Liu Xie, who was sitting in the commander's tent, had a serious expression and murderous intent flashing in his eyes. Below him stood a group of generals and counselors, divided into two columns of no less than twenty people. The leaders of each were Lu Bu and Chen Gong.
"Lord Yama has issued an oracle, and the layout of the Central Plains must be completed within three years. Time is running out now, and the situation is changing. You actually told me that Sun Quan, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei are conspiring to unite, give up their prejudices, and attack our Blood Banner Army first?
Chen Gong, tell me! You have been planning for so long, why didn't you discover this problem early? The news came back only after the incident was over, what do you do with the fine work you do?"
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Xizuo was deceived by three parties before. It was not until a few months ago that he realized something was wrong. After seeking confirmation from many parties, he realized what was wrong. Moreover, this matter is of great importance. Cao, Liu, and Sun were conspiring, and there was no way Xizuo could not know about it in advance.
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Today, Liu Xie has long lost the childishness and cowardice he once had. His domineering aura has taken shape. All his subordinates, whether Lu Bu or Chen Gong, are all submissive to him. They can be considered to have made up their mind to live in peace.
I have been assigned to be a wage earner, and I no longer want to turn around and become the master. It’s all because Liu Xie has a big hand that covers the sky on his head. Who dares to mess around? I really think I can’t pinch you to death?
"Humph, Chen Gong, protecting your subordinates is a virtue, but unprincipled maintenance is dereliction of duty! Those minions under your command neglect official duties and even delay such important military information. They deserve to be punished! And you cannot escape blame!"
"I admit my punishment." Chen Gong sighed in his heart and stopped trying to defend himself. He knelt down and just admitted it.
Liu Xie stood up and walked to the huge sand table on the left. This was based on the precise map given by Yan Jun, and Liu Xie made a tactical sand table based on the experience in his mind from Rong Ziju. The proportions may not be accurate.
, but generally it can still be used as a battlefield simulation.
"Now the situation is urgent. Cao, Liu, and Sun are not prepared to follow the script, so we don't have to be secretive anymore. General Lu, now you are here to tell you how to deal with the situation."
"Follow your orders!" Lu Bu strode out of his position, picked up a three-foot-long pole, walked to the sand table, stood there, and began to explain.
This is a backup plan. Because Lord Yama has pointed out from the beginning that the direction of time is not always fixed, and will have unpredictable endings due to subtle changes in the past. For example, the upcoming decisive battle in Chibi,
It looks like it won't happen again.
Liu Xie and his generals and counselors had already recorded all of this. What made Liu Xie angry was that he did not receive the exact news until the matter was about to come to an end.
The long pole in Lu Bu's hand clicked on the middle of the sand table. A small wooden sign was inserted in that position, and the wooden sign read: Changsha.
"Changsha is the place where Liu Biao is currently entrenched. Moreover, Liu Biao currently has less than 30,000 troops, and the number of troops stationed in Changsha is less than 10,000. With the main strength of my Blood Banner Army, we can defeat it in three days at most. And then
Liu Biao's forces can be further compressed towards Jiangxia and Bayue, shortening his strategic depth and forcing Sun Quan to join the Jingzhou battlefield in advance!
At the same time, we will deploy Suojiang defense along the Nanjun River to prevent Sun Quan's navy from raiding our Xiangyang area."
As he spoke, Lu Bu moved the long pole in his hand again and pointed it at the far left of the sand table. A small wooden sign with "Hanzhong" was inserted at that position.
"In addition, it is time for Zhang Lu to take advantage of Hanzhong. Stabilize Zhang Lu and agree to all his requests. And if something happens, the 20,000 militiamen who have been stationed in Wenchuan can be sent to Hanzhong to help Zhang Lu resist Cao Cao. Of course.
If Zhang Lu wants to surrender Cao Cao, or is trying to trick Cao Cao, I suggest that it is better to kill him as soon as possible."
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Lu Bu explained that it was a plan that had been planned before. Of course, the military situation was changing rapidly, and there were many areas in this plan that required temporary adjustments. The team worked together from afternoon to late at night. The first draft of the strategic plan called "Breaking Attack" was finally finalized.
The only thing that has started to operate is the defense on the river and the sudden attack on Changsha.
In the thirteenth year of Jian'an, it was the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun led 5,000 blood banner troops and 15,000 militiamen to surprise Changsha. In just half a day, they threw 300 Yama thunders at the top of Changsha city. By the evening of that day, Liu Biao led a group of cronies,
He abandoned the city again and headed towards Jiangxia. A few hours later, Changsha fell.
What Liu Biao didn't expect was that Jiangxia, where he retreated, was now firmly under Liu Bei's control. It would be difficult for him to be the one to talk things over.
At this point, Liu Xie won his first battle against the possible tripartite joint raid.
Changsha's change of ownership brought about a series of chain reactions.
First of all, Guiyang, south of Changsha, bore the brunt. It was completely cut off from Liu Biao's forces. It faced a dilemma: should it surrender to the Blood Banner Army and turn its guns against its old employer? Or should it surrender to Sun Quan and continue to fight against the Blood Banner Army?
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Both of these choices seem reasonable, but in fact they are a mess, and a little carelessness can lead to irreparable consequences.
Since Guiyang was so hard to make a choice, the Blood Flag Army quickly helped him make a decision.
The seventeenth day of the first month of the thirteenth year of Jian'an.
Gao Shun led an army of 8,000 alone, and marched to the gates of Guiyang City. He shouted loudly: "If you surrender, if you don't kill, the nine tribes will be killed if you resist." He also set up a catapult outside the city. The black iron bumps on it were more frightening than any words.
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Unable to withstand the pressure, signs of mutiny began to appear in the city. This made the generals of the Guiyang garrison finally grit their teeth and surrender.
As for Changsha and Guiyang, they changed hands one after another, and the time before and after was less than a month. What was strong was the might of the Blood Banner Army, and what frightened the southern counties of Jingzhou. So the troops surrendered before they reached the city, and the idea was
Let’s talk about keeping the strength in hand. As for the direction of the wind, if you can surrender to your Blood Banner Army today, why can’t you surrender to Cao Cao and Sun Quan tomorrow?
The Blood Banner Army not only uses troops externally and makes strategic raids, but also begins a new round of troop reinforcements internally. This time, the main direction of the troop reinforcements is craftsmen and slingers.
In the past, due to the scarcity of iron ore resources in the territory, it was impossible to manufacture Yama Divine Thunder in large quantities. Now that most of Jingzhou is in the hands of Liu Xie, and the share of resources has also increased a lot, it is natural to prepare more of this unparalleled weapon.
It would also allow Cao Jun and Wu Jun, who have never experienced what it means to be "as loud as thunder and as powerful as prison", to start fighting.
On the other side, Zhang Lu, who was in Hanzhong, met Chen Gong, the chief conspirator of the Blood Flag Army, in his mansion with trepidation.
After receiving the news that the Blood Banner Army had captured most of Jingzhou, Zhang Lu had been calculating the current situation and was also aware of the possible situation in which Cao, Sun and Liu's family resisted the Blood Banner. As a Blood Banner Army, he deliberately
The remaining northern buffer force will naturally become particularly important at this time.
Therefore, Zhang Lu knew Chen Gong's purpose of coming. But how to choose was a big problem.
"General Zhang, does he know where your majesty is now?" Chen Gong smiled and threw out the trump card in his hand.