Chapter 208 The right time, place and people and serial tricks
Chapter 208 The right time, right place and right people, a series of desperate plans
"Report!"
At this time, a soldier suddenly came outside the door and reported: "The eldest son, General Shen, and Zhou Yu have sent someone to deliver a message again."
"Bring it in."
Shen Chen sat cross-legged on the table without moving.
When the soldier came in, he handed the letter to Liu Qi who was sitting on the main seat. After Liu Qi read it quickly, he immediately handed it to Shen Chen: "It's a letter from Sun Quan and Zhou Yu."
Shen Chen took it and took a look.
Sun Quan said in the letter that Zhang Hong was his teacher and hoped that Shen Chen would not hurt him. He then told him that they had captured Huang Zu. If possible, he was willing to give up the revenge of killing his father and exchange Huang Zu for Zhang Hong.
Zhou Yu's letter was still full of threats. It told him that if Wu Hou had not wanted to save the lives of Zhang Hong and his son, he would never let him go. Now if he agrees to their conditions and exchanges Zhang Hong and his son for Huang Zu, he can No attack will be launched within fifteen days.
"hehe."
Shen Chen smiled and said: "It seems that Zhang Hong still has a lot of weight in Sun Quan's heart. In order to rescue Zhang Hong, he didn't even have to avenge his father's murder. But it must be an act to win people's hearts. If he If it really happens, the Jiangdong scholars will definitely serve him to death."
"yes."
Liu Qi sighed: "This Sun Quan is still very courageous and has the appearance of a wise master. People in Jiangdong heard that he could temporarily put aside the hatred of his father like General Huang for the sake of his subordinates. I am afraid they will all be grateful to him."
Shen Chen pondered: "It would be a good idea for Sun Quan to have a hand in this. This will buy us enough time and make it easier for me to make plans."
Liu Qi asked: "Achen, what do you want to do?"
Shen Chen pointed to the north of the map on the table and said: "It's very simple. I want Zhou Yu to suspect that I plan to cross Jingxi, kill Anwu, Jingxian, Xuancheng, fight all the way to Wuhu, and then take the Zhongjiang River from Wuhu to arrive. Zhenze, let him think that I am going to attack Qian Tang!"
"this"
Liu Qi was dumbfounded, thinking that this plan was so unbridled and completely unexpected.
You must know that although Qingshui connects Jinghu, Jinghu can reach Wuhu County through Jingshui. At the same time, Zhongjiang, another tributary of the river, enters Zhenze and finally flows into the East China Sea.
But this plan is to go deep into the hinterland of Jiangdong and go to Sun Quan's lair. It's too risky!
How can this be done?
However, Shen Chen's expression remained unchanged. He didn't feel anything was wrong because of the boldness of this plan. He was still making secret calculations in his heart.
The geographical environment of the Han Dynasty was somewhat different from that of later generations. For example, the Qingyi River originated from Yi County, flowed into Taiping Lake from Yi County, then went north and northwest through Wuhu City and finally entered the Yangtze River.
But in the Han Dynasty, this river flowed into Zhongjiang, a tributary of the Yangtze River.
Zhongjiang originates from the Yangtze River. According to the "Shui Jing Zhu", this river is a very large medium-sized river. It flows from the Wuhu section of the Yangtze River eastward, passes through Yongping and Yangxian, and flows into Zhenze.
Therefore, in other words, after the Qingyi River went north, it did not go northwest, but went east.
Later, due to some reasons, the Yangtze River no longer poured into the Zhongjiang River, the Zhongjiang River water system was cut off, and the Qingyi River followed the original course of the Zhongjiang River and entered the Yangtze River.
With this basic condition in place, waterways that were inaccessible to later generations could be realized in the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, the entire route laid out by Shen Chen was simple. He went south along the Qingtong River, which was later known as Taiping Lake, and then went north along the Qingyi River and entered the Zhongjiang River. Finally, he went east from the Zhongjiang River to the Taihu Lake Basin and attacked Qiantang.
This plan sounds very bold and unrealistic, but it was completely feasible in the Han Dynasty because the Han Dynasty had one more Zhongjiang River than later generations!
