Chapter 3421 Success and failure
It's late at night.
Xiangyang City.
Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong marched to Pangcheng...uh, outside Wancheng, preparing to launch a battle to seize the city.
At this time, the Cao army scout urgently reported to Cao Ren and also brought news of Wen Pin's surrender.
Cao Ren was shocked and urgently summoned the generals to discuss matters.
When the generals heard the news, they were very angry and accused Pang Shanmin and Huang Zhong of not following the rules. Since they had seen the angels, why did they keep fighting and attack Wancheng? Where did this place the emperor's face?
Kuai Liang was beside him, expressionless, but in fact he felt very happy.
It’s right! Cao Ren did not listen to the advice before and insisted on marching to attack Guanzhong. Today’s dilemma is purely his own fault!
Of course, Kuai Liang would not say that he would consider the problem from Cao Cao's perspective. They were only Jingxiang gentry and were Jingxiang gentry all their lives.
With Wancheng's current troops, there should be no problem breaking through and withdrawing, but Cao Ren is obviously unwilling to do so.
『Everyone!』 Cao Ren said in a deep voice, 『Wancheng is now in an emergency?』
The originally chattering people suddenly became quiet.
It’s like the students who hear the teacher ask questions in class.
I don't know, I don't know, don't ask me...
Kuai Liang was silently reciting the three and the other day, but he heard Cao Ren's voice, "Zirou, what are the solutions?"
Kuai Liang took a breath, silently recited three times and then said slowly: "General, there is a best strategy for the best..."
Cao Ren coughed, "Say the most important thing."
Kuai Liang paused for a moment, and then said in a voice that was even less fluctuating: "Retreat."
"Why?" Cao Ren asked.
"Guest General." Kuai Liang replied.
Cao Ren nodded, was silent for a moment, and then asked Cai Mao, "Degui, do you have any countermeasures?"
Cai Mao was stunned for a moment, "General...but do you want to use a car? I only have one car. If the general wants to use it, I will just send it to someone."
"Countermeasures! Strategy!" Cao Ren also held back his anger.
Who the hell wants your broken car?!
Cai Mao seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "Ah, thank you for your tolerance... Now that I am old, I am not only confused by my eyes and ears, but also with inconvenience in my legs and feet. If I didn't have this car... Alas, there were several cars in my home, now... Oh, the general asked about this countermeasure... Let's think about it again, General, please ask others first...
Cao Ren narrowed his eyes and smiled, nodding.
They are all foxes, so what kind of fairies are they pretending to be?
Kuai Liang's so-called three strategies of the upper, middle and lower are certainly only the middle strategies are feasible.
Moreover, this strategy is more conservative, and it can even be said to be a relatively poor strategy, but it is indeed feasible and cannot find any mistakes. Just like when Cao Ren questioned, Kuai Liang's answer was only two words "Guest General".
Pang Shanmin Huang Zhong can only be regarded as a guest general of the cavalry, so it is impossible to use any edict to restrain Pang Shanmin from attacking Wancheng...
Moreover, in the current situation, if the soldiers from Wancheng were not withdrawn to Xiangyang, they would be beaten in vain if they were beaten, and it would be difficult to fight back!
Because the guest general is also considered a cavalry army!
The emperor issued an edict to mediate the struggle between Fei Qian and Cao Cao. As a result, the edict had not been handed over to Fei Qian's hands, but Cao Ren took action first...
This inevitably led to the loss of Cao's moral stance.
If you are already at a disadvantage in the battle, you will lose your reputation as a righteous person.
Cao Ren summoned the sects of Jingxiang, but in fact, it was not to ask for specific countermeasures, but to hope that among the sects of Jingxiang, there were more or less some friendships with Pang Shanmin, especially Cai Mao.
But Cai Mao pretended to be stupid.
Withdrawal is certain, but how to withdraw?
How to retreat to ensure the safety of troops to the greatest extent and avoid greater losses?
When Wancheng was in the hands of Pang Shanmin, it was a commercial and trade city, but when it came to Cao Jun, it became a pick-up granary, and it was a place where it only cared for picking up and replenishing the goods.
Cao Ren had no choice but to force the order to let Cai Mao go to Wancheng immediately and send an envoy to Pangshan Minjun. He had to stop Pangshan Min from attacking Wancheng...
