Chapter 1179 Flanking before and after, doing the opposite
Chapter 1179: Attacking from both front and back, going in the opposite direction
Pang Tong finally chose to cross Dahua Mountain and march directly to Poyang County.
Because once Poyang is captured, Guiyang and Luling will naturally be easily captured.
By then, Jingnan, Poyang and other places will be connected, making it an excellent choice for support or retreat.
The only question right now is...whether Poyang...has responded to the arrival of Pang Tong and the others.
After the previous ambush, Pang Tong personally did not believe that the enemy did not ambush.
——He is different from Zhuge Liang, although he has understood the various experiences of Liu Beijun being tricked and killed before his arrival.
But his own sense of crisis is quite sensitive.
"Poyang originally had nearly 20,000 defenders, but I heard that Zhang Zhao sent people to suppress the people's rebellion before. Later, in order to prevent Lu Xun and others from interfering, and to make a big move, Zhang Zhao had
Most of the Poyang garrison was transferred away——"
"But even so...Poyang may still have 10,000 defenders. If that's the case..."
Pang Tong was muttering alone on his horse, while Liu Feng and Wei Yan beside him were silent. It seemed that they had not yet emerged from the shadow of Dahua Mountain.
Wei Yan has been thinking about how to take revenge - he has not shown it, which is his greatest growth.
No one responded... Pang Tong could only shake his head:
"On the Yuzhang side, when General Guan has set up a defense line in the north, he will naturally send people to recover it. The key is Poyang - except for Guangchang Le'an, which has been captured by us, Poyang, Zhongling, Yuhan and other places
They are all covered by water, and without navy it would be very difficult for us to capture these cities."
"There are two relatively large cities in the south, Shangrao and Geyang, which are quite difficult to capture. It can be said that we are in the same situation as Kong Ming and others -"
"As long as we can capture Poyang, we will be able to move south or southeast smoothly from now on."
"Poyang is extremely rich and can be used as the second granary of the army..."
"so…"
Pang Tong looked at the slightly tired army and couldn't help but think about it.
Although they were ambushed in Dahua Mountain before, their 20,000-strong army still has about 17,000, and most of them are elite cavalry. In this way, as long as they can advance straight in before the enemy's defense line is completely built,
If you beat Huanglong, you still have a chance to capture Poyang directly.
Compared to Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong was more willing to take risks.
After all, risk often means high returns.
When Pang Tong expressed his judgment, Wei Yan was of course the first to agree.
He is also a person who can't control his temper. He is more willing to believe in on-the-spot judgments and unexpected moves than those rules and regulations.
Of course, Wei Yan didn't know that for the rest of his life in a certain time and space, he would be entangled with the conspiracy thinking that he believed in, and even ended up in some discussions that had lasted for thousands of years.
At this moment, Wei Yan was willing to believe in Pang Tong, Mr. Feng Chu, who had saved him.
"If we go straight in, military advisor, I will definitely not make a mistake this time!"
Wei Yan patted his chest as a guarantee, but Pang Tong quickly stopped him.
"General Wei, don't worry. This is just a strategy of ours. If there is a way with a higher chance of winning and lower risk, we will definitely not use such an all-or-nothing method."
"So in the end, what we need most is intelligence."
"I prefer to believe that those Shanyue people have expert guidance behind them, so I don't rule out the possibility of collusion between them and the officers and soldiers."
"Looking at it now, it is easy to fall into the enemy's trap if we go straight to Poyang."
"I even think that there may be a certain general sent by Lu Xun and others in Poyang, waiting for us to come..."
Pang Tong's analysis was extremely detailed. Before setting off, he and Zhuge Liang jointly pointed out the two most critical points to capture the entire Jiangdong - one was Jianye and the other was Poyang.
Poyang radiates to the entire southern part of Jiangdong, while Jianye has locked the north gate of Jiangdong. Really taking these two places is like clamping Jiangdong's two arms. Even if the remaining areas resist, it will only be a small fight.
Noisy.
But the problem is, they can see it, and the Jiangdong people who have Lu Xun, Lu Su and others must also be able to see it.
Zhuge Liang would not daydream like this.
However, this is the so-called conspiracy. Although Pang Tong felt more and more that the enemy's trap was right in front of him, Pang Tong had already reached a situation where he was riding a tiger and was unable to get off.
If they don't take Poyang, they might as well not divide their troops when they have 20,000 troops.
But if the troops are not divided, Poyang cannot be captured, and the southern part of Jiangdong cannot be sealed off. No matter how well Zhuge Liang fights in the north, it will only give the Jiangdong people a reason to move south.
There are huge mountains to the south of Jiangdong. If it is delayed until then, even if Liu Bei is allowed to conquer the northeastern half of Jiangdong, within a few years, they will be faced with being attacked from both sides. Maybe they would be better off hiding in Jingnan and concentrating their efforts.
Safe defense against Cao Cao and Liu Zhang.
After thinking for a long time, Pang Tong seemed to have grasped the only solution among the many impossible paths.
He took a deep breath and waved to Liu Feng, Wei Yan and others.
The army stopped at this moment to rest and make final adjustments.
When they came to the secret meeting, where only the deputy generals and above participated, Pang Tong expressed his solution:
"Attack from both front and back."
"It's very simple, but if implemented, the possibility of confusing the opponent will be very high."
"Attack from both front and back?"
Wei Yan and others looked at each other, wondering what Pang Tong's military advisor had planned.
"I will personally lead the army to attack the city vigorously - you may not know, but Poyang is built on the mountains and rivers, facing east and west. The route we are marching on now is definitely the favorite route of the Poyang defender."
"For them, if the enemy attacks from the east, they only need to concentrate on defending the east, without worrying about the intrusion from behind."
"But we are going to do the opposite!"
With that said, Pang Tong took out a simple map from his arms. This was a map he drew based on his memory. Attacking Jiangdong with Pang Tong there was actually not much different from bringing a living map.
Pang Tong spread the map in front of everyone and gently pointed out the key points with his hand.
"The key is here - Poyang is backed by Shiyin Mountain, and the east cliff of Shiyin Mountain is steep and full of rock outcrops. Although some people go up the mountain, they usually go up the mountain from the west where the slope is gentler -"
Shiyin Mountain, also renamed Guishan in later generations, is more than a thousand meters long and is quite abrupt near Poyang.
It was the barrier behind Poyang City, and what Pang Tong wanted was to make this barrier that the Poyang defenders thought was a breakthrough for their defense.