But Liu Qi still felt that it was risky and persuaded him: "Ah Chen, this plan is too dangerous. Isn't this a way to get yourself killed?"
Shen Chen smiled and said: "So I plan to send someone to tell General Liu Pan and ask him to send an army from Yi County to Haiyang immediately and go east along the Zhejiang River."
"Report!"
Just as he was talking, someone came in from outside the door and reported: "Eldest Young Master, General Shen, there are people from Shanyue outside the county government office who want to see you."
"Let them in."
Shen Chen said.
"only."
The soldiers immediately went out again.
After a while, two Shanyue people came in wearing black linen, which was completely different from the Central Plains robes.
When Shen Chen saw one of them, he stood up and said with a smile: "It turns out to be Chen Zongshuai."
This Chen Zongshuai's name is Chen Dang, and he is the younger brother of Chen Pu, the leader of Shanyue, who occupies Linli Mountain in the south of Yi County.
The leader of Shanyue is named Shuai, Dashuai, Zongshuai, Dazongshuai, etc. Therefore, when calling the leader of Shanyue, you can call him a certain commander or a certain clan commander.
Chen Dang said in fluent Chinese: "General Shen, I came here this time to tell you something."
"Could it be Yunxi?"
Shen Chen asked.
Yunxi is the Qiupu River in Chizhou, Anhui in later generations, connecting Yixian County on the Yangtze River.
He had this conjecture as early as when brothers Chen Pu and Chen Dang took him to find Yunxi in the northwest of Yi County.
Chen Dang nodded and said, "Yes, we have sent people to guard the banks of Yunxi River these days. Sure enough, we found Jiangdong's ships coming along Yunxi River to Yi County. My eldest brother asked me to inform General Shen immediately."
"Um"
Shen Chen muttered: "As I expected, Zongshuai, I have more than 200,000 stones of grain and grass in Lingyang City. I want to use these grains and grass to hire you, as well as Zu Dazongshuai and the others to do something. It may be possible. ?”
Chen Dang's face suddenly became happy, but then he waved his hands and said: "It's not possible to ask us to help deal with Jiangdong. They are powerful and we don't dare to provoke them easily."
Shen Chen smiled and said: "It's not that troublesome. I just need you to do something. This matter should be very simple for you."
"Really?"
Chen Dang asked hurriedly: "Aren't you fighting with the Jiangdong people?"
"Absolutely not."
"Okay, I promise you."
"In this way, you are so and so."
"good."
"Thank you very much Chen Zongshuai."
"polite."
"Zongshuai will go and rest first, and then I will arrange for someone to follow you to Yi County."
"good."
Chen Dang clasped his fists and left.
Shen Chen arranged for someone to give them a place to stay.
After he left, Liu Qi quickly came up and said, "Oh no, Ah Chen, the way back has been cut off."
"It doesn't matter."
Shen Chen smiled and waved his hand: "Everything is under planning."
"What is your plan?"
Liu Qi was so anxious that he jumped to his feet and said, "Tell me first."
Shen Chen pointed at the map and said, "Didn't I just say that? I plan to make Zhou Yu suspect me of a surprise attack on Jiangdong."
"Then what?"
Liu Qi asked.
Shen Chen said: "If the eldest son is Zhou Yu and suspects that I want to launch a surprise attack on Jiangdong, what will you do?"
"this."
Liu Qi hesitated and scratched his head: "Will I send someone to chase him?"
Shen Chen shook his head and said, "No, Zhou Yu is not that...well."
"Nothing like that?"
Liu Qi looked at him suspiciously. He seriously doubted that what Shen Chen was planning to say was not that stupid.
"Not that smart!"
Shen Chen changed his words and said: "Zhou Yu and Lu Su must suspect that I have other motives, so the main force will definitely stay still and slowly move forward. At the same time, they will order the troops from Yi County to go north along the river to search for our footprints."
Liu Qi thought for a while and said: "Since they have cut off our retreat in Yixian County, why do they want to go north? Wouldn't it be better to just pursue them with the main force?"
