That night, Liu Bei arranged the details of dispatching troops with Shen Chen.
Although Shen Chen coordinated the entire army in this battle, he did not lead the troops in the battle. Instead, he stayed with Liu Bei and served as the commander-in-chief of the rear army.
Therefore, in the three-pronged attack on Wu, each one has his own commander-in-chief.
The commander of the three armies on the first front is Guan Yu, the second is Pang De, and the third is Wei Yan.
The details still need to be discussed.
After Shen Chen's planning, Liu Bei made a decision. With an army of 80,000 in front, Guan Yu would be the commander and take full responsibility.
Zhao Yun was the commander of the army and led 40,000 people to capture Ruxukou.
Huang She and Gan Ning were the commanders of the navy. They led 30,000 Jiangxia naval forces to the east, attacked Zheqi City, and supported Zhao Yun's troops.
Guan Yu took charge of the battle.
In the south, Pang De's tribe and the Wuxi Man tribe of Lieutenant General Shamoko had to take the farthest route, using the local Shanyue as a guide, from the two counties of Yuzhang and Kuaiji to attack Qiantang.
Wei Yan's tribe and his deputy Wang Ping went from the interior of the southeastern hills, from the later Jingdezhen City to the later Huangshan City, crossed the southeastern hills, and went straight to Yuhang County. They attacked Qiantang from both sides with Pang De's tribe, stabbing Sun Quan in the eye. Xia Danyang and Wujun.
This is the entire tactical layout.
For this reason, Shen Chen sent Qu Gan and Zhang Nan to leave Xiakou on the same day, secretly went to Nanchang, and went deep into the southeastern hills to meet with the leaders of the Shanyue tribes and unite with them.
On the next day, Liu Bei was going to hold a swearing-in meeting on Jiufeng Mountain in Xiakou City to officially start preparations for military operations against Jiangdong.
On May 5, the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, on the Fengshan Mountain behind Xiakou City, Jiangxia County, Jingzhou.
Liu Bei opened an altar to worship the fallen soldiers and civilians.
The weather is good today. It is mid-summer in May, and the blazing sunshine is shining on the earth, making people feel a little bit hot.
But Xiakou is located on the edge of the Yangtze River and on top of the mountain peaks. The gentle southeast wind blows, bringing a slight coolness.
There is a platform on the top of the mountain, surrounded by lush greenery and lush trees. Standing on the platform, you can overlook the city below the mountain and the vast Yangtze River.
The waves of the Yangtze River were rolling and the turbid water flowed eastward. Liu Bei stood on the top of the mountain, overlooking the mighty river in the distance and the endless plains north of the river.
Behind Liu Bei, many soldiers were setting up an altar. The soldiers stood solemnly and lined up in two rows.
At the highest point of the mountain, a large flag with black characters on a red background and the character "汉" written on it was hung, making a roaring sound in the southeast wind.
From the beginning to the end, Liu Bei's group never changed the military flag. Unlike Cao Cao who established the Wei State, his military flag was "Wei", and Sun Quan's military flag was "Wu" after he became the Marquis of Wu.
After a while, the altar rose.
Liu Bei led his ministers and soldiers to the audience. He stood on the platform, holding a silk cloth in his hand, and loudly said: "Sacrifice the fallen soldiers and the people! When you surrender, you will be rewarded for your merits. Su Feng, the hero of Banhe, slipped through the net." The captain of the school was honored, and he was awarded the prize for his country. His single thoughts cut off his soul, and he grew up in the gray soil. He stained his blade with plaster, and buried his bones in a spring. He died after only hearing about it, and he could not tell the famous biography.!"
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!"
The melodious horn sounded, and the world was solemn.
Liu Bei stood in the center of the altar, recited the sacrificial inscriptions, then threw the sacrificial inscriptions into the fire and prayed to heaven.
After paying homage to the fallen soldiers and civilians, the solemn sound of beating drums suddenly rang out.
Both sides of the stage were filled with white soldiers. As Chen Dao shouted, the white soldiers shouted loudly and beat the drums in unison. The sound was overwhelming.
Amidst the shouts, many soldiers slowly walked to the stage, lined up in a neat line, and stood in the center.
