The end of the Poyang battlefield was actually a serious blow to Liu Bei's army.
But obviously, due to the statute of limitations, no one in their army knows about it now.
but…
Just like the letter Zhuge Liang received before, Pang Tong was already prepared for failure after he was ambushed in Dahua Mountain...
Although He Qi and Fei Zhan won the war, due to tactical mistakes, the battle loss ratio in the final battle was still very close to one to one. Therefore, their vitality was severely damaged and they were unable to fight against each other in a short period of time.
Jianye's Jiangdong Army formed a pincer attack.
For this reason, He Qi was very upset about his previous arrogance and not listening to advice, and his subsequent injuries.
"If I could have listened to your suggestions earlier...if I could have woken up earlier...we would have been able to attack Liu Bei's army with Wu Jun's army at this moment. In that case, this battle would definitely have ended early -"
He Qi punched himself on the thigh. As a result, he used too much force, causing some blood to seep out from the wound on the broken right arm.
His face turned a little pale, and all the soldiers gathered around the tent and looked at each other, not knowing how to comfort He Qi.
In the end, Fei Zhan, who was outside the tent, walked into the room, faced the room full of soldiers, and told a piece of news that none of them knew:
"Everyone, especially General He, there is no need to regret that you will not be able to participate in the war - in fact, your mission, including ours, is over."
"This time I really don't mean to look down on you. According to what Mr. Jiangdong has said, relying on Jiangdong's existing strength, although some relatively strong strategies may be used to defeat Liu Bei's army, it is still far from enough to really defeat them all.
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"gentlemen…"
"Hmm... Speaking of which... a group of craftsmen came to Poyang before. They made equipment called horseshoes for the war horses in the army. It should be Mr. Yi's instruction, right?"
Speaking of Yi Xiaotian, He Qi's expression softened a lot.
Nearly a day has passed since the end of the battle, and he also heard in detail the suggestions given by Yi Xiaotian from many people... Of course, it was precisely because he knew that Yi Xiaotian had expected it half a month ago.
Pang Tong might adopt a surprise attack tactic, but He Qi seemed so regretful.
And later He Qi found out that the reason why their cavalry was able to increase their combat effectiveness in a short period of time was that their newly equipped gadget called horseshoes played an important role.
"Sir, I'm just worried that if it drags on to a decisive battle with Pang Tong and others on the plains, and encounters Liu Bei's unique heavy armored troops, Jiangdong's cavalry will suffer heavy losses."
"Well... when I led the cavalry out of the city to fight, I was actually determined to die... Only after the battle was over did I realize that we had performed at a stronger level than usual."
"So...Mr. Yi actually knows our strength, right?"
He Qi sighed, and now thinking about the previous decisive battle with Pang Tong, it was true that there were crises everywhere, and the victory was due to the superposition of many unexpected factors - Yi Xiaotian's assessment of their strength has basically reached the extreme, and even
They also reserved some risk space, so that even though they had no tactical advantage, they probably relied on their equipment, numbers, and terrain advantages to turn the tide of the battle.
"That's natural. Sir, you have always known yourself and your enemy, so you don't have to worry about the next battle at all - I don't know your specific plan, but when it came to killing Liu Bei and others in one fell swoop, Sir, he didn't waver at all.
"
From this point, we can actually see that Fei Zhan really admires Yi Xiaotian.
He didn't even know Yi Xiaotian's next plan, so he blindly had full confidence in Yi Xiaotian's next actions.
Seeing this scene, He Qi and others were actually at a loss.
On the one hand, they have already fully experienced Yi Xiaotian's ability in a subtle way - although the other party has never met them in person, he is such a stranger far behind, but he can pass some real...
Strategy and layout fundamentally affect various situations on the front line.
If you still feel uneasy with teammates like this, there is indeed something wrong.
but…
On the other hand, He Qi also realized a weakness that Yi Xiaotian might have.
"We have absolutely no objection to Mr. Yi's arrangement, but...just like yesterday...everything on the battlefield is changing rapidly. Even if Mr. Yi really anticipates the enemy's various decisions, we will make mistakes, right?"
He Qi didn't mean to cause trouble. He was really worried about this battle. He knew Liu Bei. When he followed Sun Ce, he had heard of Liu Bei's name - this man was notoriously difficult.
Matang is also famous for his good luck.
He has been losing battles all his life, but those who have been winning battles all his life have died before him, and he has developed better and better.
"To deal with Liu Bei, if you can't completely kill him, as long as you give him a little chance to survive, it won't take long before he returns with a stronger attitude..."
Fei Zhan rubbed his chin. At this point, his brain was actually a little unable to keep up.
He didn't know much about the general trend of the world. This was an unavoidable problem for Shanyue people who had lived in the mountains for many years.
"But there is nothing we can do except believe in sir. General He, just wait and see what happens... Some things are destined to be beyond our control."
Fei Zhan said these last words, then bowed and slowly retreated.
He Qi and others were left speechless in the room.
"That's really the case."
He Qi sighed.
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During the days of fierce fighting between the two armies in Poyang, Liu Bei and others were naturally not idle. After summoning the navy at the back, and combining the power of the water and land armies, Liu Bei's army launched the final general attack on Jianye.
Zhuge Liang did not tell everyone about the letter written by Pang Tong, because he knew that if he told it, many people would not believe it. In the letter, Pang Tong would directly write that they might lose - and the letter also contained his remarks about Zhao Yun.
It is speculated that after Zhuge Liang judged these things, he chose to conceal them.
However, precisely because of Pang Tong's reminder, Zhuge Liang had completely put away his previous attitude of being confident of victory, and had begun to imagine that Yi Xiaotian was in Jiangdong.
For this reason, he specially sent a personal guard to go to the hinterland of Jiangdong to gather information.
...In the final analysis, Jianye's defenders were still too few. Although Zhu Huan made a good start, after Zhuge Liang concentrated his forces and even adopted a feint tactic using Zhao Yun as bait, Jianye was unsurprisingly defeated.
