take some time, and Wen Ping estimates that it should be almost ready tomorrow.
After it is built, it will definitely attack.
As for this attack, if Wenpin refuses to surrender and resists until death, there will definitely be casualties on both sides.
Once casualties occur, many things become difficult to say.
Although Wenpin and Huang Zhong had some friendship, this little friendship could not make the two sides stop fighting and negotiate peace. Wenpin did not deliberately light a fire at the stone bridge, and Huang Zhong also deliberately controlled the fire when regaining the pass along the way.
Chase and kill ruthlessly.
Although Wenpin really wanted to tell Huang Zhong, go and beat him, I won't move here, but the question is, who will believe it?
Just when Wenpin was about to face the final choice, the soldiers on guard duty at the top of the stone fort shouted in joy: "People are coming from the direction of Jingxiang! People are coming from the direction of Jingxiang! Reinforcements! It's reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming."
It’s over!』
When Wenpin heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, and then he was surprised, how could this be possible?
Wenpin naturally understands the situation in Jingxiang.
Wenpin is a general with a different surname in Cao's army. Don't listen to Cao Cao's constant shouting about treating everyone equally, but in fact the specific benefits and benefits are much different from those of generals from the Cao family and the Xiahou family!
If Cao Zhen was besieged, and Wenpin was in Xiangyang City, Cao Ren would definitely send Wenpin to rescue Cao Zhen.
Moreover, even if Cao Ren is really that generous, or he thinks so highly of the friendship between Jing and Xiang, if he wants to come to Wenpin's rescue, he should come earlier, instead of coming now when he has almost completely destroyed Wuguandao...
When the remaining soldiers in the stone castle heard the news, they stretched their heads and looked into the distance, cheering.
Wenpin did not show any happy smile, because he had a premonition that these people did come from Jingxiang, but they may not be the "reinforcements" they expected...
Sure enough, the group of "reinforcements" gradually meandered closer on the mountain road, and the cheers of the people in the stone castle also dropped as the group approached.
Even the soldiers at the lowest level knew that such a formation of less than a hundred people, unless everyone in the formation was a fierce general, how could it be possible to break through Huang Zhong's siege and rescue them?
"Huh..." Wenpin stared at the group of people, looking at the scepter held high in front of the group of people, with a somewhat painful look on his face, "It's troublesome...it's really troublesome now...
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"General? What are you..." Wenpin's guard was puzzled.
Wenpin pointed at the soldiers who were both happy and sad, and in the end he could only shake his head and let out a long sigh.