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Night Chaos.
Zhou Yu looked at the river.
There are still some bright scenery during the day, but now it is full of chaos under the night.
Although Zhou Yu comforted Jiang Qin, he was actually worried.
The original plan was obviously failed.
The speed of change of the Sichuan-Shu naval army was significantly beyond Zhou Yu's perception.
Zhou Yu even felt that this was not the same army.
But now, Zhou Yu has to adopt a backup plan...
Zhou Yu looked at the mountains and waters in the distance, thinking and planning.
"Governor..."
The guard behind Zhou Yu said in a low voice, "The wind is strong at night..."
Zhou Yu looked into the distance, "It's okay."
Is it okay?
Not necessarily, but as long as you win this battle, what's wrong with even if you die here?
He is waiting.
Wait for a fire.
Either they turn into ashes in the fire, or they are reborn in Nirvana in the flames.
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Zhou Yu set his sights on the ships in Sichuan and Shu, and Zhuge Liang also understood the importance of ships.
If this big river does not have enough ships and wants to cross those mountains and attack the downstream areas, it will be almost empty talk. Without enough warships, you cannot control the river water, let alone transporting enough soldiers and supplies, of course, it will not be possible to pose any threat to Jiangdong.
It was like Liu Bei's last battle in history.
Liu Bei, who had been gnawing hard all his life, finally broke his teeth because Sichuan and Sichuan had no naval army and could not control the river surface. However, Jiangdong could use naval army to transport soldiers and supplies, which was almost tied to fight Jiangdong. If Guan Yu's Jingzhou naval army was still there at that time, then there were Liu Bei and Zhang Fei on land, Guan Yu on water, and Jiangdong...
In this way, Sun Shiwan's backstab in history was indeed scared of him.
Zhuge Liang considered that Zhou Yu might come to attack, especially the warships that destroyed Sichuan and Shu, so Zhuge placed all the ships inside the water camp and arranged heavy troops to guard them. The number of troops guarding the ships was even greater than the number of camps on duty on the shore, which was enough to prove his importance to these ships.
Don't think that only the Cavalry Army will attack at night.
Zhuge Liang felt that Zhou Yu was also a good player in sneak attacks.
Zhou Yu did not have much research on Zhuge Liang, but on the other hand, Zhuge Liang knew much about Zhou Yu.
Thanks to the strength of the intelligence system of the General of the Cavalry, Zhuge Liang had already obtained relevant information about Zhou Yu before the war...
And these information is basically not kept confidential in Jiangdong.
For example, Zhou Yu's life, family, county honours, the process of starting a fortune, etc.
Of course, Zhou Yu not only represents his individual, but also represents the interests of the Zhou family in Lujiang.
However, the keen Zhuge Liang discovered some interesting problems when examining and studying Zhou Yu's life.
For example, the choice of the person to be dependent in the Zhou family was actually not Sun Ce at the beginning, and the Sun family didn’t even have a meeting...
You should know that the Zhou family in Shu County, Lujiang County is also a royal family with a prominent status.
Like Zhou Zhong, he was following the emperor, and then perhaps because he saw that he had no future with the emperor, the Zhou family found another way, and then chose Yuan Shu...
This has nothing to do with Zhou Yu's vision, because it is highly likely that Zhou Yu would not be the turn of Zhou's family to speak at that time.
After all, the two Yuans dominated the world at that time. If the two Yuans joined forces, the Han Dynasty would have been likely to have changed its surname directly at that time!
So in the view of Zhou's family at that time, the emperor was no longer able to do so, so of course he had to surrender to the Yuan family, who was the most "singular" and this was normal. It was a pity that he made the wrong bet.
However, in this process, Zhou Yu at that time betrayed Liu Yao first in the first battle.
Liu Yao was a relative of the Han Dynasty. If Zhou wanted to change camps, he would of course need to stab Liu Yao in the back.
The person who carried out the backstab mission was Zhou Yu. He showed outstanding military talent and successfully became the spokesperson for the subsequent Zhou family.
Sun Ce was able to successfully cross the river and establish himself in Jiangdong, and Zhou Yu could be said to have made his first contribution, and Zhou Shang, the prefect of Danyang, also made an indelible contribution.
