In Yuzhang, on the river, a huge fleet with boats and boats, sails and flags forming a cloud, sailing through the waves from east to west for more than ten miles, was so large that everyone on both sides of the bank noticed it.
This fleet was the army of Wu sent by Sun Quan to support Yuzhang. It had a total strength of 20,000 and hundreds of warships. It finally arrived in Yuzhang after a month-long journey.
Ever since he entered Yuzhang County, the river was full of Jingzhou Army's boats and boats, closely monitoring the actions of the Jiangdong Army's fleet. Zhou Yu had a vague premonition in his heart.
Sure enough, with the dispatch of scouts to investigate, Zhou Yu's uneasiness was confirmed.
Now not only has Chaisang been lost, but Pengze has also failed to defend itself. The cities along the Yuzhang coast, Jindu, the mouth of the river, and Pengli Lake... have all fallen into the hands of the Chu army. It is now difficult for the Jiangdong Army to find a foothold along the coast of Yuzhang.
Zhou Yu himself was from Lujiang County on the north bank of the Yangtze River. He had previously accompanied Sun Ce to conquer Lujiang, Liu Xun, and Huangzu of Jiangxia. He was very familiar with the geographical environment of this area, and soon selected a sandbank in the river dozens of miles east of Pengze.
As a temporary shelter for the fleet, once the warships are settled, the generals will be summoned to discuss countermeasures.
After receiving the notice, within a short time, Lu Su, Huang Gai, Lu Fan, Chen Wu, Zhou Tai, Lu Meng, Song Qian and other generals gathered in the big tent.
Cheng Pu was the last to arrive. He was over fifty years old. He was tall, majestic and very majestic. Because he was the oldest among the generals in Jiangdong, all the generals called him "Cheng Gong" to show their respect.
Cheng Pu greeted everyone one by one, but when it was Zhou Yu's turn, he immediately straightened his face and just nodded his head.
Obviously, Cheng Pu was extremely dissatisfied with Zhou Yu, a junior, who had surpassed him, so much so that he did not hide it.
Of course, Cheng Pu has reason to be dissatisfied. He is not boasting. Among the foreign generals in Jiangdong, he is the oldest in terms of age; he is the most senior in terms of seniority; he has the most military exploits. No matter what aspect is considered, he is the best choice for the coach.
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Who would have thought that Sun Quan only appointed him as the governor of the right department, and that he had to take orders in military affairs from Zhou Yu, a dissatisfied 30-year-old boy? How could he not be angry?
This was not the first time that Cheng Pu showed his face openly. Zhou Yu had a magnificent personality and did not care about him. He talked and laughed as usual. All the generals in the tent saw this and admired his magnanimity.
Cheng Pu snorted coldly and walked straight past Zhou Yu to the main seat. He believed that he and Zhou Yu were both governors and sat on the main seat majestically.
Zhou Yu still did not change his color, but asked someone to add another couch and sit on the main seat with Cheng Pu.
After the two governors sat down, the generals also took their seats one after another. Zhou Yu looked solemn, looked around the generals in the tent, and said slowly: "The situation in Yuzhang is not optimistic at the moment. The Chu thieves have captured Chaisang and Pengze, and they have deployed Peng and Ganxi to isolate them."
Nanchang has made it impossible for our army and Sun Yuzhang to join forces. How do you think we can break the situation?"
When the generals heard the words, they either frowned in thought or whispered to each other. Huang Gai had a slightly embarrassed look on his face. He was from Lingling County in the south of Jingnan. Zhou Yu called the Jingzhou army "Chu thieves", but he also scolded him.
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Huang Gai knew that Zhou Yu was not targeting him intentionally, so he didn't take it to heart. He was the first to speak: "In Gai's humble opinion, our army's top priority is to recapture Pengze as soon as possible. Firstly, it can be used as a foothold for our army, and secondly, it can open up the road to the south."
Take the road to Nanchang and get in touch with Sun Yuzhang."