"Because General Liu Pan's army is coming."
Shen Chen smiled and said: "There are clouds in the art of war, which are false and true. There can never be many troops in Yixian County. If General Liu Pan's army comes, they will also be afraid that I will pretend to go north but actually go south, so that the army in Yixian County will be flanked by us. So the best way is to join forces from the north and the south to move to the center at the same time and flank our unit!"
The current situation on the entire battlefield is that everyone is active in the Huangshan Mountains in the eastern hills. The troops from north to south are Zhou Yu's tribe - Shen Chen's tribe - Lu Meng's tribe - Liu Pan's tribe.
And Shen Chen's troops are the easiest to change, because behind them is Taiping Lake. From Taiping Lake to the north, they can run directly to Jiangdong via another waterway.
So the question Zhou Yu has to consider now is, how will Shen Chen choose to leave Lingyang?
Two roads.
One line goes south to Yi County and then to Nanchang.
The other route is to go north to Wuhu and attack Qiantang in Jiangdong.
If Zhou Yu guessed that Shen Chen was going north, then he would definitely mobilize Lu Meng's troops.
Because he guessed that if Shen Chen went north, he would definitely mobilize his troops to pursue him north. If Shen Chen chose to go south, Lu Meng's troops would be in great danger and would face Shen Chen and Liu Pan's attack from both sides.
So it is not as stable as Zhou Yu and Lü Meng who attacked Shen Chen from both sides.
But there's a problem.
That is, what if Zhou Yu does not guess that Shen Chen will go north, but thinks that he will go south?
Liu Qi also thought of this and asked the key to this question. He said: "But where are we going? To the south?"
"Yes, once the troops in Yixian County are mobilized north, we can take advantage of it and head south to Yixian County."
"Then what if Zhou Yu sees through our plan and pursues us south?"
"So we have to deceive him by using old tricks."
Shen Chen said in a deep voice: "This is the ultimate goal of the entire strategy. If he sees through the strategy, there is nothing he can do about it."
"What are we going to do then?"
Liu Qi was shocked and said.
Shen Chen smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, even if we are seen through, we still have a way out. We have the help of the Shanyue people. Once the Jiangdong Army in Yixian County is not mobilized and continues to be stationed in Yixian County, and Zhou Yu comes to pursue us, we can still abandon the ship. Just take another river and go south to She County to meet General Liu Pan."
"That's it."
Liu Qi breathed a sigh of relief, it would be nice to have a way out.
Shen Chen added: "Now we have to start thinking of ways to deploy suspicious soldiers and deceive Zhou Yu."
Liu Qi asked: "Then how can we deceive Zhou Yu?"
Shen Chen laughed and said: "Tomorrow I will send Qu Gan north to attack Anwu, Jingxian and Xuancheng. My eldest son, you will follow Chen Dang to Yi County. If the plan succeeds, the Jiangdong Army in Yi County will be transferred Going north, the young master immediately urged the people of Shanyue to do this and this."
Liu Qi nodded repeatedly after hearing this: "Okay, okay, okay."
"Please sir, go and do it."
Shen Chen raised his hands and said, "Whether we can show off our power in Jingzhou in this battle depends on whether the eldest son can complete it within the time limit."
"Don't worry, leave it to me!"
Liu Qi stood up seriously and saluted Shen Chen: "I will never let Ah Chen down!"
"Thank you, sir."
Shen Chen bowed and saluted.
"I'm leaving."
Liu Qi stood up and went out without hesitation.
After he stepped out of the hall, Shen Chen stood up and turned to look at his leaving figure.
It was only at this moment that he sat down on the table with a sigh of relief.
This strategy was quite energy-consuming. It took more than ten days to wander around Taiping Lake, Yi County, Jing County and other places.
The design was based on observing the local terrain, waterway changes, river width and current water flow speed.
So now I am very tired and my energy and energy have been consumed a lot.
But it's all worth it.
Because his plan can be said to have taken advantage of the right time, place, and people.
It has been raining heavily for the past two months, and it is still raining lightly in the Huangshan area, causing water levels in rivers to surge, making it easier for boating.