However, Sun Ce was in the position of a guest general under Yuan Shu.
The guest general can be regarded as the loyalty and righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, while the loyalty and righteousness of Confucius and Mencius was not so strong. When Confucianism rose to its peak in the Song Dynasty, it was "the king asked the minister to die, and the minister had to die." How could he "coming and going freely" like the guest general of the Three Kingdoms?
The two typical hosts in the history of the Three Kingdoms are Lu Bu and Liu Bei.
Sun Ce can't even get a rank.
When a person or group leads his army to another person or group, three situations usually occur. The first situation is to hand over all rights and unconditionally accept the other party's adaptation. The final result is that the soldiers and generals are separated, but their vested interests are usually respected. For example, Xu Chu, Lu Su, etc. in history.
The second situation is to retain the independence of the army, but be willing to accept restrictions in other aspects. The final result is to ensure a certain degree of independence, but the power will be greatly reduced, just like Li Dian.
The third type is the guest general. Liu Bei has defected to various warlords many times, but his generals have always been directly under Liu Bei. No one has been able to dispatch these people without Liu Bei's consent.
This is not without a price. Because Liu Bei wants to maintain his independence and the conditions put forward are so harsh, he must help Cao Cao and others to tackle tough problems. Otherwise, Cao Cao and others are not fools, so why should he accept him?
So in order to shape Zhuge, Mr. Luo severely criticized Liu Bei. Liu Bei was able to turn against the enemy in the Three Kingdoms and surrender to the princes of all sides, but retained his independence. The most important point is that Liu Bei often assumed the most dangerous task of the princes. It is precisely because of similar reasons that although Liu Bei and others often defeated wars, no one would doubt their military talents. When Liu Bei negotiated with Sun Quan in Jiangdong, it was not entirely because of Zhuge's verbal skills, but also that Liu Bei was indeed making a name...
Because the battles Liu Bei and others fought were all gnawing hard points, and if it were others, they would have gnawed their teeth long ago.
So among the Three Kingdoms, no matter who Liu Bei surrendered to, he has always maintained an independent position. However, those who accept Liu Bei surrender will feel that it is worth the money. As long as you pay some money and food, you can exchange it for a free thug with outstanding ability. Why not do it?
Yuan Shu treated Sun Ce the same way. He originally thought that it would be not that easy for Sun Ce to attack Liu Yao, and it was thankless to lose troops and generals. It was a strategy to drive away tigers and swallow wolves. However, he did not expect that Sun Ce would defeat Liu Yao so smoothly, which also led Yuan Shu to adopt a containment strategy for Sun Ce and began to pick peaches and mix sand...
So, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce stabbed Yuan Shu again.
Of course, when the Han Dynasty was in a collapse, the original rules were broken by the leaders of the upper-level palaces and pavilions, but when the people below were destroyed, they had to predict what they followed three seconds in advance and to keep etiquette and rules, it was undoubtedly a huge joke.
Especially when a person who tells such jokes can get promoted in the great man, then betrayal becomes a skill, a ability, and a heroic deed that can be talked about and praised.
Therefore, Zhuge Liang judged that Zhou Yu would definitely come to attack.
It happened that Zhuge Liang was also preparing to attack Zhou Yu...
However, Zhuge Liang forgot one thing.
He focused on Zhou Yu's character, but neglected how Zhou Yu defeated Liu Yao...
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Jiang Qin is not a guest general.
He had deeply bound everything he had with Sun in exchange for those generous treatments.
If you take money, you have to work hard for others.
Even though he was injured and even failed in the water during the day, Jiang Qin still had to take his soldiers to the shore with his soldiers and quietly head to the land camp of the Sichuan and Shu army.
The can containing the tincture oil was lifted up, causing some tiny sounds of water.
"According to the plan, go to the mound, first arrange the trap, then attack with rockets, and finally evacuate... Are you sure it's clear?" Jiang Qin emphasized to his soldiers again.
Zhou Yu is good at water battles. He is not born with a shining halo on the water surface, flashing like a breathing lamp, but has gone through a lot of preliminary preparations.
