Chapter 62 Capture Huang Zu and attack Jiangxia County!
The warships of both sides were engaged in a bloody battle. From time to time, people fell into the water and died.
At this moment, I see a different history of the Three Kingdoms.
The Romance of the Three Kingdoms focuses on strategy. There are constant schemes and calculations, and it seems that strategy is the key to victory. However, the IQs of civil servants and counselors are all about the same. If Guo Jia can think of it, Zhuge Liang can also think of it; if Zhou Yu can think of it, Xun Yu can also think of it.
The difference lies in execution!
No matter how good the strategy is, it is useless if it is not executed well.
In the competition between countries, strategy is important or not. The key is the competition of national strength. Whoever has the larger population, more troops, and more food will win. Among the Three Kingdoms, Wei was able to destroy Shu and Wu not because of strategy.
It is clever because of the large population, large army and abundant food.
Of course, there are exceptions. For example, the Ming Dynasty had more troops, more people, and more food than the Qing Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty lost because of internal fighting and poor organizational skills.
An aristocratic family is unreliable, so a poor family must be balanced. But how can a poor family be reliable? Cao Cao chose people from poor families based on their talents, but when the Sima family usurped the throne, there were still a few loyal ministers!
The battle continued, with the Yangzhou Navy gaining the upper hand and overwhelming the Jingzhou Army.
brush!
Boom boom boom!
Huang Gai appeared on the warship and slashed out with his sword. The warship more than ten meters tall was immediately shattered, and all the officers and men on board were killed. Another strike killed another warship, and another warship was shattered. With one strike, Huang Gai was extremely ferocious, showing
Its great strength.
"It's interesting, but that's all!" Liu Xiu said lightly: "Lu Bu, go and capture him!"
"I will obey my orders!"
Lu Bu urged Fang Tian to draw his halberd, and he came to attack and kill. The strong energy surged and tore the void; Huang Gai urged his long sword, and the sword light flashed, and he came to kill.
Lu Bu VS Huang Zhong.
The two started fighting. After a fierce battle of more than ten moves, Lu Bu gained the upper hand. However, because Lu Bu was not used to water fighting and was not as agile as Huang Gai, he could not do anything to him.
With Lu Bu in check, Huang Gai could no longer show his power. Other warships came after him, and the Jingzhou Navy was immediately defeated, and the army was defeated like a mountain.
Huang Zu ordered a retreat, and the Jingzhou army was defeated. The Yangzhou army maintained its formation and continued to pursue them.
"No, General, there is a sunken ship ahead, blocking the river, making it impossible to pass!!" A navy general shouted, and the way to escape was cut off.
Huang Zu looked forward desperately. There was a sunken ship in the river ahead, blocking the river. The warship was too big to pass. It would take at least half a day to clear the river, but the enemy would not give him half a day at all.
The army came after them, and Huang Zu surrendered!
"My lord, we will finally capture Huang Gai alive!" Lu Bu said, holding Huang Gai in one hand and looking arrogant.
"Yes, yes, you are worthy of being my Fan Kuai!" Liu Xiu praised: "The troops marched into Xiakou to intimidate Jiangling!"
Soon after, Xiakou was captured and Jiangxia County was captured.
The entire Jingzhou Navy was destroyed and Xiakou was occupied again, threatening Jiangling at all times.
Jiangling is the hub between Jingnan and Jingbei. Once Jiangling is lost, Jingzhou will be cut off in the middle, and all Jingnan will be lost, directly threatening Nanjun, Nanyang County, etc.
"My lord, if we continue to send troops and occupy Jiangling, we can sweep the nine counties of Jingxiang!" Zhou Yu said excitedly, this battle went too smoothly, or my lord's power is too strong.
"Jiangling is the number one fortress in Jingzhou, so it is very difficult to defeat!" Liu Xiu said calmly: "So what if we capture Jiangling and sweep across Jingxiang? If we attack one city after another, the teacher will be exhausted and the gain will not be worth the loss. If Jingzhou is reduced to ruins, it will not be worth the loss."
