Three Kingdoms: I, Yuan Shu, will not be a short-lived emperor! The first thousand two hundred and nineteenth chapters plan to determine the mountain between the eagles
The first thousand two hundred and nineteenth chapters plan to determine the mountain between the eagles
Chapter 1,219 Planning for Yingjian Mountain
Huang Wan and Xiang Lang were stunned when they heard the news from the people fleeing from Nanjun. Although they had expected that the enemy would definitely come from Yangzhou after the war started, they did not expect it to come so quickly.
"I don't know. After all, they are not professional scouts, but it is estimated that the number will be at least 50,000."
The person who came to report the news shook his head. He had no idea how many people there were. After all, there were no scouts there.
"Fifty thousand troops?
so much?
Not that much."
Hearing the man speak, Xu Mao was slightly stunned. After all, 50,000 people came at once, which was enough for them to drink a pot.
"I feel like he said that 50,000 people is a small number. When Zang Ba evacuated from Jiangxia, he took tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with him. Coupled with the soldiers and horses of Yangzhou, I believe it if there are 100,000 people."
Huang Wan's brows knitted into the Chinese character "Sichuan". To be honest, I thought the other party would send people here to fight for at least two or three months.
After all, in such a big place, it takes time to fight and run. It only takes so long now. It only takes half a month for Cai Mao to arrive in Xiangyang, and the other party's people have already reached Nanjun. This is really terrifying.
"One hundred thousand people?
So what should we do?"
Xiang Lang glanced at Huang Wan. Even as smart as he was, he was a little at a loss. After all, this was no longer an evenly matched battle.
If there were really 100,000 people in Nanfang County, then Yuan Shu's troops would have more than 300,000 troops. Faced with their overwhelming advantage, they had no way to refute.
"what to do?
There are only two ways before us now, either fight or surrender.
If we fight, we may still have a chance to resist Yuan Shu. If we surrender, the soldiers may live, but we must die. It's your choice,"
Glancing at Xiang Lang, Huang Wan saw the fear in his eyes. He was scared. It would be easy to say that the enemy and we were evenly matched, but now Yuan Shu had an absolute advantage, which caused problems in his mind.
"I know, of course, we have to fight. Treason means killing the nine tribes. I know this, but how we fight is the key."
Xiang Lang lowered his head involuntarily, knowing that the fear in his eyes had been noticed by the other party.
"It's good that you know, how to fight now?
The enemies in Nanjun cannot be killed temporarily. After all, they are still some time away from here.
If Dong Zhao's people arrive at Zhonglu and Yuan Shu still doesn't send troops, we will send troops to defeat Dong Zhao first and cut off one of his arms.
If Yuan Shu sends troops to rescue them, we will fight in the field with them. In addition, we will order Huang Kui, who is far away in Caiyang, to directly send troops to surprise Xinye when he sees the opportunity."
Huang Wan thought for a moment, things were different now, and they could no longer just wait passively. If Yuan Shu insisted on waiting for Zang Ba's army from Nanjun to arrive, then they would have no choice but to take the risk and send troops, take the initiative to ask for permission, and attack Dong Zhao first. Let’s talk about weak soldiers and horses.
"I'll make arrangements right away."
Xiang Lang quickly went to arrange the dispatch of troops. At the same time, countless scouts were sent towards Zhonglu and Nanjun. They wanted to know the most accurate news.
Three of the four groups of soldiers and horses have already appeared. Only Xu Huang walked very cautiously. He didn't enter the city at all when he went north. He was running around in the mountains and woods, so they were also the slowest way here.
But it's important to be hidden enough, like a ghost that no one knows about, walking slowly and firmly towards Xiangyang.
After several days of running around, Dong Zhao and Wang Lang finally arrived at Zhonglu as scheduled, and then reported the news directly to Yuan Shu.
"Your Majesty, Lord Dong Zhao's troops have arrived at Zhonglu and are ready to attack Xiangyang."
Dong Zhao's people came over and reported their whereabouts directly to Yuan Shu.
"Where are Zang Ba and Xu Huang?"
Hearing that Dong Zhao arrived as promised, Yuan Shu also nodded. Their two troops already had more than 200,000 troops.
However, Xiangyang City gathers the strength of the entire Jingzhou, with at least more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and may even reach 300,000. If there are not enough soldiers and horses, it will be very difficult.
"General Zang Ba and Zhang Hongzhoumu have led an army of 100,000 to Nanjun, but General Xu Huang's whereabouts are still unknown, and he has not sent anyone over. The only thing that is known is that the Hengye army has left Fuling long ago, and I guess he is hiding.
Marching towards Xiangyang."
Zhong Yao glanced at Yuan Shu and directly told the current situation.
"What do you think?"
When he heard that Zang Ba had led his army to Nanyang, Yuan Shu had nothing to say. The opponent was already moving very fast and there was no need to be picky.
"I think there are not enough troops and horses to achieve an overwhelming advantage. If we go to Xiangyang, we will probably have to fight with him passively. We may be in trouble by then. It is better to wait for General Zang Ba to arrive and then send troops to fight with him."
Zhong Yao is a man who seeks stability. He thinks that the current troops and horses are not enough, so he still waits for Zang Ba's army to kill the best.
"Command the army to go to war."
Yuan Shu shook his head slightly and directly said the answer that made Zhong Yao a little stunned.
"Your Majesty, we don't have enough troops. Why do we need to send troops now?"