Just like Zhou Yu took Sun Ce on a waterway to attack Liu Yao, the key point of victory was not how brave and elite the soldiers under Zhou Yu and Sun Ce were, but that Zhou Yu had already had a deep understanding of the hydrological geography of the river at that time...
This time, the same is true.
The Jiangdong Army and the Sichuan Army fought in an upstream and downstream battle, but there were not many places that could accommodate large armies to camp.
Therefore, Zhou Yu could easily infer the location where the Sichuan and Shu army might have set up camp and made some targeted plans.
For example, the mound that Jiang Qin was going to this time could most likely use a rocket to attack a grassland behind the side and back of the Sichuan camp...
That's right, not shooting the camp directly.
Because there must be soldiers on duty around the camp. If you want to get close to the camp and shoot rockets in, you will definitely alarm the soldiers on duty.
This is also a fundamental reason why Jiang Qin and others are willing to come.
The suicide squad can be done once or twice. If you need to join the suicide squad every time you fight, either the entire country cannot form a decent army, or the generals who fight are really incompetent.
It's not a head-on fight, but just sneaking into the hill and shooting some rockets. There is no doubt that there is no way to dare to die or not. You just need to be careful when touching it and don't be discovered.
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On the other hand, Zhuge Liang was also preparing for a night attack.
But when it was different from Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang did not send any generals out.
It’s not because God is helping him, but because Zhuge Liang and the others are in the upper reaches.
This advantage is simply a waste if it is not used properly...
Zhuge Liang did not even need to dispatch many soldiers to attack, but just a few low fighting ships. Taking advantage of the night to cover, he quietly slid out of the water camp and went downstream.
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Jiang Qin and his men slowly moved forward in the shadows with half bent over.
This was undoubtedly a painful torture for the injured Jiang Qin.
But physical pain is not the most helpless, mental pain is the most difficult.
Can this battle with the Sichuan and Shu army be successful?
Before Zhou Yu came, everyone thought that as long as Zhou Yu came, he would definitely win.
But now that Zhou Yu is here, Jiang Qin has a vague worry in his heart, especially after seeing Zhou Yu's physical condition...
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The Sichuan and Shu navy on the other side seemed a little comfortable and relaxed.
Although they can't straighten their waists in the cabin, they only need to paddle and row, and they can lie and sit halfway, which is relatively more comfortable.
The key is that they are in a happy mood and will mutter a few times in the cabin and tell a joke or two.
As for the pressure of the war in front of us, there are, but not much.
Because they knew that even if they died on the battlefield, their families would receive a full pension, and their families would be given priority if there were any good errands in the county.
This is not a verbal statement, but it has been put into practice.
This is the first time that a great man has been in so many years!
So, what are you going to worry about?
Good life will do it as Zhuge does!
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Jiang Qin and his men touched the hill, and the Sichuan Army camp in the distance was brightly lit.
Above the high whistle tower, there were figures shaking from time to time, indicating that the soldiers on duty were looking around.
When he arrived at the mound, Jiang Qin couldn't help but admire Zhou Yu's wonderful plan.
Not far from the mound is a low-lying grassland.
In late autumn, the weather is dry and the plants are withered and yellow.
If the fire breaks out, it may continue along the grassland to the Sichuan camp!
Jiang Qin stuffed his fingers into his mouth, stained with some saliva, then stretched into the air, testing the speed and direction of Ye Feng...
The night wind is neither fast nor slow.
『Everything is ready...』
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『Everything is ready...』
On the other hand, the same thing was said.
The gift Zhuge Liang was preparing to give to the Jiangdong Navy was also a flame.
In fact, it has been used once in the previous battle.
The turmeric oil was placed in the jar and went down the water towards the Jiangdong Water Village. It was likely to crash into some facilities in the Jiangdong Water Village. Then the turmeric oil spread. Then the turmeric oil was lit into the second batch of jars, which would allow the water to carry the gift of love and give the Jiangdong Water Army a warm embrace.
Simple and practical.
The only drawback is that it is a bit wasteful.
After all, jars are money, and so much turmeric oil is wasteful, it is also money.
However, for the Cavalry Army, things that can be solved with money are basically not a big deal.
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Mars rose into the sky.
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Hidden murderous intent goes downstream.
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『It's done?!
Chapter completed!