The loss of population is huge, and the gains outweigh the losses. If we can avoid fighting, we will not fight; once we start fighting, we must quickly destroy the enemy without delay!"
Liu Xiu said: "I admire Li Mu the most. When I was the governor of Daijun and guarded Yanmen Pass, when faced with the invasion of the Huns, I kept avoiding the battle, giving people the feeling of being a coward. Once I took action, I was like thunder, killing the enemy with one punch.
Never use the second move. A famous general will not go into battle rashly. Once he goes into battle, he will fight a war of annihilation! It’s time to leave!”
At this point, Cao Cao did not do well. He attacked Xuzhou twice, but both failed and lost countless troops. Then he lost the rear and his old nest was captured by Lu Bu. Then he went back to fight Lu Bu. It took him two years to defeat him.
Lu Bu attacked Xuzhou again and lost countless troops before capturing Xuzhou.
Cao Cao fought constantly throughout his life, often sent troops rashly, and suffered constant defeats, which greatly depleted his own strength.
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Zhou Yu served as the governor of Jiangxia, assisted by Gan Ning, and then Liu Xiu withdrew his troops to Shouchun.
Because of the defeat of the Jingzhou Army, the Xuzhou Army, which originally threatened Guangling, withdrew; Yuan Shu of Runan, seeing that the situation was not good, also withdrew. The forces that were about to make a move have all settled down to their own devices.
Knocking on mountains and shaking tigers has achieved obvious results.
Shouchun Governor's Mansion.
Liu Xiu moved his foundation here to prepare for cultivation and farming for a period of time. This was his overall policy of building high walls, hoarding grain, and not becoming king. He only sent troops for a few months, less than a year, and he was still on the inside of Yangzhou.
During the battle, many cities surrendered without a fight, but money and food were greatly lost, and the soldiers were tired, so it was time to live in peace.
"Return to farming and solidify the foundation!"
Liu Xiu thought, if the foundation is not strong, it would be tragic if there is a battle at the front and a rebellion at the rear. At this moment, he occupies six counties in Yangzhou and Jiangxia County in Jingzhou. The land area is larger than the territory of Soochow in later generations. On
And its power is powerful, second only to Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others in the north.
It only took a few months to occupy a whole state. The momentum of expansion was too strong, and some of the foundations were unstable. It was time to solidify the foundation and stabilize the rear.
When conquering a country, it doesn't matter how much territory you occupy; what matters is a solid foundation.
Fu Jian occupies the north and has a large territory. However, after the defeat in the Battle of Feishui, rebellions continued everywhere and the north collapsed. However, Cao Cao occupies the north and has a solid foundation. Even if Chibi is defeated, he can recover.
The only lucky thing is that Liu Biao from Jingzhou is an old man, he is forty-eight years old, and Tao Qian from Xuzhou is also an old man, he is fifty-eight years old.
As he was getting older, he was already half dead. He had no desire to fight for hegemony, no longer wanted to be a prince or an emperor. He just wanted to live a peaceful life. Therefore, Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei because he had no intention of fighting for hegemony.
He only wanted stability for his descendants. Liu Biao had been developing education in Jingzhou and focusing on defense. When Yuan Shao fought against Cao Cao, he chose neutrality.
The first step in war is to clearly understand who the enemy is?
The Han Dynasty declined, the world was unbalanced, and the princes were rising together. Some princes wanted to hold on to one-third of an acre of land and just live a living. They did not have the desire to conquer the world and become emperor, such as Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, Zhang Lu, Zhang Xiu, Ma Teng, etc.
; Some are wild and want to be princes and emperors, such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Sun Quan, Liu Bei, Ma Chao, and Gongsun Zan.
For the princes who have no ambitions and do not want to be emperors, the main thing is military strikes and political inducements to surrender. For the princes who are full of ambition and want to be emperors, the main thing is military strikes and political inducements to surrender.
As long as he shows his terrifying strength, captures several strategic locations, and is persuaded by his advisers, he has a great chance of winning Xuzhou and Jingzhou without a fight.