The location is convenient because the terrain in the Huangshan Mountains is steep and easy to set up an ambush. They are retreating troops and can better ambush the pursuing troops.
Renhe is naturally the local Shanyue people who have a grudge against Jiangdong and choose to help them instead of Jiangdong.
Therefore, under such circumstances, the designed strategy was absolutely seamless, with almost no flaws, and would definitely give Zhou Yu a huge surprise.
It's just that Zhou Yu and Lu Su are by no means good people. Lu Su is already very difficult to deal with. Can Zhou Yu, who is a little stronger than him, be able to see through this?
Shen Chen sat cross-legged on the mat, raised his head and looked at the ceiling, thinking carefully.
According to his guess, those who could see through this terrible plan were either extremely stupid or extremely smart.
It's easy to understand that it's stupid to the extreme. It's like a master of B.C. who doesn't play according to the routine and allows your strategies to change in an ever-changing way. I just acted recklessly to the end, forcing Shen Chen to take the narrow path.
When intelligence reaches the extreme, it becomes much more complicated. Both sides need to show off their skills and battle wits to demonstrate the ultimate wisdom of human beings.
So, are Zhou Yu and Lu Su extremely stupid or extremely smart?
I think it's the latter.
But are they really that smart?
Shen Chen couldn't help but guess.
This strategy of mine can be described as a chain within a chain, two and two give birth to three in one life, and three gives rise to all things.
It doesn't matter if you see through the first strategy, because there will be more later.
And it doesn't matter if the second strategy is seen through, because there is a third strategy behind it.
Such a chain of links can be called a chain plan!
If Zhou Yu could see through all the schemes, he wouldn't know what to do.
Thinking about it, if they really reached that point, he could only sigh: "If there is morning, why should Yu be born?"
But fortunately, he is already in an invincible position.
Even if the plot is discovered, the two sides will end up with a draw at best, without any losses.
Shen Chen thought to himself.
Yes.
In his opinion, no matter whether the other party is extremely stupid or extremely smart, the two sides will at most end up in a tie, and no one will suffer.
Because he has a way out.
Once you are discovered, just take the small road back to Nanchang. There is no need to get entangled with Zhou Yu.
Taiping Lake has many tributaries.
The two largest rivers are Qingshui and Jingshui, also known as Qingtong River and Qingyi River in later generations.
The Jiangxia navy has four large boats and four fighting ships, which can navigate medium-sized rivers such as Qingshui and Jingshui.
But Xiaohe can't.
So if his plan is discovered by Zhou Yu, the worst result is that they give up the big river and choose other small rivers to go south.
What's more important is that the Shanyue people who live in the mountains and forests have a very bad relationship with Jiangdong, and the two sides fight every day.
With the support of Shanyue people, you can naturally know all the surrounding terrain.
According to his guidance from the local Shanyue guide, he has found out that in the south of Taiping Lake, in addition to the largest Qingyi River, there are seven or eight other large and small rivers such as Yangxi River, Puxi River, Machuan River, and Wuxi River.
These rivers can all go south to one place - Taiping County.
Although there was no Taiping County in the Han Dynasty, this place was the territory of the Shanyue people, and you can get to She County from here.
In this way, with the help of the Shanyue people, even if his strategy fails, he can retreat calmly without any loss.
only.
It took him so long to arrange a series of tricks, and he designed it at the right time, place and people. If he was really seen through, his young and handsome face would not know where to go.
Where to put it.
And more importantly, Zhou Yu, who saw through this scheme, is probably far more intelligent than humans can imagine. Even if he is as smart as a demon, he is only like this.
So Shen Chen has been thinking about this issue in his mind.
Can he really see through it?
Will I win this battle or you?
Presumably at that time, it will be the time for the wisdom of human beings to shine!
Shen Chen looked towards the north with deep eyes.
Zhou Yu, Lu Su!
I'm looking forward to your performance.
Now that you have such a huge advantage, can you take my last move?
I recommend my good friend Luo Xiaoming, The Wind Rises at the End of Ming Dynasty.
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