Liu Bei, dressed in the attire of a prince, stood solemnly on a high platform, overlooking the soldiers below.
On his left and right stood Shen Chen and Guan Yu. When Chen Dao saw that Liu Bei seemed to want to speak, he immediately pressed down his hands to signal the white soldiers to quiet down.
Bai Jie's soldiers ordered and prohibited, and immediately stopped making noise.
Liu Bei looked around at the soldiers below and said loudly: "Everyone, during the reign of Emperor Ling, the Yellow Turbans were raging. Cao Cao was deprived of Han wealth, but he eventually became a traitor to the Han Dynasty, holding the emperor hostage to order the princes. The few people were angry and raised armies, and finally established a foundation in the south. Fight against Wei."
"The Battle of Jingzhou was originally a fight to the death between a few men and Cao Cao. Unexpectedly, the Sun family from Jiangdong, who was originally a Han official, did not want to serve the country, but instead supported the rebels and attacked our land in Jingzhou. This is a serious crime and cannot be tolerated by nature."
"Fortunately, all the generals fought to the death and won a complete victory. However, if Jiangdong is not destroyed, the great achievement will not be accomplished. Only by attacking Sun Wu first and quelling the internal troubles in Jiangdong can we make a northern expedition to the Central Plains, rescue the emperor of the Han family, and revive Wang Gang!"
At the end of the sentence, Liu Bei looked around at the crowd, raised his arms and shouted: "So, today I want to raise an army to attack it. First, destroy Soochow, then attack Cao Wei in the north, and revive Yanhan three times. Do you dare to fight?"
"war!"
"war!"
"war!"
The soldiers below shouted loudly, their momentum rising into the sky.
"good!"
Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction and said loudly: "Where is Guan Yu!"
"The end is here!"
Guan Yu walked down the stage and bowed his hand to Liu Bei on the stage.
Liu Bei took out the military order and threw it down and said: "I order you to be the commander-in-chief of the three armies. You will be in charge of the Zhao Yun, Huang She, and Gan Ning tribes. You will also use waterways to seize the east of the Yangtze River!"
"Got the order!"
Guan Yu took the order and stood solemnly in the audience.
"Where is Wei Yan?"
"The end will be here."
"I will make you the commander-in-chief of the central army, in charge of Wang Ping's troops, and march directly from Yishan to Yuhang."
"Got the order!"
Wei Yan took the order and stood aside.
"Where is Pound?"
"The end will be here."
Pound stood up excitedly.
Historically, after he followed Ma Chao to Hanzhong and defected to Zhang Lu, he became separated from Ma Chao, then followed Zhang Lu and surrendered to Cao Cao, and was eventually beheaded by Guan Yu in Fancheng.
But before Zhang Lu had time to surrender to Cao Cao, Fa Zheng used a trick to sneak attack Hanzhong, so he followed Ma Chao and joined Liu Bei.
In the past, Ma Chao was suppressing him, so his contribution was not obvious. But now that Ma Chao is controlled by Liu Bei, he doesn't want to hang on a rope. Besides, his old boss Ma Chao has surrendered to Liu Bei, which is not a traitor.
So now that I can serve as the commander-in-chief of an army, I am extremely excited.
Liu Bei looked at him seriously and said: "I order you to be the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army. You will be in charge of the Samoko Tribe, Feng Xi Tribe, and Zhang Nannan. You will set out from Nanchang and go east to get Qian Tang."
"The last general will never disgrace his command."
Pang De happily picked up the warrant and was very excited.
Liu Bei looked around, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Where is Ma Chao?"
Ma Chao was in a low mood and looked gloomy.
After all, he also knew that Liu Bei was very guarded against him and could not give him military power.
So I never expected Liu Bei to call him.
Suddenly I heard Liu Bei talking and didn't react for a while.
Zhao Yun from the side called out softly: "General Ma, the king is calling you."
Only then did Ma Chao come back to his senses, trembled, stood in the audience and said, "Momo will be here!"
"After Meng Qi became General Fubo, he was loyal and loyal for generations and became a wise man of the Han Dynasty."
Liu Bei looked at the people below and said: "Although Yun Chang is the leader in this battle, he must not be without his deputy. I make you the deputy commander of the three armies, commanding five thousand troops and horses, assisting Yun Chang, and taking Jiangdong directly!"