Zhong Yao stared at Yuan Shu, he really didn't understand why he got such a result after he made it so obvious.
"Our current troops are indeed insufficient, and we may not be able to form an overwhelming advantage over Xiangyang, but if we want to wait for Zang Ba and Zhang Hong from Nanjun, do you think Xiangyang will wait?
If he didn't wait, what would he do?"
Yuan Shu smiled slightly, looked at Zhong Yao, and said what he said.
"Xiangyang will definitely not sit still and wait for death. Your Majesty means that they will definitely choose a weaker one to attack.
Dong Zhao in Zhonglu is likely to be the key target of Xiangyang's attack. Only in this way can they get rid of the situation they may face."
As a person who can leave his name in history, Zhong Yao must have enough brains as an outstanding politician. Since Yuan Shu has pointed out all the key points here, if he still doesn't understand, he will act as the governor of Yuzhou.
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"That's what it means. Dong Zhao and Wang Lang only have an army of 70,000. If Xiangyang sends out an army, he will never give him a chance. At least he will send out an army of 150,000. It will be difficult for them to resist.
If we continue to wait, it will obviously cause Wang Lang and others to ignore it, so I came up with the idea of sending troops now.
If we can fight with Wang Lang and others, we won't have the problem of being defeated one by one."
Yuan Shu nodded. What Zhong Yao said was what he thought. He was really afraid that the enemy would defeat them one by one. If this was the case, it would be difficult for Wang Lang and the others.
"Your Majesty, if that's what you said, I think this is an opportunity. If they attack Zhonglu, we can take the opportunity to attack Xiangyang. Xiangyang is the capital of the puppet Han. If the capital is lost, the damage to their morale will be huge.
It is very likely that they will surrender voluntarily."
Although Yuan Shu said so, Zhong Yao had other ideas. If they really wanted to exchange pieces, they could make a fortune by exchanging Zhonglu and Xiangyang.
"What I want is not their surrender, what I want is total annihilation, what I want is to shock the world, do you understand?"
Yuan Shu shook his head slightly. What he wanted now was not the surrender of the opponent. If he wanted the opponent to surrender, he believed that as long as he issued a surrender letter, the opponent would definitely fall apart.
But he doesn't want this. What he wants is a hearty victory, so that everyone in the world can see the consequences of betraying China.
"Since Your Majesty thinks so, we can only do as you say and immediately march to Xiangyang. At the same time, order Wang Lang and Dong Zhao to send troops to surround the enemy with us."
Hearing what Yuan Shu said, Zhong Yao had nothing to say. Although what he said might be the simplest way to solve Jingzhou, but now Yuan Shu wants to shock the world, then these people will die. Even if the soldiers can be spared, those leaders
All the people will be killed.
"Well, let's do it this way, then we will leave 20,000 soldiers behind and the remaining troops will advance to Xiangyang."
"promise."
Soon Yuan Shu's 120,000 troops left Deng County and advanced towards Xiangyang City. At the same time, he rode a fast horse and galloped towards Zhonglu.
"Wan Gong, Yuan Shu has sent out troops. An army of 120,000 troops left Deng County and headed straight for Xiangyang."
The news of Yuan Shu's dispatch of troops soon spread to Xiangyang. After receiving the news, Xiang Lang rushed to meet Huang Wan as soon as possible.
"Sure enough, he still didn't give us a chance."
Hearing that Yuan Shu indeed sent troops south, Huang Wan also shook his head slightly. He originally thought that if Yuan Shu hesitated and waited for the arrival of Nanjun troops, he would take the opportunity to send troops to eat Dong Zhao's troops in Zhonglu.
But now it seems that Yuan Shu must have seen this, and in order to prevent them from being defeated one by one, he chose to send troops.
"So what do we do now?
Stand still?"
Xiang Lang glanced at Huang Wan, what to do now, he, the old captain, still needs to control the direction.
"We cannot stand still now. If Yuan Shu goes south now, then Dong Zhao will definitely send troops from Zhonglu and encircle Xiangyang with him. Since both sides will send troops, this gives us another opportunity to attack Dong Zhao's partial army with the same goal.
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Huang Wan glanced at Xiang Lang and directly expressed his thoughts.
"If we send too many troops now, we will be surrounded by the enemy. If we send too few, it will have no effect. I don't understand."
Xiang Lang was even more confused now. He was going to send troops. What the hell?
Shouldn't it be faster in Xiangyang?
"We are now like turtles in the pond. Although we have a hard shell, if we are really attacked by the enemy and we just hide in the shell, the shell will always be broken by the enemy.
My idea is to secretly send 20,000 soldiers and horses to Yingjian Mountain, which is the only way Wang Lang and Dong Zhao advance eastward, and to ambush the other side there and catch them off guard."
Huang Wan took Xiang Lang out of the house and came to the edge of the pond, staring at the pool of water in front of him.
"Sir, the terrain of Yingjian Mountain is flat, and Dong Zhao and Wang Lang are not mediocre people. They will definitely patrol the mountain to investigate. It would be too difficult to ambush them. I'm afraid it won't work."
Xiang Lang looked at Huang Wan and thought that what he said was simply impossible. Everyone knew that Yingjian Mountain was a place they must pass through. Wang Lang and the others would definitely investigate carefully. If they could still ambush this, how could they possibly pacify it? Sizhou Rebellion.
"If it's just a simple ambush, it won't work, but what if Yingjian Mountain is burned down by a fire?"