Cheng Pu nodded slightly and said loudly: "What you said makes sense. The sandbank is located on the river. The area is limited and there is no room for maneuver. It is easy to be targeted by Chu thieves. It is definitely not a place where they can stay for a long time. Therefore, it is urgent to recapture Pengze."
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Lu Su also agreed. Although he felt that attacking Pengze was not an easy task, the Jingzhou Army had already seized the opportunity. They had no choice, even if they knew that Pengze was specially set up by Liu Jing for them.
Traps can only be attacked forcefully.
None of the generals had any other opinions. As Lu Su thought, they had no choice but to attack Pengze or Chaisang.
Not to mention that the Jingzhou Army has heavy troops in Chaisangbu. If you cross Pengze and attack Chaisang directly, you will definitely be surrounded by the Jingzhou Army.
Attacking Pengze still has a slight chance of winning, but attacking Chaisang is the same as committing suicide.
Seeing that everyone's opinions were becoming unanimous, Zhou Yu stood up from his seat and said: "Since everyone thinks that Pengze should be taken first, it is decided that we can take a short rest today, and tomorrow we will mobilize all our troops and go to Pengze."
"No." All the generals responded in unison.
When the Wu reinforcements arrived in the waters near Pengze, they could not hide it from Liu Jing. In fact, with the help of scouts all over the river bank, every move of the Wu reinforcements was under Liu Jing's control.
Liu Jing knew that when the Wu reinforcements arrived, they would attack Pengze first, so he sent General Gan Ning to lead 5,000 troops to defend Pengze. Liu Zhu and Su Fei led a navy of 10,000 people and hundreds of ships to garrison at Sangluozhou.
He guarded the entrance of the Yangtze River in Yuzhang and was at the horns of Gan and Ning. Liu Jing then stationed 10,000 people on foot and cavalry at Chaisang as a reserve force.
This arrangement is watertight. Unless the Jiangdong Army can gather several times its strength and launch a strong attack regardless of the cost and casualties, it will be impossible to break through the Jingzhou Army's defense line.
However, even if Sun Quan spends all his money in Jiangdong, it would be difficult for him to gather several times the number of troops as Liu Jing, let alone send them all to fight in Yuzhang. Therefore, the outcome of this battle is already doomed before it even starts.
In contrast, Liu Jing was more concerned about Zhuge Liang's developments in the south. The two parties had restored contact not long ago. Liu Jing learned from Zhuge Liang's letter that the West Route Army was just as the two expected, sweeping through Henan with the force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
From the west to the south of the chapter, the troops reached Nanchang.
Zhuge Liang also mentioned in his letter that the city of Nanchang was strong, well-equipped with soldiers and supplies, and would not be easy to capture.
Liu Jing was not surprised by this. Historically, Sun Quan attacked Jiangxia three times in five years before killing Huang Zu, but he failed to capture all the land in Jiangxia.
The combination of Sun Bi and Sun Quan is not necessarily inferior to Huang Zu, Liu Biao, and Liu Jing. He does not expect a quick victory. He has even made psychological preparations to capture Yuzhang and Luling in a winter, even if the war is postponed until next spring.
, which is not completely unacceptable.
Liu Jing did not have high expectations, but instead received a huge surprise. In the evening, good news came from Nanchang: Zhuge Liang led his army to fight Sun Ben in the south of the city, and defeated him, capturing and killing more than 8,000 people.
Zhuge Liang was a cautious man and did not reveal his plan to "lure the enemy out of the city" to Liu Jing in advance just to be safe. Therefore, Liu Jing was stunned by the unexpected surprise when he received the news from Zhuge Liang.
"After this battle, Sun Ben's troops suffered all casualties, and I'm afraid they won't be able to defend Nanchang..." Liu Jing made this conclusion after carefully reading Zhuge Liang's battle report and letter.
The next day, Nanchang's messenger flew straight into Chaisang, bringing Liu Jing the good news of Nanchang's victory and Sun Ben's head...