Ma Chao was stunned at first, but he quickly realized what he was doing. He was overjoyed and quickly said, "I have the order!"
He had actually led the army before.
But at that time, he was escorting the grain road with Zhang Fei. Everyone knew that Zhang Fei was always domineering. Liu Bei made Zhang Fei the leader and he was his deputy. Zhang Fei gave him hundreds of cavalry, just like the scout captain, and went around everywhere.
Scout the enemy.
Ma Chao also felt aggrieved, but because he was fighting Cao Cao at the time and fighting the enemy who killed his father, Ma Chao also held back his anger and did his job seriously, just to avenge himself.
After the defeat of Cao Cao, he was still very happy. However, Liu Bei took him to Jiangzhou again, denying him the chance to lead the army, which also made him very sad.
However, Ma Chao also understood that he had a lot of misdeeds, so it would be great if Liu Bei could accept him, and it was unlikely that he would be given military power.
Therefore, at that time, Ma Chao had even made plans to die of old age in Yizhou in grief.
Unexpectedly, after Liu Bei brought him to Jingzhou, he actually gave him military power. Although there were only five thousand men, it was a good start, and he was immediately excited.
Shen Chen on the stage glanced at Liu Bei unexpectedly.
After thinking about it, I couldn't help but admire Liu Bei's high emotional intelligence as before.
In fact, it wasn't that Liu Bei had low emotional intelligence when he was young, but that he didn't want to become something he hated.
When the postal supervisor came to him to ask for a bribe, how could he not understand the sophistication of human nature?
It's just that at that time Liu Bei was full of passion, had no money, and was full of ideals. Naturally, he didn't want to get involved with corrupt officials like Du Post, so he whipped Du Post and left angrily.
After that, he traveled in the north for many years, wasting time, and went to the imperial court again. He saw Cao Cao's arrogance and domineeringness with his own eyes. He gradually learned to be forbearing and think twice before acting, and he no longer acted as impulsively as he did when he was young.
What Liu Bei is now afraid of is nothing more than Ma Chao's bad deeds. He is afraid that he will repeat the same mistakes as before, abandoning the family and launching a rebellion.
But Ma Chao was able to launch the rebellion because he had military power and prestige in Xiliang.
What now?
Others are in Jingzhou, not Liangzhou.
When a dragon comes to the shore and a tiger goes into the water, is it still a dragon or a tiger?
It may still be able to hurt people, but it is ultimately no match for countless swords, guns, swords, halberds, crossbows, axes and axes.
So Liu Bei simply gave him military power, firstly to take care of Ma Chao's mood and appease the old members of the Ma family.
Secondly, Ma Chao is also a strong general. Wouldn't it be a pity to abandon him?
Therefore, as long as Ma Chao does not touch the bottom line and does not return to Xiliang or Guanzhong, Liu Bei may not be able to give him a chance to show his strength in the future.
After all, they have a common enemy - Cao Wei!
After issuing the military order, Liu Bei finally said: "Soldiers, today in the world, Cao Wei is violent and murders the people. Jiangdong is unjust and betrays the alliance. I swear to destroy him and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains begins from this!"
"Destroy Soochow, conquer the Central Plains, and restore the Han Dynasty!"
When Shen Chen saw this, he immediately raised his arms and shouted!
"Destroy Soochow, conquer the Central Plains, and restore the Han family to the world!"
"Destroy Soochow, conquer the Central Plains, and restore the Han Dynasty!"
"Destroy Soochow, conquer the Central Plains, and restore the Han Dynasty!"
The soldiers below shouted loudly.
For a time, the momentum was overwhelming.
．
．
In early May of the 25th year of Jian'an, Liu Bei swore an oath in Xiakou to prepare for the destruction of Soochow.
The allocation of various materials was fully prepared as early as Shen Chen last month.
Some civilians were transferred from Jingnan and Nanyang, and the south used water and ships to send it to Xiakou from the Xiangjiang River.
The supplies from Nanyang passed through Zhangling on land and were sent all the way south to Xiling.
After half a year of preparations, the treasuries in the rear areas are full and fully capable of supporting this war of annihilation.
The main reason is that the number of troops dispatched this time is small and the distance is close.
Like Liu Bei's battle in Guanzhong, the country was empty and the people were depleted. He also sent 100,000 troops, and the distance to transport food was extremely difficult.
Coupled with Shen Chen's consumption in Jingzhou, even if Jing Yi accumulated four or five years, Liu Bei almost collapsed.
Although Liu Bei dispatched 300,000 troops in last year's war, this time he only dispatched 100,000 troops.
But the loss gap between the two sides is almost ten times.
If the battle to defeat Wu consumed 10,000 shi of grain and grass and 1,000 ordnance a day, then the Battle of Jingzhou and the Battle of Guanzhong would have consumed 100,000 shi of grain and 10,000 ordnance a day, which shows the difference.
Therefore, what this battle enjoys is actually the feedback brought by the last battle in Jingzhou. Liu Bei will obtain the entire Jiangdong land at a very small cost.
After the allocation of supplies was completed, Guan Yu immediately entered the army and began to rectify the troops and horses of the three armies.
He was stationed in Xiling, where tens of thousands of troops conducted constant drills every day. At the same time, he inspected the military appearance and morale of various units, and constantly visited the soldiers at the bottom, especially the navy, to understand the current situation of this army.
After more than ten days, Guan Yu had a preliminary understanding of the situation of the troops. On May 21, he led the main force of the three armies to Xunyang City on the front line of Xiling.
Thousands of mighty naval vessels were densely packed, almost covering the entire river, and sailed into Xunyang Port.
This series of actions frightened the Chaisang defenders on the other side of the river into panic. The smoke from the beacon tower rose high, and the carrier pigeons quickly returned to Ruxukou, making the entire Jiangdong tremble.
However, after Guan Yu's army arrived in Xunyang, they did not continue to advance. Instead, they first stationed themselves in Xunyang and waited for the subsequent grain and grass to be transported to Xunyang before starting to advance.
At the same time, Liu Bei ordered Guo Mu, the governor of Xiling, Deng Fu, the governor of Jiangxia, and Dong He, the commander of the army, to sit in the rear and deploy grain and grass supplies in Xiling, Xiakou and other places to send to the front line.
After Guan Yu set out, he himself came to Xiling with Shen Chen and followed Guan Yu's footsteps.
And over there on the southern line.
Pang De had already arrived in Jingnan by boat. After meeting up with Samoko, he rushed to Yichun with 15,000 troops.
Although Yichun belonged to Yuzhang County at this time, Sun Quan's defeat in Jingzhou caused his power to shrink significantly from Jingnan and the south of Yangzhou, and his control was severely reduced.
At present, except for a small number of troops stationed in Nanchang, Chaisang, Linru, Wushang (Yiwu) and other big cities or important passes, the rest of the troops have withdrawn to the north of Jiangdong to shrink their forces to resist Liu Bei.
Therefore, Yichun is now occupied by Liu Bei's men, who are confronting the Jiangdong Army stationed in Nanchang City.
After Pang De took office, he sent people to deliver messages north from the Xiang River every day, waiting for Liu Bei to issue the order for a general attack. At the same time, he sent people to continuously appear around Nanchang to investigate, which frightened the Nanchang defenders.
However, Wei Yan is still in Xiling.
The reason he didn't set off was because his route was different.
Pang De wanted to go southeast after capturing Nanchang, while Wei Yan entered the mountains from the northeast of Nanchang.
Therefore, in terms of the route of travel, after Guan Yu occupied Chaisang and Pang De captured Nanchang, it would be more convenient for him to go south from Penglize along the Po River and enter Poyang Lake.
But even if Wei Yan did not leave, Guan Yu and Pang De frightened Jiangdong half to death after they advanced.
Sun Quan was still making his last effort, writing letters to Liu Bei every day with pitiful words, hoping that he would be able to ignore the faults of villains, spare him this time, and not send troops to attack Wu.
But Liu Bei was determined to deal with this guy, so he didn't even read the documents Sun Quan sent him, he just threw them away, out of sight and out of mind.
Early June.
Guan Yu was ready. On June 2, he suddenly sent out troops to take Chaisang and fired the first shot to defeat Wu!